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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.
TickerSecurity ID:Meeting DateMeeting Status
ALLYCUSIP 02005N10005/03/2016Voted
Meeting TypeCountry of Trade
AnnualUnited States
Issue No.DescriptionProponentMgmt RecVote CastFor/Agnst Mgmt
1Elect Franklin W. HobbsMgmtForForFor
2Elect Robert T. BlakelyMgmtForForFor
3Elect Maureen A. Breakiron-EvansMgmtForForFor
4Elect Mayree C. ClarkMgmtForForFor
5Elect Stephen A. FeinbergMgmtForForFor
6Elect Kim S. FennebresqueMgmtForForFor
7Elect Marjorie MagnerMgmtForForFor
8Elect John StackMgmtForForFor
9Elect Michael F. SteibMgmtForForFor
10Elect Kenneth J. BaconMgmtForForFor
11Elect Jeffrey J. BrownMgmtForForFor
12Advisory Vote on Executive CompensationMgmtForForFor
13Ratification of AuditorMgmtForForFor

Berry Plastics Group Inc.
TickerSecurity ID:Meeting DateMeeting Status
BERYCUSIP 08579W10302/24/2016Voted
Meeting TypeCountry of Trade
AnnualUnited States
Issue No.DescriptionProponentMgmt RecVote CastFor/Agnst Mgmt
1.1Elect Idalene F. KesnerMgmtForForFor
1.2Elect Carl J. RickertsenMgmtForForFor
1.3Elect Stephen E. SterrettMgmtForForFor
2Advisory Vote on Executive CompensationMgmtForForFor
3Ratification of AuditorMgmtForForFor
4Shareholder Proposal Regarding Declassification of the BoardShrHoldrAgainstForAgainst

Cincinnati Bell Inc.
TickerSecurity ID:Meeting DateMeeting Status
CBBCUSIP 17187140304/29/2016Voted
Meeting TypeCountry of Trade
AnnualUnited States
Issue No.DescriptionProponentMgmt RecVote CastFor/Agnst Mgmt
1Elect Phillip R. CoxMgmtForForFor
2Elect Jakki L. HausslerMgmtForForFor
3Elect Craig F. MaierMgmtForForFor
4Elect Russel P. MayerMgmtForForFor
5Elect John W. EckMgmtForForFor
6Elect Lynn A. WentworthMgmtForForFor
7Elect Martin J. YudkovitzMgmtForForFor
8Elect John M. ZrnoMgmtForForFor
9Elect Theodore H TorbeckMgmtForForFor
10Advisory Vote on Executive CompensationMgmtForForFor
11Amendment to the 2007 Stock Option Plan for Non- Employee Directors MgmtForForFor
12Re-Approval of the 2011 Short-Term Incentive PlanMgmtForForFor
13Ratification of AuditorMgmtForForFor

CIT Group Inc.
TickerSecurity ID:Meeting DateMeeting Status
CITCUSIP 12558180105/10/2016Voted
Meeting TypeCountry of Trade
AnnualUnited States
Issue No.DescriptionProponentMgmt RecVote CastFor/Agnst Mgmt
1Elect Ellen R. AlemanyMgmtForForFor
2Elect Michael A. CarpenterMgmtForForFor
3Elect Alan FrankMgmtForForFor
4Elect William M. FreemanMgmtForForFor
5Elect Steven T. MnuchinMgmtForForFor
6Elect R. Brad OatesMgmtForForFor
7Elect John J. OrosMgmtForForFor
8Elect Marianne M. ParrsMgmtForForFor
9Elect Gerald RosenfeldMgmtForForFor
10Elect John R. RyanMgmtForForFor
11Elect Sheila A. StampsMgmtForForFor
12Elect Peter J. TobinMgmtForForFor
13Elect Laura S. UngerMgmtForForFor
14Ratification of AuditorMgmtForForFor
15Advisory Vote on Executive CompensationMgmtForForFor
16Approval of the 2016 Omnibus Incentive PlanMgmtForForFor
17Elimination of Supermajority Requirement Regarding Removal of DirectorsMgmtForForFor
18Amendment to Articles to Remove NOL ProvisionMgmtForForFor

Dish Network Corp.
TickerSecurity ID:Meeting DateMeeting Status
DISHCUSIP 25470M10905/02/2016Voted
Meeting TypeCountry of Trade
AnnualUnited States
Issue No.DescriptionProponentMgmt RecVote CastFor/Agnst Mgmt
1.1Elect George R. BrokawMgmtForForFor
1.2Elect James DeFrancoMgmtForForFor
1.3Elect Cantey M. ErgenMgmtForForFor
1.4Elect Charles W. ErgenMgmtForForFor
1.5Elect Steven R. GoodbarnMgmtForForFor
1.6Elect Charles M. LillisMgmtForForFor
1.7Elect Afshin MohebbiMgmtForForFor
1.8Elect David K. MoskowitzMgmtForForFor
1.9Elect Tom A. OrtolfMgmtForForFor
1.10Elect Carl E. VogelMgmtForForFor
2Ratification of AuditorMgmtForForFor

Dish Network Corp.
TickerSecurity ID:Meeting DateMeeting Status
DISHCUSIP 25470M10911/03/2015Voted
Meeting TypeCountry of Trade
AnnualUnited States
Issue No.DescriptionProponentMgmt RecVote CastFor/Agnst Mgmt
1.1Elect George R. BrokawMgmtForForFor
1.2Elect James DeFrancoMgmtForForFor
1.3Elect Cantey M. ErgenMgmtForForFor
1.4Elect Charles W. ErgenMgmtForForFor
1.5Elect Steven R. GoodbarnMgmtForForFor
1.6Elect Charles M. LillisMgmtForForFor
1.7Elect Afshin MohebbiMgmtForForFor
1.8Elect David K. MoskowitzMgmtForForFor
1.9Elect Tom A. OrtolfMgmtForForFor
1.10Elect Carl E. VogelMgmtForForFor
2Ratification of AuditorMgmtForForFor
3Article Amendments to Designate an Exclusive ForumMgmtForForFor

Eldorado Resorts, Inc.
TickerSecurity ID:Meeting DateMeeting Status
ERICUSIP 28470R10206/15/2016Voted
Meeting TypeCountry of Trade
AnnualUnited States
Issue No.DescriptionProponentMgmt RecVote CastFor/Agnst Mgmt
1.1Elect Gary L. CaranoMgmtForForFor
1.2Elect Frank J. Fahrenkopf, Jr.MgmtForForFor
1.3Elect James B. HawkinsMgmtForForFor
1.4Elect Michael E. PegramMgmtForForFor
1.5Elect Thomas R. ReegMgmtForForFor
1.6Elect David P. TomickMgmtForForFor
1.7Elect Roger P. WagnerMgmtForForFor
2Ratification of AuditorMgmtForForFor
3Advisory Vote on Executive CompensationMgmtForForFor

EP Energy Corporation
TickerSecurity ID:Meeting DateMeeting Status
EPECUSIP 26878510205/11/2016Take No Action
Meeting TypeCountry of Trade
AnnualUnited States
Issue No.DescriptionProponentMgmt RecVote CastFor/Agnst Mgmt
1.1Elect Thomas R. HixMgmtForTNAN/A
1.2Elect Jauegu NamMgmtForTNAN/A
1.3Elect Donald A. WagnerMgmtForTNAN/A
1.4Elect Rakesh WilsonMgmtForTNAN/A
2Advisory Vote on Executive CompensationMgmtForTNAN/A
3Amendment to the 2014 Omnibus Incentive PlanMgmtForTNAN/A
4Ratification of AuditorMgmtForTNAN/A

Gaming and Leisure Properties, Inc.
TickerSecurity ID:Meeting DateMeeting Status
GLPICUSIP 36467J10806/01/2016Voted
Meeting TypeCountry of Trade
AnnualUnited States
Issue No.DescriptionProponentMgmt RecVote CastFor/Agnst Mgmt
1.1Elect Peter M. CarlinoMgmtForForFor
2Ratification of AuditorMgmtForForFor
3Repeal of Classified BoardMgmtForForFor

General Motors Company
TickerSecurity ID:Meeting DateMeeting Status
GMCUSIP 37045V10006/07/2016Voted
Meeting TypeCountry of Trade
AnnualUnited States
Issue No.DescriptionProponentMgmt RecVote CastFor/Agnst Mgmt
1Elect Joseph J. AshtonMgmtForForFor
2Elect Mary T. BarraMgmtForForFor
3Elect Linda R. GoodenMgmtForForFor
4Elect Joseph JimenezMgmtForForFor
5Elect Kathryn V. MarinelloMgmtForForFor
6Elect Jane L. MendilloMgmtForForFor
7Elect Michael G. MullenMgmtForForFor
8Elect James J. MulvaMgmtForForFor
9Elect Patricia F. RussoMgmtForForFor
10Elect Thomas M. SchoeweMgmtForForFor
11Elect Theodore M. SolsoMgmtForForFor
12Elect Carol M. StephensonMgmtForForFor
13Advisory Vote on Executive CompensationMgmtForForFor
14Ratification of AuditorMgmtForForFor
15Shareholder Proposal Regarding Holy Land PrinciplesShrHoldrAgainstAgainstFor

Gulfport Energy Corporation
TickerSecurity ID:Meeting DateMeeting Status
GPORCUSIP 40263530406/10/2016Voted
Meeting TypeCountry of Trade
AnnualUnited States
Issue No.DescriptionProponentMgmt RecVote CastFor/Agnst Mgmt
1.1Elect Michael G. MooreMgmtForForFor
1.2Elect Craig GroeschelMgmtForForFor
1.3Elect David L. HoustonMgmtForForFor
1.4Elect C. Doug JohnsonMgmtForForFor
1.5Elect Ben T. MorrisMgmtForForFor
1.6Elect Scott E. StrellerMgmtForForFor
2Advisory Vote on Executive CompensationMgmtForForFor
3Ratification of AuditorMgmtForForFor
4Shareholder Proposal Regarding Report on Monitoring and Managing Methane EmissionsShrHoldrAgainstAgainstFor

Hilton Worldwide Holdings Inc
TickerSecurity ID:Meeting DateMeeting Status
HLTCUSIP 43300A10405/05/2016Voted
Meeting TypeCountry of Trade
AnnualUnited States
Issue No.DescriptionProponentMgmt RecVote CastFor/Agnst Mgmt
1.1Elect Christopher J. NassettaMgmtForForFor
1.2Elect Jonathan D. GrayMgmtForForFor
1.3Elect Jon M. Huntsman, Jr.MgmtForForFor
1.4Elect Judith A. McHaleMgmtForForFor
1.5Elect John SchreiberMgmtForForFor
1.6Elect Elizabeth A. SmithMgmtForForFor
1.7Elect Douglas M. SteenlandMgmtForForFor
1.8Elect William J. SteinMgmtForForFor
2Ratification of AuditorMgmtForForFor
3Advisory Vote on Executive CompensationMgmtForForFor

Live Nation Entertainment, Inc.
TickerSecurity ID:Meeting DateMeeting Status
LYVCUSIP 53803410906/14/2016Voted
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
13Advisory Vote on Executive CompensationMgmtForForFor
14Ratification of AuditorMgmtForForFor

Penn National Gaming, Inc.
TickerSecurity ID:Meeting DateMeeting Status
PENNCUSIP 70756910906/02/2016Voted
Meeting TypeCountry of Trade
AnnualUnited States
Issue No.DescriptionProponentMgmt RecVote CastFor/Agnst Mgmt
1.1Elect Barbara Z. Shattuck KohnMgmtForForFor
1.2Elect Ronald J. NaplesMgmtForForFor
2Ratification of AuditorMgmtForForFor
3Advisory Vote on Executive CompensationMgmtForForFor

Service Corporation International
TickerSecurity ID:Meeting DateMeeting Status
SCICUSIP 81756510405/11/2016Voted
Meeting TypeCountry of Trade
AnnualUnited States
Issue No.DescriptionProponentMgmt RecVote CastFor/Agnst Mgmt
1.1Elect Alan R. Buckwalter, IIIMgmtForForFor
1.2Elect Victor L. LundMgmtForForFor
1.3Elect John W. Mecom, Jr.MgmtForForFor
1.4Elect Ellen OchoaMgmtForForFor
2Ratification of AuditorMgmtForForFor
3Advisory Vote on Executive CompensationMgmtForForFor
4Approval of the 2016 Equity Incentive PlanMgmtForForFor
5Shareholder Proposal Regarding Retention of Shares Until Normal Retirement AgeShrHoldrAgainstAgainstFor

Spectrum Brands Holdings, Inc.
TickerSecurity ID:Meeting DateMeeting Status
SPBCUSIP 84763R10101/28/2016Voted
Meeting TypeCountry of Trade
AnnualUnited States
Issue No.DescriptionProponentMgmt RecVote CastFor/Agnst Mgmt
1.1Elect Omar M. AsaliMgmtForWithholdAgainst
1.2Elect Norman S. MatthewsMgmtForWithholdAgainst
1.3Elect Joseph S. SteinbergMgmtForWithholdAgainst
2Ratification of AuditorMgmtForForFor
3Reapproval of the 2011 Omnibus Equity Award PlanMgmtForForFor







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

 

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