THE SHAREHOLDER SERVICE OPTIMIZER CUMULATIVE INDEX

JULY 1994 – DECEMBER 2004

ABANDONED PROPERTY:
“ACES” or Advanced Comprehensive Reporting Service Targets Non-Compliers	Mar./Apr. '04
Cautionary Tales; Ten Practical Compliance Tips	Sep./Oct. '94
New Enforcement Actions Certain in Light of Two Major Cases	May/Jun. '99
New SEC Rules Mandate Transfer Agent Searches/Annual Reports	Sep./Oct. '97
Ohio Court Stings Abandoned Property Gadfly	Sep./Oct. '97
Receiving "Prime Time Attention" from Regulators, Vendors and Media	Mar. '96
Tracers; A Pointed and Timely Warning	Jan./Feb. ’00
Unclaimed Property Update	Nov. ’04 Spec. Suppl.
Unclaimed Property: A Corporate Governance Issue	Nov. ’04 Spec. Suppl.
Websites Create Big Embarrassment Potential for Sloppy Abandoned Property Reporters	Jan./Feb. ’99
What Every Public Company Needs To Know About Abandoned Property	Sep./Oct. '04
ACTIVIST INVESTORS:
Activist Bert Denton Offers Surprisingly Upbeat Assessment of Corp. Governance	Dec. ’02 Spec. Suppl.
Activists “Load for Bear” and Look to Pull Triggers in 2004	December 2003
Activists Start to Bite Back, Not Merely Bark at Companies that Cross Them	Sep./Oct. ’97
Activist Victories Belie Predictions of "Proxy Peace"	May/Jun. ’98
Activists Gear-up Early for Springtime Assaults	Sep./Oct. ’99
Amalgamated Bank/Amalgamated Clothing Workers	Jan./Feb. ’95
ASCS Challenges ISS Proxy Advisory Services	Sep./Oct. ’98
"Black Box" Option Issuance/Capital Structure Models – Pros and Cons	Jan./Feb. ’99
Calpers Grades Governance	Jul. ’94
Calpers Targets Small and Mid–Sized Companies	Mar. ’96
Carpenters Union To Push For “Majority Elections” of Directors vs. “Pluralities”	May/June ‘04
Consent Solicitations: The New Weapon of Choice in Proxy Fights	Nov./Dec. ’99
Confrontation and Conciliation: Some of Each in ’99	Jan./Feb. ’99
Corporate Governance Scoring Efforts: A Preview of What’s in the Works	Sep./Oct. ’02
Corporate Governance Video Conference	Jan./Feb. ’95
Delaware Court Decision Allows Insurgents to Unseat Directors on a "Technicality"	Mar./Apr. ’00
Dissident Groups Score Big Wins in ’02; One Group Tries Takeover With Armed Guards	May/Jun. ’01
E-Raider.Com Files SEC Rulemaking Petition “for Free and Fair Corporate Elections”	Sep./Oct. ‘02
Gadfly George Sitka Dies	Jul./Aug. ’97
Glass, Lewis & Co. – An Interview with Co-Founder & CEO Greg Taxin	Nov. ’04 Spec. Suppl.
Governance Gurus on the Move	Jul. ’96
IRAA, Calpers, Teamsters & NYCERS Focus on Directors in ’96	Nov./Dec. ’95
"Lens Vision"	Jan./Feb. ’95
New Activists – The IRAA	Nov./Dec. ’94
New Advisory Service, PROXYGovernance, Inc. Ramps Up for 2005 Season	Nov./Dec. ‘04
NY Society of Securities Analysts Targets NATIONAL PRESTO for Governance/Stock-price "Makeover"	Jan./Feb. ’99
Non–Financial Performance Measures Score High with Institutions	Jul./Aug. ’97
Poison Pill Proposals to Reach Record Levels in ’98/’99	Sep./Oct. ’97
Polish Up Your War Plan: Top–10 Tips/Top–5 Danger Signals	Mar. ’96
Proxy Proposal Reforms; Battle Royal Looms	Sep./Oct. ’97
Small and Mid–Sized Companies Increasingly Targeted by Activists	’94; Mar. ’96
Teachers Retirement System of Louisiana Wins Big Concessions from Siebel… in Court	December, 2003
Ten-Day Rule Comes Under Attack by Council of Institutional Investors	Jan./Feb. ‘02
Terror Tactics from “ALF” at “ShacAmerica” Frighten Issuers – and their Suppliers	December, 2003
Understanding Your Base of Street-Name Holders……………(special insert on “The Basics”)	Sep./Oct. ’01
United Brotherhood of Carpenters	Jan./Feb. ’95
US Department of Labor	Jan./Feb. ’95
anguard Flexes Its Muscles as it Prepares to Bare All… With Letters to CEOs	December, 2003
ANNUAL MEETINGS:
Activists Load for Bear and Look to Pull Triggers in 2004	December, 2003
ADP Shows Us The Money From Electronic Delivery/Voting and Householding	Mar./Apr. ’00
Adjournments...Worst Practices (Peerless) Best; JP Morgan Chase	Dec. ’00
Annual Meeting/Corporate Governance Video Conference Highlights	Jan./Feb. ’95
Annual Meeting Horror Stories: Now We Can Tell ‘Em	Sept./Oct. ‘04
Annual Meeting Planner: A 32–Page Special Supplement	Jan. ’98
Annual Meeting Practices; Not Always as Common Wisdom Would Have It	Sep./Oct. ’97
Annual Meeting Season Wrap-ups: What We Can Learn Re: NEXT Year	Annually
Annual Meeting Security: Our Top Ten Tips	Jan. ’97
Batten Down the Hatches for a Stormy Season	Nov./Dec. ’95
Before You Sign-Off on Materials, A Checklist of Moneysaving Ideas	Jan./Feb. ‘02
Best and Worst of the ’94, ’95, ’96, ’97, ’98 and ’99 ’00 and ’02 ‘03 Seasons	’94 thru ’03
Buddy–Up to Save Infrastructure Expense	Jan./Feb. ’95
Business Roundtable Petitions SEC for Return to “Pass-Through Voting”	Mar./Apr. ‘04
Challenge–Proofing the Vote	’94; Mar. ’96
Challenges to Management on "All Other Business"	Jul. ’96
Companies Continue to Scale-Down Annual Reports; Reaping Big Savings	Sep./Oct. ’02
“Count the House” to See if “Proportional Voting” of Employee Plans Will Skew Your Vote	December, 2003
Cut Costs by 10%...Our Oft–Revised Top Ten Tips	Nov./Dec. ’98
Cut Your A/M Expense in Half?	Jul. ’94
Disney Meeting Marks a Major Turning Point in the Proxy Wars	Jan./Feb. ‘04
Early Returns Show Moneysavings in ’98 Season	Mar./Apr. ’98
Early Returns in 2001: Record Fights, Public Capitulations, ‘Wacky Distractions’…and Scary Actions of “Pet-people”	Mar./Apr. ‘01
Early Returns in 2002 Indicate a Turning Point for Some Key Governance Issues	Mar./Apr. ‘02
Early Returns in 2003 Bear Out Our Earlier Predictions	Mar./Apr. ‘03
Electronic Voting Technologies Leading to Big Service/Cost Improvements	’97 thru ’99
Fee Scamsters	May/Jun. ’95
Financial Printing 2001	’97 Supplement
Get More Bang for Your Big A/M Buck...Top 10 Tips	Jan./Feb. ’98
“HOLDRS”; Issuer Sues to Recover Unwarranted Expenses	May/Jun. ’01
Important “Practice Points” on Employee Voting	May/June ‘03
Invite Analysts to Tune–In	Nov./Dec. ’95
Major Turning Points Seen in Staggered Board, Poison Pill and Supermajority Strategies	May/Jun. ’97
Managing Proxy Solicitation Expense... and Your Proxy Solicitors	’95; Nov./Dec. ’98
Minimizing Financial Printing Bills	Nov./Dec. ’94
Notice Provisions Can Prevent A/M Surprises	Sep. ’96
“Overvoting” of Proxies Reaches Epic Proportions; What To Do	Mar./Apr. ‘04
“PERKS” – Hide Them At Your Peril When You Draft Your 2005 Materials	Nov./Dec. ‘04
Pledging Allegiance	Jul./Aug. ’98
Predictions For The 2003 Proxy Season: Big Changes Ahead, We Say	Nov/Dec ‘02
Proofreading Tips	’96; ’98 Supplements
Proxy Hackers In Our Midst? What To Do - And Say If Asked	Mar./Apr. ’02
"Proxy Peace" in ’98? Not by our Reckoning	May/Jun. ’98
Proxy Proposal Reform Proposals Issued	Sep./Oct. ’97
Rethink Meeting Logistics - and Your Security Arrangements, We Advise	Jan./Feb. ‘02
Rethink Your Annual Meeting Materials for 2003: A $ Multi-million $ “Corporate Governance Bonus May Be In The Balance	Jul./Aug. ‘02
Rethink “Snailmail” in Light of Mail-Safety Concerns	Sept/Oct. ’01
Save $100,000 Plus on Annual Meeting Arrangements	Sep. ’96
Saving Big Money on Annual Meeting Mailings	Jul. ’94
Shareholder Access to Nominating Process Seems Certain; Please Don’t Cry “Wolf!”	May/June ‘03
Starting from Scratch (Zero–Based A/M Planning)	Nov./Dec. ’94
Step-One in Preparing: Make Sure Your Inspectors ARE Independent…and Qualified	Nov. ’04 Spec. Suppl.
Ten–Day Rule Questioned Yet Again	Jul./Aug. ’98
Top-Tips to Challenge-Proof Your Vote Counting Process	Jan/Feb. ’01
Top Tips to Get More for Your A/M Money	95; Nov./Dec. ’98
Top Ten Tips to Keep Your Company in “Fighting Trim”	May/Jun. ’01
Top Ten Tips to Reduce Annual Meeting Expense	Nov./Dec. ’95
Top Ten Proofreading Tips	Jan/Feb.’01
2003 Meetings Off to a Raucous Start – Tips on Being Prepared	Jan/Feb. ‘03
Unwarranted “Moneygrab” reported by a Reader	Mar./Apr. ’02
Using a Clock to Control the Gadflies	May/Jun. ’95
We’re Here For You: Profiles of our 2005-2006 Independent Inspector Team	Nov. ’04 Spec. Suppl.
Who - Or What - Decides The Outcome In a Proxy Fight??	Jan/Feb ’02; May/Jun’02
Who’s Counting The Vote, Mr. Chairman, and How Do We Know They Know What They’re Doing?	Jan/Feb. ‘01

BEST AND WORST PRACTICES:
Annual or Semi–Annual Dividends: Top 5 Questions to Ask; Top 5 Tips to Move Smartly	Jan./Feb. ’99
As You Plan Your 2003 Annual Meeting Materials; Best/Worst Practices to Ponder	Jul./Aug. ‘02
AT&T Goes Completely Certificateless	Nov/Dec ‘02
Best and Worst from a Grab Bag of Interim Reports	’94; ’95; Nov./Dec. ’97
Best and Worst A/M Materials	May/Jun. ’98, ’99.’00-03
Best and Worst Governance Practices In The Spotlight, Post-Enron	Jan./Feb. ’02
Best (And Worst) Practices Re: Posting Annual Meeting Materials on the Web	Nov. ’03 Spec. Suppl.
"BONY Baskets" Can Bust Your Budget	Jul./Aug. ’00
Checklist of Best Practices In Selecting A Transfer Agent	Nov. ’03 Spec. Suppl.
Checklist of Questions To Ask About ALL Your Suppliers, With Ethics In Mind	Nov./Dec/ ‘04
Codes of Ethics	Jul./Aug. ’00
Corporate Leaders Reach Out to Non–Profits	May/Jun. ’98
Don’t Waste Money on "Dialing for Dollars" Proxy Solicitations	Nov./Dec. ’98
Educating Shareholders Re: Voting Their Proxies	Nov. ’03 Spec. Suppl.
Electronic Voting Spawns A Powerful Data-Gathering & Communications Tool	Dec. ’02 Spec Suppl.
Financial Execs International and NIRI Issue Earnings Press Release Guidance re Pro-Forma Numbers	Mar./Apr.’01
Five leading Investor Organizations Join a “Corporate Disclosure Network	Sep./Oct. ’02
Focus Groups: Before You (Mis)Spend Your Next Million	Jul. ’96
Gain Valuable Know-how; Save Bucks, Self-Insure by Trying Runners-up	Jan./Feb. ‘04
Important “Practice Points” on Employee-Plan Voting	May/June ‘03
Intel’s Cary Klafter describes “Care & Feeding” of Investor-Oriented Website	Dec. ’02 Spec Suppl.
JP Morgan Chase's Provision Re: Meeting Adjournments	Dec. ’00
Laying-Out Your Proxy Card – “The Forgotten Document”	Nov. ’03 Spec. Suppl.
Pass-Through Voting of Employee Plan Shares…Traps, and Some Tips	Nov. ’04 Spec. Suppl.
Pfizer Strives to Become “World’s Most Valued Co.”; Peggy Foran Shares “Secrets”	Dec. ’02 Spec Suppl
“Proportional Voting” of Employee Plans	December, 2003
“Proxy Access” – An Issue That’s Still Alive And Kicking	Sept./Oct. ‘04
Proxy “Hall of Shame” for H-P	Jan./Feb. ‘04
Record All Your Cancelled Stock Certificates With The Securities Information Center	Mar./Apr. ‘04
Save 20% - 60% on Printing/Mailing Costs With Our Seven-Step Plan	Sep./Oct. ’99
Stop Throwing Money into the Street with Too–Slow Fulfillment; Best and Worst DRP Fulfillers	Mar. ’97
Top-Ten Tips Before You Move to Buy Out Odd-Lotters	Jan./Feb. ‘04
Traditional Annual Mtg "Packages": A Near- Total Waste of Time and Money	Nov. ’00 Supplement
Try Tri–Annual Dividends to Save Big Cash	Mar./Apr. ’99
"Trick or Treat Offerings" with Corporate Sponsors	Nov. ’96
Tricon's Belated Statement; Visteon's 'Trick or Treat' Offer	Dec. ’00
What’s An E-Mail Address Worth To Your Company?	Mar./Apr. ‘04
Whistleblower Hotlines: Essential Elements	Nov. ’03 Spec. Suppl.
BEST PRACTICES CASE STUDIES:
Agilent, Intel, Microsoft, et al Respond to NYSE Proxy Fees: “… economically inefficient …obsolete	Jan./Feb. ‘02
American Express Pioneers Street-Side Householding	Dec. ’00
AT&T Goes Completely Certificateless	Nov/Dec. ‘02
Confrontation vs Conciliation	Jul./Aug. ’99
DRP/DSPP Case Study Yields Big Moneysaving Insights	Mar./Apr. ’99
DIRECT Stock Purchase Plans Throw Off Big Benefits: Southern Company, Duke Realty, INDYMAC Execs Share Secrets of Success	Nov. ’03 Spec. Suppl.
Duke Energy Eats Some Humble Pie; Scores Big Points With Investors	Jan./Feb. ‘04
Eastman Kodak Switches to Semi-Annual Dividends to Better- Match Cash Flows	Sep./Oct. ‘01
Equitable Engineers a Major Overhaul of its Investor Base	May ’96
Fine–Tuning Your Spending... to Lower Fulfillment Costs/Increase Success	Mar./Apr. ’99
GTE Clocks Gadflies	May/Jun. ’95
Home Depot Becomes First Company to Offer DSPP on the Internet	Nov./Dec. ’98
ITT Invites Analysts to Tune–In Special Meeting	Nov./Dec. ’95
INDYMAC Introduces “Web-Only” DSPP	May/Jun. ‘02
INTEL Describes “Care & Feeding” of Investor-Oriented Website	Dec. ’02 Spec. Suppl.
JC Penney Study Links Share Ownership to Buying Behaviors	Sep./Oct. ‘95
Merck Educates Holders on “Profile System”	Sep./Oct. ’01
NCR Spinoff Launches Direct Registration System	Jan. ’97
Optimize Spending With Our Longest-Ever List of Tips	Sep./Oct. ’00
Pfizer’s Best Practices in Striving to be “World’s Most Valued Company”	Dec. ’02 Spec. Suppl.
Pfizer’s "TIDE" Program Responds to Activist Concerns re: Pills	Sep./Oct. ’97
Proxy Fights Boom	Sep./Oct. ’00
Proxy Guru Slams The System	Dec. ’00
Roadmap For (Avoiding) A Multi-Million Dollar Lawsuit When You Acquire A Company or Deal With Restricted Shares	Jul./Aug. ’02
Stanley Works Voids Its Vote With Faulty Proxy Language	Mar./Apr. ‘02
Understanding Your Base of Street-Name Holders ; Special Insert on “The Basics”	Sep./Oct. ‘01
What to Do - and Say - About Potential “proxy-Hackers”	Mar./Apr. ‘02
Yankee Energy Proxy Does Double Duty	Nov./Dec. ’94
BROKERS:
As Brokers Internalize DRPs, Issuers and Investors Stand to Lose	May ’96
Bonanza for Brokers from T+3	Jul. ’94; May ’96
Brokerage Commissions: Save Up to 70%	Mar. ’96
Brokers Demand Equal Treatment, but Deliver as it Suits Them	Sep./Oct. ’94
Brokers "Explain" T+3; Brokers Explain Even More	’94; May/Jun. ’95
Committee Slams Broker Billing Practices, Calls for Competition	Sep./Oct. ’95
CTA and Council of Institutional Investors Knock SEC Proxy Fee Efforts	Mar./Apr. ’98
NYSE/ADP Fee Proposal: "All Wet"	Nov./Dec. ’95
NYSE/ADP Respond with New Fee Proposal	Sep./Oct. ’95
NYSE Brokers Lower Fees for ’98 Season, but Big Cuts Still to Come	Jan./Feb. ’98
NYSE Recommends "New and Improved" Fee Proposal	Mar. ’96
Our Final Word (?) on Proxy Fees	May/Jun. ’98
DRPs vs Brokerage Accounts	May ’96
Issuer Sues Merrill, BoNY, Amex to Recover Unwarranted Expenses re “HOLDRS”	May/Jun. ‘01
Merrill/Prudential Outsource Proxy Mailings to ADP	Nov./Dec. ’97
Paine Webber Outsources Proxy Mailings to ADP	Sep./Oct. ’97
Prudential Stages "Earnings Surprise"	Jan./Feb. ’98
Rogue Broker Study Released	Jul. ’94
Dean Witter: Mighty Free with Your Mailing Money	May/Jun. ’95
CAPITAL MARKETS:
Annual or Semi–Annual Dividends Can Lower Your Cost of Capital by $ Millions Per Year	Jan./Feb. ’99
AT&T Goes Completely Certificateless; Lucent to Follow	Nov/Dec ‘02
"Black Box" Option Issuance/Capital Structure Models Draw Fire	Jan./Feb. ’99
Companies Stung by “Naked Short-Selling” Exit DTC	Sep./Oct. ‘02
Cultivating Your Individual Investors Can Generate Seven-Or-Eight Figure Savings in Hard Cash	Sep./Oct. ‘02
DRPs through DTC will Boost Original Issue Cashflows	May ’96
DSPPs Hit the Internet	Nov./Dec. ’98
Global Mega–Mergers Having Big Effect on Transfer Agents	Jan./Feb. ’99
Dutch Auction Securities Offerings…Was Google a Trendsetter, Or a Flop?	July/Aug. ‘04
Individual Investors Sitting on a Cash Hoard That can - and Might - Move Markets	Nov./Dec. ’01
Mini-Tender Offers Often Take Issuers - and Investors - By Surprise	Jan./Feb. ’99
New Circuit Breakers in Effect	Nov./Dec. ’98
Save Mega–Dollars on Brokerage Commissions	Mar. ’96
"Structured Equity Shelf" Raises Equity Capital in a New, Ultra Low–Cost Way	May/Jun. ’95
T–Bills – with Lowered Minimums – Now Available for Internet Purchases	Jul./Aug. ’98
Tri-Annual Dividends May Work For Your Company	Mar./Apr. ’99
CAREER–BUILDING/CAREER ENDING TRENDS:
ASCS President Urges “Chief Governance Officer” Post	Mar./Apr. ‘02
ASCS Benchmarking Shows Increasing Workloads, Little Staffing Relief	Mar./Apr. ‘03
Career Development Insights For Corporate Secretaries and CGOs From 5 Role Models	Nov. ’04 Spec. Suppl.
Career Tips From Two of the Most Successful IR Practitioners We Know	Nov. “04 Spec. Suppl.
Corporate Restructurings and “Retirements” Leave Some “Successors” Failing To Succeed	Jul./Aug. ‘02
Former CEO Profiles “Ideal Corporate Secretary”	May/Jun. ’01
Scandals/Bounties Raise the Risks of Holding Abandoned Property	May ’96
Scripophily: Make Sure It Doesn’t End YOUR Career	July/Aug. ‘95
The Corporate Secretary/Investor Relations Officer "In Crisis";	May ’96
Five Career Strategies/Five Tactical Actions	Nov/Dec. ‘02
What Every Company Needs To Know About Abandoned Property…to stay out of trouble	Sept./Oct. ‘04
CLASS ACTIONS:
Check Those Broker Bills	Nov./Dec. ’95
Suits Increase by 25%; Settlements Grow, Following Federal Legislation	Nov./Dec. ’98
CORPORATE GOVERNANCE CORNER (Each issue, beginning Sept/Oct 2001)
Some highlights…
A Checklist of Investor Hot Buttons, Post-Enron	Jan./Feb. ’02
Arthur Levitt Speaks Out on Transparency, Ethics and Executive Pay	Sept./Oct. ‘04
Big Companies Decide To Expense Stock Options, Fueling Activist Calls For More	May/Jun. ,02
Blue Ribbon Panel Recommends Big Governance Changes	Nov/Dec. ‘02
Bylaw Changes: The Biggest Emerging Governance Issue, We Predict	Nov/Dec.’02
Changed World of Corporate Governance: Highlights from the High-Powered Hofstra Pgm., Co-Sponsored by the OPTIMIZER	Nov. ’04 Spec. Suppl.
Corporate Governance Officers Swap Notes: One Size Does Not Fit All	Nov. ’03 Spec. Suppl.
Directors – Settling Suits With Their Own Money – Create Boardroom Aftershocks	Nov./Dec. ‘04
Expect A New Focus On Executive Pay…And Perks: Int‘l “Code of Conduct“ Proposed	Jul./Aug. ’02
Expensing Stock Options: Even The Experts Don’t Seem To Get It	Jul./Aug. 02
Glass, Lewis Inc. – What’s The Scoop?	Nov. ’04 Spec. Suppl.
Governance Overseers Zero-In On SUPPLIERS to Public Companies: Questions To Ask Before You Buy	Nov./Dec. ‘04
Meeting the Information Management Needs of the Modern Board	Mar./Apr. ‘03
Microsoft’s Stock Option Program “Made Over”	July/Aug. ‘03
New Advisory Service, PROXYGovernance Inc. Ramps Up for 2005 Season	Nov./Dec. ‘04
“Reporting Up” and Breeden’s “Report on Corporate Governance for MCI” (WorldCom)	May/June ‘04
SOX HAS Made a Difference, the ASCS Benchmarking Survey Shows
Time To Bone-Up on those Governance Scoring Efforts	Sep./Oct. ‘02
Whistleblower Hotlines: Essential Elements	Nov. ’03 Spec. Suppl.

DIRECT COMMUNICATIONS SYSTEM:
Business Roundtable Petitions SEC for a Return to Direct “Pass-Through” Voting	Mar.Apr. ‘04
Canada Jumps Way Ahead of US With A TRUE “Direct Communications System”	July/Aug. ‘04
Investor Communications; Foundation of Shareowner Confidence	Dec.’02 Spec. Suppl.
Issuers Appear To Be Overpaying by 70%	Mar./Apr. ’95
NYSE Issues New and Improved Fee Schedule	Mar. ’96
NYSE Proxy Fee Proposal "Tricked–out with Benefits" Are No Treat for Issuers also, A Proposed Free–Market Solution	Jan. ’97
NYSE/P–W Questionnaire Meets Issuer Resistance	Jul./Aug. ’97
Talks on Rolling Back Fees and/or Broker Kickbacks Break Down	Jan./Feb. ’95
Time to Look Beyond the NOBOs and OBOs	Mar. ’97
What’s An E-Mail Address Worth to Your Company?	Mar./Apr. ‘04
DIRECT REGISTRATION SYSTEM:
AT&T Goes Completely Certificateless	Nov/Dec. ‘02
Better Regulation Needed or Issuers Stand to Get Burned	May/Jun. ’99
Closed for New Business by SEC...Unless Issuers Knuckle Under	Sep./Oct. ’99
DTCC Launches “Networking For Equity”, A Book-entry System for Restricted Securities	Jul./Aug. ‘02
Direct Registration System Finally Sprouts “Legs”	Jan/Feb. ’01
Securities Industry Ready to Resolve Indemnification Stalemate	Mar./Apr. ’00
Want to Go Forward with DRS in the Meanwhile? We say ,"Go For It"	Mar./Apr. ’00
We Offer A Five-Year Plan for “Certificateless Society” by 2010	May/June ‘04
DIRECTORS:
Airing Differences in the Press...Code of Conduct Needed?	Dec. ’00
Asleep At The Switch? Two Polls Indicate That Lots Of Them Are	Jul./Aug. ‘02
Carpenters Proposal for “Majority Elections” Will “Unseat” Some Directors	May/June ‘04
Director Evaluation: It’s Guaranteed to be Coming to Your Company Soon	Mar. ’97
Director School Offerings Overwhelm and Underwhelm Us	July/Aug. ‘03
Engaging Directors in the IR Process	(By request)
"Family Affairs" Make for Lurid Reading	Jan./Feb. ’99
Governance Raters Award “A”s For Attendance, But Schools Flunk-Out with Directors	Nov./Dec. ‘04
Independence of “Independents” Makes for Big News	Mar./Apr. ‘03
NACD Commission Seeks to Rein In Runaway Pay/Beholden Consultants	December, 2003
Not Just "Parsley on the Fish," but Sometimes "Fish out of Water"	Jul./Aug. ’98
New York Times “Readies, Aims and Fires” During the “Slow News Season”	Nov./Dec. ‘01
On Potential Disclosure/Discovery of Director Evaluations	Jul./Aug. ’97
Your Future, CEOs and Directors... Use it or Lose It	’97 Supplement
DIVIDEND REINVESTMENT AND DIRECT STOCK PURCHASE PLANS:
Automatic Debiting Can Make "Systematic Investment Plans" Shape Up	Jul./Aug. ’95
Benchmarking and Mapping Program Will Help You Optimize Plan Spending	May/Jun. ’98
Benchmarking Program Shows Smart Marketeers Outperform Less Successful Peers Seven to Fifteen Times Over	Mar./Apr. ’99
Broker–Free Programs Boom – But Some are Bound to Bomb	Jan./Feb. ’98
Broker–Free Programs by Industry...and by Agent	Jan./Feb. ’98
Broker–Free Stock Purchase Plans Take Off: Seven Steps to Increase Your Own Success	Sep. ’96
Clearinghouse for Open–Enrollment DRP Info Announced	Mar. ’96
Convinced You Need Individual Investors But Scared-off by the Costs? Use the Net	Jan./Feb. ’00
Creating Shareholder Value with Affinity Group Stock Purchase Plans	(By request)
DRPs & DSPPs: Powerful Tools To “Optimize” Value of Your Retail Investor Base	Jan ’03 Web Suppl.
Direct Investors Speak... You Need to Listen	Jan./Feb. ’98
Direct Purchase Plans Boom: Where’s the Cutting Edge?	Jan. ’97
Direct Registration: Finally "For Real"	Jan. ’97
Dividends, Once Dissed, Take on a New Glow	Sep./Oct. ’01
Double Your DRP Participation for Next to Nothing	Nov./Dec. ’95
"DRPs" for Non–Dividend Payers	Nov./Dec. ’94
DRPs vs Brokerage Accounts	May ’98
DRPs through DTC; A Winner all Around	May ’96
DSPPs Hit the Internet	’98; Nov./Dec. ’98
DSPPs Finally Become Fully Web-Enabled; One Smart Company Offers “Web-Only” Plan	May/Jun. ’02
DSPPs Throw-Off Big Benefits for Companies…and Shareholders: Case Studies from Southern Company, Duke Realty and INDYMAC Execs	Nov. ’03 Spec. Suppl.
Ever Try to Sell Shares Through a DRP? Our Survey Shows Mixed Results	Jul./Aug. ’98
Fulfillment Survey Shows Some Improvement... but 13 1/2% of our Requests Went Unfulfilled	Mar./Apr. ’98
Generic DSPPs"...A Threat to Transfer Agent Plans?	Sep./Oct. ’99
Individual Investors Generate More Corporate Value Than Ever	Sep./Oct. ‘02
Internet-Enabled DSPPs Will Cause Paper-Bound Plans to Die	Jul./Aug. ’99
Internet-Brokered DSPPs....Curtains for Transfer Agent Sponsored Plans?	Jul./Aug. ’00
Investors as Customers: "Show Me the Money" A Reader Demands... and We Comply	May/Jun. ’99
Jr. Executive Tries to Build a DRP Portfolio	Jul./Aug. ’98
Kissing Good Money Good–bye: The Six Big Mistakes to Avoid	Jul./Aug. ’95
New Wave of Broker–Free and Certificateless Programs Hit the Street	May/Jun. ’97
Open Enrollment Plans Boom – Plus, Powerful Stats from JCPenney	Sep./Oct. ’95
SEC Grants Broad Exemptions for Open Enrollment Plans	Nov./Dec. ’94
SEC "Reg M" Makes Direct Offering Easier	Mar. ’97
Securities Market Improvement Act Solves Blue–Sky Problem	Jan. ’97
Selling Shares in DRPs: Not So Easy at Some Agents	Jan./Feb. ‘04
Snapshot of the Plan Universe	’99; Jan./Feb. ’00
Stockholders as Customers: We Show Readers the Money	May/Jun. ’99
Stop Throwing Money into the Street with Too–Slow Fulfillment	May/Jun. ’97
Survey Shows DRP Portfolio Outperforms Most Mutual Funds	Jul./Aug. ’98
“Synthetic DRP/DSPP Agent” Now Offers Buy, Sell and Hold Advice	Mar/Apr. ’01
ELECTRONIC EVIDENCE DISCOVERY:
Hair Raising Developments	Sep./Oct. ’95
Electronic Evidence and Cyber-crimes (Watching the Web)	Jan./Feb. ‘03
Saving/Discovering Those “Instant Messages”; also, “Wikis” and “Blogs”	May/June ‘03
EMPLOYEE OWNERSHIP:
Are “Cashless Option Programs” Dead In The Water, Following Sarbanes-Oxley?? We Say No	Jul./Aug. ‘02
Communications Tips	’00 Supplement
Economics Wizard Advances Novel “Save More Tomorrow Plan”	Sep./Oct. ’01
Employee Ownership Booms: Plans Go Global	’97 Supplement
Employee Ownership Plans Payoff Handsomely	May/Jun. ’99
Employee Voting; Tips to Max–Out	Jul./Aug. ’97
Important “Practice Points” on Employee Voting	May/June ‘03
Investors Stand Firm Following 9-11 - Except for Company Stock and Their Own 401-k Plans, That is	Sep./Oct. ‘01
Legended Certificates Finally Targeted For Elimination: Big Savings, Process-Improvement; Lower Liability	Sep./Oct. ‘01
NASPP	’00, ’01 Supplement
Pass-Through Voting of Employee Plan Shares…Traps, and Some Tips	Nov. ’04 Spec. Suppl.
“Proportional Voting” of Employee Plans Can Decide Voting Outcomes	December, 2003
FOCUS GROUPS:
Ameritech Scraps A/R, Begins Anew after Focus Groups Raise Q’s	May/Jun. ’99
Spend a Few Bucks Before You (Mis)Spend Your Next Million	Jul. ’96

INDIVIDUAL INVESTORS:
Analyzing Your Individual Investor Base: Part I on "The Basics"	May/Jun. ’99
Book–Entry Programs Boom, Saving Millions	Sep./Oct. ’97
Clearinghouse for Open–Enrollment DRPs Announced	Mar. ’96
Communicating With Investors...Cost-Effectively....Two 48 pg Special Supplements	’99; Nov. ’00
Convinced You Need More Individuals But Scared-Off by the Costs? Our Solution	Jan./Feb. ’00
Customer Service for Year 2001	’97 Supplement
Cutting Dividend Checks with DRP and Stock Certificates with DRS	Sep./Oct. ’98
Direct Stock Purchase Plans Hit the Internet... A Major Boon to Companies Too	Sep./Oct. ’98
Equitable Overhauls Individual Investor Base	May ’96
Favorite Stocks Shift; 4 Still in, 5 Ousted, 5 New... How’d it Happen?	Mar./Apr. ’98
Five Powerful Economic Forces Will Force You To Refocus On Individual Investors	Mar./Apr. ’95
Five Revolutionary Trends Will Impact Investor Services	’97 Supplement
Individual Access to Conference Calls: A fast–growing Trend	May/Jun. ’99
Individuals Appear to be Voting Proxies Less Reliably	Jul./Aug. ’98
Individuals as Customers Create Major Shareholder Value	May/Jun. ’99
Individuals Get Some Real Respect	Jan./Feb. ’98
Individual Investors Create More Corporate Value Than Ever; Seven or Eight Figures in Cash; Even More in Total Stock Market Value	Sep./Oct. ’02
Individuals Rate Quarterlies Higher Than Thought	Sep./Oct. ’95
Individuals Sitting on a Cash Hoard That Can - and Might - Move Markets	Nov./Dec. ‘01
Individual Investors Stand Firm, Yet Again, Following 9-11.…Except For Their 401-k Assets, That Is	Sep./Oct. ’01
Leveling the Playing Field	’97 Supplement
JC Penney Study Links Share Ownership/Buying Behaviors	Sep./Oct. ’95
NAICC – The Individual Investor Champion – Comes Under Investigation	Sep./Oct. ‘04
Reaching Out to Individual Investors	Mar./Apr. ’95
Richest Slices of the Demographic Pie	Sep./Oct. ’99
Standing Instructions to Censor Materials Rescinded	Mar./Apr. ’95
Stockholders as Customers: We Show You The Money	May/Jun. ’99
A Strong Anchor to Windward in Market Storms	Sep./Oct. ’98
Time for a Careful Look at Your Ownership Base	Nov./Dec. ’95
Top Ten Reasons to Grow and Guard Your Individual Investor Base	Sep./Oct. ’98
Top Ten Tips to Optimize Your Individual–Owner Profile	Jul./Aug. ’95
Trick or Treat Buyback Plans Leave Some Investors "Skewed"	Jul./Aug. ’99; Dec. ’00
Unjamming Those "Toll–free" Call Centers: 10 Tips for Issuers; 10 for Transfer Agents	Mar./Apr. ’99
What are Companies Doing to Communicate with Individuals These Days	Nov./Dec. ’97
What’s an E-Mail Address Worth to Your Company?	Mar./Apr. ‘02
INTERIM REPORTS:
An Interim Report on QRs: Top 10 Tips; Best and Worst Quarterlies	Sep./Oct. ’95
Analysts and Portfolio Managers Rate Them	Sep./Oct. ’94
Best and Worst of Written and Telephonic Interims	’94; Nov./Dec. ’97
Better Way to Reduce Quarterly Report Mailing Costs	Sep./Oct. ’94
Five Leading Investor Organizations Join a Web-based “Disclosure Network”	Sep./Oct. ‘02
Leveling the Playing Field	’97 Supplement
Two New Studies Indicate QRs More Valuable Than Thought	Sep./Oct. ’95
Two New Ways to Save Money On	Mar./Apr. ’95
IRAs:
IRAs: NAIC/First Trust Offer New Self–Directed IRA Product	Sep./Oct. ’95
Too Many IRAs Raining on Your DRP?...New Service May Help	Mar./Apr. ’95
MONEYSAVING IDEAS:
Abandoned Property: 10 Tips to Assess Your Situation and Develop a Program That’s Right for You	Sep./Oct. ’94
Annual Meeting Planner; 32 Pages of Moneysaving Ideas	’98 Supplement
Annual Meetings: Ten Tips to Get More Bang for Your Buck	Jan./Feb. ’98
Annual Meetings: Our Oft–Revised Top Ten Moneysaving Tips	Nov./Dec. ’98
Annual or Semi–Annual Dividends: A Mega Moneysaver vs Quarterly Payments	Jan./Feb. ’99
Interest Grows; A Few More Tips	Mar./Apr. ’02
AT&T Goes Completely Certificateless	Nov/Dec. ‘02
Automatic Debiting Reduces Expense, Increases Returns for DRPs	May/Jun. ’95
Automatic DRP with Once–a–Year Statements to Save on Lost Stockholder Maintenance	Jan/Feb. ‘01
Best Idea of ’97: Convertible Send and Return Envelope	Jul./Aug. ’97
Before You Sign-Off on Your Annual Meeting Materials, Our Checklist of Moneysaving Ideas	Jan./Feb. ’02
Biggest and Best of our Nine-Plus Years of Moneysaving Ideas	Jul./Aug. ‘03
Big Moneysaving Tip that we’ve been Reluctant to Push, ‘Til Now	Jul./Aug. ‘03
Book–Entry Programs Boom, Saving Millions for Issuers	Sep./Oct. ’97
Brokerage Commissions: Save Up to 70%	Mar. ’96
Check Those Class Action Bills Twice... A Money–Grabbing Ploy to Watch For	Nov./Dec. ’95
Communicating With Investors ...Cost-Effectively--Two 48 pg Special Supplements	’99; Nov. ’00
Consultants Paper the Streets with Canned RFPs; More Help to THEM Than YOU	Jul./Aug. ‘03
Cut your DSPP Costs At Least In Half...and Up To 1600%	Jan./Feb. ’00
Double Check Broker Mailing Practices, Fees and "Wraps" Before Paying the Bills	Jul./Aug. ’95
Double Your DRP Participation for Next to Nothing	Nov./Dec. ’95
DRP through DTC	May ’96
DRP/DSPP Benchmarking Studies Yield Big Moneysaving Insights	’99; Dec. ’00
DSPPs Hit the Internet: "Electronic Investors" will Produce Huge Cost–Savings for Issuers	’98; Nov./Dec. ’98
Electronic Delivery and Voting Technologies Lead to Big Money–Saving Opportunities	’97; Nov./Dec. ’98
Electronic delivery of 1099s – Save $.40 - $.45 per Shareholder	Jan/Feb. ‘03
Encourage Shareholders to "Bookmark" Your Internet Voting Site to Increase Usage... and The Moneysaving Potential	Mar./Apr. ’99
Equitable Saves Mega–Money on Investor Base	May ’96
“File Beautification” Pares Shareholder Rolls	December, 2003
Financial Printing Bills: Manage & Minimize	Nov./Dec. ’94
Five Ways to Save Really Big Money on Annual Meeting Mailings	Jul. ’94
Focus Groups ... Before You (Mis) Spend Your Next Million on Annual Reports	Jul. ’96
Free Consulting	Jul. ’96
Householding Rules Finally Out...How to Max-Out the Savings	Sep/Oct ’00; Dec. ’00
Householding: Potentially the Biggest Money Saver Ever	Nov./Dec. ’97
Individual Investors Will Save You Millions in Underwriting Fees; Generate More Millions in Shareholder Value	Sep./Oct. ’02
Individual Ownership Programs: Don’t Kiss Good Money Good–bye	Jul./Aug. ’95
IRAs – Too Many Can Rain on Your DRIP: New Service May Help	Mar./Apr. ’95
Interim Reports: 10 Tips to Get Your Money’s Worth	Sep./Oct. ’95
Interims: New Ideas to Eliminate Dupes; Save 33%–66% on NOBO Fees	Mar./Apr. ’95
Legended Stock Certificates Finally Targeted for Elimination; Major Reduction in Corporate Liability Too	Sep./Oct. ’01
Listed on a Non-US Exchange? A Two-Syllable Moneysaving Tip	May/June ‘04
A Monster Moneysaving Tip if You’ve Got Privately Placed Issues	Sep./Oct. ’02
Multi-Million $ Moneysaving Idea for Transfer Agents	Sep./Oct. ’99
New Approach To Oddlot Buyback Economics Offers Mega Moneysavings Sep./Oct. ’99	July/Aug. ‘04
Odd–Lot Programs – 10 Tips To Get Your Money’s Worth; 5 More Tips to Stop the Flow	Jan./Feb. ’95
Odd-Lot Buybacks: Good for the Vendors; Maybe Not for YOU, or Your Shareholders	Jan./Feb. ‘04
“Offshoring” – A Potentially HUGE Moneysaver…But Look Carefully Before You Leap	July/Aug ‘04
Off-the-Shelf Stock Certificates…a Mega Moneysaver	December, 2003
One-Minute Multi-Million Moneysaving Makeover at NCR	Jan./Feb. ’99
Optimize Your Annual Meeting Spending: Our Longest-Ever List of Tips	Sep./Oct. ’00
A Proposal to Cut Annual Meeting Expense in Half	Jul. ’94
Plan to Cut Printing and Production Expenses	’00 Supplement
"Priority Mail” Is Often Slower Than Regular, So Save Your Money!	May/Jun. ‘02
Proxy Solicitation; Managing Expense... and Your Overall Solicitation Effort	’95; Nov./Dec. ’98
Quarterly Report Mailing Costs: A Better Way to Reduce Them	Sep./Oct. ’94
Raise Equity Capital in a New, Ultra–Low–Cost Way	May/Jun. ’95
Reverse Split Saves Millions for NCR	Jan./Feb. ’99
Save Money, Gain Valuable Know-how and Self-insure by Trying Runners-Up	Jan./Feb. ‘04
Save $100,000 Plus on Annual Meeting Arrangements	Sep. ’96
Scrutinizing Those “Out-of-Pocket Expenses” Billed to You Can Save You Monster Money	December, 2003
Second Proxies: Another Way to Throw Good Money into the Street	May/Jun. ’97
Six Moneysaving Tips for Companies Planning a Split, Spinoff or Exchange	Sep./Oct. ’97
“SmartMail” Leverages USPS to Save Money/Reduce Delivery Times	Dec. ’02 Spec. Suppl.
Stop Wasting Money with Too–Slow DRP Fulfillment	’97; May/Jun. ’97
“Streetside Householding”	Dec. ’00
Telephone Voting: Faster & Much Cheaper Than Mail!	May/Jun. ’95
Dial Up Big Savings in Postage and Handling	Mar. ’96
Top-Ten Moneysaving Ideas to Take You Through 2001	May/Jun. ’00
Top Ten Tips on Using Technology to Cut Annual Meeting-Related Expenses	Jul./Aug. ‘01
Triple Check the Answers to those “Canned “ T-A RFP Responses Before Deciding Who’s “Lowest”	May/Jun.’01
Two Simple Ways To Create Big Shareholder Value When Producing Your A-M Materials	Jul./Aug. ‘02
Try Tri–Annual Dividends to Save Big Money	Mar./Apr. ’99
Watch Out For Annual Meeting Fee Scamsters	May/Jun. ’95; May/Jun ‘01; Mar./Apr. ‘02
Watch Your Wording, Lest You Jeopardize Standard Mail Rates For Proxy Packages	December ‘03
What’s An E-Mail Address Worth to Your Company? Big Bucks, We Say	Mar./Apr. ‘04
ODD–LOT BUYBACKS:
Dark Side of Odd–Lot Buybacks, Plus Tips to Sharpen Programs/Improve
Success...Procedures to Prevent Recurrence	Jan./Feb. ’95
Good For The Vendors, But Maybe Not For YOU, or Your Shareholders	Jan./Feb. ‘04
Top-Ten Tips on What – And What NOT to Do
Mini–Tender Offers Catching Issuers/Investors by Surprise	Jan./Feb. ’99
New Approach to Oddlot Economics…With Mega Moneysaving Potential	July/Aug. ‘04
New "Reg M" Makes Odd–Lot Programs Easier to Conduct	Mar. ’97
Trick or Treat Offers...Don't Offer Them	’99; Dec. ’00
Yet Another “Trick or Treat” Offer… from Mattel	Jan./Feb. ‘03

PLAIN ENGLISH DOCUMENTS:
Kudos for Plain English Proxy Statements	May/Jun. ’97
Plain English Documents	Mar. ’97
“Proxy Votes Have Value” – an educational pamphlet for shareholders	September, 2003
PROXY:
ADP Digs In Its Heels On Proxy Fees	Nov./Dec. ’99
ADP Reports Huge Jump in Votes Processed... and in Electronic Votes	May/Jun. ’98
ADP Shows Us The Money From Electronics/Householding	Nov./Dec. ‘99
ASCS Proposes Totally New Approach to Proxy Fees	Jul./Aug. ‘01
Agilent, Intel, Microsoft et al Call NYSE Proxy Fee Structure “economically inefficient…obsolete”	Jan./Feb. ‘02
Big Doings in Proxy Solicitation Country; Shifts at Georgeson, D. F. King	Jul./Aug. ’97
Business Roundtable Petitions SEC For a Return to “Pass-Through” Voting	Mar./Apr. ‘04
Challenge–Proof Your Vote	Nov./Dec. ’94
Consent Solicitations: New Activist Weapon; Plus, A Primer from Learned Counsel	Mar./Apr. ’00
Companies Make Slow Progress in Applying Technology to the Proxy Process	Jul./Aug. ’01
Creative Ways to Use 8 1/2" x 11" Proxy	Mar./Apr. ’95
Delaware Court Reverses Inspector: "Assumptions" Don't Make "Presumptions of Validity"	Mar./Apr. ’00
D F King Acquires Malcon	Jul./Aug. ’01
Dissident Groups Score Big Wins in 2001: Top Tips to Keep Your Company in “Fighting Trim”	May/Jun. ‘01
Don’t Waste Money – or Your Reputation – on Mismanaged Solicitations	Nov./Dec. ’98
Electronic Distribution and Voting: A Big Moneysaver	Nov./Dec. ’98
Electronic Voting Spawns A Powerful Data-Gathering & Communications Tool	Dec ’02 Spec. Suppl.
Employee Voting: How to Max–Out	Jul./Aug. ’97
Fee Scamster Arrested	Mar. ’96
Five-Point Checklist to Assure Your Elec-Delivery Systems Will Work	Jan./Feb. ’00
Georgeson Sold to Shareholder Communications Corporation	Mar./Apr. ’99
Georgeson Up for Sale (Again)	Jan./Feb. ‘03
Global Transfer Agent, Computershare, Buys Georgeson	December, 2003
Ice: Not So Nice (at first) But More Negotiable These Days on Fees	’97; Mar./Apr. ’99
Individual Investors Voting Less Often	Jul./Aug. ’98
JP Morgan Chase Provision Re: Adjournments	Dec ’00
Last Season for ADPs Lock on Fees??	Mar./Apr. ’99
Letter–Size Proxies Supplant Cards	Mar./Apr. ’95
More Big Doings at Solicitors; Georgeson Sells StockWatch Business; Shareholder Comm. Buys Kissel–Blake	Sep./Oct. ’98
New York Legislature OK’s Telephone Voting, Some States Still Need To Act	Sep./Oct. ’97
NYSE Petitions SEC for Permanent Approval Of Proxy reimbursement Guidelines	Nov./Dec. ‘01
“No” Votes at Disney Mark a Turning Point in the Proxy Wars	Jan./Feb. ‘04
“Overvoting” of Proxies Reaches Epic Proportions: What to Do	Mar./Apr. ‘04
“Pilot Proxy Fees” Up For Review; Issuers Look for Big Rollbacks	May/Jun. ’01
Postal Service Threats to Standard Mail Rates for Proxy Packages: Watch Your Wording!	December ‘03
“Priority Mail” Is Often Slower Than Regular, So Save Your Money	May/Jun. ’02
Predictions For The 2003 Annual Meeting Season	Nov/Dec. ‘02
Proof Reading: Top Tips	’96; ’98 Supplement
Proxy Advisory Service Challenged	Sep./Oct. ’98
Proxy Cards – “The Forgotten Documents”	Nov. ’03 Spec. Suppl.
Proxy Fee Scamsters	May/Jun. ‘01
Proxy Fighter Beacon Hill Splits Up	Mar./Apr. ’01
Proxy Fights Boom: CT Corporation Exits Inspector Biz	Sep./Oct. ’00
Proxy Forum to Address Technology, Fees and Process Issues	May/Jun. ’97
Proxy Guru Slams The System; We Rebut	Dec ’00
Proxy Hall of Shame for Hewlett-Packard re: Cumulative Voting Move	Jan./Feb. ‘04
Proxy Mailing Charges of Five Largest Mailers/Duquesne Light Compared	Mar./Apr. ’95
Proxy Monitor Acquires ISS	Jul./Aug. ’01
Proxy Solicitation Expense	Jan./Feb. ’95
Proxy Solicitors: Who’s Who and What’s What??	Jul./Aug. ’01
Proxy Statement Can Be A Valuable Builder of Investor Confidence	Dec ’02 Spec. Suppl.
Proxy Tabulating and Reporting...How Accurate is it Really?	May/Jun. ’98
Proxy Tabulating Horrors to Guard Against	May/Jun. ’97
Second Proxies: Another Way to Throw Good Money into the Street	May/Jun. ’97
SEC'S Householding Release; Our Proposals Work  Better	’99; Sep. ’00; Dec.’00
Seeking Shareholder Approval of Option Plans Under New Listing Standards	Dec ’02 Spec. Suppl.
Technology and the Proxy Process	’00 Supplement
Telephone Voting Can Ring–Up Big Savings	Mar. ’96
Thomson Financial to Sell Voter-Advisor ISS	Jan./Feb. ’01
“Televoting”; An OK Idea, But It Requires Careful Policing	Sep./Oct. ’02
Tips on Picking a Winning Deal Team	Mar./Apr. ’98
Top Tips on Selecting a Proxy Solicitor…And A Winning “Deal Team”	December, 2003
Top Ten Tips on Using Technology to Reduce Costs/Improve Communications	Jul./Aug. ’01
We’re Here For You: Profiles of our 2005-2006 Independent Inspectors of Election	Nov. ’04 Spec. Suppl.
What’s the Real Scoop on Proxy Solicitors... Who’s Who in the Tombstones	’98; Jan./Feb. ’99
What’s Up With Those Proxy Solicitors and “Stock Watchers”?	Nov. ’04 Spec. Suppl.
Who’s Counting That Vote, Mr. Chairman? And Is It Correct?	Dec ’02 Spec. Suppl.
Yankee Energy Gets Double–Duty/Double Value from Proxy Mailing	Nov./Dec. ’94
QUARTERLY REPORTS... SEE INTERIM REPORTS
RECYCLED AND RECYCLABLE PAPER:
Tips on Using	Nov./Dec. ’94
REGULATORY NOTES: (Can be found in every issue, Selected Highlights shown)
Class Action Suits Escalate After Legislation	Nov./Dec. ’98
Consumer Advisory Committee at SEC	Jul. ’94
Dead Hand/Slow Hand Poison Pills Dead In Delaware	Nov./Dec. ’98
Delaware Court Notes "Assumptions" Don't Equal "Presumptions" of Proxy Validity	Mar./Apr. ’00
Delaware Rules on Lockups; Must be “Reasonable”…non-preclusive; non-coercive	Nov./Dec. ‘02
Direct Registration System Needs Sensible Regulatory Attention or Issuers Will Have Big Problems	May/Jun. ’99
Director Nomination Proposals by SEC Totally Miss the Point, We Say	December, 2003
House Bill Would Regulate DRP Agents	Sep./Oct. ’97
Internet Roadshows OK’d for Qualified Buyers of Private Placements	Jan./Feb. ’98
"Invest Wisely" Pamphlet from SEC	Jul. ’94
IRS Withholding Rules for Foreign Stockholders Postponed ’Til Y2K	May/Jun. ’98
Labor Department Holds Hearings on 401(K) Fees; Issues Booklet	’97; Jul./Aug. ’98
NASD Nixes Short Sales on Downticks	Sep./Oct. ’94
NASD will Pay to Broadcast Earnings Discussions of its Top 100 Companies	Nov./Dec. ’98
New York Legislature OKs Telephone Voting	Sep./Oct. ’97
NYSE Brokers "New and Improved Fees" for Proxy Distribution	Mar. ’96
NYSE Re–Defines "Broad–Based" Option Plans; Shareholder Approval Thresholds	Sep./Oct. ’98
NYSE Rule Lets Brokers Vote Wraps	Sep./Oct. ’94
NYSE Thwarts Morton’s Stock Split Plan	Sep./Oct. ’94
Ohio Court Stings Abandoned Property Gadfly	Sep./Oct. ’97
PCAOB Issues Standards for Audit of Internal Controls	Jan./Feb. ‘04
"Reg M" Makes it Easy to Launch DRPs/Odd–Lots	Mar. ’97
Regulators Eye Abandoned Property Pot of Gold	Sep./Oct. ’94
Roach Motel Escape Hatch Widened at NYSE	Sep./Oct. ’98
Rogue Broker Study Released	Jul. ’94
Sarbanes-Oxley Landslides In: Some Purely Practical Issues and Challenges Stand-Out	Jul./Aug. ’02
SEC "Aircraft Carrier" Launched (?)	Sep./Oct. ’98
SEC Approves NYSE/ADP Proxy Fee Proposal; Calls for Audit and Report on "Reasonableness"	Mar. ’97
SEC Grants Broad Exemptions for Company–Sponsored DRPs	Nov./Dec. ’94
SEC Issues a Boatload of Proposals to Implement SOX	Sep./Oct. ’02
SEC Issues Draft "Householding Rules"...Too Little Too Late We Say (But we offer some PRACTICAL Tips)	Sep./Oct. ’97
SEC Issues Final Rules on Nominating Committees/Holder Communications w Boards	December ‘03
SEC to Launch Broad “Street-Sweeps”; “Wildcatting” Probes when Problems Are Found	Mar./Apr. ‘04
SEC Plans “A Complete Overhaul” of Transfer Agent Regs….A GOOD Thing, We Say	Jul,/Aug. ’02
SEC Pursues Auditors, Audit Committees, Big Companies	Nov./Dec. ’98
SEC Seeks Comments on its Proxy Rules: Be Prepared for a Sea Change	Mar./Apr. ‘03
Securities Market Improvement Act Solves Most Blue Sky Problems	Jan. ’97
SIPIC Insurance Gets a Fresh Look... and it ain’t good	Nov./Dec. ’98
Thinking Outside of the Box; Three Radical Ideas from Commissioner Wallman	Jul./Aug. ’97
REQUIRED READING:
"A Look at 401(k) Plan Fees", from Department of Labor	Jul./Aug. ’98
Corporate Minutes Monograph; IR Compensation Study; Non–Profit Governance Guide	May/Jun. ’97
Deloitte Touche on Non–Financial Performance Measures; Campbell Soup and CPC A/M Materials	Nov./Dec. ’95
For You, Your Chairman and Your Entire Board	Jul. ’96
"From Little Leagues to Universities"; also NIRI’s "Standards and Practices" for IR Disclosure	May/Jun. ’98
"Invest Wisely" Pamphlet from SEC	Jul. ’94
Levitt’s Letter to Audit Committee Chairmen	Dec. ’00
“The Board Book”	Jul./Aug. ’00
SCRIPOPHILY:
Acutely Painful; Potentially Fatal	Jul./Aug. ’95
Becoming a Mass–Market Phenomenon	Sep./Oct. ’97
Do You Know Where Your Old Stock Certificates Really Are?	Jan./Feb. ’99
“Off-the-Shelf” Certificates: A Big Moneysaver…With Little Scripopophilic Appeal	December, 2003
Suits Keep Strait–Jacketing Corporate Victims	Nov. ’96
Warning Re: Would–Be Buyers of Old Certificates	Jul./Aug. ’97
STAMP... The "Medallion Signature Guarantee" Fails to Stamp–out Fraud	Mar./Apr. ’98
SUPPLIERS:
Governance Overseers Zero-In On Suppliers to Public Companies: Big Shocks to Come	Nov./Dec. ‘04
“Offshoring” Comes Out Of The Closet	July/Aug. ‘04
Our New Checklist of Questions To Ask About Suppliers Before You Buy	Nov./Dec. ‘04
Proxy Solicitors (See PROXY section)
Transfer Agents (See TRANSFER AGENT section)
SURVEYS:
Directors Are Often “Asleep At The Switch,” Two Surveys Say	May/Jun. 02
OPTIMIZER Readership Survey Results	’95; ’96; ’97; Feb. ’99, Sep/Oct. ’01
Quick Poll of Issuer Satisfaction With Vendors	May/Jun. ’02
Sensational Survey Scam	Jul./Aug. ’97
Transfer Agent Quality Surveys....(See Listings Under Transfer Agents)	Jul. ’94
Yankee Energy Uses Proxy to Survey Shareholders	Nov./Dec. ’94

T-PLUS-ONE:
Postponed ’til 2005: One Expert Questions Whether It’s Cost-Justified At All	Nov./Dec. ’01
T–PLUS–THREE:
Bonanza for Brokers... Problems for Public Companies and for Transfer Agents... Brokers "Explain"	Jul. ’94
Enlightened Issuers Step Up Their Communications Efforts	Sep./Oct. ’94
Good Side to T+3 for Savvy Issuers	Sep./Oct. ’95
Opportunity or Threat?	Jul./Aug. ’95
What Every Stockholder Needs to Know About Registered vs Street–Name Ownership	(By request)
T+3 is Here: What are Brokers, Investors, Issuers and the SEC Saying and Doing?	May/Jun. ’95
TRANSFER AGENTS:
A Better Way to Rate Your Transfer Agent	Jul. ’94
Agent Shopping Hits an All-time High	Sep./Oct. ’02
Big Companies Play Musical Chairs with Their Agents	May/Jun. ’98
Business Grows For The First Time in 15 Years	Jul./Aug. '01
“Canned” RFP Responses; Triple Check the Numbers Before You Decide on Who Really Has “Lowest Price”	May/Jun ‘01
Checklist of Best Practices in Selecting a Transfer Agent	Nov. ’03 Spec. Suppl.
Companies Continue to Change Horses	Jan/Feb. ’01
Consolidation: Chemical–Mellon Joint Venture	Sep./Oct. ’94
Bank of Boston/State Street Joint Venture	May/Jun. ’95
ChaseMellon Acquires Boatmen’s Business	Mar. ’97
Computershare Buys Merrill's ESOP Biz	Sep./Oct. ’00
Computershare Buys Proxy Solicitor Georgeson	December, 2003
Computershare Buys Transcentive	Jan./Feb. ‘04
Computershare Set to Buy Equiserve	Sep./Oct. ‘04
Continental Stock Transfer Forms Alliance With Georgeson & SunGard	Dec.’02 Spec. Suppl.
Consolidation Continues: Top Five Agents Control 80–85% of the Market	Nov. ’96
The Big Keep Getting Bigger	Jul./Aug. ’01
DST Takes Ownership of EquiServe	Dec. ’00
First Chicago–Boston EquiServe to Combine Businesses... The New Top–10 Agents	Jan./Feb. ’98
Harris Acquires Banc–One Business	Jul./Aug. ’95
Mellon Buys-Out Chase Interest	Dec. ’00
Mellon Sells Stockwatch	Jan./Feb. ‘04
Direct Registration System Finally Sprouts “Legs”	Jan./Feb. ‘01
First New Entrant in 20 Years	Jul./Aug. ’98
Global Mega–Mergers Take Toll on Transfer Agents	Jan./Feb. ’99
How Well Are Those T/A Call Centers Really Serving Us? Results of our Tax-Time "Stress Test"	Mar./Apr. ’99
Insurance Co. De-Mutualizations, May Refill T/A "Bucket"; Widen Gaps in Share	Nov./Dec. ’98
Market Share: Who’s Who?	Jan/Feb. ‘01
Overview of the Transfer Agency Business	’97 Supplement
Paperless Stock Transfer	’97 Supplement
Procurers For Transfer Agents Hit the Web; No Loitering Allowed	Jan./Feb. ’02
Read The Fine Print on Your T-A Contract	Jul./Aug. ’00; May/Jun ’02
“Right Agent” A Valuable Ally In Rebuilding Investor Trust	Dec. ’02 Spec. Suppl.
SEC Plans A “Complete Overhaul” of Transfer Agent Regs….A GOOD Thing, We Say	Jul./Aug. ’02
SEC Plans to “Significantly Step-Up” T-A Audits…Some Issues for Issuers	Jan./Feb. ‘03
Selling DRP Shares Through Eleven Agents... A Mixed Experience	Jul./Aug. ’98
Shareholder Service for the 21st Century	’97 Supplement
Silly Season for Those T/A "Quality" Surveys... Five Reasons Not to Use Them to Pick an Agent	Nov./Dec. ’98
Silly Season Yet Again And, As Before, Perceptions and Realities Are Often At Variance	Jul./Aug. ’02
Star Players "Gallop–Off" in New Directions	Mar. ’96
Survey Purveyor Protests	Sep./Oct. ’97
Tax- Season Stress Test of T-A Call Centers	Mar./Apr. ’99; ’00
New Stress Test Produces Unexpected Stressors Involving Automation Attempts	Mar./Apr. ’02
2003 Test Produces Surprises, Stress…and a Few Good Laughs	Mar./Apr. ‘03
Top Five Reasons Companies Change Agents	Sep./Oct. ’02
Transfer Agent Market Share: Dramatic Shifts	Jul./Aug. ’97
An Update on Transfer Agent Market Share	Nov. ’04 Spec. Suppl.
Transfer Agent Quality Surveys	Jul. ’94
Revisited	’95; Nov./Dec. ’98
On "Second Look" Yet Another Bank is "Number One"	Mar. ’97
Latest Surveys "Ain’t Gonna Give You No Answer"	Jan. ’97
Vaulting From Last Place to First in Just One Year	Jul. ’96
Transfer Agents of the Ukraine...A Report from the former USSR	Jan./Feb. ’00
Truly Sensational Survey–Scam	Jul./Aug. ’97
Web-Based “Auctions” of Transfer Agent Services	Mar./Apr. ‘03
Web Brokers Pose Threats to T-A Paperbound Models	Jan/Feb. ‘01
What’s the Real Scoop on Transfer Agents... and What to Do if You’re Unhappy with Yours	Jan./Feb. ’98
What’s REALLY Up With Those Transfer Agents:  a Quick ‘Who’s Who’	Nov. ’04 Spec. Suppl.
What’s Your T-A Been Up to? Who Moved Where?	Mar./Apr. ‘03
Who Moved Where In 2004 – Some Big Clients Change Horses on the TA Merry-Go-Round	Nov./Dec. ‘04
VIDEO CONFERENCING:
Video Conference on Annual Meeting/Corporate Governance: An Important New Dimension to Board Meetings	Jan./Feb. ’95
WATCHING THE WEB:  Selected highlights...
Abandoned Property Websites Creating Corporate Embarrassment	Jan./Feb. ’99
Best and Worst Practices for Posting Annual Meeting Materials	Nov. ’03 Spec. Suppl.
Bone-Up on XML and XBRL; Coming to Your Neighborhood Soon We Predict	Nov./Dec. ’01
Building or Remodeling Your Website? Top–10 Tips from Designers, Top–5 No–Nos and Some "Best IR Sites" Will Help	Mar./Apr. ’99
Check Out OUR Webcast: “Optimizing Your Annual Meeting”	(no longer available)
"Do it Yourself Investment:" DSPPs Now Live and on the Internet	’98; Nov./Dec. ’98
“Electronic Evidence” from Instant Messages, Wikis and Blogs	May/June ‘03
Electronic Voting Technologies Leading to Big Cost/Service Improvements	’97 thru ’99
Encourage Your Shareholders to "Bookmark" Your Internet Voting Site, to Increase Usage/Moneysaving Opportunities	Mar./Apr. ’99
Gear–Up Early to Save Money on Electronic Distribution of Proxy Materials	Nov./Dec. ’98
Individual Investor Access to Conference Calls: A fast–growing Trend Facilitated by New Website	May/Jun. ’99
Internet Road Shows OK’d for Qualified Buyers of Private Placements	Jan./Feb. ’98
Investor Relations Websites Get “Mystery Shopped” by Reporters	July/Aug. ‘03
Procurers for Transfer Agents….No Loitering Allowed	Jan./Feb. ’02
Shareholder.Com Offers Compelling New Product to Rebroadcast Annual Mtgs. On the Web	Jan./Feb. ’01
T–Bills Available for Internet Purchases	Jul./Aug. ’98
Top Four “Don’ts” When Using E-mail	Jan./Feb. ‘04
Web-Brokers Pose Threat to Transfer Agent Models	Jan./Feb. ‘01
WRAPS:
Need Some (W)Rapping	Mar./Apr. ’95
Not All Brokers Charge Proxy Fee	May/Jun. ’95
What’s a Wrap Anyway?	Jul./Aug. ’95
YEAR 2000 PROBLEM:
The Problem	’97 Supplement
Disclosure Efforts are Missing the Mark with SEC	Jan./Feb. ’99
Efforts Lagging at Many Companies	May/Jun. ’98
Shaping Up as Bigger than First Thought	Sep./Oct. ’97
Y2K Disclosure on 10Ks Required	Sep./Oct. ’98