| 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 : | 811-6257 | |
| Name of Registrant: | Putnam Limited Duration Government Income Fund | |
| Address of Principal Executive Offices: | ||
| One Post Office Square | ||
| Boston, Massachusetts 02109 | ||
| Name and address of agent of service: | ||
| James P. Pappas, Vice President | ||
| Putnam Limited Duration Government Income Fund | ||
| One Post Office Square | ||
| Boston, Massachusetts 02109 | ||
| CC: | ||
| John W. Gerstmayr, Esq. | ||
| Ropes & Gray LLP | ||
| One International Place | ||
| Boston, Massachusetts 02110 | ||
| Registrant's telephone number including area code: | ||
| (617) 292-1000 | ||
| Date of fiscal year end: | ||
| 11/30/09 | ||
| Date of reporting period: | ||
| 07/01/2009 - 06/30/2010 | ||
| Item 1: Proxy Voting Record | ||||||
| Registrant Name : Putnam Limited Duration Government Income Fund | ||||||
| Fund Name : Putnam Limited Duration Government Income Fund | ||||||
| Date of Fiscal Year End : 11/30/2009 | ||||||
| Putnam Money Market Liquidity | ||||||
| Fund | ||||||
| Ticker | Security ID: | Meeting Date | Meeting | |||
| CUSIP 746763168 | 11/19/2009 | Voted | ||||
| Meeting Type | Country of Trade | |||||
| Special | United States | |||||
| Issue No. | Description | Proponent | Mgmt Rec | Vote Cast | For/Agnst Mgmt | |
| 1.01 | Elect Ravi Akhoury | Mgmt | For | For | For | |
| 1.02 | Elect Jameson Baxter | Mgmt | For | For | For | |
| 1.03 | Elect Charles Curtis | Mgmt | For | For | For | |
| 1.04 | Elect Robert Darretta | Mgmt | For | For | For | |
| 1.05 | Elect Myra Drucker | Mgmt | For | For | For | |
| 1.06 | Elect John Hill | Mgmt | For | For | For | |
| 1.07 | Elect Paul Joskow | Mgmt | For | For | For | |
| 1.08 | Elect Elizabeth Kennan | Mgmt | For | For | For | |
| 1.09 | Elect Kenneth Leibler | Mgmt | For | For | For | |
| 1.10 | Elect Robert Patterson | Mgmt | For | For | For | |
| 1.11 | Elect George Putnam, III | Mgmt | For | For | For | |
| 1.12 | Elect Robert Reynolds | Mgmt | For | For | For | |
| 1.13 | Elect W. Thomas Stephens | Mgmt | For | For | For | |
| 1.14 | Elect Richard Worley | Mgmt | For | For | For | |
| 2 | Approving A Proposed New Management | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | |
| Contract For Your Fund | ||||||
| 2.01 | Approving A Proposed New Management | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | |
| Contract For Your Fund: With Both Fund | ||||||
| Family Breakpoints And Performance | ||||||
| Fees | ||||||
| 2.02 | Approving A Proposed New Management | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | |
| Contract For Your Fund: With Fund | ||||||
| Family Breakpoints Only | ||||||
| 2.03 | Approving A Proposed New Management | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | |
| Contract For Your Fund: With | ||||||
| Performance Fees Only | ||||||
| 3 | Approving An Amendment To Your Fund's | |||||
| Fundamental Investment Restriction With | ||||||
| Respect To: | ||||||
| 3.01 | Investments in Commodities | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | |
| 3.02 | Diversification of Investments | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | |
| 3.03 | The Acquisition of Voting Securities | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | |
| 3.04 | Borrowing | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | |
| 3.05 | Making Loans | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | |
| 4 | Approving An Amendment To Your Fund's | |||||
| Agreement And Declaration of Trust With | ||||||
| Respect To: | ||||||
| 4.01 | The Duration Of The Trust | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | |
| 4.02 | Redemption At The Option Of The Trust | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | |
| 5 | Shareholders Request That The Board | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | |
| Institute Procedues To Prevent Holding | ||||||
| Investments In Companies That, In The | ||||||
| Judgment Of The Board, Substantially | ||||||
| Contribute To Genocide Or Crimes | ||||||
| Against Humanity, The Most Egregious | ||||||
| Violations Of Human Rights. | ||||||
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 authorized.
| Registrant: | Putnam Limited Duration Government Income Fund |
| By: | /s/ Jonathan S. Horwitz |
| Name: | Jonathan S. Horwitz |
| Title: | Executive Vice President, Treasurer, Principal Executive Officer and |
| Compliance Liaison | |
| Date: | August 9, 2010 |