Putnam Global Equity Fund, as of 4/30/06, semiannual report

Because the electronic format for filing Form NSAR does not
provide adequate space for responding to certain items correctly,
the correct answers are as follows:

53A	For the period ended April 30, 2006, Putnam Management has
assumed $16,475 of legal, shareholder servicing and
communication, audit and Trustee fees incurred by the fund in
connection with certain legal and regulatory matters.

72DD1 		Class A 15,885
		Class B 172
		Class C 25

72DD2		Class M 106
		Class R 2
		Class Y 254

73A1		Class A 0.075
		Class B 0.004
		Class C 0.007

74A2		Class M 0.029
		Class R 0.067
		Class Y 0.098

74U1		Class A 204,859
		Class B 36,969
		Class C 3,345

74U2		Class M 3,364
		Class R 66
		Class Y 2,490

74V1		Class A 10.22
		Class B 9.33
		Class C 9.83

74V2		Class M 9.87
		Class R 10.17
		Class Y 10.53


85B Additional Information About Errors and Omissions Policy

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.