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Morgan Securities LLC 8-35008 000000079 ZBUT11V806EZRVTWT807 3113599591.46939230 Barclays Capital, Inc. 8-41342 000019714 AC28XWWI3WIBK2824319 650633532.23000002 Nomura Securities International, Inc. 8-15255 000004297 OXTKY6Q8X53C9ILVV871 155908363.59903204 25129417376.04943100 N 5076380362.31000000 Committed 2000000000.00000000 N N N N false false false false false false EXEMPT ORDER INFO 2 IC-33117.txt 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). 4 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 EXEMPT ORDER INFO 3 IC-32722.txt 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 EXEMPT ORDER INFO 4 IC-30698.txt 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 EXEMPT ORDER INFO 5 IC-15534.txt 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 Click to open document in a browser 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 INTERNAL CONTROL RPT 6 FIST1_Opinion.txt FIST1 Report of Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm To the Board of Trustees of the Franklin Investors Securities Trust and Shareholders of Franklin Convertible Securities Fund, Franklin Equity Income Fund, and Franklin Managed Income Fund. In planning and performing our audit of the financial statements of Franklin Convertible Securities Fund, Franklin Equity Income Fund, and Franklin Managed Income Fund (three of the funds constituting Franklin Investors Securities Trust, hereafter collectively referred to as the "Funds") as of and for the year ended October 31, 2020, in accordance with the standards of the Public Company Accounting Oversight Board (United States) (PCAOB), we considered the Funds? internal control over financial reporting, including controls over safeguarding securities, as a basis for designing our auditing procedures for the purpose of expressing our opinion on the financial statements and to comply with the requirements of Form N-CEN, but not for the purpose of expressing an opinion on the effectiveness of the Funds? internal control over financial reporting. Accordingly, we do not express an opinion on the effectiveness of the Funds? internal control over financial reporting. The management of the Funds is responsible for establishing and maintaining effective internal control over financial reporting. In fulfilling this responsibility, estimates and judgments by management are required to assess the expected benefits and related costs of controls. A company?s internal control over financial reporting is a process designed to provide reasonable assurance regarding the reliability of financial reporting and the preparation of financial statements for external purposes in accordance with generally accepted accounting principles. A company?s internal control over financial reporting includes those policies and procedures that (1) pertain to the maintenance of records that, in reasonable detail, accurately and fairly reflect the transactions and dispositions of the assets of the company; (2) provide reasonable assurance that transactions are recorded as necessary to permit preparation of financial statements in accordance with generally accepted accounting principles, and that receipts and expenditures of the company are being made only in accordance with authorizations of management and directors of the company; and (3) provide reasonable assurance regarding prevention or timely detection of unauthorized acquisition, use or disposition of a company?s assets that could have a material effect on the financial statements. Because of its inherent limitations, internal control over financial reporting may not prevent or detect misstatements. Also, projections of any evaluation of effectiveness to future periods are subject to the risk that controls may become inadequate because of changes in conditions, or that the degree of compliance with the policies or procedures may deteriorate. A deficiency in internal control over financial reporting exists when the design or operation of a control does not allow management or employees, in the normal course of performing their assigned functions, to prevent or detect misstatements on a timely basis. A material weakness is a deficiency, or a combination of deficiencies, in internal control over financial reporting, such that there is a reasonable possibility that a material misstatement of the company?s annual or interim financial statements will not be prevented or detected on a timely basis. Our consideration of the Funds? internal control over financial reporting was for the limited purpose described in the first paragraph and would not necessarily disclose all deficiencies in internal control over financial reporting that might be material weaknesses under standards established by the PCAOB. However, we noted no deficiencies in the Funds? internal control over financial reporting and its operation, including controls over safeguarding securities, that we consider to be a material weakness as defined above as of October 31, 2020. This report is intended solely for the information and use of the Board of Trustees of Franklin Investors Securities Trust and the Securities and Exchange Commission and is not intended to be and should not be used by anyone other than these specified parties. /s/PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP San Francisco, California December 21, 2020 1 1 INTERNAL CONTROL RPT 7 FIST2_Opinion.txt FIST2 Report of Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm To the Board of Trustees of the Franklin Investors Securities Trust and Shareholders of Franklin Adjustable U.S. Government Securities Fund, Franklin Floating Rate Daily Access Fund, Franklin Low Duration Total Return Fund, and Franklin Total Return Fund. In planning and performing our audit of the financial statements of Franklin Adjustable U.S. Government Securities Fund, Franklin Floating Rate Daily Access Fund, Franklin Low Duration Total Return Fund, and Franklin Total Return Fund (four of the funds constituting Franklin Investors Securities Trust, hereafter collectively referred to as the "Funds") as of and for the year ended October 31, 2020, in accordance with the standards of the Public Company Accounting Oversight Board (United States) (PCAOB), we considered the Funds? internal control over financial reporting, including controls over safeguarding securities, as a basis for designing our auditing procedures for the purpose of expressing our opinion on the financial statements and to comply with the requirements of Form N-CEN, but not for the purpose of expressing an opinion on the effectiveness of the Funds? internal control over financial reporting. Accordingly, we do not express an opinion on the effectiveness of the Funds? internal control over financial reporting. The management of the Funds is responsible for establishing and maintaining effective internal control over financial reporting. In fulfilling this responsibility, estimates and judgments by management are required to assess the expected benefits and related costs of controls. A company?s internal control over financial reporting is a process designed to provide reasonable assurance regarding the reliability of financial reporting and the preparation of financial statements for external purposes in accordance with generally accepted accounting principles. A company?s internal control over financial reporting includes those policies and procedures that (1) pertain to the maintenance of records that, in reasonable detail, accurately and fairly reflect the transactions and dispositions of the assets of the company; (2) provide reasonable assurance that transactions are recorded as necessary to permit preparation of financial statements in accordance with generally accepted accounting principles, and that receipts and expenditures of the company are being made only in accordance with authorizations of management and directors of the company; and (3) provide reasonable assurance regarding prevention or timely detection of unauthorized acquisition, use or disposition of a company?s assets that could have a material effect on the financial statements. Because of its inherent limitations, internal control over financial reporting may not prevent or detect misstatements. Also, projections of any evaluation of effectiveness to future periods are subject to the risk that controls may become inadequate because of changes in conditions, or that the degree of compliance with the policies or procedures may deteriorate. A deficiency in internal control over financial reporting exists when the design or operation of a control does not allow management or employees, in the normal course of performing their assigned functions, to prevent or detect misstatements on a timely basis. A material weakness is a deficiency, or a combination of deficiencies, in internal control over financial reporting, such that there is a reasonable possibility that a material misstatement of the company?s annual or interim financial statements will not be prevented or detected on a timely basis. Our consideration of the Funds? internal control over financial reporting was for the limited purpose described in the first paragraph and would not necessarily disclose all deficiencies in internal control over financial reporting that might be material weaknesses under standards established by the PCAOB. However, we noted no deficiencies in the Funds? internal control over financial reporting and its operation, including controls over safeguarding securities, that we consider to be a material weakness as defined above as of October 31, 2020. This report is intended solely for the information and use of the Board of Trustees of Franklin Investors Securities Trust and the Securities and Exchange Commission and is not intended to be and should not be used by anyone other than these specified parties. /s/PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP San Francisco, California December 22, 2020 1 1