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

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Tue May 19, 2009 2:12pm EDT

BOSTON--(Business Wire)--
Please replace the release dated May 18, 2009 with the following corrected
version due to multiple revisions. 

The corrected release reads: 

PUTNAM ANNOUNCES DIVIDEND RATES FOR 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 Fund - Class B Shares (PAMBX)                           
 $ 0.0270 per share investment income                                  5/18/09    5/20/09  
                                                                                               
 Putnam American Government Income Fund - Class C Shares (pending)                         
 $ 0.0280 per share investment income                                  5/18/09    5/20/09  
                                                                                               
 Putnam American Government Income Fund - Class M Shares (PAMMX)                           
 $ 0.0310 per share investment income                                  5/18/09    5/20/09  
                                                                                               
 Putnam American Government Income Fund - Class R Shares (PAMRX)                           
 $ 0.0320 per share investment income                                  5/18/09    5/20/09  
                                                                                               
 Putnam American Government Income Fund - Class Y Shares (pending)                         
 $ 0.0350 per share investment income                                  5/18/09    5/20/09  
                                                                                               
 Putnam Asset Allocation Conservative Fund - Class B Shares (PACBX)                        
 $ 0.0190 per share investment income                                  5/18/09    5/20/09  
                                                                                               
 Putnam Asset Allocation Conservative Fund - Class C Shares (PACCX)                        
 $ 0.0190 per share investment income                                  5/18/09    5/20/09  
                                                                                               
 Putnam Asset Allocation Conservative Fund - Class M Shares (PACMX)                        
 $ 0.0210 per share investment income                                  5/18/09    5/20/09  
                                                                                           
 Putnam Asset Allocation Conservative Fund - Class R Shares (PACRX)                        
 $ 0.0220 per share investment income                                  5/18/09    5/20/09  
                                                                                               
 Putnam Asset Allocation Conservative Fund - Class Y Shares (PACYX)                        
 $ 0.0260 per share investment income                                  5/18/09    5/20/09  


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Shareholders:
1-800-225-1581
or
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