Putnam Investments
One Post Office Square
Boston, MA 02109
November 6, 2000
Securities and Exchange Commission
450 Fifth Street, N.W.
Washington, DC 20549
RE: Putnam Funds Trust (Reg. No. 333-515) (811-7513) (the "Trust")
Putnam Equity Fund 98
Putnam International Growth and Income Fund
Putnam New Century Growth Fund
(collectively, the "funds")
Post-Effective Amendment No. 35 to Registration Statement on Form N-1A
Ladies and Gentlemen:
Pursuant to Rule 497(j) under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended,
the Trust hereby certifies that the form of Prospectuses and Statements
of Additional Information that would have been filed on behalf of the
funds pursuant to Rule 497(c) upon the effectiveness of Post-Effective
Amendment No. 35 to the Trust'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 October 26, 2000.
Comments or questions concerning this certificate may be directed to
Kathleen Moynihan at 1-800-225-2465, ext. 11796.
Very truly yours,
PUTNAM FUNDS TRUST
/s/ Gordon H. Silver
By: ----------------------------
Gordon H. Silver
Vice President
cc: Vanda Shellock, Ropes & Gray
