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-----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, GehjhvweS4OzcOdgNYRU9awLhQoiFRewfLeEv60PWXrKqrSC1rCo8u4bSYpNyH44 1xUQ8+dwydraWEWMU7NNYw== 0000928816-11-000205.txt : 20110211 0000928816-11-000205.hdr.sgml : 20110211 20110211091700 ACCESSION NUMBER: 0000928816-11-000205 CONFORMED SUBMISSION TYPE: 497 PUBLIC DOCUMENT COUNT: 2 FILED AS OF DATE: 20110211 DATE AS OF CHANGE: 20110211 EFFECTIVENESS DATE: 20110211 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: 11595199 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

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Prospectus supplement	February 11, 2011

Putnam International Equity Fund Prospectus dated October 30, 2010

The sub-section Your fund’s management in the Fund summary section is deleted in its entirety and replaced with the following disclosure:

Investment advisor
Putnam Investment Management, LLC

Portfolio manager
Simon Davis, Head of International Equities, portfolio manager of the fund since 2011

The section Who oversees and manages the fund? is supplemented to reflect that Simon Davis is now primarily responsible for the day-to-day management of the fund’s portfolio.

Mr. Davis managed the fund from 2003 to 2008 and rejoined the fund in 2011. From 2000 to present, he has been employed by Putnam Management, currently as Head of International Equities and previously as Co-Chief Investment Officer, International Core Team, Director of International Equity Team and as a Senior Portfolio Manager.


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