High Income Securities Fund, formerly Putnam High Income Securities Fund, is a diversified closed-end management investment company. The Fund provides high current income as a primary objective and capital appreciation as a secondary objective. The Fund pursues its objective by investing in convertible bonds and convertible preferred stocks. The Fund also invests in high-yielding non-convertible securities with the potential for capital appreciation. It is a business trust. The Fund provides investment services across a range of equity, fixed income, absolute return and alternative strategies. The Fund invests in various industries, such as technology, electronics, financials, banking, healthcare, communication services, pharmaceuticals, food, telecommunications and medical technology. Putnam Investment Management, LLC is the investment manager of the Fund. Putnam Investments Limited is the investment sub-advisor of the Fund.

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Putnam High Income Securities Fund

Robert L. Reynolds

Bill Fritz

Carlo N. Forcione

Catherine A. Saunders

Steven P. McKay

Jackie S. Vanderbrug

Scott C. Sipple

Mark J. McKenna

Brendan T. Murray

Jonathan M. Goldstein

Aaron M. Cooper

Robert J. Schoen

Brett S. Goldstein

Brian D. Lenhardt

Stephen J. Tate

Michael V. Salm

Shep Perkins

Andra S. Bolotin

Sumedh Mehta

Edward Whalen

Stephen R. Denny

The Investment Management Team at Putnam High Income Securities Fund is responsible for managing the fund's diversified portfolio to meet its primary objective of providing high current income and its secondary objective of capital appreciation. This team oversees investments in convertible bonds, convertible preferred stocks, and high-yielding non-convertible securities across various sectors such as technology, healthcare, and financials. Additionally, they focus on strategic asset allocation, investment compliance, sustainable investing, and maintaining robust client relationships to ensure optimal fund performance.

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