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June 24, 2016 

 

Ladies and Gentlemen:

Putnam Investor Services, Inc. (“PSERV”) hereby contractually agrees, as of the date hereof, with respect to all Putnam-sponsored open-end registered investment companies listed on Schedule A, that the aggregate investor servicing fees attributable to DC Accounts or Non-DC Accounts for each fund will not exceed the annual rate set forth below of the fund’s average daily net assets attributable to DC Accounts or Non-DC Accounts (as determined before taking into account any expense reduction or other benefit attributable to balance credits or brokerage credits).

Annual Rate:

For periods prior to September 1, 2016: 0.320%

For periods including and following September 1, 2016: 0.250%

This contractual waiver will remain in effect for each fund through [August 31, 2018].

Any capitalized term not defined herein shall have the meaning assigned to the term in the Compensation Memorandum dated September 1, 2016.

Effective June 24, 2016, this contractual undertaking supersedes any prior contractual expense limitation provisions between PSERV and the funds. This undertaking shall be binding upon any successors and assignees of PSERV.

A copy of the Declaration of Trust (including any amendments thereto) of each of The Putnam Funds is on file with the Secretary of The Commonwealth of Massachusetts, and notice is hereby given that this instrument is executed on behalf of the Trustees of each Putnam Fund as trustees and not individually and that the obligations of or arising out of this instrument are not binding upon any of the Trustees or officers or shareholders individually, but binding only upon the assets and property of each Putnam Fund with respect to its obligations under this instrument. Furthermore, notice is given that the assets and liabilities of each series of each Putnam Fund that is a series company are separate and distinct and that the obligations of or arising out of this instrument are several and not joint or joint and several and are binding only on the assets of each series with respect to its obligations under this instrument. Each fund is acting on its own behalf separately from all of the other investment companies and not jointly or jointly and severally with any of the other investment companies.

Very truly yours, 
 
PUTNAM INVESTOR SERVICES, INC. 
 
By:  /s/ Steven D. Krichmar 
Name: Steven D. Krichmar 
Title: President 

 



Agreed and accepted by each Putnam open-end fund listed on Schedule A

By:  /s/ Jonathan S. Horwitz 
  Name:  Jonathan S. Horwitz 
  Title:  Executive Vice President, Principal Executive Officer and Compliance Liaison 

 



Schedule A 

 

Putnam American Government Income Fund 
Putnam Arizona Tax Exempt Income Fund 
Putnam California Tax Exempt Income Fund 
Putnam Convertible Securities Fund 
Putnam Diversified Income Trust 
Putnam Asset Allocation Funds 
-Putnam Dynamic Asset Allocation Balanced Fund 
-Putnam Dynamic Asset Allocation Conservative Fund 
-Putnam Dynamic Asset Allocation Growth Fund 
Putnam Equity Income Fund 
Putnam Europe Equity Fund 
Putnam Funds Trust 
-Putnam Absolute Return 100 Fund 
-Putnam Absolute Return 300 Fund 
-Putnam Absolute Return 500 Fund 
-Putnam Absolute Return 700 Fund 
-Putnam Asia Pacific Equity Fund 
-Putnam Capital Spectrum Fund 
-Putnam Dynamic Asset Allocation Equity Fund 
-Putnam Dynamic Risk Allocation Fund 
-Putnam Emerging Markets Equity Fund 
-Putnam Emerging Markets Income Fund 
-Putnam Equity Spectrum Fund 
-Putnam Floating Rate Income Fund 
-Putnam Global Consumer Fund 
-Putnam Global Dividend Fund 
-Putnam Global Energy Fund 
-Putnam Global Financials Fund 
-Putnam Global Industrials Fund 
-Putnam Global Technology Fund 
-Putnam Global Telecommunications Fund 
-Putnam Intermediate-Term Municipal Income Fund 
-Putnam International Value Fund 
-Putnam Low Volatility Equity Fund 
-Putnam Multi-Cap Core Fund 
-Putnam Retirement Income Fund Lifestyle 2 
-Putnam Retirement Income Fund Lifestyle 3 
-Putnam Short Duration Income Fund 
-Putnam Short-Term Municipal Income Fund 
-Putnam Small Cap Growth Fund 
-Putnam Strategic Volatility Equity Fund 
George Putnam Balanced Fund 
Putnam Global Equity Fund 
Putnam Global Health Care Fund 

 



Putnam Global Income Trust 
Putnam Global Natural Resources Fund 
Putnam Global Utilities Fund 
The Putnam Fund for Growth and Income 
Putnam High Yield Advantage Fund 
Putnam High Yield Trust 
Putnam Income Fund 
Putnam International Equity Fund 
Putnam Investment Funds 
-Putnam Capital Opportunities Fund 
-Putnam Growth Opportunities Fund 
-Putnam International Capital Opportunities Fund 
-Putnam International Growth Fund 
-Putnam Multi-Cap Value Fund 
-Putnam Research Fund 
-Putnam Small Cap Value Fund 
Putnam Investors Fund 
Putnam Massachusetts Tax Exempt Income Fund 
Putnam Michigan Tax Exempt Income Fund 
Putnam Minnesota Tax Exempt Income Fund 
Putnam Money Market Fund 
Putnam Multi-Cap Growth Fund 
Putnam New Jersey Tax Exempt Income Fund 
Putnam New York Tax Exempt Income Fund 
Putnam Ohio Tax Exempt Income Fund 
Putnam Pennsylvania Tax Exempt Income Fund 
Putnam Tax Exempt Income Fund 
Putnam Tax-Free Income Trust 
-Putnam AMT-Free Municipal Fund 
-Putnam Tax-Free High Yield Fund 
Putnam U.S. Government Income Trust 
Putnam Voyager Fund