PPT Putnam Premier Income Trust

The Trustees of The Putnam Funds declared the following distributions today.

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RECORD

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PAYMENT

FUND NAME AND DISTRIBUTIONS

DATE

DATE

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Putnam High Yield Trust - Class B Shares (PHBBX)

$0.0410 per share investment income 7/23/2009 7/27/2009 �

Putnam High Yield Trust - Class C Shares (PCHYX)

$0.0410 per share investment income 7/23/2009 7/27/2009 �

Putnam High Yield Trust - Class M Shares (PHIMX)

$0.0440 per share investment income 7/23/2009 7/27/2009 �

Putnam High Yield Trust - Class R Shares (PHDRX)

$0.0440 per share investment income 7/23/2009 7/27/2009 �

Putnam High Yield Trust - Class Y Shares (PHYYX)

$0.0460 per share investment income 7/23/2009 7/27/2009 �

Putnam Income Strategies Fund - Class B Shares (PBIOX)

$0.0340 per share investment income 7/23/2009 7/27/2009 �

Putnam Income Strategies Fund - Class C Shares (PCIOX)

$0.0340 per share investment income 7/23/2009 7/27/2009 �

Putnam Income Strategies Fund - Class M Shares (a)

$0.0360 per share investment income 7/23/2009 7/27/2009 �

Putnam Income Strategies Fund - Class R Shares (a)

$0.0380 per share investment income 7/23/2009 7/27/2009 �

Putnam Income Strategies Fund - Class Y Shares (PIIYX)

$0.0410 per share investment income 7/23/2009 7/27/2009 � � (a) Quotron symbol pending