EX-99 5 perclass012.txt Putnam Equity Income Fund 11/30/14 Annual Because of the electronic format for filing Form N SAR does not provide adequate space for responding to certain items correctly, the correct answers are as follows: 72DD1 Class A 51,478 Class B 839 Class C 2,024 Class M 464 72DD2 Class R 1,360 Class R5 228 Class R6 4,655 Class Y 22,721 73A1 Class A 0.320 Class B 0.162 Class C 0.170 Class M 0.217 73A2 Class R 0.270 Class R5 0.401 Class R6 0.412 Class Y 0.375 74U1 Class A 157,798 Class B 5,043 Class C 13,602 Class M 2,212 74U2 Class R 5,263 Class R5 1,886 Class R6 13,670 Class Y 62,279 74V1 Class A 22.76 Class B 22.51 Class C 22.52 Class M 22.50 74V2 Class R 22.60 Class R5 22.77 Class R6 22.77 Class Y 22.76 Item 61 Additional Information About Minimum Required Investment Shareholders can open a fund account with as little as $500 and make subsequent investments in any amount. The minimum investment is waived if you make regular investments weekly, semi monthly, or monthly through automatic deductions through your bank checking or savings account. Currently, Putnam is waiving the minimum, but reserves the right to reject initial investments under the minimum. Additional Information About Errors and Omissions Policy Item 85B While no claims with respect to the Registrant/Series were filed under such policy during the period, requests under such policy for reimbursement of legal expenses and costs arising out of claims of market timing activity in the Putnam Funds have been submitted by the investment manager of the Registrant/Series.