Prospectus Supplement 42313 4/98
dated April 6, 1998 to:
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Putnam Arizona Tax Exempt Income Fund (the "Arizona fund")
Putnam Florida Tax Exempt Income Fund (the "Florida fund")
Putnam Massachusetts Tax Exempt Income Fund (the "Massachusetts
fund")
Putnam Michigan Tax Exempt Income Fund (the "Michigan fund")
Putnam Minnesota Tax Exempt Income Fund (the "Minnesota fund")
Putnam New Jersey Tax Exempt Income Fund (the "New Jersey fund")
Putnam Ohio Tax Exempt Income Fund (the "Ohio fund")
Putnam Pennsylvania Tax Exempt Income Fund (the "Pennsylvania
fund")
Prospectus dated September 30, 1997
In the section "How the funds are managed," the chart indicating
the officers of Putnam Investment Management, Inc. ("Putnam
Management") that have primary responsibility for the day-to-day
management of the funds is replaced with the following:
Business experience
Year (at least 5 years)
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Leslie J. Burke Employed as an investment
Vice President professional by Putnam
Management Florida fund 1996 since 1992.
Massachusetts fund 1996
Michigan fund 1996
Minnesota fund 1996
New Jersey fund 1995
Jerome J. Jacobs Employed as an investment
Vice President professional by Putnam
Management Arizona fund 1998 since 1996. Prior
to October, Ohio fund 1998 1996, Mr. Jacobs was a
Principal Pennsylvania fund 1998 at The Vanguard Group.
