Putnam Ohio Tax Exempt Income Fund Sample Contracts

PUTNAM NEW JERSEY TAX EXEMPT INCOME FUND CLASS T DISTRIBUTION PLAN AND AGREEMENT
Distribution Plan and Agreement • February 28th, 2017 • Putnam Ohio Tax Exempt Income Fund/Ma

This Plan and Agreement (the “Plan”) constitutes the Distribution Plan for the Class T shares of Putnam New Jersey Tax Exempt Income Fund, 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:

ASSIGNMENT AND ASSUMPTION AGREEMENT
Assignment and Assumption Agreement • September 25th, 2025 • Putnam Ohio Tax Exempt Income Fund

This Assignment and Assumption Agreement is made as of July 15, 2024, by and between Franklin Advisers, Inc. (“FAV”) and Putnam Investment Management, LLC (“PIM”), each an indirect, wholly-owned subsidiary of Franklin Resources, Inc.

SUBADVISORY AGREEMENT
Subadvisory Agreement • August 6th, 2025 • Putnam ETF Trust

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”).

July 1, 2025
Fee Waiver and Expense Reimbursement Agreement • September 25th, 2025 • Putnam Ohio Tax Exempt Income Fund

Putnam Investment Management, LLC (“PIM”) and Franklin Advisers, Inc. (“FAV”), as applicable, hereby contractually agree, 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:

SUBADVISORY AGREEMENT
Subadvisory Agreement • June 27th, 2025 • Putnam ETF Trust

THIS SUBADVISORY AGREEMENT (the “Agreement”) is made as of November 1, 2024 by and between FRANKLIN ADVISERS, INC., a corporation organized and existing under the laws of the State of California (hereinafter called “FAV”), and FRANKLIN TEMPLETON INVESTMENT MANAGEMENT LIMITED (“FTIML”), a corporation existing under the laws of the United Kingdom.

PUTNAM ETF TRUST MANAGEMENT CONTRACT
Management Contract • June 27th, 2025 • Putnam ETF Trust

This Management Contract (the “Contract”) is dated as of [ ], 2025 between PUTNAM ETF TRUST, a Delaware statutory trust (the “Fund”), and FRANKLIN ADVISERS, INC., a corporation organized and existing under the laws of the State of California (the “Manager”).

SEVENTH AMENDMENT TO FUND SERVICES AGREEMENT
Fund Services Agreement • September 25th, 2025 • Putnam Ohio Tax Exempt Income Fund • New York

This seventh Amendment (“Amendment”) to the FUND SERVICES AGREEMENT, dated January 22, 2020, among FRANKLIN TEMPLETON SERVICES, LLC (the “Customer”) and JPMORGAN CHASE BANK, N.A. (“J.P. Morgan”), as amended from time to time (the “Agreement”), is made and entered into as of June 20, 2024, and shall be effective as of June 20, 2024, between the Customer and J.P. Morgan.

EIGHTH JOINDER TO GLOBAL CUSTODY AGREEMENT
Global Custody Agreement • September 25th, 2025 • Putnam Ohio Tax Exempt Income Fund • New York

EIGHTH JOINDER (“Joinder”) to the GLOBAL CUSTODY AGREEMENT, dated March 1, 2020, among each of the Customers listed on Annex B thereto (each a “Customer”) and J.P. MORGAN CHASE BANK, N.A (“J.P. Morgan”), as amended from time to time (the “Agreement”), is made and entered into as of May 6, 2024, between each New Customer (as defined below) and J.P. Morgan.

PUTNAM ETF TRUST MANAGEMENT CONTRACT
Management Contract • August 6th, 2025 • Putnam ETF Trust

This Management Contract (the “Contract”) is dated as of August 1, 2025 between PUTNAM ETF TRUST, a Delaware statutory trust (the “Fund”), and FRANKLIN ADVISERS, INC., a corporation organized and existing under the laws of the State of California (the “Manager”).

SUBADVISORY AGREEMENT
Subadvisory Agreement • September 25th, 2025 • Putnam Ohio Tax Exempt Income Fund

THIS SUBADVISORY AGREEMENT (the “Agreement”) is made as of November 1, 2024 by and between FRANKLIN ADVISERS, INC., a corporation organized and existing under the laws of the State of California (hereinafter called “FAV”), and FRANKLIN TEMPLETON INVESTMENT MANAGEMENT LIMITED (“FTIML”), a corporation existing under the laws of the United Kingdom.

SUBADVISORY AGREEMENT
Subadvisory Agreement • August 6th, 2025 • Putnam ETF Trust

THIS SUBADVISORY AGREEMENT (the “Agreement”) is made as of November 1, 2024 by and between FRANKLIN ADVISERS, INC., a corporation organized and existing under the laws of the State of California (hereinafter called “FAV”), and FRANKLIN TEMPLETON INVESTMENT MANAGEMENT LIMITED (“FTIML”), a corporation existing under the laws of the United Kingdom.

AMENDED AND RESTATED MASTER INTERFUND LENDING AGREEMENT
Master Interfund Lending Agreement • September 25th, 2025 • Putnam Ohio Tax Exempt Income Fund • 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 November 22, 2024 (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”), Putnam Investment Management, LLC (“Putnam Management”), and Franklin Advisers, Inc. (“Franklin Advisers,” and, together with Putnam Management, the “Advisers”).

INDEMNIFICATION AGREEMENT
Indemnification Agreement • September 25th, 2025 • Putnam Ohio Tax Exempt Income Fund • 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”).

SUBCONTRACT FOR FUND ADMINISTRATIVE SERVICES
Subcontract for Fund Administrative Services • September 25th, 2025 • Putnam Ohio Tax Exempt Income Fund • California

This Subcontract, dated as of July 15, 2024, is between Franklin Advisers, Inc., a California corporation (the “Investment Manager”), and Franklin Templeton Services, LLC (the “Administrator”).

SELLING AGREEMENT
Selling Agreement • September 25th, 2025 • Putnam Ohio Tax Exempt Income Fund

Franklin Distributors, LLC (“we”, “our” or “us”) invites you to participate in the selling and/or distribution of shares of the Franklin Templeton investment companies (the “Funds”, or each a “Fund”) for which we now or in the future serve as principal underwriter, subject to the terms of this Agreement. We will notify you from time to time of the Funds that are eligible for distribution and the terms of compensation under this Agreement. This Agreement supersedes any prior dealer or selling agreements between us, as stated in Section 28, below.

SUBADVISORY AGREEMENT
Subadvisory Agreement • June 27th, 2025 • Putnam ETF Trust

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”).

AMENDED & RESTATED INVESTOR SERVICING AGREEMENT — OPEN-END FUNDS
Investor Servicing Agreement • September 25th, 2025 • Putnam Ohio Tax Exempt Income Fund

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.

SUBADVISORY AGREEMENT
Subadvisory Agreement • September 25th, 2025 • Putnam Ohio Tax Exempt Income Fund

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”).