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 No. 811-21549
Energy Income and Growth Fund
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Exact Name of Registrant as Specified in Declaration of Trust
120 East Liberty Drive, Suite 400, Wheaton, Illinois 60187
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Address of Principal Executive Offices (Number, Street, City, State, Zip Code)
W. Scott Jardine
First Trust Portfolios L.P.
120 East Liberty Drive, Suite 400
Wheaton, Illinois 60187
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Name and Address (Number, Street, City, State, Zip Code) of Agent for Service
(630) 765-8000
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Registrant's Telephone Number, including Area Code
Date of fiscal year end: November 30
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Date of reporting period: July 1, 2009 - June 30, 2010
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Form N-PX is to be used by a registered management investment company, other
than a small business investment company registered on Form N-5 (ss.ss. 239.24
and 274.5 of this chapter), to file reports with the Commission, not later than
August 31 of each year, containing the registrant's proxy voting record for the
most recent twelve-month period ended June 30, pursuant to section 30 of the
Investment Company Act of 1940 and rule 30b1-4 thereunder (17 CFR 270.30b1-4).
The Commission may use the information provided on Form N-PX in its regulatory,
disclosure review, inspection, and policymaking roles.
A registrant is required to disclose the information specified by Form N-PX, and
the Commission will make this information public. A registrant is not required
to respond to the collection of information contained in Form N-PX unless the
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number. Please direct comments concerning the accuracy of the information
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Secretary, Securities and Exchange Commission, 100 F Street, N.E., Washington
D.C. 20549. The OMB has reviewed this collection of information under the
clearance requirements of 44 U.S.C. ss. 3507.
Item 1. Proxy Voting Record
SECURITY ID ON
COMPANY NAME TICKER BALLOT MEETING DATE
Magellan Midstream Holdings, L.P. MGG 55907R108 25-Sep-09
PROPOSAL MANAGEMENT VOTE INSTRUCTION FOR/AGAINST MGMT PROPONENT
RECOMMENDATION
Approve Restructuring Plan For For For Management
Approve Fifth Amended and Restated Agreement For For For Management
of Limited Partnership
Approve Contributions For For For Management
Approve Plan of Liquidation For For For Management
Adjourn Meeting For For For Management
Approve Restructuring Plan (DO NOT ADVANCE) For For For Management
Approve Fifth Amended and Restated Agreement For For For Management
of Limited Partnership
Adjourn Meeting For For For Management
SECURITY ID ON
COMPANY NAME TICKER BALLOT MEETING DATE
Teppco Partners - Lp TPP 872384102 23-Oct-09
PROPOSAL MANAGEMENT VOTE INSTRUCTION FOR/AGAINST MGMT PROPONENT
RECOMMENDATION
Approve Merger Agreement For For For Management
SECURITY ID ON
COMPANY NAME TICKER BALLOT MEETING DATE
Global Partners LP GLP 37946R109 09-Dec-09
PROPOSAL MANAGEMENT VOTE INSTRUCTION FOR/AGAINST MGMT PROPONENT
RECOMMENDATION
Amend Partnership Agreement For For For Management
SECURITY ID ON
COMPANY NAME TICKER BALLOT MEETING DATE
UGI Corp. UGI 902681105 26-Jan-10
PROPOSAL MANAGEMENT VOTE INSTRUCTION FOR/AGAINST MGMT PROPONENT
RECOMMENDATION
Elect Director S.D. Ban For For For Management
Elect Director R.C. Gozon For For For Management
Elect Director L.R. Greenberg For For For Management
Elect Director M.O. Schlanger For For For Management
Elect Director A. Pol For For For Management
Elect Director E.E. Jones For For For Management
Elect Director J.L. Walsh For For For Management
Elect Director R.B. Vincent For For For Management
Elect Director M.S. Puccio For For For Management
Ratify Auditors For For For Management
SECURITY ID ON
COMPANY NAME TICKER BALLOT MEETING DATE
Magellan Midstream Partners, L.P. MMP 559080106 21-Apr-10
PROPOSAL MANAGEMENT VOTE INSTRUCTION FOR/AGAINST MGMT PROPONENT
RECOMMENDATION
Elect Director Walter R. Arnheim For For For Management
Elect Director Patrick C. Eilers For For For Management
Elect Director Barry R. Pearl For For For Management
SECURITY ID ON
COMPANY NAME TICKER BALLOT MEETING DATE
Spectra Energy Corp SE 847560109 27-Apr-10
PROPOSAL MANAGEMENT VOTE INSTRUCTION FOR/AGAINST MGMT PROPONENT
RECOMMENDATION
Elect Director William T. Esrey For For For Management
Elect Director Gregory L. Ebel For For For Management
Elect Director Pamela L. Carter For For For Management
Elect Director Peter B. Hamilton For For For Management
Elect Director Dennis R. Hendrix For For For Management
Elect Director Michael E.J. Phelps For For For Management
Ratify Auditors For For For Management
Require a Majority Vote for the Election of Against For Against Share Holder
Directors
SECURITY ID ON
COMPANY NAME TICKER BALLOT MEETING DATE
Nustar GP Holdings, LLC NSH 67059L102 29-Apr-10
PROPOSAL MANAGEMENT VOTE INSTRUCTION FOR/AGAINST MGMT PROPONENT
RECOMMENDATION
Elect Director William E. Greehey For For For Management
Elect Director Stan L. McLelland For For For Management
Ratify Auditors For For For Management
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SECURITY ID ON
COMPANY NAME TICKER BALLOT MEETING DATE
TransCanada Corporation TRP 89353D107 30-Apr-10
PROPOSAL MANAGEMENT VOTE INSTRUCTION FOR/AGAINST MGMT PROPONENT
RECOMMENDATION
Elect K. E. Benson as Director For For For Management
Elect D. H. Burney as Director For For For Management
Elect W. K. Dobson as Director For For For Management
Elect E. L. Draper as Director For For For Management
Elect P. Gauthier as Director For For For Management
Elect K. L. Hawkins as Director For For For Management
Elect S. B. Jackson as Director For For For Management
Elect P. L. Joskow as Director For For For Management
Elect H. N. Kvisle as Director For For For Management
Elect J. A. MacNaughton as Director For For For Management
Elect D. P. O?Brien as Director For For For Management
Elect W. T. Stephens as Director For For For Management
Elect D. M. G. Stewart as Director For For For Management
Approve KPMG LLP as Auditors and Authorize For For For Management
Board to Fix Their Remuneration
Amend Stock Option Plan For For For Management
Approve Shareholder Rights Plan For For For Management
Advisory Vote on Executive Compensation Approach For For For Management
SECURITY ID ON
COMPANY NAME TICKER BALLOT MEETING DATE
Enbridge Income Fund ENF.U 29251D106 03-May-10
PROPOSAL MANAGEMENT VOTE INSTRUCTION FOR/AGAINST MGMT PROPONENT
RECOMMENDATION
Approve PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP as Auditors For For For Management
and Authorize Board to Fix Their Remuneration
Elect Richard H. Auchinleck as Trustee For For For Management
Elect Catherine M. (Kay) Best as Trustee For For For Management
Elect J. Lorne Braithwaite as Trustee For For For Management
Elect M. Elizabeth Cannon as Trustee For For For Management
Elect Gordon G. Tallman as Trustee For For For Management
Amend Trust Indenture: Approve Distribution For For For Management
Amendments Resolution
Amend Trust Indenture: Approve Accounting For Against Against Management
Amendment Resolution
Approve Conversion from Income Trust to For For For Management
Corporation
Approve Shareholder Rights Plan For For For Management
SECURITY ID ON
COMPANY NAME TICKER BALLOT MEETING DATE
Enbridge Inc. ENB 29250N105 05-May-10
PROPOSAL MANAGEMENT VOTE INSTRUCTION FOR/AGAINST MGMT PROPONENT
RECOMMENDATION
Elect Director David A. Arledge For For For Management
Elect Director James J. Blanchard For For For Management
Elect Director J. Lorne Braithwaite For For For Management
Elect Director Patrick D. Daniel For For For Management
Elect Director J. Herb England For For For Management
Elect Director Charles W. Fischer For For For Management
Elect Director David A. Leslie For For For Management
Elect Director George K. Petty For For For Management
Elect Director Charles E. Shultz For For For Management
Elect Director Dan C. Tutcher For For For Management
Elect Director Catherine L. Williams For For For Management
Approve PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP as Auditors For For For Management
and Authorize Board to Fix Their Remuneration
SECURITY ID ON
COMPANY NAME TICKER BALLOT MEETING DATE
Keyera Facilities Income Fund KEY.U 493272108 11-May-10
PROPOSAL MANAGEMENT VOTE INSTRUCTION FOR/AGAINST MGMT PROPONENT
RECOMMENDATION
Ratify Deloitte & Touche LLP as Auditors of For For For Management
Keyera Facilities Income Fund
Elect James V. Bertram as Director of Keyera For For For Management
Energy Management Ltd.
Elect Robert B. Catell as Director of Keyera For For For Management
Energy Management Ltd.
Elect Michael B.C. Davies as Director of For For For Management
Keyera Energy Management Ltd.
Elect Nancy M. Laird as Director of Keyera For For For Management
Energy Management Ltd.
Elect E. Peter Lougheed as Director of Keyera For For For Management
Energy Management Ltd.
Elect Donald J. Nelson as Director of Keyera For For For Management
Energy Management Ltd.
Elect H. Neil Nichols as Director of Keyera For For For Management
Energy Management Ltd.
Elect William R. Stedman as Director of Keyera For For For Management
Energy Management Ltd.
Approve Unitholder Rights Plan For For For Management
Approve Conversion from Income Trust to For For For Management
Corporation
Effective in connection with the For For For Management
implementation of Item #4, Approve Shareholder
Rights Plan
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SECURITY ID ON
COMPANY NAME TICKER BALLOT MEETING DATE
NGP Capital Resources Company NGPC 62912R107 12-May-10
PROPOSAL MANAGEMENT VOTE INSTRUCTION FOR/AGAINST MGMT PROPONENT
RECOMMENDATION
Elect Director Kenneth A. Hersh For For For Management
Elect Director James R. Latimer, III For For For Management
Ratify Auditors For For For Management
Adjourn Meeting For For For Management
SECURITY ID ON
COMPANY NAME TICKER BALLOT MEETING DATE
El Paso Corporation EP 28336L109 19-May-10
PROPOSAL MANAGEMENT VOTE INSTRUCTION FOR/AGAINST MGMT PROPONENT
RECOMMENDATION
Elect Director Juan Carlos Braniff For For For Management
Elect Director David W. Crane For For For Management
Elect Director Douglas L. Foshee For For For Management
Elect Director Robert W. Goldman For For For Management
Elect Director Anthony W. Hall, Jr. For For For Management
Elect Director Thomas R. Hix For For For Management
Elect Director Ferrell P. McClean For For For Management
Elect Director Timothy J. Probert For For For Management
Elect Director Steven J. Shapiro For For For Management
Elect Director J. Michael Talbert For For For Management
Elect Director Robert F. Vagt For For For Management
Elect Director John L. Whitmire For For For Management
Amend Omnibus Stock Plan For For For Management
Ratify Auditors For For For Management
SECURITY ID ON
COMPANY NAME TICKER BALLOT MEETING DATE
ONEOK, Inc. OKE 682680103 20-May-10
PROPOSAL MANAGEMENT VOTE INSTRUCTION FOR/AGAINST MGMT PROPONENT
RECOMMENDATION
Elect Director James C. Day For For For Management
Elect Director Julie H. Edwards For For For Management
Elect Director William L. Ford For For For Management
Elect Director John W. Gibson For For For Management
Elect Director David L. Kyle For For For Management
Elect Director Bert H. Mackie For For For Management
Elect Director Jim W. Mogg For For For Management
Elect Director Pattye L. Moore For For For Management
Elect Director Gary D. Parker For For For Management
Elect Director Eduardo A. Rodriguez For For For Management
Elect Director Gerald B. Smith For For For Management
Elect Director David J. Tippeconnic For For For Management
Ratify Auditors For For For Management
SECURITY ID ON
COMPANY NAME TICKER BALLOT MEETING DATE
The Williams Companies, Inc. WMB 969457100 20-May-10
PROPOSAL MANAGEMENT VOTE INSTRUCTION FOR/AGAINST MGMT PROPONENT
RECOMMENDATION
Elect Director Kathleen B. Cooper For For For Management
Elect Director William R. Granberry For For For Management
Elect Director William G. Lowrie For For For Management
Declassify the Board of Directors For For For Management
Amend Omnibus Stock Plan For For For Management
Ratify Auditors For For For Management
Report on Environmental Impacts of Natural Gas Against For Against Share Holder
Fracturing
Advisory Vote to Ratify Named Executive Against For Against Share Holder
Officers' Compensation
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SECURITY ID ON
COMPANY NAME TICKER BALLOT MEETING DATE
Northland Power Income Fund NPI.U 666910104 21-Jun-10
PROPOSAL MANAGEMENT VOTE INSTRUCTION FOR/AGAINST MGMT PROPONENT
RECOMMENDATION
Elect James C. Temerty as Trustee For For For Management
Elect James C. Temerty as Trustee For For For Management
Elect Pierre R. Gloutney as Trustee For For For Management
Elect Pierre R. Gloutney as Trustee For For For Management
Elect John N. Turner as Trustee For For For Management
Elect John N. Turner as Trustee For For For Management
Elect Marie Bountrogianni as Trustee For For For Management
Elect Marie Bountrogianni as Trustee For For For Management
Elect V. Peter Harder as Trustee For For For Management
Elect V. Peter Harder as Trustee For For For Management
Elect Linda L. Bertoldi as Trustee For For For Management
Elect Linda L. Bertoldi as Trustee For For For Management
Elect Gordon F. Cheesbrough as Trustee For For For Management
Elect Gordon F. Cheesbrough as Trustee For For For Management
Ratify Ernst & Young LLP as Auditors For For For Management
Ratify Ernst & Young LLP as Auditors For For For Management
Approve Conversion from Income Trust to For Against Against Management
Corporation
Approve Conversion from Income Trust to For Against Against Management
Corporation
SECURITY ID ON
COMPANY NAME TICKER BALLOT MEETING DATE
AmeriGas Partners, L.P. APU 030975106 30-Jul-10
PROPOSAL MANAGEMENT VOTE INSTRUCTION FOR/AGAINST MGMT PROPONENT
RECOMMENDATION
Approve Omnibus Stock Plan For For For Management
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SIGNATURES
[See General Instruction F]
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) ENERGY INCOME AND GROWTH FUND
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By (Signature and Title)* /s/ James A. Bowen
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James A. Bowen, President
Date August 31, 2010
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* Print the name and title of each signing officer under his or her signature.