Putnam Announces Variable Trust Distribution

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Mon Mar 30, 2009 3:12pm EDT

BOSTON--(Business Wire)--
The following information was declared by the Trustees of The Putnam Funds.

                                                                    RECORD         PAYMENT  
 FUND NAME AND DISTRIBUTIONS                                        DATE           DATE     
                                                                                            
 Putnam VT- American Government Income Fund - Class A Shares                                
 $0.527 per share investment income                                 3/30/09        3/30/09  
                                                                                            
 Putnam VT- American Government Income Fund - Class B Shares                                
 $0.495 per share investment income                                 3/30/09        3/30/09  
                                                                                            
 Putnam VT- Capital Opportunities Fund - Class A Shares                                     
 $0.092 per share investment income                                 3/30/09        3/30/09  
                                                                                            
 Putnam VT- Capital Opportunities Fund - Class B Shares                                     
 $0.060 per share short-term capital gain                           3/30/09        3/30/09  
                                                                                            
 Putnam VT- Diversified Income Trust - Class A Shares                                       
 $0.505 per share investment income                                 3/30/09        3/30/09  
                                                                                            
 Putnam VT- Diversified Income Trust - Class B Shares                                       
 $0.489 per share investment income                                 3/30/09        3/30/09  
                                                                                            
 Putnam VT- Equity Income Fund - Class A Shares                                             
 $0.127 per share investment income                                 3/30/09        3/30/09  
                                                                                            
 Putnam VT- Equity Income Fund - Class B Shares                                             
 $0.114 per share investment income                                 3/30/09        3/30/09  
                                                                                            
 Putnam VT- George Putnam Fund of Boston - Class A Shares                                   
 $0.306 per share investment income                                 3/30/09        3/30/09  
                                                                                            
 Putnam VT- George Putnam Fund of Boston - Class B Shares                                   
 $0.280 per share investment income                                 3/30/09        3/30/09  
                                                                                            
 Putnam VT- Global Asset Allocation Fund - Class A Shares                                   
 $0.759 per share investment income                                 3/30/09        3/30/09  
                                                                                            
 Putnam VT- Global Asset Allocation Fund - Class B Shares                                   
 $0.720 per share investment income                                 3/30/09        3/30/09  
                                                                                            
 Putnam VT- Global Equity Fund - Class A Shares                                             
 $0.015 per share investment income                                 3/30/09        3/30/09  
                                                                                            
 Putnam VT- Global Health Care - Class A Shares (a)                                         
 $1.321 per share long-term capital gain                            3/30/09        3/30/09  
                                                                                            
 Putnam VT- Global Health Care - Class B Shares (a)                                         
 $1.321 per share long-term capital gain                            3/30/09        3/30/09  
                                                                                            
 Putnam VT- Global Utilities - Class A Shares (b)                                           
 $0.598 per share investment income                                 3/30/09        3/30/09  
 $0.900 per share long-term capital gain                                                    
 $1.498 per share total                                                                     
                                                                                            
 Putnam VT- Global Utilities - Class B Shares (b)                                           
 $0.542 per share investment income                                 3/30/09        3/30/09  
 $0.900 per share long-term capital gain                                                    
 $1.442 per share total                                                                     
                                                                                            
 Putnam VT- Fund for Growth & Income - Class A Shares                                       
 $0.375 per share investment income                                 3/30/09        3/30/09  
                                                                                            
 Putnam VT- Fund for Growth & Income - Class B Shares                                       
 $0.328 per share investment income                                 3/30/09        3/30/09  
                                                                                            
 Putnam VT- Growth Opportunities Fund - Class A Shares                                      
 $0.045 per share investment income                                 3/30/09        3/30/09  
                                                                                            
 Putnam VT- Growth Opportunities Fund - Class B Shares                                      
 $0.031 per share investment income                                 3/30/09        3/30/09  
                                                                                            
 Putnam VT- High Yield Trust - Class A Shares                                               
 $0.637 per share investment income                                 3/30/09        3/30/09  
                                                                                            
 Putnam VT- High Yield Trust - Class B Shares                                               
 $0.618 per share investment income                                 3/30/09        3/30/09  
                                                                                            
 Putnam VT- Income Fund - Class A Shares                                                    
 $0.649 per share investment income                                 3/30/09        3/30/09  
                                                                                            
 Putnam VT- Income Fund - Class B Shares                                                    
 $0.614 per share investment income                                 3/30/09        3/30/09  
                                                                                            
 Putnam VT- Investors Fund - Class A Shares                                                 
 $0.108 per share investment income                                 3/30/09        3/30/09  
                                                                                            
 Putnam VT- Investors Fund - Class B Shares                                                 
 $0.085 per share investment income                                 3/30/09        3/30/09  
                                                                                            
 Putnam VT- Mid Cap Value Fund - Class A Shares                                             
 $0.060 per share investment income                                 3/30/09        3/30/09  
                                                                                            
 Putnam VT- Mid Cap Value Fund - Class B Shares                                             
 $0.027 per share investment income                                 3/30/09        3/30/09  
                                                                                            
 Putnam VT- New Opportunities Fund - Class A Shares                                         
 $0.096 per share investment income                                 3/30/09        3/30/09  
                                                                                            
 Putnam VT- New Opportunities Fund - Class B Shares                                         
 $0.051 per share investment income                                 3/30/09        3/30/09  
                                                                                            
 Putnam VT- Research Fund - Class A Shares                                                  
 $0.132 per share investment income                                 3/30/09        3/30/09  
                                                                                            
 Putnam VT- Research Fund - Class B Shares                                                  
 $0.099 per share investment income                                 3/30/09        3/30/09  
                                                                                            
 Putnam VT- Small Cap Value Fund - Class A Shares                                           
 $0.186 per share investment income                                 3/30/09        3/30/09  
                                                                                            
 Putnam VT- Small Cap Value Fund - Class B Shares                                           
 $0.153 per share investment income                                 3/30/09        3/30/09  
                                                                                            
 Putnam VT- Vista Fund - Class A Shares                                                     
 $0.015 per share investment income                                 3/30/09        3/30/09  
                                                                                            
 Putnam VT- Voyager Fund - Class A Shares                                                   
 $0.286 per share investment income                                 3/30/09        3/30/09  
                                                                                            
 Putnam VT- Voyager Fund - Class B Shares                                                   
 $0.207 per share investment income                                 3/30/09        3/30/09  
                                                                                            
                                                                                            
 (a) Formerly Putnam VT- Health Sciences Fund                                                       
 (b) Formerly Putnam VT- Utilities Growth and Income Fund                                           


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