X0306 5/A 2012-07-31 2012-09-13 0 0 0 0000827773 PUTNAM PREMIER INCOME TRUST PPT 0001198272 CURTIS B CHARLES C/O PUTNAM LLC ONE POST OFFICE SQUARE L5 BOSTON MA 02109 1 0 0 0 Putnam Premier Income Trust 2012-07-31 5 J 0 28.154 5.63 A 388.688 D Dividends reinvested for fiscal year end 2012. Price as of July 31, 2012 This amendment is being filed in relation to two prior Form 5 filings for Mr. Curtis with respect to his holdings in Putnam Premier Income Trust as of the fund's most recent fiscal year end. The second of those two filings (SEC accession number 0001389055-12-000008) contained the correct information, while the prior filing (SEC accession number 0001389055-12-000006) did not. Both such filings were made as Form 5 filings. This filing replicates the information included in the second filing, but is filed as a Form 5/A to indicate that it amends the prior filing. /s/ Charles B. Curtis 2012-10-11