BOSTON, MA--(Marketwire - December 21, 2012) - The Trustees of The Putnam Funds declared the following distributions.

		RECORD/		PAYMENT
FUND NAME AND DISTRIBUTIONS		EX DATE		DATE
Putnam Asia Pacific Equity Fund - Class Y Shares (PAPYX)
$0.0400 per share investments income		12/21/2012		12/26/2012
Putnam Emerging Markets Equity Fund - Class M Shares (PEMAX)
$0.0030 per share investments income		12/21/2012		12/26/2012
Putnam Emerging Markets Equity Fund - Class R Shares (PEMLX)
$0.0380 per share investments income		12/21/2012		12/26/2012
Putnam Emerging Markets Equity Fund - Class Y Shares (PEMYX)
$0.0710 per share investments income		12/21/2012		12/26/2012
Putnam Global Consumer Fund - Class B Shares (PGCKX)
$0.1130 per share investments income		12/21/2012		12/26/2012
$0.0120 per share short-term capital gain
$0.1400 per share long-term capital gain
$0.2650 per share total
Putnam Global Consumer Fund - Class C Shares (PGCNX)
$0.1270 per share investments income		12/21/2012		12/26/2012
$0.0120 per share short-term capital gain
$0.1400 per share long-term capital gain
$0.2790 per share total
Putnam Global Consumer Fund - Class M Shares (PGCMX)
$0.1310 per share investments income		12/21/2012		12/26/2012
$0.0120 per share short-term capital gain
$0.1400 per share long-term capital gain
$0.2830 per share total
Putnam Global Consumer Fund - Class R Shares (PGCIX)
$0.1750 per share investments income		12/21/2012		12/26/2012
$0.0120 per share short-term capital gain
$0.1400 per share long-term capital gain
$0.3270 per share total
Putnam Global Consumer Fund - Class Y Shares (PGCYX)
$0.2420 per share investments income		12/21/2012		12/26/2012
$0.0120 per share short-term capital gain
$0.1400 per share long-term capital gain
$0.3940 per share total
Putnam Global Energy Fund - Class C Shares (PGECX)
$0.0020 per share investments income		12/21/2012		12/26/2012
Putnam Global Energy Fund - Class R Shares (PGETX)
$0.0700 per share investments income		12/21/2012		12/26/2012
Putnam Global Energy Fund - Class Y Shares (PGEIX)
$0.1250 per share investments income		12/21/2012		12/26/2012
Putnam Global Equity Fund - Class B Shares (PEQBX)
$0.0070 per share investments income		12/21/2012		12/26/2012
Putnam Global Equity Fund - Class C Shares (PUGCX)
$0.0070 per share investments income		12/21/2012		12/26/2012
Putnam Global Equity Fund - Class M Shares (PEQMX)
$0.0280 per share investments income		12/21/2012		12/26/2012
Putnam Global Equity Fund - Class R Shares (PGLRX)
$0.0470 per share investments income		12/21/2012		12/26/2012
Putnam Global Equity Fund - Class Y Shares (PEQYX)
$0.1000 per share investments income		12/21/2012		12/26/2012
Putnam Global Equity Fund - Class R5 Shares (PGLDX)
$0.0860 per share investments income		12/21/2012		12/26/2012
Putnam Global Equity Fund - Class R6 Shares (PGLEX)
$0.0900 per share investments income		12/21/2012		12/26/2012
Putnam Global Financial Fund - Class M Shares (PGFMX)
$0.0100 per share investments income		12/21/2012		12/26/2012
Putnam Global Financial Fund - Class R Shares (PGFRX)
$0.0480 per share investments income		12/21/2012		12/26/2012
Putnam Global Financial Fund - Class Y Shares (PGFYX)
$0.1000 per share investments income		12/21/2012		12/26/2012
Putnam Global Health Care Fund - Class B Shares (PHSBX)
$1.3640 per share short-term capital gain		12/21/2012		12/26/2012
$1.5800 per share long-term capital gain
$2.9440 per share total
Putnam Global Health Care Fund - Class C Shares (PCHSX)
$1.3640 per share short-term capital gain		12/21/2012		12/26/2012
$1.5800 per share long-term capital gain
$2.9440 per share total
Putnam Global Health Care Fund - Class M Shares (PHLMX)
$1.3640 per share short-term capital gain		12/21/2012		12/26/2012
$1.5800 per share long-term capital gain
$2.9440 per share total
Putnam Global Health Care Fund - Class R Shares (PHSRX)
$1.3640 per share short-term capital gain		12/21/2012		12/26/2012
$1.5800 per share long-term capital gain
$2.9440 per share total
Putnam Global Health Care Fund - Class Y Shares (PHSYX)
$1.3640 per share short-term capital gain		12/21/2012		12/26/2012
$1.5800 per share long-term capital gain
$2.9440 per share total
Putnam Global Income Trust - Class B Shares (PGLBX)
$0.0250 per share investment income		12/21/2012		12/28/2012
Putnam Global Income Trust - Class C Shares (PGGLX)
$0.0250 per share investment income		12/21/2012		12/28/2012
Putnam Global Income Trust - Class M Shares (PGGMX)
$0.0300 per share investment income		12/21/2012		12/28/2012
Putnam Global Income Trust - Class R Shares (PGBRX)
$0.0300 per share investment income		12/21/2012		12/28/2012
Putnam Global Income Trust - Class Y Shares (PGGYX)
$0.0340 per share investment income		12/21/2012		12/28/2012
Putnam Global Income Trust - Class R5 Shares (PGGDX)
$0.0350 per share investment income		12/21/2012		12/28/2012
Putnam Global Income Trust - Class R6 Shares (PGGEX)
$0.0350 per share investment income		12/21/2012		12/28/2012
Putnam Global Industrials Fund - Class R Shares (PGIOX)
$0.0400 per share investment income		12/21/2012		12/26/2012
Putnam Global Industrials Fund - Class Y Shares (PGILX)
$0.1070 per share investment income		12/21/2012		12/26/2012
Putnam Global Natural Resources Fund - Class B Shares (PNRBX)
$0.0180 per share investment income		12/21/2012		12/26/2012
Putnam Global Natural Resources Fund - Class C Shares (PGLCX)
$0.0240 per share investment income		12/21/2012		12/26/2012
Putnam Global Natural Resources Fund - Class M Shares (PGLMX)
$0.0600 per share investment income		12/21/2012		12/26/2012
Putnam Global Natural Resources Fund - Class R Shares (PGNRX)
$0.1170 per share investment income		12/21/2012		12/26/2012
Putnam Global Natural Resources Fund - Class Y Shares (PGRYX)
$0.2190 per share investment income		12/21/2012		12/26/2012
Putnam Global Telecommunications Fund - Class B Shares (PGBBX)
$0.1980 per share investments income		12/21/2012		12/26/2012
$0.0530 per share short-term capital gain
$0.0440 per share long-term capital gain
$0.2950 per share total
Putnam Global Telecommunications Fund - Class C Shares (PGBNX)
$0.1640 per share investment income		12/21/2012		12/26/2012
$0.0530 per share short-term capital gain
$0.0440 per share long-term capital gain
$0.2610 per share total
Putnam Global Telecommunications Fund - Class M Shares (PGBMX)
$0.2020 per share investment income		12/21/2012		12/26/2012
$0.0530 per share short-term capital gain
$0.0440 per share long-term capital gain
$0.2990 per share total
Putnam Global Telecommunications Fund - Class R Shares (PGBTX)
$0.2440 per share investment income		12/21/2012		12/26/2012
$0.0530 per share short-term capital gain
$0.0440 per share long-term capital gain
$0.3410 per share total
Putnam Global Telecommunications Fund - Class Y Shares (PGBYX)
$0.2940 per share investment income		12/21/2012		12/26/2012
$0.0530 per share short-term capital gain
$0.0440 per share long-term capital gain
$0.3910 per share total
Putnam High Yield Trust - Class B Shares (PHBBX)
$0.0350 per share investment income		12/21/2012		12/26/2012
Putnam High Yield Trust - Class C Shares (PCHYX)
$0.0350 per share investment income		12/21/2012		12/26/2012
Putnam High Yield Trust - Class M Shares (PHIMX)
$0.0380 per share investment income		12/21/2012		12/26/2012
Putnam High Yield Trust - Class R Shares (PHDRX)
$0.0390 per share investment income		12/21/2012		12/26/2012
Putnam High Yield Trust - Class Y Shares (PHYYX)
$0.0420 per share investment income		12/21/2012		12/26/2012
Putnam International Capital Opportunities Fund - Class B Shares (PVNBX)
$0.1130 per share investment income		12/21/2012		12/26/2012
Putnam International Capital Opportunities Fund - Class C Shares (PUVCX)
$0.1290 per share investment income		12/21/2012		12/26/2012
Putnam International Capital Opportunities Fund - Class M Shares (PIVMX)
$0.2260 per share investments income		12/21/2012		12/26/2012
Putnam International Capital Opportunities Fund - Class R Shares (PICRX)
$0.2530 per share investment income		12/21/2012		12/26/2012
Putnam International Capital Opportunities Fund - Class Y Shares (PIVYX)
$0.4720 per share investment income		12/21/2012		12/26/2012
Putnam International Equity Fund - Class B Shares (POVBX)
$0.0340 per share investments income		12/21/2012		12/26/2012
Putnam International Equity Fund - Class C Shares (PIGCX)
$0.0480 per share investment income		12/21/2012		12/26/2012
Putnam International Equity Fund - Class M Shares (POVMX)
$0.0890 per share investments income		12/21/2012		12/26/2012
Putnam International Equity Fund - Class R Shares (PIERX)
$0.1430 per share investments income		12/21/2012		12/26/2012
Putnam International Equity Fund - Class Y Shares (POVYX)
$0.2370 per share investments income		12/21/2012		12/26/2012
Putnam International Equity Fund - Class R5 Shares (POVDX)
$0.2090 per share investments income		12/21/2012		12/26/2012
Putnam International Equity Fund - Class R6 Shares (POVEX)
$0.2170 per share investments income		12/21/2012		12/26/2012
Putnam International Growth Fund - Class R Shares (PNPRX)
$0.0350 per share investments income		12/21/2012		12/26/2012
Putnam International Growth Fund - Class Y Shares (PINYX)
$0.1100 per share investments income		12/21/2012		12/26/2012
Putnam International Value Fund - Class B Shares (PGNBX)
$0.0500 per share investments income		12/21/2012		12/26/2012
Putnam International Value Fund - Class C Shares (PIGRX)
$0.0570 per share investments income		12/21/2012		12/26/2012
Putnam International Value Fund - Class M Shares (PIGMX)
$0.0740 per share investments income		12/21/2012		12/26/2012
Putnam International Value Fund - Class R Shares (PIIRX)
$0.1070 per share investments income		12/21/2012		12/26/2012
Putnam International Value Fund - Class Y Shares (PNGYX)
$0.1510 per share investments income		12/21/2012		12/26/2012

Shareholders:
1-800-225-1581