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ICA File Number: 811-06673
Reporting Period: 07/01/2011 - 06/30/2012
The Parnassus Income Funds
FORM N-PX
ANNUAL REPORT OF PROXY VOTING RECORD OF REGISTERED MANAGEMENT
INVESTMENT COMPANY
Investment Company Act file number 811-06673
Parnassus Income Funds
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(Exact name of registrant as specified in charter)
1 Market Street, Suite 1600 San Francisco, CA 94105
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(Address of principal executive offices)
Marc C. Mahon
Parnassus Investments
1 Market Street, Suite 1600 San Francisco, CA 94105
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(Name and address of agent for service)
Registrant's telephone number, including area code: (415) 778-0200
Date of fiscal year end: December 31
Date of reporting period: 07/01/2011 to 06/30/2012
========================= Parnassus Equity Income Fund =========================
ABBOTT LABORATORIES
Ticker: ABT Security ID: 002824100
Meeting Date: APR 27, 2012 Meeting Type: Annual
Record Date: FEB 29, 2012
# Proposal Mgt Rec Vote Cast Sponsor
1.1 Elect Director Robert J. Alpern For For Management
1.2 Elect Director Roxanne S. Austin For For Management
1.3 Elect Director Sally E. Blount For For Management
1.4 Elect Director W. James Farrell For For Management
1.5 Elect Director Edward M. Liddy For For Management
1.6 Elect Director Nancy McKinstry For For Management
1.7 Elect Director Phebe N. Novakovic For For Management
1.8 Elect Director William A. Osborn For For Management
1.9 Elect Director Samuel C. Scott, III For For Management
1.10 Elect Director Glenn F. Tilton For For Management
1.11 Elect Director Miles D. White For For Management
2 Ratify Auditors For For Management
3 Advisory Vote to Ratify Named For For Management
Executive Officers' Compensation
4 Report on Research Animal Care and Against For Shareholder
Promotion of Testing Alternatives
5 Report on Lobbying Payments and Policy Against For Shareholder
6 Require Independent Board Chairman Against For Shareholder
7 Adopt Anti Gross-up Policy Against For Shareholder
8 Stock Retention/Holding Period Against For Shareholder
9 Cease Compliance Adjustments to Against For Shareholder
Performance Criteria
10 Pro-rata Vesting of Equity Plans Against For Shareholder
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ACCENTURE PLC
Ticker: CSA Security ID: G1151C101
Meeting Date: FEB 09, 2012 Meeting Type: Annual
Record Date: DEC 12, 2011
# Proposal Mgt Rec Vote Cast Sponsor
1 Accept Financial Statements and For For Management
Statutory Reports
2 Reelect Dina Dublon as a Director For For Management
3 Reelect William D. Green as a Director For For Management
4 Reelect Nobuyuki Idei as a Director For For Management
5 Reelect Marjorie Magner as a Director For For Management
6 Approve Auditors and Authorize Board For For Management
to Fix Their Remuneration
7 Advisory Vote to Ratify Named For For Management
Executive Officers' Compensation
8 Declassify the Board of Directors For For Management
9 Authorize the Holding of the 2013 AGM For For Management
at a Location Outside Ireland
10 Authorize Open-Market Purchases of For For Management
Class A Ordinary Shares
11 Determine the Price Range at which For For Management
Accenture Plc can Re-issue Shares that
it Acquires as Treasury Stock
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AGL RESOURCES INC.
Ticker: GAS Security ID: 001204106
Meeting Date: MAY 01, 2012 Meeting Type: Annual
Record Date: FEB 22, 2012
# Proposal Mgt Rec Vote Cast Sponsor
1.1 Elect Director Sandra N. Bane For For Management
1.2 Elect Director Thomas D. Bell, Jr. For For Management
1.3 Elect Director Norman R. Bobins For For Management
1.4 Elect Director Charles R. Crisp For For Management
1.5 Elect Director Brenda J. Gaines For For Management
1.6 Elect Director Arthur E. Johnson For For Management
1.7 Elect Director Wyck A. Knox, Jr. For For Management
1.8 Elect Director Dennis M. Love For For Management
1.9 Elect Director Charles H. "Pete" McTier For For Management
1.10 Elect Director Dean R. O'Hare For For Management
1.11 Elect Director Armando J. Olivera For For Management
1.12 Elect Director John E. Rau For For Management
1.13 Elect Director James A. Rubright For For Management
1.14 Elect Director John W. Somerhalder II For For Management
1.15 Elect Director Bettina M. Whyte For For Management
1.16 Elect Director Henry C. Wolf For For Management
2 Ratify Auditors For For Management
3 Advisory Vote to Ratify Named For For Management
Executive Officers' Compensation
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CISCO SYSTEMS, INC.
Ticker: CSCO Security ID: 17275R102
Meeting Date: DEC 07, 2011 Meeting Type: Annual
Record Date: OCT 10, 2011
# Proposal Mgt Rec Vote Cast Sponsor
1 Elect Director Carol A. Bartz For For Management
2 Elect Director M. Michele Burns For For Management
3 Elect Director Michael D. Capellas For For Management
4 Elect Director Larry R. Carter For For Management
5 Elect Director John T. Chambers For For Management
6 Elect Director Brian L. Halla For For Management
7 Elect Director John L. Hennessy For For Management
8 Elect Director Richard M. Kovacevich For For Management
9 Elect Director Roderick C. McGeary For For Management
10 Elect Director Arun Sarin For For Management
11 Elect Director Steven M. West For For Management
12 Elect Director Jerry Yang For For Management
13 Amend Omnibus Stock Plan For For Management
14 Advisory Vote to Ratify Named For For Management
Executive Officers' Compensation
15 Advisory Vote on Say on Pay Frequency One Year One Year Management
16 Ratify Auditors For For Management
17 Amend Bylaws to Establish a Board Against For Shareholder
Committee on Environmental
Sustainability
18 Report on Internet Fragmentation Against For Shareholder
19 Stock Retention/Holding Period Against For Shareholder
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COMPASS MINERALS INTERNATIONAL, INC.
Ticker: CMP Security ID: 20451N101
Meeting Date: MAY 09, 2012 Meeting Type: Annual
Record Date: MAR 12, 2012
# Proposal Mgt Rec Vote Cast Sponsor
1.1 Elect Director David J. D'Antoni For For Management
1.2 Elect Director Perry W. Premdas For For Management
1.3 Elect Director Allan R. Rothwell For For Management
2 Ratify Auditors For For Management
3 Advisory Vote to Ratify Named For For Management
Executive Officers' Compensation
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COOPER INDUSTRIES PLC
Ticker: CBE Security ID: G24140108
Meeting Date: APR 23, 2012 Meeting Type: Annual
Record Date: FEB 29, 2012
# Proposal Mgt Rec Vote Cast Sponsor
1 Elect Ivor J. Evans as Director For For Management
2 Elect Kirk S. Hachigian as Director For For Management
3 Elect Lawrence D. Kingsley as Director For For Management
4 Accept Financial Statements and For For Management
Statutory Reports
5 Approve Ernst & Young as Auditors and For For Management
Authorize the Audit Committee to Fix
their Remuneration
6 Advisory Vote to Ratify Named For Against Management
Executive Officers' Compensation
7 Authorize Share Repurchase by Any For For Management
Subsidiary of the Company
8 Authorize the Reissue Price Range of For For Management
Treasury Shares
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CVS CAREMARK CORPORATION
Ticker: CVS Security ID: 126650100
Meeting Date: MAY 10, 2012 Meeting Type: Annual
Record Date: MAR 13, 2012
# Proposal Mgt Rec Vote Cast Sponsor
1 Elect Director C. David Brown, II For For Management
2 Elect Director David W. Dorman For For Management
3 Elect Director Anne M. Finucane For For Management
4 Elect Director Kristen Gibney Williams For For Management
5 Elect Director Marian L. Heard For For Management
6 Elect Director Larry J. Merlo For For Management
7 Elect Director Jean-Pierre Millon For For Management
8 Elect Director C.A. Lance Piccolo For For Management
9 Elect Director Richard J. Swift For For Management
10 Elect Director Tony L. White For For Management
11 Ratify Auditors For For Management
12 Advisory Vote to Ratify Named For For Management
Executive Officers' Compensation
13 Provide Right to Act by Written Consent For For Management
14 Report on Political Contributions Against For Shareholder
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ENERGEN CORPORATION
Ticker: EGN Security ID: 29265N108
Meeting Date: APR 25, 2012 Meeting Type: Annual
Record Date: FEB 24, 2012
# Proposal Mgt Rec Vote Cast Sponsor
1.1 Elect Director Judy M. Merritt For For Management
1.2 Elect Director Stephen A. Snider For For Management
1.3 Elect Director Gary C. Youngblood For For Management
1.4 Elect Director Jay Grinney For For Management
2 Ratify Auditors For For Management
3 Advisory Vote to Ratify Named For For Management
Executive Officers' Compensation
4 Declassify the Board of Directors Against For Shareholder
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GEN-PROBE INCORPORATED
Ticker: GPRO Security ID: 36866T103
Meeting Date: MAY 17, 2012 Meeting Type: Annual
Record Date: MAR 23, 2012
# Proposal Mgt Rec Vote Cast Sponsor
1.1 Elect Director John W. Brown For For Management
1.2 Elect Director John C. Martin For For Management
2 Amend Qualified Employee Stock For For Management
Purchase Plan
3 Approve Executive Incentive Bonus Plan For For Management
4 Advisory Vote to Ratify Named For For Management
Executive Officers' Compensation
5 Ratify Auditors For For Management
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GILEAD SCIENCES, INC.
Ticker: GILD Security ID: 375558103
Meeting Date: MAY 10, 2012 Meeting Type: Annual
Record Date: MAR 14, 2012
# Proposal Mgt Rec Vote Cast Sponsor
1.1 Elect Director John F. Cogan For For Management
1.2 Elect Director Etienne F. Davignon For For Management
1.3 Elect Director James M. Denny For For Management
1.4 Elect Director Carla A. Hills For For Management
1.5 Elect Director Kevin E. Lofton For For Management
1.6 Elect Director John W. Madigan For For Management
1.7 Elect Director John C. Martin For For Management
1.8 Elect Director Gordon E. Moore For For Management
1.9 Elect Director Nicholas G. Moore For For Management
1.10 Elect Director Richard J. Whitley For For Management
1.11 Elect Director Gayle E. Wilson For For Management
1.12 Elect Director Per Wold-Olsen For For Management
2 Ratify Auditors For For Management
3 Advisory Vote to Ratify Named For For Management
Executive Officers' Compensation
4 Provide Right to Act by Written Consent Against For Shareholder
5 Submit Shareholder Rights Plan (Poison Against For Shareholder
Pill) to Shareholder Vote
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GOOGLE INC.
Ticker: GOOG Security ID: 38259P508
Meeting Date: JUN 21, 2012 Meeting Type: Annual
Record Date: APR 23, 2012
# Proposal Mgt Rec Vote Cast Sponsor
1.1 Elect Director Larry Page For Did Not Vote Management
1.2 Elect Director Sergey Brin For Did Not Vote Management
1.3 Elect Director Eric E. Schmidt For Did Not Vote Management
1.4 Elect Director L. John Doerr For Did Not Vote Management
1.5 Elect Director Diane B. Greene For Did Not Vote Management
1.6 Elect Director John L. Hennessy For Did Not Vote Management
1.7 Elect Director Ann Mather For Did Not Vote Management
1.8 Elect Director Paul S. Otellini For Did Not Vote Management
1.9 Elect Director K. Ram Shriram For Did Not Vote Management
1.10 Elect Director Shirley M. Tilghman For Did Not Vote Management
2 Ratify Auditors For Did Not Vote Management
3 Authorize a New Class of Common Stock For Did Not Vote Management
4 Increase Authorized Common Stock For Did Not Vote Management
5 Amend Charter to Provide For Class A For Did Not Vote Management
Common Holders to Receive Equal
Consideration as Class B Common
Holders in event of any Merger,
Consolidation or Business Combination
6 Approve Omnibus Stock Plan For Did Not Vote Management
7 Approve Omnibus Stock Plan For Did Not Vote Management
8 Adopt Proxy Statement Reporting on Against Did Not Vote Shareholder
Political Contributions and Advisory
Vote
9 Amend Articles Regarding Arbitration Against Did Not Vote Shareholder
of Shareholder Lawsuits
10 Approve Recapitalization Plan for all Against Did Not Vote Shareholder
Stock to have One-vote per Share
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HEWLETT-PACKARD COMPANY
Ticker: HPQ Security ID: 428236103
Meeting Date: MAR 21, 2012 Meeting Type: Annual
Record Date: JAN 23, 2012
# Proposal Mgt Rec Vote Cast Sponsor
1 Elect Director Marc L. Andreessen For For Management
2 Elect Director Shumeet Banerji For For Management
3 Elect Director Rajiv L. Gupta For For Management
4 Elect Director John H. Hammergren For For Management
5 Elect Director Raymond. J. Lane For For Management
6 Elect Director Ann M. Livermore For For Management
7 Elect Director G. M. Reiner For For Management
8 Elect Director Patricia. F. Russo For For Management
9 Elect Director G. Kennedy Thompson For For Management
10 Elect Director Margaret C. Whitman For For Management
11 Elect Director Ralph. V. Whitworth For For Management
12 Ratify Auditors For For Management
13 Advisory Vote to Ratify Named For For Management
Executive Officers' Compensation
14 Adopt Retention Ratio for Executives Against For Shareholder
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IRON MOUNTAIN INCORPORATED
Ticker: IRM Security ID: 462846106
Meeting Date: JUN 14, 2012 Meeting Type: Annual
Record Date: APR 16, 2012
# Proposal Mgt Rec Vote Cast Sponsor
1.1 Elect Director Ted R. Antenucci For For Management
1.2 Elect Director Clarke H. Bailey For For Management
1.3 Elect Director Kent P. Dauten For For Management
1.4 Elect Director Paul F. Deninger For For Management
1.5 Elect Director Per-Kristian Halvorsen For For Management
1.6 Elect Director Michael W. Lamach For For Management
1.7 Elect Director Arthur D. Little For For Management
1.8 Elect Director Allan Z. Loren For For Management
1.9 Elect Director C. Richard Reese For For Management
1.10 Elect Director Vincent J. Ryan For For Management
1.11 Elect Director Laurie A. Tucker For For Management
1.12 Elect Director Alfred J. Verrecchia For For Management
2 Advisory Vote to Ratify Named For For Management
Executive Officers' Compensation
3 Ratify Auditors For For Management
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MASTERCARD INCORPORATED
Ticker: MA Security ID: 57636Q104
Meeting Date: JUN 05, 2012 Meeting Type: Annual
Record Date: APR 10, 2012
# Proposal Mgt Rec Vote Cast Sponsor
1 Elect Director Ajay Banga For For Management
2 Elect Director David R. Carlucci For For Management
3 Elect Director Steven J. Freiberg For For Management
4 Elect Director Richard Haythornthwaite For For Management
5 Elect Director Marc Olivie For For Management
6 Elect Director Rima Qureshi For For Management
7 Elect Director Mark Schwartz For For Management
8 Elect Director Jackson P. Tai For For Management
9 Advisory Vote to Ratify Named For For Management
Executive Officers' Compensation
10 Amend Non-Employee Director Omnibus For For Management
Stock Plan
11 Amend Omnibus Stock Plan For For Management
12 Ratify Auditors For For Management
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MDU RESOURCES GROUP, INC.
Ticker: MDU Security ID: 552690109
Meeting Date: APR 24, 2012 Meeting Type: Annual
Record Date: FEB 24, 2012
# Proposal Mgt Rec Vote Cast Sponsor
1 Elect Director Thomas Everist For For Management
2 Elect Director Karen B. Fagg For For Management
3 Elect Director Terry D. Hildestad For For Management
4 Elect Director A. Bart Holaday For For Management
5 Elect Director Dennis W. Johnson For For Management
6 Elect Director Thomas C. Knudson For For Management
7 Elect Director Richard H. Lewis For For Management
8 Elect Director Patricia L. Moss For For Management
9 Elect Director Harry J. Pearce For For Management
10 Elect Director John K. Wilson For For Management
11 Ratify Auditors For For Management
12 Advisory Vote to Ratify Named For For Management
Executive Officers' Compensation
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MOTOROLA SOLUTIONS, INC.
Ticker: MSI Security ID: 620076307
Meeting Date: APR 30, 2012 Meeting Type: Annual
Record Date: MAR 02, 2012
# Proposal Mgt Rec Vote Cast Sponsor
1 Elect Director Gregory Q. Brown For For Management
2 Elect Director William J. Bratton For For Management
3 Elect Director Kenneth C. Dahlberg For For Management
4 Elect Director David W. Dorman For For Management
5 Elect Director Michael V. Hayden For For Management
6 Elect Director Judy C. Lewent For For Management
7 Elect Director Samuel C. Scott, III For For Management
8 Elect Director John A. White For For Management
9 Advisory Vote to Ratify Named For Against Management
Executive Officers' Compensation
10 Ratify Auditors For For Management
11 Encourage Suppliers to Produce Against For Shareholder
Sustainability Reports
12 Stock Retention/Holding Period Against For Shareholder
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NIKE, INC.
Ticker: NKE Security ID: 654106103
Meeting Date: SEP 19, 2011 Meeting Type: Annual
Record Date: JUL 25, 2011
# Proposal Mgt Rec Vote Cast Sponsor
1.1 Elect Director Alan B. Graf, Jr. For For Management
1.2 Elect Director John C. Lechleiter For For Management
1.3 Elect Director Phyllis M. Wise For Withhold Management
2 Advisory Vote to Ratify Named For For Management
Executive Officers' Compensation
3 Advisory Vote on Say on Pay Frequency One Year One Year Management
4 Ratify Auditors For For Management
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NORTHWEST NATURAL GAS COMPANY
Ticker: NWN Security ID: 667655104
Meeting Date: MAY 24, 2012 Meeting Type: Annual
Record Date: APR 05, 2012
# Proposal Mgt Rec Vote Cast Sponsor
1.1 Elect Director Timothy P. Boyle For For Management
1.2 Elect Director Mark S. Dodson For For Management
1.3 Elect Director George J. Puentes For For Management
2 Amend Omnibus Stock Plan For For Management
3 Advisory Vote to Ratify Named For For Management
Executive Officers' Compensation
4 Ratify Auditors For For Management
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NOVARTIS AG
Ticker: NOVN Security ID: 66987V109
Meeting Date: FEB 23, 2012 Meeting Type: Annual
Record Date: JAN 26, 2012
# Proposal Mgt Rec Vote Cast Sponsor
1 Accept Financial Statements and For For Management
Statutory Reports
2 Approve Discharge of Board and Senior For For Management
Management
3 Approve Allocation of Income and For For Management
Dividends of CHF 2.25 per Share
4 Approve CHF 19.7 Million Reduction in For For Management
Share Capital via Cancellation of
Repurchased Shares
5.1.1 Reelect Sikrant Datar as Director For For Management
5.1.2 Reelect Andreas von Planta as Director For For Management
5.1.3 Reelect Wendelin Wiedeking as Director For For Management
5.1.4 Reelect William Brody as Director For For Management
5.1.5 Reelect Rolf Zinkernagel as Director For For Management
5.2 Elect Dimitri Azar as Director For For Management
6 Ratify PricewaterhouseCoopers as For For Management
Auditors
7 Additional And/or Counter-proposals For Against Management
Presented At The Meeting
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PAYCHEX, INC.
Ticker: PAYX Security ID: 704326107
Meeting Date: OCT 11, 2011 Meeting Type: Annual
Record Date: AUG 12, 2011
# Proposal Mgt Rec Vote Cast Sponsor
1 Elect Director B. Thomas Golisano For For Management
2 Elect Director Joseph G. Doody For For Management
3 Elect Director David J. S. Flaschen For For Management
4 Elect Director Phillip Horsley For For Management
5 Elect Director Grant M. Inman For For Management
6 Elect Director Pamela A. Joseph For For Management
7 Elect Director Martin Mucci For For Management
8 Elect Director Joseph M. Tucci For For Management
9 Elect Director Joseph M. Velli For For Management
10 Advisory Vote to Ratify Named For For Management
Executive Officers' Compensation
11 Advisory Vote on Say on Pay Frequency One Year One Year Management
12 Ratify Auditors For For Management
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PENTAIR, INC.
Ticker: PNR Security ID: 709631105
Meeting Date: APR 25, 2012 Meeting Type: Annual
Record Date: FEB 27, 2012
# Proposal Mgt Rec Vote Cast Sponsor
1 Elect Director Charles A. Haggerty For For Management
2 Elect Director Randall J. Hogan For For Management
3 Elect Director David A. Jones For For Management
4 Advisory Vote to Ratify Named For For Management
Executive Officers' Compensation
5 Ratify Auditors For For Management
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PRAXAIR, INC.
Ticker: PX Security ID: 74005P104
Meeting Date: APR 24, 2012 Meeting Type: Annual
Record Date: MAR 01, 2012
# Proposal Mgt Rec Vote Cast Sponsor
1.1 Elect Director Stephen F. Angel For For Management
1.2 Elect Director Oscar Bernardes For For Management
1.3 Elect Director Bret K. Clayton For For Management
1.4 Elect Director Nance K. Dicciani For For Management
1.5 Elect Director Edward G. Galante For For Management
1.6 Elect Director Claire W. Gargalli For For Management
1.7 Elect Director Ira D. Hall For For Management
1.8 Elect Director Raymond W. LeBoeuf For For Management
1.9 Elect Director Larry D. McVay For For Management
1.10 Elect Director Wayne T. Smith For For Management
1.11 Elect Director Robert L. Wood For For Management
2 Provide Right to Call Special Meeting For For Management
3 Advisory Vote to Ratify Named For For Management
Executive Officers' Compensation
4 Adopt Proxy Statement Reporting on Against For Shareholder
Political Contributions and Advisory
Vote
5 Ratify Auditors For For Management
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QUALCOMM INCORPORATED
Ticker: QCOM Security ID: 747525103
Meeting Date: MAR 06, 2012 Meeting Type: Annual
Record Date: JAN 09, 2012
# Proposal Mgt Rec Vote Cast Sponsor
1.1 Elect Director Barbara T. Alexander For For Management
1.2 Elect Director Stephen M. Bennett For For Management
1.3 Elect Director Donald G. Cruickshank For For Management
1.4 Elect Director Raymond V. Dittamore For For Management
1.5 Elect Director Thomas W. Horton For For Management
1.6 Elect Director Paul E. Jacobs For For Management
1.7 Elect Director Robert E. Kahn For For Management
1.8 Elect Director Sherry Lansing For For Management
1.9 Elect Director Duane A. Nelles For For Management
1.10 Elect Director Francisco Ros For For Management
1.11 Elect Director Brent Scowcroft For For Management
1.12 Elect Director Marc I. Stern For For Management
2 Ratify Auditors For For Management
3 Advisory Vote to Ratify Named For Against Management
Executive Officers' Compensation
4 Eliminate Provision Relating to For For Management
Plurality Voting for the Election of
Directors
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QUESTAR CORPORATION
Ticker: STR Security ID: 748356102
Meeting Date: MAY 10, 2012 Meeting Type: Annual
Record Date: MAR 06, 2012
# Proposal Mgt Rec Vote Cast Sponsor
1 Elect Director Teresa Beck For For Management
2 Elect Director R. D. Cash For For Management
3 Elect Director Laurence M. Downes For For Management
4 Elect Director Ronald W. Jibson For For Management
5 Elect Director Gary G. Michael For For Management
6 Elect Director Keith O. Rattie For For Management
7 Elect Director Harris H. Simmons For For Management
8 Elect Director Bruce A. Williamson For For Management
9 Ratify Auditors For For Management
10 Advisory Vote to Ratify Named For For Management
Executive Officers' Compensation
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SEI INVESTMENTS COMPANY
Ticker: SEIC Security ID: 784117103
Meeting Date: MAY 23, 2012 Meeting Type: Annual
Record Date: MAR 23, 2012
# Proposal Mgt Rec Vote Cast Sponsor
1 Elect Director Richard B. Lieb For For Management
2 Elect Director Carmen V. Romeo For For Management
3 Advisory Vote to Ratify Named For For Management
Executive Officers' Compensation
4 Ratify Auditors For For Management
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SPECTRA ENERGY CORP
Ticker: SE Security ID: 847560109
Meeting Date: MAY 01, 2012 Meeting Type: Annual
Record Date: MAR 05, 2012
# Proposal Mgt Rec Vote Cast Sponsor
1.1 Elect Director William T. Esrey For For Management
1.2 Elect Director Gregory L. Ebel For For Management
1.3 Elect Director Austin A. Adams For For Management
1.4 Elect Director Joseph Alvarado For For Management
1.5 Elect Director Pamela L. Carter For For Management
1.6 Elect Director F. Anthony Comper For For Management
1.7 Elect Director Peter B. Hamilton For For Management
1.8 Elect Director Dennis R. Hendrix For For Management
1.9 Elect Director Michael McShane For For Management
1.10 Elect Director Joseph H. Netherland For For Management
1.11 Elect Director Michael E.J. Phelps For For Management
2 Ratify Auditors For For Management
3 Adopt Majority Voting for Uncontested For For Management
Election of Directors
4 Advisory Vote to Ratify Named For For Management
Executive Officers' Compensation
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SYSCO CORPORATION
Ticker: SYY Security ID: 871829107
Meeting Date: NOV 16, 2011 Meeting Type: Annual
Record Date: SEP 19, 2011
# Proposal Mgt Rec Vote Cast Sponsor
1 Elect Director Judith B. Craven, M.D. For For Management
2 Elect Director William J. DeLaney For For Management
3 Elect Director Larry C. Glasscock For For Management
4 Elect Director Richard G. Tilghman For For Management
5 Advisory Vote to Ratify Named For For Management
Executive Officers' Compensation
6 Advisory Vote on Say on Pay Frequency One Year One Year Management
7 Declassify the Board of Directors For For Management
8 Ratify Auditors For For Management
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TARGET CORPORATION
Ticker: TGT Security ID: 87612E106
Meeting Date: JUN 13, 2012 Meeting Type: Annual
Record Date: APR 16, 2012
# Proposal Mgt Rec Vote Cast Sponsor
1.1 Elect Director Roxanne S. Austin For For Management
1.2 Elect Director Calvin Darden For For Management
1.3 Elect Director Mary N. Dillon For For Management
1.4 Elect Director James A. Johnson For For Management
1.5 Elect Director Mary E. Minnick For For Management
1.6 Elect Director Anne M. Mulcahy For For Management
1.7 Elect Director Derica W. Rice For For Management
1.8 Elect Director Stephen W. Sanger For For Management
1.9 Elect Director Gregg W. Steinhafel For For Management
1.10 Elect Director John G. Stumpf For For Management
1.11 Elect Director Solomon D. Trujillo For For Management
2 Ratify Auditors For For Management
3 Approve Executive Incentive Bonus Plan For For Management
4 Advisory Vote to Ratify Named For For Management
Executive Officers' Compensation
5 Report on Electronics Recycling and Against For Shareholder
Preventing E-Waste Export
6 Prohibit Political Contributions Against Against Shareholder
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TELEFLEX INCORPORATED
Ticker: TFX Security ID: 879369106
Meeting Date: MAY 04, 2012 Meeting Type: Annual
Record Date: MAR 05, 2012
# Proposal Mgt Rec Vote Cast Sponsor
1 Elect Director Sigismundus W.W. Lubsen For For Management
2 Elect Director Stuart A. Randle For For Management
3 Elect Director Harold L. Yoh, III For For Management
4 Advisory Vote to Ratify Named For For Management
Executive Officers' Compensation
5 Ratify Auditors For For Management
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THE CHARLES SCHWAB CORPORATION
Ticker: SCHW Security ID: 808513105
Meeting Date: MAY 17, 2012 Meeting Type: Annual
Record Date: MAR 19, 2012
# Proposal Mgt Rec Vote Cast Sponsor
1 Elect Director Nancy H. Bechtle For For Management
2 Elect Director Walter W. Bettinger, II For For Management
3 Elect Director C. Preston Butcher For For Management
4 Ratify Auditors For For Management
5 Advisory Vote to Ratify Named For For Management
Executive Officers' Compensation
6 Declassify the Board of Directors For For Management
7 Report on Political Contributions Against For Shareholder
8 Adopt Proxy Access Right Against For Shareholder
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THE PROCTER & GAMBLE COMPANY
Ticker: PG Security ID: 742718109
Meeting Date: OCT 11, 2011 Meeting Type: Annual
Record Date: AUG 12, 2011
# Proposal Mgt Rec Vote Cast Sponsor
1 Elect Director Angela F. Braly For For Management
2 Elect Director Kenneth I. Chenault For For Management
3 Elect Director Scott D. Cook For For Management
4 Elect Director Susan Desmond-Hellmann For For Management
5 Elect Director Robert A. McDonald For For Management
6 Elect Director W. James McNerney, Jr. For For Management
7 Elect Director Johnathan A. Rodgers For For Management
8 Elect Director Margaret C. Whitman For For Management
9 Elect Director Mary Agnes Wilderotter For For Management
10 Elect Director Patricia A. Woertz For For Management
11 Elect Director Ernesto Zedillo For For Management
12 Ratify Auditors For For Management
13 Advisory Vote to Ratify Named For For Management
Executive Officers' Compensation
14 Advisory Vote on Say on Pay Frequency One Year One Year Management
15 Amend Articles of Incorporation For For Management
16 Provide for Cumulative Voting Against For Shareholder
17 Phase Out Use of Laboratory Animals in Against Against Shareholder
Pet Food Product Testing
18 Report on Political Contributions and Against For Shareholder
Provide Advisory Vote
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UNITED PARCEL SERVICE, INC.
Ticker: UPS Security ID: 911312106
Meeting Date: MAY 03, 2012 Meeting Type: Annual
Record Date: MAR 05, 2012
# Proposal Mgt Rec Vote Cast Sponsor
1 Elect Director F. Duane Ackerman For For Management
2 Elect Director Michael J. Burns For For Management
3 Elect Director D. Scott Davis For For Management
4 Elect Director Stuart E. Eizenstat For For Management
5 Elect Director Michael L. Eskew For For Management
6 Elect Director William R. Johnson For For Management
7 Elect Director Candace Kendle For For Management
8 Elect Director Ann M. Livermore For For Management
9 Elect Director Rudy H.P. Markham For For Management
10 Elect Director Clark T. Randt, Jr. For For Management
11 Elect Director John W. Thompson For For Management
12 Elect Director Carol B. Tome For For Management
13 Ratify Auditors For For Management
14 Approve Omnibus Stock Plan For For Management
15 Amend Qualified Employee Stock For For Management
Purchase Plan
16 Report on Lobbying Contributions and Against For Shareholder
Expenses
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VALEANT PHARMACEUTICALS INTERNATIONAL, INC.
Ticker: VRX Security ID: 91911K102
Meeting Date: MAY 30, 2012 Meeting Type: Annual
Record Date: APR 03, 2012
# Proposal Mgt Rec Vote Cast Sponsor
1.1 Elect Director Ronald H. Farmer For For Management
1.2 Elect Director Robert A. Ingram For For Management
1.3 Elect Director Theo Melas-Kyriazi For For Management
1.4 Elect Director G. Mason Morfit For For Management
1.5 Elect Director Laurence E. Paul For For Management
1.6 Elect Director J. Michael Pearson For For Management
1.7 Elect Director Robert N. Power For For Management
1.8 Elect Director Norma A. Provencio For For Management
1.9 Elect Director Lloyd M. Segal For For Management
1.10 Elect Director Katharine B. Stevenson For For Management
2 Advisory Vote on Executive For For Management
Compensation Approach
3 Ratify PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP as For For Management
Auditors
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VERISIGN, INC.
Ticker: VRSN Security ID: 92343E102
Meeting Date: MAY 24, 2012 Meeting Type: Annual
Record Date: MAR 30, 2012
# Proposal Mgt Rec Vote Cast Sponsor
1.1 Elect Director D. James Bidzos For For Management
1.2 Elect Director William L. Chenevich For For Management
1.3 Elect Director Kathleen A. Cote For For Management
1.4 Elect Director Roger H. Moore For For Management
1.5 Elect Director John D. Roach For For Management
1.6 Elect Director Louis A. Simpson For For Management
1.7 Elect Director Timothy Tomlinson For For Management
2 Advisory Vote to Ratify Named For For Management
Executive Officers' Compensation
3 Ratify Auditors For For Management
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VERISK ANALYTICS, INC.
Ticker: VRSK Security ID: 92345Y106
Meeting Date: MAY 16, 2012 Meeting Type: Annual
Record Date: MAR 19, 2012
# Proposal Mgt Rec Vote Cast Sponsor
1.1 Elect Director J. Hyatt Brown For Withhold Management
1.2 Elect Director Glen A. Dell For For Management
1.3 Elect Director Samuel G. Liss For For Management
2 Advisory Vote to Ratify Named For For Management
Executive Officers' Compensation
3 Approve Qualified Employee Stock For For Management
Purchase Plan
4 Ratify Auditors For For Management
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W&T OFFSHORE, INC.
Ticker: WTI Security ID: 92922P106
Meeting Date: MAY 08, 2012 Meeting Type: Annual
Record Date: APR 05, 2012
# Proposal Mgt Rec Vote Cast Sponsor
1.1 Elect Director Virginia Boulet For For Management
1.2 Elect Director Samir G. Gibara For For Management
1.3 Elect Director Robert I. Israel For For Management
1.4 Elect Director Stuart B. Katz For For Management
1.5 Elect Director Tracy W. Krohn For For Management
1.6 Elect Director S. James Nelson, Jr. For For Management
1.7 Elect Director B. Frank Stanley For For Management
2 Increase Authorized Preferred Stock For For Management
3 Ratify Auditors For For Management
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WASTE MANAGEMENT, INC.
Ticker: WM Security ID: 94106L109
Meeting Date: MAY 10, 2012 Meeting Type: Annual
Record Date: MAR 13, 2012
# Proposal Mgt Rec Vote Cast Sponsor
1 Elect Director Bradbury H. Anderson For For Management
2 Elect Director Pastora San Juan For For Management
Cafferty
3 Elect Director Frank M. Clark, Jr. For For Management
4 Elect Director Patrick W. Gross For For Management
5 Elect Director John C. Pope For For Management
6 Elect Director W. Robert Reum For For Management
7 Elect Director Steven G. Rothmeier For For Management
8 Elect Director David P. Steiner For For Management
9 Elect Director Thomas H. Weidemeyer For For Management
10 Ratify Auditors For For Management
11 Advisory Vote to Ratify Named For For Management
Executive Officers' Compensation
12 Amend Qualified Employee Stock For For Management
Purchase Plan
13 Stock Retention Against For Shareholder
14 Amend Bylaws -- Call Special Meetings Against Against Shareholder
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WD-40 COMPANY
Ticker: WDFC Security ID: 929236107
Meeting Date: DEC 13, 2011 Meeting Type: Annual
Record Date: OCT 17, 2011
# Proposal Mgt Rec Vote Cast Sponsor
1.1 Elect Director G.H. Bateman For For Management
1.2 Elect Director P.D. Bewley For For Management
1.3 Elect Director R.A. Collato For For Management
1.4 Elect Director M.L Crivello For For Management
1.5 Elect Director L.A. Lang For For Management
1.6 Elect Director G.O. Ridge For For Management
1.7 Elect Director G.A. Sandfort For For Management
1.8 Elect Director N.E. Schmale For For Management
2 Advisory Vote to Ratify Named For For Management
Executive Officers' Compensation
3 Advisory Vote on Say on Pay Frequency One Year One Year Management
4 Ratify Auditors For For Management
========================= Parnassus Fixed-Income Fund ==========================
There is no proxy voting activity for the fund, as the fund did not hold any
votable positions during the reporting period.
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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) Parnassus Income Funds
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By (Signature and Title) /s/ Jerome L. Dodson
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Jerome L. Dodson
President
Date: August 2, 2012
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