497

Prospectus Supplement	May 26, 2017
George Putnam Balanced Fund	Putnam Global Equity Fund
Prospectus dated 11/30/16	Prospectus dated 2/28/17
Putnam Absolute Return 300 Fund	Putnam Global Health Care Fund
Prospectus dated 2/28/17	Prospectus dated 12/30/16
Putnam Absolute Return 500 Fund	Putnam Global Income Trust
Prospectus dated 2/28/17	Prospectus dated 2/28/17
Putnam Absolute Return 700 Fund	Putnam Global Technology Fund
Prospectus dated 2/28/17	Prospectus dated 12/30/16
Putnam Capital Spectrum Fund	Putnam Growth Opportunities Fund
Prospectus dated 8/30/16	Prospectus dated 11/30/16
Putnam Convertible Securities Fund	Putnam High Yield Fund
Prospectus dated 2/28/17	(formerly known as Putnam
	High Yield Advantage Fund)
Putnam Diversified Income Trust	Prospectus dated 3/30/17
Prospectus dated 1/30/17
	Putnam Income Fund
Putnam Dynamic Asset Allocation	Prospectus dated 2/28/17
Balanced Fund
Prospectus dated 1/30/17	Putnam International Equity Fund
	Prospectus dated 10/30/16
Putnam Dynamic Asset Allocation
Conservative Fund	Putnam Investors Fund
Prospectus dated 1/30/17	Prospectus dated 11/30/16
Putnam Dynamic Asset Allocation	Putnam Multi-Cap Core Fund
Growth Fund	Prospectus dated 8/30/16
Prospectus dated 1/30/17
	Putnam Multi-Cap Growth Fund
Putnam Equity Income Fund	Prospectus dated 10/30/16
Prospectus dated 3/30/17
	Putnam Multi-Cap Value Fund
Putnam Equity Spectrum Fund	Prospectus dated 8/30/16
Prospectus dated 8/30/16
	Putnam Small Cap Value Fund
Putnam Floating Rate Income Fund	Prospectus dated 6/30/16
Prospectus dated 6/30/16
	Putnam U.S. Government Income Trust
	Prospectus dated 1/30/17

Effective June 9, 2017, Class T shares are available only through financial intermediaries that offer shares of the fund through an omnibus brokerage platform, and are not available to investors who hold accounts directly on the books of the fund.

 

306865 5/17 

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Putnam International Equity Fund

Jun. 05, 2017

Risk/Return:

Supplement Text

Prospectus Supplement	May 26, 2017
George Putnam Balanced Fund	Putnam Global Equity Fund
Prospectus dated 11/30/16	Prospectus dated 2/28/17
Putnam Absolute Return 300 Fund	Putnam Global Health Care Fund
Prospectus dated 2/28/17	Prospectus dated 12/30/16
Putnam Absolute Return 500 Fund	Putnam Global Income Trust
Prospectus dated 2/28/17	Prospectus dated 2/28/17
Putnam Absolute Return 700 Fund	Putnam Global Technology Fund
Prospectus dated 2/28/17	Prospectus dated 12/30/16
Putnam Capital Spectrum Fund	Putnam Growth Opportunities Fund
Prospectus dated 8/30/16	Prospectus dated 11/30/16
Putnam Convertible Securities Fund	Putnam High Yield Fund
Prospectus dated 2/28/17	(formerly known as Putnam
	High Yield Advantage Fund)
Putnam Diversified Income Trust	Prospectus dated 3/30/17
Prospectus dated 1/30/17
	Putnam Income Fund
Putnam Dynamic Asset Allocation	Prospectus dated 2/28/17
Balanced Fund
Prospectus dated 1/30/17	Putnam International Equity Fund
	Prospectus dated 10/30/16
Putnam Dynamic Asset Allocation
Conservative Fund	Putnam Investors Fund
Prospectus dated 1/30/17	Prospectus dated 11/30/16
Putnam Dynamic Asset Allocation	Putnam Multi-Cap Core Fund
Growth Fund	Prospectus dated 8/30/16
Prospectus dated 1/30/17
	Putnam Multi-Cap Growth Fund
Putnam Equity Income Fund	Prospectus dated 10/30/16
Prospectus dated 3/30/17
	Putnam Multi-Cap Value Fund
Putnam Equity Spectrum Fund	Prospectus dated 8/30/16
Prospectus dated 8/30/16
	Putnam Small Cap Value Fund
Putnam Floating Rate Income Fund	Prospectus dated 6/30/16
Prospectus dated 6/30/16
	Putnam U.S. Government Income Trust
	Prospectus dated 1/30/17

Effective June 9, 2017, Class T shares are available only through financial intermediaries that offer shares of the fund through an omnibus brokerage platform, and are not available to investors who hold accounts directly on the books of the fund.

 

306865 5/17 

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Document Type	dei_DocumentType	497
Document Period End Date	dei_DocumentPeriodEndDate	May 26, 2017
Registrant Name	dei_EntityRegistrantName	PUTNAM INTERNATIONAL EQUITY FUND /MA/
Central Index Key	dei_EntityCentralIndexKey	0000868648
Amendment Flag	dei_AmendmentFlag	false
Trading Symbol	dei_TradingSymbol	POVSX
Document Creation Date	dei_DocumentCreationDate	Jun. 05, 2017
Document Effective Date	dei_DocumentEffectiveDate	May 26, 2017
Prospectus Date	rr_ProspectusDate	Oct. 30, 2016