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GOF P-9 03/13

SUPPLEMENT DATED APRIL 1, 2013

TO THE CURRENTLY EFFECTIVE PROSPECTUS

EACH OF THE LISTED FUNDS

Franklin California Tax-Free Income Fund

Franklin California Tax-Free Trust

Franklin California Insured Tax-Free Income Fund

Franklin California Intermediate-Term Tax-Free Income Fund

Franklin California Tax-Exempt Money Fund

Franklin Custodian Funds

Franklin DynaTech Fund

Franklin Income Fund

Franklin U.S. Government Securities Fund

Franklin Utilities Fund

Franklin Growth Fund

Franklin Federal Tax-Free Income Fund

Franklin Global Trust

Franklin Global Real Estate Fund

Franklin International Small Cap Growth Fund

Franklin International Growth Fund

Franklin Large Cap Equity Fund

Franklin Gold and Precious Metals Fund

Franklin High Income Trust

Franklin High Income Fund

Franklin Investors Securities Trust

Franklin Adjustable U.S. Government Securities Fund

Franklin Balanced Fund

Franklin Convertible Securities Fund

Franklin Equity Income Fund

Franklin Floating Rate Daily Access Fund

Franklin Limited Maturity U.S. Government Securities Fund

Franklin Low Duration Total Return Fund

Franklin Real Return Fund

Franklin Total Return Fund

Franklin Managed Trust

Franklin Rising Dividends Fund

Franklin Money Fund

Franklin Municipal Securities Trust

Franklin California High Yield Municipal Fund

Franklin Tennessee Municipal Bond Fund

Franklin Mutual Recovery Fund

Franklin Mutual Series Funds

Mutual Beacon Fund

Mutual European Fund

Mutual Financial Services Fund

Mutual Global Discovery Fund

Mutual International Fund

Mutual Quest Fund

Mutual Shares Fund

Franklin New York Tax-Free Income Fund

Franklin New York Tax-Free Trust

Franklin New York Intermediate-Term Tax-Free Income Fund

Franklin Real Estate Securities Trust

Franklin Real Estate Securities Fund

Franklin Strategic Mortgage Portfolio

Franklin Strategic Series

Franklin Biotechnology Discovery Fund

Franklin Flex Cap Growth Fund

Franklin Focused Core Equity Fund

Franklin Growth Opportunities Fund

Franklin Natural Resources Fund

Franklin Small Cap Growth Fund

Franklin Small-Mid Cap Growth Fund

Franklin Strategic Income Fund

Franklin Tax-Exempt Money Fund

Franklin Tax-Free Trust

Franklin Alabama Tax-Free Income Fund

Franklin Arizona Tax-Free Income Fund

Franklin Colorado Tax-Free Income Fund

Franklin Connecticut Tax-Free Income Fund

Franklin Federal Intermediate-Term Tax-Free Income Fund

Franklin Federal Limited-Term Tax-Free Income Fund

Franklin Florida Tax-Free Income Fund

Franklin Georgia Tax-Free Income Fund

Franklin High Yield Tax-Free Income Fund

Franklin Insured Tax-Free Income Fund

Franklin Kentucky Tax-Free Income Fund

Franklin Louisiana Tax-Free Income Fund

Franklin Maryland Tax-Free Income Fund

Franklin Massachusetts Tax-Free Income Fund

Franklin Michigan Tax-Free Income Fund

Franklin Minnesota Tax-Free Income Fund

Franklin Missouri Tax-Free Income Fund

Franklin New Jersey Tax-Free Income Fund

Franklin North Carolina Tax-Free Income Fund

Franklin Ohio Tax-Free Income Fund

Franklin Oregon Tax-Free Income Fund

Franklin Pennsylvania Tax-Free Income Fund

Franklin Virginia Tax-Free Income Fund

Franklin Templeton Fund Allocator Series

Franklin Templeton Conservative Allocation Fund

Franklin Templeton Corefolio Allocation Fund

Franklin Templeton Founding Funds Allocation Fund

Franklin Templeton Growth Allocation Fund

Franklin Templeton Moderate Allocation Fund

Franklin Templeton 2015 Retirement Target Fund

Franklin Templeton 2025 Retirement Target Fund

Franklin Templeton 2035 Retirement Target Fund

Franklin Templeton 2045 Retirement Target Fund

Franklin Templeton Multi-Asset Real Return Fund

Franklin Templeton Global Trust

Franklin Templeton Hard Currency Fund

Franklin Templeton International Trust

Franklin India Growth Fund

Franklin Templeton Global Allocation Fund

Franklin World Perspectives Fund

Templeton Foreign Smaller Companies Fund

Franklin Templeton Money Fund Trust

Franklin Templeton Money Fund

Franklin Value Investors Trust

Franklin All Cap Value Fund

Franklin Balance Sheet Investment Fund

Franklin Large Cap Value Fund

Franklin MicroCap Value Fund

Franklin MidCap Value Fund

Franklin Small Cap Value Fund

Templeton China World Fund

Templeton Developing Markets Trust

Templeton Funds

Templeton Foreign Fund

Templeton World Fund

Templeton Global Investment Trust

Templeton Asian Growth Fund

Templeton BRIC Fund

Templeton Emerging Markets Balanced Fund

Templeton Emerging Markets Small Cap Fund

Templeton Frontier Markets Fund

Templeton Global Balanced Fund

Templeton Global Opportunities Trust

Templeton Global Smaller Companies Fund

Templeton Growth Fund, Inc.

Templeton Income Trust

Templeton Emerging Markets Bond Fund

Templeton Global Bond Fund

Templeton Global Total Return Fund

Templeton International Bond Fund

The Prospectus is amended as follows:

I. Effective May 1, 2013, the Fund Details “Your Account – Choosing a Share Class – Qualified Investors – Advisor Class” bullet beginning with “Current and former officers, trustees, directors…” is revised as follows:

Current and former officers, trustees, directors, full-time employees (and, in each case, their family members) of both Franklin Templeton Investments and Franklin Templeton funds, consistent with our then-current policies. Minimum initial investment: $1,000 ($50 for accounts with an automatic investment plan).

II. Effective May 1, 2013, for all funds except the Franklin Mutual Recovery Fund, the Fund Details “Your Account - Buying Shares – Minimum Investments” table is revised as follows:

	Initial
Regular accounts, UGMA/UTMA accounts, current and former full-time employees, officers, trustees and directors of Franklin Templeton entities, and their family members	$ 1,000
Automatic investment plans	$ 50
Employer Sponsored Retirement Plans, SIMPLE-IRAs, SEP-IRAs, SARSEPs or 403(b) plan accounts	no minimum
IRAs, IRA rollovers, Coverdell Education Savings Plans or Roth IRAs	$ 250
Broker-dealer sponsored wrap account programs	no minimum

III. Effective May 1, 2013, the first paragraph of the Fund Details “Your Account - Buying Shares table – By Phone/Online – Adding to an account” beginning with “Before requesting a telephone or online…” is revised as follows:

Before requesting a telephone or online purchase into an existing account, please make sure we have your bank account information on file. If we do not have this information, you will need to send written instructions with your bank’s name and address and a voided check or savings account deposit slip. If there is a difference between the Fund account owner(s) and the bank account owner(s), your written request must be signed by all Fund and bank account owners, and each individual must have his or her signature guaranteed. If the Fund account is registered to FTB&T as custodian/trustee for a retirement plan or education savings account, or as a custodial account for a minor (UGMA/UTMA) and there is at least one common owner on the Fund account and the bank account, signature guarantees are not required.

IV. Effective May 1, 2013, for all funds except the Franklin Mutual Recovery Fund, the fifth paragraph of the Fund Details “Your Account - Selling Shares – Selling Shares in Writing” section beginning “We also may require…” is revised as follows:

We also may require a signature guarantee when we receive instructions from an agent, not the registered owners; you want to send your proceeds to a bank account that was added or changed on your account without a signature guarantee within the last 15 days; you want to send proceeds to your address that was changed without a signature guarantee within the last 15 days; or we believe it would protect the Fund against potential claims based on the instructions received.

V. Effective May 1, 2013, for the Franklin Mutual Recovery Fund, the first paragraph of the “Your Account – Periodic Offers by the Fund to Repurchase Shares from Shareholders – Selling shares in Writing” section beginning “Generally, in a Repurchase Offer…” is revised as follows:

Generally, in a Repurchase Offer, requests to tender shares with a value of $100,000 or less can be made over the phone at (800) 632-2301 provided that you do not hold share certificates. A check will be mailed to the name(s) and address on the account, or a pre-authorized secondary address. Written instructions, with a signature guarantee, are required to send the check to another address or to make it payable to another person. If you have changed your address within the last 15 days without a signature guarantee, requests to tender your shares and mail the check to the name(s) and address on the account must be in writing and we may require a signature guarantee. Requests to tender your shares and send the proceeds to a pre-authorized secondary address may be requested by phone. You may not tender over the phone more than $100,000 in shares during any single Repurchase Offer period. If your shares are held in street or nominee name, please contact your Securities Dealer to tender your shares by telephone. Otherwise, written instructions with respect to your tender of shares in a Repurchase Offer must be completed in the manner described, and on the appropriate forms included, in the notification to shareholders of the Repurchase Offer. The amount may be higher for members of Franklin Templeton VIP Services®. Please see “Franklin Templeton VIP Services®” under “Investor Services” for more information regarding eligibility.

VI. Effective May 1, 2013, for the Franklin Mutual Recovery Fund, the seventh paragraph of the “Your Account – Periodic Offers by the Fund to Repurchase Shares from Shareholders – Selling shares in Writing” section beginning “We also may require…” is revised as follows:

VII. Effective May 1, 2013, for the Franklin Mutual Recovery Fund, the Fund Details “Your Account - Selling Shares table – By Phone/Online” section is revised as follows:

As long as your transaction is for $100,000 or less and you do not hold share certificates, you can sell your shares by phone or online. The amount may be higher for members of Franklin Templeton VIP Services®. Please see “Franklin Templeton VIP Services®” above for more information regarding eligibility.

A check will be mailed to the name(s) and address on the account, or a pre-authorized secondary address. Written instructions, with a signature guarantee, are required to send the check to another address or to make it payable to another person.

If you have changed your address within the last 15 days without a signature guarantee, requests to sell your shares and mail the check to the name(s) and address on the account must be in writing and we may require a signature guarantee. Requests to sell your shares and send the proceeds to a pre-authorized secondary address may be requested by phone or online.

VIII. Effective May 1, 2013, for the Franklin Mutual Recovery Fund, the second and third paragraphs of the Fund Details “Your Account - Selling Shares table – By Electronic Funds Transfer (ACH)” section is replaced with the following:

Before requesting to have redemption proceeds sent to a bank account, please make sure we have your bank account information on file. If we do not have this information, you will need to send written instructions with your bank’s name and a voided check or savings account deposit slip. If there is a difference between the Fund account owner(s) and the bank account owner(s), you must provide written instructions signed by all Fund and bank account owners, and each individual must have his or her signature guaranteed. If the Fund account is registered to FTB&T as custodian/trustee for a retirement plan or education savings account, or as a custodial account for a minor (UTMA/UGMA) and there is at least one common owner on the Fund account and the bank account, signature guarantees are not required.

If the bank account was added or changed without a signature guarantee within the last 15 days, you may be required to provide written instructions signed by all fund account owners, with a signature guarantee for each fund account owner.

IX. Effective May 1, 2013, for the Franklin Mutual Recovery Fund, the Fund Details “Your Account - Account Policies – Accounts with Low Balances” paragraph is replaced with the following:

If your account has been open for more than one year and its value falls below $500, we will mail you a notice asking you to bring the account back up to its applicable minimum investment amount. If you choose not to do so within 30 days, we will close your account and mail the proceeds to the address of record. You will not be charged a CDSC if your account is closed for this reason. This policy does not apply to: (1) certain broker-controlled accounts established through the National Securities Clearing Corporation’s Networking system; (2) Class A accounts established pursuant to a conversion from Class B; (3) tax-deferred retirement plan accounts; (4) active automatic investment plan accounts; (5) broker-dealer sponsored separately managed accounts (wrap accounts); (6) accounts held through a 529 college savings program; and (7) Coverdell Education Savings Plan accounts.

X. Effective May 1, 2013, the Fund Details “Your Account - Account Policies – Joint Account Risk with Telephone/Online Privileges” section is revised as follows:

You will automatically receive telephone/online privileges when you open your account. If your account has more than one registered owner, telephone/online privileges allow the Fund to accept online registration for online services (including electronic delivery of shareholder documents) and transaction instructions online or by telephone from only one registered owner. This means that any one registered owner on your account, acting alone and without the consent of any other registered owner, may give the Fund instructions by telephone, online or in writing (subject to any limitations in telephone or online privileges) to:

• Exchange shares from a jointly registered Fund account requiring all registered owner signatures into an identically registered money fund account that only requires one registered owner’s signature to redeem shares;

• Redeem Fund shares and direct the redemption proceeds to a pre-established bank account that may or may not be owned by you and, if owned by you jointly with someone else, only requires one person to withdraw funds by check or otherwise; and

• Purchase Fund shares by debiting a pre-established bank account that may be owned by you.

If you do NOT want another registered owner on your account to be able to issue these kinds of instructions to the Fund without your consent, you must instruct the Fund to deny/terminate online privileges and the ability to issue such instructions by telephone so that these types of instructions will only be accepted in writing signed by all account owners. This decision will apply to any other fund into which you may exchange your jointly owned Fund shares. Any later decision to permit these types of instructions by telephone and/or online will need to be given to the Fund in a written instruction signed by all registered owners.

Please keep this supplement for future reference.