<SEC-DOCUMENT>0000928816-16-002221-index.html : 20180306 <SEC-HEADER>0000928816-16-002221.hdr.sgml : 20180306 <ACCEPTANCE-DATETIME>20160222163130 <PRIVATE-TO-PUBLIC> ACCESSION NUMBER: 0000928816-16-002221 CONFORMED SUBMISSION TYPE: 485APOS PUBLIC DOCUMENT COUNT: 14 FILED AS OF DATE: 20160222 DATE AS OF CHANGE: 20170930 FILER: COMPANY DATA: COMPANY CONFORMED NAME: PUTNAM VARIABLE TRUST CENTRAL INDEX KEY: 0000822671 IRS NUMBER: 046649095 STATE OF INCORPORATION: NY FISCAL YEAR END: 1231 FILING VALUES: FORM TYPE: 485APOS SEC ACT: 1933 Act SEC FILE NUMBER: 033-17486 FILM NUMBER: 161445383 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 FILER: COMPANY DATA: COMPANY CONFORMED NAME: PUTNAM VARIABLE TRUST CENTRAL INDEX KEY: 0000822671 IRS NUMBER: 046649095 STATE OF INCORPORATION: NY FISCAL YEAR END: 1231 FILING VALUES: FORM TYPE: 485APOS SEC ACT: 1940 Act SEC FILE NUMBER: 811-05346 FILM NUMBER: 161445384 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 <SERIES-AND-CLASSES-CONTRACTS-DATA> <EXISTING-SERIES-AND-CLASSES-CONTRACTS> <SERIES> <OWNER-CIK>0000822671 <SERIES-ID>S000003871 <SERIES-NAME>Putnam VT American Government Income Fund <CLASS-CONTRACT> <CLASS-CONTRACT-ID>C000010837 <CLASS-CONTRACT-NAME>Class IA Shares </CLASS-CONTRACT> <CLASS-CONTRACT> <CLASS-CONTRACT-ID>C000010838 <CLASS-CONTRACT-NAME>Class IB shares </CLASS-CONTRACT> </SERIES> <SERIES> <OWNER-CIK>0000822671 <SERIES-ID>S000003873 <SERIES-NAME>Putnam VT Growth Opportunities Fund <CLASS-CONTRACT> <CLASS-CONTRACT-ID>C000010841 <CLASS-CONTRACT-NAME>Class IA Shares </CLASS-CONTRACT> <CLASS-CONTRACT> <CLASS-CONTRACT-ID>C000010842 <CLASS-CONTRACT-NAME>Class IB Shares </CLASS-CONTRACT> </SERIES> <SERIES> <OWNER-CIK>0000822671 <SERIES-ID>S000003874 <SERIES-NAME>Putnam VT Global Health Care Fund <CLASS-CONTRACT> <CLASS-CONTRACT-ID>C000010843 <CLASS-CONTRACT-NAME>Class IA Shares </CLASS-CONTRACT> <CLASS-CONTRACT> <CLASS-CONTRACT-ID>C000010844 <CLASS-CONTRACT-NAME>Class IB Shares </CLASS-CONTRACT> </SERIES> <SERIES> <OWNER-CIK>0000822671 <SERIES-ID>S000003875 <SERIES-NAME>Putnam VT High Yield Fund <CLASS-CONTRACT> <CLASS-CONTRACT-ID>C000010845 <CLASS-CONTRACT-NAME>Class IA Shares </CLASS-CONTRACT> <CLASS-CONTRACT> <CLASS-CONTRACT-ID>C000010846 <CLASS-CONTRACT-NAME>Class IB Shares </CLASS-CONTRACT> </SERIES> <SERIES> <OWNER-CIK>0000822671 <SERIES-ID>S000003876 <SERIES-NAME>Putnam VT Income Fund <CLASS-CONTRACT> <CLASS-CONTRACT-ID>C000010847 <CLASS-CONTRACT-NAME>Class IA Shares </CLASS-CONTRACT> <CLASS-CONTRACT> <CLASS-CONTRACT-ID>C000010848 <CLASS-CONTRACT-NAME>Class IB Shares </CLASS-CONTRACT> </SERIES> <SERIES> <OWNER-CIK>0000822671 <SERIES-ID>S000003877 <SERIES-NAME>Putnam VT International Equity Fund <CLASS-CONTRACT> <CLASS-CONTRACT-ID>C000010849 <CLASS-CONTRACT-NAME>Class IA Shares </CLASS-CONTRACT> <CLASS-CONTRACT> <CLASS-CONTRACT-ID>C000010850 <CLASS-CONTRACT-NAME>Class IB Shares </CLASS-CONTRACT> </SERIES> <SERIES> <OWNER-CIK>0000822671 <SERIES-ID>S000003878 <SERIES-NAME>Putnam VT International Value Fund <CLASS-CONTRACT> <CLASS-CONTRACT-ID>C000010851 <CLASS-CONTRACT-NAME>Class IA Shares </CLASS-CONTRACT> <CLASS-CONTRACT> <CLASS-CONTRACT-ID>C000010852 <CLASS-CONTRACT-NAME>Class IB Shares </CLASS-CONTRACT> </SERIES> <SERIES> <OWNER-CIK>0000822671 <SERIES-ID>S000003879 <SERIES-NAME>Putnam VT International Growth Fund <CLASS-CONTRACT> <CLASS-CONTRACT-ID>C000010853 <CLASS-CONTRACT-NAME>Class IA Shares </CLASS-CONTRACT> <CLASS-CONTRACT> <CLASS-CONTRACT-ID>C000010854 <CLASS-CONTRACT-NAME>Class IB Shares </CLASS-CONTRACT> </SERIES> <SERIES> <OWNER-CIK>0000822671 <SERIES-ID>S000003880 <SERIES-NAME>Putnam VT Investors Fund <CLASS-CONTRACT> <CLASS-CONTRACT-ID>C000010855 <CLASS-CONTRACT-NAME>Class IA Shares </CLASS-CONTRACT> <CLASS-CONTRACT> <CLASS-CONTRACT-ID>C000010856 <CLASS-CONTRACT-NAME>Class IB Shares </CLASS-CONTRACT> </SERIES> <SERIES> <OWNER-CIK>0000822671 <SERIES-ID>S000003881 <SERIES-NAME>Putnam VT Multi-Cap Value Fund <CLASS-CONTRACT> <CLASS-CONTRACT-ID>C000010857 <CLASS-CONTRACT-NAME>Class IA Shares </CLASS-CONTRACT> <CLASS-CONTRACT> <CLASS-CONTRACT-ID>C000010858 <CLASS-CONTRACT-NAME>Class IB Shares </CLASS-CONTRACT> </SERIES> <SERIES> <OWNER-CIK>0000822671 <SERIES-ID>S000003882 <SERIES-NAME>Putnam VT Money Market Fund <CLASS-CONTRACT> <CLASS-CONTRACT-ID>C000010859 <CLASS-CONTRACT-NAME>Class IA Shares </CLASS-CONTRACT> <CLASS-CONTRACT> <CLASS-CONTRACT-ID>C000010860 <CLASS-CONTRACT-NAME>Class IB Shares </CLASS-CONTRACT> </SERIES> <SERIES> <OWNER-CIK>0000822671 <SERIES-ID>S000003883 <SERIES-NAME>Putnam VT Capital Opportunities Fund <CLASS-CONTRACT> <CLASS-CONTRACT-ID>C000010861 <CLASS-CONTRACT-NAME>Class IA Shares </CLASS-CONTRACT> <CLASS-CONTRACT> <CLASS-CONTRACT-ID>C000010862 <CLASS-CONTRACT-NAME>Class IB Shares </CLASS-CONTRACT> </SERIES> <SERIES> <OWNER-CIK>0000822671 <SERIES-ID>S000003884 <SERIES-NAME>Putnam VT Multi-Cap Growth Fund <CLASS-CONTRACT> <CLASS-CONTRACT-ID>C000010863 <CLASS-CONTRACT-NAME>Class IA Shares </CLASS-CONTRACT> <CLASS-CONTRACT> <CLASS-CONTRACT-ID>C000010864 <CLASS-CONTRACT-NAME>Class IB Shares </CLASS-CONTRACT> </SERIES> <SERIES> <OWNER-CIK>0000822671 <SERIES-ID>S000003887 <SERIES-NAME>Putnam VT Research Fund <CLASS-CONTRACT> <CLASS-CONTRACT-ID>C000010869 <CLASS-CONTRACT-NAME>Class IA Shares </CLASS-CONTRACT> <CLASS-CONTRACT> <CLASS-CONTRACT-ID>C000010870 <CLASS-CONTRACT-NAME>Class IB Shares </CLASS-CONTRACT> </SERIES> <SERIES> <OWNER-CIK>0000822671 <SERIES-ID>S000003888 <SERIES-NAME>Putnam VT Small Cap Value Fund <CLASS-CONTRACT> <CLASS-CONTRACT-ID>C000010871 <CLASS-CONTRACT-NAME>Class IA Shares </CLASS-CONTRACT> <CLASS-CONTRACT> <CLASS-CONTRACT-ID>C000010872 <CLASS-CONTRACT-NAME>Class IB Shares </CLASS-CONTRACT> </SERIES> <SERIES> <OWNER-CIK>0000822671 <SERIES-ID>S000003889 <SERIES-NAME>Putnam VT Global Utilities Fund <CLASS-CONTRACT> <CLASS-CONTRACT-ID>C000010873 <CLASS-CONTRACT-NAME>Class IA Shares </CLASS-CONTRACT> <CLASS-CONTRACT> <CLASS-CONTRACT-ID>C000010874 <CLASS-CONTRACT-NAME>Class IB Shares </CLASS-CONTRACT> </SERIES> <SERIES> <OWNER-CIK>0000822671 <SERIES-ID>S000003891 <SERIES-NAME>Putnam VT Voyager Fund <CLASS-CONTRACT> <CLASS-CONTRACT-ID>C000010877 <CLASS-CONTRACT-NAME>Class IA Shares </CLASS-CONTRACT> <CLASS-CONTRACT> <CLASS-CONTRACT-ID>C000010878 <CLASS-CONTRACT-NAME>Class IB Shares </CLASS-CONTRACT> </SERIES> <SERIES> <OWNER-CIK>0000822671 <SERIES-ID>S000003893 <SERIES-NAME>Putnam VT Diversified Income Fund <CLASS-CONTRACT> <CLASS-CONTRACT-ID>C000010881 <CLASS-CONTRACT-NAME>Class IA Shares </CLASS-CONTRACT> <CLASS-CONTRACT> <CLASS-CONTRACT-ID>C000010882 <CLASS-CONTRACT-NAME>Class IB Shares </CLASS-CONTRACT> </SERIES> <SERIES> <OWNER-CIK>0000822671 <SERIES-ID>S000003894 <SERIES-NAME>Putnam VT Equity Income Fund <CLASS-CONTRACT> <CLASS-CONTRACT-ID>C000010883 <CLASS-CONTRACT-NAME>Class IA Shares </CLASS-CONTRACT> <CLASS-CONTRACT> <CLASS-CONTRACT-ID>C000010884 <CLASS-CONTRACT-NAME>Class IB Shares </CLASS-CONTRACT> </SERIES> <SERIES> <OWNER-CIK>0000822671 <SERIES-ID>S000003895 <SERIES-NAME>Putnam VT George Putnam Balanced Fund <CLASS-CONTRACT> <CLASS-CONTRACT-ID>C000010885 <CLASS-CONTRACT-NAME>Class IA Shares </CLASS-CONTRACT> <CLASS-CONTRACT> <CLASS-CONTRACT-ID>C000010886 <CLASS-CONTRACT-NAME>Class IB Shares </CLASS-CONTRACT> </SERIES> <SERIES> <OWNER-CIK>0000822671 <SERIES-ID>S000003896 <SERIES-NAME>Putnam VT Global Asset Allocation Fund <CLASS-CONTRACT> <CLASS-CONTRACT-ID>C000010887 <CLASS-CONTRACT-NAME>Class IA Shares </CLASS-CONTRACT> <CLASS-CONTRACT> <CLASS-CONTRACT-ID>C000010888 <CLASS-CONTRACT-NAME>Class IB Shares </CLASS-CONTRACT> </SERIES> <SERIES> <OWNER-CIK>0000822671 <SERIES-ID>S000003897 <SERIES-NAME>Putnam VT Global Equity Fund <CLASS-CONTRACT> <CLASS-CONTRACT-ID>C000010889 <CLASS-CONTRACT-NAME>Class IA Shares </CLASS-CONTRACT> <CLASS-CONTRACT> <CLASS-CONTRACT-ID>C000010890 <CLASS-CONTRACT-NAME>Class IB Shares </CLASS-CONTRACT> </SERIES> <SERIES> <OWNER-CIK>0000822671 <SERIES-ID>S000003898 <SERIES-NAME>Putnam VT Growth and Income Fund <CLASS-CONTRACT> <CLASS-CONTRACT-ID>C000010891 <CLASS-CONTRACT-NAME>Class IA Shares </CLASS-CONTRACT> <CLASS-CONTRACT> <CLASS-CONTRACT-ID>C000010892 <CLASS-CONTRACT-NAME>Class IB Shares </CLASS-CONTRACT> </SERIES> <SERIES> <OWNER-CIK>0000822671 <SERIES-ID>S000032103 <SERIES-NAME>Putnam VT Absolute Return 500 Fund <CLASS-CONTRACT> <CLASS-CONTRACT-ID>C000099977 <CLASS-CONTRACT-NAME>Class IA </CLASS-CONTRACT> <CLASS-CONTRACT> <CLASS-CONTRACT-ID>C000099978 <CLASS-CONTRACT-NAME>Class IB </CLASS-CONTRACT> </SERIES> </EXISTING-SERIES-AND-CLASSES-CONTRACTS> </SERIES-AND-CLASSES-CONTRACTS-DATA> </SEC-HEADER> <DOCUMENT> <TYPE>485APOS <SEQUENCE>1 <FILENAME>a_pvt485a.htm <DESCRIPTION>PUTNAM VARIABLE TRUST <TEXT> Document 1 - file: a_pvt485a.htm
</DOCUMENT> <DOCUMENT> <TYPE>EX-99.N 18F-3 PLAN <SEQUENCE>2 <FILENAME>b_pvtex99n.htm <DESCRIPTION>EX-99.N 18F-3 PLAN <TEXT> Document 2 - file: b_pvtex99n.htm
</DOCUMENT> <DOCUMENT> <TYPE>GRAPHIC <SEQUENCE>4 <FILENAME>vtsp069lowresx2x1.jpg <DESCRIPTION>GRAPHIC <TEXT> Document 4 - file: vtsp069lowresx2x1.jpg
</DOCUMENT> <DOCUMENT> <TYPE>EX-99.D ADVSR CONTR <SEQUENCE>5 <FILENAME>a_pilmod2.htm <TEXT> Document 5 - file: a_pilmod2.htm
</DOCUMENT> <DOCUMENT> <TYPE>EX-99.E UNDR CONTR <SEQUENCE>6 <FILENAME>a_nf19amod1.htm <TEXT> Document 6 - file: a_nf19amod1.htm
</DOCUMENT> <DOCUMENT> <TYPE>EX-99.E UNDR CONTR <SEQUENCE>7 <FILENAME>a_nf54amod1.htm <TEXT> Document 7 - file: a_nf54amod1.htm
</DOCUMENT> <DOCUMENT> <TYPE>EX-99.G CUST AGREEMT <SEQUENCE>8 <FILENAME>a_ssbcustmod2.htm <TEXT> Document 8 - file: a_ssbcustmod2.htm
</DOCUMENT> <DOCUMENT> <TYPE>EX-99.H OTH MAT CONT <SEQUENCE>9 <FILENAME>a_invservmod2.htm <TEXT> Document 9 - file: a_invservmod2.htm
</DOCUMENT> <DOCUMENT> <TYPE>EX-99.H OTH MAT CONT <SEQUENCE>10 <FILENAME>a_ssbacctgmod2.htm <TEXT> Document 10 - file: a_ssbacctgmod2.htm
</DOCUMENT> <DOCUMENT> <TYPE>EX-99.H OTH MAT CONT <SEQUENCE>11 <FILENAME>a_intrfndmod2.htm <TEXT> Document 11 - file: a_intrfndmod2.htm
</DOCUMENT> <DOCUMENT> <TYPE>EX-99.H OTH MAT CONT <SEQUENCE>12 <FILENAME>a_modcmmtd1.htm <TEXT> Document 12 - file: a_modcmmtd1.htm
</DOCUMENT> <DOCUMENT> <TYPE>EX-99.H OTH MAT CONT <SEQUENCE>13 <FILENAME>a_moduncmmtd1.htm <TEXT> Document 13 - file: a_moduncmmtd1.htm
</DOCUMENT> <DOCUMENT> <TYPE>EX-99.P CODE ETH <SEQUENCE>14 <FILENAME>a_picoemod.htm <TEXT> Document 14 - file: a_picoemod.htm
</DOCUMENT> <DOCUMENT> <TYPE>COVER <SEQUENCE>15 <FILENAME>filename15.htm <TEXT> Document 15 - file: filename15.htm
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