Putnam Investments 

One Post Office Square 

Boston, MA 02109 

November 2, 2009 

Securities and Exchange Commission
100 F Street, NE
Washington, DC 20549

RE: Putnam Funds Trust (Reg. Nos. (333-515) (811-07513), on behalf of its Putnam International Growth and 

      Income Fund and Putnam Small Cap Growth Fund series

      Post-Effective Amendment No. 97 to Registration Statement on Form N-1A (the “Amendment”) 

Ladies and Gentlemen:

Pursuant to Rule 497(j) under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, the Trust hereby certifies that the form of Prospectuses and Statements of Additional Information that would have been filed on behalf of the Funds pursuant to Rule 497(c) upon the effectiveness of Post-Effective Amendment No. 97 to the Fund’s Registration Statement on Form N-1A (the “Amendment”) would not have differed from that contained in the Amendment, which is the most recent amendment to such Registration Statement and was filed electronically on October 28, 2009.

Comments or questions concerning this certificate may be directed to Anne Marie Duffy at 1-800-225-2465, ext.4824.

	Very truly yours,
	Putnam Funds Trust
By:	/s/ Charles E. Porter
	Charles E. Porter
	Executive Vice President, Associate Treasurer,
	Principal Executive Officer and Compliance Liaison

cc: Ropes and Gray