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 811-21700
Tortoise North American Energy Corporation
(Exact Name of Registrant as specified in charter)
11550 Ash Street, Suite 300, Leawood, KS 66211
(Address of Principal Executive Offices) (Zip code)
David J. Schulte, 11550 Ash Street, Suite 300, Leawood, KS 66211
(Name and Address of Agent For Service)
Registrant's telephone number, including area code: 913-981-1020
Date of fiscal year end: November 30
Date of reporting period: June 30, 2008
Item 1. Proxy Voting Record.
Company Name | Meeting Date | CUSIP | Ticker |
AltaGas Utility Group, Inc. | 4/16/2008 | AUI-U | |
Vote | For/Against Management | Proposal | Proposed by Issuer or Security Holder |
For | For | 1. Election of Directors--Patricia M. Newson, David W. Cornhill, Dennis A. Dawson, Phillip R. Knoll, Gerry M. Malin, J. Bruce Petrie | Issuer |
For | For | 2. Appointment of Ernst & Young, LLP as auditors of the corporation and authorization of the directors of the corporation to fix Ernst & Young LLP's remuneration in that capacity. | Issuer |
For | For | 3. To consider, and if thought advisable, pass, with or without variation, an ordinary resolution providing for the reconfirmation of the Shareholder Rights Plan of the corporation. | Issuer |
Company Name | Meeting Date | CUSIP | Ticker |
Spectra Energy Income Fund | 4/21/2008 | SP-U | |
Vote | For/Against Management | Proposal | Proposed by Issuer or Security Holder |
Against | Against | 1. To approve the special resolution of unitholders of the Fund to approve (a) the Support Agreement dated March 4, 2008 among the Fund, Spectra Energy Midstream Holdco Management Partnership and (b) proposed amendments to the Declaration of Trust of the Fund required to facilitate the going private transaction of the Fund, all as outlined in the information circular and in the form of the resolutions attached as Schedule "A" to the circular. | Issuer |
Company Name | Meeting Date | CUSIP | Ticker |
AltaGas Income Trust | 4/24/2008 | ALA-U | |
Vote | For/Against Management | Proposal | Proposed by Issuer or Security Holder |
For | For | 1. To consider the nominees standing for election as directors of the General Partner, to fix the number of directors of the General Partner and to direct Computershare Trust Company of Canada, as trustee of the Trust, to cause the election of the directors of the General Partner. | Issuer |
For | For | 2. To appoint Ernst & Young LLP as auditors of the Trust and to authorize the directors of the General Partner to fix Ernst & Young LLP's remuneration in that capacity. | Issuer |
Company Name | Meeting Date | CUSIP | Ticker |
Enbridge Income Fund | 5/5/2008 | ENF-U | |
Vote | For/Against Management | Proposal | Proposed by Issuer or Security Holder |
For | For | 1. To appoint PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP, Chartered Accountants, as the Auditors of the fund for the ensuing year and authorize the trustees of Enbridge Commercial Trust (ECT) to fix their remuneration. | Issuer |
For | For | 2. To approve to direct and instruct CIBC Mellon Trust Company, as the Sole Trust of the fund, to vote the units of ECT held by the fund with respect to the election of the Trustees of ECT, who are independent of Enbridge Management Services Inc., the Administrator of the fund and the manager of ECT: Richard H. Auchinleck, Catherine M. Best, J. Lorne Braithwaite, Elizabeth Cannon, and Gordon G. Tallman. | Issuer |
Company Name | Meeting Date | CUSIP | Ticker |
Innergex Power Income Fund | 5/7/2008 | IEF-U | |
Vote | For/Against Management | Proposal | Proposed by Issuer or Security Holder |
For | For | 1. To appoint KPMG LLP, Chartered Accountants, as auditors of the Fund and authorize the trustees of Innergex Power Trust ("IPT") to fix the remuneration of the auditors. | Issuer |
For | For | 2. To direct and instruct the trustees of the Fund as to the manner in which it shall vote units of IPT to elect the IPT trustees who are unrelated to the administrator of the Fund--John A. Hanna, Lise Lachapelle, Jean La Couture and Daniel L. Lafrance. | Issuer |
For | For | 3. To approve to direct the Fund trustee to vote for the appointment of KPMG LLP, Chartered Accountants, as the Auditors of IPT and authorize the trustees of IPT to fix their remuneration. | Issuer |
Company Name | Meeting Date | CUSIP | Ticker |
Enerplus Resources Fund | 5/9/2008 | ERF-U | |
Vote | For/Against Management | Proposal | Proposed by Issuer or Security Holder |
For | For | 1. To nominate the directors of Enermark, who ar responsible for the governance and administration of the business and affairs of Enerplus: Edwin Dodge, Gordon J. Kerr, Douglas R. Martin, Glen D. Roane, W.C. Seth, Donald. T. West, Harry Wheeler, Robert B. Hodgins, David P. O'Brien, Clayton H. Woitas and Robert L. Zorich. | Issuer |
For | For | 2. To appoiont Deloitte & Touche LLP as auditors of the Fund. | Issuer |
For | For | 3. To consider, and if thought fit, to pass an ordinary resolution to approve the unallocated rights under the Fund's Trust Unit Rights Incentive Plan. | Issuer |
For | For | 4. To consider, and if thought fit, to pass an ordinary resolution to amend the Fund's Trust Unit Rights Incentive Plan. | Issuer |
For | For | 5. To consider, and if thought fit, to pass an ordinary resolution to approve the continuation and the amendment and restatement of the Fund's Unitholder Rights Plan Agreement. | Issuer |
For | For | 6. To consider, and if thought fit, to pass an extraordinary resolution to remove and replace the current trustee of the fund. | Issuer |
Company Name | Meeting Date | CUSIP | Ticker |
Keyera Facilities Income Fund | 5/13/2008 | KEY-U | |
Vote | For/Against Management | Proposal | Proposed by Issuer or Security Holder |
Did not vote | N/A | 1. To appoint Deloitte & Touche LLP as auditors of the Fund for the ensuing year. | Issuer |
Did not vote | N/A | 2. To consider, and if deemed advisable, to pass, with or without variation, an ordinary resolution to elect directors of Keyera Energy Management, Ltd. (the "Administrator") to hold office until the next annual meeting of Unitholders or until their successors are elected or appointed. | Issuer |
Company Name | Meeting Date | CUSIP | Ticker |
Northland Power Income Fund | 5/14/2008 | NPI-U | |
Vote | For/Against Management | Proposal | Proposed by Issuer or Security Holder |
Did not vote | N/A | 1. To direct and instruct Computershare Trust Company of Canada (the "Trustee") as to the manner in which the Trustee shall vote the units of NPIF Commercial Trust ("CT") held by the Fund in respect of the election of the trustees of CT who are unrelated to Northalnd Power Income Fund Management, Inc. | Issuer |
Did not vote | N/A | 2. To reappoint the incumbent auditors of the Fund. | Issuer |
Company Name | Meeting Date | CUSIP | Ticker |
Crescent Point Energy Trust | 5/30/2008 | CPG-U | |
Vote | For/Against Management | Proposal | Proposed by Issuer or Security Holder |
For | For | 1. To elect the directors of Crescent Point Resources Inc. ("CPRI"), the administrator of the Trust: Peter Bannister, Paul Colborne, Kenny Cugnet, Hugh Gillard, Gerald Romanzin, Scott Saxberg and Greg Turnbull. | Issuer |
For | For | 2. To appoint PriceWaterhouse Coopers as auditors of the Trust. | Issuer |
For | For | 3. Proposal to amend the Trust's restricted unit bonus plan. | Issuer |
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.
TORTOISE NORTH AMERICAN ENERGY CORPORATION | |||
Date: August 29, 2008 | By: | /s/ David J. Schulte | |
David J. Schulte | |||
President and Chief Executive Officer | |||