0000928816-12-001545.txt : 20121005 0000928816-12-001545.hdr.sgml : 20121005 20121005093537 ACCESSION NUMBER: 0000928816-12-001545 CONFORMED SUBMISSION TYPE: 497J PUBLIC DOCUMENT COUNT: 1 FILED AS OF DATE: 20121005 DATE AS OF CHANGE: 20121005 EFFECTIVENESS DATE: 20121005 FILER: COMPANY DATA: COMPANY CONFORMED NAME: PUTNAM MICHIGAN TAX EXEMPT INCOME FUND / CENTRAL INDEX KEY: 0000794611 IRS NUMBER: 046626130 STATE OF INCORPORATION: MA FISCAL YEAR END: 0531 FILING VALUES: FORM TYPE: 497J SEC ACT: 1933 Act SEC FILE NUMBER: 033-08923 FILM NUMBER: 121130956 BUSINESS ADDRESS: STREET 1: ONE POST OFFICE SQ CITY: BOSTON STATE: MA ZIP: 02109 BUSINESS PHONE: 617-292-14 FORMER COMPANY: FORMER CONFORMED NAME: PUTNAM MICHIGAN TAX EXEMPT INCOME FUND DATE OF NAME CHANGE: 19920609 FILER: COMPANY DATA: COMPANY CONFORMED NAME: PUTNAM NEW JERSEY TAX EXEMPT INCOME FUND CENTRAL INDEX KEY: 0000857463 IRS NUMBER: 043073948 STATE OF INCORPORATION: MA FISCAL YEAR END: 0630 FILING VALUES: FORM TYPE: 497J SEC ACT: 1933 Act SEC FILE NUMBER: 033-32550 FILM NUMBER: 121130954 BUSINESS ADDRESS: STREET 1: ONE POST OFFICE SQUARE CITY: BOSTON STATE: MA ZIP: 02109 BUSINESS PHONE: 6172921000 FILER: COMPANY DATA: COMPANY CONFORMED NAME: PUTNAM MASSACHUSETTS TAX EXEMPT INCOME FUND/MA/ CENTRAL INDEX KEY: 0000792288 IRS NUMBER: 046626127 STATE OF INCORPORATION: MA FISCAL YEAR END: 0531 FILING VALUES: FORM TYPE: 497J SEC ACT: 1933 Act SEC FILE NUMBER: 033-05416 FILM NUMBER: 121130957 BUSINESS ADDRESS: STREET 1: ONE POST OFFICE SQ CITY: BOSTON STATE: MA ZIP: 02109 BUSINESS PHONE: 6172921000 MAIL ADDRESS: STREET 1: ONE POST OFFICE SQUARE CITY: BOSTON STATE: MA ZIP: 02109 FORMER COMPANY: FORMER CONFORMED NAME: PUTNAM MASSACHUSETTS TAX EXEMPT INCOME FUND II DATE OF NAME CHANGE: 19920703 FORMER COMPANY: FORMER CONFORMED NAME: PUTNAM MASSACHUSETTS TAX EXEMPT INCOME FUND /MA/ DATE OF NAME CHANGE: 19920609 FILER: COMPANY DATA: COMPANY CONFORMED NAME: PUTNAM MINNESOTA TAX EXEMPT INCOME FUND/MA CENTRAL INDEX KEY: 0000794612 IRS NUMBER: 046626128 STATE OF INCORPORATION: MA FISCAL YEAR END: 0531 FILING VALUES: FORM TYPE: 497J SEC ACT: 1933 Act SEC FILE NUMBER: 033-08916 FILM NUMBER: 121130955 BUSINESS ADDRESS: STREET 1: ONE POST OFFICE SQUARE CITY: BOSTON STATE: MA ZIP: 02109 BUSINESS PHONE: 6172921000 MAIL ADDRESS: STREET 1: ONE POST OFFICE SQUARE CITY: BOSTON STATE: MA ZIP: 02109 FORMER COMPANY: FORMER CONFORMED NAME: PUTNAM MINNESOTA TAX EXEMPT INCOME FUND II DATE OF NAME CHANGE: 19920703 FORMER COMPANY: FORMER CONFORMED NAME: PUTNAM MINNESOTA TAX EXEMPT INCOME FUND DATE OF NAME CHANGE: 19920609 FILER: COMPANY DATA: COMPANY CONFORMED NAME: PUTNAM PENNSYLVANIA TAX EXEMPT INCOME FUND CENTRAL INDEX KEY: 0000794615 IRS NUMBER: 043057637 STATE OF INCORPORATION: MA FISCAL YEAR END: 0228 FILING VALUES: FORM TYPE: 497J SEC ACT: 1933 Act SEC FILE NUMBER: 033-28321 FILM NUMBER: 121130952 BUSINESS ADDRESS: STREET 1: ONE POST OFFICE SQ CITY: BOSTON STATE: MA ZIP: 02109 BUSINESS PHONE: 6172921000 MAIL ADDRESS: STREET 1: ONE POST OFFICE SQU CITY: BOSTON STATE: MA ZIP: 02109 FILER: COMPANY DATA: COMPANY CONFORMED NAME: PUTNAM OHIO TAX EXEMPT INCOME FUND/MA CENTRAL INDEX KEY: 0000794616 IRS NUMBER: 046626129 STATE OF INCORPORATION: MA FISCAL YEAR END: 0531 FILING VALUES: FORM TYPE: 497J SEC ACT: 1933 Act SEC FILE NUMBER: 033-08924 FILM NUMBER: 121130953 BUSINESS ADDRESS: STREET 1: ONE POST OFFICE SQ CITY: BOSTON STATE: MA ZIP: 02109 BUSINESS PHONE: 617-292-1000 MAIL ADDRESS: STREET 1: ONE POST OFFICE SQUARE CITY: BOSTON STATE: MA ZIP: 021009 FORMER COMPANY: FORMER CONFORMED NAME: PUTNAM OHIO TAX EXEMPT INCOME FUND II DATE OF NAME CHANGE: 19920703 FORMER COMPANY: FORMER CONFORMED NAME: PUTNAM OHIO TAX EXEMPT INCOME FUND DATE OF NAME CHANGE: 19920609 FILER: COMPANY DATA: COMPANY CONFORMED NAME: PUTNAM ARIZONA TAX EXEMPT INCOME FUND CENTRAL INDEX KEY: 0000869392 IRS NUMBER: 046665534 STATE OF INCORPORATION: MA FISCAL YEAR END: 0531 FILING VALUES: FORM TYPE: 497J SEC ACT: 1933 Act SEC FILE 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Putnam Investments 
One Post Office Square 
Boston, MA 02109 
October 5, 2012 

 

Securities and Exchange Commission
100 F Street, NE
Washington, DC 20549

 

RE:  Putnam Arizona Tax Exempt Income Fund (Reg. Nos. (33-37992) (811-06258) 
  Post-Effective Amendment No. 25 to Registration Statement on Form N-1A 
  Putnam Massachusetts Tax Exempt Income Fund (Reg. Nos. (33-5416) (811-04518) 
  Post-Effective Amendment No. 34 to Registration Statement on Form N-1A 
  Putnam Michigan Tax Exempt Income Fund (Reg. Nos. (33-8923) (811-04529) 
  Post-Effective Amendment No. 34 to Registration Statement on Form N-1A 
  Putnam Minnesota Tax Exempt Income Fund (Reg. Nos. (33-8916) (811-04527) 
  Post-Effective Amendment No. 34 to Registration Statement on Form N-1A 
  Putnam New Jersey Tax Exempt Income Fund (Reg. Nos. (33-32550) (811-05977) 
  Post-Effective Amendment No. 25 to Registration Statement on Form N-1A 
  Putnam Ohio Tax Exempt Income Fund (Reg. Nos. (33-8924) (811-04528) 
  Post-Effective Amendment No. 34 to Registration Statement on Form N-1A 
  Putnam Pennsylvania Tax Exempt Income Fund (Reg. Nos. (33-28321) (811-05802) 
  Post-Effective Amendment No. 27 to Registration Statement on Form N-1A 
  (collectively, the “Amendments”) 

 

Ladies and Gentlemen:

Pursuant to Rule 497(j) under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, each Fund hereby certifies that the form of Prospectus and Statement of Additional Information that would have been filed on behalf of the Funds pursuant to Rule 497(c) upon the effectiveness of the Post-Effective Amendments referenced above to the Funds’ Registration Statements on Form N-1A (the “Amendments”) would not have differed from that contained in the Amendments, which are the most recent amendments to such Registration Statements and were filed electronically on September 28, 2012.

Comments or questions concerning this certificate may be directed to Annemarie Duffy at 1-800-225-2465, ext. 1-4824.

  Very truly yours, 
 
Putnam Arizona Tax Exempt Income Fund 
  Putnam Massachusetts Tax Exempt Income Fund 
Putnam Michigan Tax Exempt Income Fund 
Putnam Minnesota Tax Exempt Income Fund 
  Putnam New Jersey Tax Exempt Income Fund 
  Putnam Ohio Tax Exempt Income Fund 
  Putnam Pennsylvania Tax Exempt Income Fund 
 
 
By:  /s/ Jonathan S. Horwitz 
 
 
  Jonathan S. Horwitz 
Executive Vice President, Principal Executive 
  Officer and Compliance Liaison 

 

cc:  James Thomas, Esq., Ropes & Gray LLP