0001144204-11-049475.txt : 20110824 0001144204-11-049475.hdr.sgml : 20110824 20110824094048 ACCESSION NUMBER: 0001144204-11-049475 CONFORMED SUBMISSION TYPE: N-PX PUBLIC DOCUMENT COUNT: 1 CONFORMED PERIOD OF REPORT: 20110630 FILED AS OF DATE: 20110824 DATE AS OF CHANGE: 20110824 EFFECTIVENESS DATE: 20110824 FILER: COMPANY DATA: COMPANY CONFORMED NAME: PARNASSUS INCOME FUNDS CENTRAL INDEX KEY: 0000866256 IRS NUMBER: 946633178 STATE OF INCORPORATION: MA FISCAL YEAR END: 1231 FILING VALUES: FORM TYPE: N-PX SEC ACT: 1940 Act SEC FILE NUMBER: 811-06673 FILM NUMBER: 111052586 BUSINESS ADDRESS: STREET 1: ONE MARKET #1600 CITY: SAN FRANCISCO STATE: CA ZIP: 94105 BUSINESS PHONE: 4157780200 MAIL ADDRESS: STREET 1: ONE MARKET #1600 CITY: SAN FRANCISCO STATE: CA ZIP: 94105 FORMER COMPANY: FORMER CONFORMED NAME: PARNASSUS INCOME FUND DATE OF NAME CHANGE: 19920703 0000866256 S000000856 PARNASSUS EQUITY INCOME FUND C000002471 Investor Shares PRBLX C000102327 Institutional Shares 0000866256 S000000857 PARNASSUS FIXED-INCOME FUND C000002472 PARNASSUS FIXED-INCOME FUND PRFIX N-PX 1 v233248_n-px.txt ANNUAL REPORT OF PROXY VOTING ******************************* FORM N-Px REPORT ******************************* ICA File Number: 811-06673 Reporting Period: 07/01/2010 - 06/30/2011 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 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- (Exact name of registrant as specified in charter) 1 Market Street, Suite 1600 San Francisco, CA 94105 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- (Address of principal executive offices) Marc C. Mahon Parnassus Investments 1 Market Street, Suite 1600 San Francisco, CA 94105 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- (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: 07/01/2010 to 06/30/2011 ========================= PARNASSUS EQUITY INCOME FUND ========================= ACCENTURE PLC Ticker: CSA Security ID: G1151C101 Meeting Date: FEB 03, 2011 Meeting Type: Annual Record Date: DEC 13, 2010 # Proposal Mgt Rec Vote Cast Sponsor 1 Accept Financial Statements and For For Management Statutory Reports 2 Reelect Charles H. Giancarlo as a For For Management Director 3 Reelect Dennis F. Hightower as a For For Management Director 4 Reelect Blythe J. McGarvie as a For For Management Director 5 Reelect Mark Moody-Stuart as a Director For For Management 6 Reelect Pierre Nanterme as a Director For For Management 7 Ratify Auditors For For Management 8 Advisory Vote to Ratify Named Executive For For Management Officers' Compensation 9 Advisory Vote on Say on Pay Frequency Three One Year Management Years 10 Authorize the Holding of the 2012 AGM For For Management at a Location Outside Ireland 11 Authorize Open-Market Purchases of For For Management Class A Ordinary Shares 12 Determine the Price Range at which For For Management Accenture Plc can Re-issue Shares that it Acquires as Treasury Stock -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- AFLAC INCORPORATED Ticker: AFL Security ID: 001055102 Meeting Date: MAY 02, 2011 Meeting Type: Annual Record Date: FEB 23, 2011 # Proposal Mgt Rec Vote Cast Sponsor 1 Elect Director Daniel P. Amos For For Management 2 Elect Director John Shelby Amos II For For Management 3 Elect Director Paul S. Amos II For For Management 4 Elect Director Michael H. Armacost For For Management 5 Elect Director Kriss Cloninger III For For Management 6 Elect Director Elizabeth J. Hudson For For Management 7 Elect Director Douglas W. Johnson For For Management 8 Elect Director Robert B. Johnson For For Management 9 Elect Director Charles B. Knapp For For Management 10 Elect Director E. Stephen Purdom For For Management 11 Elect Director Barbara K. Rimer For For Management 12 Elect Director Marvin R. Schuster For For Management 13 Elect Director David Gary Thompson For For Management 14 Elect Director Robert L. Wright For For Management 15 Elect Director Takuro Yoshida For For Management 16 Advisory Vote to Ratify Named Executive For For Management Officers' Compensation 17 Advisory Vote on Say on Pay Frequency One Year One Year Management 18 Ratify Auditors For For Management -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- AGL RESOURCES INC. Ticker: AGL Security ID: 001204106 Meeting Date: MAY 03, 2011 Meeting Type: Annual Record Date: FEB 25, 2011 # 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 Arthur E. Johnson For For Management 1.4 Elect Director Dean R. O'Hare For For Management 1.5 Elect Director James A. Rubright For For Management 1.6 Elect Director John W. Somerhalder II For For Management 1.7 Elect Director Bettina M. Whyte For For Management 2 Ratify Auditors For For Management 3 Amend Omnibus Stock Plan For For Management 4 Amend Nonqualified Employee Stock For For Management Purchase Plan 5 Advisory Vote to Ratify Named Executive For For Management Officers' Compensation 6 Advisory Vote on Say on Pay Frequency One Year One Year Management -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- AGL RESOURCES INC. Ticker: AGL Security ID: 001204106 Meeting Date: JUN 14, 2011 Meeting Type: Special Record Date: APR 18, 2011 # Proposal Mgt Rec Vote Cast Sponsor 1 Issue Shares in Connection with For For Management Acquisition 2 Approve Increase in Size of Board For For Management 3 Adjourn Meeting For For Management -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- APACHE CORPORATION Ticker: APA Security ID: 037411105 Meeting Date: MAY 05, 2011 Meeting Type: Annual Record Date: MAR 07, 2011 # Proposal Mgt Rec Vote Cast Sponsor 1 Elect Director G. Steven Farris For For Management 2 Elect Director Randolph M. Ferlic For For Management 3 Elect Director A.D. Frazier, Jr. For For Management 4 Elect Director John A. Kocur For For Management 5 Ratify Auditors For For Management 6 Advisory Vote to Ratify Named Executive For For Management Officers' Compensation 7 Advisory Vote on Say on Pay Frequency One Year One Year Management 8 Increase Authorized Common Stock For For Management 9 Increase Authorized Preferred Stock For For Management 10 Approve Omnibus Stock Plan For For Management -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- BLACK HILLS CORPORATION Ticker: BKH Security ID: 092113109 Meeting Date: MAY 25, 2011 Meeting Type: Annual Record Date: APR 05, 2011 # Proposal Mgt Rec Vote Cast Sponsor 1.1 Elect Director David R. Emery For For Management 1.2 Elect Director Rebecca B. Roberts For For Management 1.3 Elect Director Warren L. Robinson For For Management 1.4 Elect Director John B. Vering For For Management 2 Ratify Auditors For For Management 3 Advisory Vote to Ratify Named Executive For For Management Officers' Compensation 4 Advisory Vote on Say on Pay Frequency One Year One Year Management -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- COOPER INDUSTRIES PLC Ticker: CBE Security ID: G24140108 Meeting Date: MAY 02, 2011 Meeting Type: Annual Record Date: MAR 04, 2011 # Proposal Mgt Rec Vote Cast Sponsor 1 Elect Linda A. Hill as Director For For Management 2 Elect James J. Postl as Director For For Management 3 Elect Mark S. Thompson 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 Approve Omnibus Stock Plan For For Management 7 Advisory Vote to Ratify Named Executive For Against Management Officers' Compensation 8 Advisory Vote on Say on Pay Frequency Three One Year Management Years 9 Authorize Share Repurchase by any For For Management Subsidiary of the Company 10 Authorize the Reissue Price Range of For For Management Treasury Shares -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- DEERE & COMPANY Ticker: DE Security ID: 244199105 Meeting Date: FEB 23, 2011 Meeting Type: Annual Record Date: DEC 31, 2010 # Proposal Mgt Rec Vote Cast Sponsor 1 Elect Director Charles O. Holliday, Jr. For For Management 2 Elect Director Dipak C. Jain For For Management 3 Elect Director Joachim Milberg For For Management 4 Elect Director Richard B. Myers For For Management 5 Advisory Vote to Ratify Named Executive For For Management Officers' Compensation 6 Advisory Vote on Say on Pay Frequency One Year One Year Management 7 Ratify Auditors For For Management -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- DEVON ENERGY CORPORATION Ticker: DVN Security ID: 25179M103 Meeting Date: JUN 08, 2011 Meeting Type: Annual Record Date: APR 11, 2011 # Proposal Mgt Rec Vote Cast Sponsor 1.1 Elect Director Robert H. Henry For For Management 1.2 Elect Director John A. Hill For For Management 1.3 Elect Director Michael M. Kanovsky For For Management 1.4 Elect Director Robert A. Mosbacher, Jr For For Management 1.5 Elect Director J. Larry Nichols For For Management 1.6 Elect Director Duane C. Radtke For For Management 1.7 Elect Director Mary P. Ricciardello For For Management 1.8 Elect Director John Richels For For Management 2 Advisory Vote to Ratify Named Executive For Against Management Officers' Compensation 3 Advisory Vote on Say on Pay Frequency One Year One Year Management 4 Reduce Supermajority Vote Requirement For For Management 5 Amend Certificate of Incorporation For For Management 6 Ratify Auditors For For Management 7 Provide Right to Act by Written Consent Against For Shareholder -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- ENERGEN CORPORATION Ticker: EGN Security ID: 29265N108 Meeting Date: APR 27, 2011 Meeting Type: Annual Record Date: FEB 25, 2011 # Proposal Mgt Rec Vote Cast Sponsor 1.1 Elect Director Kenneth W. Dewey For For Management 1.2 Elect Director James T. McManus, II For For Management 1.3 Elect Director David W. Wilson For For Management 2 Ratify Auditors For For Management 3 Amend Omnibus Stock Plan For For Management 4 Advisory Vote to Ratify Named Executive For For Management Officers' Compensation 5 Advisory Vote on Say on Pay Frequency One Year One Year Management 6 Report on Environmental Impacts of Against For Shareholder Natural Gas Fracturing -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- FIRST SOLAR, INC. Ticker: FSLR Security ID: 336433107 Meeting Date: MAY 25, 2011 Meeting Type: Annual Record Date: APR 07, 2011 # Proposal Mgt Rec Vote Cast Sponsor 1.1 Elect Director Michael J. Ahearn For For Management 1.2 Elect Director Robert J. Gillette For For Management 1.3 Elect Director Craig Kennedy For For Management 1.4 Elect Director James F. Nolan For For Management 1.5 Elect Director William J. Post For For Management 1.6 Elect Director J. Thomas Presby For For Management 1.7 Elect Director Paul H. Stebbins For For Management 1.8 Elect Director Michael Sweeney For For Management 1.9 Elect Director Jose H. Villarreal For For Management 2 Advisory Vote to Ratify Named Executive For For Management Officers' Compensation 3 Advisory Vote on Say on Pay Frequency Three One Year Management Years 4 Ratify Auditors For For Management 5 Report on Potential Risks Related to Against For Shareholder Arizona Immigration Legislation and Public Reaction -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- GEN-PROBE INCORPORATED Ticker: GPRO Security ID: 36866T103 Meeting Date: MAY 19, 2011 Meeting Type: Annual Record Date: MAR 25, 2011 # Proposal Mgt Rec Vote Cast Sponsor 1.1 Elect Director Phillip M. Schneider For For Management 1.2 Elect Director Abraham D. Sofaer For For Management 1.3 Elect Director Patrick J. Sullivan For For Management 2 Amend Omnibus Stock Plan For For Management 3 Advisory Vote to Ratify Named Executive For For Management Officers' Compensation 4 Advisory Vote on Say on Pay Frequency One Year One Year Management 5 Ratify Auditors For For Management -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- GILEAD SCIENCES, INC. Ticker: GILD Security ID: 375558103 Meeting Date: MAY 12, 2011 Meeting Type: Annual Record Date: MAR 16, 2011 # 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 Amend Executive Incentive Bonus Plan For For Management 4 Reduce Supermajority Vote Requirement For For Management 5 Provide Right to Call Special Meeting For For Management 6 Advisory Vote to Ratify Named Executive For Against Management Officers' Compensation 7 Advisory Vote on Say on Pay Frequency One Year One Year Management -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- GOOGLE INC. Ticker: GOOG Security ID: 38259P508 Meeting Date: JUN 02, 2011 Meeting Type: Annual Record Date: APR 04, 2011 # Proposal Mgt Rec Vote Cast Sponsor 1.1 Elect Director Larry Page For For Management 1.2 Elect Director Sergey Brin For For Management 1.3 Elect Director Eric E. Schmidt For For Management 1.4 Elect Director L. John Doerr For For Management 1.5 Elect Director John L. Hennessy For For Management 1.6 Elect Director Ann Mather For For Management 1.7 Elect Director Paul S. Otellini For For Management 1.8 Elect Director K. Ram Shriram For For Management 1.9 Elect Director Shirley M. Tilghman For For Management 2 Ratify Auditors For For Management 3 Amend Omnibus Stock Plan For Against Management 4 Advisory Vote to Ratify Named Executive For For Management Officers' Compensation 5 Advisory Vote on Say on Pay Frequency Three One Year Management Years 6 Amend Bylaws to Establish a Board Against For Shareholder Committee on Environmental Sustainability 7 Reduce Supermajority Vote Requirement Against Against Shareholder 8 Report on Code of Conduct Compliance Against Against Shareholder -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- HEWLETT-PACKARD COMPANY Ticker: HPQ Security ID: 428236103 Meeting Date: MAR 23, 2011 Meeting Type: Annual Record Date: JAN 24, 2011 # Proposal Mgt Rec Vote Cast Sponsor 1 Elect Director M. L. Andreessen For For Management 2 Elect Director L. Apotheker For For Management 3 Elect Director L.T. Babbio, Jr. For Against Management 4 Elect Director S.M. Baldauf For Against Management 5 Elect Director S. Banerji For For Management 6 Elect Director R.L. Gupta For For Management 7 Elect Director J.H. Hammergren For For Management 8 Elect Director R.J. Lane For For Management 9 Elect Director G.M. Reiner For For Management 10 Elect Director P.F. Russo For For Management 11 Elect Director D. Senequier For For Management 12 Elect Director G.K. Thompson For Against Management 13 Elect Director M.C. Whitman For For Management 14 Ratify Auditors For For Management 15 Advisory Vote to Ratify Named Executive For Against Management Officers' Compensation 16 Advisory Vote on Say on Pay Frequency One Year One Year Management 17 Approve Qualified Employee Stock For For Management Purchase Plan 18 Amend Executive Incentive Bonus Plan For For Management -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- HUDSON CITY BANCORP, INC. Ticker: HCBK Security ID: 443683107 Meeting Date: APR 19, 2011 Meeting Type: Annual Record Date: MAR 01, 2011 # Proposal Mgt Rec Vote Cast Sponsor 1 Elect Director Ronald E. Hermance, Jr. For For Management 2 Elect Director William G. Bardel For For Management 3 Elect Director Scott A. Belair For For Management 4 Elect Director Cornelius E. Golding For For Management 5 Ratify Auditors For For Management 6 Approve Omnibus Stock Plan For For Management 7 Advisory Vote to Ratify Named Executive For For Management Officers' Compensation 8 Advisory Vote on Say on Pay Frequency One Year One Year Management 9 Declassify the Board of Directors Against For Shareholder -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- IDEX CORPORATION Ticker: IEX Security ID: 45167R104 Meeting Date: APR 05, 2011 Meeting Type: Annual Record Date: FEB 23, 2011 # Proposal Mgt Rec Vote Cast Sponsor 1.1 Elect Director Bradley J. Bell For For Management 1.2 Elect Director Lawrence D. Kingsley For For Management 1.3 Elect Director Gregory F. Milzcik For For Management 2 Advisory Vote to Ratify Named Executive For For Management Officers' Compensation 3 Advisory Vote on Say on Pay Frequency Three One Year Management Years 4 Ratify Auditors For For Management -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- INTEL CORPORATION Ticker: INTC Security ID: 458140100 Meeting Date: MAY 19, 2011 Meeting Type: Annual Record Date: MAR 21, 2011 # Proposal Mgt Rec Vote Cast Sponsor 1 Elect Director Charlene Barshefsky For For Management 2 Elect Director Susan L. Decker For For Management 3 Elect Director John J. Donahoe For For Management 4 Elect Director Reed E. Hundt For For Management 5 Elect Director Paul S. Otellini For For Management 6 Elect Director James D. Plummer For For Management 7 Elect Director David S. Pottruck For For Management 8 Elect Director Jane E. Shaw For For Management 9 Elect Director Frank D. Yeary For For Management 10 Elect Director David B. Yoffie For For Management 11 Ratify Auditors For For Management 12 Amend Omnibus Stock Plan For For Management 13 Amend Qualified Employee Stock Purchase For For Management Plan 14 Advisory Vote to Ratify Named Executive For For Management Officers' Compensation 15 Advisory Vote on Say on Pay Frequency None One Year Management -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- IRON MOUNTAIN INCORPORATED Ticker: IRM Security ID: 462846106 Meeting Date: JUN 10, 2011 Meeting Type: Annual Record Date: APR 12, 2011 # Proposal Mgt Rec Vote Cast Sponsor 1.1 Elect Director Clarke H. Bailey For For Management 1.2 Elect Director Kent P. Dauten For For Management 1.3 Elect Director Paul F. Deninger For For Management 1.4 Elect Director Per-Kristian Halvorsen For For Management 1.5 Elect Director Michael W. Lamach For For Management 1.6 Elect Director Allan Z. Loren For For Management 1.7 Elect Director Arthur D. Little For For Management 1.8 Elect Director C. Richard Reese For For Management 1.9 Elect Director Vincent J. Ryan For For Management 1.10 Elect Director Laurie A. Tucker For For Management 1.11 Elect Director Alfred J. Verrecchia For For Management 2 Advisory Vote to Ratify Named Executive For For Management Officers' Compensation 3 Advisory Vote on Say on Pay Frequency One Year One Year Management 4 Ratify Auditors For For Management -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- JPMORGAN CHASE & CO. Ticker: JPM Security ID: 46625H100 Meeting Date: MAY 17, 2011 Meeting Type: Annual Record Date: MAR 18, 2011 # Proposal Mgt Rec Vote Cast Sponsor 1 Elect Director Crandall C. Bowles For For Management 2 Elect Director Stephen B. Burke For For Management 3 Elect Director David M. Cote For For Management 4 Elect Director James S. Crown For For Management 5 Elect Director James Dimon For For Management 6 Elect Director Ellen V. Futter For For Management 7 Elect Director William H. Gray, III For For Management 8 Elect Director Laban P. Jackson, Jr. For For Management 9 Elect Director David C. Novak For For Management 10 Elect Director Lee R. Raymond For For Management 11 Elect Director William C. Weldon For For Management 12 Ratify Auditors For For Management 13 Advisory Vote to Ratify Named Executive For Against Management Officers' Compensation 14 Advisory Vote on Say on Pay Frequency One Year One Year Management 15 Amend Omnibus Stock Plan For Against Management 16 Affirm Political Non-Partisanship Against For Shareholder 17 Provide Right to Act by Written Consent Against For Shareholder 18 Report on Loan Modifications Against For Shareholder 19 Report on Political Contributions Against For Shareholder 20 Institute Procedures to Prevent Against For Shareholder Investments in Companies that Contribute to Genocide or Crimes Against Humanity 21 Require Independent Board Chairman Against Against Shareholder -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- MASTERCARD INCORPORATED Ticker: MA Security ID: 57636Q104 Meeting Date: SEP 21, 2010 Meeting Type: Annual Record Date: JUL 26, 2010 # Proposal Mgt Rec Vote Cast Sponsor 1 Declassify the Board of Directors For For Management 2 Reduce Supermajority Vote Requirement For For Management 3 Amend Board Qualifications For For Management 4 Amend Stock Ownership Limitations For For Management 5 Adjourn Meeting For For Management 6.1 Elect Director Nancy J. Karch For For Management 6.2 Elect Director Jose Octavio Reyes For For Management Lagunes 6.3 Elect Director Edward Suning Tian For For Management 6.4 Elect Director Silvio Barzi For For Management 7 Approve Executive Incentive Bonus Plan For For Management 8 Ratify Auditors For For Management -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- MASTERCARD INCORPORATED Ticker: MA Security ID: 57636Q104 Meeting Date: JUN 07, 2011 Meeting Type: Annual Record Date: APR 13, 2011 # Proposal Mgt Rec Vote Cast Sponsor 1 Elect Director Marc Olivie For For Management 2 Elect Director Rima Qureshi For For Management 3 Elect Director Mark Schwartz For For Management 4 Elect Director Jackson P. Tai For For Management 5 Advisory Vote to Ratify Named Executive For For Management Officers' Compensation 6 Advisory Vote on Say on Pay Frequency One Year One Year Management 7 Ratify Auditors For For Management -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- MDU RESOURCES GROUP, INC. Ticker: MDU Security ID: 552690109 Meeting Date: APR 26, 2011 Meeting Type: Annual Record Date: FEB 25, 2011 # 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 Amend Omnibus Stock Plan For For Management 12 Ratify Auditors For For Management 13 Advisory Vote to Ratify Named Executive For For Management Officers' Compensation 14 Advisory Vote on Say on Pay Frequency One Year One Year Management -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- MEDTRONIC, INC. Ticker: MDT Security ID: 585055106 Meeting Date: AUG 25, 2010 Meeting Type: Annual Record Date: JUN 28, 2010 # Proposal Mgt Rec Vote Cast Sponsor 1.1 Elect Director Richard H. Anderson For For Management 1.2 Elect Director David L. Calhoun For For Management 1.3 Elect Director Victor J. Dzau For For Management 1.4 Elect Director William A. Hawkins For For Management 1.5 Elect Director Shirley A. Jackson For For Management 1.6 Elect Director James T. Lenehan For For Management 1.7 Elect Director Denise M. O'Leary For For Management 1.8 Elect Director Kendall J. Powell For For Management 1.9 Elect Director Robert C. Pozen For For Management 1.10 Elect Director Jean-Pierre Rosso For For Management 1.11 Elect Director Jack W. Schuler For For Management 2 Ratify Auditors For For Management -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- MICROSOFT CORPORATION Ticker: MSFT Security ID: 594918104 Meeting Date: NOV 16, 2010 Meeting Type: Annual Record Date: SEP 03, 2010 # Proposal Mgt Rec Vote Cast Sponsor 1 Elect Director Steven A. Ballmer For For Management 2 Elect Director Dina Dublon For For Management 3 Elect Director William H. Gates III For For Management 4 Elect Director Raymond V. Gilmartin For For Management 5 Elect Director Reed Hastings For For Management 6 Elect Director Maria M. Klawe For For Management 7 Elect Director David F. Marquardt For For Management 8 Elect Director Charles H. Noski For For Management 9 Elect Director Helmut Panke For For Management 10 Ratify Auditors For For Management 11 Amend Bylaws to Establish a Board Against For Shareholder Committee on Environmental Sustainability -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- NIKE, INC. Ticker: NKE Security ID: 654106103 Meeting Date: SEP 20, 2010 Meeting Type: Annual Record Date: JUL 26, 2010 # Proposal Mgt Rec Vote Cast Sponsor 1.1 Elect Director Jill K. Conway For For Management 1.2 Elect Director Alan B. Graf, Jr. For For Management 1.3 Elect Director John C. Lechleiter For For Management 1.4 Elect Director Phyllis M. Wise For For Management 2 Amend Executive Incentive Bonus Plan For For Management 3 Amend Omnibus Stock Plan For For Management 4 Ratify Auditors For For Management -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- NORTHWEST NATURAL GAS COMPANY Ticker: NWN Security ID: 667655104 Meeting Date: MAY 26, 2011 Meeting Type: Annual Record Date: APR 06, 2011 # Proposal Mgt Rec Vote Cast Sponsor 1.1 Elect Director Martha L. Byorum For For Management 1.2 Elect Director John D. Carter For For Management 1.3 Elect Director C. Scott Gibson For For Management 1.4 Elect Director Gregg S. Kantor For For Management 2 Amend Restricted Stock Plan For For Management 3 Advisory Vote to Ratify Named Executive For For Management Officers' Compensation 4 Advisory Vote on Say on Pay Frequency Three One Year Management Years 5 Ratify Auditors For For Management -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- PAYCHEX, INC. Ticker: PAYX Security ID: 704326107 Meeting Date: OCT 13, 2010 Meeting Type: Annual Record Date: AUG 16, 2010 # Proposal Mgt Rec Vote Cast Sponsor 1 Elect Director B. Thomas Golisano For For Management 2 Elect Director David J. S. Flaschen For For Management 3 Elect Director Grant M. Inman For For Management 4 Elect Director Pamela A. Joseph For For Management 5 Elect Director Joseph M. Tucci For For Management 6 Elect Director Joseph M. Velli For For Management 7 Amend Omnibus Stock Plan For For Management 8 Ratify Auditors For For Management -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- PENTAIR, INC. Ticker: PNR Security ID: 709631105 Meeting Date: APR 28, 2011 Meeting Type: Annual Record Date: MAR 04, 2011 # Proposal Mgt Rec Vote Cast Sponsor 1 Elect Director Leslie Abi-Karam For For Management 2 Elect Director Jerry W. Burris For For Management 3 Elect Director Ronald L. Merriman For For Management 4 Advisory Vote to Ratify Named Executive For For Management Officers' Compensation 5 Advisory Vote on Say on Pay Frequency One Year One Year Management 6 Ratify Auditors For For Management -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- PLAINS EXPLORATION & PRODUCTION COMPANY Ticker: PXP Security ID: 726505100 Meeting Date: MAY 05, 2011 Meeting Type: Annual Record Date: MAR 24, 2011 # Proposal Mgt Rec Vote Cast Sponsor 1 Elect Director James C. Flores For For Management 2 Elect Director Isaac Arnold, Jr. For Against Management 3 Elect Director Alan R. Buckwalter, III For For Management 4 Elect Director Jerry L. Dees For Against Management 5 Elect Director Tom H. Delimitros For For Management 6 Elect Director Thomas A. Fry, III For Against Management 7 Elect Director Charles G. Groat For For Management 8 Elect Director John H. Lollar For For Management 9 Ratify Auditors For For Management 10 Advisory Vote to Ratify Named Executive For Against Management Officers' Compensation 11 Advisory Vote on Say on Pay Frequency Three One Year Management Years -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- PRAXAIR, INC. Ticker: PX Security ID: 74005P104 Meeting Date: APR 26, 2011 Meeting Type: Annual Record Date: MAR 07, 2011 # 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 Nance K. Dicciani For For Management 1.4 Elect Director Edward G. Galante For For Management 1.5 Elect Director Claire W. Gargalli For For Management 1.6 Elect Director Ira D. Hall For For Management 1.7 Elect Director Raymond W. LeBoeuf For For Management 1.8 Elect Director Larry D. McVay For For Management 1.9 Elect Director Wayne T. Smith For For Management 1.10 Elect Director Robert L. Wood For For Management 2 Advisory Vote to Ratify Named Executive For For Management Officers' Compensation 3 Advisory Vote on Say on Pay Frequency One Year One Year Management 4 Amend Executive Incentive Bonus Plan For For Management 5 Amend Omnibus Stock Plan For For Management 6 Ratify Auditors For For Management -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- QUALCOMM INCORPORATED Ticker: QCOM Security ID: 747525103 Meeting Date: MAR 08, 2011 Meeting Type: Annual Record Date: JAN 10, 2011 # 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 Irwin Mark Jacobs For For Management 1.7 Elect Director Paul E. Jacobs For For Management 1.8 Elect Director Robert E. Kahn For For Management 1.9 Elect Director Sherry Lansing For For Management 1.10 Elect Director Duane A. Nelles For For Management 1.11 Elect Director Francisco Ros For For Management 1.12 Elect Director Brent Scowcroft For For Management 1.13 Elect Director Marc I. Stern For For Management 2 Amend Omnibus Stock Plan For For Management 3 Amend Qualified Employee Stock Purchase For For Management Plan 4 Ratify Auditors For For Management 5 Advisory Vote to Ratify Named Executive For For Management Officers' Compensation 6 Advisory Vote on Say on Pay Frequency Three One Year Management Years 7 Require a Majority Vote for the Against For Shareholder Election of Directors -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- QUESTAR CORPORATION Ticker: STR Security ID: 748356102 Meeting Date: MAY 10, 2011 Meeting Type: Annual Record Date: MAR 02, 2011 # 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 Bruce A. Williamson For For Management 7 Ratify Auditors For For Management 8 Advisory Vote to Ratify Named Executive For For Management Officers' Compensation 9 Advisory Vote on Say on Pay Frequency One Year One Year Management -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- ROYAL BANK OF CANADA Ticker: RY Security ID: 780087102 Meeting Date: MAR 03, 2011 Meeting Type: Annual Record Date: JAN 10, 2011 # Proposal Mgt Rec Vote Cast Sponsor 1.1 Elect Director W. Geoffrey Beattie For For Management 1.2 Elect Director John T. Ferguson For For Management 1.3 Elect Director Paule Gauthier For For Management 1.4 Elect Director Timothy J. Hearn For For Management 1.5 Elect Director Alice D. Laberge For For Management 1.6 Elect Director Jacques Lamarre For For Management 1.7 Elect Director Brandt C. Louie For For Management 1.8 Elect Director Michael H. McCain For For Management 1.9 Elect Director Gordon M. Nixon For For Management 1.10 Elect Director David P. O'Brien For For Management 1.11 Elect Director J. Pedro Reinhard For For Management 1.12 Elect Director Edward Sonshine For For Management 1.13 Elect Director Kathleen P. Taylor For For Management 1.14 Elect Director Victor L. Young For For Management 2 Ratify Deloitte & Touche LLP as For For Management Auditors 3 Advisory Vote on Executive Compensation For For Management Approach 4 Critical Mass of Qualified Women on the Against For Shareholder Board 5 Adopt a Policy Stipulating an Internal Against Against Shareholder Pay Ratio 6 Abolition of Subsidiaries and Branches Against Against Shareholder in Tax Havens 7 Additional Information Regarding Peer Against For Shareholder Comparisons of Compensation -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- SEI INVESTMENTS COMPANY Ticker: SEIC Security ID: 784117103 Meeting Date: MAY 25, 2011 Meeting Type: Annual Record Date: MAR 24, 2011 # Proposal Mgt Rec Vote Cast Sponsor 1.1 Elect Director Kathryn M. McCarthy For For Management 1.2 Elect Director Sarah W. Blumenstein For For Management 2 Advisory Vote to Ratify Named Executive For For Management Officers' Compensation 3 Advisory Vote on Say on Pay Frequency None One Year Management 4 Ratify Auditors For For Management -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- SPECTRA ENERGY CORP Ticker: SE Security ID: 847560109 Meeting Date: APR 19, 2011 Meeting Type: Annual Record Date: FEB 18, 2011 # 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 Paul M. Anderson 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 Amend Omnibus Stock Plan For For Management 4 Amend Executive Incentive Bonus Plan For For Management 5 Advisory Vote to Ratify Named Executive For For Management Officers' Compensation 6 Advisory Vote on Say on Pay Frequency Three One Year Management Years 7 Require a Majority Vote for the Against For Shareholder Election of Directors -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- SYSCO CORPORATION Ticker: SYY Security ID: 871829107 Meeting Date: NOV 12, 2010 Meeting Type: Annual Record Date: SEP 14, 2010 # Proposal Mgt Rec Vote Cast Sponsor 1 Elect Director John M. Cassaday For For Management 2 Elect Director Manuel A. Fernandez For For Management 3 Elect Director Hans-joachim Koerber For For Management 4 Elect Director Jackie M. Ward For For Management 5 Amend Qualified Employee Stock Purchase For For Management Plan 6 Ratify Auditors For For Management -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- TELEFLEX INCORPORATED Ticker: TFX Security ID: 879369106 Meeting Date: APR 26, 2011 Meeting Type: Annual Record Date: MAR 14, 2011 # Proposal Mgt Rec Vote Cast Sponsor 1.1 Elect Director George Babich, Jr. For For Management 1.2 Elect Director William R. Cook For For Management 1.3 Elect Director Stephen K. Klasko For For Management 1.4 Elect Director Benson F. Smith For For Management 2 Approve Executive Incentive Bonus Plan For For Management 3 Advisory Vote to Ratify Named Executive For For Management Officers' Compensation 4 Advisory Vote on Say on Pay Frequency Two Years One Year Management 5 Ratify Auditors For For Management -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- THE BANK OF NEW YORK MELLON CORPORATION Ticker: BK Security ID: 064058100 Meeting Date: APR 12, 2011 Meeting Type: Annual Record Date: FEB 11, 2011 # Proposal Mgt Rec Vote Cast Sponsor 1 Elect Director Ruth E. Bruch For For Management 2 Elect Director Nicholas M. Donofrio For For Management 3 Elect Director Gerald L. Hassell For For Management 4 Elect Director Edmund F. Kelly For For Management 5 Elect Director Robert P. Kelly For For Management 6 Elect Director Richard J. Kogan For For Management 7 Elect Director Michael J. Kowalski For For Management 8 Elect Director John A. Luke, Jr. For For Management 9 Elect Director Mark A. Nordenberg For For Management 10 Elect Director Catherine A. Rein For For Management 11 Elect Director William C. Richardson For For Management 12 Elect Director Samuel C. Scott III For For Management 13 Elect Director John P. Surma For For Management 14 Elect Director Wesley W. von Schack For For Management 15 Advisory Vote to Ratify Named Executive For For Management Officers' Compensation 16 Advisory Vote on Say on Pay Frequency One Year One Year Management 17 Amend Omnibus Stock Plan For For Management 18 Amend Executive Incentive Bonus Plan For For Management 19 Ratify Auditors For For Management 20 Provide for Cumulative Voting Against For Shareholder -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- THE PROCTER & GAMBLE COMPANY Ticker: PG Security ID: 742718109 Meeting Date: OCT 12, 2010 Meeting Type: Annual Record Date: AUG 13, 2010 # 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 Rajat K. Gupta 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 Mary A. Wilderotter For For Management 9 Elect Director Patricia A. Woertz For For Management 10 Elect Director Ernesto Zedillo For For Management 11 Ratify Auditors For For Management 12 Provide for Cumulative Voting Against For Shareholder -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- VALEANT PHARMACEUTICALS INTERNATIONAL INC Ticker: VRX Security ID: 91911K102 Meeting Date: MAY 16, 2011 Meeting Type: Annual Record Date: APR 04, 2011 # Proposal Mgt Rec Vote Cast Sponsor 1.1 Elect Robert A. Ingram as Director For For Management 1.2 Elect Theo Melas-Kyriazi as Director For For Management 1.3 Elect G. Mason Morfit as Director For For Management 1.4 Elect Laurence E. Paul as Director For For Management 1.5 Elect J. Michael Pearson as Director For For Management 1.6 Elect Robert N. Power as Director For For Management 1.7 Elect Norma A. Provencio as Director For For Management 1.8 Elect Lloyd M. Segal as Director For For Management 1.9 Elect Katharine Stevenson as Director For For Management 1.10 Elect Michael R. Van Every as Director For For Management 2 Advisory Vote on Executive Compensation For For Management Approach 3 Advisory Vote on Say on Pay Frequency One Year One Year Management 4 Approve Omnibus Stock Plan For For Management 5 Amend Omnibus Stock Plan For For Management 6 Ratify PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP as For For Management Auditors -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- VERISIGN, INC. Ticker: VRSN Security ID: 92343E102 Meeting Date: MAY 26, 2011 Meeting Type: Annual Record Date: MAR 30, 2011 # Proposal Mgt Rec Vote Cast Sponsor 1 Elect Director D. James Bidzos For For Management 2 Elect Director William L. Chenevich For For Management 3 Elect Director Kathleen A. Cote For For Management 4 Elect Director Mark D. Mclaughlin For For Management 5 Elect Director Roger H. Moore For For Management 6 Elect Director John D. Roach For For Management 7 Elect Director Louis A. Simpson For For Management 8 Elect Director Timothy Tomlinson For For Management 9 Advisory Vote to Ratify Named Executive For For Management Officers' Compensation 10 Advisory Vote on Say on Pay Frequency One Year One Year Management 11 Amend Omnibus Stock Plan For For Management 12 Ratify Auditors For For Management -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- W&T OFFSHORE, INC. Ticker: WTI Security ID: 92922P106 Meeting Date: APR 26, 2011 Meeting Type: Annual Record Date: MAR 18, 2011 # Proposal Mgt Rec Vote Cast Sponsor 1.1 Elect Director Virginia Boulet For For Management 1.2 Elect Director J.F. Freel For For Management 1.3 Elect Director Samir G. Gibara For For Management 1.4 Elect Director Robert I. Israel For For Management 1.5 Elect Director Stuart B. Katz For For Management 1.6 Elect Director Tracy W. Krohn For For Management 1.7 Elect Director S. James Nelson, Jr. For For Management 1.8 Elect Director B. Frank Stanley For For Management 2 Increase Authorized Preferred Stock For Against Management 3 Advisory Vote to Ratify Named Executive For For Management Officers' Compensation 4 Advisory Vote on Say on Pay Frequency Three One Year Management Years 5 Ratify Auditors For For Management -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- WASTE MANAGEMENT, INC. Ticker: WM Security ID: 94106L109 Meeting Date: MAY 13, 2011 Meeting Type: Annual Record Date: MAR 16, 2011 # Proposal Mgt Rec Vote Cast Sponsor 1 Elect Director Pastora San Juan For For Management Cafferty 2 Elect Director Frank M. Clark, Jr. For For Management 3 Elect Director Patrick W. Gross For For Management 4 Elect Director John C. Pope For For Management 5 Elect Director W. Robert Reum For For Management 6 Elect Director Steven G. Rothmeier For For Management 7 Elect Director David P. Steiner For For Management 8 Elect Director Thomas H. Weidemeyer For For Management 9 Ratify Auditors For For Management 10 Advisory Vote to Ratify Named Executive For For Management Officers' Compensation 11 Advisory Vote on Say on Pay Frequency One Year One Year Management 12 Provide Right to Call Special Meeting For For Management -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- WD-40 COMPANY Ticker: WDFC Security ID: 929236107 Meeting Date: DEC 14, 2010 Meeting Type: Annual Record Date: OCT 15, 2010 # Proposal Mgt Rec Vote Cast Sponsor 1.1 Elect Director J.C. Adams, Jr. For For Management 1.2 Elect Director G.H. Bateman For For Management 1.3 Elect Director P.d. Bewley For For Management 1.4 Elect Director R.A. Collato For For Management 1.5 Elect Director M.L. Crivello For For Management 1.6 Elect Director L.A. Lang For For Management 1.7 Elect Director G.O. Ridge For For Management 1.8 Elect Director N.E. Schmale For For Management 2 Ratify Auditors For For Management -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- WELLS FARGO & COMPANY Ticker: WFC Security ID: 949746101 Meeting Date: MAY 03, 2011 Meeting Type: Annual Record Date: MAR 04, 2011 # Proposal Mgt Rec Vote Cast Sponsor 1 Election Director John D. Baker II For For Management 2 Election Director John S. Chen For For Management 3 Election Director Lloyd H. Dean For For Management 4 Election Director Susan E. Engel For For Management 5 Election Director Enrique Hernandez, For For Management Jr. 6 Election Director Donald M. James For For Management 7 Election Director Mackey J. McDonald For For Management 8 Election Director Cynthia H. Milligan For For Management 9 Elect Director Nicholas G. Moore For For Management 10 Elect Director Philip J. Quigley For Against Management 11 Elect Director Judith M. Runstad For For Management 12 Elect Director Stephen W. Sanger For For Management 13 Elect Director John G. Stumpf For For Management 14 Elect Director an G. Swenson For For Management 15 Advisory Vote to Ratify Named Executive For For Management Officers' Compensation 16 Advisory Vote on Say on Pay Frequency One Year One Year Management 17 Ratify Auditors For For Management 18 Amend Articles/Bylaws/Charter -- Call Against For Shareholder Special Meetings 19 Provide for Cumulative Voting Against For Shareholder 20 Require Independent Board Chairman Against For Shareholder 21 Advisory Vote to Ratify Directors' Against Against Shareholder Compensation 22 Require Audit Committee Review and Against For Shareholder Report on Controls Related to Loans, Foreclosure and Securitizations ========================= 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. -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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 ------------------------------------------------------------------- By (Signature and Title) /s/ Jerome L. Dodson ------------------------------------------------------- Jerome L. Dodson President Date: August 23, 2011 ========== END NPX REPORT