Putnam Announces Dividend Rates for Class A Open-End Funds

2012-12-12 21:48:13 -

BOSTON, MA -- (Marketwire) -- 12/12/12 -- The Trustees of The Putnam Funds have declared the following distributions today.

                                                           RECORD   PAYMENT
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FUND NAME AND DISTRIBUTIONS                                DATE     DATE
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The Putnam Fund for Growth and Income - Class A Shares
(PGRWX)
$0.0470 per share investment income*                       12/13/12 12/17/12
$0.0450 per share extra taxable income
$0.0920 per share total

*The Putnam Fund for Growth and Income declared its regular Class A dividend rate of $.047/sh by Trustee vote on November 8, 2012. This was announced on the November 9, 2012 press release.

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