-----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, SM6ZzG+ikTCWwqfVZ8qJrwMP+0wM/WjgkLzfFiZAiiNNCS8FuKC7scQy+OUhPGIX ixjmcwsCqxaWI7gqAl8RaA== 0000928816-05-001522.txt : 20051129 0000928816-05-001522.hdr.sgml : 20051129 20051129091753 ACCESSION NUMBER: 0000928816-05-001522 CONFORMED SUBMISSION TYPE: N-Q PUBLIC DOCUMENT COUNT: 2 CONFORMED PERIOD OF REPORT: 20050930 FILED AS OF DATE: 20051129 DATE AS OF CHANGE: 20051129 EFFECTIVENESS DATE: 20051129 FILER: COMPANY DATA: COMPANY CONFORMED NAME: PUTNAM NEW OPPORTUNITIES FUND CENTRAL INDEX KEY: 0000865177 IRS NUMBER: 043091455 STATE OF INCORPORATION: MA FISCAL YEAR END: 0630 FILING VALUES: FORM TYPE: N-Q SEC ACT: 1940 Act SEC FILE NUMBER: 811-06128 FILM NUMBER: 051229902 BUSINESS ADDRESS: STREET 1: ONE POST OFFICE SQUARE CITY: BOSTON STATE: A6 ZIP: 02109 BUSINESS PHONE: 6172921000 N-Q 1 newopp1.htm PUTNAM NEW OPPORTUNITIES FUND 852_NQ2.htm
Item 1. Schedule of Investments:       
Putnam New Opportunities Fund       

The fund's portfolio       
9/30/05 (Unaudited)       
COMMON STOCKS (98.7%)(a)       
    Shares  Value 

 
Aerospace and Defense (3.0%)       
Boeing Co. (The)    1,145,800  $77,857,110 
L-3 Communications Holdings, Inc.    346,300  27,381,941 
Lockheed Martin Corp.    550,100  33,578,104 
Raytheon Co.    596,200  22,667,524 
Rockwell Collins, Inc.    403,900  19,516,448 
      181,001,127 

 
Automotive (0.4%)       
Oshkosh Truck Corp.    560,600  24,195,496 

 
Banking (1.4%)       
Commerce Bancorp, Inc.    160,000  4,910,400 
TCF Financial Corp.    529,800  14,172,150 
UnionBanCal Corp.    314,600  21,933,912 
Westcorp    203,200  11,968,480 
Zions Bancorp.    387,800  27,615,238 
      80,600,180 

 
Beverage (0.2%)       
Pepsi Bottling Group, Inc. (The)    495,100  14,135,105 

 
Biotechnology (3.1%)       
Affymetrix, Inc. (NON)    330,600  15,283,638 
Amgen, Inc. (NON)    801,400  63,847,538 
Celgene Corp. (NON)    434,600  23,607,472 
Connetics Corp. (NON)    306,500  5,182,915 
Genzyme Corp. (NON)    896,400  64,218,096 
Invitrogen Corp. (NON)    178,800  13,451,124 
      185,590,783 

 
Broadcasting (0.7%)       
XM Satellite Radio Holdings, Inc. Class A (NON)    1,212,120  43,527,229 

 
Coal (0.5%)       
CONSOL Energy, Inc.    383,700  29,264,799 

 
Commercial and Consumer Services (3.2%)       
Administaff, Inc.    605,600  24,066,544 
Corporate Executive Board Co. (The)    741,700  57,837,766 
Google, Inc. Class A (NON)    248,100  78,513,726 
IAC/InterActiveCorp. (NON)    1,141,300  28,931,955 
      189,349,991 

 
Communications Equipment (4.3%)       
Cisco Systems, Inc. (NON)    7,743,000  138,831,990 
Comtech Telecommunications Corp. (NON)    289,600  12,009,712 
F5 Networks, Inc. (NON)    346,700  15,071,049 
Harris Corp.    646,600  27,027,880 
Nokia OYJ ADR (Finland)    717,900  12,139,689 
Scientific-Atlanta, Inc.    1,338,900  50,222,139 
      255,302,459 

 
Computers (4.9%)       
Anixter International, Inc. (NON)    521,300  21,024,029 
Apple Computer, Inc. (NON)    1,786,500  95,774,265 
Dell, Inc. (NON)    1,677,300  57,363,660 
EMC Corp. (NON)    1,124,200  14,547,148 
Hewlett-Packard Co.    447,100  13,055,320 
Intergraph Corp. (NON)    500,600  22,381,826 
Micros Systems, Inc. (NON)    590,400  25,830,000 
NCR Corp. (NON)    418,300  13,347,953 
Network Appliance, Inc. (NON)    401,400  9,529,236 
Western Digital Corp. (NON)    1,451,600  18,769,188 
      291,622,625 

 
Conglomerates (0.3%)       
Danaher Corp.    374,300  20,148,569 



Consumer Cyclicals (1.9%)     
Black & Decker Manufacturing Co.  1,142,200  93,763,198 
Harman International Industries, Inc.  192,000  19,635,840 
    113,399,038 

 
Consumer Finance (1.8%)     
Capital One Financial Corp.  567,900  45,159,408 
CompuCredit Corp. (NON)  87,823  3,901,098 
Countrywide Financial Corp.  704,300  23,227,814 
Providian Financial Corp. (NON)  1,966,500  34,767,720 
    107,056,040 

 
Consumer Goods (3.8%)     
Energizer Holdings, Inc. (NON)  617,100  34,989,570 
Newell Rubbermaid, Inc.  413,300  9,361,245 
Procter & Gamble Co. (The)  2,763,200  164,299,872 
Weight Watchers International, Inc. (NON)  290,000  14,958,200 
    223,608,887 

 
Consumer Services (2.3%)     
Alliance Data Systems Corp. (NON)  1,532,800  60,009,120 
Getty Images, Inc. (NON)  479,100  41,221,764 
Labor Ready, Inc. (NON)  646,700  16,587,855 
Valueclick, Inc. (NON)  1,081,600  18,484,544 
WebMD Health Corp. Class A (NON)  26,590  655,417 
    136,958,700 

 
Electrical Equipment (0.4%)     
WESCO International, Inc. (NON)  740,240  25,071,929 

 
Electronics (5.0%)     
Amphenol Corp. Class A  265,000  10,690,100 
Arrow Electronics, Inc. (NON)  387,400  12,148,864 
Avnet, Inc. (NON)  925,200  22,621,140 
Freescale Semiconductor, Inc. Class A (NON)  914,100  21,399,081 
Intel Corp.  6,211,900  153,123,335 
Microchip Technology, Inc.  505,800  15,234,696 
Motorola, Inc.  1,325,500  29,280,295 
National Semiconductor Corp.  399,600  10,509,480 
Texas Instruments, Inc.  679,900  23,048,610 
    298,055,601 

 
Energy (2.7%)     
CAL Dive International, Inc. (NON)  372,900  23,645,589 
Cooper Cameron Corp. (NON)  1,047,100  77,412,103 
Pride International, Inc. (NON)  848,500  24,190,735 
Superior Energy Services (NON)  627,900  14,498,211 
Unit Corp. (NON)  339,100  18,745,448 
    158,492,086 

 
Entertainment (0.3%)     
Dreamworks Animation SKG, Inc. Class A (NON)  223,800  6,190,308 
Pixar, Inc. (NON)  203,300  9,048,883 
    15,239,191 

 
Environmental (--%)     
Clean Harbors, Inc (NON)  16,758  568,934 

 
Financial (1.7%)     
American Express Co.  389,600  22,378,624 
Chicago Mercantile Exchange Holdings, Inc. (The)  46,600  15,718,180 
Moody's Corp.  1,228,000  62,726,240 
    100,823,044 

 
Food (0.4%)     
Archer Daniels Midland Co.  875,400  21,587,364 

 
Forest Products and Packaging (0.2%)     
Crown Holdings, Inc. (NON)  765,000  12,194,100 

 
Gaming & Lottery (0.7%)     
Ameristar Casinos, Inc.  800,800  16,688,672 
GTECH Holdings Corp.  682,300  21,874,538 
    38,563,210 

 
Health Care Services (5.7%)     
AmerisourceBergen Corp.  275,200  21,272,960 
Coventry Health Care, Inc. (NON)  276,800  23,810,336 


Express Scripts, Inc. (NON)  445,000  27,679,000 
Lincare Holdings, Inc. (NON)  551,300  22,630,865 
McKesson Corp.  966,300  45,850,935 
UnitedHealth Group, Inc.  2,129,500  119,677,899 
WellPoint, Inc. (NON)  1,000,100  75,827,582 
    336,749,577 

 
Homebuilding (2.8%)     
KB Home  212,200  15,533,040 
NVR, Inc. (NON)  98,400  87,079,080 
Toll Brothers, Inc. (NON)  968,800  43,276,296 
William Lyon Homes, Inc. (NON)  144,700  22,457,440 
    168,345,856 

 
Insurance (1.8%)     
Everest Re Group, Ltd. (Barbados)  386,300  37,818,770 
Selective Insurance Group  294,800  14,415,720 
W.R. Berkley Corp.  1,093,950  43,189,146 
Zenith National Insurance Corp.  231,500  14,512,735 
    109,936,371 

 
Investment Banking/Brokerage (2.4%)     
Bear Stearns Cos., Inc. (The)  462,400  50,748,400 
Calamos Asset Management, Inc. Class A  343,900  8,487,452 
Eaton Vance Corp.  295,200  7,326,864 
Goldman Sachs Group, Inc. (The)  244,800  29,762,784 
Lazard, Ltd. Class A (Bermuda)  656,000  16,596,800 
Lehman Brothers Holdings, Inc.  258,800  30,145,024 
    143,067,324 

 
Leisure (0.4%)     
Brunswick Corp.  297,600  11,228,448 
Polaris Industries, Inc.  295,400  14,637,070 
    25,865,518 

 
Lodging/Tourism (0.2%)     
Choice Hotels International, Inc.  181,200  11,712,768 

 
Machinery (0.9%)     
Cummins, Inc.  293,800  25,851,462 
Terex Corp. (NON)  200,800  9,925,544 
Timken Co.  650,000  19,259,500 
    55,036,506 

 
Manufacturing (0.4%)     
Mettler-Toledo International, Inc. (Switzerland) (NON)  433,000  22,074,340 

 
Medical Technology (8.0%)     
Bausch & Lomb, Inc.  299,400  24,155,592 
Becton, Dickinson and Co.  584,400  30,640,092 
C.R. Bard, Inc.  780,000  51,503,400 
Charles River Laboratories International, Inc. (NON)  443,500  19,345,470 
Dade Behring Holdings, Inc.  637,200  23,359,752 
Haemonetics Corp. (NON)  452,200  21,493,066 
Kinetic Concepts, Inc. (NON)  785,900  44,639,120 
Medtronic, Inc.  770,700  41,324,934 
Respironics, Inc. (NON)  1,490,000  62,848,200 
St. Jude Medical, Inc. (NON)  1,778,900  83,252,520 
Sybron Dental Specialties, Inc. (NON)  320,400  13,322,232 
Varian Medical Systems, Inc. (NON)  1,279,400  50,549,094 
Waters Corp. (NON)  294,100  12,234,560 
    478,668,032 

 
Metals (1.9%)     
AK Steel Holding Corp. (NON)  1,638,400  14,041,088 
Century Aluminum Co. (NON)  390,200  8,771,696 
Phelps Dodge Corp.  604,800  78,581,664 
Steel Dynamics, Inc.  406,300  13,797,948 
    115,192,396 

 
Oil & Gas (4.8%)     
Amerada Hess Corp.  204,300  28,091,250 
Burlington Resources, Inc.  847,200  68,894,304 
ExxonMobil Corp.  858,200  54,530,028 
Frontier Oil Corp.  184,400  8,178,140 
Noble Energy, Inc.  537,200  25,194,680 
Southwestern Energy Co. (NON)  229,200  16,823,280 
Sunoco, Inc.  364,000  28,464,800 
Tesoro Petroleum Corp.  401,300  26,983,412 
Valero Energy Corp.  266,000  30,073,960 

287,233,854



Pharmaceuticals (5.7%)     
Allergan, Inc.  477,000  43,702,740 
Barr Pharmaceuticals, Inc. (NON)  989,050  54,318,626 
Caremark Rx, Inc. (NON)  733,800  36,638,634 
Cephalon, Inc. (NON)  673,000  31,240,660 
Johnson & Johnson  2,354,700  149,005,416 
Medicis Pharmaceutical Corp. Class A  146,700  4,776,552 
Mylan Laboratories, Inc.  958,300  18,456,858 
    338,139,486 

 
Publishing (0.5%)     
McGraw-Hill Companies, Inc. (The)  644,500  30,961,780 

 
Railroads (0.6%)     
Canadian National Railway Co. (Canada)  461,100  32,733,489 

 
Restaurants (0.3%)     
Darden Restaurants, Inc.  605,300  18,382,961 

 
Retail (7.7%)     
Advance Auto Parts, Inc. (NON)  653,100  25,261,908 
American Eagle Outfitters, Inc.  2,754,000  64,801,620 
Barnes & Noble, Inc.  463,600  17,477,720 
Best Buy Co., Inc.  1,469,501  63,967,379 
Coach, Inc. (NON)  275,300  8,633,408 
Coldwater Creek, Inc. (NON)  796,850  20,096,557 
Home Depot, Inc. (The)  3,088,800  117,806,832 
Michaels Stores, Inc.  1,454,100  48,072,546 
Pantry, Inc. (The) (NON)  493,500  18,442,095 
Staples, Inc.  3,521,050  75,068,786 
    459,628,851 

 
Schools (0.5%)     
Apollo Group, Inc. Class A (NON)  115,300  7,654,767 
Career Education Corp. (NON)  533,159  18,959,134 
    26,613,901 

 
Semiconductor (0.6%)     
Lam Research Corp. (NON)  654,800  19,951,756 
Photronics, Inc. (NON)  727,900  14,121,260 
    34,073,016 

 
Software (7.4%)     
Adobe Systems, Inc.  2,465,800  73,604,130 
Amdocs, Ltd. (Guernsey) (NON)  699,400  19,394,362 
Autodesk, Inc.  499,400  23,192,136 
BMC Software, Inc. (NON)  934,600  19,720,060 
Citrix Systems, Inc. (NON)  2,181,300  54,837,882 
Cognos, Inc. (Canada) (NON)  314,000  12,224,020 
McAfee, Inc. (NON)  1,171,900  36,821,098 
Microsoft Corp. (SEG)  4,382,100  112,751,433 
MicroStrategy, Inc. (NON)  231,000  16,236,990 
Symantec Corp. (NON)  3,030,200  68,664,332 
    437,446,443 

 
Technology Services (1.2%)     
Accenture, Ltd. Class A (Bermuda) (NON)  894,000  22,761,240 
Automatic Data Processing, Inc.  221,000  9,511,840 
Equifax, Inc.  118,800  4,150,872 
Global Payments, Inc.  320,100  24,878,172 
Ingram Micro, Inc. Class A (NON)  623,600  11,561,544 
    72,863,668 

 
Telecommunications (0.4%)     
Earthlink, Inc. (NON)  2,380,771  25,474,250 

 
Textiles (1.3%)     
NIKE, Inc. Class B  977,400  79,834,032 

 
Total common stocks (cost $5,105,618,516)    $5,876,390,906 
 
SHORT-TERM INVESTMENTS (1.7%)(a) (cost $99,488,814)     
  Shares  Value 

Putnam Prime Money Market Fund (e)  99,488,814  $99,488,814 

TOTAL INVESTMENTS


Total investments (cost $5,205,107,330) (b)   $5,975,879,720 


 


Putnam New Opportunities Fund           
FUTURES CONTRACTS OUTSTANDING at 9/30/05 (Unaudited)           
          Unrealized 
  Number of    Expiration  appreciation/ 
  contracts  Value  date     (depreciation) 

NASDAQ 100 Index Mini (Long)  352 $11,362,560  Dec-05    $1,522 
Russell 2000 Index Mini (Long)  154  10,350,340  Dec-05    50,514 
S&P 500 Index (Long)  89  27,463,175  Dec-05    (92,546) 

Total          $(40,510) 


(a)  Percentages indicated are based on net assets of $5,952,858,238. 
 
(b)  The aggregate identified cost on a tax basis is $5,226,132,285, resulting in gross unrealized appreciation and 
  depreciation of $892,997,259 and $143,249,824, respectively, or net unrealized appreciation of $749,747,435. 
 
(NON)  Non-income-producing security. 
 
(S)  Securities on loan, in part or in entirety, at September 30, 2005 
 
(SEG)  A portion of this security was pledged and segregated with the custodian to cover margin requirements for futures 
  contracts at September 30, 2005. 
 
(e)  Pursuant to an exemptive order from the Securities and Exchange Commission, the fund invests in Putnam Prime 
  Money Market Fund, an open-end management investment company managed by Putnam Investment Management, 
  LLC ("Putnam Management"), the fund's manager, an indirect wholly-owned subsidiary of Putnam, LLC. Management 
  fees paid by the fund are reduced by an amount equal to the management and administrative fees paid by Putnam 
  Prime Money Market Fund with respect to assets invested by the fund in Putnam Prime Money Market Fund. Income 
  distributions earned by the fund totaled $407,947 for the period ended September 30, 2005. During the period ended 
  September 30, 2005 cost of purchases and cost of sales of investments in Putnam Prime Money Market Fund 
  aggregated $317,407,799 and $240,002,181, respectively. 
 
  At September 30, 2005, liquid assets totaling $49,657,639 have been designated as collateral for open forward 
  commitments and future contracts. 
 
  ADR after the name of a foreign holding stands for American Depository Receipts, representing ownership of foreign 
  securities on deposit with a custodian bank. 
 
  Security valuation Investments for which market quotations are readily available are valued at the last reported sales 
  price on their principal exchange, or official closing price for certain markets. If no sales are reported -- as in the case of 
  some securities traded over-the-counter -- a security is valued at its last reported bid price. Many securities markets and 
  exchanges outside the U.S. close prior to the close of the New York Stock Exchange and therefore the closing prices for 
  securities in such markets or on such exchanges may not fully reflect events that occur after such close but before the 
  close of the New York Stock Exchange. Accordingly, on certain days, the fund will fair value foreign securities taking into 
  account multiple factors, including movements in the U.S. securities markets. The number of days on which fair value 
  prices will be used will depend on market activity and it is possible that fair value prices will be used by the fund to a 
  significant extent. 
 
  Securities quoted in foreign currencies, if any, are translated into U.S. dollars at the current exchange rate. 
 
  Short-term investments having remaining maturities of 60 days or less are valued at amortized cost, which approximates 
  fair value. 
 
  Other investments, including certain restricted securities, are valued at fair value following procedures approved by the 
  Trustees. Such valuations and procedures are reviewed periodically by the Trustees. 
 
  Futures and options contracts The fund may use futures and options contracts to hedge against changes in the values 
  of securities the fund owns or expects to purchase. The fund may also write options on swaps or securities it owns or in 
  which it may invest to increase its current returns. 
 
  The potential risk to the fund is that the change in value of futures and options contracts may not correspond to the 
  change in value of the hedged instruments. In addition, losses may arise from changes in the value of the underlying 
  instruments, if there is an illiquid secondary market for the contracts, or if the counterparty to the contract is unable to 
  perform. Risks may exceed amounts recognized on the statement of assets and liabilities. When the contract is closed, 
  the fund records a realized gain or loss equal to the difference between the value of the contract at the time it was 
  opened and the value at the time it was closed. Realized gains and losses on purchased options are included in realized 
  gains and losses on investment securities. If a written call option is exercised, the premium originally received is 
  recorded as an addition to sales proceeds. If a written put option is exercised, the premium originally received is 
  recorded as a reduction to cost of investments. 
 
  Futures contracts are valued at the quoted daily settlement prices established by the exchange on which they trade. The 
  fund and the broker agree to exchange an amount of cash equal to the daily fluctuation in the value of the futures 
  contract. Such receipts or payments are known as “variation margin.” Exchange traded options are valued at the last 
  sale price, or if no sales are reported, the last bid price for purchased options and the last ask price for written options. 
  Options traded over-the-counter are valued using prices supplied by dealers. Futures and written option contracts 
  outstanding at period end, if any, are listed after the fund’s portfolio. 
 
  For additional information regarding the fund please see the fund's most recent annual or semiannual shareholder report 
  filed on the Securities and Exchange Commission's Web site, www.sec.gov, or visit Putnam's Individual Investor Web 
  site at www.putnaminvestments.com 


Item 2. Controls and Procedures:

(a) The registrant's principal executive officer and principal financial officer have concluded, based on their evaluation of the effectiveness of the design and operation of the registrant's disclosure controls and procedures as of a date within 90 days of the filing date of this report, that the design and operation of such procedures are generally effective to provide reasonable assurance that information required to be disclosed by the registrant in this report is recorded, processed, summarized and reported within the time periods specified in the Commission's rules and forms.

(b) Changes in internal control over financial reporting: Not applicable

Item 3. Exhibits:

A separate certification for each principal executive officer and principal financial officer of the registrant as required by Rule 30a-2 under the Investment Company Act of 1940, as amended, are filed herewith.

SIGNATURES

Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 and the Investment Company Act of 1940, the registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned, thereunto duly authorized.

NAME OF REGISTRANT

By (Signature and Title):

/s/ Michael T. Healy
Michael T. Healy
Principal Accounting Officer

Date: November 29, 2005

Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 and the Investment Company Act of 1940, this report has been signed below by the following persons on behalf of the registrant and in the capacities and on the dates indicated.

By (Signature and Title):

/s/ Charles E. Porter
Charles E. Porter
Principal Executive Officer

Date: November 29, 2005


By (Signature and Title):


/s/ Steven D. Krichmar

Steven D. Krichmar
Principal Financial Officer

Date: November 29, 2005


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Certifications

I, Charles E. Porter, the Principal Executive Officer of the funds listed on Attachment A, certify that:

1. I have reviewed each report on Form N-Q of 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 schedules of investments included in each report fairly present in all material respects the investments of the registrant as of the end of the fiscal quarter for which the report is filed;

4. The registrant's other certifying officer and I are responsible for establishing and maintaining disclosure controls and procedures (as defined in Rule 30a-3(c) under the Investment Company Act of 1940) and internal control over financial reporting (as defined in Rule 30a-3(d) under the Investment Company Act of 1940) for the registrants and have:

a) designed such disclosure controls and procedures, or caused such disclosure controls and procedures to be designed under our supervision, to ensure that material information relating to the registrant, including its consolidated subsidiaries, is made known to us by others within those entities, particularly during the period in which each report is being prepared;

b) designed such internal control over financial reporting, or caused such internal control over financial reporting to be designed under our supervision, to provide reasonable assurance regarding the reliability of financial reporting and the preparation of financial statements for external purposes in accordance with generally accepted accounting principles;

c) evaluated the effectiveness of the registrant’s disclosure controls and procedures and presented in this report our conclusions about the effectiveness of the disclosure controls and procedures, as of a date within 90 days prior to the filing date of this report, based on such evaluation; and

d) disclosed in this report any change in the registrant’s internal control over financial reporting that occurred during the registrant’s most recent fiscal quarter that has materially affected, or is reasonably likely to materially affect, the registrant’s internal control over financial reporting; and

5. The registrant’s other certifying officer and I have disclosed to each registrant’s auditors and the audit committee of each registrant’s board of directors (or persons performing the equivalent functions):

a) all significant deficiencies and material weaknesses in the design or operation of internal control over financial reporting which are reasonably likely to adversely affect each registrant’s ability to record, process, summarize, and report financial information; and

b) any fraud, whether or not material, that involves management or other employees who have a significant role in each registrant’s internal control over financial reporting.

/s/ Charles E. Porter
_____________________________
Date: November 23, 2005
Charles E. Porter
Principal Executive Officer


Certifications

I, Steven D. Krichmar, the Principal Financial Officer of the funds listed on Attachment A, certify that:

1. I have reviewed each report on Form N-Q of 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 schedules of investments included in each report fairly present in all material respects the investments of the registrant as of the end of the fiscal quarter for which the report is filed;

4. The registrant's other certifying officer and I are responsible for establishing and maintaining disclosure controls and procedures (as defined in Rule 30a-3(c) under the Investment Company Act of 1940) and internal control over financial reporting (as defined in Rule 30a-3(d) under the Investment Company Act of 1940) for the registrants and have:

a) designed such disclosure controls and procedures, or caused such disclosure controls and procedures to be designed under our supervision, to ensure that material information relating to the registrant, including its consolidated subsidiaries, is made known to us by others within those entities, particularly during the period in which each report is being prepared;

b) designed such internal control over financial reporting, or caused such internal control over financial reporting to be designed under our supervision, to provide reasonable assurance regarding the reliability of financial reporting and the preparation of financial statements for external purposes in accordance with generally accepted accounting principles;

c) evaluated the effectiveness of the registrant’s disclosure controls and procedures and presented in this report our conclusions about the effectiveness of the disclosure controls and procedures, as of a date within 90 days prior to the filing date of this report, based on such evaluation; and

d) disclosed in this report any change in the registrant’s internal control over financial reporting that occurred during the registrant’s most recent fiscal quarter that has materially affected, or is reasonably likely to materially affect, the registrant’s internal control over financial reporting; and

5. The registrant’s other certifying officer and I have disclosed to each registrant’s auditors and the audit committee of each registrant’s board of directors (or persons performing the equivalent functions):

a) all significant deficiencies and material weaknesses in the design or operation of internal control over financial reporting which are reasonably likely to adversely affect each registrant’s ability to record, process, summarize, and report financial information; and

b) any fraud, whether or not material, that involves management or other employees who have a significant role in each registrant’s internal control over financial reporting.

/s/ Steven D. Krichmar
_______________________________
Date: November 23, 2005
Steven D. Krichmar
Principal Financial Officer


Attachment A 
NQ   
Period (s) ended September 30, 2005 
 
2HF Putnam Small Cap Growth Fund   
057  Putnam Europe Equity Fund 
852  Putnam New Opportunities Fund 
2CE Putnam International Growth & Income Fund   
841  Putnam International Equity Fund 
377  Putnam Discovery Growth Fund 
2IO  Putnam VT Investors Fund 
961  Putnam VT Diversified Income Fund 
069  Putnam VT Money Market Fund 
066  Putnam VT Growth & Income Fund 
016  Putnam VT Global Equity Fund 
2LA  Putnam VT Research Fund 
152  Putnam VT Utilities Growth & Income Fund 
070  Putnam VT Global Asset Allocation Fund 
065  Putnam VT Voyager Fund 
2DQ Putnam VT Vista Fund   
2DR Putnam VT New Value Fund   
098  Putnam VT New Opportunities Fund 
2PU  Putnam VT Growth Opportunities Fund 
23K  Putnam VT Capital Opportunities Fund 
2TJ  Putnam VT Discovery Growth Fund 
068  Putnam VT Income Fund 
2MJ  Putnam VT Small Cap Value Fund 
2PX  Putnam VT American Government Income Fund 
2DP  Putnam VT International New Opportunities Fund 
23H  Putnam VT Mid Cap Value Fund 
23N  Putnam VT Equity Income Fund 
2DN   Putnam VT International Growth & Income Fund 
2DO   Putnam VT International Equity Fund 
067  Putnam VT High Yield Fund 
2IW  Putnam VT Health Sciences Fund 
2IP  Putnam VT OTC & Emerging Growth Fund 
2TP  Putnam VT Capital Appreciation Fund 
2IS  Putnam VT The George Putnam Fund of Boston 


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