Putnam Massachusetts Tax Exempt Income Fund, 11/30/16, semi annual report

Because the electronic format for filing Form NSAR does not
provide adequate space for responding to certain items correctly,
the correct answers are as follows:

72DD1 (000s omitted)

Class A	  3,311
Class B	  28
Class C	  297
Class M	  32

72DD2 (000s omitted)

Class Y	  758

73A1

Class A	  0.135676
Class B	  0.104872
Class C	  0.097279
Class M	  0.122119

73A2

Class Y	  0.146856

74U1	(000s omitted)

Class A	  24,109
Class B	  260
Class C	  3,069
Class M	  253

74U2	(000s omitted)

Class Y	  5,249

74V1

Class A	  9.45
Class B	  9.44
Class C	  9.47
Class M	  9.45

74V2

Class Y	  9.48


Item 61

Additional Information About Minimum Required Investment

Shareholders can open a fund account with as little as $500 and
make subsequent investments in any amount. The minimum investment
is waived if you make regular investments weekly, semimonthly, or
monthly through automatic deductions through your bank checking
or savings account. Currently, Putnam is waiving the minimum, but
reserves the right to reject initial investments under the
minimum.

Item 85B

Additional Information About Errors and Omissions Policy

While no claims with respect to the Registrant/Series were filed
under such policy during the period, requests under such policy
for reimbursement of legal expenses and costs arising out of
claims of market timing activity in the Putnam Funds have been
submitted by the investment manager of the Registrant/Series.