Putnam Investments 

One Post Office Square 

Boston, MA 02109 

March 2, 2017 

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

Re:	Putnam Funds Trust (the “Trust”) (Reg. Nos. (333-515) (811-07513)), on behalf of Putnam Global
	Consumer Fund, Putnam Global Energy Fund, Putnam Global Financials Fund, Putnam Global Industrials
	Fund, Putnam Global Technology Fund, Putnam Global Telecommunications Fund; Putnam Emerging
	Markets Equity Fund (the “Funds”) Post-Effective Amendment No. 251 to the Trust’s Registration
	Statement on Form N-1A

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 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 251 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 February 24, 2017.

Comments or questions concerning this certificate may be directed to Venice Monagan at 1-800-225-2465, ext. 18939.

	Putnam Funds Trust
	On behalf of:
	Putnam Global Consumer Fund, Putnam Global
	Energy Fund, Putnam Global Financials Fund,
	Putnam Global Industrials Fund, Putnam Global
	Technology Fund, Putnam Global
	Telecommunications Fund; Putnam Emerging
	Markets Equity Fund
	Very truly yours,
By:	/s/ Jonathan S. Horwitz
	Jonathan S. Horwitz
	Executive Vice President, Principal Executive
	Officer and Compliance Liaison

cc:    James E. Thomas, Esq.