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-----BEGIN PRIVACY-ENHANCED MESSAGE----- Proc-Type: 2001,MIC-CLEAR Originator-Name: webmaster@www.sec.gov Originator-Key-Asymmetric: MFgwCgYEVQgBAQICAf8DSgAwRwJAW2sNKK9AVtBzYZmr6aGjlWyK3XmZv3dTINen TWSM7vrzLADbmYQaionwg5sDW3P6oaM5D3tdezXMm7z1T+B+twIDAQAB MIC-Info: RSA-MD5,RSA, Ahaw7RX4rQNi37VNTZcuflV4h2w/wVmx2wv8xR08efG9m3bnjDOxO0dgoBMX3kiB +PD4WVrxOdO+22bmHBbTpQ== 0000928816-08-000522.txt : 20080428 0000928816-08-000522.hdr.sgml : 20080428 20080428111122 ACCESSION NUMBER: 0000928816-08-000522 CONFORMED SUBMISSION TYPE: 497 PUBLIC DOCUMENT COUNT: 2 FILED AS OF DATE: 20080428 DATE AS OF CHANGE: 20080428 EFFECTIVENESS DATE: 20080428 FILER: COMPANY DATA: COMPANY CONFORMED NAME: PUTNAM EQUITY INCOME FUND/NEW/ CENTRAL INDEX KEY: 0000216934 IRS NUMBER: 046407893 STATE OF INCORPORATION: MA FISCAL YEAR END: 1130 FILING VALUES: FORM TYPE: 497 SEC ACT: 1933 Act SEC FILE NUMBER: 002-58869 FILM NUMBER: 08779772 BUSINESS ADDRESS: STREET 1: ONE POST OFFICE SQ STREET 2: MAILSTOP A 14 CITY: BOSTON STATE: MA ZIP: 02109 BUSINESS PHONE: 8002551581 FORMER COMPANY: FORMER CONFORMED NAME: PUTNAM STRATEGIC INCOME TRUST DATE OF NAME CHANGE: 19920703 FORMER COMPANY: FORMER CONFORMED NAME: PUTNAM OPTION INCOME TRUST DATE OF NAME CHANGE: 19910307

0000216934 S000005581 PUTNAM EQUITY INCOME FUND

C000015218 Class A Shares PEYAX

C000015219 Class B Shares PEQNX

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Prospectus Supplement	April 28, 2008

PUTNAM EQUITY INCOME FUND Prospectus dated March 30, 2008

The section Who oversees and manages the fund? is supplemented to reflect that the members of the Large-Cap Value Team primarily responsible for the day-to-day management of the fund’s portfolio are now Bartlett Geer (Portfolio Leader) and Noah Rumpf (Portfolio Member).

Positions held by Mr. Geer over the past five years and his fund holdings are set forth in the prospectus.

Mr. Rumpf joined the portfolio team for the fund in April, 2008. Since March 2006, he has been employed by Putnam Management as a Quantitative Analyst. Prior to 2006, he was employed by MFS Investment Management as a Quantitative Research Analyst. He owned fund shares valued at between $10,001- $50,000 as of February 29, 2008. Mr. Rumpf owned shares in all Putnam funds valued at between $50,001 - $100,000 as of February 29, 2008.

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