Putnam Announces Dividend Rates for Multi-Class Open-End Funds

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

FUND NAME AND DISTRIBUTIONS

EX/RECORDDATE

PAYMENTDATE

George Putnam Balanced Fund – Class B Shares (PGEBX)

        
        
        
        
        
        
          8/26/2011
        
        
        
        
        
        
          8/30/2011
        
      
      
        
          $ 0.0250 per share investment income
        
        
        
        
        
        
        
        
        
        
        
        
        
      
      
        
           
        
      
      
        
          

George Putnam Balanced Fund – Class C Shares (PGPCX)

        
        
        
        
        
        
          8/26/2011
        
        
        
        
        
        
          8/30/2011
        
      
      
        
          $ 0.0270 per share investment income
        
        
        
        
        
        
        
        
        
        
        
        
        
      
      
        
           
        
      
      
        
          

George Putnam Balanced Fund – Class M Shares (PGEMX)

        
        
        
        
        
        
          8/26/2011
        
        
        
        
        
        
          8/30/2011
        
      
      
        
          $0.0340 per share investment income
        
        
        
        
        
        
        
        
        
        
        
        
        
      
      
        
           
        
      
      
        
          

George Putnam Balanced Fund – Class R Shares (PGPRX)

        
        
        
        
        
        
          8/26/2011
        
        
        
        
        
        
          8/30/2011
        
      
      
        
          $0.0420 per share investment income
        
        
        
        
        
        
        
        
        
        
        
        
        
      
      
        
           
        
      
      
        
          

George Putnam Balanced Fund – Class Y Shares (PGEYX)

        
        
        
        
        
        
          8/26/2011
        
        
        
        
        
        
          8/30/2011
        
      
      
        
          $0.0580 per share investment income
        
        
        
        
        
        
        
        
        
        
        
        
        
      
      
        
           
        
      
      
        
           
        
      
      
        
          

Putnam Retirement Income Fund, Lifestyle 1*- Class M Shares (PRMMX)

        
        
        
        
        
        
          8/26/2011
        
        
        
        
        
        
          8/30/2011
        
      
      
        
          $0.0030 per share investment income
        
        
        
        
        
        
        
        
        
        
        
        
        
      
      
        
           
        
      
      
        
          

Putnam Retirement Income Fund, Lifestyle 1*- Class R Shares (PRMKX)

        
        
        
        
        
        
          8/26/2011
        
        
        
        
        
        
          8/30/2011
        
      
      
        
          $0.0030 per share investment income
        
        
        
        
        
        
        
        
        
        
        
        
        
      
      
        
           
        
      
      
        
          

Putnam Retirement Income Fund, Lifestyle 1* – Class Y Shares (PRMYX)

        
        
        
        
        
        
          8/26/2011
        
        
        
        
        
        
          8/30/2011
        
      
      
        
          $0.0090 per share investment income
        
        
        
        
        
        
        
        
        
        
        
        
        
      
    
    

*Prior to June 16, 2011, the fund was known as Putnam RetirementReady Maturity Fund.