0000928816-17-000721.txt : 20170302 0000928816-17-000721.hdr.sgml : 20170302 20170302145659 ACCESSION NUMBER: 0000928816-17-000721 CONFORMED SUBMISSION TYPE: 497J PUBLIC DOCUMENT COUNT: 1 FILED AS OF DATE: 20170302 DATE AS OF CHANGE: 20170302 EFFECTIVENESS DATE: 20170302 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: 17658269 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 0000792288 S000006210 PUTNAM MASSACHUSETTS TAX EXEMPT INCOME FUND C000017118 Class C Shares C000017119 Class M Shares C000017120 Class A Shares PXMAX C000017121 Class B Shares PMABX C000060571 CLASS Y C000185392 Class T Shares 497J 1 a_steif497j.htm PUTNAM MASSACHUSETTS TAX EXEMPT INCOME FUND a_steif497j.htm
Putnam Investments 
One Post Office Square 
Boston, MA 02109 
March 2, 2017 

 

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. 35 to Registration Statement on Form N-1A 
  Putnam Massachusetts Tax Exempt Income Fund (Reg. Nos. (33-5416) (811-04518) 
  Post-Effective Amendment No. 44 to Registration Statement on Form N-1A 
  Putnam Michigan Tax Exempt Income Fund (Reg. Nos. (33-8923) (811-04529) 
  Post-Effective Amendment No. 44 to Registration Statement on Form N-1A 
  Putnam Minnesota Tax Exempt Income Fund (Reg. Nos. (33-8916) (811-04527) 
  Post-Effective Amendment No. 44 to Registration Statement on Form N-1A 
  Putnam New Jersey Tax Exempt Income Fund (Reg. Nos. (33-32550) (811-05977) 
  Post-Effective Amendment No. 35 to Registration Statement on Form N-1A 
  Putnam Ohio Tax Exempt Income Fund (Reg. Nos. (33-8924) (811-04528) 
  Post-Effective Amendment No. 44 to Registration Statement on Form N-1A 
  Putnam Pennsylvania Tax Exempt Income Fund (Reg. Nos. (33-28321) (811-05802) 
  Post-Effective Amendment No. 37 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 February 28, 2017.

Comments or questions concerning this certificate may be directed to Caitlin E. Robinson at 1-800-225-2465, ext. 1-0044.

  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