Attention: Jonathan S. Horwitz, Executive Vice President, Principal Executive Officer, Treasurer and Compliance Liaison RE: Second Amendment to Putnam Funds Uncommitted Line of CreditPutnam High Yield Advantage Fund • March 28th, 2012
Pursuant to a letter agreement dated as of July 6, 2010 (as amended, the “Loan Agreement”) among State Street Bank and Trust Company (the “Bank”) and each of the management investment companies registered under the Investment Company Act listed on Appendix I attached thereto (each, a “Borrower”), the Bank has made available to each of the Borrowers, for itself or on behalf of designated fund series thereof, a $165,000,000 discretionary, uncommitted, unsecured line of credit (the “Uncommitted Line”). The obligations of the Borrowers arising under the Uncommitted Line are evidenced by a promissory note in the original principal amount of $165,000,000, dated July 6, 2010, executed by each of the Borrowers, for itself or on behalf of such designated fund series thereof, in favor of the Bank (the “Existing Note”). Any capitalized term not otherwise defined herein shall have the same meaning as set forth in the Loan Agreement.
