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| UNITED STATES |
| SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION |
| Washington, DC 20549 |
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| FORM N-PX |
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| ANNUAL REPORT OF PROXY VOTING RECORD OF REGISTERED |
| MANAGEMENT INVESTMENT COMPANY |
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| Investment Company Act File Number : |
811-5133 |
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| Name of Registrant: |
Putnam High Income Securities Fund |
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| Address of Principal Executive Offices: |
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One Post Office Square |
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Boston, Massachusetts 02109 |
| Name and address of agent of service: |
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James P. Pappas, Vice President |
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Putnam High Income Securities Fund |
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One Post Office Square |
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Boston, Massachusetts 02109 |
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John W. Gerstmayr, Esq. |
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Ropes & Gray LLP |
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One International Place |
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Boston, Massachusetts 02110 |
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| Registrant's telephone number including area code: |
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(617) 292-1000 |
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| Date of fiscal year end: |
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08/31/2008 |
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| Date of reporting period: |
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07/01/2008 - 06/30/2009 |
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| Item 1: Proxy Voting Record |
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| Registrant : Putnam High Income Securities Fund |
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| Abovenet, Inc. |
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Ticker |
Security ID: |
Meeting Date |
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Meeting Status |
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ABVT |
CUSIP9 00374N107 |
06/25/2009 |
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Voted |
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Meeting Type |
Country of Trade |
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Annual |
United States |
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Issue No. |
Description |
Proponent |
Mgmt Rec |
Vote Cast |
For/Agnst Mgmt |
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1.1 |
Elect Jeffrey A. Brodsky |
Mgmt |
For |
For |
For |
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1.2 |
Elect Michael J. Embler |
Mgmt |
For |
For |
For |
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1.3 |
Elect William LaPerch |
Mgmt |
For |
For |
For |
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1.4 |
Elect Richard Postma |
Mgmt |
For |
For |
For |
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1.5 |
Elect Richard L. Shorten, Jr. |
Mgmt |
For |
For |
For |
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1.6 |
Elect Stuart Subotnick |
Mgmt |
For |
For |
For |
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2 |
Ratification of Auditor |
Mgmt |
For |
For |
For |
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| Cincinnati Bell Inc. |
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Ticker |
Security ID: |
Meeting Date |
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Meeting Status |
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CBB |
CUSIP9 171871403 |
05/01/2009 |
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Voted |
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Meeting Type |
Country of Trade |
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Annual |
United States |
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Issue No. |
Description |
Proponent |
Mgmt Rec |
Vote Cast |
For/Agnst Mgmt |
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1.1 |
Elect Bruce Byrnes |
Mgmt |
For |
For |
For |
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1.2 |
Elect Jakki Haussler |
Mgmt |
For |
For |
For |
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1.3 |
Elect Mark Lazarus |
Mgmt |
For |
For |
For |
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1.4 |
Elect Craig Maier |
Mgmt |
For |
For |
For |
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1.5 |
Elect Alex Shumate |
Mgmt |
For |
For |
For |
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2 |
Amendment to the 2007 Long Term |
Mgmt |
For |
For |
For |
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Incentive Plan |
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3 |
Ratification of Auditor |
Mgmt |
For |
For |
For |
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| El Paso Corporation |
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Ticker |
Security ID: |
Meeting Date |
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Meeting Status |
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EP |
CUSIP9 28336L109 |
05/06/2009 |
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Voted |
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Meeting Type |
Country of Trade |
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Annual |
United States |
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Issue No. |
Description |
Proponent |
Mgmt Rec |
Vote Cast |
For/Agnst Mgmt |
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1 |
Elect Juan Braniff |
Mgmt |
For |
For |
For |
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2 |
Elect James Dunlap |
Mgmt |
For |
For |
For |
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3 |
Elect Douglas Foshee |
Mgmt |
For |
For |
For |
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4 |
Elect Robert Goldman |
Mgmt |
For |
For |
For |
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5 |
Elect Anthony Hall, Jr. |
Mgmt |
For |
For |
For |
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6 |
Elect Thomas Hix |
Mgmt |
For |
For |
For |
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7 |
Elect Ferrell McClean |
Mgmt |
For |
For |
For |
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8 |
Elect Steven Shapiro |
Mgmt |
For |
For |
For |
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9 |
Elect J. Michael Talbert |
Mgmt |
For |
For |
For |
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10 |
Elect Robert Vagt |
Mgmt |
For |
Against |
Against |
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11 |
Elect John Whitmire |
Mgmt |
For |
For |
For |
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12 |
Amendment to the 2005 Omnibus |
Mgmt |
For |
For |
For |
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Incentive Compensation Plan |
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13 |
Amendment to the Employee Stock |
Mgmt |
For |
For |
For |
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Purchase Plan |
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14 |
Ratification of Auditor |
Mgmt |
For |
For |
For |
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| Elizabeth Arden, Inc. |
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Ticker |
Security ID: |
Meeting Date |
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Meeting Status |
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RDEN |
CUSIP9 28660G106 |
11/12/2008 |
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Voted |
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Meeting Type |
Country of Trade |
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Annual |
United States |
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Issue No. |
Description |
Proponent |
Mgmt Rec |
Vote Cast |
For/Agnst Mgmt |
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1.1 |
Elect E. Scott Beattie |
Mgmt |
For |
For |
For |
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1.2 |
Elect Fred Berens |
Mgmt |
For |
For |
For |
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1.3 |
Elect Maura Clark |
Mgmt |
For |
For |
For |
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1.4 |
Elect Richard Mauran |
Mgmt |
For |
For |
For |
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1.5 |
Elect William Tatham |
Mgmt |
For |
For |
For |
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1.6 |
Elect J. W. Nevil Thomas |
Mgmt |
For |
For |
For |
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1.7 |
Elect Paul West |
Mgmt |
For |
For |
For |
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2 |
Ratification of Auditor |
Mgmt |
For |
For |
For |
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| Entergy Corporation |
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Ticker |
Security ID: |
Meeting Date |
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Meeting Status |
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ETR |
CUSIP9 29364G103 |
05/08/2009 |
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Voted |
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Meeting Type |
Country of Trade |
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Annual |
United States |
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Issue No. |
Description |
Proponent |
Mgmt Rec |
Vote Cast |
For/Agnst Mgmt |
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1 |
Elect Maureen Bateman |
Mgmt |
For |
For |
For |
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2 |
Elect W. Frank Blount |
Mgmt |
For |
For |
For |
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3 |
Elect Gary Edwards |
Mgmt |
For |
For |
For |
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4 |
Elect Alexis Herman |
Mgmt |
For |
For |
For |
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5 |
Elect Donald Hintz |
Mgmt |
For |
For |
For |
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Elect J. Wayne Leonard |
Mgmt |
For |
For |
For |
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Elect Stuart Levenick |
Mgmt |
For |
For |
For |
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Elect James Nichols |
Mgmt |
For |
For |
For |
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Elect William Percy, II |
Mgmt |
For |
For |
For |
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10 |
Elect W.J. Tauzin |
Mgmt |
For |
For |
For |
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11 |
Elect Steven Wilkinson |
Mgmt |
For |
For |
For |
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12 |
Ratification of Auditor |
Mgmt |
For |
For |
For |
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| EPIX Pharmaceuticals Inc. |
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Ticker |
Security ID: |
Meeting Date |
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Meeting Status |
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EPIX |
CUSIP9 26881Q309 |
06/16/2009 |
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Voted |
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Meeting Type |
Country of Trade |
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Annual |
United States |
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Issue No. |
Description |
Proponent |
Mgmt Rec |
Vote Cast |
For/Agnst Mgmt |
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1.1 |
Elect Michael Gilman |
Mgmt |
For |
For |
For |
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1.2 |
Elect Mark Leuchtenberger |
Mgmt |
For |
For |
For |
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2 |
Increase of Authorized Common |
Mgmt |
For |
For |
For |
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Stock |
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3 |
Ratification of Auditor |
Mgmt |
For |
For |
For |
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| ExpressJet Holdings, Inc. |
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Ticker |
Security ID: |
Meeting Date |
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Meeting Status |
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XJTHL |
CUSIP9 30218U108 |
10/01/2008 |
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Voted |
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Meeting Type |
Country of Trade |
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Special |
United States |
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Issue No. |
Description |
Proponent |
Mgmt Rec |
Vote Cast |
For/Agnst Mgmt |
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1 |
Reverse Stock Split |
Mgmt |
For |
For |
For |
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| Legg Mason, Inc. |
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Ticker |
Security ID: |
Meeting Date |
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Meeting Status |
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LMI |
CUSIP9 524901303 |
07/22/2008 |
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Voted |
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Meeting Type |
Country of Trade |
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Annual |
United States |
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Issue No. |
Description |
Proponent |
Mgmt Rec |
Vote Cast |
For/Agnst Mgmt |
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1.1 |
Elect Dennis Beresford |
Mgmt |
For |
For |
For |
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1.2 |
Elect W. Allen Reed |
Mgmt |
For |
For |
For |
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1.3 |
Elect Roger Schipke |
Mgmt |
For |
For |
For |
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1.4 |
Elect Nicholas St. George |
Mgmt |
For |
For |
For |
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1.5 |
Elect Mark Fetting |
Mgmt |
For |
For |
For |
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1.6 |
Elect Scott Nuttall |
Mgmt |
For |
For |
For |
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2 |
Ratification of Auditor |
Mgmt |
For |
For |
For |
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3 |
Shareholder Proposal Regarding |
ShrHoldr |
Against |
Against |
For |
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Independent Chairman of the Board |
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4 |
Shareholder Proposal Regarding |
ShrHoldr |
Against |
Against |
For |
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Advisory Vote on Compensation |
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| Pinnacle Entertainment, Inc. |
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Ticker |
Security ID: |
Meeting Date |
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Meeting Status |
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PNK |
CUSIP9 723456109 |
05/05/2009 |
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Voted |
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Meeting Type |
Country of Trade |
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Annual |
United States |
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Issue No. |
Description |
Proponent |
Mgmt Rec |
Vote Cast |
For/Agnst Mgmt |
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1.1 |
Elect Daniel Lee |
Mgmt |
For |
For |
For |
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1.2 |
Elect Stephen Comer |
Mgmt |
For |
For |
For |
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1.3 |
Elect John Giovenco |
Mgmt |
For |
For |
For |
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1.4 |
Elect Richard Goeglein |
Mgmt |
For |
For |
For |
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1.5 |
Elect Ellis Landau |
Mgmt |
For |
For |
For |
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1.6 |
Elect Bruce Leslie |
Mgmt |
For |
For |
For |
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1.7 |
Elect James Martineau |
Mgmt |
For |
For |
For |
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1.8 |
Elect Michael Ornest |
Mgmt |
For |
For |
For |
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1.9 |
Elect Lynn Reitnouer |
Mgmt |
For |
For |
For |
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2 |
Option Exchange Program |
Mgmt |
For |
Against |
Against |
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3 |
Ratification of Auditor |
Mgmt |
For |
For |
For |
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| Qwest Communications |
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| International Inc. |
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Ticker |
Security ID: |
Meeting Date |
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Meeting Status |
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Q |
CUSIP9 749121109 |
05/13/2009 |
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Voted |
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Meeting Type |
Country of Trade |
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Annual |
United States |
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Issue No. |
Description |
Proponent |
Mgmt Rec |
Vote Cast |
For/Agnst Mgmt |
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1 |
Elect Edward Mueller |
Mgmt |
For |
For |
For |
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2 |
Elect Linda Alvarado |
Mgmt |
For |
For |
For |
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3 |
Elect Charles Biggs |
Mgmt |
For |
For |
For |
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Elect K. Dane Brooksher |
Mgmt |
For |
For |
For |
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Elect Peter Hellman |
Mgmt |
For |
For |
For |
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Elect R. David Hoover |
Mgmt |
For |
For |
For |
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Elect Patrick Martin |
Mgmt |
For |
For |
For |
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Elect Caroline Matthews |
Mgmt |
For |
For |
For |
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Elect Wayne Murdy |
Mgmt |
For |
For |
For |
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10 |
Elect Jan Murley |
Mgmt |
For |
For |
For |
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11 |
Elect James Unruh |
Mgmt |
For |
For |
For |
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12 |
Elect Anthony Welters |
Mgmt |
For |
For |
For |
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13 |
Ratification of Auditor |
Mgmt |
For |
For |
For |
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14 |
Approval of Policy Relating to |
Mgmt |
For |
For |
For |
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Severance Arrangements with |
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Executives |
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15 |
Shareholder Proposal Regarding |
ShrHoldr |
Against |
Against |
For |
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Shareholder Approval of Certain |
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Extraordinary Retirement Benefits |
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for Executives |
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16 |
Shareholder Proposal Regarding |
ShrHoldr |
Against |
Against |
For |
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Advisory Vote on Compensation |
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(Say on Pay) |
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Shareholder Proposal Regarding |
ShrHoldr |
Against |
Against |
For |
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Right to Call a Special Meeting |
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18 |
Shareholder Proposal Regarding |
ShrHoldr |
Against |
Against |
For |
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Reincorporation |
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| Service Corporation International |
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Ticker |
Security ID: |
Meeting Date |
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Meeting Status |
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SCI |
CUSIP9 817565104 |
05/13/2009 |
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Voted |
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Meeting Type |
Country of Trade |
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Annual |
United States |
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Issue No. |
Description |
Proponent |
Mgmt Rec |
Vote Cast |
For/Agnst Mgmt |
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1.1 |
Elect Robert Waltrip |
Mgmt |
For |
For |
For |
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1.2 |
Elect Anthony Coelho |
Mgmt |
For |
For |
For |
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1.3 |
Elect A. J. Foyt, Jr. |
Mgmt |
For |
For |
For |
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1.4 |
Elect Edward Williams |
Mgmt |
For |
For |
For |
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2 |
Ratification of Auditor |
Mgmt |
For |
For |
For |
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| Time Warner Cable, Inc. |
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Ticker |
Security ID: |
Meeting Date |
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Meeting Status |
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TWC |
CUSIP9 88732J207 |
06/03/2009 |
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Voted |
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Meeting Type |
Country of Trade |
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Annual |
United States |
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Issue No. |
Description |
Proponent |
Mgmt Rec |
Vote Cast |
For/Agnst Mgmt |
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1 |
Elect Carole Black |
Mgmt |
For |
For |
For |
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2 |
Elect Glenn Britt |
Mgmt |
For |
For |
For |
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3 |
Elect Thomas Castro |
Mgmt |
For |
For |
For |
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4 |
Elect David Chang |
Mgmt |
For |
For |
For |
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5 |
Elect James Copeland, Jr. |
Mgmt |
For |
For |
For |
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6 |
Elect Peter Haje |
Mgmt |
For |
For |
For |
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7 |
Elect Donna James |
Mgmt |
For |
For |
For |
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8 |
Elect Don Logan |
Mgmt |
For |
For |
For |
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9 |
Elect N.J. Nicholas, Jr. |
Mgmt |
For |
For |
For |
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10 |
Elect Wayne Pace |
Mgmt |
For |
For |
For |
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11 |
Elect Edward Shirley |
Mgmt |
For |
For |
For |
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12 |
Elect John Sununu |
Mgmt |
For |
For |
For |
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13 |
Ratification of Auditor |
Mgmt |
For |
For |
For |
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| Titan International, Inc. |
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Ticker |
Security ID: |
Meeting Date |
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Meeting Status |
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TWI |
CUSIP9 88830M102 |
05/14/2009 |
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Voted |
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Meeting Type |
Country of Trade |
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Annual |
United States |
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Issue No. |
Description |
Proponent |
Mgmt Rec |
Vote Cast |
For/Agnst Mgmt |
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1.1 |
Elect Erwin Billig |
Mgmt |
For |
For |
For |
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1.2 |
Elect Anthony Soave |
Mgmt |
For |
For |
For |
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2 |
Ratification of Auditor |
Mgmt |
For |
For |
For |
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| Williams Cos. |
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Ticker |
Security ID: |
Meeting Date |
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Meeting Status |
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WMB |
CUSIP9 969457100 |
05/21/2009 |
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Voted |
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Meeting Type |
Country of Trade |
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Annual |
United States |
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Issue No. |
Description |
Proponent |
Mgmt Rec |
Vote Cast |
For/Agnst Mgmt |
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1 |
Elect Irl Engelhardt |
Mgmt |
For |
For |
For |
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2 |
Elect William Green |
Mgmt |
For |
For |
For |
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3 |
Elect W. R. Howell |
Mgmt |
For |
For |
For |
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4 |
Elect George Lorch |
Mgmt |
For |
For |
For |
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5 |
Ratification of Auditor |
Mgmt |
For |
For |
For |
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6 |
Shareholder Proposal Regarding |
ShrHoldr |
Against |
For |
Against |
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Declassification of the Board |
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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.
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| Registrant: |
Putnam High Income Securities Fund |
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| By: |
/s/ Charles E. Porter |
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| Name: |
Charles E. Porter |
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| Title: |
Executive Vice President, Associate Treasurer, Principal Executive Officer and |
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Compliance Liaison |
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| Date: |
August 3, 2009 |