Company: PPT
Filing Date: 2025-09-26
Form Type: N-CSR
Source: 0001133228-25-010195
Chunk: 195

Company: PUTNAM PREMIER INCOME TRUST
Filing Date: 2025-09-26
Form: N-CSR
Chunk 195
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urchased

their

shares

of

the

Fund

based

upon

the

reputation

and

the

investment

style,

philosophy

and

strategy

of

the

Manager

and

the

Sub-Advisers,

as

well

as

the

resources

available

to

the

Manager

and

the

Sub-Advisers.

The

Board

concluded

that,

overall,

the

nature,

extent,

and

quality

of

the

### management
and

other

services

provided

(and

expected

to

be

provided)

to

the

Fund,

under

the

### Management
Agreement

and

the

Sub-Advisory

Agreements

were

satisfactory.

#### Fund

#### Performance
The

Board

received

and

considered

information

regarding

Fund

performance,

including

information

and

analyses

(the

“Broadridge

Performance

Information”)

for

the

Fund,

as

well

as

for

a

group

of

comparable

funds

(the

“Performance

Universe”)

selected

by

Broadridge

### Financial
Solutions,

Putnam

Premier

Income

Trust

Shareholder

Information

77

franklintempleton.com

Annual

Report

Inc.

(“Broadridge”),

an

independent

third-party

provider

of

investment

company

data.

The

Board

was

provided

with

a

description

of

the

methodology

Broadridge

used

to

determine

the

similarity

of

the

Fund

with

the

funds

included

in

the

Performance

Universe.

It

was

noted

that

while

the

Board

found

the

Broadridge

Performance

Information

generally

useful,

they

recognized

its

limitations,

including

that

the

data

may

vary

depending

on

the

end

date

selected,

and

that

the

results

of

the

performance

comparisons

may

vary

depending

on

the

selection

of

the

peer

group

and

its

composition

over

time.

The

Board

also

noted

that

Board

members

had

received

and

discussed

with

the

Manager