Company: PIM
Filing Date: 2025-12-01
Form Type: N-CSR
Source: 0001133228-25-012988
Chunk: 116

Company: PUTNAM MASTER INTERMEDIATE INCOME TRUST
Filing Date: 2025-12-01
Form: N-CSR
Chunk 116
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at

period

end,

if

any,

are

listed

in

the

Fund's

Schedule

of

Investments.

The

Fund entered

into

OTC

forward

exchange

contracts

primarily

to

manage

and/or

gain exposure

to

certain

foreign

currencies.

A

forward

exchange

contract

is

an

agreement

between

the

Fund

and

a

counterparty

to

buy

or

sell

a

foreign

#### 1.

#### Organization

#### and

#### Significant

#### Accounting

#### Policies
(continued)

#### d.

#### Securities

#### Purchased

#### on

#### a

#### When-Issued,

#### Forward Commitment or

#### Delayed

#### Delivery

#### Basis

#### and

#### TBA

#### Basis
(continued)

Putnam

Master

Intermediate

Income

Trust

Notes

to

### Financial
Statements

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currency at

a

specific

exchange

rate

on

a

future

date.

Forward

exchange

contracts

outstanding

at

period

end,

if

any,

are

listed

in

the

Fund's

Schedule

of

Investments.

The

Fund

entered

into

credit

default

swap

contracts

primarily

to

manage

and/or

gain

exposure

to

credit

risk.

A

credit

default

swap

is

an

agreement

between

the

Fund

and

a

counterparty

whereby

the

buyer

of

the

contract

receives

credit

protection

and

the

seller

of

the

contract

guarantees

the

credit

worthiness

of

a

referenced

debt

obligation.

These

agreements

may

be

privately

negotiated

in

the

over-the-

counter

market

(OTC

credit

default

swaps)

or

may

be

executed

in

a

multilateral

trade

facility

platform,

such

as

a

registered

exchange

(centrally

cleared

credit

default

swaps).

The

underlying

referenced

debt

obligation

may

be

a

single

issuer

of

corporate

or

sovere