Item 1. Schedule of Investments:
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(a) | Percentages indicated are based on net assets of $39,209,568. | |
(RAT) | The Moody's or Standard & Poor's ratings indicated are believed to be the most recent ratings available at July 31, 2005 for the securities listed. Ratings are generally ascribed to securities at the time of issuance. While the agencies may from time to time revise such ratings, they undertake no obligation to do so, and the ratings do not necessarily represent what the agencies would ascribe to these securities at July 31, 2005. Securities rated by Putnam are indicated by "/P". Security ratings are defined in the Statement of Additional Information. | |
(b) | The aggregate identified cost on a tax basis is $46,175,601, resulting in gross unrealized appreciation and depreciation of $2,421,420 and $38,566, respectively, or net unrealized appreciation of $2,382,854. | |
The rates shown on Mandatory Put Bonds and Floating Rate Bonds (FRB) are the current interest rates at July 31, 2005. | ||
The rates shown on IFB, which are securities paying interest rates that vary inversely to changes in the market interest rates, are the current interest rates at July 31, 2005. | ||
The fund had the following industry group concentrations greater than 10% at July 31, 2005 (as a percentage of net assets): | ||
Transportation | 26.4% | |
Education | 22.3 | |
Utilities | 14.4 | |
Health care | 14.1 | |
The fund had the following insurance concentrations greater than 10% at July 31, 2005 (as a percentage of net assets): | ||
MBIA | 28.5% | |
AMBAC | 10.4 | |
Security valuation Tax-exempt bonds and notes are valued at fair value on the basis of valuations provided by an independent pricing service, approved by the Trustees. Such services use information with respect to transactions in bonds, quotations from bond dealers, market transactions in comparable securities and various relationships between securities in determining value. Other investments are valued at fair value following procedures approved by the Trustees. Such valuations and procedures are reviewed periodically by the Trustees. | ||
For additional information regarding the fund please see the fund's most recent annual or semiannual shareholder report filed on the Securities and Exchange Commission's Web site, www.sec.gov, or visit Putnam's Individual Investor Web site at www.putnaminvestments.com | ||
Item 2. Controls and Procedures:
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(a) The registrant's principal executive officer and principal
financial officer have concluded, based on their evaluation of the
effectiveness of the design and operation of the registrant's
disclosure controls and procedures as of a date within 90 days of
the filing date of this report, that the design and operation of
such procedures are generally effective to provide reasonable
assurance that information required to be disclosed by the registrant
in this report is recorded, processed, summarized and reported within
the time periods specified in the Commission's rules and forms.
(b) Changes in internal control over financial reporting:
Not applicable
Item 3. Exhibits:
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A separate certification for each principal executive officer and
principal financial officer of the registrant as required by Rule 30a-2
under the Investment Company Act of 1940, as amended, are filed herewith.
SIGNATURES
Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934
and the Investment Company Act of 1940, the registrant has duly
caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned,
thereunto duly authorized.
NAME OF REGISTRANT
By (Signature and Title):
/s/ Michael T. Healy
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Michael T. Healy
Principal Accounting Officer
Date: September 28, 2005
Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934
and the Investment Company Act of 1940, this report has been signed
below by the following persons on behalf of the registrant and in
the capacities and on the dates indicated.
By (Signature and Title):
/s/ Charles E. Porter
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Charles E. Porter
Principal Executive Officer
Date: September 28, 2005
By (Signature and Title):
/s/ Steven D. Krichmar
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Steven D. Krichmar
Principal Financial Officer
Date: September 28, 2005