FORM N-PX
ANNUAL REPORT OF PROXY VOTING RECORD OF
REGISTERED MANAGEMENT INVESTMENT COMPANY
Investment Company Act file number 811-04710
The Asia Pacific Fund, Inc.
(Exact name of registrant as specified in charter)
100 Mulberry Street, Gateway Center Three, 4 th Floor, Newark, NJ 07102
(Address of principal executive offices) (Zip Code)
Jonathan D. Shain, Esq.
100 Mulberry Street, Gateway Center Three, 4 th Floor, Newark, NJ 07102
(Name and address of agent for service)
Registrant's telephone number, including area code: 973-802-6469
Date of fiscal year-end: March 31
Date of reporting period: June 30, 2006
Item 1. Proxy Voting Record
In determining votes against management, any ballot that management did not
make a recommendation is considered to be "FOR" regardless of the vote cast.
Any "Abstain" vote cast is considered as voted, and to be against the
management recommendation.
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ICA File Number: 811-04710
Reporting Period: 07/01/2005 - 06/30/2006
The Asia Pacific Fund
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BUMIPUTRA-COMMERCE HOLDINGS BHD (FORMERLY COMMERCE ASSET-HOL
Ticker: Security ID: Y16902101
Meeting Date: SEP 10, 2005 Meeting Type: Special
Record Date:
# Proposal Mgt Rec Vote Cast Sponsor
1 Approve CIMB Bhd (CIMBB) Restructuring For For Management
Consisting of the Following: CIMBB
Acquisition; Bumiputra-Commerce Bank Bhd
Acquisition; and CIMB Group Sdn Bhd
Acquisition
2 Approve CIMBB Scheme of Arrangement For For Management
Pursuant to Section 176 of the Companies
Act, 1965 Between CIMBB, Commerce
Asset-Holding Bhd (CAHB) and the
Shareholders of the CIMBB other than CAHB
1 Change Company Name from Commerce For For Management
Asset-Holding Berhad to
Bumiputra-Commerce Holdings Berhad
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CAFE DE CORAL HOLDINGS LTD.
Ticker: Security ID: G1744V103
Meeting Date: SEP 22, 2005 Meeting Type: Annual
Record Date: SEP 14, 2005
# Proposal Mgt Rec Vote Cast Sponsor
1 Accept Financial Statements and Statutory For For Management
Reports
2 Approve Final Dividend For For Management
3a Reelect Lo Hoi Chun as Director For For Management
3b Reelect Hui Tung Wah, Samuel as Director For For Management
3c Reelect Choi Ngai Min, Michael as For For Management
Director
3d Authorize Board to Fix the Remuneration For For Management
of Directors
4 Reappoint PricewaterhouseCoopers as For For Management
Auditors and Authorize Board to Fix Their
Remuneration
5 Approve Issuance of Equity or For Against Management
Equity-Linked Securities without
Preemptive Rights
6 Approve Repurchase of Up to 10 Percent of For For Management
Issued Capital
7 Authorize Reissuance of Repurchased For For Management
Shares
8 Approve Grant of Options to Chan Yue For Against Management
Kwong, Michael and Lo Hoi Kwong, Sunny
9 Amend Bylaws Re: Appointment and For For Management
Retirement by Rotation of Directors
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CHINA NETCOM GROUP CORP HONGKONG LTD
Ticker: Security ID: Y1505N100
Meeting Date: OCT 25, 2005 Meeting Type: Special
Record Date:
# Proposal Mgt Rec Vote Cast Sponsor
1 Approve Acquisition by the Company of the For For Management
Entire Issued Share Capital of China
Netcom Group New Horizon Communications
Corp. (BVI) Ltd. at a Consideration of
RMB 12.8 Billion
2 Approve Continuing Connected Transactions For For Management
Contemplated Under the Engineering and
Information Technology Services Agreement
and Materials Procurement Agreement; and
the Relevant Annual Caps
3 Approve Continuing Connected Transactions For For Management
Contemplated Under the Domestic
Interconnection Settlement Agreement and
the International Long Distance Voice
Services Settlement Agreement
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CHINA OILFIELD SERVICES LTD
Ticker: Security ID: Y15002101
Meeting Date: OCT 26, 2005 Meeting Type: Special
Record Date: SEP 23, 2005
# Proposal Mgt Rec Vote Cast Sponsor
1 Approve Special Interim Dividend for 2005 For For Management
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CHINA TELECOM CORPORATION LTD
Ticker: Security ID: Y1505D102
Meeting Date: SEP 9, 2005 Meeting Type: Special
Record Date: AUG 9, 2005
# Proposal Mgt Rec Vote Cast Sponsor
1a Reelect Wang Xiaochu as Director and For For Management
Authorize Board to Fix His Remuneration
1b Reelect Leng Rongquan as Director and For For Management
Authorize Board to Fix His Remuneration
1c Reelect Wu Andi as Director and Authorize For For Management
Board to Fix Her Remuneration
1d Reelect Zhang Jiping as Director and For For Management
Authorize Board to Fix His Remuneration
1e Reelect Huang Wenlin as Director and For For Management
Authorize Board to Fix Her Remuneration
1f Reelect Li Ping as Director and Authorize For For Management
Board to Fix His Remuneration
1g Reelect Wei Leping as Director and For For Management
Authorize Board to Fix His Remuneration
1h Reelect Yang Jie as Director and For For Management
Authorize Board to Fix His Remuneration
1i Reelect Sun Kangmin as Director and For For Management
Authorize Board to Fix His Remuneration
1j Reelect Li Jinming as Director and For For Management
Authorize Board to Fix His Remuneration
1k Reelect Zhang Youcai as Independent For For Management
Non-Executive Director and Authorize
Board to Fix His Remuneration
1l Reelect Vincent Lo Hong Sui as For For Management
Independent Non-Executive Director and
Authorize Board to Fix His Remuneration
1m Reelect Shi Wanpeng as Independent For For Management
Non-Executive Director and Authorize
Board to Fix His Remuneration
1n Elect Xu Erming as Independent For For Management
Non-Executive Director and Authorize
Board to Fix His Remuneration
1o Elect Tse Hau Yin, Aloysius as For For Management
Independent Non-Executive Director and
Authorize Board to Fix His Remuneration
2a Reelect Zhang Xiuqin as Supervisor and For For Management
Authorize the Supervisory Committee to
Fix Her Remuneration
2b Reelect Zhu Lihao as Supervisor and For For Management
Authorize the Supervisory Committee to
Fix Her Remuneration
2c Elect Li Jian as Supervisor and Authorize For For Management
the Supervisory Committee to Fix His
Remuneration
2d Elect Xu Cailiao as Supervisor and For For Management
Authorize the Supervisory Committee to
Fix His Remuneration
3a Amend Articles Re: Capital Structure For For Management
3b Amend Articles Re: Number of Independent For For Management
Directors
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GLOBAL BIO-CHEM TECHNOLOGY GROUP CO. LTD.
Ticker: Security ID: G3919S105
Meeting Date: AUG 8, 2005 Meeting Type: Special
Record Date:
# Proposal Mgt Rec Vote Cast Sponsor
1 Approve Acquisition by Global Corn For For Management
Bio-chem Technology Co. Ltd. of the
Entire Equity Interest in Changchun
Dacheng Industrial Group Co., Ltd. and
All Related Transactions
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HANA BANK
Ticker: Security ID: Y2997M105
Meeting Date: OCT 17, 2005 Meeting Type: Special
Record Date: AUG 15, 2005
# Proposal Mgt Rec Vote Cast Sponsor
1 Approve Stock Exchange to Establish Hana For Did Not Management
Finance Holdings Vote
2 Approve Changes in Stock Option Exercise For Did Not Management
Vote
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HOUSING DEVELOPMENT FINANCE CORP. LTD.
Ticker: Security ID: Y37246157
Meeting Date: JUL 15, 2005 Meeting Type: Annual
Record Date:
# Proposal Mgt Rec Vote Cast Sponsor
1 Accept Financial Statements and Statutory For Did Not Management
Reports Vote
2 Approve Dividends of INR 17 Per Share For Did Not Management
Vote
3 Reappoint D.N. Ghosh as Director For Did Not Management
Vote
4 Reappoint R.S. Tarneja as Director For Did Not Management
Vote
5 Reappoint S.B. Patel as Director For Did Not Management
Vote
6 Approve S.B. Billimoria & Co. as Auditors For Did Not Management
and Authorize Board to Fix Their Vote
Remuneration
7 Approve Pannell Kerr Forster as Branch For Did Not Management
Auditors and Authorize Board to Fix Their Vote
Remuneration
8 Approve Reappointment and Remuneration of For Did Not Management
K.M. Mistry, Managing Director Vote
9 Approve Reappointment and Remuneration of For Did Not Management
D.S. Parekh, Managing Director Vote
10 Approve Increase in Borrowing Powers to For Did Not Management
INR 750 Billion Vote
11 Approve Issue of Shares Pursuant to For Did Not Management
Employee Stock Option Scheme up to INR Vote
74.7 Million
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KEPPEL LAND LTD. (FORMERLY STRAITS STEAMSHIP LAND)
Ticker: Security ID: V87778102
Meeting Date: OCT 6, 2005 Meeting Type: Special
Record Date:
# Proposal Mgt Rec Vote Cast Sponsor
1 Approve Sale of Parco Bugis Junction For For Management
Together With the Plant, Equipment, and
Certain Fixed Assets to CapitaMall Trust
and Sale of an 80 Percent Equity Interest
in BCH Retail Investment Pte Ltd. to
CapitaLand Retail (SI) Investments Pte
Ltd.
2 Approve Acquisition by Keppel Land For For Management
Properties Pte Ltd. of the Entire Issued
Capital of BCH Office Investment Pte Ltd.
from Bugis City Hldgs. Pte Ltd. and
CapitaLand Retail (SI) Investments Pte
Ltd. at an Aggregate Consideration of SGD
49.0 Million
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MALAYAN BANKING BERHAD
Ticker: Security ID: Y54671105
Meeting Date: OCT 8, 2005 Meeting Type: Annual
Record Date:
# Proposal Mgt Rec Vote Cast Sponsor
1 Accept Financial Statements and Statutory For For Management
Reports for the Financial Year Ended June
30, 2005
2 Approve Final Dividend of MYR 0.25 Per For For Management
Share Less 28 Percent Income Tax and
Special Dividend of MYR 0.35 Per Share
Less 28 Percent Income Tax for the
Financial Year Ended June 30, 2005
3 Elect Mohamed Basir bin Ahmad as Director For For Management
4 Elect Mohammad bin Abdullah as Director For For Management
5 Elect Abdul Rahman bin Mohd Ramli as For For Management
Director
6 Elect Zainun Aishah binti Ahmad as For For Management
Director
7 Elect Richard Ho Ung Hun as Director For For Management
8 Elect Muhammad Alias bin Raja Muhd. Ali For For Management
as Director
9 Approve Remuneration of Directors in the For For Management
Amount of MYR 734,386.31 for the
Financial Year Ended June 30, 2005
10 Approve Ernst & Young as Auditors and For For Management
Authorize Board to Fix Their Remuneration
11 Approve Issuance of Equity or For For Management
Equity-Linked Securities without
Preemptive Rights in Any Amount Up to 10
Percent of Issued Share Capital
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MALAYAN BANKING BERHAD
Ticker: Security ID: Y54671105
Meeting Date: OCT 8, 2005 Meeting Type: Special
Record Date:
# Proposal Mgt Rec Vote Cast Sponsor
1 Amend Memorandum of Association Re: For For Management
Purchase of Own Shares
2 Amend Articles of Association Re: For For Management
Purchase of Own Shares
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PETROCHINA COMPANY LIMITED
Ticker: Security ID: Y6883Q104
Meeting Date: AUG 16, 2005 Meeting Type: Special
Record Date: JUL 18, 2005
# Proposal Mgt Rec Vote Cast Sponsor
1 Approve Acquisition of a Total of 50 For For Management
Percent Interest in the Enlarged
Registered Capital of Zhong You Kan Tan
Kai Fa Co. Ltd. (Newco) By Way of Capital
Contribution to Newco in an Aggregate
Amount of RMB 20.7 Billion
2 Approve Transfer by the Company of the For For Management
Entire Issued Capital of PetroChina
International Ltd. to Newco at a Cash
Consideration of RMB 579.4 Million
3a Approve Supplemental Comprehensive For For Management
Agreement and Continuing Connected
Transactions
3b Approve Annual Limits of Continuing For For Management
Connected Transactions
4 Authorize the Chief Financial Officer of For For Management
the Company to Do All Acts Necessary to
Implement the Supplemental Comprehensive
Agreement, Continuing Connected
Transactions, and Proposed Caps
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PETROCHINA COMPANY LIMITED
Ticker: Security ID: Y6883Q104
Meeting Date: NOV 8, 2005 Meeting Type: Special
Record Date: OCT 10, 2005
# Proposal Mgt Rec Vote Cast Sponsor
1 Elect Su Shulin as Director For For Management
2 Elect Gong Huazhang as Director For For Management
3 Elect Wang Yilin as Director For For Management
4 Elect Zeng Yukang as Director For For Management
5 Elect Jiang Fan as Director For For Management
6 Elect Chee-Chen Tung as Independent For For Management
Director
7 Elect Liu Hongru as Independent Director For For Management
8 Elect Wang Fucheng as Supervisor For For Management
9 Elect Wen Qingshan as Supervisor For For Management
10 Elect Li Yongwu as Independent Supervisor For For Management
11 Elect Wu Zhipan as Independent Supervisor For For Management
12 Approve Second Supplemental Comprehensive For For Management
Agreement
13 Approve CRMSC Products and Services For For Management
Agreement
14 Approve Ongoing Connected Transactions For For Management
15 Approve Annual Caps of the Ongoing For For Management
Connected Transactions Except the Annual
Limit in Respect of the Products and
Services to be Provided to China Railway
Materials and Suppliers Corp. (CRMSC)
Under the CRMSC Products and Services
Agreement
16 Approve Annual Caps in Respect of the For For Management
Products and Services to be Provided to
CRMSC Under the CRMSC Products and
Services Agreement
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RANBAXY LABORATORIES
Ticker: Security ID: Y7187Y165
Meeting Date: OCT 21, 2005 Meeting Type: Special
Record Date:
# Proposal Mgt Rec Vote Cast Sponsor
1 Approve Issuance of Equity or For Abstain Management
Equity-Linked Securities without
Preemptive Rights up to $1.5 Billion
2 Approve Increase in Authorized Capital to For Abstain Management
INR 3 Billion
3 Amend Memorandum of Association RE: For Abstain Management
Increase in Authorized Capital
4 Amend Articles of Association RE: For Abstain Management
Increase in Authorized Capital
5 Approve Increase in Borrowing Powers to For For Management
INR 50 Billion
6 Approve Increase in Limit on Foreign For For Management
Shareholdings to 50 Percent
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RANBAXY LABORATORIES
Ticker: Security ID: Y7187Y165
Meeting Date: OCT 27, 2005 Meeting Type: Special
Record Date: SEP 19, 2005
# Proposal Mgt Rec Vote Cast Sponsor
1 Approve Sale/Divestment of Ranbaxy Fine For Did Not Management
Chemicals Ltd., Animal Health Care Vote
Business, and Diagnostics Business
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S-OIL (SSANGYONG OIL REFINING)
Ticker: Security ID: Y80710109
Meeting Date: OCT 28, 2005 Meeting Type: Special
Record Date: SEP 30, 2005
# Proposal Mgt Rec Vote Cast Sponsor
1 Elect Director For For Management
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SINGAPORE AIRLINES LIMITED
Ticker: Security ID: V80178110
Meeting Date: JUL 28, 2005 Meeting Type: Special
Record Date:
# Proposal Mgt Rec Vote Cast Sponsor
1 Authorize Share Repurchase Program For For Management
2 Approve Mandate for Transactions with For For Management
Related Parties
3 Amend Articles of Association For For Management
4 Approve SIA Restricted Share Plan For For Management
5 Approve SIA Performance Share Plan For For Management
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SINGAPORE AIRLINES LIMITED
Ticker: Security ID: V80178110
Meeting Date: JUL 28, 2005 Meeting Type: Annual
Record Date:
# Proposal Mgt Rec Vote Cast Sponsor
1 Adopt Financial Statements and Directors' For For Management
and Auditors' Reports
2 Declare Final Dividend of SGD 0.30 per For For Management
SGD 0.50 Ordinary Share
3 Reelect Brian Pitman as Director For For Management
4a Reelect Fock Siew Wah as Director For For Management
4b Reelect Charles B Goode as Director For For Management
4c Reelect Chew Choon Seng as Director For For Management
5 Approve Directors' Fees of SGD 962,000 For For Management
(FY2003/2004: SGD 629,000)
6 Reappoint Ernst & Young as Auditors and For For Management
Authorize Board to Fix Their Remuneration
7a Approve Issuance of Shares without For For Management
Preemptive Rights
7b Approve Issuance of Shares and Grant of For For Management
Options Pursuant to the SIA Employee
Share Option Plan
8 Other Business (Voting) For For Management
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SINOPAC FINANCIAL HOLDINGS CO. LTD.
Ticker: Security ID: Y8035M106
Meeting Date: AUG 26, 2005 Meeting Type: Special
Record Date: JUL 27, 2005
# Proposal Mgt Rec Vote Cast Sponsor
1 Receive Report Regarding Financial None None Management
Holding Company Law
2.1 Approve Acquisition with International For For Management
Bank of Taipei Through Share Swap
Agreement
2.2 Amend Articles of Association For For Management
2.3 Approve Release of Restrictions of For For Management
Competitive Activities of Directors
3 Elect Two Directors and One Supervisor For For Management
4 Other Business None None Management
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SINOPEC ZHENHAI REFINING & CHEMICAL CO LTD (FORMERLY ZHENHAI
Ticker: Security ID: Y80387106
Meeting Date: NOV 11, 2005 Meeting Type: Special
Record Date: OCT 12, 2005
# Proposal Mgt Rec Vote Cast Sponsor
1 Approve Continuing Connected Transactions For For Management
and Annual Caps
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TANJONG PUBLIC LIMITED COMPANY
Ticker: Security ID: G8668W116
Meeting Date: JUL 21, 2005 Meeting Type: Annual
Record Date:
# Proposal Mgt Rec Vote Cast Sponsor
1 Accept Financial Statements and Statutory For For Management
Reports for the Financial Year Ended Jan.
31, 2005
2 Approve Directors' Remuneration Report For For Management
for the Financial Year Ended Jan. 31,
2005
3 Approve Final Dividend of MYR 0.10 Gross For For Management
Dividend Per Share Less Malaysian Income
Tax at 28 Percent and MYR 0.16 Tax Exempt
Dividend Per Share for the Financial Year
Ended Jan. 31, 2005
4 Elect Tan Poh Ching as Director For For Management
5 Elect Leong Wai Hoong as Director For For Management
6 Elect Robert Cheim Dau Meng as Director For For Management
7 Elect Larry Gan Nyap Liou @ Gan Nyap Liow For For Management
as Director
8 Approve PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP as For For Management
Auditors and Authorize Board to Fix Their
Remuneration
9 Authorize Issuance of Equity or For For Management
Equity-Linked Securities with Preemptive
Rights in Any Amount Up to Ten Percent of
Issued Share Capital
10 Approve Issuance of Equity or For Against Management
Equity-Linked Securities without
Preemptive Rights in Any Amount Up to Ten
Percent of Issued Share Capital
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TATA MOTORS LTD.
Ticker: TTM Security ID: Y85740143
Meeting Date: JUL 11, 2005 Meeting Type: Annual
Record Date:
# Proposal Mgt Rec Vote Cast Sponsor
1 Accept Financial Statements and Statutory For Did Not Management
Reports Vote
2 Approve Dividends of INR 12.5 Per Share For Did Not Management
Vote
3 Reappoint N.N. Wadia as Director For Did Not Management
Vote
4 Reappoint P.P. Kadle as Director For Did Not Management
Vote
5 Reappoint V. Sumantran as Director For Did Not Management
Vote
6 Approve Deloitte Haskins & Sells as For Did Not Management
Auditors and Authorize Board to Fix Their Vote
Remuneration
7 Approve Reappointment and Remuneration of For Did Not Management
R. Kant, Executive Director Vote
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WOONGJIN COWAY CO.
Ticker: Security ID: Y9694W104
Meeting Date: SEP 28, 2005 Meeting Type: Special
Record Date: SEP 2, 2005
# Proposal Mgt Rec Vote Cast Sponsor
1 Approve Sale of Company Assets- Household For For Management
Electronics Business
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SIGNATURES
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.
The Asia Pacific Fund, Inc.
By
/s/ Ronald G.M. Watt
Ronald G.M. Watt, President
Date: August 22, 2006