0000928816-18-002297.txt : 20181203 0000928816-18-002297.hdr.sgml : 20181203 20181203134441 ACCESSION NUMBER: 0000928816-18-002297 CONFORMED SUBMISSION TYPE: 497J PUBLIC DOCUMENT COUNT: 1 FILED AS OF DATE: 20181203 DATE AS OF CHANGE: 20181203 EFFECTIVENESS DATE: 20181203 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: 497J SEC ACT: 1933 Act SEC FILE NUMBER: 002-10816 FILM NUMBER: 181213608 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 497J 1 a_george497j.htm GEORGE PUTNAM BALANCED FUND a_george497j.htm
Putnam Investments 
100 Federal Street 
Boston, MA 02110 
December 3, 2018 

 

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

RE:  George Putnam Balanced Fund Reg. Nos. (2-10816) (811-00058) (the “Fund”) Post-Effective Amendment 
  No.117 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.117 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 26, 2018.

Comments or questions concerning this certificate may be directed to Caitlin E. Robinson at 1-800-225-2465, ext. 1-0044.

  Very truly yours, 
 
  George Putnam Balanced Fund 
 
By:  /s/ Jonathan S. Horwitz     
  Jonathan S. Horwitz 
  Executive Vice President, Principal Executive     
  Officer and Compliance Liaison 

 

cc:  James E. Thomas, Esq. 
  Ropes & Gray LLP