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 811-08898
Buffalo High Yield Fund, Inc.
(Exact name of registrant as specified in charter)
5420 West 61st Place
Shawnee Mission, KS 66205
(Address of principal executive offices) (Zip code)
Kent W. Gasaway
5420 West 61st Place
Shawnee Mission, KS 66205
(Name and address of agent for service)
Registrant's telephone number, including area code: (913) 384-1513
Date of fiscal year end: March 31
Date of reporting period: June 30, 2006
Item 1. Proxy Voting Record.
Name of Fund: | Buffalo High Yield | |||
Period: | July 1, 2005 - June 30, 2006 | |||
Company Name | Meeting Date | Shares Voted | CUSIP | Ticker |
AT&T INC. | 4/28/2006 | 52,410 | 00206R102 | T |
Vote | MRV | Proposal | Proposed by Issuer or Security Holder | |
For | 1. Director | Issuer | ||
For | WILLIAM F. ALDINGER III | |||
For | GILBERT F. AMELIO | |||
For | AUGUST A. BUSCH III | |||
For | MARTIN K. EBY, JR. | |||
For | JAMES A. HENDERSON | |||
For | CHARLES F. KNIGHT | |||
For | JON C. MADONNA | |||
For | LYNN M. MARTIN | |||
For | JOHN B. MCCOY | |||
For | MARY S. METZ | |||
For | TONI REMBE | |||
For | S. DONLEY RITCHEY | |||
For | JOYCE M. ROCHE | |||
For | RANDALL L. STEPHENSON | |||
For | LAURA D'ANDREA TYSON | |||
For | PATRICIA P. UPTON | |||
For | EDWARD E. WHITACRE, JR. | |||
For | For | 2. APPROVE APPOINTMENT OF INDEPENDENT AUDITORS | Issuer | |
For | For | 3. APPROVE 2006 INCENTIVE PLAN | Issuer | |
For | For | 4. APPROVE AMENDMENT TO RESTATED CERTIFICATE OF INCORPORATION | Issuer | |
Against | Against | 5. STOCKHOLDER PROPOSAL A | Security Holder | |
Against | Against | 6. STOCKHOLDER PROPOSAL B | Security Holder | |
Against | Against | 7. STOCKHOLDER PROPOSAL C | Security Holder | |
Against | Against | 8. STOCKHOLDER PROPOSAL D | Security Holder | |
Against | Against | 9. STOCKHOLDER PROPOSAL E | Security Holder | |
Against | Against | 10. STOCKHOLDER PROPOSAL F | Security Holder | |
Company Name | Meeting Date | Shares Voted | CUSIP | Ticker |
COCA-COLA CO. | 4/19/2006 | 61,000 | 191216100 | KO |
Vote | MRV | Proposal | Proposed by Issuer or Security Holder | |
For | 1. Director | Issuer | ||
For | HERBERT A. ALLEN | |||
For | RONALD W. ALLEN | |||
For | CATHLEEN P. BLACK | |||
Withheld | BARRY DILLER | |||
For | E. NEVILLE ISDELL | |||
For | DONALD R. KEOUGH | |||
For | DONALD F. MCHENRY | |||
For | SAM NUNN | |||
For | JAMES D. ROBINSON III | |||
For | PETER V. UEBERROTH | |||
For | JAMES B. WILLIAMS | |||
For | For | 2. RATIFICATION OF THE APPOINTMENT OF ERNST & YOUNG LLP AS INDEPENDENT AUDITORS | Issuer | |
Against | For | 3. APPROVAL OF AN AMENDMENT TO THE 1989 RESTRICTED STOCK AWARD PLAN OF THE COCA-COLA COMPANY | Issuer | |
For | Against | 4. SHAREOWNER PROPOSAL REGARDING CHARITABLE CONTRIBUTIONS | Security Holder | |
Against | Against | 5. SHAREOWNER PROPOSAL THAT COMPANY REPORT ON IMPLEMENTATION OF BEVERAGE CONTAINER RECYCLING STRATEGY | Security Holder | |
For | Against | 6. SHAREOWNER PROPOSAL REGARDING RESTRICTED STOCK | Security Holder | |
Against | Against | 7. SHAREOWNER PROPOSAL REGARDING ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACTS OF OPERATIONS IN INDIA | Security Holder | |
Against | Against | 8. SHAREOWNER PROPOSAL REGARDING AN INDEPENDENT DELEGATION OF INQUIRY TO COLOMBIA | Security Holder | |
Company Name | Meeting Date | Shares Voted | CUSIP | Ticker |
CONAGRA FOODS, INC. | 9/22/2005 | 110,360 | 205887102 | CAG |
Vote | MRV | Proposal | Proposed by Issuer or Security Holder | |
For | 1. Director | Issuer | ||
For | HOWARD G. BUFFETT | |||
For | JOHN T. CHAIN, JR. | |||
For | RONALD W. ROSKENS | |||
For | KENNETH E. STINSON | |||
For | For | 2. MANAGEMENT PROPOSAL - DECLASSIFY BOARD OF DIRECTORS | Issuer | |
For | For | 3. MANAGEMENT PROPOSAL - REPEAL SUPERMAJORITY VOTING PROVISIONS OF ARTICLE XIV OF THE CERTIFICATE OF INCORPORATION | Issuer | |
For | For | 4. MANAGEMENT PROPOSAL - REPEAL SUPERMAJORITY VOTING PROVISIONS OF ARTICLE XV OF THE CERTIFICATE OF INCORPORATION | Issuer | |
For | For | 5. RATIFY THE APPOINTMENT OF INDEPENDENT AUDITORS | Issuer | |
Against | Against | 6. STOCKHOLDER PROPOSAL - ANIMAL WELFARE | Security Holder | |
Against | Against | 7. STOCKHOLDER PROPOSAL - GENETICALLY ENGINEERED PRODUCTS | Security Holder | |
Against | Against | 8. STOCKHOLDER PROPOSAL - SUSPENSION OF STOCK GRANTS FOR DIRECTORS AND SENIOR EXECUTIVE OFFICERS | Security Holder | |
Company Name | Meeting Date | Shares Voted | CUSIP | Ticker |
SPRINT CORP. | 7/13/2005 | 102,750 | 852061100 | FON |
Vote | MRV | Proposal | Proposed by Issuer or Security Holder | |
For | 6. Director | Issuer | ||
For | GORDON M. BETHUNE | |||
For | DR. E. LINN DRAPER, JR. | |||
For | JAMES H. HANCE, JR. | |||
For | DEBORAH A. HENRETTA | |||
For | IRVINE O. HOCKADAY, JR. | |||
For | LINDA KOCH LORIMER | |||
For | GERALD L. STORCH | |||
For | WILLIAM H. SWANSON | |||
For | For | 1. AMENDMENT TO SPRINT'S ARTICLES OF INCORPORATION TO INCREASE THE NUMBER OF AUTHORIZED SHARES OF SPRINT SERIES 1 COMMON STOCK | Issuer | |
For | For | 2. AMENDMENT TO SPRINT'S ARTICLES OF INCORPORATION TO CREATE THE CLASS OF NON-VOTING COMMON STOCK AND CREATE THE NINTH SERIES PREFERRED STOCK AND ADD A PROVISION STATING THAT STOCKHOLDER APPROVAL IS NOT REQUIRED FOR THE ACQUISITION BY SPRINT NEXTEL OF NON-VOTING COMMON STOCK OR THE NINTH SERIES PREFERRED STOCK FROM A HOLDER OF THAT STOCK | Issuer | |
For | For | 3. ADOPTION OF THE SPRINT NEXTEL AMENDED AND RESTATED ARTICLES OF INCORPORATION | Issuer | |
For | For | 4. ISSUANCE OF SPRINT NEXTEL SERIES 1 COMMON STOCK, NON-VOTING COMMON STOCK AND THE NINTH SERIES PREFERRED STOCK IN THE MERGER | Issuer | |
For | For | 5. POSSIBLE ADJOURNMENT OF THE SPRINT ANNUAL MEETING | Issuer | |
For | For | 7. TO RATIFY APPOINTMENT OF KPMG LLP AS INDEPENDENT AUDITORS OF SPRINT FOR 2005 | Issuer | |
For | Against | 8. STOCKHOLDER PROPOSAL CONCERNING SENIOR EXECUTIVE RETIREMENT BENEFITS | Security Holder | |
Company Name | Meeting Date | Shares Voted | CUSIP | Ticker |
VERIZON COMMUNICATIONS INC. | 5/4/2006 | 38,500 | 92343V104 | VZ |
Vote | MRV | Proposal | Proposed by Issuer or Security Holder | |
For | 1. Director | Issuer | ||
For | J.R. BARKER | |||
For | R.L. CARRION | |||
For | R.W. LANE | |||
For | S.O. MOOSE | |||
For | J. NEUBAUER | |||
For | D.T. NICOLAISEN | |||
For | T.H. O'BRIEN | |||
For | C. OTIS, JR | |||
For | H.B. PRICE | |||
For | I.G. SEIDENBERG | |||
For | W.V. SHIPLEY | |||
For | J.R. STAFFORD | |||
For | R.D. STOREY | |||
For | For | 2. RATIFICATION OF APPOINTMENT OF INDEPENDENT REGISTERED ACCOUNTING FIRM | Issuer | |
For | Against | 3. CUMULATIVE VOTING | Security Holder | |
For | Against | 4. MAJORITY VOTE REQUIRED FOR ELECTION OF DIRECTORS | Security Holder | |
For | Against | 5. COMPOSITION OF BOARD OF DIRECTORS | Security Holder | |
For | Against | 6. DIRECTORS ON COMMON BOARDS | Security Holder | |
For | Against | 7. SEPARATE CHAIRMAN AND CEO | Security Holder | |
For | Against | 8. PERFORMANCE-BASED EQUITY COMPENSATION | Security Holder | |
Against | Against | 9. DISCLOSURE OF POLITICAL CONTRIBUTIONS | Security Holder | |
Company Name | Meeting Date | Shares Voted | CUSIP | Ticker |
W.P. STEWART & CO., LTD. | 5/10/2006 | 56,300 | G84922106 | WPL |
Vote | MRV | Proposal | Proposed by Issuer or Security Holder | |
For | 1. Director | Issuer | ||
For | William P. Stewart | |||
For | John C. Russell | |||
For | Henry B. Smith | |||
For | Dominik M.F. Brunner | |||
For | Angus S. King | |||
For | Jeremy W. Sillem | |||
For | Heinrich Spangler | |||
For | Jan J. Spiering | |||
For | Richard D. Spurling | |||
For | For | 2. Establish the Size of the Board of Directors at 12 and Authorize Appointment of New Directors. | Issuer | |
For | For | 3. Re-Appointment of Independent Auditors and Authorization to Fix Remuneration | Issuer | |
For | For | 4. Re-Appointment of Independent Auditors and Authorization to Fix Remuneration | 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.
(Registrant) Buffalo High Yield Fund, Inc.
By (Signature and Title)* /s/ Kent W. Gasaway
Kent W. Gasaway, President and Treasurer
Date 8/7/06
* Print the name and title of each signing officer under his or her signature.