UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549
FORM N-PX
Annual Report of Proxy Voting Record of
Registered Management Investment Company
Investment Company Act File Number: 811-05364
American High-Income Trust
(Exact Name of Registrant as Specified in Charter)
333 South Hope Street,
Los Angeles, California 90071
(Address of Principal Executive Offices)
Registrant's telephone number, including area code: (213) 486-9200
Date of fiscal year end: September 30
Date of reporting period: July 1, 2008 - June 30, 2009
Kimberly S. Verdick
Capital Research and Management Company
333 South Hope Street
Los Angeles, California 90071
(Name and Address of Agent for Service)
ITEM 1 – Proxy Voting Record
| Fund Name : American High Income Trust | ||||||||
| Reporting Period: July 01, 2008 - June 30, 2009 | ||||||||
| American Tower Corporation | ||||||||
| Ticker | Security ID: | Meeting Date | Meeting Status | |||||
| AMT | CUSIP 029912201 | 05/06/2009 | Voted | |||||
| Meeting Type | Country of Trade | |||||||
| Annual | United States | |||||||
| Issue No. | Description | Proponent | Mgmt Rec | Vote Cast | For/Agnst Mgmt | |||
| 1 | Elect Raymond Dolan | Mgmt | For | For | For | |||
| 2 | Elect Ronald Dykes | Mgmt | For | For | For | |||
| 3 | Elect Carolyn Katz | Mgmt | For | For | For | |||
| 4 | Elect Gustavo Lara Cantu | Mgmt | For | For | For | |||
| 5 | Elect JoAnn Reed | Mgmt | For | For | For | |||
| 6 | Elect Pamela Reeve | Mgmt | For | For | For | |||
| 7 | Elect David Sharbutt | Mgmt | For | For | For | |||
| 8 | Elect James Taiclet, Jr. | Mgmt | For | For | For | |||
| 9 | Elect Samme Thompson | Mgmt | For | For | For | |||
| 10 | Ratification of Auditor | Mgmt | For | For | For | |||
| AT&T Corp. | ||||||||
| Ticker | Security ID: | Meeting Date | Meeting Status | |||||
| T | CUSIP 00206R102 | 04/24/2009 | Voted | |||||
| Meeting Type | Country of Trade | |||||||
| Annual | United States | |||||||
| Issue No. | Description | Proponent | Mgmt Rec | Vote Cast | For/Agnst Mgmt | |||
| 1 | Elect Randall Stephenson | Mgmt | For | For | For | |||
| 2 | Elect William Aldinger III | Mgmt | For | For | For | |||
| 3 | Elect Gilbert Amelio | Mgmt | For | For | For | |||
| 4 | Elect Reuben Anderson | Mgmt | For | For | For | |||
| 5 | Elect James Blanchard | Mgmt | For | For | For | |||
| 6 | Elect August Busch III | Mgmt | For | For | For | |||
| 7 | Elect Jaime Chico Pardo | Mgmt | For | For | For | |||
| 8 | Elect James Kelly | Mgmt | For | For | For | |||
| 9 | Elect Jon Madonna | Mgmt | For | For | For | |||
| 10 | Elect Lynn Martin | Mgmt | For | For | For | |||
| 11 | Elect John McCoy | Mgmt | For | For | For | |||
| 12 | Elect Mary Metz | Mgmt | For | For | For | |||
| 13 | Elect Joyce Roché | Mgmt | For | For | For | |||
| 14 | Elect Laura Tyson | Mgmt | For | For | For | |||
| 15 | Elect Patricia Upton | Mgmt | For | For | For | |||
| 16 | Ratification of Auditor | Mgmt | For | For | For | |||
| 17 | Increase in Authorized Common Shares | Mgmt | For | For | For | |||
| 18 | Shareholder Proposal Regarding Political Contributions and Expenditure Report | ShrHoldr | Against | Against | For | |||
| 19 | Shareholder Proposal Regarding Right to Call a Special Meeting | ShrHoldr | Against | Against | For | |||
| 20 | Shareholder Proposal Regarding Cumulative Voting | ShrHoldr | Against | For | Against | |||
| 21 | Shareholder Proposal Regarding Independent Board Chairman | ShrHoldr | Against | Against | For | |||
| 22 | Shareholder Proposal Regarding Advisory Vote on Compensation (Say on Pay) | ShrHoldr | Against | Against | For | |||
| 23 | Shareholder Proposal Regarding Pension Credit Policy | ShrHoldr | Against | Against | For | |||
| Cincinnati Bell Inc. | ||||||||
| Ticker | Security ID: | Meeting Date | Meeting Status | |||||
| CBB | CUSIP 171871106 | 05/01/2009 | Voted | |||||
| Meeting Type | Country of Trade | |||||||
| Annual | United States | |||||||
| Issue No. | Description | Proponent | Mgmt Rec | Vote Cast | For/Agnst Mgmt | |||
| 1.1 | Elect Bruce Byrnes | Mgmt | For | For | For | |||
| 1.2 | Elect Jakki Haussler | Mgmt | For | For | For | |||
| 1.3 | Elect Mark Lazarus | Mgmt | For | For | For | |||
| 1.4 | Elect Craig Maier | Mgmt | For | For | For | |||
| 1.5 | Elect Alex Shumate | Mgmt | For | For | For | |||
| 2 | Amendment to the 2007 Long Term Incentive Plan | Mgmt | For | For | For | |||
| 3 | Ratification of Auditor | Mgmt | For | For | For | |||
| Delta Air Lines, Inc. | ||||||||
| Ticker | Security ID: | Meeting Date | Meeting Status | |||||
| DALRQ | CUSIP 247361702 | 06/22/2009 | Voted | |||||
| Meeting Type | Country of Trade | |||||||
| Annual | United States | |||||||
| Issue No. | Description | Proponent | Mgmt Rec | Vote Cast | For/Agnst Mgmt | |||
| 1 | Elect Richard Anderson | Mgmt | For | For | For | |||
| 2 | Elect Roy Bostock | Mgmt | For | For | For | |||
| 3 | Elect John Brinzo | Mgmt | For | For | For | |||
| 4 | Elect Daniel Carp | Mgmt | For | For | For | |||
| 5 | Elect John Engler | Mgmt | For | For | For | |||
| 6 | Elect Mickey Foret | Mgmt | For | For | For | |||
| 7 | Elect David Goode | Mgmt | For | For | For | |||
| 8 | Elect Paula Reynolds | Mgmt | For | For | For | |||
| 9 | Elect Kenneth Rogers | Mgmt | For | For | For | |||
| 10 | Elect Rodney Slater | Mgmt | For | For | For | |||
| 11 | Elect Douglas Streenland | Mgmt | For | For | For | |||
| 12 | Elect Kenneth Woodrow | Mgmt | For | For | For | |||
| 13 | Ratification of Auditor | Mgmt | For | For | For | |||
| 14 | Shareholder Proposal Regarding Cumulative Voting | ShrHoldr | Against | For | Against | |||
| Delta Air Lines, Inc. | ||||||||
| Ticker | Security ID: | Meeting Date | Meeting Status | |||||
| DNTNQ | CUSIP 247361702 | 09/25/2008 | Voted | |||||
| Meeting Type | Country of Trade | |||||||
| Special | United States | |||||||
| Issue No. | Description | Proponent | Mgmt Rec | Vote Cast | For/Agnst Mgmt | |||
| 1 | Approval of the Merger Agreement | Mgmt | For | For | For | |||
| 2 | Amendment to the 2007 Performance Compensation Plan | Mgmt | For | For | For | |||
| Embarq Corp. | ||||||||
| Ticker | Security ID: | Meeting Date | Meeting Status | |||||
| EQ | CUSIP 29078E105 | 01/27/2009 | Voted | |||||
| Meeting Type | Country of Trade | |||||||
| Special | United States | |||||||
| Issue No. | Description | Proponent | Mgmt Rec | Vote Cast | For/Agnst Mgmt | |||
| 1 | Approval of the Merger | Mgmt | For | For | For | |||
| Emmis Communications Corporation | ||||||||
| Ticker | Security ID: | Meeting Date | Meeting Status | |||||
| EMMSP | CUSIP 291525103 | 07/15/2008 | Voted | |||||
| Meeting Type | Country of Trade | |||||||
| Annual | United States | |||||||
| Issue No. | Description | Proponent | Mgmt Rec | Vote Cast | For/Agnst Mgmt | |||
| 1.1 | Elect Richard Leventhal | Mgmt | For | For | For | |||
| 1.2 | Elect Peter Lund | Mgmt | For | For | For | |||
| 1.3 | Elect Lawrence Sorrel | Mgmt | For | For | For | |||
| 2 | Ratification of Auditor | Mgmt | N/A | For | N/A | |||
| Fairchild Semiconductor International, Inc. | ||||||||
| Ticker | Security ID: | Meeting Date | Meeting Status | |||||
| FCS | CUSIP 303726103 | 05/06/2009 | Voted | |||||
| Meeting Type | Country of Trade | |||||||
| Annual | United States | |||||||
| Issue No. | Description | Proponent | Mgmt Rec | Vote Cast | For/Agnst Mgmt | |||
| 1.1 | Elect Charles Carinalli | Mgmt | For | For | For | |||
| 1.2 | Elect Randy Carson | Mgmt | For | For | For | |||
| 1.3 | Elect Anthony Lear | Mgmt | For | For | For | |||
| 1.4 | Elect Thomas Magnanti | Mgmt | For | For | For | |||
| 1.5 | Elect Kevin McGarity | Mgmt | For | For | For | |||
| 1.6 | Elect Bryan Roub | Mgmt | For | For | For | |||
| 1.7 | Elect Ronald Shelly | Mgmt | For | For | For | |||
| 1.8 | Elect Mark Thompson | Mgmt | For | For | For | |||
| 2 | Stock Option Exchange Program | Mgmt | For | Against | Against | |||
| 3 | Amendment to the 2007 Stock Plan | Mgmt | For | Against | Against | |||
| 4 | Employee Stock Purchase Plan | Mgmt | For | For | For | |||
| 5 | Ratification of Auditor | Mgmt | For | For | For | |||
| Ford Motor Company | ||||||||
| Ticker | Security ID: | Meeting Date | Meeting Status | |||||
| F | CUSIP 345370860 | 05/14/2009 | Voted | |||||
| Meeting Type | Country of Trade | |||||||
| Annual | United States | |||||||
| Issue No. | Description | Proponent | Mgmt Rec | Vote Cast | For/Agnst Mgmt | |||
| 1.1 | Elect Stephen Butler | Mgmt | For | For | For | |||
| 1.2 | Elect Kimberly Casiano | Mgmt | For | For | For | |||
| 1.3 | Elect Anthony Earley, Jr. | Mgmt | For | For | For | |||
| 1.4 | Elect Edsel Ford II | Mgmt | For | For | For | |||
| 1.5 | Elect William Ford, Jr. | Mgmt | For | For | For | |||
| 1.6 | Elect Richard Gephardt | Mgmt | For | For | For | |||
| 1.7 | Elect Irvine Hockaday, Jr. | Mgmt | For | For | For | |||
| 1.8 | Elect Richard Manoogian | Mgmt | For | For | For | |||
| 1.9 | Elect Ellen Marram | Mgmt | For | For | For | |||
| 1.10 | Elect Alan Mulally | Mgmt | For | For | For | |||
| 1.11 | Elect Homer Neal | Mgmt | For | For | For | |||
| 1.12 | Elect Gerald Shaheen | Mgmt | For | For | For | |||
| 1.13 | Elect John Thornton | Mgmt | For | For | For | |||
| 2 | Ratification of Auditor | Mgmt | For | For | For | |||
| 3 | Issuance of Common Stock in Excess of 20% | Mgmt | For | For | For | |||
| 4 | Issuance of Common Stock to an Affiliate | Mgmt | For | For | For | |||
| 5 | Shareholder Proposal Regarding Disclosure of Prior Government Service | ShrHoldr | Against | Against | For | |||
| 6 | Shareholder Proposal Regarding Right to Call a Special Meeting | ShrHoldr | Against | Against | For | |||
| 7 | Shareholder Proposal Regarding Recapitalization Plan | ShrHoldr | Against | For | Against | |||
| 8 | Shareholder Proposal Regarding Political Contributions and Expenditure Report | ShrHoldr | Against | Against | For | |||
| 9 | Shareholder Proposal Regarding Advisory Vote on Compensation (Say on Pay) | ShrHoldr | Against | Against | For | |||
| 10 | Shareholder Proposal Regarding Disclosure of Certain Matters Relating to Voting on Shareholder Proposals | ShrHoldr | Against | Against | For | |||
| 11 | Shareholder Proposal Regarding Comprehensive Health Care Reform Principles | ShrHoldr | Against | Against | For | |||
| 12 | Shareholder Proposal Regarding Restricting Executive Compensation | ShrHoldr | Against | Against | For | |||
| Micron Technology, Inc. | ||||||||
| Ticker | Security ID: | Meeting Date | Meeting Status | |||||
| MU | CUSIP 595112103 | 12/11/2008 | Voted | |||||
| Meeting Type | Country of Trade | |||||||
| Annual | United States | |||||||
| Issue No. | Description | Proponent | Mgmt Rec | Vote Cast | For/Agnst Mgmt | |||
| 1 | Elect Teruaki Aoki | Mgmt | For | For | For | |||
| 2 | Elect Steven Appleton | Mgmt | For | For | For | |||
| 3 | Elect James Bagley | Mgmt | For | For | For | |||
| 4 | Elect Robert Bailey | Mgmt | For | For | For | |||
| 5 | Elect Mercedes Johnson | Mgmt | For | For | For | |||
| 6 | Elect Lawrence Mondry | Mgmt | For | For | For | |||
| 7 | Elect Robert Switz | Mgmt | For | For | For | |||
| 8 | Amendment to the 2007 Equity Incentive Plan | Mgmt | For | For | For | |||
| 9 | Ratification of Auditor | Mgmt | For | For | For | |||
| Northwest Airlines, Inc. | ||||||||
| Ticker | Security ID: | Meeting Date | Meeting Status | |||||
| NWA | CUSIP 667280408 | 09/25/2008 | Voted | |||||
| Meeting Type | Country of Trade | |||||||
| Annual | United States | |||||||
| Issue No. | Description | Proponent | Mgmt Rec | Vote Cast | For/Agnst Mgmt | |||
| 1.1 | Elect Roy Bostock | Mgmt | For | For | For | |||
| 1.2 | Elect David Brandon | Mgmt | For | For | For | |||
| 1.3 | Elect Michael Durham | Mgmt | For | For | For | |||
| 1.4 | Elect John Engler | Mgmt | For | For | For | |||
| 1.5 | Elect Mickey Foret | Mgmt | For | For | For | |||
| 1.6 | Elect Robert Friedman | Mgmt | For | For | For | |||
| 1.7 | Elect Doris K. Goodwin | Mgmt | For | For | For | |||
| 1.8 | Elect Jeffrey Katz | Mgmt | For | For | For | |||
| 1.9 | Elect James Postl | Mgmt | For | For | For | |||
| 1.10 | Elect Rodney Slater | Mgmt | For | For | For | |||
| 1.11 | Elect Douglas M. Steenland | Mgmt | For | For | For | |||
| 1.12 | Elect William Zoller | Mgmt | For | For | For | |||
| 2 | Approval of the Merger Agreement | Mgmt | For | For | For | |||
| 3 | Ratification of Auditor | Mgmt | For | For | For | |||
| 4 | Amendment to the 2007 Stock Incentive Plan | Mgmt | For | For | For | |||
| 5 | Right to Adjourn Meeting | Mgmt | For | For | For | |||
| Quebecor World Inc. | ||||||||
| Ticker | Security ID: | Meeting Date | Meeting Status | |||||
| CUSIP 74820QAA3 | 06/19/2009 | Voted | ||||||
| Meeting Type | Country of Trade | |||||||
| Consent | United States | |||||||
| Issue No. | Description | Proponent | Mgmt Rec | Vote Cast | For/Agnst Mgmt | |||
| 1 | THE PLAN | Mgmt | For | For | For | |||
| Sprint Nextel Corporation | ||||||||
| Ticker | Security ID: | Meeting Date | Meeting Status | |||||
| S | CUSIP 852061100 | 05/12/2009 | Voted | |||||
| Meeting Type | Country of Trade | |||||||
| Annual | United States | |||||||
| Issue No. | Description | Proponent | Mgmt Rec | Vote Cast | For/Agnst Mgmt | |||
| 1 | Elect Robert Bennett | Mgmt | For | For | For | |||
| 2 | Elect Gordon Bethune | Mgmt | For | For | For | |||
| 3 | Elect Larry Glasscock | Mgmt | For | For | For | |||
| 4 | Elect James Hance, Jr. | Mgmt | For | For | For | |||
| 5 | Elect Daniel Hesse | Mgmt | For | For | For | |||
| 6 | Elect Janet Hill | Mgmt | For | For | For | |||
| 7 | Elect Frank Ianna | Mgmt | For | For | For | |||
| 8 | Elect Sven-Christer Nilsson | Mgmt | For | For | For | |||
| 9 | Elect William Nuti | Mgmt | For | For | For | |||
| 10 | Elect Rodney O'Neal | Mgmt | For | For | For | |||
| 11 | Ratification of Auditor | Mgmt | For | For | For | |||
| 12 | Amendment to the 1988 Employees Stock Purchase Plan | Mgmt | For | For | For | |||
| 13 | Shareholder Proposal Regarding Special Meetings | ShrHoldr | Against | Against | For | |||
| 14 | Shareholder Proposal Regarding Political Contributions and Expenditure Report | ShrHoldr | Against | Against | For | |||
| Time Warner Cable, Inc. | ||||||||
| Ticker | Security ID: | Meeting Date | Meeting Status | |||||
| TWC | CUSIP 88732J207 | 06/03/2009 | Voted | |||||
| Meeting Type | Country of Trade | |||||||
| Annual | United States | |||||||
| Issue No. | Description | Proponent | Mgmt Rec | Vote Cast | For/Agnst Mgmt | |||
| 1 | Elect Carole Black | Mgmt | For | For | For | |||
| 2 | Elect Glenn Britt | Mgmt | For | For | For | |||
| 3 | Elect Thomas Castro | Mgmt | For | For | For | |||
| 4 | Elect David Chang | Mgmt | For | For | For | |||
| 5 | Elect James Copeland, Jr. | Mgmt | For | For | For | |||
| 6 | Elect Peter Haje | Mgmt | For | For | For | |||
| 7 | Elect Donna James | Mgmt | For | For | For | |||
| 8 | Elect Don Logan | Mgmt | For | For | For | |||
| 9 | Elect N.J. Nicholas, Jr. | Mgmt | For | For | For | |||
| 10 | Elect Wayne Pace | Mgmt | For | For | For | |||
| 11 | Elect Edward Shirley | Mgmt | For | For | For | |||
| 12 | Elect John Sununu | Mgmt | For | For | For | |||
| 13 | Ratification of Auditor | Mgmt | For | For | For | |||
| UAL Corporation | ||||||||
| Ticker | Security ID: | Meeting Date | Meeting Status | |||||
| UAL | CUSIP 902549807 | 06/11/2009 | Voted | |||||
| Meeting Type | Country of Trade | |||||||
| Annual | United States | |||||||
| Issue No. | Description | Proponent | Mgmt Rec | Vote Cast | For/Agnst Mgmt | |||
| 1.1 | Elect Richard Almeida | Mgmt | For | For | For | |||
| 1.2 | Elect Mary Bush | Mgmt | For | For | For | |||
| 1.3 | Elect W. James Farrell | Mgmt | For | For | For | |||
| 1.4 | Elect Walter Isaacson | Mgmt | For | For | For | |||
| 1.5 | Elect Robert Krebs | Mgmt | For | For | For | |||
| 1.6 | Elect Robert Miller | Mgmt | For | For | For | |||
| 1.7 | Elect James O'Connor | Mgmt | For | For | For | |||
| 1.8 | Elect Glenn Tilton | Mgmt | For | For | For | |||
| 1.9 | Elect David Vitale | Mgmt | For | For | For | |||
| 1.10 | Elect John Walker | Mgmt | For | For | For | |||
| 2 | Ratification of Auditor | Mgmt | For | For | For | |||
| UnitedHealth Group Incorporated | ||||||||
| Ticker | Security ID: | Meeting Date | Meeting Status | |||||
| UNH | CUSIP 91324P102 | 06/02/2009 | Voted | |||||
| Meeting Type | Country of Trade | |||||||
| Annual | United States | |||||||
| Issue No. | Description | Proponent | Mgmt Rec | Vote Cast | For/Agnst Mgmt | |||
| 1 | Elect William Ballard, Jr. | Mgmt | For | Against | Against | |||
| 2 | Elect Richard Burke | Mgmt | For | For | For | |||
| 3 | Elect Robert Darretta | Mgmt | For | For | For | |||
| 4 | Elect Stephen Hemsley | Mgmt | For | For | For | |||
| 5 | Elect Michele Hooper | Mgmt | For | For | For | |||
| 6 | Elect Douglas Leatherdale | Mgmt | For | Against | Against | |||
| 7 | Elect Glenn Renwick | Mgmt | For | For | For | |||
| 8 | Elect Kenneth Shine | Mgmt | For | For | For | |||
| 9 | Elect Gail Wilensky | Mgmt | For | Against | Against | |||
| 10 | Ratification of Auditor | Mgmt | For | For | For | |||
| 11 | Shareholder Proposal Regarding Advisory Vote on Compensation (Say on Pay) | ShrHoldr | Against | Against | For | |||
| Winn-Dixie Stores Inc. | ||||||||
| Ticker | Security ID: | Meeting Date | Meeting Status | |||||
| WINN | CUSIP 974280307 | 11/05/2008 | Voted | |||||
| Meeting Type | Country of Trade | |||||||
| Annual | United States | |||||||
| Issue No. | Description | Proponent | Mgmt Rec | Vote Cast | For/Agnst Mgmt | |||
| 1.1 | Elect Evelyn Follitt | Mgmt | For | For | For | |||
| 1.2 | Elect Charles Garcia | Mgmt | For | For | For | |||
| 1.3 | Elect Jeffrey Girard | Mgmt | For | For | For | |||
| 1.4 | Elect Yvonne Jackson | Mgmt | For | For | For | |||
| 1.5 | Elect Gregory Josefowicz | Mgmt | For | For | For | |||
| 1.6 | Elect Peter Lynch | Mgmt | For | For | For | |||
| 1.7 | Elect James Olson | Mgmt | For | For | For | |||
| 1.8 | Elect Terry Peets | Mgmt | For | For | For | |||
| 1.9 | Elect Richard Rivera | Mgmt | For | For | For | |||
| 2 | Employee Stock Purchase Plan | Mgmt | For | For | For | |||
| 3 | Ratification of Auditor | Mgmt | For | For | For | |||
| XO Holdings, Inc. | ||||||||
| Ticker | Security ID: | Meeting Date | Meeting Status | |||||
| XOHO | CUSIP 98417K106 | 06/16/2009 | Voted | |||||
| Meeting Type | Country of Trade | |||||||
| Annual | United States | |||||||
| Issue No. | Description | Proponent | Mgmt Rec | Vote Cast | For/Agnst Mgmt | |||
| 1.1 | Elect Carl Icahn | Mgmt | For | For | For | |||
| 1.2 | Elect Carl Grivner | Mgmt | For | For | For | |||
| 1.3 | Elect David Schechter | Mgmt | For | For | For | |||
| 1.4 | Elect Adam Dell | Mgmt | For | For | For | |||
| 1.5 | Elect Fredrik Gradin | Mgmt | For | For | For | |||
| 1.6 | Elect Vincent Intrieri | Mgmt | For | For | For | |||
| 1.7 | Elect Robert Knauss | Mgmt | For | For | For | |||
| 1.8 | Elect Keith Meister | Mgmt | For | For | For | |||
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| Zilog, Inc. | ||||||||
| Ticker | Security ID: | Meeting Date | Meeting Status | |||||
| ZILG | CUSIP 989524301 | 10/06/2008 | Voted | |||||
| Meeting Type | Country of Trade | |||||||
| Annual | United States | |||||||
| Issue No. | Description | Proponent | Mgmt Rec | Vote Cast | For/Agnst Mgmt | |||
| 1.1 | Elect David Elkins | Mgmt | For | For | For | |||
| 1.2 | Elect Eric Singer | Mgmt | For | For | For | |||
| 2 | Ratification of Auditor | Mgmt | For | For | For | |||
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.
AMERICAN HIGH-INCOME TRUST
(Registrant)
By /s/ David C. Barclay |
David C. Barclay, President and Principal Executive Officer |
| Date: August 26, 2009 |