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: 811-21593
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KAYNE ANDERSON ENERGY TOTAL RETURN FUND, INC.
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(Exact name of registrant as specified in charter)
1800 AVENUE OF THE STARS
LOS ANGELES, CALIFORNIA 90067
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(Address of principal executive offices)
(Name and address of agent for service)
Registrant's telephone number, including area code: 310-284-6438
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Date of fiscal year-end: November 30th
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Date of reporting period: July 1, 2005 - June 30, 2006
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Item 1 - Proxy Voting Record - Attached on behalf of Kayne Anderson Energy Total
Return Fund, Inc.
PROPOSED
BY
(I)SSUER FOR/
OR VOTE HOW AGAINST
ISSUER SYMBOL CUSIP MEETING DATE MATTER: (S)HRHLDR CAST? VOTED MGMT
CONSOL Energy Inc. CNX 20854P109 5/2/2006 ELECT: I yes for for
John Whitmire I yes for for
Patricia Hammick I yes for for
Brett Harvey I yes for for
David Hardesty I yes for for
James Altmeyer Sr. I yes for for
John Mills I yes for for
William Davis I yes for for
William Powell I yes for for
Raj Gupta I yes for for
Joseph William I yes for for
RATIFY:
Pricewaterhousecoopers LLP I yes for for
Atlas America, Inc. ATLS 049167109 4/26/2006 ELECT:
William Bagnell I yes for for
Nicholas Dinubile I yes for for
VOTE:
other business as may properly I yes for for
be brought before the meeting
or any adjournment thereof
Frontline Ltd. FRO G3682E127 11/30/2005 RE-ELECT:
John Fredriksen as director I yes for for
RE-ELECT:
Olav Trom as director I yes for for
RE-ELECT:
Kate Blankenship as director I yes for for
RE-ELECT:
Frixos Savvdies as director I yes for for
APPOINT:
pricewaterhousecoopers da of I yes for for
Olso
TRANSACT:
other business as may properly I yes for for
come before the meeting or any
adjournment thereof
Copano Energy, L.L.C. CPNO 217202100 10/27/2005 Class B conversion & issuance I yes for for
proposal
LTIP amendment porposal I yes for for
Penn Virginia Corporation PVA 707882106 5/2/2006 ELECT:
Joe Averett Jr. I yes for for
Edward Cloves, II I yes for for
James Dearlove I yes for for
Robert Garrett I yes for for
Keith Horton I yes for for
Steven Krablin I yes for for
Merrilla Miller I yes for for
Marsha Perelman I yes for for
Van Marcke de Lummen I yes for for
Gary Wright I yes for for
PROPOSED
BY
(I)SSUER FOR/
OR VOTE HOW AGAINST
ISSUER SYMBOL CUSIP MEETING DATE MATTER: (S)HRHLDR CAST? VOTED MGMT
Penn West Energy Trust PWT.UN 707885109 6/28/2006 APPROVE: I yes for for
plan of arrangement under
section 193 of the Business
Corporations Act (Alberta)
(the "Arrangement"), all as
more particularly described
in the; Information Circular
APPROVE: I yes for for
stock option plan
APPROVE: I yes for for
private placement of up to
4,688,000 common shares
(Exploreco Finco) of 1243838
Alberta Ltd. ("ExploreCo
FinCo") at a price of $1.86
per share, and up to 4,688,000
common share purchase warrants
("ExploreCo FinCo Warrants")
of ExploreCo FinCo with an
exercise price of $2.23 per
warrant per warrant. FinCo
Warrants will be exchanged for
common shares and common share
purchase warrants of ExploreCo
RECEIVE AND CONSIDER: I yes for for
colsolidated fin'l statement
FIX: I yes for for
# of directors from 6 to 9 for
Penn Petroleum Ltd.
ELECT: I yes for for
directors of PWPL for the
ensuring year
APPOINT: I yes for for
auditors of Penn West &
authorize directors to fix
their remuneration
TRANSACT: I yes for for
such further and other
business as may properly be
brought before the Petrofund
Meeting or any adjournment
thereof.
Double Hull Tankers, Inc. DHT Y21110104 6/22/2006 ELECT: I yes for for
one director to DHT's Bd. Of
Directors for a term of 3
years
RATIFY: I yes for for
Ernst & Young LLP as
independent accounting firm
TRANSACT: I yes for for
such further and other
business as may properly be
brought before the annual
meeting
Top Tankers Inc. TOPT Y8897Y107 ELECT:
James Cramer I yes for for
Martin Peretz I yes for for
RATIFY: I yes for for
Marcum & Kliegman LLP as the
independent accountants
TRANSACT: I yes for for
other such matters as may
properly come before the
Meeting
PROPOSED
BY
(I)SSUER FOR/
OR VOTE HOW AGAINST
ISSUER SYMBOL CUSIP MEETING DATE MATTER: (S)HRHLDR CAST? VOTED MGMT
Nordic American Tanker
Shipping Limited NAT G65773106 6/26/2006 ELECT:
Herbjorn Hansson I yes for for
Adreas Ove Ugland I yes for for
Andrew W. March I yes for for
Hon. Sir David Gibbons I yes for for
George C. Lodge I yes for for
Paul J. Hopkins I yes for for
Torbjorn Gladso I yes for for
APPROVE & APPOINT:
Deloitte Statsautoriserte I yes for for
Revisorere AS as auditors
AMEND:
Bye-law-57(A) ("Proposal I yes for for
Three")
TRANSACT:
other such matters as may I yes for for
properly come before the
meeting
Knightsbridge Tankers
Limited VLCCF G5299G106 6/23/2006 ELECT:
Ola Lorentzon I yes for for
Or Olav Troim I yes for for
Douglas Wolcott I yes for for
David White I yes for for
Timothy Counsell I yes for for
APPOINT:
Moore Stephens P.C. As I yes for for
independent auditors
Crescent Point Energy
Trust CPG.UN 225908102 5/31/2006 ELECT:
Peter Bannister I yes for for
Paul Colborne I yes for for
Kenney Cugnet I yes for for
D. Hugh Gillard I yes for for
Gerald Romanzin I yes for for
Scott Saxberg I yes for for
Gregory Turnbull I yes for for
APPOINT:
PriceWaterhouse Coopers, LLC I yes for for
as auditors
APPROVE AMENDMENT TO THE
RESTRICTED UNIT BONUS PLAN:
resolution authorizing the Bd. I yes for for
To inc. the number of Tust
Units issuable from treasury
pursuant to the terms of the
Restricted Unit Bonus Plan to
a max. of 5MM Trust Units or
9% of the issued & outstanding
Trust Units
MarkWest Hydrocarbon,
Inc. MWP 570762104 6/15/2006 ELECT:
Donald Heppermann I yes for for
Anne Mounsey I yes for for
Karen Rogers I yes for for
APPROVE:
2006 stock incentive plan I yes for for
RATIFY:
appointment of Deloitte as I yes for for
independent auditors
PROPOSED
BY
(I)SSUER FOR/
OR VOTE HOW AGAINST
ISSUER SYMBOL CUSIP MEETING DATE MATTER: (S)HRHLDR CAST? VOTED MGMT
Harvest Energy Trust HTE.UN 41752X101 5/23/2006 RE-APPOINT:
Valiant Trust Co. as the I yes for for
Trustee of the Trust
FIX:
# of directors of Harvest I yes for for
Operations Corp. at nine
members
ELECT:
Kevin Bennett I yes for for
David Boone I yes for for
M. Bruce Chernoff I yes for for
Verne Johnson I yes for for
Hank Swartout I yes for for
Dale Blue I yes for for
John Brussa I yes for for
Willaim A. Friley Jr. I yes for for
Hector McFadyen I yes for for
APPOINT:
KPMG LLP as auditors I yes for for
APPROVE:
resolution to approve certain I yes for for
amendments to the trust
indenture of the Trust as
specified
Ketch Resourses Trust KER.UN 492564109 6/22/2006 APPROVE:
(a) amendments to Ketch's I yes for for
trust indenture and the other
constating documents of KRL
(b) the sale by Ketch of all I yes for for
of the Ketch Assets to
Advantage pursuant to the
applicable provisions of the
Plan of Arrangement.
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.
Kayne Anderson Energy Total Return Fund, Inc.
(Registrant)
By: /s/ Kevin S. McCarthy
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Kevin S. McCarthy
President of Kayne Anderson Energy Total Return Fund, Inc.
(Signature & Title)
Date: August 23, 2006