Putnam Announces Distribution Rates on Closed-End Funds

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

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RECORD

PAYMENT

FUND NAME AND DISTRIBUTIONS

DATE

DATE

DATE

Putnam High Income Securities Fund (NYSE: PCF) (CUSIP: 746779-10-7)

$0.0439 per share investment income

        
        
        
        
        
        
          9/22/09
        
        
        
        
        
        
          9/24/09
        
        
        
        
        
        
          10/01/09
        
      
      
        
        
        
        
        
        
        
        
        
        
        
        
        
        
        
        
        
        
        
           
        
      
      
        
          

Putnam Managed Municipal Income Trust (NYSE: PMM) (CUSIP: 746823-10-3)

$0.0402 per share investment income

        
        
        
        
        
        
          9/22/09
        
        
        
        
        
        
          9/24/09
        
        
        
        
        
        
          10/01/09
        
      
      
        
        
        
        
        
        
        
        
        
        
        
        
        
        
        
        
        
        
        
           
        
      
      
        
          

Putnam Master Intermediate Income Trust (NYSE:PIM) (CUSIP: 746909-10-0)

        
        
        
        
        
        
        
        
        
        
        
        
        
        
        
        
        
        
        
      
      
        
          $0.0450 per share investment income
        
        
        
        
        
        
          9/22/09
        
        
        
        
        
        
          9/24/09
        
        
        
        
        
        
          10/01/09
        
      
      
        
        
        
        
        
        
        
        
        
        
        
        
        
        
        
        
        
        
        
           
        
      
      
        
          

Putnam Municipal Opportunities Trust (NYSE: PMO) (CUSIP: 746922-10-3)

        
        
        
        
        
        
        
        
        
        
        
        
        
        
        
        
        
        
        
      
      
        
          $0.0628 per share investment income
        
        
        
        
        
        
          9/22/09
        
        
        
        
        
        
          9/24/09
        
        
        
        
        
        
          10/01/09
        
      
      
        
        
        
        
        
        
        
        
        
        
        
        
        
        
        
        
        
        
        
           
        
      
      
        
          

Putnam Premier Income Trust (NYSE: PPT) (CUSIP: 746853-10-0)

        
        
        
        
        
        
        
        
        
        
        
        
        
        
        
        
        
        
        
      
      
        
          $0.0430 per share investment income
        
        
        
        
        
        
          9/22/09
        
        
        
        
        
        
          9/24/09
        
        
        
        
        
        
          10/01/09
        
      
    
    

Section 19 Disclosure

High Income Securities

• Message on monthly dividend notice

Putnam estimates that .0414 per share of the fund’s dividend is paid from accumulated net investment income and .0025 per share represents a return of capital. These estimates and the sources of the fund's dividends and distributions are determined in accordance with accounting principles applicable to the fund. These principles may vary from those applicable to the characterization of distributions under federal tax law and, accordingly, federal tax law treatment will likely vary from the estimated characterization above. In addition, the sources of dividends are estimated at the time of declaration. Actual results will vary from these estimates. A non-taxable return of capital, if any, cannot be determined until after the end of the fund's fiscal year. In January 2010, you will receive final information as to the Federal tax status of this and other distributions from the fund in the preceding calendar year.

Master Intermediate Trust

• Message on monthly dividend notice

Putnam estimates that .0426 per share of the fund’s dividend is paid from accumulated net investment income and .0024 per share is from foreign currency gain. These estimates and the sources of the fund's dividends and distributions are determined in accordance with accounting principles applicable to the fund. These principles may vary from those applicable to the characterization of distributions under federal tax law and, accordingly, federal tax law treatment will likely vary from the estimated characterization above. In addition, the sources of dividends are estimated at the time of declaration. Actual results will vary from these estimates. A non-taxable return of capital, if any, cannot be determined until after the end of the fund's fiscal year. In January 2010, you will receive final information as to the Federal tax status of this and other distributions from the fund in the preceding calendar year.