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 :		811-5133
Name of Registrant:	Putnam High Income Securities Fund
Address of Principal Executive Offices:
	One Post Office Square
	Boston, Massachusetts 02109
Name and address of agent of service:
	James P. Pappas, Vice President
	Putnam High Income Securities Fund
	One Post Office Square
	Boston, Massachusetts 02109
CC:
	John W. Gerstmayr, Esq.
	Ropes & Gray LLP
	One International Place
	Boston, Massachusetts 02110
Registrant's telephone number including area code:
	(617) 292-1000
Date of fiscal year end:
	08/31/2007
Date of reporting period:
	07/01/2007 - 06/30/2008

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Item 1: Proxy Voting Record
Registrant : Putnam High Income Securities Fund
Cincinnati Bell Inc
	Ticker	Security ID:	Meeting Date		Meeting Status
	CBBPRB	CUSIP9 171871403	04/25/2008		Voted
	Meeting Type	Country of Trade
	Annual	United States
	Issue No.	Description	Proponent	Mgmt Rec	Vote Cast	For/Agnst Mgmt
	1.1	Elect John Cassidy	Mgmt	For	For	For
	1.2	Elect Robert Mahoney	Mgmt	For	For	For
	1.3	Elect Daniel Meyer	Mgmt	For	For	For
	1.4	Elect Bruce Byrnes	Mgmt	For	For	For
	2	Repeal of Classified Board	Mgmt	For	For	For
	3	Amendment to Articles of	Mgmt	For	For	For
		Incorporation Regarding Majority
		Vote for Election of Directors
	4	Ratification of Auditor	Mgmt	For	For	For
CINEMARK HOLDINGS, INC.
	Ticker	Security ID:	Meeting Date		Meeting Status
	CNK	CUSIP9 17243V102	05/15/2008		Take No Action
	Meeting Type	Country of Trade
	Annual	United States
	Issue No.	Description	Proponent	Mgmt Rec	Vote Cast	For/Agnst Mgmt
	1.1	Elect Steven Rosenberg	Mgmt	For	TNA	N/A
	1.2	Elect Enrique Senior	Mgmt	For	TNA	N/A
	1.3	Elect Donald G. Soderquist	Mgmt	For	TNA	N/A
	1.4	Elect Roger Staubach	Mgmt	For	TNA	N/A
	2	APPROVE AND RATIFY THE	Mgmt	For	TNA	N/A
		APPOINTMENT OF DELOITTE &
		TOUCHE, LLP.
	3	APPROVE THE CINEMARK	Mgmt	For	TNA	N/A
		HOLDINGS, INC. PERFORMANCE
		BONUS PLAN.
	4	Amendment to the 2006 Long Term	Mgmt	For	TNA	N/A
		Incentive Plan
El Paso Corp.
	Ticker	Security ID:	Meeting Date		Meeting Status
	EP	CUSIP9 28336L109	05/14/2008		Voted

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	Meeting Type	Country of Trade
	Annual	United States
	Issue No.	Description	Proponent	Mgmt Rec	Vote Cast	For/Agnst Mgmt
	1	ELECTION OF DIRECTOR: JUAN	Mgmt	For	For	For
		CARLOS BRANIFF
	2	ELECTION OF DIRECTOR: JAMES	Mgmt	For	For	For
		L. DUNLAP
	3	ELECTION OF DIRECTOR:	Mgmt	For	For	For
		DOUGLAS L. FOSHEE
	4	ELECTION OF DIRECTOR:	Mgmt	For	For	For
		ROBERT W. GOLDMAN
	5	ELECTION OF DIRECTOR:	Mgmt	For	For	For
		ANTHONY W. HALL, JR.
	6	ELECTION OF DIRECTOR:	Mgmt	For	For	For
		THOMAS R. HIX
	7	ELECTION OF DIRECTOR:	Mgmt	For	For	For
		WILLIAM H. JOYCE
	8	ELECTION OF DIRECTOR:	Mgmt	For	For	For
		RONALD L KUEHN, JR.
	9	ELECTION OF DIRECTOR:	Mgmt	For	For	For
		FERRELL P. MCCLEAN
	10	ELECTION OF DIRECTOR:	Mgmt	For	For	For
		STEVEN J. SHAPIRO
	11	ELECTION OF DIRECTOR: J.	Mgmt	For	For	For
		MICHAEL TALBERT
	12	ELECTION OF DIRECTOR:	Mgmt	For	For	For
		ROBERT F. VAGT
	13	ELECTION OF DIRECTOR: JOHN	Mgmt	For	For	For
		L. WHITMIRE
	14	ELECTION OF DIRECTOR: JOE B.	Mgmt	For	For	For
		WYATT
	15	Ratification of Auditor	Mgmt	For	For	For
Jarden Corp.
	Ticker	Security ID:	Meeting Date		Meeting Status
	JAH	CUSIP9 471109108	06/10/2008		Voted
	Meeting Type	Country of Trade
	Annual	United States
	Issue No.	Description	Proponent	Mgmt Rec	Vote Cast	For/Agnst Mgmt
	1.1	Elect Richard Heckmann	Mgmt	For	Withhold	Against
	1.2	Elect Douglas Huemme	Mgmt	For	Withhold	Against
	1.3	Elect Irwin Simon	Mgmt	For	Withhold	Against
	2	Ratification of Auditor	Mgmt	For	For	For

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NRG Energy Inc
	Ticker	Security ID:	Meeting Date		Meeting Status
	NRG	CUSIP9 629377508	05/14/2008		Voted
	Meeting Type	Country of Trade
	Annual	United States
	Issue No.	Description	Proponent	Mgmt Rec	Vote Cast	For/Agnst Mgmt
	1.1	Elect Lawrence Coben	Mgmt	For	For	For
	1.2	Elect Paul Hobby	Mgmt	For	For	For
	1.3	Elect Herbert Tate	Mgmt	For	For	For
	1.4	Elect Walter Young	Mgmt	For	For	For
	2	APPROVAL OF NRG ENERGY,	Mgmt	For	For	For
		INC. EMPLOYEE STOCK
		PURCHASE PLAN
	3	RATIFICATION OF INDEPENDENT	Mgmt	For	For	For
		REGISTERED PUBLIC
		ACCOUNTING FIRM
Pinnacle Entertainment Inc
	Ticker	Security ID:	Meeting Date		Meeting Status
	PNK	CUSIP9 723456109	05/20/2008		Voted
	Meeting Type	Country of Trade
	Annual	United States
	Issue No.	Description	Proponent	Mgmt Rec	Vote Cast	For/Agnst Mgmt
	1.1	Elect Daniel Lee	Mgmt	For	For	For
	1.2	Elect Stephen Comer	Mgmt	For	For	For
	1.3	Elect John Giovenco	Mgmt	For	For	For
	1.4	Elect Richard Goeglein	Mgmt	For	For	For
	1.5	Elect Ellis Landau	Mgmt	For	For	For
	1.6	Elect Bruce Leslie	Mgmt	For	For	For
	1.7	Elect James Martineau	Mgmt	For	For	For
	1.8	Elect Michael Ornest	Mgmt	For	For	For
	1.9	Elect Lynn Reitnouer	Mgmt	For	For	For
	2	PROPOSAL TO AMEND THE	Mgmt	For	For	For
		COMPANY'S 2005 EQUITY AND
		PERFORMANCE INCENTIVE
		PLAN.
	3	Re-Approve Certain Terms of the	Mgmt	For	For	For
		2005 Equity and Performance
		Incentive Plan
	4	Amendment to the Directors	Mgmt	For	Against	Against
		Deferred Compensation Plan
	5	Ratification of Auditor	Mgmt	For	For	For

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Qwest Communications
International
	Ticker	Security ID:	Meeting Date		Meeting Status
	Q	CUSIP9 749121109	05/22/2008		Voted
	Meeting Type	Country of Trade
	Annual	United States
	Issue No.	Description	Proponent	Mgmt Rec	Vote Cast	For/Agnst Mgmt
	1	ELECTION OF DIRECTOR:	Mgmt	For	For	For
		EDWARD A. MUELLER
	2	ELECTION OF DIRECTOR: LINDA	Mgmt	For	Against	Against
		G. ALVARADO
	3	ELECTION OF DIRECTOR:	Mgmt	For	Against	Against
		CHARLES L. BIGGS
	4	ELECTION OF DIRECTOR: K.	Mgmt	For	For	For
		DANE BROOKSHER
	5	ELECTION OF DIRECTOR: PETER	Mgmt	For	For	For
		S. HELLMAN
	6	ELECTION OF DIRECTOR: R.	Mgmt	For	For	For
		DAVID HOOVER
	7	ELECTION OF DIRECTOR:	Mgmt	For	For	For
		PATRICK J. MARTIN
	8	ELECTION OF DIRECTOR:	Mgmt	For	For	For
		CAROLINE MATTHEWS
	9	ELECTION OF DIRECTOR:	Mgmt	For	For	For
		WAYNE W. MURDY
	10	ELECTION OF DIRECTOR: JAN L.	Mgmt	For	For	For
		MURLEY
	11	ELECTION OF DIRECTOR:	Mgmt	For	Against	Against
		FRANK P. POPOFF
	12	ELECTION OF DIRECTOR: JAMES	Mgmt	For	Against	Against
		A. UNRUH
	13	ELECTION OF DIRECTOR:	Mgmt	For	For	For
		ANTHONY WELTERS
	14	Ratification of Auditor	Mgmt	For	For	For
	15	Shareholder Proposal Regarding	ShrHoldr	Against	Against	For
		Approval of Certain Future
		Severance Agreements with Senior
		Executives
	16	Shareholder Proposal Regarding	ShrHoldr	Against	Against	For
		Separating the Roles of Chairman
		and CEO
Samsonite Corp.
	Ticker	Security ID:	Meeting Date		Meeting Status
	SAMC	CUSIP9 79604V105	07/11/2007		Voted
	Meeting Type	Country of Trade

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	Annual	United States
	Issue No.	Description	Proponent	Mgmt Rec	Vote Cast	For/Agnst Mgmt
	1.1	Elect John Allan	Mgmt	For	Withhold	Against
	1.2	Elect Marcello Bottoli	Mgmt	For	Withhold	Against
	1.3	Elect Charles Philippin	Mgmt	For	Withhold	Against
	1.4	Elect Ferdinando Grimaldi Quartieri	Mgmt	For	Withhold	Against
	1.5	Elect Antony Ressler	Mgmt	For	Withhold	Against
	1.6	Elect Lee Sienna	Mgmt	For	Withhold	Against
	1.7	Elect Donald Triggs	Mgmt	For	Withhold	Against
	1.8	Elect Richard Warner	Mgmt	For	Withhold	Against
	1.9	Elect Richard Wiley	Mgmt	For	Withhold	Against
United Rentals, Inc.
	Ticker	Security ID:	Meeting Date		Meeting Status
	URI	CUSIP9 911363109	06/11/2008		Voted
	Meeting Type	Country of Trade
	Annual	United States
	Issue No.	Description	Proponent	Mgmt Rec	Vote Cast	For/Agnst Mgmt
	1.1	Elect Wayland Hicks	Mgmt	For	For	For
	1.2	Elect John McKinney	Mgmt	For	For	For
	1.3	Elect Singleton McAllister	Mgmt	For	For	For
	1.4	Elect Jenne Britell	Mgmt	For	For	For
	2	RATIFICATION OF APPOINTMENT	Mgmt	For	For	For
		OF INDEPENDENT AUDITORS
Williams Companies Inc
	Ticker	Security ID:	Meeting Date		Meeting Status
	WMB	CUSIP9 969457100	05/15/2008		Voted
	Meeting Type	Country of Trade
	Annual	United States
	Issue No.	Description	Proponent	Mgmt Rec	Vote Cast	For/Agnst Mgmt
	1	ELECTION OF DIRECTOR:	Mgmt	For	For	For
		JOSEPH R. CLEVELAND
	2	ELECTION OF DIRECTOR:	Mgmt	For	For	For
		JUANITA H. HINSHAW
	3	ELECTION OF DIRECTOR:	Mgmt	For	For	For
		FRANK T. MACINNIS
	4	ELECTION OF DIRECTOR:	Mgmt	For	For	For
		STEVEN J. MALCOLM
	5	ELECTION OF DIRECTOR:	Mgmt	For	For	For
		JANICE D. STONEY

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	6	RATIFICATION OF ERNST &	Mgmt	For	For	For
		YOUNG LLP AS AUDITORS FOR
		2008.

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Any ballot marked 'Abstain' is considered to have been voted. Ballots marked 'Abstain' are considered to have been voted against management's recommendation if management's recommendation is 'For' or 'Against,' and for management’s recommendation if management’s recommendation is ‘Abstain.’ Where management has recommended that shareholders 'Abstain' from voting on a ballot item, a ballot marked 'For' or 'Against' is considered to have been voted against management's recommendation to 'Abstain.'

Where management has made no recommendation on a ballot item, 'NA' is used to indicate that there is no management recommendation that a shareholder may vote 'For' or 'Against.'

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.

Registrant:	Putnam High Income Securities Fund
By:	/s/ Charles E. Porter
Name:	Charles E. Porter
Title:	Executive Vice President, Associate Treasurer, Principal Executive Officer and
	Compliance Liaison
Date:	August 1, 2008

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