| UNITED STATES | ||
| SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION | ||
| Washington, DC 20549 | ||
| FORM N-PX | ||
| ANNUAL REPORT OF PROXY VOTING RECORD OF REGISTERED | ||
| MANAGEMENT INVESTMENT COMPANY | ||
| Investment Company Act File Number : | 811-5452 | |
| Name of Registrant: | Putnam Premier Income Trust | |
| Address of Principal Executive Offices: | ||
| One Post Office Square | ||
| Boston, Massachusetts 02109 | ||
| Name and address of agent of service: | ||
| Beth S. Mazor, Vice President | ||
| Putnam Premier Income Trust | ||
| One Post Office Square | ||
| Boston, Massachusetts 02109 | ||
| CC: | ||
| John W. Gerstmayr, Esq. | ||
| Ropes & Gray LLP | ||
| One International Place | ||
| Boston, Massachusetts 02110 | ||
| Registrant's telephone number including area code: | ||
| (617) 292-1000 | ||
| Date of fiscal year end: | ||
| 07/31/2006 | ||
| Date of reporting period: | ||
| 07/01/2006 - 06/30/2007 | ||
Item 1: Proxy Voting Record
Registrant: Putnam Premier Income Trust
| Coinmach Service Corp. | ||||||
| Ticker | Security ID: | Meeting Date | Meeting Status | |||
| DRA | Cusip 19259W107 | 07/27/2006 | Take No Action | |||
| Meeting Type | Country of Trade | |||||
| Issue No. | Description | Proponent | Mgmt Rec | Vote Cast | For/Agnst Mgmt | |
| 1.1 | Elect Director Stephen R. Kerrigan | Mgmt | For | TNA | NA | |
| 1.2 | Elect Director James N. Chapman | Mgmt | For | TNA | NA | |
| 1.3 | Elect Director David A. Donnini | Mgmt | For | TNA | NA | |
| 1.4 | Elect Director Woody M. McGee | Mgmt | For | TNA | NA | |
| 1.5 | Elect Director Bruce V. Rauner | Mgmt | For | TNA | NA | |
| 1.6 | Elect Director John R. Scheessele | Mgmt | For | TNA | NA | |
| 1.7 | Elect Director William M. Kelly | Mgmt | For | TNA | NA | |
| 2 | Ratify Auditors | Mgmt | For | TNA | NA | |
| 3 | Other Business | Mgmt | For | TNA | NA | |
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| Owens Corning | ||||||
| Ticker | Security ID: | Meeting Date | Meeting Status | |||
| OWENQ | CUSIP9 69073FAB9 | 09/01/2006 | Voted | |||
| Meeting Type | Country of Trade | |||||
| Consent | United States | |||||
| Issue No. | Description | Proponent | Mgmt Rec | Vote Cast | For/Agnst Mgmt | |
| 1 | PLAN OF REORGANIZATION | Mgmt | NA | For | NA | |
| 2 | RELEASED PARTIES ELECTION | Mgmt | NA | Against | NA | |
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| Putnam Prime Money Market Fund | ||||||
| Ticker | Security ID: | Meeting Date | Meeting Status | |||
| CUSIP9 746763416 | 05/15/2007 | Voted | ||||
| Meeting Type | Country of Trade | |||||
| Special | United States | |||||
| Issue No. | Description | Proponent | Mgmt Rec | Vote Cast | For/Agnst Mgmt | |
| 1 | Approving a New Management | Mgmt | For | For | For | |
| Contract for your Fund | ||||||
| USA Mobility Inc | ||||||
| Ticker | Security ID: | Meeting Date | Meeting Status | |||
| Cusip 90341G103 | 08/09/2006 | Voted | ||||
| Meeting Type | Country of Trade | |||||
| Issue No. | Description | Proponent | Mgmt Rec | Vote Cast | For/Agnst Mgmt | |
| 1.1 | Elect Director David Abrams | Mgmt | For | For | For | |
| 1.2 | Elect Director James V. Continenza | Mgmt | For | For | For | |
| 1.3 | Elect Director Nicholas A. Gallopo | Mgmt | For | For | For | |
| 1.4 | Elect Director Vincent D. Kelly | Mgmt | For | For | For | |
| 1.5 | Elect Director Brian O'Reilly | Mgmt | For | For | For | |
| 1.6 | Elect Director Matthew Oristano | Mgmt | For | For | For | |
| 1.7 | Elect Director Samme L. Thompson | Mgmt | For | For | For | |
| 1.8 | Elect Director Royce Yudkoff | Mgmt | For | For | For | |
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| WHX Corp. | ||||||
| Ticker | Security ID: | Meeting Date | Meeting Status | |||
| WHX | CUSIP9 929248508 | 06/21/2007 | Take No Action | |||
| Meeting Type | Country of Trade | |||||
| Annual | United States | |||||
| Issue No. | Description | Proponent | Mgmt Rec | Vote Cast | For/Agnst Mgmt | |
| 1.1 | Elect Warren Lichtenstein | Mgmt | For | TNA | NA | |
| 1.2 | Elect Jack Howard | Mgmt | For | TNA | NA | |
| 1.3 | Elect Glen Kassan | Mgmt | For | TNA | NA | |
| 1.4 | Elect Louis Klein, Jr. | Mgmt | For | TNA | NA | |
| 1.5 | Elect Daniel Murphy, Jr. | Mgmt | For | TNA | NA | |
| 1.6 | Elect John Quicke | Mgmt | For | TNA | NA | |
| 1.7 | Elect Joshua Schechter | Mgmt | For | TNA | NA | |
| 1.8 | Elect Garen Smith | Mgmt | For | TNA | NA | |
| 2 | Increase in Authorized Common | Mgmt | For | TNA | NA | |
| Stock | ||||||
| 3 | 2007 Incentive Stock Plan | Mgmt | For | TNA | NA | |
| 4 | Ratification of Auditor | Mgmt | For | TNA | NA | |
Any ballot marked 'Abstain' is considered to have been voted. Ballots marked 'Abstain' are considered to have been voted against management's recommendation if management's recommendation is 'For' or 'Against,' and for management’s recommendation if management’s recommendation is ‘Abstain.’ Where management has recommended that shareholders 'Abstain' from voting on a ballot item, a ballot marked 'For' or 'Against' is considered to have been voted against management's recommendation to 'Abstain.'
Where management has made no recommendation on a ballot item, 'NA' is used to indicate that there is no management recommendation that a shareholder may vote 'For' or 'Against.'
SIGNATURES
Pursuant to the requirements of the Investment Company Act of 1940, the registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned, thereunto duly authorized.
| Registrant: | Putnam Premier Income Trust |
| By: | /s/ Charles E. Porter |
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| Name: | Charles E. Porter |
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| Title: | Executive Vice President, Associate Treasurer, Principal Executive Officer and |
| Compliance Liaison | |
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| Date: | August 13, 2007 |
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