PUTNAM INVESTMENT FUNDS (Form: 485BPOS, Filing Date: 01/30
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SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION FORM 485BPOS Post-effective amendments [Rule 485(b)] Filing Date: 2006-01-30 SEC Accession No. 0000928816-06-000105 (HTML Version on secdatabase.com) FILER PUTNAM INVESTMENT FUNDS Mailing Address Business Address PUTNAM EQUITY FUNDS ONE POST OFFICE SQUARE CIK:932101| IRS No.: 043251560 | State of Incorp.:MA | Fiscal Year End: 0930 ONE POST OFFICE SQUARE MAIL STOP A 14 Type: 485BPOS | Act: 40 | File No.: 811-07237 | Film No.: 06561746 MAILSTOP A 14 BOSTON MA 02109 BOSTON MA 02109 6172921562 PUTNAM INVESTMENT FUNDS Mailing Address Business Address PUTNAM EQUITY FUNDS ONE POST OFFICE SQUARE CIK:932101| IRS No.: 043251560 | State of Incorp.:MA | Fiscal Year End: 0930 ONE POST OFFICE SQUARE MAIL STOP A 14 Type: 485BPOS | Act: 33 | File No.: 033-56339 | Film No.: 06561747 MAILSTOP A 14 BOSTON MA 02109 BOSTON MA 02109 6172921562 Copyright © 2012 www.secdatabase.com. All Rights Reserved. Please Consider the Environment Before Printing This Document As filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on ^^January 30, 2006 Registration No. 33-56339 811-07237 SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION WASHINGTON, D.C. 20549 ---------------- FORM N-1A ---------------- REGISTRATION STATEMENT UNDER THE SECURITIES ACT OF 1933 / X / ---- ---- Pre-Effective Amendment No. / / ---- ---- Post-Effective Amendment No. ^74 / X / and ---- ---- REGISTRATION STATEMENT UNDER THE INVESTMENT COMPANY / X / ACT OF 1940 ---- ---- Amendment No. ^72 / X / (Check appropriate box or boxes) ---- PUTNAM INVESTMENT FUNDS (Exact name of registrant as specified in charter) One Post Office Square, Boston, Massachusetts 02109 (Address of principal executive offices) Registrant's Telephone Number, including Area Code (617) 292-1000 -------------- It is proposed that this filing will become effective (check appropriate box) / / immediately upon filing pursuant to paragraph (b) / X / on ^January 30, ^2006 pursuant to paragraph (b) / / 60 days after filing pursuant to paragraph (a) (1) / / on (date) pursuant to paragraph (a) (1) / / 75 days after filing pursuant to paragraph (a) (2) / / on (date) pursuant to paragraph (a) (2) of Rule 485. Copyright © 2012 www.secdatabase.com. All Rights Reserved. Please Consider the Environment Before Printing This Document If appropriate, check the following box: / / this post-effective amendment designates a new effective date for a previously filed post-effective amendment. -------------- BETH S. MAZOR, Vice President PUTNAM INVESTMENT FUNDS One Post Office Square Boston, Massachusetts 02109 (Name and address of agent for service) --------------- Copy to: JOHN W. GERSTMAYR, Esquire ROPES & GRAY LLP One International Place Boston, Massachusetts 02110 --------------------- This Post-Effective Amendment relates solely to the Registrant's Putnam International ^New Opportunities Fund^ ^series. Information contained in the Registrant's Registration Statement relating to any other series of the Registrant is neither amended nor superseded hereby. Putnam International New Opportunities Fund 1| 30| 06 Prospectus CONTENTS Fund summary 2 Goal 2 Main investment strategies 2 Main risks 2 Performance information 3 Fees and expenses 4 What are the funds main investment strategies and related risks? 6 Who manages the fund? 11 How does the fund price its shares? 15 How do I buy fund shares? 16 How do I sell fund shares? 23 How do I exchange fund shares? 25 Policy on excessive short-term trading 26 Fund distributions and taxes 30 Financial highlights 31 Class A, B, C, M and R shares Investment Category: Growth Copyright © 2012 www.secdatabase.com. All Rights Reserved. Please Consider the Environment Before Printing This Document This prospectus explains what you should know about this mutual fund before you invest. Please read it carefully. Putnam Investment Management, LLC (Putnam Management), which has managed mutual funds since 1937, manages the fund. These securities have not been approved or disapproved by the Securities and Exchange Commission nor has the Commission passed upon the accuracy or adequacy of this prospectus. Any statement to the contrary is a crime. You may qualify for sales charge discounts on class A or class M shares. Please notify your financial advisor of other accounts that may help you obtain a sales charge discount. See How do I buy fund shares? for details. Fund summary GOAL The fund seeks long-term capital appreciation. MAIN INVESTMENT STRATEGIES -- INTERNATIONAL GROWTH STOCKS We invest mainly in common stocks of companies outside the United States. We invest mainly in growth stocks, which are those issued by companies that we believe are fast-growing and whose earnings we believe are likely to increase over time. Growth in earnings may lead to an increase in the price of the stock. We may invest in companies of any size. We may invest in both established and developing (also known as emerging) markets. MAIN RISKS The main risks that could adversely affect the value of the funds shares and the total return on your investment include: * The risks of investing outside the United States, such as currency fluctua-tions, economic or financial instability, lack of timely or reliable financial information or unfavorable political or legal developments. These risks are increased for investments in emerging markets. * The risk that the stock price of one or more of the companies in the funds portfolio will fall, or will fail to rise. Many factors can adversely affect a stocks performance, including both general financial market conditions and factors related to a specific company or industry. This risk is generally greater for small and midsized companies, which tend to be more vulnerable to adverse developments. * The risk that movements in financial markets will adversely affect the price of the funds investments, regardless of how well the companies in which we invest perform. The market as a whole may not favor the types of investments we make. * The risk that the funds use of derivatives will cause losses due to increased exposure to the risks described above, the unexpected effect of market movements on a derivatives price, or the potential inability to terminate derivatives positions. You can lose money by investing in the fund. The fund may not achieve its goal, and is not intended as a complete investment program. An investment in the fund is not a deposit in a bank and is not insured or guaranteed by the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation or any other government agency. 2 P R O S P E C T U S PERFORMANCE INFORMATION The following information provides some indication of the funds risks. The chart shows year-to-year changes in the performance of one of the funds classes of shares, class A shares. The table following the chart compares the funds performance to that of a broad measure of market performance. Of course, a funds past performance is not an indication of future performance. Copyright © 2012 www.secdatabase.com. All Rights Reserved. Please Consider the Environment Before Printing This Document Performance figures in the bar chart do not reflect the impact of sales charges. If they did, performance would be less than that shown. During the periods shown in the bar chart, the highest return for a quarter was 59.03% (quarter ending 12/31/99) and the lowest return for a quarter was 22.51% (quarter ending 3/31/01). Average Annual Total Returns (for periods ending 12/31/05) Past Past Past 1 year 5 years 10 years Class A before taxes 12.05% 0.72% 6.18% Class A after taxes on distributions 12.31% 0.90% 5.34% Class A after taxes on distributions and sale of fund shares 8.73% 0.86% 5.11% Class B before taxes 12.45% 0.67% 5.96% Class C before taxes 16.44% 1.07% 5.97% Class M before taxes 13.80% 0.63% 5.88% Class R before taxes 18.06% 1.61% 6.51% S&P/Citigroup World Ex-U.S. Growth Primary Markets Index (no deduction for fees, expenses or taxes) 16.03% 2.77% 6.14% Unlike the bar chart, this performance information reflects the impact of sales charges. Class A and class M share performance reflects the current maximum initial sales charges (which for class A shares reflects a reduction that took effect after 12/31/03 and for class M shares reflects a reduction that took effect after 12/31/04); class B and class C share performance reflects the 3 P R O S P E C T U S maximum applicable deferred sales charge if shares had been redeemed on 12/31/05 and, for class B shares, does not assume conversion to class A shares after eight years. For periods before the inception of class C shares (2/1/99) and class R shares (12/1/03), performance shown for these classes in the table is based on the performance of the funds class A shares, adjusted to reflect the appropriate sales charge and the higher 12b-1 fees paid by the class C and class R shares. The funds performance for portions of the period benefited from Putnam Managements agreement to limit the funds expenses. The funds performance is compared to the S&P/Citigroup World Ex-U.S. Growth Primary Markets Index, an unmanaged index of mostly large and some small capitalization stocks from developed countries, excluding the U.S., chosen for their growth orientation. After-tax returns reflect the highest individual federal income tax rates and do not reflect state and local taxes. Actual after-tax returns depend on an investors tax situation and may differ from those shown. After-tax returns are shown for class A shares only and will vary for other classes. After-tax returns are not relevant to those investing through 401(k) plans, IRAs or other tax-deferred arrangements. FEES AND EXPENSES This table summarizes the fees and expenses you may pay if you invest in the fund.