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ACCESSION NUMBER: 0001752724-19-068016
CONFORMED SUBMISSION TYPE: N-CEN/A
PUBLIC DOCUMENT COUNT: 4
CONFORMED PERIOD OF REPORT: 20180731
FILED AS OF DATE: 20190628
DATE AS OF CHANGE: 20190628
EFFECTIVENESS DATE: 20190628
FILER:
COMPANY DATA:
COMPANY CONFORMED NAME: FRANKLIN GOLD & PRECIOUS METALS FUND
CENTRAL INDEX KEY: 0000083293
IRS NUMBER: 941682682
FISCAL YEAR END: 0731
FILING VALUES:
FORM TYPE: N-CEN/A
SEC ACT: 1940 Act
SEC FILE NUMBER: 811-01700
FILM NUMBER: 19930429
BUSINESS ADDRESS:
STREET 1: ONE FRANKLIN PARKWAY
CITY: SAN MATEO
STATE: CA
ZIP: 94403-1906
BUSINESS PHONE: 650-312-2000
MAIL ADDRESS:
STREET 1: ONE FRANKLIN PARKWAY
CITY: SAN MATEO
STATE: CA
ZIP: 94403-1906
FORMER COMPANY:
FORMER CONFORMED NAME: FRANKLIN GOLD FUND
DATE OF NAME CHANGE: 19920703
FORMER COMPANY:
FORMER CONFORMED NAME: RESEARCH CAPITAL FUND INC
DATE OF NAME CHANGE: 19831025
FORMER COMPANY:
FORMER CONFORMED NAME: WINCAP FUND
DATE OF NAME CHANGE: 19730726
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EXEMPT ORDER INFO
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IC-15534_zoxz13kg.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
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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
EXEMPT ORDER INFO
3
IC-32722_prbewdgq.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
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IC-33117_1fepscdm.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
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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