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 ------------------------------------------------------------- Exact Name of Registrant as Specified in Declaration of Trust 120 East Liberty Drive, Suite 400, Wheaton, Illinois 60187 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ 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 ----------------------------------------------------------------------------- Name and Address (Number, Street, City, State, Zip Code) of Agent for Service (630) 765-8000 -------------------------------------------------- Registrant's Telephone Number, including Area Code Date of fiscal year end: November 30 ----------- Date of reporting period: July 1, 2008 - June 30, 2009 ---------------------------- 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 Form displays a currently valid Office of Management and Budget ("OMB") control number. Please direct comments concerning the accuracy of the information collection burden estimate and any suggestions for reducing the burden to the 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 MEETING MGMT VOTE FOR/AGAINST COMPANY TICKER SECURITY ID DATE AGENDA ITEM PROPONENT REC CAST MGMT Copano Energy LLC CPNO 217202100 5/14/2009 Elect Director James G. Crump Mgmt For For For Copano Energy LLC CPNO 217202100 5/14/2009 Elect Director Ernie L. Danner Mgmt For For For Copano Energy LLC CPNO 217202100 5/14/2009 Elect Director John R. Eckel, Jr. Mgmt For For For Copano Energy LLC CPNO 217202100 5/14/2009 Elect Director Scott A. Griffiths Mgmt For For For Copano Energy LLC CPNO 217202100 5/14/2009 Elect Director Michael L. Johnson Mgmt For For For Copano Energy LLC CPNO 217202100 5/14/2009 Elect Director T. William Porter Mgmt For For For Copano Energy LLC CPNO 217202100 5/14/2009 Elect Director William L. Thacker Mgmt For For For Copano Energy LLC CPNO 217202100 5/14/2009 Amend Omnibus Stock Plan Mgmt For For For Copano Energy LLC CPNO 217202100 5/14/2009 Ratify Auditors Mgmt For For For Enbridge Inc. ENB 29250N105 5/6/2009 Elect Director David A. Arledge Mgmt For For For Enbridge Inc. ENB 29250N105 5/6/2009 Elect Director James J. Blanchard Mgmt For For For Elect Director J. Lorne Enbridge Inc. ENB 29250N105 5/6/2009 Braithwaite Mgmt For For For Enbridge Inc. ENB 29250N105 5/6/2009 Elect Director Patrick D. Daniel Mgmt For For For Enbridge Inc. ENB 29250N105 5/6/2009 Elect Director J. Herb England Mgmt For For For Enbridge Inc. ENB 29250N105 5/6/2009 Elect Director David A. Leslie Mgmt For For For Enbridge Inc. ENB 29250N105 5/6/2009 Elect Director George K. Petty Mgmt For For For Enbridge Inc. ENB 29250N105 5/6/2009 Elect Director Charles E. Shultz Mgmt For For For Enbridge Inc. ENB 29250N105 5/6/2009 Elect Director Dan C. Tutcher Mgmt For For For Enbridge Inc. ENB 29250N105 5/6/2009 Elect Director Catherine L. Williams Mgmt For For For Approve PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP as Auditors and Authorize Enbridge Inc. ENB 29250N105 5/6/2009 Board to Fix Their Remuneration Mgmt For For For Report on Environmental Liabilities Relating to Gateway Enbridge Inc. ENB 29250N105 5/6/2009 Project Pipeline ShrHoldr Against Against For Report on Costs and Benefits of Policy on Free Prior and Informed Consent of Aboriginal Enbridge Inc. ENB 29250N105 5/6/2009 Communities ShrHoldr Against For Against APPROVAL OF THE TERMS OF THE Energy Transfer ENERGY TRANSFER PARTNERS, L.P. Partners L P ETP 29273R109 12/16/2008 2008 LONG-TERM INCENTIVE PLAN Mgmt For For For Keyera Facilities Ratify Deloitte & Touche LLP as Income Fund KEY.U 493272108 5/5/2009 Auditors of the Fund Mgmt For For For Keyera Elect James V. Bertram as Facilities Director of Keyera Energy Income Fund KEY.U 493272108 5/5/2009 Management Ltd Mgmt For For For Keyera Elect Robert B. Catell as Facilities Director of Keyera Energy Income Fund KEY.U 493272108 5/5/2009 Management Ltd Mgmt For For For Keyera Elect Michael B.C. Davies as Facilities Director of Keyera Energy Income Fund KEY.U 493272108 5/5/2009 Management Ltd Mgmt For For For Keyera Facilities Elect Nancy M. Laird as Director Income Fund KEY.U 493272108 5/5/2009 of Keyera Energy Management Ltd Mgmt For For For Keyera Elect E. Peter Lougheed as Facilities Director of Keyera Energy Income Fund KEY.U 493272108 5/5/2009 Management Ltd Mgmt For For For Keyera Elect Donald J. Nelson as Facilities Director of Keyera Energy Income Fund KEY.U 493272108 5/5/2009 Management Ltd Mgmt For For For Keyera Elect H. Neil Nichols as Facilities Director of Keyera Energy Income Fund KEY.U 493272108 5/5/2009 Management Ltd Mgmt For For For Keyera Elect William R. Stedman as Facilities Director of Keyera Energy Income Fund KEY.U 493272108 5/5/2009 Management Ltd Mgmt For For For Keyera Elect Wesley R. Twiss as Facilities Director of Keyera Energy Income Fund KEY.U 493272108 5/5/2009 Management Ltd Mgmt For For For Keyera Facilities Income Fund KEY.U 493272108 5/5/2009 Amend Declaration of Trust Mgmt For For For Keyera Facilities Income Fund KEY.U 493272108 5/5/2009 Amend Declaration of Trust Mgmt For For For Keyera Facilities Income Fund KEY.U 493272108 5/5/2009 Amend Declaration of Trust Mgmt For For For Keyera Facilities Income Fund KEY.U 493272108 5/5/2009 Amend Declaration of Trust Mgmt For For For MAGELLAN MIDSTREAM HLDGS L P MGG 55907R108 4/23/2009 Elect Director Patrick C. Eilers Mgmt For For For MAGELLAN MIDSTREAM HLDGS L P MGG 55907R108 4/23/2009 Elect Director Patrick C. Eilers Mgmt For For For Magellan Midstream Elect Director George A. Partners LP MMP 559080106 4/22/2009 O'Brien, Jr. Mgmt For For For Magellan Midstream Elect Director George A. Partners LP MMP 559080106 4/22/2009 O'Brien, Jr. Mgmt For For For NGP Capital Resources Company NGPC 62912R107 5/13/2009 Elect Director David R. Albin Mgmt For For For NGP Capital Resources Company NGPC 62912R107 5/13/2009 Elect Director Lon C. Kile Mgmt For For For NGP Capital Approve Issuance of Resources Company NGPC 62912R107 5/13/2009 Warrants/Convertible Debentures Mgmt For For For Nustar GP Elect Director James F. Holdings LLC NSH 67059L102 4/30/2009 Clingman, Jr. Mgmt For For For Nustar GP Holdings LLC NSH 67059L102 4/30/2009 Ratify Auditors Mgmt For For For Oneok, Inc. OKE 682680103 5/21/2009 Elect Director James C. Day Mgmt For For For Oneok, Inc. OKE 682680103 5/21/2009 Elect Director Julie H. Edwards Mgmt For For For Oneok, Inc. OKE 682680103 5/21/2009 Elect Director William L. Ford Mgmt For For For Oneok, Inc. OKE 682680103 5/21/2009 Elect Director John W. Gibson Mgmt For For For Oneok, Inc. OKE 682680103 5/21/2009 Elect Director David L. Kyle Mgmt For For For Oneok, Inc. OKE 682680103 5/21/2009 Elect Director Bert H. Mackie Mgmt For For For Oneok, Inc. OKE 682680103 5/21/2009 Elect Director Jim W. Mogg Mgmt For For For Oneok, Inc. OKE 682680103 5/21/2009 Elect Director Pattye L. Moore Mgmt For For For Oneok, Inc. OKE 682680103 5/21/2009 Elect Director Gary D. Parker Mgmt For For For Elect Director Eduardo A. Oneok, Inc. OKE 682680103 5/21/2009 Rodriguez Mgmt For For For Elect Director David J. Oneok, Inc. OKE 682680103 5/21/2009 Tippeconnic Mgmt For For For Oneok, Inc. OKE 682680103 5/21/2009 Ratify Auditors Mgmt For For For PENN Virginia Resource Partners, L.P. PVR 707884102 1/14/2009 Amend Omnibus Stock Plan Mgmt For For For Spectra Energy Corp. SE 847560109 5/7/2009 Declassify the Board of Directors Mgmt For For For Spectra Energy Corp. SE 847560109 5/7/2009 Elect Director Gregory L. Ebel Mgmt For For For Spectra Energy Corp. SE 847560109 5/7/2009 Elect Director Peter B. Hamilton Mgmt For For For Spectra Energy Elect Director Michael E. J. Corp. SE 847560109 5/7/2009 Phelps Mgmt For For For Spectra Energy Corp. SE 847560109 5/7/2009 Ratify Auditors Mgmt For For For The Williams Companies, Inc. WMB 969457100 5/21/2009 Elect Director Irl F. Engelhardt Mgmt For For For The Williams Companies, Inc. WMB 969457100 5/21/2009 Elect Director William E. Green Mgmt For For For The Williams Companies, Inc. WMB 969457100 5/21/2009 Elect Director W. R. Howell Mgmt For For For The Williams Companies, Inc. WMB 969457100 5/21/2009 Elect Director George A. Lorch Mgmt For For For The Williams Companies, Inc. WMB 969457100 5/21/2009 Ratify Auditors Mgmt For For For The Williams Companies, Inc. WMB 969457100 5/21/2009 Declassify the Board of Directors ShrHoldr Against For Against The Williams Companies, Inc. WMB 969457100 5/21/2009 Elect Director Irl F. Engelhardt Mgmt For For For The Williams Companies, Inc. WMB 969457100 5/21/2009 Elect Director William E. Green Mgmt For For For The Williams Companies, Inc. WMB 969457100 5/21/2009 Elect Director W. R. Howell Mgmt For For For The Williams Companies, Inc. WMB 969457100 5/21/2009 Elect Director George A. Lorch Mgmt For For For The Williams Companies, Inc. WMB 969457100 5/21/2009 Ratify Auditors Mgmt For For For The Williams Companies, Inc. WMB 969457100 5/21/2009 Declassify the Board of Directors ShrHoldr Against For Against UGI Corp. UGI 902681105 1/27/2009 Elect Director S.D. Ban Mgmt For For For UGI Corp. UGI 902681105 1/27/2009 Elect Director R.C. Gozon Mgmt For For For UGI Corp. UGI 902681105 1/27/2009 Elect Director L.R. Greenberg Mgmt For For For UGI Corp. UGI 902681105 1/27/2009 Elect Director M.O. Schlanger Mgmt For For For UGI Corp. UGI 902681105 1/27/2009 Elect Director A. Pol Mgmt For For For UGI Corp. UGI 902681105 1/27/2009 Elect Director E.E. Jones Mgmt For For For UGI Corp. UGI 902681105 1/27/2009 Elect Director J.L. Walsh Mgmt For For For UGI Corp. UGI 902681105 1/27/2009 Elect Director R.B. Vincent Mgmt For For For UGI Corp. UGI 902681105 1/27/2009 Elect Director M.S. Puccio Mgmt For For For UGI Corp. UGI 902681105 1/27/2009 Ratify Auditors Mgmt For For For 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 ----------------------------------- By (Signature and Title)* /s/ James A. Bowen ----------------------------------- James A. Bowen, President Date August 31, 2009 ------------------------- * Print the name and title of each signing officer under his or her signature.