0000928816-17-001552.txt : 20170526 0000928816-17-001552.hdr.sgml : 20170526 20170526121531 ACCESSION NUMBER: 0000928816-17-001552 CONFORMED SUBMISSION TYPE: 497K PUBLIC DOCUMENT COUNT: 2 FILED AS OF DATE: 20170526 DATE AS OF CHANGE: 20170526 EFFECTIVENESS DATE: 20170526 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: 17872788 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 C000184401 Class T Shares 497K 1 a_multisumsupp.htm GEORGE PUTNAM BALANCED FUND a_multisumsupp.htm
Summary Prospectus Supplement   May 26, 2017 

 

George Putnam Balanced Fund  Putnam Global Equity Fund 
Summary Prospectus dated 11/30/16  Summary Prospectus dated 2/28/17 
 
Putnam Absolute Return 300 Fund  Putnam Global Health Care Fund 
Summary Prospectus dated 2/28/17  Summary Prospectus dated 12/30/16 
 
Putnam Absolute Return 500 Fund  Putnam Global Income Trust 
Summary Prospectus dated 2/28/17  Summary Prospectus dated 2/28/17 
 
Putnam Absolute Return 700 Fund  Putnam Global Technology Fund 
Summary Prospectus dated 2/28/17  Summary Prospectus dated 12/30/16 
 
Putnam Capital Spectrum Fund  Putnam Growth Opportunities Fund 
Summary Prospectus dated 8/30/16  Summary Prospectus dated 11/30/16 
 
Putnam Convertible Securities Fund  Putnam High Yield Fund 
Summary Prospectus dated 2/28/17  (formerly known as Putnam 
  High Yield Advantage Fund) 
Putnam Diversified Income Trust  Summary Prospectus dated 3/30/17 
Summary Prospectus dated 1/30/17   
  Putnam Income Fund 
Putnam Dynamic Asset Allocation  Summary Prospectus dated 2/28/17 
Balanced Fund   
Summary Prospectus dated 1/30/17  Putnam International Equity Fund 
  Summary Prospectus dated 10/30/16 
Putnam Dynamic Asset Allocation   
Conservative Fund  Putnam Investors Fund 
Summary Prospectus dated 1/30/17  Summary Prospectus dated 11/30/16 
 
Putnam Dynamic Asset Allocation  Putnam Multi-Cap Core Fund 
Growth Fund  Summary Prospectus dated 8/30/16 
Summary Prospectus dated 1/30/17 
  Putnam Multi-Cap Growth Fund 
Putnam Equity Income Fund  Summary Prospectus dated 10/30/16 
Summary Prospectus dated 3/30/17 
  Putnam Multi-Cap Value Fund 
Putnam Equity Spectrum Fund  Summary Prospectus dated 8/30/16 
Summary Prospectus dated 8/30/16 
  Putnam Small Cap Value Fund 
Putnam Floating Rate Income Fund  Summary Prospectus dated 6/30/16 
Summary Prospectus dated 6/30/16 
Putnam U.S. Government Income Trust 
  Summary Prospectus dated 1/30/17 

Effective June 9, 2017, Class T shares are available only through financial intermediaries that offer shares of the fund through an omnibus brokerage platform, and are not available to investors who hold accounts directly on the books of the fund.


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