-----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, KbRuN6xEuL5a4VnBfScYXD5cfk/+6FM7XBmihNmUH6Ewnvxrbgh2jfs1hY0mo4bk P9nD6aH+iVK5lLR62w5a/g== 0000928816-04-000172.txt : 20040304 0000928816-04-000172.hdr.sgml : 20040304 20040304144541 ACCESSION NUMBER: 0000928816-04-000172 CONFORMED SUBMISSION TYPE: 497J PUBLIC DOCUMENT COUNT: 1 FILED AS OF DATE: 20040304 EFFECTIVENESS DATE: 20040304 FILER: COMPANY DATA: COMPANY CONFORMED NAME: PUTNAM GLOBAL EQUITY FUND CENTRAL INDEX KEY: 0000081251 IRS NUMBER: 046145734 STATE OF INCORPORATION: MA FISCAL YEAR END: 1031 FILING VALUES: FORM TYPE: 497J SEC ACT: 1933 Act SEC FILE NUMBER: 002-25258 FILM NUMBER: 04648586 BUSINESS ADDRESS: STREET 1: ONE POST OFFICE SQ CITY: BOSTON STATE: MA ZIP: 02109 BUSINESS PHONE: 6172921000 FORMER COMPANY: FORMER CONFORMED NAME: PUTNAM GLOBAL GROWTH FUND DATE OF NAME CHANGE: 19920703 FORMER COMPANY: FORMER CONFORMED NAME: PUTNAM INTERNATIONAL EQUITIES FUND DATE OF NAME CHANGE: 19900722 FORMER COMPANY: FORMER CONFORMED NAME: PUTNAM INTERNATIONAL EQUITIES FUND INC /PRED/ DATE OF NAME CHANGE: 19821109 497J 1 gef1.txt PUTNAM GLOBAL EQUITY FUND Putnam Investments, LLC One Post Office Square Boston, MA 02109 March 4, 2004 Securities and Exchange Commission 450 Fifth Street, N.W. Washington, DC 20549 RE: Putnam Global Equity Fund (Reg. No. 2-25258) (811-1403) Post-Effective Amendment No. 55 to Registration Statement on Form N-1A Ladies and Gentlemen: Pursuant to Rule 497(j) under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, the Fund hereby certifies that the form of Prospectuses and Statement of Additional Information that would have been filed on behalf of the Fund pursuant to Rule 497(c) upon the effectiveness of Post-Effective Amendment No.55 to the Fund's Registration Statement on Form N-1A (the "Amendment") would not have differed from that contained in the Amendment, which is the most recent amendment to such Registration Statement and was filed electronically on March 1, 2004. Comments or questions concerning this certificate may be directed to Karen R. Kay at 1-800-225-2465, ext. 11105. Very truly yours, Putnam Global Equity Fund By: /s/ Gordon H. Silver ------------------------ Gordon H. Silver Vice President cc: Vanda Moore, Ropes & Gray -----END PRIVACY-ENHANCED MESSAGE-----