Putnam Arizona Tax Exempt Income Fund, May 31, 2006, annual
report

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

53A	For the year ended May 31, 2006, Putnam Management has
assumed $794 of legal, shareholder servicing and communication,
audit and Trustee fees incurred by the fund in connection with
certain legal and regulatory matters.

72DD1 		Class A 3,234
		Class B 398


72DD2		Class M 48


73A1		Class A 0.3558
		Class B 0.2956


74A2		Class M 0.3289


74U1		Class A 8,733
		Class B 1,194

74U2		Class M 142


74V1		Class A 9.11
		Class B 9.10


74V2		Class M 9.12


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.