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- The Trustees of The Putnam Funds declared the following distributions at a meeting held on September 11, 2008. -0- RECORD PAYMENT FUND NAME AND DISTRIBUTIONS DATE DATE Putnam Diversified Income Trust - Class B Shares (PSIBX) $0.0510 per share investment income 9/16/08 9/22/08 Putnam Diversified Income Trust - Class C Shares (PDVCX) $0.0510 per share investment income 9/16/08 9/22/08 Putnam Diversified Income Trust - Class M Shares (PDVMX) $0.0550 per share investment income 9/16/08 9/22/08 Putnam Diversified Income Trust - Class R Shares (PDVRX) $0.0550 per share investment income 9/16/08 9/22/08 Putnam Diversified Income Trust - Class Y Shares (PDVYX) $0.0590 per share investment income 9/16/08 9/22/08 Putnam U.S. Government Income Trust - Class B Shares (PGSBX) $0.0410 per

share investment income 9/16/08 9/22/08 Putnam U.S. Government Income Trust - Class C Shares (PGVCX) $0.0410 per share investment income 9/16/08 9/22/08 Putnam U.S. Government Income Trust - Class M Shares (PGSMX) $0.0470 per share investment income 9/16/08 9/22/08 Putnam U.S. Government Income Trust - Class R Shares (PGVRX) $0.0470 per share investment income 9/16/08 9/22/08 Putnam U.S. Government Income Trust - Class Y Shares (PUSYX) $0.0530 per share investment income 9/16/08 9/22/08

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Sinead Martin, 617-760-8515