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This excerpt taken from the DIS 10-K filed Dec 2, 2009.

ITEM 4. Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders

No matters were submitted to a vote of shareholders during the fourth quarter of the fiscal year covered by this report.

Executive Officers of the Company

The executive officers of the Company are elected each year at the organizational meeting of the Board of Directors, which follows the annual meeting of the shareholders, and at other Board of Directors meetings, as appropriate. Each of the executive officers has been employed by the Company in the position or positions indicated in the list and pertinent notes below. Except as noted, each of the executive officers has been employed by the Company for more than five years.

At October 3, 2009, the executive officers of the Company were as follows:


Name	Age	Title	Executive Officer Since
Robert A. Iger	58	President and Chief Executive Officer⁽¹⁾	2000

Thomas O. Staggs	48	Senior Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer	1998

Alan N. Braverman	61	Senior Executive Vice President, General Counsel and Secretary	2003

Kevin A. Mayer	47	Executive Vice President, Corporate Strategy, Business Development and Technology⁽²⁾	2005

Christine M. McCarthy	54	Executive Vice President, Corporate Finance and Real Estate and Treasurer⁽³⁾	2005

Mary Jayne Parker	48	Executive Vice President and Chief Human Resources Officer⁽⁴⁾	2009

⁽¹⁾	Mr. Iger was appointed President and Chief Executive Officer effective October 2, 2005. He was President and Chief Operating Officer from January 2000.

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Mr. Mayer was named Executive Vice President, Corporate Strategy, Business Development, and Technology of the Company in June 2005 and was designated an executive officer in October 2005. He previously was Partner and Head of the Global Media and Entertainment Practice of L.E.K. Consulting LLC, a consulting firm, from February 2002.

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Ms. McCarthy was named Executive Vice President, Corporate Finance and Real Estate in June 2005 and has been Treasurer since January 2000. Prior to her appointment as Executive Vice President, Corporate Finance and Real Estate, Ms. McCarthy was Senior Vice President and Treasurer from January 2000 to June 2005.

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Ms. Parker was named Executive Vice President – Human Resources and Chief Human Resources Officer of the Company, effective September 1, 2009, and designated an executive officer of the Company October 2, 2009. Ms. Parker was previously Senior Vice President of Human Resources for Walt Disney Parks and Resorts from October 2005 to July 2007 and Vice President Human Resources Administration for Walt Disney Parks and Resorts from March 2003 to October 2005.

On November 12, 2009, the Company announced that Mr. Staggs would become Chairman, Walt Disney Parks and Resorts Worldwide, effective January 1, 2010, and that James A. Rasulo, currently Chairman, Walt Disney Parks and Resorts Worldwide, will become Senior Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer of the Company. Mr. Rasulo, 53, has held his current position since 2005, and before that was President, Walt Disney Parks and Resorts, since 2002.

PART II

This excerpt taken from the DIS 10-Q filed May 5, 2009.

ITEM 4. Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders

The following matters were submitted to a vote of security holders during the Company’s annual meeting of shareholders held on March 10, 2009.


1.	Election of Directors:	For	Against	Abstentions
	Susan E. Arnold	1,421,844,734	142,629,364	4,760,597
	John E. Bryson	1,444,456,659	118,893,946	5,884,090
	John S. Chen	1,410,816,595	153,549,754	4,868,346
	Judith L. Estrin	1,437,515,522	125,957,241	5,761,932
	Robert A. Iger	1,447,108,142	118,305,083	3,821,470
	Steven P. Jobs	1,446,031,684	118,143,914	5,059,097
	Fred H. Langhammer	1,417,083,776	147,128,094	5,022,825
	Aylwin B. Lewis	1,397,722,639	166,281,733	5,230,323
	Monica C. Lozano	1,444,694,704	118,929,106	5,610,885
	Robert W. Matschullat	1,446,229,187	118,087,545	4,917,963
	John E. Pepper, Jr.	1,421,259,276	142,979,605	4,995,814
	Orin C. Smith	1,439,811,325	124,435,445	4,987,925

2.	Ratification of PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP as registered public accountants	1,548,822,719	17,770,985	2,640,991


		For	Against	Abstentions	Broker Non-Votes
3.	Approval of amendments to the Amended and Restated 2005 Stock Incentive Plan	1,004,607,022	269,538,315	3,762,584	291,326,774

4.	Approval of terms of the Amended and Restated 2002 Executive Performance Plan	1,204,374,599	69,384,542	4,148,780	291,326,774

5.	Shareholder proposal relating to political contributions	301,806,145	763,690,620	212,411,156	291,326,774

6.	Shareholder proposal relating to death benefits	348,661,925	905,501,202	23,744,794	291,326,774

7.	Shareholder proposal relating to shareholder advisory vote on executive compensation	495,011,413	673,159,075	109,737,433	291,326,774

PART II. OTHER INFORMATION (continued)

This excerpt taken from the DIS 10-K filed Nov 20, 2008.

ITEM 4. Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders

No matters were submitted to a vote of shareholders during the fourth quarter of the fiscal year covered by this report.

Executive Officers of the Company

At September 27, 2008, the executive officers of the Company were as follows:


Name	Age	Title	Executive Officer Since
Robert A. Iger	57	President and Chief Executive Officer⁽¹⁾	2000

Thomas O. Staggs	47	Senior Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer	1998

Alan N. Braverman	60	Senior Executive Vice President, General Counsel and Secretary⁽²⁾	2003

Kevin A. Mayer	46	Executive Vice President, Corporate Strategy, Business Development and Technology⁽³⁾	2005

Christine M. McCarthy	53	Executive Vice President, Corporate Finance and Real Estate and Treasurer⁽⁴⁾	2005

Dennis Shuler	53	Executive Vice President and Chief Human Resources Officer⁽⁵⁾	2008

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Mr. Iger was appointed President and Chief Executive Officer effective October 2, 2005. He was President and Chief Operating Officer from January 2000, having served (from February 1999 until January 2000) as President of Walt Disney International and Chairman of the ABC Group. Mr. Iger previously held a number of increasingly responsible positions at ABC, Inc. and its predecessor Capital Cities/ABC, Inc., culminating in service as President and Chief Operating Officer of ABC, Inc. from 1994 to 1999.

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Mr. Braverman was named Executive Vice President and General Counsel of the Company in January 2003 and promoted to Senior Executive Vice President and General Counsel of the Company in October 2003. Prior to his appointment as General Counsel of the Company, Mr. Braverman had been General Counsel of ABC, Inc. since August 1994 and also Deputy General Counsel of the Company since August 2001.

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Mr. Mayer was named Executive Vice President, Corporate Strategy, Business Development, and Technology, of the Company in June 2005 and was designated an executive officer in October 2005. He previously was Partner and Head of the Global Media and Entertainment Practice of L.E.K. Consulting LLC, a consulting firm, from February 2002, and Chairman and Chief Executive Officer of Clear Channel Interactive, a division of Clear Channel Worldwide, a media company, from September 2000 to December 2001.

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Mr. Shuler was named Executive Vice President and Chief Human Resources Officer of the Company, effective April 1, 2008. Mr. Shuler was previously Vice President – Human Resources at Procter & Gamble where he held positions with increasing responsibilities for human resources in the beauty, health and well being businesses from 2001 to 2008.

PART II

This excerpt taken from the DIS 10-Q filed May 6, 2008.

ITEM 4. Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders

The following matters were submitted to a vote of security holders during the Company’s annual meeting of shareholders held on March 6, 2008.


1.	Election of Directors:	For	Against	Abstentions
	Susan E. Arnold	1,628,370,312	37,425,131	5,731,116
	John E. Bryson	1,623,000,065	42,226,699	6,299,795
	John S. Chen	1,626,964,396	39,371,528	5,190,635
	Judith L. Estrin	1,635,133,074	30,062,744	6,330,741
	Robert A. Iger	1,634,698,382	28,633,746	8,194,431
	Steven P. Jobs	1,272,284,054	388,103,516	11,138,989
	Fred H. Langhammer	1,626,033,019	39,918,440	5,575,100
	Aylwin B. Lewis	1,625,011,706	41,078,153	5,436,700
	Monica C. Lozano	1,634,925,006	30,028,827	6,572,726
	Robert W. Matschullat	1,636,045,723	29,980,443	5,500,393
	John E. Pepper, Jr.	1,636,469,567	29,748,209	5,308,783
	Orin C. Smith	1,633,174,859	31,822,614	6,529,086

2.	Ratification of PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP as registered public accountants	1,628,601,162	20,382,702	22,542,695


		For	Against	Abstentions	Broker Non-Votes
3.	Approval of amendments to the Amended and Restated 2005 Stock Incentive Plan	1,128,587,512	245,617,366	25,889,690	271,431,991

4.	Approval of terms of the Amended and Restated 2002 Executive Performance Plan	1,299,878,326	70,543,503	29,672,739	271,431,991

PART II. OTHER INFORMATION (continued)

This excerpt taken from the DIS 10-K filed Nov 21, 2007.

ITEM 4. Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders

No matters were submitted to a vote of shareholders during the fourth quarter of the fiscal year covered by this report.

Executive Officers of the Company

The executive officers of the Company are elected each year at the organizational meeting of the Board of Directors, which follows the annual meeting of the shareholders, and at other Board of Directors meetings, as appropriate. Each of the executive officers has been employed by the Company in the position or positions indicated in the list and pertinent notes below. Except as noted, each of the executive officers have been employed by the Company for more than five years.

At September 29, 2007, the executive officers of the Company were as follows:


Name	Age	Title	Executive Officer Since
Robert A. Iger	56	President and Chief Executive Officer⁽¹⁾	2000

Thomas O. Staggs	46	Senior Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer	1998

Alan N. Braverman	59	Senior Executive Vice President, General Counsel and Secretary⁽²⁾	2003

Kevin A. Mayer	45	Executive Vice President, Corporate Strategy, Business Development and Technology⁽³⁾	2005

Christine M. McCarthy	52	Executive Vice President, Corporate Finance and Real Estate and Treasurer⁽⁴⁾	2005

Wesley Coleman	57	Executive Vice President and Chief Human Resources Officer⁽⁵⁾	2006

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Mr. Coleman was named Executive Vice President and Chief Human Resources Officer of the Company, effective October 2, 2006. Mr. Coleman was previously Vice President, Global Human Resources, of Nike, Inc. from September 2002 and held a variety of positions at SC Johnson & Son, Inc. from November 1981 through 2002, including Vice President HR, North America and Vice President HR, Asia/Pacific.

PART II

This excerpt taken from the DIS 10-Q filed May 8, 2007.

ITEM 4. Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders

The following matters were submitted to a vote of security holders during the Company’s annual meeting of shareholders held on March 8, 2007.


1. Election of Directors:	Votes Cast For	Authority Withheld
John E. Bryson	1,785,854,117	38,859,961
John S. Chen	1,786,374,408	38,339,670
Judith L. Estrin	1,785,629,759	39,084,319
Robert A. Iger	1,798,405,716	26,308,362
Steven P. Jobs	1,793,537,373	31,176,705
Fred H. Langhammer	1,785,849,133	38,864,945
Aylwin B. Lewis	1,788,382,298	38,331,780
Monica C. Lozano	1,797,615,240	27,098,838
Robert W. Matschullat	1,798,354,395	26,359,683
John E. Pepper, Jr.	1,798,434,416	26,279,662
Orin C. Smith	1,798,245,596	26,468,482


	For	Against	Abstentions	Broker Non-Votes
2. Ratification of PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP as registered public accountants	1,785,295,957	20,653,708	18,763,230	1,183

3. Approval of amendments to the Amended and Restated 2005 Stock Incentive Plan	1,374,348,333	138,604,163	22,950,708	288,810,874

4. Approval of terms of the Amended and Restated 2002 Executive Performance Plan	1,710,468,730	89,974,587	24,240,872	—

5. Shareholder proposal relating to greenmail	226,406,890	1,283,877,335	25,121,477	289,308,376

6. Shareholder proposal to amend Bylaws relating to shareholder rights plans	880,552,953	629,459,862	25,888,837	288,812,426

PART II. OTHER INFORMATION (continued)

This excerpt taken from the DIS 10-K filed Nov 22, 2006.

ITEM 4. Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders

No matters were submitted to a vote of shareholders during the fourth quarter of the fiscal year covered by this report.

Executive Officers of the Company

The executive officers of the Company are elected each year at the organizational meeting of the Board of Directors, which follows the annual meeting of the shareholders, and at other Board of Directors meetings, as appropriate. Each of the executive officers has been employed by the Company in the position or positions indicated in the list and pertinent notes below. Except as noted, each of the executive officers have been employed by the Company for more than five years.

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At September 30, 2006, the executive officers of the Company were as follows:


Name	Age	Title	Executive Officer Since
Robert A. Iger	55	President and Chief Executive Officer⁽¹⁾	2000
Thomas O. Staggs	45	Senior Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer	1998
Alan N. Braverman	58	Senior Executive Vice President, General Counsel and Secretary⁽²⁾	2003
Kevin A. Mayer	44	Executive Vice President, Corporate Strategy, Business Development and Technology⁽³⁾	2005
Christine M. McCarthy	51	Executive Vice President, Corporate Finance and Real Estate and Treasurer⁽⁴⁾	2005

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Mr. Braverman was named Executive Vice President and General Counsel of the Company in January 2003 and promoted to Senior Executive Vice President and General Counsel of the Company in October 2003. Prior to his appointment as General Counsel of the Company, Mr. Braverman had been Executive or Senior Vice President and General Counsel of ABC, Inc. since August 1996 and also Deputy General Counsel of the Company since August 2001.

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Wesley Coleman was named Executive Vice President and Chief Human Resources Officer of the Company, effective October 2, 2006. Mr. Coleman was previously Vice President, Global Human Resources, of Nike, Inc. from September 2002 and held a variety of positions at SC Johnson & Son, Inc. from November 1981 through 2002, including Vice President HR, North America and Vice President HR, Asia/Pacific.

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EXCERPTS ON THIS PAGE:

10-K	Dec 2, 2009

10-Q	May 5, 2009

10-K	Nov 20, 2008

10-Q	May 6, 2008

10-K	Nov 21, 2007

10-Q	May 8, 2007

10-K	Nov 22, 2006

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