0000928816-01-500606.txt : 20011112 0000928816-01-500606.hdr.sgml : 20011112 ACCESSION NUMBER: 0000928816-01-500606 CONFORMED SUBMISSION TYPE: 497J PUBLIC DOCUMENT COUNT: 1 FILED AS OF DATE: 20011105 FILER: COMPANY DATA: COMPANY CONFORMED NAME: PUTNAM INTERNATIONAL GROWTH FUND /MA/ CENTRAL INDEX KEY: 0000868648 STANDARD INDUSTRIAL CLASSIFICATION: [] IRS NUMBER: 046661045 STATE OF INCORPORATION: MA FISCAL YEAR END: 0630 FILING VALUES: FORM TYPE: 497J SEC ACT: 1933 Act SEC FILE NUMBER: 033-37214 FILM NUMBER: 1775311 BUSINESS ADDRESS: STREET 1: ONE POST OFFICE SQ CITY: BOSTON STATE: MA ZIP: 02109 BUSINESS PHONE: 6172921471 FORMER COMPANY: FORMER CONFORMED NAME: PUTNAM INTERNATIONAL GROWTH FUND DATE OF NAME CHANGE: 19901107 FORMER COMPANY: FORMER CONFORMED NAME: PUTNAM OVERSEAS GROWTH FUND DATE OF NAME CHANGE: 19920703 497J 1 pigf.txt PUTNAM INTERNATIONAL GROWTH FUND Putnam Investments One Post Office Square Boston, MA 02109 November 5, 2001 Securities and Exchange Commission 450 Fifth Street, N.W. Washington, DC 20549 RE: Putnam International Growth Fund (Reg. No. 33-37214) (811-6190) (the "Fund") Post-Effective Amendment No.11 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. 11 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 29, 2001. Comments or questions concerning this certificate may be directed to Beth Werths at 1-800-225-2465, ext. 1-1913. Very truly yours, Putnam International Growth Fund /s/ Gordon H. Silver By: ---------------------------- Gordon H. Silver Vice President cc: Gregory T. Pusch, Esq., Ropes & Gray