BOSTON, MA -- (Marketwire) -- 08/16/10 -- The Trustees of The Putnam Funds declared the following distributions.

                                                           RECORD   PAYMENT
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FUND NAME AND DISTRIBUTIONS                                DATE     DATE
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Putnam Diversified Income Trust - Class B Shares (PSIBX)
$0.0620 per share investment income                        08/16/10 08/20/10

Putnam Diversified Income Trust - Class C Shares (PDVCX)
$0.0620 per share investment income                        08/16/10 08/20/10

Putnam Diversified Income Trust - Class M Shares (PDVMX)
$0.0650 per share investment income                        08/16/10 08/20/10

Putnam Diversified Income Trust - Class R Shares (PDVRX)
$0.0650 per share investment income                        08/16/10 08/20/10

Putnam Diversified Income Trust - Class Y Shares (PDVYX)
$0.0690 per share investment income                        08/16/10 08/20/10

Putnam U.S. Government Income Trust - Class B Shares
(PGSBX)
$0.0550 per share investment income                        08/16/10 08/20/10

Putnam U.S. Government Income Trust - Class C Shares
(PGVCX)
$0.0560 per share investment income                        08/16/10 08/20/10

Putnam U.S. Government Income Trust - Class M Shares
(PGSMX)
$0.0620 per share investment income                        08/16/10 08/20/10

Putnam U.S. Government Income Trust - Class R Shares
(PGVRX)
$0.0620 per share investment income                        08/16/10 08/20/10

Putnam U.S. Government Income Trust - Class Y Shares
(PUSYX)
$0.0680 per share investment income                        08/16/10 08/20/10

Section 19 Disclosure

Diversified Income Trust
$0.009 per share of this fund's dividend represents a foreign currency gain. This is only an estimate for the current fund fiscal year based on information we have at this time. In January 2011, we will provide final information about all 2010 distributions for your tax filing. See the additional disclosure below for more details.

Additional disclosure:
If a fund's dividend included an estimated distribution such as return of capital or capital gain: For the purposes of this disclosure, a fund's dividend sources are determined in accordance with accounting principles, which may vary from federal tax treatment. The sources of dividends are estimated at the time of declaration. Actual results may vary. Any non-taxable return of capital cannot be determined until after the end of the fund's fiscal year. In January 2011, you will receive information as to the federal tax status of this and other distributions from the fund in the preceding calendar year.