Putnam Reports Quarterly Performance for One Closed-End Fund

Putnam Investments today announced quarterly performance results for Putnam High Income Securities Fund (NYSE: PCF) with respect to the three months ended 5/31/09.

Putnam High Income Securities Fund

The per-share net asset value (NAV) for Putnam High Income Securities Fund was $6.38 as of the close of business on 5/29/09. The per-share NAV for this fund was $5.38 as of 2/27/09. The closing New York Stock Exchange (NYSE) share price on 5/29/09 was $6.06. The closing NYSE share price for this fund was $5.20 as of 2/27/09. The fund’s total return for the three months ended 5/29/09 was 21.30% based on NAV and 19.21% based on NYSE share price.

Additional quarterly data is as follows:

    
      
        
           
        
        
           
        
        
           
        
        
           
        
        
           
        
        
           
        
        
           
        
      
      
        
        
        
           
        
        
          Three months
        
        
           
        
        
          Three months
        
      
      
        
        
        
        
        
          ended
        
        
        
        
          ended
        
      
      
        
           
        
        
           
        
        
          May 29, 2009
        
        
           
        
        
          May 30, 2008
        
      
      
        
          Total investment income
        
        
        
        
        
        
        
        
        
        
        
        
        
      
      
        
          Total
        
        
        
        
          $
        
        
          2,244,305
        
        
        
        
          $
        
        
          3,068,751
        
      
      
        
          Per common share
        
        
        
        
          $
        
        
          .13
        
        
        
        
          $
        
        
          .16
        
      
      
        
           
        
        
           
        
        
           
        
        
           
        
        
           
        
        
           
        
        
           
        
      
      
        
          Net investment income
        
        
        
        
        
        
        
        
        
        
        
        
        
      
      
        
          Total
        
        
        
        
          $
        
        
          1,978,442
        
        
        
        
          $
        
        
          2,688,738
        
      
      
        
          Per common share
        
        
        
        
          $
        
        
          .11
        
        
        
        
          $
        
        
          .14
        
      
      
        
           
        
        
           
        
        
           
        
        
           
        
        
           
        
        
           
        
        
           
        
      
      
        
          Net realized and unrealized gain on investments
        
        
        
        
        
        
        
        
        
        
        
        
        
      
      
        
          Total
        
        
        
        
          $
        
        
          17,591,857
        
        
        
        
          $
        
        
          5,134,669
        
      
      
        
          Per common share
        
        
        
        
          $
        
        
          1.02
        
        
        
        
          $
        
        
          .29
        
      
      
        
           
        
        
           
        
        
           
        
        
           
        
        
           
        
        
           
        
        
           
        
      
      
        
          Net increase in net assets resulting from operations
        
        
        
        
        
        
        
        
        
        
        
        
        
      
      
        
          Total
        
        
        
        
          $
        
        
          19,570,299
        
        
        
        
          $
        
        
          7,823,407
        
      
      
        
          Per common share
        
        
        
        
          $
        
        
          1.13
        
        
        
        
          $
        
        
          .43
        
      
      
        
           
        
        
           
        
        
           
        
        
           
        
        
           
        
        
           
        
        
           
        
      
      
        
          Net assets available at the end of the period
        
        
        
        
        
        
        
        
        
        
        
        
        
      
      
        
          Total
        
        
        
        
          $
        
        
          110,288,087
        
        
        
        
          $
        
        
          165,844,242
        
      
      
        
          Per common share
        
        
        
        
          $
        
        
          6.38
        
        
        
        
          $
        
        
          8.99
        
      
      
        
           
        
        
           
        
        
           
        
        
           
        
        
           
        
        
           
        
        
           
        
      
    
    

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