PPT Putnam Premier Income Trust

The Trustees of The Putnam Funds declared the following distributions.

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RECORD

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PAYMENT

FUND NAME AND DISTRIBUTIONS

DATE

DATE

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Putnam Retirement Ready Maturity Fund-Class A Shares �

(PRMAX)

5/27/09 5/29/09 $ 0.0590 per share investment income �

Putnam Retirement Ready Maturity Fund-Class B Shares �

(PENDING)

5/27/09 5/29/09 $ 0.0510 per share investment income �

Putnam Retirement Ready Maturity Fund-Class C Shares �

(PENDING)

5/27/09 5/29/09 $ 0.0500 per share investment income �

Putnam Retirement Ready Maturity Fund-Class M Shares �

(PENDING)

5/27/09 5/29/09 $ 0.0530 per share investment income �

Putnam Retirement Ready Maturity Fund-Class R Shares �

(PENDING)

5/27/09 5/29/09 $ 0.0550 per share investment income �

Putnam Retirement Ready Maturity Fund-Class Y Shares �

(PRMYX)

5/27/09 5/29/09 $ 0.0620 per share investment income �

The George Putnam Fund of Boston � Class B Shares (PGEBX)

$ 0.0800 per share investment income 5/27/09 5/29/09 �

The George Putnam Fund of Boston � Class C Shares (PGPCX)

$ 0.0800 per share investment income

5/27/09 5/29/09 �

The George Putnam Fund of Boston � Class M Shares (PGEMX)

$ 0.0870 per share investment income

5/27/09 5/29/09 �

The George Putnam Fund of Boston � Class R Shares (PGPRX)

$ 0.0930 per share investment income

5/27/09 5/29/09 �

The George Putnam Fund of Boston � Class Y Shares (PGEYX)

$ 0.1040 per share investment income 5/27/09 5/29/09