United States
Securities and Exchange Commission
Washington, DC 20549
FORM N-PX
ANNUAL REPORT OF PROXY VOTING RECORD OF REGISTERED MANAGEMENT
INVESTMENT COMPANY
Investment Company Act File Number: 811-00833
ASA LIMITED
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(Exact name of registrant as specified in charter)
36 WIERDA ROAD WEST
SANDTON 2196
SOUTH AFRICA
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(Address of principal executive offices)
LAWRENCE G. NARDOLILLO, CPA
LGN ASSOCIATES
P.O. BOX 269
FLORHAM PARK, NEW JERSEY 07932
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(name and address of agent for service)
Registrant's telephone number, including area code: (973) 377-3535
Date of fiscal year end: NOVEMBER 30, 2004
Date of reporting period: JUNE 30, 2004
Item 1. Proxy Voting Record
(Unless otherwise noted, matters voted on were proposed by management.)
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Meeting Mgmt Rec. Vote
Date Cast
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ANGLO AMERICAN PLATINUM CORP. LTD. 3/30/04
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Ticker: NA CUSIP: NA
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Proposals - Ordinary Business
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1 Accept Financial Statements and Statutory For For
Reports for Year Ended Dec. 31, 2003
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2.1 Reelect L. Boyd as Director For For
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2.2 Reelect W.A. Nairn as Director For For
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2.3 Reelect R. Havenstein as Director Appointed For For
During the Year
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2.4 Reelect B.A. Khumalo as Director Appointed For For
During the Year
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2.5 Reelect R. G. Mills as Director Appointed For For
During the Year
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2.6 Reelect A.M. Thebyane as Director Appointed For For
During the Year
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2.7 Reelect P.L Zim as Director Appointed For For
During the Year
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3 Ratify Deloitte & Touche as Auditors For For
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4 Place Authorized But Unissued Shares under For For
Control of Directors
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5 Approve Remuneration of Directors For For
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Special Business
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1 Authorized Creation of 40 Million Convertible For For
Perpetual Cumulative Preference Shares
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2 Amend Articles Re: Rights and Privileges For For
of Preference Shares
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3 Approve Increase in Authorized Capital Equal to For For
Any Increase in Issued Capital Due to Conversion
Of Preference Shares into Ordinary Shares
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4 Place Authorized But Unissued Preference Shares For For
Under Control of Directors
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Meeting Mgmt Rec. Vote
Date Cast
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ANGLO AMERICAN PLC 4/21/04
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Ticker: NA CUSIP: NA
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Proposals
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1 Accept Financial Statements and Statutory Reports For For
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2 Approve Final Dividend of 39 US cents Per For For
Ordinary Share
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3 Elect M Marques as Director For For
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4 Re-elect Barry Davison as Director For For
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5 Re-elect Chris Fay as Director For For
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6 Re-elect Tony Lea as Director For For
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7 Re-elect Rob Margetts as Director For For
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8 Re-elect Bill Nairn as Director For For
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9 Re-elect Nicky Oppenheimer as Director For For
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10 Re-appoint Deloitte and Touche LLP as Auditors For For
and Authorize Board to Fix Remuneration of Auditors
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11 Approve Remuneration Report For For
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12 Approve Anglo American Bonus Share Plan 2004 For For
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13 Authorize the Directors to Establish Further Similar For For
Bonus Share Plans
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14 Authorize Issuance of Equity or Equity-Linked For For
Securities with Pre-emptive Rights up to Aggregate Nominal Amount of
USD 246,500,000
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15 Authorize Issuance of Equity or Equity-Linked Securities without For For
Preemptive Rights up to Aggregate Nominal
Amount of USD 31,750,000
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16 Authorize 148 Million Shares for Market Purchase For For
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ANGLOGOLD ASHANTI LTD. 6/29/04
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Ticker: NA CUSIP: NA
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Special Meeting Agenda
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1 Authorize Issuance of Up to 15.4 Million Shares Pursuant For For
To Conversion of 2.375 Percent Guaranteed Convertible Bonds
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2 Place Authorized But Unissued Shares under Control For For
Of Directors
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3 Approve Issuance of Share without Preemptive Rights up to a Maximum For For
of Ten Percent of Issue Capital
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Meeting Mgmt Rec. Vote
Date Cast
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ANGLOGOLD LTD. 4/29/04
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Ticker: NA CUSIP: NA
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Annual Meeting Agenda
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1 Accept Financial Statements and Statutory Reports For For
For Year Ended Dec. 31, 2003
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2 Reelect J.G. Best as Director For For
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3 Reelect E. le R. Bradley as Director For For
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4 Reelect A.J. Trahar as Director For For
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5 Place Authorized But Unissued Shares under Control of Directors For For
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6 Approve Issuance of Share without Preemptive rights up to a Maximum For For
of 15 Percent of Issued Capital
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7 Approve Increase in Remuneration of Directors For For
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8 Authorize Repurchase of Up to 20 Percent of Issued Share Capital For For
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ANGLOGOLD LTD. 4/08/04
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Ticker: NA CUSIP: NA
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Proposal
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1 Approve Change of Company Name to For For
AngloGold Ashanti Limited
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AVGOLD LIMITED 5/03/04
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Ticker: NA CUSIP: NA
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Proposal
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1 Approve Scheme of Arrangement Re: Acquisition of For For
Entire Issued Capital of Company by Harmony Gold
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BARRICK GOLD CORPORATION 4/22/04
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Ticker: ABX CUSIP: 067901108
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Proposals
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1 Election of Directors For For
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2 Approve Appointment of PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP as auditors and For For
authorize directors to fix renumeration
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3 Approve Stock Option Plan (2004 For For
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Meeting Mgmt Rec. Vote
Date Cast
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GOLD FIELDS LIMITED 3/08/04
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Ticker: NA CUSIP: NA
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Proposals
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1 Approve Issuance by GFI Mining of New Shares Representing 15 Percent For For
of Issued Capital of GFI to Mvelaphanda Gold (Pty) Ltd.
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2 Approve Issuance by Company of New Shares to Mvelaphanda, Micawber For For
or Mezzanine Financiers if Shares Equivalent to 15 Percent of Issued
Capital of GFI Mining are Acquired by Company Pursuant to Right of
Call
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3 Authorize Board to Ratify and Execute Approved Resolutions For For
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COMPANIA DE MINAS BUENAVENTURA 3/26/04
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Ticker: BVN CUSIP: 204448104
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Proposals
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1 Approval of Annual Report and Financial Statements as of Dec. 31, For Not
2003 Voted
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2 Appoint Medina, Saldivar, Paredes & Assoc., Members of Ernst & Young For Not
International, as Auditors Voted
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3 Declaration of Cash Dividend of US$0.16 per share or ADS For Not
Voted
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Meeting Mgmt Rec. Vote
Date Cast
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GOLD FIELDS LIMITED 11/18/03
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Ticker: NA CUSIP: NA
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Proposals
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1 Consider and Adopt Financial Statements for Year Ended June 30, 2003 For Not
Voted
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2 Reelect JM McMahon, BR vanRooyen, CI von Christierson and AJ Wright For Not
as Directors Voted
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3 Place Unissued Shares Under Control of the Directors For Not
Voted
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4 Authorize Directors to Issue Shares for Cash For Not
Voted
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5 Authorize directors to Purchase up to 20% of Share Capital For Not
Voted
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Meeting Mgmt Rec. Vote
Date Cast
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HARMONY GOLD MINING LTD 5/07/04
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Ticker: HMY CUSIP: 413216300
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Proposals
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1 Authorize Issuance of 1,700 Convertible Bonds without Preemptive For For
Rights
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2 Authorize Board to Allot and Issue New Shares Pursuant to Conversion For For
of Convertible Bonds
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3 Approve Issuance of Shares without Preemptive Rights up to a Maximum For For
of 15 Percent of Issued Capital
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4 Authorize Board to Ratify and Execute Approved Resolutions For For
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Meeting Mgmt Rec. Vote
Date Cast
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HARMONY GOLD MINING LTD 11/14/03
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Ticker: HMY CUSIP: 413216300
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Proposals
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1 Receive Audited Financial Statements for Year Ended June 30, 2003 For Not
Voted
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2 Fix Remuneration of Directors For Not
Voted
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3.1 Elect PT Motsepe (as Chairman) For Not
Voted
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3.2 Elect WM Gule as Director For Not
Voted
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3.3 Elect MW King as Director For Not
Voted
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3.4 Elect P Taljaard as Director For Not
Voted
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3.5 Elect AJ Wilkens as Director For Not
Voted
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3.6 Elect CML Savage as Director For Not
Voted
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3.7 Elect DV Simelane as Director For Not
Voted
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3.8 Elect MV Sisulu as Director For Not
Voted
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3.9 Elect MMMM Bakane-Tuone as Director For Not
Voted
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3.10 Elect SP Sibisi as Director For Not
Voted
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3.11 Elect RV Simelane as Director For Not
Voted
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4.1 Reelect ZB Swanepoel as Director For Not
Voted
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4.2 Reelect TSA Grobicki as Director For Not
Voted
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4.3 Reelect MF Pleming as Director For Not
Voted
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5 Authorize Shareholders to Place Authorized by Unissued Shares under For Not
Control of Directors Voted
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6 Require Quorum for Directors Meeting to Include a Least 50% of For Not
Disinterested Directors Voted
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7 Authorize the Board of Directors to Act by Signed Written Resolution For Not
Voted
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8 Authorize Market Repurchase of Shares Subject to JSE Listing For Not
Requirements Voted
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9 Approval of Harmony (2003) Share Option Scheme For Not
Voted
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10 Place Authorized but Unissued Shares Under Control of Directors For Not
Voted
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11 Authorize directors to Issue Shares for Cash For Not
Voted
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Meeting Mgmt Rec. Vote
Date Cast
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HARMONY GOLD MINING LTD 9/01/03
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Ticker: HMY CUSIP: 413216300
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Proposals
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1 Approve Increase in Authorized Capital to 350 Million Shares For Not
Voted
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2 Approve Merger with ARMgold For Not
Voted
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3 Place Authorized but Unissued Shares Under Control of Directors For Not
Voted
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4 Authorize any Director to Sign Merger Related Documents For Not
Voted
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IMPALA PLATINUM HOLDINGS LIMITED 10/22/03
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Ticker: NA CUSIP: NA
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Proposals
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1 To Receive Financial Statements for Year Ended June 30, 2003 For Not
Voted
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2 Appointment of TV Mokgalha and LJ Paton as Directors For Not
Voted
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3 Reelect MV Mennell, DH Brown, KC Rumble and DM O'Connor as Directors For Not
Voted
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4 Determine the Remuneration of Directors For Not
Voted
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5 Place Authorized but Unissued Shares Under Control of Directors For Not
Voted
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6 Authorize Directors to Issue Shares for Cash For Not
Voted
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7 Approve Share Option Scheme For Not
Voted
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8 Amend Articles of Association to Increase Maximum Number of For Not
Directors and to Reduce Number of Directors Required for Written Voted
Resolutions
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9 Authorize Company to Repurchase Shares Subject to JSE Listing For Not
Requirements Voted
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Meeting Mgmt Rec. Vote Cast
Date
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MVELAPHANDA RESOURCES LTD. 3/08/04
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Ticker: NA CUSIP: NA
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Proposals
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1 Approve Gold Fields Transaction Re: Issuance by GFI Mining of New For Not Voted
Shares Representing 15 Percent of Issued Capital of GFI to
Mvelaphanda Gold (Pty) Ltd.
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2 Approve Increase in Authorized Capital to 250 Million Shares For Not Voted
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3 Place 100 Million Authorized But Unissued Shares under Control of For Not Voted
Directors Re: Equity Placement
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4 Approve Grant of Option to Gauta Igolide Development Trust to For Not Voted
Acquire 7.5 Million Shares
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5 Approve Issuance of 7.5 Million Shares Pursuant to Option Agreement For Not Voted
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6 Place Authorized But Unissued Shares under Control of Directors For Not Voted
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7 Approve Issuance of Shares without Preemptive Rights up to a Maximum For Not Voted
of 15 Percent of Issued Capital
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8 Authorize Directors to Grant Greenshoe Option For Not Voted
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9 Authorize Directors to Issue Shares Pursuant to Greenshoe Option For Not Voted
Grants
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10 Eliminate 80,000 Redeemable Cumulative Preference Shares in For Not Voted
Authorized Capital of Company
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11 Adopt New Articles of Association For Not Voted
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12 Authorized Board to Ratify and Execute Approved Resolutions For Not Voted
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NEWCREST MINING LIMITED 10/29/03
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Ticker: NA CUSIP: NA
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Proposals
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1 Receive Financial Reports for Year Ended June 30, 2003 For Not Voted
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2 Election of M O'Leary and Reelection of I Johnson and B Davis as For Not Voted
Directors
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3 Approve Increase in Directors Remuneration For Not Voted
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Meeting Mgmt Rec. Vote Cast
Date
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NEWMONT MINING COPORATION 4/28/04
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Ticker: NEM CUSIP: 651639106
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Proposals
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1 Election of Directors For For
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2 Radify Appointment of PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP as Independent For For
Auditors
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3 Shareholder proposal regarding shareholder vote on poison pill Against Against
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PLACER DOME INC. 5/5/04
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Ticker: PDG CUSIP: 725906101
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Proposals
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1 Election of Directors For For
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2 Appointment of Ernst & Young LLP as Auditors For For
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3 Confirm Adoption by Board of Directors of Replacement Shareholders' For For
Rights Plan
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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.
ASA Limited
/s/ Robert J.A. Irwin
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by Robert J.A. Irwin
Chairman of the Board and Treasurer
(Principal Executive Officer)
Date: July 30, 2004