497 1 putfnsstx1.txt PUTNAM VOYAGER FUND 73158 5/01 Prospectus Supplement dated May 14, 2001 to: ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Putnam Voyager Fund to Class A Prospectus and Class Y Prospectus dated November 30, 2000 The second paragraph under the heading "Who manages the fund?" is replaced with the following: The following officers of Putnam Management have had primary responsibility for the day-to-day management of the fund's portfolio since the years shown below. Their experience as portfolio managers or investment analysts over at least the last five years is also shown. ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Manager Since Experience ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Robert R. Beck 1995 1989 - Present Putnam Management Managing Director ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Paul C. Warren 2001 1997 - Present Putnam Management Managing Director Prior to May 1997 IDS Fund Management ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Paul E. Marrkand 1999 1987 - Present Putnam Management Senior Vice President ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Michael P. Stack 1997 1997 - Present Putnam Management Senior Vice President Prior to Nov. 1997 Independence Investment Associates Inc. ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Kevin M. Divney 2000 1997 - Present Putnam Management Senior Vice President Prior to July 1997 Franklin Portfolio Associates LLC ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- James C. Wiess 2000 2000 - Present Putnam Management Senior Vice President Prior to April 2000 J.P. Morgan Company -------------------------------------------------------------------------------