X0203 3 2008-10-27 1 0000827773 PUTNAM PREMIER INCOME TRUST ppt 0001449449 Carney Jeffrey R PUTNAM INVESTMENTS ONE POST OFFICE SQUARE BOSTON MA 02109 0 1 0 1 Sr.Mg.Dir. of Putnam, issuer's indirect parent holding co. Jeffrey R. Carney 2008-11-05