BOSTON, MA--(Marketwire - June 19, 2012) - The Trustees of The Putnam Funds have declared the following distributions today.

		RECORD/		PAYMENT
FUND NAME AND DISTRIBUTIONS		EX DATE		DATE
Putnam High Yield Advantage Fund - Class B Shares (PHYBX)
$0.0270 per share investment income		6/19/2012		6/25/2012
Putnam High Yield Advantage Fund - Class C Shares (PHYLX)
$0.0270 per share investment income		6/19/2012		6/25/2012
Putnam High Yield Advantage Fund - Class M Shares (PHYMX)
$0.0300 per share investment income		6/19/2012		6/25/2012
Putnam High Yield Advantage Fund - Class R Shares (PFJAX)
$0.0300 per share investment income		6/19/2012		6/25/2012
Putnam High Yield Advantage Fund - Class Y Shares (PHAYX)
$0.0320 per share investment income		6/19/2012		6/25/2012
Putnam Income Fund - Class B Shares (PNCBX)
$0.0120 per share investment income		6/19/2012		6/25/2012
Putnam Income Fund - Class C Shares (PUICX)
$0.0120 per share investment income		6/19/2012		6/25/2012
Putnam Income Fund - Class M Shares (PNCMX)
$0.0150 per share investment income		6/19/2012		6/25/2012
Putnam Income Fund - Class R Shares (PIFRX)
$0.0150 per share investment income		6/19/2012		6/25/2012
Putnam Income Fund - Class Y Shares (PNCYX)
$0.0170 per share investment income		6/19/2012		6/25/2012

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1-800-225-1581