Putnam Municipal Opportunities Trust (PMO)
Filed: 14 Jan 10, 12:00am
| Putnam Investments | |
| One Post Office Square | |
| Boston, MA 02109 | |
| January 14, 2010 |
Securities and Exchange Commission
100 F Street NE
Washington, DC 20549
| RE: | Proxy Materials for |
| Putnam Municipal Opportunities Trust (Reg. No. 33-60790) (811-07626) (the “Fund”) |
Ladies and Gentlemen:
Pursuant to Rule 14a-6(b) under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended (the “Exchange Act”), we are transmitting for filing via the EDGAR system preliminary proxy materials in connection with a regular meeting of shareholders of the registrant identified above to be held on April 8, 2010.
We note that the preliminary proxy materials include a proposal submitted by a shareholder, as well as the registrant’s statement of opposition. Although we have included the shareholder proposal at this time, we reserve the right to exclude such proposal pursuant to Rule 14a-8(e)(2) under the Exchange Act, on the basis that such proposal was not submitted a reasonable time before printing and mailing the proxy statement.
Definitive materials are expected to be mailed to shareholders on or about January 25, 2010.
Comments on the above-referenced filing can be directed to Carlo Forcione of this office at (617) 760-1224.
| Very truly yours, | |
| /s/ Alyssa Klarman | |
| Alyssa Klarman | |
| Legal Product Specialist |
cc: George B. Raine, Ropes & Gray LLP