-----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, CbX0PZzU2HJpRCJh2ObVmMQWRUONBNu8nGNe2v4XwSd5bUMmW6qXOb4Osb1R45/o tTb5HOXsHsnG5FKZVMVcNg== 0000928816-07-001614.txt : 20071116 0000928816-07-001614.hdr.sgml : 20071116 20071116163108 ACCESSION NUMBER: 0000928816-07-001614 CONFORMED SUBMISSION TYPE: SC TO-C PUBLIC DOCUMENT COUNT: 5 FILED AS OF DATE: 20071116 DATE AS OF CHANGE: 20071116 SUBJECT COMPANY: COMPANY DATA: COMPANY CONFORMED NAME: PUTNAM MASTER INTERMEDIATE INCOME TRUST CENTRAL INDEX KEY: 0000830622 IRS NUMBER: 046584465 FISCAL YEAR END: 0930 FILING VALUES: FORM TYPE: SC TO-C SEC ACT: 1934 Act SEC FILE NUMBER: 005-82455 FILM NUMBER: 071253586 BUSINESS ADDRESS: STREET 1: ONE POST OFFICE SQ CITY: BOSTON STATE: MA ZIP: 02109 BUSINESS PHONE: 6172921562 MAIL ADDRESS: STREET 1: ONE POST OFFICE SQ CITY: BOSTON STATE: MA ZIP: 02109 FILED BY: COMPANY DATA: COMPANY CONFORMED NAME: PUTNAM MASTER INTERMEDIATE INCOME TRUST CENTRAL INDEX KEY: 0000830622 STANDARD INDUSTRIAL CLASSIFICATION: UNKNOWN SIC - 0000 [0000] IRS NUMBER: 046584465 FISCAL YEAR END: 0930 FILING VALUES: FORM TYPE: SC TO-C BUSINESS ADDRESS: STREET 1: ONE POST OFFICE SQ CITY: BOSTON STATE: MA ZIP: 02109 BUSINESS PHONE: 6172921562 MAIL ADDRESS: STREET 1: ONE POST OFFICE SQ CITY: BOSTON STATE: MA ZIP: 02109 SC TO-C 1 a_masterintinctoc.htm PUTNAM MASTER INTERMEDIATE INCOME TRUST a_masterintinctoc.htm
UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
 
WASHINGTON, D.C. 20549
____________________________
 
SCHEDULE TO
TENDER OFFER STATEMENT
 
UNDER SECTION 14(D)(1) OR SECTION 13(E)(1) OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934 
____________________________
 
PUTNAM MASTER INTERMEDIATE INCOME TRUST
 
(Name Of Subject Company (Issuer))
____________________________
 
PUTNAM MASTER INTERMEDIATE INCOME TRUST
(Name of Filing Persons (Offeror))
 
Common Shares of Beneficial Interest Without Par Value
(Title of Class of Securities)
 
746909100
(CUSIP Number of Class of Securities)
____________________________
 
Charles E. Porter
Executive Vice President
Putnam Master Intermediate Income Trust
One Post Office Square
Boston, Massachusetts 02109
(617) 292-1000
(Name, address and telephone number of person authorized
to receive notices and communications on behalf of filing persons) 
 
with copies to:
 
John W. Gerstmayr, Esq.
Ropes & Gray LLP
One International Place
Boston, Massachusetts 02110
(617) 951-7000
 
CALCULATION OF FILING FEE

Transaction Valuation Amount Of Filing Fee 

Not Applicable* Not Applicable* 


* A filing fee is not required in connection with this filing as it relates solely to preliminary communications made before the commencement of a tender offer.

Check the box if any part of the fee is offset as provided by Rule 0-11(a)(2) and identify the filing with which the offsetting fee was previously paid. Identify the previous filing by registration statement number or the Form or Schedule and the date of its filing.

Amount Previously Paid:  N/A 
Form or Registration No.:  N/A 
Filing Party:  N/A 
Date Filed:  N/A 

[x] Check the box if the filing relates solely to preliminary communications made before the commencement of a tender offer.

Check the appropriate boxes below to designate any transactions to which the statement relates:


third-party tender offer subject to Rule 14d-1.

[x] issuer tender offer subject to Rule 13e-4.

going-private transaction subject to Rule 13e-3.

▫  amendment to Schedule 13D under Rule 13d-2.

Check the following box if the filing is a final amendment reporting the results of the tender offer:



FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE

CONTACTS:   
 
SHAREHOLDERS  MEDIA 
1-800-225-1581  Sinead Martin: 617-760-8515 

PUTNAM ANNOUNCES UPCOMING TENDER OFFER FOR PUTNAM MASTER
INTERMEDIATE INCOME TRUST

BOSTON, Massachusetts (November 16, 2007) -- Putnam Investments and the Board of Trustees of the Putnam Funds announced today that the Trustees have authorized Putnam Master Intermediate Income Trust (NYSE: PIM) to conduct a tender offer, to be commenced in the first quarter of 2008, for 15% of the fund’s outstanding shares, with a purchase price set at 99% of the per-share net asset value (NAV) calculated as of the expiration date of the offer. Putnam and the Trustees also announced details of the fund’s upcoming annual shareholder meeting.

The Trustees considered that the tender offer would give shareholders an opportunity to sell at least some of their shares at a price close to NAV, and that the tender offer price of 99% of NAV would help offset the costs of the offer that would be borne by remaining shareholders. The tender offer will be subject to the exercise by the Trustees of their fiduciary duties in the event of a material change in circumstances. The Trustees approved the tender offer on the basis of Putnam’s recommendation following discussions between Putnam and a significant shareholder of the fund.

The fund will hold its annual shareholder meeting at 11:00 a.m. on January 31, 2008 at the offices of the fund. The agenda for the meeting will include the election of nominees for



Trustees of the fund and a required proposal to convert the fund to an open-end investment company, which the Trustees are recommending that shareholders vote against. A proxy statement containing more detailed information about the annual meeting, the fund’s nominees for election as Trustees and the Trustees’ recommendations will be mailed to fund shareholders in advance of the annual meeting and filed with the SEC.

In recommending against the conversion of the fund to an open-end fund, the Trustees considered, among other factors, their belief that the closed-end structure affords the fund and its investors potential investment advantages not available to open-end funds, as well as their authorization of tender offers by the fund. Shareholders of the fund and other Putnam closed-end funds have consistently rejected conversion proposals in recent years by substantial margins.

Pursuant to the fund’s Agreement and Declaration of Trust, a conversion proposal is submitted to fund shareholders when the fund’s shares trade at average discounts of 10% or more from net asset value over the last 12 weeks of the fund’s fiscal year. This provision was triggered for the fund’s fiscal year ended September 30, 2007. Approval of a conversion proposal requires the vote of a majority of the fund’s outstanding shares.

About Putnam Investments:

At Putnam Investments, the top priority remains prudently managing money for our retail and institutional clients worldwide. Since 1937, the company’s values have been rooted in a profound sense of responsibility for the money entrusted to it. Putnam uses a research-driven team approach to seek consistent, dependable, superior investment results over time, although there is no guarantee a fund will meet its objectives. Putnam is committed to doing what’s right for investors, including maintaining stringent investor protections for every Putnam fund.

Founded in 1937, Putnam Investments is one of the world’s oldest and largest money management firms. As of October 31, 2007, Putnam managed $195 billion in assets, of which $120 billion is for mutual fund investors and $75 billion is for institutional accounts. Putnam has offices in Boston, London and Tokyo. For more information, go to www.putnam.com



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The foregoing is not a solicitation of any proxy. To receive a free copy of the definitive proxy statement relating to the annual shareholder meeting after the proxy statement has been filed with the SEC, please call 1-800-225-1581. The proxy statement will also be available without charge on the SEC's website (www.sec.gov). Read the proxy statement carefully before submitting your proxy, as the proxy statement will contain important information about the matters to be voted upon. To obtain information about the Trustees of the fund, including information about their ownership of fund shares, you may call Putnam Investments at 1-800-225-1581.

This announcement is not a recommendation, an offer to purchase or a solicitation of an offer to sell shares of the fund. The fund has not commenced the self-tender offer described in this press release. Upon commencement of the tender offer, the Fund will file with the Securities and Exchange Commission a tender offer statement on Schedule TO and related exhibits, including an offer to purchase, letter of transmittal, and other related documents. Shareholders of the fund should read the offer to purchase and the tender offer statement on Schedule TO and related exhibits when such documents are filed and become available, as they will contain important information about the fund’s tender offer. Shareholders can obtain these documents when they are filed and become available free of charge from the Securities and Exchange Commission’s website at www.sec.gov, or from Putnam Investments by directing a request to Putnam Investments’ shareholder servicing group at 1-8 00-225-1581.



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