0000928816-15-000317.txt : 20150227 0000928816-15-000317.hdr.sgml : 20150227 20150227102257 ACCESSION NUMBER: 0000928816-15-000317 CONFORMED SUBMISSION TYPE: N-Q PUBLIC DOCUMENT COUNT: 2 CONFORMED PERIOD OF REPORT: 20141231 FILED AS OF DATE: 20150227 DATE AS OF CHANGE: 20150227 EFFECTIVENESS DATE: 20150227 FILER: COMPANY DATA: COMPANY CONFORMED NAME: PUTNAM FUNDS TRUST CENTRAL INDEX KEY: 0001005942 IRS NUMBER: 043299786 STATE OF INCORPORATION: MA FISCAL YEAR END: 1231 FILING VALUES: FORM TYPE: N-Q SEC ACT: 1940 Act SEC FILE NUMBER: 811-07513 FILM NUMBER: 15655499 BUSINESS ADDRESS: STREET 1: ONE POST STREET 2: ONE POST OFFICE SQUARE CITY: BOSTON STATE: MA ZIP: 02109 BUSINESS PHONE: 6172921010 MAIL ADDRESS: STREET 1: ONE POST OFFICE SQUARE CITY: BOSTON STATE: MA ZIP: 02109 0001005942 S000018606 PUTNAM MONEY MARKET LIQUIDITY FUND C000051613 CLASS P N-Q 1 a_moneymarketliquidity.htm PUTNAM FUNDS TRUST a_moneymarketliquidity.htm


UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549

FORM N-Q

QUARTERLY SCHEDULE OF PORTFOLIO HOLDINGS OF REGISTERED
MANAGEMENT INVESTMENT COMPANY




Investment Company Act file number: (811-07513)
Exact name of registrant as specified in charter: Putnam Funds Trust
Address of principal executive offices: One Post Office Square, Boston, Massachusetts 02109
Name and address of agent for service: Robert T. Burns, Vice President
One Post Office Square
Boston, Massachusetts 02109
Copy to:         Bryan Chegwidden, Esq.
Ropes & Gray LLP
1211 Avenue of the Americas
New York, New York 10036
Registrant’s telephone number, including area code: (617) 292-1000
Date of fiscal year end: September 30, 2015
Date of reporting period: December 31, 2014



Item 1. Schedule of Investments:














Putnam Money Market Liquidity Fund

The fund's portfolio
12/31/14 (Unaudited)
REPURCHASE AGREEMENTS (32.0%)(a)
Principal amount Value

Interest in $160,000,000 joint tri-party repurchase agreement dated 12/31/14 with Bank of Nova Scotia due 1/2/15 - maturity value of $85,000,378 for an effective yield of 0.080% (collateralized by various U.S. Treasury notes and bonds with coupon rates ranging from 0.125% to 8.125% and due dates ranging from 2/15/16 to 8/15/24, valued at $163,200,822) $85,000,000 $85,000,000
Interest in $61,481,000 tri-party repurchase agreement dated 12/31/14 with BNP Paribas US due 1/2/15 - maturity value of $61,481,205 for an effective yield of 0.060% (collateralized by various mortgage backed securities with coupon rates ranging from 2.500% to 6.000% and due dates ranging from 4/20/27 to 12/20/44, valued at $62,710,620) 61,481,000 61,481,000
Interest in $244,470,000 joint tri-party term repurchase agreement dated 12/26/14 with Citigroup Global Markets, Inc. due 1/2/15 - maturity value of $76,141,332 for an effective yield of 0.090% (collateralized by various U.S. Treasury notes with coupon rates ranging from 1.625% to 2.750% and due dates ranging from 8/15/22 to 8/15/24, valued at $249,359,437) 76,140,000 76,140,000
Interest in $375,000,000 joint tri-party repurchase agreement dated 12/31/14 with Citigroup Global Markets, Inc. due 1/2/15 - maturity value of $110,000,428 for an effective yield of 0.070% (collateralized by various mortgage backed securities and various U.S. Treasury notes with coupon rates ranging from 0.625% to 6.000% and due dates ranging from 6/30/16 to 11/1/44, valued at $382,500,021) 110,000,000 110,000,000
Interest in $100,000,000 tri-party repurchase agreement dated 12/31/14 with Goldman, Sachs & Co. due 1/2/15 - maturity value of $100,000,444 for an effective yield of 0.080% (collateralized by a mortgage backed security and a U.S. Treasury note with coupon rates ranging from 1.625% to 1.710% and due dates ranging from 1/15/18 to 1/15/20, valued at $102,000,062) 100,000,000 100,000,000
Interest in $25,000,000 tri-party repurchase agreement dated 12/31/14 with J.P. Morgan Securities, Inc. due 1/2/15 - maturity value of $25,000,125 for an effective yield of 0.090% (collateralized by a U.S. Treasury note with a coupon rate of 0.125% and a due date of 7/15/22, valued at $25,501,637) 25,000,000 25,000,000
Interest in $374,041,000 joint tri-party repurchase agreement dated 12/31/14 with Merrill Lynch, Pierce, Fenner and Smith Inc. due 1/2/15 - maturity value of $141,329,550 for an effective yield of 0.070% (collateralized by various mortgage backed securities with a coupon rate of 4.000% and due dates ranging from 5/1/44 to 9/1/44, valued at $381,521,821) 141,329,000 141,329,000
Interest in $100,000,000 joint tri-party term repurchase agreement dated 12/26/14 with Merrill Lynch, Pierce, Fenner and Smith Inc. due 1/2/15 - maturity value of $31,100,242 for an effective yield of 0.04% (collateralized by various mortgage backed securities with coupon rates ranging from 2.060% to 6.039% and due dates ranging from 7/1/19 to 8/1/50, valued at $102,000,001) 31,100,000 31,100,000

Total repurchase agreements (cost $630,050,000) $630,050,000

U.S. GOVERNMENT AGENCY OBLIGATIONS (24.0%)(a)
Yield (%) Maturity date Principal amount Value

Fannie Mae unsec. discount notes 0.080 2/2/15 $3,500,000 $3,499,751
Federal Farm Credit Banks Funding Corporation unsec. discount notes 0.060 2/20/15 7,500,000 7,499,375
Federal Farm Credit Banks Funding Corporation unsec. discount notes 0.060 2/9/15 15,000,000 14,999,025
Federal Farm Credit Banks Funding Corporation unsec. discount notes 0.050 2/2/15 12,500,000 12,499,444
Federal Farm Credit Banks Funding Corporation unsec. discount notes 0.050 1/9/15 10,000,000 9,999,889
Federal Home Loan Bank unsec. discount notes 0.101 4/29/15 17,300,000 17,298,261
Federal Home Loan Banks unsec. discount notes 0.135 6/3/15 2,500,000 2,498,566
Federal Home Loan Banks unsec. discount notes 0.125 5/29/15 7,500,000 7,496,146
Federal Home Loan Banks unsec. discount notes 0.125 5/27/15 13,250,000 13,243,267
Federal Home Loan Banks unsec. discount notes 0.115 5/20/15 3,400,000 3,398,490
Federal Home Loan Banks unsec. discount notes 0.095 5/1/15 27,000,000 26,991,450
Federal Home Loan Banks unsec. discount notes 0.105 4/15/15 3,930,000 3,928,808
Federal Home Loan Banks unsec. discount notes 0.097 2/25/15 17,000,000 16,997,481
Federal Home Loan Banks unsec. discount notes 0.060 2/9/15 7,500,000 7,499,513
Federal Home Loan Banks unsec. discount notes 0.140 2/3/15 2,000,000 1,999,743
Federal Home Loan Banks unsec. discount notes 0.100 1/9/15 5,000,000 4,999,889
Federal Home Loan Mortgage Corporation unsec. discount notes 0.085 4/27/15 33,000,000 32,991,010
Federal Home Loan Mortgage Corporation unsec. discount notes 0.081 4/20/15 31,250,000 31,242,336
Federal Home Loan Mortgage Corporation unsec. discount notes 0.080 4/10/15 9,400,000 9,397,932
Federal Home Loan Mortgage Corporation unsec. discount notes 0.060 2/11/15 16,400,000 16,398,879
Federal Home Loan Mortgage Corporation unsec. discount notes 0.165 7/22/15 3,550,000 3,546,713
Federal Home Loan Mortgage Corporation unsec. discount notes 0.130 7/10/15 9,250,000 9,243,653
Federal Home Loan Mortgage Corporation unsec. discount notes 0.130 6/8/15 7,500,000 7,495,721
Federal Home Loan Mortgage Corporation unsec. discount notes 0.100 5/8/15 7,500,000 7,497,354
Federal Home Loan Mortgage Corporation unsec. discount notes 0.100 3/16/15 4,000,000 3,999,178
Federal Home Loan Mortgage Corporation unsec. discount notes 0.060 1/28/15 11,000,000 10,999,505
Federal Home Loan Mortgage Corporation unsec. discount notes 0.065 1/21/15 7,000,000 6,999,747
Federal Home Loan Mortgage Corporation unsec. discount notes Ser. RB 0.140 7/7/15 3,500,000 3,497,455
Federal Home Loan Mortgage Corporation unsec. discount notes Ser. RB 0.095 4/14/15 9,100,000 9,097,527
Federal Home Loan Mortgage Corporation unsec. discount notes Ser. RB 0.085 3/5/15 22,000,000 21,996,728
Federal Home Loan Mortgage Corporation unsec. discount notes Ser. RB 0.060 1/29/15 7,500,000 7,499,650
Federal National Mortgage Association unsec. discount notes 0.140 6/10/15 4,500,000 4,497,200
Federal National Mortgage Association unsec. discount notes 0.090 4/29/15 7,500,000 7,497,788
Federal National Mortgage Association unsec. discount notes 0.085 4/22/15 11,975,000 11,971,862
Federal National Mortgage Association unsec. discount notes 0.070 4/8/15 14,100,000 14,097,341
Federal National Mortgage Association unsec. discount notes 0.090 3/11/15 17,500,000 17,496,981
Federal National Mortgage Association unsec. discount notes 0.090 3/2/15 12,500,000 12,498,125
Federal National Mortgage Association unsec. discount notes 0.060 2/27/15 16,000,000 15,998,480
Federal National Mortgage Association unsec. discount notes 0.060 2/26/15 5,935,000 5,934,446
Federal National Mortgage Association unsec. discount notes 0.085 2/18/15 6,400,000 6,399,275
Federal National Mortgage Association unsec. discount notes 0.055 1/28/15 7,500,000 7,499,691
Federal National Mortgage Association unsec. discount notes 0.060 1/5/15 24,000,000 23,999,840
Federal National Mortgage Association unsec. discount notes Ser. BB 0.165 4/2/15 7,500,000 7,496,870

Total U.S. Government Agency Obligations (cost $472,140,385) $472,140,385

COMMERCIAL PAPER (18.7%)(a)
Yield (%) Maturity date Principal amount Value

American Honda Finance Corp. 0.130 2/19/15 $18,750,000 $18,746,682
Apple, Inc. 0.090 1/13/15 11,345,000 11,344,660
Bedford Row Funding Corp. 144A 0.253 1/26/15 18,000,000 18,001,533
Canada (Government of) (Canada) 0.060 1/14/15 7,500,000 7,499,838
Coca-Cola Co. (The) 0.110 2/24/15 15,300,000 15,297,476
Coca-Cola Co. (The) 0.130 2/6/15 4,000,000 3,999,480
Collateralized Commercial Paper II Co., LLC 0.180 1/23/15 17,000,000 16,998,130
Commonwealth Bank of Australia (Australia) 0.180 3/24/15 9,000,000 8,996,310
Commonwealth Bank of Australia (Australia) 0.160 3/3/15 9,000,000 8,997,560
DnB Bank ASA (Norway) 0.138 1/5/15 12,553,000 12,552,807
DnB Bank ASA 144A (Norway) 0.225 2/2/15 1,000,000 999,778
Eli Lilly & Co. 0.120 2/23/15 9,000,000 8,998,410
Export Development Canada (Canada) 0.135 5/4/15 16,300,000 16,292,482
Export Development Canada (Canada) 0.100 4/1/15 19,000,000 18,995,250
Export Development Canada (Canada) 0.100 2/24/15 15,000,000 14,997,750
General Electric Capital Corp. 0.130 3/13/15 17,000,000 16,995,641
HSBC USA, Inc. (United Kingdom) 0.170 3/2/15 6,000,000 5,998,300
HSBC USA, Inc. (United Kingdom) 0.170 1/22/15 6,000,000 5,999,405
HSBC USA, Inc. (United Kingdom) 0.150 1/8/15 1,400,000 1,399,959
Jupiter Securitization Co., LLC 0.200 4/28/15 8,000,000 7,994,800
National Australia Bank, Ltd. (Australia) 0.190 3/27/15 1,500,000 1,499,327
National Australia Bank, Ltd. 144A (Australia) 0.140 2/18/15 17,000,000 16,996,827
Nestle Finance International, Ltd. (Switzerland) 0.100 1/15/15 17,000,000 16,999,339
Nordea Bank AB (Sweden) 0.170 2/4/15 1,900,000 1,899,695
Nordea Bank AB (Sweden) 0.150 1/27/15 1,600,000 1,599,827
Nordea Bank AB (Sweden) 0.130 1/13/15 2,245,000 2,244,903
Proctor & Gamble Co. (The) 0.090 2/9/15 8,000,000 7,999,220
Proctor & Gamble Co. (The) 0.110 1/29/15 11,000,000 10,999,059
Roche Holdings, Inc. (Switzerland) 0.110 2/9/15 14,000,000 13,998,332
Roche Holdings, Inc. (Switzerland) 0.080 1/6/15 4,200,000 4,199,953
Simon Property Group LP 0.150 1/20/15 5,700,000 5,699,549
Simon Property Group LP 0.130 1/14/15 7,500,000 7,499,648
Simon Property Group LP 144A 0.130 1/7/15 5,000,000 4,999,892
Skandinaviska Enskilda Banken AB (Sweden) 0.170 2/3/15 8,100,000 8,098,738
Standard Chartered Bank/New York 144A 0.200 2/9/15 9,000,000 8,998,050
State Street Corp. 0.150 3/2/15 18,000,000 17,995,500
Toyota Motor Credit Corp. 0.140 2/10/15 16,500,000 16,497,431

Total commercial paper (cost $369,331,541) $369,331,541

ASSET-BACKED COMMERCIAL PAPER (9.3%)(a)
Yield (%) Maturity date Principal amount Value

Chariot Funding, LLC 0.190 4/9/15 $18,000,000 $17,990,690
Fairway Finance, LLC (Canada) 0.160 2/9/15 7,000,000 6,998,787
Gotham Funding Corp. (Japan) 0.160 1/6/15 19,000,000 18,999,578
Govco, LLC 0.130 1/12/15 8,500,000 8,499,662
Jupiter Securitization Co., LLC 0.190 4/9/15 11,025,000 11,019,298
Liberty Street Funding, LLC (Canada) 0.150 1/23/15 14,000,000 13,998,717
Liberty Street Funding, LLC (Canada) 0.130 1/8/15 4,000,000 3,999,899
Manhattan Asset Funding Co., LLC (Japan) 0.180 1/21/15 18,500,000 18,498,150
MetLife Short Term Funding, LLC 0.120 1/21/15 11,000,000 10,999,267
MetLife Short Term Funding, LLC 144A 0.120 2/9/15 7,000,000 6,999,090
Old Line Funding, LLC 144A 0.220 3/17/15 12,000,000 11,994,500
Old Line Funding, LLC 144A 0.170 2/6/15 6,000,000 5,998,980
Regency Markets No. 1, LLC 144A 0.180 1/20/15 4,000,000 3,999,620
Regency Markets No. 1, LLC 144A 0.160 1/16/15 15,000,000 14,999,000
Thunder Bay Funding, LLC 0.150 2/2/15 4,000,000 3,999,467
Thunder Bay Funding, LLC 144A 0.190 2/19/15 14,600,000 14,596,224
Working Capital Management Co. (Japan) 0.140 1/2/15 9,000,000 8,999,963

Total asset-backed commercial paper (cost $182,590,892) $182,590,892

CERTIFICATES OF DEPOSIT (5.5%)(a)
Interest rate (%) Maturity date Principal amount Value

Australia & New Zealand Banking Group, Ltd./New York, NY 0.130 2/6/15 $19,000,000 $19,000,000
Bank of America, NA 0.170 2/12/15 9,000,000 9,000,838
Citibank, NA 0.200 2/6/15 1,500,000 1,500,045
Citibank, NA 0.150 1/6/15 7,500,000 7,500,052
Svenska Handelsbanken/New York, NY (Sweden) 0.130 1/6/15 14,550,000 14,550,151
Svenska Handelsbanken/New York, NY (Sweden) 0.190 2/9/15 2,500,000 2,500,000
Toronto-Dominion Bank/NY (Canada) 0.164 1/28/15 3,800,000 3,800,992
Toronto-Dominion Bank/NY (Canada) 0.150 1/8/15 2,000,000 2,000,000
Toronto-Dominion Bank/NY (Canada) 0.130 1/20/15 13,000,000 13,000,000
U.S. Bank, NA/Cincinnati, OH 0.130 2/2/15 18,000,000 18,000,000
Wells Fargo Bank, NA 0.180 3/17/15 18,000,000 18,000,000

Total certificates of deposit (cost $108,852,078) $108,852,078

U.S. TREASURY OBLIGATIONS (4.4%)(a)
Yield (%) Maturity date Principal amount Value

U.S. Treasury Bill 0.108 6/18/15 $9,500,000 $9,495,301
U.S. Treasury Notes(k) 0.110 7/31/16 17,750,000 17,750,839
U.S. Treasury Notes(k) 0.109 4/30/16 17,950,000 17,950,796
U.S. Treasury Notes(k) 0.093 10/31/16 18,000,000 18,000,167
U.S. Treasury Notes(k) 0.085 1/31/16 23,650,000 23,646,074

Total U.S. treasury Obligations (cost $86,843,177) $86,843,177

MUNICIPAL BONDS AND NOTES (3.6%)(a)
Yield (%) Maturity date Principal amount Value

American University Commercial Paper, Ser. A 0.130 1/8/15 $10,000,000 $9,999,747
Trinity Health Corporation Commercial Paper 0.100 1/5/15 18,000,000 17,999,800
University of Chicago Commercial Paper, Ser. A 0.100 1/15/15 15,000,000 14,999,417
University of Texas System (The) Commercial Paper, Ser. A 0.120 3/17/15 8,000,000 8,000,000
Yale University Commercial Paper 0.100 2/2/15 19,000,000 18,998,312

Total municipal bonds and notes (cost $69,997,276) $69,997,276

TIME DEPOSITS (2.3%)(a)
Interest rate (%) Maturity date Principal amount Value

Australia & New Zealand Banking Group, Ltd./Cayman Islands (Cayman Islands) 0.070 1/2/15 $18,250,000 $18,250,000
Credit Agricole Corporate and Investment Bank/Grand Cayman (Cayman Islands) 0.050 1/2/15 9,000,000 9,000,000
Svenska Handelsbanken/Cayman Islands (Sweden) 0.030 1/2/15 18,250,000 18,250,000

Total time deposits (cost $45,500,000) $45,500,000

CORPORATE BONDS AND NOTES (0.3%)(a)
Interest rate (%) Maturity date Principal amount Value

Westpac Banking Corp. sr. unsec. unsub. notes (Australia) 4.200 2/27/15 $5,050,000 $5,081,191

Total corporate bonds and notes (cost $5,081,191) $5,081,191

TOTAL INVESTMENTS

Total investments (cost $1,970,386,540)(b) $1,970,386,540














Notes to the fund's portfolio
Unless noted otherwise, the notes to the fund's portfolio are for the close of the fund's reporting period, which ran from October 1, 2014 through December 31, 2014 (the reporting period). Within the following notes to the portfolio, references to “ASC 820” represent Accounting Standards Codification 820 Fair Value Measurements and Disclosures, references to “Putnam Management” represent Putnam Investment Management, LLC, the fund's manager, an indirect wholly-owned subsidiary of Putnam Investments, LLC and references to “OTC”, if any, represent over-the-counter.
(a) Percentages indicated are based on net assets of $1,970,079,167.
(b) The aggregate identified cost on a financial reporting and tax basis is the same.
(k) The rates shown are the current interest rates at the close of the reporting period.
144A after the name of an issuer represents securities exempt from registration under Rule 144A under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended. These securities may be resold in transactions exempt from registration, normally to qualified institutional buyers.
The dates shown on debt obligations are the original maturity dates.
Security valuation: Portfolio securities and other investments are valued using policies and procedures adopted by the Board of Trustees. The Board has formed a Pricing Committee to oversee the implementation of these procedures and has delegated responsibility for valuing the fund’s assets in accordance with these procedures to Putnam Management. Putnam Management has established an internal Valuation Committee that is responsible for making fair value determinations, evaluating the effectiveness of the pricing policies of the fund and reporting to the Pricing Committee.
The valuation of the fund’s portfolio instruments is determined by means of the amortized cost method (which approximates fair value) as set forth in Rule 2a-7 under the Investment Company Act of 1940. The amortized cost of an instrument is determined by valuing it at its original cost and thereafter amortizing any discount or premium from its face value at a constant rate until maturity and is generally categorized as a Level 2 security.













ASC 820 establishes a three-level hierarchy for disclosure of fair value measurements. The valuation hierarchy is based upon the transparency of inputs to the valuation of the fund’s investments. The three levels are defined as follows:
Level 1: Valuations based on quoted prices for identical securities in active markets.
Level 2: Valuations based on quoted prices in markets that are not active or for which all significant inputs are observable, either directly or indirectly.
Level 3: Valuations based on inputs that are unobservable and significant to the fair value measurement.
The following is a summary of the inputs used to value the fund’s net assets as of the close of the reporting period:

Valuation inputs

Investments in securities: Level 1 Level 2 Level 3
Asset-backed commercial paper $— $182,590,892 $—
Certificates of deposit 108,852,078
Commercial paper 369,331,541
Corporate bonds and notes 5,081,191
Municipal bonds and notes 69,997,276
Repurchase agreements 630,050,000
Time deposits 45,500,000
U.S. government agency obligations 472,140,385
U.S. treasury obligations 86,843,177



Totals by level $— $1,970,386,540 $—


During the reporting period, transfers within the fair value hierarchy, if any, did not represent, in the aggregate, more than 1% of the fund's net assets measured as of the end of the period.
   
  The following table summarizes any derivatives, repurchase agreements and reverse repurchase agreements, at the end of the reporting period, that are subject to an enforceable master netting agreement or similar agreement. For securities lending transactions, if applicable, see note "(d)" above, and for borrowing transactions associated with securities sold short, if applicable, see the "Short sales of securities" note above.
   
      Bank of Nova Scotia BNP Paribas US Citigroup Global Markets, Inc. Goldman, Sachs & Co. J.P. Morgan Securities, Inc. Merrill Lynch, Pierce, Fenner and Smith Inc.   Total
                     
  Assets:                  
  Repurchase agreements    $85,000,000  $61,481,000  $186,140,000  $100,000,000  $25,000,000  $172,429,000    $630,050,000
                     
  Total Assets  $85,000,000  $61,481,000  $186,140,000  $100,000,000  $25,000,000  $172,429,000  $630,050,000
                     
  Total Financial and Derivative Net Assets    $85,000,000  $61,481,000  $186,140,000  $100,000,000  $25,000,000  $172,429,000    $630,050,000
  Total collateral received (pledged)##†    $85,000,000  $61,481,000  $186,140,000  $100,000,000  $25,000,000  $172,429,000    
  Net amount   $– $– $– $– $– $–    
                     
 Additional collateral may be required from certain brokers based on individual agreements.
                     
## Any over-collateralization of total financial and derivative net assets is not shown. Collateral may include amounts related to unsettled agreements.
                     

For additional information regarding the fund please see the fund's most recent annual or semiannual shareholder report filed on the Securities and Exchange Commission's Web site, www.sec.gov, or visit Putnam's Individual Investor Web site at www.putnaminvestments.com



Item 2. Controls and Procedures:
(a) The registrant’s principal executive officer and principal financial officer have concluded, based on their evaluation of the effectiveness of the design and operation of the registrant’s disclosure controls and procedures as of a date within 90 days of the filing date of this report, that the design and operation of such procedures are generally effective to provide reasonable assurance that information required to be disclosed by the registrant in this report is recorded, processed, summarized and reported within the time periods specified in the Commission’s rules and forms.

(b) Changes in internal control over financial reporting: Not applicable
Item 3. Exhibits:
Separate certifications for the principal executive officer and principal financial officer of the registrant as required by Rule 30a-2(a) under the Investment Company Act of 1940, as amended, are filed herewith.

SIGNATURES
Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 and the Investment Company Act of 1940, the registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned, thereunto duly authorized.

Putnam Funds Trust
By (Signature and Title):
/s/ Janet C. Smith
Janet C. Smith
Principal Accounting Officer
Date: February 27, 2015

Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 and the Investment Company Act of 1940, this report has been signed below by the following persons on behalf of the registrant and in the capacities and on the dates indicated.

By (Signature and Title):
/s/ Jonathan S. Horwitz
Jonathan S. Horwitz
Principal Executive Officer
Date: February 27, 2015

By (Signature and Title):
/s/ Steven D. Krichmar
Steven D. Krichmar
Principal Financial Officer
Date: February 27, 2015

EX-99.CERT 2 b_AD5certifications.htm EX-99.CERT b_AD5certifications.htm

Certifications

I, Jonathan S. Horwitz, the Principal Executive Officer of the funds listed on Attachment A, certify that:

1. I have reviewed each report on Form N-Q of the funds listed on Attachment A:

2. Based on my knowledge, each report does not contain any untrue statements of a material fact or omit to state a material fact necessary to make the statements made, in light of the circumstances under which such statements were made, not misleading with respect to the period covered by each report;

3. Based on my knowledge, the schedules of investments included in each report fairly present in all material respects the investments of the registrant as of the end of the fiscal quarter for which the report is filed;

4. The registrant’s other certifying officer and I are responsible for establishing and maintaining disclosure controls and procedures (as defined in Rule 30a-3(c) under the Investment Company Act of 1940) and internal control over financial reporting (as defined in Rule 30a-3(d) under the Investment Company Act of 1940) for the registrants and have:


a) designed such disclosure controls and procedures, or caused such disclosure controls and procedures to be designed under our supervision, to ensure that material information relating to the registrant, including its consolidated subsidiaries, is made known to us by others within those entities, particularly during the period in which each report is being prepared;


b) designed such internal control over financial reporting, or caused such internal control over financial reporting to be designed under our supervision, to provide reasonable assurance regarding the reliability of financial reporting and the preparation of financial statements for external purposes in accordance with generally accepted accounting principles;


c) evaluated the effectiveness of the registrant’s disclosure controls and procedures and presented in this report our conclusions about the effectiveness of the disclosure controls and procedures, as of a date within 90 days prior to the filing date of this report, based on such evaluation; and


d) disclosed in this report any change in the registrant’s internal control over financial reporting that occurred during the registrant’s most recent fiscal quarter that has materially affected, or is reasonably likely to materially affect, the registrant’s internal control over financial reporting; and

5. The registrant’s other certifying officer and I have disclosed to each registrant’s auditors and the audit committee of each registrant’s board of directors (or persons performing the equivalent functions):


a) all significant deficiencies and material weaknesses in the design or operation of internal control over financial reporting which are reasonably likely to adversely affect each registrant’s ability to record, process, summarize, and report financial information; and


b) any fraud, whether or not material, that involves management or other employees who have a significant role in each registrant’s internal control over financial reporting.

/s/ Jonathan S. Horwitz
_____________________________

Date: February 26, 2015
Jonathan S. Horwitz
Principal Executive Officer














Certifications

I, Steven D. Krichmar, the Principal Financial Officer of the funds listed on Attachment A, certify that:

1. I have reviewed each report on Form N-Q of the funds listed on Attachment A:

2. Based on my knowledge, each report does not contain any untrue statements of a material fact or omit to state a material fact necessary to make the statements made, in light of the circumstances under which such statements were made, not misleading with respect to the period covered by each report;

3. Based on my knowledge, the schedules of investments included in each report fairly present in all material respects the investments of the registrant as of the end of the fiscal quarter for which the report is filed;

4. The registrant’s other certifying officer and I are responsible for establishing and maintaining disclosure controls and procedures (as defined in Rule 30a-3(c) under the Investment Company Act of 1940) and internal control over financial reporting (as defined in Rule 30a-3(d) under the Investment Company Act of 1940) for the registrants and have:


a) designed such disclosure controls and procedures, or caused such disclosure controls and procedures to be designed under our supervision, to ensure that material information relating to the registrant, including its consolidated subsidiaries, is made known to us by others within those entities, particularly during the period in which each report is being prepared;


b) designed such internal control over financial reporting, or caused such internal control over financial reporting to be designed under our supervision, to provide reasonable assurance regarding the reliability of financial reporting and the preparation of financial statements for external purposes in accordance with generally accepted accounting principles;


c) evaluated the effectiveness of the registrant’s disclosure controls and procedures and presented in this report our conclusions about the effectiveness of the disclosure controls and procedures, as of a date within 90 days prior to the filing date of this report, based on such evaluation; and


d) disclosed in this report any change in the registrant’s internal control over financial reporting that occurred during the registrant’s most recent fiscal quarter that has materially affected, or is reasonably likely to materially affect, the registrant’s internal control over financial reporting; and

5. The registrant’s other certifying officer and I have disclosed to each registrant’s auditors and the audit committee of each registrant’s board of directors (or persons performing the equivalent functions):


a) all significant deficiencies and material weaknesses in the design or operation of internal control over financial reporting which are reasonably likely to adversely affect each registrant’s ability to record, process, summarize, and report financial information; and


b) any fraud, whether or not material, that involves management or other employees who have a significant role in each registrant’s internal control over financial reporting.

/s/ Steven D. Krichmar
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Date: February 26, 2015
Steven D. Krichmar
Principal Financial Officer















Attachment A

NQ

Period (s) ended December 31, 2014
               Putnam Master Intermediate Income Trust
               Putnam California Tax Exempt Income Fund
               Putnam American Government Income Fund
               Putnam Tax Exempt Income Fund
               Putnam International Growth Fund
               Putnam U.S. Government Income Trust
               Putnam Money Market Fund
               Putnam Money Market Liquidity Fund
               Putnam Tax Exempt Money Market Fund
               Putnam Diversified Income Trust
               Putnam Dynamic Asset Allocation Balanced Fund
               Putnam Dynamic Asset Allocation Growth Fund
               Putnam Dynamic Asset Allocation Conservative Fund