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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 (811-07493)
THE HENNESSY FUNDS, INC.
(Exact name of registrant as specified in charter)
THE COURTYARD SQUARE,
750 GRANT AVENUE, SUITE 100
NOVATO, CA 94945
(Address of principal executive offices) (Zip code)
NEIL J. HENNESSY
THE COURTYARD SQUARE,
750 GRANT AVENUE, SUITE 100
NOVATO, CA 94945
(Name and address of agent for service)
1-800-966-4354
Registrant's telephone number, including area code
Date of fiscal year end: October 31
Date of reporting period: June 30, 2005
Item 1. Proxy Voting Record.
Hennessy Balanced Fund
Name of Fund: | Hennessy Balanced | ||||
Period: | 7/1/04 to 6/30/05 | ||||
Company Name | Meeting Date | Cusip | Ticker | ||
General Electric | 4/27/2005 | 369604103 | GE | ||
Vote: Not Voted | MRV: n/a | Proposal: | Proposed by Issuer or shareholder: | ||
1. Directors | Issuer | ||||
2. Rat ind. Auditor | |||||
3. Cum voting | |||||
4. Report nuclear risk | |||||
5. curb over-ext. direct. | |||||
6. Rpt. On sustainability | |||||
7. disclose pol. Contrib. | |||||
8. Animal Testing | |||||
Name of Fund: | Hennessy Balanced | ||||
Period: | 7/1/04 to 6/30/05 | ||||
Company Name | Meeting Date | Cusip | Ticker | ||
SBC Comm. | 4/29/2005 | 78387G103 | SBC | ||
Vote: Not Voted | MRV: n/a | Proposal: | Proposed by Issuer or shareholder: | ||
1. Directors | Issuer/shareholder | ||||
2. Apprvl ind. Auditors | |||||
3. Apprvl stk pur plan | |||||
4. stockholder prop. A,b,c,d | |||||
Name of Fund: | Hennessy Balanced | ||||
Period: | 7/1/04 to 6/30/05 | ||||
Company Name | Meeting Date | Cusip | Ticker | ||
Merck & Co. | 4/26/2005 | 589331107 | MRK | ||
Vote: Not Voted | MRV: n/a | Proposal: | Proposed by Issuer or shareholder: | ||
1. Directors | Issuer/shareholder | ||||
2. Rat ind accounting firm | |||||
3. Stockholder; stok opt awards | |||||
4. Stockholder;exe. Compensation | |||||
5. Stockholder;elimination of animal based testing | |||||
6. Stockholder;sep. roles of board char and CEO | |||||
7. Stockholder;co prod. To canadian wholesalers | |||||
8. Stockholder;shareholder res. For political purposes | |||||
9. Stockholder;global HIV/AIDS-TB-Malaria pandemics | |||||
Name of Fund: | Hennessy Balanced | ||||
Period: | 7/1/04 to 6/30/05 | ||||
Company Name | Meeting Date | Cusip | Ticker | ||
Chevrontexaco | 4/27/2005 | 166764100 | GT | ||
Vote: Not voted | MRV: n/a | Proposal: | Proposed by Issuer or shareholder: n/a | ||
1. Directors | Issuer | ||||
2. Rat. Ind. Reg publ accting firm | |||||
3. Directors comp. | |||||
4. Executive severance agreements | |||||
5. Stock option expensing | |||||
6. Animal Testing | |||||
7. Oil & gas drilling in protected/sensitive areas | |||||
8. Report on Ecuador | |||||
Name of Fund: | Hennessy Balanced | ||||
Period: | 7/1/04 to 6/30/05 | ||||
Company Name | Meeting Date | Cusip | Ticker | ||
E.I. Du Pont | 4/27/2005 | 263534109 | DD | ||
Vote: Not voted | MRV: n/a | Proposal: | Proposed by Issuer or shareholder: n/a | ||
1. Directors | Issuer | ||||
2. Rat ind. Reg. Publ a/ct firm | |||||
3. Rat. On govnt service | |||||
4. Rat on intl. Workplace standards | |||||
5. Rat on executive comp. | |||||
6. Rat on animal testing | |||||
7. Rat on genetically modified food | |||||
8. Rat on perf. Based options | |||||
9. Rat on disclosuer of PFOA costs | |||||
Name of Fund: | Hennessy Balanced | ||||
Period: | 7/1/04 to 6/30/05 | ||||
Company Name | Meeting Date | Cusip | Ticker | ||
Verizon | 5/5/2005 | 92343V104 | VZ | ||
Vote: Not voted | MRV: n/a | Proposal: | Proposed by Issuer or shareholder: n/a | ||
1. Directors | Issuer | ||||
2. Rat ind reg pub. Accting firm | |||||
3. cumulative voting | |||||
4. Majaority vote for election of directors | |||||
5. Board comp. | |||||
6. Separate chairman and ceo | |||||
7. Directors' liability | |||||
8. Report on political contributions | |||||
Name of Fund: | Hennessy Balanced | ||||
Period: | 7/1/04 to 6/30/05 | ||||
Company Name | Meeting Date | Cusip | Ticker | ||
Altira | 4/28/2005 | 02209S103 | MO | ||
Vote: Not voted | MRV: n/a | Proposal: | Proposed by Issuer or shareholder: n/a | ||
1. Directors | Issuer/Shareholder | ||||
2. 2005 perf incentive plan | |||||
3. 2005 stk comp lan for non employee directors | |||||
4. Rat selecton of ind. Auditors | |||||
5. Stkholder prop. Req. eleimination of animal testing | |||||
6. Stkholder prop. Req ways to warn pregnant women | |||||
7. Stkholder prop. Cease promoting "light"and Ultra | |||||
8. Stkholder prop. Extend NY firesafe products. | |||||
Name of Fund: | Hennessy Balanced | ||||
Period: | 7/1/04 to 6/30/05 | ||||
Company Name | Meeting Date | Cusip | Ticker | ||
Coca-Cola Co. | 4/19/2005 | 191216100 | CO | ||
Vote: Not voted | MRV: n/a | Proposal: | Proposed by Issuer or shareholder: n/a | ||
1. Directors | Issuer/Shareholder | ||||
2. Rat appt. Ernst & Young ind. Auditors | |||||
3. Shrhldr prop. Re delegation of inq. To colombia | |||||
4. Shrhldr prop re restricted stock | |||||
5. Shrhldr prop re severance agreements | |||||
Name of Fund: | Hennessy Balanced | ||||
Period: | 7/1/04 to 6/30/05 | ||||
Company Name | Meeting Date | Cusip | Ticker | ||
International Paper | 5/10/2005 | 460146103 | |||
Vote: Not voted | MRV: n/a | Proposal: | Proposed by Issuer or shareholder: n/a | ||
1. Directors | Issuer | ||||
2. Rat. Deloitte & Touche auditor 2005 | |||||
3. Prop. Re to lmt. Comp of CEO | |||||
Name of Fund: | Hennessy Balanced | ||||
Period: | 7/1/04 to 6/30/05 | ||||
Company Name | Meeting Date | Cusip | Ticker | ||
Exxon Mobil | 5/25/2005 | 30231G102 | |||
Vote: Not voted | MRV: n/a | Proposal: | Proposed by Issuer or shareholder: n/a | ||
1. Directors | Issuer | ||||
2. Rat. Ind. Auditors | |||||
3. Political contributions | |||||
4. Board Compensation | |||||
5. Industry experience | |||||
6. ACEH security report | |||||
7. Amendment of EEO Policy | |||||
8. Biodiversity impact report | |||||
9. Climate science report | |||||
10. Kyoto compliance report | |||||
Name of Fund: | Hennessy Balanced | ||||
Period: | 7/1/04 to 6/30/05 | ||||
Company Name | Meeting Date | Cusip | Ticker | ||
JPMorgan | 5/17/2005 | 46625H100 | JPM | ||
Vote: Not voted | MRV: n/a | Proposal: | Proposed by Issuer or shareholder: n/a | ||
1. Directors | Issuer | ||||
2. Appt ind reg. Pub. a/cing firm | |||||
3. Apprvl 2005 l/t incentive plan | |||||
4. Director term limits | |||||
5.Separation of chairman and ceo | |||||
6. Competitive Pay | |||||
7. Recourp unearned Management bonuses | |||||
Name of Fund: | Hennessy Balanced | ||||
Period: | 7/1/04 to 6/30/05 | ||||
Company Name | Meeting Date | Cusip | Ticker | ||
General Motors | 6/7/2005 | 370442105 | GM | ||
Vote: Not voted | MRV: n/a | Proposal: | Proposed by Issuer or shareholder: n/a | ||
1. Directors | Issuer/shareholder | ||||
2. Rat. Selection of ind. a/cs | |||||
3. Stkhldr prop eliminat renewing stk options | |||||
4. Stckhldr prop adopt cumulative voting | |||||
5. Stckhldr prop req rpt on Greenhouese Gas emissions | |||||
6. Stckhldr prop req for future Goldne parachutes | |||||
7. Stckhldr prop apply simple maj. Vote on items sub. Vote | |||||
Name of Fund: | Hennessy Balanced | ||||
Period: | 7/1/04 to 6/30/05 | ||||
Company Name | Meeting Date | Cusip | Ticker | ||
A T & T Corp | 6/30/2005 | 1957505 | T | ||
Vote: Not voted | MRV: n/a | Proposal: | Proposed by Issuer or shareholder: n/a | ||
1. Directors | Issuer/shareholders | ||||
2. Adopt merger agreement | |||||
3. Rat of auditors | |||||
4. No future stock options | |||||
5. Link restricted stk unit vesting to performance | |||||
6. Executive comp | |||||
7. Poison pill | |||||
8. Shareholder apprvl of future serps | |||||
9. Shareholder rat. Of severance agrements | |||||
Hennessy Total Return Fund
Name of Fund: | Hennessy Total Return | ||||
Period: | 7/1/04 to 6/30/05 | ||||
Company Name | Meeting Date | Cusip | Ticker | ||
General Electric | 4/27/2005 | 369604103 | GE | ||
Proposal: | Proposed by Issuer or shareholder: | ||||
1. Directors | Issuer | ||||
2. Rat ind. Auditor | |||||
3. Cum voting | |||||
4. Report nuclear risk | |||||
5. curb over-ext. direct. | |||||
6. Rpt. On sustainability | |||||
7. disclose pol. Contrib. | |||||
8. Animal Testing | |||||
Name of Fund: | Hennessy Total Return | ||||
Period: | 7/1/04 to 6/30/05 | ||||
Company Name | Meeting Date | Cusip | Ticker | ||
SBC Comm | 4/29/2005 | 78387G103 | SBC | ||
Vote: Not voted | MRV: n/a | Proposal: | Proposed by Issuer/Shareholder: | ||
1. Directors | Issuer/shareholder | ||||
2. Apprvl ind. Auditors | |||||
3. Apprvl stk pur def plan | |||||
4. stockholder prop. A,b,c,d | |||||
Name of Fund: | Hennessy Total Return | ||||
Period: | 7/1/04 to 6/30/05 | ||||
Company Name | Meeting Date | Cusip | Ticker | ||
Merck & Co. | 4/26/2005 | 589331107 | MRK | ||
Proposal: | Proposed by Issuer or shareholder: | ||||
1. Directors | Issuer/shareholder | ||||
2. Rat ind accounting firm | |||||
3. Stockholder; stok opt awards | |||||
4. Stockholder;exe. Compensation | |||||
5. Stockholder;elimination of animal based testing | |||||
6. Stockholder;sep. roles of board char and CEO | |||||
7. Stockholder;co prod. To canadian wholesalers | |||||
8. Stockholder;shareholder res. For political purposes | |||||
9. Stockholder;global HIV/AIDS-TB-Malaria pandemics | |||||
Name of Fund: | Hennessy Total Return | ||||
Period: | 7/1/04 to 6/30/05 | ||||
Company Name | Meeting Date | Cusip | Ticker | ||
Chevrontexaco | 4/27/2005 | 166764100 | GT | ||
Vote: Not voted | MRV: n/a | Proposal: | Proposed by Issuer or shareholder: n/a | ||
1. Directors | Issuer | ||||
2. Rat. Ind. Reg publ accting firm | |||||
3. Directors comp. | |||||
4. Executive severance agreements | |||||
5. Stock option expensing | |||||
6. Animal Testing | |||||
7. Oil & gas drilling in protected/sensitive areas | |||||
8. Report on Ecuador | |||||
Name of Fund: | Hennessy Total Return | ||||
Period: | 7/1/04 to 6/30/05 | ||||
Company Name | Meeting Date | Cusip | Ticker | ||
E.I. Du Pont | 4/27/2005 | 263534109 | DD | ||
Vote: Not voted | MRV: n/a | Proposal: | Proposed by Issuer or shareholder: n/a | ||
1. Directors | Issuer | ||||
2. Rat ind. Reg. Publ a/ct firm | |||||
3. Rat. On govnt service | |||||
4. Rat on intl. Workplace standards | |||||
5. Rat on executive comp. | |||||
6. Rat on animal testing | |||||
7. Rat on genetically modified food | |||||
8. Rat on perf. Based options | |||||
9. Rat on disclosuer of PFOA costs | |||||
Name of Fund: | Hennessy Total Return | ||||
Period: | 7/1/04 to 6/30/05 | ||||
Company Name | Meeting Date | Cusip | Ticker | ||
Altira | 4/28/2005 | 02209S103 | MO | ||
MRV: n/a | Proposal: | Proposed by Issuer/Shareholder: | |||
1. Directors | Issuer/Shareholder | ||||
2. 2005 perf incentive plan | |||||
3. 2005 stk comp lan for non employee directors | |||||
4. Rat selecton of ind. Auditors | |||||
5. Stkholder prop. Req. eleimination of animal testing | |||||
6. Stkholder prop. Req ways to warn pregnant women | |||||
7. Stkholder prop. Cease promoting "light"and Ultra | |||||
8. Stkholder prop. Extend NY firesafe products. | |||||
Name of Fund: | Hennessy Total Return | ||||
Period: | 7/1/04 to 6/30/05 | ||||
Company Name | Meeting Date | Cusip | Ticker | ||
Coca-Cola Co. | 4/19/2005 | 191216100 | CO | ||
Vote: Not voted | MRV: n/a | Proposal: | Proposed by Issuer or shareholder: n/a | ||
1. Directors | Issuer/Shareholder | ||||
2. Rat appt. Ernst & Young ind. Auditors | |||||
3. Shrhldr prop. Re delegation of inq. To colombia | |||||
4. Shrhldr prop re restricted stock | |||||
5. Shrhldr prop re severance agreements | |||||
Name of Fund: | Hennessy Total Return | ||||
Period: | 7/1/04 to 6/30/05 | ||||
Company Name | Meeting Date | Cusip | Ticker | ||
International Paper | 5/10/2005 | 460146103 | |||
Vote: Not voted | MRV: n/a | Proposal: | Proposed by Issuer or shareholder: n/a | ||
1. Directors | Issuer | ||||
2. Rat. Deloitte & Touche auditor 2005 | |||||
3. Prop. Re to lmt. Comp of CEO | |||||
Name of Fund: | Hennessy Total Return | ||||
Period: | 7/1/04 to 6/30/05 | ||||
Company Name | Meeting Date | Cusip | Ticker | ||
Exxon Mobil | 5/25/2005 | 30231G102 | |||
Vote: Not voted | MRV: n/a | Proposal: | Proposed by Issuer or shareholder: n/a | ||
1. Directors | Issuer | ||||
2. Rat. Ind. Auditors | |||||
3. Political contributions | |||||
4. Board Compensation | |||||
5. Industry experience | |||||
6. ACEH security report | |||||
7. Amendment of EEO Policy | |||||
8. Biodiversity impact report | |||||
9. Climate science report | |||||
10. Kyoto compliance report | |||||
Name of Fund: | Hennessy Total Return | ||||
Period: | 7/1/04 to 6/30/05 | ||||
Company Name | Meeting Date | Cusip | Ticker | ||
JPMorgan | 5/17/2005 | 46625H100 | JPM | ||
Vote: Not voted | MRV: n/a | Proposal: | Proposed by Issuer or shareholder: n/a | ||
1. Directors | Issuer | ||||
2. Appt ind reg. Pub. a/cing firm | |||||
3. Apprvl 2005 l/t incentive plan | |||||
4. Director term limits | |||||
5.Separation of chairman and ceo | |||||
6. Competitive Pay | |||||
7. Recourp unearned Management bonuses | |||||
Name of Fund: | HennessyTotal Return | ||||
Period: | 7/1/04 to 6/30/05 | ||||
Company Name | Meeting Date | Cusip | Ticker | ||
General Motors | 6/7/2005 | 370442105 | GM | ||
Vote: Not voted | MRV: n/a | Proposal: | Proposed by Issuer or shareholder: n/a | ||
1. Directors | Issuer/shareholder | ||||
2. Rat. Selection of ind. a/cs | |||||
3. Stkhldr prop eliminat renewing stk options | |||||
4. Stckhldr prop adopt cumulative voting | |||||
5. Stckhldr prop req rpt on Greenhouese Gas emissions | |||||
6. Stckhldr prop req for future Goldne parachutes | |||||
7. Stckhldr prop apply simple maj. Vote on items sub. Vote | |||||
Name of Fund: | Hennessy Total Return | ||||
Period: | 7/1/04 to 6/30/05 | ||||
Company Name | Meeting Date | Cusip | Ticker | ||
International Paper | 5/10/2005 | 460146103 | IP | ||
Vote: Not voted | MRV: n/a | Proposal: | Proposed by Issuer or shareholder: n/a | ||
1. Directors | Issuer | ||||
2. Rat. Delooitte & Touche auditor 2005 | |||||
3. Prop limiting comp. CEO | |||||
Name of Fund: | Hennessy Total Return | ||||
Period: | 7/1/04 to 6/30/05 | ||||
Company Name | Meeting Date | Cusip | Ticker | ||
A T & T Corp | 6/30/2005 | 1957505 | T | ||
Vote: Not voted | MRV: n/a | Proposal: | Proposed by Issuer or shareholder: n/a | ||
1. Directors | Issuer/shareholders | ||||
2. Adopt merger agreement | |||||
3. Rat of auditors | |||||
4. No future stock options | |||||
5. Link restricted stk unit vesting to performance | |||||
6. Executive comp | |||||
7. Poison pill | |||||
8. Shareholder apprvl of future serps | |||||
9. Shareholder rat. Of severance agrements | |||||
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.
The Hennessy Funds, Inc.
By (Signature and Title)* Neil J. Hennessy
Neil J. Hennessy
Principal Executive Officer
Date 7/25/05
* Print the name and title of each signing officer under his or her signature.