0000928816-13-001712.txt : 20131104 0000928816-13-001712.hdr.sgml : 20131104 20131104124940 ACCESSION NUMBER: 0000928816-13-001712 CONFORMED SUBMISSION TYPE: 497J PUBLIC DOCUMENT COUNT: 1 FILED AS OF DATE: 20131104 DATE AS OF CHANGE: 20131104 EFFECTIVENESS DATE: 20131104 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: 131188312 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 0000842940 S000005589 PUTNAM EUROPE EQUITY FUND C000015248 Class C Shares C000015249 Class Y Shares C000015250 Class A Shares PEUGX C000015251 Class B Shares PEUBX C000015252 Class M Shares PEUMX C000015253 Class R Shares PEERX 497J 1 a_euroeq497j.htm PUTNAM EUROPE EQUITY FUND a_euroeq497j.htm
Putnam Investments 
One Post Office Square 
Boston, MA 02109 
November 4, 2013 

 

Securities and Exchange Commission
100 F Street, NE
Washington, DC 20549

RE:  Putnam Europe Equity Fund (Reg. No. 33- 25658) (811- 05693) (the “Fund”) Post-Effective Amendment 
  No. 26 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. 26 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 28, 2013.

Comments or questions concerning this certificate may be directed to Jesse Ritter at 1-800-225-2465, ext. 17006.

  Very truly yours, 
 
  Putnam Europe Equity Fund 
 
  /s/ Jonathan S. Horwitz 
By:  ________________________________
  Jonathan S. Horwitz 
  Executive Vice President, Principal Executive 
  Officer and Compliance Liaison 

 

cc:  James E. Thomas, Esq. 
  Ropes & Gray LLP