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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: | Bryan Chegwidden, Esq. | ||||||||
Ropes & Gray LLP | |||||||||
1211 Avenue of the Americas | |||||||||
New York, New York 10036 | |||||||||
Registrant's telephone number including area code: | (617) 292-1000 | ||||||||
Date of fiscal year end: | 8/31/14 | ||||||||
Date of reporting period: | 07/01/2014 - 06/30/2015 |
Registrant : | Putnam High Income Securities Fund | |||||||
Fund Name : | Putnam High Income Securities Fund | |||||||
Date of fiscal year end: | 08/31/2014 | |||||||
Ally Financial Inc | ||||||||
Ticker | Security ID: | Meeting Date | Meeting Status | |||||
ALLY | CUSIP 02005N100 | 05/28/2015 | Voted | |||||
Meeting Type | Country of Trade | |||||||
Annual | United States | |||||||
Issue No. | Description | Proponent | Mgmt Rec | Vote Cast | For/Agnst Mgmt | |||
1.1 | Elect Franklin W. Hobbs | Mgmt | For | For | For | |||
1.2 | Elect Robert T. Blakely | Mgmt | For | For | For | |||
1.3 | Elect Mayree C. Clark | Mgmt | For | For | For | |||
1.4 | Elect Stephen A. Feinberg | Mgmt | For | For | For | |||
1.5 | Elect Kim S. Fennebresque | Mgmt | For | For | For | |||
1.6 | Elect Marjorie Magner | Mgmt | For | For | For | |||
1.7 | Elect Mathew Pendo | Mgmt | For | For | For | |||
1.8 | Elect John Stack | Mgmt | For | For | For | |||
1.9 | Elect Jeffrey J. Brown | Mgmt | For | For | For | |||
1.10 | Elect Kenneth J. Bacon | Mgmt | For | For | For | |||
2 | Advisory Vote on Executive Compensation | Mgmt | For | For | For | |||
3 | Frequency of Advisory Vote on Executive Compensation | Mgmt | 1 Year | 1 Year | For | |||
4 | Ratification of Auditor | Mgmt | For | For | For | |||
5 | Ratification of Tax Asset Protection Plan and Transfer Restrictions | Mgmt | For | For | For | |||
Ally Financial Inc | ||||||||
Ticker | Security ID: | Meeting Date | Meeting Status | |||||
ALLY | CUSIP 02005NB99 | 07/17/2014 | Voted | |||||
Meeting Type | Country of Trade | |||||||
Annual | United States | |||||||
Issue No. | Description | Proponent | Mgmt Rec | Vote Cast | For/Agnst Mgmt | |||
1.1 | Elect Franklin W. Hobbs | Mgmt | For | For | For | |||
1.2 | Elect Robert T. Blakely | Mgmt | For | For | For | |||
1.3 | Elect Mayree C. Clark | Mgmt | For | For | For | |||
1.4 | Elect Stephen A. Feinberg | Mgmt | For | Withhold | Against | |||
1.5 | Elect Kim S. Fennebresque | Mgmt | For | For | For | |||
1.6 | Elect Gerald Greenwald | Mgmt | For | For | For | |||
1.7 | Elect Marjorie Magner | Mgmt | For | For | For | |||
1.8 | Elect Mathew Pendo | Mgmt | For | For | For | |||
1.9 | Elect John Stack | Mgmt | For | For | For | |||
1.10 | Elect Michael A. Carpenter | Mgmt | For | For | For | |||
2 | Advisory Vote on Executive Compensation | Mgmt | For | For | For | |||
3 | Ratification of Auditor | Mgmt | For | For | For | |||
Cincinnati Bell Inc. | ||||||||
Ticker | Security ID: | Meeting Date | Meeting Status | |||||
CBB | CUSIP 171871403 | 04/30/2015 | Voted | |||||
Meeting Type | Country of Trade | |||||||
Annual | United States | |||||||
Issue No. | Description | Proponent | Mgmt Rec | Vote Cast | For/Agnst Mgmt | |||
1 | Election of Directors | Mgmt | For | For | For | |||
2 | Elect John W. Eck | Mgmt | For | For | For | |||
3 | Elect Jakki L. Haussler | Mgmt | For | For | For | |||
4 | Elect Craig F. Maier | Mgmt | For | For | For | |||
5 | Elect Russel P. Mayer | Mgmt | For | For | For | |||
6 | Elect Lynn A. Wentworth | Mgmt | For | For | For | |||
7 | Elect John M. Zrno | Mgmt | For | For | For | |||
8 | Elect Theodore H Torbeck | Mgmt | For | For | For | |||
9 | Advisory Vote on Executive Compensation | Mgmt | For | For | For | |||
10 | Amendment to the 2007 Long Term Incentive Plan | Mgmt | For | For | For | |||
11 | Ratification of Auditor | Mgmt | For | For | For | |||
CIT Group Inc. | ||||||||
Ticker | Security ID: | Meeting Date | Meeting Status | |||||
CIT | CUSIP 125581801 | 05/12/2015 | Voted | |||||
Meeting Type | Country of Trade | |||||||
Annual | United States | |||||||
Issue No. | Description | Proponent | Mgmt Rec | Vote Cast | For/Agnst Mgmt | |||
1 | Elect John A. Thain | Mgmt | For | For | For | |||
2 | Elect Ellen R. Alemany | Mgmt | For | For | For | |||
3 | Elect Michael J. Embler | Mgmt | For | For | For | |||
4 | Elect William M. Freeman | Mgmt | For | For | For | |||
5 | Elect David M. Moffett | Mgmt | For | For | For | |||
6 | Elect R. Brad Oates | Mgmt | For | For | For | |||
7 | Elect Marianne M. Parrs | Mgmt | For | For | For | |||
8 | Elect Gerald Rosenfeld | Mgmt | For | For | For | |||
9 | Elect John R. Ryan | Mgmt | For | For | For | |||
10 | Elect Sheila A. Stamps | Mgmt | For | For | For | |||
11 | Elect Seymour Sternberg | Mgmt | For | For | For | |||
12 | Elect Peter J. Tobin | Mgmt | For | For | For | |||
13 | Elect Laura S. Unger | Mgmt | For | For | For | |||
14 | Ratification of Auditor | Mgmt | For | For | For | |||
15 | Advisory Vote on Executive Compensation | Mgmt | For | For | For | |||
16 | Approval of the 2015 Executive Incentive Plan | Mgmt | For | For | For | |||
Connacher Oil and Gas Ltd. | ||||||||
Ticker | Security ID: | Meeting Date | Meeting Status | |||||
CLL | CUSIP 20588YAE3 | 03/30/2015 | Voted | |||||
Meeting Type | Country of Trade | |||||||
Special | United States | |||||||
Issue No. | Description | Proponent | Mgmt Rec | Vote Cast | For/Agnst Mgmt | |||
1 | Plan of Arrangement | Mgmt | For | For | For | |||
Crown Castle International Corp. | ||||||||
Ticker | Security ID: | Meeting Date | Meeting Status | |||||
CCI | CUSIP 22822V200 | 05/29/2015 | Voted | |||||
Meeting Type | Country of Trade | |||||||
Annual | United States | |||||||
Issue No. | Description | Proponent | Mgmt Rec | Vote Cast | For/Agnst Mgmt | |||
1 | Elect Robert Bartolo | Mgmt | For | For | For | |||
2 | Elect Cindy Christy | Mgmt | For | For | For | |||
3 | Elect Ari Q. Fitzgerald | Mgmt | For | For | For | |||
4 | Elect Robert E. Garrison II | Mgmt | For | For | For | |||
5 | Elect Dale N. Hatfield | Mgmt | For | For | For | |||
6 | Elect Lee W. Hogan | Mgmt | For | For | For | |||
7 | Elect John P. Kelly | Mgmt | For | For | For | |||
8 | Elect Robert F. McKenzie | Mgmt | For | For | For | |||
9 | Ratification of Auditor | Mgmt | For | For | For | |||
10 | Advisory Vote on Executive Compensation | Mgmt | For | For | For | |||
11 | Frequency of Advisory Vote on Executive Compensation | Mgmt | 1 Year | 1 Year | For | |||
DISH Network Corporation | ||||||||
Ticker | Security ID: | Meeting Date | Meeting Status | |||||
DISH | CUSIP 25470M109 | 10/30/2014 | Voted | |||||
Meeting Type | Country of Trade | |||||||
Annual | United States | |||||||
Issue No. | Description | Proponent | Mgmt Rec | Vote Cast | For/Agnst Mgmt | |||
1.1 | Elect George R. Brokaw | Mgmt | For | For | For | |||
1.2 | Elect Joseph P. Clayton | Mgmt | For | For | For | |||
1.3 | Elect James DeFranco | Mgmt | For | For | For | |||
1.4 | Elect Cantey M. Ergen | Mgmt | For | For | For | |||
1.5 | Elect Charles W. Ergen | Mgmt | For | For | For | |||
1.6 | Elect Steven R. Goodbarn | Mgmt | For | For | For | |||
1.7 | Elect Charles M. Lillis | Mgmt | For | For | For | |||
1.8 | Elect Afshin Mohebbi | Mgmt | For | For | For | |||
1.9 | Elect David K. Moskowitz | Mgmt | For | For | For | |||
1.10 | Elect Tom A. Ortolf | Mgmt | For | For | For | |||
1.11 | Elect Carl E. Vogel | Mgmt | For | For | For | |||
2 | Ratification of Auditor | Mgmt | For | For | For | |||
3 | Advisory Vote on Executive Compensation | Mgmt | For | For | For | |||
4 | Amendment to the 2009 Stock Incentive Plan | Mgmt | For | For | For | |||
5 | Shareholder Proposal Regarding Reporting and Reducing Greenhouse Gas Emissions | ShrHldr | Against | For | Against | |||
Ep Energy Corp | ||||||||
Ticker | Security ID: | Meeting Date | Meeting Status | |||||
EPE | CUSIP 268785102 | 05/07/2015 | Voted | |||||
Meeting Type | Country of Trade | |||||||
Annual | United States | |||||||
Issue No. | Description | Proponent | Mgmt Rec | Vote Cast | For/Agnst Mgmt | |||
1.1 | Elect Ralph Alexander | Mgmt | For | Withhold | Against | |||
1.2 | Elect Wilson B. Handler | Mgmt | For | Withhold | Against | |||
1.3 | Elect John J. Hannan | Mgmt | For | Withhold | Against | |||
1.4 | Elect Michael S. Helfer | Mgmt | For | Withhold | Against | |||
2 | Advisory Vote on Executive Compensation | Mgmt | For | For | For | |||
3 | Frequency of Advisory Vote on Executive Compensation | Mgmt | 1 Year | 1 Year | For | |||
4 | Ratification of Auditor | Mgmt | For | For | For | |||
General Motors Co. | ||||||||
Ticker | Security ID: | Meeting Date | Meeting Status | |||||
GM | CUSIP 37045V100 | 06/09/2015 | Voted | |||||
Meeting Type | Country of Trade | |||||||
Annual | United States | |||||||
Issue No. | Description | Proponent | Mgmt Rec | Vote Cast | For/Agnst Mgmt | |||
1 | Elect Joseph J. Ashton | Mgmt | For | For | For | |||
2 | Elect Mary T. Barra | Mgmt | For | For | For | |||
3 | Elect Stephen J. Girsky | Mgmt | For | For | For | |||
4 | Elect Linda R. Gooden | Mgmt | For | For | For | |||
5 | Elect Joseph Jimenez | Mgmt | For | For | For | |||
6 | Elect Kathryn V. Marinello | Mgmt | For | For | For | |||
7 | Elect Michael G. Mullen | Mgmt | For | For | For | |||
8 | Elect James J. Mulva | Mgmt | For | For | For | |||
9 | Elect Patricia F. Russo | Mgmt | For | For | For | |||
10 | Elect Thomas M. Schoewe | Mgmt | For | For | For | |||
11 | Elect Theodore M. Solso | Mgmt | For | For | For | |||
12 | Elect Carol M. Stephenson | Mgmt | For | For | For | |||
13 | Ratification of Auditor | Mgmt | For | For | For | |||
14 | Advisory Vote on Executive Compensation | Mgmt | For | For | For | |||
15 | Shareholder Proposal Regarding Independent Board Chairman | ShrHldr | Against | Against | For | |||
16 | Shareholder Proposal Regarding Cumulative Voting | ShrHldr | Against | Against | For | |||
Halcón Resources Corporation | ||||||||
Ticker | Security ID: | Meeting Date | Meeting Status | |||||
HK | CUSIP 40537Q209 | 05/06/2015 | Voted | |||||
Meeting Type | Country of Trade | |||||||
Annual | United States | |||||||
Issue No. | Description | Proponent | Mgmt Rec | Vote Cast | For/Agnst Mgmt | |||
1.1 | Elect Tucker S. Bridwell | Mgmt | For | For | For | |||
1.2 | Elect Kevin E. Godwin | Mgmt | For | For | For | |||
1.3 | Elect Mark A. Welsh IV | Mgmt | For | For | For | |||
2 | Reverse Stock Split | Mgmt | For | For | For | |||
3 | Amendment to the First Amended and Restated 2012 Long-Term Incentive Plan | Mgmt | For | Against | Against | |||
4 | Amendment to Terms of 8.0% Convertible Notes and Warrants | Mgmt | For | For | For | |||
5 | Repeal of Classified Board | Mgmt | For | For | For | |||
6 | Ratification of Auditor | Mgmt | For | For | For | |||
Harry & David Holdings Inc | ||||||||
Ticker | Security ID: | Meeting Date | Meeting Status | |||||
HARR | CUSIP 41587A201 | 09/30/2014 | Voted | |||||
Meeting Type | Country of Trade | |||||||
Special | United States | |||||||
Issue No. | Description | Proponent | Mgmt Rec | Vote Cast | For/Agnst Mgmt | |||
1 | Merger | Mgmt | For | For | For | |||
2 | Right to Adjourn Meeting | Mgmt | For | For | For | |||
Huntsman Corporation | ||||||||
Ticker | Security ID: | Meeting Date | Meeting Status | |||||
HUN | CUSIP 447011107 | 05/07/2015 | Voted | |||||
Meeting Type | Country of Trade | |||||||
Annual | United States | |||||||
Issue No. | Description | Proponent | Mgmt Rec | Vote Cast | For/Agnst Mgmt | |||
1.1 | Elect Peter R. Huntsman | Mgmt | For | For | For | |||
1.2 | Elect Wayne A. Reaud | Mgmt | For | For | For | |||
1.3 | Elect Alvin V. Shoemaker | Mgmt | For | For | For | |||
2 | Advisory Vote on Executive Compensation | Mgmt | For | For | For | |||
3 | Ratification of Auditor | Mgmt | For | For | For | |||
Live Nation Entertainment, Inc. | ||||||||
Ticker | Security ID: | Meeting Date | Meeting Status | |||||
LYV | CUSIP 538034109 | 06/10/2015 | Voted | |||||
Meeting Type | Country of Trade | |||||||
Annual | United States | |||||||
Issue No. | Description | Proponent | Mgmt Rec | Vote Cast | For/Agnst Mgmt | |||
1 | Elect Mark D. Carleton | Mgmt | For | For | For | |||
2 | Elect Jonathan L. Dolgen | Mgmt | For | For | For | |||
3 | Elect Ariel Z. Emanuel | Mgmt | For | For | For | |||
4 | Elect R. Ted Enloe, III | Mgmt | For | For | For | |||
5 | Elect Jeffrey T. Hinson | Mgmt | For | For | For | |||
6 | Elect Jimmy Iovine | Mgmt | For | For | For | |||
7 | Elect Peggy Johnson | Mgmt | For | For | For | |||
8 | Elect James S. Kahan | Mgmt | For | For | For | |||
9 | Elect Gregory B. Maffei | Mgmt | For | For | For | |||
10 | Elect Randall T. Mays | Mgmt | For | For | For | |||
11 | Elect Michael Rapino | Mgmt | For | For | For | |||
12 | Elect Mark S. Shapiro | Mgmt | For | For | For | |||
13 | Amendment to the 2006 Annual Incentive Plan | Mgmt | For | For | For | |||
14 | Amendment to the 2005 Stock Incentive Plan | Mgmt | For | For | For | |||
15 | Advisory Vote on Executive Compensation | Mgmt | For | For | For | |||
16 | Ratification of Auditor | Mgmt | For | For | For | |||
Penn National Gaming, Inc. | ||||||||
Ticker | Security ID: | Meeting Date | Meeting Status | |||||
PENN | CUSIP 707569109 | 06/17/2015 | Voted | |||||
Meeting Type | Country of Trade | |||||||
Annual | United States | |||||||
Issue No. | Description | Proponent | Mgmt Rec | Vote Cast | For/Agnst Mgmt | |||
1.1 | Elect David A. Handler | Mgmt | For | For | For | |||
1.2 | Elect John M. Jacquemin | Mgmt | For | For | For | |||
2 | Ratification of Auditor | Mgmt | For | For | For | |||
3 | Advisory Vote on Executive Compensation | Mgmt | For | For | For | |||
Seventy Seven Energy Inc | ||||||||
Ticker | Security ID: | Meeting Date | Meeting Status | |||||
SSE | CUSIP 818097107 | 06/03/2015 | Voted | |||||
Meeting Type | Country of Trade | |||||||
Annual | United States | |||||||
Issue No. | Description | Proponent | Mgmt Rec | Vote Cast | For/Agnst Mgmt | |||
1.1 | Elect Bob G. Alexander | Mgmt | For | For | For | |||
1.2 | Elect Edward J. DiPaolo | Mgmt | For | For | For | |||
1.3 | Elect Ronnie Irani | Mgmt | For | For | For | |||
1.4 | Elect Alvin Bernard Krongard | Mgmt | For | For | For | |||
1.5 | Elect Tucker Link | Mgmt | For | For | For | |||
1.6 | Elect Marran H. Ogilvie | Mgmt | For | For | For | |||
1.7 | Elect Jerry Winchester | Mgmt | For | For | For | |||
2 | Advisory Vote on Executive Compensation | Mgmt | For | For | For | |||
3 | Frequency of Advisory Vote on Executive Compensation | Mgmt | 1 Year | 1 Year | For | |||
4 | Amended and Restated 2014 Incentive Plan | Mgmt | For | For | For | |||
5 | Ratification of Auditor | Mgmt | For | For | For | |||
Vantage Drilling Company | ||||||||
Ticker | Security ID: | Meeting Date | Meeting Status | |||||
VTG | CUSIP G93205113 | 09/16/2014 | Voted | |||||
Meeting Type | Country of Trade | |||||||
Special | United States | |||||||
Issue No. | Description | Proponent | Mgmt Rec | Vote Cast | For/Agnst Mgmt | |||
1.1 | Elect Paul A. Bragg | Mgmt | For | For | For | |||
1.2 | Elect Steven Bradshaw | Mgmt | For | For | For | |||
1.3 | Elect Jorge E. Estrada | Mgmt | For | For | For | |||
1.4 | Elect Robert F. Grantham | Mgmt | For | For | For | |||
1.5 | Elect Marcelo D. Guiscardo | Mgmt | For | For | For | |||
1.6 | Elect Ong Tian Khiam | Mgmt | For | For | For | |||
1.7 | Elect Duke R. Ligon | Mgmt | For | Withhold | Against | |||
1.8 | Elect John C.G. O'Leary | Mgmt | For | For | For | |||
1.9 | Elect Steinar Thomassen | Mgmt | For | For | For | |||
2 | Ratification of Auditor | Mgmt | For | For | For | |||
3 | Advisory Vote on Executive Compensation | Mgmt | For | For | For | |||
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, 'N/A' 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: | Jonathan S. Horwitz* | |
Name: | Jonathan S. Horwitz | |
Title: | Executive Vice President, Principal Executive Officer and Compliance Liaison | |
Date: | August 14, 2015 | |
*By: | /s/ Nancy E. Florek | |
Name: | Nancy E. Florek | |
Date: | August 14, 2015 | |
Pursuant to power of attorney filed herewith | ||
POWER OF ATTORNEY
I, the undersigned Executive Vice President, Principal Executive Officer and Compliance Liason of each of the funds listed on Schedule A hereto, constitute and appoint Nancy E. Florek my true and lawful attorney, with full power to her to sign for me, and in my name and in the capacities indicated below, the Annual Report of Proxy Voting Record on Form N-PX under the Investment Company Act of 1940, as amended of each of the funds listed on Schedule A hereto and any and all amendments to said Annual Report of Proxy Voting Record and to file the same with all exhibits thereto, and other documents in connection therewith, with the Securities and Exchange Commission, granting unto my said attorney full power and authority to do and perform each and every act and thing requisite or necessary to be done in the premises, as fully to all intents and purposes as she might or could do in person, and I ratify and confirm all that said attorney may lawfully do or cause to be done by virtue thereof.
WITNESS my hand and common seal on the date set forth below.
Signature | Title | Date | |||||
/s/ Jonathan S. Horwitz |
Executive Vice President, Principal Executive Officer and Compliance Liaison |
August 6, 2015 | |||||
Jonathan S. Horwitz | |||||||
Schedule A
Putnam American Government Income Fund Putnam Arizona Tax Exempt Income Fund Putnam Asset Allocation Funds Putnam California Tax Exempt Income Fund Putnam Convertible Securities Fund Putnam Diversified Income Trust Putnam Equity Income Fund Putnam Europe Equity Fund Putnam Funds Trust George Putnam Balanced Fund Putnam Global Equity Fund Putnam Global Health Care Fund Putnam Global Income Trust Putnam Global Natural Resources Fund Putnam Global Utilities Fund The Putnam Fund for Growth and Income Putnam High Income Securities Fund Putnam High Yield Advantage Fund Putnam High Yield Trust Putnam Income Fund Putnam Investment Grade Municipal Trust Putnam International Equity Fund Putnam Investment Funds Putnam Investors Fund
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Putnam Limited Duration Government Income Fund Putnam Managed Municipal Income Trust Putnam Massachusetts Tax Exempt Income Fund Putnam Master Intermediate Income Trust Putnam Michigan Tax Exempt Income Fund Putnam Minnesota Tax Exempt Income Fund Putnam Money Market Fund Putnam Mortgage Recovery Fund Putnam Multi-Cap Growth Fund Putnam Municipal Opportunities Trust Putnam New Jersey Tax Exempt Income Fund Putnam New York Tax Exempt Income Fund Putnam Ohio Tax Exempt Income Fund Putnam Pennsylvania Tax Exempt Income Fund Putnam Premier Income Trust Putnam RetirementReady® Funds Putnam Tax Exempt Income Fund Putnam Tax Exempt Money Market Fund Putnam Tax-Free Income Trust Putnam U.S. Government Income Trust Putnam Vista Fund Putnam Variable Trust Putnam Voyager Fund
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