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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: | John W. Gerstmayr, Esq. | ||||||||
| Ropes & Gray LLP | |||||||||
| Prudential Tower | |||||||||
| 800 Boylston Street | |||||||||
| Boston, Massachusetts 02199-3600 | |||||||||
| Registrant's telephone number including area code: | (617) 292-1000 | ||||||||
| Date of fiscal year end: | 8/31/11 | ||||||||
| Date of reporting period: | 07/01/2011 - 06/30/2012 | ||||||||
| Registrant : | Putnam High Income Securities Fund | |||||||
| Fund Name : | Putnam High Income Securities Fund | |||||||
| Date of fiscal year end: | 08/31/2011 | |||||||
| Alpha Natural Resources, Inc. | ||||||||
| Ticker | Security ID: | Meeting Date | Meeting Status | |||||
| ANR | CUSIP 02076X102 | 05/17/2012 | Voted | |||||
| Meeting Type | Country of Trade | |||||||
| Annual | United States | |||||||
| Issue No. | Description | Proponent | Mgmt Rec | Vote Cast | For/Agnst Mgmt | |||
| 1 | Elect Kevin Crutchfield | Mgmt | For | For | For | |||
| 2 | Elect William Crowley, Jr. | Mgmt | For | For | For | |||
| 3 | Elect E. Linn Draper, Jr. | Mgmt | For | For | For | |||
| 4 | Elect Glenn Eisenberg | Mgmt | For | For | For | |||
| 5 | Elect P. Michael Giftos | Mgmt | For | For | For | |||
| 6 | Elect Deborah Fretz | Mgmt | For | For | For | |||
| 7 | Elect Joel Richards, III | Mgmt | For | For | For | |||
| 8 | Elect James Roberts | Mgmt | For | For | For | |||
| 9 | Elect Ted Wood | Mgmt | For | For | For | |||
| 10 | 2012 Long-Term Incentive Plan | Mgmt | For | For | For | |||
| 11 | Advisory Vote on Executive Compensation | Mgmt | For | For | For | |||
| 12 | Ratification of Auditor | Mgmt | For | For | For | |||
| Avis Budget Group, Inc. | ||||||||
| Ticker | Security ID: | Meeting Date | Meeting Status | |||||
| CAR | CUSIP 053774105 | 06/11/2012 | Voted | |||||
| Meeting Type | Country of Trade | |||||||
| Annual | United States | |||||||
| Issue No. | Description | Proponent | Mgmt Rec | Vote Cast | For/Agnst Mgmt | |||
| 1 | Elect Ronald Nelson | Mgmt | For | For | For | |||
| 2 | Elect Alun Cathcart | Mgmt | For | For | For | |||
| 3 | Elect Mary Choksi | Mgmt | For | For | For | |||
| 4 | Elect Leonard Coleman, Jr. | Mgmt | For | For | For | |||
| 5 | Elect Martin Edelman | Mgmt | For | For | For | |||
| 6 | Elect John Hardy, Jr. | Mgmt | For | For | For | |||
| 7 | Elect Lynn Krominga | Mgmt | For | For | For | |||
| 8 | Elect Eduardo Mestre | Mgmt | For | For | For | |||
| 9 | Elect F. Robert Salerno | Mgmt | For | For | For | |||
| 10 | Elect Stender Sweeney | Mgmt | For | For | For | |||
| 11 | Ratification of Auditor | Mgmt | For | For | For | |||
| 12 | Advisory Vote on Executive Compensation | Mgmt | For | For | For | |||
| 13 | Amendment to the 2007 Equity and Incentive Plan | Mgmt | For | For | For | |||
| 14 | Re-Approval of Performance Goals Under 2007 Equity and Incentive Plan | Mgmt | For | For | For | |||
| Chesapeake Energy Corporation | ||||||||
| Ticker | Security ID: | Meeting Date | Meeting Status | |||||
| CHK | CUSIP 165167107 | 06/08/2012 | Voted | |||||
| Meeting Type | Country of Trade | |||||||
| Annual | United States | |||||||
| Issue No. | Description | Proponent | Mgmt Rec | Vote Cast | For/Agnst Mgmt | |||
| 1.1 | Elect Richard Davidson | Mgmt | For | Withhold | Against | |||
| 1.2 | Elect V. Burns Hargis | Mgmt | For | Withhold | Against | |||
| 2 | Adoption of Majority Vote for Election of Directors | Mgmt | For | For | For | |||
| 3 | Advisory Vote on Executive Compensation | Mgmt | For | Against | Against | |||
| 4 | Amendment to the Long Term Incentive Plan | Mgmt | For | For | For | |||
| 5 | 2012 Annual Incentive Plan | Mgmt | For | Against | Against | |||
| 6 | Ratification of Auditor | Mgmt | For | For | For | |||
| 7 | Shareholder Proposal Regarding Reincorporation | ShrHldr | Against | Against | For | |||
| 8 | Shareholder Proposal Regarding Lobbying Report | ShrHldr | Against | Against | For | |||
| 9 | Shareholder Proposal Regarding Simple Majority Vote | ShrHldr | Against | For | Against | |||
| 10 | Shareholder Proposal Regarding Proxy Access | ShrHldr | Against | Against | For | |||
| Cincinnati Bell Inc. | ||||||||
| Ticker | Security ID: | Meeting Date | Meeting Status | |||||
| CBB | CUSIP 171871403 | 05/01/2012 | Voted | |||||
| Meeting Type | Country of Trade | |||||||
| Annual | United States | |||||||
| Issue No. | Description | Proponent | Mgmt Rec | Vote Cast | For/Agnst Mgmt | |||
| 1 | Elect Philip Cox | Mgmt | For | For | For | |||
| 2 | Elect Bruce Byrnes | Mgmt | For | For | For | |||
| 3 | Elect John Cassidy | Mgmt | For | For | For | |||
| 4 | Elect Jakki Haussler | Mgmt | For | For | For | |||
| 5 | Elect Craig Maier | Mgmt | For | For | For | |||
| 6 | Elect Alan Schriber | Mgmt | For | For | For | |||
| 7 | Elect Alex Shumate | Mgmt | For | For | For | |||
| 8 | Elect Lynn Wentworth | Mgmt | For | For | For | |||
| 9 | Elect Gary Wojtaszek | Mgmt | For | For | For | |||
| 10 | Elect John Zrno | Mgmt | For | For | For | |||
| 11 | Advisory Vote on Executive Compensation | Mgmt | For | Against | Against | |||
| 12 | Amendment to the 2007 Long Term Incentive Plan | Mgmt | For | For | For | |||
| 13 | Amendment to the 2007 Stock Option Plan for Non-Employee Directors | Mgmt | For | For | For | |||
| 14 | Ratification of Auditor | Mgmt | For | For | For | |||
| CIT Group Inc. | ||||||||
| Ticker | Security ID: | Meeting Date | Meeting Status | |||||
| CIT | CUSIP 125581801 | 05/15/2012 | Voted | |||||
| Meeting Type | Country of Trade | |||||||
| Annual | United States | |||||||
| Issue No. | Description | Proponent | Mgmt Rec | Vote Cast | For/Agnst Mgmt | |||
| 1 | Elect John Thain | Mgmt | For | For | For | |||
| 2 | Elect Michael J. Embler | Mgmt | For | For | For | |||
| 3 | Elect William Freeman | Mgmt | For | For | For | |||
| 4 | Elect David Moffett | Mgmt | For | For | For | |||
| 5 | Elect R. Brad Oates | Mgmt | For | For | For | |||
| 6 | Elect Marianne Parrs | Mgmt | For | For | For | |||
| 7 | Elect Gerald Rosenfeld | Mgmt | For | For | For | |||
| 8 | Elect John Ryan | Mgmt | For | For | For | |||
| 9 | Elect Seymour Sternberg | Mgmt | For | For | For | |||
| 10 | Elect Peter Tobin | Mgmt | For | For | For | |||
| 11 | Elect Laura Unger | Mgmt | For | For | For | |||
| 12 | Ratification of Auditor | Mgmt | For | For | For | |||
| 13 | Advisory Vote on Executive Compensation | Mgmt | For | For | For | |||
| Compton Petroleum Corporation | ||||||||
| Ticker | Security ID: | Meeting Date | Meeting Status | |||||
| CMT | CUSIP 204940308 | 05/10/2012 | Voted | |||||
| Meeting Type | Country of Trade | |||||||
| Special | United States | |||||||
| Issue No. | Description | Proponent | Mgmt Rec | Vote Cast | For/Agnst Mgmt | |||
| 1 | Board Size | Mgmt | For | For | For | |||
| 2.1 | Elect Adrian Loader | Mgmt | For | For | For | |||
| 2.2 | Elect Edward Bogle | Mgmt | For | For | For | |||
| 2.3 | Elect Randall Findlay | Mgmt | For | Withhold | Against | |||
| 2.4 | Elect George Hickox, Jr. | Mgmt | For | For | For | |||
| 2.5 | Elect Michael Leffell | Mgmt | For | For | For | |||
| 2.6 | Elect Glen Roane | Mgmt | For | Withhold | Against | |||
| 3 | Appointment of Auditor and Authority to Set Fees | Mgmt | For | For | For | |||
| 4 | Approval of the Restricted Share Unit Plan | Mgmt | For | Against | Against | |||
| 5 | Approval of Termination of Shareholder Rights' Plan | Mgmt | For | For | For | |||
| Compton Petroleum Corporation | ||||||||
| Ticker | Security ID: | Meeting Date | Meeting Status | |||||
| CMT | CUSIP 204755AD4 | 07/25/2011 | Voted | |||||
| Meeting Type | Country of Trade | |||||||
| Special | United States | |||||||
| Issue No. | Description | Proponent | Mgmt Rec | Vote Cast | For/Agnst Mgmt | |||
| 1 | Share Consolidation | Mgmt | For | For | For | |||
| CONSOL Energy Inc. | ||||||||
| Ticker | Security ID: | Meeting Date | Meeting Status | |||||
| CNX | CUSIP 20854P109 | 05/01/2012 | Voted | |||||
| Meeting Type | Country of Trade | |||||||
| Annual | United States | |||||||
| Issue No. | Description | Proponent | Mgmt Rec | Vote Cast | For/Agnst Mgmt | |||
| 1.1 | Elect J. Brett Harvey | Mgmt | For | For | For | |||
| 1.2 | Elect Philip Baxter | Mgmt | For | For | For | |||
| 1.3 | Elect James Altmeyer, Sr. | Mgmt | For | Withhold | Against | |||
| 1.4 | Elect William Davis | Mgmt | For | For | For | |||
| 1.5 | Elect Raj Gupta | Mgmt | For | For | For | |||
| 1.6 | Elect Patricia Hammick | Mgmt | For | For | For | |||
| 1.7 | Elect David Hardesty, Jr. | Mgmt | For | Withhold | Against | |||
| 1.8 | Elect John Mills | Mgmt | For | For | For | |||
| 1.9 | Elect William Powell | Mgmt | For | For | For | |||
| 1.10 | Elect Joseph Williams | Mgmt | For | For | For | |||
| 2 | Amendment to the Equity Incentive Plan | Mgmt | For | For | For | |||
| 3 | Ratification of Auditor | Mgmt | For | For | For | |||
| 4 | Advisory Vote on Executive Compensation | Mgmt | For | For | For | |||
| DISH Network Corporation | ||||||||
| Ticker | Security ID: | Meeting Date | Meeting Status | |||||
| DISH | CUSIP 25470M109 | 05/02/2012 | Voted | |||||
| Meeting Type | Country of Trade | |||||||
| Annual | United States | |||||||
| Issue No. | Description | Proponent | Mgmt Rec | Vote Cast | For/Agnst Mgmt | |||
| 1.1 | Elect Joseph Clayton | Mgmt | For | Withhold | Against | |||
| 1.2 | Elect James DeFranco | Mgmt | For | Withhold | Against | |||
| 1.3 | Elect Cantey Ergen | Mgmt | For | Withhold | Against | |||
| 1.4 | Elect Charles Ergen | Mgmt | For | Withhold | Against | |||
| 1.5 | Elect Steven Goodbarn | Mgmt | For | Withhold | Against | |||
| 1.6 | Elect Gary Howard | Mgmt | For | Withhold | Against | |||
| 1.7 | Elect David Moskowitz | Mgmt | For | Withhold | Against | |||
| 1.8 | Elect Tom Ortolf | Mgmt | For | Withhold | Against | |||
| 1.9 | Elect Carl Vogel | Mgmt | For | Withhold | Against | |||
| 2 | Ratification of Auditor | Mgmt | For | For | For | |||
| 3 | Transaction of Other Business | Mgmt | For | Against | Against | |||
| El Paso Corporation | ||||||||
| Ticker | Security ID: | Meeting Date | Meeting Status | |||||
| EP | CUSIP 28336L109 | 03/09/2012 | Take No Action | |||||
| Meeting Type | Country of Trade | |||||||
| Special | United States | |||||||
| Issue No. | Description | Proponent | Mgmt Rec | Vote Cast | For/Agnst Mgmt | |||
| 1 | Merger | Mgmt | For | TNA | N/A | |||
| 2 | Right to Adjourn Meeting | Mgmt | For | TNA | N/A | |||
| 3 | Advisory Vote on Golden Parachutes | Mgmt | For | TNA | N/A | |||
| FelCor Lodging Trust Incorporated | ||||||||
| Ticker | Security ID: | Meeting Date | Meeting Status | |||||
| FCH | CUSIP 31430F101 | 05/21/2012 | Voted | |||||
| Meeting Type | Country of Trade | |||||||
| Annual | United States | |||||||
| Issue No. | Description | Proponent | Mgmt Rec | Vote Cast | For/Agnst Mgmt | |||
| 1 | Elect Glenn Carlin | Mgmt | For | For | For | |||
| 2 | Elect Robert Mathewson | Mgmt | For | For | For | |||
| 3 | Elect Richard Smith | Mgmt | For | For | For | |||
| 4 | Advisory Vote on Executive Compensation | Mgmt | For | For | For | |||
| 5 | Ratification of Auditor | Mgmt | For | For | For | |||
| Fortescue Metals Group Limited | ||||||||
| Ticker | Security ID: | Meeting Date | Meeting Status | |||||
| FMG | CINS Q39360104 | 11/09/2011 | Voted | |||||
| Meeting Type | Country of Trade | |||||||
| Annual | Australia | |||||||
| Issue No. | Description | Proponent | Mgmt Rec | Vote Cast | For/Agnst Mgmt | |||
| 1 | Non-Voting Meeting Note | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | |||
| 2 | Remuneration Report | Mgmt | For | For | For | |||
| 3 | Elect Geoff Raby | Mgmt | For | Against | Against | |||
| 4 | Elect Herbert E. Scruggs | Mgmt | For | Against | Against | |||
| 5 | Re-elect Andrew Forrest | Mgmt | For | Against | Against | |||
| 6 | Re-elect Graeme Rowley | Mgmt | For | Against | Against | |||
| 7 | Re-elect Owen Hegarty | Mgmt | For | Against | Against | |||
| 8 | Adopt New Constitution | Mgmt | For | For | For | |||
| 9 | Adopt Partial Takeover Provisions | Mgmt | For | For | For | |||
| Freeport-McMoran Copper & Gold Inc. | ||||||||
| Ticker | Security ID: | Meeting Date | Meeting Status | |||||
| FCX | CUSIP 35671D857 | 06/14/2012 | Voted | |||||
| Meeting Type | Country of Trade | |||||||
| Annual | United States | |||||||
| Issue No. | Description | Proponent | Mgmt Rec | Vote Cast | For/Agnst Mgmt | |||
| 1.1 | Elect Richard Adkerson | Mgmt | For | For | For | |||
| 1.2 | Elect Robert Allison, Jr. | Mgmt | For | For | For | |||
| 1.3 | Elect Robert Day | Mgmt | For | For | For | |||
| 1.4 | Elect Gerald Ford | Mgmt | For | Withhold | Against | |||
| 1.5 | Elect H. Devon Graham, Jr. | Mgmt | For | For | For | |||
| 1.6 | Elect Charles Krulak | Mgmt | For | For | For | |||
| 1.7 | Elect Bobby Lackey | Mgmt | For | For | For | |||
| 1.8 | Elect Jon Madonna | Mgmt | For | For | For | |||
| 1.9 | Elect Dustan McCoy | Mgmt | For | For | For | |||
| 1.10 | Elect James Moffett | Mgmt | For | For | For | |||
| 1.11 | Elect B. M. Rankin, Jr. | Mgmt | For | For | For | |||
| 1.12 | Elect Stephen Siegele | 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 Environmental Expertise on Board | ShrHldr | Against | Against | For | |||
| General Motors Company | ||||||||
| Ticker | Security ID: | Meeting Date | Meeting Status | |||||
| GM | CUSIP 37045V100 | 06/12/2012 | Voted | |||||
| Meeting Type | Country of Trade | |||||||
| Annual | United States | |||||||
| Issue No. | Description | Proponent | Mgmt Rec | Vote Cast | For/Agnst Mgmt | |||
| 1 | Elect Daniel Akerson | Mgmt | For | For | For | |||
| 2 | Elect David Bonderman | Mgmt | For | For | For | |||
| 3 | Elect Erroll Davis, Jr. | Mgmt | For | For | For | |||
| 4 | Elect Stephen Girsky | Mgmt | For | For | For | |||
| 5 | Elect E. Neville Isdell | Mgmt | For | For | For | |||
| 6 | Elect Robert Krebs | Mgmt | For | For | For | |||
| 7 | Elect Philip Laskawy | Mgmt | For | For | For | |||
| 8 | Elect Kathryn Marinello | Mgmt | For | For | For | |||
| 9 | Elect James Mulva | Mgmt | For | For | For | |||
| 10 | Elect Patricia Russo | Mgmt | For | For | For | |||
| 11 | Elect Thomas Schoewe | Mgmt | For | For | For | |||
| 12 | Elect Carol Stephenson | Mgmt | For | For | For | |||
| 13 | Elect Theodore Solso | Mgmt | For | For | For | |||
| 14 | Elect Cynthia Telles | Mgmt | For | For | For | |||
| 15 | Ratification of Auditor | Mgmt | For | For | For | |||
| 16 | Advisory Vote on Executive Compensation | Mgmt | For | For | For | |||
| Interpublic Group of Companies, Inc. | ||||||||
| Ticker | Security ID: | Meeting Date | Meeting Status | |||||
| IPG | CUSIP 460690100 | 05/24/2012 | Voted | |||||
| Meeting Type | Country of Trade | |||||||
| Annual | United States | |||||||
| Issue No. | Description | Proponent | Mgmt Rec | Vote Cast | For/Agnst Mgmt | |||
| 1 | Elect Jocelyn Carter-Miller | Mgmt | For | For | For | |||
| 2 | Elect Jill Considine | Mgmt | For | For | For | |||
| 3 | Elect Richard Goldstein | Mgmt | For | For | For | |||
| 4 | Elect Mary Guilfoile | Mgmt | For | For | For | |||
| 5 | Elect H. John Greeniaus | Mgmt | For | For | For | |||
| 6 | Elect Dawn Hudson | Mgmt | For | For | For | |||
| 7 | Elect William Kerr | Mgmt | For | For | For | |||
| 8 | Elect Michael Roth | Mgmt | For | For | For | |||
| 9 | Elect David Thomas | Mgmt | For | For | For | |||
| 10 | Ratification of Auditor | Mgmt | For | For | For | |||
| 11 | Advisory Vote on Executive Compensation | Mgmt | For | For | For | |||
| 12 | Shareholder Proposal Regarding Retention of Shares After Retirement | ShrHldr | Against | Against | For | |||
| Magellan Health Services Inc. | ||||||||
| Ticker | Security ID: | Meeting Date | Meeting Status | |||||
| MGLN | CUSIP 559079207 | 05/16/2012 | Voted | |||||
| Meeting Type | Country of Trade | |||||||
| Annual | United States | |||||||
| Issue No. | Description | Proponent | Mgmt Rec | Vote Cast | For/Agnst Mgmt | |||
| 1.1 | Elect Rene Lerer | Mgmt | For | For | For | |||
| 1.2 | Elect Mary Sammons | Mgmt | For | For | For | |||
| 1.3 | Elect Eran Broshy | Mgmt | For | For | For | |||
| 2 | Advisory Vote on Executive Compensation | Mgmt | For | For | For | |||
| 3 | Ratification of Auditor | Mgmt | For | For | For | |||
| Newfield Exploration Company | ||||||||
| Ticker | Security ID: | Meeting Date | Meeting Status | |||||
| NFX | CUSIP 651290108 | 05/04/2012 | Voted | |||||
| Meeting Type | Country of Trade | |||||||
| Annual | United States | |||||||
| Issue No. | Description | Proponent | Mgmt Rec | Vote Cast | For/Agnst Mgmt | |||
| 1 | Elect Lee Boothby | Mgmt | For | For | For | |||
| 2 | Elect Philip Burguieres | Mgmt | For | For | For | |||
| 3 | Elect Pamela Gardner | Mgmt | For | For | For | |||
| 4 | Elect John Kemp III | Mgmt | For | For | For | |||
| 5 | Elect J. Michael Lacey | Mgmt | For | For | For | |||
| 6 | Elect Joseph Netherland | Mgmt | For | For | For | |||
| 7 | Elect Howard Newman | Mgmt | For | For | For | |||
| 8 | Elect Thomas Ricks | Mgmt | For | For | For | |||
| 9 | Elect Juanita Romans | Mgmt | For | For | For | |||
| 10 | Elect Charles Shultz | Mgmt | For | For | For | |||
| 11 | Elect J. Terry Strange | Mgmt | For | For | For | |||
| 12 | Ratification of Auditor | Mgmt | For | For | For | |||
| 13 | Advisory Vote on Executive Compensation | Mgmt | For | For | For | |||
| 14 | Shareholder Proposal Regarding Independent Board Chair | ShrHldr | Against | For | Against | |||
| NII Holdings, Inc. | ||||||||
| Ticker | Security ID: | Meeting Date | Meeting Status | |||||
| NIHD | CUSIP 62913F201 | 05/09/2012 | Voted | |||||
| Meeting Type | Country of Trade | |||||||
| Annual | United States | |||||||
| Issue No. | Description | Proponent | Mgmt Rec | Vote Cast | For/Agnst Mgmt | |||
| 1 | Elect Kevin Beebe | Mgmt | For | For | For | |||
| 2 | Elect Carolyn Katz | Mgmt | For | For | For | |||
| 3 | Advisory Vote on Executive Compensation | Mgmt | For | For | For | |||
| 4 | 2012 Incentive Compensation Plan | Mgmt | For | For | For | |||
| 5 | Ratification of Auditor | Mgmt | For | For | For | |||
| Opti Canada Inc. | ||||||||
| Ticker | Security ID: | Meeting Date | Meeting Status | |||||
| OPCDF | CUSIP 68383KAB5 | 09/07/2011 | Voted | |||||
| Meeting Type | Country of Trade | |||||||
| Special | United States | |||||||
| Issue No. | Description | Proponent | Mgmt Rec | Vote Cast | For/Agnst Mgmt | |||
| 1 | APPROVAL OF THE PLAN. | Mgmt | For | For | For | |||
| Quicksilver Resources Inc. | ||||||||
| Ticker | Security ID: | Meeting Date | Meeting Status | |||||
| KWK | CUSIP 74837R104 | 05/16/2012 | Voted | |||||
| Meeting Type | Country of Trade | |||||||
| Annual | United States | |||||||
| Issue No. | Description | Proponent | Mgmt Rec | Vote Cast | For/Agnst Mgmt | |||
| 1.1 | Elect Glenn Darden | Mgmt | For | For | For | |||
| 1.2 | Elect W. Yandell Rogers, III | Mgmt | For | For | For | |||
| 2 | Advisory Vote on Executive Compensation | Mgmt | For | For | For | |||
| Spectrum Brands Inc. | ||||||||
| Ticker | Security ID: | Meeting Date | Meeting Status | |||||
| SPB | CUSIP 84763R101 | 02/01/2012 | Voted | |||||
| Meeting Type | Country of Trade | |||||||
| Annual | United States | |||||||
| Issue No. | Description | Proponent | Mgmt Rec | Vote Cast | For/Agnst Mgmt | |||
| 1.1 | Elect David Maura | Mgmt | For | Withhold | Against | |||
| 1.2 | Elect Terry Pollistina | Mgmt | For | Withhold | Against | |||
| 1.3 | Elect Hugh Rovit | Mgmt | For | Withhold | Against | |||
| 2 | Ratification of Auditor | Mgmt | For | For | For | |||
| Terex Corporation | ||||||||
| Ticker | Security ID: | Meeting Date | Meeting Status | |||||
| TEX | CUSIP 880779103 | 05/10/2012 | Voted | |||||
| Meeting Type | Country of Trade | |||||||
| Annual | United States | |||||||
| Issue No. | Description | Proponent | Mgmt Rec | Vote Cast | For/Agnst Mgmt | |||
| 1.1 | Elect Ronald DeFeo | Mgmt | For | For | For | |||
| 1.2 | Elect G. Chris Andersen | Mgmt | For | For | For | |||
| 1.3 | Elect Paula Cholmondeley | Mgmt | For | For | For | |||
| 1.4 | Elect Don DeFosset | Mgmt | For | For | For | |||
| 1.5 | Elect Thomas Hansen | Mgmt | For | For | For | |||
| 1.6 | Elect David Sachs | Mgmt | For | For | For | |||
| 1.7 | Elect Oren Shaffer | Mgmt | For | For | For | |||
| 1.8 | Elect David Wang | Mgmt | For | For | For | |||
| 1.9 | Elect Scott Wine | Mgmt | For | For | For | |||
| 2 | Ratification of Auditor | Mgmt | For | For | For | |||
| 3 | Advisory Vote on Executive Compensation | Mgmt | For | Against | Against | |||
| Trump Entertainment Resorts, Inc. | ||||||||
| Ticker | Security ID: | Meeting Date | Meeting Status | |||||
| TRMPQ | CUSIP 89816T202 | 11/03/2011 | Voted | |||||
| Meeting Type | Country of Trade | |||||||
| Annual | United States | |||||||
| Issue No. | Description | Proponent | Mgmt Rec | Vote Cast | For/Agnst Mgmt | |||
| 1.1 | Elect Robert Griffin | Mgmt | For | Withhold | Against | |||
| 1.2 | Elect Eugene Davis | Mgmt | For | Withhold | Against | |||
| 2 | 2011 Equity Incentive Plan | Mgmt | For | For | For | |||
| TRW Automotive Holdings Corp. | ||||||||
| Ticker | Security ID: | Meeting Date | Meeting Status | |||||
| TRW | CUSIP 87264S106 | 05/15/2012 | Voted | |||||
| Meeting Type | Country of Trade | |||||||
| Annual | United States | |||||||
| Issue No. | Description | Proponent | Mgmt Rec | Vote Cast | For/Agnst Mgmt | |||
| 1.1 | Elect James Albaugh | Mgmt | For | Withhold | Against | |||
| 1.2 | Elect Robert Friedman | Mgmt | For | For | For | |||
| 1.3 | Elect J. Michael Losh | Mgmt | For | Withhold | Against | |||
| 1.4 | Elect David. Taylor | Mgmt | For | For | For | |||
| 2 | Ratification of Auditor | Mgmt | For | Against | Against | |||
| 3 | Advisory Vote on Executive Compensation | Mgmt | For | For | For | |||
| 4 | 2012 Stock Incentive Plan | Mgmt | For | For | For | |||
| Vantage Drilling Company | ||||||||
| Ticker | Security ID: | Meeting Date | Meeting Status | |||||
| VTG | CUSIP G93205113 | 07/28/2011 | Voted | |||||
| Meeting Type | Country of Trade | |||||||
| Special | United States | |||||||
| Issue No. | Description | Proponent | Mgmt Rec | Vote Cast | For/Agnst Mgmt | |||
| 1 | Elect Paul Bragg | Mgmt | For | For | For | |||
| 2 | Elect Steven Bradshaw | Mgmt | For | For | For | |||
| 3 | Elect Jorge Estrada | Mgmt | For | For | For | |||
| 4 | Elect Robert Grantham | Mgmt | For | For | For | |||
| 5 | Elect Marcelo Guiscardo | Mgmt | For | For | For | |||
| 6 | Elect Ong Tian Khiam | Mgmt | For | For | For | |||
| 7 | Elect John O'Leary | Mgmt | For | For | For | |||
| 8 | Elect Duke Ligon | Mgmt | For | Against | Against | |||
| 9 | Elect Steinar Thomassen | Mgmt | For | For | For | |||
| 10 | Increase of Authorized Common Stock | Mgmt | For | For | For | |||
| 11 | Adoption of an Advance Notice Requirement | Mgmt | For | Against | Against | |||
| 12 | Amendment to the 2007 Long-Term Incentive Compensation Plan | Mgmt | For | Against | Against | |||
| 13 | Ratification of Auditor | Mgmt | For | For | For | |||
| 14 | Advisory Vote on Executive Compensation | Mgmt | For | For | For | |||
| 15 | Frequency of Advisory Vote on Executive Compensation | Mgmt | 1 Year | 1 Year | 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: | /s/ Jonathan S. Horwitz | |
| Name: | Jonathan S. Horwitz | |
| Title: | Executive Vice President, Principal Executive Officer and Compliance Liaison | |
| Date: | August 8, 2012 | |