OMB APPROVAL

 

UNITED STATES

OMB Number:  3235-0582

 

SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

Expires:    March 31, 2012

 

Washington, D.C. 20549

Estimated average burden hours per response......19.6

 

FORM N-PX

 

ANNUAL REPORT OF PROXY VOTING RECORD OF REGISTERED
MANAGEMENT INVESTMENT COMPANY

 

Investment Company Act file number

811-1731

 

 

 

Source Capital, Inc.

(Exact name of registrant as specified in charter)

 

 

11400 W. Olympic Blvd., Ste. 1200, Los Angeles, CA

90064

 

(Address of principal executive offices)

(Zip code)

 

J. Richard Atwood, Treasurer

 

Source Capital, Inc.

 

11400 W. Olympic Blvd., Ste. 1200, Los Angeles, CA 90064

(Name and address of agent for service)

 

 

 

Registrant’s telephone number, including area code:

310-473-0225

 

 

Date of fiscal year end:

12/31

 

 

Date of reporting period:

7/1/08 to 6/30/09

 

 

 

 



 

Item 1. Proxy Voting Record.

 

Disclose the following information for each matter relating to a portfolio security considered at any shareholder meeting held during the period covered by the report and with respect to which the registrant was entitled to vote:

 

(a)

The name of the issuer of the portfolio security;

 

 

(b)

The exchange ticker symbol of the portfolio security;

 

 

(c)

The Council on Uniform Securities Identification Procedures (“CUSIP”) number for the portfolio security;

 

 

(d)

The shareholder meeting date;

 

 

(e)

A brief identification of the matter voted on;

 

 

(f)

Whether the matter was proposed by the issuer or by a security holder;

 

 

(g)

Whether the registrant cast its vote on the matter;

 

 

(h)

How the registrant cast its vote (e.g., for or against proposal, or abstain; for or withhold regarding election of directors);
and

 

 

(i)

Whether the registrant cast its vote for or against management.

 

2



 

Source Capital, Inc. Proxy Voting

 

Issuer

 

Ticker

 

CUSIP

 

Mtg Date

 

Matter

 

Issr or Shdr Proposal

 

Voted Y/N

 

How Voted

 

For or Against Mgmt

 

Plantronics, Inc.

 

PLT

 

727493108

 

7/23/2008

 

1. Election of Directors

 

Issuer

 

Y

 

For

 

For

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

2. Ratify and approve amendments to the 2003 stock plan.

 

Issuer

 

Y

 

For

 

For

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

3. Ratify and approve amendments to the 2002 employee stock purchase plan.

 

Issuer

 

Y

 

For

 

For

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

4. Ratify the appointment of PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP as the independent registered public accounting firm of the company for fiscal 2009.

 

Issuer

 

Y

 

For

 

For

 

Microchip Technology Incorporated

 

MCHP

 

595017104

 

8/15/2008

 

1. Election of Directors

 

Issuer

 

Y

 

For

 

For

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

2. Ratify the appointment of Ernst & Young LLP as the independent registered public accounting firm of the company for the fiscal year ending March 31, 2009.

 

Issuer

 

Y

 

For

 

For

 

Signet Group plc

 

SIG LN

 

G8126R113

 

8/19/2008

 

1. Authorize the directors to take all actions necessary to implement the scheme into effect referred to in the notice convening the General Meeting.

 

Issuer

 

Y

 

For

 

For

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

2. Approve the operation of each of the Signet Jewelers Limited share plans.

 

Issuer

 

Y

 

For

 

For

 

Signet Group plc

 

SIG LN

 

G8126R113

 

8/19/2008

 

1. Approve the scheme of arrangement referred to in the notice convening the court meeting.

 

Issuer

 

Y

 

For

 

For

 

Invitrogen Corporation

 

IVGN

 

46185R100

 

10/28/2008

 

1. Approve the issuance of Invitrogen common stock to Applied Biosystems stockholders in the merger of Applied Biosystems Inc. (“ABI”) with and into Atom Acquisition, LLC, as contemplated by the agreement and plan of merger, as amended by amendment no. 1 thereto, by and among Invitrogen, Atom Acquisition, LLC and ABI, as such agreement may be amended from time to time.

 

Issuer

 

Y

 

For

 

For

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

2. Approve an amendment to Invitrogen’s restated certificate of incorporation to increase the number of authorized shares of Invitrogen common stock from 200,000,000 to 400,000,000 shares.

 

Issuer

 

Y

 

For

 

For

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

3. Approve any adjournments of the special meeting of Invitrogen stockholders, if necessary, to solicit additional proxies in favor of any or all of the foregoing proposals.

 

Issuer

 

Y

 

For

 

For

 

 



 

ScanSource, Inc.

 

SCSC

 

806037107

 

12/4/2008

 

1. Election of Directors

 

Issuer

 

Y

 

For

 

For

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

2. Ratification of the appointment of Ernst & Young LLP as independent auditors for the company for the fiscal year ending June 30, 2009.

 

Issuer

 

Y

 

For

 

For

 

Copart, Inc.

 

CPRT

 

217204106

 

12/11/2008

 

1. Election of Directors

 

Issuer

 

Y

 

For

 

For

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

2. Ratify the appointment of Ernst & Young LLP as independent registered public accounting firm for the company for the fiscal year ending July 31, 2009.

 

Issuer

 

Y

 

For

 

For

 

Maxim Integrated Products, Inc.

 

MXIM

 

57772K101

 

12/15/2008

 

1. Election of Directors

 

Issuer

 

Y

 

For

 

For

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

2. Ratify the appointment of Deloitte & Touche LLP as the company’s independent registered public accounting firm for the fiscal year ending June 27, 2009.

 

Issuer

 

Y

 

For

 

For

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

3. Approve the adoption of the company’s 2008 employee stock purchase plan with 4,000,000 shares of common stock reserved for issuance thereunder.

 

Issuer

 

Y

 

For

 

For

 

Actuant Corporation

 

ATU

 

00508X203

 

1/9/2009

 

1. Election of Directors

 

Issuer

 

Y

 

For

 

For

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

2. Approve the adoption of the company’s 2009 omnibus incentive plan.

 

Issuer

 

Y

 

For

 

For

 

Noble Corporation

 

NE

 

G65422100

 

3/17/2009

 

1. Approval of the merger, reorganization and consolidation transaction to be effected by the schemes of arrangement, copies of which are attached to the accompanying proxy statement as Annex B.

 

Issuer

 

Y

 

For

 

For

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

2. Approval of the motion to adjourn the meeting to a later date to solicit additional proxies if there are insufficient votes at the time of the meeting to approve the merger, reorganization and consolidation transaction.

 

Issuer

 

Y

 

For

 

For

 

CLARCOR Inc.

 

CLC

 

179895107

 

3/23/2009

 

1. Election of Directors

 

Issuer

 

Y

 

For

 

For

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

2. Adoption of the 2009 CLARCOR incentive plan.

 

Issuer

 

Y

 

For

 

For

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

3. Ratification of the appointment of PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP as the company’s independent registered public accounting firm for the fiscal year ending November 30, 2009.

 

Issuer

 

Y

 

For

 

For

 

IDEX Corporation

 

IEX

 

45167R104

 

4/7/2009

 

1. Election of Directors

 

Issuer

 

Y

 

For

 

For

 

 



 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

2. Ratify the appointment of Deloitte & Touche LLP as auditors of the company for 2009.

 

Issuer

 

Y

 

For

 

For

 

Copart, Inc.

 

CPRT

 

217204106

 

4/14/2009

 

1. Approve the grant of an option to acquire 2,000,000 shares of common stock to each of Willis J. Johnson, the company’s chairman and chief executive officer, and A. Jayson Adair, the company’s president, such grants to be made in lieu of any cash salary or bonus compensation in excess of $1.00 per year or grant of any additional equity incentives for a five-year period.

 

Issuer

 

Y

 

Against

 

Against

 

Carnival Corporation

 

CCL

 

143658300

 

4/15/2009

 

1. Election of Directors

 

Issuer

 

Y

 

For

 

For

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

2. To re-appoint PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP as independent auditors for Carnival plc.

 

Issuer

 

Y

 

For

 

For

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

3. To authorize the audit committee of Carnival plc to agree to the remuneration of the independent auditors.

 

Issuer

 

Y

 

For

 

For

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

4. To receive the UK accounts and reports of the directors and auditors of Carnival plc for the financial year ended November 30, 2008.

 

Issuer

 

Y

 

For

 

For

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

5. To approve the directors’ remuneration report of Carnival plc for the financial year ended November 30, 2008.

 

Issuer

 

Y

 

For

 

For

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

6. To increase the amount of the authorized but unissued share capital of Carnival plc.

 

Issuer

 

Y

 

For

 

For

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

7. To adopt the amended and restated articles of association of Carnival plc.

 

Issuer

 

Y

 

For

 

For

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

8. To approve certain amendments to the articles of association of Carnival plc, to take effect from October 1, 2009.

 

Issuer

 

Y

 

For

 

For

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

9. To approve the giving of authority for the allotment of new shares by Carnival plc.

 

Issuer

 

Y

 

For

 

For

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

10. To approve the disapplication of pre-emption rights in relation to the allotment of new shares by Carnival plc.

 

Issuer

 

Y

 

For

 

For

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

11. To approve a general authority for Carnival plc to buy back Carnival plc ordinary shares in the open market.

 

Issuer

 

Y

 

For

 

For

 

Franklin Electric Co., Inc.

 

FELE

 

353514102

 

4/24/2009

 

1. Election of Directors

 

Issuer

 

Y

 

For

 

For

 

 



 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

2. Approve the amendment and restatement of the Franklin Electric Co., Inc. stock plan.

 

Issuer

 

Y

 

For

 

For

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

3. Ratify the appointment of Deloitte & Touche LLP as independent registered public accounting firm for the 2009 fiscal year.

 

Issuer

 

Y

 

For

 

For

 

Graco Inc.

 

GGG

 

384109104

 

4/24/2009

 

1. Election of Directors

 

Issuer

 

Y

 

For

 

For

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

2. Ratification of the appointment of Deloitte & Touche LLP as the independent registered public accounting firm.

 

Issuer

 

Y

 

For

 

For

 

Bio-Rad Laboratories, Inc.

 

BIO

 

090572207

 

4/28/2009

 

1. Election of Directors

2. Ratify the selection of Deloitte & Touche LLP to serve as the company’s independent auditors.

 

Issuer

Issuer

 

Y

Y

 

For

For

 

For

For

 

Manpower Inc.

 

MAN

 

56418H100

 

4/28/2009

 

1. Election of Directors

 

Issuer

 

Y

 

For

 

For

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

2. Ratification of the appointment of Roberto Mendoza to the board of directors.

 

Issuer

 

Y

 

For

 

For

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

3. Ratification of Deloitte & Touche LLP as independent auditors for 2009.

 

Issuer

 

Y

 

For

 

For

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

4. Approval of an amendment to the 2003 equity incentive plan of Manpower Inc.

 

Issuer

 

Y

 

For

 

For

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

5. Proposal regarding implementation of the MacBride Principles in Northern Ireland.

 

Shareholder

 

Y

 

Against

 

For

 

Brown & Brown, Inc.

 

BRO

 

115236101

 

4/29/2009

 

1. Election of Directors

 

Issuer

 

Y

 

For

 

For

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

2. Ratify the appointment of Deloitte & Touche LLP as the company’s independent registered public accountants for the fiscal year ending December 31, 2009.

 

Issuer

 

Y

 

For

 

For

 

Life Technologies Corp.

 

LIFE

 

53217V109

 

4/30/2009

 

1. Election of Directors

2. Ratification of the appointment of Ernst & Young LLP as independent auditors of the company for the fiscal year 2009.

 

Issuer

Issuer

 

Y

Y

 

For

For

 

For

For

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

3. Amendment of the Invitrogen Corporation 1998 employee stock purchase plan.

 

Issuer

 

Y

 

For

 

For

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

4. Adoption of the Life Technologies Corp. 1999 employee stock purchase plan.

 

Issuer

 

Y

 

For

 

For

 

 



 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

5. Adoption of the company’s 2009 equity incentive plan.

 

Issuer

 

Y

 

For

 

For

 

O’Reilly Automotive, Inc.

 

ORLY

 

686091109

 

5/5/2009

 

1. Election of Directors

2. Ratification of appointment of Ernst & Young LLP as independent auditors.

 

Issuer

Issuer

 

Y

Y

 

For

For

 

For

For

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

3. Approval of the 2009 stock purchase plan.

 

Issuer

 

Y

 

For

 

For

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

4. Approval of the 2009 incentive plan.

 

Issuer

 

Y

 

For

 

For

 

Charles River Laboratories International, Inc.

 

CRL

 

159864107

 

5/7/2009

 

1. Election of Directors

 

Issuer

 

Y

 

For

 

For

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

2. Approve an amendment to the company’s 2007 incentive plan to increase the number of shares of common stock for issuance thereunder from 6,300,000 to 8,800,000.

 

Issuer

 

Y

 

For

 

For

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

3. Ratify the appointment of PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP as the company’s independent registered public accountants for the fiscal year ending December 26, 2009.

 

Issuer

 

Y

 

For

 

For

 

Heartland Express, Inc.

 

HTLD

 

422347104

 

5/7/2009

 

1. Election of Directors

2. Ratify the appointment of KPMG LLP as the registered public accounting firm of the corporation.

 

Issuer

Issuer

 

Y

Y

 

For

For

 

For

For

 

Lincare Holdings Inc.

 

LNCR

 

532791100

 

5/11/2009

 

1. Election of Directors

 

Issuer

 

Y

 

For

 

For

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

2. Approval of the company’s 2009 employee stock purchase plan.

 

Issuer

 

Y

 

For

 

For

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

3. Ratify the appointment of KPMG LLP as the company’s independent registered public accounting firm for the fiscal year ending December 31, 2009.

 

Issuer

 

Y

 

For

 

For

 

HNI Corporation

 

HNI

 

404251100

 

5/12/2009

 

1A. Election of Director: Stan A. Askren

 

Issuer

 

Y

 

For

 

For

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

1B. Election of Director: Gary M. Christensen

 

Issuer

 

Y

 

For

 

For

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

1C. Election of Director: Joseph E. Scalzo

 

Issuer

 

Y

 

For

 

For

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

1D. Election of Director: Ronald V. Waters III

 

Issuer

 

Y

 

For

 

For

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

2. Approval of an amendment to the HNI Corporation 2002 members’ stock purchase plan to increase the number of authorized shares available for issuance under the plan.

 

Issuer

 

Y

 

For

 

For

 

 



 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

3. Ratify the audit committee’s selection of PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP as the corporation’s independent registered public accountant for 2009.

 

Issuer

 

Y

 

For

 

For

 

Helix Energy Solutions Group, Inc.

 

HLX

 

42330P107

 

5/13/2009

 

1. Election of Directors

 

Issuer

 

Y

 

For

 

For

 

FMC Technologies, Inc.

 

FTI

 

30249U101

 

5/15/2009

 

1. Election of Directors

2. Approve the amendment of the amended and restated certificate of incorporation.

 

Issuer

Issuer

 

Y

Y

 

For

For

 

For

For

 

Knight Transportation, Inc.

 

KNX

 

499064103

 

5/21/2009

 

1. Election of Directors

2. Approve and ratify the Knight Transportation, Inc. employee stock purchase plan.

 

Issuer

Issuer

 

Y

Y

 

For

For

 

For

For

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

3. Approve and ratify an amendment and restatement of 2003 stock option plan (“2003 stock option plan”). (I) renames plan the Knight Transportation, Inc. amended and restated 2003 stock option and equity compensation plan, (II) provides additional terms and administrative procedures applicable to restricted stock grants, and (III) authorizes the issuance of stock appreciation rights.

 

Issuer

 

Y

 

For

 

For

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

4. Approve and ratify a one-time stock option exchange program for employees, along with an accompanying amendment to the 2003 stock option plan to permit such exchange.

 

Issuer

 

Y

 

Against

 

Against

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

5. Ratify the appointment of Deloitte & Touche LLP as the company’s independent registered public accounting firm for fiscal 2009.

 

Issuer

 

Y

 

For

 

For

 

Zebra Technologies Corporation

 

ZBRA

 

989207105

 

5/21/2009

 

1. Election of Directors

 

Issuer

 

Y

 

For

 

For

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

2. Ratify Ernst & Young LLP as independent auditors.

 

Issuer

 

Y

 

For

 

For

 

Noble Corporation

 

NE

 

H5833N103

 

5/28/2009

 

1. Approval of the payment of a dividend through a reduction of the par value of the shares in an amount equal to Swiss francs 0.25.

 

Issuer

 

Y

 

For

 

For

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

2. Election of Directors

 

Issuer

 

Y

 

For

 

For

 

 



 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

3. Approval of the appointment of PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP as the company’s independent registered public accounting firm for 2009.

 

Issuer

 

Y

 

For

 

For

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

4. Approval of an amendment of article 21 paragraph 1(d) of the articles of association in order to limit the changes to authorized and conditional capital that require approval of at least two-thirds of the shares represented at a general meeting to an increase in the amount of the authorized or conditional share capital.

 

Issuer

 

Y

 

For

 

For

 

WABCO Holdings Inc.

 

WBC

 

92927K102

 

5/28/2009

 

1. Election of Directors

2. Ratify the selection of Ernst & Young Bedrijfsrevisoren BCVBA/Reviseurs D’Enterprises SCCRL as the company’s independent registered public accounting firm for the year ending December 31, 2009.

 

Issuer

Issuer

 

Y

Y

 

For

For

 

For

For

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

3. Approve the 2009 omnibus incentive plan.

 

Issuer

 

Y

 

For

 

For

 

VCA Antech, Inc.

 

 WOOF

 

918194101

 

6/1/2009

 

1. Election of Directors

 

Issuer

 

Y

 

For

 

For

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

2. Ratification of the appointment of KPMG LLP as the company’s independent registered public accounting firm for the fiscal year ending December 31, 2009.

 

Issuer

 

Y

 

For

 

For

 

Signet Jewelers Ltd.

 

SIG

 

G81276100

 

6/16/2009

 

1. Re-elect Marianne Parrs as a director

 

Issuer

 

Y

 

For

 

For

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

2. Re-elect Thomas Plaskett as a director

 

Issuer

 

Y

 

For

 

For

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

3. Appoint KPMG Audit plc as auditor of the company and to authorize the directors to determine its remuneration.

 

Issuer

 

Y

 

For

 

For

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

4. Approve the implementation and establishment of the company’s omnibus incentive plan for the directors and employees of the company.

 

Issuer

 

Y

 

For

 

For

 

CarMax, Inc.

 

KMX

 

143130102

 

6/23/2009

 

1. Election of Directors

 

Issuer

 

Y

 

For

 

For

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

2. Ratify the selection of KPMG LLP as the company’s independent registered public accounting firm.

 

Issuer

 

Y

 

For

 

For

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

3. Approve an amendment to the Carmax, Inc. amended and restated 2002 stock incentive plan.

 

Issuer

 

Y

 

For

 

For

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

4. Approve an amendment to the CarMax, Inc. amended and restated 2002 employee stock purchase plan.

 

Issuer

 

Y

 

For

 

For

 

 



 

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)

Source Capital, Inc.

 

By (Signature and Title)*

/s/  J. Richard Atwood, Treasurer

 

Date

8/31/09

 


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

 

3