Putnam Announces Dividend Rates for Open-End Funds

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Tue May 19, 2009 2:47pm EDT

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

                                                                RECORD     PAYMENT  
 FUND NAME AND DISTRIBUTIONS                                    DATE       DATE     
                                                                                        
 Putnam High Yield Advantage Fund - Class B Shares (PHYBX)                          
 $ 0.0320 per share investment income                           5/19/09    5/26/09  
                                                                                        
 Putnam High Yield Advantage Fund - Class C Shares (pending)                        
 $ 0.0320 per share investment income                           5/19/09    5/26/09  
                                                                                        
 Putnam High Yield Advantage Fund - Class M Shares (PHYMX)                          
 $ 0.0340 per share investment income                           5/19/09    5/26/09  
                                                                                        
 Putnam High Yield Advantage Fund - Class R Shares (PFJAX)                          
 $ 0.0340 per share investment income                           5/19/09    5/26/09  
                                                                                        
 Putnam High Yield Advantage Fund - Class Y Shares (PHAYX)                          
 $0.0360 per share investment income                            5/19/09    5/26/09  
                                                                                        
 Putnam Income Fund - Class B Shares (PNCBX)                                        
 $0.0360 per share investment income                            5/19/09    5/26/09  
                                                                                        
 Putnam Income Fund - Class C Shares (PUICX)                                        
 $0.0360 per share investment income                            5/19/09    5/26/09  
                                                                                        
 Putnam Income Fund - Class M Shares (PNCMX)                                        
 $0.0380 per share investment income                            5/19/09    5/26/09  
                                                                                        
 Putnam Income Fund - Class R Shares (PIFRX)                                        
 $0.0380 per share investment income                            5/19/09    5/26/09  
                                                                                        
 Putnam Income Fund - Class Y Shares (PNCXY)                                        
 $0.0400 per share investment income                            5/19/09    5/26/09  


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