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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 811-21750
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Kayne Anderson Energy Total Return Fund, Inc.
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(Exact name of registrant as specified in charter)
717 Texas Avenue, Suite 3100 Houston, Texas 77002
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(Address of principal executive offices) (Zip code)
David J. Shladovsky, Esq.
KA Fund Advisors, LLC
717 Texas Avenue, Suite 3100
Houston, Texas 77002
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(Name and address of agent for service)
Registrant's telephone number, including area code: (713) 493-2020
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Date of fiscal year end: November 30, 2009
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Date of reporting period: July 1, 2008 - June 30, 2009
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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 (ss.ss.
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. ss. 3507.
ITEM 1. PROXY VOTING RECORD.
Disclose the following information for each matter relating to a portfolio
security considered at any shareholder meeting held during the period covered by
the report and with respect to which the registrant was entitled to vote:
(a) The name of the issuer of the portfolio security;
(b) The exchange ticker symbol of the portfolio security;
(c) The Council on Uniform Securities Identification Procedures
("CUSIP") number for the portfolio security;
(d) The shareholder meeting date;
(e) A brief identification of the matter voted on;
(f) Whether the matter was proposed by the issuer or by a security
holder;
(g) Whether the registrant cast its vote on the matter;
(h) How the registrant cast its vote (e.g., for or against proposal, or
abstain; for or withhold regarding election of directors); and
(i) Whether the registrant cast its vote for or against management.
SIGNATURES
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[See General Instruction F]
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) Kayne Anderson Energy Total Return Fund, Inc.
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By (Signature and Title)* /s/ Kevin S. McCarthy
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Kevin S. McCarthy,
Chairman of the Board of Directors,
President and Chief Executive Officer
Date August 27, 2009
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* Print the name and title of each signing officer under his or her signature.
PROPOSED
BY FOR/
MEETING (I)SSUER OR VOTE HOW AGAINST
ISSUER SYMBOL CUSIP DATE MATTER: (S)HRHLDR CAST? VOTED MGMT
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ARLINGTON TANKERS, LTD ATB G04899103 7/17/2008 ELECT: I yes for for
Stephen Jaeger
APPOINT: I yes for for
Moore Stephens PC as
independent auditors
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PATRIOT COAL CORPORATION PCX 70336T104 7/22/2008 APPROVE: I yes for for
issuance of up to
11,901,729 shares of
Patriot Coal Corp. common
stock to the holders of
common stock of Magnum Coal
Co.
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CAPITAL PRODUCT PARTNERS L.P. CPLP Y11082107 7/25/2008 ELECT: I yes for for
Robert Curt
APPROVE: I yes for for
amendment to the Company's
first amended and restated
agreement of limited
partnership establishing
that, if a quorum has not
been obtained after two
attempts at any meeting of
limited partners of the
Company, then any votes
present at the 3rd convened
meeting will be deemed to
constitute a quorum
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EXCEL MARITIME CARRIERS LTD EXM V3267N107 9/15/2008 AMEND: I yes for for
article twelve of the
amended and restated
articles of incorporation
ELECT: I yes for for
Gabriel Panayotides
Stamatis Molaris
Hans J. Mende
Corbin J. Robertson III
Frithjof Platou
Evangelos Macris
Apostolos Kontoyannis
Paul Cornell
Trevor J. Williams
RATIFY: I yes for for
appointment of Ernst &
Young LLP as the Co.'s
independent auditors
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SHIP FINANCE INTERNATIONAL LTD. SFL G81075106 9/19/2008 ELECT: I yes for for
Tor Olav Trom
Paul Leand Jr.
Kate Blankenship
Craig H. Stevenson Jr.
Hans Petter Aas.
APPOINT: I yes for for
Moore Stephens PC as
auditors and to authorize
the board of directors to
determine their remuneration
APPROVE: I yes for for
remuneration of the Co.'s
board of directors for the
year ending 12/31/08
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PARAGON SHIPPING INC. PRGN 69913R309 9/9/2008 ELECT: I yes for for
Nigel D. Cleave
Bruce Ogilvy
RATIFY: I yes for for
appointment of Deloitte
Hadjipaulou Sofianos &
Cambanis S.A. as the
Company's independent
auditors for the FY ending
12/31/08
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TEEKAY TANKERS LTD TNK Y8565N102 9/24/2008 ELECT: I yes for for
C. Sean Day
Bjorn Moller
Peter Evensen
Richard T. Dumoulin
Richard J.F. Bronks
William Lawes
RATIFY: I yes for for
Selection of Ernst & Young
LLP as the Co.'s
independent auditors for
the FY ending 12/31/08
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FORDING CANADIAN COAL TRUST FDG.UN 345425102 9/30/2008 APPROVE: I yes for for
the arrangement under
section 193 of the business
corporations act involving
the acquisition by Teck
Cominco Ltd. of all of the
assets and assumption of
all of the liabilities of
Fording Canadian Coal Trust
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ARIES MARITIME TRANSPORT LTD RAMS G0474B105 10/7/2008 APPROVE: I yes for for
C.J. Georgakis
George Xiradakis
RATIFY: I yes for for
appointment of
PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP
as the Co.'s independent
auditors for the FY08
AMEND: I yes for for
the Co.'s by-laws in order
to permit the Co. to hold
treasury shares
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ALPHA NATURAL RESOURCES, INC. ANR 02076X102 11/21/2008 ADOPT: I yes for for
the agreement and plan of
merger dated as of 7/15/08
by and among
Cleveland-Cliffs Inc, Alpha
Natural Resources and Alpha
Merger Sub Inc. F/K/A Daily
Double Acq.
APPROVE: I yes for for
adjournment of the Alpha
Natural Resources, Inc.
special meeting to permit
further solicitation of
proxies if there are not
sufficient votes at the
time of the Alpha Natural
Resources, Inc. special
meeting to approve the
above proposal
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ARLINGTON TANKERS, LTD ATB G04899103 12/16/2008 APPROVE: I yes for for
agreement and plan of
merger and amalgamation,
dated 8/5/08 by and among
Arlington Tankers Ltd.,
General Maritime Corp.,
Galileo Holding Corp.,
Galileo Merger Corp. and
Archer Amalgamation Ltd.
APPROVE: I yes for for
the adoption of
Amalgamation Agreement,
dated 8/5/08 by and among
Arlington Tankers, Ltd.,
Galileo Holding Corp. and
Archer Amalgamation Ltd.
APPROVE: I yes for for
any motion to adjourn or
postpone the Arlington Tankers,
Ltd., special meeting to another
time or place, if
necessary, to solicit
additional proxies if there
are insufficient votes for
each of the foregoing
proposals at the time of
the special general meeting
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ENERGY TRANSFER PARTNERS, L.P. ETP 29273R109 12/16/2008 APPROVE: I yes for for
the terms of the Energy
Transfer Partners, L.P. 08
l-t incentive plan, which
provides for awards of
options to purchase the
partnership's common units,
awards of the partnerships
restricted units, awards of
the partnership's phantom
units, awards of the
partnership's common units,
all as more fully described
in the proxy statement
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NAVIOS MARITIME PARTNERS L.P. NMM Y62267102 12/16/2008 ELECT: I yes for for
Leonidas Korres
Efstathios Loizos
Robert Pierot
John Karkadas
RATIFY: I yes for for
the appointment of
PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP
as the Company's
independent public
accountants for the FY
ending 12/31/08
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BUCKEYE PARTNERS, L.P. BPL 118230101 1/30/2009 APPROVE: I yes for for
the terms of the 2009 l-t
incentive plan of Buckeye
Partners, L.P. as described
in the consent solicitation
statement
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PENN VIRGINIA RESOURCE PARTNERS, PVR 707884102 1/14/2009 APPROVE: I yes for for
L.P. amendment to the Penn
Virginia Resource GP LLC
fourth amended and restated
long-term incentive plan to
increase the number of
common units issuable there
under from 600K to 3MM
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MAGELLAN MIDSTREAM PARTNERS L.P. MMP 559080106 4/22/2009 ELECT: I yes for for
George O'Brien Jr.
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PEABODY ENERGY CORPORATION BTU 704549104 5/7/2009 ELECT: I yes for for
Gregory Boyce
William James
Robert Karn III
M. Frances Keeth
Henry Lentz
RATIFY: I yes for for
Appointment of Ernst &
Young LLP as the Co.'s
independent registered
public accounting firm for
FY09
REAPPROVE: I yes for for
material terms of the
performance measure under
the Co.'s '04 l-t equity
incentive plan
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CONSOL ENERGY INC. CNX 20854P109 4/28/2009 ELECT: I yes for for
John Whitmire
J. Brett Harvey
James Altmeyer Sr.
Philip Baxter
WIlliam Davis
Raj Gupta
Patricia Hammick
David Hardesty Jr.
John Mills
William Powell
Joseph Williams
RATIFY: I yes for for
independent auditor Ernst &
Young LLP
APPROVE: I yes for for
CONSOL Energy Inc.'s
amendment and restatement
of equity incentive plan
APPROVE:
shareholder proposal
regarding majority voting I yes aainst for
APPROVE: I yes aainst for
shareholder proposal
regarding early disclosure
of voting results of
shareholder proposals
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COPANO ENERGY, L.L.C. CPNO 217202100 5/14/2009 ELECT: I yes for for
James Crump
Ernie Danner
John Eckel Jr.
Scott Griffiths
Michael Johnson
T. William Porter
William Thacker
APPROVE: I yes for for
amendment of Copano Energy,
L.L.C.'s amended and
restated long-term
incentive plan
RATIFY: I yes for for
Deloitte & Touche LLP as
independent registered
public accounting firm for
'09
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ARCH COAL, INC. ACI 039380100 4/23/2009 ELECT: I yes for for
Frank Burke
Patricia Godley
Thomas Lockhart
Wesley Taylor
RATIFY: I yes for for
appointment of independent
public accounting firm
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GENCO SHIPPING & TRADING LTD GNK Y2685T107 5/14/2009 ELECT: I yes for for
R.C. North, USCG (Ret.)
Basil Mavroleon
Harry Perrin
RATIFY: I yes for for
appointment of Deloitte &
Touche LLP as the
independent auditors of
Genco Shipping & Trading
Ltd. for FY ending 12/31/09
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DIANA SHIPPING INC. DSX Y2066G104 5/5/2009 ELECT: I yes for for
Simeon Palios
Anastassis Margaronis
Oiznnis Zafirakis
RATIFY: I yes for for
appointment of Ernst &
Young LLP (Hellas) as the
Co.'s independent auditors
for the FY ending 12/31/09
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GENERAL MARITIME CORPORATION GMR Y2693R101 5/14/2009 ELECT: I yes for for
Peter Shaerf
John Tavlarios
RATIFY: I yes for for
appointment of Deloitte &
Touche LLP as the
independent auditors of the
Co. for FY ending 12/31/03
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ENERPLUS RESOURCES FUND ERF 29274D604 5/8/2009 NOMINATE: I yes for for
directors of Enermark Inc.
the nominees described in
the accompanying
information circular and
proxy statement
APPOINT: I yes for for
Deloitte & Touche LLP,
independent registered
chartered accountants, as
auditors of the Fund
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CROSSTEX ENERGY, L.P. XTEX 22765U102 5/7/2009 APPROVE: I yes for for
the Crosstex Energy, GP,
LLC amended and restated
long-term incentive plan
(inc. the increase in the
number of units available
for issuance there under
APPROVE: I yes for for
amendment to the Crosstex
Energy GP, LLC amended and
restated long-term
incentive plan to allow for
an option exchange program
for employees other than
directors and executive
officers
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BAYTEX ENERGY TRUST BTE 073176109 5/20/2009 FIX: I yes for for
number of directors of
Baytex Energy Ltd. to be
elected at eight
ELECT: I yes for for
John Brussa
Raymond Chan
Edward Chwyl
Naveen Dargan
R.E.T. (Rusty) Goepel
Anthony Marino
Gregory Melchin
Dale Shwed
APPOINT: I yes for for
Deloitte & Touche LLP as
auditors of the trust for
the ensuing year and to
authorize the directors of
Baytex Energy Ltd. to fix
their remuneration
RE-APPOINT: I yes for for
Valian Trust Co. as the
trustee of the Trust for a
3-year period
RATIFY: I yes for for
all grants made under the
trust unit rights incentive
plan since 5/11/08
APPROVE: I yes for for
the unallocated rights
under the trust unit rights
incentive plan and certain
amendments to the plan
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FOUNDATION COAL HOLDINGS, INC. FCL 35039W100 5/13/2009 ELECT: I yes for for
James Roberts
Kurt Kost
William Crowley, Jr.
David Foley
P. Michael Giftos
Alex Krueger
Joel Richards, III
Robert Scharp
Thomas Shockley III
RATIFY: I yes for for
Foundation Coal Holdings,
Inc.'s independent
registered public
accounting firm for the FY
12/31/09
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ARC ENERGY TRUST AET.UN 001986108 5/20/2009 RATIFY: I yes for for
appointment of
Computershare Trust Co. of
Canada, as trustee of the
Trust for the ensuing year
ELECT: I yes for for
Walter Deiboni
John Dielwart
Fred Dyment
James Houck
Michael Kanovsky
Harold Kvisle
Herbert Pinder, Jr.
Mac H. Van Wielingen
APPOINT: I yes for for
Deloitte & Touche LLP, as
auditors of the trust for
the ensuing year
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MARKWEST ENERGY PARTNERS, L.P. MWE 570759100 6/2/2009 ELECT: I yes for for
Frank Semple
John Fox
Keith Bailey
Michael Beatty
charles Dempster
Donald Heppermann
William Kellstrom
Anne Fox Mounsey
William Nicoletti
Donald Wolf
RATIFY: I yes for for
Deloitte & Touche LLP as
the partnership's
independent registered
public accountants for FYE
12/31/09
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NAL OIL & GAS TRUST NAE.UN 628949109 5/20/2009 ELECT: I yes for for
J. Charles Caty
William Eeuwes
Donald Ingram
Irvine Koop
Gordon Lackenbauer
Barry Stewart
Andrew Wiswell
APPOINT: I yes for for
KPMG LLP as auditors of the
corporation for the ensuing
year and authorize the
directors to fix their
remuneration
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WESTSHORE TERMINAL INCOME FUND WTE.UN 960911105 6/16/2009 ELECT: I yes for for
M. Dallas Ross
Michael Korenberg
Gordon Gibson
William Stinson
Jim Gardiner
APPOINT: I yes for for
KPMG LLP as auditors of the
Corporation for the ensuing
year and authorizing the
directors to fix their
remuneration
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TSAKOS ENERGY NAVIGATION LTD TNP G9108L108 5/29/2009 ELECT: I yes for for
William O'Neil
Richard Paniguian
Aristides Patrinos
APPOINT: I yes for for
Ernst & Young LLP Athens
Greece as auditors and
authorization of the audit
committee to set their
remuneration
TRANSACT: I yes for for
other such business as may
properly come before the
'09 annual meeting
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ATLAS ENERGY RESOURCES, LLC ATN 049303100 6/4/2009 ELECT: I yes for for
Edward Cohen
Jonathan Cohen
Jessica David
Walter Jones
Ellen Warren
Richard Weber
Brice Wolf
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PENN WEST ENERGY TRUST PWE 707885109 6/9/2009 APPROVE: I yes for for
amendments to the trust
unit rights incentive plan
of Penn West Energy Trust
described in the management
proxy circular dated 5/6/06
APPROVE: I yes for for
amendment to the employee
retirement savings plan of
Penn West Energy Trust
described in the
information circular
APPOINT: I yes for for
KPMG, LLP chartered
accounts as auditors of
Penn West Energy Trust
ELECT: I yes for for
directors of PWPL for the
ensuing year of the twelve
nominees proposed by mgmt.,
all as more particularly
described in the
information circular
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DHT MARITIME, INC. DHT Y2065G105 6/18/2009 ELECT: I yes for for
Rolf Wikborg
AMEND: I yes for Against
restated articles of
incorporation to increase
the number of authorized
shares of DHT Maritime,
Inc.common stock from 100MM
to 200MM
INCREASE: I yes for Against
number of shares of DHT
Maritime, Inc. common stock
available for awards under
the 05 incentive
compensation plan from 300K
TO 700K and to increase the
maximum number of shares of
DHT Maritime, Inc. common
stock with respect to
which awards may be granted
to any participant in the
plan in any FY from 75K to
100K
RATIFY: I yes for for
Ernst & Young LLP as the Co.'s
independent registered
public accounting firm for
the FY ending 12/31/09
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CRESCENT POINT ENERGY TRUST CPG.UN 225908102 6/29/2009 PASS: I yes for for
special resolution to
approve a plan of
arrangement under section
193 of the business
corporation act
FIX: I yes for for
number of directors of CPRI
for the ensuing year at
seven (7)
ELECT: I yes for for
Peter Bannister
Paul Corborne
Kenney Cugnet
D. Hugh Gillard
Gerald Romanzin
Scott Saxberg
Gregory Turnbull
APPOINT: I yes for for
PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP
as auditors of the trust
and authorize the board of
directors of CPRI to fix
their remuneration as such
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