0000928816-16-004014.txt : 20161130 0000928816-16-004014.hdr.sgml : 20161130 20161130113754 ACCESSION NUMBER: 0000928816-16-004014 CONFORMED SUBMISSION TYPE: 497K PUBLIC DOCUMENT COUNT: 2 FILED AS OF DATE: 20161130 DATE AS OF CHANGE: 20161130 EFFECTIVENESS DATE: 20161130 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: 497K SEC ACT: 1933 Act SEC FILE NUMBER: 002-10816 FILM NUMBER: 162024452 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 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 C000136854 Class R5 C000136855 Class R6 497K 1 a_georgesumsupp.htm GEORGE PUTNAM BALANCED FUND a_georgesumsupp.htm
Summary Prospectus Supplement   November 30, 2016 
 
George Putnam Balanced Fund   
Summary Prospectus dated November 30, 2016   

 

The information for Aaron Cooper in the section Your fund’s management is replaced with the following:

Aaron Cooper

Chief Investment Officer – Equities, portfolio manager of the fund since 2014


304403 11/16 

 

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