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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, SvK0Bq2k3wek7x9KCNOGLarhqKPObbo1Jofs7b2pcaz+AlcnZ2id4lk8Pglv2uPs sqDGKo5ZQfBhc1c5kpbfrA== 0000928816-07-001042.txt : 20070731 0000928816-07-001042.hdr.sgml : 20070731 20070731141010 ACCESSION NUMBER: 0000928816-07-001042 CONFORMED SUBMISSION TYPE: 497 PUBLIC DOCUMENT COUNT: 2 FILED AS OF DATE: 20070731 DATE AS OF CHANGE: 20070731 EFFECTIVENESS DATE: 20070731 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: 497 SEC ACT: 1933 Act SEC FILE NUMBER: 033-37991 FILM NUMBER: 071012186 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

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Prospectus Supplement	July 31, 2007

PUTNAM LIMITED DURATION GOVERNMENT INCOME FUND Prospectus dated
March 30, 2007

The section “Who oversees and manages the fund?” is supplemented to reflect that the members of the Core Fixed Income Team primarily responsible for the day-to-day management of the fund’s portfolio are now Rob Bloemker (Portfolio Leader), Daniel Choquette (Portfolio Member) and Michael Salm (Portfolio Member).

Positions held by Messrs. Bloemker and Choquette over the past five years and their fund holdings are set forth in the prospectus.

Mr. Salm joined the fund in July, 2007. Since 1997 he has been employed by Putnam Management, currently as Team Leader of Liquid Markets. He was previously a Mortgage Specialist. He owned no fund shares as of June 30, 2007. Mr. Salm owned shares in all Putnam funds valued between $100,001 and $500,000 as of June 30, 2007.

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