BOSTON, MA--(Marketwire - December 6, 2012) - The Trustees of The Putnam Funds have declared the following distributions today.

		RECORD		PAYMENT
FUND NAME AND DISTRIBUTIONS		DATE		DATE
Putnam Capital Opportunities Fund - Class Y Shares (PYCOX)
$0.0360 per share investment income		12/6/12		12/10/12
Putnam Capital Opportunities Fund - Class R5 Shares (POPDX)
$0.0160 per share investment income		12/6/12		12/10/12
Putnam Capital Opportunities Fund - Class R6 Shares (PCOEX)
$0.0220 per share investment income		12/6/12		12/10/12
Putnam Capital Spectrum Fund - Class B Shares (PVSBX)
$0.0960 per share investment income		12/6/12		12/10/12
$0.5700 per share short-term capital gain
$0.0780 per share long-term capital gain
$0.7440 per share total
Putnam Capital Spectrum Fund - Class C Shares (PVSCX)
$0.1030 per share investment income		12/6/12		12/10/12
$0.5700 per share short-term capital gain
$0.0780 per share long-term capital gain
$0.7510 per share total
Putnam Capital Spectrum Fund - Class M Shares (PVSMX)
$0.1270 per share investment income		12/6/12		12/10/12
$0.5700 per share short-term capital gain
$0.0780 per share long-term capital gain
$0.7750 per share total
Putnam Capital Spectrum Fund - Class R Shares (PVSRX)
$0.2030 per share investment income		12/6/12		12/10/12
$0.5700 per share short-term capital gain
$0.0780 per share long-term capital gain
$0.8510 per share total
Putnam Capital Spectrum Fund - Class Y Shares (PVSYX)
$0.2700 per share investment income		12/6/12		12/10/12
$0.5700 per share short-term capital gain
$0.0780 per share long-term capital gain
$0.9180 per share total
Putnam Equity Spectrum Fund - Class B Shares (PYSOX)
$0.8380 per share short-term capital gain		12/6/12		12/10/12
$0.2040 per share long-term capital gain
$1.0420 per share total
Putnam Equity Spectrum Fund - Class C Shares (PYSCX)
$0.8380 per share short-term capital gain		12/6/12		12/10/12
$0.2040 per share long-term capital gain
$1.0420 per share total
Putnam Equity Spectrum Fund - Class M Shares (PYSMX)
$0.8380 per share short-term capital gain		12/6/12		12/10/12
$0.2040 per share long-term capital gain
$1.0420 per share total
Putnam Equity Spectrum Fund - Class R Shares (PYSRX)
$0.0360 per share investment income		12/6/12		12/10/12
$0.8380 per share short-term capital gain
$0.2040 per share long-term capital gain
$1.0780 per share total
Putnam Equity Spectrum Fund - Class Y Shares (PYSYX)
$0.1060 per share investment income		12/6/12		12/10/12
$0.8380 per share short-term capital gain
$0.2040 per share long-term capital gain
$1.1480 per share total
Putnam Growth Opportunities Fund - Class R Shares (PGORX)
$0.0080 per share investment income		12/6/12		12/10/12
Putnam Growth Opportunities Fund - Class Y Shares (PGOYX)
$0.1020 per share investment income		12/6/12		12/10/12
Putnam Growth Opportunities - Class R5 Shares (PGODX)
$0.0740 per share investment income		12/6/12		12/10/12
Putnam Growth Opportunities Fund - Class R6 Shares (PGOEX)
$0.0820 per share investment income		12/6/12		12/10/12
Putnam Investors Fund - Class B Shares (PNVBX)
$0.0440 per share investment income		12/6/12		12/10/12
Putnam Investors Fund - Class C Shares (PCINX)
$0.0440 per share investment income		12/6/12		12/10/12
Putnam Investors Fund - Class M Shares (PNVMX)
$0.0780 per share investment income		12/6/12		12/10/12
Putnam Investors Fund - Class R Shares (PIVRX)
$0.1180 per share investment income		12/6/12		12/10/12
Putnam Investors Fund - Class Y Shares (PNVYX)
$0.1850 per share investment income		12/6/12		12/10/12
Putnam Investors Fund - Class R5 Shares (PIVLX)
$0.1610 per share investment income		12/6/12		12/10/12
Putnam Investors Fund - Class R6 Shares (PIVEX)
$0.1670 per share investment income		12/6/12		12/10/12
Putnam Multi-Cap Core Fund - Class B Shares (PMYBX)
$0.0860 per share investment income		12/6/12		12/10/12
$0.3870 per share short-term capital gain
$0.1050 per share long-term capital gain
$0.5780 per share total
Putnam Multi-Cap Core Fund - Class C Shares (PMYCX)
$0.1110 per share investment income		12/6/12		12/10/12
$0.3870 per share short-term capital gain
$0.1050 per share long-term capital gain
$0.6030 per share total
Putnam Multi-Cap Core Fund - Class M Shares (PMYMX)
$0.1190 per share investment income		12/6/12		12/10/12
$0.3870 per share short-term capital gain
$0.1050 per share long-term capital gain
$0.6110 per share total
Putnam Multi-Cap Core Fund - Class R Shares (PMYZX)
$0.1360 per share investment income		12/6/12		12/10/12
$0.3870 per share short-term capital gain
$0.1050 per share long-term capital gain
$0.6280 per share total
Putnam Multi-Cap Core Fund - Class Y Shares (PMYYX)
$0.1960 per share investment income		12/6/12		12/10/12
$0.3870 per share short-term capital gain
$0.1050 per share long-term capital gain
$0.6880 per share total
Putnam Multi-Cap Growth Fund - Class R Shares (PNORX)
$0.0940 per share investment income		12/6/12		12/10/12
Putnam Multi-Cap Growth Fund - Class Y Shares (PNOYX)
$0.3690 per share investment income		12/6/12		12/10/12
Putnam Multi-Cap Value Fund - Class B Shares (PMVBX)
$0.1130 per share investment income		12/6/12		12/10/12
Putnam Multi-Cap Value Fund - Class C Shares (PMPCX)
$0.1380 per share investment income		12/6/12		12/10/12
Putnam Multi-Cap Value Fund - Class M Shares (PMCVX)
$0.1670 per share investment income		12/6/12		12/10/12
Putnam Multi-Cap Value Fund - Class R Shares (PMVRX)
$0.1960 per share investment income		12/6/12		12/10/12
Putnam Multi-Cap Value Fund - Class Y Shares (PMVYX)
$0.2660 per share investment income		12/6/12		12/10/12
Putnam Research Fund - Class B Shares (PRFBX)
$0.0560 per share investment income		12/6/12		12/10/12
Putnam Research Fund - Class C Shares (PRACX)
$0.0670 per share investment income		12/6/12		12/10/12
Putnam Research Fund - Class M Shares (PRFMX)
$0.1030 per share investment income		12/6/12		12/10/12
Putnam Research Fund - Class R Shares (PRSRX)
$0.1540 per share investment income		12/6/12		12/10/12
Putnam Research Fund - Class Y Shares (PURYX)
$0.2330 per share investment income		12/6/12		12/10/12
Putnam Small Cap Growth Fund - Class R Shares (PSGRX)
$0.0380 per share investment income		12/6/12		12/10/12
Putnam Small Cap Growth Fund - Class Y Shares (PSYGX)
$0.1340 per share investment income		12/6/12		12/10/12
Putnam Small Cap Value Fund - Class Y Shares (PYSVX)
$0.0350 per share investment income		12/6/12		12/10/12
Putnam Voyager Fund - Class B Shares (PVOBX)
$0.1150 per share investment income		12/6/12		12/10/12
Putnam Voyager Fund - Class C Shares (PVFCX)
$0.0670 per share investment income		12/6/12		12/10/12
Putnam Voyager Fund - Class M Shares (PVOMX)
$0.1550 per share investment income		12/6/12		12/10/12
Putnam Voyager Fund - Class R Shares (PVYRX)
$0.2000 per share investment income		12/6/12		12/10/12
Putnam Voyager Fund - Class Y Shares (PVYYX)
$0.3160 per share investment income		12/6/12		12/10/12
Putnam Voyager Fund - Class R5 Shares (PVODX)
$0.2820 per share investment income		12/6/12		12/10/12
Putnam Voyager Fund - Class R6 Shares (PVOEX)
$0.2910 per share investment income		12/6/12		12/10/12

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