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: 811-05452
EXACT NAME OF REGISTRANT AS SPECIFIED IN CHARTER: Putnam Premier Income Trust
100 FEDERAL STREET, BOSTON, MASSACHUSETTS USA 02110
(ADDRESS OF PRINCIPAL EXECUTIVE OFFICES)(ZIP CODE)
ROBERT BURNS, VICE PRESIDENT, 100 FEDERAL ST, MASSACHUSETTS USA 02110
CC:
BRYAN CHEGWIDDEN, ESQ., ROPES & GRAY LLP, 1211 AVENUE OF THE AMERICAS, NEW YORK, NEW YORK 10036
(NAME AND ADDRESS OF AGENT FOR SERVICE)
REGISTRANT'S TELEPHONE NUMBER, INCLUDING AREA CODE: 617-292-1000
DATE OF FISCAL YEAR END: 07/31
DATE OF REPORTING PERIOD: 07/01/2019 - 06/30/2020
Putnam Premier Income Trust
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ADVANZ PHARMA CORP.
Meeting Date: DEC 17, 2019
Record Date: NOV 18, 2019
Meeting Type: SPECIAL | Ticker: ADVZ
Security ID: 00775M104
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| Proposal No | Proposal | Proposed By | Management Recommendation | Vote Cast |
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| 1 | Change of Continuance from CBCA to Jersey | Management | For | Against |
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ADVANZ PHARMA CORP. LTD.
Meeting Date: JUN 17, 2020
Record Date: MAY 11, 2020
Meeting Type: ANNUAL | Ticker: CXRXF
Security ID: G01022105
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| Proposal No | Proposal | Proposed By | Management Recommendation | Vote Cast |
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| 1a | Elect Director Adeel Ahmad | Management | For | Withhold |
| 1b | Elect Director Elmar Schnee | Management | For | Withhold |
| 1c | Elect Director Frances Cloud | Management | For | Withhold |
| 1d | Elect Director Graeme Duncan | Management | For | Withhold |
| 1e | Elect Director Maurice Chagnaud | Management | For | Withhold |
| 2 | Approve PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP (UK) as Auditors and Authorize Board to Fix Their Remuneration | Management | For | For |
| 3 | Amend Articles of Association | Management | For | Against |
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CLEAR CHANNEL OUTDOOR HOLDINGS, INC.
Meeting Date: MAY 19, 2020
Record Date: MAR 23, 2020
Meeting Type: ANNUAL | Ticker: CCO
Security ID: 18453H106
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| Proposal No | Proposal | Proposed By | Management Recommendation | Vote Cast |
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| 1.1 | Elect Director John Dionne | Management | For | For |
| 1.2 | Elect Director Andrew Hobson | Management | For | For |
| 1.3 | Elect Director Joe Marchese | Management | For | For |
| 2 | Advisory Vote to Ratify Named Executive Officers' Compensation | Management | For | For |
| 3 | Ratify Ernst & Young LLP as Auditors | Management | For | For |
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IHEARTMEDIA, INC.
Meeting Date: JUN 15, 2020
Record Date: APR 22, 2020
Meeting Type: ANNUAL | Ticker: IHRT
Security ID: 45174J509
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| Proposal No | Proposal | Proposed By | Management Recommendation | Vote Cast |
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| 1.1 | Elect Director Gary Barber | Management | For | For |
| 1.2 | Elect Director Brad Gerstner | Management | For | For |
| 2 | Ratify Ernst & Young LLP as Auditors | Management | For | For |
| 3 | Advisory Vote to Ratify Named Executive Officers' Compensation | Management | For | Against |
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TERVITA CORPORATION
Meeting Date: MAY 11, 2020
Record Date: MAR 23, 2020
Meeting Type: ANNUAL | Ticker: TEV
Security ID: 88159E103
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| Proposal No | Proposal | Proposed By | Management Recommendation | Vote Cast |
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| 1 | Approve Ernst & Young LLP as Auditors and Authorize Board to Fix Their Remuneration | Management | For | For |
| 2 | Fix Number of Directors at Ten | Management | For | For |
| 3a | Elect Director Grant Billing | Management | For | For |
| 3b | Elect Director Michael Colodner | Management | For | For |
| 3c | Elect Director John Cooper | Management | For | For |
| 3d | Elect Director Allen Hagerman | Management | For | For |
| 3e | Elect Director Cameron Kramer | Management | For | For |
| 3f | Elect Director Gordon Pridham | Management | For | For |
| 3g | Elect Director Douglas Ramsay | Management | For | For |
| 3h | Elect Director Susan Riddell Rose | Management | For | For |
| 3i | Elect Director Jay Thornton | Management | For | For |
| 3j | Elect Director Kevin Walbridge | Management | For | For |
Any ballot marked 'Abstain' is considered to have been voted. Ballots marked 'Abstain' are considered to have been voted against management's recommendation if management's recommendation is 'For' or 'Against,' and for management's recommendation if management's recommendation is 'Abstain.' Where management has recommended that shareholders 'Abstain' from voting on a ballot item, a ballot marked 'For' or 'Against' is considered to have been voted against management's recommendation to 'Abstain.'
Where management has made no recommendation on a ballot item, 'N/A' is used to indicate that there is no management recommendation that a shareholder may vote 'For' or 'Against.'
SIGNATURES
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 authorised.
REGISTRANT: Putnam Premier Income Trust
BY: /s/Jonathan S. Horowitz
NAME: Jonathan S. Horowitz
TITLE: Executive Vice President, Principal Executive Officer and Compliance Liaison
DATE: AUGUST 19, 2020
