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 :	811-5133
Name of Registrant:	Putnam High Income Securities Fund
Address of Principal Executive Offices:
	One Post Office Square
	Boston, Massachusetts 02109
Name and address of agent of service:
	Beth S. Mazor, Vice President
	Putnam High Income Securities Fund
	One Post Office Square
	Boston, Massachusetts 02109
CC:
	John W. Gerstmayr, Esq.
	Ropes & Gray LLP
	One International Place
	Boston, Massachusetts 02110
Registrant's telephone number including area code:
	(617) 292-1000
Date of fiscal year end:
	08/31/2006
Date of reporting period:
	07/01/2006 - 06/30/2007

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Item 1: Proxy Voting Record

Registrant: Putnam High Income Securities Fund

Adelphia Communications Corp.
	Ticker	Security ID:	Meeting Date		Meeting Status
	ADELQ	CUSIP9 006848BF1	11/27/2006		Voted
	Meeting Type	Country of Trade
	Consent	United States
	Issue No.	Description	Proponent	Mgmt Rec	Vote Cast	For/Agnst Mgmt
	1	THE PLAN	Mgmt	NA	For	NA
Cincinnati Bell Inc
	Ticker	Security ID:	Meeting Date		Meeting Status
	CBB	CUSIP9 171871403	05/03/2007		Voted
	Meeting Type	Country of Trade
	Annual	United States
	Issue No.	Description	Proponent	Mgmt Rec	Vote Cast	For/Agnst Mgmt
	1.1	Elect Phillip Cox	Mgmt	For	For	For
	1.2	Elect Michael Morris	Mgmt	For	For	For
	1.3	Elect John Zrno	Mgmt	For	For	For
	2	Ratification of Auditor	Mgmt	For	For	For
	3	THE APPROVAL OF THE	Mgmt	For	For	For
		CINCINNATI BELL INC. 2007
		LONG TERM INCENTIVE PLAN.
	4	2007 Stock Option Plan for Non-	Mgmt	For	For	For
		Employee Directors
Coinmach Service Corp.
	Ticker	Security ID:	Meeting Date		Meeting Status
	DRA	Cusip 19259W107	07/27/2006		Take no Action
	Meeting Type	Country of Trade
	Annual	United States
	Issue No.	Description	Proponent	Mgmt Rec	Vote Cast	For/Agnst Mgmt
	1.1	Elect Director Stephen R. Kerrigan	Mgmt	For	TNA	NA
	1.2	Elect Director James N. Chapman	Mgmt	For	TNA	NA
	1.3	Elect Director David A. Donnini	Mgmt	For	TNA	NA
	1.4	Elect Director Woody M. McGee	Mgmt	For	TNA	NA
	1.5	Elect Director Bruce V. Rauner	Mgmt	For	TNA	NA

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	1.6	Elect Director John R. Scheessele	Mgmt	For	TNA	NA
	1.7	Elect Director William M. Kelly	Mgmt	For	TNA	NA
	2	Ratify Auditors	Mgmt	For	TNA	NA
	3	Other Business	Mgmt	For	TNA	NA
Jarden Corp.
	Ticker	Security ID:	Meeting Date		Meeting Status
	JAH	CUSIP9 471109108	05/17/2007		Voted
	Meeting Type	Country of Trade
	Annual	United States
	Issue No.	Description	Proponent	Mgmt Rec	Vote Cast	For/Agnst Mgmt
	1.1	Elect Ian G. H. Ashken	Mgmt	For	For	For
	1.2	Elect Richard Molen	Mgmt	For	For	For
	1.3	Elect Charles Kaye	Mgmt	For	For	For
	2	Ratification of Auditor	Mgmt	For	For	For
Lucent Technologies Inc
	Ticker	Security ID:	Meeting Date		Meeting Status
	LU	CUSIP9 549463AH0	11/29/2006		Take No Action
	Meeting Type	Country of Trade
	Consent	United States
	Issue No.	Description	Proponent	Mgmt Rec	Vote Cast	For/Agnst Mgmt
	1	THE PROPOSED AMENDMENT	Mgmt	NA	TNA	NA
		TO THE INDENTURE, DATED AS
		OF JUNE 4, 2003, AMONG
		LUCENT, AND THE BANK OF NEW
		YORK, AS TRUSTEE (THE
		TRUSTEE ), UNDER WHICH THE
		DEBENTURES WERE ISSUED (AS
		AMENDED BY THAT CERTAIN
		FIRST SUPPLEMENTAL
		INDENTURE, DATED AS OF JUNE
		4, 2003, AND AS OTHERWISE
		AMENDED, MODIFIED OR
		SUPPLEMENTED FROM TIME TO
		TIME, THE INDENTURE ).
Lucent Technologies Inc
	Ticker	Security ID:	Meeting Date		Meeting Status
	LU	CUSIP9 549463AH0	12/29/2006		Voted

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	Meeting Type	Country of Trade
	Consent	United States
	Issue No.	Description	Proponent	Mgmt Rec	Vote Cast	For/Agnst Mgmt
	1	PROPOSED AMENDMENT TO	Mgmt	For	For	For
		INDENTURE
Playtex Products Inc
	Ticker	Security ID:	Meeting Date		Meeting Status
	PYX	CUSIP9 72813P100	05/02/2007		Voted
	Meeting Type	Country of Trade
	Annual	United States
	Issue No.	Description	Proponent	Mgmt Rec	Vote Cast	For/Agnst Mgmt
	1.1	Elect Neil DeFeo	Mgmt	For	For	For
	1.2	Elect Herbert Baum	Mgmt	For	For	For
	1.3	Elect Michael Eisenson	Mgmt	For	For	For
	1.4	Elect Ronald Gordon	Mgmt	For	For	For
	1.5	Elect R. Jeffrey Harris	Mgmt	For	For	For
	1.6	Elect C. Merrifield	Mgmt	For	For	For
	1.7	Elect Susan Nowakowski	Mgmt	For	For	For
	1.8	Elect Maureen Tart-Bezer	Mgmt	For	For	For
	1.9	Elect Douglas Wheat	Mgmt	For	For	For
	1.10	Elect Nick White	Mgmt	For	For	For
	2	Ratification of Auditor	Mgmt	For	For	For
Pride International Inc
	Ticker	Security ID:	Meeting Date		Meeting Status
	PDE	CUSIP9 74153Q102	05/17/2007		Voted
	Meeting Type	Country of Trade
	Annual	United States
	Issue No.	Description	Proponent	Mgmt Rec	Vote Cast	For/Agnst Mgmt
	1.1	Elect David Brown	Mgmt	For	Withhold	Against
	1.2	Elect Kenneth Burke	Mgmt	For	Withhold	Against
	1.3	Elect Archie Dunham	Mgmt	For	Withhold	Against
	1.4	Elect Francis Kalman	Mgmt	For	Withhold	Against
	1.5	Elect Ralph McBride	Mgmt	For	Withhold	Against
	1.6	Elect Louis Raspino	Mgmt	For	Withhold	Against
	1.7	Elect David Robson	Mgmt	For	Withhold	Against
	2	APPROVAL OF THE COMPANY'S	Mgmt	For	For	For
		2007 LONG-TERM INCENTIVE
		PLAN.
	3	Ratification of Auditor	Mgmt	For	For	For

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Putnam Prime Money Market Fund
	Ticker	Security ID:	Meeting Date		Meeting Status
		CUSIP9 746763416	05/15/2007		Voted
	Meeting Type	Country of Trade
	Special	United States
	Issue No.	Description	Proponent	Mgmt Rec	Vote Cast	For/Agnst Mgmt
	1	Approving a New Management	Mgmt	For	For	For
		Contract for your Fund
Samsonite Corp.
	Ticker	Security ID:	Meeting Date		Meeting Status
	SAMC	CUSIP9 79604V105	09/19/2006		Voted
	Meeting Type	Country of Trade
	Annual	United States
	Issue No.	Description	Proponent	Mgmt Rec	Vote Cast	For/Agnst Mgmt
	1.1	Elect Melissa Wong Bethell	Mgmt	For	For	For
	1.2	Elect Marcello Bottoli	Mgmt	For	For	For
	1.3	Elect Charles J. Philippin	Mgmt	For	For	For
	1.4	Elect Ferdinando Grimaldi Quartieri	Mgmt	For	For	For
	1.5	Elect Antony P. Ressler	Mgmt	For	For	For
	1.6	Elect Lee P. Sienna	Mgmt	For	For	For
	1.7	Elect Jeffrey B. Schwartz	Mgmt	For	For	For
	1.8	Elect Donald L. Triggs	Mgmt	For	For	For
	1.9	Elect Richard T. Warner	Mgmt	For	For	For
USA Mobility Inc
	Ticker	Security ID:	Meeting Date		Meeting Status
		Cusip 90341G103	08/09/2006		Voted
	Meeting Type	Country of Trade
	Issue No.	Description	Proponent	Mgmt Rec	Vote Cast	For/Agnst Mgmt
	1.1	Elect Director David Abrams	Mgmt	For	For	For
	1.2	Elect Director James V. Continenza	Mgmt	For	For	For
	1.3	Elect Director Nicholas A. Gallopo	Mgmt	For	For	For
	1.4	Elect Director Vincent D. Kelly	Mgmt	For	For	For
	1.5	Elect Director Brian O'Reilly	Mgmt	For	For	For
	1.6	Elect Director Matthew Oristano	Mgmt	For	For	For
	1.7	Elect Director Samme L. Thompson	Mgmt	For	For	For
	1.8	Elect Director Royce Yudkoff	Mgmt	For	For	For

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WHX Corp.
	Ticker	Security ID:	Meeting Date		Meeting Status
	WHX	CUSIP9 929248508	06/21/2007		Take No Action
	Meeting Type	Country of Trade
	Annual	United States
	Issue No.	Description	Proponent	Mgmt Rec	Vote Cast	For/Agnst Mgmt
	1.1	Elect Warren Lichtenstein	Mgmt	For	TNA	NA
	1.2	Elect Jack Howard	Mgmt	For	TNA	NA
	1.3	Elect Glen Kassan	Mgmt	For	TNA	NA
	1.4	Elect Louis Klein, Jr.	Mgmt	For	TNA	NA
	1.5	Elect Daniel Murphy, Jr.	Mgmt	For	TNA	NA
	1.6	Elect John Quicke	Mgmt	For	TNA	NA
	1.7	Elect Joshua Schechter	Mgmt	For	TNA	NA
	1.8	Elect Garen Smith	Mgmt	For	TNA	NA
	2	Increase in Authorized Common	Mgmt	For	TNA	NA
		Stock
	3	2007 Incentive Stock Plan	Mgmt	For	TNA	NA
	4	Ratification of Auditor	Mgmt	For	TNA	NA
Williams Companies Inc
	Ticker	Security ID:	Meeting Date		Meeting Status
	WMB	CUSIP9 969457100	05/17/2007		Voted
	Meeting Type	Country of Trade
	Annual	United States
	Issue No.	Description	Proponent	Mgmt Rec	Vote Cast	For/Agnst Mgmt
	1	ELECTION OF DIRECTOR:	Mgmt	For	For	For
		KATHLEEN B. COOPER.
	2	ELECTION OF DIRECTOR:	Mgmt	For	For	For
		WILLIAM R. GRANBERRY.
	3	ELECTION OF DIRECTOR:	Mgmt	For	For	For
		CHARLES M. LILLIS.
	4	ELECTION OF DIRECTOR:	Mgmt	For	For	For
		WILLIAM G. LOWRIE.
	5	RATIFICATION OF ERNST &	Mgmt	For	For	For
		YOUNG LLP AS AUDITORS FOR
		2007.
	6	APPROVAL OF THE WILLIAMS	Mgmt	For	For	For
		COMPANIES, INC. 2007
		INCENTIVE PLAN.
	7	APPROVAL OF THE WILLIAMS	Mgmt	For	For	For
		COMPANIES, INC. 2007
		EMPLOYEE STOCK PURCHASE
		PLAN.

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Any ballot marked 'Abstain' is considered to have been voted. Ballots marked 'Abstain' are considered to have been voted against management's recommendation if management's recommendation is 'For' or 'Against,' and for management’s recommendation if management’s recommendation is ‘Abstain.’ Where management has recommended that shareholders 'Abstain' from voting on a ballot item, a ballot marked 'For' or 'Against' is considered to have been voted against management's recommendation to 'Abstain.'

Where management has made no recommendation on a ballot item, 'NA' is used to indicate that there is no management recommendation that a shareholder may vote 'For' or 'Against.'

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:	Putnam High Income Securities Fund
By:	/s/ Charles E. Porter
Name:	Charles E. Porter
Title:	Executive Vice President, Associate Treasurer, Principal Executive Officer and
	Compliance Liaison
Date:	August 13, 2007

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