-----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, PLmsJs2C3uMncX6E6Ac+TcT+d623noB8UqamFhfa/rhvcOQoxJ04+RXro3YxT6v5 LjWy4vOU0yAzGS8UFAY7NA== 0000928816-06-001390.txt : 20061103 0000928816-06-001390.hdr.sgml : 20061103 20061103111556 ACCESSION NUMBER: 0000928816-06-001390 CONFORMED SUBMISSION TYPE: 497J PUBLIC DOCUMENT COUNT: 1 FILED AS OF DATE: 20061103 DATE AS OF CHANGE: 20061103 EFFECTIVENESS DATE: 20061103 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: 497J SEC ACT: 1933 Act SEC FILE NUMBER: 033-35576 FILM NUMBER: 061185249 BUSINESS ADDRESS: STREET 1: ONE POST OFFICE SQUARE CITY: BOSTON STATE: A6 ZIP: 02109 BUSINESS PHONE: 6172921000 0000865177 S000006295 PUTNAM NEW OPPORTUNITIES FUND C000017306 Class A Shares PNOPX C000017307 Class B Shares PNOBX C000017308 Class C Shares PNOCX C000017309 Class M Shares PNOMX C000017310 Class R Shares PNORX C000017311 Class Y Shares PNOYX 497J 1 a_newoppsj.htm PUTNAM NEW OPPORTUNITIES FUND a_newoppsj.htm

Putnam Investments
One Post Office Square
Boston, MA 02109
November 3, 2006

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

RE: Putnam New Opportunities Fund (Reg. No. 33-25576) (811-06128) (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 James Clark at 1-800-225-2465, ext. 18939.

Very truly yours,

PUTNAM NEW OPPORTUNITIES FUND

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

cc: Carlo Forcione, Esq.

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