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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 : | 811-07626 | ||||||||
| Name of Registrant: | Putnam Municipal Opportunities Trust | ||||||||
| Address of Principal Executive Offices: | One Post Office Square | ||||||||
| Boston, Massachusetts 02109 | |||||||||
| Name and address of agent of service: | Robert T. Burns | ||||||||
| Putnam Municipal Opportunities Trust | |||||||||
| One Post Office Square | |||||||||
| Boston, Massachusetts 02109 | |||||||||
| 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: | 04/30 | ||||||||
| Date of reporting period: | 07/01/2017 - 06/30/2018 | ||||||||
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| Registrant: | Putnam Municipal Opportunities Trust | ||||||||
| Fund Name: | Putnam Municipal Opportunities Trust | ||||||||
| Date of Fiscal Year End: | 04/30 | ||||||||
The fund did not vote proxies relating to portfolio securities during the period covered by this report. | |||||||||
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| 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 Municipal Opportunities Trust | |
| By: | Jonathan S. Horwitz* | |
| Name: | Jonathan S. Horwitz | |
| Title: | Executive Vice President, Principal Executive Officer and Compliance Liaison | |
| Date: | August 10, 2018 | |
| *By: | /s/ Nancy E. Florek | |
| Name: | Nancy E. Florek | |
| Date: | August 10, 2018 | |
| Pursuant to power of attorney filed herewith | ||
| POWER OF ATTORNEY |
I, the undersigned Executive Vice President, Principal Executive Officer and Compliance Liaison of each of the funds listed on Schedule A hereto, constitute and appoint Nancy E. Florek my true and lawful attorney, with full power to her to sign for me, and in my name and in the capacities indicated below, the Annual Report of Proxy Voting Record on Form N-PX under the Investment Company Act of 1940, as amended of each of the funds listed on Schedule A hereto and any and all amendments to said Annual Report of Proxy Voting Record and to file the same with all exhibits thereto, and other documents in connection therewith, with the Securities and Exchange Commission, granting unto my said attorney full power and authority to do and perform each and every act and thing requisite or necessary to be done in the premises, as fully to all intents and purposes as she might or could do in person, and I ratify and confirm all that said attorney may lawfully do or cause to be done by virtue thereof.
WITNESS my hand and common seal on the date set forth below.
| Signature | Title | Date | |
| /s/ Jonathan S. Horwitz | Executive Vice President, | August 8, 2018 | |
| Jonathan S. Horwitz | Principal Executive Officer and | ||
| Compliance Liaison | |||
| Schedule A |
| Putnam American Government Income Fund | Putnam Managed Municipal Income Trust |
| Putnam Arizona Tax Exempt Income Fund | Putnam Massachusetts Tax Exempt Income Fund |
| Putnam Asset Allocation Funds | Putnam Master Intermediate Income Trust |
| Putnam California Tax Exempt Income Fund | Putnam Michigan Tax Exempt Income Fund |
| Putnam Convertible Securities Fund | Putnam Minnesota Tax Exempt Income Fund |
| Putnam Diversified Income Trust | Putnam Money Market Fund |
| Putnam Equity Income Fund | Putnam Mortgage Recovery Fund |
| Putnam Europe Equity Fund | Putnam Mortgage Securities Fund |
| The Putnam Fund for Growth and Income | Putnam Municipal Opportunities Trust |
| Putnam Funds Trust | Putnam New Jersey Tax Exempt Income Fund |
| George Putnam Balanced Fund | Putnam New York Tax Exempt Income Fund |
| Putnam Global Equity Fund | Putnam Ohio Tax Exempt Income Fund |
| Putnam Global Health Care Fund | Putnam Pennsylvania Tax Exempt Income Fund |
| Putnam Global Income Trust | Putnam Premier Income Trust |
| Putnam Global Natural Resources Fund | Putnam RetirementReady® Funds |
| Putnam Global Utilities Fund | Putnam Sustainable Leaders Fund |
| Putnam High Yield Fund | Putnam Tax Exempt Income Fund |
| Putnam High Yield Trust | Putnam Tax Exempt Money Market Fund |
| Putnam Income Fund | Putnam Tax-Free Income Trust |
| Putnam International Equity Fund | Putnam Variable Trust |
| Putnam Investment Funds | Putnam Vista Fund |
| Putnam Investment-Grade Municipal Trust | Putnam Voyager Fund |
| Putnam Investors Fund |