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 811-08236
Northern Funds
(Exact name of registrant as specified in charter)
50 South LaSalle Street
Chicago, IL 60603
(Address of principal executive offices) (Zip code)
Lloyd A. Wennlund, President
Northern Funds
50 South LaSalle Street
Chicago, IL 60603
(Name and address of agent for service)
Registrant’s telephone number, including area code: (312) 557-2790
Date of fiscal year end: March 31
Date of reporting period: July 1, 2012 – June 30, 2013
Form N-PX is to be used by a registered management investment company, other than a small business investment company registered on Form N-5 (§§ 239.24 and 274.5 of this chapter), to file reports with the Commission, not later than August 31 of each year, containing the registrant’s proxy voting record for the most recent twelve-month period ended June 30, pursuant to section 30 of the Investment Company Act of 1940 and rule 30b1-4 thereunder (17 CFR 270.30b1-4). The Commission may use the information provided on Form N-PX in its regulatory, disclosure review, inspection, and policymaking roles.
A registrant is required to disclose the information specified by Form N-PX, and the Commission will make this information public. A registrant is not required to respond to the collection of information contained in Form N-PX unless the Form displays a currently valid Office of Management and Budget (“OMB”) control number. Please direct comments concerning the accuracy of the information collection burden estimate and any suggestions for reducing the burden to the Secretary, Securities and Exchange Commission, 450 Fifth Street, NW, Washington, DC 20549-0609. The OMB has reviewed this collection of information under the clearance requirements of 44 U.S.C. § 3507.
Item 1. Proxy Voting Record.
The following Funds had no matters relating to a portfolio security considered at a shareholder meeting held during the one-year period ended June 30, 2013 with respect to which the Funds were entitled to vote: Northern Arizona Tax-Exempt Fund, Northern Bond Index Fund, Northern California Intermediate Tax-Exempt Fund, Northern California Municipal Money Market Fund, Northern California Tax-Exempt Fund, Northern Core Bond Fund, Northern Fixed Income Fund, Northern Global Fixed Income Fund, Northern Global Tactical Asset Allocation Fund, Northern High Yield Fixed Income Fund, Northern High Yield Municipal Fund, Northern Intermediate Tax-Exempt Fund, Northern Money Market Fund, Northern Multi-Manager High Yield Opportunity Fund, Northern Municipal Money Market Fund, Northern Short Bond Fund, Northern Short-Intermediate Tax-Exempt Fund, Northern Short-Intermediate U.S. Government Fund, Northern Tax-Advantaged Ultra-Short Fixed Income Fund, Northern Tax-Exempt Fund, Northern Ultra-Short Fixed Income Fund, Northern U.S. Government Fund, Northern U.S. Government Money Market Fund, Northern U.S. Government Select Money Market Fund and Northern U.S. Treasury Index Fund (the “Funds”). Accordingly, there are not proxy votes to report for these Funds.
The following Funds had not commenced operations as of June 30, 2013 and therefore have no matters to report on Form N-PX for the period covered by this report: Northern Developed International Small Cap Index Fund, Northern Investors Variable NAV Money Market Fund, Northern Investors Variable NAV Amt – Free Municipal Money Market Fund, Northern Investors Variable NAV U.S. Government Money Market Fund and Northern Investors Variable NAV Treasury Money Market Fund.
