UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549
FORM N-PX
Annual Report of Proxy Voting Record of
Registered Management Investment Company
Investment Company Act File Number: 811-05364
American High-Income Trust
(Exact Name of Registrant as Specified in Charter)
333 South Hope Street,
Los Angeles, California 90071
(Address of Principal Executive Offices)
Registrant's telephone number, including area code: (213) 486-9200
Date of fiscal year end: September 30
Date of reporting period: July 1, 2012 - June 30, 2013
Courtney R. Taylor
American High-Income Trust
333 South Hope Street
Los Angeles, California 90071
(Name and Address of Agent for Service)
| Item 1: Proxy Voting Record Fund Name : American High-Income Trust Reporting Period : July 01, 2012 - June 30, 2013 | |||||||
| American Tower Corporation | |||||||
| Ticker | Security ID: | Meeting Date | Meeting Status | ||||
| AMT | CUSIP 03027X100 | 05/21/2013 | Voted | ||||
| Meeting Type | Country of Trade | ||||||
| Annual | United States | ||||||
| Issue No. | Description | Proponent | Mgmt Rec | Vote Cast | For/Agnst Mgmt | ||
| 1 | Elect Raymond P. Dolan | Mgmt | For | For | For | ||
| 2 | Elect Ronald M. Dykes | Mgmt | For | For | For | ||
| 3 | Elect Carolyn Katz | Mgmt | For | For | For | ||
| 4 | Elect Gustavo Lara Cantu | Mgmt | For | For | For | ||
| 5 | Elect JoAnn A. Reed | Mgmt | For | For | For | ||
| 6 | Elect Pamela D.A. Reeve | Mgmt | For | For | For | ||
| 7 | Elect David E. Sharbutt | Mgmt | For | For | For | ||
| 8 | Elect James D. Taiclet, Jr. | Mgmt | For | For | For | ||
| 9 | Elect Samme L. Thompson | Mgmt | For | For | For | ||
| 10 | Ratification of Auditor | Mgmt | For | For | For | ||
| 11 | Advisory Vote on Executive Compensation | Mgmt | For | For | For | ||
| 12 | Right to Call a Special Meeting | Mgmt | For | For | For | ||
| Bank of America Corporation | |||||||
| Ticker | Security ID: | Meeting Date | Meeting Status | ||||
| BAC | CUSIP 060505559 | 05/08/2013 | Voted | ||||
| Meeting Type | Country of Trade | ||||||
| Annual | United States | ||||||
| Issue No. | Description | Proponent | Mgmt Rec | Vote Cast | For/Agnst Mgmt | ||
| 1 | Elect Sharon Allen | Mgmt | For | For | For | ||
| 2 | Elect Susan Bies | Mgmt | For | For | For | ||
| 3 | Elect Jack Bovender, Jr. | Mgmt | For | For | For | ||
| 4 | Elect Frank Bramble, Sr. | Mgmt | For | For | For | ||
| 5 | Elect Arnold Donald | Mgmt | For | For | For | ||
| 6 | Elect Charles Gifford | Mgmt | For | For | For | ||
| 7 | Elect Charles Holliday, Jr. | Mgmt | For | For | For | ||
| 8 | Elect Linda Hudson | Mgmt | For | For | For | ||
| 9 | Elect Monica Lozano | Mgmt | For | For | For | ||
| 10 | Elect Thomas May | Mgmt | For | For | For | ||
| 11 | Elect Brian Moynihan | Mgmt | For | For | For | ||
| 12 | Elect Lionel Nowell, III | Mgmt | For | For | For | ||
| 13 | Elect R. David Yost | Mgmt | For | For | For | ||
| 14 | Advisory Vote on Executive Compensation | Mgmt | For | Against | Against | ||
| 15 | Ratification of Auditor | Mgmt | For | For | For | ||
| 16 | Shareholder Proposal Regarding Political Spending Report | ShrHoldr | Against | Against | For | ||
| 17 | Shareholder Proposal Regarding Proxy Access | ShrHoldr | Against | Against | For | ||
| 18 | Shareholder Proposal Regarding Multiple Board Service | ShrHoldr | Against | Against | For | ||
| 19 | Shareholder Proposal Regarding Feasibility Study on Prohibition of Political Spending | ShrHoldr | Against | Against | For | ||
| 20 | Regarding Discriminitory Mortgage Servicing and Foreclosure Practices | ShrHoldr | Against | Against | For | ||
| Circus & Eldorado Joint Venture | |||||||
| Ticker | Security ID: | Meeting Date | Meeting Status | ||||
| 0000 | CUSIP 17274R | 08/28/2012 | Voted | ||||
| Meeting Type | Country of Trade | ||||||
| Consent | United States | ||||||
| Issue No. | Description | Proponent | Mgmt Rec | Vote Cast | For/Agnst Mgmt | ||
| 1 | The Joint Plan | Mgmt | N/A | For | N/A | ||
| CIT Group Inc. | |||||||
| Ticker | Security ID: | Meeting Date | Meeting Status | ||||
| CIT | CUSIP 125581801 | 05/14/2013 | Voted | ||||
| Meeting Type | Country of Trade | ||||||
| Annual | United States | ||||||
| Issue No. | Description | Proponent | Mgmt Rec | Vote Cast | For/Agnst Mgmt | ||
| 1 | Elect John A. Thain | Mgmt | For | For | For | ||
| 2 | Elect Michael J. Embler | Mgmt | For | For | For | ||
| 3 | Elect William M. Freeman | Mgmt | For | For | For | ||
| 4 | Elect David M. Moffett | Mgmt | For | For | For | ||
| 5 | Elect R. Brad Oates | Mgmt | For | For | For | ||
| 6 | Elect Marianne M. Parrs | Mgmt | For | For | For | ||
| 7 | Elect Gerald Rosenfeld | Mgmt | For | For | For | ||
| 8 | Elect John R. Ryan | Mgmt | For | For | For | ||
| 9 | Elect Seymour Sternberg | Mgmt | For | For | For | ||
| 10 | Elect Peter J. Tobin | Mgmt | For | For | For | ||
| 11 | Elect Laura S. Unger | Mgmt | For | For | For | ||
| 12 | Ratification of Auditor | Mgmt | For | For | For | ||
| 13 | Advisory Vote on Executive Compensation | Mgmt | For | For | For | ||
| Citigroup Inc. | |||||||
| Ticker | Security ID: | Meeting Date | Meeting Status | ||||
| C | CUSIP 172967424 | 04/24/2013 | Voted | ||||
| Meeting Type | Country of Trade | ||||||
| Annual | United States | ||||||
| Issue No. | Description | Proponent | Mgmt Rec | Vote Cast | For/Agnst Mgmt | ||
| 1 | Elect Michael L. Corbat | Mgmt | For | For | For | ||
| 2 | Elect Franz B. Humer | Mgmt | For | For | For | ||
| 3 | Elect Robert L. Joss | Mgmt | For | For | For | ||
| 4 | Elect Michael E. O'Neill | Mgmt | For | For | For | ||
| 5 | Elect Judith Rodin | Mgmt | For | For | For | ||
| 6 | Elect Robert L. Ryan | Mgmt | For | For | For | ||
| 7 | Elect Anthony M. Santomero | Mgmt | For | For | For | ||
| 8 | Elect Joan E. Spero | Mgmt | For | For | For | ||
| 9 | Elect Diana L. Taylor | Mgmt | For | For | For | ||
| 10 | Elect William S. Thompson, Jr. | Mgmt | For | For | For | ||
| 11 | Elect Ernesto Zedillo | Mgmt | For | For | For | ||
| 12 | Ratification of Auditor | Mgmt | For | For | For | ||
| 13 | Advisory Vote on Executive Compensation | Mgmt | For | Against | Against | ||
| 14 | Amendment to the 2009 Stock Incentive Plan | Mgmt | For | Against | Against | ||
| 15 | Shareholder Proposal Regarding Retention of Shares Until Retirement | ShrHoldr | Against | Against | For | ||
| 16 | Shareholder Proposal Regarding Lobbying Report | ShrHoldr | Against | Against | For | ||
| 17 | Shareholder Proposal Regarding Director Indemnification | ShrHoldr | Against | Against | For | ||
| Cooper-Standard Holdings Inc. | |||||||
| Ticker | Security ID: | Meeting Date | Meeting Status | ||||
| COSH | CUSIP 21676P103 | 05/09/2013 | Voted | ||||
| Meeting Type | Country of Trade | ||||||
| Annual | United States | ||||||
| Issue No. | Description | Proponent | Mgmt Rec | Vote Cast | For/Agnst Mgmt | ||
| 1.1 | Elect Orlando A. Bustos | Mgmt | For | For | For | ||
| 1.2 | Elect Jeffrey S. Edwards | Mgmt | For | For | For | ||
| 1.3 | Elect Larry J. Jutte | Mgmt | For | For | For | ||
| 1.4 | Elect Jeffrey Kirt | Mgmt | For | For | For | ||
| 1.5 | Elect David J. Mastrocola | Mgmt | For | For | For | ||
| 1.6 | Elect Stephen A. Van Oss | Mgmt | For | For | For | ||
| 1.7 | Elect Kenneth L. Way | Mgmt | For | For | For | ||
| 2 | Amendment to the 2011 Omnibus Incentive Plan | Mgmt | For | For | For | ||
| 3 | Ratification of Auditor | Mgmt | For | For | For | ||
| Delta Air Lines, Inc. | |||||||
| Ticker | Security ID: | Meeting Date | Meeting Status | ||||
| DAL | CUSIP 247361702 | 06/27/2013 | Voted | ||||
| Meeting Type | Country of Trade | ||||||
| Annual | United States | ||||||
| Issue No. | Description | Proponent | Mgmt Rec | Vote Cast | For/Agnst Mgmt | ||
| 1 | Elect Richard H. Anderson | Mgmt | For | For | For | ||
| 2 | Elect Edward H. Bastian | Mgmt | For | For | For | ||
| 3 | Elect Roy J. Bostock | Mgmt | For | For | For | ||
| 4 | Elect John S. Brinzo | Mgmt | For | For | For | ||
| 5 | Elect Daniel A. Carp | Mgmt | For | For | For | ||
| 6 | Elect David G. DeWalt | Mgmt | For | For | For | ||
| 7 | Elect William H. Easter III | Mgmt | For | For | For | ||
| 8 | Elect Mickey P. Foret | Mgmt | For | For | For | ||
| 9 | Elect Shirley C. Franklin | Mgmt | For | For | For | ||
| 10 | Elect David R. Goode | Mgmt | For | For | For | ||
| 11 | Elect George N. Mattson | Mgmt | For | For | For | ||
| 12 | Elect Paula Rosput Reynolds | Mgmt | For | For | For | ||
| 13 | Elect Kenneth C. Rogers | Mgmt | For | For | For | ||
| 14 | Elect Kenneth B. Woodrow | Mgmt | For | For | For | ||
| 15 | Advisory Vote on Executive Compensation | Mgmt | For | For | For | ||
| 16 | Ratification of Auditor | Mgmt | For | For | For | ||
| 17 | Shareholder Proposal Regarding Retention of Shares | ShrHoldr | Against | Against | For | ||
| Ford Motor Company | |||||||
| Ticker | Security ID: | Meeting Date | Meeting Status | ||||
| F | CUSIP 345370860 | 05/09/2013 | Voted | ||||
| Meeting Type | Country of Trade | ||||||
| Annual | United States | ||||||
| Issue No. | Description | Proponent | Mgmt Rec | Vote Cast | For/Agnst Mgmt | ||
| 1 | Elect Stephen G. Butler | Mgmt | For | For | For | ||
| 2 | Elect Kimberly A. Casiano | Mgmt | For | For | For | ||
| 3 | Elect Anthony F. Earley, Jr. | Mgmt | For | For | For | ||
| 4 | Elect Edsel B. Ford II | Mgmt | For | For | For | ||
| 5 | Elect William C. Ford, Jr. | Mgmt | For | For | For | ||
| 6 | Elect Richard A. Gephardt | Mgmt | For | For | For | ||
| 7 | Elect James H. Hance, Jr. | Mgmt | For | For | For | ||
| 8 | Elect William W. Helman IV | Mgmt | For | For | For | ||
| 9 | Elect Jon M. Huntsman, Jr. | Mgmt | For | For | For | ||
| 10 | Elect Richard A. Manoogian | Mgmt | For | For | For | ||
| 11 | Elect Ellen R. Marram | Mgmt | For | For | For | ||
| 12 | Elect Alan Mulally | Mgmt | For | For | For | ||
| 13 | Elect Homer A. Neal | Mgmt | For | For | For | ||
| 14 | Elect Gerald L. Shaheen | Mgmt | For | For | For | ||
| 15 | Elect John L. Thornton | Mgmt | For | For | For | ||
| 16 | Ratification of Auditor | Mgmt | For | For | For | ||
| 17 | Advisory Vote on Executive Compensation | Mgmt | For | For | For | ||
| 18 | Reapproval of the Annual Incentive Compensation Plan | Mgmt | For | For | For | ||
| 19 | Reapproval of the 2008 Long-Term Incentive Compensation Plan | Mgmt | For | Against | Against | ||
| 20 | Approval of the Tax Benefit Preservation Plan | Mgmt | For | For | For | ||
| 21 | Shareholder Proposal Regarding Recapitalization | ShrHoldr | Against | For | Against | ||
| 22 | Shareholder Proposal Regarding Right to Call a Special Meeting | ShrHoldr | Against | Against | For | ||
| Frontier Communications Corporation | |||||||
| Ticker | Security ID: | Meeting Date | Meeting Status | ||||
| FTR | CUSIP 35906A108 | 05/08/2013 | Voted | ||||
| Meeting Type | Country of Trade | ||||||
| Annual | United States | ||||||
| Issue No. | Description | Proponent | Mgmt Rec | Vote Cast | For/Agnst Mgmt | ||
| 1.1 | Elect Leroy T. Barnes, Jr. | Mgmt | For | For | For | ||
| 1.2 | Elect Peter C. B. Bynoe | Mgmt | For | For | For | ||
| 1.3 | Elect Jeri B. Finard | Mgmt | For | For | For | ||
| 1.4 | Elect Edward Fraioli | Mgmt | For | For | For | ||
| 1.5 | Elect James S. Kahan | Mgmt | For | For | For | ||
| 1.6 | Elect Pamela D.A. Reeve | Mgmt | For | For | For | ||
| 1.7 | Elect Howard L. Schrott | Mgmt | For | For | For | ||
| 1.8 | Elect Larraine D. Segil | Mgmt | For | For | For | ||
| 1.9 | Elect Mark S. Shapiro | Mgmt | For | For | For | ||
| 1.10 | Elect Myron A. Wick, III | Mgmt | For | For | For | ||
| 1.11 | Elect Mary Agnes Wilderotter | Mgmt | For | For | For | ||
| 2 | Advisory Vote on Executive Compensation | Mgmt | For | For | For | ||
| 3 | 2013 Bonus Plan | Mgmt | For | For | For | ||
| 4 | 2013 Equity Incentive Plan | Mgmt | For | For | For | ||
| 5 | Shareholder Proposal Regarding Independent Board Chairman | ShrHoldr | Against | For | Against | ||
| 6 | Ratification of Auditor | Mgmt | For | For | For | ||
| Georgia Gulf Corp. | |||||||
| Ticker | Security ID: | Meeting Date | Meeting Status | ||||
| GGC | CUSIP 373200302 | 01/10/2013 | Voted | ||||
| Meeting Type | Country of Trade | ||||||
| Special | United States | ||||||
| Issue No. | Description | Proponent | Mgmt Rec | Vote Cast | For/Agnst Mgmt | ||
| 1 | Merger | Mgmt | For | For | For | ||
| 2 | Increase of Authorized Common Stock | Mgmt | For | For | For | ||
| 3 | Amendment to the 2011 Equity and Performance Incentive Plan | Mgmt | For | For | For | ||
| 4 | Right to Adjourn Meeting | Mgmt | For | For | For | ||
| Hawker Beechcraft Acquisition Company | |||||||
| Ticker | Security ID: | Meeting Date | Meeting Status | ||||
| 0000 | CUSIP 420122AH6 | 01/22/2013 | Voted | ||||
| Meeting Type | Country of Trade | ||||||
| Consent | United States | ||||||
| Issue No. | Description | Proponent | Mgmt Rec | Vote Cast | For/Agnst Mgmt | ||
| 1 | To Accept the Plan | Mgmt | N/A | For | N/A | ||
| Newpage Corp | |||||||
| Ticker | Security ID: | Meeting Date | Meeting Status | ||||
| 0000 | CUSIP 651715000 | 08/15/2012 | Voted | ||||
| Meeting Type | Country of Trade | ||||||
| Consent | United States | ||||||
| Issue No. | Description | Proponent | Mgmt Rec | Vote Cast | For/Agnst Mgmt | ||
| 1 | To Accept the Resolution | Mgmt | N/A | For | N/A | ||
| 2 | Proxy in Respect of Amendments of Variations | Mgmt | N/A | For | N/A | ||
| Newpage Corp | |||||||
| Ticker | Security ID: | Meeting Date | Meeting Status | ||||
| 0000 | CUSIP 651715000 | 12/10/2012 | Voted | ||||
| Meeting Type | Country of Trade | ||||||
| Consent | United States | ||||||
| Issue No. | Description | Proponent | Mgmt Rec | Vote Cast | For/Agnst Mgmt | ||
| 1 | Accept the Plan NPC Class 1B AK0 | Mgmt | N/A | Against | N/A | ||
| 2 | Accept the Plan GD Class 1B AK0 | Mgmt | N/A | Against | N/A | ||
| 3 | Accept the Plan NPC Class 3B AK0 | Mgmt | N/A | Against | N/A | ||
| 4 | Accept the Plan GD Class 3B AK0 | Mgmt | N/A | Against | N/A | ||
| 5 | Do Not Consent to the Release NPC Class 1B AK0 | Mgmt | N/A | Abstain | N/A | ||
| 6 | Do Not Consent to the Release GD Class 1B AK0 | Mgmt | N/A | Abstain | N/A | ||
| 7 | Do Not Consent to the Release NPC Class 3B AK0 | Mgmt | N/A | Abstain | N/A | ||
| 8 | Do Not Consent to the Release GD Class 3B AK0 | Mgmt | N/A | Abstain | N/A | ||
| Nortek Inc. | |||||||
| Ticker | Security ID: | Meeting Date | Meeting Status | ||||
| NTK | CUSIP 656559309 | 05/09/2013 | Voted | ||||
| Meeting Type | Country of Trade | ||||||
| Annual | United States | ||||||
| Issue No. | Description | Proponent | Mgmt Rec | Vote Cast | For/Agnst Mgmt | ||
| 1.1 | Elect John T. Coleman | Mgmt | For | For | For | ||
| 1.2 | Elect Thomas A. Keenan | Mgmt | For | For | For | ||
| 1.3 | Elect J. David Smith | Mgmt | For | For | For | ||
| 2 | Ratification of Auditor | Mgmt | For | For | For | ||
| Revel AC Inc | |||||||
| Ticker | Security ID: | Meeting Date | Meeting Status | ||||
| CUSIP 761352 | 04/10/2013 | Voted | |||||
| Meeting Type | Country of Trade | ||||||
| Consent | United States | ||||||
| Issue No. | Description | Proponent | Mgmt Rec | Vote Cast | For/Agnst Mgmt | ||
| 1 | Accept the Plan | Mgmt | N/A | For | N/A | ||
| 2 | Elect not to be Subject to the Release Set Forth in Articlce VIII.E of the Plan | Mgmt | N/A | Abstain | N/A | ||
| United Continental Holdings, Inc. | |||||||
| Ticker | Security ID: | Meeting Date | Meeting Status | ||||
| UAL | CUSIP 910047 | 06/12/2013 | Voted | ||||
| Meeting Type | Country of Trade | ||||||
| Annual | United States | ||||||
| Issue No. | Description | Proponent | Mgmt Rec | Vote Cast | For/Agnst Mgmt | ||
| 1.1 | Elect Carolyn Corvi | Mgmt | For | For | For | ||
| 1.2 | Elect Jane C. Garvey | Mgmt | For | For | For | ||
| 1.3 | Elect Walter Isaacson | Mgmt | For | For | For | ||
| 1.4 | Elect Henry L. Meyer III | Mgmt | For | For | For | ||
| 1.5 | Elect Oscar Munoz | Mgmt | For | For | For | ||
| 1.6 | Elect Laurence E. Simmons | Mgmt | For | For | For | ||
| 1.7 | Elect Jeffery A. Smisek | Mgmt | For | For | For | ||
| 1.8 | Elect David J. Vitale | Mgmt | For | For | For | ||
| 1.9 | Elect John H. Walker | Mgmt | For | For | For | ||
| 1.10 | Elect Charles A. Yamarone | Mgmt | For | For | For | ||
| 2 | Ratification of Auditor | Mgmt | For | For | For | ||
| 3 | Advisory Vote on Executive Compensation | Mgmt | For | For | For | ||
| 4 | Approval of Material Terms Under the 2008 Incentive Compensation Plan | Mgmt | For | For | For | ||
| 5 | Approval of Material Terms Under the 2010 Incentive Plan | Mgmt | For | For | For | ||
| 6 | Right to Call a Special Meeting | Mgmt | For | For | For | ||
SIGNATURE
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.
AMERICAN HIGH-INCOME TRUST
(Registrant)
| By /s/ David C. Barclay |
David C. Barclay, President and Principal Executive Officer |
| Date: August 27, 2013 |