Master Custodian AgreementMaster Custodian Agreement • December 29th, 2020 • Putnam Target Date Funds • Massachusetts
This Agreement is made as of January 1, 2007 by and among each management investment company identified on Appendix A hereto, each such investment company acting on its own behalf separately from all of the other investment companies and not jointly or jointly and severally with any of the other investment companies (each such investment company and each management investment company made subject to this Agreement in accordance with Section 21.5 below shall hereinafter be referred to as a “Fund”), and State Street Bank and Trust Company, a Massachusetts trust company (the “Custodian”).
PUTNAM RETIREMENTREADY® FUNDS AMENDED AND RESTATED DISTRIBUTOR’S CONTRACTDistributor's Contract • November 27th, 2013 • Putnam RetirementReady Funds
Amended and Restated Distributor’s Contract dated July 1, 2013, by and between PUTNAM RETIREMENTREADY® FUNDS, a Massachusetts business trust (the “Fund”; each reference in this Contract or in the Terms and Conditions defined below to “a Fund” or “the Fund” is also deemed to be a reference to any existing series of the Fund, as appropriate in the particular context), and PUTNAM RETAIL MANAGEMENT LIMITED PARTNERSHIP, a Massachusetts limited partnership (“Putnam”).
PUTNAM RETIREMENTREADY FUNDS AMENDED AND RESTATED AGREEMENT AND DECLARATION OF TRUSTAgreement and Declaration of Trust • November 26th, 2014 • Putnam RetirementReady Funds • Massachusetts
This AMENDED AND RESTATED AGREEMENT AND DECLARATION OF TRUST made at Boston, Massachusetts, on this 21st day of March, 2014, hereby amends and restates in its entirety the Agreement and Declaration of Trust dated June 11, 2004, as heretofore amended, by the Trustees hereunder and by the holders of shares of beneficial interest issued hereunder as hereinafter provided.
PUTNAM FUNDS SUBMANAGEMENT CONTRACT This SubManagement Contract is dated as of February 27, 2014 between PUTNAM INVESTMENT MANAGEMENT, LLC, a Delaware limited liability company (the Manager) and PUTNAM INVESTMENTS LIMITED, a company organized under...Submanagement Contract • September 25th, 2015 • Putnam RetirementReady Funds
PUTNAM FUNDS amended and restated SUB-MANAGEMENT CONTRACTSub-Management Contract • November 22nd, 2023 • Putnam Target Date Funds
This Sub-Management Contract is dated as of July 1, 2022 between PUTNAM INVESTMENT MANAGEMENT, LLC, a Delaware limited liability company (the “Manager”) and PUTNAM INVESTMENTS LIMITED, a company organized under the laws of England and Wales (the “Sub-Manager”).
AMENDED AND RESTATED MASTER INTERFUND LENDING AGREEMENTMaster Interfund Lending Agreement • December 29th, 2020 • Putnam Target Date Funds • Massachusetts
This Amended and Restated Master Interfund Lending Agreement (as further amended, restated, supplemented or otherwise modified from time to time, the “Master Agreement”), dated as of April 3, 2020 (the “Effective Date”), is by and among each investment company listed on Schedule A or Schedule B hereto (collectively, the “Trusts,” and each portfolio series of a Trust (or if the relevant Trust has no portfolio series, then the relevant Trust) shall be referred to herein as a “Fund” and collectively as the “Funds”) and Putnam Investment Management, LLC (the “Adviser”).
AMENDED & RESTATED INVESTOR SERVICING AGREEMENT — OPEN-END FUNDSInvestor Servicing Agreement • November 23rd, 2022 • Putnam Target Date Funds • Massachusetts
This AGREEMENT is made as of the 1st day of July, 2013, between each of the Putnam Funds listed in Appendix A hereto (as the same may from time to time be amended to add one or more additional Putnam Funds or to delete one or more of such Funds), each of such Funds acting severally on its own behalf and not jointly with any of such other Funds (each of such Funds being hereinafter referred to as the “Fund”), and Putnam Investment Management, LLC (the “Manager”), a Delaware limited liability company, and Putnam Investor Services, Inc. (the “Agent”), a Massachusetts corporation, and amends and restates the Amended and Restated Investor Servicing Agreement dated as of January 1, 2009 between each of the Funds, the Manager, and the Agent.
DEALER SALES CONTRACT Between: Putnam Retail Management Limited Partnership and [Name of Dealer] General Distributor of The Putnam Family of Mutual Funds One Post Office Square Boston, MA 02109 As general distributor of The Putnam Family of Mutual...Dealer Sales Contract • September 21st, 2004 • Putnam RetirementReady Funds • Massachusetts
October 15, 2020Fee Waiver and Expense Reimbursement Agreement • November 25th, 2020 • Putnam Target Date Funds
PUTNAM RETIREMENTREADY FUNDS AMENDED AND RESTATED AGREEMENT AND DECLARATION OF TRUST This AMENDED AND RESTATED AGREEMENT AND DECLARATION OF TRUST made at Boston, Massachusetts, on this 11th day of June, 2004, hereby amends and restates in its entirety...Agreement and Declaration of Trust • July 2nd, 2004 • Putnam RetirementReady Funds • Massachusetts
INDEMNIFICATION AGREEMENTIndemnification Agreement • November 26th, 2024 • Putnam Target Date Funds • Massachusetts
This Indemnification Agreement (the “Agreement”) is made as of the date set forth on the signature page by and between the Massachusetts business trusts comprising The Putnam Funds listed on Exhibit A hereto (as the same may from time to time be amended to add one or more additional trusts comprising The Putnam Funds or to delete one or more of such trusts) (each, a “Trust”), each Trust acting severally on its own behalf and not jointly or jointly and severally with any other Trust, and the Trustee of each Trust whose name is set forth on the signature page (the “Trustee”).
PUTNAM RETIREMENT READY[R] FUNDS DISTRIBUTOR'S CONTRACT Distributor's Contract dated June 10, 2005, by and between PUTNAM RETIREMENT READY FUNDS, a Massachusetts business trust (the "Fund"), and PUTNAM RETAIL MANAGEMENT LIMITED PARTNERSHIP, a...Distributor's Contract • November 28th, 2005 • Putnam RetirementReady Funds
PUTNAM RETIREMENTREADY FUNDS AMENDED AND RESTATED MANAGEMENT CONTRACTManagement Contract • November 27th, 2015 • Putnam RetirementReady Funds
FINANCIAL INSTITUTION SALES CONTRACTSales Contract • September 21st, 2004 • Putnam RetirementReady Funds • Massachusetts
PUTNAM RETIREMENTREADY FUNDS CLASS T DISTRIBUTION PLAN AND AGREEMENTDistribution Plan • February 24th, 2017 • Putnam RetirementReady Funds
This Plan and Agreement (the “Plan”) constitutes the Distribution Plan for the Class T shares of the portfolio series (each a “Fund” and collectively the “Funds”) of Putnam RetirementReady Funds, a Massachusetts business trust (the “Trust”), adopted pursuant to the provisions of Rule 12b-1 under the Investment Company Act of 1940 (the “Act”) and the related agreement between the Trust and Putnam Retail Management Limited Partnership (“PRM”). During the effective term of this Plan, the Trust may incur expenses primarily intended to result in the sale of its Class T shares upon the terms and conditions hereinafter set forth:
January 27, 2023Fee Waiver and Expense Reimbursement Agreement • February 9th, 2023 • Putnam Target Date Funds
Putnam Investment Management, LLC (“PIM”) hereby contractually agrees, as of the date hereof, with respect to the funds specified below or in Schedule A, Schedule B, or Schedule C, to waive fees and reimburse certain expenses in the manner provided below:
INVESTOR SERVICING AGREEMENT AGREEMENT made as of the 3rd day of June, 1991, between each of the Putnam Funds listed in Appendix A hereto (as the same may from time to time be amended to add one or more additional Putnam Funds or to delete one or more...Investor Servicing Agreement • September 21st, 2004 • Putnam RetirementReady Funds • Massachusetts
PUTNAM TARGET DATE FUNDSDistributor’s Contract • November 26th, 2024 • Putnam Target Date Funds
Amended and Restated Distributor’s Contract dated August 2, 2024, by and between PUTNAM TARGET DATE FUNDS, a Massachusetts business trust (the “Fund”; each reference in this Contract or in the Terms and Conditions defined below to “a Fund” or “the Fund” is also deemed to be a reference to any existing series of the Fund, as appropriate in the particular context), and FRANKLIN DISTRIBUTORS, LLC, a Delaware limited liability company (“Franklin Distributors”).
July 27, 2023Fee Waiver and Expense Reimbursement Agreement • November 22nd, 2023 • Putnam Target Date Funds
Putnam Investment Management, LLC (“PIM”) hereby contractually agrees, as of the date hereof, with respect to the funds specified below or in Schedule A, Schedule B, or Schedule C, to waive fees and reimburse certain expenses in the manner provided below:
PUTNAM RETIREMENT READY FUNDS MANAGEMENT CONTRACTManagement Contract • November 26th, 2014 • Putnam RetirementReady Funds
This Management Contract is dated as of February 27, 2014 between PUTNAM RETIREMENTREADY FUNDS, a Massachusetts business trust (the “Fund”), and PUTNAM INVESTMENT MANAGEMENT, LLC, a Delaware limited liability company (the “Manager”).
PUTNAM RETIREMENTREADY FUNDS MANAGEMENT CONTRACT Management Contract dated as of June 11, 2004 between PUTNAM RETIREMENTREADY FUNDS, a Massachusetts business trust (the "Fund"), and PUTNAM INVESTMENT MANAGEMENT, LLC, a Delaware limited liability...Management Contract • September 21st, 2004 • Putnam RetirementReady Funds
CUSTODIAN AGREEMENT AGREEMENT made as of the 3rd day of May, 1991, as amended July 13, 1992, between each of the Putnam Funds listed in Schedule A, each of such Funds acting on its own behalf separately from all the other Funds and not jointly or...Custodian Agreement • September 21st, 2004 • Putnam RetirementReady Funds • Massachusetts
PUTNAM TARGET DATE FUNDS CLASS R3 DISTRIBUTION PLAN AND AGREEMENTDistribution Plan and Agreement • November 24th, 2021 • Putnam Target Date Funds
This Plan and Agreement (the “Plan”) constitutes the Distribution Plan for the Class R3 shares of the portfolio series (each a “Fund” and collectively the “Funds”) of Putnam Target Date Funds, a Massachusetts business trust (the “Trust”), adopted pursuant to the provisions of Rule 12b-1 under the Investment Company Act of 1940 (the “Act”) and the related agreement between the Trust and Putnam Retail Management Limited Partnership (“PRM”). During the effective term of this Plan, the Trust may incur expenses primarily intended to result in the sale of its Class R3 shares upon the terms and conditions hereinafter set forth:
PUTNAM RETIREMENTREADY FUNDS CLASS M DISTRIBUTION PLAN AND AGREEMENT This Plan and Agreement (the "Plan") constitutes the Distribution Plan for the Class M shares of the portfolio series (each a "Fund" and collectively the "Funds") of Putnam...Distribution Plan • September 21st, 2004 • Putnam RetirementReady Funds
PUTNAM RETIREMENTREADY FUNDS CLASS R DISTRIBUTION PLAN AND AGREEMENT This Plan and Agreement (the "Plan") constitutes the Distribution Plan for the Class R shares of the portfolio series (each a "Fund" and collectively the "Funds") of Putnam...Distribution Plan and Agreement • September 21st, 2004 • Putnam RetirementReady Funds
PUTNAM RETIREMENTREADY FUNDS CLASS A DISTRIBUTION PLAN AND AGREEMENT This Plan and Agreement (the "Plan") constitutes the Distribution Plan for the Class A shares of the portfolio series (each a "Fund" and collectively the "Funds") of Putnam...Distribution Plan • September 21st, 2004 • Putnam RetirementReady Funds
PUTNAM RETIREMENTREADY FUNDS CLASS B DISTRIBUTION PLAN AND AGREEMENT This Plan and Agreement (the "Plan") constitutes the Distribution Plan for the Class B shares of the portfolio series (each a "Fund" and collectively the "Funds") of Putnam...Distribution Plan • September 21st, 2004 • Putnam RetirementReady Funds
The Putnam FundsFee Waiver and Expense Reimbursement Agreement • December 30th, 2019 • Putnam Target Date Funds
FORM OF PUTNAM TARGET DATE FUNDS AMENDED AND RESTATED MANAGEMENT CONTRACTManagement Contract • September 15th, 2020 • Putnam Target Date Funds
SUBADVISORY AGREEMENTSubadvisory Agreement • November 26th, 2024 • Putnam Target Date Funds
THIS SUBADVISORY AGREEMENT made as of July 15, 2024 by and between FRANKLIN ADVISERS, INC., a corporation organized and existing under the laws of the State of California (hereinafter called “FAV”), and PUTNAM INVESTMENT MANAGEMENT, LLC, a limited liability company organized and existing under the laws of the State of Delaware (“PIM”).
PUTNAM RETIREMENTREADY FUNDS FORM OF MANAGEMENT CONTRACT Management Contract dated as of June 11, 2004, as revised ___, 2005 between PUTNAM RETIREMENTREADY FUNDS, a Massachusetts business trust (the "Fund"), and PUTNAM INVESTMENT MANAGEMENT, LLC, a...Management Contract • February 3rd, 2005 • Putnam RetirementReady Funds
Master Sub-Accounting Services AgreementMaster Sub-Accounting Services Agreement • December 29th, 2020 • Putnam Target Date Funds • Massachusetts
This Agreement is made as of January 1, 2007 by and between Putnam INVESTMENT MANAGEMENT, LLC, a Delaware limited liability company, having its principal place of business at 1 Post Office Square, Boston, Massachusetts 02109 (the “Administrator”), and State Street Bank and Trust Company, a Massachusetts trust company, having its principal place of business at 225 Franklin Street, Boston, Massachusetts 02110 (the "Sub-Accounting Agent").
1. Amended and Restated Agreement and Declaration of Trust dated March 21, 2014 Incorporated by reference to PostEffective Amendment No. 16 to the Registrants Registration Statement filed on November 26, 2014. 2. Amended and Restated ByLaws dated as...Management Contract • March 26th, 2015 • Putnam RetirementReady Funds
FINANCIAL INSTITUTION SERVICE AGREEMENT Between: [ ] and PUTNAM RETAIL MANAGEMENT General Distributor of The Putnam Family of Mutual Funds One Post Office Square Boston, MA 02109 We are pleased to inform you that, pursuant to the terms of this...Financial Institution Service Agreement • July 2nd, 2004 • Putnam RetirementReady Funds • Massachusetts
PUTNAM RETIREMENTREADY FUNDS (PORTIONS OF AGREEMENT AND DECLARATION OF TRUST RELATING TO SHAREHOLDERS' RIGHTS) ARTICLE I Name and Definitions (c) "Shares" means the equal proportionate transferable units of interest into which the beneficial interest...Trust Agreement • July 2nd, 2004 • Putnam RetirementReady Funds
