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SOURCE: Putnam Investments
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December 15, 2009 12:19 ET
Putnam Reports Quarterly Performance for Putnam Premier Income Trust
BOSTON, MA--(Marketwire - December 15, 2009) - Putnam Investments today announced quarterly
performance results for Putnam Premier Income Trust (NYSE: PPT), a
closed-end fund, for the three months ended October 31, 2009.
The per-share net asset value (NAV) for the fund was $6.33 as of the close
of business on October 31, 2009. The per-share NAV for the fund was $5.73
as of July 31, 2009. The share price as traded on the New York Stock
Exchange (NYSE) on October 31, 2009 was $5.90. The share price for the
fund was $5.37 as of July 31, 2009. The fund's total return for the three
months ended October 31, 2009 was 13.07%, based on net asset value, and
12.46% based on NYSE share price.
Additional quarterly data is as follows:
Three months Three months
ended ended
October 31, October 31,
2009 2008
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Total investment income
Total $ 21,448,245 18,077,999
Per share* $ .15 .12
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Net investment income
Total $ 19,465,168 16,211,369
Per share* $ .14 .11
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Net realized and unrealized gain(loss)
on investments
Total $ 83,605,800 (200,103,988)
Per share* $ .60 (1.37)
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Net increase (decrease) in net assets
resulting from operations
Total $ 103,070,968 (183,892,619)
Per share* $ .74 (1.26)
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Net assets available at the end of
the period
Total $ 887,331,290 742,396,937
Per share* $ 6.33 5.19
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* per common share
About Putnam
Founded in 1937, Putnam Investments is a leading global money management
firm with over 70 years of investment experience. At the end of November
2009, Putnam had $114 billion in assets under management. Putnam has
offices in Boston, London, Tokyo, Singapore, and Sydney. For more
information, go to www.putnam.com.
For more information about Putnam, visit the "News & Outlook" section of
the company's Website, www.putnam.com.