-----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, OzWXOmxqB01NIDDhb3mAgQ3IkIiD1HAe8awcsdmQMgRzlxq/+CuIOBH4Zg5kFBEV FYav+uchSJR6EQ1Lfx3lqw== 0000928816-07-001220.txt : 20070824 0000928816-07-001220.hdr.sgml : 20070824 20070824132804 ACCESSION NUMBER: 0000928816-07-001220 CONFORMED SUBMISSION TYPE: 497 PUBLIC DOCUMENT COUNT: 2 FILED AS OF DATE: 20070824 DATE AS OF CHANGE: 20070824 EFFECTIVENESS DATE: 20070824 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: 071077788 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 497 1 a_ltddursupp.htm PUTNAM LIMITED DURATION GOVERNMENT INCOME FUND a_ltddursupp.htm
Prospectus Supplement  August 27, 2007 
PUTNAM LIMITED DURATION GOVERNMENT INCOME FUND Prospectus dated 
March 30, 2007   

The final paragraph under “Main Investment Strategies – U.S. Government Bonds” is revised in its entirety as follows: Under normal circumstances, we invest at least 80% of the fund’s net assets in U.S. government securities. We may invest up to 20% of the fund’s net assets in mortgage-backed and other asset-backed securities of private (non-governmental) issuers and securities issued by money market funds, in each case rated AAA or its equivalent at the time of purchase by a nationally recognized securities rating agency or, if unrated, that we determine to be of comparable quality.

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