UNITED STATES  
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION  
Washington, DC 20549  
 
FORM N-PX  
 
ANNUAL REPORT OF PROXY VOTING RECORD OF REGISTERED  
MANAGEMENT INVESTMENT COMPANY  
 
Investment Company Act File Number :   811-5452  
 
Name of Registrant:   Putnam Premier Income Trust  
 
Address of Principal Executive Offices:    
  One Post Office Square  
  Boston, Massachusetts 02109  
 
Name and address of agent of service:    
  James P. Pappas, Vice President  
  Putnam Premier Income Trust  
  One Post Office Square  
  Boston, Massachusetts 02109  
CC:      
  John W. Gerstmayr, Esq.  
  Ropes & Gray LLP    
  One International Place  
  Boston, Massachusetts 02110  
 
Registrant's telephone number including area code:  
  (617) 292-1000    
Date of fiscal year end:    
  7/31/09    
Date of reporting period:    
  07/01/2009 - 06/30/2010  
 

 


Item 1: Proxy Voting Record            
 
Registrant : Putnam Premier Income Trust          
Fund Name : Putnam Premier Income Trust          
 
Date of fiscal year end : 07/31/2009            
 
 
 
 
Abovenet, Inc.            
Ticker   Security ID:   Meeting Date     Meeting Status  
ABVT   CUSIP 00374N107   06/24/2010     Voted    
Meeting Type   Country of Trade          
Annual   United States          
Issue No.   Description   Proponent   Mgmt Rec   Vote Cast   For/Agnst Mgmt  
1.1   Elect Jeffrey A. Brodsky   Mgmt   For   For   For  
1.2   Elect Michael J. Embler   Mgmt   For   For   For  
1.3   Elect William LaPerch   Mgmt   For   For   For  
1.4   Elect Richard Postma   Mgmt   For   For   For  
1.5   Elect Richard L. Shorten, Jr.   Mgmt   For   For   For  
1.6   Elect Stuart Subotnick   Mgmt   For   For   For  
2   Ratification of Auditor   Mgmt   For   For   For  
3   Increase of Authorized Common   Mgmt   For   For   For  
  Stock          
4   2010 Employee Stock Purchase   Mgmt   For   For   For  
  Plan          

5  

Amendment to Shareholder Rights   Mgmt   For   For   For  
    Plan          
 
 
 
Putnam Money Market Liquidity            
Fund            
Ticker    Security ID:   Meeting Date     Meeting Status  
  CUSIP 746763168   11/19/2009     Voted    
Meeting Type   Country of Trade          
Special   United States          
Issue No.   Description   Proponent   Mgmt Rec   Vote Cast   For/Agnst Mgmt  
1.01   Elect Ravi Akhoury   Mgmt   For   For   For  
1.02   Elect Jameson Baxter   Mgmt   For   For   For  
1.03   Elect Charles Curtis   Mgmt   For   For   For  
1.04   Elect Robert Darretta   Mgmt   For   For   For  
1.05   Elect Myra Drucker   Mgmt   For   For   For  

 


1.06   Elect John Hill   Mgmt   For   For   For  
1.07   Elect Paul Joskow   Mgmt   For   For   For  
1.08   Elect Elizabeth Kennan   Mgmt   For   For   For  
1.09   Elect Kenneth Leibler   Mgmt   For   For   For  
1.10   Elect Robert Patterson   Mgmt   For   For   For  
1.11   Elect George Putnam, III   Mgmt   For   For   For  
1.12   Elect Robert Reynolds   Mgmt   For   For   For  
1.13   Elect W. Thomas Stephens   Mgmt   For   For   For  
1.14   Elect Richard Worley   Mgmt   For   For   For  
2   Approving A Proposed New   N/A   N/A   N/A   N/A  
  Management Contract For Your          
  Fund          
2.01   Approving A Proposed New   N/A   N/A   N/A   N/A  
  Management Contract For Your          
  Fund: With Both Fund Family          
  Breakpoints And Performance Fees          
 
2.02   Approving A Proposed New   N/A   N/A   N/A   N/A  
  Management Contract For Your          
  Fund: With Fund Family          
  Breakpoints Only          
2.03   Approving A Proposed New   N/A   N/A   N/A   N/A  
  Management Contract For Your          
  Fund: With Performance Fees Only          
 
3   Approving An Amendment To Your          
  Fund's Fundamental Investment          
  Restriction With Respect To:          
 
3.01   Investments in Commodities   N/A   N/A   N/A   N/A  
3.02   Diversification of Investments   N/A   N/A   N/A   N/A  
3.03   The Acquisition of Voting Securities   N/A   N/A   N/A   N/A  
 
3.04   Borrowing   N/A   N/A   N/A   N/A  
3.05   Making Loans   N/A   N/A   N/A   N/A  
4   Approving An Amendment To Your          
  Fund's Agreement And Declaration          
  of Trust With Respect To:          
 
4.01   The Duration Of The Trust   N/A   N/A   N/A   N/A  
4.02   Redemption At The Option Of The   N/A   N/A   N/A   N/A  
  Trust          

 


5   Shareholders Request That The   N/A   N/A   N/A   N/A  
  Board Institute Procedues To          
  Prevent Holding Investments In          
  Companies That, In The Judgment          
  Of The Board, Substantially          
  Contribute To Genocide Or Crimes          
  Against Humanity, The Most          
  Egregious Violations Of Human          
  Rights.          

 


Any ballot marked 'Abstain' is considered to have been voted. Ballots marked 'Abstain' are considered to have been voted against management's recommendation if management's recommendation is 'For' or 'Against,' and for management’s recommendation if management’s recommendation is ‘Abstain.’ Where management has recommended that shareholders 'Abstain' from voting on a ballot item, a ballot marked 'For' or 'Against' is considered to have been voted against management's recommendation to 'Abstain.'

Where management has made no recommendation on a ballot item, 'N/A' is used to indicate that there is no management recommendation that a shareholder may vote 'For' or 'Against.'

SIGNATURES

Pursuant to the requirements of the Investment Company Act of 1940, the registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned, thereunto duly authorized.

Registrant:  Putnam Premier Income Trust  
 
By:  /s/ Jonathan S. Horwitz  
 
Name:  Jonathan S. Horwitz  
 
Title: 

Exe cutive Vice President, Treasurer, Principal Executive Officer and  

Compliance Liaison  
 
Date:  August 9, 2010  

 

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