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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:   
  James P. Pappas, 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:   
  7/31/09   
Date of reporting period:   
  07/01/2009 - 06/30/2010 
 

 



Item 1: Proxy Voting Record           
 
Registrant : Putnam Premier Income Trust          
Fund Name : Putnam Premier Income Trust          
 
Date of fiscal year end : 07/31/2009           
 
 
 
 
Abovenet, Inc.           
Ticker  Security ID:  Meeting Date    Meeting Status 
ABVT  CUSIP 00374N107  06/24/2010    Voted   
Meeting Type  Country of Trade         
Annual  United States         
Issue No.  Description  Proponent  Mgmt Rec  Vote Cast  For/Agnst Mgmt 
1.1  Elect Jeffrey A. Brodsky  Mgmt  For  For  For 
1.2  Elect Michael J. Embler  Mgmt  For  For  For 
1.3  Elect William LaPerch  Mgmt  For  For  For 
1.4  Elect Richard Postma  Mgmt  For  For  For 
1.5  Elect Richard L. Shorten, Jr.  Mgmt  For  For  For 
1.6  Elect Stuart Subotnick  Mgmt  For  For  For 
2  Ratification of Auditor  Mgmt  For  For  For 
3  Increase of Authorized Common  Mgmt  For  For  For 
  Stock         
4  2010 Employee Stock Purchase  Mgmt  For  For  For 
  Plan         

5 

Amendment to Shareholder Rights  Mgmt  For  For  For 
    Plan         
 
 
 
Putnam Money Market Liquidity           
Fund           
Ticker   Security ID:  Meeting Date    Meeting Status 
  CUSIP 746763168  11/19/2009    Voted   
Meeting Type  Country of Trade         
Special  United States         
Issue No.  Description  Proponent  Mgmt Rec  Vote Cast  For/Agnst Mgmt 
1.01  Elect Ravi Akhoury  Mgmt  For  For  For 
1.02  Elect Jameson Baxter  Mgmt  For  For  For 
1.03  Elect Charles Curtis  Mgmt  For  For  For 
1.04  Elect Robert Darretta  Mgmt  For  For  For 
1.05  Elect Myra Drucker  Mgmt  For  For  For 

 



1.06  Elect John Hill  Mgmt  For  For  For 
1.07  Elect Paul Joskow  Mgmt  For  For  For 
1.08  Elect Elizabeth Kennan  Mgmt  For  For  For 
1.09  Elect Kenneth Leibler  Mgmt  For  For  For 
1.10  Elect Robert Patterson  Mgmt  For  For  For 
1.11  Elect George Putnam, III  Mgmt  For  For  For 
1.12  Elect Robert Reynolds  Mgmt  For  For  For 
1.13  Elect W. Thomas Stephens  Mgmt  For  For  For 
1.14  Elect Richard Worley  Mgmt  For  For  For 
2  Approving A Proposed New  N/A  N/A  N/A  N/A 
  Management Contract For Your         
  Fund         
2.01  Approving A Proposed New  N/A  N/A  N/A  N/A 
  Management Contract For Your         
  Fund: With Both Fund Family         
  Breakpoints And Performance Fees         
 
2.02  Approving A Proposed New  N/A  N/A  N/A  N/A 
  Management Contract For Your         
  Fund: With Fund Family         
  Breakpoints Only         
2.03  Approving A Proposed New  N/A  N/A  N/A  N/A 
  Management Contract For Your         
  Fund: With Performance Fees Only         
 
3  Approving An Amendment To Your         
  Fund's Fundamental Investment         
  Restriction With Respect To:         
 
3.01  Investments in Commodities  N/A  N/A  N/A  N/A 
3.02  Diversification of Investments  N/A  N/A  N/A  N/A 
3.03  The Acquisition of Voting Securities  N/A  N/A  N/A  N/A 
 
3.04  Borrowing  N/A  N/A  N/A  N/A 
3.05  Making Loans  N/A  N/A  N/A  N/A 
4  Approving An Amendment To Your         
  Fund's Agreement And Declaration         
  of Trust With Respect To:         
 
4.01  The Duration Of The Trust  N/A  N/A  N/A  N/A 
4.02  Redemption At The Option Of The  N/A  N/A  N/A  N/A 
  Trust         

 



5  Shareholders Request That The  N/A  N/A  N/A  N/A 
  Board Institute Procedues To         
  Prevent Holding Investments In         
  Companies That, In The Judgment         
  Of The Board, Substantially         
  Contribute To Genocide Or Crimes         
  Against Humanity, The Most         
  Egregious Violations Of Human         
  Rights.         

 



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, 'N/A' 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/ Jonathan S. Horwitz 
 
Name:  Jonathan S. Horwitz 
 
Title: 

Executive Vice President, Treasurer, Principal Executive Officer and 

Compliance Liaison 
 
Date:  August 9, 2010