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-----BEGIN PRIVACY-ENHANCED MESSAGE----- Proc-Type: 2001,MIC-CLEAR Originator-Name: webmaster@www.sec.gov Originator-Key-Asymmetric: MFgwCgYEVQgBAQICAf8DSgAwRwJAW2sNKK9AVtBzYZmr6aGjlWyK3XmZv3dTINen TWSM7vrzLADbmYQaionwg5sDW3P6oaM5D3tdezXMm7z1T+B+twIDAQAB MIC-Info: RSA-MD5,RSA, QWhOrlf9lmH5iAhBy6/HeMWXSNF8213iaThA4J8PZPolR9kcJc09zSiWm0zlfvlX Iai9PyAZ0rTHQrQUTYmw/w== 0000928816-06-001376.txt : 20061101 0000928816-06-001376.hdr.sgml : 20061101 20061101142538 ACCESSION NUMBER: 0000928816-06-001376 CONFORMED SUBMISSION TYPE: 497J PUBLIC DOCUMENT COUNT: 1 FILED AS OF DATE: 20061101 DATE AS OF CHANGE: 20061101 EFFECTIVENESS DATE: 20061101 FILER: COMPANY DATA: COMPANY CONFORMED NAME: PUTNAM EUROPE EQUITY FUND CENTRAL INDEX KEY: 0000842940 IRS NUMBER: 043083315 STATE OF INCORPORATION: MA FISCAL YEAR END: 0630 FILING VALUES: FORM TYPE: 497J SEC ACT: 1933 Act SEC FILE NUMBER: 033-25658 FILM NUMBER: 061178404 BUSINESS ADDRESS: STREET 1: ONE POST OFFICE SQUARE STREET 2: MAILSTOP A 14 CITY: BOSTON STATE: MA ZIP: 02109 BUSINESS PHONE: 8002551581 FORMER COMPANY: FORMER CONFORMED NAME: PUTNAM EUROPE GROWTH FUND DATE OF NAME CHANGE: 19920703 FORMER COMPANY: FORMER CONFORMED NAME: PUTNAM EUROPE FUND DATE OF NAME CHANGE: 19900726 FORMER COMPANY: FORMER CONFORMED NAME: PUTNAM GOVERNMENT INCOME FUND DATE OF NAME CHANGE: 19900412

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497J 1 a_europeeq.htm PUTNAM EUROPE EQUITY FUND a_europeeq.htm

Putnam Investments, LLC
One Post Office Square
Boston, MA 02109
November 1, 2006

Securities and Exchange Commission
450 Fifth Street, N.W.
Washington, DC 20549

RE: Putnam Europe Equity Fund (Reg. No. 33-25658) (811-05693) (the "Fund") Post-Effective Amendment
No. 17 to Registration Statement on Form N-1A

Ladies and Gentlemen:

Pursuant to Rule 497(j) under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, the Fund hereby certifies that the form of Prospectus and Statement of Additional Information that would have been filed on behalf of the Fund pursuant to Rule 497(c) upon the effectiveness of Post-Effective Amendment No. 17 to the Fund's Registration Statement on Form N-1A (the "Amendment") would not have differed from that contained in the Amendment, which is the most recent amendment to such Registration Statement and was filed electronically on October 27, 2006.

Comments or questions concerning this certificate may be directed to Stephen Tate at 1-800-225-2465, ext. 11648.

Very truly yours,

PUTNAM EUROPE EQUITY FUND

By: /s/ Charles E. Porter
Charles E. Porter, Executive Vice President, Associate
Treasurer and Principal Executive Officer and Compliance
Liaison

cc: Carlo Forcione, Esq.

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