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| SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION |
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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 |
| 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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Subject: REMINDER:We need your vote
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Dear Shareholder:
In December you received an email letting you know that the proxy materials for the Putnam Funds Shareholder Meeting, scheduled for February 27, 2014, were available online.Our records show that we have not yet received your vote. Please take a moment to vote on these important matters.Your prompt vote will reduce the need for any additional reminders. Please read the proxy materials by clicking here. [https://www.proxy-direct.com/put-25215] You will needAdobe Acrobat Reader.[http://www.adobe.com/products/acrobat/readstep2.html]
We appreciate your prompt response as it can help keep fund administrative expenses as low as possible.
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