Putnam Announces Multi-Class Distribution Rates for Open End Funds

February 21, 2019 at 15:10 PM EST

The Trustees of The Putnam Funds declared the following distributions.


	RECORD/	PAYMENT
FUND NAME AND DISTRIBUTIONS	EX DATE	DATE

Putnam Short Duration Bond Fund – Class B Shares (PARPX)
$0.0220 per share investment income	2/21/19	2/25/19

Putnam Short Duration Bond Fund – Class C Shares (PARQX)
$0.0180 per share investment income	2/21/19	2/25/19

Putnam Short Duration Bond Fund – Class M Shares (PARZX)
$0.0240 per share investment income	2/21/19	2/25/19

Putnam Short Duration Bond Fund – Class R Shares (PRARX)
$0.0220 per share investment income	2/21/19	2/25/19

Putnam Short Duration Bond Fund – Class Y Shares (PARYX)
$0.0260 per share investment income	2/21/19	2/25/19

Putnam Short Duration Bond Fund – Class R6 Shares (PRREX)
$0.0260 per share investment income	2/21/19	2/25/19

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