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Fund Background Category Foreign Bond Fund Family Great-West Life - NL Total Assets in $millions (2004-06-30) 2.675 Year to Date Return 1.2530% NAVPS (2004-08-09) $ 252.5050 Daily Change $ +1.5359 52 week high $ 263.6549 52 week low $ 237.7541 Objective This fund's main objective is to provide a high level of interest income and the potential for growth of your investment. Strategy This Fund invests only in units of a pooled fund called the Putnam Canadian Trusts: International Bond Fund. We call it the Putnam Pooled Fund for short. The Putnam pooled Fund invests primarily in high-quality debt securities issued by governments and government agencies in countries outside Canada. The investment advisor manages the fund to take advantage of expected changes in interest rates and currency exchange rates. Fund Operations Inception: 8-November-1994 Management Company: The Putnam Advisory Company, Inc. Managing Company since: Lead Manager: Putnam Management Team Manager Since: 8-November-1994 Manager Tenure: 9 years

Returns (%)   3mo 1yr avg 3yr avg 5yr avg GWL*IBO.TO -2.5810 2.8070 5.3400 3.0550 Chart big chart [] Investment Information New Investment Open Currency CAD Min Initial Investment $ 300.00 Min Subsequent Investment $ 50.00 RRSP Eligible Foreign RESP Eligible No Min Initial Investment (RRSP) $ 300.00 Min Subsequent Investment (RRSP) $ 50.00 Availability AB,BC,MB,NB,NF, NU,NS,NT,ON,PE, PQ,SK,YT Fees & Expenses Management Fee 2.35% Load or No Load No Load Choice of Front or Back Load No Max Front End Load N/A Max Back End Load N/A