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

		RECORD		PAYMENT
FUND NAME AND DISTRIBUTIONS		DATE		DATE
Putnam Europe Equity Fund - Class B Shares (PEUBX)
$0.1510 per share investment income		12/19/2012		12/26/2012
Putnam Europe Equity Fund - Class C Shares (PEECX)
$0.1680 per share investment income		12/19/2012		12/26/2012
Putnam Europe Equity Fund - Class M Shares (PEUMX)
$0.2080 per share investment income		12/19/2012		12/26/2012
Putnam Europe Equity Fund - Class R Shares (PEERX)
$0.2390 per share investment income		12/19/2012		12/26/2012
Putnam Europe Equity Fund - Class Y Shares (PEUYX)
$0.3560 per share investment income		12/19/2012		12/26/2012
Putnam High Yield Advantage Fund - Class B Shares (PHYBX)
$0.0270 per share investment income		12/19/2012		12/26/2012
$0.0150 per share extra taxable income
$0.0420 per share total
Putnam High Yield Advantage Fund - Class C Shares (PHYLX)
$0.0270 per share investment income		12/19/2012		12/26/2012
$0.0150 per share extra taxable income
$0.0420 per share total
Putnam High Yield Advantage Fund - Class M Shares (PHYMX)
$0.0300 per share investment income		12/19/2012		12/26/2012
$0.0150 per share extra taxable income
$0.0450 per share total
Putnam High Yield Advantage Fund - Class R Shares (PFJAX)
$0.0300 per share investment income		12/19/2012		12/26/2012
$0.0150 per share extra taxable income
$0.0450 per share total
Putnam High Yield Advantage Fund - Class Y Shares (PHAYX)
$0.0320 per share investment income		12/19/2012		12/26/2012
$0.0150 per share extra taxable income
$0.0470 per share total
Putnam Income Fund - Class B Shares (PNCBX)
$0.0130 per share investment income		12/19/2012		12/26/2012
Putnam Income Fund - Class C Shares (PUICX)
$0.0130 per share investment income		12/19/2012		12/26/2012
Putnam Income Fund - Class M Shares (PNCMX)
$0.0160 per share investment income		12/19/2012		12/26/2012
Putnam Income Fund - Class R Shares (PIFRX)
$0.0170 per share investment income		12/19/2012		12/26/2012
Putnam Income Fund - Class Y Shares (PNCYX)
$0.0200 per share investment income		12/19/2012		12/26/2012
Putnam Income Fund - Class R5 Shares (PINFX)
$0.0200 per share investment income		12/19/2012		12/26/2012
Putnam Income Fund - Class R6 Shares (PINHX)
$0.0200 per share investment income		12/19/2012		12/26/2012

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