# EDGAR Filing Document

**Accession Number:** 0000868648
**File Stem:** 0000928816-25-000727
**Filing Date:** 2025-6
**Character Count:** 5224
**Document Hash:** 53c864217bc423c2deddb5b421b4f22d
**Contains OCR:** False
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## Filing Content

## Filing Summary
**0000928816-25-000727.hdr.sgml**: 20250624

**ACCESSION NUMBER**: 0000928816-25-000727

**CONFORMED SUBMISSION TYPE**: 497

**PUBLIC DOCUMENT COUNT**: 3

**FILED AS OF DATE**: 20250624

**DATE AS OF CHANGE**: 20250624

**EFFECTIVENESS DATE**: 20250624

**FILER**: 

**COMPANY DATA:**
- **COMPANY CONFORMED NAME:** PUTNAM INTERNATIONAL EQUITY FUND
- **CENTRAL INDEX KEY:** 0000868648

**ORGANIZATION NAME:**
- **EIN:** 046661045
- **STATE OF INCORPORATION:** MA
- **FISCAL YEAR END:** 0630

**FILING VALUES:**
- **FORM TYPE:** 497
- **SEC ACT:** 1933 Act
- **SEC FILE NUMBER:** 033-37214
- **FILM NUMBER:** 251066946

**BUSINESS ADDRESS:**
- **STREET 1:** 100 FEDERAL STREET
- **CITY:** BOSTON
- **STATE:** MA
- **ZIP:** 02110
- **BUSINESS PHONE:** 6172921000

**MAIL ADDRESS:**
- **STREET 1:** 100 FEDERAL STREET
- **CITY:** BOSTON
- **STATE:** MA
- **ZIP:** 02110

**FORMER COMPANY:**
- **FORMER CONFORMED NAME:** PUTNAM INTERNATIONAL EQUITY FUND /MA/
- **DATE OF NAME CHANGE:** 20030430

**FORMER COMPANY:**
- **FORMER CONFORMED NAME:** PUTNAM INTERNATIONAL GROWTH FUND /MA/
- **DATE OF NAME CHANGE:** 19960805

**FORMER COMPANY:**
- **FORMER CONFORMED NAME:** PUTNAM OVERSEAS GROWTH FUND
- **DATE OF NAME CHANGE:** 19920703

## Series and Classes Contracts Data

### PUTNAM INTERNATIONAL EQUITY FUND /MA/ (Series ID: S000006181)

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|  |  |  |
|:---|:---|:---|
| Class Name     | Ticker Symbol | Class ID   |
| Class A Shares | POVSX         | C000017024 |
| Class C Shares | PIGCX         | C000017026 |
| Class R Shares | PIERX         | C000017028 |
| Class Y Shares | POVYX         | C000017029 |
| Class R5       | nan           | C000118015 |
| Class R6       | nan           | C000118016 |

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## Series and Classes Contracts Data

### PUTNAM INTERNATIONAL EQUITY FUND /MA/ (Series ID: S000006181)

| Class ID   | Class Name     | Ticker Symbol   |
|:---|:---|:---|
| C000017024 | Class A Shares | POVSX           |
| C000017026 | Class C Shares | PIGCX           |
| C000017028 | Class R Shares | PIERX           |
| C000017029 | Class Y Shares | POVYX           |
| C000118015 | Class R5       |  |
| C000118016 | Class R6       |  |

39047-P1 06/25

**SUPPLEMENT DATED JUNE 24, 2025**

**TO THE SUMMARY PROSPECTUS, PROSPECTUS AND**

**STATEMENT OF ADDITIONAL INFORMATION ("SAI")**

**OF PUTNAM INTERNATIONAL EQUITY FUND** 

**Effective June 30, 2025, the following changes are made to the Fund's Summary Prospectus, Prospectus and SAI:**

**1)** **The following is added to the section titled "Fund summary – Your fund's management –Portfolio manager" in the Fund's Summary Prospectus and Prospectus:** 

**David Morgan <br>** <br> Portfolio Manager of Franklin Templeton Investment Management Limited ("FTIML") and portfolio manager of the fund since June 2025

**2)** **The following replaces the section titled "Who oversees and manages the fund? – Portfolio manager" in the Fund's Prospectus:** 

**Portfolio managers.** The portfolio managers identified below are primarily responsible for the day-to-day management of the fund's portfolio:

**Vivek Gandhi, CFA Portfolio Manager of FTIML**<br> Mr. Gandhi has been a portfolio manager of the fund since 2018. He joined FTIML in 1999\*.

**David Morgan, Portfolio Manager of FTIML**

Mr. Morgan has been a portfolio manager of the fund since June 2025. He joined FTIML in 2020\*.

\*Effective November 1, 2024, Putnam Investments Limited, a sub-advisor to the fund prior to November 1, 2024, merged with and into FTIML.

**3)** **The following is added to the table in the section titled "PORTFOLIO MANAGERS – Other accounts managed" in the Fund's SAI:** 

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| | | | | | | |
|:---|:---|:---|:---|:---|:---|:---|
| &nbsp;&nbsp; <br>**Portfolio** <br> **manager** | &nbsp;&nbsp; <br>**Other SEC-registered open-end and closed-end funds** | &nbsp;&nbsp; <br>**Other SEC-registered open-end and closed-end funds** | &nbsp;&nbsp; <br>**Other accounts that pool assets from more than one client** | &nbsp;&nbsp; <br>**Other accounts that pool assets from more than one client** | &nbsp;&nbsp; <br>**Other accounts (including separate accounts, managed account programs and single-sponsor defined contribution plan offerings)** | &nbsp;&nbsp; <br>**Other accounts (including separate accounts, managed account programs and single-sponsor defined contribution plan offerings)** |
|  | &nbsp;&nbsp;Number of accounts | &nbsp;&nbsp; <br>Assets | &nbsp;&nbsp;Number of accounts | &nbsp;&nbsp; <br>Assets | &nbsp;&nbsp;Number of accounts | &nbsp;&nbsp; <br>Assets |
| &nbsp;&nbsp;David Morgan\* | &nbsp;&nbsp;None | &nbsp;&nbsp;None | &nbsp;&nbsp;None | &nbsp;&nbsp;None | &nbsp;&nbsp;None | &nbsp;&nbsp;None |

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\*Information provided as of May 31, 2025.

**4)** **The following is added to the section titled "PORTFOLIO MANAGERS – Ownership of securities" in the Fund's SAI:** 

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| | |
|:---|:---|
| **Portfolio Manager** | **Dollar Range of Fund Shares Owned** |
| David Morgan\* | $0 |

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\*Information provided as of May 31, 2025.

*Shareholders should retain this Supplement for future reference.*

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