852 Putnam New Opportunities Fund attachment
6/30/06 Annual

Because of the electronic format for filing Form N-SAR does not
provide adequate space for responding to certain items
correctly, the correct answers are as follows:

53A	For the year ended June 30, 2006, Putnam Management has
assumed $77,215 of legal, shareholder servicing and
communication, audit and Trustee fees incurred by the fund in
connection with certain legal and regulatory matters.


74U1 (000s omitted)

Class A	80,673
Class B	14,958
Class C	919

74U2 (000s omitted)

Class M	1,828
Class R	11
Class Y	8,739

74V1

Class A	45.72
Class B	40.85
Class C	43.34

74V2

Class M	42.79
Class R	45.37
Class Y	47.34



Additional Information About Errors and Omissions Policy--Item
85B

While no claims with respect to the Registrant/Series were filed
under such policy during the period, requests under such policy
for reimbursement of legal expenses and costs arising out of
claims of market timing activity in the Putnam Funds have been
submitted by the investment manager of the Registrant/Series.