Putnam Research Fund (PNRAX) DEFA14A Additional proxy soliciting materials

	SCHEDULE 14A INFORMATION
	PROXY STATEMENT PURSUANT TO SECTION 14(a)
	OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934
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	PUTNAM INVESTMENT FUNDS
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This e-mail notification contains information specific to your holding in the fund(s) identified below. Please read the instructions carefully before proceeding.

This E-mail serves as notice that proxy materials for the Putnam Investments Meeting to be held on December 14, 2006 are available on the Internet, as indicated below.

THIS PROXY IS SOLICITED BY THE BOARD OF TRUSTEES FOR THE MEETING OF SHAREHOLDERS, December 14, 2006.

The Meeting of shareholders will be held, December 14, 2006 at 11:00 a.m. Boston Time. At this meeting, you will be asked to vote on the proposal(s) described in the proxy statement.

You can read the proxy materials at the following Internet sites: Proxy Statement:http://ww3.ics.adp.com/streetlink_data/dirMC0034/saF032.pdf

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To view the proxy statement online you may need Adobe Acrobat Reader, which is available at the following Internet site:http://www.adobe.com/products/acrobat/readstep2.html

You can enter your voting instructions at the following Internet site:http://www.proxyweb.com/putnam(If your E-mail software supports it, simply click on the link)

To enter thehttp://www.proxyweb.com/putnamvoting site, you will need the control number(s) below. If you have multiple accounts, you must provide voting instructions for each account separately.

FUND: PUTNAM RESEARCH FUND
ACCOUNT NUMBER: 0000676050
CONTROL NUMBER: 14953916999999

There is no charge for you to vote via this service, though you may incur costs associated with electronic access, such as usage charges from Internet access providers and telephone companies.