N-PX 1 buffalohighyield.htm BUFFALO HIGH YIELD FUND Buffalo High Yield Fund

 


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  811-08898



Buffalo High Yield Fund, Inc.
(Exact name of registrant as specified in charter)



5420 West 61st Place
Shawnee Mission, KS 66205
(Address of principal executive offices) (Zip code)



Kent W. Gasaway
5420 West 61st Place
Shawnee Mission, KS 66205
(Name and address of agent for service)



(913) 384-1513
Registrant’s telephone number, including area code



Date of fiscal year end: March 31



Date of reporting period: June 30, 2004
 
 
     

 
Item 1. Proxy Voting Records

Name of Fund:
Buffalo High Yield Fund
     
Period:
July 1, 2003 - June 30, 2004
     
         
Company Name
Meeting Date
Shares Voted
CUSIP
Ticker
         
AMEREN
4/27/2004
22500
023608102
aee
         
Vote
MRV
Proposal
 
Proposed by Issuer or Security Holder
 
For
Directors
   
         
For
 
SUSAN S. ELLIOTT
 
Issuer
For
 
CLIFFORD L. GREENWALT
   
For
 
THOMAS A. HAYS
   
For
 
RICHARD A. LIDDY
   
For
 
GORDON R. LOHMAN
   
For
 
RICHARD A. LUMPKIN
   
For
 
JOHN PETERS MACCARTHY
   
For
 
PAUL L. MILLER, JR.
   
For
 
CHARLES W. MUELLER
   
For
 
DOUGLAS R. OBERHELMAN
   
For
 
GARY L. RAINWATER
   
For
 
HARVEY SALIGMAN
   
         
For
For
02 . RATIFICATION OF APPOINTMENT OF INDEPENDENT AUDITORS
 
Issuer
For
Against
03 . REPORT ON STORAGE OF IRRADIATED FUEL RODS AT CALLAWAY
 
Security Holder
         
Company Name
Meeting Date
Shares Voted
CUSIP
Ticker
         
BANK OF AMERICA CORP.
3/17/2004
35000
60505104
bac
         
Vote
MRV
Proposal
 
Proposed by Issuer or Security Holder
         
For
For
1. ADOPTION OF THE MERGER AGREEMENT
 
Issuer
Against
For
2. ADOPTION OF BANK OF AMERICA'S AMENDED STOCK PLAN
 
Issuer
For
For
3. ADOPTION OF AN AMENDMENT TO INCREASE THE NUMBER OF AUTHORIZED SHARES OF BANK OF AMERICA COMMON STOCK
 
Issuer
For
For
4. APPROVAL OF PROPOSAL TO ADJOURN THE BANK OF AMERICA SPECIAL MEETING, IF NECESSARY, TO SOLICIT ADDITIONAL PROXIES
 
Issuer
         
Company Name
Meeting Date
Shares Voted
CUSIP
Ticker
         
BRISTOL MYERS SQUIBB CO
5/4/2004
40105
110122108
bmy
         
Vote
MRV
Proposal
 
Proposed by Issuer or Security Holder
 
For
Directors
   
         
For
 
P.R. DOLAN
 
Issuer
For
 
L.V. GERSTNER, JR.
   
For
 
L. JOHANSSON
   
         
For
For
02 . APPOINTMENT OF INDEPENDENT AUDITORS
 
Issuer
Against
Against
03 . PUBLICATION OF POLITICAL CONTRIBUTIONS
 
Security Holder
Against
Against
04 . PROHIBITION OF POLITICAL CONTRIBUTIONS
 
Security Holder
Against
Against
05 . SEPARATION OF CHAIRMAN AND CEO POSITIONS
 
Security Holder
Against
Against
06 . HIV/AIDS-TB-MALARIA
 
Security Holder
Against
Against
07 . DIRECTOR VOTE THRESHOLD
 
Security Holder
         
Company Name
Meeting Date
Shares Voted
CUSIP
Ticker
         
CHEVRONTEXACO CORP
4/28/2004
33200
166764100
cvx
         
Vote
MRV
Proposal
 
Proposed by Issuer or Security Holder
 
Vote
Directors
   
         
For
 
S.H. ARMACOST
 
Issuer
For
 
R.E. DENHAM
   
For
 
R.J. EATON
   
For
 
S. GINN
   
Withhold
 
C.A. HILLS
   
For
 
F.G. JENIFER
   
Withhold
 
J.B. JOHNSTON
   
Withhold
 
S. NUNN
   
For
 
D.J. O'REILLY
   
For
 
P.J. ROBERTSON
   
For
 
C.R. SHOEMATE
   
For
 
C. WARE
   
         
For
For
02 . RATIFICATION OF INDEPENDENT ACCOUNTANTS
 
Issuer
For
For
03 . SHOW SUPPORT FOR THE STOCKHOLDER RIGHTS PLAN POLICY
 
Issuer
Against
For
04 . APPROVAL OF THE LONG-TERM INCENTIVE PLAN
 
Issuer
Against
Against
05 . HIV/AIDS, TUBERCULOSIS, AND MALARIA
 
Security Holder
Against
Against
06 . POLITICAL DISCLOSURE
 
Security Holder
Against
Against
07 . DIRECTOR ELECTION VOTE THRESHOLD
 
Security Holder
Against
Against
08 . REPORT ON ECUADOR
 
Security Holder
Against
Against
09 . RENEWABLE ENERGY
 
Security Holder
         
Company Name
Meeting Date
Shares Voted
CUSIP
Ticker
         
CONOCOPHILLIPS
5/5/2004
43400
20825C104
cop
         
Vote
MRV
Proposal
 
Proposed by Issuer or Security Holder
 
For
Directors
   
         
For
 
DAVID L. BOREN
 
Issuer
For
 
JAMES E. COPELAND, JR.
   
For
 
KENNETH M. DUBERSTEIN
   
For
 
RUTH R. HARKIN
   
For
 
WILLIAM R. RHODES
   
For
 
J. STAPLETON ROY
   
         
For
For
02 . RATIFICATION OF APPOINTMENT OF INDEPENDENT AUDITORS
 
Issuer
Against
For
03 . AUTHORIZE THE 2004 OMNIBUS STOCK AND PERFORMANCE INCENTIVE PLAN
 
Issuer
Against
Against
04 . OFFICER & DIRECTOR COMPENSATION
 
Security Holder
Against
Against
05 . COMMONSENSE EXECUTIVE COMPENSATION
 
Security Holder
Against
Against
06 . ANWR DRILLING
 
Security Holder
         
Company Name
Meeting Date
Shares Voted
CUSIP
Ticker
         
EMPIRE DISTRICT ELECTRIC CO
4/22/2004
60710
291641108
ede
         
Vote
MRV
Proposal
 
Proposed by Issuer or Security Holder
 
For
Directors
   
         
For
 
R.C. HARTLEY
 
Issuer
For
 
J.S. LEON
   
For
 
A.T. THOMS
   
         
Company Name
Meeting Date
Shares Voted
CUSIP
Ticker
         
KERR MCGEE CORP
5/11/2004
61500
492386107
kmg
         
Vote
MRV
Proposal
 
Proposed by Issuer or Security Holder
 
For
Directors
   
         
For
 
WILLIAM E. BRADFORD
 
Issuer
For
 
LUKE R. CORBETT
   
For
 
DAVID C GENEVER-WATLING
   
For
 
FARAH M. WALTERS
   
         
For
For
02 . RATIFICATION OF APPOINTMENT OF ERNST & YOUNG LLP AS INDEPENDENT AUDITORS FOR 2004.
 
Issuer
For
Against
03 . STOCKHOLDER PROPOSAL REQUESTING ESTABLISHMENT OF AN OFFICE OF THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS.
 
Security Holder
         
Company Name
Meeting Date
Shares Voted
CUSIP
Ticker
         
KERR MCGEE CORP
6/25/2004
61500
492386107
kmg
         
Vote
MRV
Proposal
 
Proposed by Issuer or Security Holder
         
For
For
01 . APPROVAL OF THE ISSUANCE OF SHARES OF KERR-MCGEE CORPORATION COMMON STOCK IN CONNECTION WITH THE MERGER OF WESTPORT RESOURCES CORPORATION WITH AND INTO KERR-MCGEE (NEVADA) LLC, A WHOLLY OWNED SUBSIDIARY OF KERR-MCGEE CORPORATION.
 
Issuer
         
Company Name
Meeting Date
Shares Voted
CUSIP
Ticker
         
MERCK & CO
4/27/2004
57000
589331107
mrk
         
Vote
MRV
Proposal
 
Proposed by Issuer or Security Holder
 
For
Directors
   
         
For
 
PETER C. WENDELL
 
Issuer
For
 
WILLIAM G. BOWEN
   
For
 
WILLIAM M. DALEY
   
For
 
THOMAS E. SHENK
   
For
 
WENDELL P. WEEKS
   
         
For
For
02 . RATIFICATION OF THE APPOINTMENT OF THE COMPANY'S INDEPENDENT AUDITORS FOR 2004
 
Issuer
For
For
03 . PROPOSAL TO AMEND THE RESTATED CERTIFICATE OF INCORPORATION TO DECLASSIFY THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS RECOMMENDS A VOTE "AGAINST" ITEMS 4 THROUGH 8
 
Issuer
For
Against
04 . STOCKHOLDER PROPOSAL CONCERNING MANAGEMENT COMPENSATION
 
Security Holder
Against
Against
05 . STOCKHOLDER PROPOSAL CONCERNING EXTENSION OF PRESCRIPTION DRUG PATENTS
 
Security Holder
Against
Against
06 . STOCKHOLDER PROPOSAL CONCERNING ETHICAL AND SOCIAL PERFORMANCE OF THE COMPANY
 
Security Holder
Against
Against
07 . STOCKHOLDER PROPOSAL CONCERNING USE OF SHAREHOLDER RESOURCES FOR POLITICAL PURPOSES
 
Security Holder
Against
Against
08 . STOCKHOLDER PROPOSAL CONCERNING A REPORT RELATED TO THE GLOBAL HIV/AIDS PANDEMIC
 
Security Holder
         
Company Name
Meeting Date
Shares Voted
CUSIP
Ticker
         
SBC COMMUNICATIONS
4/30/2004
82945
78387G103
sbc
         
Vote
MRV
Proposal
 
Proposed by Issuer or Security Holder
 
For
Directors
   
         
Withhold
 
James E. Barnes
 
Issuer
For
 
James A. Henderson
   
For
 
John B. McCoy
   
Withhold
 
S. Donley Ritchey
   
For
 
Joyce M. Roche
   
For
 
Patricia P. Upton
   
         
For
For
Appointment of Indepentant auditors.
 
Issuer
For
For
Approve an amendent to SBC's Bylaws
 
Issuer
Against
Against
Stockholder Proposal A.
 
Security Holder
Against
Against
Stockholder Proposal B.
 
Security Holder
         
Company Name
Meeting Date
Shares Voted
CUSIP
Ticker
         
SERVICEMASTER COMPANY
4/30/2004
251300
81760N109
svm
         
Vote
MRV
Proposal
 
Proposed by Issuer or Security Holder
 
For
Against
   
         
For
 
LORD GRIFFITHS
 
Issuer
For
 
SIDNEY E. HARRIS
   
For
 
JAMES D. MCLENNAN
   
         
For
For
02 . APPROVE THE SERVICEMASTER 2004 EMPLOYEE STOCK PURCHASE PLAN.
 
Issuer
For
For
03 . RATIFY THE APPOINTMENT OF DELOITTE & TOUCHE LLP AS INDEPENDENT AUDITORS
 
Issuer
For
Against
04 . SHAREHOLDER PROPOSAL REGARDING THE RIGHTS AGREEMENT.
 
Security Holder
         
Company Name
Meeting Date
Shares Voted
CUSIP
Ticker
         
VERIZON COMMUNICATIONS
4/28/2004
60200
92343V104
vz
         
Vote
MRV
Proposal
 
Proposed by Issuer or Security Holder
 
For
Directors
   
         
For
 
J.R. BARKER
 
Issuer
For
 
R.L. CARRION
   
For
 
R.W. LANE
   
For
 
S.O. MOOSE
   
For
 
J. NEUBAUER
   
For
 
T.H. O'BRIEN
   
For
 
H.B. PRICE
   
For
 
I.G. SEIDENBERG
   
For
 
W.V. SHIPLEY
   
For
 
J.R. STAFFORD
   
For
 
R.D. STOREY
   
         
For
For
02 . RATIFICATION OF INDEPENDENT AUDITOR
 
Issuer
Against
Against
03 . CUMULATIVE VOTING
 
Security Holder
Against
Against
04 . BOARD COMPOSITION
 
Security Holder
Against
Against
05 . SEPARATE CHAIRMAN AND CEO
 
Security Holder
For
Against
06 . FUTURE POISON PILL
 
Security Holder
For
Against
07 . SUPPLEMENTAL EXECUTIVE RETIREMENT PLANS
 
Security Holder
Against
Against
08 . OPTIONS OR STOCK GRANTS BASED ON TRACKING STOCK
 
Security Holder
Against
Against
09 . DIVERSITY REPORT ON OPTION GRANTS TO EMPLOYEES
 
Security Holder
Against
Against
10 . REPORT ON POLITICAL CONTRIBUTIONS
 
Security Holder
Against
Against
11 . COLLECTION OF UNIVERSAL SERVICE AND NUMBER PORTABILIY FEES
 
Security Holder
         
Company Name
Meeting Date
Shares Voted
CUSIP
Ticker
         
W.P. STEWART AND CO.
5/7/2004
40110
G84922106
wpl
         
Vote
MRV
Proposal
 
Proposed by Issuer or Security Holder
 
For
Direcots
   
         
For
 
W.Stewart
 
Issuer
For
 
J.Russel
   
For
 
A. King
   
For
 
H.Smith
   
For
 
H. Spangler
   
For
 
R. Spurling.
   
         
For
For
Establish the Size of the Board
 
Issuer
For
For
Re-Appointment of Independent Auditors
 
Issuer
 
 
     

 


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.


Buffalo High Yield Fund, Inc.





By (Signature and Title)* /s/ Kent W. Gasaway, President        



Date 8/26/2004        



* Print the name and title of each signing officer under his or her signature.