<SEC-DOCUMENT>0000928816-16-002298-index.html : 20160226 <SEC-HEADER>0000928816-16-002298.hdr.sgml : 20160226 <ACCEPTANCE-DATETIME>20160226155105 ACCESSION NUMBER: 0000928816-16-002298 CONFORMED SUBMISSION TYPE: N-CSR PUBLIC DOCUMENT COUNT: 12 CONFORMED PERIOD OF REPORT: 20151231 FILED AS OF DATE: 20160226 DATE AS OF CHANGE: 20160226 EFFECTIVENESS DATE: 20160226 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: N-CSR SEC ACT: 1940 Act SEC FILE NUMBER: 811-05346 FILM NUMBER: 161461388 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>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> </EXISTING-SERIES-AND-CLASSES-CONTRACTS> </SERIES-AND-CLASSES-CONTRACTS-DATA> </SEC-HEADER> <DOCUMENT> <TYPE>N-CSR <SEQUENCE>1 <FILENAME>a_vtinvestors.htm <DESCRIPTION>PUTNAM VARIABLE TRUST <TEXT> Document 1 - file: a_vtinvestors.htm
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