Putnam Announces Distributions for Open End Funds

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Thu Oct 23, 2008 1:08pm EDT

BOSTON--(Business Wire)--
The Trustees of The Putnam Funds declared the following
distributions at a recent meeting.

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                                                      RECORD  PAYMENT
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FUND NAME AND DISTRIBUTIONS                           DATE    DATE
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Putnam High Yield Trust - Class B Shares (PHBBX)
$0.0410 per share investment income                  10/23/08 10/27/08

Putnam High Yield Trust - Class C Shares (PCHYX)
$0.0410 per share investment income                  10/23/08 10/27/08

Putnam High Yield Trust - Class M Shares (PHIMX)
$0.0440 per share investment income                  10/23/08 10/27/08

Putnam High Yield Trust - Class R Shares (PHDRX)
$0.0440 per share investment income                  10/23/08 10/27/08

Putnam High Yield Trust - Class Y Shares (PHYYX)
$0.0460 per share investment income                  10/23/08  10/2708

Putnam Income Strategies Fund - Class B Shares(PBIOX)
$0.0330 per share investment income                  10/23/08  10/2708

Putnam Income Strategies Fund - Class C Shares(PCIOX)
$0.0340 per share investment income                  10/23/08 10/27/08

Putnam Income Strategies Fund - Class M Shares(a)
$0.0350 per share investment income                  10/23/08 10/27/08

Putnam Income Strategies Fund - Class R Shares(a)
$0.0380 per share investment income                  10/23/08 10/27/08

Putnam Income Strategies Fund - Class Y Shares(PIIYX)
$0.0410 per share investment income                  10/23/08 10/27/08

(a) Quotron symbol pending
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