UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE
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Form 13F Form 13F
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Report for the Calendar
Year or Quarter Ended:
March 31, 2000
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Institutional Investment
Manager Filing this Report:
Name: Putnam Investments,
Inc.
Address: One Post Office
Square Boston, MA
02109
Form 13F File Number: 28 -
1535
The institutional investment
manager
filing this report and the
person by whom it is signed
hereby represent that the
person signing the report is
authorized to submit it, that
all information contained
herein is true, correct and
complete, and that it is
understood that all required
items, statements, schedules,
lists, and tables, are
considered integral parts of
this form.
Person Signing this Report on
Behalf of Reporting Manager:
Name: Andrew J. Hachey
Title: Assistant Vice
President and
Regulatory
Compliance
Counsel
Phone: (617) 760-8235
Signature, Place and Date of
Signing:
/s/ Andrew J. Hachey
____________
___ Boston,
MA_________________
_5/3/2000
[Signature
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[City,
State] [Date]
Report Type (Check only
one.):
[ ] 13F HOLDINGS
REPORT. (Check
here if all
holdings of
this reporting manager are
reported in this report.)
[ X ] 13F NOTICE.
(Check here if no holdings
reported are
in this report, and all
holdings are reported by
other reporting manager (s).)
[ ] 13F COMBINATION
REPORT.
(Check here if a
portion of
the holdings for this
reporting manager are
reported in this
report and a portion
are reported by other
reporting manager
(s).)
List of Other Managers
Reporting for this
Manager:
Form 13F File Number
Name 28 - 90
Putna
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Inves
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Manag
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,
Inc.
