-----BEGIN PRIVACY-ENHANCED MESSAGE----- Proc-Type: 2001,MIC-CLEAR Originator-Name: webmaster@www.sec.gov Originator-Key-Asymmetric: MFgwCgYEVQgBAQICAf8DSgAwRwJAW2sNKK9AVtBzYZmr6aGjlWyK3XmZv3dTINen TWSM7vrzLADbmYQaionwg5sDW3P6oaM5D3tdezXMm7z1T+B+twIDAQAB MIC-Info: RSA-MD5,RSA, W2BlppR9lNQ46KGP1XxjUQQtWYSdvp7Nb5JitjYL8rCN/4Tw29L5o2UrLYpkADUT Ggb+ZiV+Q/Yb+b0qwMB55A== 0000928816-08-000302.txt : 20080304 0000928816-08-000302.hdr.sgml : 20080304 20080304112232 ACCESSION NUMBER: 0000928816-08-000302 CONFORMED SUBMISSION TYPE: 497J PUBLIC DOCUMENT COUNT: 1 FILED AS OF DATE: 20080304 DATE AS OF CHANGE: 20080304 EFFECTIVENESS DATE: 20080304 FILER: COMPANY DATA: COMPANY CONFORMED NAME: PUTNAM FUND FOR GROWTH & INCOME CENTRAL INDEX KEY: 0000081260 IRS NUMBER: 046013678 STATE OF INCORPORATION: MA FISCAL YEAR END: 1031 FILING VALUES: FORM TYPE: 497J SEC ACT: 1933 Act SEC FILE NUMBER: 002-13644 FILM NUMBER: 08662378 BUSINESS ADDRESS: STREET 1: ONE POST OFFICE SQ STREET 2: MAIKLSTOP A 14 CITY: BOSTON STATE: MA ZIP: 02109 BUSINESS PHONE: 6172921000 FORMER COMPANY: FORMER CONFORMED NAME: PUTNAM GROWTH FUND DATE OF NAME CHANGE: 19841025 0000081260 S000005660 PUTNAM FUND FOR GROWTH & INCOME C000015486 Class A Shares PGRWX C000015487 Class B Shares PGIBX C000015488 Class C Shares PGRIX C000015489 Class M Shares PGRMX C000015490 Class R Shares PGCRX C000015491 Class Y Shares PGIYX 497J 1 a_growincjltr.htm THE PUTNAM FUND FOR GROWTH AND INCOME a_growincjltr.htm
                                                                                                                  
Putnam Investments 
One Post Office Square 
Boston, MA 02109 
March 4, 2008 

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

RE: Putnam Fund for Growth and Income (Reg. Nos. (2-13644) (811-00781)) (the “Fund”) Post-Effective Amendment No. 111 to Registration Statement on Form N-1A

Ladies and Gentlemen:

Pursuant to Rule 497(j) under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, the Fund hereby certifies that the form of Prospectus and Statement of Additional Information that would have been filed on behalf of the Fund pursuant to Rule 497(c) upon the effectiveness of Post-Effective Amendment No. 111 to the Fund’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 27, 2008.

Comments or questions concerning this certificate may be directed to Carlo Forcione at 1-800-225-2465, ext.11224.

    Very truly yours, 
 
    Putnam Fund for Growth and Income 
 
    /s/ Charles E. Porter 
  By:    
 
    Charles E. Porter 
    Executive Vice President, Associate Treasurer, 
    Principal Executive Officer and Compliance Liaison 
cc: Philip Romohr, Esq.  
     

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