High Income Securities Fund (PCF) N-PX Annual report of proxy voting record

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:	Robert T. Burns
	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:	07/01/2016 - 06/30/2017

Registrant :	Putnam High Income Securities Fund
Fund Name :	Putnam High Income Securities Fund
Date of Fiscal Year End:	08/31
Ally Financial Inc.
	Ticker	Security ID:	Meeting Date		Meeting Status
	ALLY	CUSIP 02005N100	05/02/2017		Voted
	Meeting Type	Country of Trade
	Annual	United States
	Issue No.	Description	Proponent	Mgmt Rec	Vote Cast	For/Agnst Mgmt
	1	Elect Franklin W. Hobbs	Mgmt	For	For	For
	2	Elect Kenneth J. Bacon	Mgmt	For	For	For
	3	Elect Robert T. Blakely	Mgmt	For	For	For
	4	Elect Maureen Breakiron-Evans	Mgmt	For	For	For
	5	Elect William H. Cary	Mgmt	For	For	For
	6	Elect Mayree C. Clark	Mgmt	For	For	For
	7	Elect Kim S. Fennebresque	Mgmt	For	For	For
	8	Elect Marjorie Magner	Mgmt	For	For	For
	9	Elect John J. Stack	Mgmt	For	For	For
	10	Elect Michael F. Steib	Mgmt	For	For	For
	11	Elect Jeffrey J. Brown	Mgmt	For	For	For
	12	Advisory Vote on Executive Compensation	Mgmt	For	For	For
	13	Amendment to the Incentive Compensation Plan	Mgmt	For	For	For
	14	Amendment to the Non-Employee Directors Equity Compensation Plan	Mgmt	For	For	For
	15	Amendment to the Executive Performance Plan	Mgmt	For	For	For
	16	Ratification of Auditor	Mgmt	For	For	For
Bank of America Corporation
	Ticker	Security ID:	Meeting Date		Meeting Status
	BAC	CUSIP 060505104	04/26/2017		Voted
	Meeting Type	Country of Trade
	Annual	United States
	Issue No.	Description	Proponent	Mgmt Rec	Vote Cast	For/Agnst Mgmt
	1	Elect Sharon L. Allen	Mgmt	For	For	For
	2	Elect Susan S. Bies	Mgmt	For	For	For
	3	Elect Jack O. Bovender, Jr.	Mgmt	For	For	For
	4	Elect Frank P. Bramble, Sr.	Mgmt	For	For	For
	5	Elect Pierre J. P. de Weck	Mgmt	For	For	For
	6	Elect Arnold W. Donald	Mgmt	For	For	For
	7	Elect Linda P. Hudson	Mgmt	For	For	For
	8	Elect Monica C. Lozano	Mgmt	For	For	For
	9	Elect Thomas J. May	Mgmt	For	For	For
	10	Elect Brian T. Moynihan	Mgmt	For	For	For
	11	Elect Lionel L. Nowell, III	Mgmt	For	For	For
	12	Elect Michael D. White	Mgmt	For	For	For
	13	Elect Thomas D. Woods	Mgmt	For	For	For
	14	Elect R. David Yost	Mgmt	For	For	For
	15	Advisory Vote on Executive Compensation	Mgmt	For	For	For
	16	Frequency of Advisory Vote on Executive Compensation	Mgmt	1 Year	1 Year	For
	17	Ratification of Auditor	Mgmt	For	For	For
	18	Shareholder Proposal Regarding Amendment to Clawback Policy	ShrHoldr	Against	Against	For
	19	Shareholder Proposal Regarding Study Session to Address Divestiture of Non-Core Banking Assets	ShrHoldr	Against	Against	For
	20	Shareholder Proposal Regarding Independent Board Chair	ShrHoldr	Against	Against	For
	21	Shareholder Proposal Regarding Gender Pay Equity Report	ShrHoldr	Against	Against	For
Berry Plastics Group, Inc.
	Ticker	Security ID:	Meeting Date		Meeting Status
	BERY	CUSIP 08579W103	03/02/2017		Voted
	Meeting Type	Country of Trade
	Annual	United States
	Issue No.	Description	Proponent	Mgmt Rec	Vote Cast	For/Agnst Mgmt
	1.1	Elect Ronald S. Rolfe	Mgmt	For	For	For
	1.2	Elect B. Evan Bayh	Mgmt	For	For	For
	1.3	Elect Jonathan F. Foster	Mgmt	For	For	For
	2	Repeal of Classified Board	Mgmt	For	For	For
	3	Ratification of Auditor	Mgmt	For	For	For
Cincinnati Bell Inc.
	Ticker	Security ID:	Meeting Date		Meeting Status
	CBB	CUSIP 171871403	05/04/2017		Take No Action
	Meeting Type	Country of Trade
	Annual	United States
	Issue No.	Description	Proponent	Mgmt Rec	Vote Cast	For/Agnst Mgmt
	1	Elect Phillip R. Cox	Mgmt	For	TNA	N/A
	2	Elect John W. Eck	Mgmt	For	TNA	N/A
	3	Elect Jakki L. Haussler	Mgmt	For	TNA	N/A
	4	Elect Craig F. Maier	Mgmt	For	TNA	N/A
	5	Elect Russel P. Mayer	Mgmt	For	TNA	N/A
	6	Elect Lynn A. Wentworth	Mgmt	For	TNA	N/A
	7	Elect Martin J. Yudkovitz	Mgmt	For	TNA	N/A
	8	Elect John M. Zrno	Mgmt	For	TNA	N/A
	9	Elect Theodore H Torbeck	Mgmt	For	TNA	N/A
	10	Frequency of Advisory Vote on Executive Compensation	Mgmt	1 Year	TNA	Against
	11	Advisory Vote on Executive Compensation	Mgmt	For	TNA	N/A
	12	Approval of the 2017 Long-Term Incentive Plan	Mgmt	For	TNA	N/A
	13	Approval of the 2017 Stock Plan for Non-Employee Directors	Mgmt	For	TNA	N/A
	14	Ratification of Auditor	Mgmt	For	TNA	N/A
Cincinnati Bell Inc.
	Ticker	Security ID:	Meeting Date		Meeting Status
	CBB	CUSIP 171871403	08/02/2016		Voted
	Meeting Type	Country of Trade
	Special	United States
	Issue No.	Description	Proponent	Mgmt Rec	Vote Cast	For/Agnst Mgmt
	1	Reverse Stock Split	Mgmt	For	For	For
	2	Decrease of Authorized Common Stock	Mgmt	For	For	For
CIT Group Inc.
	Ticker	Security ID:	Meeting Date		Meeting Status
	CIT	CUSIP 125581801	05/09/2017		Voted
	Meeting Type	Country of Trade
	Annual	United States
	Issue No.	Description	Proponent	Mgmt Rec	Vote Cast	For/Agnst Mgmt
	1	Elect Ellen R. Alemany	Mgmt	For	For	For
	2	Elect Michael L. Brosnan	Mgmt	For	For	For
	3	Elect Michael A. Carpenter	Mgmt	For	For	For
	4	Elect Dorene C. Dominguez	Mgmt	For	For	For
	5	Elect Alan Frank	Mgmt	For	For	For
	6	Elect William M. Freeman	Mgmt	For	For	For
	7	Elect R. Brad Oates	Mgmt	For	For	For
	8	Elect Marianne M. Parrs	Mgmt	For	For	For
	9	Elect Gerald Rosenfeld	Mgmt	For	For	For
	10	Elect John R. Ryan	Mgmt	For	For	For
	11	Elect Sheila A. Stamps	Mgmt	For	For	For
	12	Elect Laura S. Unger	Mgmt	For	For	For
	13	Ratification of Auditor	Mgmt	For	For	For
	14	Advisory Vote on Executive Compensation	Mgmt	For	Against	Against
	15	Frequency of Advisory Vote on Executive Compensation	Mgmt	1 Year	1 Year	For
Eldorado Resorts Inc
	Ticker	Security ID:	Meeting Date		Meeting Status
	ERI	CUSIP 28470R102	01/25/2017		Voted
	Meeting Type	Country of Trade
	Special	United States
	Issue No.	Description	Proponent	Mgmt Rec	Vote Cast	For/Agnst Mgmt
	1	Merger/Acquisition	Mgmt	For	For	For
	2	Right to Adjourn Meeting	Mgmt	For	For	For
Eldorado Resorts Inc
	Ticker	Security ID:	Meeting Date		Meeting Status
	ERI	CUSIP 28470R102	06/14/2017		Voted
	Meeting Type	Country of Trade
	Annual	United States
	Issue No.	Description	Proponent	Mgmt Rec	Vote Cast	For/Agnst Mgmt
	1.1	Elect Gary L. Carano	Mgmt	For	For	For
	1.2	Elect Frank J. Fahrenkopf, Jr.	Mgmt	For	For	For
	1.3	Elect James B. Hawkins	Mgmt	For	Withhold	Against
	1.4	Elect Michael E. Pegram	Mgmt	For	For	For
	1.5	Elect Thomas R. Reeg	Mgmt	For	For	For
	1.6	Elect David P. Tomick	Mgmt	For	For	For
	1.7	Elect Roger P. Wagner	Mgmt	For	For	For
	1.8	Elect Bonnie Biumi	Mgmt	For	For	For
	1.9	Elect Gregory J. Kozicz	Mgmt	For	For	For
	2	Ratification of Auditor	Mgmt	For	For	For
	3	Advisory Vote on Executive Compensation	Mgmt	For	For	For
Gaming And Leisure Properties, Inc.
	Ticker	Security ID:	Meeting Date		Meeting Status
	GLPI	CUSIP 36467J108	06/15/2017		Voted
	Meeting Type	Country of Trade
	Annual	United States
	Issue No.	Description	Proponent	Mgmt Rec	Vote Cast	For/Agnst Mgmt
	1.1	Elect Joseph W. Marshall, III	Mgmt	For	For	For
	1.2	Elect E. Scott Urdang	Mgmt	For	For	For
	1.3	Elect Earl C. Shanks	Mgmt	For	For	For
	1.4	Elect James B. Perry	Mgmt	For	For	For
	2	Ratification of Auditor	Mgmt	For	For	For
	3	Advisory Vote on Executive Compensation	Mgmt	For	For	For
	4	Frequency of Advisory Vote on Executive Compensation	Mgmt	1 Year	1 Year	For
	5	Shareholder Proposal Regarding Majority Vote for Election of Directors	ShrHoldr	Against	For	Against
General Motors Co.
	Ticker	Security ID:	Meeting Date		Meeting Status
	GM	CUSIP 37045V100	06/06/2017		Take No Action
	Meeting Type	Country of Trade
	Proxy Contest	United States
	Issue No.	Description	Proponent	Mgmt Rec	Vote Cast	For/Agnst Mgmt
	1.1	Elect Leo Hindery, Jr.	Mgmt	N/A	TNA	N/A
	1.2	Elect Vinit Sethi	Mgmt	N/A	TNA	N/A
	1.3	Elect William N. Thorndike, Jr.	Mgmt	N/A	TNA	N/A
	1.4	Elect Management Nominee Joseph J. Ashton	Mgmt	N/A	TNA	N/A
	1.5	Elect Management Nominee Mary T. Barra	Mgmt	N/A	TNA	N/A
	1.6	Elect Management Nominee Linda R. Gooden	Mgmt	N/A	TNA	N/A
	1.7	Elect Management Nominee Joseph Jimenez	Mgmt	N/A	TNA	N/A
	1.8	Elect Management Nominee James J. Mulva	Mgmt	N/A	TNA	N/A
	1.9	Elect Management Nominee Patricia F. Russo	Mgmt	N/A	TNA	N/A
	1.10	Elect Management Nominee Thomas M. Schoewe	Mgmt	N/A	TNA	N/A
	1.11	Elect Management Nominee Theodore M. Solso	Mgmt	N/A	TNA	N/A
	2	Advisory Vote on Executive Compensation	Mgmt	N/A	TNA	N/A
	3	Approval of the 2017 Short-Term Incentive Plan	Mgmt	N/A	TNA	N/A
	4	Approval of the 2017 Long-Term incentive Plan	Mgmt	N/A	TNA	N/A
	5	Ratification of Auditor	Mgmt	N/A	TNA	N/A
	6	Shareholder Proposal Regarding Independent Board Chair	ShrHoldr	N/A	TNA	N/A
	7	Shareholder Proposal Regarding Creation of Dual Class Equity Structure	ShrHoldr	N/A	TNA	N/A
General Motors Co.
	Ticker	Security ID:	Meeting Date		Meeting Status
	GM	CUSIP 37045V100	06/06/2017		Voted
	Meeting Type	Country of Trade
	Proxy Contest	United States
	Issue No.	Description	Proponent	Mgmt Rec	Vote Cast	For/Agnst Mgmt
	1.1	Elect Joseph J. Ashton	Mgmt	For	For	For
	1.2	Elect Mary T. Barra	Mgmt	For	For	For
	1.3	Elect Linda R. Gooden	Mgmt	For	For	For
	1.4	Elect Joseph Jimenez	Mgmt	For	For	For
	1.5	Elect Jane L. Mendillo	Mgmt	For	For	For
	1.6	Elect Michael G. Mullen	Mgmt	For	For	For
	1.7	Elect James J. Mulva	Mgmt	For	For	For
	1.8	Elect Patricia F. Russo	Mgmt	For	For	For
	1.9	Elect Thomas M. Schoewe	Mgmt	For	For	For
	1.10	Elect Theodore M. Solso	Mgmt	For	For	For
	1.11	Elect Carol M. Stephenson	Mgmt	For	For	For
	2	Advisory Vote on Executive Compensation	Mgmt	For	For	For
	3	Approval of the 2017 Short-Term Incentive Plan	Mgmt	For	For	For
	4	Approval of the 2017 Long-Term Incentive Plan	Mgmt	For	For	For
	5	Ratification of Auditor	Mgmt	For	For	For
	6	Shareholder Proposal Regarding Independent Board Chair	ShrHoldr	Against	For	Against
	7	Shareholder Proposal Regarding Creation of Dual Class Equity Structure	ShrHoldr	Against	Against	For
Halcon Resources Corp
	Ticker	Security ID:	Meeting Date		Meeting Status
	HK	CUSIP 40537Q605	05/04/2017		Voted
	Meeting Type	Country of Trade
	Annual	United States
	Issue No.	Description	Proponent	Mgmt Rec	Vote Cast	For/Agnst Mgmt
	1.1	Elect Thomas R. Fuller	Mgmt	For	For	For
	1.2	Elect Floyd C. Wilson	Mgmt	For	For	For
	2	Advisory Vote on Executive Compensation	Mgmt	For	Against	Against
	3	Frequency of Advisory Vote on Executive Compensation	Mgmt	3 Years	1 Year	Against
	4	Ratification of Auditor	Mgmt	For	Against	Against
Hercules Capital Inc
	Ticker	Security ID:	Meeting Date		Meeting Status
	HTGC	CUSIP 427096508	07/07/2016		Voted
	Meeting Type	Country of Trade
	Annual	United States
	Issue No.	Description	Proponent	Mgmt Rec	Vote Cast	For/Agnst Mgmt
	1	Elect Manuel A. Henriquez	Mgmt	For	For	For
	2	Elect Joseph A. Hoffman	Mgmt	For	For	For
	3	Advisory Vote on Executive Compensation	Mgmt	For	For	For
	4	Ratification of Auditor	Mgmt	For	For	For
Live Nation Entertainment, Inc.
	Ticker	Security ID:	Meeting Date		Meeting Status
	LYV	CUSIP 538034109	06/06/2017		Voted
	Meeting Type	Country of Trade
	Annual	United States
	Issue No.	Description	Proponent	Mgmt Rec	Vote Cast	For/Agnst Mgmt
	1	Elect Mark D. Carleton	Mgmt	For	For	For
	2	Elect Jonathan L. Dolgen	Mgmt	For	For	For
	3	Elect Ariel Z. Emanuel	Mgmt	For	For	For
	4	Elect R. Ted Enloe, III	Mgmt	For	For	For
	5	Elect Jeffrey T. Hinson	Mgmt	For	For	For
	6	Elect Jimmy Iovine	Mgmt	For	For	For
	7	Elect Peggy Johnson	Mgmt	For	For	For
	8	Elect James S. Kahan	Mgmt	For	For	For
	9	Elect Gregory B. Maffei	Mgmt	For	For	For
	10	Elect Randall T. Mays	Mgmt	For	For	For
	11	Elect Michael Rapino	Mgmt	For	For	For
	12	Elect Mark S. Shapiro	Mgmt	For	For	For
	13	Advisory Vote on Executive Compensation	Mgmt	For	For	For
	14	Frequency of Advisory Vote on Executive Compensation	Mgmt	3 Years	1 Year	Against
	15	Ratification of Auditor	Mgmt	For	For	For
Lone Pine Resources Inc.
	Ticker	Security ID:	Meeting Date		Meeting Status
	LPRIQ	ISIN US54222A1060	09/08/2016		Voted
	Meeting Type	Country of Trade
	Special	United States
	Issue No.	Description	Proponent	Mgmt Rec	Vote Cast	For/Agnst Mgmt
	1	To Approve and Adopt the Agreement and Plan of Merger	Mgmt	For	For	For
NVIDIA Corporation
	Ticker	Security ID:	Meeting Date		Meeting Status
	NVDA	CUSIP 67066G104	05/23/2017		Voted
	Meeting Type	Country of Trade
	Annual	United States
	Issue No.	Description	Proponent	Mgmt Rec	Vote Cast	For/Agnst Mgmt
	1	Elect Robert K. Burgess	Mgmt	For	For	For
	2	Elect Tench Coxe	Mgmt	For	For	For
	3	Elect Persis S. Drell	Mgmt	For	For	For
	4	Elect James C. Gaither	Mgmt	For	For	For
	5	Elect Jen-Hsun Huang	Mgmt	For	For	For
	6	Elect Dawn Hudson	Mgmt	For	For	For
	7	Elect Harvey C. Jones	Mgmt	For	For	For
	8	Elect Michael G. McCaffery	Mgmt	For	For	For
	9	Elect William J. Miller	Mgmt	For	For	For
	10	Elect Mark L. Perry	Mgmt	For	For	For
	11	Elect A. Brooke Seawell	Mgmt	For	For	For
	12	Elect Mark A. Stevens	Mgmt	For	For	For
	13	Advisory Vote on Executive Compensation	Mgmt	For	For	For
	14	Frequency of Advisory Vote on Executive Compensation	Mgmt	1 Year	1 Year	For
	15	Ratification of Auditor	Mgmt	For	For	For
SandRidge Energy, Inc.
	Ticker	Security ID:	Meeting Date		Meeting Status
	SD	CUSIP 80007P869	06/15/2017		Voted
	Meeting Type	Country of Trade
	Annual	United States
	Issue No.	Description	Proponent	Mgmt Rec	Vote Cast	For/Agnst Mgmt
	1	Elect James D. Bennett	Mgmt	For	For	For
	2	Elect Michael L. Bennett	Mgmt	For	For	For
	3	Elect John V. Genova	Mgmt	For	For	For
	4	Elect William M. Griffin	Mgmt	For	For	For
	5	Elect David J. Kornder	Mgmt	For	For	For
	6	Ratification of Auditor	Mgmt	For	For	For
	7	Advisory Vote on Executive Compensation	Mgmt	For	For	For
	8	Frequency of Advisory Vote on Executive Compensation	Mgmt	1 Year	1 Year	For
Seventy Seven Energy Inc
	Ticker	Security ID:	Meeting Date		Meeting Status
	SVNT	CUSIP 81809A100	04/20/2017		Voted
	Meeting Type	Country of Trade
	Special	United States
	Issue No.	Description	Proponent	Mgmt Rec	Vote Cast	For/Agnst Mgmt
	1	Merger/Acquisition	Mgmt	For	Abstain	Against
	2	Advisory Vote on Golden Parachutes	Mgmt	For	Abstain	Against
	3	Right to Adjourn Meeting	Mgmt	For	Abstain	Against
Tervita Corporation
	Ticker	Security ID:	Meeting Date		Meeting Status
	CCR-U	CUSIP 88156LAF7	11/30/2016		Voted
	Meeting Type	Country of Trade
	Special	United States
	Issue No.	Description	Proponent	Mgmt Rec	Vote Cast	For/Agnst Mgmt
	1	Resolution Of The Unsecured Noteholders	Mgmt	For	For	For

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:	/s/ Jonathan S. Horwitz
Name:	Jonathan S. Horwitz
Title:	Executive Vice President, Principal Executive Officer and Compliance Liaison
Date:	August 16, 2017