SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549
Form N-8A
NOTIFICATION OF REGISTRATION FILED
PURSUANT TO SECTION 8(a) OF THE
INVESTMENT COMPANY ACT OF 1940
The undersigned investment company hereby notifies the
Securities and Exchange Commission that it registers under and
pursuant to the provisions of Section 8(a) of the Investment
Company Act of 1940 and in connection with such notification of
registration submits the following information:
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Name: Putnam Total Return Bond Funds
Address of Principal
Business Office
(No. and Street, City,
State, Zip Code): One Post Office Square, Boston,
Massachusetts 02109
Telephone Number
(including area code): (617) 292-1000
Name and address of
agent for service
of process: John R. Verani
Vice President
Putnam Total Return Bond Funds
One Post Office Square
Boston, Massachusetts 02109
Copy to:
John W. Gerstmayr, Esq.
Ropes & Gray
One International Place
Boston, Massachusetts 02110
Check Appropriate Box:
Registrant is filing a Registration Statement pursuant to
Section 8(b) of the Investment Company Act of 1940 concurrently
with the filing of Form N-8A:
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Yes / X / No / /
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SIGNATURE
A copy of the Agreement and Declaration of Trust of Putnam
Total Return Bond Funds is on file with the Secretary of State of
The Commonwealth of Massachusetts, and notice is hereby given
that this instrument is executed on behalf of the Trust by an
officer of the Trust as officer and not individually and that the
obligations of or arising out of this instrument are not binding
upon any of the Trustees, officers, or shareholders individually
but are binding only upon the assets of the Trust.
Pursuant to the requirements of the Investment Company Act
of 1940, the Registrant has caused this notification of
registration to be duly signed on its behalf in the City of
Boston and The Commonwealth of Massachusetts on the 5th day of
October, 1994.
SEAL
Signature: Putnam Total Return Bond Funds
(Name of Registrant)
/s/ Gordon H. Silver
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Gordon H. Silver, Vice President
(Name of director, trustee or
officer signing on behalf of
Registrant)
ATTEST
By: /s/ Beverly Marcus
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Beverly Marcus
Clerk
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