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Form SC TO-I/A PUTNAM MANAGED MUNICIPAL Filed by: PUTNAM MANAGED MUNICIPAL INCOME TRUST

August 7, 2017 8:17 AM EDT
 

UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
WASHINGTON, DC 20549
 

SCHEDULE TO
(Amendment No. 1)

TENDER OFFER STATEMENT UNDER SECTION 14(d)(1) OR 13(e)(1)
OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934


PUTNAM MANAGED MUNICIPAL INCOME TRUST
(Name of Subject Company)
 
Remarketed Preferred Shares, Series A and C, Without Par
(Title of Class of Securities)
 
746823-20-2
746823-40-0
(CUSIP Number of Class of Securities)
 
Robert T. Burns, Vice President
One Post Office Square
Boston, Massachusetts 02109
(617) 292-1000
(Name, address and telephone number of person authorized
to receive notices and communications on behalf of filing persons)
 
with copies to:
 
Bryan Chegwidden, Esq.
Ropes & Gray LLP
1211 Avenue of the Americas
New York, New York 10036
 
CALCULATION OF FILING FEE
 
Transaction Valuation
Amount of Filing Fee
$110,841,250 (a)
$12,846.50 (b)
 
(a)
Calculated as the aggregate maximum purchase price to be paid for 245 Series A shares and 1,980 Series C shares in the offer, based upon a price of 89.75% of the liquidation preference of $100,000 per share (or $89,750.00 per share) in the case of Series A and $50,000 per share (or $44,875.00 per share) in the case of Series C.
 
(b)
Calculated at $115.90 per $1,000,000 of the Transaction Valuation.
 
[X]
Check the box if any part of the fee is offset as provided by Rule 0-11(a)(2) and identify the filing with which the offsetting fee was previously paid. Identify the previous filing by registration statement number, or the Form or Schedule and the date of its filing.
Amount Previously Paid: $12,846.50
Filing Party: Putnam Managed Municipal Income Trust
Form or Registration No.:Schedule TO
Date Filed: July 10, 2017
 
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[   ]
Check the box if the filing relates solely to preliminary communications made before the commencement of a tender offer.
 
Check the appropriate boxes below to designate any transactions to which the statement relates:
[   ]
third party tender offer subject to Rule 14d-1.
[X]
issuer tender offer subject to Rule 13e-4.
[   ]
going-private transaction subject to Rule 13e-3.
[   ]
amendment to Schedule 13D under Rule 13d-2.
 
Check the following box if the filing is a final amendment reporting the results of the tender offer: [   ]
 
If applicable, check the appropriate box(es) below to designate the appropriate rule provision(s) relied upon:
[   ]
Rule 13e-4(i) (Cross-Border Issuer Tender Offer)
[   ]
Rule 14d-1(d) (Cross-Border Third-Party Tender Offer)
 
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SCHEDULE TO
 
This Amendment No. 1 (this “Amendment”) amends and supplements the Issuer Tender Offer Statement on Schedule TO (the “Schedule TO”) originally filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission by Putnam Managed Municipal Income Trust, a closed-end investment company registered under the Investment Company Act of 1940, as amended, and organized as a Massachusetts business trust (“PMM”), on July 10, 2017, in connection with PMM’s offer to purchase, for cash, up to 100% of its outstanding Remarketed Preferred Shares, Series A and C (the “Preferred Stock”), at a price per share equal to 89.75% of the liquidation preference of $100,000 per share (or $89,750.00 per share) in the case of Series A and $50,000 per share (or $44,875.00 per share) in the case of Series C, subject to the terms and conditions set forth in the Offer to Purchase dated July 10, 2017 (the “Offer to Purchase”) and the related Letter of Transmittal (the “Letter of Transmittal” which, together with the Offer to Purchase, as each may be amended and supplemented from time to time, constitute the “Offer”), copies of which were previously filed as Exhibits (a)(1)(i) and (a)(1)(ii) to the Schedule TO, respectively. This Amendment to the Schedule TO is intended to satisfy the reporting requirements of Rule 13e-4(c)(2) promulgated under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended.
 
The information contained in the Offer to Purchase and the Letter of Transmittal is hereby incorporated by reference into this Amendment, except that such information is hereby amended and supplemented to the extent specifically provided herein.
 
Items 1-9 and 11.
 
The Offer to Purchase, Letter of Transmittal and the Schedule TO, to the extent Items 1 though Item 9, and Item 11 incorporate by reference the information contained in the Offer to Purchase and Letter of Transmittal, are hereby amended and supplemented as set forth below.
 
1.
Adding a new paragraph as the first paragraph on the cover page of the Offer to Purchase to read as follows:
 
The Offer was scheduled to expire one minute after 11:59 P.M., New York City Time on August 4, 2017. The Offer is extended until one minute after 11:59 P.M., New York City Time, on August 9, 2017, unless further extended or terminated. As of the close of business on August 4, 2017, American Stock Transfer & Trust Company, LLC, the depositary for the tender offer, 5 Series A and 473 Series C Preferred Shares of Putnam Managed Municipal Income Trust and 541 Series B and 1,064 Series C Preferred Shares of the Putnam Municipal Opportunities Trust have been validly tendered and not withdrawn.
 
2.
All references in the Offer to Purchase and Letter of Transmittal to “August 4, 2017” shall be replaced with “August 9, 2017”.
 
Item 12. Exhibits.
 
Item 12 of the Schedule TO is hereby amended and supplemented by adding the following:
 
(a)(5)(iii)
Press release dated August 7, 2017 announcing the extension of the Offer.
 
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SIGNATURE
 
After due inquiry and to the best of my knowledge and belief, I certify that the information set forth in this statement is true, complete and correct.

 
PUTNAM MANAGED MUNICIPAL INCOME TRUST
       
 
By:
/s/ Robert T. Burns
 
 
Name:
Robert T. Burns
 
 
Title:
Vice President
 
 
Date: August 7, 2017

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EXHIBIT INDEX

Exhibit No.
Document
(a)(1)(i)*
Offer to Purchase dated July 10, 2017.
(a)(1)(ii)*
Form of Letter of Transmittal.
(a)(1)(iii)*
Form of Notice of Guaranteed Delivery.
(a)(1)(iv)*
Form of Letter to Brokers, Dealers, Commercial Banks, Trust Companies and Other Nominees.
(a)(1)(v)*
Form of Letter to Clients for use by Brokers, Dealers, Commercial Banks, Trust Companies and Other Nominees.
(a)(5)(i)*
Press Release issued on May 25, 2017 is incorporated herein by reference to Exhibit 99.1 to the Schedule TO-C filed on May 25, 2017.
(a)(5)(ii)*
Press Release issued on July 10, 2017.
(a)(5)(iii)**
Press Release issued on August 7, 2017, announcing the extension of the Offer.
(d)(i)*
Standstill Agreement dated May 24, 2017
 

*
Previously filed.
**
Filed herewith.
 
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Exhibit (a)(5)(iii)
 
 


FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE

PUTNAM INVESTMENTS ANNOUNCES EXTENSION OF
TENDER OFFER FOR AUCTION RATE PREFERRED SECURITIES OF TWO
MUNICIPAL CLOSED- END FUNDS

BOSTON, August 7, 2017—Putnam Investments and the Board of Trustees of the Putnam Funds announced today the extension of their previously announced issuer tender offers for up to 100% of the outstanding preferred shares (“ARPS”) of Putnam Managed Municipal Income Trust (NYSE: PMM) and Putnam Municipal Opportunities Trust (NYSE: PMO) (each, a “Fund” and, together, the “Funds”) until one minute after 11:59 p.m., New York City time on August 9, 2017, unless further extended or terminated.

The issuer tender offers were previously scheduled to expire one minute after 11:59 p.m., New York City time on August 4, 2017. As of the close of business on August 4, 2017, American Stock Transfer & Trust Company, LLC, the depositary for the issuer tender offers, has advised that 5 Series A and 473 Series C shares of ARPS of Putnam Managed Municipal Income Trust and 541 Series B and 1,064 Series C shares of ARPS of the Putnam Municipal Opportunities Trust have been validly tendered and not withdrawn. The ARPS holders who have already tendered their shares do not have to re-tender their shares or take any other action because of the extension of the expiration date of the tender offer.
 
Any questions about the tender offers can be directed to AST Fund Solutions, LLC, the Information Agent, toll free at (888) 540-8736, Monday through Friday, 9:00 a.m. to 10:00 p.m. Eastern Time.
 
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Additional Information and Where to Find It
 
Each Fund’s tender offer is being made only by an offer to purchase, a related letter of transmittal, and related documents, which have been filed with the SEC as exhibits to a tender offer statement on Schedule TO. These documents contain important information about the Funds and the tender offers. These documents are available for free at the SEC’s website at http://www.sec.gov. Additional copies may be obtained for free by contacting AST Fund Solutions, LLC, the Information Agent, toll free at (888) 540-8736, Monday through Friday 9:00 a.m. to 10:00 p.m. Eastern Time. ARPS holders should read these documents and related exhibits for the applicable Fund carefully as the documents contain important information about each Fund’s tender offer.
 
This release is not a prospectus, circular or representation intended for use in the purchase or sale of shares in any fund. Shares of the Funds are not FDIC-insured and are not deposits or other obligations of, or guaranteed by, any bank. Shares of the Funds involve investment risk, including possible loss of principal. For more complete information about each Fund, including risks, charges, and expenses, please see the Fund’s annual and semi-annual shareholder report. You may read and copy any reports or other such filed information at the SEC public reference room at 100 F Street, N.E., Washington, D.C. 20549. Please call the SEC at 1-800-SEC-0330 for further information on the public reference room. The Funds’ filings with the SEC are also available to the public from commercial document-retrieval services and at the website maintained by the SEC at http://www.sec.gov.

ALL STATEMENTS OTHER THAN STATEMENTS OF HISTORICAL FACT ARE FORWARD-LOOKING AND CAN BE IDENTIFIED BY THE USE OF WORDS SUCH AS “MAY,” “WILL,” “EXPECT,” “ANTICIPATE,” “ESTIMATE,” “BELIEVE,” “CONTINUE” OR OTHER SIMILAR WORDS. SUCH FORWARD-LOOKING STATEMENTS ARE BASED ON THE FUND’S CURRENT PLANS AND EXPECTATIONS, AND ARE SUBJECT TO RISKS AND UNCERTAINTIES THAT COULD CAUSE ACTUAL RESULTS TO DIFFER MATERIALLY FROM THOSE DESCRIBED IN THE FORWARD-LOOKING STATEMENTS. FORWARD-LOOKING STATEMENTS IN THIS DOCUMENT INCLUDE, AMONG OTHER THINGS, STATEMENTS ABOUT THE EXPIRATION DATE. ADDITIONAL INFORMATION CONCERNING SUCH RISKS AND UNCERTAINTIES ARE CONTAINED IN THE FUNDS’ FILINGS WITH THE SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION.
 
The Funds are closed-end funds. Common shares of the Funds are only available for purchase/sale on the NYSE at the current market price. Common shares may trade at a discount to net asset value.
 
About Putnam Investments
Founded in 1937, Putnam Investments is a global money management firm with 80 years of investment experience. At the end of April 2017, Putnam had $162 billion in assets under management. Putnam has offices in Boston, London, Frankfurt, Tokyo, Singapore and Sydney.
 
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Putnam Media Contacts:
Jon Goldstein – 617-760-1127 (office), 516-946-5598 (cell), [email protected]
Laura McNamara – 617-760-1108 (office), 978-505-0524 (cell), [email protected]
 


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