FORM 4
UNITED STATES SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D. C. 20549
( ) Check this box if no longer OMB APPROVAL
subject to Section 16. Form 4 OMB Number: 3235-0287
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STATEMENT OF CHANGES IN BENEFICIAL OWNERSHIP
Filed pursuant to Section 16(a) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934,
Section 17(a) of the Public Utility Holding Company Act of 1935 or Section
30(f) of the Investment Company
Act of 1940.
TEST FILING:
1. Name and Address of Reporting Person:
Forrest Fontana
Putnam Investments, Inc.
One Post Office Square
Boston, Massachusetts
2. Issuer Name and Ticker or Trading Symbol:
Putnam Convertible Opportunities and Income Trust [PCV]
3. I.R.S. Identification Number of Reporting Person, if an entity
(Voluntary):
4. Statement for Month/Year: February, 2000
5. If Amendment, Date of Original (Month/Year): N/A
6. Relationship of Reporting Person(s) to Issuer (Check all applicable):
( ) Director ( ) 10% Owner
(x ) Officer (give officer title below) ( ) Other (specify below)
Vice President of Issuer, and Senior Vice President of the Issuer's
Investment Adviser, Putnam Investment Management, Inc.
7. Individual or Joint/Group Filing (Check applicable line):
(x ) Form filed by ( ) Form filed by more than
One Reporting Person One Reporting Person
Page 1 of 3 Pages
Table I: Non-Derivative Securities Acquired, Disposed of, or Beneficially
Owned
1. Title of Security (Instr. 3):
Putnam Convertible Opportunities and Income Trust (closed-end fund)
2. Transaction Date: 2/25/2000
3. Transaction Code (Instr. 8): Code: S
4. Securities Acquired or Disposed of (Instr. 3, 4 and 5):
Amount: 500
Acquired: (D)
Price: 18.87
5. Amount of Securities Beneficially Owned At End of Month (Instr. 3 and
4): None
6. Ownership Form: Direct or Indirect (Instr. 4): Direct
7. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership (Instr. 4) : N/A
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Table II: Derivative Securities Acquired, Disposed of, or Beneficially
Owned
(e.g., puts, calls, warrants, options, convertible securities)
1. Title of Derivative Security (Instr. 3): N/A
2. Conversion or Exercise Price of Derivative Security:
3. Transaction Date: Month/Day/Year:
4. Transaction Code (Instr. 8): Code: V:
5. Number of Derivative Securities Acquired (A) or Disposed of(D) (Instr.
3, 4 and 5):
(A) or (D):
6. Date Exercisable and Expiration Date (Month/Day/Year):
Date Exercisable: Expiration Date:
7. Title and Amount of Underlying Securities (Instr. 3 and 4):
Title: Amount or Number of Shares:
8. Price of Derivative Security (Instr. 5):
9. Number of Derivative Securities Beneficially Owned at End of Month
(Instr. 4):
10.Ownership Form of Derivative Security: Direct (D) or Indirect (I)
(Instr. 4):
11.Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership (Instr. 4):
Explanation of Responses:
CONFIRMING STATEMENT
I, the officer listed above, as Reporting Person of Putnam Investments
Management, Inc. and Putnam Investments, Inc. the Issuer's Investment
Adviser and Parent Holding Company, respectively, hereby authorize and
designate Andrew J. Hachey, Assistant Vice President of Putnam Investments,
Inc. to sign and file this Form and any future Forms 4 on my behalf until
further notice.
This Form is permitted to be submitted to the Commission in electronic
format at the option of the Reporting Person, pursuant to Rule 101(b)(4) of
Regulation S-T.
PUTNAM INVESTMENTS, INC.
/s/ Andrew J. Hachey
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Assistant Vice President
Date: March 8, 2000
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