# EDGAR Filing Document

**Accession Number:** 0000822671
**File Stem:** 0000928816-23-000253
**Filing Date:** 2023-2
**Character Count:** 2475
**Document Hash:** 627bee9551a0a6d662ed37e63c7147d6
**Contains OCR:** False
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## Filing Content

## Filing Summary
**0000928816-23-000253.hdr.sgml**: 20230228

**ACCESSION NUMBER**: 0000928816-23-000253

**CONFORMED SUBMISSION TYPE**: 497K

**PUBLIC DOCUMENT COUNT**: 2

**FILED AS OF DATE**: 20230228

**DATE AS OF CHANGE**: 20230228

**EFFECTIVENESS DATE**: 20230228

**FILER**: 

**COMPANY DATA:**
- **COMPANY CONFORMED NAME:** PUTNAM VARIABLE TRUST
- **CENTRAL INDEX KEY:** 0000822671
- **IRS NUMBER:** 046649095
- **STATE OF INCORPORATION:** MA
- **FISCAL YEAR END:** 1231

**FILING VALUES:**
- **FORM TYPE:** 497K
- **SEC ACT:** 1933 Act
- **SEC FILE NUMBER:** 033-17486
- **FILM NUMBER:** 23679950

**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 CAPITAL MANAGER TRUST /MA/
- **DATE OF NAME CHANGE:** 19920703

## Series and Classes Contracts Data

### Putnam VT Research Fund (Series ID: S000003887)

| Class ID   | Class Name      | Ticker Symbol   |
|:---|:---|:---|
| C000010869 | Class IA Shares |  |
| C000010870 | Class IB Shares |  |

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|:---|:---|
| Summary Prospectus Supplement | *February 28, 2023* |
| **Putnam VT Research Fund** |  |
| Summary Prospectus dated April 30, 2022 |  |

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Effective February 28, 2023, the section *Your fund's management* is replaced in its entirety with the following:

**Your fund's management Investment advisor**

Putnam Investment Management, LLC

**Portfolio Managers**

Kathryn Lakin, Director of Equity Research, portfolio manager of the fund since 2014

Jacquelyne Cavanaugh, Portfolio Manager, Analyst, portfolio manager of the fund since 2014

Matthew LaPlant, Portfolio Manager, Quantitative Analyst, portfolio manager of the fund since 2023

Andrew O'Brien, Portfolio Manager, Analyst, portfolio manager of the fund since 2018

William Rives, Portfolio Manager, Analyst, portfolio manager of the fund since 2019

Walter Scully, Portfolio Manager, Analyst, portfolio manager of the fund since 2010

**Sub-advisors**

Putnam Investments Limited\*

The Putnam Advisory Company, LLC\*

\* Though the investment advisor has retained the services of both Putnam Investments Limited (PIL) and The Putnam Advisory Company, LLC (PAC), PIL and PAC do not currently manage any assets of the fund. ![](vtresearchsumsuppx1x1.jpg) <br>

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