0000928816-01-500487.txt : 20011008 0000928816-01-500487.hdr.sgml : 20011008 ACCESSION NUMBER: 0000928816-01-500487 CONFORMED SUBMISSION TYPE: 497 PUBLIC DOCUMENT COUNT: 1 FILED AS OF DATE: 20010919 FILER: 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 497 1 pvt1.txt 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. ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Manager Since Experience ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Pamela Holding 2001 1995 - Present Putnam Management Managing Director ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Colin Moore 2000 2000 - Present Putnam Management Managing Director Prior to May 2000 Rockefeller & Co., Inc. ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Putnam VT OTC & Emerging Growth Fund Roland W. Gillis 2001 1995 - Present Putnam Management Managing Director ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Steven L. Kirson 1998 1989 - Present Putnam Management Senior Vice President ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Michael J. Mufson 1998 1993 - Present Putnam Management Senior Vice President ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Putnam VT Voyager Fund II Roland W. Gillis 2000 1995 - Present Putnam Management Managing Director ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Daniel L. Miller 2001 1983 - Present Putnam Management Managing Director ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Jeffrey R. Lindsey 2000 1994 - Present Putnam Management Managing Director -------------------------------------------------------------------------------