-----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, MSSGh2Me7/Zj2h7YXPSN5Cd25tn1YrrucEL4G+g8aJMSKQX6+O8KjpNhVxUkPITL SNRn8gtsPlfRNddQ053zLA== 0000928816-03-000261.txt : 20030403 0000928816-03-000261.hdr.sgml : 20030403 20030403152616 ACCESSION NUMBER: 0000928816-03-000261 CONFORMED SUBMISSION TYPE: 497J PUBLIC DOCUMENT COUNT: 1 FILED AS OF DATE: 20030403 EFFECTIVENESS DATE: 20030403 FILER: COMPANY DATA: COMPANY CONFORMED NAME: PUTNAM INTERMEDIATE US GOVT INCOME FUND CENTRAL INDEX KEY: 0000869797 IRS NUMBER: 046661044 STATE OF INCORPORATION: MA FISCAL YEAR END: 1231 FILING VALUES: FORM TYPE: 497J SEC ACT: 1933 Act SEC FILE NUMBER: 033-37991 FILM NUMBER: 03638585 BUSINESS ADDRESS: STREET 1: ONE POST OFFICE SQUARE STREET 2: MAILSTOP A 14 CITY: BOSTON STATE: MA ZIP: 02109 BUSINESS PHONE: 8002551581 MAIL ADDRESS: STREET 1: NULL FORMER COMPANY: FORMER CONFORMED NAME: PUTNAM FOCUS GROWTH FUND DATE OF NAME CHANGE: 19920703 FORMER COMPANY: FORMER CONFORMED NAME: PUTNAM BALANCED MORTGAGE FUND DATE OF NAME CHANGE: 19921223 FORMER COMPANY: FORMER CONFORMED NAME: PUTNAM BALANCED GOVERNMENT FUND DATE OF NAME CHANGE: 19930121 497J 1 pi.txt PUTNAM INTERMEDIATE U.S. GOVERNMENT FUND Putnam Investments, LLC One Post Office Square Boston, MA 02109 April 3, 2003 Securities and Exchange Commission 450 Fifth Street, N.W. Washington, DC 20549 RE: Putnam Intermediate U.S. Government Fund (Reg. No. 33-37991) (811-6257) (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 March 25, 2003. Comments or questions concerning this certificate may be directed to Karen R. Kay at 1-800-225-2465, ext. 11105. Very truly yours, PUTNAM INTERMEDIATE U.S. GOVERNMENT INCOME FUND /s/ Gordon H. Silver By: -------------------- Gordon H. Silver Vice President cc: Vanda Moore, Ropes & Gray -----END PRIVACY-ENHANCED MESSAGE-----