-----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, P2KUNn4764jJU0CI0eywtIV6mCpkwhs8XXinkPP/rilKKQ7f815D4F8LL1CbtHZr kXKJojjKr7utDIPLTjBwgw== 0000928816-07-000514.txt : 20070403 0000928816-07-000514.hdr.sgml : 20070403 20070403150600 ACCESSION NUMBER: 0000928816-07-000514 CONFORMED SUBMISSION TYPE: 497J PUBLIC DOCUMENT COUNT: 1 FILED AS OF DATE: 20070403 DATE AS OF CHANGE: 20070403 EFFECTIVENESS DATE: 20070403 FILER: COMPANY DATA: COMPANY CONFORMED NAME: PUTNAM LTD DURATION GOVERNMENT INCOME FUND CENTRAL INDEX KEY: 0000869797 IRS NUMBER: 046661044 STATE OF INCORPORATION: MA FISCAL YEAR END: 1130 FILING VALUES: FORM TYPE: 497J SEC ACT: 1933 Act SEC FILE NUMBER: 033-37991 FILM NUMBER: 07743745 BUSINESS ADDRESS: STREET 1: ONE POST OFFICE SQUARE STREET 2: MAILSTOP A 14 CITY: BOSTON STATE: MA ZIP: 02109 BUSINESS PHONE: 8002552465 MAIL ADDRESS: STREET 1: ONE POST OFFICE SQUARE CITY: BOSTON STATE: MA ZIP: 02109 FORMER COMPANY: FORMER CONFORMED NAME: PUTNAM INTERMEDIATE US GOVT INCOME FUND DATE OF NAME CHANGE: 19950508 FORMER COMPANY: FORMER CONFORMED NAME: PUTNAM BALANCED GOVERNMENT FUND DATE OF NAME CHANGE: 19930121 FORMER COMPANY: FORMER CONFORMED NAME: PUTNAM BALANCED MORTGAGE FUND DATE OF NAME CHANGE: 19921223 0000869797 S000006209 PUTNAM LTD DURATION GOVERNMENT INCOME FUND C000017112 Class M Shares C000017113 Class A Shares PBLGX C000017114 Class B Shares PBGBX C000017115 Class C Shares PVICX C000017116 Class R Shares PUSRX C000017117 Class Y Shares PBGYX 497J 1 a_ltddurjltr.htm PUTNAM LIMITED DURATION GOVERNMENT INCOME FUND a_ltddurjltr.htm

Putnam Investments
One Post Office Square
Boston, MA 02109
April 3, 2007

Securities and Exchange Commission
100 F Street, NE
Washington, DC 20549

RE: Putnam Limited Duration Government Income Fund (Reg. No. 33-37991 (811-06257) (the “Fund”) Post-Effective Amendment No. 15 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.15 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 29, 2007

Comments or questions concerning this certificate may be directed to James Clark at 1-800-225-2465, ext. 8939

Very truly yours,

Putnam Limited Duration Government Income Fund

/s/ Charles E. Porter
By:
_______________________________________
Charles E. Porter
Executive Vice President, Associate Treasurer and
Principal Executive Officer

cc: Ropes & Gray LLP

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