-----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, KoR32iX2ah7h4utO3SyAlppaCVGBCPlm4Mi1uFti/B6lPsuqLS50kaIGA928OKxR u6j528MJZkdYgZzE8rYXPw== 0000928816-07-001273.txt : 20070829 0000928816-07-001273.hdr.sgml : 20070829 20070829130823 ACCESSION NUMBER: 0000928816-07-001273 CONFORMED SUBMISSION TYPE: N-Q PUBLIC DOCUMENT COUNT: 2 CONFORMED PERIOD OF REPORT: 20070630 FILED AS OF DATE: 20070829 DATE AS OF CHANGE: 20070829 EFFECTIVENESS DATE: 20070829 FILER: COMPANY DATA: COMPANY CONFORMED NAME: PUTNAM MONEY MARKET FUND CENTRAL INDEX KEY: 0000081248 IRS NUMBER: 046386436 STATE OF INCORPORATION: MA FISCAL YEAR END: 0930 FILING VALUES: FORM TYPE: N-Q SEC ACT: 1940 Act SEC FILE NUMBER: 811-02608 FILM NUMBER: 071086648 BUSINESS ADDRESS: STREET 1: ONE POST OFFICE SQ STREET 2: MAILSTOP A-14 LEGAL DEPARTMENT CITY: BOSTON STATE: MA ZIP: 02109 BUSINESS PHONE: 6172921471 MAIL ADDRESS: STREET 1: MAILSTOP A-14 LEGAL DEPARTMENT STREET 2: ONE POST OFFICE SQUARE CITY: BOSTON STATE: MA ZIP: 02109 FORMER COMPANY: FORMER CONFORMED NAME: PUTNAM DAILY DIVIDEND TRUST DATE OF NAME CHANGE: 19920703 0000081248 S000006251 PUTNAM MONEY MARKET FUND C000017191 Class T Shares C000017192 Class A Shares PDDXX C000017193 Class B Shares PTBXX C000017194 Class C Shares PFCXX C000017195 Class M Shares PTMXX C000017196 Class R Shares PURXX N-Q 1 a_moneymarket.htm PUTNAM MONEY MARKET

UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549

FORM N-Q

QUARTERLY SCHEDULE OF PORTFOLIO HOLDINGS OF REGISTERED MANAGEMENT
INVESTMENT COMPANY

Investment Company Act file number: 811- 02628

Exact name of registrant as specified in charter: Putnam Money Market Fund

Address of principal executive offices: One Post Office Square, Boston, Massachusetts 02109

Name and address of agent for service:  Beth S. Mazor, Vice President 
  One Post Office Square 
  Boston, Massachusetts 02109 
 
Copy to:  John W. Gerstmayr, Esq. 
  Ropes & Gray LLP 
  One International Place 
  Boston, Massachusetts 02110 
 
Registrant’s telephone number, including area code:  (617) 292-1000   

Date of fiscal year end: September 30, 2007

Date of reporting period: June 30, 2007

Item 1. Schedule of Investments:


Putnam Money Market Fund
The fund's portfolio
6/30/07 (Unaudited)

COMMERCIAL PAPER (53.5%)(a)         

 
  Yield (%)  Maturity date  Principal amount  Value 

Domestic (40.2%)         
Aegis Finance, LLC  5.320  7/2/07  $25,000,000  $24,996,313 
Aegis Finance, LLC  5.303  7/3/07  25,000,000  24,992,667 
Amstel Funding Corp.  5.313  8/2/07  23,000,000  22,892,871 
Aquifer Funding, LLC  5.313  7/6/07  32,000,000  31,976,489 
Atlantic Asset Securitization, LLC  5.352  9/27/07  6,600,000  6,514,816 
Atlantic Asset Securitization, LLC  5.338  8/15/07  23,000,000  22,847,625 
Atlantic Asset Securitization, LLC  5.325  7/16/07  13,665,000  13,634,823 
Atlantic Asset Securitization, LLC  5.323  7/13/07  32,000,000  31,943,467 
Atlantic Asset Securitization, LLC  5.323  7/11/07  30,000,000  29,955,833 
BA Credit Card Trust Emerald Notes  5.360  9/12/07  28,000,000  27,699,078 
BA Credit Card Trust Emerald Notes  5.330  9/5/07  8,000,000  7,922,707 
BA Credit Card Trust Emerald Notes  5.325  8/28/07  18,000,000  17,847,460 
BA Credit Card Trust Emerald Notes  5.315  8/6/07  10,000,000  9,947,550 
BA Credit Card Trust Emerald Notes  5.311  8/14/07  32,000,000  31,795,058 
CHARTA, LLC  5.321  7/12/07  20,000,000  19,967,917 
CHARTA, LLC  5.314  7/2/07  26,000,000  25,996,179 
CHARTA, LLC  5.313  7/9/07  30,000,000  29,964,867 
Citibank Credit Card Issuance Trust Dakota Notes  5.321  8/24/07  23,000,000  22,818,875 
Citibank Credit Card Issuance Trust Dakota Notes  5.320  7/9/07  12,415,000  12,400,516 
Citigroup  5.333  7/26/07  49,300,000  49,118,549 
Citigroup  5.332  8/31/07  45,500,000  45,096,011 
Citius II Funding, LLC  5.336  8/30/07  15,487,000  15,350,972 
Citius II Funding, LLC  5.330  8/27/07  26,000,000  25,783,463 
Citius II Funding, LLC  5.320  8/16/07  25,000,000  24,832,292 
Citius II Funding, LLC  5.328  8/7/07  45,191,000  44,945,764 
Citius II Funding, LLC  5.328  7/2/07  18,700,000  18,697,257 
Countrywide Financial Corp.  5.359  7/16/07  26,000,000  25,942,150 
Countrywide Financial Corp.  5.358  7/27/07  19,250,000  19,175,898 
CRC Funding, LLC  5.357  9/7/07  35,000,000  34,649,611 
Curzon Funding, LLC  5.336  11/29/07  34,945,000  34,183,544 
Falcon Asset Securitization Corp.  5.342  7/26/07  34,094,000  33,968,042 
Falcon Asset Securitization Corp.  5.323  8/13/07  9,149,000  9,091,300 
Gotham Funding Corp.  5.334  7/18/07  17,746,000  17,701,502 
Govco, Inc.  5.333  9/24/07  18,000,000  17,776,450 
Grampian Funding, LLC  5.360  12/18/07  20,000,000  19,507,000 
Grampian Funding, LLC  5.360  7/24/07  25,000,000  24,914,708 
Grampian Funding, LLC  5.312  8/17/07  30,000,000  29,795,746 
Klio II Funding Corp.  5.340  9/10/07  38,216,000  37,818,798 
Klio II Funding Corp.  5.340  7/17/07  39,568,000  39,475,414 
Klio II Funding Corp.  5.318  7/20/07  35,000,000  34,903,021 
Park Avenue Receivables Corp.  5.353  8/20/07  15,000,000  14,889,375 
Park Avenue Receivables Corp.  5.333  7/25/07  30,000,000  29,893,800 
Park Granada, LLC  5.328  9/4/07  30,700,000  30,411,207 
Park Granada, LLC  5.321  7/5/07  29,000,000  28,983,019 
Park Granada, LLC  5.319  7/31/07  30,000,000  29,868,250 
Park Granada, LLC  5.316  7/30/07  25,000,000  24,894,875 
Stratford Receivables Co., LLC  5.411  7/11/07  25,000,000  24,962,500 
Stratford Receivables Co., LLC  5.353  8/2/07  22,000,000  21,895,964 
Stratford Receivables Co., LLC  5.348  7/23/07  20,000,000  19,934,978 
Stratford Receivables Co., LLC  5.348  7/19/07  15,000,000  14,960,100 
Stratford Receivables Co., LLC  5.316  7/2/07  20,000,000  19,997,064 
Three Rivers Funding Corp.  5.324  7/12/07  20,000,000  19,967,611 
Working Capital Management Co., L.P.  5.363  7/25/07  25,000,000  24,911,000 
Working Capital Management Co., L.P.  5.320  7/6/07  30,000,000  29,977,917 
        1,354,390,263 

 
Foreign (13.3%)         
Bank of Ireland (Ireland)  5.344  8/6/07  23,000,000  22,880,285 
Barclays U.S. Funding Corp. (United Kingdom)  5.311  8/3/07  18,000,000  17,913,540 
COFCO Capital Corp. (Rabobank Nederland (Letter         
of credit (LOC) (Netherlands))  5.341  7/12/07  25,100,000  25,059,199 
Citius I Funding, LLC (United Kingdom)  5.339  7/13/07  14,565,000  14,539,414 
Citius I Funding, LLC (United Kingdom)  5.329  7/10/07  30,000,000  29,960,550 
HBOS Treasury Services PLC (United Kingdom)  5.323  8/27/07  37,800,000  37,485,788 
HSBC Finance Corp. (United Kingdom)  5.321  7/18/07  23,000,000  22,942,979 
ICICI Bank, Ltd. (Fortis Bank SA/NV (LOC)) (Belgium)  5.268  12/14/07  71,700,000  70,007,553 
ING America Insurance Holdings (Netherlands)  5.330  9/17/07  10,955,000  10,830,150 
Societe Generale (France)  5.335  9/10/07  5,300,000  5,244,914 
Swedbank Mortgage AB (Sweden)  5.310  8/22/07  23,000,000  22,825,916 
Tulip Funding Corp. (Netherlands)  5.313  7/5/07  45,000,000  44,973,550 
UBS Finance (Delaware), LLC (Switzerland)  5.298  7/6/07  20,000,000  19,985,500 
UniCredito Italiano Bank (Ireland) PLC (Italy)  5.350  11/27/07  16,400,000  16,044,996 
UniCredito Italiano Bank (Ireland) PLC (Italy)  5.355  8/6/07  30,000,000  29,843,550 
Westpac Securities NZ, Ltd. (Australia)  5.343  8/21/07  14,900,000  14,788,337 
Westpac Securities NZ, Ltd. (Australia)  5.341  11/30/07  20,000,000  19,560,889 
Westpac Securities NZ, Ltd. (Australia)  5.334  11/26/07  22,000,000  21,530,141 
        446,417,251 

Total commercial paper (cost $1,800,807,514)        $1,800,807,514 

 
CERTIFICATES OF DEPOSIT (19.9%)(a)         

 
  Yield (%)  Maturity date  Principal amount  Value 

Domestic (2.0%)         


Bank of America, N.A. Ser. BN  5.320  8/29/07  $30,400,000  $30,400,000 
SunTrust Bank FRN, Ser. CD  5.265  9/14/07  15,000,000  14,999,039 
Washington Mutual Bank FA Ser. CD  5.750  7/5/07  23,500,000  23,500,505 
        68,899,544 

 
Foreign (17.9%)         
Bank of Montreal FRN, Ser. YCD (Canada)  5.420  3/18/08  18,000,000  18,010,957 
Bank of Nova Scotia FRN, Ser. YCD (Canada)  5.265  12/31/07  66,000,000  65,992,594 
Barclays Bank PLC Ser. YCD (United Kingdom)  5.410  6/2/08  21,000,000  21,000,000 
Barclays Bank PLC FRN, Ser. YCD (United Kingdom)  5.281  3/17/08  25,000,000  24,997,563 
Calyon FRN, Ser. YCD (France)  5.300  9/13/07  25,000,000  24,998,611 
Calyon FRN, Ser. YCD (France)  5.271  4/2/08  22,000,000  21,996,121 
Canadian Imperial Bank of Commerce FRN, Ser. YCD1         
(Canada) (M)  5.320  12/23/10  31,000,000  31,000,000 
Credit Suisse New York FRN, Ser. MTN (Switzerland)  5.300  8/1/07  32,000,000  32,000,123 
Credit Suisse New York FRN, Ser. YCD (Switzerland)  5.305  9/24/07  37,000,000  37,001,267 
Deutsche Bank AG FRN, Ser. YCD (Germany)  5.400  4/24/08  23,000,000  22,996,035 
Mitsubishi UFJ Trust and Banking Corp. Ser. YCD (Japan)  5.320  8/28/07  20,000,000  20,000,000 
Mitsubishi UFJ Trust and Banking Corp. Ser. YCD (Japan)  5.320  8/3/07  14,500,000  14,500,000 
Mitsubishi UFJ Trust and Banking Corp. Ser. YCD (Japan)  5.320  7/30/07  25,000,000  25,000,099 
Natixis Ser. YCD (France)  5.430  7/1/08  45,400,000  45,400,000 
Natixis Ser. YCD (France)  5.370  5/22/08  30,000,000  30,000,000 
Royal Bank of Canada FRN, Ser. YCD (Canada)  5.265  3/24/08  31,600,000  31,595,402 
Societe Generale FRN, Ser. YCD (France)  5.365  11/27/07  40,000,000  40,000,000 
Societe Generale Ser. ECD (France) (acquired 1/18/07,         
cost $25,999,435) (RES)  5.320  7/9/07  26,000,000  25,999,786 
Svenska Handelsbanken FRN, Ser. YCD (Sweden)  5.265  10/4/07  19,000,000  18,999,021 
Swedbank FRN, Ser. YCD (Sweden)  5.270  4/3/08  20,600,000  20,596,163 
UniCredito Italiano SpA FRN, Ser. YCD (Italy)  5.310  5/2/08  30,000,000  29,999,926 
        602,083,668 

Total certificates of deposit (cost $670,983,212)        $670,983,212 

 
CORPORATE BONDS AND NOTES (19.9%)(a)         

 
  Yield (%)  Maturity Date  Principal amount  Value 

Domestic (5.0%)         
Bank of New York Co., Inc. (The) 144A sr. notes FRN,         
Ser. XMTN (M)  5.320  3/10/15  $20,000,000  $20,000,000 
Lehman Brothers Holdings, Inc. FRN, Ser. MTN (M)  5.350  6/27/13  15,400,000  15,400,000 
Merrill Lynch & Co., Inc. FRN, Ser. C (M)  5.330  9/15/10  14,500,000  14,500,000 
Merrill Lynch & Co., Inc. sr. notes FRN, Ser. MTN (M)  5.300  8/24/11  30,000,000  30,000,000 
Merrill Lynch & Co., Inc. sr. unsec. notes FRN (M)  5.300  4/17/12  26,650,000  26,650,000 
Morgan Stanley Dean Witter & Co. sr. notes FRN, Ser. F  5.385  4/25/08  20,000,000  20,007,946 
Prudential Financial, Inc. FRN, Ser. MTN  5.365  4/23/08  22,000,000  22,000,000 
Wachovia Corp. sr. notes FRN  5.435  7/20/07  20,000,000  20,001,148 
        168,559,094 

 
Foreign (14.9%)         
Banco Espanol de Credito SA 144A sr. unsub. notes FRN         
(Spain) (M)  5.335  4/18/12  19,000,000  19,000,000 
Banco Santander Totta SA 144A bank guaranty FRN         
(Portugal) (M)  5.320  3/7/12  29,200,000  29,200,000 
Bank of Ireland 144A unsec. notes FRN, Ser. XMTN         
(Ireland) (M)  5.320  10/20/10  23,000,000  23,000,000 
BNP Paribas 144A FRN (France) (M)  5.350  5/19/11  20,000,000  20,000,000 
Caisse Nationale des Caisses d'Epargne et de         
Prevoyance 144A FRB (France) (M)  5.327  5/10/12  27,000,000  27,000,000 
Calyon bank guaranty Ser. MTN (France)  5.425  5/9/08  27,000,000  27,000,000 
Credit Agricole S.A. 144A FRN (France) (M)  5.330  3/22/12  31,000,000  31,000,000 
Credit Aqricole S.A. 144A FRN (France) (M)  5.325  7/22/11  26,000,000  26,000,000 
Danske Bank A/S 144A FRN (Denmark) (M)  5.290  3/20/13  19,000,000  19,000,000 
DnB NOR Bank ASA 144A FRN (Norway) (M)  5.320  5/25/11  31,000,000  31,000,000 
HBOS Treasury Services PLC 144A FRN, Ser. MTN* (United         
Kingdom) (M)  5.310  2/9/11  25,000,000  25,000,000 
HSBC Finance Corp. FRN, Ser. MTN (United Kingdom)  5.390  10/4/07  15,000,000  15,002,603 
HSBC USA, Inc. sr. unsec. notes FRN, Ser. EXT (United         
Kingdom) (M)  5.320  12/15/11  36,000,000  36,000,000 
Lloyds TSB Group PLC 144A FRN, Ser. EXT (United         
Kingdom) (M)  5.320  6/5/12  27,500,000  27,500,000 
National Australia Bank 144A FRB (Australia) (M)  5.310  3/7/11  11,000,000  11,000,000 
Nordea Bank AB 144A FRN (Sweden) (M)  5.330  8/11/10  20,000,000  20,000,000 
Societe Generale 144A unsec. notes FRN Ser. MTN         
(France) (M)  5.310  11/2/10  15,000,000  15,000,000 
UniCredito Italiano Bank (Ireland) PLC 144A bank         
guaranty FRN (Italy) (M)  5.340  5/10/12  23,000,000  23,000,000 
Westpac Banking Corp. dep. notes FRN (Australia)  5.320  12/7/07  31,000,000  30,998,287 
Westpac Banking Corp. 144A FRN (Australia) (M)  5.310  2/16/11  24,000,000  24,000,000 
Westpac Banking Corp. 144A FRN (Australia) (M)  5.300  12/6/11  21,000,000  21,000,000 
        500,700,890 

 
Total corporate bonds and notes (cost $669,259,984)        $669,259,984 

 
PROMISSORY NOTES (1.8%)(a)         

 
  Yield (%)  Maturity Date  Principal amount  Value 

Goldman Sachs Group, Inc. (The) (acquired 4/10/07,         
cost $30,000,000) (RES)  5.350  4/10/08  $30,000,000  $30,000,000 
Goldman Sachs Group, Inc. (The) FRN (acquired         
02/28/07, cost $30,000,000) (RES)  5.330  11/23/07  30,000,000  30,000,000 

 
Total promissory notes (cost $60,000,000)        $60,000,000 


MUNICIPAL BONDS AND NOTES (1.4%)(a)           

 
  Yield (%)    Maturity Date  Rating (RAT)    Principal amount  Value 

CO Hsg. & Fin. Auth. VRDN           
(Multi-Fam.), Ser. B-1, Class II, MBIA (DEPFA Bank PLC           
(LOC) (M)  5.350  10/1/44  VMIG1  $18,590,000  $18,590,000 
(Single Fam.), Ser. A-1, Class I (Dexia Credit Local           
(LOC) (M)  5.350  11/1/34  VMIG1  15,740,000  15,740,000 
(Single Fam. Mtge.), Ser. B-2 (JPMorgan Chase Bank           
(LOC) (M)  5.350  11/1/33  VMIG1  12,835,000  12,835,000 

 
Total municipal bonds and notes (cost $47,165,000)          $47,165,000 

ASSET-BACKED SECURITIES (0.9%)(a) (cost $29,700,138)           

 
  Yield (%)  Maturity Date    Principal amount  Value 

TIAA Real Estate CDO, Ltd. 144A FRB Ser. 03-1A,           
Class A1MM (Cayman Islands) (M)  5.350  12/28/18    $29,700,138  $29,700,138 

 
 
 
U.S. GOVERNMENT AGENCY OBLIGATIONS (0.8%)(a) (cost $26,000,000)           

 
  Yield (%)  Maturity Date    Principal amount  Value 

Fannie Mae notes  5.300  1/8/08    $26,000,000  $26,000,000 

 
 
SHORT-TERM INVESTMENTS (2.3%)(a) (cost $77,504,070)           
        Shares  Value 

Putnam Prime Money Market Fund (e)        77,504,070  $77,504,070 
 
 
 
TOTAL INVESTMENTS           

Total investments (cost $3,381,419,918) (b)          $3,381,419,918 



NOTES

(a) Percentages indicated are based on net assets of $3,367,432,767.

(RAT) The Moody's or Standard & Poor's ratings indicated are believed to be the most recent ratings available at June 30, 2007 for the securities listed. Ratings are generally ascribed to securities at the time of issuance. While the agencies may from time to time revise such ratings, they undertake no obligation to do so, and the ratings do not necessarily represent what the agencies would ascribe to these securities at June 30, 2007. Security ratings are defined in the Statement of Additional Information.

(b) The aggregate identified cost on a financial reporting and tax basis is the same.

(RES) Restricted, excluding 144A securities, as to public resale. The total market value of restricted securities held at June 30, 2007 was $85,999,786 or 2.6% of net assets.

(e) The fund invests in Putnam Prime Money Market Fund, an open-end management investment company managed by Putnam Investment Management, LLC ("Putnam Management"), the fund's manager, an indirect wholly-owned subsidiary of Putnam, LLC. Investments in Putnam Prime Money Market Fund are valued at its closing net asset value each business day.Management fees paid by the fund are reduced by an amount equal to the management and administrative fees paid by Putnam Prime Money Market Fund with respect to assets invested by the fund in Putnam Prime Money Market Fund. Income distributions earned by the fund totaled $4,615,964 for the period ended June 30, 2007. During the period ended June 30, 2007, cost of purchases and proceeds of sales of investments in Putnam Prime Money Market Fund aggregated $1,280,402,185 and $1,377,398,115, respectively.

(M) The security's effective maturity date is less than one year.

144A after the name of an issuer represents securities exempt from registration under Rule 144A under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended. These securities may be resold in transactions exempt from registration, normally to qualified institutional buyers.

The rates shown on Variable Rate Demand Notes (VRDN), Floating Rate Bonds (FRB) and Floating Rate Notes (FRN) are the current interest rates at June 30, 2007.

MBIA represents MBIA Insurance Company.

The dates shown on debt obligations are the original maturity dates.

DIVERSIFICATION BY COUNTRY   
 
Distribution of investments by country of issue at June 30, 2007: (as a percentage of Portfolio Value)   
 
Australia  4.2% 
Belgium  2.1 
Canada  4.3 
Cayman Islands  0.9 
Denmark  0.6 
France  10.0 
Germany  0.7 
Ireland  1.4 
Italy  2.9 
Japan  1.8 
Netherlands  2.4 
Norway  0.9 
Portugal  0.9 
Spain  0.6 
Sweden  2.4 
Switzerland  2.6 
United Kingdom  8.0 
United States  53.3 

Total  100.0% 

Security valuation The valuation of the fund’s portfolio instruments is determined by means of the amortized cost method (which approximates market value) as set forth in Rule 2a-7 under the Investment Company Act of 1940. The amortized cost of an instrument is determined by valuing it at its original cost and thereafter amortizing any discount or premium from its face value at a constant rate until maturity.

For additional information regarding the fund please see the fund's most recent annual or semiannual shareholder report filed on the Securities and Exchange Commission's Web site, www.sec.gov, or visit Putnam's Individual Investor Web site at www.putnaminvestments.com


Item 2. Controls and Procedures:

(a) The registrant's principal executive officer and principal financial officer have concluded, based on their evaluation of the effectiveness of the design and operation of the registrant's disclosure controls and procedures as of a date within 90 days of the filing date of this report, that the design and operation of such procedures are generally effective to provide reasonable assurance that information required to be disclosed by the registrant in this report is recorded, processed, summarized and reported within the time periods specified in the Commission's rules and forms.

(b) Changes in internal control over financial reporting: Not applicable

Item 3. Exhibits:

Separate certifications for the principal executive officer and principal financial officer of the registrant as required by Rule 30a-2(a) under the Investment Company Act of 1940, as amended, are filed herewith.

SIGNATURES

Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 and the Investment Company Act of 1940, the registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned, thereunto duly authorized.

Putnam Money Market Fund

By (Signature and Title):

/s/ Janet C. Smith
Janet C. Smith
Principal Accounting Officer
Date: August 29, 2007

Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 and the Investment Company Act of 1940, this report has been signed below by the following persons on behalf of the registrant and in the capacities and on the dates indicated.

By (Signature and Title):

/s/ Charles E. Porter
Charles E. Porter
Principal Executive Officer
Date: August 29, 2007

By (Signature and Title):

/s/ Steven D. Krichmar
Steven D. Krichmar
Principal Financial Officer
Date: August 29, 2007


EX-99.CERT 2 b_cert.htm EX-99.CERT e_010cert.htm

Certifications

I, Charles E. Porter, the Principal Executive Officer of the funds listed on Attachment A, certify that:

1. I have reviewed each report on Form N-Q of the funds listed on Attachment A:

2. Based on my knowledge, each report does not contain any untrue statements of a material fact or omit to state a material fact necessary to make the statements made, in light of the circumstances under which such statements were made, not misleading with respect to the period covered by each report;

3. Based on my knowledge, the schedules of investments included in each report fairly present in all material respects the investments of the registrant as of the end of the fiscal quarter for which the report is filed;

4. The registrant's other certifying officer and I are responsible for establishing and maintaining disclosure controls and procedures (as defined in Rule 30a-3(c) under the Investment Company Act of 1940) and internal control over financial reporting (as defined in Rule 30a-3(d) under the Investment Company Act of 1940) for the registrants and have:

a) designed such disclosure controls and procedures, or caused such disclosure controls and procedures to be designed under our supervision, to ensure that material information relating to the registrant, including its consolidated subsidiaries, is made known to us by others within those entities, particularly during the period in which each report is being prepared;

b) designed such internal control over financial reporting, or caused such internal control over financial reporting to be designed under our supervision, to provide reasonable assurance regarding the reliability of financial reporting and the preparation of financial statements for external purposes in accordance with generally accepted accounting principles;

c) evaluated the effectiveness of the registrant’s disclosure controls and procedures and presented in this report our conclusions about the effectiveness of the disclosure controls and procedures, as of a date within 90 days prior to the filing date of this report, based on such evaluation; and

d) disclosed in this report any change in the registrant’s internal control over financial reporting that occurred during the registrant’s most recent fiscal quarter that has materially affected, or is reasonably likely to materially affect, the registrant’s internal control over financial reporting; and

5. The registrant’s other certifying officer and I have disclosed to each registrant’s auditors and the audit committee of each registrant’s board of directors (or persons performing the equivalent functions):

a) all significant deficiencies and material weaknesses in the design or operation of internal control over financial reporting which are reasonably likely to adversely affect each registrant’s ability to record, process, summarize, and report financial information; and

b) any fraud, whether or not material, that involves management or other employees who have a significant role in each registrant’s internal control over financial reporting.

/s/ Charles E. Porter
_____________________________
Date: August 28, 2007
Charles E. Porter
Principal Executive Officer


Certifications

I, Steven D. Krichmar, the Principal Financial Officer of the funds listed on Attachment A, certify that:

1. I have reviewed each report on Form N-Q of the funds listed on Attachment A:

2. Based on my knowledge, each report does not contain any untrue statements of a material fact or omit to state a material fact necessary to make the statements made, in light of the circumstances under which such statements were made, not misleading with respect to the period covered by each report;

3. Based on my knowledge, the schedules of investments included in each report fairly present in all material respects the investments of the registrant as of the end of the fiscal quarter for which the report is filed;

4. The registrant's other certifying officer and I are responsible for establishing and maintaining disclosure controls and procedures (as defined in Rule 30a-3(c) under the Investment Company Act of 1940) and internal control over financial reporting (as defined in Rule 30a-3(d) under the Investment Company Act of 1940) for the registrants and have:

a) designed such disclosure controls and procedures, or caused such disclosure controls and procedures to be designed under our supervision, to ensure that material information relating to the registrant, including its consolidated subsidiaries, is made known to us by others within those entities, particularly during the period in which each report is being prepared;

b) designed such internal control over financial reporting, or caused such internal control over financial reporting to be designed under our supervision, to provide reasonable assurance regarding the reliability of financial reporting and the preparation of financial statements for external purposes in accordance with generally accepted accounting principles;

c) evaluated the effectiveness of the registrant’s disclosure controls and procedures and presented in this report our conclusions about the effectiveness of the disclosure controls and procedures, as of a date within 90 days prior to the filing date of this report, based on such evaluation; and

d) disclosed in this report any change in the registrant’s internal control over financial reporting that occurred during the registrant’s most recent fiscal quarter that has materially affected, or is reasonably likely to materially affect, the registrant’s internal control over financial reporting; and

5. The registrant’s other certifying officer and I have disclosed to each registrant’s auditors and the audit committee of each registrant’s board of directors (or persons performing the equivalent functions):

a) all significant deficiencies and material weaknesses in the design or operation of internal control over financial reporting which are reasonably likely to adversely affect each registrant’s ability to record, process, summarize, and report financial information; and

b) any fraud, whether or not material, that involves management or other employees who have a significant role in each registrant’s internal control over financial reporting.

/s/ Steven D. Krichmar
_______________________________
Date: August 28, 2007
Steven D. Krichmar
Principal Financial Officer


Attachment A
NQ
Period (s) ended June 30, 2007

054  Putnam High Yield Municipal Trust 
074  Putnam Master Intermediate Income Trust 
027  Putnam California Tax Exempt Income Fund 
033  Putnam American Government Income Fund 
011  Putnam Tax Exempt Income Fund 
539  Putnam International New Opportunities Fund 
032  Putnam U.S. Government Income Trust 
010  Putnam Money Market Fund 
062  Putnam Tax Exempt Money Market Fund 
23T  Putnam Prime Money Market Fund 
075  Putnam Diversified Income Trust 
259  Putnam Asset Allocation: Conservative Portfolio 
250  Putnam Asset Allocation: Growth Portfolio 
264  Putnam Asset Allocation: Balanced Portfolio 


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