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
1001 Warrenville Road, Suite 300, Lisle, Illinois 60532
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Address of Principal Executive Offices (Number, Street, City, State, Zip Code)
W. Scott Jardine
First Trust Portfolios L.P.
1001 Warrenville Road, Suite 300
Lisle, Illinois 60532
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Name and Address (Number, Street, City, State, Zip Code) of Agent for Service
(630) 241-4141
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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, 2007 - June 30, 2008
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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).
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Item 1. Proxy Voting Record
Agenda
Shares Security Meeting Meeting Item Mgmt Vote
Voted Company Ticker ID Date Type Number Agenda Item Proponent Rec Cast
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50,000 AltaGas Income ALA.U 21360102 4/24/2008 AGM 1 Elect David W. Cornhill, Mgmt For For
Trust Allan L. Edgeworth, Denis
C. Fonteyne, Daryl H.
Gilbert, Robert B.
Hodgins, Myron F. Kanik,
David F. Mackie and M.
Neil McCrank as Directors
50,000 AltaGas Income ALA.U 21360102 4/24/2008 AGM 2 Appoint Ernst & Young LLP Mgmt For For
Trust as Auditors and Authorize
the directors of the
General Partner to Fix
Their Remuneration
238,050 Copano Energy CPNO 217202100 3/13/2008 EGM 1 Approve Conversion of Mgmt For For
LLC Class E Units into Common
Units
238,050 Copano Energy CPNO 217202100 5/15/2008 AGM 1.1 Elect Director James G. Mgmt For For
LLC Crump
238,050 Copano Energy CPNO 217202100 5/15/2008 AGM 1.2 Elect Director Ernie L. Mgmt For For
LLC Danner
238,050 Copano Energy CPNO 217202100 5/15/2008 AGM 1.3 Elect Director John R. Mgmt For For
LLC Eckel, Jr.
238,050 Copano Energy CPNO 217202100 5/15/2008 AGM 1.4 Elect Director Scott A. Mgmt For For
LLC Griffiths
238,050 Copano Energy CPNO 217202100 5/15/2008 AGM 1.5 Elect Director Michael L. Mgmt For For
LLC Johnson
238,050 Copano Energy CPNO 217202100 5/15/2008 AGM 1.6 Elect Director T. William Mgmt For For
LLC Porter
238,050 Copano Energy CPNO 217202100 5/15/2008 AGM 1.7 Elect Director William L. Mgmt For For
LLC Thacker
238,050 Copano Energy CPNO 217202100 5/15/2008 AGM 2 Ratify Auditors Mgmt For For
LLC
113,000 Enbridge Inc. ENB 29250N105 5/7/2008 MIX 1.1 Elect Director David A. Mgmt For For
Arledge
113,000 Enbridge Inc. ENB 29250N105 5/7/2008 MIX 1.2 Elect Director James J. Mgmt For For
Blanchard
113,000 Enbridge Inc. ENB 29250N105 5/7/2008 MIX 1.3 Elect Director J. Lorne Mgmt For For
Braithwaite
113,000 Enbridge Inc. ENB 29250N105 5/7/2008 MIX 1.4 Elect Director Patrick D. Mgmt For For
Daniel
113,000 Enbridge Inc. ENB 29250N105 5/7/2008 MIX 1.5 Elect Director J. Herb Mgmt For For
England
113,000 Enbridge Inc. ENB 29250N105 5/7/2008 MIX 1.6 Elect Director David A. Mgmt For For
Leslie
113,000 Enbridge Inc. ENB 29250N105 5/7/2008 MIX 1.7 Elect Director Robert W. Mgmt For For
Martin
113,000 Enbridge Inc. ENB 29250N105 5/7/2008 MIX 1.8 Elect Director George K. Mgmt For For
Petty
113,000 Enbridge Inc. ENB 29250N105 5/7/2008 MIX 1.9 Elect Director Charles E. Mgmt For For
Shultz
113,000 Enbridge Inc. ENB 29250N105 5/7/2008 MIX 1.1 Elect Director Dan C. Mgmt For Withhold
Tutcher
113,000 Enbridge Inc. ENB 29250N105 5/7/2008 MIX 1.11 Elect Director Catherine Mgmt For For
L. Williams
113,000 Enbridge Inc. ENB 29250N105 5/7/2008 MIX 2 Approve Mgmt For For
PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP
as Auditors and Authorize
Board to Fix Their
Remuneration
113,000 Enbridge Inc. ENB 29250N105 5/7/2008 MIX 3 Approve Shareholder Rights Mgmt For For
Plan
597,388 Enterprise EPD 293792107 1/29/2008 EGM 1 Approve Omnibus Stock Plan Mgmt For For
Products
Partners L.P.
81,800 Keyera KEY.U 493272108 5/13/2008 AGM 1 Ratify Deloitte & Touche Mgmt For For
Facilities LLP as Auditors
Income Fund
81,800 Keyera KEY.U 493272108 5/13/2008 AGM 2.1 Elect as Director - James Mgmt For For
Facilities V Bertram
Income Fund
81,800 Keyera KEY.U 493272108 5/13/2008 AGM 2.2 Elect as Director - Robert Mgmt For For
Facilities B Catell
Income Fund
81,800 Keyera KEY.U 493272108 5/13/2008 AGM 2.3 Elect as Director - Mgmt For For
Facilities Michael B C Davies
Income Fund
81,800 Keyera KEY.U 493272108 5/13/2008 AGM 2.4 Elect as Director - Nancy Mgmt For For
Facilities M Laird
Income Fund
81,800 Keyera KEY.U 493272108 5/13/2008 AGM 2.5 Elect as Director - E Mgmt For For
Facilities Peter Lougheed
Income Fund
81,800 Keyera KEY.U 493272108 5/13/2008 AGM 2.6 Elect as Director - Donald Mgmt For For
Facilities J Nelson
Income Fund
81,800 Keyera KEY.U 493272108 5/13/2008 AGM 2.7 Elect as Director - H Neil Mgmt For For
Facilities Nichols
Income Fund
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81,800 Keyera KEY.U 493272108 5/13/2008 AGM 2.8 Elect as Director - Mgmt For For
Facilities William R Stedman
Income Fund
81,800 Keyera KEY.U 493272108 5/13/2008 AGM 2.9 Elect as Director - Wesley Mgmt For For
Facilities R Twiss
Income Fund
143,633 Linn Energy, LINE 536020100 5/29/2008 AGM 1.1 Elect Director Michael C. Mgmt For For
LLC Linn
143,633 Linn Energy, LINE 536020100 5/29/2008 AGM 1.2 Elect Director George A. Mgmt For For
LLC Alcorn
143,633 Linn Energy, LINE 536020100 5/29/2008 AGM 1.3 Elect Director Terrence S. Mgmt For For
LLC Jacobs
143,633 Linn Energy, LINE 536020100 5/29/2008 AGM 1.4 Elect Director Jeffrey C. Mgmt For For
LLC Swoveland
143,633 Linn Energy, LINE 536020100 5/29/2008 AGM 1.5 Elect Director Joseph P. Mgmt For For
LLC McCoy
143,633 Linn Energy, LINE 536020100 5/29/2008 AGM 2 Ratify Auditors Mgmt For For
LLC
143,633 Linn Energy, LINE 536020100 5/29/2008 AGM 3 Amend Omnibus Stock Plan Mgmt For For
LLC
23,211 Macquarie MIC 55608B105 5/27/2008 AGM 1.1 Elect Director Norman H. Mgmt For For
Infrastructure Brown, Jr.
Co LLC
23,211 Macquarie MIC 55608B105 5/27/2008 AGM 1.2 Elect Director George W. Mgmt For For
Infrastructure Carmany, III
Co LLC
23,211 Macquarie MIC 55608B105 5/27/2008 AGM 1.3 Elect Director William H. Mgmt For For
Infrastructure Webb
Co LLC
23,211 Macquarie MIC 55608B105 5/27/2008 AGM 2 Ratify Auditors Mgmt For For
Infrastructure
Co LLC
437,756 Magellan MMP 559080106 4/23/2008 AGM 1.1 Elect Director James R. Mgmt For For
Midstream Montague
Partners LP
437,756 Magellan MMP 559080106 4/23/2008 AGM 1.2 Elect Director Don R. Mgmt For For
Midstream Wellendorf
Partners LP
126,719 MarkWest MWE 570759100 2/21/2008 EGM 1 Approve Merger Agreement Mgmt For Against
Energy
Partners L.P.
126,719 MarkWest MWE 570759100 2/21/2008 EGM 2 Issue Shares in Connection Mgmt For Against
Energy with Acquisition
Partners L.P.
126,719 MarkWest MWE 570759100 2/21/2008 EGM 3 Approve Conversion of Mgmt For Against
Energy Securities
Partners L.P.
126,719 MarkWest MWE 570759100 2/21/2008 EGM 4 Approve the Third Amended Mgmt For Abstain
Energy and Restated Agreement of
Partners L.P. Limited Partnership
126,719 MarkWest MWE 570759100 2/21/2008 EGM 5 Approve Omnibus Stock Plan Mgmt For Abstain
Energy
Partners L.P.
126,719 MarkWest MWE 570759100 2/21/2008 EGM 6 Adjourn Meeting Mgmt For Abstain
Energy
Partners L.P.
120,719 MarkWest MWE 570759100 6/4/2008 AGM 1.1 Elect Director John M. Fox Mgmt For For
Energy
Partners L.P.
120,719 MarkWest MWE 570759100 6/4/2008 AGM 1.2 Elect Director Keith E. Mgmt For For
Energy Bailey
Partners L.P.
120,719 MarkWest MWE 570759100 6/4/2008 AGM 1.3 Elect Director Michael L. Mgmt For For
Energy Beatty
Partners L.P.
120,719 MarkWest MWE 570759100 6/4/2008 AGM 1.4 Elect Director Charles K. Mgmt For For
Energy Dempster
Partners L.P.
120,719 MarkWest MWE 570759100 6/4/2008 AGM 1.5 Elect Director Donald C. Mgmt For For
Energy Heppermann
Partners L.P.
120,719 MarkWest MWE 570759100 6/4/2008 AGM 1.6 Elect Director William A. Mgmt For For
Energy Kellstrom
Partners L.P.
120,719 MarkWest MWE 570759100 6/4/2008 AGM 1.7 Elect Director Anne E. Fox Mgmt For For
Energy Mounsey
Partners L.P.
120,719 MarkWest MWE 570759100 6/4/2008 AGM 1.8 Elect Director William P. Mgmt For For
Energy Nicoletti
Partners L.P.
120,719 MarkWest MWE 570759100 6/4/2008 AGM 1.9 Elect Director Frank M. Mgmt For For
Energy Semple
Partners L.P.
120,719 MarkWest MWE 570759100 6/4/2008 AGM 1.1 Elect Director Donald D. Mgmt For For
Energy Wolf
Partners L.P.
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120,719 MarkWest MWE 570759100 6/4/2008 AGM 2 Ratify Auditors Mgmt For For
Energy
Partners L.P.
105,000 Mullen Group MTL.U 625281100 5/5/2008 AGM 1 Fix Number of Directors at Mgmt For For
Income Fund Nine and Elect Alan D.
Archibald, Greg Bay,
Steven C. Grant, Dennis J.
Hoffman, Stephen H.
Lockwood, Murray K.
Mullen, Richard E.
Peterson, Patrick G.
Powell and Bruce W.
Simpson as Directors of
Mullen Group Inc.
105,000 Mullen Group MTL.U 625281100 5/5/2008 AGM 2 Approve KPMG LLP as Mgmt For For
Income Fund Auditors and Authorize
Board to Fix Their
Remuneration
105,000 Mullen Group MTL.U 625281100 5/5/2008 AGM 3 Approve CIBC Mellon Trust Mgmt For For
Income Fund Company as Trustee of the
Trust
145,000 Newalta Income NAL.U 65020R109 5/13/2008 MIX 1 Approve Deloitte & Touche Mgmt For For
Fund LLP as Auditors and
Authorize Board to Fix
Their Remuneration
145,000 Newalta Income NAL.U 65020R109 5/13/2008 MIX 2 Elect Alan P. Cadotte, Mgmt For For
Fund Robert M. MacDonald, R.
Vance Milligan, Felix
Pardo, R.H. (Dick) Pinder,
Gordon E. Pridham, Clayton
H. Riddell, Ronald L.
Sifton and Barry D.
Stewart as Trustees
145,000 Newalta Income NAL.U 65020R109 5/13/2008 MIX 3 Approve Shareholder Rights Mgmt For For
Fund Plan
36,100 NGP Capital NGPC 62912R107 5/14/2008 AGM 1.1 Elect Director Edward W. Mgmt For For
Resources Blessing
Company
178,000 Oneok, Inc. OKE 682680103 5/15/2008 AGM 1.1 Elect Director James C. Day Mgmt For For
178,000 Oneok, Inc. OKE 682680103 5/15/2008 AGM 1.2 Elect Director David L. Mgmt For For
Kyle
178,000 Oneok, Inc. OKE 682680103 5/15/2008 AGM 1.3 Elect Director Bert H. Mgmt For For
Mackie
178,000 Oneok, Inc. OKE 682680103 5/15/2008 AGM 1.4 Elect Director Jim W. Mogg Mgmt For For
178,000 Oneok, Inc. OKE 682680103 5/15/2008 AGM 1.5 Elect Director Mollie B. Mgmt For For
Williford
178,000 Oneok, Inc. OKE 682680103 5/15/2008 AGM 1.6 Elect Director Julie H. Mgmt For For
Edwards
178,000 Oneok, Inc. OKE 682680103 5/15/2008 AGM 2 Approve Decrease in Size Mgmt For For
of Board
178,000 Oneok, Inc. OKE 682680103 5/15/2008 AGM 3 Declassify the Board of Mgmt For For
Directors
178,000 Oneok, Inc. OKE 682680103 5/15/2008 AGM 4 Amend Omnibus Stock Plan Mgmt For Against
178,000 Oneok, Inc. OKE 682680103 5/15/2008 AGM 5 Amend Qualified Employee Mgmt For For
Stock Purchase Plan
178,000 Oneok, Inc. OKE 682680103 5/15/2008 AGM 6 Amend Restricted Stock Plan Mgmt For Against
178,000 Oneok, Inc. OKE 682680103 5/15/2008 AGM 7 Ratify Auditors Mgmt For For
178,000 Oneok, Inc. OKE 682680103 5/15/2008 AGM 8 Adopt Quantitative GHG ShrHoldr Against Against
Goals From Operations
40,000 Pembina PIF.U 706329109 5/1/2008 MIX 1 Elect David A. Bissett, Mgmt For For
Pipeline Allan L. Edgeworth,
Income Fund Randall J. Findlay, Lorne
B. Gordon, Myron F. Kanik,
Robert B. Michaleski and
Robert F. Taylor as
Directors of Pembina
Pipeline Corporation
40,000 Pembina PIF.U 706329109 5/1/2008 MIX 2 Approve KPMG LLP as Mgmt For For
Pipeline Auditors and Authorize
Income Fund Board to Fix Their
Remuneration
40,000 Pembina PIF.U 706329109 5/1/2008 MIX 3 Approve Unitholder Rights Mgmt For For
Pipeline Plan
Income Fund
41,600 Phoenix PHX.U 71915R105 5/8/2008 AGM 1 Fix Number of Directors at Mgmt For For
Technology Six
Income Fund
41,600 Phoenix PHX.U 71915R105 5/8/2008 AGM 2 Elect John M. Hooks, J. Mgmt For For
Technology Cameron Bailey, Randolph
Income Fund M. Charron, James K. Gray,
J.G. (Jeff) Lawson and
Myron A. Tetreault as
Directors of Phoenix
Technology Services Inc.
41,600 Phoenix PHX.U 71915R105 5/8/2008 AGM 3 Approve KPMG LLP as Mgmt For For
Technology Auditors and Authorize
Income Fund Board to Fix Their
Remuneration
41,600 Phoenix PHX.U 71915R105 5/8/2008 AGM 1 Fix Number of Directors at Mgmt For For
Technology Six
Income Fund
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41,600 Phoenix PHX.U 71915R105 5/8/2008 AGM 2 Elect John M. Hooks, J. Mgmt For For
Technology Cameron Bailey, Randolph
Income Fund M. Charron, James K. Gray,
J.G. (Jeff) Lawson and
Myron A. Tetreault as
Directors of Phoenix
Technology Services Inc.
41,600 Phoenix PHX.U 71915R105 5/8/2008 AGM 3 Approve KPMG LLP as Mgmt For For
Technology Auditors and Authorize
Income Fund Board to Fix Their
Remuneration
354,100 Spectra Energy SE 847560109 5/8/2008 AGM 1.1 Elect Director Paul M. Mgmt For For
Corp. Anderson
354,100 Spectra Energy SE 847560109 5/8/2008 AGM 1.2 Elect Director Austin A. Mgmt For For
Corp. Adams
354,100 Spectra Energy SE 847560109 5/8/2008 AGM 1.3 Elect Director F. Anthony Mgmt For For
Corp. Comper
354,100 Spectra Energy SE 847560109 5/8/2008 AGM 1.4 Elect Director Michael Mgmt For For
Corp. McShane
354,100 Spectra Energy SE 847560109 5/8/2008 AGM 2 Amend Omnibus Stock Plan Mgmt For For
Corp.
354,100 Spectra Energy SE 847560109 5/8/2008 AGM 3 Approve Executive Mgmt For For
Corp. Incentive Bonus Plan
354,100 Spectra Energy SE 847560109 5/8/2008 AGM 4 Ratify Auditors Mgmt For For
Corp.
155,300 The Williams WMB 969457100 5/15/2008 AGM 1 Elect Director Joseph R. Mgmt For For
Companies, Inc. Cleveland
155,300 The Williams WMB 969457100 5/15/2008 AGM 2 Elect Director Juanita H. Mgmt For For
Companies, Inc. Hinshaw
155,300 The Williams WMB 969457100 5/15/2008 AGM 3 Elect Director Frank T. Mgmt For For
Companies, Inc. Macinnis
155,300 The Williams WMB 969457100 5/15/2008 AGM 4 Elect Director Steven J. Mgmt For For
Companies, Inc. Malcolm
155,300 The Williams WMB 969457100 5/15/2008 AGM 5 Elect Director Janice D. Mgmt For For
Companies, Inc. Stoney
155,300 The Williams WMB 969457100 5/15/2008 AGM 6 Ratify Auditors Mgmt For For
Companies, Inc.
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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 29, 2008
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* Print the name and title of each signing officer under his or her signature.