PPT Putnam Premier Income Trust

The Trustees of The Putnam Funds declared the following distributions at a meeting held today.

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RECORD

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PAYMENT

FUND NAME AND DISTRIBUTIONS

DATE

DATE

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Putnam Diversified Income Trust � Class B Shares (PSIBX)

$0.0530 per share investment income 5/14/09 5/20/09 �

Putnam Diversified Income Trust � Class C Shares (PDVCX)

$0.0530 per share investment income 5/14/09 5/20/09 �

Putnam Diversified Income Trust � Class M Shares (PDVMX)

$0.0560 per share investment income 5/14/09 5/20/09 �

Putnam Diversified Income Trust � Class R Shares (PDVRX)

$0.0560 per share investment income 5/14/09 5/20/09 �

Putnam Diversified Income Trust � Class Y Shares (PDVYX)

$0.0580 per share investment income 5/14/09 5/20/09 �

Putnam U.S. Government Income Trust � Class B Shares (PGSBX)

$0.0420 per share investment income 5/14/09 5/20/09 �

Putnam U.S. Government Income Trust � Class C Shares (PGVCX)

$0.0420 per share investment income 5/14/09 5/20/09 �

Putnam U.S. Government Income Trust � Class M Shares (PGSMX)

$0.0470 per share investment income 5/14/09 5/20/09 �

Putnam U.S. Government Income Trust � Class R Shares (PGVRX)

$0.0470 per share investment income 5/14/09 5/20/09 �

Putnam U.S. Government Income Trust � Class Y Shares (PUSYX)

$0.0530 per share investment income 5/14/09 5/20/09