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| UNITED STATES |
| SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION |
| WASHINGTON, DC 20549 |
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| SCHEDULE 14A |
| (RULE 14A-101) |
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| INFORMATION REQUIRED IN PROXY STATEMENT |
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| SCHEDULE 14A INFORMATION |
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| Proxy Statement Pursuant to Section 14(a) |
| of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 |
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| Filed by a Party other than the Registrant / / |
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| PUTNAM AMERICAN GOVERNMENT INCOME FUND |
| PUTNAM ARIZONA TAX EXEMPT INCOME FUND |
| PUTNAM ASSET ALLOCATION FUNDS |
| PUTNAM CALIFORNIA TAX EXEMPT INCOME FUND |
| PUTNAM CONVERTIBLE SECURITIES FUND |
| PUTNAM DIVERSIFIED INCOME TRUST |
| PUTNAM EQUITY INCOME FUND |
| PUTNAM EUROPE EQUITY FUND |
| THE PUTNAM FUND FOR GROWTH AND INCOME |
| PUTNAM FUNDS TRUST |
| THE GEORGE PUTNAM FUND OF BOSTON (d/b/a GEORGE PUTNAM BALANCED |
| FUND) |
| PUTNAM GLOBAL EQUITY FUND |
| PUTNAM GLOBAL HEALTH CARE FUND |
| PUTNAM GLOBAL INCOME TRUST |
| PUTNAM GLOBAL NATURAL RESOURCES FUND |
| PUTNAM GLOBAL UTILITIES FUND |
| PUTNAM HIGH YIELD ADVANTAGE FUND |
| PUTNAM HIGH YIELD TRUST |
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| PUTNAM INCOME FUND |
| PUTNAM INTERNATIONAL EQUITY FUND |
| PUTNAM INVESTMENT FUNDS |
| PUTNAM INVESTORS FUND |
| PUTNAM MASSACHUSETTS TAX EXEMPT INCOME FUND |
| PUTNAM MICHIGAN TAX EXEMPT INCOME FUND |
| PUTNAM MINNESOTA TAX EXEMPT INCOME FUND |
| PUTNAM MONEY MARKET FUND |
| PUTNAM MULTI-CAP GROWTH FUND |
| PUTNAM NEW JERSEY TAX EXEMPT INCOME FUND |
| PUTNAM NEW YORK TAX EXEMPT INCOME FUND |
| PUTNAM OHIO TAX EXEMPT INCOME FUND |
| PUTNAM PENNSYLVANIA TAX EXEMPT INCOME FUND |
| PUTNAM RETIREMENTREADY FUNDS |
| PUTNAM TAX EXEMPT INCOME FUND |
| PUTNAM TAX EXEMPT MONEY MARKET FUND |
| PUTNAM TAX-FREE INCOME TRUST |
| PUTNAM U.S. GOVERNMENT INCOME TRUST |
| PUTNAM VARIABLE TRUST |
| PUTNAM VOYAGER FUND |
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| (Name of Registrant as Specified in its Charter) |
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| if Other Than the Registrant) |
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Dear [advisor name here]:
In late December, we mailed a proxy statement to Putnam fund shareholders requesting their vote on proposals that affect their investments in the Putnam funds. The Putnam funds will be holding a shareholder meeting on February 27, 2014, in Boston to vote on the following proposals:
·Approving new management contracts on all Putnam funds due to the possible “change of control” of Putnam Investments resulting from the passing of Paul G. Desmarais, who was the controlling shareholder of Power Corporation of Canada, Putnam’s ultimate parent company;
·electing Trustees (all open-end funds);
·approving an Amended and Restated Declaration of Trust (all open-end funds); and
·other matters affecting the investment policies of three funds — Putnam Dynamic Asset Allocation Conservative Fund, Putnam Global Consumer Fund, and Putnam Global Financials Fund
If you receive inquiries from clients, please encourage them to take a moment to vote on these important matters. Clients can vote by visiting the website or calling the toll-free number listed on the proxy card. They also may vote by returning the card in the postage-paid envelope provided in the mailing.
Please feel free to contact me with any additional questions.
[RMD/RMA Name]
