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ACCESSION NUMBER: 0000928816-01-500487
CONFORMED SUBMISSION TYPE: 497
PUBLIC DOCUMENT COUNT: 1
FILED AS OF DATE: 20010919
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COMPANY DATA:
COMPANY CONFORMED NAME: PUTNAM VARIABLE TRUST
CENTRAL INDEX KEY: 0000822671
STANDARD INDUSTRIAL CLASSIFICATION: []
IRS NUMBER: 042986134
STATE OF INCORPORATION: NY
FISCAL YEAR END: 1231
FILING VALUES:
FORM TYPE: 497
SEC ACT: 1933 Act
SEC FILE NUMBER: 033-17486
FILM NUMBER: 1740144
BUSINESS ADDRESS:
STREET 1: ONE POST OFFICE SQ
STREET 2: MAILSTOP A 14
CITY: BOSTON
STATE: MA
ZIP: 02109
BUSINESS PHONE: 8002551581
FORMER COMPANY:
FORMER CONFORMED NAME: PUTNAM CAPITAL MANAGER TRUST /MA/
DATE OF NAME CHANGE: 19920703
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PUTNAM VARIABLE TRUST
Prospectus Supplement
dated September 17, 2001 to:
PUTNAM VARIABLE TRUST 75517 9/01
Prospectuses dated April 30, 2001
In the section entitled "Who manages the funds?," the paragraph
immediately preceding the chart indicating the officers and advisor
teams of Putnam Investment Management, LLC (Putnam Management) that have
primary responsibility for the day-to-day management of the portfolios
of the funds, and the chart entries with respect to Putnam VT
International Growth and Income Fund, Putnam VT OTC & Emerging Growth
Fund and Putnam VT Voyager Fund II (to the extent that this prospectus
otherwise offers these funds) are replaced with the following:
The following officers and advisor teams of Putnam Management have
primary responsibility for the day-to-day management of the relevant
fund's portfolio. Each officer's length of service to the relevant fund
and the officer's experience as portfolio manager or investment analyst
over at least the last five years are shown.
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Manager Since Experience
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Putnam VT International
Growth and Income Fund
Deborah F. Kuenstner 1999 1997 - Present Putnam Management
Managing Director Prior to May 1997 DuPont Pension Fund
Investment
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Pamela Holding 2001 1995 - Present Putnam Management
Managing Director
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Colin Moore 2000 2000 - Present Putnam Management
Managing Director Prior to May 2000 Rockefeller & Co., Inc.
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Putnam VT OTC &
Emerging Growth Fund
Roland W. Gillis 2001 1995 - Present Putnam Management
Managing Director
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Steven L. Kirson 1998 1989 - Present Putnam Management
Senior Vice President
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Michael J. Mufson 1998 1993 - Present Putnam Management
Senior Vice President
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Putnam VT Voyager Fund II
Roland W. Gillis 2000 1995 - Present Putnam Management
Managing Director
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Daniel L. Miller 2001 1983 - Present Putnam Management
Managing Director
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Jeffrey R. Lindsey 2000 1994 - Present Putnam Management
Managing Director
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