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):
	☐	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 TAX EXEMPT MONEY MARKET FUND
3.	Securities and Exchange Commission File No.: 811-05215; 033-15238
4.	Is this an initial Form N-8F or an amendment to a previously filed Form N-8F?
	☐ Initial Application		☒ 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-l, .31a-2]:
	Note:	Once deregistered, a fund is still required to maintain and preserve the records described in rules
		31a-l 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).

	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):
	☒	Management company;
	☐	Unit investment trust; or
	☐	Face-amount certificate company.

9.	Subclassification if the fund is a management company (check only one):
	☒ 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 (“UlT”) 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		☒ No
	If Yes, for each UIT state:
		Name(s):
		File No.: 811-_____________

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		Business Address:
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?
	☒ Yes		☐ No
	If Yes, state the date on which the board vote took place: January 29, 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		☒ No
	If Yes, state the date on which the shareholder vote took place:
	If No, explain: Under the fund’s Declaration of Trust, the Board of Trustees has the power to authorize the
	liquidation of the Trust and no shareholder vote is required.
II.	Distributions to Shareholders
16.	Has the fund distributed any assets to its shareholders in connection with the Merger or Liquidation?
	☒ Yes		☐ No
	(a)	If Yes, list the date(s) on which the fund made those distributions:
		March 23, 2016
	(b)	Were the distributions made on the basis of net assets?
		☒ Yes	☐ No
	(c)	Were the distributions made pro rata based on share ownership?
		☒ 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:
	(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?

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	☐ Yes		☐ No
	If Yes, describe the method of calculating payments to senior securityholders and distributions to other
	shareholders:
18.	Has the fund distributed all of its assets to the fund’s shareholders?
	☒ 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		☒ 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		☒ 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
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		☒ 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?

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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 $23,073
		(ii)	Accounting expenses: Approximately $0
		(iii)	Other expenses (list and identify separately):
			Postage $44
			Other $26
		(iv)	Total expenses (sum of lines (i)-(iii) above): Approximately $23,143
	(b)	How were those expenses allocated?
		All expenses were allocated to Putnam Tax Exempt Money Market Fund.
	(c)	Who paid those expenses?
		Putnam Tax Exempt Money Market Fund
	(d)	How did the fund pay for unamortized expenses (if any)?
		Not applicable.

23.	Has the fund previously filed an application for an order of the Commission regarding the Merger or
	Liquidation?
	☐ Yes	☒ 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	☒ 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	☒ No
	If Yes, describe the nature and extent of those activities:

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VI.	Mergers Only
26.	(a)	State the name of the fund surviving the Merger:
	(b)	State the Investment Company Act file number of the fund surviving the Merger:
	(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:
	(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.

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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 Tax Exempt Money Market Fund, (ii) he is the
Executive Vice President, Principal Executive Officer, and Compliance Liaison of Putnam Tax Exempt Money
Market 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