CORRECTING and REPLACING Putnam Announces Dividend Rates for Class A Open-End Funds

fourth line in table of release dated June 11, 2009, should read "...Class A Shares (PCONX) ..." (sted "... Class A Shares (PGSIX) ..."); eighth line in table should read "... Putnam Global Utilities Fund – Class A Shares (PUGIX) ..." (sted "... Putnam Global Utilities Trust – Class A Shares (PGGIX) ...").

The corrected release reads:

PUTNAM ANNOUNCES DIVIDEND RATES FOR CLASS A OPEN-END FUNDS

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

RECORD

PAYMENT

FUND NAME AND DISTRIBUTIONS

DATE

DATE

Putnam American Government Income Trust – Class A Shares (PAGVX)

        
        
        
        
        
        
        
        
        
      
      
        
          $0.0330 per share investment income
        
        
        
        
          6/18/09
        
        
        
        
          6/22/09
        
      
      
        
           
        
      
      
        
          

Putnam Asset Allocation Balanced Fund– Class A Shares (PABAX)

        
        
        
        
        
        
        
        
        
      
      
        
          $0.0690 per share investment income
        
        
        
        
          6/18/09
        
        
        
        
          6/22/09
        
      
      
        
           
        
      
      
        
          

Putnam Asset Allocation Conservative Fund– Class A Shares (PACAX)

        
        
        
        
        
        
        
        
        
      
      
        
          $0.0240 per share investment income
        
        
        
        
          6/18/09
        
        
        
        
          6/22/09
        
      
      
        
           
        
      
      
        
          

Putnam Convertible Income-Growth Trust– Class A Shares (PCONX)

        
        
        
        
        
        
        
        
        
      
      
        
          $0.1420 per share investment income
        
        
        
        
          6/26/09
        
        
        
        
          6/30/09
        
      
      
        
           
        
      
      
        
          

Putnam Diversified Income Trust – Class A Shares (PDINX)

        
        
        
        
        
        
        
        
        
      
      
        
          $0.0570 per share investment income
        
        
        
        
          6/16/09
        
        
        
        
          6/22/09
        
      
      
        
           
        
      
      
        
          

Putnam Equity Income Fund – Class A Shares (PEYAX)

        
        
        
        
        
        
        
        
        
      
      
        
          $0.0450 per share investment income
        
        
        
        
          6/26/09
        
        
        
        
          6/30/09
        
      
      
        
           
        
      
      
        
          

Putnam Global Income Trust – Class A Shares (PGGIX)

        
        
        
        
        
        
        
        
        
      
      
        
          $0.0620 per share investment income
        
        
        
        
          6/24/09
        
        
        
        
          6/30/09
        
      
      
        
           
        
      
      
        
          

Putnam Global Utilities Fund – Class A Shares (PUGIX)

        
        
        
        
        
        
        
        
        
      
      
        
          $0.0700 per share investment income
        
        
        
        
          6/26/09
        
        
        
        
          6/30/09
        
      
      
        
           
        
      
      
        
          

Putnam High Yield Advantage Fund – Class A Shares (PHYIX)

        
        
        
        
        
        
        
        
        
      
      
        
          $0.0350 per share investment income
        
        
        
        
          6/19/09
        
        
        
        
          6/25/09
        
      
      
        
           
        
      
      
        
          

Putnam High Yield Trust – Class A Shares (PHIGX)

        
        
        
        
        
        
        
        
        
      
      
        
          $0.0450 per share investment income
        
        
        
        
          6/23/09
        
        
        
        
          6/25/09
        
      
      
        
           
        
      
      
        
          

Putnam Income Fund – Class A Shares (PINCX)

        
        
        
        
        
        
        
        
        
      
      
        
          $0.0390 per share investment income
        
        
        
        
          6/19/09
        
        
        
        
          6/25/09
        
      
      
        
           
        
      
      
        
          

Putnam Income Strategies Fund – Class A Shares (PISFX)

        
        
        
        
        
        
        
        
        
      
      
        
          $0.0390 per share investment income
        
        
        
        
          6/23/09
        
        
        
        
          6/25/09
        
      
      
        
           
        
      
      
        
          

Putnam U.S. Government Income Trust – Class A Shares (PGSIX)

        
        
        
        
        
        
        
        
        
      
      
        
          $0.0550 per share investment income
        
        
        
        
          6/16/09
        
        
        
        
          6/22/09