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ACCESSION NUMBER: 0001752724-19-070757
CONFORMED SUBMISSION TYPE: N-CEN/A
PUBLIC DOCUMENT COUNT: 5
CONFORMED PERIOD OF REPORT: 20181031
FILED AS OF DATE: 20190702
DATE AS OF CHANGE: 20190702
EFFECTIVENESS DATE: 20190702
FILER:
COMPANY DATA:
COMPANY CONFORMED NAME: FRANKLIN INVESTORS SECURITIES TRUST
CENTRAL INDEX KEY: 0000809707
IRS NUMBER: 000000000
STATE OF INCORPORATION: DE
FISCAL YEAR END: 1031
FILING VALUES:
FORM TYPE: N-CEN/A
SEC ACT: 1940 Act
SEC FILE NUMBER: 811-04986
FILM NUMBER: 19936269
BUSINESS ADDRESS:
STREET 1: ONE FRANKLIN PARKWAY
CITY: SAN MATEO
STATE: CA
ZIP: 94403-1906
BUSINESS PHONE: 650-312-2200
MAIL ADDRESS:
STREET 1: ONE FRANKLIN PARKWAY
CITY: SAN MATEO
STATE: CA
ZIP: 94403-1906
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Credit Suisse AG
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The Bank of NY Mellon SA/NV
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The Bank of New York Mellon
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N
Y
Foreign custodian - rule 17f-5 (17 CFR 270.17f-5)
Deutsche Bank AG
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PH
N
Y
Foreign custodian - rule 17f-5 (17 CFR 270.17f-5)
The Bank of New York Mellon
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IT
N
Y
Foreign custodian - rule 17f-5 (17 CFR 270.17f-5)
Itau CorpBanca S.A
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N
Y
Foreign custodian - rule 17f-5 (17 CFR 270.17f-5)
Bank Pekao SA
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PL
N
Y
Foreign custodian - rule 17f-5 (17 CFR 270.17f-5)
Hong Kong and Shanghai Banking Corporation
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N
Y
Foreign custodian - rule 17f-5 (17 CFR 270.17f-5)
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N
Y
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Deutsche Bank AG
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Y
Foreign custodian - rule 17f-5 (17 CFR 270.17f-5)
Citibank Europe plc
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Foreign custodian - rule 17f-5 (17 CFR 270.17f-5)
EuroClear Bank
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Skandinaviska Enskilda Banken
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Y
Foreign custodian - rule 17f-5 (17 CFR 270.17f-5)
BNP Paribas Securities Services
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Y
Foreign custodian - rule 17f-5 (17 CFR 270.17f-5)
Hong Kong and Shanghai Banking Corporation
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Foreign custodian - rule 17f-5 (17 CFR 270.17f-5)
Citibank Argentina
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Foreign custodian - rule 17f-5 (17 CFR 270.17f-5)
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N
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Foreign custodian - rule 17f-5 (17 CFR 270.17f-5)
Cititrust S.A.
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Foreign custodian - rule 17f-5 (17 CFR 270.17f-5)
HSBC Bank Egypt S.A.E
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Deutsche Bank AG
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N
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Foreign custodian - rule 17f-5 (17 CFR 270.17f-5)
Hongkong and Shanghai Banking Corporation
2HI3YI5320L3RW6NJ957
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N
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N
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N
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SEB Bankas
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N
Y
Foreign custodian - rule 17f-5 (17 CFR 270.17f-5)
Deutsche Bank (Malaysia)
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N
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N
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Foreign custodian - rule 17f-5 (17 CFR 270.17f-5)
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Euroclear Bank
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Skandinaviska Enskilda Banken
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Standard Bank of South Africa
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Deutsche Bank AG
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Foreign custodian - rule 17f-5 (17 CFR 270.17f-5)
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RBC DAIN RAUSCHER INC
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Franklin Templeton Investor Services, LLC
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Securities Evaluations, Inc
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Thomson Reuters (Markets) LLC
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Bloomberg Finance L.P
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N
Markit North America, Inc
13-4153988
TIN
N
Y
Credit Suisse AG
549300CWR0W0BCS9Q144
CH
N
Y
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THE BANK OF NEW YORK MELLON
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N
N
Bank - section 17(f)(1) (15 U.S.C. 80a-17(f)(1))
CIBC Mellon Trust Co.
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CA
N
Y
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SKANDINAVISKA ENSKILDA BANKEN
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FI
N
Y
Foreign custodian - rule 17f-5 (17 CFR 270.17f-5)
Standard Bank of South Africa
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ZA
N
Y
Foreign custodian - rule 17f-5 (17 CFR 270.17f-5)
DEUTSCHE BANK AG
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ID
N
Y
Foreign custodian - rule 17f-5 (17 CFR 270.17f-5)
Citibank Europe Plc
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PT
N
Y
Foreign custodian - rule 17f-5 (17 CFR 270.17f-5)
SKANDINAVISKA ENSKILDA BANKEN
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SE
N
Y
Foreign custodian - rule 17f-5 (17 CFR 270.17f-5)
The HongKong and Shanghai Banking Corp Ltd.
2HI3YI5320L3RW6NJ957
AU
N
Y
Foreign custodian - rule 17f-5 (17 CFR 270.17f-5)
The Bank of NY Mellon SA/NV.
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NL
N
Y
Foreign custodian - rule 17f-5 (17 CFR 270.17f-5)
HSBC Bank (China) Company Limited
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CN
N
Y
Foreign custodian - rule 17f-5 (17 CFR 270.17f-5)
Hongkong and Shanghai Banking Corp.
2HI3YI5320L3RW6NJ957
LK
N
Y
Foreign custodian - rule 17f-5 (17 CFR 270.17f-5)
The Bank of New York Mellon
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GB
N
Y
Foreign custodian - rule 17f-5 (17 CFR 270.17f-5)
BNP PARIBAS SECURITIES SERVICES.
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FR
N
Y
Foreign custodian - rule 17f-5 (17 CFR 270.17f-5)
Skandinaviska Enskilda Banken AB
F3JS33DEI6XQ4ZBPTN86
DK
N
Y
Foreign custodian - rule 17f-5 (17 CFR 270.17f-5)
DEUTSCHE BANK AG
529900LKVNEX4SG4UD38
PH
N
Y
Foreign custodian - rule 17f-5 (17 CFR 270.17f-5)
Citibank Argentina
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AR
N
Y
Foreign custodian - rule 17f-5 (17 CFR 270.17f-5)
DBS Bank Ltd.
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SG
N
Y
Foreign custodian - rule 17f-5 (17 CFR 270.17f-5)
Banco Bilbao Vizcaya Argentaria
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ES
N
Y
Foreign custodian - rule 17f-5 (17 CFR 270.17f-5)
THE BANK OF NEW YORK MELLON
N/A
IE
N
Y
Foreign custodian - rule 17f-5 (17 CFR 270.17f-5)
The Bank of NY Mellon SA/NV.
MMYX0N4ZEZ13Z4XCG897
DE
N
Y
Foreign custodian - rule 17f-5 (17 CFR 270.17f-5)
Euroclear Bank
N/A
BE
N
Y
Foreign custodian - rule 17f-5 (17 CFR 270.17f-5)
The Hong Kong and Shanghai Banking Corp Ltd.
2HI3YI5320L3RW6NJ957
NZ
N
Y
Foreign custodian - rule 17f-5 (17 CFR 270.17f-5)
THE BANK OF NEW YORK MELLON SA/NV
N/A
IT
N
Y
Foreign custodian - rule 17f-5 (17 CFR 270.17f-5)
Franklin Templeton Investor Services LLC
N/A
Y
N
Self - rule 17f-2 (17 CFR 270.17f-2)
Hong Kong and Shanghai Banking Corp.
2HI3YI5320L3RW6NJ957
HK
N
Y
Foreign custodian - rule 17f-5 (17 CFR 270.17f-5)
Hongkong and Shanghai Banking Corp.
2HI3YI5320L3RW6NJ957
TH
N
Y
Foreign custodian - rule 17f-5 (17 CFR 270.17f-5)
HSBC Bank (China) Company Limited, Shenzhen
2CZOJRADNJXBLT55G526
CN
N
Y
Foreign custodian - rule 17f-5 (17 CFR 270.17f-5)
THE BANK OF TOKYO-MITSUBISHI UFJ LTD.
N/A
JP
N
Y
Foreign custodian - rule 17f-5 (17 CFR 270.17f-5)
Citibanamex
2SFFM4FUIE05S37WFU55
MX
N
Y
Foreign custodian - rule 17f-5 (17 CFR 270.17f-5)
N
Franklin Templeton Investor Services, LLC
N/A
Y
N
N
Franklin Templeton Services, LLC
549300DFD0POOJZ42788
N/A
Y
N
N
Franklin Templeton Distributors Inc.
8-5889
000000332
N/A
0.00
Franklin Templeton Investment Services, Inc.
8-43206
000027884
N/A
0.00
Franklin Templeton Financial Services Corp.
8-29504
000013594
N/A
0.00
MORGAN STANLEY & CO INC
8-15869
000008209
I7331LVCZKQKX5T7XV54
23501.00000000
ROSENBLATT SECS INC
8-24255
000018377
549300KXQP6H4QO07E91
42093.00000000
SANFORD C. BERNSTEIN & CO., LLC
8-52942
000104474
54930049G8WQ5OOUSD19
23505.00000000
DEUTSCHE BANK SECURITIES INC.
8-17822
000002525
9J6MBOOO7BECTDTUZW19
24363.00000000
STIFEL NICKOLAUS & CO., INC.
8-1447
000000793
5WUVMA08EYG4KEUPW589
28500.00000000
GOLDMAN, SACHS & CO
8-129
000000361
549300K06R9ZUC3UEN80
37318.00000000
ROBERT W BAIRD & CO INC
8-497
000008158
N/A
86350.00000000
NESBITT BURNS SECURITIES INC.
8-50538
000044057
N/A
CA
16178.00000000
WILLIAM BLAIR AND CO LLC
8-2698
000001252
549300J0P7XYE8BMZ775
19523.00000000
RBC DOMINION SECURITIES INC. (TORONTO)
N/A
N/A
549300QJJX6CVVUXLE15
CA
21032.00000000
462418.00000000
MERRILL LYNCH PIERCE FENNER & SMITH INC
8-7221
000007691
N/A
22407855.00000000
BNP PARIBAS SECURITIES CORP
8-32682
000015794
N/A
15636872.00000000
DEUTSCHE BANK SECURITIES INC.
8-17822
000002525
9J6MBOOO7BECTDTUZW19
74888944.00000000
MORGAN STANLEY & CO INC
8-15869
000008209
I7331LVCZKQKX5T7XV54
30142333.00000000
GOLDMAN, SACHS & CO. LLC
8-129
000000361
549300K06R9ZUC3UEN80
26961566.00000000
UBS SECURITIES LLC
8-22651
000007654
T6FIZBDPKLYJKFCRVK44
34971250.00000000
MIZUHO INTL PLC
N/A
N/A
213800HZ54TG54H2KV03
GB
14351084.00000000
CREDIT SUISSE HOLDINGS (USA), INC.
8-422
000000816
1V8Y6QCX6YMJ2OELII46
49544870.00000000
MITSUBISHI UFJ M STANLEY
N/A
N/A
N/A
6880213.00000000
WELLS FARGO INVESTMENTS LLC
8-38588
000010582
N/A
32807966.00000000
312585078.00000000
Y
2204637623.00
Committed
2000000000.00000000
N
N
N
N
Franklin Low Duration Total Return Fund
S000006855
H1JJYRV86MLGMEZLFG42
Y
4
0
0
N/A
N
N
Y
N
BNY Mellon
HPFHU0OQ28E4N0NFVK49
N
N
N/A
N/A
N/A
Rule 22d-1 (17 CFR 270.22d-1)
Rule 32a-4 (17 CFR 270.32a-4)
Rule 12d1-1 (17 CFR 270.12d1-1)
Y
Y
N
N
Franklin Advisers, Inc.
801-26292
000104517
B1CG1NRZIDDJ0DQEXB52
N
Franklin Templeton Investor Services, LLC
84-1036
N/A
Y
N
N
Bloomberg Finance L.P.
5493001KJTIIGC8Y1R12
N
Intercontinental Exchange, Inc.
5493000F4ZO33MV32P92
N
Markit North America, Inc.
13-4153988
TIN
N
Deerfield Holdings Corporation
82-3616841
TIN
N
Securities Evaluations, Inc.
13-3186551
TIN
N
Thomson Reuters (Markets) LLC
549300561UZND4C7B569
CA
N
Y
Hong Kong and Shanghai Banking Corporation
2HI3YI5320L3RW6NJ957
TH
N
Y
Foreign custodian - rule 17f-5 (17 CFR 270.17f-5)
The Bank of NY Mellon SA/NV
MMYX0N4ZEZ13Z4XCG897
DE
N
Y
Foreign custodian - rule 17f-5 (17 CFR 270.17f-5)
Stanbic Bank Botswana Limited
N/A
BW
N
Y
Foreign custodian - rule 17f-5 (17 CFR 270.17f-5)
Citibank, N.A.
MYTK5NHHP1G8TVFGT193
PE
N
Y
Foreign custodian - rule 17f-5 (17 CFR 270.17f-5)
Standard Bank of South Africa
RILFO74KP1CM8P6PCT96
ZA
N
Y
Foreign custodian - rule 17f-5 (17 CFR 270.17f-5)
The Hong Kong and Shanghai Banking Corporation Limited
2HI3YI5320L3RW6NJ957
NZ
N
Y
Foreign custodian - rule 17f-5 (17 CFR 270.17f-5)
The Bank of New York Mellon SA/NV
N/A
IT
N
Y
Foreign custodian - rule 17f-5 (17 CFR 270.17f-5)
Citibanamex
2SFFM4FUIE05S37WFU55
MX
N
Y
Foreign custodian - rule 17f-5 (17 CFR 270.17f-5)
Bank Hapoalim B.M.
B6ARUI4946ST4S7WOU88
IL
N
Y
Foreign custodian - rule 17f-5 (17 CFR 270.17f-5)
The Bank of New York Mellon
RR3QWICWWIPCS8A4S074
GB
N
Y
Foreign custodian - rule 17f-5 (17 CFR 270.17f-5)
EuroClear Bank
N/A
LU
N
Y
Foreign custodian - rule 17f-5 (17 CFR 270.17f-5)
BNP Paribas Securities Services
549300WCGB70D06XZS54
FR
N
Y
Foreign custodian - rule 17f-5 (17 CFR 270.17f-5)
The Bank of New York Mellon SA/NV
529900SEOICVR2VM6Y05
NL
N
Y
Foreign custodian - rule 17f-5 (17 CFR 270.17f-5)
Hongkong and Shanghai Banking Corporation
2HI3YI5320L3RW6NJ957
LK
N
Y
Foreign custodian - rule 17f-5 (17 CFR 270.17f-5)
Skandinaviska Enskilda Banken AB
F3JS33DEI6XQ4ZBPTN86
DK
N
Y
Foreign custodian - rule 17f-5 (17 CFR 270.17f-5)
The Bank of Tokyo-Mitsubishi UFJ Ltd
N/A
JP
N
Y
Foreign custodian - rule 17f-5 (17 CFR 270.17f-5)
Hongkong and Shanghai Banking Corporation
2HI3YI5320L3RW6NJ957
MU
N
Y
Foreign custodian - rule 17f-5 (17 CFR 270.17f-5)
Franklin Templeton Investor Services LLC
N/A
Y
N
Self - rule 17f-2 (17 CFR 270.17f-2)
Deutsche Bank AG
529900LKVNEX4SG4UD38
IN
N
Y
Foreign custodian - rule 17f-5 (17 CFR 270.17f-5)
Deutsche Bank AG
529900LKVNEX4SG4UD38
KR
N
Y
Foreign custodian - rule 17f-5 (17 CFR 270.17f-5)
Privredna Banka Zagreb d.d.
549300ZHFZ4CSK7VS460
HR
N
Y
Foreign custodian - rule 17f-5 (17 CFR 270.17f-5)
Stanbic Bank Zambia Ltd.
N/A
ZM
N
Y
Foreign custodian - rule 17f-5 (17 CFR 270.17f-5)
Skandinaviska Enskilda Banken
F3JS33DEI6XQ4ZBPTN86
SE
N
Y
Foreign custodian - rule 17f-5 (17 CFR 270.17f-5)
Santander Securities Services S.A.
95980020140005900000
ES
N
Y
Foreign custodian - rule 17f-5 (17 CFR 270.17f-5)
SEB Bankas
549300SBPFE9JX7N8J82
LT
N
Y
Foreign custodian - rule 17f-5 (17 CFR 270.17f-5)
Skandinaviska Enskilda Banken AB
F3JS33DEI6XQ4ZBPTN86
NO
N
Y
Foreign custodian - rule 17f-5 (17 CFR 270.17f-5)
The HongKong and Shanghai Banking Corporation limited
2HI3YI5320L3RW6NJ957
AU
N
Y
Foreign custodian - rule 17f-5 (17 CFR 270.17f-5)
Deutsche Bank A.S.
789000N5SE3LWDK7OI11
TR
N
Y
Foreign custodian - rule 17f-5 (17 CFR 270.17f-5)
Hong Kong and Shanghai Banking Corporation
2HI3YI5320L3RW6NJ957
HK
N
Y
Foreign custodian - rule 17f-5 (17 CFR 270.17f-5)
HSBC Bank (Taiwan) Limited
549300SG184IVNYDMN03
TW
N
Y
Foreign custodian - rule 17f-5 (17 CFR 270.17f-5)
DBS Bank Ltd.
ATUEL7OJR5057F2PV266
SG
N
Y
Foreign custodian - rule 17f-5 (17 CFR 270.17f-5)
Citibank Europe Plc
N1FBEDJ5J41VKZLO2475
PT
N
Y
Foreign custodian - rule 17f-5 (17 CFR 270.17f-5)
The Bank of New York Mellon
HPFHU0OQ28E4N0NFVK49
N
N
Bank - section 17(f)(1) (15 U.S.C. 80a-17(f)(1))
BNP Paribas Securities Services
549300WCGB70D06XZS54
CY
N
Y
Foreign custodian - rule 17f-5 (17 CFR 270.17f-5)
CIBC Mellon Trust Company
549300IYUUH221WBZ505
CA
N
Y
Foreign custodian - rule 17f-5 (17 CFR 270.17f-5)
Citibank Europe plc
N1FBEDJ5J41VKZLO2475
SK
N
Y
Foreign custodian - rule 17f-5 (17 CFR 270.17f-5)
Deutsche Bank (Malaysia)
529900DLWFR8HK7DR278
MY
N
Y
Foreign custodian - rule 17f-5 (17 CFR 270.17f-5)
AS SEB banka
549300YW95G1VBBGGV07
LV
N
Y
Foreign custodian - rule 17f-5 (17 CFR 270.17f-5)
Deutsche Bank AG
529900LKVNEX4SG4UD38
PH
N
Y
Foreign custodian - rule 17f-5 (17 CFR 270.17f-5)
Citibank Europe Plc
N1FBEDJ5J41VKZLO2475
CZ
N
Y
Foreign custodian - rule 17f-5 (17 CFR 270.17f-5)
Citibank, N.A.
E57ODZWZ7FF32TWEFA76
BR
N
Y
Foreign custodian - rule 17f-5 (17 CFR 270.17f-5)
Itau CorpBanca S.A.
549300DDPTTIZ06NIV06
CL
N
Y
Foreign custodian - rule 17f-5 (17 CFR 270.17f-5)
CFC Stanbic Bank Limited
549300BEL47N4GGJM871
KE
N
Y
Foreign custodian - rule 17f-5 (17 CFR 270.17f-5)
Euroclear Bank
N/A
BE
N
Y
Foreign custodian - rule 17f-5 (17 CFR 270.17f-5)
The Bank of New York Mellon
N/A
IE
N
Y
Foreign custodian - rule 17f-5 (17 CFR 270.17f-5)
Citibank Europe plc.
N1FBEDJ5J41VKZLO2475
HU
N
Y
Foreign custodian - rule 17f-5 (17 CFR 270.17f-5)
Citibank Maghreb
N/A
MA
N
Y
Foreign custodian - rule 17f-5 (17 CFR 270.17f-5)
Stanbic Bank of Ghana, Ltd.
549300M3N5M3E5WDG321
GH
N
Y
Foreign custodian - rule 17f-5 (17 CFR 270.17f-5)
Citibank Argentina
E57ODZWZ7FF32TWEFA76
AR
N
Y
Foreign custodian - rule 17f-5 (17 CFR 270.17f-5)
UniCredit Bank Austria AG
N1FBEDJ5J41VKZLO2475
AT
N
Y
Foreign custodian - rule 17f-5 (17 CFR 270.17f-5)
Bank Pekao SA
5493000LKS7B3UTF7H35
PL
N
Y
Foreign custodian - rule 17f-5 (17 CFR 270.17f-5)
HSBC Bank Egypt S.A.E.
2138001Q77JDLESS4Y50
EG
N
Y
Foreign custodian - rule 17f-5 (17 CFR 270.17f-5)
Credit Suisse AG
549300CWR0W0BCS9Q144
CH
N
Y
Foreign custodian - rule 17f-5 (17 CFR 270.17f-5)
Skandinaviska Enskilda Banken
F3JS33DEI6XQ4ZBPTN86
FI
N
Y
Foreign custodian - rule 17f-5 (17 CFR 270.17f-5)
Deutsche Bank AG
529900LKVNEX4SG4UD38
ID
N
Y
Foreign custodian - rule 17f-5 (17 CFR 270.17f-5)
Landsbankinn hf.
549300TLZPT6JELDWM92
IS
N
Y
Foreign custodian - rule 17f-5 (17 CFR 270.17f-5)
Cititrust S.A.
549300242J3IJCOSGI49
CO
N
Y
Foreign custodian - rule 17f-5 (17 CFR 270.17f-5)
N
Franklin Templeton Investor Services, LLC
84-1036
SEC File Number
Y
N
N
Franklin Templeton Services, LLC
549300DFD0POOJZ42788
Y
N
N
Franklin Templeton Distributors Inc.
8-5889
000000332
N/A
0.00
Franklin Templeton Financial Services Corp.
8-29504
000013594
N/A
0.00
Franklin Templeton Investment Services, Inc.
8-43206
000027884
N/A
0.00
JP MORGAN SECURITIES LLC
8-35008
000000079
ZBUT11V806EZRVTWT807
49296.00000000
LIQUID NET
8-52461
000103987
213800ZIRB79BE5XQM68
1095.00000000
KNIGHT EQUITY MARKETS L P
8-48311
000038599
549300RA02N3BNSWBV74
64.00000000
CREDIT SUISSE HOLDINGS (USA), INC.
8-422
000000816
1V8Y6QCX6YMJ2OELII46
19125.00000000
INVESTMENT TECHNOLOGY GROUP INC IS YATIRIM MENKUL DEGERLER AS
8-44218
000029299
549300S41SMIODVIT266
193.00000000
CITIGROUP GLOBAL MARKETS INC
8-8177
000007059
MBNUM2BPBDO7JBLYG310
30.00000000
JANE STREET
8-69254
000167280
549300HXJLXCPDWAH070
24150.00000000
93953.00000000
MORGAN STANLEY & CO INC
8-15869
000008209
I7331LVCZKQKX5T7XV54
99114663.00000000
DEUTSCHE BANK SECURITIES INC.
8-17822
000002525
9J6MBOOO7BECTDTUZW19
62386301.00000000
CITIGROUP GLOBAL MARKETS INC
8-8177
000007059
MBNUM2BPBDO7JBLYG310
117161530.0000000
BARCLAYS CAPITAL INC.
8-41342
000019714
AC28XWWI3WIBK2824319
124971639.0000000
GOLDMAN, SACHS & CO
8-129
000000361
549300K06R9ZUC3UEN80
354997570.0000000
CREDIT SUISSE HOLDINGS (USA), INC.
8-422
000000816
1V8Y6QCX6YMJ2OELII46
44743612.00000000
MERRILL LYNCH PIERCE FENNER & SMITH INC (FORMELYBANK OF AMERICA NA)
8-7221
000007691
B4TYDEB6GKMZO031MB27
1320204189.000000
HSBC SECURITIES (USA) INC
8-41562
000019585
MP6I5ZYZBEU3UXPYFY54
139856124.0000000
JP MORGAN SECURITIES LLC
8-35008
000000079
ZBUT11V806EZRVTWT807
275589749.0000000
BANQUE NATIONALE DE PARIS
N/A
N/A
R0MUWSFPU8MPRO8K5P83
FR
86959311.00000000
2987955158.00
Y
2719612401.00000000
Committed
2000000000.00000000
N
N
N
N
Franklin Balanced Fund
S000012705
XM9TFFPJNQZE8D26W802
Y
5
0
0
N/A
N
N
Y
N
N
BNY Mellon
HPFHU0OQ28E4N0NFVK49
N
N
Revenue sharing split
183910.00000000
2004.00000000
Rule 22d-1 (17 CFR 270.22d-1)
Rule 32a-4 (17 CFR 270.32a-4)
Rule 12d1-1 (17 CFR 270.12d1-1)
Y
Y
N
N
Franklin Advisers, Inc
801-26292
000104517
B1CG1NRZIDDJ0DQEXB52
N
Franklin Templeton Investor Services, LLC
84-1036
N/A
Y
N
N
Bloomberg Finance L.P.
5493001KJTIIGC8Y1R12
N
Markit North America, Inc.
13-4153988
TIN
N
Intercontinental Exchange, Inc
5493000F4ZO33MV32P92
N
Thomson Reuters (Markets) LLC
549300561UZND4C7B569
CA
N
Securities Evaluations, Inc.
13-3186551
TIN
N
Y
CREDIT SUISSE AG
549300CWR0W0BCS9Q144
CH
N
Y
Foreign custodian - rule 17f-5 (17 CFR 270.17f-5)
THE BANK OF NEW YORK MELLON
RR3QWICWWIPCS8A4S074
GB
N
Y
Foreign custodian - rule 17f-5 (17 CFR 270.17f-5)
HONG KONG AND SHANGHAI BANKING CORPORATION
2HI3YI5320L3RW6NJ957
HK
N
Y
Foreign custodian - rule 17f-5 (17 CFR 270.17f-5)
SKANDINAVISKA ENSKILDA BANKEN AB
F3JS33DEI6XQ4ZBPTN86
DK
N
Y
Foreign custodian - rule 17f-5 (17 CFR 270.17f-5)
CIBC MELLON TRUST COMPANY
549300IYUUH221WBZ505
CA
N
Y
Foreign custodian - rule 17f-5 (17 CFR 270.17f-5)
DBS BANK LTD.
ATUEL7OJR5057F2PV266
SG
N
Y
Foreign custodian - rule 17f-5 (17 CFR 270.17f-5)
EUROCLEAR BANK
549300OZ46BRLZ8Y6F65
LU
N
Y
Foreign custodian - rule 17f-5 (17 CFR 270.17f-5)
BANK PEKAO SA
5493000LKS7B3UTF7H35
PL
N
Y
Foreign custodian - rule 17f-5 (17 CFR 270.17f-5)
THE BANK OF NEW YORK MELLON
529900SEOICVR2VM6Y05
NL
N
Y
Foreign custodian - rule 17f-5 (17 CFR 270.17f-5)
SKANDINAVISKA ENSKILDA BANKEN
F3JS33DEI6XQ4ZBPTN86
SE
N
Y
Foreign custodian - rule 17f-5 (17 CFR 270.17f-5)
EUROCLEAR BANK
549300OZ46BRLZ8Y6F65
BE
N
Y
Foreign custodian - rule 17f-5 (17 CFR 270.17f-5)
THE HONG KONG AND SHANGHAI BANKING CORPORATION LIMITED
2HI3YI5320L3RW6NJ957
NZ
N
Y
Foreign custodian - rule 17f-5 (17 CFR 270.17f-5)
THE BANK OF NEW YORK
549300KP56LL8NKKFL47
IE
N
Y
Foreign custodian - rule 17f-5 (17 CFR 270.17f-5)
STANDARD BANK OF SOUTH AFRICA
QFC8ZCW3Q5PRXU1XTM60
ZA
N
Y
Foreign custodian - rule 17f-5 (17 CFR 270.17f-5)
THE BANK OF NEW YORK MELLON SA/NV
529900SEOICVR2VM6Y05
IT
N
Y
Foreign custodian - rule 17f-5 (17 CFR 270.17f-5)
BANCO BILBAO VIZCAYA
K8MS7FD7N5Z2WQ51AZ71
ES
N
Y
Foreign custodian - rule 17f-5 (17 CFR 270.17f-5)
Franklin Templeton Investor Services LLC
N/A
Y
N
Self - rule 17f-2 (17 CFR 270.17f-2)
THE HONGKONG AND SHANGHAI BANKING CORPORATION LIMITED
2HI3YI5320L3RW6NJ957
AU
N
Y
Foreign custodian - rule 17f-5 (17 CFR 270.17f-5)
STANBIC BANK ZIMBABWE, LIMITED
2549005HENFMYGRM9S10
ZW
N
Y
Foreign custodian - rule 17f-5 (17 CFR 270.17f-5)
DEUTSCHE BANK AG
529900LKVNEX4SG4UD38
PH
N
Y
Foreign custodian - rule 17f-5 (17 CFR 270.17f-5)
The Bank of New York Mellon
HPFHU0OQ28E4N0NFVK49
N
N
Bank - section 17(f)(1) (15 U.S.C. 80a-17(f)(1))
SKANDINAVISKA ENSKILDA BANKEN AB
F3JS33DEI6XQ4ZBPTN86
NO
N
Y
Foreign custodian - rule 17f-5 (17 CFR 270.17f-5)
CITIBANAMEX
2SFFM4FUIE05S37WFU55
MX
N
Y
Foreign custodian - rule 17f-5 (17 CFR 270.17f-5)
THE BANK OF NY MELLON SA/NV
MMYX0N4ZEZ13Z4XCG897
DE
N
Y
Foreign custodian - rule 17f-5 (17 CFR 270.17f-5)
CITIBANK EUROPE PLC
N1FBEDJ5J41VKZLO2475
PT
N
Y
Foreign custodian - rule 17f-5 (17 CFR 270.17f-5)
SKANDINAVISKA ENSKILDA BANKEN
F3JS33DEI6XQ4ZBPTN86
FI
N
Y
Foreign custodian - rule 17f-5 (17 CFR 270.17f-5)
BNP PARIBAS SECURITIES SERVICES
549300WCGB70D06XZS54
FR
N
Y
Foreign custodian - rule 17f-5 (17 CFR 270.17f-5)
CITIBANK
E57ODZWZ7FF32TWEFA76
AR
N
Y
Foreign custodian - rule 17f-5 (17 CFR 270.17f-5)
STANBIC BANK ZAMBIA LTD
549300HF45VBQ8L4HF36
ZM
N
Y
Foreign custodian - rule 17f-5 (17 CFR 270.17f-5)
The Bank of Tokyo-Mitsubishi UFJ Ltd
E57ODZWZ7FF32TWEFA76
JP
N
Y
Foreign custodian - rule 17f-5 (17 CFR 270.17f-5)
N
Franklin Templeton Investor Services, LLC
84-1036
SEC File number
Y
N
N
Franklin Templeton Services, LLC
549300DFD0POOJZ42788
Y
N
N
Franklin Templeton Distributors Inc.
8-5889
000000332
N/A
0.00
Franklin Templeton Investment Services, Inc.
8-43206
000027884
N/A
0.00
Franklin Templeton Financial Services Corp.
8-29504
000013594
N/A
0.00
JP MORGAN SECURITIES LLC
8-35008
000000079
ZBUT11V806EZRVTWT807
115938.00000000
LIQUID NET
8-52461
000103987
213800ZIRB79BE5XQM68
84714.00000000
ROSENBLATT SECS INC
8-24255
000018377
549300KXQP6H4QO07E91
108142.00000000
SUSQUEHANNA FINANCIAL GROUP, LLLP
8-44325
000035865
N/A
88625.00000000
CREDIT SUISSE HOLDINGS (USA), INC.
8-422
000000816
1V8Y6QCX6YMJ2OELII46
93540.00000000
WELLS FARGO INVESTMENTS LLC (Formerly WACHOVIA SECURITIES INC)
8-38588
000010582
N/A
57733.00000000
MORGAN STANLEY & CO INC
8-15869
000008209
I7331LVCZKQKX5T7XV54
233079.00000000
MERRILL LYNCH PIERCE FENNER & SMITH INC (FORMELYBANK OF AMERICA NA)
8-7221
000007691
B4TYDEB6GKMZO031MB27
151827.00000000
GOLDMAN, SACHS & CO
8-129
000000361
549300K06R9ZUC3UEN80
78328.00000000
CITIGROUP GLOBAL MARKETS INC
8-8177
000007059
MBNUM2BPBDO7JBLYG310
118350.00000000
1459025.00000000
CREDIT SUISSE HOLDINGS (USA), INC.
8-422
000000816
1V8Y6QCX6YMJ2OELII46
151238524.00000000
GOLDMAN, SACHS & CO
8-129
000000361
549300K06R9ZUC3UEN80
174332698.00000000
MERRILL LYNCH PIERCE FENNER & SMITH INC
8-7221
000007691
B4TYDEB6GKMZO031MB27
135090306.00000000
UBS SECURITIES LLC
8-22651
000007654
T6FIZBDPKLYJKFCRVK44
207961625.00000000
BANQUE NATIONALE DE PARIS
N/A
N/A
R0MUWSFPU8MPRO8K5P83
FR
209643931.00000000
DEUTSCHE BANK SECURITIES INC.
8-17822
000002525
9J6MBOOO7BECTDTUZW19
119371254.00000000
BARCLAYS CAPITAL INC.
8-41342
000019714
AC28XWWI3WIBK2824319
253721995.00000000
HSBC SECURITIES (USA) INC
8-41562
000019585
MP6I5ZYZBEU3UXPYFY54
95111328.00000000
MORGAN STANLEY & CO INC
8-15869
000008209
I7331LVCZKQKX5T7XV54
219139528.00000000
JP MORGAN SECURITIES LLC
8-35008
000000079
ZBUT11V806EZRVTWT807
218266332.00000000
2164763458.00000000
Y
3480223218.00
Committed
2000000000.00000000
N
N
N
N
Franklin Real Return Fund
S000006856
Q4DHPWN1P0ZME86DWW96
Y
4
0
0
N/A
N
N
Y
N
The Bank of New York Mellon
HPFHU0OQ28E4N0NFVK49
N
N
N/A
N/A
N/A
Rule 32a-4 (17 CFR 270.32a-4)
Rule 22d-1 (17 CFR 270.22d-1)
Rule 17a-7 (17 CFR 270.17a-7)
Rule 12d1-1 (17 CFR 270.12d1-1)
Y
Y
N
N
Franklin Advisers, Inc
801-26292
000104517
B1CG1NRZIDDJ0DQEXB52
N
Franklin Templeton Investor Services, LLC
84-1036
N/A
Y
N
N
Bloomberg Finance L.P
5493001KJTIIGC8Y1R12
N
Securities Evaluations, Inc
13-3186551
TIN
N
Markit North America, Inc
13-4153988
TIN
N
Thomson Reuters (Markets) LLC
549300561UZND4C7B569
CA
N
Intercontinental Exchange, Inc
5493000F4ZO33MV32P92
N
Y
The Bank of New York Mellon SA/NV
N1FBEDJ5J41VKZLO2475
NL
N
Y
Foreign custodian - rule 17f-5 (17 CFR 270.17f-5)
SEB Bankas
549300SBPFE9JX7N8J82
LT
N
Y
Foreign custodian - rule 17f-5 (17 CFR 270.17f-5)
Citibank, N.A.
E57ODZWZ7FF32TWEFA76
BR
N
Y
Foreign custodian - rule 17f-5 (17 CFR 270.17f-5)
The Bank of New York Mellon
HPFHU0OQ28E4N0NFVK49
N
N
Bank - section 17(f)(1) (15 U.S.C. 80a-17(f)(1))
Hongkong and Shanghai Banking Corporation
2HI3YI5320L3RW6NJ957
LK
N
Y
Foreign custodian - rule 17f-5 (17 CFR 270.17f-5)
Standard Bank of South Africa
QFC8ZCW3Q5PRXU1XTM60
ZA
N
Y
Foreign custodian - rule 17f-5 (17 CFR 270.17f-5)
Citibank, N.A. Sucursal de Lima
MYTK5NHHP1G8TVFGT193
PE
N
Y
Foreign custodian - rule 17f-5 (17 CFR 270.17f-5)
HSBC Bank (Taiwan) Limited.
CVIY2OR50SIBI0AC0M15
TW
N
Y
Foreign custodian - rule 17f-5 (17 CFR 270.17f-5)
CIBC Mellon Trust Company
549300IYUUH221WBZ505
CA
N
Y
Foreign custodian - rule 17f-5 (17 CFR 270.17f-5)
SKANDINAVISKA ENSKILDA BANKEN
F3JS33DEI6XQ4ZBPTN86
FI
N
Y
Foreign custodian - rule 17f-5 (17 CFR 270.17f-5)
DEUTSCHE BANK AG
529900LKVNEX4SG4UD38
PH
N
Y
Foreign custodian - rule 17f-5 (17 CFR 270.17f-5)
Landsbankinn hf.
549300TLZPT6JELDWM92
IS
N
Y
Foreign custodian - rule 17f-5 (17 CFR 270.17f-5)
Citibanamex
SCRYQ25DTVRHYYMM6P89
MX
N
Y
Foreign custodian - rule 17f-5 (17 CFR 270.17f-5)
Credit Suisse AG
549300CWR0W0BCS9Q144
CH
N
Y
Foreign custodian - rule 17f-5 (17 CFR 270.17f-5)
Stanbic Bank of Ghana, Ltd
549300M3N5M3E5WDG321
GH
N
Y
Foreign custodian - rule 17f-5 (17 CFR 270.17f-5)
Citibank Europe plc.
N1FBEDJ5J41VKZLO2475
HU
N
Y
Foreign custodian - rule 17f-5 (17 CFR 270.17f-5)
SKANDINAVISKA ENSKILDA BANKEN
F3JS33DEI6XQ4ZBPTN86
SE
N
Y
Foreign custodian - rule 17f-5 (17 CFR 270.17f-5)
DBS Bank Ltd.
ATUEL7OJR5057F2PV266
SG
N
Y
Foreign custodian - rule 17f-5 (17 CFR 270.17f-5)
PRIVREDNA BANKA ZAGREB D.D.
549300ZHFZ4CSK7VS460
HR
N
Y
Foreign custodian - rule 17f-5 (17 CFR 270.17f-5)
Skandinaviska Enskilda Banken AB
F3JS33DEI6XQ4ZBPTN86
NO
N
Y
Foreign custodian - rule 17f-5 (17 CFR 270.17f-5)
Hongkong and Shanghai Banking Corporation
2HI3YI5320L3RW6NJ957
MU
N
Y
Foreign custodian - rule 17f-5 (17 CFR 270.17f-5)
BNP PARIBAS SECURITIES SERVICES
549300WCGB70D06XZS54
CY
N
Y
Foreign custodian - rule 17f-5 (17 CFR 270.17f-5)
The HongKong and Shanghai Banking Corporation limited
2HI3YI5320L3RW6NJ957
AU
N
Y
Foreign custodian - rule 17f-5 (17 CFR 270.17f-5)
STANBIC BANK BOTSWANA Ltd.
254900CFACP5V9H8W758
BW
N
Y
Foreign custodian - rule 17f-5 (17 CFR 270.17f-5)
AS SEB banka
549300YW95G1VBBGGV07
LV
N
Y
Foreign custodian - rule 17f-5 (17 CFR 270.17f-5)
Citibank Argentina
579100KKDGKCFFKKF005
AR
N
Y
Foreign custodian - rule 17f-5 (17 CFR 270.17f-5)
DEUTSCHE BANK AG
529900LKVNEX4SG4UD38
ID
N
Y
Foreign custodian - rule 17f-5 (17 CFR 270.17f-5)
Citibank Maghreb
5493003FVWLMBFTISI11
MA
N
Y
Foreign custodian - rule 17f-5 (17 CFR 270.17f-5)
Banco Bilbao Vizcaya Argentaria
K8MS7FD7N5Z2WQ51AZ71
ES
N
Y
Foreign custodian - rule 17f-5 (17 CFR 270.17f-5)
HSBC Bank Egypt S.A.E.
2138001Q77JDLESS4Y50
EG
N
Y
Foreign custodian - rule 17f-5 (17 CFR 270.17f-5)
The Bank of NY Mellon SA/NV
MMYX0N4ZEZ13Z4XCG897
DE
N
Y
Foreign custodian - rule 17f-5 (17 CFR 270.17f-5)
Itau CorpBanca S.A.
549300DDPTTIZ06NIV06
CL
N
Y
Foreign custodian - rule 17f-5 (17 CFR 270.17f-5)
Citibank Europe plc.
N1FBEDJ5J41VKZLO2475
CZ
N
Y
Foreign custodian - rule 17f-5 (17 CFR 270.17f-5)
The Hong Kong and Shanghai Banking Corporation Limited
2HI3YI5320L3RW6NJ957
NZ
N
Y
Foreign custodian - rule 17f-5 (17 CFR 270.17f-5)
Bank Pekao SA
5493000LKS7B3UTF7H35
PL
N
Y
Foreign custodian - rule 17f-5 (17 CFR 270.17f-5)
Cititrust S.A.
549300242J3IJCOSGI49
CO
N
Y
Foreign custodian - rule 17f-5 (17 CFR 270.17f-5)
EuroClear Bank
549300OZ46BRLZ8Y6F65
LU
N
Y
Foreign custodian - rule 17f-5 (17 CFR 270.17f-5)
Euroclear Bank
549300OZ46BRLZ8Y6F65
BE
N
Y
Foreign custodian - rule 17f-5 (17 CFR 270.17f-5)
CFC Stanbic Bank Limited
549300BEL47N4GGJM871
KE
N
Y
Foreign custodian - rule 17f-5 (17 CFR 270.17f-5)
Citibank Europe plc.
N1FBEDJ5J41VKZLO2475
SK
N
Y
Foreign custodian - rule 17f-5 (17 CFR 270.17f-5)
UniCredit Bank Austria AG.
D1HEB8VEU6D9M8ZUXG17
AT
N
Y
Foreign custodian - rule 17f-5 (17 CFR 270.17f-5)
Citibank Europe Plc
N1FBEDJ5J41VKZLO2475
PT
N
Y
Foreign custodian - rule 17f-5 (17 CFR 270.17f-5)
Skandinaviska Enskilda Banken AB
F3JS33DEI6XQ4ZBPTN86
DK
N
Y
Foreign custodian - rule 17f-5 (17 CFR 270.17f-5)
The Bank of New York Mellon
549300KP56LL8NKKFL47
GB
N
Y
Foreign custodian - rule 17f-5 (17 CFR 270.17f-5)
THE BANK OF NEW YORK MELLON
549300KP56LL8NKKFL47
IE
N
Y
Foreign custodian - rule 17f-5 (17 CFR 270.17f-5)
DEUTSCHE BANK A.S.
789000N5SE3LWDK7OI11
TR
N
Y
Foreign custodian - rule 17f-5 (17 CFR 270.17f-5)
Hongkong and Shanghai Banking Corporation
2HI3YI5320L3RW6NJ957
TH
N
Y
Foreign custodian - rule 17f-5 (17 CFR 270.17f-5)
THE BANK OF TOKYO-MITSUBISHI UFJ LTD.
C3GTMMZIHMY46P4OIX74
JP
N
Y
Foreign custodian - rule 17f-5 (17 CFR 270.17f-5)
BNP PARIBAS SECURITIES SERVICES.
549300WCGB70D06XZS54
FR
N
Y
Foreign custodian - rule 17f-5 (17 CFR 270.17f-5)
BANK HAPOALIM B.M.
B6ARUI4946ST4S7WOU88
IL
N
Y
Foreign custodian - rule 17f-5 (17 CFR 270.17f-5)
THE BANK OF NEW YORK MELLON SA/NV
MMYX0N4ZEZ13Z4XCG897
IT
N
Y
Foreign custodian - rule 17f-5 (17 CFR 270.17f-5)
Hong Kong and Shanghai Banking Corporation
2HI3YI5320L3RW6NJ957
HK
N
Y
Foreign custodian - rule 17f-5 (17 CFR 270.17f-5)
Deutsche Bank (Malaysia)
529900DLWFR8HK7DR278
MY
N
Y
Foreign custodian - rule 17f-5 (17 CFR 270.17f-5)
Stanbic Bank Zambia Ltd.
549300HF45VBQ8L4HF36
ZM
N
Y
Foreign custodian - rule 17f-5 (17 CFR 270.17f-5)
Deutsche Bank AG
529900LKVNEX4SG4UD38
KR
N
Y
Foreign custodian - rule 17f-5 (17 CFR 270.17f-5)
N
Franklin Templeton Investor Services, LLC
N/A
N/A
Y
N
N
Franklin Templeton Services, LLC
549300DFD0POOJZ42788
Y
N
N
Franklin Templeton Distributors Inc.
8-5889
000000332
N/A
0.00
Franklin Templeton Financial Services Corp.
8-29504
000013594
N/A
0.00
Franklin Templeton Investment Services, Inc.
8-43206
000027884
N/A
0.00
JP MORGAN SECURITIES LLC
8-35008
000000079
ZBUT11V806EZRVTWT807
3333.00000000
LIQUID NET
8-52461
000103987
213800HSKBBO1GCVRG79
1125.00000000
4458.00000000
JP MORGAN SECURITIES LLC
8-35008
000000079
ZBUT11V806EZRVTWT807
13180166
CITIGROUP GLOBAL MARKETS INC
8-8077
000007059
MBNUM2BPBDO7JBLYG310
2692042
STANDARD CHARTERED BANK
N/A
N/A
RILFO74KP1CM8P6PCT96
6695214
MERRILL LYNCH PIERCE FENNER & SMITH INC (FORMELYBANK OF AMERICA NA)
8-7221
000007691
8NAV47T0Y26Q87Y0QP81
29118491
MORGAN STANLEY & CO INC
8-15869
000008209
9R7GPTSO7KV3UQJZQ078
1464610
BARCLAYS CAPITAL INC.
8-41342
000019714
AC28XWWI3WIBK2824319
69025947
GOLDMAN, SACHS & CO
8-129
000000361
FOR8UP27PHTHYVLBNG30
13724406
BNP PARIBAS
8-32682
000015794
R0MUWSFPU8MPRO8K5P83
1561067790
HSBC SECURITIES USA INC
8-41562
000019585
CYYGQCGNHMHPSMRL3R97
1100238458
DEUTSCHE BANK SECURITIES INC.
8-17822
000002525
9J6MBOOO7BECTDTUZW19
290794090
3091201154.00000000
Y
204209298.00
Committed
2000000000.00000000
N
N
N
N
Franklin Convertible Securities Fund
S000006851
549300BRH1RGTXGVLY98
Y
4
0
0
N/A
N
N
Y
N
BNY Mellon
HPFHU0OQ28E4N0NFVK49
N
N
N/A
N/A
N/A
Rule 22d-1 (17 CFR 270.22d-1)
Rule 32a-4 (17 CFR 270.32a-4)
Rule 12d1-1 (17 CFR 270.12d1-1)
Y
Y
N
N
Franklin Advisers, Inc
801-26292
000104517
B1CG1NRZIDDJ0DQEXB52
N
Franklin Templeton Investor Services, LLC
84-1036
N/A
Y
N
N
Markit North America, Inc
13-4153988
TIN
N
Thomson Reuters (Markets) LLC
549300561UZND4C7B569
CA
N
Bloomberg Finance L.P
5493001KJTIIGC8Y1R12
N
Intercontinental Exchange, Inc
5493000F4ZO33MV32P92
N
Securities Evaluations, Inc
13-3186551
TIN
N
Y
Skandinaviska Enskilda Banken
F3JS33DEI6XQ4ZBPTN86
SE
N
Y
Foreign custodian - rule 17f-5 (17 CFR 270.17f-5)
The Bank of Tokyo-Mitsubishi UFJ Ltd.
C3GTMMZIHMY46P4OIX74
JP
N
Y
Foreign custodian - rule 17f-5 (17 CFR 270.17f-5)
The Bank of New York Mellon
HPFHU0OQ28E4N0NFVK49
N
N
Bank - section 17(f)(1) (15 U.S.C. 80a-17(f)(1))
Deutsche Bank AG
529900LKVNEX4SG4UD38
PH
N
Y
Foreign custodian - rule 17f-5 (17 CFR 270.17f-5)
DBS Bank Ltd
ATUEL7OJR5057F2PV266
SG
N
Y
Foreign custodian - rule 17f-5 (17 CFR 270.17f-5)
Hongkong and Shanghai Banking Corporation
2HI3YI5320L3RW6NJ957
TH
N
Y
Foreign custodian - rule 17f-5 (17 CFR 270.17f-5)
Hong Kong and Shanghai Banking Corporation
2HI3YI5320L3RW6NJ957
HK
N
Y
Foreign custodian - rule 17f-5 (17 CFR 270.17f-5)
Credit Suisse AG
549300CWR0W0BCS9Q144
CH
N
Y
Foreign custodian - rule 17f-5 (17 CFR 270.17f-5)
The Bank of New York Mellon SA/NV
MMYX0N4ZEZ13Z4XCG897
IT
N
Y
Foreign custodian - rule 17f-5 (17 CFR 270.17f-5)
The Bank of New York Mellon
549300KP56LL8NKKFL47
GB
N
Y
Foreign custodian - rule 17f-5 (17 CFR 270.17f-5)
Deutsche Bank AG
529900LKVNEX4SG4UD38
ID
N
Y
Foreign custodian - rule 17f-5 (17 CFR 270.17f-5)
CIBC Mellon Trust Company
549300IYUUH221WBZ505
CA
N
Y
Foreign custodian - rule 17f-5 (17 CFR 270.17f-5)
The Bank of New York Mellon SA/NV
529900SEOICVR2VM6Y05
NL
N
Y
Foreign custodian - rule 17f-5 (17 CFR 270.17f-5)
Citibank Argentina
E57ODZWZ7FF32TWEFA76
AR
N
Y
Foreign custodian - rule 17f-5 (17 CFR 270.17f-5)
The HongKong and Shanghai Banking CorporationLimited
0C45RG70GW42XSBLJ131
AU
N
Y
Foreign custodian - rule 17f-5 (17 CFR 270.17f-5)
Skandinaviska Enskilda Banken AB
F3JS33DEI6XQ4ZBPTN86
DK
N
Y
Foreign custodian - rule 17f-5 (17 CFR 270.17f-5)
Franklin Templeton Investor Services LLC
N/A
Y
N
Self - rule 17f-2 (17 CFR 270.17f-2)
Citibanamex
SCRYQ25DTVRHYYMM6P89
MX
N
Y
Foreign custodian - rule 17f-5 (17 CFR 270.17f-5)
Hongkong and Shanghai Banking Corporation
2HI3YI5320L3RW6NJ957
LK
N
Y
Foreign custodian - rule 17f-5 (17 CFR 270.17f-5)
BNP Paribas Securities Services
549300WCGB70D06XZS54
FR
N
Y
Foreign custodian - rule 17f-5 (17 CFR 270.17f-5)
Banco Bilbao Vizcaya Argentaria
K8MS7FD7N5Z2WQ51AZ71
ES
N
Y
Foreign custodian - rule 17f-5 (17 CFR 270.17f-5)
Skandinaviska Enskilda Banken
F3JS33DEI6XQ4ZBPTN86
FI
N
Y
Foreign custodian - rule 17f-5 (17 CFR 270.17f-5)
HSBC Bank (China) Company Limited
2CZOJRADNJXBLT55G526
CN
N
Y
Foreign custodian - rule 17f-5 (17 CFR 270.17f-5)
Standard Bank of South Africa
QFC8ZCW3Q5PRXU1XTM60
ZA
N
Y
Foreign custodian - rule 17f-5 (17 CFR 270.17f-5)
Euroclear Bank
549300OZ46BRLZ8Y6F65
GB
N
Y
Foreign custodian - rule 17f-5 (17 CFR 270.17f-5)
Citibank Europe Plc
N1FBEDJ5J41VKZLO2475
PT
N
Y
Foreign custodian - rule 17f-5 (17 CFR 270.17f-5)
The Hong Kong and Shanghai Banking Corporation Limited
2HI3YI5320L3RW6NJ957
NZ
N
Y
Foreign custodian - rule 17f-5 (17 CFR 270.17f-5)
The Bank of NY Mellon SA/NV
MMYX0N4ZEZ13Z4XCG897
DE
N
Y
Foreign custodian - rule 17f-5 (17 CFR 270.17f-5)
The Bank of New York Mellon
549300KP56LL8NKKFL47
IE
N
Y
Foreign custodian - rule 17f-5 (17 CFR 270.17f-5)
N
Franklin Templeton Investor Services, LLC
N/A
Y
N
N
Franklin Templeton Services, LLC
N/A
Y
N
N
Franklin Templeton Distributors Inc.
8-5889
000000332
N/A
0.00
Franklin Templeton Financial Services Corp.
8-29504
000013594
N/A
0.00
Franklin Templeton Investment Services, Inc.
8-43206
000027884
N/A
0.00
GOLDMAN, SACHS & CO
8-129
000000361
FOR8UP27PHTHYVLBNG30
17220.00000000
STIFEL NICKOLAUS & CO., INC.
8-1447
000000793
5WUVMA08EYG4KEUPW589
4594.00000000
CITIGROUP GLOBAL MARKETS INC
8-8077
000007059
MBNUM2BPBDO7JBLYG310
19688.00000000
JP MORGAN SECURITIES LLC
8-35008
000000079
ZBUT11V806EZRVTWT807
1040.00000000
MORGAN STANLEY & CO INC
8-15869
000008209
T6FIZBDPKLYJKFCRVK44
22300.00000000
UBS SECURITIES LLC
8-22651
000007654
T6FIZBDPKLYJKFCRVK44
8079.00000000
KNIGHT EQUITY MARKETS L P
8-48311
000038599
549300RA02N3BNSWBV74
1165.00000000
LIQUID NET
8-52461
000103987
213800HSKBBO1GCVRG79
29049.00000000
SANFORD C. BERNSTEIN & CO., LLC
8-52942
000104474
549300I7JYZHT7D5CO04
1164.00000000
DEUTSCHE BANK SECURITIES INC.
8-17822
000002525
9J6MBOOO7BECTDTUZW19
27350.00000000
132568.00000000
OPPENHEIMERFUNDS INC
8-8253
000104983
PDOAIGLBY74951MQ1C36
289912623.00000000
MITSUBISHI UFJ M STANLEY
N/A
N/A
213800ZXJI3S6VKHTX31
148221061.00000000
CITIGROUP GLOBAL MARKETS INC
8-8077
000007059
MBNUM2BPBDO7JBLYG310
212002423.00000000
DEUTSCHE BANK SECURITIES INC.
8-17822
000002525
9J6MBOOO7BECTDTUZW19
1337589053.00000000
MORGAN STANLEY & CO INC
8-12869
000008209
9R7GPTSO7KV3UQJZQ078
227343618.00000000
HSBC SECURITIES USA INC
8-41562
000019585
CYYGQCGNHMHPSMRL3R97
6556923361.00000000
WELLS FARGO INVESTMENTS LLC (Formerly WACHOVIA SECURITIES INC)
8-38588
000010582
N/A
191488083.00000000
BNP PARIBAS SECURITIES CORP.
8-32682
000015794
R0MUWSFPU8MPRO8K5P83
4599578423.00000000
GOLDMAN, SACHS & CO
8-129
000000361
FOR8UP27PHTHYVLBNG30
358353146.00000000
MERRILL LYNCH PIERCE FENNER & SMITH INC (FORMELYBANK OF AMERICA NA)
8-7221
000007691
8NAV47T0Y26Q87Y0QP81
191909418.00000000
14853590182
Y
3131681246.00000000
Committed
2000000000.00000000
N
N
N
N
Franklin Floating Rate Daily Access Fund
S000006853
NDVQZJLQKYEB9K3LB498
Y
4
0
0
N/A
N
N
Y
N
BNY Mellon
HPFHU0OQ28E4N0NFVK49
N
N
N/A
N/A
N/A
Rule 32a-4 (17 CFR 270.32a-4)
Rule 22d-1 (17 CFR 270.22d-1)
Rule 12d1-1 (17 CFR 270.12d1-1)
Rule 17a-7 (17 CFR 270.17a-7)
Y
Y
N
N
Franklin Advisers, Inc
801-26292
000104517
B1CG1NRZIDDJ0DQEXB52
N
Franklin Templeton Investor Services, LLC
84-1036
N/A
Y
N
N
Intercontinental Exchange, Inc.
5493000F4ZO33MV32P92
N
Markit North America, Inc.
13-4153988
TIN
N
Securities Evaluations, Inc.
13-3186551
TIN
N
Thomson Reuters (Markets) LLC
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IC-30698.txt
EO RELEASE NO - IC-30698
UNITED STATES OF AMERICA
BEFORE THE
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
INVESTMENT COMPANY ACT OF 1940 Release No. 30698 / September 24,
2013
In the Matter of
FRANKLIN TEMPLETON INTERNATIONAL TRUST FRANKLIN TEMPLETON VARIABLE
INSURANCE PRODUCTS
TRUST
TEMPLETON INCOME TRUST
TEMPLETON GLOBAL INVESTMENT TRUST FRANKLIN ALTERNATIVE STRATEGIES
FUNDS
K2/D&S MANAGEMENT CO., L.L.C. TEMPLETON ASSET MANAGEMENT LTD.
FRANKLIN ADVISERS, INC. One Franklin Parkway
San Mateo, CA 94403-1906
(File No. 812-14167)
ORDER UNDER SECTION 6(c) OF THE INVESTMENT COMPANY ACT OF 1940
GRANTING AN EXEMPTION FROM SECTION 15(a) OF THE ACT AND RULE 18f-2
UNDER THE ACT AND CERTAIN DISCLOSURE REQUIREMENTS
Franklin Templeton International Trust, Franklin Templeton Variable
Insurance Products Trust,
Templeton Income Trust, Templeton Global Investment Trust, Franklin
Alternative Strategies
Funds, K2/D&S Management Co., L.L.C., Templeton Asset Management
Ltd., and Franklin
Advisers, Inc. filed an application on June 13, 2013, and an
amendment
to the application on
August 27, 2013, requesting an order under section 6(c) of the
Investment Company Act of 1940
(the "Act") for an exemption from section 15(a) of the Act and
rule 18f-2 under the Act, as well
as from certain disclosure requirements. The order supersedes a
prior order1 and permits
applicants to enter into and materially amend subadvisory agreements
without shareholder
approval and also grants relief from certain disclosure
requirements.
1 Franklin Advisers, Inc. and Franklin Templeton International
Trust, Investment Company Act Release Nos.
30105 (Jun. 18, 2012) (notice) and 30138 (Jul. 17, 2012) (order).
2
On August 27, 2013, a notice of the filing of the application was
issued (Investment Company
Act Release No. 30679. The notice gave interested persons an
opportunity to request a hearing
and stated that an order granting the application would be issued
unless a hearing was ordered.
No request for a hearing has been filed, and the Commission has
not ordered a hearing.
The matter has been considered and it is found, on the basis of
the information set forth in the
application, as amended, that granting the requested exemption is
appropriate in the public
interest and consistent with the protection of investors and the
purposes fairly intended by the
policy and provisions of the Act.
Accordingly,
IT IS ORDERED, under section 6(c) of the Act, that the relief
requested by Franklin Templeton
International Trust, et al. (File No. 812-14167) is granted,
effective immediately, subject to the
conditions contained in the application, as amended.
For the Commission, by the Division of Investment Management,
under delegated authority.
Kevin M. O'Neill
Deputy Secretary
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IC-15534_1sm0ksnm.txt
EO RELEASE NO - IC-15534
SEC Releases, In the Matter of Age High Income Fund, Inc., et al.,
777 Mariners Island Boulevard, San Mateo, CA 94404, Securities and
Exchange Commission, (Jan. 13, 1987)
SEC Releases
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37 SEC-DOCKET 569-02
Release No. IC-15534
File No. 812-6505
January 13, 1987
ORDER PERMITTING JOINT TRADING ACCOUNTS
AGE High Income Fund, Inc; Birr, Wilson Money Fund; Franklin
California Tax-Free Income Fund, Inc.; Franklin New York Tax-Free
Income Fund, Inc; Franklin California Tax-Free Trust; Franklin
Tax-Free Trust; Franklin Corporate Cash Management Fund; Franklin
Custodian Funds, Inc; Franklin Equity Fund; Franklin Federal Money
Fund; Franklin Federal Tax-Free Income Fund; Franklin Gold Fund;
Franklin Money Fund; Franklin Option Fund; Franklin Tax-Exempt Money
Fund; Franklin New York Tax-Exempt Money Fund; Franklin
Pennsylvania Investors Fund; and Institutional Fiduciary Trust
("Funds") and Franklin Advisers, Inc., filed an application on
October 17, 1986, and an amendment thereto on November 24,
1986, requesting an order of the Commission under Section 17(d)
of the Investment Company Act of 1940 ("Act") and Rule 17d-1
thereunder to permit the Funds, as well as future investment
companies for which subsidiaries or affiliates of Franklin
Resources, Inc. serve as investment managers, to deposit
their cash balances remaining uninvested at the end of each
trading day into a single joint account whose daily balance
would be used to enter into one or more repurchase agreements
in a total amount equal to the aggregate daily balance in
the account ("Joint Accounts").
On December 17, 1986, a notice was issued (Investment Company
Act Release No. 15485) of the filing of the application. The
notice gave interested persons an opportunity to request a
hearing and stated that an order disposing of the application
would be issued as of course unless a hearing should be ordered.
No request for a hearing has been filed, and the Commission has
not ordered a hearing.
The matter having been considered, it is found that the
participation of the Funds in the Joint Accounts is consistent
with the provisions, policies and purposes of the Act and that
their participation in the Joint Accounts is not on a basis less
advantageous than that of any other participant. Accordingly,
IT IS ORDERED, pursuant to Section 17(d) of the Act and Rule 17d-1
thereunder that the application to permit the Funds to participate
in the Joint Accounts as described in the application, be, and
hereby is granted, effective forthwith.
For the Commission, by the Division of Investment Management,
under delegated authority.
Jonathan G. Katz
Secretary
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IC-32722_woklmra1.txt
EO RELEASE NO - IC-32722
UNITED STATES OF AMERICA
BEFORE THE
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
INVESTMENT COMPANY ACT OF 1940
Release no. 32722/July 3, 2017
________________________________________________
In the Matter of :
:
Franklin Fund Allocator Series :
Franklin Advisers, Inc. :
Franklin Templeton Distributors, Inc. :
:
One Franklin Parkway :
San Mateo, CA 94403 :
:
(812-14611) :
________________________________________________:
ORDER UNDER SECTION 12(d)(1)(J) OF THE INVESTMENT COMPANY ACT OF
1940 GRANTING AN EXEMPTION FROM SECTIONS 12(d)(1)(A), (B), AND
(C) OF THE ACT, UNDER SECTIONS 6(c) AND 17(b) OF THE ACT
GRANTING AN EXEMPTION FROM SECTION 17(a) OF THE ACT, AND UNDER
SECTION 6(C) OF THE ACT FOR AN EXEMPTION FROM RULE 12d1-2(a)
UNDER THE ACT
Franklin Fund Allocator Series, Franklin Advisers, Inc., and
Franklin Templeton Distributors, Inc. filed an application
on February 9, 2016, and an amendment to the application on
May 23, 2017, requesting an order under section 12(d)(1)(J)
of the Investment Company Act of 1940 (the "Act") granting
an exemption from sections 12(d)(1)(A), (B), and (C) of the
Act, under sections 6(c) and 17(b) of the Act granting an
exemption from section 17(a) of the Act, and under section
6(c) of the Act for an exemption from rule 12d1-2(a) under
the Act. The order would permit (a) certain registered open-end
management investment companies that operate as "funds of funds"
to acquire shares of certain registered open-end management
investment companies, registered closed-end management investment
companies, "business development companies," as defined by section
2(a)(48) of the Act, and registered unit investment trusts that
are within and outside the same group of investment companies as
the acquiring investment companies and (b) certain registered
open-end management investment companies relying on rule 12d1-2
under the Act to invest in certain financial instruments.
On June 5, 2017, a notice of the filing of the application was
issued (Investment Company Act Release No. 32669). The notice
gave interested persons an opportunity to request a hearing
and stated that an order granting the application would be
issued unless a hearing was ordered. No request for a hearing
has been filed, and the Commission has not ordered a hearing.
2
The matter has been considered and it is found, on the basis
of the information set forth in the application, as amended,
that granting the requested exemption is appropriate in and
consistent with the public interest and consistent with the
protection of investors and the purposes fairly intended by
the policy and provisions of the Act.
It is also found that the terms of the proposed transactions
are reasonable and fair and do not involve overreaching, and
the proposed transactions are consistent with the policies of
each registered investment company concerned and with the
general purposes of the Act.
Accordingly,
IT IS ORDERED, that the relief requested under section 12(d)(1)(J)
of the Act from sections 12(d)(1)(A), (B), and (C) of the Act,
under sections 6(c) and 17(b) of the Act from section 17(a) of
the Act, and under section 6(c) of the Act for an exemption from
rule 12d1-2(a) under the Act by Franklin Fund Allocator Series,
et al. (File No. 812-14611) is granted, effective immediately,
subject to the conditions contained in the application, as amended.
For the Commission, by the Division of Investment Management,
under delegated authority.
Eduardo Aleman
Assistant Secretary
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IC-33117_g0ozadfm.txt
EO RELEASE NO - IC-33117
UNITED STATES OF AMERICA
BEFORE THE
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
INVESTMENT COMPANY ACT OF 1940
Release No. 33117 / June 5, 2018
__________________________________________________________________
In the Matter of :
:
FRANKLIN ALTERNATIVE STRATEGIES FUNDS :
FRANKLIN CALIFORNIA TAX-FREE INCOME FUND :
FRANKLIN CALIFORNIA TAX-FREE TRUST :
FRANKLIN CUSTODIAN FUNDS :
FRANKLIN ETF TRUST :
FRANKLIN FEDERAL TAX-FREE INCOME FUND :
FRANKLIN FLOATING RATE MASTER TRUST :
FRANKLIN FUND ALLOCATOR SERIES :
FRANKLIN GLOBAL TRUST :
FRANKLIN GOLD AND PRECIOUS METALS FUND :
FRANKLIN HIGH INCOME TRUST :
FRANKLIN INVESTORS SECURITIES TRUST :
FRANKLIN MANAGED TRUST :
FRANKLIN U.S. GOVERNMENT MONEY FUND :
FRANKLIN MUNICIPAL SECURITIES TRUST :
FRANKLIN MUTUAL SERIES FUNDS :
FRANKLIN NEW YORK TAX-FREE INCOME FUND :
FRANKLIN NEW YORK TAX-FREE TRUST :
FRANKLIN REAL ESTATE SECURITIES TRUST :
FRANKLIN STRATEGIC MORTGAGE PORTFOLIO :
FRANKLIN STRATEGIC SERIES :
FRANKLIN TAX-FREE TRUST :
FRANKLIN TEMPLETON ETF TRUST :
FRANKLIN TEMPLETON GLOBAL TRUST :
FRANKLIN TEMPLETON INTERNATIONAL TRUST :
FRANKLIN TEMPLETON MONEY FUND TRUST :
FRANKLIN TEMPLETON VARIABLE INSURANCE PRODUCTS TRUST :
FRANKLIN VALUE INVESTORS TRUST :
INSTITUTIONAL FIDUCIARY TRUST :
TEMPLETON CHINA WORLD FUND :
TEMPLETON DEVELOPING MARKETS TRUST :
TEMPLETON FUNDS :
TEMPLETON GLOBAL INVESTMENT TRUST :
TEMPLETON GLOBAL OPPORTUNITIES TRUST :
TEMPLETON GLOBAL SMALLER COMPANIES FUND :
TEMPLETON GROWTH FUND, INC. :
TEMPLETON INCOME TRUST :
TEMPLETON INSTITUTIONAL FUNDS :
THE MONEY MARKET PORTFOLIOS :
FRANKLIN LIMITED DURATION INCOME TRUST :
2
FRANKLIN UNIVERSAL TRUST :
TEMPLETON DRAGON FUND, INC. :
TEMPLETON EMERGING MARKETS FUND :
TEMPLETON EMERGING MARKETS INCOME FUND :
TEMPLETON GLOBAL INCOME FUND :
FRANKLIN ADVISERS, INC. :
FRANKLIN TEMPLETON INVESTMENT MANAGEMENT LIMITED :
K2/D&S MANAGEMENT CO., L.L.C. :
FASA LLC :
FRANKLIN TEMPLETON INSTITUTIONAL, LLC :
FRANKLIN ADVISORY SERVICES, LLC :
FRANKLIN MUTUAL ADVISERS, LLC :
TEMPLETON INVESTMENT COUNSEL, LLC :
TEMPLETON ASSET MANAGEMENT LTD. :
TEMPLETON GLOBAL ADVISORS LIMITED :
:
One Franklin Parkway :
San Mateo, CA 94403 :
:
(812-14819) :
__________________________________________________________________:
ORDER UNDER SECTION 6(c) OF THE INVESTMENT COMPANY ACT OF 1940
GRANTING AN EXEMPTION FROM SECTIONS 18(f) AND 21(b) OF THE ACT;
UNDER
SECTION 12(d)(1)(J) OF THE ACT GRANTING AN EXEMPTION FROM SECTION
12(d)(1) OF THE ACT; UNDER SECTIONS 6(c) AND 17(b) OF THE ACT
GRANTING AN
EXEMPTION FROM SECTIONS 17(a)(1), 17(a)(2), AND 17(a)(3) OF THE
ACT; AND
UNDER SECTION 17(d) OF THE ACT AND RULE 17d-1 UNDER THE ACT TO
PERMIT
CERTAIN JOINT ARRANGEMENTS AND TRANSACTIONS
Franklin Alternative Strategies Funds, Franklin California Tax-Free
Income Fund, Franklin
California Tax-Free Trust, Franklin Custodian Funds, Franklin ETF
Trust, Franklin Federal Tax-
Free Income Fund, Franklin Floating Rate Master Trust, Franklin Fund
Allocator Series, Franklin
Global Trust, Franklin Gold and Precious Metals Fund, Franklin High
Income Trust, Franklin
Investors Securities Trust, Franklin Managed Trust, Franklin U.S.
Government Money Fund,
Franklin Municipal Securities Trust, Franklin Mutual Series Funds,
Franklin New York Tax-Free
Income Fund, Franklin New York Tax-Free Trust, Franklin Real Estate
Securities Trust, Franklin
Strategic Mortgage Portfolio, Franklin Strategic Series, Franklin
Tax-Free Trust, Franklin
Templeton ETF Trust, Franklin Templeton Global Trust, Franklin
Templeton International Trust,
Franklin Templeton Money Fund Trust, Franklin Templeton Variable
Insurance Products Trust,
Franklin Value Investors Trust, Institutional Fiduciary Trust,
Templeton China World Fund,
Templeton Developing Markets Trust, Templeton Funds, Templeton
Global Investment Trust,
Templeton Global Opportunities Trust, Templeton Global Smaller
Companies Fund, Templeton
Growth Fund, Inc., Templeton Income Trust, Templeton Institutional
Funds, The Money Market
Portfolios, Franklin Limited Duration Income Trust, Franklin
Universal Trust, Templeton Dragon
Fund, Inc., Templeton Emerging Markets Fund, Templeton Emerging
Markets Income Fund, and
Templeton Global Income Fund, Franklin Advisers, Inc., Franklin
Templeton Investment
Management Limited, K2/D&S Management Co., L.L.C., FASA LLC,
Franklin Templeton
Institutional, LLC, Franklin Advisory Services, LLC, Franklin
Mutual Advisers, LLC, Templeton
3
Investment Counsel, LLC, Templeton Asset Management Ltd., and
Templeton Global Advisors
Limited filed an application on September 14, 2017, and an
amendment on March 9, 2018.
Applicants requested an order under section 6(c) of the Investment
Company Act of 1940 (the
"Act") for an exemption from sections 18(f) and 21(b) of the Act,
under section 12(d)(1)(J) of
the Act for an exemption from section 12(d)(1) of the Act, under
sections 6(c) and 17(b) of the
Act for an exemption from sections 17(a)(1), 17(a)(2), and 17(a)(3)
of the Act, and under section
17(d) of the Act and rule 17d-1 under the Act to permit certain
joint arrangements and
transactions. The order supersedes a prior order1 and permits
certain registered management
investment companies to participate in a joint lending and
borrowing facility.
On May 10, 2018, a notice of the filing of the application was
issued (Investment Company Act
Release No. 33095). The notice gave interested persons an
opportunity to request a hearing and
stated that an order disposing of the application would be issued
unless a hearing was ordered.
No request for a hearing has been filed, and the Commission has
not ordered a hearing.
The matter has been considered and it is found, on the basis of
the information set forth in the
application, as amended, that granting the requested exemption
is consistent with and appropriate
in the public interest, and consistent with the protection of
investors and the purposes fairly
intended by the policy and provisions of the Act.
It is also found that the terms of the proposed transactions,
including the consideration to be paid
or received, are reasonable and fair and do not involve
overreaching on the part of any person
concerned, and that the proposed transactions are consistent
with the policy of each registered
investment company concerned and the general purposes of the
Act.
It is further found that the participation of each registered
investment company in the proposed
credit facility is consistent with the provisions, policies,
and purposes of the Act, and not on a
basis different from or less advantageous than that of other
participants.
Accordingly, in the matter of Franklin Alternative Strategies
Funds, et al., (File No. 812-14819),
IT IS ORDERED, under section 6(c) of the Act, that the requested
exemptions from sections
18(f) and 21(b) of the Act are granted, effective immediately,
subject to the conditions in the
application, as amended.
IT IS FURTHER ORDERED, under section 12(d)(1)(J) of the Act,
that the requested exemption
from section 12(d)(1) of the Act is granted, effective immediately,
subject to the conditions in
the application, as amended.
IT IS FURTHER ORDERED, under sections 6(c) and 17(b) of the Act,
that the requested
exemptions from sections 17(a)(1), 17(a)(2), and 17(a)(3) of the
Act are granted, effective
immediately, subject to the conditions in the application, as
amended.
1 Franklin Gold Fund, et al., Investment Company Act Release Nos.
24016 (Sept. 16, 1999) (notice) and
24080 (Oct. 13, 1999) (order).
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IT IS FURTHER ORDERED, under section 17(d) of the Act and rule
17d-1 under the Act, that
the proposed transactions are approved, effective immediately,
subject to the conditions in the
application, as amended.
For the Commission, by the Division of Investment Management,
under delegated authority.
Eduardo A. Aleman
Assistant Secretary