Effective July 15, 2024, Putnam Investment Management, LLC (“Putnam Management”) has transferred its management contracts with the Putnam closed-end funds to Franklin Advisers, Inc. (“Franklin Advisers”) (the “Transfer”). Both Putnam Management and Franklin Advisers are wholly-owned subsidiaries of Franklin Resources, Inc. (“Franklin Resources”).
As part of the Transfer, Franklin Advisers has replaced Putnam Management as the investment adviser of each of these closed-end funds (each, a “fund” and collectively, the “funds”):
Putnam Master Intermediate Income Trust (NYSE:PIM) (CUSIP: 746909-10-0)
Putnam Managed Municipal Income Trust (NYSE:PMM) (CUSIP: 746823-10-3)
Putnam Municipal Opportunities Trust (NYSE:PMO) (CUSIP: 746922-10-3)
Putnam Premier Income Trust (NYSE:PPT) (CUSIP: 746853-10-0)
Each fund’s portfolio managers have become employees of Franklin Advisers, continuing their integration with the broader fixed income investment team at Franklin Advisers that they have been part of since the closing of Franklin Resources’ acquisition of Putnam Management on January 1, 2024.
In connection with the Transfer, Putnam Management also transferred to Franklin Advisers the sub-management contract between Putnam Management and Putnam Investments Limited in respect of each fund effective July 15, 2024.