0000928816-12-001699.txt : 20121031 0000928816-12-001699.hdr.sgml : 20121031 20121031142800 ACCESSION NUMBER: 0000928816-12-001699 CONFORMED SUBMISSION TYPE: 497K PUBLIC DOCUMENT COUNT: 2 FILED AS OF DATE: 20121031 DATE AS OF CHANGE: 20121031 EFFECTIVENESS DATE: 20121031 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: 497K SEC ACT: 1933 Act SEC FILE NUMBER: 002-10816 FILM NUMBER: 121170473 BUSINESS ADDRESS: STREET 1: ONE POST OFFICE SQ STREET 2: MAILSTOP A 14 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: 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 497K 1 a_georgesumsupp.htm GEORGE PUTNAM BALANCED FUND a_georgesumsupp.htm
Summary Prospectus Supplement  October 31, 2012 
George Putnam Balanced Fund Prospectus dated November 30, 2011   

 

The section Your fund’s management is supplemented to reflect that the fund’s portfolio manager is now David Calabro.

 


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