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 (811-07168)
Hennessy Funds Trust
(Exact name of registrant as specified in charter)
7250 Redwood Blvd., Suite 200
Novato, CA 94945
(Address of principal executive offices) (Zip code)
Neil J. Hennessy
7250 Redwood Blvd., Suite 200
Novato, CA 94945
(Name and address of agent for service)
Registrant's telephone number, including area code: 1-800-966-4354
Date of fiscal year end: October 31
Date of reporting period: June 30, 2008
Item 1. Proxy Voting Record.
Name of Fund: | Hennessy Cornerstone Growth II | |||||
Period: | 6/30/07 to 7/1/08 | |||||
Company Name | Meeting Date | Cusip | Ticker | |||
Methode Electronics | 9/13/2007 | 591520200 | METH | |||
Vote: | MRV: n/a | Proposal: | Proposed by Issuer or shareholder: | |||
Director's recommendations | 1. Directors | issuer | ||||
2. Rat Ernst & Young Pub a/cing firm | ||||||
3. Approval of 2007 cash incentive pl. | ||||||
4. Apprval of 2007 stock plan. | ||||||
Name of Fund: | Hennessy Cornerstone Growth II | |||||
Period: | 6/30/07 to 7/1/08 | |||||
Company Name | Meeting Date | Cusip | Ticker | |||
Cal-Maine Foods | 10/11/2007 | 128030202 | CALM | |||
Vote: | MRV: n/a | Proposal: | Proposed by Issuer or shareholder: | |||
Director's recommendations | 1. Directors | issuer | ||||
Name of Fund: | Hennessy Cornerstone Growth II | |||||
Period: | 6/30/07 to 7/1/08 | |||||
Company Name | Meeting Date | Cusip | Ticker | |||
Twin Disc Incorporated | 10/19/2007 | 901476101 | TWIN | |||
Vote: | MRV: n/a | Proposal: | Proposed by Issuer or shareholder: | |||
Director's recommendations | 1. Directors | issuer | ||||
Name of Fund: | Hennessy Cornerstone Growth II | |||||
Period: | 6/30/07 to 7/1/08 | |||||
Company Name | Meeting Date | Cusip | Ticker | |||
Buckeye Technologies | 11/1/2007 | 118255108 | BKI | |||
Vote: | MRV: n/a | Proposal: | Proposed by Issuer or shareholder: | |||
Director's recommendations | 1. Directors | issuer | ||||
2. Rat appt. of Ernst & Young | ||||||
3. Apprvl of 2007 omnibus incentive | ||||||
comp. Plan. | ||||||
Name of Fund: | Hennessy Cornerstone Growth II | |||||
Period: | 6/30/07 to 7/1/08 | |||||
Company Name | Meeting Date | Cusip | Ticker | |||
Matrix Service Co | 10/22/2007 | 576853105 | MTRX | |||
Vote: | MRV: n/a | Proposal: | Proposed by Issuer or shareholder: | |||
Director's recommendations | 1. Directors | issuer | ||||
2. Rat Deloitte & Touche | ||||||
Name of Fund: | Hennessy Cornerstone Growth II | |||||
Period: | 6/30/07 to 7/1/08 | |||||
Company Name | Meeting Date | Cusip | Ticker | |||
Arcelmormittal | 11/5/2007 | MTP | ||||
Vote: | MRV: n/a | Proposal: | Proposed by Issuer or shareholder: | |||
Director's recommendations | 1. Apprvl of merge w/Arcelor | issuer | ||||
2. Dischge of directors/auditors & | ||||||
determination of place where books and | ||||||
records will be kept for 5 years. | ||||||
Name of Fund: | Hennessy Cornerstone Growth II | |||||
Period: | 6/30/07 to 7/1/08 | |||||
Company Name | Meeting Date | Cusip | Ticker | |||
1-800-Flowers.com | 12/4/2007 | 68243Q106 | FLWS | |||
Vote: | MRV: n/a | Proposal: | Proposed by Issuer or shareholder: | |||
Director's recommendations | 1. Directors | issuer | ||||
2. Rat ind reg pub a/c firm of | ||||||
Ernst & Young | ||||||
Name of Fund: | Hennessy Cornerstone Growth II | |||||
Period: | 6/30/07 to 7/1/08 | |||||
Company Name | Meeting Date | Cusip | Ticker | |||
Genesis Energy L.P. | 12/18/2007 | 371927104 | GEL | |||
Vote: | MRV: n/a | Proposal: | Proposed by Issuer or shareholder: | |||
Director's recommendations | 1. Amendment proposal | issuer | ||||
2. Incentive prop | ||||||
3. Proposal to adjourn special mtg. | ||||||
Name of Fund: | Hennessy Cornerstone Growth II | |||||
Period: | 6/30/07 to 7/1/08 | |||||
Company Name | Meeting Date | Cusip | Ticker | |||
Robbins & Myers Inc | 1/9/2008 | 770196103 | RBN | |||
Vote: | MRV: n/a | Proposal: | Proposed by Issuer or shareholder: | |||
Director's recommendations | 1. Directors | issuer | ||||
2. Amendment to sr. sec. Annual cash | ||||||
bonus. | ||||||
3. Apprvl of Ernst & Young | ||||||
Name of Fund: | Hennessy Cornerstone Growth II | |||||
Period: | 6/30/07 to 7/1/08 | |||||
Company Name | Meeting Date | Cusip | Ticker | |||
Penford Corporation | 1/30/2008 | 707051108 | PENX | |||
Vote: | MRV: n/a | Proposal: | Proposed by Issuer or shareholder: | |||
Director's recommendations | 1. Directors | issuer | ||||
2. Rat the appt. of Ernst & Young. | ||||||
Hennessy Cornerstone Growth II | ||||||
Period: | 6/30/07 to 7/1/08 | |||||
Company Name | Meeting Date | Cusip | Ticker | |||
Penford Corporation | 1/30/2008 | 707051108 | PENX | |||
Vote: | MRV: n/a | Proposal: | Proposed by Issuer or shareholder: | |||
Director's recommendations | 1. Directors | issuer | ||||
Hennessy Cornerstone Growth II | ||||||
Period: | 6/30/07 to 7/1/08 | |||||
Company Name | Meeting Date | Cusip | Ticker | |||
Integrated Electrical Se | 2/7/2008 | 45811 E301 | IESC | |||
Vote: | MRV: n/a | Proposal: | Proposed by Issuer or shareholder: | |||
Director's recommendations | 1. Directors | issuer | ||||
2. Appt. Ernst &Young auditors | ||||||
Hennessy Cornerstone Growth II | ||||||
Period: | 6/30/07 to 7/1/08 | |||||
Company Name | Meeting Date | Cusip | Ticker | |||
Pricesmart, Inc. | 2/26/2008 | 741511109 | PSMT | |||
Vote: | MRV: n/a | Proposal: | Proposed by Issuer or shareholder: | |||
Director's recommendations | 1. Directors | issuer | ||||
Hennessy Cornerstone Growth II | ||||||
Period: | 6/30/07 to 7/1/08 | |||||
Company Name | Meeting Date | Cusip | Ticker | |||
ICO, Inc. | 3/11/2008 | 449293109 | ICOC | |||
Vote: | MRV: n/a | Proposal: | Proposed by Issuer or shareholder: | |||
Director's recommendations | 1. Directors | issuer | ||||
2. Apprvl an drestatemnt of 4th amended | ||||||
1993 stk option plan for non-employee | ||||||
directors | ||||||
3. Rat of pricewaterousecooper as pub | ||||||
a/c. | ||||||
Hennessy Cornerstone Growth II | ||||||
Period: | 6/30/07 to 7/1/08 | |||||
Company Name | Meeting Date | Cusip | Ticker | |||
Kaman Corporation | 4/16/2008 | KAMN | ||||
Vote: | MRV: n/a | Proposal: | Proposed by Issuer or shareholder: | |||
Director's recommendations | 1. Directors | issuer | ||||
2. Approve cash bonus plan | ||||||
3. Rat appt. KPMG | ||||||
4. Transact other business. | ||||||
Hennessy Cornerstone Growth II | ||||||
Period: | 6/30/07 to 7/1/08 | |||||
Company Name | Meeting Date | Cusip | Ticker | |||
Terra Industries | 5/6/2008 | 880915103 | TRA | |||
Vote: | MRV: n/a | Proposal: | Proposed by Issuer or shareholder: | |||
Director's recommendations | 1. Directors | issuer | ||||
2. Rat Deloitte & Touche | ||||||
Hennessy Cornerstone Growth II | ||||||
Period: | 6/30/07 to 7/1/08 | |||||
Company Name | Meeting Date | Cusip | Ticker | |||
Astec Industries, Inc. | 4/24/2008 | 46224101 | ASTE | |||
Vote: | MRV: n/a | Proposal: | Proposed by Issuer or shareholder: | |||
Director's recommendations | 1. Directors | issuer | ||||
2. Rat. Ernst & Young | ||||||
3. Vote in accordance w/their best judgment | ||||||
upon such other matters as may properly | ||||||
come before the meeting or any | ||||||
adjournments thereof. | ||||||
Hennessy Cornerstone Growth II | ||||||
Period: | 6/30/07 to 7/1/08 | |||||
Company Name | Meeting Date | Cusip | Ticker | |||
Hudson Highland Grp | 4/24/2008 | 443792106 | HHGP | |||
Vote: | MRV: n/a | Proposal: | Proposed by Issuer or shareholder: | |||
Director's recommendations | 1. Directors | issuer | ||||
2. Rat appt of Kpmg | ||||||
Hennessy Cornerstone Growth II | ||||||
Period: | 6/30/07 to 7/1/08 | |||||
Company Name | Meeting Date | Cusip | Ticker | |||
Celanese Corporation | 4/24/2008 | 150870103 | CE | |||
Vote: | MRV: n/a | Proposal: | Proposed by Issuer or shareholder: | |||
Director's recommendations | 1. Directors | issuer | ||||
2. Rat of appt KPMG | ||||||
Hennessy Cornerstone Growth II | ||||||
Period: | 6/30/07 to 7/1/08 | |||||
Company Name | Meeting Date | Cusip | Ticker | |||
VSE Corporation | 5/6/2008 | 918284100 | VSEC | |||
Vote: | MRV: n/a | Proposal: | Proposed by Issuer or shareholder: | |||
Director's recommendations | 1. Directors | issuer | ||||
2. Rat. Ernst & Young | ||||||
Hennessy Cornerstone Growth II | ||||||
Period: | 6/30/07 to 7/1/08 | |||||
Company Name | Meeting Date | Cusip | Ticker | |||
Amkor Technology | 5/5/2008 | 31652100 | AMKR | |||
Vote: | MRV: n/a | Proposal: | Proposed by Issuer or shareholder: | |||
Director's recommendations | 1. Directors | issuer | ||||
2. Rat ind reg pub a/c firm 2008 | ||||||
Name of Fund: | Hennessy Cornerstone Growth II | |||||
Period: | 6/30/07 to 7/1/08 | |||||
Company Name | Meeting Date | Cusip | Ticker | |||
Barnes Group Inc. | 5/8/2008 | 67806109 | B | |||
Vote: | MRV: n/a | Proposal: | Proposed by Issuer or shareholder: | |||
Director's recommendations | 1. Directors | issuer | ||||
2. Apprve purchase plan | ||||||
3. Rat Pricewaterhousecoopers | ||||||
Name of Fund: | Hennessy Cornerstone Growth II | |||||
Period: | 6/30/07 to 7/1/08 | |||||
Company Name | Meeting Date | Cusip | Ticker | |||
Cummins Inc. | 5/13/2008 | 231021106 | CMI | |||
Vote: | MRV: n/a | Proposal: | Proposed by Issuer or shareholder: | |||
Director's recommendations | 1. Directors | issuer | ||||
2. Rat Pricewaterhousecoopers | ||||||
3. Amend articles of incorp to inc auth. Shs | ||||||
4.Adopt internl. Labor org. standards. | ||||||
Name of Fund: | Hennessy Cornerstone Growth II | |||||
Period: | 6/30/07 to 7/1/08 | |||||
Company Name | Meeting Date | Cusip | Ticker | |||
Innospec Incorp. | 5/6/2008 | 45768S 105 | IOSP | |||
Vote: | MRV: n/a | Proposal: | Proposed by Issuer or shareholder: | |||
Director's recommendations | 1. Directors | issuer | ||||
2. Rat Pricewaterhouse coopers | ||||||
3. To adopt the corporations stk option plan | ||||||
4. To adopt the corp. share option plan 2008 | ||||||
5. To adopt the corp. non-employee direc. | ||||||
stok option plan | ||||||
7. To adopt the corp. sharesave plan 2008 | ||||||
Name of Fund: | Hennessy Cornerstone Growth II | |||||
Period: | 6/30/07 to 7/1/08 | |||||
Company Name | Meeting Date | Cusip | Ticker | |||
General Cable | 5/15/2008 | 369300108 | BGC | |||
Vote: | MRV: n/a | Proposal: | Proposed by Issuer or shareholder: | |||
Director's recommendations | 1. Directors | issuer | ||||
2. Rat Deloitte & Touche | ||||||
3. Apprvl 2008 annual incentive plan | ||||||
4. Sch other business as may properly | ||||||
come before the meeting | ||||||
Name of Fund: | Hennessy Cornerstone Growth II | |||||
Period: | 6/30/07 to 7/1/08 | |||||
Company Name | Meeting Date | Cusip | Ticker | |||
Chart Industries | 5/20/2008 | 161115Q308 | GTLS | |||
Vote: | MRV: n/a | Proposal: | Proposed by Issuer or shareholder: | |||
Director's recommendations | 1. Directors | issuer | ||||
Name of Fund: | Hennessy Cornerstone Growth II | |||||
Period: | 6/30/07 to 7/1/08 | |||||
Company Name | Meeting Date | Cusip | Ticker | |||
Terex Corporation | 5/15/2008 | 880779103 | TEX | |||
Vote: | MRV: n/a | Proposal: | Proposed by Issuer or shareholder: | |||
Director's recommendations | 1. Directors | issuer | ||||
2. Rat. Ind reg. Pub. a/c firm | ||||||
3. such other business as may properly | ||||||
come before the meeting. | ||||||
Name of Fund: | Hennessy Cornerstone Growth II | |||||
Period: | 6/30/07 to 7/1/08 | |||||
Company Name | Meeting Date | Cusip | Ticker | |||
Cummins Incorporation | 5/13/2008 | 231021106 | CMI | |||
Vote: | MRV: n/a | Proposal: | Proposed by Issuer or shareholder: | |||
Director's recommendations | 1. Directors | issuer | ||||
2. Rat PricewaterhouseCoopers | ||||||
3. Prop to amend articles of inc. | ||||||
4. Prop to adopt intl labor org. standards | ||||||
Name of Fund: | Hennessy Cornerstone Growth II | |||||
Period: | 6/30/07 to 7/1/08 | |||||
Company Name | Meeting Date | Cusip | Ticker | |||
AK Steel Holding | 5/29/2008 | 231021106 | CMI | |||
Vote: | MRV: n/a | Proposal: | Proposed by Issuer or shareholder: | |||
Director's recommendations | 1. Directors | issuer | ||||
2. Rat Deloitte & Touche | ||||||
3. Re-approval of perf goals | ||||||
Name of Fund: | Hennessy Cornerstone Growth II | |||||
Period: | 6/30/07 to 7/1/08 | |||||
Company Name | Meeting Date | Cusip | Ticker | |||
Reliant Energy | 5/20/2008 | 75952B 105 | RRI | |||
Vote: | MRV: n/a | Proposal: | Proposed by Issuer or shareholder: | |||
Director's recommendations | 1. Directors | issuer | ||||
2. Rat KPMG | ||||||
Name of Fund: | Hennessy Cornerstone Growth II | |||||
Period: | 6/30/07 to 7/1/08 | |||||
Company Name | Meeting Date | Cusip | Ticker | |||
Warnaco Group | 5/14/2008 | 934390402 | WRNC | |||
Vote: | MRV: n/a | Proposal: | Proposed by Issuer or shareholder: | |||
Director's recommendations | 1. Directors | issuer | ||||
2. A[[rpve 2005 sstk incentive plan. | ||||||
3. Approve the incentive comp plan. | ||||||
4. Rat Deloitte & Touche | ||||||
Name of Fund: | Hennessy Cornerstone Growth II | |||||
Period: | 6/30/07 to 7/1/08 | |||||
Company Name | Meeting Date | Cusip | Ticker | |||
Arcelormittal | 5/13/2008 | 03938L104 | MT | |||
Vote: | MRV: n/a | Proposal: | Proposed by Issuer or shareholder: | |||
Director's recommendations | 1. Apprvl for accounts 2007 fincl year | issuer | ||||
2. Apprvl of fincl statements for 2007 | ||||||
3. Determination of fees, com and attendance | ||||||
to be allocated to the board. | ||||||
4. Allocation of results and | ||||||
determination of the dividend. | ||||||
5. discharge of the directors | ||||||
6. Statutory elections of 4 directors | ||||||
7/10. Directors | ||||||
11. Renewa of the authorizaiton of the board | ||||||
12. Apptmnt of Deloitte & Touche | ||||||
13. Decision to authorise the board to issue | ||||||
stock options | ||||||
14. Decision to authorise the board to put in | ||||||
place an empl shre purchase plan | ||||||
15. decision t inc the authorised share | ||||||
capital of the co. | ||||||
Name of Fund: | Hennessy Cornerstone Growth II | |||||
Period: | 6/30/07 to 7/1/08 | |||||
Company Name | Meeting Date | Cusip | Ticker | |||
Western Refining | 5/22/2008 | 959319104 | WNR | |||
Vote: | MRV: n/a | Proposal: | Proposed by Issuer or shareholder: | |||
Director's recommendations | 1. Directors | issuer | ||||
2. Rat Deloitte & Touche | ||||||
Name of Fund: | Hennessy Cornerstone Growth II | |||||
Period: | 6/30/07 to 7/1/08 | |||||
Company Name | Meeting Date | Cusip | Ticker | |||
Horizon Lines, Inc. | 6/3/2008 | 44044K101 | HRZ | |||
Vote: | MRV: n/a | Proposal: | Proposed by Issuer or shareholder: | |||
Director's recommendations | 1. Directors | issuer | ||||
2. Prop to increase numbr of shs of | ||||||
common stk. | ||||||
3. Rat Ernst & Young | ||||||
Name of Fund: | Hennessy Cornerstone Growth II | |||||
Period: | 6/30/07 to 7/1/08 | |||||
Company Name | Meeting Date | Cusip | Ticker | |||
Emergency Medical | 5/28/2008 | 29100P102 | EMS | |||
Vote: | MRV: n/a | Proposal: | Proposed by Issuer or shareholder: | |||
Director's recommendations | 1. Directors | issuer | ||||
2. Apprvl of l/d 2007 incentive plan | ||||||
3. Rat Ernst & Young | ||||||
Name of Fund: | Hennessy Cornerstone Growth II | |||||
Period: | 6/30/07 to 7/1/08 | |||||
Company Name | Meeting Date | Cusip | Ticker | |||
Miva, Incorporated | 6/11/2008 | 55311R108 | MIVA | |||
Vote: | MRV: n/a | Proposal: | Proposed by Issuer or shareholder: | |||
Director's recommendations | 1. Directors | issuer | ||||
Name of Fund: | Hennessy Cornerstone Growth II | |||||
Period: | 6/30/07 to 7/1/08 | |||||
Company Name | Meeting Date | Cusip | Ticker | |||
Nexstar Broadcasting | 5/29/2008 | 65336K103 | NXST | |||
Vote: | MRV: n/a | Proposal: | Proposed by Issuer or shareholder: | |||
Director's recommendations | 1. Directors | issuer | ||||
2. Rat PricewaterhouseCoopers | ||||||
Name of Fund: | Hennessy Cornestone Growth II | |||||
Period: | 6/30/07 to 7/1/08 | |||||
Company Name | Meeting Date | Cusip | Ticker | |||
LSB Industries | 6/5/2008 | 502160104 | LXU | |||
Vote: | MRV: n/a | Proposal: | Proposed by Issuer or shareholder: | |||
Director's recommendations | 1. Directors | issuer | ||||
2. Rat Ernst & Young | ||||||
3. Approvl of the 2008 incentive stk plan. | ||||||
Name of Fund: | Hennessy Cornestone Growth II | |||||
Period: | 6/30/07 to 7/1/08 | |||||
Company Name | Meeting Date | Cusip | Ticker | |||
Gamestop Corp. | 6/24/2008 | 36467W109 | GME | |||
Vote: | MRV: n/a | Proposal: | Proposed by Issuer or shareholder: | |||
Director's recommendations | 1. Directors | issuer | ||||
2. Prop. To approve the amendment and | ||||||
restatement of the amended and restated | ||||||
supplemental comp plan. | ||||||
3. Prop. To rat. The appt of Bdo Seidman | ||||||
as ind. Reg public accounting firm for 2009 | ||||||
Name of Fund: | Hennessy Cornestone Growth II | |||||
Period: | 6/30/07 to 7/1/08 | |||||
Company Name | Meeting Date | Cusip | Ticker | |||
MFRI, Inc. | 6/19/2008 | 552721102 | MFRI | |||
Vote: | MRV: n/a | Proposal: | Proposed by Issuer or shareholder: | |||
Director's recommendations | 1. Directors | issuer | ||||
2. Prop , we recommend that MFRI hire an | ||||||
accredited inv. Banker to adive it on ways to | ||||||
increase stkhldr value, either through | ||||||
a sale through acution or via a merger. | ||||||
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) Hennessy Funds Trust
By (Signature and Title)* /s/ Neil J. Hennessy
Neil J. Hennessy
Chief Executive Officer
Date 7/18/08