Putnam Premier Income Trust
25.00%
23,913,683
827773
746853100
Apr 6, 2025
Apr 8, 2025, 01:52 PM
Reporting Persons (2)
This is a joint filing. The reported shares may overlap between reporting persons and should not be summed.
| Name | Type | % of Class | Aggregate | Sole Voting | Shared Voting |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sit Investment Associates, Inc. | Investment Adviser | 25.00% | 23,913,683 | 0 | 23,913,683 |
| Sit Fixed Income Advisors II, LLC | Investment Adviser | 25.00% | 23,913,683 | 0 | 23,913,683 |
Disclosure Items (3)
Common Stock
Putnam Premier Income Trust
100 FEDERAL STREET, BOSTON, MA, 02110
The aggregate percentage of Shares reported owned by Sit Entities herein is based upon 95,567,537 Shares outstanding as of January 31, 2025, which is the total number of Shares outstanding as reported in the Issuer's Report on Form N-CSRS filed with the Securities Exchange Commission. As of the date hereof, the Sit Entities may be deemed to be the beneficial owner of 23,913,683 Shares held in client accounts which represent 25.0% of the Issuer's outstanding Shares.
Each of the Sit Entities may be deemed to have shared power to vote and dispose of such Shares. However, none of SIA's or SFI's directors or executive officers own Shares directly.
Transactions in Shares by the Sit Entities in the last 60 days are set forth in Exhibit A.
The clients of SIA and SFI have the right to participate in the receipt of dividends from, or proceeds from the sales of, the Shares held for their respective accounts.
Not applicable
Exhibit A: Schedule of Transactions in Shares by Sit Entities in the last 60 days.