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-----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, QMno10v+W/sNQGKUCimyNTbF9dV39BiZaq95ygOYiqjHBcxU7zjC7+vRMNk8+FRl w4W0UJS+fTpbDy33ACsXPg== 0000928816-10-000303.txt : 20100302 0000928816-10-000303.hdr.sgml : 20100302 20100302142234 ACCESSION NUMBER: 0000928816-10-000303 CONFORMED SUBMISSION TYPE: 497J PUBLIC DOCUMENT COUNT: 1 FILED AS OF DATE: 20100302 DATE AS OF CHANGE: 20100302 EFFECTIVENESS DATE: 20100302 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: 10648604 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

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497J 1 a_growthincjltr.htm THE PUTNAM FUND FOR GROWTH AND INCOME a_growthincjltr.htm


	Putnam Investments
	One Post Office Square
	Boston, MA 02109
	March 2, 2010

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. 114 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. 114 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 26, 2010.

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/ Jonathan S. Horwitz
	By:

		Jonathan S. Horwitz
		Executive Vice President, Treasurer, Principal
		Executive Officer and Compliance Liaison

cc: Ruth Kanfer, Esq.

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