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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: | 100 Federal Street | ||||||||
| Boston, Massachusetts 02110 | |||||||||
| Name and address of agent of service: | Robert Burns, Vice President | ||||||||
| Putnam Premier Income Trust | |||||||||
| 100 Federal Street | |||||||||
| Boston, Massachusetts 02110 | |||||||||
| CC: | Bryan Chegwidden, Esq. | ||||||||
| Ropes & Gray LLP | |||||||||
| 1211 Avenue of the Americas | |||||||||
| New York, New York 10036 | |||||||||
| Registrant's telephone number including area code: | (617) 292-1000 | ||||||||
| Date of fiscal year end: | 07/31 | ||||||||
| Date of reporting period: | 07/01/2018 - 06/30/2019 | ||||||||
| Registrant: | Putnam Premier Income Trust | |||||||
| Fund Name: | Putnam Premier Income Trust | |||||||
| Date of fiscal year end: | 07/31 | |||||||
| Advanz Pharma Corp | ||||||||
| Ticker | Security ID: | Meeting Date | Meeting Status | |||||
| ADVZ | CUSIP 00775M104 | 06/17/2019 | Voted | |||||
| Meeting Type | Country of Trade | |||||||
| Annual | United States | |||||||
| Issue No. | Description | Proponent | Mgmt Rec | Vote Cast | For/Agnst Mgmt | |||
| 1.1 | Elect Randall C. Benson | Mgmt | For | Withhold | Against | |||
| 1.2 | Elect Frances Cloud | Mgmt | For | Withhold | Against | |||
| 1.3 | Elect Maurice Chagnaud | Mgmt | For | Withhold | Against | |||
| 1.4 | Elect Graeme Duncan | Mgmt | For | Withhold | Against | |||
| 1.5 | Elect Barry Fishman | Mgmt | For | Withhold | Against | |||
| 2 | Appointment of Auditor and Authority to Set Fees | Mgmt | For | For | For | |||
| Avaya Holdings Corp. | ||||||||
| Ticker | Security ID: | Meeting Date | Meeting Status | |||||
| AVYA | CUSIP 05351X101 | 05/15/2019 | Voted | |||||
| Meeting Type | Country of Trade | |||||||
| Annual | United States | |||||||
| Issue No. | Description | Proponent | Mgmt Rec | Vote Cast | For/Agnst Mgmt | |||
| 1.1 | Elect William D. Watkins | Mgmt | For | For | For | |||
| 1.2 | Elect James M Chirico | Mgmt | For | For | For | |||
| 1.3 | Elect Stephan Scholl | Mgmt | For | For | For | |||
| 1.4 | Elect Susan L. Spradley | Mgmt | For | For | For | |||
| 1.5 | Elect Stanley J. Sutula | Mgmt | For | For | For | |||
| 1.6 | Elect Scott D. Vogel | Mgmt | For | For | For | |||
| 1.7 | Elect Jacqueline E. Yeaney | Mgmt | For | For | For | |||
| 2 | Advisory Vote on Executive Compensation | Mgmt | For | For | For | |||
| 3 | Frequency of Advisory Vote on Executive Compensation | Mgmt | 1 Year | 1 Year | For | |||
| 4 | Ratification of Auditor | Mgmt | For | For | For | |||
| Concordia International Corp. | ||||||||
| Ticker | Security ID: | Meeting Date | Meeting Status | |||||
| CXR | CUSIP 20653P409 | 11/29/2018 | Voted | |||||
| Meeting Type | Country of Trade | |||||||
| Special | United States | |||||||
| Issue No. | Description | Proponent | Mgmt Rec | Vote Cast | For/Agnst Mgmt | |||
| 1 | Company Name Change | Mgmt | For | For | For | |||
| Tervita Corporation | ||||||||
| Ticker | Security ID: | Meeting Date | Meeting Status | |||||
| TEV | CUSIP 88159E103 | 05/02/2019 | Voted | |||||
| Meeting Type | Country of Trade | |||||||
| Annual | Canada | |||||||
| Issue No. | Description | Proponent | Mgmt Rec | Vote Cast | For/Agnst Mgmt | |||
| 1 | Appointment of Auditor and Authority to Set Fees | Mgmt | For | For | For | |||
| 2 | Board Size | Mgmt | For | For | For | |||
| 3.1 | Elect Grant D. Billing | Mgmt | For | For | For | |||
| 3.2 | Elect Michael Colodner | Mgmt | For | For | For | |||
| 3.3 | Elect John W. Cooper | Mgmt | For | For | For | |||
| 3.4 | Elect Allen R. Hagerman | Mgmt | For | For | For | |||
| 3.5 | Elect Cameron Kramer | Mgmt | For | For | For | |||
| 3.6 | Elect Gordon Pridham | Mgmt | For | For | For | |||
| 3.7 | Elect Douglas R. Ramsay | Mgmt | For | For | For | |||
| 3.8 | Elect Susan L. Riddell Rose | Mgmt | For | Withhold | Against | |||
| 3.9 | Elect Jay W. Thornton | Mgmt | For | For | For | |||
| 3.10 | Elect Kevin Walbridge | Mgmt | For | For | For | |||
| 4 | Incentive Unit Plan Amendment | Mgmt | For | Against | Against | |||
| 5 | Adoption of Deferred Share Unit Plan | Mgmt | For | Against | Against | |||
| 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 authorised. | ||
| Registrant: | Putnam Premier Income Trust | |
| By: | /s/Jonathan S. Horowitz | |
| Name: | Jonathan S. Horowitz | |
| Title: | Executive Vice President, Principal Executive Offi | |
| Date: | August 12, 2019 | |