Prospectus Supplement dated April 15, 1997 to Class A share
Prospectus:
PUTNAM ASSET ALLOCATION: BALANCED PORTFOLIO
Prospectus dated January 30, 1997
PUTNAM ASSET ALLOCATION: CONSERVATIVE PORTFOLIO
Prospectus dated January 30, 1997
PUTNAM ASSET ALLOCATION: GROWTH PORTFOLIO
Prospectus dated January 30, 1997
PUTNAM BALANCED RETIREMENT FUND
Prospectus dated February 28, 1997
PUTNAM CAPITAL APPRECIATION FUND
Prospectus dated September 30, 1996
PUTNAM CONVERTIBLE INCOME-GROWTH TRUST
Prospectus dated February 28, 1997
PUTNAM DIVERSIFIED INCOME TRUST
Prospectus dated January 30, 1997
PUTNAM FEDERAL INCOME TRUST
Prospectus dated February 28, 1997
THE GEORGE PUTNAM FUND OF BOSTON
Prospectus dated November 30, 1996
THE PUTNAM FUND FOR GROWTH AND INCOME
Prospectus dated February 28, 1997
PUTNAM GLOBAL GOVERNMENTAL INCOME TRUST
Prospectus dated February 28, 1997
PUTNAM GLOBAL GROWTH FUND
Prospectus dated February 28, 1997
PUTNAM GROWTH AND INCOME FUND II
Prospectus dated March 30, 1997
PUTNAM HIGH YIELD ADVANTAGE FUND
Prospectus dated March 30, 1997
PUTNAM HIGH YIELD TRUST
Prospectus dated December 30, 1996
PUTNAM INCOME FUND
Prospectus dated February 28, 1997
PUTNAM INTERMEDIATE U.S. GOVERNMENT INCOME FUND
Prospectus dated March 30, 1997
PUTNAM INTERNATIONAL GROWTH FUND
Prospectus dated October 30, 1996
PUTNAM INTERNATIONAL NEW OPPORTUNITIES FUND
Prospectus dated December 31, 1996
PUTNAM INVESTORS FUND
Prospectus dated November 30, 1996
PUTNAM NEW OPPORTUNITIES FUND
Prospectus dated October 30, 1996
PUTNAM OTC & EMERGING GROWTH FUND
Prospectus dated December 16, 1996
PUTNAM U.S. GOVERNMENT INCOME TRUST
Prospectus dated January 30, 1997
PUTNAM VISTA FUND
Prospectus dated November 30, 1996
PUTNAM VOYAGER FUND
Prospectus dated November 30, 1996
Effective April 15, 1997, the prospectus is modified as
follows:
1. The section of the prospectus entitled "How to buy shares"
is replaced by the following:
All
orders to purchase shares must be made through your
employer's retirement plan. For more information about
how to purchase shares of the fund through your
employer's plan or limitations on the amount that may
be purchased, please consult your employer. Shares are
sold to eligible employer-sponsored retirement plans at
the net asset value per share next determined after
receipt of an order by Putnam Mutual Funds. Orders
must be received by Putnam Mutual Funds before the
close of regular trading on the New York Stock Exchange
in order to receive that day's net asset value. A
class A qualified benefit plan (an employer-sponsored
retirement plan for which Putnam Fiduciary Trust
Company provides recordkeeping or other services) is
eligible to purchase fund shares at net asset value
beginning two years after the plan's initial purchase
of class A shares.
A class A qualified benefit plan
that initially invested at least $20 million in Putnam
funds and other investments managed by Putnam
Management or its affiliates and that received a
proposal from Putnam Mutual Funds on or before April
15, 1997 may purchase fund shares at net asset value
without regard to this two-year period. An
employer-
sponsored retirement plan, other than a class A
qualified benefit plan, is eligible to purchase fund
shares at net asset value if its investment in class A
shares is at least $1 million, or it has at least 200
eligible employees, and the dealer of record waives its
commission with the consent of Putnam Mutual Funds.
Employer-sponsored retirement plans participating in a
"multi-fund" program approved by Putnam Mutual Funds
may include amounts invested in other mutual funds
participating in such program for purposes of
determining whether the plan may purchase class A
shares at net asset value. Employer-sponsored plans
may make additional investments of any amount at any
time. To eliminate the need for safekeeping, the fund
will not issue certificates for your shares.
On sales at net asset value to a class A qualified
retirement plan, Putnam Mutual Funds pays commissions
to the dealer of record on net monthly purchases at
rates of up to 1.00%. See the SAI for information
about the rates at which these sales commissions are
paid. Putnam Mutual Funds will from time to time, at
its expense, provide additional promotional incentives
or payments to dealers that sell shares of the Putnam
funds. These incentives or payments may include
payments for travel expenses, including lodging,
incurred in connection with trips taken by invited
registered representatives and their guests to
locations within and outside the United States for
meetings or seminars of a business nature. In some
instances, these incentives or payments may be offered
only to certain dealers who sold or may sell
significant amounts of shares. Certain dealers may not
sell all classes of shares.
2. The third, fifth and sixth paragraphs under the heading
"Distribution plan" are replaced by the following:
For
a description of the service fees paid to
qualifying dealers by Putnam Mutual Funds with respect
to shares purchased by eligible employer-sponsored
retirement plans, see the
SAI.
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