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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
TickerSecurity ID:Meeting DateMeeting Status
ALLYCUSIP 02005N10005/28/2015Voted
Meeting TypeCountry of Trade
AnnualUnited States
Issue No.DescriptionProponentMgmt RecVote CastFor/Agnst Mgmt
1.1Elect Franklin W. HobbsMgmtForForFor
1.2Elect Robert T. BlakelyMgmtForForFor
1.3Elect Mayree C. ClarkMgmtForForFor
1.4Elect Stephen A. FeinbergMgmtForForFor
1.5Elect Kim S. FennebresqueMgmtForForFor
1.6Elect Marjorie MagnerMgmtForForFor
1.7Elect Mathew PendoMgmtForForFor
1.8Elect John StackMgmtForForFor
1.9Elect Jeffrey J. BrownMgmtForForFor
1.10Elect Kenneth J. BaconMgmtForForFor
2Advisory Vote on Executive CompensationMgmtForForFor
3Frequency of Advisory Vote on Executive CompensationMgmt1 Year1 YearFor
4Ratification of AuditorMgmtForForFor
5Ratification of Tax Asset Protection Plan and Transfer RestrictionsMgmtForForFor

Ally Financial Inc
TickerSecurity ID:Meeting DateMeeting Status
ALLYCUSIP 02005NB9907/17/2014Voted
Meeting TypeCountry of Trade
AnnualUnited States
Issue No.DescriptionProponentMgmt RecVote CastFor/Agnst Mgmt
1.1Elect Franklin W. HobbsMgmtForForFor
1.2Elect Robert T. BlakelyMgmtForForFor
1.3Elect Mayree C. ClarkMgmtForForFor
1.4Elect Stephen A. FeinbergMgmtForWithholdAgainst
1.5Elect Kim S. FennebresqueMgmtForForFor
1.6Elect Gerald GreenwaldMgmtForForFor
1.7Elect Marjorie MagnerMgmtForForFor
1.8Elect Mathew PendoMgmtForForFor
1.9Elect John StackMgmtForForFor
1.10Elect Michael A. CarpenterMgmtForForFor
2Advisory Vote on Executive CompensationMgmtForForFor
3Ratification of AuditorMgmtForForFor

Cincinnati Bell Inc.
TickerSecurity ID:Meeting DateMeeting Status
CBBCUSIP 17187140304/30/2015Voted
Meeting TypeCountry of Trade
AnnualUnited States
Issue No.DescriptionProponentMgmt RecVote CastFor/Agnst Mgmt
1Election of DirectorsMgmtForForFor
2Elect John W. EckMgmtForForFor
3Elect Jakki L. HausslerMgmtForForFor
4Elect Craig F. MaierMgmtForForFor
5Elect Russel P. MayerMgmtForForFor
6Elect Lynn A. WentworthMgmtForForFor
7Elect John M. ZrnoMgmtForForFor
8Elect Theodore H TorbeckMgmtForForFor
9Advisory Vote on Executive CompensationMgmtForForFor
10Amendment to the 2007 Long Term Incentive PlanMgmtForForFor
11Ratification of AuditorMgmtForForFor

CIT Group Inc.
TickerSecurity ID:Meeting DateMeeting Status
CITCUSIP 12558180105/12/2015Voted
Meeting TypeCountry of Trade
AnnualUnited States
Issue No.DescriptionProponentMgmt RecVote CastFor/Agnst Mgmt
1Elect John A. ThainMgmtForForFor
2Elect Ellen R. AlemanyMgmtForForFor
3Elect Michael J. EmblerMgmtForForFor
4Elect William M. FreemanMgmtForForFor
5Elect David M. MoffettMgmtForForFor
6Elect R. Brad OatesMgmtForForFor
7Elect Marianne M. ParrsMgmtForForFor
8Elect Gerald RosenfeldMgmtForForFor
9Elect John R. RyanMgmtForForFor
10Elect Sheila A. StampsMgmtForForFor
11Elect Seymour SternbergMgmtForForFor
12Elect Peter J. TobinMgmtForForFor
13Elect Laura S. UngerMgmtForForFor
14Ratification of AuditorMgmtForForFor
15Advisory Vote on Executive CompensationMgmtForForFor
16Approval of the 2015 Executive Incentive PlanMgmtForForFor

Connacher Oil and Gas Ltd.
TickerSecurity ID:Meeting DateMeeting Status
CLLCUSIP 20588YAE303/30/2015Voted
Meeting TypeCountry of Trade
SpecialUnited States
Issue No.DescriptionProponentMgmt RecVote CastFor/Agnst Mgmt
1Plan of ArrangementMgmtForForFor

Crown Castle International Corp.
TickerSecurity ID:Meeting DateMeeting Status
CCICUSIP 22822V20005/29/2015Voted
Meeting TypeCountry of Trade
AnnualUnited States
Issue No.DescriptionProponentMgmt RecVote CastFor/Agnst Mgmt
1Elect Robert BartoloMgmtForForFor
2Elect Cindy ChristyMgmtForForFor
3Elect Ari Q. FitzgeraldMgmtForForFor
4Elect Robert E. Garrison IIMgmtForForFor
5Elect Dale N. HatfieldMgmtForForFor
6Elect Lee W. HoganMgmtForForFor
7Elect John P. KellyMgmtForForFor
8Elect Robert F. McKenzieMgmtForForFor
9Ratification of AuditorMgmtForForFor
10Advisory Vote on Executive CompensationMgmtForForFor
11Frequency of Advisory Vote on Executive CompensationMgmt1 Year1 YearFor

DISH Network Corporation
TickerSecurity ID:Meeting DateMeeting Status
DISHCUSIP 25470M10910/30/2014Voted
Meeting TypeCountry of Trade
AnnualUnited States
Issue No.DescriptionProponentMgmt RecVote CastFor/Agnst Mgmt
1.1Elect George R. BrokawMgmtForForFor
1.2Elect Joseph P. ClaytonMgmtForForFor
1.3Elect James DeFrancoMgmtForForFor
1.4Elect Cantey M. ErgenMgmtForForFor
1.5Elect Charles W. ErgenMgmtForForFor
1.6Elect Steven R. GoodbarnMgmtForForFor
1.7Elect Charles M. LillisMgmtForForFor
1.8Elect Afshin MohebbiMgmtForForFor
1.9Elect David K. MoskowitzMgmtForForFor
1.10Elect Tom A. OrtolfMgmtForForFor
1.11Elect Carl E. VogelMgmtForForFor
2Ratification of AuditorMgmtForForFor
3Advisory Vote on Executive CompensationMgmtForForFor
4Amendment to the 2009 Stock Incentive PlanMgmtForForFor
5Shareholder Proposal Regarding Reporting and Reducing Greenhouse Gas EmissionsShrHldrAgainstForAgainst

Ep Energy Corp
TickerSecurity ID:Meeting DateMeeting Status
EPECUSIP 26878510205/07/2015Voted
Meeting TypeCountry of Trade
AnnualUnited States
Issue No.DescriptionProponentMgmt RecVote CastFor/Agnst Mgmt
1.1Elect Ralph AlexanderMgmtForWithholdAgainst
1.2Elect Wilson B. HandlerMgmtForWithholdAgainst
1.3Elect John J. HannanMgmtForWithholdAgainst
1.4Elect Michael S. HelferMgmtForWithholdAgainst
2Advisory Vote on Executive CompensationMgmtForForFor
3Frequency of Advisory Vote on Executive CompensationMgmt1 Year1 YearFor
4Ratification of AuditorMgmtForForFor

General Motors Co.
TickerSecurity ID:Meeting DateMeeting Status
GMCUSIP 37045V10006/09/2015Voted
Meeting TypeCountry of Trade
AnnualUnited States
Issue No.DescriptionProponentMgmt RecVote CastFor/Agnst Mgmt
1Elect Joseph J. AshtonMgmtForForFor
2Elect Mary T. BarraMgmtForForFor
3Elect Stephen J. GirskyMgmtForForFor
4Elect Linda R. GoodenMgmtForForFor
5Elect Joseph JimenezMgmtForForFor
6Elect Kathryn V. MarinelloMgmtForForFor
7Elect Michael G. MullenMgmtForForFor
8Elect James J. MulvaMgmtForForFor
9Elect Patricia F. RussoMgmtForForFor
10Elect Thomas M. SchoeweMgmtForForFor
11Elect Theodore M. SolsoMgmtForForFor
12Elect Carol M. StephensonMgmtForForFor
13Ratification of AuditorMgmtForForFor
14Advisory Vote on Executive CompensationMgmtForForFor
15Shareholder Proposal Regarding Independent Board ChairmanShrHldrAgainstAgainstFor
16Shareholder Proposal Regarding Cumulative VotingShrHldrAgainstAgainstFor

Halcón Resources Corporation
TickerSecurity ID:Meeting DateMeeting Status
HKCUSIP 40537Q20905/06/2015Voted
Meeting TypeCountry of Trade
AnnualUnited States
Issue No.DescriptionProponentMgmt RecVote CastFor/Agnst Mgmt
1.1Elect Tucker S. BridwellMgmtForForFor
1.2Elect Kevin E. GodwinMgmtForForFor
1.3Elect Mark A. Welsh IVMgmtForForFor
2Reverse Stock SplitMgmtForForFor
3Amendment to the First Amended and Restated 2012 Long-Term Incentive PlanMgmtForAgainstAgainst
4Amendment to Terms of 8.0% Convertible Notes and WarrantsMgmtForForFor
5Repeal of Classified BoardMgmtForForFor
6Ratification of AuditorMgmtForForFor

Harry & David Holdings Inc
TickerSecurity ID:Meeting DateMeeting Status
HARRCUSIP 41587A20109/30/2014Voted
Meeting TypeCountry of Trade
SpecialUnited States
Issue No.DescriptionProponentMgmt RecVote CastFor/Agnst Mgmt
1MergerMgmtForForFor
2Right to Adjourn MeetingMgmtForForFor

Huntsman Corporation
TickerSecurity ID:Meeting DateMeeting Status
HUNCUSIP 44701110705/07/2015Voted
Meeting TypeCountry of Trade
AnnualUnited States
Issue No.DescriptionProponentMgmt RecVote CastFor/Agnst Mgmt
1.1Elect Peter R. HuntsmanMgmtForForFor
1.2Elect Wayne A. ReaudMgmtForForFor
1.3Elect Alvin V. ShoemakerMgmtForForFor
2Advisory Vote on Executive CompensationMgmtForForFor
3Ratification of AuditorMgmtForForFor

Live Nation Entertainment, Inc.
TickerSecurity ID:Meeting DateMeeting Status
LYVCUSIP 53803410906/10/2015Voted
Meeting TypeCountry of Trade
AnnualUnited States
Issue No.DescriptionProponentMgmt RecVote CastFor/Agnst Mgmt
1Elect Mark D. CarletonMgmtForForFor
2Elect Jonathan L. DolgenMgmtForForFor
3Elect Ariel Z. EmanuelMgmtForForFor
4Elect R. Ted Enloe, IIIMgmtForForFor
5Elect Jeffrey T. HinsonMgmtForForFor
6Elect Jimmy IovineMgmtForForFor
7Elect Peggy JohnsonMgmtForForFor
8Elect James S. KahanMgmtForForFor
9Elect Gregory B. MaffeiMgmtForForFor
10Elect Randall T. MaysMgmtForForFor
11Elect Michael RapinoMgmtForForFor
12Elect Mark S. ShapiroMgmtForForFor
13Amendment to the 2006 Annual Incentive Plan MgmtForForFor
14Amendment to the 2005 Stock Incentive PlanMgmtForForFor
15Advisory Vote on Executive CompensationMgmtForForFor
16Ratification of AuditorMgmtForForFor

Penn National Gaming, Inc.
TickerSecurity ID:Meeting DateMeeting Status
PENNCUSIP 70756910906/17/2015Voted
Meeting TypeCountry of Trade
AnnualUnited States
Issue No.DescriptionProponentMgmt RecVote CastFor/Agnst Mgmt
1.1Elect David A. HandlerMgmtForForFor
1.2Elect John M. JacqueminMgmtForForFor
2Ratification of AuditorMgmtForForFor
3Advisory Vote on Executive CompensationMgmtForForFor

Seventy Seven Energy Inc
TickerSecurity ID:Meeting DateMeeting Status
SSECUSIP 81809710706/03/2015Voted
Meeting TypeCountry of Trade
AnnualUnited States
Issue No.DescriptionProponentMgmt RecVote CastFor/Agnst Mgmt
1.1Elect Bob G. AlexanderMgmtForForFor
1.2Elect Edward J. DiPaoloMgmtForForFor
1.3Elect Ronnie IraniMgmtForForFor
1.4Elect Alvin Bernard KrongardMgmtForForFor
1.5Elect Tucker LinkMgmtForForFor
1.6Elect Marran H. OgilvieMgmtForForFor
1.7Elect Jerry WinchesterMgmtForForFor
2Advisory Vote on Executive CompensationMgmtForForFor
3Frequency of Advisory Vote on Executive CompensationMgmt1 Year1 YearFor
4Amended and Restated 2014 Incentive PlanMgmtForForFor
5Ratification of AuditorMgmtForForFor

Vantage Drilling Company
TickerSecurity ID:Meeting DateMeeting Status
VTGCUSIP G9320511309/16/2014Voted
Meeting TypeCountry of Trade
SpecialUnited States
Issue No.DescriptionProponentMgmt RecVote CastFor/Agnst Mgmt
1.1Elect Paul A. BraggMgmtForForFor
1.2Elect Steven BradshawMgmtForForFor
1.3Elect Jorge E. EstradaMgmtForForFor
1.4Elect Robert F. GranthamMgmtForForFor
1.5Elect Marcelo D. GuiscardoMgmtForForFor
1.6Elect Ong Tian KhiamMgmtForForFor
1.7Elect Duke R. LigonMgmtForWithholdAgainst
1.8Elect John C.G. O'LearyMgmtForForFor
1.9Elect Steinar ThomassenMgmtForForFor
2Ratification of AuditorMgmtForForFor
3Advisory Vote on Executive CompensationMgmtForForFor







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

 

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