Putnam Municipal Opportunities Trust Stock

Putnam Municipal Opportunities Trust (the Fund) is a diversified closed-end management investment company. The Fund seeks a high level of current income exempt from federal income tax, consistent with the preservation of capital. The Fund invests in a portfolio of investment-grade and some below-investment-grade municipal bonds. The Fund uses leverage by issuing preferred shares to enhance returns, which involves risk and may increase the volatility of the net asset value (NAV). Under normal market conditions, the Fund invests at least 80% of its total assets in municipal bonds. Additionally, the fund may not with respect to 50% of its total assets, acquire more than 10% of the outstanding voting securities of any issuer. The Fund invests in various sectors, including transportation, healthcare, education, housing, state general obligation, utilities, local general obligation, special tax, land, tobacco and industrials. The Fund's manager is Putnam Investment Management, LLC.