FORM 4
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UNITED STATES SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549

STATEMENT OF CHANGES IN BENEFICIAL OWNERSHIP OF SECURITIES
                                                                                  
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Filed pursuant to Section 16(a) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, Section 17(a) of the Public
Utility Holding Company Act of 1935 or Section 30(f) of the Investment Company Act of 1940
                      

1. Name and Address of Reporting Person *

HILL JOHN A
2. Issuer Name and Ticker or Trading Symbol

PUTNAM HIGH YIELD MUNICIPAL TRUST [ pym ]
5. Relationship of Reporting Person(s) to Issuer (Check all applicable)

__ X __ Director                      _____ 10% Owner
_____ Officer (give title below)      _____ Other (specify below)
(Last)          (First)          (Middle)

20 N. BROADWAY
3. Date of Earliest Transaction (MM/DD/YYYY)

2/19/2008
(Street)

OKLAHOMA CITY, OK 73012
(City)        (State)        (Zip)
4. If Amendment, Date Original Filed (MM/DD/YYYY)

 
6. Individual or Joint/Group Filing (Check Applicable Line)

_ X _ Form filed by One Reporting Person
___ Form filed by More than One Reporting Person

Table I - Non-Derivative Securities Acquired, Disposed of, or Beneficially Owned
1.Title of Security
(Instr. 3)
2. Trans. Date 2A. Deemed Execution Date, if any 3. Trans. Code
(Instr. 8)
4. Securities Acquired (A) or Disposed of (D)
(Instr. 3, 4 and 5)
5. Amount of Securities Beneficially Owned Following Reported Transaction(s)
(Instr. 3 and 4)
6. Ownership Form: Direct (D) or Indirect (I) (Instr. 4) 7. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership (Instr. 4)
Code V Amount (A) or (D) Price
Common shares   2/19/2008   (1)   J (2)    129.455   D $7.55   (3) 0   (4) D    

Table II - Derivative Securities Beneficially Owned ( e.g. , puts, calls, warrants, options, convertible securities)
1. Title of Derivate Security
(Instr. 3)
2. Conversion or Exercise Price of Derivative Security 3. Trans. Date 3A. Deemed Execution Date, if any 4. Trans. Code
(Instr. 8)
5. Number of Derivative Securities Acquired (A) or Disposed of (D)
(Instr. 3, 4 and 5)
6. Date Exercisable and Expiration Date 7. Title and Amount of Securities Underlying Derivative Security
(Instr. 3 and 4)
8. Price of Derivative Security
(Instr. 5)
9. Number of derivative Securities Beneficially Owned Following Reported Transaction(s) (Instr. 4) 10. Ownership Form of Derivative Security: Direct (D) or Indirect (I) (Instr. 4) 11. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership (Instr. 4)
Code V (A) (D) Date Exercisable Expiration Date Title Amount or Number of Shares

Explanation of Responses:
( 1)  Effective date of merger of issuer into Putnam Managed Municipal Income Trust.
( 2)  Issuer (PYM) merged into Putnam Managed Municipal Income Trust (PMM), a closed-end investment company, on February 19, 2008. All outstanding PYM common shares were exchanged for common shares of PMM based on the respective per-share net asset values of each fund's common shares calculated as of February 15, 2008.
( 3)  Per-share net asset value of PYM common shares as of February 15, 2008. Reflects rounding.
( 4)  Issuer (PYM) merged into Putnam Managed Municipal Income Trust (PMM), a closed-end investment company, on February 19, 2008. All outstanding PYM common shares were exchanged for common shares of PMM based on the respective per-share net asset values of each fund's common shares calculated as of February 15, 2008.

Reporting Owners
Reporting Owner Name / Address
Relationships
Director 10% Owner Officer Other
HILL JOHN A
20 N. BROADWAY
OKLAHOMA CITY, OK 73012
X



Signatures
John A. Hill 2/21/2008
** Signature of Reporting Person Date


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