Putnam Announces Dividend Rates for Class A Open-End Funds

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 American Government Income Trust - Class A Shares (PAGVX)
$0.0330 per share investment income 7/16/09 7/20/09
8/18/09 8/20/09

Putnam Asset Allocation Conservative Fund- Class A Shares (PACAX)
$0.0240 per share investment income 7/16/09 7/20/09
8/18/09 8/20/09

Putnam Diversified Income Trust - Class A Shares (PDINX)
$0.0570 per share investment income 7/14/09 7/20/09
8/14/09 8/20/09

Putnam George Putnam Fund - Class A Share (PGEOX)
$0.0980 per share investment income 8/26/09 8/28/09

Putnam Global Income Trust - Class A Shares (PGGIX)
$0.0620 per share investment income 7/24/09 7/30/09
8/24/09 8/28/09

Putnam High Yield Advantage Fund - Class A Shares (PHYIX)
$0.0350 per share investment income 7/21/09 7/27/09
8/19/09 8/25/09

Putnam High Yield Trust - Class A Shares (PHIGX)
$0.0450 per share investment income 7/23/09 7/27/09
8/21/09 8/25/09

Putnam Income Fund - Class A Shares (PINCX)
$0.0390 per share investment income 7/21/09 7/27/09
8/19/09 8/25/09

Putnam Income Strategies Fund - Class A Shares (PISFX)
$0.0390 per share investment income 7/23/09 7/27/09
8/21/09 8/25/09

Putnam U.S. Government Income Trust - Class A Shares (PGSIX)
$0.0550 per share investment income 7/14/09 7/20/09
8/14/09 8/20/09

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