-----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, NEETAt7t137ZgIgi/ro8gbLJNjKqmSjfd4rhEsSjuVSLi+j86Gd+TBnDz5lTPdNo 0xKdnVwwM7pClBHyq/gseg== 0000928816-06-000543.txt : 20060510 0000928816-06-000543.hdr.sgml : 20060510 20060510151952 ACCESSION NUMBER: 0000928816-06-000543 CONFORMED SUBMISSION TYPE: 497 PUBLIC DOCUMENT COUNT: 1 FILED AS OF DATE: 20060510 DATE AS OF CHANGE: 20060510 EFFECTIVENESS DATE: 20060510 FILER: COMPANY DATA: COMPANY CONFORMED NAME: PUTNAM INTERNATIONAL EQUITY FUND /MA/ CENTRAL INDEX KEY: 0000868648 IRS NUMBER: 046661045 STATE OF INCORPORATION: MA FISCAL YEAR END: 0630 FILING VALUES: FORM TYPE: 497 SEC ACT: 1933 Act SEC FILE NUMBER: 033-37214 FILM NUMBER: 06825654 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 /MA/ DATE OF NAME CHANGE: 19960805 FORMER COMPANY: FORMER CONFORMED NAME: PUTNAM OVERSEAS GROWTH FUND DATE OF NAME CHANGE: 19920703 FORMER COMPANY: FORMER CONFORMED NAME: PUTNAM INTERNATIONAL GROWTH FUND DATE OF NAME CHANGE: 19901107 0000868648 S000006181 PUTNAM INTERNATIONAL EQUITY FUND /MA/ C000017024 Class A Shares POVSX C000017025 Class B Shares POVBX C000017026 Class C Shares PIGCX C000017027 Class M Shares POVMX C000017028 Class R Shares PIERX C000017029 Class Y Shares POVYX 497 1 inteq1.htm PUTNAM INTERNATIONAL EQUITY FUND a_841_supp.htm
Prospectus Supplement  May 10, 2006 


PUTNAM INTERNATIONAL EQUITY FUND  Prospectus dated October 30, 2005

The section "Who manages the fund?" is supplemented to reflect that the members of the International Core Team primarily responsible for the day-to-day management of the fund's portfolio are now solely Joshua Byrne (Portfolio Leader) and Simon Davis (Portfolio Leader).


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