EX-99 3 cerlletter.txt Certifications I, Charles E. Porter, a principal financial officer of the funds listed on Attachment A, certify that: 1. I have reviewed each report on Form N-SAR for the funds listed on Attachment A: 2. Based on my knowledge, each report does not contain any untrue statements of a material fact or omit to state a material fact necessary to make the statements made, in light of the circumstances under which such statements were made, not misleading with respect to the period covered by each report; 3. Based on my knowledge, the financial information included in each report, and the financial statements on which the financial information is based, fairly present in all material respects the financial condition, results of operations, changes in net assets, and cash flows (if the financial statements are required to include a statement of cash flows) of the registrants as of, and for, the periods presented in each report; 4. Each registrants other certifying officers and I are responsible for establishing and maintaining disclosure controls and procedures (as defined in rule 30a-2(c) under the Investment Company Act) for the registrants and have: a) designed such disclosure controls and procedures to ensure that material information relating to the registrants, including its consolidated subsidiaries, is made known to us by others within those entities, particularly during the period in which each report are being prepared; b) evaluated the effectiveness of each registrants disclosure controls and procedures as of a date within 90 days prior to the filing date of each report (the "Evaluation Date"); and c) presented in each report our conclusions about the effectiveness of the disclosure controls and procedures based on our evaluations as of the Evaluation Date; 5. Each registrants other certifying officers and I have disclosed, based on our most recent evaluation, to each registrants auditors and the audit committee of each registrants board of directors (or persons performing the equivalent functions): a) all significant deficiencies in the design or operation of internal controls which could adversely affect each registrants ability to record, process, summarize, and report financial data and have identified for each registrants auditors any material weaknesses in internal controls; and b) any fraud, whether or not material, that involves management or other employees who have a significant role in each registrants internal controls; and 6. Each registrants other certifying officers and I have indicated in each report whether or not there were significant changes in internal controls or in other factors that could significantly affect internal controls subsequent to the date of our most recent evaluation, including any corrective actions with regard to significant deficiencies and material weaknesses. Date: February 18, 2003 /s/Charles E. Porter Charles E. Porter Treasurer and Executive Vice President Certifications I, Karnig H. Durgarian, a principal executive officer of the funds listed on Attachment A, certify that: 1. I have reviewed each report on Form N-SAR for the funds listed on Attachment A: 2. Based on my knowledge, each report does not contain any untrue statements of a material fact or omit to state a material fact necessary to make the statements made, in light of the circumstances under which such statements were made, not misleading with respect to the period covered by each report; 3. Based on my knowledge, the financial information included in each report, and the financial statements on which the financial information is based, fairly present in all material respects the financial condition, results of operations, changes in net assets, and cash flows (if the financial statements are required to include a statement of cash flows) of the registrants as of, and for, the periods presented in each report; 4. Each registrants other certifying officers and I are responsible for establishing and maintaining disclosure controls and procedures (as defined in rule 30a-2(c) under the Investment Company Act) for the registrants and have: a) designed such disclosure controls and procedures to ensure that material information relating to the registrants, including its consolidated subsidiaries, is made known to us by others within those entities, particularly during the period in which each report are being prepared; b) evaluated the effectiveness of each registrants disclosure controls and procedures as of a date within 90 days prior to the filing date of each report (the "Evaluation Date"); and c) presented in each report our conclusions about the effectiveness of the disclosure controls and procedures based on our evaluations as of the Evaluation Date; 5. Each registrants other certifying officers and I have disclosed, based on our most recent evaluation, to each registrants auditors and the audit committee of each registrants board of directors (or persons performing the equivalent functions): a) all significant deficiencies in the design or operation of internal controls which could adversely affect each registrants ability to record, process, summarize, and report financial data and have identified for each registrants auditors any material weaknesses in internal controls; and b) any fraud, whether or not material, that involves management or other employees who have a significant role in each registrants internal controls; and 6. Each registrants other certifying officers and I have indicated in each report whether or not there were significant changes in internal controls or in other factors that could significantly affect internal controls subsequent to the date of our most recent evaluation, including any corrective actions with regard to significant deficiencies and material weaknesses. Date: February 18, 2003 /s/Karnig H. Durgarian Karnig H. Durgarian Principal Executive Officer Certifications I, Steven D. Krichmar, a principal financial officer of the funds listed on Attachment A, certify that: 1. I have reviewed each report on Form N-SAR for the funds listed on Attachment A: 2. Based on my knowledge, each report does not contain any untrue statements of a material fact or omit to state a material fact necessary to make the statements made, in light of the circumstances under which such statements were made, not misleading with respect to the period covered by each report; 3. Based on my knowledge, the financial information included in each report, and the financial statements on which the financial information is based, fairly present in all material respects the financial condition, results of operations, changes in net assets, and cash flows (if the financial statements are required to include a statement of cash flows) of the registrants as of, and for, the periods presented in each report; 4. Each registrants other certifying officers and I are responsible for establishing and maintaining disclosure controls and procedures (as defined in rule 30a-2(c) under the Investment Company Act) for the registrants and have: a) designed such disclosure controls and procedures to ensure that material information relating to the registrants, including its consolidated subsidiaries, is made known to us by others within those entities, particularly during the period in which each report are being prepared; b) evaluated the effectiveness of each registrants disclosure controls and procedures as of a date within 90 days prior to the filing date of each report (the "Evaluation Date"); and c) presented in each report our conclusions about the effectiveness of the disclosure controls and procedures based on our evaluations as of the Evaluation Date; 5. Each registrants other certifying officers and I have disclosed, based on our most recent evaluation, to each registrants auditors and the audit committee of each registrants board of directors (or persons performing the equivalent functions): a) all significant deficiencies in the design or operation of internal controls which could adversely affect each registrants ability to record, process, summarize, and report financial data and have identified for each registrants auditors any material weaknesses in internal controls; and b) any fraud, whether or not material, that involves management or other employees who have a significant role in each registrants internal controls; and 6. Each registrants other certifying officers and I have indicated in each report whether or not there were significant changes in internal controls or in other factors that could significantly affect internal controls subsequent to the date of our most recent evaluation, including any corrective actions with regard to significant deficiencies and material weaknesses. Date: February 18, 2003 /s/Steven D. Krichmar Steven D. Krichmar Principal Financial Officer Attachment A December 31, 2002 Semi-Annuals 057 Putnam Europe Growth Fund 2CE Putnam International Growth & Income Fund 2HF Putnam Small Cap Growth Fund 2HW Putnam New Century Growth Fund (merged in Putnam Voyager Fund II) 841 Putnam International Growth Fund 852 Putnam New Opportunities Fund Annuals 377 Putnam Voyager Fund II 016 Putnam VT Global Equity Fund 065 Putnam VT Voyager Fund 066 Putnam VT Growth & Income Fund 067 Putnam VT High Yield Fund 068 Putnam VT Income Fund 069 Putnam VT Money Market Fund 070 Putnam VT Global Asset Allocation Fund 098 Putnam VT New Opportunities Fund 152 Putnam VT Utilities Growth & Income Fund 2DN Putnam VT International Growth & Income Fund 2DO Putnam VT International Growth Fund 2DP Putnam VT International New Opportunities Fund 2DQ Putnam VT Vista Fund 2DR Putnam VT New Value Fund 2IO Putnam VT Investors Fund 2IP Putnam VT OTC & Emerging Growth Fund 2IS Putnam VT The George Putnam Fund of Boston 2IW Putnam VT Health Sciences Fund 2LA Putnam VT Research Fund 2MJ Putnam VT Small Cap Value Fund 2PU Putnam VT Growth Opportunities Fund 2PX Putnam VT American Government Income Fund 2SO Putnam VT Technology Fund (merged into Putnam VT Voyager Fund II) 2TJ Putnam VT Voyager Fund II 2TP Putnam VT Capital Appreciation Fund 713 Putnam VT Asia Pacific Growth Fund (merged into Putnam VT International Growth Fund) 961 Putnam VT Diversified Income Fund