Putnam Announces Multiclass Distribution Rates for Open End Funds

BOSTON, MA--(Marketwired - Jan 21, 2014) - The Trustees of The Putnam Funds declared the following distributions.

		RECORD		PAYMENT
FUND NAME AND DISTRIBUTIONS		DATE		DATE
Putnam High Yield Advantage Fund - Class B Shares (PHYBX)
$0.0230 per share investment income		1/21/2014		1/27/2014
Putnam High Yield Advantage Fund - Class C Shares (PHYLX)
$0.0230 per share investment income		1/21/2014		1/27/2014
Putnam High Yield Advantage Fund - Class M Shares (PHYMX)
$0.0260 per share investment income		1/21/2014		1/27/2014
Putnam High Yield Advantage Fund - Class R Shares (PFJAX)
$0.0260 per share investment income		1/21/2014		1/27/2014
Putnam High Yield Advantage Fund - Class Y Shares (PHAYX)
$0.0280 per share investment income		1/21/2014		1/27/2014
Putnam Income Fund - Class B Shares (PNCBX)
$0.0220 per share investment income		1/21/2014		1/27/2014
Putnam Income Fund - Class C Shares (PUICX)
$0.0220 per share investment income		1/21/2014		1/27/2014
Putnam Income Fund - Class M Shares (PNCMX)
$0.0250 per share investment income		1/21/2014		1/27/2014
Putnam Income Fund - Class R Shares (PIFRX)
$0.0250 per share investment income		1/21/2014		1/27/2014
Putnam Income Fund - Class Y Shares (PNCYX)
$0.0270 per share investment income		1/21/2014		1/27/2014
Putnam Income Fund - Class R5 Shares (PINFX)
$0.0280 per share investment income		1/21/2014		1/27/2014
Putnam Income Fund - Class R6 Shares (PINHX)
$0.0280 per share investment income		1/21/2014		1/27/2014