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FORM N-PX

 

ANNUAL REPORT OF PROXY VOTING RECORD OF REGISTERED
MANAGEMENT INVESTMENT COMPANY

 

Investment Company Act file number           811-5399

 

The New America High Income Fund, Inc.

(Exact name of registrant as specified in charter)

 

33 Broad Street   Boston, MA

 

02109

(Address of principal executive offices)

 

(Zip code)

 

Ellen E. Terry, President

 

The New America High Income Fund, Inc.

 

33 Broad Street, Boston MA 02109

(Name and address of agent for service)

 

Registrant’s telephone number, including area code:

617-263-6400

 

 

Date of fiscal year end:

12/31

 

 

Date of reporting period:

7/1/14 – 6/30/15

 

 

 

 



 

Item 1.         Proxy Voting Record.

 

Note 1.  In its role as the Fund’s investment adviser, T. Rowe Price Associates votes all proxies with respect to securities held in the Fund’s portfolio.

 



 

Ainsworth Lumber Ltd 144A 7.5% notes due December 15, 2017

Meeting Date: April 6, 2015

Record Date: April 6, 2015

Meeting Type: Consent and Tender

 

Ticker:

Security ID: 008914AE3

 

Proposal
Number

 

Proposal

 

Proposed By

 

Management
Recommendation

 

Vote Instruction

 

Vote Cast

1

 

Tender and Consent on or prior to the Early Tender Deadline to receive the Total Consideration.

 

N/A

 

Yes

 

Yes

 

Yes

 

Allison Transmission Inc. 7.125% Notes due May 15, 2019

Meeting Date: March 22, 2015

Record Date March 20, 2015

Meeting Type: Consent and Tender

 

Ticker

Security ID: 019736AC1

 

Proposal
Number

 

Proposal

 

Proposed By

 

Management
Recommendation

 

Vote Instruction

 

Vote Cast

1

 

Tender and Consent prior to the Early Deadline.

 

N/A

 

Yes

 

Yes

 

Yes

 

Atlas Pipeline 5.875% notes due May 15, 2019

Meeting Date: February 19, 2015

Record Date: February 19, 2015

Meeting Type: Consent and Tender

 

Ticker

Security ID: 04939MAJ8

 

Proposal
Number

 

Proposal

 

Proposed By

 

Management
Recommendation

 

Vote Instruction

 

Vote Cast

1

 

Tender and Consent prior to the Early Tender Date to Receive the Total Consideration, which includes the early tender premium.

 

N/A

 

N/A

 

Yes

 

Yes

 

Bankrate Inc. 6.125% 144A Notes due August 15, 2018

Meeting Date: November 10, 2014

Record Date: November 5, 2014

Meeting Type: Consent

 

Ticker

Security: 06647FAB8

 

Proposal
Number

 

Proposal

 

Proposed By

 

Management
Recommendation

 

Vote Instruction

 

Vote Cast

1

 

Consent

 

N/A

 

N/A

 

No

 

Yes

 

Boyd Gaming 9.125% notes due December 1, 2018

Meeting Date: May 8, 2015

Record Date: May 8, 2015

Meeting Type: Consent and Tender

 

Ticker

Security ID: 103304BG5

 

Proposal
Number

 

Proposal

 

Proposed By

 

Management
Recommendation

 

Vote Instruction

 

Vote Cast

1

 

Tender and Consent prior to the Consent Date to Receive the Total Consideration, which includes the Consent Payment.

 

N/A

 

N/A

 

Yes

 

Yes

 

Calpine Corp 7.50% 144A Notes due February 15, 2021

Meeting Date: July 10, 2014

Record Date: July 10, 2014

Meeting Type: Consent and Tender

 

Ticker

Security: 131347BW5

 

Proposal
Number

 

Proposal

 

Proposed By

 

Management
Recommendation

 

Vote Instruction

 

Vote Cast

1

 

Tender and Consent prior to the Early Deadline.

 

N/A

 

N/A

 

Yes

 

Yes

 


 


 

Consol Energy Inc 8.25% notes due April 1, 2020

Meeting Date: March 12, 2015

Record Date: March 12, 2015

Meeting Type: Consent and Tender

 

Ticker

Security ID: 20854PAF6

 

Proposal
Number

 

Proposal

 

Proposed By

 

Management
Recommendation

 

Vote Instruction

 

Vote Cast

1

 

Tender and Consent prior to the Early Deadline.

 

N/A

 

N/A

 

Yes

 

Yes

 

Crown Castle International Corp.

Meeting Date: May 29, 2015

Record Date March 30, 2015

Meeting Type: Annual

 

Ticker: CCI

Security ID: 22822V200

 

Proposal
Number

 

Proposal

 

Proposed By

 

Management
Recommendation

 

Vote Instruction

 

Vote Cast

1a

 

Elect Director P. Robert Bartolo

 

Management

 

For

 

For

 

Yes

1b

 

Elect Director Cindy Christy

 

Management

 

For

 

For

 

Yes

1c

 

Elect Director Ari Q. Fitzgerald

 

Management

 

For

 

For

 

Yes

1d

 

Elect Director Robert E. Garrison, II

 

Management

 

For

 

For

 

Yes

1e

 

Elect Director Dale N. Hatfield

 

Management

 

For

 

For

 

Yes

1f

 

Elect Director Lee W. Hogan

 

Management

 

For

 

For

 

Yes

1g

 

Elect Director John P. Kelly

 

Management

 

For

 

For

 

Yes

1h

 

Elect Director Robert F. McKenzie

 

Management

 

For

 

For

 

Yes

2

 

Ratify PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP as Auditors

 

Management

 

For

 

For

 

Yes

3

 

Advisory Vote to Ratify Named Executive Officers’ Compensation

 

Management

 

For

 

For

 

Yes

4

 

Advisory Vote on Say on Pay Frequency

 

Management

 

One Year

 

One Year

 

Yes

 

MATTERHORN MIDCO 7.75% notes due February 15, 2020

Meeting Date: January 8, 2015

Record Date: January 8, 2015

Meeting Type: Consent

 

Ticker

Security ID: 5779929B8

 

Proposal
Number

 

Proposal

 

Proposed By

 

Management
Recommendation

 

Vote Instruction

 

Vote Cast

1

 

Elect to Consent to the Proposed Amendments.

 

N/A

 

N/A

 

Yes

 

Yes

 

Murray Energy Corp. 144A 8.625% notes due June 15, 2021

Meeting Date: March 27, 2015

Record Date: March 13, 2015

Meeting Type: Consent

 

Ticker

Security ID: 62704PAD5

 

Proposal
Number

 

Proposal

 

Proposed By

 

Management
Recommendation

 

Vote Instruction

 

Vote Cast

1

 

Consent to the Proposed Amendments.

 

N/A

 

N/A

 

Yes

 

Yes

 

Murray Energy Corp. 9.50 notes due December 5, 2020

Meeting Date: March 27, 2015

Record Date: March 13, 2015

Meeting Type: Consent

 

Ticker

Security ID: 62704PAE3

 

Proposal
Number

 

Proposal

 

Proposed By

 

Management
Recommendation

 

Vote Instruction

 

Vote Cast

1

 

Consent to the Proposed Amendments.

 

N/A

 

N/A

 

Yes

 

Yes

 

RPG BYTY SRO 144A 6.75% Notes due May 1, 2020

Meeting Date: March 24, 2015

Record Date: March 25, 2015

Meeting Type: Consent

 

Ticker

Security ID: 7499889B9

 

Proposal
Number

 

Proposal

 

Proposed By

 

Management
Recommendation

 

Vote Instruction

 

Vote Cast

1

 

Consent

 

N/A

 

N/A

 

Yes

 

Yes

 


 


 

RSI Home Products Inc. 6.875 notes due March 1, 2018

Meeting Date: November 13, 2014

Record Date: November 13, 2014

Meeting Type: Consent and Tender

 

Ticker

Security ID: 74977XAA9

 

Proposal
Number

 

Proposal

 

Proposed By

 

Management
Recommendation

 

Vote Instruction

 

Vote Cast

1

 

Tender and Consent prior to the Early Tender Time to receive the Total Consideration, which includes the Early Tender Premium.

 

N/A

 

N/A

 

Yes

 

Yes

 

Sable Intl Finance 8.75% notes due February 1, 2020

Meeting Date: November 13, 2014

Record Date: November 13, 2014

Meeting Type: Consent

 

Ticker

Security ID: 785712AB6

 

Proposal
Number

 

Proposal

 

Proposed By

 

Management
Recommendation

 

Vote Instruction

 

Vote Cast

1

 

Consent to Proposed Amendments

 

N/A

 

N/A

 

Yes

 

Yes

 

Schaeffler Finance 6.875% 144A notes due August 15, 2018

Meeting Date: August 12, 2014

Record Date: August 12, 2014

Meeting Type: Consent

 

Ticker

Security ID: 80626PAA8

 

Proposal
Number

 

Proposal

 

Proposed By

 

Management
Recommendation

 

Vote Instruction

 

Vote Cast

1

 

Consent

 

N/A

 

N/A

 

Take No Action

 

Yes

 

Voyage Care Bondco 6.5% notes due August 1, 2018

Meeting Date: November 20, 2014

Record Date: November 20, 2014

Meeting Type: Consent

 

Ticker

Security ID: 9299909B7

 

Proposal
Number

 

Proposal

 

Proposed By

 

Management
Recommendation

 

Vote Instruction

 

Vote Cast

1

 

Consent Granted - Event or proposal approved.

 

N/A

 

N/A

 

No

 

Yes

 

Westmoreland Coal 10.75 % notes due February 1, 2018

Meeting Date: May 29, 2015

Record Date: May 27, 2015

Meeting Type: Consent and Tender

 

Ticker

Security ID: 960887AB3

 

Proposal
Number

 

Proposal

 

Proposed By

 

Management
Recommendation

 

Vote Instruction

 

Vote Cast

1

 

Tender and Consent prior to the Consent Payment Deadline to receive the Total Consideration, which includes the Consent Payment.

 

N/A

 

N/A

 

Yes

 

Yes

 


 


 

TIG Topco Limited

Meeting Date: May 29, 2015

Record Date: May 27, 2015

Meeting Type: Annual

 

Ticker

Security ID

 

Proposal
Number

 

Proposal

 

Proposed By

 

Management
Recommendation

 

Vote Instruction

 

Vote Cast

1

 

To elect John Tiner as Chairman and Non-Executive Director, subject to receipt of regulatory approvals.

 

Management

 

For

 

For

 

Yes

2

 

Pending the appointment of John Tiner, to re-elect Alastair Lyons as interim Chairman and Non-Executive Director.

 

Management

 

For

 

For

 

Yes

3

 

To re-elect Scott Egan as interim Chief Executive Officer and Executive Director.

 

Management

 

For

 

For

 

Yes

4

 

To re-elect Philip Moore as Non-Executive Director.

 

Management

 

For

 

For

 

Yes

5

 

To re-elect Teresa Robson-Capps as Non-Executive Director.

 

Management

 

For

 

For

 

Yes

6

 

To approve the delegation of responsibility for the group’s acquisition programme.

 

Management

 

For

 

For

 

Yes

7

 

To approve the delegation of the power to determine remuneration matters.

 

Management

 

For

 

For

 

Yes

 


 


 

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)

The New America High Income Fund, Inc.

 

By (Signature and Title)*

/s/ Ellen E. Terry   President and Principal Executive Officer

 

Date

August 26, 2015

 


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

 

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