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UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, DC 20549

 
 
FORM N-PX
 
 
ANNUAL REPORT OF PROXY VOTING RECORD OF REGISTERED
MANAGEMENT INVESTMENT COMPANY


Investment Company Act file number (811-07168)


Hennessy Funds Trust
(Exact name of registrant as specified in charter)


7250 Redwood Blvd., Suite 200
Novato, CA 94945
(Address of principal executive offices) (Zip code)

Neil J. Hennessy
7250 Redwood Blvd., Suite 200
Novato, CA 94945
(Name and address of agent for service)


Registrant's telephone number, including area code: 1-800-966-4354


Date of fiscal year end: October 31


Date of reporting period: June 30, 2008



 
Item 1. Proxy Voting Record.
 
             
Name of Fund:
 
Hennessy Cornerstone Growth II
   
Period:
 
6/30/07 to 7/1/08
       
             
Company Name
 
Meeting Date
 
Cusip
 
Ticker
Methode Electronics
 
9/13/2007
 
591520200
 
METH
             
             
Vote:
 
MRV: n/a
 
Proposal:
 
Proposed by Issuer or shareholder:
Director's recommendations
   
1. Directors
 
issuer
       
2. Rat Ernst & Young Pub a/cing firm
   
       
3. Approval of 2007 cash incentive pl.
   
       
4. Apprval of 2007 stock plan.
   
             
             
Name of Fund:
 
Hennessy Cornerstone Growth II
   
Period:
 
6/30/07 to 7/1/08
       
             
Company Name
 
Meeting Date
 
Cusip
 
Ticker
Cal-Maine Foods
 
10/11/2007
 
128030202
 
CALM
             
             
Vote:
 
MRV: n/a
 
Proposal:
 
Proposed by Issuer or shareholder:
Director's recommendations
   
1. Directors
 
issuer
             
             
             
             
Name of Fund:
 
Hennessy Cornerstone Growth II
   
Period:
 
6/30/07 to 7/1/08
       
             
Company Name
 
Meeting Date
 
Cusip
 
Ticker
Twin Disc Incorporated
 
10/19/2007
 
901476101
 
TWIN
             
             
Vote:
 
MRV: n/a
 
Proposal:
 
Proposed by Issuer or shareholder:
Director's recommendations
   
1. Directors
 
issuer
             
             
             
             
             
Name of Fund:
 
Hennessy Cornerstone Growth II
   
Period:
 
6/30/07 to 7/1/08
       
             
Company Name
 
Meeting Date
 
Cusip
 
Ticker
Buckeye Technologies
 
11/1/2007
 
118255108
 
BKI
             
             
Vote:
 
MRV: n/a
 
Proposal:
 
Proposed by Issuer or shareholder:
Director's recommendations
   
1. Directors
 
issuer
       
2. Rat appt. of Ernst & Young
   
       
3. Apprvl of 2007 omnibus incentive
   
       
comp. Plan.
   
             
             
             
             
             
Name of Fund:
 
Hennessy Cornerstone Growth II
   
Period:
 
6/30/07 to 7/1/08
       
             
Company Name
 
Meeting Date
 
Cusip
 
Ticker
Matrix Service Co
 
10/22/2007
 
576853105
 
MTRX
             
             
Vote:
 
MRV: n/a
 
Proposal:
 
Proposed by Issuer or shareholder:
Director's recommendations
   
1. Directors
 
issuer
       
2. Rat Deloitte & Touche
   
             
             
Name of Fund:
 
Hennessy Cornerstone Growth II
   
Period:
 
6/30/07 to 7/1/08
       
             
Company Name
 
Meeting Date
 
Cusip
 
Ticker
Arcelmormittal
 
11/5/2007
     
MTP
             
             
Vote:
 
MRV: n/a
 
Proposal:
 
Proposed by Issuer or shareholder:
Director's recommendations
   
1. Apprvl of merge w/Arcelor
 
issuer
       
2. Dischge of directors/auditors &
   
       
determination of place where books and
   
       
records will be kept for 5 years.
   
             
             
Name of Fund:
 
Hennessy Cornerstone Growth II
   
Period:
 
6/30/07 to 7/1/08
       
             
Company Name
 
Meeting Date
 
Cusip
 
Ticker
1-800-Flowers.com
 
12/4/2007
 
68243Q106
 
FLWS
             
             
Vote:
 
MRV: n/a
 
Proposal:
 
Proposed by Issuer or shareholder:
Director's recommendations
   
1. Directors
 
issuer
       
2. Rat ind reg pub a/c firm of
   
       
Ernst & Young
   
             
             
             
             
Name of Fund:
 
Hennessy Cornerstone Growth II
   
Period:
 
6/30/07 to 7/1/08
       
             
Company Name
 
Meeting Date
 
Cusip
 
Ticker
Genesis Energy L.P.
 
12/18/2007
 
371927104
 
GEL
             
             
Vote:
 
MRV: n/a
 
Proposal:
 
Proposed by Issuer or shareholder:
Director's recommendations
   
1. Amendment proposal
 
issuer
       
2. Incentive prop
   
       
3. Proposal to adjourn special mtg.
   
             
Name of Fund:
 
Hennessy Cornerstone Growth II
   
Period:
 
6/30/07 to 7/1/08
       
             
Company Name
 
Meeting Date
 
Cusip
 
Ticker
Robbins & Myers Inc
 
1/9/2008
 
770196103
 
RBN
             
             
Vote:
 
MRV: n/a
 
Proposal:
 
Proposed by Issuer or shareholder:
Director's recommendations
   
1. Directors
 
issuer
       
2. Amendment to sr. sec. Annual cash
   
       
bonus.
   
       
3. Apprvl of Ernst & Young
   
             
Name of Fund:
 
Hennessy Cornerstone Growth II
   
Period:
 
6/30/07 to 7/1/08
       
             
Company Name
 
Meeting Date
 
Cusip
 
Ticker
Penford Corporation
 
1/30/2008
 
707051108
 
PENX
             
             
Vote:
 
MRV: n/a
 
Proposal:
 
Proposed by Issuer or shareholder:
Director's recommendations
   
1. Directors
 
issuer
       
2. Rat the appt. of Ernst & Young.
   
             
             
   
Hennessy Cornerstone Growth II
   
Period:
 
6/30/07 to 7/1/08
       
             
Company Name
 
Meeting Date
 
Cusip
 
Ticker
Penford Corporation
 
1/30/2008
 
707051108
 
PENX
             
             
Vote:
 
MRV: n/a
 
Proposal:
 
Proposed by Issuer or shareholder:
Director's recommendations
   
1. Directors
 
issuer
             
             
             
             
             
   
Hennessy Cornerstone Growth II
   
Period:
 
6/30/07 to 7/1/08
       
             
Company Name
 
Meeting Date
 
Cusip
 
Ticker
Integrated Electrical Se
 
2/7/2008
 
45811 E301
 
IESC
             
             
Vote:
 
MRV: n/a
 
Proposal:
 
Proposed by Issuer or shareholder:
Director's recommendations
   
1. Directors
 
issuer
       
2. Appt. Ernst &Young auditors
   
             
             
   
Hennessy Cornerstone Growth II
   
Period:
 
6/30/07 to 7/1/08
       
             
Company Name
 
Meeting Date
 
Cusip
 
Ticker
Pricesmart, Inc.
 
2/26/2008
 
741511109
 
PSMT
             
             
Vote:
 
MRV: n/a
 
Proposal:
 
Proposed by Issuer or shareholder:
Director's recommendations
   
1. Directors
 
issuer
             
             
             
             
             
   
Hennessy Cornerstone Growth II
   
Period:
 
6/30/07 to 7/1/08
       
             
Company Name
 
Meeting Date
 
Cusip
 
Ticker
ICO, Inc.
 
3/11/2008
 
449293109
 
ICOC
             
             
Vote:
 
MRV: n/a
 
Proposal:
 
Proposed by Issuer or shareholder:
Director's recommendations
   
1. Directors
 
issuer
       
2. Apprvl an drestatemnt of 4th amended
   
       
1993 stk option plan for non-employee
   
       
directors
   
       
3. Rat of pricewaterousecooper as pub
   
       
a/c.
   
             
             
             
   
Hennessy Cornerstone Growth II
   
Period:
 
6/30/07 to 7/1/08
       
             
Company Name
 
Meeting Date
 
Cusip
 
Ticker
Kaman Corporation
 
4/16/2008
     
KAMN
             
             
Vote:
 
MRV: n/a
 
Proposal:
 
Proposed by Issuer or shareholder:
Director's recommendations
   
1. Directors
 
issuer
       
2. Approve cash bonus plan
   
       
3. Rat appt. KPMG
   
       
4. Transact other business.
   
             
             
   
 
       
   
Hennessy Cornerstone Growth II
   
Period:
 
6/30/07 to 7/1/08
       
             
Company Name
 
Meeting Date
 
Cusip
 
Ticker
Terra Industries
 
5/6/2008
 
880915103
 
TRA
             
             
Vote:
 
MRV: n/a
 
Proposal:
 
Proposed by Issuer or shareholder:
Director's recommendations
   
1. Directors
 
issuer
       
2. Rat Deloitte & Touche
   
             
             
             
   
Hennessy Cornerstone Growth II
   
Period:
 
6/30/07 to 7/1/08
       
             
Company Name
 
Meeting Date
 
Cusip
 
Ticker
Astec Industries, Inc.
 
4/24/2008
 
46224101
 
ASTE
             
             
Vote:
 
MRV: n/a
 
Proposal:
 
Proposed by Issuer or shareholder:
Director's recommendations
   
1. Directors
 
issuer
       
2. Rat. Ernst & Young
   
       
3. Vote in accordance w/their best judgment
 
       
upon such other matters as may properly
   
       
come before the meeting or any
   
       
adjournments thereof.
   
             
             
             
             
   
Hennessy Cornerstone Growth II
   
Period:
 
6/30/07 to 7/1/08
       
             
Company Name
 
Meeting Date
 
Cusip
 
Ticker
Hudson Highland Grp
 
4/24/2008
 
443792106
 
HHGP
             
             
Vote:
 
MRV: n/a
 
Proposal:
 
Proposed by Issuer or shareholder:
Director's recommendations
   
1. Directors
 
issuer
       
2. Rat appt of Kpmg
   
             
             
             
             
             
             
   
Hennessy Cornerstone Growth II
   
Period:
 
6/30/07 to 7/1/08
       
             
Company Name
 
Meeting Date
 
Cusip
 
Ticker
Celanese Corporation
 
4/24/2008
 
150870103
 
CE
             
             
Vote:
 
MRV: n/a
 
Proposal:
 
Proposed by Issuer or shareholder:
Director's recommendations
   
1. Directors
 
issuer
       
2. Rat of appt KPMG
   
             
             
   
Hennessy Cornerstone Growth II
   
Period:
 
6/30/07 to 7/1/08
       
             
Company Name
 
Meeting Date
 
Cusip
 
Ticker
VSE Corporation
 
5/6/2008
 
918284100
 
VSEC
             
             
Vote:
 
MRV: n/a
 
Proposal:
 
Proposed by Issuer or shareholder:
Director's recommendations
   
1. Directors
 
issuer
       
2. Rat. Ernst & Young
   
             
             
             
             
             
   
Hennessy Cornerstone Growth II
   
Period:
 
6/30/07 to 7/1/08
       
             
Company Name
 
Meeting Date
 
Cusip
 
Ticker
Amkor Technology
 
5/5/2008
 
31652100
 
AMKR
             
             
Vote:
 
MRV: n/a
 
Proposal:
 
Proposed by Issuer or shareholder:
Director's recommendations
   
1. Directors
 
issuer
       
2. Rat ind reg pub a/c firm 2008
   
             
             
             
             
             
Name of Fund:
 
Hennessy Cornerstone Growth II
   
Period:
 
6/30/07 to 7/1/08
       
             
Company Name
 
Meeting Date
 
Cusip
 
Ticker
Barnes Group Inc.
 
5/8/2008
 
67806109
 
B
             
             
Vote:
 
MRV: n/a
 
Proposal:
 
Proposed by Issuer or shareholder:
Director's recommendations
   
1. Directors
 
issuer
       
2. Apprve purchase plan
   
       
3. Rat Pricewaterhousecoopers
   
             
             
Name of Fund:
 
Hennessy Cornerstone Growth II
   
Period:
 
6/30/07 to 7/1/08
       
             
Company Name
 
Meeting Date
 
Cusip
 
Ticker
Cummins Inc.
 
5/13/2008
 
231021106
 
CMI
             
             
Vote:
 
MRV: n/a
 
Proposal:
 
Proposed by Issuer or shareholder:
Director's recommendations
   
1. Directors
 
issuer
       
2. Rat Pricewaterhousecoopers
   
       
3. Amend articles of incorp to inc auth. Shs
 
       
4.Adopt internl. Labor org. standards.
   
             
             
             
             
Name of Fund:
 
Hennessy Cornerstone Growth II
   
Period:
 
6/30/07 to 7/1/08
       
             
Company Name
 
Meeting Date
 
Cusip
 
Ticker
Innospec Incorp.
 
5/6/2008
 
45768S 105
 
IOSP
             
             
Vote:
 
MRV: n/a
 
Proposal:
 
Proposed by Issuer or shareholder:
Director's recommendations
   
1. Directors
 
issuer
       
2. Rat Pricewaterhouse coopers
   
       
3. To adopt the corporations stk option plan
 
       
4. To adopt the corp. share option plan 2008
 
       
5. To adopt the corp. non-employee direc.
   
       
stok option plan
   
       
7. To adopt the corp. sharesave plan 2008
   
             
             
             
             
Name of Fund:
 
Hennessy Cornerstone Growth II
   
Period:
 
6/30/07 to 7/1/08
       
             
Company Name
 
Meeting Date
 
Cusip
 
Ticker
General Cable
 
5/15/2008
 
369300108
 
BGC
             
             
Vote:
 
MRV: n/a
 
Proposal:
 
Proposed by Issuer or shareholder:
Director's recommendations
   
1. Directors
 
issuer
       
2. Rat Deloitte & Touche
   
       
3. Apprvl 2008 annual incentive plan
   
       
4. Sch other business as may properly
   
       
come before the meeting
   
             
             
             
             
Name of Fund:
 
Hennessy Cornerstone Growth II
   
Period:
 
6/30/07 to 7/1/08
       
             
Company Name
 
Meeting Date
 
Cusip
 
Ticker
Chart Industries
 
5/20/2008
 
161115Q308
 
GTLS
             
             
Vote:
 
MRV: n/a
 
Proposal:
 
Proposed by Issuer or shareholder:
Director's recommendations
   
1. Directors
 
issuer
             
             
             
Name of Fund:
 
Hennessy Cornerstone Growth II
   
Period:
 
6/30/07 to 7/1/08
       
             
Company Name
 
Meeting Date
 
Cusip
 
Ticker
Terex Corporation
 
5/15/2008
 
880779103
 
TEX
             
             
Vote:
 
MRV: n/a
 
Proposal:
 
Proposed by Issuer or shareholder:
Director's recommendations
   
1. Directors
 
issuer
       
2. Rat. Ind reg. Pub. a/c firm
   
       
3. such other business as may properly
   
       
come before the meeting.
   
             
             
             
Name of Fund:
 
Hennessy Cornerstone Growth II
   
Period:
 
6/30/07 to 7/1/08
       
             
Company Name
 
Meeting Date
 
Cusip
 
Ticker
Cummins Incorporation
 
5/13/2008
 
231021106
 
CMI
             
             
Vote:
 
MRV: n/a
 
Proposal:
 
Proposed by Issuer or shareholder:
Director's recommendations
   
1. Directors
 
issuer
       
2. Rat PricewaterhouseCoopers
   
       
3. Prop to amend articles of inc.
   
       
4. Prop to adopt intl labor org. standards
   
             
             
             
             
Name of Fund:
 
Hennessy Cornerstone Growth II
   
Period:
 
6/30/07 to 7/1/08
       
             
Company Name
 
Meeting Date
 
Cusip
 
Ticker
AK Steel Holding
 
5/29/2008
 
231021106
 
CMI
             
             
Vote:
 
MRV: n/a
 
Proposal:
 
Proposed by Issuer or shareholder:
Director's recommendations
   
1. Directors
 
issuer
       
2. Rat Deloitte & Touche
   
       
3. Re-approval of perf goals
   
             
Name of Fund:
 
Hennessy Cornerstone Growth II
   
Period:
 
6/30/07 to 7/1/08
       
             
Company Name
 
Meeting Date
 
Cusip
 
Ticker
Reliant Energy
 
5/20/2008
 
75952B 105
 
RRI
             
             
Vote:
 
MRV: n/a
 
Proposal:
 
Proposed by Issuer or shareholder:
Director's recommendations
   
1. Directors
 
issuer
       
2. Rat KPMG
   
             
             
             
             
             
Name of Fund:
 
Hennessy Cornerstone Growth II
   
Period:
 
6/30/07 to 7/1/08
       
             
Company Name
 
Meeting Date
 
Cusip
 
Ticker
Warnaco Group
 
5/14/2008
 
934390402
 
WRNC
             
             
Vote:
 
MRV: n/a
 
Proposal:
 
Proposed by Issuer or shareholder:
Director's recommendations
   
1. Directors
 
issuer
       
2. A[[rpve 2005 sstk incentive plan.
   
       
3. Approve the incentive comp plan.
   
       
4. Rat Deloitte & Touche
   
             
             
             
Name of Fund:
 
Hennessy Cornerstone Growth II
   
Period:
 
6/30/07 to 7/1/08
       
             
Company Name
 
Meeting Date
 
Cusip
 
Ticker
Arcelormittal
 
5/13/2008
 
03938L104
 
MT
             
             
Vote:
 
MRV: n/a
 
Proposal:
 
Proposed by Issuer or shareholder:
Director's recommendations
   
1. Apprvl for accounts 2007 fincl year
 
issuer
       
2. Apprvl of fincl statements for 2007
   
       
3. Determination of fees, com and attendance
 
       
to be allocated to the board.
   
       
4. Allocation of results  and
   
       
determination of the dividend.
   
       
5. discharge of the directors
   
       
6. Statutory elections of 4 directors
   
       
7/10. Directors
   
       
11. Renewa of the authorizaiton of the board
 
       
12. Apptmnt of Deloitte & Touche
   
       
13. Decision to authorise the board to issue
 
       
stock options
   
       
14. Decision to authorise the board to put in
 
       
place an empl shre purchase plan
   
       
15. decision t inc the authorised share
   
       
capital of the co.
   
             
             
             
             
Name of Fund:
 
Hennessy Cornerstone Growth II
   
Period:
 
6/30/07 to 7/1/08
       
             
Company Name
 
Meeting Date
 
Cusip
 
Ticker
Western Refining
 
5/22/2008
 
959319104
 
WNR
             
             
Vote:
 
MRV: n/a
 
Proposal:
 
Proposed by Issuer or shareholder:
Director's recommendations
   
1. Directors
 
issuer
       
2. Rat Deloitte & Touche
   
             
             
             
             
Name of Fund:
 
Hennessy Cornerstone Growth II
   
Period:
 
6/30/07 to 7/1/08
       
             
Company Name
 
Meeting Date
 
Cusip
 
Ticker
Horizon Lines, Inc.
 
6/3/2008
 
44044K101
 
HRZ
             
             
Vote:
 
MRV: n/a
 
Proposal:
 
Proposed by Issuer or shareholder:
Director's recommendations
   
1. Directors
 
issuer
       
2. Prop to increase numbr of shs of
   
       
common stk.
   
       
3. Rat Ernst & Young
   
             
             
             
             
Name of Fund:
 
Hennessy Cornerstone Growth II
   
Period:
 
6/30/07 to 7/1/08
       
             
Company Name
 
Meeting Date
 
Cusip
 
Ticker
Emergency Medical
 
5/28/2008
 
29100P102
 
EMS
             
             
Vote:
 
MRV: n/a
 
Proposal:
 
Proposed by Issuer or shareholder:
Director's recommendations
   
1. Directors
 
issuer
       
2. Apprvl of l/d 2007 incentive plan
   
       
3. Rat Ernst & Young
   
             
             
             
             
             
             
Name of Fund:
 
Hennessy Cornerstone Growth II
   
Period:
 
6/30/07 to 7/1/08
       
             
Company Name
 
Meeting Date
 
Cusip
 
Ticker
Miva, Incorporated
 
6/11/2008
 
55311R108
 
MIVA
             
             
Vote:
 
MRV: n/a
 
Proposal:
 
Proposed by Issuer or shareholder:
Director's recommendations
   
1. Directors
 
issuer
             
             
             
             
             
             
Name of Fund:
 
Hennessy Cornerstone Growth II
   
Period:
 
6/30/07 to 7/1/08
       
             
Company Name
 
Meeting Date
 
Cusip
 
Ticker
Nexstar Broadcasting
 
5/29/2008
 
65336K103
 
NXST
             
             
Vote:
 
MRV: n/a
 
Proposal:
 
Proposed by Issuer or shareholder:
Director's recommendations
   
1. Directors
 
issuer
       
2. Rat PricewaterhouseCoopers
   
             
             
             
             
             
Name of Fund:
 
Hennessy Cornestone Growth II
   
Period:
 
6/30/07 to 7/1/08
       
             
Company Name
 
Meeting Date
 
Cusip
 
Ticker
LSB Industries
 
6/5/2008
 
502160104
 
LXU
             
             
Vote:
 
MRV: n/a
 
Proposal:
 
Proposed by Issuer or shareholder:
Director's recommendations
   
1. Directors
 
issuer
       
2. Rat Ernst & Young
   
       
3. Approvl of the 2008 incentive stk plan.
   
             
             
             
             
Name of Fund:
 
Hennessy Cornestone Growth II
   
Period:
 
6/30/07 to 7/1/08
       
             
Company Name
 
Meeting Date
 
Cusip
 
Ticker
Gamestop Corp.
 
6/24/2008
 
36467W109
 
GME
             
             
Vote:
 
MRV: n/a
 
Proposal:
 
Proposed by Issuer or shareholder:
Director's recommendations
   
1. Directors
 
issuer
       
2. Prop. To approve the amendment and
   
       
restatement of the amended and restated
   
       
supplemental comp plan.
   
       
3. Prop. To rat. The appt of Bdo Seidman
   
       
as ind. Reg public accounting firm for 2009
 
             
             
             
             
             
Name of Fund:
 
Hennessy Cornestone Growth II
   
Period:
 
6/30/07 to 7/1/08
       
             
Company Name
 
Meeting Date
 
Cusip
 
Ticker
MFRI, Inc.
 
6/19/2008
 
552721102
 
MFRI
             
             
Vote:
 
MRV: n/a
 
Proposal:
 
Proposed by Issuer or shareholder:
Director's recommendations
   
1. Directors
 
issuer
       
2. Prop , we recommend that MFRI hire an
 
       
accredited inv. Banker to adive it on ways to
 
       
increase stkhldr value, either through
   
       
a sale through acution or via a merger.
   
             
 

 
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) Hennessy Funds Trust


By (Signature and Title)*    /s/ Neil J. Hennessy                                
Neil J. Hennessy
Chief Executive Officer


Date            7/18/08