-----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, DKsqqeQ39Kty/R3SBRsJsy8bRi9zhk6TEMmvpJtKvWNmVw7f7K+AWfak1Zel4y22 fFyzkd+lIdQXEMBbaqZ1tw== 0000928816-08-001564.txt : 20081208 0000928816-08-001564.hdr.sgml : 20081208 20081208103506 ACCESSION NUMBER: 0000928816-08-001564 CONFORMED SUBMISSION TYPE: 497 PUBLIC DOCUMENT COUNT: 1 FILED AS OF DATE: 20081208 DATE AS OF CHANGE: 20081208 EFFECTIVENESS DATE: 20081208 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: 497 SEC ACT: 1933 Act SEC FILE NUMBER: 002-55091 FILM NUMBER: 081234810 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 FILER: COMPANY DATA: COMPANY CONFORMED NAME: PUTNAM TAX EXEMPT MONEY MARKET FUND CENTRAL INDEX KEY: 0000806944 IRS NUMBER: 046561110 STATE OF INCORPORATION: MA FISCAL YEAR END: 0930 FILING VALUES: FORM TYPE: 497 SEC ACT: 1933 Act SEC FILE NUMBER: 033-15238 FILM NUMBER: 081234811 BUSINESS ADDRESS: STREET 1: ONE POST OFFICE SQ CITY: BOSTON STATE: MA ZIP: 02109 BUSINESS PHONE: 6172921000 FORMER COMPANY: FORMER CONFORMED NAME: PUTNAM TAX EXEMPT MONEY MARKET TRUST DATE OF NAME CHANGE: 19870927 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 0000806944 S000006569 PUTNAM TAX EXEMPT MONEY MARKET FUND C000017921 Class A Shares PTXXX 497 1 a_mmtemmsupp.htm PUTNAM MONEY MARKET FUND, PUTNAM TAX EXEMPT MONEY MARKET FUND a_mmtemmsupp.htm
Prospectus Supplement  254757 12/08 
dated December 8, 2008 to:   

Putnam Money Market Fund
Putnam Tax Exempt Money Market Fund

Prospectus dated January 30, 2008

On November 24, the U.S. Department of the Treasury announced the extension of its Temporary Guarantee Program for Money Market Funds (the “Program”) through April 30, 2009. Each of Putnam Money Market Fund and Putnam Tax Exempt Money Market Fund (each a "Fund" and collectively, the "Funds"), with the approval of the Funds’ Board of Trustees, has applied for continued participation in the Program. The Program had been set to expire on December 18, 2008.

Subject to certain conditions and limitations, share amounts held by investors in each Fund as of the close of business on September 19, 2008 are guaranteed against loss under the Program in the event a Fund’s market-based net asset value per share declines below $0.995 (a “Guarantee Event”) and the Fund subsequently liquidates. Only shareholders who held shares of a Fund on September 19, 2008 would receive payments under the Program. Shareholders would receive payments only with respect to the lesser of the number of shares owned at the close of business on September 19, 2008 and the number of shares owned at the time of the Guarantee Event. Under the Program, a shareholder who has continuously maintained a Fund account since September 19, 2008 would receive payment for each covered share equal to $1.00 minus amounts previously paid by the Fund to such shareholder since the date of the Guarantee Event. The P rogram is subject to an overall limit of approximately $50 billion for all participating money market funds. Fund shares acquired by investors after September 19, 2008 generally are not eligible for protection under the Program.

The cost to participate in the Program, both in its initial three-month period and the extension period, will be borne by the Funds without regard to any expense limitation currently in effect for the Funds. The Secretary of the Treasury may further extend the Program for a period not beyond the close of business on September 19, 2009. If the Treasury Secretary announces a further extension of the Program, the Funds will consider whether to continue to participate at that time.

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