PUTNAM HIGH YIELD ADVANTAGE FUND AMENDED AND RESTATED AGREEMENT AND DECLARATION OF TRUST This AMENDED AND RESTATED AGREEMENT AND DECLARATION OF TRUST made at Boston, Massachusetts, on this 19th day of May, 2017, hereby amends and restates in its...Agreement and Declaration of Trust • July 27th, 2017 • Putnam High Yield Fund
Contract Type FiledJuly 27th, 2017 CompanyPUTNAM HIGH YIELD ADVANTAGE FUND AMENDED AND RESTATED AGREEMENT AND DECLARATION OF TRUST This AMENDED AND RESTATED AGREEMENT AND DECLARATION OF TRUST made at Boston, Massachusetts, on this 19th day of May, 2017, hereby amends and restates in its entirety the Agreement and Declaration of Trust dated March 21, 2014, as heretofore amended, by the Trustees hereunder and by the holders of shares of beneficial interest issued hereunder as hereinafter provided. WITNESSETH that WHEREAS, this Trust has been formed to carry on the business of an investment company; and WHEREAS, the Trustees have agreed to manage all property coming into their hands as trustees of a Massachusetts voluntary association with transferable shares in accordance with the provisions hereinafter set forth; WHEREAS, the Trustees have agreed to rename the Trust, which was formerly known as Putnam High Yield Advantage Fund, effective May 19, 2017; NOW, THEREFORE, the Trustees hereby declare that they will hold all cash, sec