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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 : | 811-05133 | ||||||||
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: | 08/31 | ||||||||
Date of reporting period: | 07/01/2015 - 06/30/2016 |
Registrant : | Putnam High Income Securities Fund | |||||||
Fund Name : | Putnam High Income Securities Fund | |||||||
Date of fiscal year end: | 08/31 | |||||||
Ally Financial Inc. | ||||||||
Ticker | Security ID: | Meeting Date | Meeting Status | |||||
ALLY | CUSIP 02005N100 | 05/03/2016 | Voted | |||||
Meeting Type | Country of Trade | |||||||
Annual | United States | |||||||
Issue No. | Description | Proponent | Mgmt Rec | Vote Cast | For/Agnst Mgmt | |||
1 | Elect Franklin W. Hobbs | Mgmt | For | For | For | |||
2 | Elect Robert T. Blakely | Mgmt | For | For | For | |||
3 | Elect Maureen A. Breakiron-Evans | Mgmt | For | For | For | |||
4 | Elect Mayree C. Clark | Mgmt | For | For | For | |||
5 | Elect Stephen A. Feinberg | Mgmt | For | For | For | |||
6 | Elect Kim S. Fennebresque | Mgmt | For | For | For | |||
7 | Elect Marjorie Magner | Mgmt | For | For | For | |||
8 | Elect John Stack | Mgmt | For | For | For | |||
9 | Elect Michael F. Steib | Mgmt | For | For | For | |||
10 | Elect Kenneth J. Bacon | Mgmt | For | For | For | |||
11 | Elect Jeffrey J. Brown | Mgmt | For | For | For | |||
12 | Advisory Vote on Executive Compensation | Mgmt | For | For | For | |||
13 | Ratification of Auditor | Mgmt | For | For | For | |||
Berry Plastics Group Inc. | ||||||||
Ticker | Security ID: | Meeting Date | Meeting Status | |||||
BERY | CUSIP 08579W103 | 02/24/2016 | Voted | |||||
Meeting Type | Country of Trade | |||||||
Annual | United States | |||||||
Issue No. | Description | Proponent | Mgmt Rec | Vote Cast | For/Agnst Mgmt | |||
1.1 | Elect Idalene F. Kesner | Mgmt | For | For | For | |||
1.2 | Elect Carl J. Rickertsen | Mgmt | For | For | For | |||
1.3 | Elect Stephen E. Sterrett | Mgmt | For | For | For | |||
2 | Advisory Vote on Executive Compensation | Mgmt | For | For | For | |||
3 | Ratification of Auditor | Mgmt | For | For | For | |||
4 | Shareholder Proposal Regarding Declassification of the Board | ShrHoldr | Against | For | Against | |||
Cincinnati Bell Inc. | ||||||||
Ticker | Security ID: | Meeting Date | Meeting Status | |||||
CBB | CUSIP 171871403 | 04/29/2016 | Voted | |||||
Meeting Type | Country of Trade | |||||||
Annual | United States | |||||||
Issue No. | Description | Proponent | Mgmt Rec | Vote Cast | For/Agnst Mgmt | |||
1 | Elect Phillip R. Cox | Mgmt | For | For | For | |||
2 | Elect Jakki L. Haussler | Mgmt | For | For | For | |||
3 | Elect Craig F. Maier | Mgmt | For | For | For | |||
4 | Elect Russel P. Mayer | Mgmt | For | For | For | |||
5 | Elect John W. Eck | Mgmt | For | For | For | |||
6 | Elect Lynn A. Wentworth | Mgmt | For | For | For | |||
7 | Elect Martin J. Yudkovitz | Mgmt | For | For | For | |||
8 | Elect John M. Zrno | Mgmt | For | For | For | |||
9 | Elect Theodore H Torbeck | Mgmt | For | For | For | |||
10 | Advisory Vote on Executive Compensation | Mgmt | For | For | For | |||
11 | Amendment to the 2007 Stock Option Plan for Non- Employee Directors | Mgmt | For | For | For | |||
12 | Re-Approval of the 2011 Short-Term Incentive Plan | Mgmt | For | For | For | |||
13 | Ratification of Auditor | Mgmt | For | For | For | |||
CIT Group Inc. | ||||||||
Ticker | Security ID: | Meeting Date | Meeting Status | |||||
CIT | CUSIP 125581801 | 05/10/2016 | Voted | |||||
Meeting Type | Country of Trade | |||||||
Annual | United States | |||||||
Issue No. | Description | Proponent | Mgmt Rec | Vote Cast | For/Agnst Mgmt | |||
1 | Elect Ellen R. Alemany | Mgmt | For | For | For | |||
2 | Elect Michael A. Carpenter | Mgmt | For | For | For | |||
3 | Elect Alan Frank | Mgmt | For | For | For | |||
4 | Elect William M. Freeman | Mgmt | For | For | For | |||
5 | Elect Steven T. Mnuchin | Mgmt | For | For | For | |||
6 | Elect R. Brad Oates | Mgmt | For | For | For | |||
7 | Elect John J. Oros | Mgmt | For | For | For | |||
8 | Elect Marianne M. Parrs | Mgmt | For | For | For | |||
9 | Elect Gerald Rosenfeld | Mgmt | For | For | For | |||
10 | Elect John R. Ryan | Mgmt | For | For | For | |||
11 | Elect Sheila A. Stamps | 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 2016 Omnibus Incentive Plan | Mgmt | For | For | For | |||
17 | Elimination of Supermajority Requirement Regarding Removal of Directors | Mgmt | For | For | For | |||
18 | Amendment to Articles to Remove NOL Provision | Mgmt | For | For | For | |||
Dish Network Corp. | ||||||||
Ticker | Security ID: | Meeting Date | Meeting Status | |||||
DISH | CUSIP 25470M109 | 05/02/2016 | 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 James DeFranco | Mgmt | For | For | For | |||
1.3 | Elect Cantey M. Ergen | Mgmt | For | For | For | |||
1.4 | Elect Charles W. Ergen | Mgmt | For | For | For | |||
1.5 | Elect Steven R. Goodbarn | Mgmt | For | For | For | |||
1.6 | Elect Charles M. Lillis | Mgmt | For | For | For | |||
1.7 | Elect Afshin Mohebbi | Mgmt | For | For | For | |||
1.8 | Elect David K. Moskowitz | Mgmt | For | For | For | |||
1.9 | Elect Tom A. Ortolf | Mgmt | For | For | For | |||
1.10 | Elect Carl E. Vogel | Mgmt | For | For | For | |||
2 | Ratification of Auditor | Mgmt | For | For | For | |||
Dish Network Corp. | ||||||||
Ticker | Security ID: | Meeting Date | Meeting Status | |||||
DISH | CUSIP 25470M109 | 11/03/2015 | Voted | |||||
Meeting Type | Country of Trade | |||||||
Annual | United States | |||||||
Issue No. | Description | Proponent | Mgmt Rec | Vote Cast | For/Agnst Mgmt | |||
1.1 | Elect George R. Brokaw | Mgmt | For | For | For | |||
1.2 | Elect James DeFranco | Mgmt | For | For | For | |||
1.3 | Elect Cantey M. Ergen | Mgmt | For | For | For | |||
1.4 | Elect Charles W. Ergen | Mgmt | For | For | For | |||
1.5 | Elect Steven R. Goodbarn | Mgmt | For | For | For | |||
1.6 | Elect Charles M. Lillis | Mgmt | For | For | For | |||
1.7 | Elect Afshin Mohebbi | Mgmt | For | For | For | |||
1.8 | Elect David K. Moskowitz | Mgmt | For | For | For | |||
1.9 | Elect Tom A. Ortolf | Mgmt | For | For | For | |||
1.10 | Elect Carl E. Vogel | Mgmt | For | For | For | |||
2 | Ratification of Auditor | Mgmt | For | For | For | |||
3 | Article Amendments to Designate an Exclusive Forum | Mgmt | For | For | For | |||
Eldorado Resorts, Inc. | ||||||||
Ticker | Security ID: | Meeting Date | Meeting Status | |||||
ERI | CUSIP 28470R102 | 06/15/2016 | Voted | |||||
Meeting Type | Country of Trade | |||||||
Annual | United States | |||||||
Issue No. | Description | Proponent | Mgmt Rec | Vote Cast | For/Agnst Mgmt | |||
1.1 | Elect Gary L. Carano | Mgmt | For | For | For | |||
1.2 | Elect Frank J. Fahrenkopf, Jr. | Mgmt | For | For | For | |||
1.3 | Elect James B. Hawkins | Mgmt | For | For | For | |||
1.4 | Elect Michael E. Pegram | Mgmt | For | For | For | |||
1.5 | Elect Thomas R. Reeg | Mgmt | For | For | For | |||
1.6 | Elect David P. Tomick | Mgmt | For | For | For | |||
1.7 | Elect Roger P. Wagner | Mgmt | For | For | For | |||
2 | Ratification of Auditor | Mgmt | For | For | For | |||
3 | Advisory Vote on Executive Compensation | Mgmt | For | For | For | |||
EP Energy Corporation | ||||||||
Ticker | Security ID: | Meeting Date | Meeting Status | |||||
EPE | CUSIP 268785102 | 05/11/2016 | 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 Thomas R. Hix | Mgmt | For | TNA | N/A | |||
1.2 | Elect Jauegu Nam | Mgmt | For | TNA | N/A | |||
1.3 | Elect Donald A. Wagner | Mgmt | For | TNA | N/A | |||
1.4 | Elect Rakesh Wilson | Mgmt | For | TNA | N/A | |||
2 | Advisory Vote on Executive Compensation | Mgmt | For | TNA | N/A | |||
3 | Amendment to the 2014 Omnibus Incentive Plan | Mgmt | For | TNA | N/A | |||
4 | Ratification of Auditor | Mgmt | For | TNA | N/A | |||
Gaming and Leisure Properties, Inc. | ||||||||
Ticker | Security ID: | Meeting Date | Meeting Status | |||||
GLPI | CUSIP 36467J108 | 06/01/2016 | Voted | |||||
Meeting Type | Country of Trade | |||||||
Annual | United States | |||||||
Issue No. | Description | Proponent | Mgmt Rec | Vote Cast | For/Agnst Mgmt | |||
1.1 | Elect Peter M. Carlino | Mgmt | For | For | For | |||
2 | Ratification of Auditor | Mgmt | For | For | For | |||
3 | Repeal of Classified Board | Mgmt | For | For | For | |||
General Motors Company | ||||||||
Ticker | Security ID: | Meeting Date | Meeting Status | |||||
GM | CUSIP 37045V100 | 06/07/2016 | 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 Linda R. Gooden | Mgmt | For | For | For | |||
4 | Elect Joseph Jimenez | Mgmt | For | For | For | |||
5 | Elect Kathryn V. Marinello | Mgmt | For | For | For | |||
6 | Elect Jane L. Mendillo | 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 | Advisory Vote on Executive Compensation | Mgmt | For | For | For | |||
14 | Ratification of Auditor | Mgmt | For | For | For | |||
15 | Shareholder Proposal Regarding Holy Land Principles | ShrHoldr | Against | Against | For | |||
Gulfport Energy Corporation | ||||||||
Ticker | Security ID: | Meeting Date | Meeting Status | |||||
GPOR | CUSIP 402635304 | 06/10/2016 | Voted | |||||
Meeting Type | Country of Trade | |||||||
Annual | United States | |||||||
Issue No. | Description | Proponent | Mgmt Rec | Vote Cast | For/Agnst Mgmt | |||
1.1 | Elect Michael G. Moore | Mgmt | For | For | For | |||
1.2 | Elect Craig Groeschel | Mgmt | For | For | For | |||
1.3 | Elect David L. Houston | Mgmt | For | For | For | |||
1.4 | Elect C. Doug Johnson | Mgmt | For | For | For | |||
1.5 | Elect Ben T. Morris | Mgmt | For | For | For | |||
1.6 | Elect Scott E. Streller | Mgmt | For | For | For | |||
2 | Advisory Vote on Executive Compensation | Mgmt | For | For | For | |||
3 | Ratification of Auditor | Mgmt | For | For | For | |||
4 | Shareholder Proposal Regarding Report on Monitoring and Managing Methane Emissions | ShrHoldr | Against | Against | For | |||
Hilton Worldwide Holdings Inc | ||||||||
Ticker | Security ID: | Meeting Date | Meeting Status | |||||
HLT | CUSIP 43300A104 | 05/05/2016 | Voted | |||||
Meeting Type | Country of Trade | |||||||
Annual | United States | |||||||
Issue No. | Description | Proponent | Mgmt Rec | Vote Cast | For/Agnst Mgmt | |||
1.1 | Elect Christopher J. Nassetta | Mgmt | For | For | For | |||
1.2 | Elect Jonathan D. Gray | Mgmt | For | For | For | |||
1.3 | Elect Jon M. Huntsman, Jr. | Mgmt | For | For | For | |||
1.4 | Elect Judith A. McHale | Mgmt | For | For | For | |||
1.5 | Elect John Schreiber | Mgmt | For | For | For | |||
1.6 | Elect Elizabeth A. Smith | Mgmt | For | For | For | |||
1.7 | Elect Douglas M. Steenland | Mgmt | For | For | For | |||
1.8 | Elect William J. Stein | Mgmt | For | For | For | |||
2 | Ratification of Auditor | Mgmt | For | For | For | |||
3 | Advisory Vote on Executive Compensation | Mgmt | For | For | For | |||
Live Nation Entertainment, Inc. | ||||||||
Ticker | Security ID: | Meeting Date | Meeting Status | |||||
LYV | CUSIP 538034109 | 06/14/2016 | 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 | Advisory Vote on Executive Compensation | Mgmt | For | For | For | |||
14 | Ratification of Auditor | Mgmt | For | For | For | |||
Penn National Gaming, Inc. | ||||||||
Ticker | Security ID: | Meeting Date | Meeting Status | |||||
PENN | CUSIP 707569109 | 06/02/2016 | Voted | |||||
Meeting Type | Country of Trade | |||||||
Annual | United States | |||||||
Issue No. | Description | Proponent | Mgmt Rec | Vote Cast | For/Agnst Mgmt | |||
1.1 | Elect Barbara Z. Shattuck Kohn | Mgmt | For | For | For | |||
1.2 | Elect Ronald J. Naples | Mgmt | For | For | For | |||
2 | Ratification of Auditor | Mgmt | For | For | For | |||
3 | Advisory Vote on Executive Compensation | Mgmt | For | For | For | |||
Service Corporation International | ||||||||
Ticker | Security ID: | Meeting Date | Meeting Status | |||||
SCI | CUSIP 817565104 | 05/11/2016 | Voted | |||||
Meeting Type | Country of Trade | |||||||
Annual | United States | |||||||
Issue No. | Description | Proponent | Mgmt Rec | Vote Cast | For/Agnst Mgmt | |||
1.1 | Elect Alan R. Buckwalter, III | Mgmt | For | For | For | |||
1.2 | Elect Victor L. Lund | Mgmt | For | For | For | |||
1.3 | Elect John W. Mecom, Jr. | Mgmt | For | For | For | |||
1.4 | Elect Ellen Ochoa | Mgmt | For | For | For | |||
2 | Ratification of Auditor | Mgmt | For | For | For | |||
3 | Advisory Vote on Executive Compensation | Mgmt | For | For | For | |||
4 | Approval of the 2016 Equity Incentive Plan | Mgmt | For | For | For | |||
5 | Shareholder Proposal Regarding Retention of Shares Until Normal Retirement Age | ShrHoldr | Against | Against | For | |||
Spectrum Brands Holdings, Inc. | ||||||||
Ticker | Security ID: | Meeting Date | Meeting Status | |||||
SPB | CUSIP 84763R101 | 01/28/2016 | Voted | |||||
Meeting Type | Country of Trade | |||||||
Annual | United States | |||||||
Issue No. | Description | Proponent | Mgmt Rec | Vote Cast | For/Agnst Mgmt | |||
1.1 | Elect Omar M. Asali | Mgmt | For | Withhold | Against | |||
1.2 | Elect Norman S. Matthews | Mgmt | For | Withhold | Against | |||
1.3 | Elect Joseph S. Steinberg | Mgmt | For | Withhold | Against | |||
2 | Ratification of Auditor | Mgmt | For | For | For | |||
3 | Reapproval of the 2011 Omnibus Equity Award Plan | 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 15, 2016 | |
*By: | /s/ Nancy E. Florek | |
Name: | Nancy E. Florek | |
Date: | August 15, 2016 | |
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 |
July 29, 2016 | |||||
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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