0000928816-12-000474.txt : 20120302 0000928816-12-000474.hdr.sgml : 20120302 20120302122407 ACCESSION NUMBER: 0000928816-12-000474 CONFORMED SUBMISSION TYPE: 497J PUBLIC DOCUMENT COUNT: 1 FILED AS OF DATE: 20120302 DATE AS OF CHANGE: 20120302 EFFECTIVENESS DATE: 20120302 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: 12661668 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 2, 2012 
 
 
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. 117 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. 117 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 28, 2012.

Comments or questions concerning this certificate may be directed to Jesse D. Ritter at 1-800-225-2465, ext.17006.

    Very truly yours, 
 
    Putnam Fund for Growth and Income 
 
  By:   /s/ Jonathan S. Horwitz 
 
    Jonathan S. Horwitz 
    Executive Vice President, Treasurer, Principal 
    Executive Officer and Compliance Liaison 
 
cc: James Thomas, Esq.    
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