As filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on October 15, 2014
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
WASHINGTON, D.C. 20549
FORM N-1A
REGISTRATION STATEMENT | ||
UNDER | ||
THE SECURITIES ACT OF 1933 | x | |
Pre-Effective Amendment No. | ¨ | |
Post-Effective Amendment No. 30 | x | |
and | ||
REGISTRATION STATEMENT | ||
UNDER | ||
THE INVESTMENT COMPANY ACT OF 1940 | x | |
Amendment No. 31 | x |
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PUTNAM ARIZONA TAX EXEMPT INCOME FUND
(Registration No. 33- 37992; 811-06258)
PUTNAM NEW JERSEY TAX EXEMPT INCOME FUND
(Registration No. 33-32550; 811-05977)
(Exact name of registrants as specified in charter)
REGISTRATION STATEMENT | ||
UNDER | ||
THE SECURITIES ACT OF 1933 | x | |
Pre-Effective Amendment No. | ¨ | |
Post-Effective Amendment No. 39 | x | |
and | ||
REGISTRATION STATEMENT | ||
UNDER | ||
THE INVESTMENT COMPANY ACT OF 1940 | x | |
Amendment No. 40 | x |
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PUTNAM MASSACHUSETTS TAX EXEMPT INCOME FUND
Registration No. 33-5416; 811-04518
PUTNAM MICHIGAN TAX EXEMPT INCOME FUND
Registration No. 33-8923; 811-04529
PUTNAM MINNESOTA TAX EXEMPT INCOME FUND
Registration No. 33-8916; 811-04527
PUTNAM OHIO TAX EXEMPT INCOME FUND
Registration No. 33-8924; 811-04528
(Exact name of registrants as specified in charter)
REGISTRATION STATEMENT | ||
UNDER | ||
THE SECURITIES ACT OF 1933 | x | |
Pre-Effective Amendment No. | ¨ | |
Post-Effective Amendment No. 32 | x | |
and | ||
REGISTRATION STATEMENT | ||
UNDER | ||
THE INVESTMENT COMPANY ACT OF 1940 | x | |
Amendment No. 32 | x |
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PUTNAM PENNSYLVANIA TAX EXEMPT INCOME FUND
(Registration No. 33-28321; 811-05802)
(Exact name of registrant as specified in charter)
One Post Office Square, Boston, Massachusetts 02109
(Address of principal executive offices)
Registrants Telephone Number, including Area Code (617) 292-1000
It is proposed that this filing will become effective
(check appropriate box)
¨ | immediately upon filing pursuant to paragraph (b) |
x | on September 30, 2014 pursuant to paragraph (b) |
¨ | 60 days after filing pursuant to paragraph (a)(1) |
¨ | on (date) pursuant to paragraph (a)(1) |
¨ | 75 days after filing pursuant to paragraph (a)(2) |
¨ | on (date) pursuant to paragraph (a)(2) of Rule 485. |
If appropriate, check the following box:
¨ | this post-effective amendment designates a new effective date for a previously filed post-effective amendment. |
ROBERT T. BURNS, Vice President
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
One Post Office Square
Boston, Massachusetts 02109
(Name and address of agent for service)
Copy to:
BRYAN CHEGWIDDEN, Esquire
ROPES & GRAY LLP
1211 Avenue of the Americas
New York, New York 10036
SIGNATURES
Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Act of 1933 and the Investment Company Act of 1940, each of the Registrants certifies that it meets all of the requirements for effectiveness of this Registration Statement under Rule 485(b) under the Securities Act of 1933 and has duly caused this Amendment to its Registration Statement to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned, thereunto duly authorized, in the City of Boston, and The Commonwealth of Massachusetts, on the 15th day of October, 2014.
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, Executive Vice President, Principal Executive Officer and Compliance Liaison |
Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Act of 1933, this Amendment to the Registration Statements of 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 and Putnam Pennsylvania Tax Exempt Income Fund has been signed on its behalf by the following persons in the capacities and on the dates indicated:
Signature | Title | |
Jameson A. Baxter** | Chair, Board of Trustees | |
Robert L. Reynolds** | President and Trustee | |
Jonathan S. Horwitz** | Executive Vice President, Principal Executive Officer and Compliance Liaison | |
Steven D. Krichmar** | Vice President and Principal Financial Officer | |
Janet C. Smith** | Vice President, Principal Accounting Officer and Assistant Treasurer | |
Liaquat Ahamed ** | Trustee | |
Ravi Akhoury** | Trustee |
Barbara M. Baumann** | Trustee | |
Charles B. Curtis** | Trustee | |
Robert J. Darretta** | Trustee | |
Katinka Domotorffy** | Trustee | |
John A. Hill** | Trustee | |
Paul L. Joskow** | Trustee | |
Kenneth R. Leibler** | Trustee | |
Robert E. Patterson** | Trustee | |
George Putnam, III** | Trustee | |
W. Thomas Stephens** | Trustee |
By: | /s/ Jonathan S. Horwitz, as Attorney-in-Fact October 15, 2014 | |
** Signed pursuant to power of attorney filed in Post-Effective Amendment No. 25 to the Arizona and New Jersey funds Registration Statement on September 28, 2012. | ||
** Signed pursuant to power of attorney filed in Post-Effective Amendment No. 34 to the Massachusetts, Michigan, Minnesota and Ohio funds Registration Statement on September 28, 2012. | ||
** Signed pursuant to power of attorney filed in Post-Effective Amendment No. 27 to the Pennsylvania funds Registration Statement on September 28, 2012. |
Exhibit Index
XBRL Instance Document | Ex-101.ins | |
XBRL Taxonomy Extension Schema Document | Ex-101.sch | |
XBRL Taxonomy Extension Calculation Linkbase Document | Ex-101.cal | |
XBRL Taxonomy Extension Labels Linkbase | Ex-101.lab | |
XBRL Taxonomy Extension Presentation Linkbase Document | Ex-101.pre | |
XBRL Taxonomy Extension Definition Linkbase | Ex-101.def |
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