-----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, CLKzm3LcxPIeBKS5fh2gjlgePeyT7bqL9DW9SqpwuSv+VYYzJWqEtdw8QbnF6Pgh i3g2D9WK7IghVe41A3yKZw== 0000928816-09-001261.txt : 20091202 0000928816-09-001261.hdr.sgml : 20091202 20091202120302 ACCESSION NUMBER: 0000928816-09-001261 CONFORMED SUBMISSION TYPE: 497J PUBLIC DOCUMENT COUNT: 1 FILED AS OF DATE: 20091202 DATE AS OF CHANGE: 20091202 EFFECTIVENESS DATE: 20091202 FILER: COMPANY DATA: COMPANY CONFORMED NAME: GEORGE PUTNAM FUND OF BOSTON CENTRAL INDEX KEY: 0000081259 IRS NUMBER: 046013677 STATE OF INCORPORATION: MA FISCAL YEAR END: 0731 FILING VALUES: FORM TYPE: 497J SEC ACT: 1933 Act SEC FILE NUMBER: 002-10816 FILM NUMBER: 091216687 BUSINESS ADDRESS: STREET 1: ONE POST OFFICE SQ STREET 2: MAILSTOP A 14 CITY: BOSTON STATE: MA ZIP: 02109 BUSINESS PHONE: 8002252581 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 0000081259 S000005597 GEORGE PUTNAM FUND OF BOSTON C000015264 Class A Shares PGEOX C000015265 Class B Shares PGEBX C000015266 Class C Shares PGPCX C000015267 Class M Shares PGEMX C000015268 Class R Shares PGPRX C000015269 Class Y Shares PGEYX 497J 1 a_georgejltr.htm THE GEORGE PUTNAM FUND OF BOSTON a_georgejltr.htm
Putnam Investments 
One Post Office Square 
Boston, MA 02109 
December 2, 2009 

Securities and Exchange Commission
100 F Street, NE
Washington, DC 20549

RE:  The George Putnam Fund of Boston (Reg. Nos. (2-10816) (811-00058) (the “Fund”) Post-Effective 
  Amendment No.100 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 Prospectus 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.100 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 November 30, 2009.

Comments or questions concerning this certificate may be directed to Annemarie Duffy at 1-800-225-2465, ext. 1-4824.

  Very truly yours, 
 
  The George Putnam Fund of Boston 
 
 
By:  /s/ Charles E. Porter  
 
 
  Charles E. Porter 
  Executive Vice President, Associate Treasurer, 
  Principal Executive Officer and Compliance Liaison 

cc: Ropes & Gray, LLP

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