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ACCESSION NUMBER: 0000869392-17-000038
CONFORMED SUBMISSION TYPE: NSAR-A
PUBLIC DOCUMENT COUNT: 3
CONFORMED PERIOD OF REPORT: 20170131
FILED AS OF DATE: 20170329
DATE AS OF CHANGE: 20170329
EFFECTIVENESS DATE: 20170329
FILER:
COMPANY DATA:
COMPANY CONFORMED NAME: GEORGE PUTNAM BALANCED FUND
CENTRAL INDEX KEY: 0000081259
IRS NUMBER: 046013677
STATE OF INCORPORATION: MA
FISCAL YEAR END: 0731
FILING VALUES:
FORM TYPE: NSAR-A
SEC ACT: 1940 Act
SEC FILE NUMBER: 811-00058
FILM NUMBER: 17721721
BUSINESS ADDRESS:
STREET 1: ONE POST OFFICE SQ
CITY: BOSTON
STATE: MA
ZIP: 02109
BUSINESS PHONE: 8002252581
MAIL ADDRESS:
STREET 1: ONE POST OFFICE SQ
CITY: BOSTON
STATE: MA
ZIP: 02109
FORMER COMPANY:
FORMER CONFORMED NAME: GEORGE PUTNAM FUND OF BOSTON
DATE OF NAME CHANGE: 19940302
FORMER COMPANY:
FORMER CONFORMED NAME: PUTNAM EQUITY INCOME FUND/NEW
DATE OF NAME CHANGE: 19940302
FORMER COMPANY:
FORMER CONFORMED NAME: PUTNAM GEORGE FUND OF BOSTON
DATE OF NAME CHANGE: 19920703
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SIGNATURE JANET C. SMITH
TITLE PRINC. ACCT. OFFICER
EX-99
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incorpbyref001.txt
Incorporation by Reference George Putnam Balanced Fund Period
ending 1/31/17
1. SubManagement Contract between Putnam Investment Management,
LLC and Putnam Investments Limited dated February 27, 2014
schedule A amended as of October 27, 2016 Incorporated by
reference to PostEffective Amendment No. 112 to the Registrants
Registration Statement filed on November 25, 2016.
EX-99
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perclass001.txt
George Putnam Balanced Fund, July 31, 2017 annual 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:
72DD1 (000s omitted)
Class A 5,615
Class B 50
Class C 94
Class M 239
72DD2 (000s omitted)
Class R 2
Class R5 566
Class R6 62
Class Y 444
73A1
Class A 0.104
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Class C 0.039
Class M 0.062
73A2
Class R 0.086
Class R5 0.128
Class R6 0.137
Class Y 0.126
74U1 (000s omitted)
Class A 52,748
Class B 1,203
Class C 2,467
Class M 3,845
74U2 (000s omitted)
Class R 39
Class R5 1
Class R6 732
Class Y 3,766
74V1
Class A 17.97
Class B 17.76
Class C 17.83
Class M 17.72
74V2
Class R 17.91
Class R5 18.03
Class R6 18.04
Class Y 18.03
Item 61 Open end funds only
Additional Information About Minimum Required Investment
Shareholders can open a fund account with as little as $500 and
make subsequent investments in any amount. The minimum investment
is waived if you make regular investments weekly, semi monthly,
or monthly through automatic deductions through your bank
checking or savings account. Currently, Putnam is waiving the
minimum, but reserves the right to reject initial investments
under the minimum.
Item 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.