Putnam Investments

One Post Office Square

Boston, MA 02109

January 4, 2017

Securities and Exchange Commission

100 F Street, NE

Washington, DC 20549

RE: Putnam Funds Trust (Securities Act No. 333-515 and Investment Company File Act No. 811-07513) (the “Trust”), on behalf of Putnam Emerging Markets Equity Fund, Putnam Global Consumer Fund, Putnam Global Energy Fund, Putnam Global Financials Fund, Putnam Global Industrials Fund, Putnam Global Technology Fund, Putnam Global Telecommunications Fund and Putnam Retirement Income Fund Lifestyle 2 (collectively, the “Funds) - Post-Effective Amendment No. 249 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 Funds hereby certify that the forms of Prospectus and Statement 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. 249 to the Trust’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 December 27, 2016.

Comments or questions concerning this certificate may be directed to Caitlin E. Robinson at 1-800-225-2465, ext. 10044.

Very truly yours,

PUTNAM FUNDS TRUST

On behalf of

Putnam Emerging Markets Equity Fund, Putnam Global Consumer Fund, Putnam Global Energy Fund, Putnam Global Financials Fund, Putnam Global Industrials Fund, Putnam Global Technology Fund, Putnam Global Telecommunications Fund and Putnam Retirement Income Fund Lifestyle 2

/s/ Jonathan S. Horwitz

By: _______________________________________

Jonathan S. Horwitz

Executive Vice President, Principal Executive Officer and Compliance Liaison

cc: James E. Thomas, Esq.

      Ropes & Gray LLP