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SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549 |
SCHEDULE 13D
Under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934
(Amendment No. 6)
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Putnam Premier Income Trust (Name of Issuer) |
Common Stock (Title of Class of Securities) |
746853100 (CUSIP Number) |
Paul E. Rasmussen 80 South Eighth Street, Suite 3300 Minneapolis, MN, 55402-4130 612-332-3223 (Name, Address and Telephone Number of Person Authorized to Receive Notices and Communications) |
01/07/2025 (Date of Event Which Requires Filing of This Statement) |
If the filing person has previously filed a statement on Schedule 13G to report the acquisition that is the subject of this Schedule 13D, and is filing this schedule because of §§ 240.13d-1(e), 240.13d-1(f) or 240.13d-1(g), check the following box.
The information required on the remainder of this cover page shall not be deemed to be “filed” for the purpose of Section 18 of the
Securities Exchange Act of 1934 (“Act”) or otherwise subject to the liabilities of that section of the Act but shall be subject to all other
provisions of the Act (however, see the Notes).
SCHEDULE 13D
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| CUSIP No. | 746853100 |
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Name of reporting person
Sit Investment Associates, Inc. | ||||||||
| 2 | Check the appropriate box if a member of a Group (See Instructions)
(a)
 (b)
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| 3 | SEC use only | ||||||||
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Source of funds (See Instructions)
OO | ||||||||
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Check if disclosure of legal proceedings is required pursuant to Items 2(d) or 2(e)
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| 6 | Citizenship or place of organization
MINNESOTA
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| Number of Shares Beneficially Owned by Each Reporting Person With: |
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| 11 | Aggregate amount beneficially owned by each reporting person
21,965,065.00 | ||||||||
| 12 | Check if the aggregate amount in Row (11) excludes certain shares (See Instructions)
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| 13 | Percent of class represented by amount in Row (11)
23 % | ||||||||
| 14 | Type of Reporting Person (See Instructions)
IA |
SCHEDULE 13D
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| CUSIP No. | 746853100 |
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Name of reporting person
Sit Fixed Income Advisors II, LLC | ||||||||
| 2 | Check the appropriate box if a member of a Group (See Instructions)
(a)
(b)
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| 3 | SEC use only | ||||||||
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Source of funds (See Instructions)
OO | ||||||||
| 5 |
Check if disclosure of legal proceedings is required pursuant to Items 2(d) or 2(e)
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| 6 | Citizenship or place of organization
DELAWARE
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| Number of Shares Beneficially Owned by Each Reporting Person With: |
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| 11 | Aggregate amount beneficially owned by each reporting person
21,965,065.00 | ||||||||
| 12 | Check if the aggregate amount in Row (11) excludes certain shares (See Instructions)
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| 13 | Percent of class represented by amount in Row (11)
23 % | ||||||||
| 14 | Type of Reporting Person (See Instructions)
IA |
SCHEDULE 13D
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| Item 1. | Security and Issuer | |
| (a) | Title of Class of Securities:
Common Stock | |
| (b) | Name of Issuer:
Putnam Premier Income Trust | |
| (c) | Address of Issuer's Principal Executive Offices:
ONE POST OFFICE SQ, BOSTON,
MASSACHUSETTS
, 02109. | |
Item 1 Comment:
This Amendment No. 6 ("Amendment") amends and supplements the statement on Schedule 13D filed on October 2, 2023, and amended by Amendment No. 1 filed on January 4, 2024, and Amendment No. 2 filed on April 3, 2024, Amendment 3 filed on May 7, 2024, Amendment No. 4 filed on September 9, 2024, and Amendment No. 5 filed on December 12, 2024 (as amended, the "Original Schedule 13D" and, as amended by this Amendment, the "Schedule 13D"), relating to the shares of Common Stock ("Shares)" of Putnam Premier Income Trust (the "Issuer"). Except as specifically provided herein, each Item of the Original Schedule 13D remains unchanged. Capitalized terms used but not otherwise defined herein have the meanings set forth in the Original Schedule 13D. | ||
| Item 5. | Interest in Securities of the Issuer | |
| (a) | The aggregate percentage of Shares reported owned by Sit Entities herein is based upon 95,598,021 Shares outstanding as of July 31, 2024, which is the total number of Shares outstanding as reported in the Issuer's Report on Form N-CSR filed with the Securities Exchange Commission.
As of the date hereof, the Sit Entities may be deemed to be the beneficial owner of 21,965,065 Shares held in client accounts which represent 23.0% of the Issuer's outstanding Shares. | |
| (b) | Each of the Sit Entities may be deemed to have shared power to vote and dispose of such Shares. However, none of SIA's or SFI's directors or executive officers own Shares directly. | |
| (c) | Transactions in Shares by the Sit Entities in the last 60 days are set forth in Exhibit A. | |
| (d) | The clients of SIA and SFI have the right to participate in the receipt of dividends from, or proceeds from the sales of, the Shares held for their respective accounts. | |
| (e) | Not applicable | |
| Item 7. | Material to be Filed as Exhibits. | |
Exhibit A: Schedule of Transactions in Shares by Sit Entities in the last 60 days. | ||
| SIGNATURE | |
After reasonable inquiry and to the best of my knowledge and belief, I certify that the information set forth in this statement is true, complete and correct.
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