W. Nicholas Thorndike

Putnam Premier Income Trust is a closed-end management investment company. Its investment objective is to seek high current income consistent with the preservation of capital. The company was founded on February 29, 1988 and is headquartered in Boston, MA.

High Income Securities Fund is a close-end management investment fund. The firm engages in the provision of mutual fund services. It seeks to provide high current income as a primary objective and capital appreciation as a secondary objective. The company is headquartered in Milwaukee, WI.

Courier Corp. manufactures, publishes and sells books. The company operates its business through two business segments: Book Manufacturing and Publishing. The Book Manufacturing segment focuses on streamlining the process of bringing books from the point of creation to the point of use and offers services from prepress and production through storage and distribution. The Publishing segment consists of Dover Publications, Inc., Research & Education Association, Inc. and Federal Marketing Corp. The Dover Publications publishes variety of titles in 30 specialty categories ranging from literature to paper dolls and music scores to clip art. The Research & Education Association publishes test preparation and study-guide books and software for high school, college, graduate students and professionals. The Federal Marketing publishes and distributes books on home design, decorating, landscaping and gardening and sells home plans. Courier was founded in 1824 and is headquartered in North Chelmsford, MA.

Putnam Master Intermediate Income Trust operates as a closed-end investment fund and trust. Its objective is to provide high current income and relative stability of net asset value. The company was founded in 1988 and is headquartered in Boston, MA.

Putnam Managed Municipal Income Trust is a closed-end management investment company, which engages in investing in healthcare, education, industrials, and housing sectors. The company was founded in 1937 and is headquartered in Boston, MA.