Total Return Securities Fund — Regulatory Filings 2012

Aug 17, 2012

N-PX 1 d390241dnpx.htm THE SWISS HELVETIA FUND, INC. The Swiss Helvetia Fund, Inc.

UNITED STATES

SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

Washington, D.C. 20549

FORM N-PX

ANNUAL REPORT OF PROXY VOTING RECORD OF REGISTERED MANAGEMENT INVESTMENT COMPANY

Investment Company Act file number 811-05128

The Swiss Helvetia Fund, Inc.

(Exact name of registrant as specified in charter)

1270 Avenue of the Americas, Suite 400

New York, NY 10020

(Address of principal executive offices) (Zip code)

Rudolf Millisits, CEO

Hottinger Capital Corp.

1270 Avenue of the Americas, Suite 400

New York, NY 10020

(Name and address of agent for service)

Registrant’s telephone number, including area code: 212-332-2760

Date of fiscal year end: December 31

Date of reporting period: July 1, 2011 through June 30, 2012

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PROXY VOTING RECORD

FOR PERIOD JULY 1, 2011 TO JUNE 30, 2012

6/30/11- 6/30/12—ORDINARY GENERAL MEETINGS

Ticker	ISIN	HOLDINGS	Date of AGM 2012	Proposed by the issuer (I) or the shareholder (S)	Whether the fund cast its vote on the matter	Whether the fund cast its vote For or Against board
		Banks
CSGN	CH0012138530	Credit Suisse Group	4/27/2012	I	Yes	For
			1.2 Consultative vote on the 2011 remuneration report		Yes
			1.3 Approval of the annual report, the parent company’s 2011 financial statements and the Group’s 2011 consolidated financial statements		Yes
			2. Discharge of the acts of the Members of the Board of Directors and Executive Board		Yes
			3.1 Resolution on the appropriation of retained earnings		Yes
			3.2 Resolution on the distribution Against reserves from capital contributions in the Form of either a scrip dividend or a cash distribution		Yes
			4.1 Creation of conversion capital		Yes
			4.2 Increase of and amendment to the authorized capital		Yes
			5.1 Re-election of Walter B. Kielholz to the Board of Directors		Yes
			5.1.2 Re-election of Andreas N. Koopmann to the Board of Directors		Yes
			5.1.3 Re-election of Richard E. Thornburgh to the Board of Directors		Yes
			5.1.4 Re-election of John I. Tiner to the Board of Directors		Yes
			5.1.5 Re-election of Urs Rohner to the Board of Directors		Yes
			5.1.6 Election of Iris Bohnet to the Board of Directors		Yes
			5.1.7 Election of Jean-Daniel Gerber to the Board of Directors		Yes
			5.2 Election of the independent auditors		Yes
			5.3 Election of the special auditors		Yes
			6. If voting or elections take place on proposals submitted during the Annual General Meeting itself as defined in art. 700 paras. 3 and 4 of the Swiss Code of Obligations, I
hereby instruct the independent proxy to vote in favor of the proposal of the Board of Directors		Against
UBSN	CH0024899483	UBS AG	5/3/2012	I	Yes	For
			1.1 Approval of annual report and group and parent bank accounts		Yes
			1.2 Advisory vote on the compensation report 2011		Yes
			2. Appropriation of retained earnings and distribution		Yes
			3. Discharge of the members of the board of directors and the group executive board For the financial year 2011		Yes
			4.1.1 Re-election of director: Mr. Michel Demare		Yes
			4.1.2 Re-election of director: Mr. David Sidwell		Yes
			4.1.3 Re-election of director: Mr. Rainer Marc Frey		Yes
			4.1.4 Re-election of director: Mrs. Ann F. Godbehere		Yes
			4.1.5 Re-election of director: Mr. Axel P. Lehmann		Yes
			4.1.6 Re-election of director: Mr. Wolfgang Mayrhuber		Yes
			4.1.7 Re-election of director: Mr. Helmut Panke		Yes
			4.1.8 Re-election of director: Mr. William G. Parrett		Yes
			4.1.9 Re-election of director: Mr. Joseph Yam		Yes
			4.2.1 Election of director: Mrs. Isabelle Romy		Yes
			4.2.2 Election of director: Mrs. Beatrice Weder di Mauro		Yes
			4.2.3 Election of director: Mr Axel A. Weber		Yes
			4.3 Re-election of the auditors, Ernst & Young Ltd., Basel		Yes
			4.4 Re-election of the special auditors BDO AG, Zurich		Yes
			5. Increase of conditional capital and approval of amended article 4a para.1 of the articles of association		Yes
			6.1 Amendments of the articles of association: deletion of article 37 of the articles of association		Yes
			6.2 Amendments of the articles of association: deletion of article 38 of the articles of association		Yes
			7. In case of ad-hoc motions during the annual general meeting, I/we authorize my/our proxy to act		Against

ADXN	CH0029850754	Biotechnology — Addex Pharmaceuticals	5/9/2012	I	Yes	For
			1. Approval of the Annual Report, the Annual Financial Statements and the Consolidated Financial Statements For the business year 2011		Yes
			2. Appropriation of the results		Yes
			3. Discharge to the members of the Board of Directors and the Executive Management		Yes
			4.1.1 The Board of Directors proposes to re-elect: Andre J. Mueller For a term of 3 years		Yes
			4.1.2 The Board of Directors proposes to re-elect: Vincent Lawton For a term of 3 years		Yes
			4.2 The Board of Directors proposes to elect Bharatt Chowrira For a term of 3 years as new member of the Board of Directors		Yes
			5. The Board of Directors proposes the re-election of PricewaterhouseCoopers SA, Geneva, as Auditors For the business year 2012		Yes
			6.1 Change of Name (Article 1 of the Articles ofAssociation): The Board of Directors proposes to change the name of the Company to Addex Therapeutics Ltd (Addex Therapeutics SA)
and accordingly to amend Article 1 of the Articles of Association		Yes
			6.2 Increase of the Authorized Share Capital (Article 3b of the Articles of Association)		Yes
			6.3 Extension and increase of the Conditional Share Capital (Article 3c of the Articles of Association)		Yes
			6.4 Creation and issue of new bons de jouissance(Genussscheine) (Article 3a of the Articles ofAssociation)		Yes
			7. Miscellaneous		Against
BTHIV	FI0009011571	Biotie Therapies	3/29/2012	I	Yes	For
			7. Adoption of the financial statements		Yes
			8. Booking of the loss of the financial year. Board proposes that the loss shall be transferred to the unrestricted equity and no dividend be paid		Yes
			9. Resolution on the discharge of the members of the board of directors and the managing director from liability		Yes
			10. Resolution on the remuneration of the members of the board of directors		Yes
			11. Resolution on the number of members of the board of directors. Basis of the recommendation of the nomination and remuneration committee, the board proposes that number of
members would be seven (7)		Yes
			12. Election of members of the board of directors. Basis of the recommendation of the nomination and remuneration committee, the board proposes that P.Fellner, W.M.Burns,
M.Karhapaa, B.Kastler, I.Kola, G.Magni and J.S.Shannon be re-elected		Yes
			13.Resolution on the remuneration of the auditors		Yes
			14. Election of the auditors. Basis of the recommendation of the audit committee the board proposes that PricewaterhouseCoopers Oy be re-elected as auditor		Yes
			15. Authorising the board of directors to decide on the issuance of shares as well as the issuance of options and other rights entitling to shares		Yes
		Chemicals
CLN	CH0012142631	Clarient AG	3/27/2012	I	Yes	For
			1.1 Approval of the Annual Report and Financial Statements of Clariant Ltd including the Group’s Consolidated Financial Statements For the financial year 2011, and
acknowledgment of the reports of the statutory auditor		Yes
			1.2 Consultative vote on the 2011 Compensation Report		Yes
			2. Discharge of the company’s corporate bodies		Yes
			3. Appropriation of the annual profit of Clariant Ltd		Yes
			4. Reduction of share capital via par value repayment		Yes
			5. Motion to amend the Articles of Association: Waiving of the restriction on voting rights: Article12 para. 1 - 3		Yes
			6. Re-election of the Auditors For 2012: the Board of Directors proposes the reelection of PricewaterhouseCoopers AG as auditor For 2012		Yes

GIVN	CH0010645932	Givaudan SA	3/22/2012	I	Yes	For
			1. Approval of the annual report, including the annual financial statements, the compensation report and the consolidated financial statements 2011		Yes
			2. Consultative vote on the compensation policy asset out in the compensation report		Yes
			3. Discharge of the Board of Directors		Yes
			4. Decision regarding the appropriation of available earnings and distribution out of reserves For additional paid-in capital		Yes
			5.1 Election of member of the Board of Directors: To re-elect Dr Jurg Witmer For a term of three years in accordance with the Articles of Incorporation		Yes
			5.2 Election of member of the Board of Directors: To re-elect Mr. Andre Hoffmann For a term of three years in accordance with the Articles of Incorporation		Yes
			5.3 Election of member of the Board of Director: To re-elect Mr. Thomas Rufer For a term of three years in accordance with the Articles of Incorporation		Yes
			6. Election of the statutory auditors: To re-elect Deloitte SA as the statutory auditors For the financial year 2012		Yes
			7. Ad-Hoc		Against
SYNN	CH0011037489	Syngenta AG	4/24/2012	I	Yes	For
			1.1 Approval of the annual report, including the annual financial statements and the group consolidated financial statements For the year 2011		Yes
			1.2 Consultative vote on the compensation system		Yes
			2. Discharge of the members of the board of directors and the executive committee		Yes
			3. Reduction of share capital by cancellation of repurchased shares		Yes
			4. Appropriation of the available earnings as per balance sheet 2011 and dividend decision		Yes
			5. Approval of a share repurchase program		Yes
			6. Partial revision of the articles of incorporation: Deletion of provisions concerning contribution in kind and merger		Yes
			7.1 Re-election of the board of director: Stefan Borgas		Yes
			7.2 Re-election of the board of director: Peggy Bruzelius		Yes
			7.3 Re-election of the board of director: David Lawrence		Yes
			7.4 Re-election of the board of director: Juerg Witmer		Yes
			7.5 Election of the board of director: Vinita Bali		Yes
			7.6 Election of the board of director: Gunnar Brock		Yes
			7.7 Election of the board of director: Michel Demare		Yes
			8. Election of the external auditor: Ernst and Young AG		Yes
			9. Ad-Hoc		Against
		Financial Services
ALLN	CH0008837566	Allreal Holding AG	3/30/2012	I	Yes	For
			1. Approval of the annual report, the annual accounts and the consolidated accounts 2011		Yes
			2. Distribution of balance sheet profit 2011		Yes
			3. Shareholder distribution		Yes
			4. Discharge to the board of directors and of the management		Yes
			5.1.1 Election of the board of directors: Re-election of Dr. Thomas Lustenberger		Yes
			5.1.2 Election of the board of directors: Re-election of Dr. Rudolf W. Hug		Yes
			5.1.3 Election of the board of directors: New-election of Dr. Rer. Pol. Ralph-Thomas Honegger		Yes
			5.2 Re-election of the auditors: KPMG Ag, Zurich		Yes
			6. Amendments of the articles of incorporation		Yes

BEAN	CH0001503199	Construction and Materials — Belimo Holding AG	4/2/2012	I	Yes	For
			1. Approval of the annual report including the financial statements, management report and consolidated financial statements For 2011. Acceptance of the reports of the statutory
auditor KPMG AG		Yes
			2. Resolution on the appropriation of available earnings		Yes
			3. Advisory vote on compensation system and compensation For the financial year 2011		Yes
			4. Discharge of the Board of Directors		Yes
			5.1 Election of the Board of Directors: Mr. Werner Buck		Yes
			5.2 Election of the Board of Directors: Mr. Martin Hess		Yes
			5.3 Election of the Board of Directors: Mr. Walter Linsi		Yes
			5.4 Election of the Board of Directors: Mr. Prof. Dr. Hans Peter Wehrli		Yes
			5.5 Election of the Board of Directors: Mr. Dr. Martin Zwyssig		Yes
			6. The Board of Directors proposes that the mandate of KPMG AG as statutory auditor For the financial statements and the consolidated financial statements of BELIMO Holding AG be
renewed For a further year		Yes
GEBN	CH0030170408	Geberit AG	4/4/2012	I	Yes	For
			1.1 Approval of the annual report, the financial statements and the consolidated financial statements For 2011, acceptance of the auditor’s report		Yes
			1.2 Consultative vote on the remuneration system and the remunerations For 2011		Yes
			2. Resolution on the appropriation of available earnings and distribution from capital contribution reserves		Yes
			3. Formal approval of the actions of the board of directors		Yes
			4.1 Elections to the board of director: Re-election of Susanne Ruoff		Yes
			4.2 Elections to the board of director: Election of Jorgen Tang-Jensen		Yes
			4.3 Elections to the board of director: Election of Jeff Song		Yes
			5. Appointment of the auditors / PricewaterhouseCoopers AG		Yes
			6. Reduction in capital		Yes
			7. Ad-Hoc		Against
HOLN	CH0012214059	Holcin Ltd	4/12/2012	I	Yes	For
			1.1 Approval of the annual report, annual consolidated financial statements of the Group and annual financial statements of Holcim Ltd		Yes
			1.2 Advisory vote on remuneration report		Yes
			2. Discharge of the members of the Board of Directors and the persons entrusted with management		Yes
			3.1 Appropriation of retained earnings		Yes
			3.2 Determination of the payout from capital contribution reserves		Yes
			4.1.1 Re-election of member of the Board of Directors : Mr. Adrian Loader		Yes
			4.1.2 Re-election of member of the Board of Directors : Dr. h.c. Thomas Schmidheiny		Yes
			4.1.3 Re-election of member of the Board of Directors : Dr. Dieter Spalti		Yes
			4.2 Election to the Board of Directors : Prof. Dr. Ing. Wolfgang Reitzle		Yes
			4.3 Re-election of the auditors: Ernst & Young Ltd		Yes
SIK	CH0000587979	Sika AG	4/17/2012	I	Yes	For
			1. Approval of the Annual Report, annual financial statements and consolidated financial statements For 2011		Yes
			2. Proposed appropriation of the retained earnings of Sika AG		Yes
			3. Granting discharge to the administrative bodies		Yes
			4.1.1 The Board of Directors proposes that incumbent member of the Board Paul Halg be re-elected For a further three-year term of office		Yes
			4.1.2 The Board of Directors proposes that incumbent member of the Board Daniel J. Sauter be re-elected For a further three-year term of office		Yes
			4.1.3 The Board of Directors proposes that incumbent member of the Board Ulrich W. Suter be re-elected For a further three-year term of office		Yes
			4.2 The Board of Directors proposes that Frits van Dijk be elected to the Board of Directors For the first time For a three-year term of office. Frits van Dijk was Executive Vice
President and Member of Executive Board of Nestle with responsibility For Asia, Oceania, Africa and Middle East		Yes
			4.3 The Board of Directors proposes that Ernst &Young AG be elected as statutory auditors For the 2012 financial year		Yes
			5. Varia		Against

ZEH	CH0132557338	Zehnder Group AG	4/24/2012	I	Yes	For
			1. Approval of the annual report 2011		Yes
			2. Discharge to the board of directors		Yes
			3. Appropriation of retained earnings		Yes
			4. Repayment of par value and reduction of share capital		Yes
			5. Change of articles of association due to the resolution under item 4 on the agenda		Yes
			6. Re-election of Dr. Peter Wiesendanger as board of directors		Yes
			7. Election of the auditors: KPMG Ag, Basel		Yes
		Food and Beverages
LISN	CH0010570759	Lindt & Spruengli	4/26/2012	I	Yes	For
			1. Approval of the annual report, the annual accounts and the consolidated accounts 2011		Yes
			2. Discharge to the board of directors		Yes
			3.1 Appropriation of balance sheet profit		Yes
			3.2 Conversion of reserves and dividend distribution		Yes
			4.1 Re-election to the board of directors: Mrs. Elisabeth Guertler		Yes
			4.2 Re-election to the board of directors: Mr. Franz Peter Oesch		Yes
			5. Re-election of the auditors PricewaterhouseCoopers AG, Zurich		Yes
			6. Reduction of the stock and participation capital		Yes
			7. Ad-Hoc		Against
NESN	CH0038863350	Nestle SA	4/19/2012	I	Yes	For
			1.1 Approval of the annual report, the financial statements of Nestle S.A. and the consolidated financial statements of the Nestle Group For 2011		Yes
			1.2 Acceptance of the compensation report 2011(advisory vote)		Yes
			2. Release of the members of the board of directors and of the management		Yes
			3. Appropriation of profits resulting from the balance sheet of Nestle S.A. (proposed dividend) For the financial year 2011		Yes
			4.1 Re-election to the board of directors of Mr. Daniel Borel		Yes
			4.2 Election to the board of directors of Mr. Henri De Castries		Yes
			4.3 Re-election of the statutory auditors KPMG SA, Geneva Branch		Yes
			5. Capital reduction (by cancellation of shares)		Yes
			6. In the event of a new or modified proposal by a shareholder during the General Meeting, I instruct the independent representative to vote in favour of the proposal of the
Board of Directors		Against
		Industrial Goods and Services
ABBN	CH0012221716	ABB Ltd	4/26/2012	I	Yes	For
			2.1 Approval of the annual report, the consolidated financial statements, and the annual financial statements For 2011		Yes
			2.2 Consultative vote on the 2011 remuneration report		Yes
			3. Discharge of the Board of Directors and the persons entrusted with management		Yes
			4. Appropriation of available earnings and distribution of capital contribution reserve		Yes
			5.1 Re-election to the Board of Directors: Roger Agnelli, Brazilian		Yes
			5.2 Re-election to the Board of Directors: Louis R. Hughes, American		Yes
			5.3 Re-election to the Board of Directors: Hans Ulrich Marki, Swiss		Yes
			5.4 Re-election to the Board of Directors: Michel de Rosen, French		Yes
			5.5 Re-election to the Board of Directors: Michael Treschow, Swedish		Yes
			5.6 Re-election to the Board of Directors: Jacob Wallenberg, Swedish		Yes
			5.7 Re-election to the Board of Directors: Ying Yeh, Chinese		Yes
			5.8 Re-election to the Board of Directors: Hubertus von Grunberg, German		Yes
			6. The Board of Directors proposes that Ernst & Young AG be re-elected as auditors For fiscal year 2012		Yes
			7. Ad-Hoc		Against

BUCN	CH0002432174	Bucher Industries AG	4/12/2012	I	Yes	For
			1.1 To approve the annual report and the consolidated and statutory financial statements For 2011		Yes
			1.2 To acknowledge the 2011 remuneration report		Yes
			2. To ratify the acts of the board of directors and group management For the 2011 financial year		Yes
			3. To approve the appropriation of retained earnings		Yes
			4. To approve the reduction of capital through cancellation of shares		Yes
			5.1 Re-election of Claude R. Cornaz as a board of director		Yes
			5.2 Re-election of Heinrich Spoerry as a board of director		Yes
			6. To appoint the auditors/PricewaterhouseCoopers AG, Zurich		Yes
			7. Ad-Hoc		Against
BCHN	CH0025536027	Burckhardt Compression Holding	7/2/2011	I	Yes	For
			1. Welcoming and statements to the general meeting		Yes
			2.1 Approval of the annual report 2010		Yes
			2.2 Approval of the compensation reports. (Consultative election)		Yes
			3. Appropriation of the balance sheet Profit		Yes
			4. Release of the board of directors and of the management		Yes
			5. Renewal of the approved capital		Yes
			6. Election of the auditors PricewaterhouseCoopers		Yes
			7. Ad-Hoc		ABSTAIN
BCHN	CH0025536027	Burckhardt Compression Holding	6/29/2012	I	Yes	For
			2.1 Approval of the annual report 2011		Yes
			2.2 Approval of the compensation report		Yes
			3. Appropriation of retained earnings		Yes
			4. Discharge of the board of directors and the executive board		Yes
			5.1 The Board of Directors proposes that Urs Fankhauser, Swiss, member of the Board of Directors since 2006, be re-elected to the Board For the period from 2012-2015		Yes
			5.2 The Board of Directors proposes that Urs Leinhauser, Swiss, member of the Board of Directors since 2006, be re-elected to the Board For the period from 2012-2015		Yes
			5.3 The Board of Directors proposes that Dr. Monika Krusi Schadle, Swiss/Italian, be elected to the Board For the period from 2012-2014		Yes
			6. The Board of Directors proposes that PricewaterhouseCoopers AG be reappointed as the statutory auditor For the fiscal year 2012		Yes
			7. Ad-Hoc		ABSTAIN
FI/N	CH0001752309	Georg Fischer AG	3/21/2012	I	Yes	For
			2.1 Annual Report, Financial Statements, and Consolidated Financial Statements For 2011		Yes
			2.2 Advisory vote on the Compensation Report For 2011		Yes
			3.1 Appropriation of retained earnings		Yes
			3.2 Appropriation of capital contribution reserves (dividend from capital contribution reserves)		Yes
			4. Discharge of the Board of Directors and the Executive Committee		Yes
			5.1 Amendment to the Articles of Association: Deletion of the possibility of granting exceptions		Yes
			5.2 Amendment to the Articles of Association: Reduction of Board members’ term of office to three years		Yes
KABN	CH0011795959	Kaba Holding AG	10/25/2011	I	Yes	For
			1. Approval of the Annual Report For 2010/2011		Yes
			2.1 Appropriation of Retained Earnings		Yes
			2.2 Conversion and Distribution of Reserves from Capital Contributions free of Withholding Tax		Yes
			3. Ratification of acts of the Board of Directors and of the Management		Yes
			4.1 Election to the Board of Directors : The Board of Directors proposes the re-election of Ulrich Graf For a further term of three years		Yes
			4.2 Election to the Board of Directors : The Board of Directors proposes the election of Thomas Pleines For a first term of three years		Yes
			5. The Board of Directors proposes the re-election of PricewaterhouseCoopers AG, Zurich, as statutory auditors For a further term of one year		Yes

KNIN	CH0025238863	Kuehne & Nagel International AG	5/8/2012	I	Yes	For
			1. Approval of the annual report, the business report and the consolidated financial statements For the business year 2011		Yes
			2. Resolution Regarding the Appropriation of the Balance Sheet Profit		Yes
			3. Discharge of the members of the Board of Directors and the members of the Management Board		Yes
			4.1 The Board of Directors proposes to re-elect Dr. Renato Fassbind For a new tenure of one year to the Board of Directors		Yes
			4.2 The Board of Directors proposes to re-elect Juergen Fitschen For a new tenure of one year to the Board of Directors		Yes
			4.3 The Board of Directors proposes to re-elect Karl Gernandt For a new tenure of one year to the Board of Directors		Yes
			4.4 The Board of Directors proposes to re-elect Hans-Joerg Hager For a new tenure of one year to the Board of Directors		Yes
			4.5 The Board of Directors proposes to re-elect Klaus-Michael Kuehne For a new tenure of one year to the Board of Directors		Yes
			4.6 The Board of Directors proposes to re-elect Hans Lerch For a new tenure of one year to the Board of Directors		Yes
			4.7 The Board of Directors proposes to re-elect Dr. Thomas Staehelin For a new tenure of one year to the Board of Directors		Yes
			4.8 The Board of Directors proposes to re-elect Dr. Joerg Wolle For a new tenure of one year to the Board of Directors		Yes
			4.9 The Board of Directors proposes to re-elect Bernd Wrede For a new tenure of one year to the Board of Directors		Yes
			5. The Board of Directors proposes to re-elect KPMG AG, Zurich, as auditors For the business year 2012		Yes
			6.1 The Board of Directors proposes to maintain the authorized share capital by renewing article 3.3 of the Articles of Association as specified		Yes
			6.2 The Board of Directors proposes to add the following new article 3.5 to the Articles of Association as specified		Yes
			6.3 The Board of Directors proposes to amend article 4 of the Articles of Association as specified		Yes
			6.4 The Board of Directors proposes article 17.4 of the Articles of Association to be reworded as specified		Yes
			6.5 The Board of Directors proposes deletion of Article 24 of the Articles of Association		Yes
SGSN	CH0002497458	SGS SA	3/12/2012	I	Yes	For
			1. Approval of the 2011 annual report and accounts of SGS SA and of the consolidated accounts of the SGS Group		Yes
			2. Approval of the Group 2011 report on remuneration (corporate governance)		Yes
			3. Release of the members of the Board of Directors and of the Management		Yes
			4. Decision on the appropriation of profits resulting from the balance sheet of SGS SA as specified		Yes
			5. Re-election of Deloitte SA, Geneva, as Auditors of SGS SA and Group Auditors For the year 2012		Yes
		Insurance
SREN	CH0126881561	Swiss Re	4/13/2012	I	Yes	For
			1.1 Annual Report, annual and consolidated financial statements For the 2011 financial year :Consultative vote on the compensation report		Yes
			1.2 Annual Report, annual and consolidated financial statements For the 2011 financial year: Approval of the Annual Report, annual and consolidated financial statements For the
2011 financial year		Yes
			2. Allocation of disposable profit		Yes
			3. Withholding tax exempt repayment of legal reserves from capital contributions of CHF 3.00per registered share and a prior reclassification into other reserves		Yes
			4. Discharge of the members of the Board of Directors		Yes
			5.1.1 Election of Board of Directors: Re-election of Jakob Baer		Yes
			5.1.2 Election of Board of Directors: Re-election of John R. Coomber		Yes
			5.1.3 Election of Board of Directors: Election of C. Robert Henrikson		Yes
			5.2 Re-election of the Auditor: PricewaterhouseCoopers Ltd (PwC), Zurich		Yes

ZURN	CH0011075394	Zurich Financial Services AG	3/29/2012	I	Yes	For
			1.1 Approval of the annual report, the annual financial statements and the consolidated financial statements For 2011		Yes
			1.2 Advisory vote on the remuneration system according to the remuneration report		Yes
			2.1 Appropriation of available earnings For 2011		Yes
			2.2 Approve transfer of CHF 2.5 Billion from capital contribution reserves to free reserves and dividend of CHF 17.00 per share		Yes
			3. Discharge of members of the board of directors and of the group executive committee		Yes
			4. Extend duration of existing CHF 1 million pool of capital without preemptive rights		Yes
			5.1 Further changes to the articles of incorporation: change of company name to Zurich Insurance Group AG		Yes
			5.2 Further changes to the articles of incorporation: change of purpose (article 4)		Yes
			6.1.1 Election of the board of director: Ms. Alison Carnwath		Yes
			6.1.2 Election of the board of director: Mr. Rafael Del Pino		Yes
			6.1.3 Re-election of the board of director: Mr. Josef Ackermann		Yes
			6.1.4 Re-election of the board of director: Mr. Thomas Escher		Yes
			6.1.5 Re-election of the board of director: Mr. Don Nicolaisen		Yes
			6.2 Re-election of auditors: PricewaterhouseCoopers Ltd, Zurich		Yes
			7. Ad-Hoc		Against
		Energy
RIG	CH0048265513	Transocean Ltd	5/18/2012	I	Yes	For
			1. Approval of the 2011 annual report, including the consolidated financial statements of Transocean Ltd. For fiscal year 2011 and the statutory financial statements of
Transocean Ltd. For fiscal year 2011		Yes
			2. Appropriation of the available earnings For fiscal year 2011		Yes
			3.1.1 Election of Mr. Glyn Barker as a Director		Yes
			3.1.2 Election of Mrs. Vanessa C.L. Chang as a Director		Yes
			3.1.3 Election of Mr. Chad Deaton as a Director		Yes
			3.2.1 Re-election of Mr. Edward R. Muller as a Director		Yes
			3.2.2 Re-election of Mr. Tan Ek Kia as a Director		Yes
			4. Appointment of Ernst and Young LLP as the company’s independent registered public accounting firm For fiscal year 2012 and reelection of Ernst and Young Ltd., Zurich, as
the company’s auditor For a further one-year term		Yes
			5. Advisory vote on executive compensation		Yes
WFT	CH0038838394	WeatherFord International Ltd	5/23/2012	I	Yes	For
			1. Accept Financial Statements and Statutory Reports		Yes
			2. Approve Discharge of Board and Senior Management		Yes
			3.1 Re-elect Bernard J. Duroc Danner as Director		Yes
			3.2 Re-elect Samuel W. Bodman, III as Director		Yes
			3.3 Re-elect Nicholas F. Brady as Director		Yes
			3.4 Re-elect David J. Butters as Director		Yes
			3.5 Re-elect William E. Macaulay as Director		Yes
			3.6 Re-elect Robert K. Moses, Jr. as Director		Yes
			3.7 Re-elect Guillermo Ortiz as Director		Yes
			3.8 Re-elect Emyr Jones Parry as Director		Yes
			3.9 Re-elect Robert A. Rayne as Director		Yes
			4. Ratify the appointment of Ernst & Young LLP as Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm For year ending December 31, 2012 and the re-election of Ernst & Young
Ltd, Zurich as Statutory Auditor For year ending December 31, 2012		Yes
			5. Authorize Capital Increase For Future Acquisitions		Yes
			6. Amend Omnibus Stock Plan		Yes
			7. Advisory Vote to Ratify Named Executive Officers’ Compensation		Yes

9/9/2011	Yes
1.1 The Board of Directors proposes that the General Meeting, having taken note of the reports of the auditors, approve the consolidated financial statements of the Group, the
financial statements of the Company and the directors’ report For the\business year ended 31 March, 2011	Yes
1.2 The Board of Directors proposes that the 2011 compensation report as per pages 46 to 51 of the Annual Report and Accounts 2011 be ratified(non-binding consultative
vote)	Yes
2. Appropriation of profits: At 31 March 2011, the retained earnings available For distribution amounted to CHF 1 840 684 549. The Board of Directors proposes that a dividend of
CHF 0.45 be paid per Richemont share. This is equivalent to CHF 0.450 per ‘A’ bearer share in the Company and CHF 0.045 per ‘B’ registered share in the Company. This represents a total dividend payable of CHF 258 390 000, subject
to a waiver by Richemont Employee Benefits Limited, a wholly owned subsidiary, of its entitlement to receive dividends on an estimated 28 million Richemont ‘A’ shares held in treasury. The Board of Directors proposes that the remaining
available retained earnings of the Company at 31 March, 2011 after payment of the dividend be carried Forward to the following business year	Yes
3. Discharge of the Board of Directors: The Board of Directors proposes that its members be discharged from their obligations in respect of the business year ended 31 March
2011	Yes
4.1 To re-elect Johann Rupert as a board of director to serve For a term of one year	Yes
4.2 To re-elect Dr Franco Cologni as a board of director to serve For a term of one year	Yes
4.3 To re-elect Lord Douro as a board of director to serve For a term of one year	Yes
4.4 To re-elect Yves-Andre Istel as a board of director to serve For a term of one year	Yes
4.5 To re-elect Richard Lepeu as a board of director to serve For a term of one year	Yes
4.6 To re-elect Ruggero Magnoni as a board of director to serve For a term of one year	Yes
4.7 To re-elect Josua Malherbe as a board of director to serve For a term of one year	Yes
4.8 To re-elect Simon Murray as a board of director to serve For a term of one year	Yes
4.9 To re-elect Dr Frederick Mostert as a board of director to serve For a term of one year	Yes
4.10 To re-elect Alain Dominique Perrin as a board of director to serve For a term of one year	Yes
4.11 To re-elect Guillaume Pictet as a board of director to serve For a term of one year	Yes
4.12 To re-elect Norbert Platt as a board of director to serve For a term of one year	Yes
4.13 To re-elect Alan Quasha as a board of director to serve For a term of one year	Yes
4.14 To re-elect Lord Renwick of Clifton as a board of director to serve For a term of one year	Yes
4.15 To re-elect Dominique Rochat as a board of director to serve For a term of one year	Yes
4.16 To re-elect Jan Rupert as a board of director to serve For a term of one year	Yes
4.17 To re-elect Gary Saage as a board of director to serve For a term of one year	Yes
4.18 To re-elect Jurgen Schrempp as a board of director to serve For a term of one year	Yes
4.19 To re-elect Martha Wikstrom as a board of director to serve For a term of one year	Yes
4.20 The Board further proposes that Maria Ramos be elected to the Board For a term of one year: her biographical details are to be found on page 40 of the Annual Report and
Accounts 2011	Yes
5. The Board of Directors proposes that PricewaterhouseCoopers be reappointed For a further term of one year as auditors of the company	Yes

UHR	CH0012255151	The Swatch Group	5/16/2012	I	Yes	For
			1. Annual report 2011: 2011 annual report of the board of directors, 2011 financial statements(balance sheet, income statement and notes) and 2011 consolidated financial
statements, statutory auditor’s report, approval of the reports and the financial statements		Yes
			2. Discharge of the board of directors		Yes
			3. Resolution For the appropriation of the net income		Yes
			4. Nomination of the statutory auditors/PricewaterhouseCoopers LTD		Yes
			5. Ad-Hoc		Against
		Pharmaceuticals
NOVN	CH0012005267	Novartis	2/23/2012	I	Yes	For
			1.1 Approval of the annual report, the financial statements of Novartis AG and the group consolidated financial statements For the business year 2011		Yes
			1.2 Discharge from liability of the members of the board of directors and the Executive Committee		Yes
			1.3 Appropriation of available earnings of Novartis AG and declaration of dividend: Balance brought Forward: NIL; Net income of 2011: CHF 5,370,749,043; Partial use of free
reserves: CHF 477,787,917; Available earnings at the disposal of the AGM: CHF 5,848,536,960; The Board of Directors proposed appropriation of available earnings as follows: Gross dividend of CHF 2.25 per dividend bearing share of CHF 0.50 nominal
value: CHF -5,848,536,960; Balance to be carried Forward: NIL		Yes
			1.4 Reduction of share capital		Yes
			1.5.1.1 Re-election of William Brody, M.D., PH.D.		Yes
			1.5.1.2 Re-election of Srikant Datar, PH.D.		Yes
			1.5.1.3 Re-election of Andreas Von Planta, PH.D.		Yes
			1.5.1.4 Re-election of Dr. Ing. Wendelin Wiedeking		Yes
			1.5.1.5 Re-election of Rolf M. Zinkernagel, M.D.		Yes
			1.5.2 New-election of Dimitri Azar, M.D.1.6 Appointment of the auditor, PricewaterhouseCoopers AG		Yes
			2. If shareholders at the annual general meeting propose additional and/or counter-proposals, I/we instruct the Independent Proxy to vote according to the proposal of the Board
of Directors		ABSTAIN
ROG	CH0012032048	Roche Holding	3/6/2012	I	NO	N/A
		Retail
DUFN	CH0023405456	Dufry Group	5/2/2012	I	Yes	For
			1. Approval of the Annual Report, the Consolidated Financial Statements and the Annual Financial Statements 2011		Yes
			2. Appropriation of Available Earnings		Yes
			3. Discharge of the Board of Directors and the Persons entrusted with Management		Yes
			4. Election of the Auditors: Ernst And Young Ltd.		Yes
			5. Creation of Additional Conditional Share Capital		Yes
			6. Creation of Authorized Share Capital		Yes
GALN	CH0015536466	Galenica AG	5/3/2012	I	Yes	For
			1. Approval of annual report, annual financial statement 2011 of Galenica Ltd and financial statements of the Galenica Group For 2011, reports of the auditors		Yes
			2. Compensation report		Yes
			3. Discharge of the board of directors and the corporate executive committee		Yes
			4. Allocation of available earnings For 2011		Yes
			5.1 Amendment of the article 3a, paragraph 1 of the articles of incorporation (authorised share capital)		Yes
			5.2 Amendment of the article 17, paragraph 1 of the articles of incorporation (composition, election and term of office)		Yes
			6.1.1 Re-election of Daniela Bosshardt-Hengartner		Yes
			6.1.2 Re-election of Stefano Pessina		Yes
			6.2 Election of Fritz Hirsbrunner		Yes
			6.3 Re-election of the auditors Ernst and Young AG, Bern		Yes
			7. Ad-Hoc		Against

SIGNATURES

Pursuant to the requirements of the Investment Company Act of 1940, as amended, the registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned, thereunto duly authorized.

Registrant: The Swiss Helvetia Fund, Inc.

By:
Rudolf Millisits, Chief Executive Officer

Date August 17, 2012