Putnam Target Date Funds EFFECT Notice of effectiveness

UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549
Notice of Effectiveness
Effectiveness Date:	January 4, 2021

Accession Number:

0000928816-20-001423

Submission Type:

485APOS

CIK:

0001295293

Company Name:

Putnam Target Date Funds

File Number:

333-117134

REFERENCED SERIES/CLASSES (CONTRACTS)

Series ID
	Class/Contract	Name
S000003995		Putnam RetirementReady 2050 Fund
	C000011141	Class A Shares
	C000011142	Class B Shares
	C000011143	Class C Shares
	C000011145	Class R Shares
	C000011146	Class Y Shares
	C000174674	Class R6 Shares
	C000222431	Class R4 Shares
	C000222432	Class R5 Shares
	C000222433	Class R3 Shares

Series ID
	Class/Contract	Name
S000003996		Putnam RetirementReady Maturity Fund
	C000011147	Class A Shares
	C000011148	Class B Shares
	C000011149	Class C Shares
	C000011151	Class R Shares
	C000011152	Class Y Shares
	C000174675	Class R6 Shares
	C000222434	Class R3 Shares
	C000222435	Class R4 Shares
	C000222436	Class R5 Shares

Series ID
	Class/Contract	Name
S000003997		Putnam RetirementReady 2045 Fund
	C000011153	Class A Shares
	C000011154	Class B Shares
	C000011155	Class C Shares
	C000011157	Class R Shares
	C000011158	Class Y Shares
	C000174676	Class R6 Shares
	C000222437	Class R4 Shares
	C000222438	Class R3 Shares
	C000222439	Class R5 Shares

Series ID
	Class/Contract	Name
S000003998		Putnam RetirementReady 2040 Fund
	C000011159	Class A Shares
	C000011160	Class B Shares
	C000011161	Class C Shares
	C000011163	Class R Shares
	C000011164	Class Y Shares
	C000174677	Class R6 Shares
	C000222440	Class R4 Shares
	C000222441	Class R3 Shares
	C000222442	Class R5 Shares

Series ID
	Class/Contract	Name
S000003999		Putnam RetirementReady 2035 Fund
	C000011165	Class A Shares
	C000011166	Class B Shares
	C000011167	Class C Shares
	C000011169	Class R Shares
	C000011170	Class Y Shares
	C000174678	Class R6 Shares
	C000222443	Class R4 Shares
	C000222444	Class R5 Shares
	C000222445	Class R3 Shares

Series ID
	Class/Contract	Name
S000004000		Putnam RetirementReady 2030 Fund
	C000011171	Class A Shares
	C000011172	Class B Shares
	C000011173	Class C Shares
	C000011175	Class R Shares
	C000011176	Class Y Shares
	C000174679	Class R6 Shares
	C000222446	Class R3 Shares
	C000222447	Class R4 Shares
	C000222448	Class R5 Shares

Series ID
	Class/Contract	Name
S000004001		Putnam RetirementReady 2025 Fund
	C000011177	Class A Shares
	C000011178	Class B Shares
	C000011179	Class C Shares
	C000011181	Class R Shares
	C000011182	Class Y Shares
	C000174680	Class R6 Shares
	C000222449	Class R3 Shares
	C000222450	Class R4 Shares
	C000222451	Class R5 Shares

Series ID
	Class/Contract	Name
S000030470		RetirementReady 2055
	C000093618	Class A
	C000093619	Class B
	C000093620	Class C
	C000093622	Class R
	C000093623	Class Y
	C000174682	Class R6 Shares
	C000222455	Class R5 Shares
	C000222456	Class R4 Shares
	C000222457	Class R3 Shares

Series ID
	Class/Contract	Name
S000051718		Putnam RetirementReady 2060 Fund
	C000162753	Class A Shares
	C000162754	Class B Shares
	C000162755	Class C Shares
	C000162757	Class R Shares
	C000162758	Class Y Shares
	C000174683	Class R6 Shares
	C000222458	Class R5 Shares
	C000222459	Class R4 Shares
	C000222460	Class R3 Shares