Form N-8F/A PUTNAM VOYAGER FUND

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July 25, 2019 10:19 AM EDT

UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION 
Washington, D.C. 20549
 
FORM N-8F

 

I.  General Identifying Information 
 
1.  Reason fund is applying to deregister (check only one; for descriptions, see Instruction 1 above): 
 
  [ X ]  Merger 
 
  [     ]  Liquidation 
 
  [    ]  Abandonment of Registration 
    (Note: Abandonments of Registration answer only questions 1 through 15, 24 and 25 of this form 
    and complete verification at the end of the form.) 
 
  [    ]  Election of status as a Business Development Company 
    (Note: Business Development Companies answer only questions 1 through 10 of this form and 
    complete verification at the end of the form.) 

 

2.  Name of fund: PUTNAM VOYAGER FUND (the “Fund”) 
 
3.  Securities and Exchange Commission File Nos.: 811-01682; 002-29546 
 
4.  Is this an initial Form N-8F or an amendment to a previously filed Form N-8F? 
 
  [   ]  Initial Application  [ X ]  Amendment 
 
5.  Address of Principal Executive Office (include No. & Street, City, State, Zip Code): 
 
  100 Federal Street     
  Boston, MA 02110     

 

6.  Name, address and telephone number of individual the Commission staff should contact with any questions 
  regarding this form:   
 
  Bryan Chegwidden, Esq.  Timothy Cormier, Esq. 
  Ropes & Gray LLP  Ropes & Gray LLP 
  1211 Avenue of the Americas  Prudential Tower 
  New York, NY 10036  800 Boylston Street 
  (212) 497-3636; or,  Boston, MA 02199 
    (617) 951-7747 

 

7.  Name, address and telephone number of individual or entity responsible for maintenance and preservation of 
  fund records in accordance with rules 31a-1 and 31a-2 under the Act [17 CFR 270.31a-1, .31a-2]: 
 
  NOTE:   Once deregistered, a fund is still required to maintain and preserve the records described in rules 
  31a-1 and 31a-2 for the periods specified in those rules. 
 
  The records held in accordance with rules 31a-1 and 31a-2 are kept by Putnam Investment Management, 
  LLC, State Street Bank and Trust Company, and Putnam Investor Services, Inc. (investment adviser, 
  custodian, and investor servicing agent, respectively). 

 

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Putnam Investment Management,  State Street Bank and Trust  Putnam Investor Services, 
LLC  Company  Inc. 
(maintains records relating to its  (maintains records relating to its  (maintains records relating to 
function as investment adviser)  function as custodian)  its function as investor 
100 Federal Street  2 Avenue de Lafayette  servicing agent) 
Boston, MA 02110  Boston, MA 02111  100 Federal Street 
(617) 292-1000  (617) 786-3000  Boston, MA 02110 
    (617) 292-1000 

 

8.  Classification of fund (check only one): 
 
  [ X ]  Management company; 
 
  [     ]  Unit investment trust; or 
 
  [     ]  Face-amount certificate company. 

 

9.  Subclassification if the fund is a management company (check only one): 
 
  [ X ]  Open-end  [    ]  Closed-end 

 

10.  State law under which the fund was organized or formed (e.g., Delaware, Massachusetts): 
 
  Massachusetts 

 

11.  Provide the name and address of each investment adviser of the fund (including sub-advisers) during the last 
  five years, even if the fund's contracts with those advisers have been terminated. 
 
  Putnam Investment Management, LLC  Putnam Investments Limited 
  100 Federal Street  16 St James's Street 
  Boston, MA 02110  London, England SW1A 1ER 
 
12.  Provide the name and address of each principal underwriter of the fund during the last five years, even if the 
  fund's contracts with those underwriters have been terminated: 
 
  Putnam Retail Management Limited Partnership   
  100 Federal Street   
  Boston, MA 02110   

 

13.  If the fund is a unit investment trust ("UIT") provide: 
 
  (a) Depositor's name(s) and address(es):  Not applicable. 
 
  (b) Trustee's name(s) and address(es):  Not applicable. 

 

14.  Is there a UIT registered under the Act that served as a vehicle for investment in the fund (e.g., an insurance 
  company separate account)? 
 
  [    ] Yes  [ X ] No 
 
  If Yes, for each UIT state: 
 
  Name(s): 
  File No.: 
  Business Address: 

 

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15.  (a)  Did the fund obtain approval from the board of directors concerning the decision to engage in a 
    Merger, Liquidation or Abandonment of Registration? 
 
    [ X ] Yes  [    ] No 
 
    If Yes, state the date on which the board vote took place: 
    April 22, 2016 
 
    If No, explain: 
 
  (b)  Did the fund obtain approval from the shareholders concerning the decision to engage in a Merger, 
    Liquidation or Abandonment of Registration? 
 
    [   ] Yes    [X]    No 
 
    If Yes, state the date on which the shareholder vote took place: 
 
    If No, explain: Neither Rule 17a-8 under the Investment Company Act of 1940 nor the fund’s 
      Amended and Restated Agreement and Declaration of Trust or Amended and 
      Restated Bylaws required shareholder approval for this transaction. 

 

II.  Distributions to Shareholders 
 
16.  Has the fund distributed any assets to its shareholders in connection with the Merger or Liquidation? 
 
  [ X ] Yes    [    ] No 
 
  (a)  If Yes, list the date(s) on which the fund made those distributions: 
 
    October 24, 2016 
 
  (b)  Were the distributions made on the basis of net assets? 
 
    [ X ] Yes  [    ] No 
 
  (c)  Were the distributions made pro rata based on share ownership? 
 
    [ X ] Yes  [    ] No 
 
  (d)  If No to (b) or (c) above, describe the method of distributions to shareholders. For Mergers, provide 
    the exchange ratio(s) used and explain how it was calculated: 

 

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(e)  Liquidations only: 
  Were any distributions to shareholders made in kind? 
 
  [    ] Yes  [    ] No 
 
  If Yes, indicate the percentage of fund shares owned by affiliates, or any other affiliation of 
  shareholders:   

 

17.  Closed-end funds only: 
  Has the fund issued senior securities? 
 
  [    ] Yes  [    ] No 
 
  If Yes, describe the method of calculating payments to senior security holders and distributions to other 
  shareholders:   
 
18.  Has the fund distributed all of its assets to the fund's shareholders? 
 
  [ X ] Yes  [    ] No 
 
  If No,   
 
  (a)  How many shareholders does the fund have as of the date this form is filed? 
 
  (b)  Describe the relationship of each remaining shareholder to the fund: 
 
19.  Are there any shareholders who have not yet received distributions in complete liquidation of their interests? 
 
  [    ] Yes  [ X ] No 
 
  If Yes, describe briefly the plans (if any) for distributing to, or preserving the interests of, those shareholders: 

 

III.  Assets and Liabilities   
 
20.  Does the fund have any assets as of the date this form is filed? 
  (See question 18 above) 
 
  [    ] Yes  [ X ] No 
 
  If Yes,   
 
  (a)  Describe the type and amount of each asset retained by the fund as of the date this form is filed: 
 
  (b)  Why has the fund retained the remaining assets? 
 
  (c)  Will the remaining assets be invested in securities? 
 
    [    ] Yes  [    ] No 

 

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21.  Does the fund have any outstanding debts (other than face-amount certificates if the fund is a face-amount 
  certificate company) or any other liabilities? 
 
  [    ] Yes  [ X ] No 
 
  If Yes,   
 
  (a)  Describe the type and amount of each debt or other liability: 
 
  (b)  How does the fund intend to pay these outstanding debts or other liabilities? 

 

IV.  Information About Event(s) Leading to Request For Deregistration 
 
22.  (a)  List the expenses incurred in connection with the Merger or Liquidation: 
 
    (i)  Legal expenses: Approximately $ 480,000 
 
    (ii)  Accounting expenses: Approximately $ 77,900 
 
    (iii)  Other expenses (list and identify separately): 
 
      Proxy solicitation expenses: Approximately $139,627 
      Reports: $46,700 
      Postage: $60,069 
      Other: $32,858 
 
    (iv)  Total expenses (sum of lines (i)-(iii) above): Approximately $697,527 
 
  (b)  How were those expenses allocated? 
 
    Legal and Accounting expenses were allocated based upon relative assets of Putnam Voyager Fund 
    and Putnam Growth Opportunities Fund on October 21, 2016, and Reports to Shareholder, Postage 
    and Other were allocated to Putnam Voyager Fund. 
 
  (c)  Who paid those expenses? 
 
    Putnam Voyager Fund and Putnam Growth Opportunities Fund 
 
  (d)  How did the fund pay for unamortized expenses (if any)? 
 
    Not applicable. 

 

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23.  Has the fund previously filed an application for an order of the Commission regarding the Merger or 
  Liquidation?   
 
  [    ] Yes  [ X ] No 
 
  If Yes, cite the release numbers of the Commission's notice and order or, if no notice or order has been 
  issued, the file number and date the application was filed: 
 
V.  Conclusion of Fund Business 
 
24.  Is the fund a party to any litigation or administrative proceeding? 
 
  [    ] Yes  [ X ] No 
 
  If Yes, describe the nature of any litigation or proceeding and the position taken by the fund in that litigation: 
 
25.  Is the fund now engaged, or intending to engage, in any business activities other than those necessary for 
  winding up its affairs? 
 
  [    ] Yes  [ X ] No 
 
  If Yes, describe the nature and extent of those activities: 

 

VI.  Mergers Only 
 
26.  (a)  State the name of the fund surviving the Merger: 
    Putnam Growth Opportunities Fund, a series of Putnam Investment Funds 
 
  (b)  State the Investment Company Act file number of the fund surviving the Merger: 
    Investment Company Act Registration No. 811-07237 
 
  (c)  If the merger or reorganization agreement has been filed with the Commission, state the file 
    number(s), form type used and date the agreement was filed: 
    File No. 333-212980; Registration Statement on Form N-14 filed on September 6, 2016. 
 
  (d)  If the merger or reorganization agreement has not been filed with the Commission, provide a copy of 
    the agreement as an exhibit to this form. 
    Not applicable. 

 

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VERIFICATION 

 

The undersigned states that (i) he has executed this Form N-8F application for an order under section 8(f) of 
 
the Investment Company Act of 1940 on behalf of Putnam Voyager Fund, (ii) he is the Executive Vice President, 
 
Principal Executive Officer, and Compliance Liaison of Putnam Voyager Fund , and (iii) all actions by shareholders, 
 
directors, and any other body necessary to authorize the undersigned to execute and file this Form N-8F application 
 
have been taken. 
 
The undersigned also states that the facts set forth in this Form N-8F application are true to the best of his 
 
knowledge, information, and belief. 

 

/s/ Jonathan S. Horwitz   
Jonathan S. Horwitz 
Executive Vice President, Principal Executive 
Officer, and Compliance Liaison 

 

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