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 811-21332
HELIOS HIGH INCOME FUND, INC.
(Exact name of registrant as specified in Charter)
THREE WORLD FINANCIAL CENTER, 200 VESEY STREET, 10TH FLOOR,
NEW YORK, NY 10281
(Address of principal executive officers) (Zip code)
KIM G. REDDING, PRESIDENT
THREE WORLD FINANCIAL CENTER
200 VESEY STREET, 10TH FLOOR
NEW YORK, NEW YORK 10281-1010
(Name and address of agent for service)
Registrant’s telephone number, including area code: 1-800-497-3746
Date of fiscal year end: 03/31
Date of reporting period: July 1, 2009 – June 30, 2010
ITEM 1. PROXY VOTING RECORD
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ICA File Number: 811-21332
Reporting Period: 07/01/2009 - 06/30/2010
Helios High Income Fund, Inc.
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AT&T INC.
Ticker: T Security ID: 00206R102
Meeting Date: APR 30, 2010 Meeting Type: Annual
Record Date: MAR 2, 2010
# Proposal Mgt Rec Vote Cast Sponsor
1 Elect Director Randall L. Stephenson For For Management
2 Elect Director Gilbert F. Amelio For For Management
3 Elect Director Reuben V. Anderson For For Management
4 Elect Director James H. Blanchard For For Management
5 Elect Director Jaime Chico Pardo For For Management
6 Elect Director James P. Kelly For For Management
7 Elect Director Jon C. Madonna For For Management
8 Elect Director Lynn M. Martin For For Management
9 Elect Director John B. McCoy For For Management
10 Elect Director Joyce M. Roche For For Management
11 Elect Director Laura D Andrea Tyson For For Management
12 Elect Director Patricia P. Upton For For Management
13 Ratify Auditors For For Management
14 Provide for Cumulative Voting Against For Shareholder
15 Exclude Pension Credits from Against For Shareholder
Calculations of Performance-Based Pay
16 Advisory Vote to Ratify Named Executive Against For Shareholder
Officers' Compensation
17 Amend Articles/Bylaws/Charter -- Call Against For Shareholder
Special Meetings
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B&G FOODS, INC.
Ticker: BGS Security ID: 05508R106
Meeting Date: MAY 18, 2010 Meeting Type: Annual
Record Date: MAR 26, 2010
# Proposal Mgt Rec Vote Cast Sponsor
1.1 Elect Director Robert C. Cantwell For For Management
1.2 Elect Director James R. Chambers For For Management
1.3 Elect Director Cynthia T. Jamison For For Management
1.4 Elect Director Dennis M. Mullen For For Management
1.5 Elect Director Alfred Poe For For Management
1.6 Elect Director Stephen C. Sherrill For For Management
1.7 Elect Director David L. Wenner For For Management
2 Eliminate Class of Common Stock For For Management
3 Increase Authorized Common Stock For For Management
4 Amend Omnibus Stock Plan For Against Management
5 Ratify Auditors For For Management
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FRONTIER COMMUNICATIONS CORP.
Ticker: FTR Security ID: 35906A108
Meeting Date: OCT 27, 2009 Meeting Type: Special
Record Date: SEP 14, 2009
# Proposal Mgt Rec Vote Cast Sponsor
1 Approve Merger Agreement For For Management
2 Increase Authorized Common Stock For For Management
3 Issue Shares in Connection with For For Management
Acquisition
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FRONTIER COMMUNICATIONS CORPORATION
Ticker: FTR Security ID: 35906A108
Meeting Date: MAY 13, 2010 Meeting Type: Annual
Record Date: MAR 17, 2010
# Proposal Mgt Rec Vote Cast Sponsor
1.1 Elect Director Leroy T. Barnes, Jr. For For Management
1.2 Elect Director Peter C.B. Bynoe For For Management
1.3 Elect Director Jeri B. Finard For For Management
1.4 Elect Director Lawton Wehle Fitt For For Management
1.5 Elect Director William M. Kraus For For Management
1.6 Elect Director Howard L. Schrott For For Management
1.7 Elect Director Larraine D. Segil For For Management
1.8 Elect Director David H. Ward For For Management
1.9 Elect Director Myron A. Wick, III For For Management
1.10 Elect Director Mary Agnes Wilderotter For For Management
2 Advisory Vote to Ratify Named Executive For Against Management
Officers' Compensation
3 Stock Retention/Holding Period Against For Shareholder
4 Ratify Auditors For For Management
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GENERAL ELECTRIC COMPANY
Ticker: GE Security ID: 369604103
Meeting Date: APR 28, 2010 Meeting Type: Annual
Record Date: MAR 1, 2010
# Proposal Mgt Rec Vote Cast Sponsor
1 Elect Director W. Geoffrey Beattie For For Management
2 Elect Director James I. Cash, Jr. For For Management
3 Elect Director William M. Castell For For Management
4 Elect Director Ann M. Fudge For For Management
5 Elect Director Susan Hockfield For For Management
6 Elect Director Jeffrey R. Immelt For For Management
7 Elect Director Andrea Jung For For Management
8 Elect Director Alan G. (A.G.) Lafley For For Management
9 Elect Director Robert W. Lane For For Management
10 Elect Director Ralph S. Larsen For For Management
11 Elect Director Rochelle B. Lazarus For For Management
12 Elect Director James J. Mulva For For Management
13 Elect Director Sam Nunn For For Management
14 Elect Director Roger S. Penske For For Management
15 Elect Director Robert J. Swieringa For For Management
16 Elect Director Douglas A. Warner III For For Management
17 Ratify Auditors For For Management
18 Provide for Cumulative Voting Against For Shareholder
19 Amend Articles/Bylaws/Charter -- Call Against For Shareholder
Special Meetings
20 Require Independent Board Chairman Against For Shareholder
21 Report on Pay Disparity Against Against Shareholder
22 Adopt Policy Prohibiting Certain Against Against Shareholder
Directors from Serving on Key Board
Committees
23 Advisory Vote to Ratify Named Executive Against For Shareholder
Officers' Compensation
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QWEST COMMUNICATIONS INTERNATIONAL INC.
Ticker: Q Security ID: 749121109
Meeting Date: MAY 12, 2010 Meeting Type: Annual
Record Date: MAR 15, 2010
# Proposal Mgt Rec Vote Cast Sponsor
1 Elect Director Edward A. Mueller For For Management
2 Elect Director Charles L. Biggs For For Management
3 Elect Director K. Dane Brooksher For For Management
4 Elect Director Peter S. Hellman For For Management
5 Elect Director R. David Hoover For Against Management
6 Elect Director Patrick J. Martin For For Management
7 Elect Director Caroline Matthews For For Management
8 Elect Director Wayne W. Murdy For For Management
9 Elect Director Jan L. Murley For For Management
10 Elect Director Michael J. Roberts For For Management
11 Elect Director James A. Unruh For For Management
12 Elect Director Anthony Welters For For Management
13 Ratify Auditors For For Management
14 Amend Qualified Employee Stock Purchase For For Management
Plan
15 Performance-Based Equity Awards Against Against Shareholder
16 Advisory Vote to Ratify Named Executive Against For Shareholder
Officers' Compensation
17 Require Independent Board Chairman Against For Shareholder
18 Amend Articles/Bylaws/Charter -- Call Against For Shareholder
Special Meetings
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SOUTHERN UNION COMPANY
Ticker: SUG Security ID: 844030106
Meeting Date: MAY 5, 2010 Meeting Type: Annual
Record Date: MAR 12, 2010
# Proposal Mgt Rec Vote Cast Sponsor
1.1 Elect Director George L. Lindemann For For Management
1.2 Elect Director Eric D. Herschmann For For Management
1.3 Elect Director Michal Barzuza For For Management
1.4 Elect Director David Brodsky For For Management
1.5 Elect Director Frank W. Denius For For Management
1.6 Elect Director Kurt A. Gitter, M.D. For For Management
1.7 Elect Director Herbert H. Jacobi For For Management
1.8 Elect Director Thomas N. McCarter, III For For Management
1.9 Elect Director George Rountree, III For For Management
1.10 Elect Director Allan D. Scherer For For Management
2 Ratify Auditors For For Management
3 Amend Executive Incentive Bonus Plan For For Management
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UNITED STATES STEEL CORPORATION
Ticker: X Security ID: 912909108
Meeting Date: APR 27, 2010 Meeting Type: Annual
Record Date: FEB 26, 2010
# Proposal Mgt Rec Vote Cast Sponsor
1.1 Elect Director John G. Drosdick For For Management
1.2 Elect Director Charles R. Lee For For Management
1.3 Elect Director Jeffrey M. Lipton For For Management
1.4 Elect Director Dan O. Dinges For For Management
2 Ratify Auditors For For Management
3 Amend Omnibus Stock Plan For For Management
4 Approve/Amend Executive Incentive Bonus For For Management
Plan
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VERIZON COMMUNICATIONS INC.
Ticker: VZ Security ID: 92343V104
Meeting Date: MAY 6, 2010 Meeting Type: Annual
Record Date: MAR 8, 2010
# Proposal Mgt Rec Vote Cast Sponsor
1 Elect Director Richard L. Carrion For For Management
2 Elect Director M. Frances Keeth For For Management
3 Elect Director Robert W. Lane For For Management
4 Elect Director Sandra O. Moose For For Management
5 Elect Director Joseph Neubauer For For Management
6 Elect Director Donald T. Nicolaisen For For Management
7 Elect Director Thomas H. O'Brien For For Management
8 Elect Director Clarence Otis, Jr. For For Management
9 Elect Director Hugh B. Price For For Management
10 Elect Director Ivan G. Seidenberg For For Management
11 Elect Director Rodney E. Slater For For Management
12 Elect Director John W. Snow For For Management
13 Elect Director John R. Stafford For For Management
14 Ratify Auditors For For Management
15 Advisory Vote to Ratify Named Executive For For Management
Officers' Compensation
16 Prohibit Executive Stock-Based Awards Against Against Shareholder
17 Amend EEO Policy to Prohibit Against For Shareholder
Discrimination Based on Sexual
Orientation and Gender Identity
18 Performance-Based Equity Awards Against For Shareholder
19 Amend Articles/Bylaws/Charter -- Call Against For Shareholder
Special Meetings
20 Adopt Policy on Succession Planning Against For Shareholder
21 Adopt a Policy in which the Company Against For Shareholder
will not Make or Promise to Make Any
Death Benefit Payments to Senior
Executives
22 Stock Retention/Holding Period Against For Shareholder
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WINDSTREAM CORP.
Ticker: WIN Security ID: 97381W104
Meeting Date: MAY 5, 2010 Meeting Type: Annual
Record Date: MAR 17, 2010
# Proposal Mgt Rec Vote Cast Sponsor
1 Elect Director Carol B. Armitage For For Management
2 Elect Director Samuel E. Beall, III For For Management
3 Elect Director Dennis E. Foster For For Management
4 Elect Director Francis X. Frantz For For Management
5 Elect Director Jeffery R. Gardner For For Management
6 Elect Director Jeffrey T. Hinson For For Management
7 Elect Director Judy K. Jones For For Management
8 Elect Director William A. Montgomery For For Management
9 Amend Omnibus Stock Plan For For Management
10 Advisory Vote to Ratify Named Executive For For Management
Officers' Compensation
11 Ratify Auditors For For Management
12 Stock Retention/Holding Period Against For Shareholder
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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) HELIOS HIGH INCOME FUND, INC.
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| By: | | /s/ Kim G. Redding |
| | Kim G. Redding, President |
Date: August 13, 2010
