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UNITED STATES

SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

Washington, D.C. 20549

FORM N-CSRS

CERTIFIED SHAREHOLDER REPORT OF REGISTERED

MANAGEMENT INVESTMENT COMPANIES

Investment Company Act file number 811-05583

Franklin Templeton Variable Insurance Products Trust

(Exact name of registrant as specified in charter)

One Franklin Parkway, San Mateo, CA 94403-1906

(Address of principal executive offices) (Zip code)

Craig S. Tyle, One Franklin Parkway, San Mateo, CA 94403-1906

(Name and address of agent for service)

Registrant’s telephone number, including area code: (650) 312-2000

Date of fiscal year end: 12/31

Date of reporting period: 06/30/11

 

 

 


 

Item 1. Reports to Stockholders.


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JUNE 30, 2011

 

 

FRANKLIN TEMPLETON
VARIABLE INSURANCE PRODUCTS TRUST

SEMIANNUAL

REPORT

 

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FRANKLIN TEMPLETON VARIABLE INSURANCE

PRODUCTS TRUST SEMIANNUAL REPORT

TABLE OF CONTENTS

 

Important Notes to Performance Information

     i   

Fund Summaries

  

Franklin Flex Cap Growth Securities Fund

     FFC-1   

Franklin High Income Securities Fund

     FH-1   

Franklin Income Securities Fund

     FI-1   

Franklin Rising Dividends Securities Fund

     FRD-1   

Franklin Small Cap Value Securities Fund

     FSV-1   

Franklin Small-Mid Cap Growth Securities Fund

     FSC-1   

Franklin Strategic Income Securities Fund

     FSI-1   

Franklin Templeton VIP Founding Funds Allocation Fund

     FFA-1   

Mutual Global Discovery Securities Fund

     MGD-1   

Mutual International Securities Fund

     MI-1   

Mutual Shares Securities Fund

     MS-1   

Templeton Developing Markets Securities Fund

     TD-1   

*Prospectus Supplement

     TD-8   

Templeton Foreign Securities Fund

     TF-1   

Templeton Global Bond Securities Fund

     TGB-1   

Templeton Growth Securities Fund

     TG-1   

Index Descriptions

     I-1   

Shareholder Information

     SI-1   

 

*Not part of the semiannual report

NOT FDIC INSURED | MAY LOSE VALUE | NO BANK GUARANTEE

 

MASTER CLASS 4


IMPORTANT NOTES TO PERFORMANCE INFORMATION

 

Performance data is historical and cannot predict or guarantee future results. Principal value and investment return will fluctuate with market conditions, and you may have a gain or loss when you withdraw your money. Inception dates of the funds may have preceded the effective dates of the subaccounts, contracts, or their availability in all states.

 

When reviewing the index comparisons, please keep in mind that indexes have a number of inherent performance differentials over the funds. First, unlike the funds, which must hold a minimum amount of cash to maintain liquidity, indexes do not have a cash component. Second, the funds are actively managed and, thus, are subject to management fees to cover salaries of securities analysts or portfolio managers in addition to other expenses. Indexes are unmanaged and do not include any commissions or other expenses typically associated with investing in securities. Third, indexes often contain a different mix of securities than the fund to which they are compared. Additionally, please remember that indexes are simply a measure of performance and cannot be invested in directly.

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FRANKLIN FLEX CAP GROWTH SECURITIES FUND

 

This semiannual report for Franklin Flex Cap Growth Securities Fund covers the period ended June 30, 2011.

 

Performance Summary as of 6/30/11

 

Franklin Flex Cap Growth Securities Fund – Class 4 delivered a +5.30% total return* for the six-month period ended 6/30/11.

 

*The investment manager and administrator have contractually agreed to waive or assume certain expenses so that common expenses of the Fund (excluding Rule 12b-1 fees and acquired fund fees and expenses) do not exceed 0.68% (other than certain nonroutine expenses) until 4/30/12. If the manager and administrator had not waived fees, the Fund’s total returns would have been lower.

 

Performance reflects the Fund’s Class 4 operating expenses, but does not include any contract fees, expenses or sales charges. If they had been included, performance would be lower. These charges and deductions, particularly for variable life policies, can have a significant effect on contract values and insurance benefits. See the contract prospectus for a complete description of these expenses, including sales charges.

 

Franklin Flex Cap Growth Securities Fund – Class 4

 

Performance data represent past performance, which does not guarantee future results. Investment return and principal value will fluctuate, and you may have a gain or loss when you sell your shares.

Current performance may differ from figures shown.

 

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FRANKLIN FLEX CAP GROWTH SECURITIES FUND

 

This semiannual report for Franklin Flex Cap Growth Securities Fund covers the period ended June 30, 2011.

 

Performance Summary as of 6/30/11

 

Franklin Flex Cap Growth Securities Fund – Class 2 delivered a +5.35% total return* for the six-month period ended 6/30/11.

 

*The investment manager and administrator have contractually agreed to waive or assume certain expenses so that common expenses of the Fund (excluding Rule 12b-1 fees and acquired fund fees and expenses) do not exceed 0.68% (other than certain nonroutine expenses) until 4/30/12. If the manager and administrator had not waived fees, the Fund’s total returns would have been lower.

 

Performance reflects the Fund’s Class 2 operating expenses, but does not include any contract fees, expenses or sales charges. If they had been included, performance would be lower. These charges and deductions, particularly for variable life policies, can have a significant effect on contract values and insurance benefits. See the contract prospectus for a complete description of these expenses, including sales charges.

 

Franklin Flex Cap Growth Securities Fund – Class 2

 

Performance data represent past performance, which does not guarantee future results. Investment return and principal value will fluctuate, and you may have a gain or loss when you sell your shares.

Current performance may differ from figures shown.

 

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Fund Goal and Main Investments: Franklin Flex Cap Growth Securities Fund seeks capital appreciation. The Fund normally invests predominantly in equity securities of companies that the manager believes have the potential for capital appreciation.

 

 

 

Performance Overview

 

You can find the Fund’s six-month total return in the Performance Summary. The Fund underperformed its benchmarks, the Russell 1000® Growth Index, which generated a +6.83% total return, and the Russell 3000® Growth Index, which produced a +6.98% total return, for the same period.1

 

Economic and Market Overview

 

The U.S. economy expanded despite geopolitical and inflationary pressures from around the globe during the six-month period ended June 30, 2011. Business activity increased and consumer spending stayed above pre-recession levels. The U.S. has been a key engine in a sustained global manufacturing expansion as international trade volume continued to increase, albeit at a moderate pace. Worldwide demand for capital goods aided U.S. manufacturing profits and increased employment in the industry.

 

The unemployment rate improved in the first quarter when job creation began to gain some traction. However, government payrolls continued to trend down and job creation slowed in the second quarter, causing the unemployment rate to end the period at 9.2%.2 Consumer spending rose for 11 consecutive months through May but declined in June as concerns about job growth and rising gasoline and food prices dampened consumer confidence. To offset the disruption of global oil supply caused by the conflicts in Libya, the International Energy Agency announced in June the release of 60 million barrels of oil in July from strategic reserves of the U.S. and 27 other nations. The U.S. financial system appeared closer to a full recovery, although the country still faced challenges dealing with housing market weakness and massive debt at period-end.

 

Inflation at the consumer, producer and trade levels rose across much of the world, but in the U.S. it remained relatively contained. As a result, the Federal Reserve Board (Fed) maintained its accommodative monetary policy while ending its second round of quantitative easing

 

1. Source: © 2011 Morningstar. One cannot invest directly in an index, and an index is not representative of the Fund’s portfolio. Please see Index Descriptions following the Fund Summaries.

2. Source: Bureau of Labor Statistics.

 

Fund Risks: The Fund’s investments in stocks may offer the potential for long-term gains but can be subject to short-term price fluctuations. Smaller and midsize company securities can increase the risk of greater price fluctuations, particularly over the short term. Smaller, newer or unseasoned companies can also be particularly sensitive to changing economic conditions, and their prospects for growth are less certain than those of larger, more established companies. Foreign investing involves additional risks, including currency fluctuations, economic instability, market volatility, and political and social instability. The Fund may from time to time have significant investments in particular sectors such as technology, which can be highly volatile. The manager applies various techniques and analyses in making investment decisions for the Fund, but there can be no guarantee that these decisions will produce the desired results. The Fund’s prospectus also includes a description of the main investment risks.

 

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on June 30. The Fed said, however, it would continue to purchase Treasuries with proceeds from maturing debt in an effort to support economic growth.

 

Investors’ attitudes shifted with each release of economic, regulatory and geopolitical news, causing equity market volatility to increase globally. U.S. investors weathered international events that included revolutions and civil unrest across the Middle East and North Africa, the multiple crises triggered by Japan’s earthquake and tsunami, and sovereign debt worries and credit downgrades in Europe. Ultimately, stock indexes produced solid gains during the six months under review as domestic and global equity markets rose amid generally improving economic signs and record-high corporate earnings growth.

 

Investment Strategy

 

We use fundamental, bottom-up research to seek companies meeting our criteria of growth potential, quality and valuation. In seeking sustainable growth characteristics, we look for companies we believe can produce sustainable earnings and cash flow growth, evaluating the long-term market opportunity and competitive structure of an industry to target leaders and emerging leaders. We define quality companies as those with strong and improving competitive positions in attractive markets. We also believe important attributes of quality are experienced and talented management teams as well as financial strength reflected in the capital structure, gross and operating margins, free cash flow generation and returns on capital employed. Our valuation analysis includes a range of potential outcomes based on an assessment of multiple scenarios. In assessing value, we consider whether security prices fully reflect the balance of the sustainable growth opportunities relative to business and financial risks.

 

Manager’s Discussion

 

During the six months under review, most sectors represented in the Fund’s portfolio contributed to absolute performance as the broad market delivered solid returns. Stock selection in the information technology and materials sectors benefited the Fund’s performance relative to the Russell 3000 Growth Index.3 Major contributors from the information technology sector included data integration and business software solutions provider Informatica and complete programmable logic solutions developer Xilinx. Visa and MasterCard, the world’s largest payment networks, boosted relative returns as their share prices

 

3. The information technology sector comprises semiconductors and semiconductor equipment, software and services, and technology hardware and equipment in the SOI.

 

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surged at period-end following the Fed’s decision to cap debit-card transaction fees. Chemical and advanced materials producer Celanese in the materials sector produced strong returns as the company delivered better-than-expected first quarter earnings and raised its long-term earnings growth outlook. Outside of these sectors, a new health care holding, worldwide health care solutions and services company Cerner, which benefited from demand driven by federal stimulus, health care reform and other regulatory requirements, also supported the Fund’s performance.4

 

In contrast, stock selection in the consumer discretionary, financials and health care sectors weighed on the Fund’s relative performance.5 In the consumer discretionary sector, worldwide hotel operator and franchisor Marriott International declined in value due to a slower growth rate in its domestic market and weakness in its timeshare unit, which the company planned to spin off under the name Marriott Vacations Worldwide. Insurance business holding company Aflac in the financials sector hurt relative returns as the company recorded losses tied to investments in Greek, Irish and Portuguese banks. A health care sector detractor was prescription pharmaceutical product developer Salix Pharmaceuticals, which failed to gain expanded Food and Drug Administration approval for its key drug, and we sold it by period-end. Stock selection and an underweighted allocation in the energy sector, where coal explorer and miner Alpha Natural Resources was a major detractor, also hindered relative results. Although our information technology holdings generally benefited the Fund’s absolute and relative performance, lower-than-expected semiconductor capital expenditure negatively affected the shares of some equipment providers including Lam Research, which supplies wafer fabrication and equipment to the worldwide semiconductor industry.

 

Thank you for your participation in Franklin Flex Cap Growth Securities Fund. We look forward to serving your future investment needs.

 

4. The health care sector comprises health care equipment and services; and pharmaceuticals, biotechnology and life sciences in the SOI.

5. The consumer discretionary sector comprises automobiles and components, consumer durables and apparel, consumer services, media, and retailing in the SOI. The financials sector comprises banks, diversified financials and insurance in the SOI.

 

The foregoing information reflects our analysis, opinions and portfolio holdings as of June 30, 2011, the end of the reporting period. The way we implement our main investment strategies and the resulting portfolio holdings may change depending on factors such as market and economic conditions. These opinions may not be relied upon as investment advice or an offer for a particular security. The information is not a complete analysis of every aspect of any market, country, industry, security or the Fund. Statements of fact are from sources considered reliable, but the investment manager makes no representation or warranty as to their completeness or accuracy. Although historical performance is no guarantee of future results, these insights may help you understand our investment management philosophy.

 

Top 10 Holdings

Franklin Flex Cap Growth Securities Fund

6/30/11

 

Company
Sector/Industry
  % of Total
Net Assets
 
Apple Inc.     4.1%   
Technology Hardware & Equipment  
Praxair Inc.     2.4%   
Materials  
EMC Corp.     2.2%   
Technology Hardware & Equipment  
Celanese Corp.     2.0%   
Materials  
Johnson Controls Inc.     1.9%   
Automobiles & Components  
International Business Machines Corp.     1.8%   
Software & Services  
United Technologies Corp.     1.8%   
Capital Goods  
Kansas City Southern     1.8%   
Transportation  
Oracle Corp.     1.7%   
Software & Services  
Polo Ralph Lauren Corp.     1.6%   
Consumer Durables & Apparel  

 

The dollar value, number of shares or principal amount, and names of all portfolio holdings are listed in the Fund’s Statement of Investments (SOI).

 

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Fund Expenses

 

As an investor in a variable insurance contract (Contract) that indirectly provides for investment in an underlying mutual fund, you can incur transaction and/or ongoing expenses at both the Fund level and the Contract level.

 

 

Transaction expenses can include sales charges (loads) on purchases, surrender fees, transfer fees and premium taxes.

 

 

Ongoing expenses can include management fees, distribution and service (12b-1) fees, contract fees, annual maintenance fees, mortality and expense risk fees and other fees and expenses. All mutual funds and Contracts have some types of ongoing expenses.

 

The expenses shown in the table are meant to highlight ongoing expenses at the Fund level only and do not include ongoing expenses at the Contract level, or transaction expenses at either the Fund or Contract levels. While the Fund does not have transaction expenses, if the transaction and ongoing expenses at the Contract level were included, the expenses shown below would be higher. You should consult your Contract prospectus or disclosure document for more information.

 

The table shows Fund-level ongoing expenses and can help you understand these expenses and compare them with those of other mutual funds offered through the Contract. The table assumes a $1,000 investment held for the six months indicated. Please refer to the Fund prospectus for additional information on operating expenses.

 

Actual Fund Expenses

 

The first line (Actual) of the table provides actual account values and expenses. The “Ending Account Value” is derived from the Fund’s actual return, which includes the effect of ongoing Fund expenses, but does not include the effect of ongoing Contract expenses.

 

You can estimate the Fund-level expenses you incurred during the period by following these steps. Of course, your account value and expenses will differ from those in this illustration:

 

1. Divide your account value by $1,000.

If an account had an $8,600 value, then $8,600 ÷ $1,000 = 8.6.

 

2. Multiply the result by the number under the heading “Fund-Level Expenses Incurred During Period.”

If Fund-Level Expenses Incurred During Period were $7.50, then 8.6 x $7.50 = $64.50.

 

In this illustration, the estimated expenses incurred this period at the Fund level are $64.50.

 

Franklin Flex Cap Growth Securities Fund – Class 4

 

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Hypothetical Example for Comparison with Other Mutual Funds

 

Information in the second line (Hypothetical) of the table can help you compare ongoing expenses of the Fund with those of other mutual funds offered through the Contract. This information may not be used to estimate the actual ending account balance or expenses you incurred during the period. The hypothetical “Ending Account Value” is based on the Fund’s actual expense ratio and an assumed 5% annual rate of return before expenses, which does not represent the Fund’s actual return. The figure under the heading “Fund-Level Expenses Incurred During Period” shows the hypothetical expenses your account would have incurred under this scenario. You can compare this figure with the 5% hypothetical examples that appear in shareholder reports of other funds offered through a Contract.

 

Class 4    Beginning
Account
Value 1/1/11
     Ending
Account
Value 6/30/11
     Fund-Level
Expenses Incurred
During Period*
1/1/11–6/30/11
 

Actual

   $ 1,000       $ 1,053.00       $ 5.24   

Hypothetical (5% return before expenses)

   $ 1,000       $ 1,019.69       $ 5.16   

 

*Expenses are calculated using the most recent six-month annualized expense ratio, net of expense waivers, for the Fund’s Class 4 shares (1.03%), which does not include any ongoing expenses of the Contract for which the Fund is an investment option, multiplied by the average account value over the period, multiplied by 181/365 to reflect the one-half year period.

 

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Franklin Templeton Variable Insurance Products Trust

 

Financial Highlights

 

Franklin Flex Cap Growth Securities Fund

 

     Six Months
Ended
June 30, 2011
(unaudited)
    Year Ended December 31,  
Class 2      2010     2009     2008     2007     2006  
        

Per share operating performance

            

(for a share outstanding throughout the period)

            

Net asset value, beginning of period

   $ 12.70      $ 10.93      $ 8.22      $ 12.72      $ 11.14      $ 10.59   
        

Income from investment operationsa:

            

Net investment income (loss)b

     (0.02     (0.02     (— )c      c      0.04        0.02   

Net realized and unrealized gains (losses)

     0.70        1.79        2.71        (4.49     1.55        0.53   
        

Total from investment operations

     0.68        1.77        2.71        (4.49     1.59        0.55   
        

Less distributions from net investment income

                          (0.01     (0.01     (— )c 
        

Net asset value, end of period

   $ 13.38      $ 12.70      $ 10.93      $ 8.22      $ 12.72      $ 11.14   
        

Total returnd

     5.35%        16.19%        32.97%        (35.31)%        14.32%        5.20%   

Ratios to average net assetse

            

Expenses before waiver and payments by affiliates

     1.17%        1.18%        1.19%        1.21%        1.25%        1.32%   

Expenses net of waiver and payments by affiliates

     0.93%        0.93%        0.93% f      0.93%        0.93% f      0.93% f 

Net investment income (loss)

     (0.23)%        (0.17)%        (0.01)%        0.04%        0.31%        0.19%   

Supplemental data

            

Net assets, end of period (000’s)

   $ 214,379      $ 227,774      $ 244,768      $ 195,425      $ 206,218      $ 60,520   

Portfolio turnover rate

     31.80%        60.00%        33.64%        32.76%        30.15%        67.01%   

 

aThe amount shown for a share outstanding throughout the period may not correlate with the Statement of Operations for the period due to the timing of sales and repurchases of the Fund shares in relation to income earned and/or fluctuating market value of the investments of the Fund.

bBased on average daily shares outstanding.

cAmount rounds to less than $0.01 per share.

dTotal return does not include fees, charges or expenses imposed by the variable annuity and life insurance contracts for which the Franklin Templeton Variable Insurance Products Trust serves as an underlying investment vehicle. Total return is not annualized for periods less than one year.

eRatios are annualized for periods less than one year.

fBenefit of expense reduction rounds to less than 0.01%.

 

The accompanying notes are an integral part of these financial statements.

 

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Franklin Templeton Variable Insurance Products Trust

 

Financial Highlights (continued)

 

Franklin Flex Cap Growth Securities Fund

 

     Six Months
Ended
June 30, 2011
(unaudited)
    Year Ended December 31,  
Class 4      2010     2009     2008a  
        

Per share operating performance

        

(for a share outstanding throughout the period)

        

Net asset value, beginning of period

   $ 12.63      $ 10.88      $ 8.21      $ 11.22   
        

Income from investment operationsb:

        

Net investment income (loss)c

     (0.02     (0.03     (0.01     d 

Net realized and unrealized gains (losses)

     0.69        1.78        2.69        (2.98
        

Total from investment operations

     0.67        1.75        2.68        (2.98
        

Less distributions from net investment income

                   (0.01     (0.03
        

Net asset value, end of period

   $ 13.30      $ 12.63      $ 10.88      $ 8.21   
        

Total returne

     5.30%        16.08%        32.69%        (26.68)%   

Ratios to average net assetsf

        

Expenses before waiver and payments by affiliates

     1.27%        1.28%        1.29%        1.31%   

Expenses net of waiver and payments by affiliates

     1.03%        1.03%        1.03% g      1.03%   

Net investment income (loss)

     (0.33)%        (0.27)%        (0.11)%        (0.06)%   

Supplemental data

        

Net assets, end of period (000’s)

   $ 265,911      $ 263,746      $ 218,798      $ 50,268   

Portfolio turnover rate

     31.80%        60.00%        33.64%        32.76%   

 

aFor the period February 29, 2008 (effective date) to December 31, 2008.

bThe amount shown for a share outstanding throughout the period may not correlate with the Statement of Operations for the period due to the timing of sales and repurchases of the Fund shares in relation to income earned and/or fluctuating market value of the investments of the Fund.

cBased on average daily shares outstanding.

dAmount rounds to less than $0.01 per share.

eTotal return does not include fees, charges or expenses imposed by the variable annuity and life insurance contracts for which the Franklin Templeton Variable Insurance Products Trust serves as an underlying investment vehicle. Total return is not annualized for periods less than one year.

fRatios are annualized for periods less than one year.

gBenefit of expense reduction rounds to less than 0.01%.

 

The accompanying notes are an integral part of these financial statements.

 

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Franklin Templeton Variable Insurance Products Trust

 

Statement of Investments, June 30, 2011 (unaudited)

 

Franklin Flex Cap Growth Securities Fund    Shares        Value  

Common Stocks 98.6%

       

Automobiles & Components 3.2%

       

aBorgWarner Inc.

     80,180         $ 6,477,742   

Johnson Controls Inc.

     213,800           8,906,908   
             
            15,384,650   
             

Banks 0.6%

       

Wells Fargo & Co.

     102,450           2,874,747   
             

Capital Goods 10.7%

       

Cummins Inc.

     72,420           7,494,746   

Danaher Corp.

     90,250           4,782,348   

Emerson Electric Co.

     89,080           5,010,750   

Flowserve Corp.

     22,280           2,448,349   

General Electric Co.

     178,170           3,360,286   

Joy Global Inc.

     62,360           5,939,166   

Precision Castparts Corp.

     37,420           6,161,203   

Rockwell Automation Inc.

     84,630           7,342,499   

United Technologies Corp.

     97,990           8,673,095   
             
          51,212,442   
             

Commercial & Professional Services 1.3%

       

aStericycle Inc.

     71,540           6,375,645   
             

Consumer Durables & Apparel 3.0%

       

NIKE Inc., B

     75,720           6,813,286   

Polo Ralph Lauren Corp.

     57,900           7,678,119   
             
          14,491,405   
             

Consumer Services 1.5%

       

Arcos Dorados Holdings Inc. (Argentina)

     35,990           759,029   

Marriott International Inc., A

     71,270           2,529,373   

Wynn Resorts Ltd.

     26,730           3,836,824   
             
          7,125,226   
             

Diversified Financials 3.6%

       

BlackRock Inc.

     31,180           5,980,636   

JPMorgan Chase & Co.

     65,630           2,686,892   

Lazard Ltd., A

     115,810           4,296,551   

T. Rowe Price Group Inc.

     71,270           4,300,432   
             
          17,264,511   
             

Energy 6.8%

       

aAlpha Natural Resources Inc.

     75,720           3,440,717   

aConcho Resources Inc.

     57,900           5,318,115   

aFMC Technologies Inc.

     57,900           2,593,341   

Halliburton Co.

     80,180           4,089,180   

aPetrohawk Energy Corp.

     253,890           6,263,466   

Schlumberger Ltd.

     44,540           3,848,256   

SM Energy Co.

     97,990           7,200,305   
             
          32,753,380   
             

Food, Beverage & Tobacco 3.0%

       

aHansen Natural Corp.

     37,860           3,064,767   

Mead Johnson Nutrition Co., A

     92,620           6,256,481   

PepsiCo Inc.

     71,270           5,019,546   
             
          14,340,794   
             

 

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Franklin Templeton Variable Insurance Products Trust

 

Statement of Investments, June 30, 2011 (unaudited) (continued)

 

Franklin Flex Cap Growth Securities Fund    Shares        Value  

Common Stocks (continued)

       

Health Care Equipment & Services 6.5%

       

aAllscripts Healthcare Solutions Inc.

     159,642         $ 3,100,247   

aCerner Corp.

     106,900           6,532,659   

aDaVita Inc.

     30,290           2,623,417   

aEdwards Lifesciences Corp.

     57,900           5,047,722   

aExpress Scripts Inc.

     106,910           5,771,002   

aIntuitive Surgical Inc.

     8,020           2,984,322   

Universal Health Services Inc., B

     48,990           2,524,455   

aVarian Medical Systems Inc.

     35,640           2,495,513   
             
            31,079,337   
             

Household & Personal Products 0.5%

       

The Procter & Gamble Co.

     40,090           2,548,521   
             

Insurance 1.8%

       

ACE Ltd.

     36,530           2,404,405   

Aflac Inc.

     133,620           6,237,381   
             
          8,641,786   
             

Materials 5.5%

       

Celanese Corp., A

     178,170           9,498,243   

Ecolab Inc.

     102,440           5,775,567   

Praxair Inc.

     104,230           11,297,490   
             
          26,571,300   
             

Media 3.3%

       

aDIRECTV, A

     126,090           6,407,894   

aDiscovery Communications Inc., C

     160,350           5,860,792   

The Walt Disney Co.

     89,080           3,477,683   
             
          15,746,369   
             

Pharmaceuticals, Biotechnology & Life Sciences 4.2%

       

aCelgene Corp.

     67,710           4,084,267   

aGilead Sciences Inc.

     75,190           3,113,618   

aHuman Genome Sciences Inc.

     92,940           2,280,748   

aIllumina Inc.

     36,000           2,705,400   

Merck & Co. Inc.

     80,180           2,829,552   

aWaters Corp.

     53,450           5,117,303   
             
          20,130,888   
             

Retailing 1.7%

       

aAmazon.com Inc.

     14,250           2,913,982   

aHomeAway Inc.

     11,700           452,790   

aPriceline.com Inc.

     9,360           4,791,665   
             
          8,158,437   
             

Semiconductors & Semiconductor Equipment 4.9%

       

Avago Technologies Ltd. (Singapore)

     97,990           3,723,620   

aFirst Solar Inc.

     15,590           2,062,089   

aFreescale Semiconductor Holdings I Ltd.

     45,440           835,642   

aLam Research Corp.

     60,940           2,698,423   

Microchip Technology Inc.

     191,530           7,260,902   

Xilinx Inc.

     182,620           6,660,152   
             
          23,240,828   
             

Software & Services 16.9%

       

aBottomline Technologies Inc.

     111,360           2,751,706   

aCitrix Systems Inc.

     89,080           7,126,400   

 

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Franklin Templeton Variable Insurance Products Trust

 

Statement of Investments, June 30, 2011 (unaudited) (continued)

 

Franklin Flex Cap Growth Securities Fund    Shares        Value  

Common Stocks (continued)

       

Software & Services (continued)

       

aCognizant Technology Solutions Corp., A

     69,490         $ 5,096,397   

FactSet Research Systems Inc.

     44,190           4,521,521   

aFortinet Inc.

     133,620           3,646,490   

aInformatica Corp.

     122,050           7,131,381   

International Business Machines Corp.

     50,780           8,711,309   

MasterCard Inc., A

     22,280           6,713,855   

aNuance Communications Inc.

     191,530           4,112,149   

Oracle Corp.

     253,890           8,355,520   

aRed Hat Inc.

     146,990           6,746,841   

aSalesforce.com Inc.

     37,420           5,574,831   

aTaleo Corp., A

     106,910           3,958,877   

Visa Inc., A

     80,180           6,755,967   
       

 

 

 
          81,203,244   
       

 

 

 

Technology Hardware & Equipment 14.6%

       

aAcme Packet Inc.

     46,320           3,248,422   

aApple Inc.

     58,170           19,525,924   

aAruba Networks Inc.

     100,000           2,955,000   

aEMC Corp.

     384,750           10,599,862   

aF5 Networks Inc.

     35,630           3,928,208   

aFabrinet

     115,810           2,811,867   

FLIR Systems Inc.

     115,810           3,903,955   

aFusion-io-Inc.

     5,350           160,982   

National Instruments Corp.

     144,990           4,304,753   

aNetApp Inc.

     115,810           6,112,452   

QUALCOMM Inc.

     111,360           6,324,134   

aTrimble Navigation Ltd.

     159,460           6,320,994   
       

 

 

 
          70,196,553   
       

 

 

 

Telecommunication Services 1.0%

       

aAmerican Tower Corp., A

     93,540           4,894,948   
       

 

 

 

Transportation 4.0%

       

C.H. Robinson Worldwide Inc.

     32,250           2,542,591   

Expeditors International of Washington Inc.

     84,630           4,332,210   

FedEx Corp.

     40,090           3,802,536   

aKansas City Southern

     145,000           8,602,850   
       

 

 

 
          19,280,187   
       

 

 

 

Total Common Stocks (Cost $334,537,874)

          473,515,198   
       

 

 

 

Short Term Investments (Cost $45,892,789) 9.5%

       

Money Market Funds 9.5%

       

a,bInstitutional Fiduciary Trust Money Market Portfolio

     45,892,789           45,892,789   
       

 

 

 

Total Investments (Cost $380,430,663) 108.1%

          519,407,987   

Other Assets, less Liabilities (8.1)%

          (39,117,657
       

 

 

 

Net Assets 100.0%

        $ 480,290,330   
       

 

 

 

 

aNon-income producing.

bSee Note 7 regarding investments in the Institutional Fiduciary Trust Money Market Portfolio.

 

The accompanying notes are an integral part of these financial statements.

 

FFC-11


Franklin Templeton Variable Insurance Products Trust

 

Financial Statements

 

Statement of Assets and Liabilities

June 30, 2011 (unaudited)

 

     Franklin Flex
Cap Growth
Securities Fund
 

Assets:

  

Investments in securities:

  

Cost - Unaffiliated issuers

   $ 334,537,874   

Cost - Sweep Money Fund (Note 7)

     45,892,789   
        

Total cost of investments

   $ 380,430,663   
        

Value - Unaffiliated issuers

   $ 473,515,198   

Value - Sweep Money Fund (Note 7)

     45,892,789   
        

Total value of investments

     519,407,987   

Receivables:

  

Investment securities sold

     34,319,581   

Capital shares sold

     289,927   

Dividends

     237,206   

Other assets

     15,790   
        

Total assets

     554,270,491   
        

Liabilities:

  

Payables:

  

Investment securities purchased

     5,952,069   

Capital shares redeemed

     67,360,127   

Affiliates

     552,298   

Accrued expenses and other liabilities

     115,667   
        

Total liabilities

     73,980,161   
        

Net assets, at value

   $ 480,290,330   
        

Net assets consist of:

  

Paid-in capital

   $ 377,065,109   

Undistributed net investment income (loss)

     (750,054

Net unrealized appreciation (depreciation)

     138,977,324   

Accumulated net realized gain (loss)

     (35,002,049
        

Net assets, at value

   $ 480,290,330   
        

Class 2:

  

Net assets, at value

   $ 214,379,431   
        

Shares outstanding

     16,024,934   
        

Net asset value and maximum offering price per share

   $ 13.38   
        

Class 4:

  

Net assets, at value

   $ 265,910,899   
        

Shares outstanding

     19,988,104   
        

Net asset value and maximum offering price per share

   $ 13.30   
        

 

The accompanying notes are an integral part of these financial statements.

 

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Franklin Templeton Variable Insurance Products Trust

 

Financial Statements (continued)

 

Statement of Operations

for the six months ended June 30, 2011 (unaudited)

 

     Franklin Flex
Cap Growth
Securities Fund
 

Investment income:

  

Dividends

   $ 1,823,307   
        

Expenses:

  

Management fees (Note 3a)

     1,663,605   

Administrative fees (Note 3b)

     652,802   

Distribution fees: (Note 3c)

  

Class 2

     292,685   

Class 4

     505,054   

Unaffiliated transfer agent fees

     383   

Custodian fees (Note 4)

     3,484   

Reports to shareholders

     58,569   

Professional fees

     17,689   

Trustees’ fees and expenses

     987   

Other

     10,635   
        

Total expenses

     3,205,893   

Expenses waived/paid by affiliates (Note 3e)

     (632,532
        

Net expenses

     2,573,361   
        

Net investment income (loss)

     (750,054
        

Realized and unrealized gains (losses):

  

Net realized gain (loss) from investments

     20,831,449   

Net change in unrealized appreciation (depreciation) on investments

     6,809,817   
        

Net realized and unrealized gain (loss)

     27,641,266   
        

Net increase (decrease) in net assets resulting from operations

   $ 26,891,212   
        

 

The accompanying notes are an integral part of these financial statements.

 

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Franklin Templeton Variable Insurance Products Trust

 

Financial Statements (continued)

 

Statements of Changes in Net Assets

 

     Franklin Flex Cap Growth
Securities Fund
 
     Six Months
Ended
June 30, 2011
(unaudited)
    Year
Ended
December 31,
2010
 
        

Increase (decrease) in net assets:

    

Operations:

    

Net investment income (loss)

   $ (750,054   $ (1,037,499

Net realized gain (loss) from investments

     20,831,449        (4,167,287

Net change in unrealized appreciation (depreciation) on investments

     6,809,817        66,627,082   
        

Net increase (decrease) in net assets resulting from operations

     26,891,212        61,422,296   
        

Capital share transactions: (Note 2)

    

Class 2

     (25,559,404     (46,447,755

Class 4

     (12,561,212     12,979,114   
        

Total capital share transactions

     (38,120,616     (33,468,641
        

Net increase (decrease) in net assets

     (11,229,404     27,953,655   

Net assets:

    

Beginning of period

     491,519,734        463,566,079   
        

End of period

   $ 480,290,330      $ 491,519,734   
        

Undistributed net investment income (loss) included in net assets:

    

End of period

   $ (750,054   $   
        

 

The accompanying notes are an integral part of these financial statements.

 

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Franklin Templeton Variable Insurance Products Trust

 

Notes to Financial Statements (unaudited)

 

Franklin Flex Cap Growth Securities Fund

 

1. ORGANIZATION AND SIGNIFICANT ACCOUNTING POLICIES

 

Franklin Templeton Variable Insurance Products Trust (Trust) is registered under the Investment Company Act of 1940, as amended, (1940 Act) as an open-end investment company, consisting of twenty separate funds. The Franklin Flex Cap Growth Securities (Fund) is included in this report. The financial statements of the remaining funds in the Trust are presented separately. Shares of the Fund are generally sold only to insurance company separate accounts to fund the benefits of variable life insurance policies or variable annuity contracts. At June 30, 2011, 76.47% of the Fund’s shares were held through one insurance company. The Fund offers two classes of shares: Class 2 and Class 4. Each class of shares differs by its distribution fees, voting rights on matters affecting a single class and its exchange privilege.

 

The following summarizes the Fund’s significant accounting policies.

 

a. Financial Instrument Valuation

 

The Fund’s investments in securities and other financial instruments are carried at fair value daily. Fair value is the price that would be received to sell an asset or paid to transfer a liability in an orderly transaction between market participants on the measurement date. Under procedures approved by the Trust’s Board of Trustees, the Fund may utilize independent pricing services, quotations from securities and financial instrument dealers, and other market sources to determine fair value.

 

Equity securities listed on an exchange or on the NASDAQ National Market System are valued at the last quoted sale price or the official closing price of the day, respectively. Foreign equity securities are valued as of the close of trading on the foreign stock exchange on which the security is primarily traded, or the NYSE, whichever is earlier. The value is then converted into its U.S. dollar equivalent at the foreign exchange rate in effect at the close of the NYSE on the day that the value of the security is determined. Over-the-counter securities are valued within the range of the most recent quoted bid and ask prices. Securities that trade in multiple markets or on multiple exchanges are valued according to the broadest and most representative market. Certain equity securities are valued based upon fundamental characteristics or relationships to similar securities. Investments in open-end mutual funds are valued at the closing net asset value.

 

The Fund has procedures to determine the fair value of securities and other financial instruments for which market prices are not readily available or which may not be reliably priced. Under these procedures, the Fund primarily employs a market-based approach which may use related or comparable assets or liabilities, recent transactions, market multiples, book values, and other relevant information for the investment to determine the fair value of the investment. The Fund may also use an income-based valuation approach in which the anticipated future cash flows of the investment are discounted to calculate fair value. Discounts may also be applied due to the nature or duration of any restrictions on the disposition of the investments. Due to the inherent uncertainty of valuations of such investments, the fair values may differ significantly from the values that would have been used had an active market existed.

 

Trading in securities on foreign securities stock exchanges and over-the-counter markets may be completed before the daily close of business on the NYSE. Occasionally, events occur between the time at which trading in a foreign security is completed and the close of the NYSE that might call into question the reliability of the value of a portfolio security held by the Fund. As a result, differences may arise between the value of the Fund’s portfolio securities as determined at the foreign market close and the latest indications of value at the close of the NYSE. In order to minimize the potential for these differences, the investment manager monitors price movements following the close of trading in foreign stock markets through a series of country specific market proxies (such as baskets of American Depository Receipts, futures contracts and exchange traded funds). These price movements are measured against established trigger thresholds for each specific market proxy to assist in determining if an event has occurred that may call into question the reliability of the values of the foreign securities held by the Fund. If such an event occurs, the securities may be valued using fair value procedures, which may include the use of independent pricing services.

 

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Franklin Templeton Variable Insurance Products Trust

 

Notes to Financial Statements (unaudited) (continued)

 

Franklin Flex Cap Growth Securities Fund

 

1. ORGANIZATION AND SIGNIFICANT ACCOUNTING POLICIES (continued)

 

b. Foreign Currency Translation

 

Portfolio securities and other assets and liabilities denominated in foreign currencies are translated into U.S. dollars based on the exchange rate of such currencies against U.S. dollars on the date of valuation. The Fund may enter into foreign currency exchange contracts to facilitate transactions denominated in a foreign currency. Purchases and sales of securities, income and expense items denominated in foreign currencies are translated into U.S. dollars at the exchange rate in effect on the transaction date. Portfolio securities and assets and liabilities denominated in foreign currencies contain risks that those currencies will decline in value relative to the U.S. dollar. Occasionally, events may impact the availability or reliability of foreign exchange rates used to convert the U.S. dollar equivalent value. If such an event occurs, the foreign exchange rate will be valued at fair value using procedures established and approved by the Trust’s Board of Trustees.

 

The Fund does not separately report the effect of changes in foreign exchange rates from changes in market prices on securities held. Such changes are included in net realized and unrealized gain or loss from investments on the Statement of Operations.

 

Realized foreign exchange gains or losses arise from sales of foreign currencies, currency gains or losses realized between the trade and settlement dates on securities transactions and the difference between the recorded amounts of dividends, interest, and foreign withholding taxes and the U.S. dollar equivalent of the amounts actually received or paid. Net unrealized foreign exchange gains and losses arise from changes in foreign exchange rates on foreign denominated assets and liabilities other than investments in securities held at the end of the reporting period.

 

c. Income Taxes

 

It is the Fund’s policy to qualify as a regulated investment company under the Internal Revenue Code. The Fund intends to distribute to shareholders substantially all of its taxable income and net realized gains to relieve it from federal income and excise taxes. As a result, no provision for U.S. federal income taxes is required. The Fund files U.S. income tax returns as well as tax returns in certain other jurisdictions. The Fund records a provision for taxes in its financial statements including penalties and interest, if any, for a tax position taken on a tax return (or expected to be taken) when it fails to meet the more likely than not (a greater than 50% probability) threshold and based on the technical merits, the tax position may not be sustained upon examination by the tax authorities. As of June 30, 2011, and for all open tax years, the Fund has determined that no provision for income tax is required in the Fund’s financial statements. Open tax years are those that remain subject to examination and are based on each tax jurisdiction statute of limitation.

 

The Fund may be subject to foreign taxation related to income received, capital gains on the sale of securities and certain foreign currency transactions in the foreign jurisdictions in which it invests. Foreign taxes, if any, are recorded based on the tax regulations and rates that exist in the foreign markets in which the Fund invests. When a capital gain tax is determined to apply the Fund records an estimated deferred tax liability for unrealized gains on these securities in an amount that would be payable if the securities were disposed of on the valuation date.

 

d. Security Transactions, Investment Income, Expenses and Distributions

 

Security transactions are accounted for on trade date. Realized gains and losses on security transactions are determined on a specific identification basis. Estimated expenses are accrued daily. Dividend income is recorded on the ex-dividend date except that certain dividends from foreign securities are recognized as soon as the Fund is notified of the ex-dividend date. Distributions to shareholders are recorded on the ex-dividend date and are determined according to income tax regulations (tax basis). Distributable earnings determined on a tax basis may differ from earnings recorded in accordance with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America. These differences may be permanent or temporary. Permanent differences are reclassified among capital accounts to reflect their tax character. These reclassifications have no impact on net assets or the results of operations. Temporary differences are not reclassified, as they may reverse in subsequent periods.

 

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Franklin Templeton Variable Insurance Products Trust

 

Notes to Financial Statements (unaudited) (continued)

 

Franklin Flex Cap Growth Securities Fund

 

1. ORGANIZATION AND SIGNIFICANT ACCOUNTING POLICIES (continued)

 

d. Security Transactions, Investment Income, Expenses and Distributions (continued)

 

Common expenses incurred by the Trust are allocated among the funds based on the ratio of net assets of each fund to the combined net assets of the Trust. Fund specific expenses are charged directly to the fund that incurred the expense.

 

Realized and unrealized gains and losses and net investment income, not including class specific expenses, are allocated daily to each class of shares based upon the relative proportion of net assets of each class. Differences in per share distributions, by class, are generally due to differences in class specific expenses.

 

e. Accounting Estimates

 

The preparation of financial statements in accordance with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America requires management to make estimates and assumptions that affect the reported amounts of assets and liabilities at the date of the financial statements and the amounts of income and expenses during the reporting period. Actual results could differ from those estimates.

 

f. Guarantees and Indemnifications

 

Under the Trust’s organizational documents, its officers and trustees are indemnified by the Trust against certain liabilities arising out of the performance of their duties to the Trust. Additionally, in the normal course of business, the Trust, on behalf of the Fund, enters into contracts with service providers that contain general indemnification clauses. The Trust’s maximum exposure under these arrangements is unknown as this would involve future claims that may be made against the Trust that have not yet occurred. Currently, the Trust expects the risk of loss to be remote.

 

2. SHARES OF BENEFICIAL INTEREST

 

At June 30, 2011, there were an unlimited number of shares authorized (without par value). Transactions in the Fund’s shares were as follows:

 

     Six Months Ended
June 30, 2011
    Year Ended
December 31, 2010
 
Class 2 Shares:    Shares     Amount     Shares     Amount  

Shares sold

     1,457,418      $ 19,198,361        2,712,486      $ 30,583,993   

Shares redeemed

     (3,371,464     (44,757,765     (7,177,369     (77,031,748
        

Net increase (decrease)

     (1,914,046   $ (25,559,404     (4,464,883   $ (46,447,755
        

Class 4 Shares:

        

Shares sold

     4,396,198      $ 57,493,181        9,474,153      $ 105,454,276   

Shares redeemed

     (5,287,150     (70,054,393     (8,700,670     (92,475,162
        

Net increase (decrease)

     (890,952   $ (12,561,212     773,483      $ 12,979,114   
        

 

FFC-17


Franklin Templeton Variable Insurance Products Trust

 

Notes to Financial Statements (unaudited) (continued)

 

Franklin Flex Cap Growth Securities Fund

 

3. TRANSACTIONS WITH AFFILIATES

 

Franklin Resources, Inc. is the holding company for various subsidiaries that together are referred to as Franklin Templeton Investments. Certain officers and trustees of the Fund are also officers and/or directors of the following subsidiaries:

 

Subsidiary    Affiliation

Franklin Advisers, Inc. (Advisers)

   Investment manager

Franklin Templeton Services, LLC (FT Services)

   Administrative manager

Franklin Templeton Distributors, Inc. (Distributors)

   Principal underwriter

Franklin Templeton Investor Services, LLC (Investor Services)

   Transfer agent

 

a. Management Fees

 

The Fund pays an investment management fee to Advisers based on the average daily net assets of the Fund as follows:

 

Annualized Fee Rate    Net Assets
0.750%   

Up to and including $100 million

0.650%   

Over $100 million, up to and including $250 million

0.600%   

Over $250 million, up to and including $10 billion

0.550%   

Over $10 billion, up to and including $12.5 billion

0.525%   

Over $12.5 billion, up to and including $15 billion

0.500%   

In excess of $15 billion

 

b. Administrative Fees

 

The Fund pays an administrative fee to FT Services of 0.25% per year of the average daily net assets of the Fund.

 

c. Distribution Fees

 

The Trust’s Board of Trustees has adopted distribution plans for Class 2 and Class 4 shares pursuant to Rule 12b-1 under the 1940 Act. Under the Fund’s compensation distribution plans, the Fund pays Distributors for costs incurred in connection with the servicing, sale and distribution of the Fund’s shares up to 0.35% per year of its average daily net assets of each class. The Board of Trustees has agreed to limit the current rate to 0.25% per year for Class 2.

 

d. Transfer Agent Fees

 

Investor Services, under terms of an agreement, performs shareholder servicing for the Fund and is not paid by the Fund for the services.

 

e. Waiver and Expense Reimbursements

 

FT Services has contractually agreed in advance to waive or limit its respective fees and to assume as its own expense certain expenses otherwise payable by the fund so that the common expenses (i.e. a combination of management fees, administrative fees, and other expenses, but excluding distribution fees, and acquired fund fees and expenses) for each class of the Fund do not exceed 0.68% (other than certain non-routine expenses or costs, including those relating to litigation, indemnification, reorganizations, and liquidations) until April 30, 2012.

 

4. EXPENSE OFFSET ARRANGEMENT

 

The Fund has entered into an arrangement with its custodian whereby credits realized as a result of uninvested cash balances are used to reduce a portion of the Fund’s custodian expenses. During the period ended June 30, 2011, there were no credits earned.

 

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Franklin Templeton Variable Insurance Products Trust

 

Notes to Financial Statements (unaudited) (continued)

 

Franklin Flex Cap Growth Securities Fund

 

5. INCOME TAXES

 

For tax purposes, capital losses may be carried over to offset future capital gains, if any. At December 31, 2010, the capital loss carryforwards were as follows:

 

Capital loss carryforwards expiring in:

  

2013

   $ 233,183   

2014

     2,517,251   

2015

     777,263   

2016

     15,495,131   

2017

     30,645,725   

2018

     4,113,202   
  

 

 

 
   $ 53,781,755   
  

 

 

 

 

Under the Regulated Investment Company Modernization Act of 2010, the Fund will be permitted to carry forward capital losses incurred in taxable years beginning after December 22, 2010 for an unlimited period. Post-enactment capital loss carryforwards will retain their character as either short-term or long-term capital losses rather than being considered short-term as under previous law. Any post-enactment capital losses generated will be required to be utilized prior to the losses incurred in pre-enactment tax years.

 

At June 30, 2011, the cost of investments and net unrealized appreciation (depreciation) for income tax purposes were as follows:

 

Cost of investments

   $ 381,889,071   
  

 

 

 

Unrealized appreciation

   $ 138,942,605   

Unrealized depreciation

     (1,423,689
  

 

 

 

Net unrealized appreciation (depreciation)

   $ 137,518,916   
  

 

 

 

 

Net investment income (loss) differs for financial statement and tax purposes primarily due to differing treatment of pass-through entity income.

 

Net realized gains (losses) differ for financial statement and tax purposes primarily due to differing treatments of wash sales and pass-through entity income.

 

6. INVESTMENT TRANSACTIONS

 

Purchases and sales of investments (excluding short term securities) for the period ended June 30, 2011, aggregated $160,439,965 and $196,871,568, respectively.

 

7. INVESTMENTS IN INSTITUTIONAL FIDUCIARY TRUST MONEY MARKET PORTFOLIO

 

The Fund invests in the Institutional Fiduciary Trust Money Market Portfolio (Sweep Money Fund), an open-end investment company managed by Advisers. Management fees paid by the Fund are reduced on assets invested in the Sweep Money Fund, in an amount not to exceed the management and administrative fees paid by the Sweep Money Fund.

 

8. CREDIT FACILITY

 

The Fund, together with other U.S. registered and foreign investment funds (collectively, Borrowers), managed by Franklin Templeton Investments, are borrowers in a joint syndicated senior unsecured credit facility totaling $750 million (Global Credit

 

FFC-19


Franklin Templeton Variable Insurance Products Trust

 

Notes to Financial Statements (unaudited) (continued)

 

Franklin Flex Cap Growth Securities Fund

 

8. CREDIT FACILITY (continued)

 

Facility) which matures on January 20, 2012. This Global Credit Facility provides a source of funds to the Borrowers for temporary and emergency purposes, including the ability to meet future unanticipated or unusually large redemption requests.

 

Under the terms of the Global Credit Facility, the Fund shall, in addition to interest charged on any borrowings made by the Fund and other costs incurred by the Fund, pay its share of fees and expenses incurred in connection with the implementation and maintenance of the Global Credit Facility, based upon its relative share of the aggregate net assets of all of the Borrowers, including an annual commitment fee of 0.08% based upon the unused portion of the Global Credit Facility, which is reflected in other expenses on the Statement of Operations. During the period ended June 30, 2011, the Fund did not use the Global Credit Facility.

 

9. FAIR VALUE MEASUREMENTS

 

The Fund follows a fair value hierarchy that distinguishes between market data obtained from independent sources (observable inputs) and the Fund’s own market assumptions (unobservable inputs). These inputs are used in determining the value of the Fund’s investments and are summarized in the following fair value hierarchy:

 

   

Level 1 – quoted prices in active markets for identical securities

   

Level 2 – other significant observable inputs (including quoted prices for similar securities, interest rates, prepayment speed, credit risk, etc.)

   

Level 3 – significant unobservable inputs (including the Fund’s own assumptions in determining the fair value of investments)

 

The inputs or methodology used for valuing securities are not an indication of the risk associated with investing in those securities.

 

For movements between the levels within the fair value hierarchy, the Fund has adopted a policy of recognizing the transfers as of the date of the underlying event which caused the movement.

 

At June 30, 2011, all of the Fund’s investments in securities carried at fair value were in Level 1 inputs. For detailed categories, see the accompanying Statement of Investments.

 

10. NEW ACCOUNTING PRONOUNCEMENTS

 

In May 2011, the Financial Accounting Standards Board (FASB) issued Accounting Standards Update (ASU) No. 2011-04, Fair Value Measurement (Topic 820): Amendments to Achieve Common Fair Value Measurement and Disclosure Requirements in U.S. GAAP and International Financial Reporting Standards (IFRS). The amendments in the ASU will improve the comparability of fair value measurements presented and disclosed in financial statements prepared in accordance with U.S. GAAP and IFRS and include new guidance for certain fair value measurement principles and disclosure requirements. The ASU is effective for interim and annual periods beginning after December 15, 2011. The Fund is currently evaluating the impact, if any, of applying this provision.

 

11. SUBSEQUENT EVENTS

 

The Fund has evaluated subsequent events through the issuance of the financial statements and determined that no events have occurred that require disclosure.

 

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FRANKLIN HIGH INCOME SECURITIES FUND

 

This semiannual report for Franklin High Income Securities Fund covers the period ended June 30, 2011.

 

Performance Summary as of 6/30/11

 

Franklin High Income Securities Fund – Class 4 delivered a +4.55% total return for the six-month period ended 6/30/11.

 

Performance reflects the Fund’s Class 4 operating expenses, but does not include any contract fees, expenses or sales charges. If they had been included, performance would be lower. These charges and deductions, particularly for variable life policies, can have a significant effect on contract values and insurance benefits. See the contract prospectus for a complete description of these expenses, including sales charges.

 

Franklin High Income Securities Fund – Class 4

 

Performance data represent past performance, which does not guarantee future results. Investment return and principal value will fluctuate, and you may have a gain or loss when you sell your shares. Current performance may differ from figures shown.

 

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Fund Goals and Main Investments: Franklin High Income Securities Fund seeks a high level of current income with capital appreciation as a secondary goal. The Fund normally invests primarily to predominantly in high yield, lower rated debt securities and preferred stocks.

 

 

 

Performance Overview

 

You can find the Fund’s six-month total return in the Performance Summary. In comparison, the Fund’s benchmark, the Credit Suisse (CS) High Yield Index, posted a +4.84% total return for the period under review.1 The Fund’s peers, as measured by the Lipper VIP High Current Yield Funds Classification Average, posted a +4.38% total return.2

 

Economic and Market Overview

 

As consumer spending rose during the six-month reporting period, the U.S. economy expanded, although the pace of growth slowed. The Federal Reserve Board (Fed) announced in November it intended to buy $600 billion of longer term Treasury securities by the end of the second quarter of 2011. It sought to promote a stronger recovery and help maintain inflation levels the Fed believed consistent with its dual mandate to foster maximum employment and price stability. Despite the Fed’s actions, the economic recovery stalled. U.S. home prices fell sharply during the first quarter of 2011, and unemployment remained stubbornly high. After showing solid improvement during the period, manufacturing activity weakened partly because of auto supply-chain disruptions following Japan’s natural disasters.

 

Geopolitical instability in North Africa and the Middle East drove up oil prices for most of the period. However, investor concerns over weak economic data caused crude oil prices to drop from their six-month high of $114 per barrel on April 29 to $95 at period-end. Storms and droughts in several states reduced crop yields, pushing up grain prices. As oil and food prices rose, the pace of inflation accelerated during the period.

 

Despite turmoil in North Africa and the Middle East, the multiple crises triggered by Japan’s earthquake and headwinds facing the U.S. economy, generally favorable economic improvements and positive corporate earnings reports gave investors confidence. While equity and fixed

 

1. Source: © 2011 Morningstar.

2. Source: Lipper Inc.

 

One cannot invest directly in an index, and an index is not representative of the Fund’s portfolio. Please see Index Descriptions following the Fund Summaries.

 

Fund Risks: Because the Fund invests in bonds and other debt obligations, its share price and yield will be affected by interest rate movements. Bond prices generally move in the opposite direction of interest rates. Thus, as prices of bonds in the Fund adjust to a rise in interest rates, the Fund’s share price may decline. The Fund invests primarily to predominantly in high yield, lower rated (junk) bonds, which generally have greater price swings and higher risk of default and loss of principal than investment-grade bonds. Foreign investing, especially in developing markets, involves additional risks including currency fluctuations, economic instability, market volatility, and political and social instability. Derivative instruments may be volatile and illiquid, may give rise to leverage and may involve a small investment relative to the risk assumed. Bank loans, corporate loans and loan participations involve credit, interest rate and illiquidity risks. The manager applies various techniques and analyses in making investment decisions for the Fund, but there can be no guarantee that these decisions will produce the desired results. The Fund’s prospectus also includes a description of the main investment risks.

 

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income markets performed well overall for the six months under review, investors reacted to reports on the Greek debt crisis by seeking the perceived safe haven of U.S. Treasuries. At period-end, the Greek government approved an austerity bill to secure a bailout loan from international creditors, which helped relieve investor anxiety.

 

Although the high yield market lost some steam in 2010’s fourth quarter, market sentiment was generally positive in early 2011 with a rally that extended through May. In June, however, a confluence of factors weighed heavily on equity markets, which in turn pressured the high yield market. Increased oil prices coupled with still weak U.S. housing data and spotty consumer confidence heightened concerns about the domestic economic recovery. Overseas, Greece’s fiscal crisis was coming to a head, which also increased market volatility. These factors combined to make investors skittish, leading to technical selling pressure in June as some high yield mutual fund investors redeemed shares. This selling contributed to the high yield market’s first negative monthly total return of 2011.

 

Investment Strategy

 

We are research-driven, fundamental investors who rely on a team of analysts to provide in-depth industry expertise and use qualitative and quantitative analyses to evaluate companies. As bottom-up investors, we focus primarily on individual securities. We also consider sectors when choosing investments. In selecting securities for the Fund’s investment portfolio, we do not rely principally on ratings assigned by rating agencies, but perform our own independent analysis to evaluate an issuer’s creditworthiness. We consider a variety of factors, including an issuer’s experience and managerial strength, its sensitivity to economic conditions and its current financial condition. We may also enter into various transactions involving certain currency-, interest rate- or credit-related derivative instruments for hedging purposes, to enhance returns or to obtain exposure to various market sectors.

 

Manager’s Discussion

 

With continued overall strength in the high yield market, Franklin High Income Securities Fund generated a positive total return for the six-month period ended June 30, 2011. The Fund performed in line with its benchmark, the CS High Yield Index, and its peer group, the Lipper VIP High Current Yield Funds Classification Average.

 

Overall, given the health of corporate balance sheets and indications the U.S. economy would slowly continue to improve, somewhat offset by

 

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tighter high yield spreads relative to U.S. Treasury securities, we maintained a generally neutral risk stance for most of the reporting period. In addition, as typical, we drew on our fundamental research process to set the Fund’s industry positioning. Within that framework, we over- and underweighted certain industries relative to our benchmark in an effort to outperform the benchmark CS High Yield Index.

 

For instance, given our lack of confidence that the U.S. housing market had bottomed, we underweighted the building industry, which underperformed the benchmark index.3 Although the industry rallied in the latter part of 2010 on hopes homebuyers would return in force, actual housing data continued to disappoint the market during the review period, causing bonds to sell off and, ultimately, underperform the index. Our underweighted positioning therefore aided relative performance. Similarly, we continued to be cautious regarding a strong consumer recovery and therefore underweighted the retail industry.4 This industry showed periodic pockets of strength but underperformed the CS High Yield Index for the six months under review. The paper industry was another poor performer.5 Companies in this industry faced declining demand and heavy price competition as well as increased input costs in some subsectors. Thus, we limited our exposure and underweighted the industry, which benefited relative Fund performance.

 

Although some Fund industry positioning enhanced relative performance, certain weightings had a negative impact. For example, the Fund’s weightings in the technology, financials and industrials sectors hindered relative performance.6 Although the Fund increased its technology sector exposure during the period, it remained slightly underweighted versus the benchmark index while the sector finished among the index’s top performers. Some bonds in the sector rallied as certain large-capitalization, highly leveraged issuers experienced improved operating results and used the debt markets to improve liquidity. Our relatively underweighted financials sector exposure also negatively impacted performance as the sector was a strong performer. Conversely, the Fund was overweighted in the industrials sector as a result of our bottom-up analysis. However, the sector slightly underperformed the benchmark index as it suffered more than many other

 

3. Building holdings are in consumer durables and apparel, and materials in the SOI.

4. Retail holdings are in food and staples retailing, and retailing in the SOI.

5. Paper holdings are in materials in the SOI.

6. Technology holdings are in semiconductors and semiconductor equipment, software and services, and technology hardware and equipment in the SOI. Financials holdings are in banks, commercial and professional services, diversified financials, and real estate in the SOI. Industrials holdings are in capital goods, commercial and professional services, materials, and transportation in the SOI.

 

Top 10 Sectors/Industries

Franklin High Income Securities Fund

6/30/11

 

     % of Total
Net Assets
 
Energy     19.9%   
Media     9.1%   
Telecommunication Services     8.4%   
Materials     8.2%   
Diversified Financials     5.8%   
Health Care Equipment & Services     5.7%   
Consumer Services     5.4%   
Automobiles & Components     5.3%   
Capital Goods     4.9%   
Utilities     3.8%   

 

The dollar value, number of shares or principal amount, and names of all portfolio holdings are listed in the Fund’s Statement of Investments (SOI).

 

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sectors during the market’s June sell-off. Therefore, the Fund’s overweighted positioning negatively impacted relative performance.

 

Thank you for your participation in Franklin High Income Securities Fund. We look forward to serving your future investment needs.

The foregoing information reflects our analysis, opinions and portfolio holdings as of June 30, 2011, the end of the reporting period. The way we implement our main investment strategies and the resulting portfolio holdings may change depending on factors such as market and economic conditions. These opinions may not be relied upon as investment advice or an offer for a particular security. The information is not a complete analysis of every aspect of any market, country, industry, security or the Fund. Statements of fact are from sources considered reliable, but the investment manager makes no representation or warranty as to their completeness or accuracy. Although historical performance is no guarantee of future results, these insights may help you understand our investment management philosophy.

 

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Fund Expenses

 

As an investor in a variable insurance contract (Contract) that indirectly provides for investment in an underlying mutual fund, you can incur transaction and/or ongoing expenses at both the Fund level and the Contract level.

 

 

Transaction expenses can include sales charges (loads) on purchases, surrender fees, transfer fees and premium taxes.

 

 

Ongoing expenses can include management fees, distribution and service (12b-1) fees, contract fees, annual maintenance fees, mortality and expense risk fees and other fees and expenses. All mutual funds and Contracts have some types of ongoing expenses.

 

The expenses shown in the table are meant to highlight ongoing expenses at the Fund level only and do not include ongoing expenses at the Contract level, or transaction expenses at either the Fund or Contract levels. While the Fund does not have transaction expenses, if the transaction and ongoing expenses at the Contract level were included, the expenses shown below would be higher. You should consult your Contract prospectus or disclosure document for more information.

 

The table shows Fund-level ongoing expenses and can help you understand these expenses and compare them with those of other mutual funds offered through the Contract. The table assumes a $1,000 investment held for the six months indicated. Please refer to the Fund prospectus for additional information on operating expenses.

 

Actual Fund Expenses

 

The first line (Actual) of the table provides actual account values and expenses. The “Ending Account Value” is derived from the Fund’s actual return, which includes the effect of ongoing Fund expenses, but does not include the effect of ongoing Contract expenses.

 

You can estimate the Fund-level expenses you incurred during the period by following these steps. Of course, your account value and expenses will differ from those in this illustration:

 

1. Divide your account value by $1,000.

If an account had an $8,600 value, then $8,600 ÷ $1,000 = 8.6.

 

2. Multiply the result by the number under the heading “Fund-Level Expenses Incurred During Period.”

If Fund-Level Expenses Incurred During Period were $7.50, then 8.6 x $7.50 = $64.50.

 

In this illustration, the estimated expenses incurred this period at the Fund level are $64.50.

 

Franklin High Income Securities Fund – Class 4

 

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Hypothetical Example for Comparison with Other Mutual Funds

 

Information in the second line (Hypothetical) of the table can help you compare ongoing expenses of the Fund with those of other mutual funds offered through the Contract. This information may not be used to estimate the actual ending account balance or expenses you incurred during the period. The hypothetical “Ending Account Value” is based on the Fund’s actual expense ratio and an assumed 5% annual rate of return before expenses, which does not represent the Fund’s actual return. The figure under the heading “Fund-Level Expenses Incurred During Period” shows the hypothetical expenses your account would have incurred under this scenario. You can compare this figure with the 5% hypothetical examples that appear in shareholder reports of other funds offered through a Contract.

 

Class 4    Beginning
Account
Value 1/1/11
     Ending
Account
Value 6/30/11
    

Fund-Level
Expenses Incurred
During Period*

1/1/11–6/30/11

 

Actual

   $ 1,000       $ 1,045.50       $ 4.67   

Hypothetical (5% return before expenses)

   $ 1,000       $ 1,020.23       $ 4.61   

 

*Expenses are calculated using the most recent six-month annualized expense ratio for the Fund’s Class 4 shares (0.92%), which does not include any ongoing expenses of the Contract for which the Fund is an investment option, multiplied by the average account value over the period, multiplied by 181/365 to reflect the one-half year period.

 

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Franklin Templeton Variable Insurance Products Trust

 

Financial Highlights

 

Franklin High Income Securities Fund

 

    

Six Months
Ended

June 30, 2011
(unaudited)

    Year Ended December 31,  
Class 1      2010     2009     2008     2007     2006  
        

Per share operating performance

            

(for a share outstanding throughout the period)

            

Net asset value, beginning of period

   $ 6.63      $ 6.26      $ 4.68      $ 6.72      $ 6.96      $ 6.82   
        

Income from investment operationsa:

            

Net investment incomeb

     0.25        0.49        0.46        0.50        0.51        0.49   

Net realized and unrealized gains (losses)

     0.07        0.32        1.50        (1.92     (0.30     0.12   
        

Total from investment operations

     0.32        0.81        1.96        (1.42     0.21        0.61   
        

Less distributions from net investment income

     (0.42     (0.44     (0.38     (0.62     (0.45     (0.47
        

Net asset value, end of period

   $ 6.53      $ 6.63      $ 6.26      $ 4.68      $ 6.72      $ 6.96   
        

Total returnc

     4.79%        13.71%        42.99%        (23.16)%        3.02%        9.48%   

Ratios to average net assetsd

            

Expenses before expense reduction

     0.57%        0.61%        0.63%        0.66%        0.61%        0.64%   

Expenses net of expense reduction

     0.57%        0.61%        0.63% e      0.66% e      0.61% e      0.63%   

Net investment income

     7.41%        7.71%        8.33%        8.30%        7.38%        7.14%   

Supplemental data

            

Net assets, end of period (000’s)

   $ 46,047      $ 48,051      $ 48,855      $ 38,225      $ 61,286      $ 77,641   

Portfolio turnover rate

     25.12%        60.80%        26.41%        21.75%        40.65%        37.99%   

 

 

aThe amount shown for a share outstanding throughout the period may not correlate with the Statement of Operations for the period due to the timing of sales and repurchases of the Fund shares in relation to income earned and/or fluctuating market value of the investments of the Fund.

bBased on average daily shares outstanding.

cTotal return does not include fees, charges or expenses imposed by the variable annuity and life insurance contracts for which the Franklin Templeton Variable Insurance Products Trust serves as an underlying investment vehicle. Total return is not annualized for periods less than one year.

dRatios are annualized for periods less than one year.

eBenefit of expense reduction rounds to less than 0.01%.

 

The accompanying notes are an integral part of these financial statements.

 

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Franklin Templeton Variable Insurance Products Trust

 

Financial Highlights (continued)

 

Franklin High Income Securities Fund

 

    

Six Months
Ended

June 30, 2011
(unaudited)

    Year Ended December 31,  
Class 2      2010     2009     2008     2007     2006  
        

Per share operating performance

            

(for a share outstanding throughout the period)

            

Net asset value, beginning of period

   $ 6.47      $ 6.13      $ 4.59      $ 6.60      $ 6.85      $ 6.71   
        

Income from investment operationsa:

            

Net investment incomeb

     0.24        0.47        0.44        0.47        0.48        0.46   

Net realized and unrealized gains (losses)

     0.06        0.30        1.47        (1.88     (0.29     0.13   
        

Total from investment operations

     0.30        0.77        1.91        (1.41     0.19        0.59   
        

Less distributions from net investment income

     (0.40     (0.43     (0.37     (0.60     (0.44     (0.45
        

Net asset value, end of period

   $ 6.37      $ 6.47      $ 6.13      $ 4.59      $ 6.60      $ 6.85   
        

Total returnc

     4.72%        13.26%        42.70%        (23.38)%        2.72%        9.36%   

Ratios to average net assetsd

            

Expenses before expense reduction

     0.82%        0.86%        0.88%        0.91%        0.86%        0.89%   

Expenses net of expense reduction

     0.82%        0.86%        0.88% e      0.91% e      0.86% e      0.88%   

Net investment income

     7.16%        7.46%        8.08%        8.05%        7.13%        6.89%   

Supplemental data

            

Net assets, end of period (000’s)

   $ 277,012      $ 239,824      $ 198,567      $ 84,396      $ 155,777      $ 166,318   

Portfolio turnover rate

     25.12%        60.80%        26.41%        21.75%        40.65%        37.99%   

 

 

aThe amount shown for a share outstanding throughout the period may not correlate with the Statement of Operations for the period due to the timing of sales and repurchases of the Fund shares in relation to income earned and/or fluctuating market value of the investments of the Fund.

bBased on average daily shares outstanding.

cTotal return does not include fees, charges or expenses imposed by the variable annuity and life insurance contracts for which the Franklin Templeton Variable Insurance Products Trust serves as an underlying investment vehicle. Total return is not annualized for periods less than one year.

dRatios are annualized for periods less than one year.

eBenefit of expense reduction rounds to less than 0.01%.

 

The accompanying notes are an integral part of these financial statements.

 

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Franklin Templeton Variable Insurance Products Trust

 

Financial Highlights (continued)

 

Franklin High Income Securities Fund

 

    

Six Months
Ended
June 30, 2011

(unaudited)

    Year Ended December 31,  
Class 4      2010     2009     2008a  
        

Per share operating performance

        

(for a share outstanding throughout the period)

        

Net asset value, beginning of period

   $ 6.57      $ 6.22      $ 4.67      $ 6.55   
        

Income from investment operationsb:

        

Net investment incomec

     0.24        0.47        0.45        0.39   

Net realized and unrealized gains (losses)

     0.06        0.31        1.48        (1.65
        

Total from investment operations

     0.30        0.78        1.93        (1.26
        

Less distributions from net investment income

     (0.40     (0.43     (0.38     (0.62
        

Net asset value, end of period

   $ 6.47      $ 6.57      $ 6.22      $ 4.67   
        

Total returnd

     4.55%        13.31%        42.36%        (21.34)%   

Ratios to average net assetse

        

Expenses

     0.92%        0.96%        0.98% f      1.01% f 

Net investment income

     7.06%        7.36%        7.98%        7.95%   

Supplemental data

        

Net assets, end of period (000’s)

   $ 28,010      $ 25,934      $ 15,105      $ 2,244   

Portfolio turnover rate

     25.12%        60.80%        26.41%        21.75%   

 

 

aFor the period February 29, 2008 (effective date) to December 31, 2008.

bThe amount shown for a share outstanding throughout the period may not correlate with the Statement of Operations for the period due to the timing of sales and repurchases of the Fund shares in relation to income earned and/or fluctuating market value of the investments of the Fund.

cBased on average daily shares outstanding.

dTotal return does not include fees, charges or expenses imposed by the variable annuity and life insurance contracts for which the Franklin Templeton Variable Insurance Products Trust serves as an underlying investment vehicle. Total return is not annualized for periods less than one year.

eRatios are annualized for periods less than one year.

fBenefit of expense reduction rounds to less than 0.01%.

 

The accompanying notes are an integral part of these financial statements.

 

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Franklin Templeton Variable Insurance Products Trust

 

Statement of Investments, June 30, 2011 (unaudited)

 

Franklin High Income Securities Fund    Country      Shares        Value  

Common Stocks (Cost $865,221) 0.0%

            

Media 0.0%

            

aDex One Corp.

   United States        27,909         $ 70,610   
            

 

 

 

Preferred Stocks (Cost $770,000) 0.2%

            

Diversified Financials 0.2%

            

GMAC Capital Trust I, 8.125%, pfd.

   United States        30,800           788,480   
            

 

 

 
            Principal
Amount
*
          

Corporate Bonds 95.5%

            

Automobiles & Components 5.3%

            

bChrysler Group LLC/CG Co-Issuer Inc., senior secured note, 144A, 8.25%, 6/15/21

   United States        1,500,000           1,477,500   

bExide Technologies, senior secured note, 144A, 8.625%, 2/01/18

   United States        800,000           836,000   

Ford Motor Credit Co. LLC,

            

7.80%, 6/01/12

   United States        500,000           523,002   

senior note, 7.00%, 4/15/15

   United States        2,000,000           2,165,318   

senior note, 6.625%, 8/15/17

   United States        1,000,000           1,063,788   

senior note, 5.00%, 5/15/18

   United States        1,000,000           998,566   

senior note, 8.125%, 1/15/20

   United States        1,000,000           1,161,505   

senior note, 5.75%, 2/01/21

   United States        1,000,000           1,000,615   

The Goodyear Tire & Rubber Co., senior note, 8.25%, 8/15/20

   United States        3,500,000           3,797,500   

International Automotive Components Group SL, senior secured note, 9.125%, 6/01/18

   Luxembourg        1,400,000           1,429,750   

bPittsburgh Glass Works LLC., secured senior note, 144A, 8.50%, 4/15/16

   United States        2,300,000           2,374,750   

bTRW Automotive Inc., senior note, 144A, 7.25%, 3/15/17

   United States        1,700,000           1,895,500   
            

 

 

 
                 18,723,794   
            

 

 

 

Banks 0.6%

            

cWells Fargo Capital XV, pfd., 9.75% to 9/26/13, FRN thereafter, Perpetual

   United States        2,000,000           2,120,000   
            

 

 

 

Capital Goods 4.9%

            

bAbengoa Finance SAU, senior note, 144A, 8.875%, 11/01/17

   Spain        3,000,000           3,074,985   

bAllison Transmission Holdings Inc., senior note, 144A, 7.125%, 5/15/19

   United States        1,000,000           977,500   

The Manitowoc Co. Inc., senior note,

            

9.50%, 2/15/18

   United States        1,400,000           1,527,750   

8.50%, 11/01/20

   United States        500,000           536,250   

Meritor Inc., senior note, 10.625%, 3/15/18

   United States        1,900,000           2,142,250   

bPinafore LLC/Inc., senior secured note, 144A, 9.00%, 10/01/18

   United States        200,000           216,500   

RBS Global & Rexnord Corp., senior note, 8.50%, 5/01/18

   United States        3,000,000           3,183,750   

RSC Equipment Rental Inc. and RSC Holdings III LLC, senior note, 10.25%, 11/15/19

   United States        2,500,000           2,750,000   

United Rentals North America Inc., senior sub. note, 8.375%, 9/15/20

   United States        2,800,000           2,849,000   
            

 

 

 
               17,257,985   
            

 

 

 

Commercial & Professional Services 0.3%

            

b,dARAMARK Holdings Corp., senior note, 144A, PIK, 8.625%, 5/01/16

   United States        600,000           613,500   

e,fGoss Graphic Systems Inc., senior sub. note, 12.25%, 11/19/05

   United States        1,912,374           191   

bInteractive Data Corp., senior note, 144A, 10.25%, 8/01/18

   United States        500,000           546,250   
            

 

 

 
               1,159,941   
            

 

 

 

Consumer Durables & Apparel 3.1%

            

Jarden Corp.,
senior note, 6.125%, 11/15/22

   United States        500,000           498,125   

senior sub. note, 7.50%, 5/01/17

   United States        2,200,000           2,296,250   

KB Home, senior note, 6.25%, 6/15/15

   United States        2,000,000           1,920,000   

M/I Homes Inc., senior note, 8.625%, 11/15/18

   United States        1,500,000           1,483,125   

bShea Homes LP/Funding Corp., senior secured note, 144A, 8.625%, 5/15/19

   United States        1,600,000           1,580,000   

Visant Corp., senior note, 10.00%, 10/01/17

   United States        3,100,000           3,224,000   
            

 

 

 
               11,001,500   
            

 

 

 

 

FH-11


Franklin Templeton Variable Insurance Products Trust

 

Statement of Investments, June 30, 2011 (unaudited) (continued)

 

Franklin High Income Securities Fund    Country      Principal
Amount
*
       Value  

Corporate Bonds (continued)

            

Consumer Services 5.4%

            

bCityCenter Holdings/Finance, senior secured note, 144A, 7.625%, 1/15/16

   United States        1,000,000         $ 1,037,500   

CKE Restaurants Inc., senior secured note, 11.375%, 7/15/18

   United States        2,200,000           2,414,500   

bClubCorp Club Operations Inc., senior note, 144A, 10.00%, 12/01/18

   United States        2,200,000           2,189,000   

b,eFontainebleau Las Vegas, 144A, 11.00%, 6/15/15

   United States        1,700,000           850   

Harrah’s Operating Co. Inc., senior secured note, 11.25%, 6/01/17

   United States        3,000,000           3,326,250   

MGM Resorts International,
senior note, 6.625%, 7/15/15

   United States        2,000,000           1,885,000   

senior note, 6.875%, 4/01/16

   United States        1,200,000           1,131,000   

senior secured note, 9.00%, 3/15/20

   United States        600,000           660,000   

bNCL Corp. Ltd., senior note, 144A, 9.50%, 11/15/18

   United States        500,000           535,000   

Norwegian Cruise Line Ltd., senior secured note, 11.75%, 11/15/16

   United States        800,000           925,000   

Pinnacle Entertainment Inc.,
senior note, 8.625%, 8/01/17

   United States        2,200,000           2,373,250   

senior sub. note, 7.50%, 6/15/15

   United States        400,000           409,000   

bShingle Springs Tribal Gaming Authority, senior note, 144A, 9.375%, 6/15/15

   United States        1,200,000           834,000   

eStation Casinos Inc.,
senior note, 6.00%, 4/01/12

   United States        200,000           20   

senior note, 7.75%, 8/15/16

   United States        1,000,000           100   

senior sub. note, 6.50%, 2/01/14

   United States        100,000           10   

senior sub. note, 6.875%, 3/01/16

   United States        1,000,000           100   

bSugarhouse HSP Gaming Prop Mezz LP/Finance Corp., senior secured note, 144A, 8.625%, 4/15/16

   United States        1,200,000           1,242,000   
            

 

 

 
                 18,962,580   
            

 

 

 

Diversified Financials 5.6%

            

Ally Financial Inc., senior note, 7.50%, 9/15/20

   United States        500,000           525,000   

cBank of America Corp., pfd., sub. bond, M, 8.125% to 5/15/18, FRN thereafter, Perpetual

   United States        2,500,000           2,613,900   

bCIT Group Inc.,
secured bond, 144A, 7.00%, 5/02/17

   United States        6,000,000           6,000,000   

secured note, 144A, 6.625%, 4/01/18

   United States        300,000           314,250   

GMAC Inc.,
senior note, 6.875%, 8/28/12

   United States        3,000,000           3,112,500   

sub. note, 8.00%, 12/31/18

   United States        800,000           860,000   

International Lease Finance Corp.,
senior note, 8.25%, 12/15/20

   United States        1,200,000           1,299,000   

senior note, R, 5.65%, 6/01/14

   United States        2,800,000           2,814,000   

bsenior secured note, 144A, 6.75%, 9/01/16

   United States        1,200,000           1,284,000   

TransUnion LLC/TransUnion FICO, senior note, 11.375%, 6/15/18

   United States        600,000           681,000   
            

 

 

 
               19,503,650   
            

 

 

 

Energy 19.9%

            

Alpha Natural Resources Inc., senior note,
6.00%, 6/01/19

   United States        1,100,000           1,102,750   

6.25%, 6/01/21

   United States        1,100,000           1,111,000   

Antero Resources Finance, senior note, 9.375%, 12/01/17

   United States        2,600,000           2,808,000   

bArch Coal Inc., senior note, 144A,

            

7.00%, 6/15/19

   United States        700,000           701,750   

7.25%, 6/15/21

   United States        1,000,000           1,006,250   

BreitBurn Energy Partners LP, senior note, 8.625%, 10/15/20

   United States        1,200,000           1,272,000   

Brigham Exploration Co., senior note, 8.75%, 10/01/18

   United States        2,800,000           3,066,000   

bCalumet Specialty Products Partners LP/Finance Corp., senior note, 144A, 9.375%, 5/01/19

   United States        900,000           931,500   

Carrizo Oil & Gas Inc., senior note, 8.625%, 10/15/18

   United States        800,000           828,000   

 

FH-12


Franklin Templeton Variable Insurance Products Trust

 

Statement of Investments, June 30, 2011 (unaudited) (continued)

 

Franklin High Income Securities Fund    Country      Principal
Amount
*
       Value  

Corporate Bonds (continued)

            

Energy (continued)

            

Chaparral Energy Inc., senior note,

            

9.875%, 10/01/20

   United States        1,400,000         $     1,519,000   

8.25%, 9/01/21

   United States        600,000           607,500   

bCHC Helicopter SA, senior secured note, 144A, 9.25%, 10/15/20

   Canada        3,500,000           3,176,250   

Chesapeake Energy Corp., senior note,

            

6.625%, 8/15/20

   United States        2,900,000           3,066,750   

6.125%, 2/15/21

   United States        1,000,000           1,013,750   

bClayton Williams Energy Inc., senior note, 144A, 7.75%, 4/01/19

   United States        1,400,000           1,375,500   

bCompagnie Generale de Geophysique-Veritas, senior note, 144A, 6.50%, 6/01/21

   France        2,500,000           2,422,500   

CONSOL Energy Inc., senior note,

            

8.00%, 4/01/17

   United States        500,000           547,500   

8.25%, 4/01/20

   United States        500,000           547,500   

b144A, 6.375%, 3/01/21

   United States        300,000           300,000   

Copano Energy LLC/Copano Energy Finance Corp., senior note, 7.125%, 4/01/21

   United States        800,000           792,000   

Crosstex Energy LP/Crosstex Energy Finance Corp., senior note, 8.875%, 2/15/18

   United States        500,000           535,000   

bEagle Rock Energy Partners LP/Finance Corp., senior note, 144A, 8.375%, 6/01/19

   United States        1,400,000           1,401,750   

El Paso Corp.,
senior bond, 6.50%, 9/15/20

   United States        400,000           439,057   

senior note, 6.875%, 6/15/14

   United States        1,500,000           1,683,196   

bEnergy XXI Gulf Coast Inc., senior note, 144A, 9.25%, 12/15/17

   United States        2,500,000           2,668,750   

gEnterprise Products Operating LLC, junior sub. note, FRN, 7.034%, 1/15/68

   United States        1,900,000           1,999,984   

bExpro Finance Luxembourg, senior secured note, 144A, 8.50%, 12/15/16

   United Kingdom        3,000,000           2,910,000   

bGoodrich Petroleum Corp., senior note, 144A, 8.875%, 3/15/19

   United States        2,200,000           2,211,000   

Linn Energy Corp., senior note,

            

8.625%, 4/15/20

   United States        2,000,000           2,180,000   

b144A, 6.50%, 5/15/19

   United States        600,000           595,500   

b144A, 7.75%, 2/01/21

   United States        700,000           731,500   

MarkWest Energy Partners LP/Finance Corp., senior note,

            

6.75%, 11/01/20

   United States        1,500,000           1,537,500   

6.50%, 8/15/21

   United States        600,000           597,000   

Martin Midstream Partners LP, senior note, 8.875%, 4/01/18

   United States        1,500,000           1,582,500   

bOasis Petroleum Inc., senior note, 144A, 7.25%, 2/01/19

   United States        500,000           497,500   

Offshore Group Investment Ltd., senior secured note,

            

11.50%, 8/01/15

   United States        1,300,000           1,420,250   

b144A, 11.50%, 8/01/15

   United States        400,000           437,000   

bOPTI Canada Inc., senior secured note, 144A,

            

9.00%, 12/15/12

   Canada        700,000           707,000   

9.75%, 8/15/13

   Canada        1,000,000           997,500   

Peabody Energy Corp., senior note, 6.50%, 9/15/20

   United States        1,700,000           1,836,000   

Petrohawk Energy Corp., senior note,

            

7.875%, 6/01/15

   United States        1,800,000           1,894,500   

7.25%, 8/15/18

   United States        1,000,000           1,031,250   

b144A, 6.25%, 6/01/19

   United States        600,000           587,250   

bPetroplus Finance Ltd., senior note, 144A, 6.75%, 5/01/14

   Switzerland        1,600,000           1,576,000   

Plains Exploration & Production Co., senior note, 7.625%, 6/01/18

   United States        2,200,000           2,321,000   

Quicksilver Resources Inc., senior note,

            

8.25%, 8/01/15

   United States        2,000,000           2,117,500   

9.125%, 8/15/19

   United States        300,000           328,500   

SandRidge Energy Inc., senior note,

            

8.75%, 1/15/20

   United States        300,000           321,000   

b144A, 8.00%, 6/01/18

   United States        2,500,000           2,562,500   

b144A, 7.50%, 3/15/21

   United States        400,000           405,500   

bW&T Offshore Inc., senior note, 144A, 8.50%, 6/15/19

   United States        1,500,000           1,522,500   
                  
               69,830,987   
                  

 

FH-13


Franklin Templeton Variable Insurance Products Trust

 

Statement of Investments, June 30, 2011 (unaudited) (continued)

 

Franklin High Income Securities Fund    Country      Principal
Amount
*
       Value  

Corporate Bonds (continued)

            

Food & Staples Retailing 0.9%

            

Rite Aid Corp., senior secured note,

            

9.75%, 6/12/16

   United States        1,800,000         $     1,995,750   

8.00%, 8/15/20

   United States        1,000,000           1,082,500   
                  
               3,078,250   
                  

Food, Beverage & Tobacco 2.4%

            

bBlue Merger Sub Inc., senior note, 144A, 7.625%, 2/15/19

   United States        2,200,000           2,233,000   

bCEDC Finance Corp. International Inc., senior secured note, 144A, 9.125%, 12/01/16

   Poland        700,000           642,250   

bDean Foods Co., senior note, 144A, 9.75%, 12/15/18

   United States        2,800,000           2,989,000   

Pinnacle Foods Finance LLC, senior note,

            

9.25%, 4/01/15

   United States        1,300,000           1,355,250   

8.25%, 9/01/17

   United States        1,000,000           1,042,500   
                  
               8,262,000   
                  

Health Care Equipment & Services 5.7%

            

bAviv Healthcare Properties LP, senior note, 144A, 7.75%, 2/15/19

   United States        2,000,000           2,055,000   

bCDRT Merger Sub Inc., senior note, 144A, 8.125%, 6/01/19

   United States        900,000           902,250   

Community Health Systems Inc., senior note, 8.875%, 7/15/15

   United States        3,000,000           3,097,500   

bDJO Finance LLC, senior note, 144A, 7.75%, 4/15/18

   United States        600,000           600,000   

FMC Finance III SA, senior note, 6.875%, 7/15/17

   Germany        1,000,000           1,045,133   

HCA Inc.,
senior secured bond, 7.25%, 9/15/20

   United States        900,000           970,875   

senior secured note, 7.875%, 2/15/20

   United States        1,500,000           1,635,000   

bMedAssets Inc., senior note, 144A, 8.00%, 11/15/18

   United States        2,000,000           1,990,000   

dUnited Surgical Partners International Inc., senior sub. note, PIK, 9.25%, 5/01/17

   United States        2,300,000           2,415,000   

Universal Health Services Inc., senior note, 7.00%, 10/01/18

   United States        2,600,000           2,691,000   

Vanguard Health Holding Co. II LLC, senior note, 8.00%, 2/01/18

   United States        1,300,000           1,348,750   

Vanguard Health Systems Inc., senior note, zero cpn., 2/01/16

   United States        1,900,000           1,261,125   
                  
               20,011,633   
                  

Materials 8.2%

            

bAleris International Inc., senior note, 144A, 7.625%, 2/15/18

   United States        700,000           701,750   

bAtkore International Inc., senior secured note, 144A, 9.875%, 1/01/18

   United States        1,900,000           2,004,500   

bCemex SAB de CV, senior secured note, 144A, 9.00%, 1/11/18

   Mexico        1,900,000           1,946,673   

bEuramax International Inc., senior secured note, 144A, 9.50%, 4/01/16

   United States        2,000,000           1,950,000   

bExopack Holding Corp., senior note, 144A, 10.00%, 6/01/18

   United States        1,400,000           1,396,500   

bFMG Resources August 2006 Pty. Ltd., senior note, 144A,

            

7.00%, 11/01/15

   Australia        800,000           818,576   

6.875%, 2/01/18

   Australia        2,000,000           2,040,000   

bIneos Finance PLC, senior secured note, 144A, 9.00%, 5/15/15

   United Kingdom        200,000           211,000   

bIneos Group Holdings PLC, senior secured note, 144A, 8.50%, 2/15/16

   United Kingdom        2,000,000           1,985,000   

bKinove German Bondco GmbH, senior secured note, 144A, 9.625%, 6/15/18

   Germany        1,600,000           1,668,000   

bMacDermid Inc., senior sub. note, 144A, 9.50%, 4/15/17

   United States        2,500,000           2,612,500   

NewPage Corp., senior secured note, 11.375%, 12/31/14

   United States        2,500,000           2,343,750   

Novelis Inc., senior note, 8.75%, 12/15/20

   India        1,300,000           1,410,500   

bOMNOVA Solutions Inc., senior note, 144A, 7.875%, 11/01/18

   United States        2,100,000           2,029,125   

bReynolds Group Holdings Ltd., senior note, 144A, 8.25%, 2/15/21

   New Zealand        400,000           376,000   

bReynolds Group Issuer Inc./LLC/SA, senior note, 144A,

            

8.75%, 5/15/18

   New Zealand        2,800,000           2,765,000   

9.00%, 4/15/19

   New Zealand        200,000           198,500   

Solo Cup Co., senior sub. note, 8.50%, 2/15/14

   United States        1,500,000           1,406,250   

Vulcan Materials Co., senior note, 7.50%, 6/15/21

   United States        900,000           899,806   
                  
               28,763,430   
                  

 

FH-14


Franklin Templeton Variable Insurance Products Trust

 

Statement of Investments, June 30, 2011 (unaudited) (continued)

 

Franklin High Income Securities Fund    Country      Principal
Amount
*
       Value  

Corporate Bonds (continued)

            

Media 8.8%

            

bAMC Networks Inc., senior note, 144A, 7.75%, 7/15/21

   United States        1,100,000         $     1,152,250   

bBresnan Broadband Holdings LLC, senior note, 144A, 8.00%, 12/15/18

   United States        700,000           725,375   

Cablevision Systems Corp., senior note,

            

8.625%, 9/15/17

   United States        1,000,000           1,088,750   

7.75%, 4/15/18

   United States        1,000,000           1,071,250   

CCH II LLC/CCH II Capital Corp., senior note, 13.50%, 11/30/16

   United States        1,000,000           1,182,500   

CCO Holdings LLC/CCO Holdings Capital Corp., senior note,

            

8.125%, 4/30/20

   United States        700,000           759,500   

6.50%, 4/30/21

   United States        2,200,000           2,180,750   

bCitadel Broadcasting Corp., senior note, 144A, 7.75%, 12/15/18

   United States        500,000           533,750   

bClear Channel Communications Inc., senior note, 144A, 9.00%, 3/01/21

   United States        4,000,000           3,850,000   

Clear Channel Worldwide Holdings Inc., senior note, B, 9.25%, 12/15/17

   United States        1,000,000           1,095,000   

bCumulus Media Inc., senior note, 144A, 7.75%, 5/01/19

   United States        600,000           582,000   

DISH DBS Corp., senior note,

            

7.125%, 2/01/16

   United States        3,000,000           3,180,000   

b144A, 6.75%, 6/01/21

   United States        1,500,000           1,545,000   

bLive Nation Entertainment Inc., senior note, 144A, 8.125%, 5/15/18

   United States        2,500,000           2,537,500   

Media General Inc., senior secured note, 11.75%, 2/15/17

   United States        1,400,000           1,368,500   

b,dRadio One Inc., senior sub. note, 144A, PIK, 9.00%, 5/24/16

   United States        1,533,750           1,547,170   

bUnitymedia Hessen/NRW, senior secured note, 144A, 8.125%, 12/01/17

   Germany        1,500,000           1,605,000   

bUnivision Communications Inc., senior secured note, 144A,

            

6.875%, 5/15/19

   United States        1,500,000           1,492,500   

7.875%, 11/01/20

   United States        700,000           721,000   

bUPCB Finance III Ltd., senior secured note, 144A, 6.625%, 7/01/20

   Cayman Islands        1,000,000           992,500   

WMG Acquisition Corp., senior secured note, 9.50%, 6/15/16

   United States        1,600,000           1,696,000   
            

 

 

 
               30,906,295   
            

 

 

 

Pharmaceuticals, Biotechnology & Life Sciences 2.4%

            

bEndo Pharmaceuticals Holdings Inc., senior note, 144A, 7.00%,

            

7/15/19

   United States        600,000           618,000   

12/15/20

   United States        1,000,000           1,032,500   

bGiant Funding Corp., senior note, 144A, 8.25%, 2/01/18

   Spain        1,800,000           1,849,500   

binVentiv Health Inc., senior note, 144A,

            

10.00%, 8/15/18

   United States        2,200,000           2,161,500   

h10.00%, 8/15/18

   United States        200,000           190,000   

bMylan Inc., senior note, 144A, 7.875%, 7/15/20

   United States        2,200,000           2,425,500   
            

 

 

 
               8,277,000   
            

 

 

 

Real Estate 0.6%

            

Forest City Enterprises Inc., senior note,

            

7.625%, 6/01/15

   United States        2,000,000           1,970,000   

6.50%, 2/01/17

   United States        300,000           286,500   
            

 

 

 
               2,256,500   
            

 

 

 

Retailing 2.2%

            

bAsbury Automotive Group Inc., senior sub. note, 144A, 8.375%, 11/15/20

   United States        1,400,000           1,431,500   

bMichaels Stores Inc., senior note, 144A, 7.75%, 11/01/18

   United States        2,500,000           2,518,750   

bNeedle Merger Sub Corp., senior note, 144A, 8.125%, 3/15/19

   United States        1,100,000           1,113,750   

bPetco Animal Supplies Inc., senior note, 144A, 9.25%, 12/01/18

   United States        2,500,000           2,668,750   
            

 

 

 
               7,732,750   
            

 

 

 

 

FH-15


Franklin Templeton Variable Insurance Products Trust

 

Statement of Investments, June 30, 2011 (unaudited) (continued)

 

Franklin High Income Securities Fund    Country      Principal
Amount
*
    Value  

Corporate Bonds (continued)

         

Semiconductors & Semiconductor Equipment 1.8%

         

Advanced Micro Devices Inc., senior note,

         

8.125%, 12/15/17

   United States        500,000      $ 525,000   

7.75%, 8/01/20

   United States        1,000,000        1,035,000   

Freescale Semiconductor Inc., senior note,

         

10.125%, 12/15/16

   United States        200,000        216,250   

b144A, 8.05%, 2/01/20

   United States        1,200,000        1,212,000   

b144A, 10.75%, 8/01/20

   United States        1,600,000        1,816,000   

bNXP BV/NXP Funding LLC, senior secured note, 144A, 9.75%, 8/01/18

   Netherlands        1,300,000        1,457,625   
         

 

 

 
                6,261,875   
         

 

 

 

Software & Services 1.5%

         

First Data Corp.,
bsenior bond, 144A, 12.625%, 1/15/21

   United States        808,000        868,600   

senior note, 9.875%, 9/24/15

   United States        71,000        72,420   

senior note, 9.875%, 9/24/15

   United States        111,000        114,608   

bsenior secured bond, 144A, 8.25%, 1/15/21

   United States        808,000        795,880   

Sitel LLC/Finance Corp., senior note, 11.50%, 4/01/18

   United States        1,300,000        1,196,000   

SunGard Data Systems Inc., senior note, 7.625%, 11/15/20

   United States        2,300,000        2,334,500   
         

 

 

 
            5,382,008   
         

 

 

 

Technology Hardware & Equipment 1.4%

         

bCDW Escrow Corp., senior note, 144A, 8.50%, 4/01/19

   United States        2,600,000        2,561,000   

bCommScope Inc., senior note, 144A, 8.25%, 1/15/19

   United States        2,300,000        2,380,500   
         

 

 

 
            4,941,500   
         

 

 

 

Telecommunication Services 8.4%

         

Cricket Communications Inc., senior note,

         

7.75%, 10/15/20

   United States        3,000,000        2,947,500   

b144A, 7.75%, 10/15/20

   United States        500,000        491,250   

Crown Castle International Corp.,
senior bond, 7.125%, 11/01/19

   United States        600,000        634,500   

senior note, 9.00%, 1/15/15

   United States        2,000,000        2,180,000   

bDigicel Group Ltd., senior note, 144A, 8.875%, 1/15/15

   Jamaica        2,600,000        2,671,500   

beAccess Ltd., senior note, 144A, 8.25%, 4/01/18

   Japan        1,800,000        1,823,625   

Frontier Communications Corp., senior note,

         

8.25%, 4/15/17

   United States        400,000        437,000   

8.50%, 4/15/20

   United States        2,000,000        2,190,000   

8.75%, 4/15/22

   United States        900,000        985,500   

bIntegra Telecom Inc., senior secured note, 144A, 10.75%, 4/15/16

   United States        2,200,000        2,227,500   

bIntelsat Jackson Holding SA, senior note, 144A,

         

7.25%, 10/15/20

   Luxembourg        900,000        897,750   

7.50%, 4/01/21

   Luxembourg        3,500,000        3,486,875   

MetroPCS Wireless Inc., senior note, 7.875%, 9/01/18

   United States        1,500,000        1,595,625   

Sprint Nextel Corp., senior note, 8.375%, 8/15/17

   United States        3,000,000        3,311,250   

bWest Corp., senior note, 144A, 7.875%, 1/15/19

   United States        3,000,000        2,917,500   

b,dWind Acquisition Holdings Finance SA, senior secured note, 144A, PIK, 12.25%, 7/15/17

   Italy        482,692  EUR      767,421   
         

 

 

 
            29,564,796   
         

 

 

 

Transportation 2.6%

         

bAmerican Airlines Inc., senior secured note, 144A, 7.50%, 3/15/16

   United States        3,300,000        3,250,500   

bCeva Group PLC, senior secured note, 144A,

         

11.625%, 10/01/16

   United Kingdom        200,000        218,500   

8.375%, 12/01/17

   United Kingdom        500,000        508,125   

11.50%, 4/01/18

   United Kingdom        1,800,000        1,903,500   

 

FH-16


Franklin Templeton Variable Insurance Products Trust

 

Statement of Investments, June 30, 2011 (unaudited) (continued)

 

Franklin High Income Securities Fund    Country      Principal
Amount
*
       Value  

Corporate Bonds (continued)

            

Transportation (continued)

            

bHertz Corp., senior note, 144A,

            

7.50%, 10/15/18

   United States        1,100,000         $ 1,138,500   

6.75%, 4/15/19

   United States        2,000,000           1,990,000   
            

 

 

 
               9,009,125   
            

 

 

 

Utilities 3.5%

            

bAES Corp., senior note, 144A, 7.375%, 7/01/21

   United States        1,000,000           1,016,250   

bCalpine Corp., senior secured note, 144A,

            

7.875%, 7/31/20

   United States        800,000           840,000   

7.50%, 2/15/21

   United States        1,500,000           1,537,500   

7.875%, 1/15/23

   United States        1,000,000           1,031,250   

Dynegy Holdings Inc., senior note, 8.375%, 5/01/16

   United States        1,000,000           805,000   

bIntergen NV, senior secured note, 144A, 9.00%, 6/30/17

   Netherlands        2,000,000           2,125,000   

bKinder Morgan Finance Co. LLC, senior secured note, 144A, 6.00%, 1/15/18

   United States        2,000,000           2,085,000   

Texas Competitive Electric Holdings Co. LLC, senior note, A, 10.25%, 11/01/15

   United States        1,000,000           610,000   

bTexas Competitive Electric Holdings Co. LLC/Texas Competitive Electric Holdings Finance Inc.,
secured note, B, 144A, 15.00%, 4/01/21

   United States        852,000           702,900   

senior secured note, 144A, 11.50%, 10/01/20

   United States        1,500,000           1,481,250   
            

 

 

 
               12,234,150   
            

 

 

 

Total Corporate Bonds (Cost $327,020,491)

               335,241,749   
            

 

 

 

g,iSenior Floating Rate Interests 0.6%

            

Media 0.3%

            

Univision Communications Inc., Initial Term Loan, 2.186%, 9/29/14

   United States        874,148           837,870   
            

 

 

 

Utilities 0.3%

            

Texas Competitive Electric Holdings Co. LLC, 2017 Term Loan, 4.69% - 4.768%, 10/10/17

   United States        1,431,288           1,120,241   
            

 

 

 

Total Senior Floating Rate Interests (Cost $1,942,927)

               1,958,111   
            

 

 

 

Total Investments before Short Term Investments
(Cost $330,598,639)

               338,058,950   
            

 

 

 

Short Term Investments (Cost $5,539,431) 1.6%

            

Repurchase Agreements 1.6%

            

jJoint Repurchase Agreement, 0.005%, 7/01/11 (Maturity Value $5,539,432)

   United States        5,539,431           5,539,431   

Barclays Capital Inc. (Maturity Value $474,675)
BNP Paribas Securities Corp. (Maturity Value $1,265,760)
Credit Suisse Securities (USA) LLC (Maturity Value $949,292)
Deutsche Bank Securities Inc. (Maturity Value $634,653)
HSBC Securities (USA) Inc. (Maturity Value $474,674)
Merrill Lynch, Pierce, Fenner & Smith Inc. (Maturity Value $316,412)
Morgan Stanley & Co. LLC (Maturity Value $474,674)
UBS Securities LLC (Maturity Value $949,292)

            

Collateralized by U.S. Government Agency Securities, 0.75% - 5.375%, 10/15/11 - 9/13/19; kU.S. Government Agency Discount Notes, 9/28/11 - 12/28/11; kU.S. Treasury Bills, 8/04/11 - 8/25/11; U.S. Treasury Bonds, 7.25% - 11.25%, 2/15/15 - 5/15/16; and U.S. Treasury Notes, 0.375% - 5.00%, 7/31/11 - 6/30/16 (valued at $5,664,344 )

            
            

 

 

 

Total Investments (Cost $336,138,070) 97.9%

               343,598,381   

Other Assets, less Liabilities 2.1%

               7,471,103   
            

 

 

 

Net Assets 100.0%

             $ 351,069,484   
            

 

 

 

 

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Franklin Templeton Variable Insurance Products Trust

 

Statement of Investments, June 30, 2011 (unaudited) (continued)

 

 

Franklin High Income Securities Fund                      

 

†Rounds to less than 0.1% of net assets.

*The principal amount is stated in U.S. dollars unless otherwise indicated.

aNon-income producing.

bSecurity was purchased pursuant to Rule 144A under the Securities Act of 1933 and may be sold in transactions exempt from registration only to qualified institutional buyers or in a public offering registered under the Securities Act of 1933. These securities have been deemed liquid under guidelines approved by the Trust’s Board of Trustees. At June 30, 2011, the aggregate value of these securities was $170,365,805, representing 48.53% of net assets.

cPerpetual security with no stated maturity date.

dIncome may be received in additional securities and/or cash.

eSee Note 7 regarding defaulted securities.

fSecurity has been deemed illiquid because it may not be able to be sold within seven days. At June 30, 2011, the value of this security was $191, representing less than 0.01% of net assets.

gThe coupon rate shown represents the rate at period end.

hSecurity purchased on a delayed delivery basis. See Note 1(d).

iSee Note 1(f) regarding senior floating rate interests.

jSee Note 1(c) regarding joint repurchase agreement.

kThe security is traded on a discount basis with no stated coupon rate.

 

At June 30, 2011, the Fund had the following forward exchange contracts outstanding. See Note 1(e).

 

Forward Exchange Contracts

Currency    Counterparty        Type        Quantity        Contract
Amount
       Settlement
Date
       Unrealized
Appreciation
       Unrealized
Depreciation
 

Euro

     DBAB           Sell           464,500         $ 617,441           12/15/11         $   —         $ (52,716
                           

 

See Abbreviations on page FH-30.

 

The accompanying notes are an integral part of these financial statements.

 

FH-18


Franklin Templeton Variable Insurance Products Trust

 

Financial Statements

 

Statement of Assets and Liabilities

June 30, 2011 (unaudited)

 

     Franklin
High Income
Securities Fund
 

Assets:

  

Investments in securities:

  

Cost - Unaffiliated issuers

   $ 330,598,639   

Cost - Repurchase agreements

     5,539,431   
  

 

 

 

Total cost of investments

   $ 336,138,070   
  

 

 

 

Value - Unaffiliated issuers

   $ 338,058,950   

Value - Repurchase agreements

     5,539,431   
  

 

 

 

Total value of investments

     343,598,381   

Receivables:

  

Investment securities sold

     709,698   

Capital shares sold

     1,068,318   

Interest

     6,366,332   

Other assets

     81   
  

 

 

 

Total assets

     351,742,810   
  

 

 

 

Liabilities:

  

Payables:

  

Investment securities purchased

     198,222   

Capital shares redeemed

     20,598   

Affiliates

     288,337   

Reports to shareholders

     89,904   

Unrealized depreciation on forward exchange contracts

     52,716   

Accrued expenses and other liabilities

     23,549   
  

 

 

 

Total liabilities

     673,326   
  

 

 

 

Net assets, at value

   $ 351,069,484   
  

 

 

 

Net assets consist of:

  

Paid-in capital

   $ 389,744,931   

Undistributed net investment income

     10,689,485   

Net unrealized appreciation (depreciation)

     7,407,337   

Accumulated net realized gain (loss)

     (56,772,269
  

 

 

 

Net assets, at value

   $ 351,069,484   
  

 

 

 

 

The accompanying notes are an integral part of these financial statements.

 

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Franklin Templeton Variable Insurance Products Trust

 

Financial Statements (continued)

 

Statement of Assets and Liabilities (continued)

June 30, 2011 (unaudited)

 

     Franklin
High Income
Securities Fund
 

Class 1:

  

Net assets, at value

   $ 46,047,433   
        

Shares outstanding

     7,054,958   
        

Net asset value and maximum offering price per share

   $ 6.53   
        

Class 2:

  

Net assets, at value

   $ 277,011,964   
        

Shares outstanding

     43,491,802   
        

Net asset value and maximum offering price per share

   $ 6.37   
        

Class 4:

  

Net assets, at value

   $ 28,010,087   
        

Shares outstanding

     4,325,964   
        

Net asset value and maximum offering price per share

   $ 6.47   
        

 

The accompanying notes are an integral part of these financial statements.

 

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Franklin Templeton Variable Insurance Products Trust

 

Financial Statements (continued)

 

Statement of Operations

for the six months ended June 30, 2011 (unaudited)

 

     Franklin
High Income
Securities Fund
 

Investment income:

  

Dividends

   $ 53,628   

Interest

     13,743,828   
        

Total investment income

     13,797,456   
        

Expenses:

  

Management fees (Note 3a)

     901,079   

Distribution fees: (Note 3c)

  

Class 2

     338,207   

Class 4

     47,742   

Unaffiliated transfer agent fees

     164   

Custodian fees (Note 4)

     2,420   

Reports to shareholders

     57,394   

Professional fees

     20,910   

Trustees’ fees and expenses

     579   

Other

     8,704   
        

Total expenses

     1,377,199   
        

Net investment income

     12,420,257   
        

Realized and unrealized gains (losses):

  

Net realized gain (loss) from:

  

Investments

     6,576,386   

Foreign currency transactions

     (155
        

Net realized gain (loss)

     6,576,231   
        

Net change in unrealized appreciation (depreciation) on:

  

Investments

     (3,893,561

Translation of other assets and liabilities denominated in foreign currencies

     (51,792
        

Net change in unrealized appreciation (depreciation)

     (3,945,353
        

Net realized and unrealized gain (loss)

     2,630,878   
        

Net increase (decrease) in net assets resulting from operations

   $ 15,051,135   
        

 

The accompanying notes are an integral part of these financial statements.

 

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Franklin Templeton Variable Insurance Products Trust

 

Financial Statements (continued)

 

Statements of Changes in Net Assets

 

     Franklin High Income
Securities Fund
 
     Six Months
Ended
June 30, 2011
(unaudited)
    Year
Ended
December 31,
2010
 
        

Increase (decrease) in net assets:

    

Operations:

    

Net investment income

   $ 12,420,257      $ 20,367,704   

Net realized gain (loss) from investments and foreign currency transactions

     6,576,231        8,248,722   

Net change in unrealized appreciation (depreciation) on investments and translation of other assets and liabilities denominated in foreign currencies

     (3,945,353     5,468,339   
        

Net increase (decrease) in net assets resulting from operations

     15,051,135        34,084,765   
        

Distributions to shareholders from:

    

Net investment income:

    

Class 1

     (2,826,791     (3,172,829

Class 2

     (16,984,105     (12,418,978

Class 4

     (1,620,002     (1,394,573
        

Total distributions to shareholders

     (21,430,898     (16,986,380
        

Capital share transactions: (Note 2)

    

Class 1

     (1,433,012     (3,710,324

Class 2

     42,580,194        28,368,422   

Class 4

     2,493,649        9,525,024   
        

Total capital share transactions

     43,640,831        34,183,122   
        

Net increase (decrease) in net assets

     37,261,068        51,281,507   

Net assets:

    

Beginning of period

     313,808,416        262,526,909   
        

End of period

   $ 351,069,484      $ 313,808,416   
        

Undistributed net investment income included in net assets:

    

End of period

   $ 10,689,485      $ 19,700,126   
        

 

The accompanying notes are an integral part of these financial statements.

 

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Franklin Templeton Variable Insurance Products Trust

 

Notes to Financial Statements (unaudited)

 

Franklin High Income Securities Fund

 

1. ORGANIZATION AND SIGNIFICANT ACCOUNTING POLICIES

 

Franklin Templeton Variable Insurance Products Trust (Trust) is registered under the Investment Company Act of 1940, as amended, (1940 Act) as an open-end investment company, consisting of twenty separate funds. The Franklin High Income Securities Fund (Fund) is included in this report. The financial statements of the remaining funds in the Trust are presented separately. Shares of the Fund are generally sold only to insurance company separate accounts to fund the benefits of variable life insurance policies or variable annuity contracts. At June 30, 2011, 86.74% of the Fund’s shares were held through one insurance company. The Fund offers three classes of shares: Class 1, Class 2, and Class 4. Each class of shares differs by its distribution fees, voting rights on matters affecting a single class and its exchange privilege.

 

The following summarizes the Fund’s significant accounting policies.

 

a. Financial Instrument Valuation

 

The Fund’s investments in securities and other financial instruments are carried at fair value daily. Fair value is the price that would be received to sell an asset or paid to transfer a liability in an orderly transaction between market participants on the measurement date. Under procedures approved by the Trust’s Board of Trustees, the Fund may utilize independent pricing services, quotations from securities and financial instrument dealers, and other market sources to determine fair value.

 

Equity securities listed on an exchange or on the NASDAQ National Market System are valued at the last quoted sale price or the official closing price of the day, respectively. Over-the-counter securities are valued within the range of the most recent quoted bid and ask prices. Securities that trade in multiple markets or on multiple exchanges are valued according to the broadest and most representative market. Certain equity securities are valued based upon fundamental characteristics or relationships to similar securities.

 

Debt securities generally trade in the over-the-counter market rather than on a securities exchange. The Fund’s pricing services use multiple valuation techniques to determine fair value. In instances where sufficient market activity exists, the pricing services may utilize a market-based approach through which quotes from market makers are used to determine fair value. In instances where sufficient market activity may not exist or is limited, the pricing services also utilize proprietary valuation models which may consider market characteristics such as benchmark yield curves, option-adjusted spreads, credit spreads, estimated default rates, coupon rates, anticipated timing of principal repayments, underlying collateral, and other unique security features in order to estimate the relevant cash flows, which are then discounted to calculate the fair value. Securities denominated in a foreign currency are converted into their U.S. dollar equivalent at the foreign exchange rate in effect at the close of the NYSE on the date that the values of the foreign debt securities are determined. Repurchase agreements are valued at cost, which approximates market value.

 

Certain derivative financial instruments (derivatives) trade in the over-the-counter market. The Fund’s pricing services use various techniques including industry standard option pricing models and proprietary discounted cash flow models to determine the fair value of those instruments. The Fund’s net benefit or obligation under the derivative contract, as measured by the fair market value of the contract, is included in net assets.

 

The Fund has procedures to determine the fair value of securities and other financial instruments for which market prices are not readily available or which may not be reliably priced. Under these procedures, the Fund primarily employs a market-based approach which may use related or comparable assets or liabilities, recent transactions, market multiples, book values, and other relevant information for the investment to determine the fair value of the investment. The Fund may also use an income-based valuation approach in which the anticipated future cash flows of the investment are discounted to calculate fair value. Discounts may also be applied due to the nature or duration of any restrictions on the disposition of the investments. Due to the inherent uncertainty of valuations of such investments, the fair values may differ significantly from the values that would have been used had an active market existed.

 

FH-23


Franklin Templeton Variable Insurance Products Trust

 

Notes to Financial Statements (unaudited) (continued)

 

Franklin High Income Securities Fund

 

1. ORGANIZATION AND SIGNIFICANT ACCOUNTING POLICIES (continued)

 

b. Foreign Currency Translation

 

Portfolio securities and other assets and liabilities denominated in foreign currencies are translated into U.S. dollars based on the exchange rate of such currencies against U.S. dollars on the date of valuation. The Fund may enter into foreign currency exchange contracts to facilitate transactions denominated in a foreign currency. Purchases and sales of securities, income and expense items denominated in foreign currencies are translated into U.S. dollars at the exchange rate in effect on the transaction date. Portfolio securities and assets and liabilities denominated in foreign currencies contain risks that those currencies will decline in value relative to the U.S. dollar. Occasionally, events may impact the availability or reliability of foreign exchange rates used to convert the U.S. dollar equivalent value. If such an event occurs, the foreign exchange rate will be valued at fair value using procedures established and approved by the Trust’s Board of Trustees.

 

The Fund does not separately report the effect of changes in foreign exchange rates from changes in market prices on securities held. Such changes are included in net realized and unrealized gain or loss from investments on the Statement of Operations.

 

Realized foreign exchange gains or losses arise from sales of foreign currencies, currency gains or losses realized between the trade and settlement dates on securities transactions and the difference between the recorded amounts of dividends, interest, and foreign withholding taxes and the U.S. dollar equivalent of the amounts actually received or paid. Net unrealized foreign exchange gains and losses arise from changes in foreign exchange rates on foreign denominated assets and liabilities other than investments in securities held at the end of the reporting period.

 

c. Joint Repurchase Agreement

 

The Fund enters into a joint repurchase agreement whereby its uninvested cash balance is deposited into a joint cash account with other funds managed by the investment manager or an affiliate of the investment manager and is used to invest in one or more repurchase agreements. The value and face amount of the joint repurchase agreement are allocated to the funds based on their pro-rata interest. A repurchase agreement is accounted for as a loan by the fund to the seller, collateralized by securities which are delivered to the fund’s custodian. The market value, including accrued interest, of the initial collateralization is required to be at least 102% of the dollar amount invested by the funds, with the value of the underlying securities marked to market daily to maintain coverage of at least 100%. The joint repurchase agreement held by the Fund at period end had been entered into on June 30, 2011.

 

d. Securities Purchased on a Delayed Delivery Basis

 

The Fund purchases securities on a delayed delivery basis, with payment and delivery scheduled for a future date. These transactions are subject to market fluctuations and are subject to the risk that the value at delivery may be more or less than the trade date purchase price. Although the Fund will generally purchase these securities with the intention of holding the securities, it may sell the securities before the settlement date. Sufficient assets have been segregated for these securities.

 

e. Derivative Financial Instruments

 

The Fund invested in derivatives in order to manage risk or gain exposure to various other investments or markets. Derivatives are financial contracts based on an underlying or notional amount, require no initial investment or an initial net investment that is smaller than would normally be required to have a similar response to changes in market factors, and require or permit net settlement. Derivatives contain various risks including the potential inability of the counterparty to fulfill their obligations under the terms of the contract, the potential for an illiquid secondary market, and/or the potential for market movements which expose the Fund to gains or losses in excess of the amounts shown on the Statement of Assets and Liabilities. Realized gain and loss and unrealized appreciation and depreciation on these contracts for the period are included in the Statement of Operations.

 

FH-24


Franklin Templeton Variable Insurance Products Trust

 

Notes to Financial Statements (unaudited) (continued)

 

Franklin High Income Securities Fund

 

1. ORGANIZATION AND SIGNIFICANT ACCOUNTING POLICIES (continued)

 

e. Derivative Financial Instruments (continued)

 

The Fund entered into forward exchange contracts primarily to manage and/or gain exposure to certain foreign currencies. A forward exchange contract is an agreement between the Fund and a counterparty to buy or sell a foreign currency for a specific exchange rate on a future date. Pursuant to the terms of the forward exchange contracts, cash or securities may be required to be deposited as collateral. Unrestricted cash may be invested according to the Fund’s investment objectives.

 

See Note 8 regarding other derivative information.

 

f. Senior Floating Rate Interests

 

The Fund invests in senior secured corporate loans that pay interest at rates which are periodically reset by reference to a base lending rate plus a spread. These base lending rates are generally the prime rate offered by a designated U.S. bank or the London InterBank Offered Rate (LIBOR). Senior secured corporate loans often require prepayment of principal from excess cash flows or at the discretion of the borrower. As a result, actual maturity may be substantially less than the stated maturity.

 

Senior secured corporate loans in which the Fund invests are generally readily marketable, but may be subject to some restrictions on resale.

 

g. Income Taxes

 

It is the Fund’s policy to qualify as a regulated investment company under the Internal Revenue Code. The Fund intends to distribute to shareholders substantially all of its taxable income and net realized gains to relieve it from federal income and excise taxes. As a result, no provision for U.S. federal income taxes is required. The Fund files U.S. income tax returns as well as tax returns in certain other jurisdictions. The Fund records a provision for taxes in its financial statements including penalties and interest, if any, for a tax position taken on a tax return (or expected to be taken) when it fails to meet the more likely than not (a greater than 50% probability) threshold and based on the technical merits, the tax position may not be sustained upon examination by the tax authorities. As of June 30, 2011, and for all open tax years, the Fund has determined that no provision for income tax is required in the Fund’s financial statements. Open tax years are those that remain subject to examination and are based on each tax jurisdiction statute of limitation.

 

h. Security Transactions, Investment Income, Expenses and Distributions

 

Security transactions are accounted for on trade date. Realized gains and losses on security transactions are determined on a specific identification basis. Interest income and estimated expenses are accrued daily. Amortization of premium and accretion of discount on debt securities are included in interest income. Facility fees are recognized as income over the expected term of the loan. Dividend income is recorded on the ex-dividend date. Distributions to shareholders are recorded on the ex-dividend date and are determined according to income tax regulations (tax basis). Distributable earnings determined on a tax basis may differ from earnings recorded in accordance with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America. These differences may be permanent or temporary. Permanent differences are reclassified among capital accounts to reflect their tax character. These reclassifications have no impact on net assets or the results of operations. Temporary differences are not reclassified, as they may reverse in subsequent periods.

 

Common expenses incurred by the Trust are allocated among the funds based on the ratio of net assets of each fund to the combined net assets of the Trust. Fund specific expenses are charged directly to the fund that incurred the expense.

 

Realized and unrealized gains and losses and net investment income, not including class specific expenses, are allocated daily to each class of shares based upon the relative proportion of net assets of each class. Differences in per share distributions, by class, are generally due to differences in class specific expenses.

 

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Franklin Templeton Variable Insurance Products Trust

 

Notes to Financial Statements (unaudited) (continued)

 

Franklin High Income Securities Fund

 

1. ORGANIZATION AND SIGNIFICANT ACCOUNTING POLICIES (continued)

 

i. Accounting Estimates

 

The preparation of financial statements in accordance with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America requires management to make estimates and assumptions that affect the reported amounts of assets and liabilities at the date of the financial statements and the amounts of income and expenses during the reporting period. Actual results could differ from those estimates.

 

j. Guarantees and Indemnifications

 

Under the Trust’s organizational documents, its officers and trustees are indemnified by the Trust against certain liabilities arising out of the performance of their duties to the Trust. Additionally, in the normal course of business, the Trust, on behalf of the Fund, enters into contracts with service providers that contain general indemnification clauses. The Trust’s maximum exposure under these arrangements is unknown as this would involve future claims that may be made against the Trust that have not yet occurred. Currently, the Trust expects the risk of loss to be remote.

 

2. SHARES OF BENEFICIAL INTEREST

 

At June 30, 2011, there were an unlimited number of shares authorized (without par value). Transactions in the Fund’s shares were as follows:

 

     Six Months Ended
June 30, 2011
    Year Ended
December 31, 2010
 
Class 1 Shares:    Shares     Amount     Shares     Amount  

Shares sold

     95,525      $ 658,876        472,188      $ 3,062,794   

Shares issued in reinvestment of distributions

     434,223        2,826,791        533,249        3,172,829   

Shares redeemed

     (723,793     (4,918,679     (1,559,378     (9,945,947
        

Net increase (decrease)

     (194,045   $ (1,433,012     (553,941   $ (3,710,324
        

Class 2 Shares:

        

Shares sold

     8,153,251      $ 54,496,416        12,032,804      $ 75,255,716   

Shares issued in reinvestment of distributions

     2,674,662        16,984,105        2,133,845        12,418,978   

Shares redeemed

     (4,376,384     (28,900,327     (9,532,012     (59,306,272
        

Net increase (decrease)

     6,451,529      $ 42,580,194        4,634,637      $ 28,368,422   
        

Class 4 Shares:

        

Shares sold

     274,007      $ 1,859,099        1,337,992      $ 8,481,976   

Shares issued on reinvestment of distributions

     250,774        1,620,002        235,968        1,394,573   

Shares redeemed

     (144,446     (985,452     (55,035     (351,525
        

Net increase (decrease)

     380,335      $ 2,493,649        1,518,925      $ 9,525,024   
        

 

3. TRANSACTIONS WITH AFFILIATES

 

Franklin Resources, Inc. is the holding company for various subsidiaries that together are referred to as Franklin Templeton Investments. Certain officers and trustees of the Fund are also officers and/or directors of the following subsidiaries:

 

Subsidiary    Affiliation

Franklin Advisers, Inc. (Advisers)

   Investment manager

Franklin Templeton Services, LLC (FT Services)

   Administrative manager

Franklin Templeton Distributors, Inc. (Distributors)

   Principal underwriter

Franklin Templeton Investor Services, LLC (Investor Services)

   Transfer agent

 

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Franklin Templeton Variable Insurance Products Trust

 

Notes to Financial Statements (unaudited) (continued)

 

Franklin High Income Securities Fund

 

3. TRANSACTIONS WITH AFFILIATES (continued)

 

a. Management Fees

 

The Fund pays an investment management fee to Advisers based on the average daily net assets of the Fund as follows:

 

Annualized Fee Rate    Net Assets
0.625%   

Up to and including $100 million

0.500%   

Over $100 million, up to and including $250 million

0.450%   

Over $250 million, up to and including $7.5 billion

0.440%   

Over $7.5 billion, up to and including $10 billion

0.430%   

Over $10 billion, up to and including $12.5 billion

0.420%   

Over $12.5 billion, up to and including $15 billion

0.400%   

In excess of $15 billion

 

b. Administrative Fees

 

Under an agreement with Advisers, FT Services provides administrative services to the Fund. The fee is paid by Advisers based on average daily net assets, and is not an additional expense of the Fund.

 

c. Distribution Fees

 

The Trust’s Board of Trustees has adopted distribution plans for Class 2 and Class 4 shares pursuant to Rule 12b-1 under the 1940 Act. Under the Fund’s compensation distribution plans, the Fund pays Distributors for costs incurred in connection with the servicing, sale and distribution of the Fund’s shares up to 0.35% per year of its average daily net assets of each class. The Board of Trustees has agreed to limit the current rate to 0.25% per year for Class 2.

 

d. Transfer Agent Fees

 

Investor Services, under terms of an agreement, performs shareholder servicing for the Fund and is not paid by the Fund for the services.

 

4. EXPENSE OFFSET ARRANGEMENT

 

The Fund has entered into an arrangement with its custodian whereby credits realized as a result of uninvested cash balances are used to reduce a portion of the Fund’s custodian expenses. During the period ended June 30, 2011, there were no credits earned.

 

5. INCOME TAXES

 

For tax purposes, capital losses may be carried over to offset future capital gains, if any. At December 31, 2010, the capital loss carryforwards were as follows:

 

Capital loss carryforwards expiring in:

  

2011

   $ 24,711,916   

2012

     9,009,590   

2013

     6,321,190   

2014

     40,420   

2015

     4,493,289   

2016

     8,150,741   

2017

     10,621,353   
        
     $63,348,499   
        

 

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Franklin Templeton Variable Insurance Products Trust

 

Notes to Financial Statements (unaudited) (continued)

 

Franklin High Income Securities Fund

 

5. INCOME TAXES (continued)

 

Under the Regulated Investment Company Modernization Act of 2010, the Fund will be permitted to carry forward capital losses incurred in taxable years beginning after December 22, 2010 for an unlimited period. Post-enactment capital loss carryforwards will retain their character as either short-term or long-term capital losses rather than being considered short-term as under previous law. Any post-enactment capital losses generated will be required to be utilized prior to the losses incurred in pre-enactment tax years.

 

At June 30, 2011, the cost of investments and net unrealized appreciation (depreciation) for income tax purposes were as follows:

 

Cost of investments

   $ 336,737,674   
  

 

 

 

Unrealized appreciation

   $ 14,337,010   

Unrealized depreciation

     (7,476,303
  

 

 

 

Net unrealized appreciation (depreciation)

   $ 6,860,707   
  

 

 

 

 

Net investment income differs for financial statement and tax purposes primarily due to differing treatments of defaulted securities, foreign currency transactions, payments-in-kind, and bond discounts and premiums.

 

Net realized gains (losses) differ for financial statement and tax purposes primarily due to differing treatments of wash sales, defaulted securities, foreign currency transactions, payments-in-kind, and bond discounts and premiums.

 

6. INVESTMENT TRANSACTIONS

 

Purchases and sales of investments (excluding short term securities) for the period ended June 30, 2011, aggregated $128,125,851 and $82,850,854, respectively.

 

7. CREDIT RISK AND DEFAULTED SECURITIES

 

At June 30, 2011, the Fund had 97.15% of its portfolio invested in high yield securities, senior secured floating rate notes, or other securities rated below investment grade. These securities may be more sensitive to economic conditions causing greater price volatility and are potentially subject to a greater risk of loss due to default than higher rated securities.

 

The Fund held defaulted securities and/or other securities for which the income has been deemed uncollectible. At June 30, 2011, the aggregate value of these securities represents less than 0.05% of the Fund’s net assets. The Fund discontinues accruing income on securities for which income has been deemed uncollectible and provides an estimate for losses on interest receivable. The securities have been identified on the accompanying Statement of Investments.

 

8. OTHER DERIVATIVE INFORMATION

 

At June 30, 2011, the Fund has invested in derivative contracts which are reflected on the Statement of Assets and Liabilities as follows:

 

      Asset Derivatives      Liability Derivatives  
Derivative Contracts Not Accounted
for as Hedging Instruments
   Statement of Assets and
Liabilities Location
   Fair
Value
Amount
     Statement of Assets and
Liabilities Location
   Fair
Value
Amount
 

Foreign exchange contracts

   Unrealized appreciation on forward exchange contracts    $   —       Unrealized depreciation on forward exchange contracts    $ 52,716   

 

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Franklin Templeton Variable Insurance Products Trust

 

Notes to Financial Statements (unaudited) (continued)

 

Franklin High Income Securities Fund

 

8. OTHER DERIVATIVE INFORMATION (continued)

 

For the period ended June 30, 2011, the effect of derivative contracts on the Fund’s Statement of Operations was as follows:

 

Derivative Contracts Not Accounted
for as Hedging Instruments
   Statement of Operations Locations      Realized Gain
(Loss) for the
Period
       Change in
Unrealized
Appreciation
(Depreciation)
for the Period
 

Foreign exchange contracts

   Net realized gain (loss) from foreign currency transactions/Net change in unrealized appreciation (depreciation) on translation of other assets and liabilities denominated in foreign currencies      $   —         $ (51,792

 

For the period ended June 30, 2011, the average month end market value of derivatives represented 0.01% of average month end net assets. The average month end number of open derivative contracts for the period was 2.

 

See Note 1(e) regarding derivative financial instruments.

 

9. CREDIT FACILITY

 

The Fund, together with other U.S. registered and foreign investment funds (collectively, Borrowers), managed by Franklin Templeton Investments, are borrowers in a joint syndicated senior unsecured credit facility totaling $750 million (Global Credit Facility) which matures on January 20, 2012. This Global Credit Facility provides a source of funds to the Borrowers for temporary and emergency purposes, including the ability to meet future unanticipated or unusually large redemption requests.

 

Under the terms of the Global Credit Facility, the Fund shall, in addition to interest charged on any borrowings made by the Fund and other costs incurred by the Fund, pay its share of fees and expenses incurred in connection with the implementation and maintenance of the Global Credit Facility, based upon its relative share of the aggregate net assets of all of the Borrowers, including an annual commitment fee of 0.08% based upon the unused portion of the Global Credit Facility, which is reflected in other expenses on the Statement of Operations. During the period ended June 30, 2011, the Fund did not use the Global Credit Facility.

 

10. FAIR VALUE MEASUREMENTS

 

The Fund follows a fair value hierarchy that distinguishes between market data obtained from independent sources (observable inputs) and the Fund’s own market assumptions (unobservable inputs). These inputs are used in determining the value of the Fund’s investments and are summarized in the following fair value hierarchy:

 

   

Level 1 – quoted prices in active markets for identical securities

   

Level 2 – other significant observable inputs (including quoted prices for similar securities, interest rates, prepayment speed, credit risk, etc.)

   

Level 3 – significant unobservable inputs (including the Fund’s own assumptions in determining the fair value of investments)

 

The inputs or methodology used for valuing securities are not an indication of the risk associated with investing in those securities.

 

For movements between the levels within the fair value hierarchy, the Fund has adopted a policy of recognizing the transfers as of the date of the underlying event which caused the movement.

 

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Franklin Templeton Variable Insurance Products Trust

 

Notes to Financial Statements (unaudited) (continued)

 

Franklin High Income Securities Fund

 

10. FAIR VALUE MEASUREMENTS (continued)

 

The following is a summary of the inputs used as of June 30, 2011, in valuing the Fund’s assets and liabilities carried at fair value:

 

     Level 1      Level 2      Level 3      Total  
  

 

 

 

Assets:

           

Investments in Securities:

           

Equity Investmentsa,b

   $ 859,090       $       $       $ 859,090   

Corporate Bonds

             335,241,558         191         335,241,749   

Senior Floating Rate Interests

             1,958,111                 1,958,111   

Short Term Investments

             5,539,431                 5,539,431   
  

 

 

 

Total Investments in Securities

   $ 859,090       $ 342,739,100       $ 191       $ 343,598,381   
  

 

 

 

Liabilities:

           

Forward Exchange Contracts

             52,716                 52,716   

 

aFor detailed industry descriptions, see the accompanying Statement of Investments.

bIncludes common and preferred stocks.

 

11. NEW ACCOUNTING PRONOUNCEMENTS

 

In May 2011, the Financial Accounting Standards Board (FASB) issued Accounting Standards Update (ASU) No. 2011-04, Fair Value Measurement (Topic 820): Amendments to Achieve Common Fair Value Measurement and Disclosure Requirements in U.S. GAAP and International Financial Reporting Standards (IFRS). The amendments in the ASU will improve the comparability of fair value measurements presented and disclosed in financial statements prepared in accordance with U.S. GAAP and IFRS and include new guidance for certain fair value measurement principles and disclosure requirements. The ASU is effective for interim and annual periods beginning after December 15, 2011. The Fund is currently evaluating the impact, if any, of applying this provision.

 

12. SUBSEQUENT EVENTS

 

The Fund has evaluated subsequent events through the issuance of the financial statements and determined that no events have occurred that require disclosure.

 

 

 

ABBREVIATIONS

   
Counterparty   Currency   Selected Portfolio
   
DBAB - Deutsche Bank AG   EUR - Euro   FICO - Financing Corp.
    FRN - Floating Rate Note
    PIK - Payment-In-Kind

 

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FRANKLIN INCOME SECURITIES FUND

 

This semiannual report for Franklin Income Securities Fund covers the period ended June 30, 2011.

 

Performance Summary as of 6/30/11

 

Franklin Income Securities Fund – Class 4 delivered a +5.38% total return for the six-month period ended 6/30/11.

 

Performance reflects the Fund’s Class 4 operating expenses, but does not include any contract fees, expenses or sales charges. If they had been included, performance would be lower. These charges and deductions, particularly for variable life policies, can have a significant effect on contract values and insurance benefits. See the contract prospectus for a complete description of these expenses, including sales charges.

 

Franklin Income Securities Fund – Class 4

 

Performance data represent past performance, which does not guarantee future results. Investment return and principal value will fluctuate, and you may have a gain or loss when you sell your shares.

Current performance may differ from figures shown.

 

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Fund Goal and Main Investments: Franklin Income Securities Fund seeks to maximize income while maintaining prospects for capital appreciation. The Fund normally invests in both equity and debt securities.

 

 

 

Performance Overview

 

You can find the Fund’s six-month total return in the Performance Summary. The Fund underperformed its equity benchmark, the Standard & Poor’s 500 Index, which produced a +6.02% total return, but outperformed its fixed income benchmark, the Barclays Capital U.S. Aggregate Index, which posted a +2.72% total return for the same period.1

 

Economic and Market Overview

 

The U.S. economy expanded despite geopolitical and inflationary pressures from around the globe during the six-month period ended June 30, 2011. Business activity increased and consumer spending stayed above pre-recession levels. The U.S. has been a key engine in a sustained global manufacturing expansion as international trade volume continued to increase, albeit at a moderate pace. Worldwide demand for capital goods aided U.S. manufacturing profits and increased employment in the industry.

 

The unemployment rate improved in the first quarter when job creation began to gain some traction. However, government payrolls continued to trend down and job creation slowed in the second quarter, causing the unemployment rate to end the period at 9.2%.2 Consumer spending rose noticeably for 11 consecutive months through May but declined in June as concerns about job growth and rising gasoline and food prices dampened consumer confidence. To offset the disruption of global oil supply caused by the conflicts in Libya, the International Energy Agency announced in June the release of 60 million barrels of oil in July from strategic reserves of the U.S. and 27 other nations. The U.S. financial system appeared closer to a full recovery, although the country still faced challenges dealing with housing market weakness and massive debt at period-end.

 

Inflation at the consumer, producer and trade levels rose across much of the world, but in the U.S. it remained relatively contained. As a result, the Federal Reserve Board (Fed) maintained its accommodative

 

1. Source: © 2011 Morningstar. One cannot invest directly in an index, and an index is not representative of the Fund’s portfolio. Please see Index Descriptions following the Fund Summaries.

2. Source: Bureau of Labor Statistics.

 

Fund Risks: The Fund’s investments in stocks may offer the potential for long-term gains but can be subject to short-term price fluctuations. Changes in the financial strength of a debt issuer or in the rating of its securities may affect the securities’ value and, as a result, impact Fund performance. Because the Fund invests in bonds and other debt obligations, its share price and yield will be affected by interest rate movements. Bond prices generally move in the opposite direction of interest rates. Thus, as prices of bonds in the Fund adjust to a rise in interest rates, the Fund’s share price may decline. The Fund may invest all of its assets in high yield, lower rated (junk) bonds, which generally have greater price swings and higher risk of default and loss of principal than investment-grade bonds. The Fund may from time to time have significant investments in particular sectors, which can be highly volatile. Foreign investing involves additional risks, including currency fluctuations, economic instability, market volatility, and political and social instability. Derivative instruments may be volatile and illiquid, may give rise to leverage and may involve a small investment relative to the risk assumed. The manager applies various techniques and analyses in making investment decisions for the Fund, but there can be no guarantee that these decisions will produce the desired results. The Fund’s prospectus also includes a description of the main investment risks.

 

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monetary policy while ending its second round of quantitative easing on June 30. The Fed said, however, it would continue to purchase Treasuries with proceeds from maturing debt in an effort to support economic growth.

 

Investors’ attitudes shifted with each release of economic, regulatory and geopolitical news, causing equity market volatility to increase globally. U.S. investors weathered international events that included revolutions and civil unrest across the Middle East and North Africa, the multiple crises triggered by Japan’s earthquake and tsunami, and sovereign debt worries and credit downgrades in Europe. Ultimately, stock indexes produced solid gains during the six months under review as domestic and global equity markets rose amid generally improving economic signs and record-high corporate earnings growth.

 

Despite turmoil in North Africa and the Middle East, the multiple crises triggered by Japan’s earthquake and headwinds facing the U.S. economy, generally favorable economic improvements and positive corporate earnings reports gave investors confidence. Equity and fixed income markets performed well overall for the six months under review.

 

Manager’s Discussion

 

Fixed income markets benefited from continued low, long-term interest rates and generally stable credit spreads for both investment-grade and high yield corporate bonds. Within equity markets, stocks appreciated in part due to continued economic growth in the U.S. and abroad, although investor uncertainty increased over the slowing pace of economic growth as the end of the period approached. Investor concerns impacting markets included European sovereign debt issues and economic headwinds caused by fiscal austerity measures, monetary policies in select emerging economies that targeted rising inflationary pressures and hampered growth, and rising domestic fears related to efforts to reduce the federal deficits amid political gridlock in Washington.

 

Among the Fund’s fixed income holdings, top contributors to performance included utility company Energy Future Holdings, which benefited from a comprehensive debt maturity extension; transaction data processing company First Data, which advanced in part following clarity around regulatory reform; and natural gas provider Chesapeake Energy, which benefited from improved energy demand and a strong production and reserve profile. Detractors included NewPage, which struggled with higher material costs; CHC Helicopter, which

 

Portfolio Breakdown

Franklin Income Securities Fund

6/30/11

 

     % of Total
Net Assets
 

Equity

    45.0%   

Utilities

    12.4%   

Financials

    8.9%   

Energy

    7.3%   

Health Care

    5.7%   

Telecommunication Services

    3.0%   

Information Technology

    2.2%   

Consumer Discretionary

    2.0%   

Other

    3.5%   

Fixed Income

    53.5%   

Financials

    9.0%   

Consumer Discretionary

    8.5%   

Energy

    7.8%   

Utilities

    7.8%   

Information Technology

    7.6%   

Health Care

    4.1%   

Industrials

    3.5%   

Materials

    2.4%   

Other

    2.8%   

Short-Term Investments & Other Net Assets

    1.5%   

 

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experienced higher-than-expected repair costs leading to lower profitability; and R.H. Donnelley (no longer held by period-end), which suffered from declining print and Internet-based sales.

 

Top contributors among equity holdings included major pharmaceutical companies Roche Holding and Pfizer, as well as diversified health care company Johnson & Johnson. Energy and utility investments generally also aided performance. Strong total returns came from energy sector holdings Exxon Mobil, ConocoPhillips and Canadian Oil Sands, and electric utility holdings Dominion Resources and FirstEnergy. Equity detractors included financials holdings Bank of America, Citigroup and Wells Fargo. These companies suffered from regulatory concerns and investor fears related to continued mortgage losses and potential exposure to the debt of certain European nations.

 

At period-end, the Fund held 53.5% of total net assets in fixed income securities, 45.0% in equity securities and 1.5% in cash equivalents. As of December 31, 2010, the Fund held 52.0% of total net assets in fixed income securities, 44.3% in equity securities and 3.7% in cash equivalents. Within our fixed income sector allocation, the Fund continued to emphasize corporate debt securities, particularly high yield corporate bonds. Our largest fixed income sector allocations included financials, electric utility and technology.3 Our equity allocation was primarily composed of dividend paying common stocks and convertible securities. Top equity sector exposures included utilities, energy and health care.

 

We continued to favor investment opportunities where fundamental research may drive results while seeking to limit fixed income investments that may show greater sensitivity to rises in long-term interest rates going forward.

 

 

3. Electric utility holdings are in utilities in the SOI. Technology holdings are in information technology in the SOI.

 

Top Five Equity Holdings*

Franklin Income Securities Fund

6/30/11

 

Company
Sector/Industry
  % of Total
Net Assets
 
Roche Holding AG (Switzerland)     1.9%   
Health Care  
Merck & Co. Inc.     1.6%   
Health Care  
The Southern Co.     1.4%   
Utilities  
Canadian Oil Sands Ltd. (Canada)     1.2%   
Energy  
BP PLC, ADR (U.K.)     1.2%   
Energy  

 

*Does not include convertible preferred stocks.

 

Top Five Fixed Income and Senior Floating Rate Interests Holdings**

Franklin Income Securities Fund

6/30/11

 

Issuer
Sector/Industry
  % of Total
Net Assets
 
Texas Competitive Electric Holdings Co. LLC     4.8%   
Utilities  
CIT Group Inc.     4.1%   
Financials  
First Data Corp.     3.5%   
Information Technology  
Freescale Semiconductor Inc.     2.6%   
Information Technology  
Tenet Healthcare Corp.     1.5%   
Health Care  

 

**Does not include convertible bonds.

 

The dollar value, number of shares or principal amount, and names of all portfolio holdings are listed in the Fund’s Statement of Investments (SOI).

 

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Thank you for your participation in Franklin Income Securities Fund. We look forward to serving your future investment needs.

 

 

 

 

The foregoing information reflects our analysis, opinions and portfolio holdings as of June 30, 2011, the end of the reporting period. The way we implement our main investment strategies and the resulting portfolio holdings may change depending on factors such as market and economic conditions. These opinions may not be relied upon as investment advice or an offer for a particular security. The information is not a complete analysis of every aspect of any market, country, industry, security or the Fund. Statements of fact are from sources considered reliable, but the investment manager makes no representation or warranty as to their completeness or accuracy. Although historical performance is no guarantee of future results, these insights may help you understand our investment management philosophy.

 

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Fund Expenses

 

As an investor in a variable insurance contract (Contract) that indirectly provides for investment in an underlying mutual fund, you can incur transaction and/or ongoing expenses at both the Fund level and the Contract level.

 

 

Transaction expenses can include sales charges (loads) on purchases, surrender fees, transfer fees and premium taxes.

 

 

Ongoing expenses can include management fees, distribution and service (12b-1) fees, contract fees, annual maintenance fees, mortality and expense risk fees and other fees and expenses. All mutual funds and Contracts have some types of ongoing expenses.

 

The expenses shown in the table are meant to highlight ongoing expenses at the Fund level only and do not include ongoing expenses at the Contract level, or transaction expenses at either the Fund or Contract levels. While the Fund does not have transaction expenses, if the transaction and ongoing expenses at the Contract level were included, the expenses shown below would be higher. You should consult your Contract prospectus or disclosure document for more information.

 

The table shows Fund-level ongoing expenses and can help you understand these expenses and compare them with those of other mutual funds offered through the Contract. The table assumes a $1,000 investment held for the six months indicated. Please refer to the Fund prospectus for additional information on operating expenses.

 

Actual Fund Expenses

 

The first line (Actual) of the table provides actual account values and expenses. The “Ending Account Value” is derived from the Fund’s actual return, which includes the effect of ongoing Fund expenses, but does not include the effect of ongoing Contract expenses.

 

You can estimate the Fund-level expenses you incurred during the period by following these steps. Of course, your account value and expenses will differ from those in this illustration:

 

1. Divide your account value by $1,000.

If an account had an $8,600 value, then $8,600 ÷ $1,000 = 8.6.

 

2. Multiply the result by the number under the heading “Fund-Level Expenses Incurred During Period.”

If Fund-Level Expenses Incurred During Period were $7.50, then 8.6 x $7.50 = $64.50.

 

In this illustration, the estimated expenses incurred this period at the Fund level are $64.50.

 

Franklin Income Securities Fund – Class 4

 

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Hypothetical Example for Comparison with Other Mutual Funds

 

Information in the second line (Hypothetical) of the table can help you compare ongoing expenses of the Fund with those of other mutual funds offered through the Contract. This information may not be used to estimate the actual ending account balance or expenses you incurred during the period. The hypothetical “Ending Account Value” is based on the Fund’s actual expense ratio and an assumed 5% annual rate of return before expenses, which does not represent the Fund’s actual return. The figure under the heading “Fund-Level Expenses Incurred During Period” shows the hypothetical expenses your account would have incurred under this scenario. You can compare this figure with the 5% hypothetical examples that appear in shareholder reports of other funds offered through a Contract.

 

Class 4    Beginning
Account
Value 1/1/11
     Ending
Account
Value 6/30/11
     Fund-Level
Expenses Incurred
During Period*
1/1/11–6/30/11
 

Actual

   $ 1,000       $ 1,053.80       $ 4.18   

Hypothetical (5% return before expenses)

   $ 1,000       $ 1,020.73       $ 4.11   

 

*Expenses are calculated using the most recent six-month annualized expense ratio for the Fund’s Class 4 shares (0.82%), which does not include any ongoing expenses of the Contract for which the Fund is an investment option, multiplied by the average account value over the period, multiplied by 181/365 to reflect the one-half year period.

 

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Franklin Templeton Variable Insurance Products Trust

 

Financial Highlights

 

Franklin Income Securities Fund

 

     Six Months
Ended
June 30, 2011
(unaudited)
    Year Ended December 31,  
Class 1      2010     2009     2008     2007     2006  
    

 

 

Per share operating performance

            

(for a share outstanding throughout the period)

            

Net asset value, beginning of period

   $ 15.16      $ 14.43      $ 11.53      $ 17.63      $ 17.65      $ 15.56   
  

 

 

 

Income from investment operationsa:

            

Net investment incomeb

     0.49        0.89        0.91        1.10        1.03        0.94   

Net realized and unrealized gains (losses)

     0.34        0.85        3.08        (5.99     (0.31     1.85   
  

 

 

 

Total from investment operations

     0.83        1.74        3.99        (4.89     0.72        2.79   
  

 

 

 

Less distributions from:

            

Net investment income

     (0.90     (1.01     (1.09     (0.86     (0.63     (0.62

Net realized gains

                          (0.35     (0.11     (0.08
  

 

 

 

Total distributions

     (0.90     (1.01     (1.09     (1.21     (0.74     (0.70
  

 

 

 

Net asset value, end of period

   $ 15.09      $ 15.16      $ 14.43      $ 11.53      $ 17.63      $ 17.65   
  

 

 

 

Total returnc

     5.58%        12.87%        35.88%        (29.41)%        4.01%        18.47%   

Ratios to average net assetsd

            

Expensese

     0.47%        0.47%        0.47%        0.47%        0.47%        0.47%   

Net investment income

     6.22%        6.28%        7.23%        7.28%        5.77%        5.70%   

Supplemental data

            

Net assets, end of period (000’s)

   $ 1,715,055      $ 1,449,028      $ 910,504      $ 433,370      $ 455,932      $ 458,613   

Portfolio turnover rate

     13.01%        41.65%        42.30%        43.89%        32.11%        25.05%   

 

 

 

aThe amount shown for a share outstanding throughout the period may not correlate with the Statement of Operations for the period due to the timing of sales and repurchases of the Fund shares in relation to income earned and/or fluctuating market value of the investments of the Fund.

bBased on average daily shares outstanding.

cTotal return does not include fees, charges or expenses imposed by the variable annuity and life insurance contracts for which the Franklin Templeton Variable Insurance Products Trust serves as an underlying investment vehicle. Total return is not annualized for periods less than one year.

dRatios are annualized for periods less than one year.

eBenefit of expense reduction rounds to less than 0.01%.

 

The accompanying notes are an integral part of these financial statements.

 

FI-8


Franklin Templeton Variable Insurance Products Trust

 

Financial Highlights (continued)

 

Franklin Income Securities Fund

 

    

Six Months
Ended
June 30, 2011

(unaudited)

    Year Ended December 31,  
Class 2      2010     2009     2008     2007     2006  
    

 

 

Per share operating performance

            

(for a share outstanding throughout the period)

            

Net asset value, beginning of period

   $ 14.82      $ 14.12      $ 11.30      $ 17.31      $ 17.36      $ 15.32   
  

 

 

 

Income from investment operationsa:

            

Net investment incomeb

     0.46        0.86        0.86        1.04        0.97        0.89   

Net realized and unrealized gains (losses)

     0.33        0.82        3.01        (5.87     (0.30     1.82   
  

 

 

 

Total from investment operations

     0.79        1.68        3.87        (4.83     0.67        2.71   
  

 

 

 

Less distributions from:

            

Net investment income

     (0.87     (0.98     (1.05     (0.83     (0.61     (0.59

Net realized gains

                          (0.35     (0.11     (0.08
  

 

 

 

Total distributions

     (0.87     (0.98     (1.05     (1.18     (0.72     (0.67
  

 

 

 

Net asset value, end of period

   $ 14.74      $ 14.82      $ 14.12      $ 11.30      $ 17.31      $ 17.36   
  

 

 

 

Total returnc

     5.39%        12.67%        35.59%        (29.66)%        3.76%        18.24%   

Ratios to average net assetsd

            

Expensese

     0.72%        0.72%        0.72%        0.72%        0.72%        0.72%   

Net investment income

     5.97%        6.03%        6.98%        7.03%        5.52%        5.45%   

Supplemental data

            

Net assets, end of period (000’s)

   $ 6,403,468      $ 6,309,207      $ 6,114,898      $ 4,944,457      $ 7,429,064      $ 5,109,373   

Portfolio turnover rate

     13.01%        41.65%        42.30%        43.89%        32.11%        25.05%   

 

aThe amount shown for a share outstanding throughout the period may not correlate with the Statement of Operations for the period due to the timing of sales and repurchases of the Fund shares in relation to income earned and/or fluctuating market value of the investments of the Fund.

bBased on average daily shares outstanding.

cTotal return does not reflect sales commissions or contingent deferred sales charges, if applicable, and is not annualized for periods less than one year.

dRatios are annualized for periods less than one year.

eBenefit of expense reduction rounds to less than 0.01%.

 

The accompanying notes are an integral part of these financial statements.

 

FI-9


Franklin Templeton Variable Insurance Products Trust

 

Financial Highlights (continued)

 

 

Franklin Income Securities Fund

 

    

Six Months
Ended
June 30, 2011

(unaudited)

    Year Ended December 31,  
Class 4      2010     2009     2008a  
    

 

 

Per share operating performance

        

(for a share outstanding throughout the period)

        

Net asset value, beginning of period

   $ 15.04      $ 14.33      $ 11.49      $ 16.90   
  

 

 

 

Income from investment operationsb:

        

Net investment incomec

     0.46        0.85        0.86        0.87   

Net realized and unrealized gains (losses)

     0.34        0.84        3.06        (5.07
  

 

 

 

Total from investment operations

     0.80        1.69        3.92        (4.20
  

 

 

 

Less distributions from:

        

Net investment income

     (0.86     (0.98     (1.08     (0.86

Net realized gains

                          (0.35
  

 

 

 

Total distributions

     (0.86     (0.98     (1.08     (1.21
  

 

 

 

Net asset value, end of period

   $ 14.98      $ 15.04      $ 14.33      $ 11.49   
  

 

 

 

Total returnd

     5.38%        12.54%        35.37%        (26.61)%   

Ratios to average net assetse

        

Expensesf

     0.82%        0.82%        0.82%        0.82%   

Net investment income

     5.87%        5.93%        6.88%        6.93%   

Supplemental data

        

Net assets, end of period (000’s)

   $ 454,518      $ 415,541      $ 347,733      $ 135,360   

Portfolio turnover rate

     13.01%        41.65%        42.30%        43.89%   

 

 

aFor the period February 29, 2008 (effective date) to December 31, 2008.

bThe amount shown for a share outstanding throughout the period may not correlate with the Statement of Operations for the period due to the timing of sales and repurchases of the Fund shares in relation to income earned and/or fluctuating market value of the investments of the Fund.

cBased on average daily shares outstanding.

dTotal return does not include fees, charges or expenses imposed by the variable annuity and life insurance contracts for which the Franklin Templeton Variable Insurance Products Trust serves as an underlying investment vehicle. Total return is not annualized for periods less than one year.

eRatios are annualized for periods less than one year.

fBenefit of expense reduction rounds to less than 0.01%.

 

The accompanying notes are an integral part of these financial statements.

 

FI-10


Franklin Templeton Variable Insurance Products Trust

 

Statement of Investments, June 30, 2011 (unaudited)

 

Franklin Income Securities Fund    Country      Shares/
Warrants
       Value  

Common Stocks and Other Equity Interests 38.7%

  

Consumer Discretionary 1.7%

            

aCharter Communications Inc., A

   United States        1,100,000         $      59,686,000   

aCharter Communications Inc., wts., 11/30/14

   United States        311,018           4,354,252   

Comcast Corp., A

   United States        900,000           22,806,000   

a,bDex One Corp.

   United States        2,642,381           6,685,224   

aGeneral Motors Co.

   United States        136,218           4,135,578   

aGeneral Motors Co., wts., 7/10/16

   United States        123,835           2,650,069   

aGeneral Motors Co., wts., 7/10/19

   United States        123,835           1,972,692   

The Home Depot Inc.

   United States        615,800           22,304,276   

aSuperMedia Inc., Litigation Trust

   United States        3,472,135           13,020   

Target Corp.

   United States        453,900           21,292,449   
            

 

 

 
               145,899,560   
            

 

 

 

Consumer Staples 0.8%

            

Diageo PLC

   United Kingdom        1,150,000           23,504,161   

PepsiCo Inc.

   United States        672,500           47,364,175   
            

 

 

 
               70,868,336   
            

 

 

 

Energy 6.2%

            

aAlpha Natural Resources Inc.

   United States        135,000           6,134,400   

Baker Hughes Inc.

   United States        250,000           18,140,000   

BP PLC, ADR

   United Kingdom        2,300,000           101,867,000   

aCallon Petroleum Co.

   United States        782,594           5,493,810   

Canadian Oil Sands Ltd.

   Canada        3,700,000           106,799,772   

Chesapeake Energy Corp.

   United States        400,000           11,876,000   

Chevron Corp.

   United States        250,000           25,710,000   

ConocoPhillips

   United States        1,000,000           75,190,000   

Exxon Mobil Corp.

   United States        1,082,350           88,081,643   

Schlumberger Ltd.

   United States        251,000           21,686,400   

Spectra Energy Corp.

   United States        1,900,000           52,079,000   

aWeatherford International Ltd.

   United States        1,000,000           18,750,000   
            

 

 

 
               531,808,025   
            

 

 

 

Financials 5.2%

            

Banco Santander SA

   Spain        2,030,769           23,450,396   

Bank of America Corp.

   United States        6,100,000           66,856,000   

Barclays PLC

   United Kingdom        4,000,000           16,464,669   

aCIT Group Inc.

   United States        691,600           30,610,216   

Citigroup Inc.

   United States        580,000           24,151,200   

aFannie Mae

   United States        1,928,019           638,174   

HSBC Holdings PLC

   United Kingdom        5,000,000           49,599,433   

JPMorgan Chase & Co.

   United States        1,850,000           75,739,000   

M&T Bank Corp.

   United States        500,000           43,975,000   

QBE Insurance Group Ltd.

   Australia        957,800           17,718,246   

Wells Fargo & Co.

   United States        2,750,000           77,165,000   

Westfield Retail Trust

   Australia        6,384,600           18,554,950   
            

 

 

 
               444,922,284   
            

 

 

 

Health Care 5.5%

            

Johnson & Johnson

   United States        1,500,000           99,780,000   

Merck & Co. Inc.

   United States        4,000,000           141,160,000   

Pfizer Inc.

   United States        3,518,775           72,486,765   

Roche Holding AG

   Switzerland        950,000           158,973,597   
            

 

 

 
               472,400,362   
            

 

 

 

 

FI-11


Franklin Templeton Variable Insurance Products Trust

 

Statement of Investments, June 30, 2011 (unaudited) (continued)

 

Franklin Income Securities Fund    Country      Shares/
Warrants
       Value  

Common Stocks and Other Equity Interests (continued)

  

Industrials 0.8%

            

The Boeing Co.

   United States        250,000         $      18,482,500   

General Electric Co.

   United States        2,808,700           52,972,082   
            

 

 

 
               71,454,582   
            

 

 

 

Information Technology 1.7%

            

Cisco Systems Inc.

   United States        1,000,000           15,610,000   

aFirst Solar Inc.

   United States        28,694           3,795,355   

Intel Corp.

   United States        3,000,000           66,480,000   

Maxim Integrated Products Inc.

   United States        1,825,507           46,659,959   

Xerox Corp.

   United States        1,000,000           10,410,000   
            

 

 

 
               142,955,314   
            

 

 

 

Materials 1.4%

            

Barrick Gold Corp.

   Canada        700,000           31,703,000   

Freeport-McMoRan Copper & Gold Inc., B

   United States        237,286           12,552,429   

Newmont Mining Corp.

   United States        1,015,000           54,779,550   

Nucor Corp.

   United States        400,000           16,488,000   
            

 

 

 
               115,522,979   
            

 

 

 

Telecommunication Services 3.0%

            

AT&T Inc.

   United States        2,600,000           81,666,000   

CenturyLink Inc.

   United States        500,000           20,215,000   

Frontier Communications Corp.

   United States        988,047           7,973,539   

Telstra Corp. Ltd.

   Australia        10,000,000           30,992,360   

Verizon Communications Inc.

   United States        1,200,000           44,676,000   

Vodafone Group PLC

   United Kingdom        27,500,000           72,976,807   
            

 

 

 
               258,499,706   
            

 

 

 

Utilities 12.4%

            

AGL Resources Inc.

   United States        550,000           22,390,500   

American Electric Power Co. Inc.

   United States        1,523,800           57,416,784   

CenterPoint Energy Inc.

   United States        850,000           16,447,500   

Consolidated Edison Inc.

   United States        750,000           39,930,000   

Dominion Resources Inc.

   United States        1,600,000           77,232,000   

DTE Energy Co.

   United States        240,000           12,004,800   

Duke Energy Corp.

   United States        5,000,000           94,150,000   

a,cDynegy Inc.

   United States        2,250,000           13,927,500   

Entergy Corp.

   United States        850,000           58,038,000   

FirstEnergy Corp.

   United States        750,000           33,112,500   

NextEra Energy Inc.

   United States        1,075,000           61,769,500   

NiSource Inc.

   United States        500,000           10,125,000   

PG&E Corp.

   United States        1,900,000           79,857,000   

Pinnacle West Capital Corp.

   United States        300,000           13,374,000   

PPL Corp.

   United States        1,250,000           34,787,500   

Progress Energy Inc.

   United States        1,400,000           67,214,000   

Public Service Enterprise Group Inc.

   United States        2,500,000           81,600,000   

Sempra Energy

   United States        1,100,000           58,168,000   

The Southern Co.

   United States        3,000,000           121,140,000   

TECO Energy Inc.

   United States        2,500,000           47,225,000   

Xcel Energy Inc.

   United States        2,670,464           64,892,275   
            

 

 

 
               1,064,801,859   
            

 

 

 

Total Common Stocks and Other Equity Interests (Cost $3,003,755,058)

               3,319,133,007   
            

 

 

 

 

FI-12


Franklin Templeton Variable Insurance Products Trust

 

Statement of Investments, June 30, 2011 (unaudited) (continued)

 

Franklin Income Securities Fund    Country      Shares/
Warrants
       Value  

dEquity-Linked Securities 1.1%

            

Consumer Discretionary 0.1%

            

Credit Suisse into Lowe’s Cos. Inc., 7.00%

   United States        400,000         $        9,197,080   
            

 

 

 

Energy 0.3%

            

Credit Suisse into Schlumberger Ltd., 8.00%

   United States        100,000           7,463,460   

eDeutsche Bank AG into Chesapeake Energy Corp., 8.50%, 144A

   United States        500,000           15,048,850   
            

 

 

 
               22,512,310   
            

 

 

 

Industrials 0.2%

            

Citgroup into General Electric Co., 8.00%

   United States        358,000           6,769,780   

eJPMorgan Chase & Co. into General Electric Co., 0.70%, 144A

   United States        500,000           9,636,900   
            

 

 

 
               16,406,680   
            

 

 

 

Information Technology 0.5%

            

eDeutsche Bank AG into Intel Corp., 8.00%, 144A

   United States        500,000           11,172,000   

eThe Goldman Sachs Group Inc. into Research In Motion Ltd., 8.00%, 144A

   United States        200,000           6,063,200   

eThe Goldman Sachs Group Inc. into Xerox Corp., 8.00%, 144A

   United States        1,260,000           13,498,254   

eMorgan Stanley into Apple Inc., 7.50%, 144A

   United States        40,000           13,760,960   
            

 

 

 
               44,494,414   
            

 

 

 

Total Equity-Linked Securities (Cost $97,797,600)

               92,610,484   
            

 

 

 

Convertible Preferred Stocks 3.8%

            

Consumer Discretionary 0.2%

            

General Motors Co., 4.75%, cvt. pfd., B

   United States        322,400           15,713,776   
            

 

 

 

Energy 0.8%

            

ATP Oil & Gas Corp., 8.00%, cvt. pfd., B

   United States        50,000           4,599,500   

eChesapeake Energy Corp., 5.75%, cvt. pfd., 144A

   United States        30,000           37,881,900   

eSandRidge Energy Inc., 7.00%, cvt. pfd., 144A

   United States        190,000           30,564,920   
            

 

 

 
               73,046,320   
            

 

 

 

Financials 2.5%

            

Bank of America Corp., 7.25%, cvt. pfd., L

   United States        86,000           86,103,200   

Citigroup Inc., 7.50%, cvt. pfd.

   United States        54,200           6,512,130   

aFannie Mae, 5.375%, cvt. pfd.

   United States        600           5,040,000   

Felcor Lodging Trust Inc., 7.80%, cvt. pfd., A

   United States        400,000           10,444,000   

Metlife Inc., 5.00%, cvt. pfd.

   United States        525,000           43,275,750   

Wells Fargo & Co., 7.50%, cvt. pfd., A

   United States        61,000           64,660,000   
            

 

 

 
               216,035,080   
            

 

 

 

Health Care 0.2%

            

Tenet Healthcare Corp., 7.00%, cvt. pfd.

   United States        13,500           13,635,000   
            

 

 

 

Materials 0.1%

            

AngloGold Ashanti Holdings Finance PLC, 6.00%, cvt. pfd.

   South Africa        200,000           9,978,000   
            

 

 

 

Total Convertible Preferred Stocks (Cost $329,336,604)

               328,408,176   
            

 

 

 

Preferred Stocks 0.5%

            

Consumer Discretionary 0.0%

            

aMotors Liquidation Co., Escrow pfd, C

   United States        1,400,000           910,000   
            

 

 

 

Financials 0.5%

            

Ally Financial Inc., 8.50%, pfd., A

   United States        75,000           1,877,250   

aFannie Mae, 6.75%, pfd.

   United States        500,000           1,087,500   

aFannie Mae, 7.625%, pfd., R

   United States        800,000           1,680,000   

aFannie Mae, 8.25%, pfd.

   United States        851,500           1,830,725   

aFreddie Mac, 8.375%, pfd., Z

   United States        1,549,200           4,570,140   

 

FI-13


Franklin Templeton Variable Insurance Products Trust

 

Statement of Investments, June 30, 2011 (unaudited) (continued)

 

Franklin Income Securities Fund    Country      Shares/
Warrants
       Value  

Preferred Stocks (continued)

            

Financials (continued)

            

eGMAC Inc., 7.00%, pfd., 144A

   United States        36,265         $      34,084,567   
            

 

 

 
               45,130,182   
            

 

 

 

Total Preferred Stocks (Cost $109,624,886)

               46,040,182   
            

 

 

 
            Principal
Amount
*
          

Convertible Bonds 0.9%

            

Financials 0.7%

            

CapitalSource Inc., cvt., senior sub. note, 4.00%, 7/15/34

   United States        5,000,000           5,025,000   

fiStar Financial Inc., cvt., senior note, FRN, 0.805%, 10/01/12

   United States          57,500,000           51,750,000   
            

 

 

 
               56,775,000   
            

 

 

 

Information Technology 0.0%

            

Advanced Micro Devices Inc., cvt., senior note, 6.00%, 5/01/15

   United States        2,383,000           2,427,681   
            

 

 

 

Materials 0.2%

            

eCemex SAB de CV, cvt., sub. note, 144A,

            

3.25%, 3/15/16

   Mexico        9,100,000           9,032,660   

3.75%, 3/15/18

   Mexico        5,420,000           5,406,992   
            

 

 

 
               14,439,652   
            

 

 

 

Total Convertible Bonds (Cost $71,361,553)

               73,642,333   
            

 

 

 

Corporate Bonds 46.0%

            

Consumer Discretionary 7.2%

            

eAMC Networks Inc., senior note, 144A, 7.75%, 7/15/21

   United States        4,700,000           4,923,250   

Cablevision Systems Corp., senior note,

            

7.75%, 4/15/18

   United States        35,000,000           37,493,750   

8.00%, 4/15/20

   United States        35,000,000           37,712,500   

CCH II LLC/CCH II Capital Corp., senior note, 13.50%, 11/30/16

   United States        42,829,272           50,645,614   

CCO Holdings LLC/CCO Holdings Capital Corp., senior note,

            

8.125%, 4/30/20

   United States        22,200,000           24,087,000   

6.50%, 4/30/21

   United States        20,000,000           19,825,000   

eCequel Communications Holdings I LLC, senior note, 144A, 8.625%, 11/15/17

   United States        10,000,000           10,450,000   

eChrysler Group LLC/CG Co-Issuer Inc., senior secured note, 144A,

            

8.00%, 6/15/19

   United States        25,000,000           24,687,500   

8.25%, 6/15/21

   United States        12,800,000           12,608,000   

eCityCenter Holdings/Finance, senior secured note, 144A,

            

7.625%, 1/15/16

   United States        4,100,000           4,253,750   

gPIK, 11.50%, 1/15/17

   United States        6,400,000           6,650,931   

CKE Restaurants Inc., senior secured note, 11.375%, 7/15/18

   United States        6,000,000           6,585,000   

Clear Channel Communications Inc., senior note,

            

10.75%, 8/01/16

   United States        2,000,000           1,815,000   

e144A, 9.00%, 3/01/21

   United States        69,100,000           66,508,750   

Clear Channel Worldwide Holdings Inc., senior note, B, 9.25%, 12/15/17

   United States        17,000,000           18,615,000   

eClubCorp Club Operations Inc., senior note, 144A, 10.00%, 12/01/18

   United States        15,000,000           14,925,000   

eCumulus Media Inc., senior note, 144A, 7.75%, 5/01/19

   United States        10,000,000           9,700,000   

b,gDex One Corp., senior sub. note, PIK, 12.00%, 1/29/17

   United States        32,511,674           14,223,857   

eDISH DBS Corp., senior note, 144A, 6.75%, 6/01/21

   United States        15,000,000           15,450,000   

Ford Motor Credit Co. LLC,

            

8.00%, 6/01/14

   United States        5,000,000           5,487,215   

senior note, 7.00%, 4/15/15

   United States        15,000,000           16,239,885   

 

FI-14


Franklin Templeton Variable Insurance Products Trust

 

Statement of Investments, June 30, 2011 (unaudited) (continued)

 

Franklin Income Securities Fund    Country      Principal
Amount
*
    Value  

Corporate Bonds (continued)

         

Consumer Discretionary (continued)

         

Ford Motor Credit Co. LLC, (continued)

         

senior note, 12.00%, 5/15/15

   United States          12,900,000      $      16,004,695   

The Goodyear Tire & Rubber Co., senior note, 8.25%, 8/15/20

   United States        9,700,000        10,524,500   

Harrah’s Operating Co. Inc., senior secured note, 11.25%, 6/01/17

   United States        10,000,000        11,087,500   

Host Hotels & Resorts LP, senior note, T, 9.00%, 5/15/17

   United States        12,900,000        14,577,000   

KB Home, senior note,

         

5.75%, 2/01/14

   United States        6,500,000        6,370,000   

6.25%, 6/15/15

   United States        15,000,000        14,400,000   

7.25%, 6/15/18

   United States        10,600,000        9,632,750   

MGM Resorts International, senior note,

         

6.75%, 4/01/13

   United States        10,000,000        10,075,000   

e144A, 10.00%, 11/01/16

   United States        20,000,000        21,250,000   

eShea Homes LP/Funding Corp., senior secured note, 144A, 8.625%, 5/15/19

   United States        11,700,000        11,553,750   

eUnitymedia Hessen/NRW, senior secured note, 144A, 8.125%,

         

12/01/17

   Germany        6,300,000        6,741,000   

12/01/17

   Germany        5,500,000  EUR      8,367,558   

eUPC Germany GmbH, senior secured note, 144A, 9.625%, 12/01/19

   Germany        3,000,000  EUR      4,706,730   

eUPCB Finance III Ltd., senior secured note, 144A, 6.625%, 7/01/20

   Cayman Islands        20,000,000        19,850,000   

Virgin Media Secured Finance, senior secured note, 7.00%, 1/15/18

   United Kingdom        10,000,000  GBP      17,052,544   

Visant Corp., senior note, 10.00%, 10/01/17

   United States        32,800,000        34,112,000   
         

 

 

 
            619,192,029   
         

 

 

 

Consumer Staples 0.7%

         

eBoparan Holdings Ltd., senior note, 144A,

         

9.75%, 4/30/18

   United Kingdom        7,000,000  EUR      9,706,942   

9.875%, 4/30/18

   United Kingdom        7,500,000  GBP      11,457,120   

JBS USA LLC/Finance Inc., senior note,

         

11.625%, 5/01/14

   Brazil        10,000,000        11,550,000   

e144A, 7.25%, 6/01/21

   Brazil        7,500,000        7,331,250   

SUPERVALU Inc., senior note, 8.00%, 5/01/16

   United States        16,000,000        16,400,000   
         

 

 

 
            56,445,312   
         

 

 

 

Energy 7.8%

         

Antero Resources Finance, senior note, 9.375%, 12/01/17

   United States        14,600,000        15,768,000   

eArch Coal Inc., senior note, 144A, 7.25%, 6/15/21

   United States        11,100,000        11,169,375   

ATP Oil & Gas Corp., senior secured note, 11.875%, 5/01/15

   United States        15,000,000        15,300,000   

Callon Petroleum Co., senior secured note, 13.00%, 9/15/16

   United States        7,765,750        8,192,866   

eCHC Helicopter SA, senior secured note, 144A, 9.25%, 10/15/20

   Canada        25,000,000        22,687,500   

Chesapeake Energy Corp., senior note,

         

9.50%, 2/15/15

   United States        10,000,000        11,650,000   

6.50%, 8/15/17

   United States        34,000,000        36,125,000   

6.875%, 8/15/18

   United States        16,200,000        17,091,000   

7.25%, 12/15/18

   United States        33,000,000        36,135,000   

eCompagnie Generale de Geophysique-Veritas, senior note, 144A, 6.50%, 6/01/21

   France        12,500,000        12,112,500   

eConnacher Oil and Gas Ltd., secured note, 144A, 8.50%, 8/01/19

   Canada        7,500,000        7,143,750   

CONSOL Energy Inc., senior note, 8.25%, 4/01/20

   United States        6,800,000        7,446,000   

El Paso Corp., senior note, MTN, 7.75%, 1/15/32

   United States        22,000,000        25,701,984   

Energy Transfer Equity LP, senior note, 7.50%, 10/15/20

   United States        8,100,000        8,626,500   

eEnergy XXI Gulf Coast Inc., senior note, 144A, 9.25%, 12/15/17

   United States        15,000,000        16,012,500   

EXCO Resources Inc., senior note, 7.50%, 9/15/18

   United States        10,500,000        10,263,750   

eExpro Finance Luxembourg, senior secured note, 144A, 8.50%, 12/15/16

   United Kingdom        27,500,000        26,675,000   

Holly Corp., senior note, 9.875%, 6/15/17

   United States        2,300,000        2,576,000   

Linn Energy Corp., senior note, 8.625%, 4/15/20

   United States        20,000,000        21,800,000   

eOGX Petroleo E Gas Participacoes SA, senior note, 144A, 8.50%, 6/01/18

   Brazil        15,000,000        15,398,250   

 

FI-15


Franklin Templeton Variable Insurance Products Trust

 

Statement of Investments, June 30, 2011 (unaudited) (continued)

 

Franklin Income Securities Fund    Country      Principal
Amount
*
       Value  

Corporate Bonds (continued)

            

Energy (continued)

            

Petrohawk Energy Corp., senior note,

            

10.50%, 8/01/14

   United States        20,200,000         $      22,826,000   

7.875%, 6/01/15

   United States        23,000,000           24,207,500   

e144A, 6.25%, 6/01/19

   United States        7,500,000           7,340,625   

ePetroplus Finance Ltd., senior note, 144A,

            

6.75%, 5/01/14

   Switzerland        14,365,000           14,149,525   

7.00%, 5/01/17

   Switzerland        30,000,000           28,350,000   

Pioneer Natural Resources Co., senior bond, 6.875%, 5/01/18

   United States        7,965,000           8,635,287   

Quicksilver Resources Inc., senior note, 9.125%, 8/15/19

   United States        20,000,000           21,900,000   

cSabine Pass LNG LP, senior secured note,

            

7.25%, 11/30/13

   United States        10,000,000           10,300,000   

7.50%, 11/30/16

   United States        35,000,000           36,050,000   

SandRidge Energy Inc., senior note,

            

8.75%, 1/15/20

   United States        23,500,000           25,145,000   

e144A, 9.875%, 5/15/16

   United States        20,000,000           22,050,000   

e144A, 8.00%, 6/01/18

   United States        21,000,000           21,525,000   

e144A, 7.50%, 3/15/21

   United States        13,300,000           13,482,875   

SESI LLC, senior note, 6.875%, 6/01/14

   United States        18,500,000           18,823,750   

Tesoro Corp., senior note, 9.75%, 6/01/19

   United States        10,400,000           11,674,000   

eW&T Offshore Inc., senior note, 144A, 8.50%, 6/15/19

   United States        40,500,000           41,107,500   

eWestern Refining Inc.,

            

fsenior note, 144A, FRN, 10.75%, 6/15/14

   United States        5,000,000           5,375,000   

senior secured note, 144A, 11.25%, 6/15/17

   United States        5,000,000           5,650,000   
            

 

 

 
               666,467,037   
            

 

 

 

Financials 7.9%

            

hBank of America Corp., pfd., sub. bond, M, 8.125% to 5/15/18, FRN thereafter, Perpetual

   United States        5,000,000           5,227,800   

CIT Group Inc.,

            

7.00%, 5/01/14

   United States        19,518,516           19,786,895   

esecured bond, 144A, 7.00%, 5/04/15

   United States        72,500,000           72,771,875   

esecured bond, 144A, 7.00%, 5/02/16

   United States        150,000,000           149,812,500   

esecured bond, 144A, 7.00%, 5/02/17

   United States        110,000,000           110,000,000   

eCNL Income Properties Inc., senior note, 144A, 7.25%, 4/15/19

   United States        15,000,000           13,650,000   

FelCor Lodging LP, senior secured note, 10.00%, 10/01/14

   United States        10,003,000           11,278,383   

Ally Financial Inc., senior note, 8.00%, 3/15/20

   United States        10,000,000           10,650,000   

Hexion U.S. Finance Corp., senior secured note, 8.875%, 2/01/18

   United States        8,000,000           8,360,000   

International Lease Finance Corp., senior note,

            

8.625%, 9/15/15

   United States        2,100,000           2,283,750   

8.75%, 3/15/17

   United States        20,000,000           21,925,000   

8.875%, 9/01/17

   United States        20,000,000           22,100,000   

hJPMorgan Chase & Co., junior sub. note, 1, 7.90% to 4/30/18, FRN thereafter, Perpetual

   United States        110,000,000           118,551,950   

e,fLiberty Mutual Group, junior sub. note, 144A, FRN, 10.75%, 6/15/88

   United States        25,000,000           33,437,500   

e,hM&T Bank Corp., 144A, 6.875% to 6/15/16, FRN thereafter, Perpetual

   United States        12,000,000           11,984,400   

hWells Fargo Capital XIII, pfd., 7.70% to 3/26/13, FRN thereafter, Perpetual

   United States        5,600,000           5,740,000   

hWells Fargo Capital XV, pfd., 9.75% to 9/26/13, FRN thereafter, Perpetual

   United States        55,000,000           58,300,000   
            

 

 

 
               675,860,053   
            

 

 

 

Health Care 4.1%

            

Community Health Systems Inc., senior note, 8.875%, 7/15/15

   United States        55,000,000           56,787,500   

eGiant Funding Corp., senior note, 144A, 8.25%, 2/01/18

   Spain        4,900,000           5,034,750   

eHCA Holdings Inc., senior note, 144A, 7.75%, 5/15/21

   United States        10,000,000           10,425,000   

HCA Inc.,
senior note, 6.375%, 1/15/15

   United States        5,000,000           5,125,000   

senior note, 6.50%, 2/15/16

   United States        20,000,000           20,450,000   

 

FI-16


Franklin Templeton Variable Insurance Products Trust

 

Statement of Investments, June 30, 2011 (unaudited) (continued)

 

Franklin Income Securities Fund    Country      Principal
Amount
*
       Value  

Corporate Bonds (continued)

            

Health Care (continued)

            

HCA Inc., (continued)

            

senior secured note, 9.25%, 11/15/16

   United States        10,000,000         $      10,662,500   

senior secured note, 8.50%, 4/15/19

   United States        20,000,000           22,200,000   

senior secured note, 7.875%, 2/15/20

   United States        20,000,000           21,800,000   

eMylan Inc., senior note, 144A, 6.00%, 11/15/18

   United States        5,000,000           5,106,250   

e,gQuintiles Transnational Corp., senior note, 144A, PIK, 9.50%, 12/30/14

   United States        30,000,000           30,825,000   

Tenet Healthcare Corp.,

            

senior note, 8.00%, 8/01/20

   United States        24,600,000           25,122,750   

fsenior note, FRN, 9.25%, 2/01/15

   United States        13,500,000           14,833,125   

senior secured note, 9.00%, 5/01/15

   United States        40,000,000           43,100,000   

senior secured note, 10.00%, 5/01/18

   United States        41,250,000           47,076,562   

Vanguard Health Holding Co. II LLC, senior note, 8.00%, 2/01/18

   United States        23,100,000           23,966,250   

Vanguard Health Holding Co. II LLC/Inc., senior note, 7.75%, 2/01/19

   United States        4,000,000           4,070,000   

Vanguard Health Systems Inc., zero cpn., 2/01/16

   United States        10,300,000           6,836,625   
            

 

 

 
               353,421,312   
            

 

 

 

Industrials 2.7%

            

eAbengoa Finance SAU, senior note, 144A, 8.875%, 11/01/17

   Spain        11,900,000           12,197,441   

eAmerican Airlines Inc., senior secured note, 144A, 7.50%, 3/15/16

   United States        25,000,000           24,625,000   

eCeva Group PLC, senior secured note, 144A,

            

8.375%, 12/01/17

   United Kingdom        6,800,000           6,910,500   

11.50%, 4/01/18

   United Kingdom        30,300,000           32,042,250   

eDelta Air Lines Inc., senior secured note, 144A, 9.50%, 9/15/14

   United States        10,860,000           11,633,775   

Diversey Inc., senior note, 8.25%, 11/15/19

   United States        9,000,000           10,597,500   

Hertz Corp., senior note,

            

8.875%, 1/01/14

   United States        6,951,000           7,159,530   

e144A, 6.75%, 4/15/19

   United States        4,500,000           4,477,500   

eInteractive Data Corp., senior note, 144A, 10.25%, 8/01/18

   United States        5,000,000           5,462,500   

The Manitowoc Co. Inc., senior note, 9.50%, 2/15/18

   United States        10,000,000           10,912,500   

ePinafore LLC/Inc., senior secured note, 144A, 9.00%, 10/01/18

   United States        3,600,000           3,897,000   

RBS Global & Rexnord Corp.,

            

senior note, 8.50%, 5/01/18

   United States        26,900,000           28,547,625   

senior sub. note, 11.75%, 8/01/16

   United States        13,500,000           14,343,750   

Terex Corp., senior sub. note, 8.00%, 11/15/17

   United States        45,000,000           46,350,000   

United Rentals North America Inc., senior sub. note, 8.375%, 9/15/20

   United States        9,800,000           9,971,500   
            

 

 

 
               229,128,371   
            

 

 

 

Information Technology 6.4%

            

Advanced Micro Devices Inc., senior note, 8.125%, 12/15/17

   United States        5,000,000           5,250,000   

eCDW Escrow Corp., senior note, 144A, 8.50%, 4/01/19

   United States        22,300,000           21,965,500   

CDW LLC/Finance Corp.,

            

senior note, 11.00%, 10/12/15

   United States        442,000           467,415   

senior sub. note, 12.535%, 10/12/17

   United States        5,000,000           5,412,500   

Ceridian Corp., senior note, 11.25%, 11/15/15

   United States        20,000,000           20,100,000   

eCommScope Inc., senior note, 144A, 8.25%, 1/15/19

   United States        4,000,000           4,140,000   

First Data Corp.,

            

esenior bond, 144A, 12.625%, 1/15/21

   United States        76,298,000           82,020,350   

senior note, 9.875%, 9/24/15

   United States        4,758,000           4,912,635   

esenior secured bond, 144A, 8.25%, 1/15/21

   United States        45,000,000           44,325,000   

e,gsenior secured note, 144A, PIK, 10.00%, 1/15/22

   United States        33,188,000           30,948,042   

senior sub. note, 11.25%, 3/31/16

   United States        40,000,000           39,600,000   

Freescale Semiconductor Inc.,

            

senior note, 10.125%, 12/15/16

   United States        20,000,000           21,625,000   

e,isenior note, 144A, 8.05%, 2/01/20

   United States        25,000,000           25,250,000   

 

FI-17


Franklin Templeton Variable Insurance Products Trust

 

Statement of Investments, June 30, 2011 (unaudited) (continued)

 

Franklin Income Securities Fund    Country      Principal
Amount
*
    Value  

Corporate Bonds (continued)

         

Information Technology (continued)

         

Freescale Semiconductor Inc., (continued)

         

esenior note, 144A, 10.75%, 8/01/20

   United States        96,750,000      $    109,811,250   

esenior secured note, 144A, 10.125%, 3/15/18

   United States        5,000,000        5,575,000   

esenior secured note, 144A, 9.25%, 4/15/18

   United States        51,700,000        55,965,250   

eNXP BV/NXP Funding LLC, senior secured note, 144A, 9.75%, 8/01/18

   Netherlands        8,600,000        9,642,750   

Sanmina-SCI Corp.,

         

esenior note, 144A, 7.00%, 5/15/19

   United States        15,000,000        14,250,000   

senior sub. note, 8.125%, 3/01/16

   United States        15,600,000        16,282,500   

SunGard Data Systems Inc.,

         

senior note, 10.625%, 5/15/15

   United States        7,500,000        8,156,250   

senior note, 7.625%, 11/15/20

   United States        10,000,000        10,150,000   

senior sub. note, 10.25%, 8/15/15

   United States        14,500,000        15,043,750   
         

 

 

 
            550,893,192   
         

 

 

 

Materials 2.1%

         

Berry Plastics Corp., senior secured note, 9.75%, 1/15/21

   United States        5,000,000        4,862,500   

eBuilding Materials Corp. of America, senior note, 144A, 6.75%, 5/01/21

   United States        10,000,000        10,075,000   

eFMG Resources August 2006 Pty. Ltd., senior note, 144A,

         

7.00%, 11/01/15

   Australia        14,000,000        14,325,080   

6.875%, 2/01/18

   Australia        11,900,000        12,138,000   

Huntsman International LLC, senior note, 5.50%, 6/30/16

   United States        1,750,000        1,730,313   

eIneos Group Holdings PLC,

         

senior secured note, 144A, 8.50%, 2/15/16

   United Kingdom        5,000,000        4,962,500   

senior sub. note, 144A, 7.875%, 2/15/16

   United Kingdom        30,000,000  EUR      42,694,666   

eKerling PLC, senior secured note, 144A, 10.625%, 1/28/17

   United Kingdom        9,400,000  EUR      14,483,374   

eKinove German Bondco GmbH,

         

senior secured bond, 144A, 10.00%, 6/15/18

   Germany        9,900,000  EUR      14,993,555   

senior secured note, 144A, 9.625%, 6/15/18

   Germany        13,100,000        13,656,750   

NewPage Corp., senior secured note,

         

10.00%, 5/01/12

   United States        10,800,000        3,294,000   

11.375%, 12/31/14

   United States        6,000,000        5,625,000   

eReynolds Group Holdings Ltd.,

         

senior note, 144A, 8.25%, 2/15/21

   New Zealand        5,200,000        4,888,000   

senior secured note, 144A, 6.875%, 2/15/21

   New Zealand        10,000,000        9,706,250   

Vulcan Materials Co., senior note,

         

6.50%, 12/01/16

   United States        11,200,000        11,138,030   

7.50%, 6/15/21

   United States        13,500,000        13,497,084   
         

 

 

 
            182,070,102   
         

 

 

 

Telecommunication Services 1.4%

         

eClearwire Corp., senior secured note, 144A, 12.00%, 12/01/15

   United States        23,100,000        24,861,375   

Cricket Communications Inc., senior note,

         

7.75%, 10/15/20

   United States        40,000,000        39,300,000   

e144A, 7.75%, 10/15/20

   United States        5,000,000        4,912,500   

Frontier Communications Corp., senior note,

         

8.25%, 4/15/17

   United States        6,600,000        7,210,500   

8.50%, 4/15/20

   United States        12,900,000        14,125,500   

eIntelsat Jackson Holding SA, senior note, 144A, 7.50%, 4/01/21

   Luxembourg        20,000,000        19,925,000   

Sprint Nextel Corp., senior note, 8.375%, 8/15/17

   United States        7,700,000        8,498,875   
         

 

 

 
            118,833,750   
         

 

 

 

Utilities 5.7%

         

eAES Corp., senior note, 144A, 7.375%, 7/01/21

   United States        5,800,000        5,894,250   

 

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Statement of Investments, June 30, 2011 (unaudited) (continued)

 

Franklin Income Securities Fund    Country      Principal
Amount
*
       Value  

Corporate Bonds (continued)

            

Utilities (continued)

            

eCalpine Corp., senior secured note, 144A,

            

7.25%, 10/15/17

   United States        5,000,000         $        5,100,000   

7.875%, 7/31/20

   United States        10,700,000           11,235,000   

7.50%, 2/15/21

   United States        15,000,000           15,375,000   

7.875%, 1/15/23

   United States        15,000,000           15,468,750   

Dynegy Holdings Inc., senior note,

            

7.50%, 6/01/15

   United States        20,000,000           16,400,000   

7.50%, 6/01/15

   United States        15,000,000           12,150,000   

8.375%, 5/01/16

   United States        82,699,000           66,572,695   

7.75%, 6/01/19

   United States        24,500,000           17,946,250   

Energy Future Holdings Corp., senior note, R, 6.55%, 11/15/34

   United States        35,000,000           17,325,000   

GenOn Energy Inc., senior note,

            

7.625%, 6/15/14

   United States        9,500,000           9,832,500   

7.875%, 6/15/17

   United States        25,000,000           25,250,000   

eIntergen NV, senior secured note, 144A, 9.00%, 6/30/17

   Netherlands        7,500,000           7,968,750   

Niska Gas Storage U.S./Canada, senior note, 8.875%, 3/15/18

   United States        15,000,000           15,825,000   

Public Service Co. of New Mexico, senior note, 7.95%, 5/15/18

   United States        6,400,000           7,229,830   

eTexas Competitive Electric Holdings Co. LLC/Texas Competitive Electric Holdings Finance Inc.,

            

secured note, B, 144A, 15.00%, 4/01/21

   United States        17,800,000           17,577,500   

senior secured note, 144A, 11.50%, 10/01/20

   United States        100,125,000           82,603,125   

Texas Competitive Electric Holdings Co. LLC, senior note,

            

A, 10.25%, 11/01/15

   United States        149,690,000           91,310,900   

B, 10.25%, 11/01/15

   United States        64,193,000           38,836,765   

gPIK, 11.25%, 11/01/16

   United States        13,000,014           8,360,855   
            

 

 

 
               488,262,170   
            

 

 

 

Total Corporate Bonds (Cost $3,751,406,877)

               3,940,573,328   
            

 

 

 

f,jSenior Floating Rate Interests 6.4%

            

Consumer Discretionary 1.3%

            

Chrysler Group LLC, Tranche B Term Loan, 6.00%, 5/24/17

   United States        39,700,000           38,773,680   

Clear Channel Communications Inc., Tranche B Term Loan, 3.836%, 1/29/16

   United States        72,254,969           61,089,336   

Club Operations Inc., Term B Loan, 6.00%, 11/30/16

   United States        9,950,000           9,968,656   

bDex Media West LLC, Term Loan B, 7.00%, 10/24/14

   United States        4,400,730           3,692,948   

SuperMedia Inc., Exit Term Loan, 11.00%, 12/31/15

   United States        2,733,904           1,661,822   
            

 

 

 
               115,186,442   
            

 

 

 

Financials 0.7%

            

iStar Financial Inc., Tranche A2 Term Loan, 7.00%, 6/30/14

   United States        60,000,000           59,785,500   
            

 

 

 

Industrials 0.8%

            

Allison Transmission Inc., Term Loan B, 2.94%, 8/07/14

   United States        26,987,071           26,504,246   

Altegrity Inc.,

            

Term Loan B, 2.997%, 2/21/15

   United States        14,758,644           14,500,368   

Tranche D Term Loan, 7.75%, 2/21/15

   United States        14,887,500           15,022,425   

Ceva Group PLC,

            

Dollar Tranche B L/C, 5.246%, 8/31/16

   United Kingdom        2,105,263           2,067,105   

EGL Tranche B Term Loans, 5.273%, 8/31/16

   United Kingdom        12,291,882           12,199,693   
            

 

 

 
               70,293,837   
            

 

 

 

Information Technology 1.2%

            

First Data Corp.,

            

2018 Term Loan, 4.00% - 4.186%, 3/24/18

   United States        22,436,455           20,626,618   

Term Loan B-1, 2.936%, 9/24/14

   United States        13,650,417           12,669,293   

 

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Franklin Templeton Variable Insurance Products Trust

 

Statement of Investments, June 30, 2011 (unaudited) (continued)

 

Franklin Income Securities Fund    Country      Principal
Amount
*
       Value  

Senior Floating Rate Interests (continued)

            

Information Technology (continued)

            

First Data Corp., (continued)

            

Term Loan B-2, 2.936%, 9/24/14

   United States        64,638,495         $      59,992,603   

Term Loan B-3, 2.936%, 9/24/14

   United States        2,387,693           2,216,078   

Freescale Semiconductor Inc., Extended Term Loan, 4.441%, 12/01/16

   United States        2,590,375           2,581,876   
            

 

 

 
               98,086,468   
            

 

 

 

Materials 0.3%

            

kDynacast International Ltd., Bridge Loan, 9.75%, 6/22/12

   United Kingdom        25,000,000           25,032,750   
            

 

 

 

Utilities 2.1%

            

Texas Competitive Electric Holdings Co. LLC, 2017 Term Loan, 4.69% - 4.768%, 10/10/17

   United States        224,606,875           175,795,309   
            

 

 

 

Total Senior Floating Rate Interests (Cost $561,840,735)

               544,180,306   
            

 

 

 

Asset-Backed Securities and Commercial Mortgage-Backed Securities (Cost $33,941,142) 0.4%

            

Financials 0.4%

            

e,fBanc of America Large Loan, 2010-HLTN, 144A, FRN, 1.937%, 11/15/15

   United States        39,012,806           36,235,621   
            

 

 

 

Municipal Bonds 0.7%

            

California State GO,

            

7.95%, 3/01/36

   United States        25,000,000           27,263,500   

5.25%, 11/01/40

   United States        2,815,000           2,777,448   

Build America Bonds, 7.60%, 11/01/40

   United States        13,920,000           16,054,911   

Various Purpose, 6.00%, 11/01/39

   United States        830,000           884,116   

Various Purpose, Refunding, NATL Insured, 4.50%, 12/01/32

   United States        1,510,000           1,349,019   

Various Purpose, Refunding, Series 1, AGMC Insured, 4.75%, 9/01/31

   United States        1,460,000           1,413,893   

Puerto Rico Sales Tax FICO Sales Tax Revenue, first sub., Series A, 5.50%, 8/01/42

   United States        3,800,000           3,804,978   

San Joaquin County Transportation Authority Sales Tax Revenue, Refunding,
5.50%, 3/01/41

   United States        7,820,000           7,983,829   
            

 

 

 

Total Municipal Bonds (Cost $55,827,256)

               61,531,694   
            

 

 

 

Total Investments before Short Term Investments
(Cost $8,014,891,711)

               8,442,355,131   
            

 

 

 

Short Term Investments 1.0%

            

Repurchase Agreements (Cost $77,890,659) 0.9%

            

lJoint Repurchase Agreement, 0.005%, 7/01/11 (Maturity Value $77,890,670)

   United States        77,890,659           77,890,659   

Barclays Capital Inc. (Maturity Value $6,674,451)

            

BNP Paribas Securities Corp. (Maturity Value $17,798,018)

            

Credit Suisse Securities (USA) LLC (Maturity Value $13,348,124)

            

Deutsche Bank Securities Inc. (Maturity Value $8,923,934)

            

HSBC Securities (USA) Inc. (Maturity Value $6,674,452)

            

Merrill Lynch, Pierce, Fenner & Smith Inc. (Maturity Value $4,449,115)

            

Morgan Stanley & Co. LLC (Maturity Value $6,674,452)

            

UBS Securities LLC (Maturity Value $13,348,124)

            

Collateralized by U.S. Government Agency Securities, 0.75% - 5.375%, 10/15/11 - 9/13/19; mU.S. Government Agency Discount Notes, 9/28/11 - 12/28/11; mU.S. Treasury Bills, 8/04/11 - 8/25/11; U.S. Treasury Bonds, 7.25% - 11.25%, 2/15/15 - 5/15/16; and U.S. Treasury Notes, 0.375% - 5.00%, 7/31/11 - 6/30/16 (valued at $79,647,087)

            
            

 

 

 

 

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Franklin Templeton Variable Insurance Products Trust

 

Statement of Investments, June 30, 2011 (unaudited) (continued)

 

Franklin Income Securities Fund    Country      Shares        Value  

Short Term Investments (continued)

            

nInvestments from Cash Collateral Received for Loaned Securities (Cost $6,810,310) 0.1%

            

Money Market Funds 0.1%

            

oBNY Mellon Overnight Government Fund, 0.05%

   United States        6,810,310         $ 6,810,310   
            

 

 

 

Total Investments (Cost $8,099,592,680) 99.5%

               8,527,056,100   

Other Assets, less Liabilities 0.5%

               45,984,367   
            

 

 

 

Net Assets 100.0%

             $ 8,573,040,467   
            

 

 

 

 

See Abbreviations on page FI-35.

 

†Rounds to less than 0.1% of net assets.

*The principal amount is stated in U.S. dollars unless otherwise indicated.

aNon-income producing.

bSee Note 9 regarding holdings of 5% voting securities.

cAt June 30, 2011, pursuant to the Fund’s policies and the requirements of applicable securities law, the Fund may be restricted from trading these securities for a limited or extended period of time due to ownership limits and/or potential possession of material non-public information.

dSee Note 1(f) regarding equity-linked securities.

eSecurity was purchased pursuant to Rule 144A under the Securities Act of 1933 and may be sold in transactions exempt from registration only to qualified institutional buyers or in a public offering registered under the Securities Act of 1933. These securities have been deemed liquid under guidelines approved by the Trust’s Board of Trustees. At June 30, 2011, the aggregate value of these securities was $2,064,768,563, representing 24.08% of net assets.

fThe coupon rate shown represents the rate at period end.

gIncome may be received in additional securities and/or cash.

hPerpetual security with no stated maturity date.

iA portion or all of the security is on loan at June 30, 2011. See Note 1(g).

jSee Note 1(h) regarding senior floating rate interests.

kSecurity purchased on a delayed delivery basis. See Note 1(d).

lSee Note 1(c) regarding joint repurchase agreement.

mThe security is traded on a discount basis with no stated coupon rate.

nSee Note 1(g) regarding securities on loan.

oThe rate shown is the annualized seven-day yield at period end.

 

The accompanying notes are an integral part of these financial statements.

 

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Franklin Templeton Variable Insurance Products Trust

 

Financial Statements

 

 

Statement of Assets and Liabilities

June 30, 2011 (unaudited)

 

     Franklin
Income
Securities Fund
 

Assets:

  

Investments in securities:

  

Cost - Unaffiliated issuers

   $ 7,877,096,993   

Cost - Non-controlled affiliated issuers (Note 9)

     144,605,028   

Cost - Repurchase agreements

     77,890,659   
  

 

 

 

Total cost of investments

   $ 8,099,592,680   
  

 

 

 

Value - Unaffiliated issuers

   $ 8,424,563,412   

Value - Non-controlled affiliated issuers (Note 9)

     24,602,029   

Value - Repurchase agreements

     77,890,659   
  

 

 

 

Total value of investments (includes securities loaned in the amount of $6,642,770)

     8,527,056,100   

Cash

     602,037   

Receivables:

  

Investment securities sold

     8,253,429   

Capital shares sold

     3,178,289   

Dividends and interest

     92,660,318   

Other assets

     714,007   
  

 

 

 

Total assets

     8,632,464,180   
  

 

 

 

Liabilities:

  

Payables:

  

Investment securities purchased

     41,699,679   

Capital shares redeemed

     3,792,864   

Affiliates

     6,131,594   

Payable upon return of securities loaned

     6,810,310   

Accrued expenses and other liabilities

     989,266   
  

 

 

 

Total liabilities

     59,423,713   
  

 

 

 

Net assets, at value

   $ 8,573,040,467   
  

 

 

 

Net assets consist of:

  

Paid-in capital

   $ 9,003,119,417   

Undistributed net investment income

     237,360,854   

Net unrealized appreciation (depreciation)

     427,399,199   

Accumulated net realized gain (loss)

     (1,094,839,003
  

 

 

 

Net assets, at value

   $ 8,573,040,467   
  

 

 

 

 

The accompanying notes are an integral part of these financial statements.

 

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Financial Statements (continued)

 

 

Statement of Assets and Liabilities (continued)

June 30, 2011 (unaudited)

 

     Franklin
Income
Securities Fund
 

Class 1:

  

Net assets, at value

   $ 1,715,055,274   
  

 

 

 

Shares outstanding

     113,653,147   
  

 

 

 

Net asset value and maximum offering price per share

   $ 15.09   
  

 

 

 

Class 2:

  

Net assets, at value

   $ 6,403,467,535   
  

 

 

 

Shares outstanding

     434,406,667   
  

 

 

 

Net asset value and maximum offering price per share

   $ 14.74   
  

 

 

 

Class 4:

  

Net assets, at value

   $ 454,517,658   
  

 

 

 

Shares outstanding

     30,341,167   
  

 

 

 

Net asset value and maximum offering price per share

   $ 14.98   
  

 

 

 

 

The accompanying notes are an integral part of these financial statements.

 

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Franklin Templeton Variable Insurance Products Trust

 

Financial Statements (continued)

 

Statement of Operations

for the six months ended June 30, 2011 (unaudited)

 

     Franklin
Income
Securities Fund
 

Investment income:

  

Dividends

   $ 72,779,618   

Interest:

  

Unaffiliated issuers

     208,650,737   

Non-controlled affiliated issuers (Note 9)

     2,077,560   

Income from securities loaned

     168,305   
  

 

 

 

Total investment income

     283,676,220   
  

 

 

 

Expenses:

  

Management fees (Note 3a)

     19,156,293   

Distribution fees: (Note 3c)

  

Class 2

     8,038,428   

Class 4

     768,254   

Unaffiliated transfer agent fees

     1,889   

Custodian fees (Note 4)

     86,909   

Reports to shareholders

     406,815   

Professional fees

     88,935   

Trustees’ fees and expenses

     15,856   

Other

     81,590   
  

 

 

 

Total expenses

     28,644,969   

Expense reductions (Note 4)

     (19
  

 

 

 

Net expenses

     28,644,950   
  

 

 

 

Net investment income

     255,031,270   
  

 

 

 

Realized and unrealized gains (losses):

  

Net realized gain (loss) from:

  

Investments:

  

Unaffiliated issuers

     108,257,344   

Non-controlled affiliated issuers (Note 9)

     110,799   

Written options

     415,499   

Foreign currency transactions

     50,340   
  

 

 

 

Net realized gain (loss)

     108,833,982   
  

 

 

 

Net change in unrealized appreciation (depreciation) on:

  

Investments

     81,712,603   

Translation of other assets and liabilities denominated in foreign currencies

     (26,123
  

 

 

 

Net change in unrealized appreciation (depreciation)

     81,686,480   
  

 

 

 

Net realized and unrealized gain (loss)

     190,520,462   
  

 

 

 

Net increase (decrease) in net assets resulting from operations

   $ 445,551,732   
  

 

 

 

 

The accompanying notes are an integral part of these financial statements.

 

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Financial Statements (continued)

 

Statements of Changes in Net Assets

 

     Franklin Income Securities Fund  
     Six Months
Ended
June 30, 2011
(unaudited)
    Year
Ended
December 31,
2010
 
    

 

 

Increase (decrease) in net assets:

    

Operations:

    

Net investment income

   $ 255,031,270      $ 459,831,319   

Net realized gain (loss) from investments, written options and foreign currency transactions

     108,833,982        1,566,016   

Net change in unrealized appreciation (depreciation) on investments and translation of other assets and liabilities denominated in foreign currencies

     81,686,480        446,658,211   
    

 

 

Net increase (decrease) in net assets resulting from operations

     445,551,732        908,055,546   
    

 

 

Distributions to shareholders from:

    

Net investment income:

    

Class 1

     (96,601,395     (70,751,613

Class 2

     (356,087,463     (403,393,475

Class 4

     (24,430,578     (24,551,628
    

 

 

Total distributions to shareholders

     (477,119,436     (498,696,716
    

 

 

Capital share transactions: (Note 2)

    

Class 1

     280,302,927        469,690,616   

Class 2

     109,587,489        (125,499,592

Class 4

     40,942,376        47,090,132   
    

 

 

Total capital share transactions

     430,832,792        391,281,156   
    

 

 

Net increase (decrease) in net assets

     399,265,088        800,639,986   

Net assets:

    

Beginning of period

     8,173,775,379        7,373,135,393   
    

 

 

End of period

   $ 8,573,040,467      $ 8,173,775,379   
    

 

 

Undistributed net investment income included in net assets:

    

End of period

   $ 237,360,854      $ 459,449,020   
    

 

 

 

The accompanying notes are an integral part of these financial statements.

 

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Franklin Templeton Variable Insurance Products Trust

 

Notes to Financial Statements (unaudited)

 

Franklin Income Securities Fund

 

1. ORGANIZATION AND SIGNIFICANT ACCOUNTING POLICIES

 

Franklin Templeton Variable Insurance Products Trust (Trust) is registered under the Investment Company Act of 1940, as amended, (1940 Act) as an open-end investment company, consisting of twenty separate funds. The Franklin Income Securities Fund (Fund) is included in this report. The financial statements of the remaining funds in the Trust are presented separately. Shares of the Fund are generally sold only to insurance company separate accounts to fund the benefits of variable life insurance policies or variable annuity contracts. The Fund offers three classes of shares: Class 1, Class 2 and Class 4. Each class of shares differs by its distribution fees, voting rights on matters affecting a single class and its exchange privilege.

 

The following summarizes the Fund’s significant accounting policies.

 

a. Financial Instrument Valuation

 

The Fund’s investments in securities and other financial instruments are carried at fair value daily. Fair value is the price that would be received to sell an asset or paid to transfer a liability in an orderly transaction between market participants on the measurement date. Under procedures approved by the Trust’s Board of Trustees, the Fund may utilize independent pricing services, quotations from securities and financial instrument dealers, and other market sources to determine fair value.

 

Equity securities and derivative financial instruments listed on an exchange or on the NASDAQ National Market System are valued at the last quoted sale price or the official closing price of the day, respectively. Foreign equity securities are valued as of the close of trading on the foreign stock exchange on which the security is primarily traded, or the NYSE, whichever is earlier. The value is then converted into its U.S. dollar equivalent at the foreign exchange rate in effect at the close of the NYSE on the day that the value of the security is determined. Over-the-counter securities are valued within the range of the most recent quoted bid and ask prices. Securities that trade in multiple markets or on multiple exchanges are valued according to the broadest and most representative market. Certain equity securities are valued based upon fundamental characteristics or relationships to similar securities. Investments in non-registered money market funds are valued at the closing net asset value.

 

Debt securities generally trade in the over-the-counter market rather than on a securities exchange. The Fund’s pricing services use multiple valuation techniques to determine fair value. In instances where sufficient market activity exists, the pricing services may utilize a market-based approach through which quotes from market makers are used to determine fair value. In instances where sufficient market activity may not exist or is limited, the pricing services also utilize proprietary valuation models which may consider market characteristics such as benchmark yield curves, option-adjusted spreads, credit spreads, estimated default rates, coupon rates, anticipated timing of principal repayments, underlying collateral, and other unique security features in order to estimate the relevant cash flows, which are then discounted to calculate the fair value. Securities denominated in a foreign currency are converted into their U.S. dollar equivalent at the foreign exchange rate in effect at the close of the NYSE on the date that the values of the foreign debt securities are determined. Repurchase agreements are valued at cost, which approximates market value.

 

The Fund has procedures to determine the fair value of securities and other financial instruments for which market prices are not readily available or which may not be reliably priced. Under these procedures, the Fund primarily employs a market-based approach which may use related or comparable assets or liabilities, recent transactions, market multiples, book values, and other relevant information for the investment to determine the fair value of the investment. The Fund may also use an income-based valuation approach in which the anticipated future cash flows of the investment are discounted to calculate fair value. Discounts may also be applied due to the nature or duration of any restrictions on the disposition of the investments. Due to the inherent uncertainty of valuations of such investments, the fair values may differ significantly from the values that would have been used had an active market existed.

 

Trading in securities on foreign securities stock exchanges and over-the-counter markets may be completed before the daily close of business on the NYSE. Occasionally, events occur between the time at which trading in a foreign security is completed and the close of the NYSE that might call into question the reliability of the value of a portfolio security held by the Fund. As a result,

 

FI-26


Franklin Templeton Variable Insurance Products Trust

 

Notes to Financial Statements (unaudited) (continued)

 

Franklin Income Securities Fund

 

1. ORGANIZATION AND SIGNIFICANT ACCOUNTING POLICIES (continued)

 

a. Financial Instrument Valuation (continued)

 

differences may arise between the value of the Fund’s portfolio securities as determined at the foreign market close and the latest indications of value at the close of the NYSE. In order to minimize the potential for these differences, the investment manager monitors price movements following the close of trading in foreign stock markets through a series of country specific market proxies (such as baskets of American Depository Receipts, futures contracts and exchange traded funds). These price movements are measured against established trigger thresholds for each specific market proxy to assist in determining if an event has occurred that may call into question the reliability of the values of the foreign securities held by the Fund. If such an event occurs, the securities may be valued using fair value procedures, which may include the use of independent pricing services.

 

b. Foreign Currency Translation

 

Portfolio securities and other assets and liabilities denominated in foreign currencies are translated into U.S. dollars based on the exchange rate of such currencies against U.S. dollars on the date of valuation. The Fund may enter into foreign currency exchange contracts to facilitate transactions denominated in a foreign currency. Purchases and sales of securities, income and expense items denominated in foreign currencies are translated into U.S. dollars at the exchange rate in effect on the transaction date. Portfolio securities and assets and liabilities denominated in foreign currencies contain risks that those currencies will decline in value relative to the U.S. dollar. Occasionally, events may impact the availability or reliability of foreign exchange rates used to convert the U.S. dollar equivalent value. If such an event occurs, the foreign exchange rate will be valued at fair value using procedures established and approved by the Trust’s Board of Trustees.

 

The Fund does not separately report the effect of changes in foreign exchange rates from changes in market prices on securities held. Such changes are included in net realized and unrealized gain or loss from investments on the Statement of Operations.

 

Realized foreign exchange gains or losses arise from sales of foreign currencies, currency gains or losses realized between the trade and settlement dates on securities transactions and the difference between the recorded amounts of dividends, interest, and foreign withholding taxes and the U.S. dollar equivalent of the amounts actually received or paid. Net unrealized foreign exchange gains and losses arise from changes in foreign exchange rates on foreign denominated assets and liabilities other than investments in securities held at the end of the reporting period.

 

c. Joint Repurchase Agreement

 

The Fund enters into a joint repurchase agreement whereby its uninvested cash balance is deposited into a joint cash account with other funds managed by the investment manager or an affiliate of the investment manager and is used to invest in one or more repurchase agreements. The value and face amount of the joint repurchase agreement are allocated to the funds based on their pro-rata interest. A repurchase agreement is accounted for as a loan by the fund to the seller, collateralized by securities which are delivered to the fund’s custodian. The market value, including accrued interest, of the initial collateralization is required to be at least 102% of the dollar amount invested by the funds, with the value of the underlying securities marked to market daily to maintain coverage of at least 100%. The joint repurchase agreement held by the Fund at period end had been entered into on June 30, 2011.

 

d. Securities Purchased on a Delayed Delivery Basis

 

The Fund purchases securities on a delayed delivery basis, with payment and delivery scheduled for a future date. These transactions are subject to market fluctuations and are subject to the risk that the value at delivery may be more or less than the trade date purchase price. Although the Fund will generally purchase these securities with the intention of holding the securities, it may sell the securities before the settlement date. Sufficient assets have been segregated for these securities.

 

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Notes to Financial Statements (unaudited) (continued)

 

Franklin Income Securities Fund

 

1. ORGANIZATION AND SIGNIFICANT ACCOUNTING POLICIES (continued)

 

e. Derivative Financial Instruments

 

The Fund invested in derivatives in order to manage risk or gain exposure to various other investments or markets. Derivatives are financial contracts based on an underlying or notional amount, require no initial investment or an initial net investment that is smaller than would normally be required to have a similar response to changes in market factors, and require or permit net settlement. Derivatives contain various risks including the potential inability of the counterparty to fulfill their obligations under the terms of the contract, the potential for an illiquid secondary market, and/or the potential for market movements which expose the Fund to gains or losses in excess of the amounts shown on the Statement of Assets and Liabilities. Realized gain and loss and unrealized appreciation and depreciation on these contracts for the period are included in the Statement of Operations.

 

The Fund purchased or wrote option contracts primarily to manage and/or gain exposure to equity price risk. An option is a contract entitling the holder to purchase or sell a specific amount of shares or units of a particular security, currency or index, or notional amount of a swap (swaption), at a specified price. Options purchased are recorded as an asset while options written are recorded as a liability. Upon exercise of an option, the acquisition cost or sales proceeds of the security is adjusted by any premium paid or received. Upon expiration of an option, any premium paid or received is recorded as a realized loss or gain. Upon closing an option other than through expiration or exercise, the difference between the premium and the cost to close the position is recorded as a realized gain or loss.

 

See Note 6 and 8 regarding investment transactions and other derivative information, respectively.

 

f. Equity-Linked Securities

 

The Fund invests in equity-linked securities. Equity-linked securities are hybrid financial instruments that generally combine both debt and equity characteristics into a single note form. Income received from equity linked securities is recorded as realized gains in the Statement of Operations and may be based on the performance of an underlying equity security, an equity index, or an option position. The risks of investing in equity-linked securities include unfavorable price movements in the underlying security and the credit risk of the issuing financial institution. There may be no guarantee of a return of principal with equity linked securities and the appreciation potential may be limited. Equity-linked securities may be more volatile and less liquid than other investments held by the Fund.

 

g. Securities Lending

 

The Fund participates in an agency based security lending program. The Fund receives cash collateral against the loaned securities in an amount equal to at least 102% of the market value of the loaned securities. Collateral is maintained over the life of the loan in an amount not less than 100% of the market value of loaned securities, as determined at the close of Fund business each day; any additional collateral required due to changes in security values is delivered to the Fund on the next business day. The collateral is invested in a non-registered money fund managed by the Fund’s custodian on the Fund’s behalf. The Fund receives income from the investment of cash collateral, in addition to lending fees and rebates paid by the borrower. The Fund bears the market risk with respect to the collateral investment, securities loaned, and the risk that the agent may default on its obligations to the Fund. The securities lending agent has agreed to indemnify the Fund in the event of default by a third party borrower.

 

h. Senior Floating Rate Interests

 

The Fund invests in senior secured corporate loans that pay interest at rates which are periodically reset by reference to a base lending rate plus a spread. These base lending rates are generally the prime rate offered by a designated U.S. bank or the London InterBank Offered Rate (LIBOR). Senior secured corporate loans often require prepayment of principal from excess cash flows or at the discretion of the borrower. As a result, actual maturity may be substantially less than the stated maturity.

 

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Franklin Templeton Variable Insurance Products Trust

 

Notes to Financial Statements (unaudited) (continued)

 

Franklin Income Securities Fund

 

1. ORGANIZATION AND SIGNIFICANT ACCOUNTING POLICIES (continued)

 

h. Senior Floating Rate Interests (continued)

 

Senior secured corporate loans in which the Fund invests are generally readily marketable, but may be subject to some restrictions on resale.

 

i. Income Taxes

 

It is the Fund’s policy to qualify as a regulated investment company under the Internal Revenue Code. The Fund intends to distribute to shareholders substantially all of its taxable income and net realized gains to relieve it from federal income and excise taxes. As a result, no provision for U.S. federal income taxes is required. The Fund files U.S. income tax returns as well as tax returns in certain other jurisdictions. The Fund records a provision for taxes in its financial statements including penalties and interest, if any, for a tax position taken on a tax return (or expected to be taken) when it fails to meet the more likely than not (a greater than 50% probability) threshold and based on the technical merits, the tax position may not be sustained upon examination by the tax authorities. As of June 30, 2011, and for all open tax years, the Fund has determined that no provision for income tax is required in the Fund’s financial statements. Open tax years are those that remain subject to examination and are based on each tax jurisdiction statute of limitation.

 

The Fund may be subject to foreign taxation related to income received, capital gains on the sale of securities and certain foreign currency transactions in the foreign jurisdictions in which it invests. Foreign taxes, if any, are recorded based on the tax regulations and rates that exist in the foreign markets in which the Fund invests. When a capital gain tax is determined to apply the Fund records an estimated deferred tax liability for unrealized gains on these securities in an amount that would be payable if the securities were disposed of on the valuation date.

 

j. Security Transactions, Investment Income, Expenses and Distributions

 

Security transactions are accounted for on trade date. Realized gains and losses on security transactions are determined on a specific identification basis. Interest income and estimated expenses are accrued daily. Amortization of premium and accretion of discount on debt securities are included in interest income. Facility fees are recognized as income over the expected term of the loan. Dividend income is recorded on the ex-dividend date. Distributions to shareholders are recorded on the ex-dividend date and are determined according to income tax regulations (tax basis). Distributable earnings determined on a tax basis may differ from earnings recorded in accordance with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America. These differences may be permanent or temporary. Permanent differences are reclassified among capital accounts to reflect their tax character. These reclassifications have no impact on net assets or the results of operations. Temporary differences are not reclassified, as they may reverse in subsequent periods.

 

Common expenses incurred by the Trust are allocated among the funds based on the ratio of net assets of each fund to the combined net assets of the Trust. Fund specific expenses are charged directly to the fund that incurred the expense.

 

Realized and unrealized gains and losses and net investment income, not including class specific expenses, are allocated daily to each class of shares based upon the relative proportion of net assets of each class. Differences in per share distributions, by class, are generally due to differences in class specific expenses.

 

k. Accounting Estimates

 

The preparation of financial statements in accordance with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America requires management to make estimates and assumptions that affect the reported amounts of assets and liabilities at the date of the financial statements and the amounts of income and expenses during the reporting period. Actual results could differ from those estimates.

 

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Franklin Templeton Variable Insurance Products Trust

 

Notes to Financial Statements (unaudited) (continued)

 

Franklin Income Securities Fund

 

1. ORGANIZATION AND SIGNIFICANT ACCOUNTING POLICIES (continued)

 

l. Guarantees and Indemnifications

 

Under the Trust’s organizational documents, its officers and trustees are indemnified by the Trust against certain liabilities arising out of the performance of their duties to the Trust. Additionally, in the normal course of business, the Trust, on behalf of the Fund, enters into contracts with service providers that contain general indemnification clauses. The Trust’s maximum exposure under these arrangements is unknown as this would involve future claims that may be made against the Trust that have not yet occurred. Currently, the Trust expects the risk of loss to be remote.

 

2. SHARES OF BENEFICIAL INTEREST

 

At June 30, 2011, there were an unlimited number of shares authorized (without par value). Transactions in the Fund’s shares were as follows:

 

     Six Months Ended
June 30, 2011
    Year Ended
December 31, 2010
 
Class 1 Shares:    Shares     Amount     Shares     Amount  

Shares sold

     13,568,291      $ 214,732,411        44,758,864      $ 645,042,814   

Shares issued in reinvestment of distributions

     6,487,669        96,601,395        5,206,153        70,751,613   

Shares redeemed

     (1,961,720     (31,030,879     (17,515,669     (246,103,811
    

 

 

Net increase (decrease)

     18,094,240      $ 280,302,927        32,449,348      $ 469,690,616   
    

 

 

Class 2 Shares:

        

Shares sold

     17,084,824      $ 262,506,301        26,818,536      $ 380,019,084   

Shares issued in reinvestment of distributions

     24,473,365        356,087,463        30,330,336        403,393,475   

Shares redeemed

     (33,009,436     (509,006,275     (64,334,274     (908,912,151
    

 

 

Net increase (decrease)

     8,548,753      $ 109,587,489        (7,185,402   $ (125,499,592
    

 

 

Class 4 Shares:

        

Shares sold

     2,443,626      $ 38,175,821        4,608,224      $ 66,369,834   

Shares issued on reinvestment of distributions

     1,652,948        24,430,578        1,817,293        24,551,628   

Shares redeemed

     (1,381,695     (21,664,023     (3,057,456     (43,831,330
    

 

 

Net increase (decrease)

     2,714,879      $ 40,942,376        3,368,061      $ 47,090,132   
    

 

 

 

3. TRANSACTIONS WITH AFFILIATES

 

Franklin Resources, Inc. is the holding company for various subsidiaries that together are referred to as Franklin Templeton Investments. Certain officers and trustees of the Fund are also officers and/or directors of the following subsidiaries:

 

Subsidiary    Affiliation

Franklin Advisers, Inc. (Advisers)

   Investment manager

Franklin Templeton Services, LLC (FT Services)

   Administrative manager

Franklin Templeton Distributors, Inc. (Distributors)

   Principal underwriter

Franklin Templeton Investor Services, LLC (Investor Services)

   Transfer agent

 

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Franklin Templeton Variable Insurance Products Trust

 

Notes to Financial Statements (unaudited) (continued)

 

Franklin Income Securities Fund

 

3. TRANSACTIONS WITH AFFILIATES (continued)

 

a. Management Fees

 

The Fund pays an investment management fee to Advisers based on the average daily net assets of the Fund as follows:

 

Annualized Fee Rate    Net Assets
0.625%   

Up to and including $100 million

0.500%   

Over $100 million, up to and including $250 million

0.450%   

Over $250 million, up to and including $7.5 billion

0.440%   

Over $7.5 billion, up to and including $10 billion

0.430%   

Over $10 billion, up to and including $12.5 billion

0.420%   

Over $12.5 billion, up to and including $15 billion

0.400%   

In excess of $15 billion

 

b. Administrative Fees

 

Under an agreement with Advisers, FT Services provides administrative services to the Fund. The fee is paid by Advisers based on average daily net assets, and is not an additional expense of the Fund.

 

c. Distribution Fees

 

The Trust’s Board of Trustees has adopted distribution plans for Class 2 and Class 4 shares pursuant to Rule 12b-1 under the 1940 Act. Under the Fund’s compensation distribution plans, the Fund pays Distributors for costs incurred in connection with the servicing, sale and distribution of the Fund’s shares up to 0.35% per year of its average daily net assets of each class. The Board of Trustees has agreed to limit the current rate to 0.25% per year for Class 2.

 

d. Transfer Agent Fees

 

Investor Services, under terms of an agreement, performs shareholder servicing for the Fund and is not paid by the Fund for the services.

 

e. Other Affiliated Transactions

 

At June 30, 2011, Franklin Templeton Variable Insurance Products Trust - Franklin Templeton VIP Founding Funds Allocation Fund owned 16.40% of the Fund’s outstanding shares.

 

4. EXPENSE OFFSET ARRANGEMENT

 

The Fund has entered into an arrangement with its custodian whereby credits realized as a result of uninvested cash balances are used to reduce a portion of the Fund’s custodian expenses. During the period ended June 30, 2011, the custodian fees were reduced as noted in the Statement of Operations.

 

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Franklin Templeton Variable Insurance Products Trust

 

Notes to Financial Statements (unaudited) (continued)

 

Franklin Income Securities Fund

 

5. INCOME TAXES

 

For tax purposes, capital losses may be carried over to offset future capital gains, if any. At December 31, 2010, the capital loss carryforwards were as follows:

 

Capital loss carryforwards expiring in:

  

2016

   $ 524,982,657   

2017

     521,405,875   

2018

     158,391,805   
  

 

 

 
   $ 1,204,780,337   
  

 

 

 

 

Under the Regulated Investment Company Modernization Act of 2010, the Fund will be permitted to carry forward capital losses incurred in taxable years beginning after December 22, 2010 for an unlimited period. Post-enactment capital loss carryforwards will retain their character as either short-term or long-term capital losses rather than being considered short-term as under previous law. Any post-enactment capital losses generated will be required to be utilized prior to the losses incurred in pre-enactment tax years.

 

At June 30, 2011, the cost of investments and net unrealized appreciation (depreciation) for income tax purposes were as follows:

 

Cost of investments

   $ 8,114,095,045   
  

 

 

 

Unrealized appreciation

   $ 956,718,231   

Unrealized depreciation

     (543,757,176
  

 

 

 

Net unrealized appreciation (depreciation)

   $ 412,961,055   
  

 

 

 

 

Net investment income differs for financial statement and tax purposes primarily due to differing treatments of defaulted securities, foreign currency transactions, payments-in-kind, bond discounts and premiums, and corporate actions.

 

Net realized gains (losses) differ for financial statement and tax purposes primarily due to differing treatments of defaulted securities, wash sales, foreign currency transactions, payments-in-kind, bond discounts and premiums, and corporate actions.

 

6. INVESTMENT TRANSACTIONS

 

Purchases and sales of investments (excluding short term securities) for the period ended June 30, 2011, aggregated $1,446,214,769 and $1,081,306,100, respectively.

 

Transactions in options written during the period ended June 30, 2011, were as follows:

 

     Number of
Contracts
    Premiums
Received
 

Options outstanding at December 31, 2010

     3,690      $ 415,499   

Options written

              

Options expired

     (3,690     (415,499

Options exercised

              

Options closed

              
    

 

 

Options outstanding at June 30, 2011

          $   
    

 

 

 

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Franklin Templeton Variable Insurance Products Trust

 

Notes to Financial Statements (unaudited) (continued)

 

Franklin Income Securities Fund

 

7. CREDIT RISK

 

At June 30, 2011, the Fund had 50.17% of its portfolio invested in high yield securities, senior secured floating rate notes, or other securities rated below investment grade. These securities may be more sensitive to economic conditions causing greater price volatility and are potentially subject to a greater risk of loss due to default than higher rated securities.

 

8. OTHER DERIVATIVE INFORMATION

 

For the period ended June 30, 2011, the effect of derivative contracts on the Fund’s Statement of Operations was as follows:

 

Derivative Contracts Not Accounted

for as Hedging Instruments

   Statement of Operations Locations    Realized Gain
(Loss) for the
Period
     Change in
Unrealized
Appreciation
(Depreciation)
for the Period

Equity contracts

   Net realized gain (loss) from written options / Net change in unrealized appreciation (depreciation) on investments      $415,499       $3,501

 

For the period ended June 30, 2011, the average month end market value of derivatives represented less than 0.01% of average month end net assets. The average month end number of open derivative contracts for the period was 1.

 

See Note 1(e) regarding derivative financial instruments.

 

9. HOLDINGS OF 5% VOTING SECURITIES OF PORTFOLIO COMPANIES

 

The 1940 Act defines “affiliated companies” to include investments in portfolio companies in which a fund owns 5% or more of the outstanding voting securities. Investments in “affiliated companies” for the Fund for the period ended June 30, 2011, were as shown below.

 

Name of Issuer   Number of
Shares/Principal
Amount
Held at Beginning
of Period
    Gross
Additions
    Gross
Reductions
    Number of
Shares/Principal
Amount
Held at End
of Period
    Value at
End of
Period
    Investment
Income
    Realized
Capital
Gain (Loss)
 

Non-Controlled Affiliates

             

aDex Media West LLC, Term Loan B, 7.00%, 10/24/14

    4,783,951               383,221        4,400,730      $ 3,692,948      $ 137,697      $ 110,799   

Dex One Corp.

    2,642,381                      2,642,381        6,685,224                 

Dex One Corp., senior sub. note, PIK, 12.00%, 1/29/17

    32,511,674                      32,511,674        14,223,857        1,939,863          
         

 

 

 

Total Affiliated Securities (0.29% of Net Assets)

          $ 24,602,029      $ 2,077,560      $ 110,799   
         

 

 

 

 

aCompany is a wholly owned subsidiary of Dex One Corp.

 

10. CREDIT FACILITY

 

The Fund, together with other U.S. registered and foreign investment funds (collectively, Borrowers), managed by Franklin Templeton Investments, are borrowers in a joint syndicated senior unsecured credit facility totaling $750 million (Global Credit Facility) which matures on January 20, 2012. This Global Credit Facility provides a source of funds to the Borrowers for temporary and emergency purposes, including the ability to meet future unanticipated or unusually large redemption requests.

 

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Franklin Templeton Variable Insurance Products Trust

 

Notes to Financial Statements (unaudited) (continued)

 

Franklin Income Securities Fund

 

10. CREDIT FACILITY (continued)

 

Under the terms of the Global Credit Facility, the Fund shall, in addition to interest charged on any borrowings made by the Fund and other costs incurred by the Fund, pay its share of fees and expenses incurred in connection with the implementation and maintenance of the Global Credit Facility, based upon its relative share of the aggregate net assets of all of the Borrowers, including an annual commitment fee of 0.08% based upon the unused portion of the Global Credit Facility, which is reflected in other expenses on the Statement of Operations. During the period ended June 30, 2011, the Fund did not use the Global Credit Facility.

 

11. FAIR VALUE MEASUREMENTS

 

The Fund follows a fair value hierarchy that distinguishes between market data obtained from independent sources (observable inputs) and the Fund’s own market assumptions (unobservable inputs). These inputs are used in determining the value of the Fund’s investments and are summarized in the following fair value hierarchy:

 

   

Level 1 – quoted prices in active markets for identical securities

   

Level 2 – other significant observable inputs (including quoted prices for similar securities, interest rates, prepayment speed, credit risk, etc.)

   

Level 3 – significant unobservable inputs (including the Fund’s own assumptions in determining the fair value of investments)

 

The inputs or methodology used for valuing securities are not an indication of the risk associated with investing in those securities.

 

For movements between the levels within the fair value hierarchy, the Fund has adopted a policy of recognizing the transfers as of the date of the underlying event which caused the movement.

 

The following is a summary of the inputs used as of June 30, 2011, in valuing the Fund’s assets and liabilities carried at fair value:

 

     Level 1      Level 2      Level 3      Total  
  

 

 

 

Assets:

           

Investments in Securities:

           

Equity Investments:a

           

Consumer Discretionary

   $ 157,246,064       $ 5,277,272       $   —       $ 162,523,336   

Energy

     531,808,025         73,046,320                 604,854,345   

Financials

     666,962,979         39,124,567                 706,087,546   

Health Care

     472,400,362         13,635,000                 486,035,362   

All Other Equity Investmentsb

     1,734,080,776                         1,734,080,776   

Equity-Linked Securities

        92,610,484                 92,610,484   

Convertible Bonds

             73,642,333                 73,642,333   

Corporate Bonds

             3,940,573,328                 3,940,573,328   

Senior Floating Rate Interests

             544,180,306                 544,180,306   

Asset-Backed Securities and Commercial Mortgage-Backed Securities

             36,235,621                 36,235,621   

Municipal Bonds

             61,531,694                 61,531,694   

Short Term Investments

             84,700,969                 84,700,969   
  

 

 

 

Total Investments in Securities

   $ 3,562,498,206       $ 4,964,557,894       $       $ 8,527,056,100   
  

 

 

 

 

aIncludes common, preferred, and convertible preferred stocks as well as other equity investments.

bFor detailed industry descriptions, see the accompanying Statement of Investments.

 

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Franklin Templeton Variable Insurance Products Trust

 

Notes to Financial Statements (unaudited) (continued)

 

Franklin Income Securities Fund

 

12. NEW ACCOUNTING PRONOUNCEMENTS

 

In May 2011, the Financial Accounting Standards Board (FASB) issued Accounting Standards Update (ASU) No. 2011-04, Fair Value Measurement (Topic 820): Amendments to Achieve Common Fair Value Measurement and Disclosure Requirements in U.S. GAAP and International Financial Reporting Standards (IFRS). The amendments in the ASU will improve the comparability of fair value measurements presented and disclosed in financial statements prepared in accordance with U.S. GAAP and IFRS and include new guidance for certain fair value measurement principles and disclosure requirements. The ASU is effective for interim and annual periods beginning after December 15, 2011. The Fund is currently evaluating the impact, if any, of applying this provision.

 

13. SUBSEQUENT EVENTS

 

The Fund has evaluated subsequent events through the issuance of the financial statements and determined that no events have occurred that require disclosure.

 

 

 

ABBREVIATIONS

   
Currency   Selected Portfolio  
Euro - Euro   ADR - American Depository Receipt  
GBP - British Pound   AGMC - Assured Guaranty Municipal Corp.  
  FICO - Financing Corp.  
  FRN - Floating Rate Note  
  GO - General Obligation  
  L/C - Letter of Credit  
  MTN - Medium Term Note  
  NATL - National Public Financial Guarantee Corp.  
  PIK - Payment-In-Kind  

 

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FRANKLIN RISING DIVIDENDS SECURITIES FUND

 

We are pleased to bring you Franklin Rising Dividends Securities Fund’s semiannual report for the period ended June 30, 2011.

 

Performance Summary as of 6/30/11

 

Franklin Rising Dividends Securities Fund – Class 4 delivered a +6.48% total return for the six-month period ended 6/30/11.

 

Performance reflects the Fund’s Class 4 operating expenses, but does not include any contract fees, expenses or sales charges. If they had been included, performance would be lower. These charges and deductions, particularly for variable life policies, can have a significant effect on contract values and insurance benefits. See the contract prospectus for a complete description of these expenses, including sales charges.

 

Franklin Rising Dividends Securities Fund – Class 4

 

Performance data represent past performance, which does not guarantee future results. Investment return and principal value will fluctuate, and you may have a gain or loss when you sell your shares.

Current performance may differ from figures shown.

 

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Fund Goal and Main Investments: Franklin Rising Dividends Securities Fund seeks long-term capital appreciation, with preservation of capital as an important consideration. The Fund normally invests at least 80% of its net assets in investments of companies that have paid rising dividends.

 

 

 

Performance Overview

 

You can find the Fund’s six-month total return in the Performance Summary. The Fund outperformed its benchmark, the Standard & Poor’s 500 Index (S&P 500), which rose 6.02% for the same period.1 Please note the Fund employs a bottom-up stock selection process, and the managers invest in securities without regard to benchmark comparisons.

 

Economic and Market Overview

 

The U.S. economy expanded despite geopolitical and inflationary pressures from around the globe during the six-month period ended June 30, 2011. Business activity increased and consumer spending stayed above pre-recession levels. The U.S. has been a key engine in a sustained global manufacturing expansion as international trade volume continued to increase, albeit at a moderate pace. Worldwide demand for capital goods aided U.S. manufacturing profits and increased employment in the industry.

 

The unemployment rate improved in the first quarter when job creation began to gain some traction. However, government payrolls continued to trend down and job creation slowed in the second quarter, causing the unemployment rate to end the period at 9.2%.2 Consumer spending rose for 11 consecutive months through May but declined in June as concerns about job growth and rising gasoline and food prices dampened consumer confidence. To offset the disruption of global oil supply caused by the conflicts in Libya, the International Energy Agency announced in June the release of 60 million barrels of oil in July from strategic reserves of the U.S. and 27 other nations. The U.S. financial system appeared closer to a full recovery, although the country still faced challenges dealing with housing market weakness and massive debt at period-end.

 

Inflation at the consumer, producer and trade levels rose across much of the world, but in the U.S. it remained relatively contained. As a result, the Federal Reserve Board (Fed) maintained its accommodative

 

1. Source: © 2011 Morningstar. One cannot invest directly in an index, and an index is not representative of the Fund’s portfolio. Please see Index Descriptions following the Fund Summaries.

2. Source: Bureau of Labor Statistics.

 

Fund Risks: The Fund’s investments in stocks may offer the potential for long-term gains but can be subject to short-term price fluctuations. Smaller and midsize company securities can increase the risk of greater price fluctuations, particularly over the short term. The Fund may have significant investments in particular sectors from time to time, such as financial institutions and health care, and may be at greater risk of adverse developments in a sector than a fund that invests more broadly. Foreign investing involves additional risks, including currency fluctuations, economic instability, market volatility, and political and social instability. The manager applies various techniques and analyses in making investment decisions for the Fund, but there can be no guarantee that these decisions will produce the desired results. The Fund’s prospectus also includes a description of the main investment risks.

 

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monetary policy while ending its second round of quantitative easing on June 30. The Fed said, however, it would continue to purchase Treasuries with proceeds from maturing debt in an effort to support economic growth.

 

Investors’ attitudes shifted with each release of economic, regulatory and geopolitical news, causing equity market volatility to increase globally. U.S. investors weathered international events that included revolutions and civil unrest across the Middle East and North Africa, the multiple crises triggered by Japan’s earthquake and tsunami, and sovereign debt worries and credit downgrades in Europe. Ultimately, stock indexes produced solid gains during the six months under review as domestic and global equity markets rose amid generally improving economic signs and record-high corporate earnings growth.

 

Investment Strategy

 

We are a research-driven, fundamental investment adviser, pursuing a disciplined, value-oriented strategy. As bottom-up investors concentrating primarily on individual securities, we seek fundamentally sound companies that we believe meet our screening criteria, which include consistent, substantial dividend increases; reinvested earnings; and strong balance sheets. We attempt to acquire such stocks at attractive prices, often when they are out of favor with other investors. In following these criteria, we do not necessarily focus on companies whose securities pay a high dividend but rather on companies that consistently raise their dividends.

 

Manager’s Discussion

 

During the six months under review, significant contributors to Fund performance included Praxair, Dover and United Technologies. Shares appreciated in value for each of these companies as they experienced improved operating results and reported strong quarterly revenue growth. Industrial gases company Praxair has 18 consecutive years of dividend increases, while industrial conglomerates Dover and United Technologies have raised their dividends for 55 years and 17 years, respectively.

 

Detractors from performance included Hudson City Bancorp, Old Republic International and Aflac. Declining net interest margin led large savings bank Hudson City to restructure its balance sheet and reduce its dividend. In our analysis, prospective net interest margin may improve after the company reduces its high-cost borrowings and low-yielding securities. Multiline insurer Old Republic’s shares have been pressured

 

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by continuing losses in the company’s mortgage insurance business. Supplemental insurance provider Aflac’s shares fell in value after the company disclosed that its decision to more conservatively position its investment portfolio would result in lower 2012 earnings than analysts’ estimates.

 

During the period, we initiated eight new positions: specialty chemicals company Albemarle (17 years of dividend increases), integrated energy company Chevron (23 years), insurer Chubb (46 years), consumer products manufacturer and marketer Colgate-Palmolive (48 years), integrated energy company Exxon Mobil (29 years), memorialization and related products manufacturer Matthews International (16 years), global athletic footwear and apparel maker Nike (9 years), and industrial equipment manufacturer Pentair (35 years). We made significant additions to holdings of restaurant operator McDonald’s and global snacks and beverage manufacturer PepsiCo and made smaller additions to eight other positions. During the period, Unilever completed its cash purchase of long-time Fund holding Alberto-Culver. We liquidated our position in Nordson during the period and made smaller reductions to 18 other holdings.

 

Our 10 largest positions on June 30, 2011, represented 45.1% of the Fund’s total net assets. It is interesting to note how these 10 companies would respond, in aggregate, to the Fund’s screening criteria based on a simple average of statistical measures. On average, these 10 companies have raised their dividends 33 years in a row and by 285% in the past 10 years. Their most recent year-over-year dividend increases averaged 12.7% with a yield of 2.1% on June 30, 2011, and a dividend payout ratio of 30.7%, based on estimates of calendar year 2011 operating earnings. The average price/earnings ratio was 15.5 times calendar year 2011 estimates versus 13.8 for that of the unmanaged S&P 500.

 

Thank you for your participation in Franklin Rising Dividends Securities Fund. We look forward to serving your future investment needs.

 

The foregoing information reflects our analysis, opinions and portfolio holdings as of June 30, 2011, the end of the reporting period. The way we implement our main investment strategies and the resulting portfolio holdings may change depending on factors such as market and economic conditions. These opinions may not be relied upon as investment advice or an offer for a particular security. The information is not a complete analysis of every aspect of any market, country, industry, security or the Fund. Statements of fact are from sources considered reliable, but the investment manager makes no representation or warranty as to their completeness or accuracy. Although historical performance is no guarantee of future results, these insights may help you understand our investment management philosophy.

 

Top 10 Holdings

Franklin Rising Dividends Securities Fund

6/30/11

 

Company

Sector/Industry

  % of Total
Net Assets
 
Abbott Laboratories     5.0%   
Pharmaceuticals, Biotechnology & Life Sciences    
Becton, Dickinson and Co.     5.0%   
Health Care Equipment &
Services
   
United Technologies Corp.     5.0%   
Aerospace & Defense   
Praxair Inc.     4.8%   
Materials   
The Procter & Gamble Co.     4.7%   
Household & Personal Products   
Wal-Mart Stores Inc.     4.6%   
Food & Staples Retailing   
Dover Corp.     4.2%   
Machinery   
International Business Machines Corp.     4.2%   
Software & Services   
Roper Industries Inc.     4.1%   
Electrical Equipment   
Family Dollar Stores Inc.     3.5%   
Retailing   

 

The dollar value, number of shares or principal amount, and names of all portfolio holdings are listed in the Fund’s Statement of Investments.

 

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Fund Expenses

 

As an investor in a variable insurance contract (Contract) that indirectly provides for investment in an underlying mutual fund, you can incur transaction and/or ongoing expenses at both the Fund level and the Contract level.

 

 

Transaction expenses can include sales charges (loads) on purchases, surrender fees, transfer fees and premium taxes.

 

 

Ongoing expenses can include management fees, distribution and service (12b-1) fees, contract fees, annual maintenance fees, mortality and expense risk fees and other fees and expenses. All mutual funds and Contracts have some types of ongoing expenses.

 

The expenses shown in the table are meant to highlight ongoing expenses at the Fund level only and do not include ongoing expenses at the Contract level, or transaction expenses at either the Fund or Contract levels. While the Fund does not have transaction expenses, if the transaction and ongoing expenses at the Contract level were included, the expenses shown below would be higher. You should consult your Contract prospectus or disclosure document for more information.

 

The table shows Fund-level ongoing expenses and can help you understand these expenses and compare them with those of other mutual funds offered through the Contract. The table assumes a $1,000 investment held for the six months indicated. Please refer to the Fund prospectus for additional information on operating expenses.

 

Actual Fund Expenses

 

The first line (Actual) of the table provides actual account values and expenses. The “Ending Account Value” is derived from the Fund’s actual return, which includes the effect of ongoing Fund expenses, but does not include the effect of ongoing Contract expenses.

 

You can estimate the Fund-level expenses you incurred during the period by following these steps. Of course, your account value and expenses will differ from those in this illustration:

 

1. Divide your account value by $1,000.

If an account had an $8,600 value, then $8,600 ÷ $1,000 = 8.6.

 

2. Multiply the result by the number under the heading “Fund-Level Expenses Incurred During Period.”

If Fund-Level Expenses Incurred During Period were $7.50, then 8.6 x $7.50 = $64.50.

 

In this illustration, the estimated expenses incurred this period at the Fund level are $64.50.

 

Franklin Rising Dividends Securities Fund – Class 4

 

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Hypothetical Example for Comparison with Other Mutual Funds

 

Information in the second line (Hypothetical) of the table can help you compare ongoing expenses of the Fund with those of other mutual funds offered through the Contract. This information may not be used to estimate the actual ending account balance or expenses you incurred during the period. The hypothetical “Ending Account Value” is based on the Fund’s actual expense ratio and an assumed 5% annual rate of return before expenses, which does not represent the Fund’s actual return. The figure under the heading “Fund-Level Expenses Incurred During Period” shows the hypothetical expenses your account would have incurred under this scenario. You can compare this figure with the 5% hypothetical examples that appear in shareholder reports of other funds offered through a Contract.

 

Class 4    Beginning
Account
Value 1/1/11
     Ending
Account
Value 6/30/11
     Fund-Level
Expenses Incurred
During Period*
1/1/11–6/30/11
 

Actual

   $ 1,000       $ 1,064.80       $ 4.97   

Hypothetical (5% return before expenses)

   $ 1,000       $ 1,019.98       $ 4.86   

 

*Expenses are calculated using the most recent six-month annualized expense ratio for the Fund’s Class 4 shares (0.97%), which does not include any ongoing expenses of the Contract for which the Fund is an investment option, multiplied by the average account value over the period, multiplied by 181/365 to reflect the one-half year period.

 

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Franklin Templeton Variable Insurance Products Trust

 

Financial Highlights

 

Franklin Rising Dividends Securities Fund

 

   

Six Months
Ended
June 30, 2011

(unaudited)

    Year Ended December 31,  
Class 1     2010     2009     2008     2007     2006  
       

Per share operating performance

           

(for a share outstanding throughout the period)

           

Net asset value, beginning of period

  $ 19.15      $ 16.13      $ 13.96      $ 19.61      $ 20.88      $ 18.11   
       

Income from investment operationsa:

           

Net investment incomeb

    0.16        0.32        0.14 c      0.35        0.36        0.58 d 

Net realized and unrealized gains (losses)

    1.11        3.01        2.28        (5.51     (0.80     2.53   
       

Total from investment operations

    1.27        3.33        2.42        (5.16     (0.44     3.11   
       

Less distributions from:

           

Net investment income

    (0.33     (0.31     (0.25     (0.36     (0.53     (0.24

Net realized gains

                         (0.13     (0.30     (0.10
       

Total distributions

    (0.33     (0.31     (0.25     (0.49     (0.83     (0.34
       

Net asset value, end of period

  $ 20.09      $ 19.15      $ 16.13      $ 13.96      $ 19.61      $ 20.88   
       

Total returne

    6.72%        20.94%        17.67%        (26.94)%        (2.41)%        17.43%   

Ratios to average net assetsf

           

Expenses

    0.62%        0.64%        0.65% g      0.61% g      0.59% g      0.61% g 

Net investment income

    1.67%        1.88%        0.99% c      2.05%        1.72%        3.15% d 

Supplemental data

           

Net assets, end of period (000’s)

  $ 149,222      $ 148,544      $ 139,816      $ 142,862      $ 235,946      $ 288,303   

Portfolio turnover rate

    9.51%        8.97%        16.99%        5.39%        3.29%        6.19%   

 

aThe amount shown for a share outstanding throughout the period may not correlate with the Statement of Operations for the period due to the timing of sales and repurchases of the Fund shares in relation to income earned and/or fluctuating market value of the investments of the Fund.

bBased on average daily shares outstanding.

cNet investment income per share includes approximately $(0.15) per share as a return of capital adjustment to a previously recorded special dividend received by the Fund. Excluding this non-recurring amount, the ratio of net investment income to average net assets would have been 2.07%.

dNet investment income per share includes approximately $0.30 per share received in the form of a special dividend paid in connection with a corporate spin-off. Excluding this non-recurring amount, the ratio of net investment income to average net assets would have been 1.57%.

eTotal return does not include any fees, charges or expenses imposed by the variable annuity and life insurance contracts for which the Franklin Templeton Variable Insurance Products Trust serves as an underlying investment vehicle. Total return is not annualized for periods less than one year.

fRatios are annualized for periods less than one year.

gBenefit of expense reduction rounds to less than 0.01%.

 

The accompanying notes are an integral part of these financial statements.

 

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Franklin Templeton Variable Insurance Products Trust

 

Financial Highlights (continued)

 

 

Franklin Rising Dividends Securities Fund

 

    

Six Months
Ended
June 30, 2011

(unaudited)

    Year Ended December 31,  
Class 2      2010     2009     2008     2007     2006  
        

Per share operating performance

            

(for a share outstanding throughout the period)

            

Net asset value, beginning of period

   $ 18.82      $ 15.86      $ 13.72      $ 19.27      $ 20.55      $ 17.84   
        

Income from investment operationsa:

            

Net investment incomeb

     0.14        0.28        0.10 c      0.31        0.30        0.56 d 

Net realized and unrealized gains (losses)

     1.09        2.95        2.24        (5.42     (0.79     2.46   
        

Total from investment operations

     1.23        3.23        2.34        (5.11     (0.49     3.02   
        

Less distributions from:

            

Net investment income

     (0.29     (0.27     (0.20     (0.31     (0.49     (0.21

Net realized gains

                          (0.13     (0.30     (0.10
        

Total distributions

     (0.29     (0.27     (0.20     (0.44     (0.79     (0.31
        

Net asset value, end of period

   $ 19.76      $ 18.82      $ 15.86      $ 13.72      $ 19.27      $ 20.55   
        

Total returne

     6.59%        20.64%        17.34%        (27.10)%        (2.69)%        17.12%   

Ratios to average net assetsf

            

Expenses

     0.87%        0.89%        0.90% g      0.86% g      0.84% g      0.86% g 

Net investment income

     1.42%        1.63%        0.74% c      1.80%        1.47%        2.90% d 

Supplemental data

            

Net assets, end of period (000’s)

   $ 1,593,608      $ 1,572,732      $ 1,371,351      $ 1,286,878      $ 2,079,366      $ 1,981,240   

Portfolio turnover rate

     9.51%        8.97%        16.99%        5.39%        3.29%        6.19%   

 

aThe amount shown for a share outstanding throughout the period may not correlate with the Statement of Operations for the period due to the timing of sales and repurchases of the Fund shares in relation to income earned and/or fluctuating market value of the investments of the Fund.

bBased on average daily shares outstanding.

cNet investment income per share includes approximately $(0.15) per share as a return of capital adjustment to a previously recorded special dividend received by the Fund. Excluding this non-recurring amount, the ratio of net investment income to average net assets would have been 1.82%.

dNet investment income per share includes approximately $0.30 per share received in the form of a special dividend paid in connection with a corporate spin-off. Excluding this non-recurring amount, the ratio of net investment income to average net assets would have been 1.32%.

eTotal return does not include any fees, charges or expenses imposed by the variable annuity and life insurance contracts for which the Franklin Templeton Variable Insurance Products Trust serves as an underlying investment vehicle. Total return is not annualized for periods less than one year.

fRatios are annualized for periods less than one year.

gBenefit of expense reduction rounds to less than 0.01%.

 

The accompanying notes are an integral part of these financial statements.

 

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Franklin Templeton Variable Insurance Products Trust

 

Financial Highlights (continued)

 

 

Franklin Rising Dividends Securities Fund

 

    

Six Months
Ended
June 30, 2011

(unaudited)

    Year Ended December 31,  
Class 4      2010     2009     2008a  
        

Per share operating performance

        

(for a share outstanding throughout the period)

        

Net asset value, beginning of period

   $ 19.04      $ 16.09      $ 13.92      $ 18.51   
        

Income from investment operationsb:

        

Net investment incomec

     0.13        0.32        0.13 d      0.26   

Net realized and unrealized gains (losses)

     1.09        2.94        2.24        (4.36
        

Total from investment operations

     1.22        3.26        2.37        (4.10
        

Less distributions from:

        

Net investment income

     (0.32     (0.31     (0.20     (0.36

Net realized gains

                          (0.13
        

Total distributions

     (0.32     (0.31     (0.20     (0.49
        

Net asset value, end of period

   $ 19.94      $ 19.04      $ 16.09      $ 13.92   
        

Total returne

     6.48%        20.62%        17.22%        (22.82)%   

Ratios to average net assetsf

        

Expenses

     0.97%        0.99%        1.00% g      0.96% g 

Net investment income

     1.32%        1.53%        0.64% d      1.70%   

Supplemental data

        

Net assets, end of period (000’s)

   $ 2,053      $ 1,007      $ 15      $ 4   

Portfolio turnover rate

     9.51%        8.97%        16.99%        5.39%   

 

aFor the period February 29, 2008 (effective date) to December 31, 2008.

bThe amount shown for a share outstanding throughout the period may not correlate with the Statement of Operations for the period due to the timing of sales and repurchases of the Fund shares in relation to income earned and/or fluctuating market value of the investments of the Fund.

cBased on average daily shares outstanding.

dNet investment income per share includes approximately $(0.15) per share as a return of capital adjustment to a previously recorded special dividend received by the Fund. Excluding this non-recurring amount, the ratio of net investment income to average net assets would have been 1.72%.

eTotal return does not include any fees, charges or expenses imposed by the variable annuity and life insurance contracts for which the Franklin Templeton Variable Insurance Products Trust serves as an underlying investment vehicle. Total return is not annualized for periods less than one year.

fRatios are annualized for periods less than one year.

gBenefit of expense reduction rounds to less than 0.01%.

 

The accompanying notes are an integral part of these financial statements.

 

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Franklin Templeton Variable Insurance Products Trust

 

Statement of Investments, June 30, 2011 (unaudited)

 

Franklin Rising Dividends Securities Fund    Shares        Value  

Common Stocks 96.8%

       

Aerospace & Defense 5.1%

       

General Dynamics Corp.

     28,000         $        2,086,560   

United Technologies Corp.

     970,400           85,890,104   
       

 

 

 
          87,976,664   
       

 

 

 

Banks 1.1%

       

Hudson City Bancorp Inc.

     1,560,300           12,778,857   

Peoples Bancorp Inc.

     102,065           1,150,273   

aTrustCo Bank Corp. NY

     299,985           1,469,926   

U.S. Bancorp

     146,449           3,735,914   
       

 

 

 
          19,134,970   
       

 

 

 

Commercial & Professional Services 2.4%

       

ABM Industries Inc.

     951,288           22,203,062   

Cintas Corp.

     481,200           15,894,036   

Superior Uniform Group Inc.

     237,100           2,785,925   
       

 

 

 
          40,883,023   
       

 

 

 

Consumer Durables & Apparel 2.6%

       

bKid Brands Inc.

     265,947           1,372,286   

Leggett & Platt Inc.

     775,800           18,914,004   

NIKE Inc., B

     277,000           24,924,460   
       

 

 

 
          45,210,750   
       

 

 

 

Consumer Services 2.7%

       

Hillenbrand Inc.

     1,191,300           28,174,245   

Matthews International Corp., A

     24,572           986,566   

McDonald’s Corp.

     212,345           17,904,930   
       

 

 

 
          47,065,741   
       

 

 

 

Diversified Financials 0.8%

       

State Street Corp.

     324,500           14,631,705   
       

 

 

 

Electrical Equipment 6.9%

       

Brady Corp., A

     1,515,579           48,589,463   

Roper Industries Inc.

     854,250           71,159,025   
       

 

 

 
          119,748,488   
       

 

 

 

Energy 3.9%

       

Chevron Corp.

     478,500           49,208,940   

Exxon Mobil Corp.

     226,500           18,432,570   
       

 

 

 
          67,641,510   
       

 

 

 

Food & Staples Retailing 4.6%

       

Wal-Mart Stores Inc.

     1,519,100           80,724,974   
       

 

 

 

Food, Beverage & Tobacco 4.2%

       

Archer-Daniels-Midland Co.

     195,500           5,894,325   

McCormick & Co. Inc.

     1,015,000           50,313,550   

PepsiCo Inc.

     240,000           16,903,200   
       

 

 

 
          73,111,075   
       

 

 

 

Health Care Equipment & Services 13.4%

       

Becton, Dickinson and Co.

     1,002,143           86,354,663   

Hill-Rom Holdings Inc.

     434,103           19,986,102   

Medtronic Inc.

     402,000           15,489,060   

Stryker Corp.

     508,500           29,843,865   

 

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Franklin Templeton Variable Insurance Products Trust

 

Statement of Investments, June 30, 2011 (unaudited) (continued)

 

Franklin Rising Dividends Securities Fund    Shares        Value  

Common Stocks (continued)

       

Health Care Equipment & Services (continued)

       

Teleflex Inc.

     530,753         $      32,407,778   

West Pharmaceutical Services Inc.

     1,132,941           49,577,498   
       

 

 

 
          233,658,966   
       

 

 

 

Household & Personal Products 5.0%

       

Colgate-Palmolive Co.

     69,000           6,031,290   

The Procter & Gamble Co.

     1,281,600           81,471,312   
       

 

 

 
          87,502,602   
       

 

 

 

Industrial Conglomerates 0.4%

       

Carlisle Cos. Inc.

     125,261           6,166,599   
       

 

 

 

Insurance 8.9%

       

Aflac Inc.

     309,200           14,433,456   

Arthur J. Gallagher & Co.

     753,000           21,490,620   

Chubb Corp.

     45,000           2,817,450   

Erie Indemnity Co., A

     727,775           51,468,248   

Mercury General Corp.

     154,200           6,089,358   

Old Republic International Corp.

     3,429,708           40,299,069   

RLI Corp.

     304,246           18,838,912   
       

 

 

 
          155,437,113   
       

 

 

 

Machinery 5.4%

       

Donaldson Co. Inc.

     317,300           19,253,764   

Dover Corp.

     1,096,700           74,356,260   

Pentair Inc.

     23,000           928,280   
       

 

 

 
          94,538,304   
       

 

 

 

Materials 11.9%

       

Air Products and Chemicals Inc.

     530,500           50,705,190   

Albemarle Corp.

     78,000           5,397,600   

Bemis Co. Inc.

     1,178,300           39,802,974   

Nucor Corp.

     699,002           28,812,863   

Praxair Inc.

     769,260           83,380,091   
       

 

 

 
          208,098,718   
       

 

 

 

Pharmaceuticals, Biotechnology & Life Sciences 9.8%

       

Abbott Laboratories

     1,652,800           86,970,336   

Johnson & Johnson

     601,000           39,978,520   

Pfizer Inc.

     2,158,100           44,456,860   
       

 

 

 
          171,405,716   
       

 

 

 

Retailing 3.5%

       

Family Dollar Stores Inc.

     1,168,130           61,396,913   
       

 

 

 

Semiconductors & Semiconductor Equipment 0.0%

       

Cohu Inc.

     50,300           659,433   
       

 

 

 

Software & Services 4.2%

       

International Business Machines Corp.

     426,000           73,080,300   
       

 

 

 

Total Common Stocks (Cost $1,180,248,528)

          1,688,073,564   
       

 

 

 

 

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Franklin Templeton Variable Insurance Products Trust

 

Statement of Investments, June 30, 2011 (unaudited) (continued)

 

Franklin Rising Dividends Securities Fund    Shares        Value  

Short Term Investments 2.7%

       

Money Market Funds (Cost $47,241,502) 2.7%

       

b,cInstitutional Fiduciary Trust Money Market Portfolio

     47,241,502         $ 47,241,502   
       

 

 

 

dInvestments from Cash Collateral Received for Loaned Securities 0.0%

       

Money Market Funds (Cost $632,226) 0.0%

       

bBNY Institutional Cash Reserve Fund, Series B

     632,226           505,781   
       

 

 

 

Total Investments (Cost $1,228,122,257) 99.5%

          1,735,820,847   

Other Assets, less Liabilities 0.5%

          9,061,816   
       

 

 

 

Net Assets 100.0%

        $ 1,744,882,663   
       

 

 

 

 

†Rounds to less than 0.1% of net assets.

aA portion or all of the security is on loan at June 30, 2011. See Note 1(b).

bNon-income producing.

cSee Note 7 regarding investments in the Institutional Fiduciary Trust Money Market Portfolio.

dSee Note 1(b) regarding securities on loan.

 

The accompanying notes are an integral part of these financial statements.

 

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Franklin Templeton Variable Insurance Products Trust

 

Financial Statements

 

Statement of Assets and Liabilities

June 30, 2011 (unaudited)

 

     Franklin
Rising Dividends
Securities Fund
 

Assets:

  

Investments in securities:

  

Cost - Unaffiliated issuers

   $ 1,180,880,755   

Cost - Sweep Money Fund (Note 7)

     47,241,502   
  

 

 

 

Total cost of investments

   $ 1,228,122,257   
  

 

 

 

Value - Unaffiliated issuers

   $ 1,688,579,345   

Value - Sweep Money Fund (Note 7)

     47,241,502   
  

 

 

 

Total value of investments (includes securities loaned in the amount of $428,260)

     1,735,820,847   

Receivables:

  

Investment securities sold

     11,863,200   

Capital shares sold

     57,279   

Dividends

     1,557,978   

Other assets

     441   
  

 

 

 

Total assets

     1,749,299,745   
  

 

 

 

Liabilities:

  

Payables:

  

Capital shares redeemed

     1,926,258   

Affiliates

     1,531,868   

Reports to shareholders

     271,763   

Funds advanced by custodian

     173,376   

Payable upon return of securities loaned

     458,850   

Accrued expenses and other liabilities

     54,967   
  

 

 

 

Total liabilities

     4,417,082   
  

 

 

 

Net assets, at value

   $ 1,744,882,663   
  

 

 

 

Net assets consist of:

  

Paid-in capital

   $ 1,373,929,710   

Undistributed net investment income

     12,605,812   

Net unrealized appreciation (depreciation)

     507,698,590   

Accumulated net realized gain (loss)

     (149,351,449
  

 

 

 

Net assets, at value

   $ 1,744,882,663   
  

 

 

 

 

The accompanying notes are an integral part of these financial statements.

 

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Franklin Templeton Variable Insurance Products Trust

 

Financial Statements (continued)

 

Statement of Assets and Liabilities (continued)

June 30, 2011 (unaudited)

 

     Franklin
Rising Dividends
Securities Fund
 

Class 1:

  

Net assets, at value

   $ 149,222,237   
        

Shares outstanding

     7,429,423   
        

Net asset value and maximum offering price per share

   $ 20.09   
        

Class 2:

  

Net assets, at value

   $ 1,593,607,680   
        

Shares outstanding

     80,666,006   
        

Net asset value and maximum offering price per share

   $ 19.76   
        

Class 4:

  

Net assets, at value

   $ 2,052,746   
        

Shares outstanding

     102,945   
        

Net asset value and maximum offering price per share

   $ 19.94   
        

 

The accompanying notes are an integral part of these financial statements.

 

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Franklin Templeton Variable Insurance Products Trust

 

Financial Statements (continued)

 

Statement of Operations

for the six months ended June 30, 2011 (unaudited)

 

     Franklin
Rising Dividends
Securities Fund
 

Investment income:

  

Dividends

   $ 20,037,335   
        

Expenses:

  

Management fees (Note 3a)

     5,221,380   

Distribution fees: (Note 3c)

  

Class 2

     1,992,001   

Class 4

     2,546   

Unaffiliated transfer agent fees

     838   

Custodian fees (Note 4)

     12,179   

Reports to shareholders

     150,922   

Professional fees

     26,583   

Trustees’ fees and expenses

     3,307   

Other

     18,975   
        

Total expenses

     7,428,731   
        

Net investment income

     12,608,604   
        

Realized and unrealized gains (losses):

  

Net realized gain (loss) from investments

     96,865,848   

Net change in unrealized appreciation (depreciation) on investments

     2,004,361   
        

Net realized and unrealized gain (loss)

     98,870,209   
        

Net increase (decrease) in net assets resulting from operations

   $ 111,478,813   
        

 

The accompanying notes are an integral part of these financial statements.

 

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Franklin Templeton Variable Insurance Products Trust

 

Financial Statements (continued)

 

Statements of Changes in Net Assets

 

     Franklin Rising Dividends
Securities Fund
 
     Six Months
Ended
June 30, 2011
(unaudited)
    Year
Ended
December 31,
2010
 
    

 

 

Increase (decrease) in net assets:

    

Operations:

    

Net investment income

   $ 12,608,604      $ 25,813,336   

Net realized gain (loss) from investments

     96,865,848        67,941,220   

Net change in unrealized appreciation (depreciation) on investments

     2,004,361        203,294,325   
    

 

 

Net increase (decrease) in net assets resulting from operations

     111,478,813        297,048,881   
    

 

 

Distributions to shareholders from:

    

Net investment income:

    

Class 1

     (2,458,866     (2,516,672

Class 2

     (23,318,583     (22,710,892

Class 4

     (30,729     (5,357
    

 

 

Total distributions to shareholders

     (25,808,178     (25,232,921
    

 

 

Capital share transactions: (Note 2)

    

Class 1

     (6,619,897     (15,601,529

Class 2

     (57,428,481     (46,034,000

Class 4

     977,254        920,381   
    

 

 

Total capital share transactions

     (63,071,124     (60,715,148
    

 

 

Net increase (decrease) in net assets

     22,599,511        211,100,812   

Net assets:

    

Beginning of period

     1,722,283,152        1,511,182,340   
    

 

 

End of period

   $ 1,744,882,663      $ 1,722,283,152   
    

 

 

Undistributed net investment income included in net assets:

    

End of period

   $ 12,605,812      $ 25,805,386   
    

 

 

 

The accompanying notes are an integral part of these financial statements.

 

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Franklin Templeton Variable Insurance Products Trust

 

Notes to Financial Statements (unaudited)

 

Franklin Rising Dividends Securities Fund

 

1. ORGANIZATION AND SIGNIFICANT ACCOUNTING POLICIES

 

Franklin Templeton Variable Insurance Products Trust (Trust) is registered under the Investment Company Act of 1940, as amended, (1940 Act) as an open-end investment company, consisting of twenty separate funds. The Franklin Rising Dividends Securities Fund (Fund) is included in this report. The financial statements of the remaining funds in the Trust are presented separately. Shares of the Fund are generally sold only to insurance company separate accounts to fund the benefits of variable life insurance policies or variable annuity contracts. At June 30, 2011, 61.33% of the Fund’s shares were held through one insurance company. The Fund offers three classes of shares: Class 1, Class 2, and Class 4. Each class of shares differs by its distribution fees, voting rights on matters affecting a single class and its exchange privilege.

 

The following summarizes the Fund’s significant accounting policies.

 

a. Financial Instrument Valuation

 

The Fund’s investments in securities and other financial instruments are carried at fair value daily. Fair value is the price that would be received to sell an asset or paid to transfer a liability in an orderly transaction between market participants on the measurement date. Under procedures approved by the Trust’s Board of Trustees, the Fund may utilize independent pricing services, quotations from securities and financial instrument dealers, and other market sources to determine fair value.

 

Equity securities listed on an exchange or on the NASDAQ National Market System are valued at the last quoted sale price or the official closing price of the day, respectively. Over-the-counter securities are valued within the range of the most recent quoted bid and ask prices. Securities that trade in multiple markets or on multiple exchanges are valued according to the broadest and most representative market. Certain equity securities are valued based upon fundamental characteristics or relationships to similar securities. Investments in open-end mutual funds are valued at the closing net asset value.

 

The Fund has procedures to determine the fair value of securities and other financial instruments for which market prices are not readily available or which may not be reliably priced. Under these procedures, the Fund primarily employs a market-based approach which may use related or comparable assets or liabilities, recent transactions, market multiples, book values, and other relevant information for the investment to determine the fair value of the investment. The Fund may also use an income-based valuation approach in which the anticipated future cash flows of the investment are discounted to calculate fair value. Discounts may also be applied due to the nature or duration of any restrictions on the disposition of the investments. Due to the inherent uncertainty of valuations of such investments, the fair values may differ significantly from the values that would have been used had an active market existed.

 

b. Securities Lending

 

The Fund participates in a principal based security lending program. The Fund receives cash collateral against the loaned securities in an amount equal to at least 102% of the market value of the loaned securities. Collateral is maintained over the life of the loan in an amount not less than 100% of the market value of loaned securities, as determined at the close of Fund business each day; any additional collateral required due to changes in security values is delivered to the Fund on the next business day. The collateral is invested in repurchase agreements or in a non-registered money fund managed by the Fund’s custodian on the Fund’s behalf. The Fund receives income from the investment of cash collateral, in addition to lending fees and rebates paid by the borrower. The Fund bears the market risk with respect to the collateral investment, securities loaned, and the risk that the principal may default on its obligations to the Fund.

 

c. Income Taxes

 

It is the Fund’s policy to qualify as a regulated investment company under the Internal Revenue Code. The Fund intends to distribute to shareholders substantially all of its taxable income and net realized gains to relieve it from federal income and excise

 

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Franklin Templeton Variable Insurance Products Trust

 

Notes to Financial Statements (unaudited) (continued)

 

Franklin Rising Dividends Securities Fund

 

1. ORGANIZATION AND SIGNIFICANT ACCOUNTING POLICIES (continued)

 

c. Income Taxes (continued)

 

taxes. As a result, no provision for U.S. federal income taxes is required. The Fund files U.S. income tax returns as well as tax returns in certain other jurisdictions. The Fund records a provision for taxes in its financial statements including penalties and interest, if any, for a tax position taken on a tax return (or expected to be taken) when it fails to meet the more likely than not (a greater than 50% probability) threshold and based on the technical merits, the tax position may not be sustained upon examination by the tax authorities. As of June 30, 2011, and for all open tax years, the Fund has determined that no provision for income tax is required in the Fund’s financial statements. Open tax years are those that remain subject to examination and are based on each tax jurisdiction statute of limitation.

 

d. Security Transactions, Investment Income, Expenses and Distributions

 

Security transactions are accounted for on trade date. Realized gains and losses on security transactions are determined on a specific identification basis. Estimated expenses are accrued daily. Dividend income is recorded on the ex-dividend date. Distributions to shareholders are recorded on the ex-dividend date and are determined according to income tax regulations (tax basis). Distributable earnings determined on a tax basis may differ from earnings recorded in accordance with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America. These differences may be permanent or temporary. Permanent differences are reclassified among capital accounts to reflect their tax character. These reclassifications have no impact on net assets or the results of operations. Temporary differences are not reclassified, as they may reverse in subsequent periods.

 

Common expenses incurred by the Trust are allocated among the funds based on the ratio of net assets of each fund to the combined net assets of the Trust. Fund specific expenses are charged directly to the fund that incurred the expense.

 

Realized and unrealized gains and losses and net investment income, not including class specific expenses, are allocated daily to each class of shares based upon the relative proportion of net assets of each class. Differences in per share distributions, by class, are generally due to differences in class specific expenses.

 

Distributions received by the Fund from certain securities may be a return of capital (ROC). Such distributions reduce the cost basis of the securities, and any distributions in excess of the cost basis are recognized as capital gains.

 

e. Accounting Estimates

 

The preparation of financial statements in accordance with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America requires management to make estimates and assumptions that affect the reported amounts of assets and liabilities at the date of the financial statements and the amounts of income and expenses during the reporting period. Actual results could differ from those estimates.

 

f. Guarantees and Indemnifications

 

Under the Trust’s organizational documents, its officers and trustees are indemnified by the Trust against certain liabilities arising out of the performance of their duties to the Trust. Additionally, in the normal course of business, the Trust, on behalf of the Fund, enters into contracts with service providers that contain general indemnification clauses. The Trust’s maximum exposure under these arrangements is unknown as this would involve future claims that may be made against the Trust that have not yet occurred. Currently, the Trust expects the risk of loss to be remote.

 

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Franklin Templeton Variable Insurance Products Trust

 

Notes to Financial Statements (unaudited) (continued)

 

Franklin Rising Dividends Securities Fund

 

2. SHARES OF BENEFICIAL INTEREST

 

At June 30, 2011, there were an unlimited number of shares authorized (without par value). Transactions in the Fund’s shares were as follows:

 

     Six Months Ended
June 30, 2011
    Year Ended
December 31, 2010
 
Class 1 Shares:    Shares     Amount     Shares     Amount  

Shares sold

     323,324      $ 6,413,561        257,133      $ 4,557,190   

Shares issued in reinvestment of distributions

     126,876        2,458,866        150,879        2,516,672   

Shares redeemed

     (777,719     (15,492,324     (1,321,083     (22,675,391
    

 

 

Net increase (decrease)

     (327,519   $ (6,619,897     (913,071   $ (15,601,529
    

 

 

Class 2 Shares:

        

Shares sold

     2,781,274      $ 53,592,015        5,148,488      $ 89,372,157   

Shares issued in reinvestment of distributions

     1,222,789        23,318,583        1,383,124        22,710,892   

Shares redeemed

     (6,899,815     (134,339,079     (9,446,580     (158,117,049
    

 

 

Net increase (decrease)

     (2,895,752   $ (57,428,481     (2,914,968   $ (46,034,000
    

 

 

Class 4 Shares:

        

Shares sold

     57,741      $ 1,130,320        55,672      $ 986,798   

Shares issued on reinvestment of distributions

     1,596        30,729        317        5,273   

Shares redeemed

     (9,274     (183,795     (4,068     (71,690
    

 

 

Net increase (decrease)

     50,063      $ 977,254        51,921      $ 920,381   
    

 

 

 

3. TRANSACTIONS WITH AFFILIATES

 

Franklin Resources, Inc. is the holding company for various subsidiaries that together are referred to as Franklin Templeton Investments. Certain officers and trustees of the Fund are also officers and/or directors of the following subsidiaries:

 

Subsidiary    Affiliation

Franklin Advisory Services, LLC (Advisory Services)

   Investment manager

Franklin Templeton Services, LLC (FT Services)

   Administrative manager

Franklin Templeton Distributors, Inc. (Distributors)

   Principal underwriter

Franklin Templeton Investor Services, LLC (Investor Services)

   Transfer agent

 

a. Management Fees

 

The Fund pays an investment management fee to Advisory Services based on the average daily net assets of the Fund as follows:

 

Annualized Fee Rate    Net Assets
0.750%   

Up to and including $500 million

0.625%   

Over $500 million, up to and including $1 billion

0.500%   

In excess of $1 billion

 

b. Administrative Fees

 

Under an agreement with Advisory Services, FT Services provides administrative services to the Fund. The fee is paid by Advisory Services based on average daily net assets, and is not an additional expense of the Fund.

 

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Franklin Templeton Variable Insurance Products Trust

 

Notes to Financial Statements (unaudited) (continued)

 

Franklin Rising Dividends Securities Fund

 

3. TRANSACTIONS WITH AFFILIATES (continued)

 

c. Distribution Fees

 

The Trust’s Board of Trustees has adopted distribution plans for Class 2 and Class 4 shares pursuant to Rule 12b-1 under the 1940 Act. Under the Fund’s compensation distribution plans, the Fund pays Distributors for costs incurred in connection with the servicing, sale and distribution of the Fund’s shares up to 0.35% per year of its average daily net assets of each class. The Board of Trustees has agreed to limit the current rate to 0.25% per year for Class 2.

 

d. Transfer Agent Fees

 

Investor Services, under terms of an agreement, performs shareholder servicing for the Fund and is not paid by the Fund for the services.

 

4. EXPENSE OFFSET ARRANGEMENT

 

The Fund has entered into an arrangement with its custodian whereby credits realized as a result of uninvested cash balances are used to reduce a portion of the Fund’s custodian expenses. During the period ended June 30, 2011, there were no credits earned.

 

5. INCOME TAXES

 

For tax purposes, capital losses may be carried over to offset future capital gains, if any. At December 31, 2010, the capital loss carryforwards were as follows:

 

Capital loss carryforwards expiring in:

  

2016

   $ 136,099,518   

2017

     107,931,803   
  

 

 

 
   $ 244,031,321   
  

 

 

 

 

Under the Regulated Investment Company Modernization Act of 2010, the Fund will be permitted to carry forward capital losses incurred in taxable years beginning after December 22, 2010 for an unlimited period. Post-enactment capital loss carryforwards will retain their character as either short-term or long-term capital losses rather than being considered short-term as under previous law. Any post-enactment capital losses generated will be required to be utilized prior to the losses incurred in pre-enactment tax years.

 

At June 30, 2011, the cost of investments and net unrealized appreciation (depreciation) for income tax purposes were as follows:

 

Cost of investments

   $ 1,230,193,351   
  

 

 

 

Unrealized appreciation

   $ 557,187,764   

Unrealized depreciation

     (51,560,268
  

 

 

 

Net unrealized appreciation (depreciation)

   $ 505,627,496   
  

 

 

 

 

Net realized gains (losses) differ for financial statement and tax purposes primarily due to differing treatment of wash sales.

 

6. INVESTMENT TRANSACTIONS

 

Purchases and sales of investments (excluding short term securities) for the period ended June 30, 2011, aggregated $159,672,982 and $207,880,797, respectively.

 

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Franklin Templeton Variable Insurance Products Trust

 

Notes to Financial Statements (unaudited) (continued)

 

Franklin Rising Dividends Securities Fund

 

7. INVESTMENTS IN INSTITUTIONAL FIDUCIARY TRUST MONEY MARKET PORTFOLIO

 

The Fund invests in the Institutional Fiduciary Trust Money Market Portfolio (Sweep Money Fund), an open-end investment company managed by Franklin Advisers, Inc. (an affiliate of the investment manager). Management fees paid by the Fund are reduced on assets invested in the Sweep Money Fund, in an amount not to exceed the management and administrative fees paid by the Sweep Money Fund.

 

8. CREDIT FACILITY

 

The Fund, together with other U.S. registered and foreign investment funds (collectively, Borrowers), managed by Franklin Templeton Investments, are borrowers in a joint syndicated senior unsecured credit facility totaling $750 million (Global Credit Facility) which matures on January 20, 2012. This Global Credit Facility provides a source of funds to the Borrowers for temporary and emergency purposes, including the ability to meet future unanticipated or unusually large redemption requests.

 

Under the terms of the Global Credit Facility, the Fund shall, in addition to interest charged on any borrowings made by the Fund and other costs incurred by the Fund, pay its share of fees and expenses incurred in connection with the implementation and maintenance of the Global Credit Facility, based upon its relative share of the aggregate net assets of all of the Borrowers, including an annual commitment fee of 0.08% based upon the unused portion of the Global Credit Facility, which is reflected in other expenses on the Statement of Operations. During the period ended June 30, 2011, the Fund did not use the Global Credit Facility.

 

9. FAIR VALUE MEASUREMENTS

 

The Fund follows a fair value hierarchy that distinguishes between market data obtained from independent sources (observable inputs) and the Fund’s own market assumptions (unobservable inputs). These inputs are used in determining the value of the Fund’s investments and are summarized in the following fair value hierarchy:

 

   

Level 1 – quoted prices in active markets for identical securities

   

Level 2 – other significant observable inputs (including quoted prices for similar securities, interest rates, prepayment speed, credit risk, etc.)

   

Level 3 – significant unobservable inputs (including the Fund’s own assumptions in determining the fair value of investments)

 

The inputs or methodology used for valuing securities are not an indication of the risk associated with investing in those securities.

 

For movements between the levels within the fair value hierarchy, the Fund has adopted a policy of recognizing the transfers as of the date of the underlying event which caused the movement.

 

The following is a summary of the inputs used as of June 30, 2011, in valuing the Fund’s assets and liabilities carried at fair value:

 

     Level 1      Level 2      Level 3      Total  
  

 

 

 

Assets:

           

Investments in Securities:

           

Equity Investmentsa

   $ 1,688,073,564       $       $   —       $ 1,688,073,564   

Short term investments

     47,241,502         505,781                 47,747,283   
  

 

 

 

Total Investments in Securities

   $ 1,735,315,066       $ 505,781       $       $ 1,735,820,847   
  

 

 

 

 

aFor detailed industry descriptions, see the accompanying Statement of Investments.

 

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Franklin Templeton Variable Insurance Products Trust

 

Notes to Financial Statements (unaudited) (continued)

 

Franklin Rising Dividends Securities Fund

 

10. NEW ACCOUNTING PRONOUNCEMENTS

 

In May 2011, the Financial Accounting Standards Board (FASB) issued Accounting Standards Update (ASU) No. 2011-04, Fair Value Measurement (Topic 820): Amendments to Achieve Common Fair Value Measurement and Disclosure Requirements in U.S. GAAP and International Financial Reporting Standards (IFRS). The amendments in the ASU will improve the comparability of fair value measurements presented and disclosed in financial statements prepared in accordance with U.S. GAAP and IFRS and include new guidance for certain fair value measurement principles and disclosure requirements. The ASU is effective for interim and annual periods beginning after December 15, 2011. The Fund is currently evaluating the impact, if any, of applying this provision.

 

11. SUBSEQUENT EVENTS

 

The Fund has evaluated subsequent events through the issuance of the financial statements and determined that no events have occurred that require disclosure.

 

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FRANKLIN SMALL CAP VALUE SECURITIES FUND

 

This semiannual report for Franklin Small Cap Value Securities Fund covers the period ended June 30, 2011.

 

Performance Summary as of 6/30/11

 

Franklin Small Cap Value Securities Fund – Class 4 delivered a +2.25% total return for the six-month period ended 6/30/11.

 

Performance reflects the Fund’s Class 4 operating expenses, but does not include any contract fees, expenses or sales charges. If they had been included, performance would be lower. These charges and deductions, particularly for variable life policies, can have a significant effect on contract values and insurance benefits. See the contract prospectus for a complete description of these expenses, including sales charges.

 

Franklin Small Cap Value Securities Fund – Class 4

 

Performance data represent past performance, which does not guarantee future results. Investment return and principal value will fluctuate, and you may have a gain or loss when you sell your shares. Current performance may differ from figures shown.

 

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Fund Goal and Main Investments: Franklin Small Cap Value Securities Fund seeks long-term total return. The Fund normally invests at least 80% of its net assets in investments of small-capitalization companies. For this Fund, small-capitalization companies are those with market capitalizations under $3.5 billion at the time of purchase. The Fund invests generally in equity securities of companies that the manager believes are undervalued and have the potential for capital appreciation.

 

 

 

Performance Overview

 

You can find the Fund’s six-month total return in the Performance Summary. The Fund underperformed its benchmark, the Russell 2500TM Value Index, which rose 6.10% for the same period.1 Please note the Fund employs a bottom-up stock selection process, and the managers invest in securities without regard to benchmark comparisons.

 

Economic and Market Overview

 

The U.S. economy expanded despite geopolitical and inflationary pressures from around the globe during the six-month period ended June 30, 2011. Business activity increased and consumer spending stayed above pre-recession levels. The U.S. has been a key engine in a sustained global manufacturing expansion as international trade volume continued to increase, albeit at a moderate pace. Worldwide demand for capital goods aided U.S. manufacturing profits and increased employment in the industry.

 

The unemployment rate improved in the first quarter when job creation began to gain some traction. However, government payrolls continued to trend down and job creation slowed in the second quarter, causing the unemployment rate to end the period at 9.2% in June.2 Consumer spending rose for 11 consecutive months through May but declined in June as concerns about job growth and rising gasoline and food prices dampened consumer confidence. To offset the disruption of global oil supply caused by the conflicts in Libya, the International Energy Agency announced in June the release of 60 million barrels of oil in July from strategic reserves of the U.S. and 27 other nations. The U.S. financial system appeared closer to a full recovery, although the country still faced challenges dealing with housing market weakness and massive debt at period-end.

 

1. Source: © 2011 Morningstar. One cannot invest directly in an index, and an index is not representative of the Fund’s portfolio. Please see Index Descriptions following the Fund Summaries.

2. Source: Bureau of Labor Statistics.

 

Fund Risks: The Fund’s investments in stocks may offer the potential for long-term gains but can be subject to short-term price fluctuations. Smaller company securities can increase the risk of greater price volatility, particularly over the short term. Smaller or relatively new or unseasoned companies can also be particularly sensitive to changing economic conditions, and their prospects for growth are less certain than those of larger, more established companies. The Fund may have significant investments in particular sectors from time to time, such as financial services and energy, and may be at greater risk of adverse developments in a sector than a fund that invests more broadly. Foreign investing involves additional risks, including currency fluctuations, economic instability, market volatility, and political and social instability. The manager applies various techniques and analyses in making investment decisions for the Fund, but there can be no guarantee that these decisions will produce the desired results. The Fund’s prospectus also includes a description of the main investment risks.

 

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Inflation at the consumer, producer and trade levels rose across much of the world, but in the U.S. it remained relatively contained. As a result, the Federal Reserve Board (Fed) maintained its accommodative monetary policy while ending its second round of quantitative easing on June 30. The Fed said, however, it would continue to purchase Treasuries with proceeds from maturing debt in an effort to support economic growth.

 

Investors’ attitudes shifted with each release of economic, regulatory and geopolitical news, causing equity market volatility to increase globally. U.S. investors weathered international events that included revolutions and civil unrest across the Middle East and North Africa, the multiple crises triggered by Japan’s earthquake and tsunami, and sovereign debt worries and credit downgrades in Europe. Ultimately, stock indexes produced solid gains during the six months under review as domestic and global equity markets rose amid generally improving economic signs and record-high corporate earnings growth.

 

Investment Strategy

 

We are a research-driven, fundamental investment adviser, pursuing a disciplined, value-oriented strategy for the Fund. As a bottom-up adviser concentrating primarily on individual securities, we focus on the market price of a company’s securities relative to our evaluation of the company’s potential long-term earnings, asset value or cash flow. We seek bargains among the “unloved,” out-of-favor companies that offer, in our opinion, attractive long-term potential. These might include current growth companies that are being ignored by the market, former growth companies that have stumbled recently, dropping sharply in price but that still have significant growth potential, in our opinion, or companies that may be potential turnaround candidates or takeover targets.

 

Manager’s Discussion

 

During the six months under review, significant contributors to Fund performance came from the industrials and energy sectors.3 In the industrials sector, railcar and wind tower manufacturer Trinity Industries, fluid handling products manufacturer Graco, air compressor and blower manufacturer Gardner Denver, industrial goods manufacturer Nordson and construction materials manufacturer Carlisle boosted

 

3. The industrials sector comprises aerospace and defense, building products, commercial and professional services, construction and engineering, electrical equipment, industrial conglomerates, machinery, trading companies and distributors, and transportation in the SOI.

 

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results. Diversified energy company Unit Corp., oil and gas equipment and services company Oil States International, and offshore energy company Helix Energy Solutions Group were among energy sector holdings that benefited performance. In the consumer discretionary sector, men’s apparel retailer The Men’s Wearhouse and new holding GameStop, a video game retailer, also helped results.4

 

Detractors from performance included some financials sector holdings such as regional bank TrustCo Bank Corp. NY and insurers Protective Life and Old Republic International.5 Several consumer discretionary holdings also hindered results, including home furnishing provider Hooker Furniture, shoe wholesaler and retailer Brown Shoe, and recreational vehicle manufacturers Thor Industries and Winnebago Industries. Lumber and building products provider Universal Forest Products and cabinet manufacturer American Woodmark in the industrials sector also detracted from performance, as did semiconductor equipment manufacturer Cohu in the information technology sector.6

 

In addition to purchasing shares of GameStop during the reporting period, the Fund initiated five positions in what we considered attractively valued securities: aircraft-related aftermarket services provider AAR Corp., specialty industrial components manufacturer Enpro Industries, flexible circuit material provider Multi Fineline Electronix, regional financial services company Oriental Financial Group and graphics services company Schawk. We also added to existing positions in Cato, A. Schulman and Transatlantic Holdings, among others. We liquidated three positions during the period: Bassett Furniture Industries, Erie Indemnity and Westlake Chemical. We made significant reductions to holdings in Graco, Mettler-Toledo International, Nordson and Warnaco Group and made smaller reductions to several other positions.

 

4. The consumer discretionary sector comprises automobiles and components, consumer durables and apparel, consumer services, and retailing in the SOI.

5. The financials sector comprises banks and insurance in the SOI.

6. The information technology sector comprises semiconductors and semiconductor equipment, and technology hardware and equipment in the SOI.

 

Top 10 Holdings

Franklin Small Cap Value Securities Fund

6/30/11

 

Company

Sector/Industry

  % of Total
Net Assets
 
Trinity Industries Inc.     1.9%   
Machinery  
Bristow Group Inc.     1.8%   
Energy  
Autoliv Inc. (Sweden)     1.8%   
Automobiles & Components  
Rowan Cos. Inc.     1.8%   
Energy  
Tidewater Inc.     1.7%   
Energy  
Protective Life Corp.     1.7%   
Insurance  
Thor Industries Inc.     1.6%   
Automobiles & Components  
Mueller Industries Inc.     1.5%   
Machinery  
Gardner Denver Inc.     1.5%   
Machinery  
Benchmark Electronics Inc.     1.5%   
Technology Hardware &
Equipment
   

 

The dollar value, number of shares or principal amount, and names of all portfolio holdings are listed in the Fund’s Statement of Investments (SOI).

 

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Thank you for your participation in Franklin Small Cap Value Securities Fund. We look forward to serving your future investment needs.

 

The foregoing information reflects our analysis, opinions and portfolio holdings as of June 30, 2011, the end of the reporting period. The way we implement our main investment strategies and the resulting portfolio holdings may change depending on factors such as market and economic conditions. These opinions may not be relied upon as investment advice or an offer for a particular security. The information is not a complete analysis of every aspect of any market, country, industry, security or the Fund. Statements of fact are from sources considered reliable, but the investment manager makes no representation or warranty as to their completeness or accuracy. Although historical performance is no guarantee of future results, these insights may help you understand our investment management philosophy.

 

 

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Fund Expenses

 

As an investor in a variable insurance contract (Contract) that indirectly provides for investment in an underlying mutual fund, you can incur transaction and/or ongoing expenses at both the Fund level and the Contract level.

 

 

Transaction expenses can include sales charges (loads) on purchases, surrender fees, transfer fees and premium taxes.

 

 

Ongoing expenses can include management fees, distribution and service (12b-1) fees, contract fees, annual maintenance fees, mortality and expense risk fees and other fees and expenses. All mutual funds and Contracts have some types of ongoing expenses.

 

The expenses shown in the table are meant to highlight ongoing expenses at the Fund level only and do not include ongoing expenses at the Contract level, or transaction expenses at either the Fund or Contract levels. While the Fund does not have transaction expenses, if the transaction and ongoing expenses at the Contract level were included, the expenses shown below would be higher. You should consult your Contract prospectus or disclosure document for more information.

 

The table shows Fund-level ongoing expenses and can help you understand these expenses and compare them with those of other mutual funds offered through the Contract. The table assumes a $1,000 investment held for the six months indicated. Please refer to the Fund prospectus for additional information on operating expenses.

 

Actual Fund Expenses

 

The first line (Actual) of the table provides actual account values and expenses. The “Ending Account Value” is derived from the Fund’s actual return, which includes the effect of ongoing Fund expenses, but does not include the effect of ongoing Contract expenses.

 

You can estimate the Fund-level expenses you incurred during the period by following these steps. Of course, your account value and expenses will differ from those in this illustration:

 

1. Divide your account value by $1,000.

If an account had an $8,600 value, then $8,600 ÷ $1,000 = 8.6.

 

2. Multiply the result by the number under the heading “Fund-Level Expenses Incurred During Period.”

If Fund-Level Expenses Incurred During Period were $7.50, then 8.6 x $7.50 = $64.50.

 

In this illustration, the estimated expenses incurred this period at the Fund level are $64.50.

 

Franklin Small Cap Value Securities Fund – Class 4

 

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Hypothetical Example for Comparison with Other Mutual Funds

 

Information in the second line (Hypothetical) of the table can help you compare ongoing expenses of the Fund with those of other mutual funds offered through the Contract. This information may not be used to estimate the actual ending account balance or expenses you incurred during the period. The hypothetical “Ending Account Value” is based on the Fund’s actual expense ratio and an assumed 5% annual rate of return before expenses, which does not represent the Fund’s actual return. The figure under the heading “Fund-Level Expenses Incurred During Period” shows the hypothetical expenses your account would have incurred under this scenario. You can compare this figure with the 5% hypothetical examples that appear in shareholder reports of other funds offered through a Contract.

 

Class 4    Beginning
Account
Value 1/1/11
     Ending
Account
Value 6/30/11
     Fund-Level
Expenses Incurred
During Period*
1/1/11–6/30/11
 

Actual

   $ 1,000       $ 1,022.50       $ 5.01   

Hypothetical (5% return before expenses)

   $ 1,000       $ 1,019.84       $ 5.01   

 

*Expenses are calculated using the most recent six-month annualized expense ratio for the Fund’s Class 4 shares (1.00%), which does not include any ongoing expenses of the Contract for which the Fund is an investment option, multiplied by the average account value over the period, multiplied by 181/365 to reflect the one-half year period.

 

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Franklin Templeton Variable Insurance Products Trust

 

Financial Highlights

 

Franklin Small Cap Value Securities Fund

 

    

Six Months
Ended
June 30, 2011

(unaudited)

    Year Ended December 31,  
Class 1      2010     2009     2008     2007     2006  
        

Per share operating performance

            

(for a share outstanding throughout the period)

            

Net asset value, beginning of period

   $ 16.55      $ 13.00      $ 10.73      $ 17.38      $ 19.07      $ 17.02   
        

Income from investment operationsa:

            

Net investment incomeb

     0.07        0.14        0.15        0.24        0.22        0.18   

Net realized and unrealized gains (losses)

     0.33        3.54        2.86        (5.44     (0.44     2.69   
        

Total from investment operations

     0.40        3.68        3.01        (5.20     (0.22     2.87   
        

Less distributions from:

            

Net investment income

     (0.15     (0.13     (0.22     (0.23     (0.17     (0.16

Net realized gains

                   (0.52     (1.22     (1.30     (0.66
        

Total distributions

     (0.15     (0.13     (0.74     (1.45     (1.47     (0.82
        

Net asset value, end of period

   $ 16.80      $ 16.55      $ 13.00      $ 10.73      $ 17.38      $ 19.07   
        

Total returnc

     2.45%        28.49%        29.54%        (32.87)%        (2.14)%        17.30%   

Ratios to average net assetsd

            

Expenses

     0.65%        0.67%        0.68% e      0.67% e      0.64% e      0.65% e 

Net investment income

     0.84%        0.98%        1.29%        1.62%        1.13%        0.97%   

Supplemental data

            

Net assets, end of period (000’s)

   $ 45,007      $ 47,300      $ 42,428      $ 34,901      $ 57,045      $ 73,154   

Portfolio turnover rate

     7.11%        15.92%        6.68%        16.98%        16.27%        16.43% f 

 

 

aThe amount shown for a share outstanding throughout the period may not correlate with the Statement of Operations for the period due to the timing of sales and repurchases of the Fund shares in relation to income earned and/or fluctuating market value of the investments of the Fund.

bBased on average daily shares outstanding.

cTotal return does not include fees, charges or expenses imposed by the variable annuity and life insurance contracts for which the Franklin Templeton Variable Insurance Products Trust serves as an underlying investment vehicle. Total return is not annualized for periods less than one year.

dRatios are annualized for periods less than one year.

eBenefit of expense reduction rounds to less than 0.01%.

fExcludes the value of portfolio securities delivered as a result of a redemption in-kind.

 

The accompanying notes are an integral part of these financial statements.

 

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Franklin Templeton Variable Insurance Products Trust

 

Financial Highlights (continued)

 

Franklin Small Cap Value Securities Fund

 

    

Six Months
Ended
June 30, 2011

(unaudited)

    Year Ended December 31,  
Class 2      2010     2009     2008     2007     2006  
        

Per share operating performance

            

(for a share outstanding throughout the period)

            

Net asset value, beginning of period

   $ 16.25      $ 12.77      $ 10.55      $ 17.10      $ 18.79      $ 16.79   
        

Income from investment operationsa:

            

Net investment incomeb

     0.05        0.10        0.12        0.20        0.17        0.13   

Net realized and unrealized gains (losses)

     0.31        3.48        2.81        (5.35     (0.43     2.65   
        

Total from investment operations

     0.36        3.58        2.93        (5.15     (0.26     2.78   
        

Less distributions from:

            

Net investment income

     (0.11     (0.10     (0.19     (0.18     (0.13     (0.12

Net realized gains

                   (0.52     (1.22     (1.30     (0.66
        

Total distributions

     (0.11     (0.10     (0.71     (1.40     (1.43     (0.78
        

Net asset value, end of period

   $ 16.50      $ 16.25      $ 12.77      $ 10.55      $ 17.10      $ 18.79   
        

Total returnc

     2.25%        28.22%        29.16%        (33.02)%        (2.38)%        16.98%   

Ratios to average net assetsd

            

Expenses

     0.90%        0.92%        0.93% e      0.92% e      0.89% e      0.90% e 

Net investment income

     0.59%        0.73%        1.04%        1.37%        0.88%        0.72%   

Supplemental data

            

Net assets, end of period (000’s)

   $ 1,317,643      $ 1,362,292      $ 1,109,855      $ 784,773      $ 1,177,367      $ 1,240,892   

Portfolio turnover rate

     7.11%        15.92%        6.68%        16.98%        16.27%        16.43% f 

 

 

aThe amount shown for a share outstanding throughout the period may not correlate with the Statement of Operations for the period due to the timing of sales and repurchases of the Fund shares in relation to income earned and/or fluctuating market value of the investments of the Fund.

bBased on average daily shares outstanding.

cTotal return does not include fees, charges or expenses imposed by the variable annuity and life insurance contracts for which the Franklin Templeton Variable Insurance Products Trust serves as an underlying investment vehicle. Total return is not annualized for periods less than one year.

dRatios are annualized for periods less than one year.

eBenefit of expense reduction rounds to less than 0.01%.

fExcludes the value of portfolio securities delivered as a result of a redemption in-kind.

 

The accompanying notes are an integral part of these financial statements.

 

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Franklin Templeton Variable Insurance Products Trust

 

Financial Highlights (continued)

 

Franklin Small Cap Value Securities Fund

 

    

Six Months
Ended
June 30, 2011

(unaudited)

    Year Ended December 31,  
Class 4      2010     2009     2008a  
        

Per share operating performance

        

(for a share outstanding throughout the period)

        

Net asset value, beginning of period

   $ 16.44      $ 12.92      $ 10.70      $ 16.42   
        

Income from investment operationsb:

        

Net investment incomec

     0.04        0.09        0.11        0.15   

Net realized and unrealized gains (losses)

     0.32        3.53        2.84        (4.42
        

Total from investment operations

     0.36        3.62        2.95        (4.27
        

Less distributions from:

        

Net investment income

     (0.09     (0.10     (0.21     (0.23

Net realized gains

                   (0.52     (1.22
        

Total distributions

     (0.09     (0.10     (0.73     (1.45
        

Net asset value, end of period

   $ 16.71      $ 16.44      $ 12.92      $ 10.70   
        

Total returnd

     2.25%        28.14%        29.04%        (29.14)%   

Ratios to average net assetse

        

Expenses

     1.00%        1.02%        1.03% f      1.02% f 

Net investment income

     0.49%        0.63%        0.94%        1.27%   

Supplemental data

        

Net assets, end of period (000’s)

   $ 35,284      $ 39,075      $ 28,599      $ 14,850   

Portfolio turnover rate

     7.11%        15.92%        6.68%        16.98%   

 

 

aFor the period February 29, 2008 (effective date) to December 31, 2008.

bThe amount shown for a share outstanding throughout the period may not correlate with the Statement of Operations for the period due to the timing of sales and repurchases of the Fund shares in relation to income earned and/or fluctuating market value of the investments of the Fund.

cBased on average daily shares outstanding.

dTotal return does not include fees, charges or expenses imposed by the variable annuity and life insurance contracts for which the Franklin Templeton Variable Insurance Products Trust serves as an underlying investment vehicle. Total return is not annualized for periods less than one year.

eRatios are annualized for periods less than one year.

fBenefit of expense reduction rounds to less than 0.01%.

 

The accompanying notes are an integral part of these financial statements.

 

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Franklin Templeton Variable Insurance Products Trust

 

Statement of Investments, June 30, 2011 (unaudited)

 

Franklin Small Cap Value Securities Fund         Shares        Value  

Common Stocks 97.6%

         

Aerospace & Defense 1.5%

         

AAR Corp.

       318,900         $ 8,639,001   

aCeradyne Inc.

       310,000           12,086,900   
               
                 20,725,901   
               

Automobiles & Components 5.3%

         

Autoliv Inc. (Sweden)

       326,800           25,637,460   

Drew Industries Inc.

       90,700           2,242,104   

Gentex Corp.

       662,500           20,027,375   

Thor Industries Inc.

       755,000           21,774,200   

aWinnebago Industries Inc.

       485,000           4,685,100   
               
            74,366,239   
               

Banks 1.9%

         

Chemical Financial Corp.

       405,554           7,608,193   

Oriental Financial Group Inc.

       602,000           7,759,780   

Peoples Bancorp Inc.

       158,000           1,780,660   

bTrustCo Bank Corp. NY

       1,889,400           9,258,060   
               
            26,406,693   
               

Building Products 4.3%

         

A.O. Smith Corp.

       126,700           5,359,410   

American Woodmark Corp.

       423,303           7,331,608   

Apogee Enterprises Inc.

       778,100           9,967,461   

aGibraltar Industries Inc.

       900,100           10,189,132   

Simpson Manufacturing Co. Inc.

       462,800           13,823,836   

Universal Forest Products Inc.

       528,720           12,668,131   
               
            59,339,578   
               

Commercial & Professional Services 3.0%

         

ABM Industries Inc.

       636,100           14,846,574   

Insperity Inc.

       296,100           8,767,521   

Mine Safety Appliances Co.

       328,300           12,258,722   

Schawk Inc.

       379,300           6,281,208   
               
            42,154,025   
               

Construction & Engineering 1.8%

         

aEMCOR Group Inc.

       273,270           8,009,544   

Granite Construction Inc.

       703,000           17,244,590   
               
            25,254,134   
               

Consumer Durables & Apparel 3.9%

         

Brunswick Corp.

       500,000           10,200,000   

D.R. Horton Inc.

       448,900           5,171,328   

Ethan Allen Interiors Inc.

       159,000           3,385,110   

Hooker Furniture Corp.

       510,700           4,524,802   

aLa-Z-Boy Inc.

       1,089,000           10,748,430   

M.D.C. Holdings Inc.

       240,700           5,930,848   

aM/I Homes Inc.

       500,000           6,130,000   

aThe Warnaco Group Inc.

       162,600           8,495,850   
               
            54,586,368   
               

Consumer Services 1.8%

         

Hillenbrand Inc.

       401,000           9,483,650   

Regis Corp.

       992,000           15,197,440   
               
            24,681,090   
               

 

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Franklin Templeton Variable Insurance Products Trust

 

Statement of Investments, June 30, 2011 (unaudited) (continued)

 

Franklin Small Cap Value Securities Fund         Shares        Value  

Common Stocks (continued)

         

Electrical Equipment 3.2%

         

Brady Corp., A

       453,000         $ 14,523,180   

Franklin Electric Co. Inc.

       199,232           9,353,942   

aPowell Industries Inc.

       168,400           6,146,600   

Roper Industries Inc.

       170,000                14,161,000   
               
            44,184,722   
               

Energy 14.0%

         

Arch Coal Inc.

       111,500           2,972,590   

aAtwood Oceanics Inc.

       405,400           17,890,302   

Bristow Group Inc.

       503,800           25,703,876   

CONSOL Energy Inc.

       68,500           3,320,880   

Energen Corp.

       219,000           12,373,500   

aGlobal Industries Ltd.

       1,575,600           8,634,288   

aHelix Energy Solutions Group Inc.

       768,900           12,732,984   

aOil States International Inc.

       255,200           20,393,032   

bOverseas Shipholding Group Inc.

       371,000           9,994,740   

Peabody Energy Corp.

       103,200           6,079,512   

aRowan Cos. Inc.

       638,100           24,764,661   

Teekay Corp. (Canada)

       245,431           7,578,909   

Tidewater Inc.

       443,700           23,875,497   

aUnit Corp.

       323,400           19,704,762   
               
            196,019,533   
               

Food & Staples Retailing 0.7%

         

Casey’s General Stores Inc.

       215,600           9,486,400   
               

Food, Beverage & Tobacco 1.0%

         

Lancaster Colony Corp.

       238,900           14,529,898   
               

Health Care Equipment & Services 2.6%

         

STERIS Corp.

       412,500           14,429,250   

Teleflex Inc.

       241,300           14,733,778   

West Pharmaceutical Services Inc.

       172,700           7,557,352   
               
            36,720,380   
               

Industrial Conglomerates 1.2%

         

Carlisle Cos. Inc.

       353,400           17,397,882   
               

Insurance 11.7%

         

American National Insurance Co.

       79,000           6,122,500   

Arthur J. Gallagher & Co.

       168,200           4,800,428   

Aspen Insurance Holdings Ltd.

       550,100           14,154,073   

The Hanover Insurance Group Inc.

       278,000           10,483,380   

HCC Insurance Holdings Inc.

       188,200           5,928,300   

Montpelier Re Holdings Ltd. (Bermuda)

       649,000           11,682,000   

Old Republic International Corp.

       1,513,000           17,777,750   

Protective Life Corp.

       1,015,000           23,476,950   

RLI Corp.

       138,700           8,588,304   

StanCorp Financial Group Inc.

       373,000           15,736,870   

Tower Group Inc.

       659,900           15,718,818   

Transatlantic Holdings Inc.

       335,000           16,418,350   

Validus Holdings Ltd. (Bermuda)

       422,700           13,082,565   
               
            163,970,288   
               

 

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Franklin Templeton Variable Insurance Products Trust

 

Statement of Investments, June 30, 2011 (unaudited) (continued)

 

Franklin Small Cap Value Securities Fund         Shares        Value  

Common Stocks (continued)

         

Machinery 13.7%

         

aAstec Industries Inc.

       330,200         $ 12,210,796   

Briggs & Stratton Corp.

       448,200           8,901,252   

CIRCOR International Inc.

       131,502           5,632,231   

aCNH Global NV (Netherlands)

       72,700           2,809,855   

aEnPro Industries Inc.

       221,400           10,642,698   

Gardner Denver Inc.

       256,900           21,592,445   

Graco Inc.

       343,800           17,416,908   

Kennametal Inc.

       397,300           16,770,033   

Lincoln Electric Holdings Inc.

       419,000           15,021,150   

Mueller Industries Inc.

       531,200           20,137,792   

Nordson Corp.

       209,800           11,507,530   

Timken Co.

       90,000           4,536,000   

Trinity Industries Inc.

       764,400           26,662,272   

aWabash National Corp.

       923,300           8,651,321   

Watts Water Technologies Inc., A

       257,200           9,107,452   
               
               191,599,735   
               

Materials 7.1%

         

A. Schulman Inc.

       425,100           10,708,269   

AptarGroup Inc.

       198,600           10,394,724   

Cabot Corp.

       324,100           12,921,867   

Glatfelter

       311,200           4,786,256   

Reliance Steel & Aluminum Co.

       377,500           18,742,875   

RPM International Inc.

       753,600           17,347,872   

Sensient Technologies Corp.

       195,300           7,239,771   

Steel Dynamics Inc.

       937,100           15,227,875   

United States Steel Corp.

       43,600           2,007,344   
               
            99,376,853   
               

Pharmaceuticals, Biotechnology & Life Sciences 1.5%

         

aMettler-Toledo International Inc.

       47,500           8,011,825   

Pharmaceutical Product Development Inc.

       495,800           13,307,272   
               
            21,319,097   
               

Retailing 9.1%

         

Brown Shoe Co. Inc.

       982,000           10,458,300   

The Cato Corp., A

       433,800           12,493,440   

Christopher & Banks Corp.

       1,260,000           7,245,000   

Fred’s Inc.

       818,300           11,808,069   

aGameStop Corp., A

       569,000           15,175,230   

Group 1 Automotive Inc.

       502,000           20,672,360   

J.C. Penney Co. Inc.

       273,000           9,429,420   

The Men’s Wearhouse Inc.

       526,317           17,736,883   

aPier 1 Imports Inc.

       624,500           7,225,465   

a,bSaks Inc.

       532,548           5,948,561   

aTuesday Morning Corp.

       507,900           2,361,735   

aWest Marine Inc.

       678,900           7,040,193   
               
            127,594,656   
               

Semiconductors & Semiconductor Equipment 0.8%

         

Cohu Inc.

       826,500           10,835,415   
               

Technology Hardware & Equipment 2.6%

         

aBenchmark Electronics Inc.

       1,271,000           20,971,500   

aMulti-Fineline Electronix Inc.

       82,900           1,791,469   

aRofin-Sinar Technologies Inc.

       395,800           13,516,570   
               
            36,279,539   
               

 

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Franklin Templeton Variable Insurance Products Trust

 

Statement of Investments, June 30, 2011 (unaudited) (continued)

 

Franklin Small Cap Value Securities Fund         Shares        Value  

Common Stocks (continued)

         

Trading Companies & Distributors 0.5%

         

Applied Industrial Technologies Inc.

       178,700         $ 6,363,507   
               

Transportation 2.3%

         

aGenesee & Wyoming Inc.

       292,500           17,152,200   

SkyWest Inc.

       953,500           14,359,710   
               
                 31,511,910   
               

Utilities 2.1%

         

NV Energy Inc.

       1,171,400           17,980,990   

PNM Resources Inc.

       708,000           11,851,920   
               
            29,832,910   
               

Total Common Stocks (Cost $1,034,965,499)

            1,364,536,753   
               
         Principal
Amount
          

Corporate Bonds (Cost $1,484,925) 0.1%

         

Machinery 0.1%

         

Mueller Industries Inc., 6.00%, 11/01/14

     $ 1,494,000           1,494,000   
               

Total Investments before Short Term Investments (Cost $1,036,450,424)

            1,366,030,753   
               
         Shares           

Short Term Investments 3.5%

         

Money Market Funds (Cost $33,128,039) 2.4%

         

a,cInstitutional Fiduciary Trust Money Market Portfolio

       33,128,039           33,128,039   
               

dInvestments from Cash Collateral Received for Loaned Securities 1.1%

         

Money Market Funds (Cost $2,536,889) 0.2%

         

aBNY Institutional Cash Reserve Fund, Series B

       2,536,889           2,029,511   
               
         Principal
Amount
          

eRepurchase Agreements 0.9%

         

Barclays Capital Inc., 0.01%, 7/01/11 (Maturity Value $2,500,001)
Collateralized by U.S. Treasury Notes, 1.50%, 6/30/16 (valued at $2,550,000)

     $ 2,500,000           2,500,000   

BNP Paribas Securities Corp., 0.04%, 7/01/11 (Maturity Value $3,049,665)
Collateralized by U.S. Government Agency Securities, 0.36% - 5.375%, 9/09/11 - 12/11/20; U.S. Treasury Notes, 1.875% - 2.375%, 10/31/17 - 6/30/18 (valued at $3,110,669)

       3,049,662           3,049,662   

Credit Suisse Securities (USA) LLC, 0.01%, 7/01/11 (Maturity Value $2,500,001)
Collateralized by U.S. Treasury Notes, 1.375% - 3.125%, 10/15/12 - 11/30/13 (valued at $2,550,007)

       2,500,000           2,500,000   

Deutsche Bank Securities Inc., 0.02%, 7/01/11 (Maturity Value $2,500,001)
Collateralized by U.S. Government Agency Securities, 1.00% - 5.375%, 8/15/12 - 11/17/17
(valued at $2,550,078)

       2,500,000           2,500,000   

HSBC Securities (USA) Inc., 0.01%, 7/01/11 (Maturity Value $2,000,001)
Collateralized by U.S. Government Agency Securities, 0.00% - 5.00%, 7/01/11 - 10/03/22
(valued at $2,040,014)

       2,000,000           2,000,000   

 

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Franklin Templeton Variable Insurance Products Trust

 

Statement of Investments, June 30, 2011 (unaudited) (continued)

 

Franklin Small Cap Value Securities Fund         Principal
Amount
       Value  

Repurchase Agreements (continued)

         

RBS Securities Inc., 0.01%, 7/01/11 (Maturity Value $291,020)
Collateralized by U.S. Treasury Notes, 0.75% - 4.875%, 7/15/13 - 5/31/18 (valued at $296,844)

     $ 291,020         $ 291,020   
               

Total Repurchase Agreements (Cost $12,840,682)

            12,840,682   
               

Total Investments from Cash Collateral Received for Loaned Securities
(Cost $15,377,571)

            14,870,193   
               

Total Investments (Cost $1,084,956,034) 101.2%

            1,414,028,985   

Other Assets, less Liabilities (1.2)%

            (16,094,715
               

Net Assets 100.0%

          $ 1,397,934,270   
               

 

 

 

 

aNon-income producing.

bA portion or all of the security is on loan at June 30, 2011. See Note 1(c).

cSee Note 7 regarding investments in the Institutional Fiduciary Trust Money Market Portfolio.

dSee Note 1(c) regarding securities on loan.

eSee Note 1(b) regarding repurchase agreements.

 

The accompanying notes are an integral part of these financial statements.

 

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Franklin Templeton Variable Insurance Products Trust

 

Financial Statements

 

Statement of Assets and Liabilities

June 30, 2011 (unaudited)

 

     Franklin Small
Cap Value
Securities Fund
 

Assets:

  

Investments in securities:

  

Cost - Unaffiliated issuers

   $ 1,038,987,313   

Cost - Sweep Money Fund (Note 7)

     33,128,039   

Cost - Repurchase agreements

     12,840,682   
        

Total cost of investments

   $ 1,084,956,034   
        

Value - Unaffiliated issuers

   $ 1,368,060,264   

Value - Sweep Money Fund (Note 7)

     33,128,039   

Value - Repurchase agreements

     12,840,682   
        

Total value of investments (includes securities loaned in the amount of $14,669,319)

     1,414,028,985   

Receivables:

  

Investment securities sold

     543,312   

Capital shares sold

     795,399   

Dividends and interest

     770,071   

Other assets

     371   
        

Total assets

     1,416,138,138   
        

Liabilities:

  

Payables:

  

Investment securities purchased

     135,696   

Capital shares redeemed

     1,091,343   

Affiliates

     1,271,897   

Payable upon return of securities loaned

     15,377,571   

Accrued expenses and other liabilities

     327,361   
        

Total liabilities

     18,203,868   
        

Net assets, at value

   $ 1,397,934,270   
        

Net assets consist of:

  

Paid-in capital

   $ 1,111,717,857   

Undistributed net investment income

     4,279,415   

Net unrealized appreciation (depreciation)

     329,072,951   

Accumulated net realized gain (loss)

     (47,135,953
        

Net assets, at value

   $ 1,397,934,270   
        

Class 1:

  

Net assets, at value

   $ 45,007,122   
        

Shares outstanding

     2,679,569   
        

Net asset value and maximum offering price per share

   $ 16.80   
        

Class 2:

  

Net assets, at value

   $ 1,317,643,109   
        

Shares outstanding

     79,843,565   
        

Net asset value and maximum offering price per share

   $ 16.50   
        

Class 4:

  

Net assets, at value

   $ 35,284,039   
        

Shares outstanding

     2,111,984   
        

Net asset value and maximum offering price per share

   $ 16.71   
        

 

The accompanying notes are an integral part of these financial statements.

 

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Franklin Templeton Variable Insurance Products Trust

 

Financial Statements (continued)

 

Statement of Operations

for the six months ended June 30, 2011 (unaudited)

 

     Franklin Small
Cap Value
Securities Fund
 

Investment income:

  

Dividends

   $ 10,647,429   

Interest

     46,011   

Income from securities loaned

     40,613   
        

Total investment income

     10,734,053   
        

Expenses:

  

Management fees (Note 3a)

     3,584,146   

Administrative fees (Note 3b)

     824,260   

Distribution fees: (Note 3c)

  

Class 2

     1,710,993   

Class 4

     65,709   

Unaffiliated transfer agent fees

     2,236   

Custodian fees (Note 4)

     10,462   

Reports to shareholders

     218,015   

Professional fees

     23,307   

Trustees’ fees and expenses

     2,650   

Other

     18,021   
        

Total expenses

     6,459,799   
        

Net investment income

     4,274,254   
        

Realized and unrealized gains (losses):

  

Net realized gain (loss) from investments

     51,416,487   

Net change in unrealized appreciation (depreciation) on investments

     (22,757,763
        

Net realized and unrealized gain (loss)

     28,658,724   
        

Net increase (decrease) in net assets resulting from operations

   $ 32,932,978   
        

 

The accompanying notes are an integral part of these financial statements.

 

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Franklin Templeton Variable Insurance Products Trust

 

Financial Statements (continued)

 

Statements of Changes in Net Assets

 

     Franklin Small Cap Value
Securities Fund
 
     Six Months
Ended
June 30, 2011
(unaudited)
   

Year
Ended

December 31,
2010

 
        

Increase (decrease) in net assets:

    

Operations:

    

Net investment income

   $ 4,274,254      $ 9,370,933   

Net realized gain (loss) from investments

     51,416,487        (9,121,196

Net change in unrealized appreciation (depreciation) on investments

     (22,757,763     315,120,022   
        

Net increase (decrease) in net assets resulting from operations

     32,932,978        315,369,759   
        

Distributions to shareholders from:

    

Net investment income:

    

Class 1

     (392,860     (391,013

Class 2

     (8,773,166     (9,354,014

Class 4

     (201,936     (225,374
        

Total distributions to shareholders

     (9,367,962     (9,970,401
        

Capital share transactions: (Note 2)

    

Class 1

     (2,979,969     (5,400,815

Class 2

     (66,894,808     (34,566,603

Class 4

     (4,422,602     2,352,541   
        

Total capital share transactions

     (74,297,379     (37,614,877
        

Net increase (decrease) in net assets

     (50,732,363     267,784,481   

Net assets:

    

Beginning of period

     1,448,666,633        1,180,882,152   
        

End of period

   $ 1,397,934,270      $ 1,448,666,633   
        

Undistributed net investment income included in net assets:

    

End of period

   $ 4,279,415      $ 9,373,123   
        

 

The accompanying notes are an integral part of these financial statements.

 

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Franklin Templeton Variable Insurance Products Trust

 

Notes to Financial Statements (unaudited)

 

Franklin Small Cap Value Securities Fund

 

1. ORGANIZATION AND SIGNIFICANT ACCOUNTING POLICIES

 

Franklin Templeton Variable Insurance Products Trust (Trust) is registered under the Investment Company Act of 1940, as amended, (1940 Act) as an open-end investment company, consisting of twenty separate funds. The Franklin Small Cap Value Securities Fund (Fund) is included in this report. The financial statements of the remaining funds in the Trust are presented separately. Shares of the Fund are generally sold only to insurance company separate accounts to fund the benefits of variable life insurance policies or variable annuity contracts. The Fund offers three classes of shares: Class 1, Class 2 and Class 4. Each class of shares differs by its distribution fees, voting rights on matters affecting a single class and its exchange privilege.

 

The following summarizes the Fund’s significant accounting policies.

 

a. Financial Instrument Valuation

 

The Fund’s investments in securities and other financial instruments are carried at fair value daily. Fair value is the price that would be received to sell an asset or paid to transfer a liability in an orderly transaction between market participants on the measurement date. Under procedures approved by the Trust’s Board of Trustees, the Fund may utilize independent pricing services, quotations from securities and financial instrument dealers, and other market sources to determine fair value.

 

Equity securities listed on an exchange or on the NASDAQ National Market System are valued at the last quoted sale price or the official closing price of the day, respectively. Over-the-counter securities are valued within the range of the most recent quoted bid and ask prices. Securities that trade in multiple markets or on multiple exchanges are valued according to the broadest and most representative market. Certain equity securities are valued based upon fundamental characteristics or relationships to similar securities. Investments in open-end mutual funds are valued at the closing net asset value.

 

Debt securities generally trade in the over-the-counter market rather than on a securities exchange. The Fund’s pricing services use multiple valuation techniques to determine fair value. In instances where sufficient market activity exists, the pricing services may utilize a market-based approach through which quotes from market makers are used to determine fair value. In instances where sufficient market activity may not exist or is limited, the pricing services also utilize proprietary valuation models which may consider market characteristics such as benchmark yield curves, option-adjusted spreads, credit spreads, estimated default rates, coupon rates, anticipated timing of principal repayments, underlying collateral, and other unique security features in order to estimate the relevant cash flows, which are then discounted to calculate the fair value. Repurchase agreements are valued at cost, which approximates market value.

 

The Fund has procedures to determine the fair value of securities and other financial instruments for which market prices are not readily available or which may not be reliably priced. Under these procedures, the Fund primarily employs a market-based approach which may use related or comparable assets or liabilities, recent transactions, market multiples, book values, and other relevant information for the investment to determine the fair value of the investment. The Fund may also use an income-based valuation approach in which the anticipated future cash flows of the investment are discounted to calculate fair value. Discounts may also be applied due to the nature or duration of any restrictions on the disposition of the investments. Due to the inherent uncertainty of valuations of such investments, the fair values may differ significantly from the values that would have been used had an active market existed.

 

b. Repurchase Agreements

 

The Fund enters into repurchase agreements, which are accounted for as a loan by the fund to the seller, collateralized by securities which are delivered to the fund’s custodian. The market value, including accrued interest, of the initial collateralization is required to be at least 102% of the dollar amount invested by the fund, with the value of the underlying securities marked to market daily to maintain coverage of at least 100%. All repurchase agreements held by the Fund at period end had been entered into on June 30, 2011.

 

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Franklin Templeton Variable Insurance Products Trust

 

Notes to Financial Statements (unaudited) (continued)

 

Franklin Small Cap Value Securities Fund

 

1. ORGANIZATION AND SIGNIFICANT ACCOUNTING POLICIES (continued)

 

c. Securities Lending

 

The Fund participates in a principal based security lending program. The Fund receives cash collateral against the loaned securities in an amount equal to at least 102% of the market value of the loaned securities. Collateral is maintained over the life of the loan in an amount not less than 100% of the market value of loaned securities, as determined at the close of Fund business each day; any additional collateral required due to changes in security values is delivered to the Fund on the next business day. The collateral is invested in repurchase agreements and in a non-registered money fund managed by the Fund’s custodian on the Fund’s behalf. The Fund receives income from the investment of cash collateral, in addition to lending fees and rebates paid by the borrower. The Fund bears the market risk with respect to the collateral investment, securities loaned, and the risk that the principal may default on its obligations to the Fund.

 

d. Income Taxes

 

It is the Fund’s policy to qualify as a regulated investment company under the Internal Revenue Code. The Fund intends to distribute to shareholders substantially all of its taxable income and net realized gains to relieve it from federal income and excise taxes. As a result, no provision for U.S. federal income taxes is required. The Fund files U.S. income tax returns as well as tax returns in certain other jurisdictions. The Fund records a provision for taxes in its financial statements including penalties and interest, if any, for a tax position taken on a tax return (or expected to be taken) when it fails to meet the more likely than not (a greater than 50% probability) threshold and based on the technical merits, the tax position may not be sustained upon examination by the tax authorities. As of June 30, 2011, and for all open tax years, the Fund has determined that no provision for income tax is required in the Fund’s financial statements. Open tax years are those that remain subject to examination and are based on each tax jurisdiction statute of limitation.

 

e. Security Transactions, Investment Income, Expenses and Distributions

 

Security transactions are accounted for on trade date. Realized gains and losses on security transactions are determined on a specific identification basis. Interest income and estimated expenses are accrued daily. Dividend income is recorded on the ex-dividend date. Distributions to shareholders are recorded on the ex-dividend date and are determined according to income tax regulations (tax basis). Distributable earnings determined on a tax basis may differ from earnings recorded in accordance with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America. These differences may be permanent or temporary. Permanent differences are reclassified among capital accounts to reflect their tax character. These reclassifications have no impact on net assets or the results of operations. Temporary differences are not reclassified, as they may reverse in subsequent periods.

 

Common expenses incurred by the Trust are allocated among the funds based on the ratio of net assets of each fund to the combined net assets of the Trust. Fund specific expenses are charged directly to the fund that incurred the expense.

 

Realized and unrealized gains and losses and net investment income, not including class specific expenses, are allocated daily to each class of shares based upon the relative proportion of net assets of each class. Differences in per share distributions, by class, are generally due to differences in class specific expenses.

 

f. Accounting Estimates

 

The preparation of financial statements in accordance with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America requires management to make estimates and assumptions that affect the reported amounts of assets and liabilities at the date of the financial statements and the amounts of income and expenses during the reporting period. Actual results could differ from those estimates.

 

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Franklin Templeton Variable Insurance Products Trust

 

Notes to Financial Statements (unaudited) (continued)

 

Franklin Small Cap Value Securities Fund

 

1. ORGANIZATION AND SIGNIFICANT ACCOUNTING POLICIES (continued)

 

g. Guarantees and Indemnifications

 

Under the Trust’s organizational documents, its officers and trustees are indemnified by the Trust against certain liabilities arising out of the performance of their duties to the Trust. Additionally, in the normal course of business, the Trust, on behalf of the Fund, enters into contracts with service providers that contain general indemnification clauses. The Trust’s maximum exposure under these arrangements is unknown as this would involve future claims that may be made against the Trust that have not yet occurred. Currently, the Trust expects the risk of loss to be remote.

 

2. SHARES OF BENEFICIAL INTEREST

 

At June 30, 2011, there were an unlimited number of shares authorized (without par value). Transactions in the Fund’s shares were as follows:

 

     Six Months Ended
June 30, 2011
    Year Ended
December 31, 2010
 
Class 1 Shares:    Shares     Amount     Shares     Amount  

Shares sold

     307,753      $ 5,309,769        487,990      $ 7,004,812   

Shares issued in reinvestment of distributions

     24,646        392,860        28,110        391,013   

Shares redeemed

     (510,015     (8,682,598     (923,527     (12,796,640
        

Net increase (decrease)

     (177,616   $ (2,979,969     (407,427   $ (5,400,815
        

Class 2 Shares:

        

Shares sold

     5,828,924      $ 97,013,525        16,505,195      $ 234,092,954   

Shares issued in reinvestment of distributions

     559,870        8,773,166        684,273        9,354,014   

Shares redeemed

     (10,379,199     (172,681,499     (20,285,779     (278,013,571
        

Net increase (decrease)

     (3,990,405   $ (66,894,808     (3,096,311   $ (34,566,603
        

Class 4 Shares:

        

Shares sold

     136,220      $ 2,302,328        706,330      $ 9,842,641   

Shares issued on reinvestment of distributions

     12,732        201,936        16,284        225,374   

Shares redeemed

     (413,556     (6,926,866     (558,980     (7,715,474
        

Net increase (decrease)

     (264,604   $ (4,422,602     163,634      $ 2,352,541   
        

 

3. TRANSACTIONS WITH AFFILIATES

 

Franklin Resources, Inc. is the holding company for various subsidiaries that together are referred to as Franklin Templeton Investments. Certain officers and trustees of the Fund are also officers and/or directors of the following subsidiaries:

 

Subsidiary    Affiliation

Franklin Advisory Services, LLC (Advisory Services)

   Investment manager

Franklin Templeton Services, LLC (FT Services)

   Administrative manager

Franklin Templeton Distributors, Inc. (Distributors)

   Principal underwriter

Franklin Templeton Investor Services, LLC (Investor Services)

   Transfer agent

 

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Franklin Templeton Variable Insurance Products Trust

 

Notes to Financial Statements (unaudited) (continued)

 

Franklin Small Cap Value Securities Fund

 

3. TRANSACTIONS WITH AFFILIATES (continued)

 

a. Management Fees

 

The Fund pays an investment management fee to Advisory Services based on the average daily net assets of the Fund as follows:

 

Annualized Fee Rate    Net Assets
0.600%   

Up to and including $200 million

0.500%   

over $200 million, up to and including $1.3 billion

0.400%   

In excess of $1.3 billion

 

b. Administrative Fees

 

The Fund pays an administrative fee to FT Services based on the Fund’s average daily net assets as follows:

 

Annualized Fee Rate    Net Assets
0.150%   

Up to and including $200 million

0.135%   

over $200 million, up to and including $700 million

0.100%   

over $700 million, up to and including $1.2 billion

0.075%   

In excess of $1.2 billion

 

c. Distribution Fees

 

The Trust’s Board of Trustees has adopted distribution plans for Class 2 and Class 4 shares pursuant to Rule 12b-1 under the 1940 Act. Under the Fund’s compensation distribution plans, the Fund pays Distributors for costs incurred in connection with the servicing, sale and distribution of the Fund’s shares up to 0.35% per year of its average daily net assets of each class. The Board of Trustees has agreed to limit the current rate to 0.25% per year for Class 2.

 

d. Transfer Agent Fees

 

Investor Services, under terms of an agreement, performs shareholder servicing for the Fund and is not paid by the Fund for the services.

 

4. EXPENSE OFFSET ARRANGEMENT

 

The Fund has entered into an arrangement with its custodian whereby credits realized as a result of uninvested cash balances are used to reduce a portion of the Fund’s custodian expenses. During the period ended June 30, 2011, there were no credits earned.

 

5. INCOME TAXES

 

For tax purposes, capital losses may be carried over to offset future capital gains, if any. At December 31, 2010, the capital loss carryforwards were as follows:

 

Capital loss carryforwards expiring in:

  

2017

   $ 76,440,230   

2018

     22,008,308   
  

 

 

 
   $ 98,448,538   
  

 

 

 

 

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Franklin Templeton Variable Insurance Products Trust

 

Notes to Financial Statements (unaudited) (continued)

 

Franklin Small Cap Value Securities Fund

 

5. INCOME TAXES (continued)

 

Under the Regulated Investment Company Modernization Act of 2010, the Fund will be permitted to carry forward capital losses incurred in taxable years beginning after December 22, 2010 for an unlimited period. Post-enactment capital loss carryforwards will retain their character as either short-term or long-term capital losses rather than being considered short-term as under previous law. Any post-enactment capital losses generated will be required to be utilized prior to the losses incurred in pre-enactment tax years.

 

At June 30, 2011, the cost of investments and net unrealized appreciation (depreciation) for income tax purposes were as follows:

 

Cost of investments

   $ 1,085,032,749   
  

 

 

 

Unrealized appreciation

   $ 441,658,245   

Unrealized depreciation

     (112,662,009
  

 

 

 

Net unrealized appreciation (depreciation)

   $ 328,996,236   
  

 

 

 

 

Net investment income differs for financial statement and tax purposes primarily due to differing treatments of bond discounts and premiums.

 

Net realized gains (losses) differ for financial statement and tax purposes primarily due to differing treatment of wash sales.

 

6. INVESTMENT TRANSACTIONS

 

Purchases and sales of investments (excluding short term securities) for the period ended June 30, 2011, aggregated $100,709,550 and $145,326,666, respectively.

 

7. INVESTMENTS IN INSTITUTIONAL FIDUCIARY TRUST MONEY MARKET PORTFOLIO

 

The Fund invests in the Institutional Fiduciary Trust Money Market Portfolio (Sweep Money Fund), an open-end investment company managed by Franklin Advisers, Inc. (an affiliate of the investment manager). Management fees paid by the Fund are reduced on assets invested in the Sweep Money Fund, in an amount not to exceed the management and administrative fees paid by the Sweep Money Fund.

 

8. CREDIT FACILITY

 

The Fund, together with other U.S. registered and foreign investment funds (collectively, Borrowers), managed by Franklin Templeton Investments, are borrowers in a joint syndicated senior unsecured credit facility totaling $750 million (Global Credit Facility) which matures on January 20, 2012. This Global Credit Facility provides a source of funds to the Borrowers for temporary and emergency purposes, including the ability to meet future unanticipated or unusually large redemption requests.

 

Under the terms of the Global Credit Facility, the Fund shall, in addition to interest charged on any borrowings made by the Fund and other costs incurred by the Fund, pay its share of fees and expenses incurred in connection with the implementation and maintenance of the Global Credit Facility, based upon its relative share of the aggregate net assets of all of the Borrowers, including an annual commitment fee of 0.08% based upon the unused portion of the Global Credit Facility, which is reflected in other expenses on the Statement of Operations. During the period ended June 30, 2011, the Fund did not use the Global Credit Facility.

 

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Franklin Templeton Variable Insurance Products Trust

 

Notes to Financial Statements (unaudited) (continued)

 

Franklin Small Cap Value Securities Fund

 

9. FAIR VALUE MEASUREMENTS

 

The Fund follows a fair value hierarchy that distinguishes between market data obtained from independent sources (observable inputs) and the Fund’s own market assumptions (unobservable inputs). These inputs are used in determining the value of the Fund’s investments and are summarized in the following fair value hierarchy:

 

   

Level 1 – quoted prices in active markets for identical securities

   

Level 2 – other significant observable inputs (including quoted prices for similar securities, interest rates, prepayment speed, credit risk, etc.)

   

Level 3 – significant unobservable inputs (including the Fund’s own assumptions in determining the fair value of investments)

 

The inputs or methodology used for valuing securities are not an indication of the risk associated with investing in those securities.

 

For movements between the levels within the fair value hierarchy, the Fund has adopted a policy of recognizing the transfers as of the date of the underlying event which caused the movement.

 

The following is a summary of the inputs used as of June 30, 2011, in valuing the Fund’s assets and liabilities carried at fair value:

 

     Level 1      Level 2      Level 3      Total  
  

 

 

 

Assets:

           

Investments in Securities

           

Equity Investmentsa

   $ 1,364,536,753       $       $       $ 1,364,536,753   

Corporate Bonds

             1,494,000                 1,494,000   

Short Term Investments

     33,128,039         14,870,193                 47,998,232   
  

 

 

 

Total Investments in Securities

   $ 1,397,664,792       $ 16,364,193       $  —       $ 1,414,028,985   
  

 

 

 

 

aFor detailed industry descriptions, see the accompanying Statement of Investments.

 

10. NEW ACCOUNTING PRONOUNCEMENTS

 

In May 2011, the Financial Accounting Standards Board (FASB) issued Accounting Standards Update (ASU) No. 2011-04, Fair Value Measurement (Topic 820): Amendments to Achieve Common Fair Value Measurement and Disclosure Requirements in U.S. GAAP and International Financial Reporting Standards (IFRS). The amendments in the ASU will improve the comparability of fair value measurements presented and disclosed in financial statements prepared in accordance with U.S. GAAP and IFRS and include new guidance for certain fair value measurement principles and disclosure requirements. The ASU is effective for interim and annual periods beginning after December 15, 2011. The Fund is currently evaluating the impact, if any, of applying this provision.

 

11. SUBSEQUENT EVENTS

 

The Fund has evaluated subsequent events through the issuance of the financial statements and determined that no events have occurred that require disclosure.

 

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FRANKLIN SMALL-MID CAP GROWTH SECURITIES FUND

 

This semiannual report for Franklin Small-Mid Cap Growth Securities Fund covers the period ended June 30, 2011.

 

Performance Summary as of 6/30/11

 

Franklin Small-Mid Cap Growth Securities Fund – Class 4 delivered a +7.64% total return for the six-month period ended 6/30/11.

 

Performance reflects the Fund’s Class 4 operating expenses, but does not include any contract fees, expenses or sales charges. If they had been included, performance would be lower. These charges and deductions, particularly for variable life policies, can have a significant effect on contract values and insurance benefits. See the contract prospectus for a complete description of these expenses, including sales charges.

 

Franklin Small-Mid Cap Growth Securities Fund Class 4

 

Performance data represent past performance, which does not guarantee future results. Investment return and principal value will fluctuate, and you may have a gain or loss when you sell your shares.

Current performance may differ from figures shown.

 

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Fund Goal and Main Investments: Franklin Small-Mid Cap Growth Securities Fund seeks long-term capital growth. The Fund normally invests at least 80% of its net assets in investments of small-capitalization (small cap) and mid-capitalization (midcap) companies. For this Fund, small cap companies are those within the market capitalization range of companies in the Russell 2500TM Index at the time of purchase, and mid cap companies are companies within the market capitalization range of companies in the Russell Midcap® Index at the time of purchase.1

 

 

 

Performance Overview

 

You can find the Fund’s six-month total return in the Performance Summary. The Fund underperformed its narrow benchmark, the Russell Midcap Growth Index, which produced a +9.59% total return, but outperformed its broad benchmark, the Standard and Poor’s 500 Index, which posted a 6.02% total return, for the same period.2

 

Economic and Market Overview

 

The U.S. economy expanded despite geopolitical and inflationary pressures from around the globe during the six-month period ended June 30, 2011. Business activity increased and consumer spending stayed above pre-recession levels. The U.S. has been a key engine in a sustained global manufacturing expansion as international trade volume continued to increase, albeit at a moderate pace. Worldwide demand for capital goods aided U.S. manufacturing profits and increased employment in the industry.

 

The unemployment rate improved in the first quarter when job creation began to gain some traction. However, government payrolls continued to trend down and job creation slowed in the second quarter, causing the unemployment rate to end the period at 9.2%.3 Consumer spending rose noticeably for 11 consecutive months through May but declined in June as concerns about job growth and rising gasoline and food prices dampened consumer confidence. To offset the disruption of global oil supply caused by the conflicts in Libya, the International Energy Agency announced in June the release of 60 million barrels of oil in July from strategic reserves of the U.S. and 27 other nations. The U.S. financial system appeared closer to a full recovery, although the country still faced challenges dealing with housing market weakness and massive debt at period-end.

 

1. Please see Index Descriptions following the Fund Summaries.

2. Source: © 2011Morningstar. One cannot invest directly in an index, and an index is not representative of the Fund’s portfolio. Please see Index Descriptions following the Fund Summaries.

3. Source: Bureau of Labor Statistics.

 

Fund Risks: The Fund’s investments in stocks may offer the potential for long-term gains but can be subject to short-term price fluctuations. Smaller and midsize company securities can increase the risk of greater price fluctuations, particularly over the short term. Smaller or relatively new or unseasoned companies can also be particularly sensitive to changing economic conditions, and their prospects for growth are less certain than those of larger, more established companies. The Fund may have significant investments in particular sectors from time to time, such as technology, which has been among the most volatile sectors in the market and involves special risks. The manager applies various techniques and analyses in making investment decisions for the Fund, but there can be no guarantee that these decisions will produce the desired results. The Fund’s prospectus also includes a description of the main investment risks.

 

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Inflation at the consumer, producer and trade levels rose across much of the world, but in the U.S. it remained relatively contained. As a result, the Federal Reserve Board (Fed) maintained its accommodative monetary policy while ending its second round of quantitative easing on June 30. The Fed said, however, it would continue to purchase Treasuries with proceeds from maturing debt in an effort to support economic growth.

 

Investors’ attitudes shifted with each release of economic, regulatory and geopolitical news, causing equity market volatility to increase globally. U.S. investors weathered international events that included revolutions and civil unrest across the Middle East and North Africa, the multiple crises triggered by Japan’s earthquake and tsunami, and sovereign debt worries and credit downgrades in Europe. Ultimately, stock indexes produced solid gains during the six months under review as domestic and global equity markets rose amid generally improving economic signs and record-high corporate earnings growth.

 

Investment Strategy

 

We use fundamental, bottom-up research to seek companies meeting our criteria of growth potential, quality and valuation. In seeking sustainable growth characteristics, we look for companies we believe can produce sustainable earnings and cash flow growth, evaluating the long-term market opportunity and competitive structure of an industry to target leaders and emerging leaders. We define quality companies as those with strong and improving competitive positions in attractive markets. We also believe important attributes of quality are experienced and talented management teams as well as financial strength reflected in the capital structure, gross and operating margins, free cash flow generation and returns on capital employed. Our valuation analysis includes a range of potential outcomes based on an assessment of multiple scenarios. In assessing value, we consider whether security prices fully reflect the balance of the sustainable growth opportunities relative to business and financial risks.

 

Manager’s Discussion

 

During the six months under review, stock selection in the information technology sector boosted Fund performance relative to the Russell Midcap Growth Index. Our position in wireless technology provider Atheros Communications, which was acquired by Qualcomm in January, contributed to relative results.4 Semiconductor manufacturer Varian Semiconductor Equipment rose in value and also supported the

 

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Fund’s relative performance.4 In addition, significant individual contributors included consumer discretionary holding Ulta Salon Cosmetics & Fragrance, a cosmetic retailer; consumer staples stock Hansen Natural, a popular consumer beverage maker; and energy holding SM Energy, an oil and gas company.

 

In contrast, stock selection in the health care sector, more specifically weak returns from rural hospital operator Community Health Systems and pharmaceutical holding Salix Pharmaceuticals,5 hindered relative performance. In addition, stock selection in the financials sector detracted from the Fund’s relative performance, where banking and trust services provider Northern Trust lost value.5 Major individual detractors included energy sector company and major coal producer Alpha Natural Resources, and information technology holding SMART Technologies,5 a leading provider of interactive whiteboards.

 

Thank you for your participation in Franklin Small-Mid Cap Growth Securities Fund. We look forward to serving your future investment needs.

 

4. Sold by period-end.

5. This holding is not an index component.

 

The foregoing information reflects our analysis, opinions and portfolio holdings as of June 30, 2011 the end of the reporting period. The way we implement our main investment strategies and the resulting portfolio holdings may change depending on factors such as market and economic conditions. These opinions may not be relied upon as investment advice or an offer for a particular security. The information is not a complete analysis of every aspect of any market, country, industry, security or the Fund. Statements of fact are from sources considered reliable, but the investment manager makes no representation or warranty as to their completeness or accuracy. Although historical performance is no guarantee of future results, these insights may help you understand our investment management philosophy.

 

Top 10 Holdings

Franklin Small-Mid Cap Growth Securities Fund

6/30/11

 

Company

Sector/Industry

  % of Total
Net Assets
 
SM Energy Co.     2.3%   
Energy  
Celanese Corp.     2.0%   
Materials  
Mettler-Toledo International Inc.     1.6%   
Health Care  
AMETEK Inc.     1.6%   
Industrials  
Nuance Communications Inc.     1.6%   
Information Technology  
BorgWarner Inc.     1.5%   
Consumer Discretionary  
Gardner Denver Inc.     1.4%   
Industrials  
Trimble Navigation Ltd.     1.4%   
Information Technology  
Waters Corp.     1.4%   
Health Care  
Wolverine World Wide Inc.     1.4%   
Consumer Discretionary  

 

The dollar value, number of shares or principal amount, and names of all portfolio holdings are listed in the Fund’s Statement of Investments.

 

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Fund Expenses

 

As an investor in a variable insurance contract (Contract) that indirectly provides for investment in an underlying mutual fund, you can incur transaction and/or ongoing expenses at both the Fund level and the Contract level.

 

 

Transaction expenses can include sales charges (loads) on purchases, surrender fees, transfer fees and premium taxes.

 

 

Ongoing expenses can include management fees, distribution and service (12b-1) fees, contract fees, annual maintenance fees, mortality and expense risk fees and other fees and expenses. All mutual funds and Contracts have some types of ongoing expenses.

 

The expenses shown in the table are meant to highlight ongoing expenses at the Fund level only and do not include ongoing expenses at the Contract level, or transaction expenses at either the Fund or Contract levels. While the Fund does not have transaction expenses, if the transaction and ongoing expenses at the Contract level were included, the expenses shown below would be higher. You should consult your Contract prospectus or disclosure document for more information.

 

The table shows Fund-level ongoing expenses and can help you understand these expenses and compare them with those of other mutual funds offered through the Contract. The table assumes a $1,000 investment held for the six months indicated. Please refer to the Fund prospectus for additional information on operating expenses.

 

Actual Fund Expenses

 

The first line (Actual) of the table provides actual account values and expenses. The “Ending Account Value” is derived from the Fund’s actual return, which includes the effect of ongoing Fund expenses, but does not include the effect of ongoing Contract expenses.

 

You can estimate the Fund-level expenses you incurred during the period by following these steps. Of course, your account value and expenses will differ from those in this illustration:

 

1. Divide your account value by $1,000.

If an account had an $8,600 value, then $8,600 ÷ $1,000 = 8.6.

 

2. Multiply the result by the number under the heading “Fund-Level Expenses Incurred During Period.”

If Fund-Level Expenses Incurred During Period were $7.50, then 8.6 x $7.50 = $64.50.

 

In this illustration, the estimated expenses incurred this period at the Fund level are $64.50.

 

Franklin Small-Mid Cap Growth Securities Fund Class 4

 

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Hypothetical Example for Comparison with Other Mutual Funds

 

Information in the second line (Hypothetical) of the table can help you compare ongoing expenses of the Fund with those of other mutual funds offered through the Contract. This information may not be used to estimate the actual ending account balance or expenses you incurred during the period. The hypothetical “Ending Account Value” is based on the Fund’s actual expense ratio and an assumed 5% annual rate of return before expenses, which does not represent the Fund’s actual return. The figure under the heading “Fund-Level Expenses Incurred During Period” shows the hypothetical expenses your account would have incurred under this scenario. You can compare this figure with the 5% hypothetical examples that appear in shareholder reports of other funds offered through a Contract.

 

Class 4    Beginning
Account
Value 1/1/11
     Ending
Account
Value 6/30/11
     Fund-Level
Expenses Incurred
During Period*
1/1/11–6/30/11
 

Actual

   $ 1,000       $ 1,076.40       $ 5.82   

Hypothetical (5% return before expenses)

   $ 1,000       $ 1,019.19       $ 5.66   

 

*Expenses are calculated using the most recent six-month annualized expense ratio for the Fund’s Class 4 shares (1.13%), which does not include any ongoing expenses of the Contract for which the Fund is an investment option, multiplied by the average account value over the period, multiplied by 181/365 to reflect the one-half year period.

 

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Franklin Templeton Variable Insurance Products Trust

 

Financial Highlights

 

Franklin Small-Mid Cap Growth Securities Fund

 

    

Six Months
Ended
June 30, 2011

(unaudited)

    Year Ended December 31,  
Class 1      2010     2009     2008     2007     2006  
    

 

 

Per share operating performance

            

(for a share outstanding throughout the period)

            

Net asset value, beginning of period

   $ 22.21      $ 17.36      $ 12.06      $ 23.39      $ 22.51      $ 20.66   
    

 

 

Income from investment operationsa:

            

Net investment income (loss)b

     (0.03     (0.01     (0.10 )c      0.01        (0.02     d 

Net realized and unrealized gains (losses)

     1.78        4.86        5.40        (8.98     2.65        1.85   
    

 

 

Total from investment operations

     1.75        4.85        5.30        (8.97     2.63        1.85   
    

 

 

Less distributions from net realized gains

                          (2.36     (1.75       
    

 

 

Net asset value, end of period

   $ 23.96      $ 22.21      $ 17.36      $ 12.06      $ 23.39      $ 22.51   
    

 

 

Total returne

     7.88%        27.94%        43.95%        (42.34)%        11.51%        8.95%   

Ratios to average net assetsf

            

Expenses

     0.78%        0.79%        0.80% g      0.76% g      0.74% g      0.76% g 

Net investment income (loss)

     (0.23)%        (0.07)%        (0.72)% c      0.06%        (0.10)%        (0.02)%   

Supplemental data

            

Net assets, end of period (000’s)

   $ 90,969      $ 89,826      $ 79,670      $ 63,531      $ 127,602      $ 135,402   

Portfolio turnover rate

     22.46%        46.69%        63.93%        60.12%        66.94%        50.08%   

 

aThe amount shown for a share outstanding throughout the period may not correlate with the Statement of Operations for the period due to the timing of sales and repurchases of the Fund shares in relation to income earned and/or fluctuating market value of the investments of the Fund.

bBased on average daily shares outstanding.

cNet investment income per share includes approximately $(0.06) per share as a return of capital adjustment to a previously recorded special dividend received by the Fund. Excluding this non-recurring amount, the ratio of net investment income to average net assets would have been (0.22)%.

dAmount rounds to less than $0.01 per share.

eTotal return does not include fees, charges or expenses imposed by the variable annuity and life insurance contracts for which the Franklin Templeton Variable Insurance Products Trust serves as an underlying investment vehicle. Total return is not annualized for periods less than one year.

fRatios are annualized for periods less than one year.

gBenefit of expense reduction rounds to less than 0.01%.

 

The accompanying notes are an integral part of these financial statements.

 

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Franklin Templeton Variable Insurance Products Trust

 

Financial Highlights (continued)

 

 

Franklin Small-Mid Cap Growth Securities Fund

 

    

Six Months
Ended
June 30, 2011

(unaudited)

    Year Ended December 31,  
Class 2      2010     2009     2008     2007     2006  
        

Per share operating performance

            

(for a share outstanding throughout the period)

            

Net asset value, beginning of period

   $ 21.54      $ 16.87      $ 11.75      $ 22.91      $ 22.13      $ 20.36   
        

Income from investment operationsa:

            

Net investment income (loss)b

     (0.05     (0.06     (0.13 )c      (0.03     (0.08     (0.06

Net realized and unrealized gains (losses)

     1.70        4.73        5.25        (8.77     2.61        1.83   
        

Total from investment operations

     1.65        4.67        5.12        (8.80     2.53        1.77   
        

Less distributions from net realized gains

                          (2.36     (1.75       
        

Net asset value, end of period

   $ 23.19      $ 21.54      $ 16.87      $ 11.75      $ 22.91      $ 22.13   
        

Total returnd

     7.66%        27.68%        43.57%        (42.49)%        11.24%        8.69%   

Ratios to average net assetse

            

Expenses

     1.03%        1.04%        1.05% f      1.01% f      0.99% f      1.01% f 

Net investment income (loss)

     (0.48)%        (0.32)%        (0.97)% c      (0.19)%        (0.35)%        (0.27)%   

Supplemental data

            

Net assets, end of period (000’s)

   $ 900,543      $ 939,481      $ 813,480      $ 614,053      $ 1,217,177      $ 1,184,521   

Portfolio turnover rate

     22.46%        46.69%        63.93%        60.12%        66.94%        50.08%   

 

aThe amount shown for a share outstanding throughout the period may not correlate with the Statement of Operations for the period due to the timing of sales and repurchases of the Fund shares in relation to income earned and/or fluctuating market value of the investments of the Fund.

bBased on average daily shares outstanding.

cNet investment income per share includes approximately $(0.06) per share as a return of capital adjustment to a previously recorded special dividend received by the Fund. Excluding this non-recurring amount, the ratio of net investment income to average net assets would have been (0.47)%.

dTotal return does not include fees, charges or expenses imposed by the variable annuity and life insurance contracts for which the Franklin Templeton Variable Insurance Products Trust serves as an underlying investment vehicle. Total return is not annualized for periods less than one year.

eRatios are annualized for periods less than one year.

fBenefit of expense reduction rounds to less than 0.01%.

 

The accompanying notes are an integral part of these financial statements.

 

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Franklin Templeton Variable Insurance Products Trust

 

Financial Highlights (continued)

 

 

Franklin Small-Mid Cap Growth Securities Fund

 

    

Six Months
Ended
June 30, 2011

(unaudited)

    Year Ended December 31,  
Class 4      2010     2009     2008a  
        

Per share operating performance

        

(for a share outstanding throughout the period)

        

Net asset value, beginning of period

   $ 21.98      $ 17.24      $ 12.02      $ 20.60   
        

Income from investment operationsb:

        

Net investment income (loss)c

     (0.07     (0.07     (0.15 )d      0.02   

Net realized and unrealized gains (losses)

     1.75        4.81        5.37        (6.24
        

Total from investment operations

     1.68        4.74        5.22        (6.22
        

Less distributions from net realized gains

                          (2.36
        

Net asset value, end of period

   $ 23.66      $ 21.98      $ 17.24      $ 12.02   
        

Total returne

     7.64%        27.49%        43.43%        (34.74)%   

Ratios to average net assetsf

        

Expenses

     1.13%        1.14%        1.15% g      1.11% g 

Net investment income (loss)

     (0.58)%        (0.42)%        (1.07)% d      (0.29)%   

Supplemental data

        

Net assets, end of period (000’s)

   $ 16,001      $ 15,413      $ 11,029      $ 3,538   

Portfolio turnover rate

     22.46%        46.69%        63.93%        60.12%   

 

aFor the period February 29, 2008 (effective date) to December 31, 2008.

bThe amount shown for a share outstanding throughout the period may not correlate with the Statement of Operations for the period due to the timing of sales and repurchases of the Fund shares in relation to income earned and/or fluctuating market value of the investments of the Fund.

cBased on average daily shares outstanding.

dNet investment income per share includes approximately $(0.06) per share as a return of capital adjustment to a previously recorded special dividend received by the Fund. Excluding this non-recurring amount, the ratio of net investment income to average net assets would have been (0.57)%.

eTotal return does not include fees, charges or expenses imposed by the variable annuity and life insurance contracts for which the Franklin Templeton Variable Insurance Products Trust serves as an underlying investment vehicle. Total return is not annualized for periods less than one year.

fRatios are annualized for periods less than one year.

gBenefit of expense reduction rounds to less than 0.01%.

 

The accompanying notes are an integral part of these financial statements.

 

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Franklin Templeton Variable Insurance Products Trust

 

Statement of Investments, June 30, 2011 (unaudited)

 

Franklin Small-Mid Cap Growth Securities Fund      Shares        Value  

Common Stocks 97.1%

         

Consumer Discretionary 20.7%

         

Arcos Dorados Holdings Inc. (Argentina)

       168,100         $ 3,545,230   

a,bBlue Nile Inc.

       73,500           3,232,530   

aBorgWarner Inc.

       192,000           15,511,680   

aBuffalo Wild Wings Inc.

       139,300           9,236,983   

aChipotle Mexican Grill Inc.

       35,500           10,940,745   

aCtrip.com International Ltd., ADR (China)

       72,000           3,101,760   

aDick’s Sporting Goods Inc.

       259,300           9,970,085   

aDiscovery Communications Inc., A

       142,700           5,844,992   

aDiscovery Communications Inc., C

       62,400           2,280,720   

aDollar General Corp.

       326,500           11,065,085   

aDreamWorks Animation SKG Inc., A

       84,500           1,698,450   

Guess? Inc.

       240,100           10,098,606   

aIconix Brand Group Inc.

       168,100           4,068,020   

International Game Technology

       360,200           6,332,316   

Jarden Corp.

       312,200           10,774,022   

Limited Brands Inc.

       211,300           8,124,485   

Nordstrom Inc.

       168,100           7,890,614   

aPeet’s Coffee & Tea Inc.

       170,649           9,846,447   

Polo Ralph Lauren Corp.

       67,300           8,924,653   

aPriceline.com Inc.

       12,000           6,143,160   

Starwood Hotels & Resorts Worldwide Inc.

       96,100           5,385,444   

aTenneco Inc.

       201,600           8,884,512   

Tractor Supply Co.

       48,500           3,243,680   

aUlta Salon Cosmetics & Fragrance Inc.

       96,100           6,206,138   

aUnder Armour Inc., A

       96,100           7,429,491   

aUrban Outfitters Inc.

       297,700           8,380,255   

Wolverine World Wide Inc.

       327,176           13,659,598   

Wynn Resorts Ltd.

       48,000           6,889,920   
               
               208,709,621   
               

Consumer Staples 2.6%

         

aHansen Natural Corp.

       144,100           11,664,895   

Mead Johnson Nutrition Co., A

       110,400           7,457,520   

aTreeHouse Foods Inc.

       129,600           7,077,456   
               
            26,199,871   
               

Energy 7.0%

         

aAlpha Natural Resources Inc.

       182,500           8,292,800   

aCameron International Corp.

       153,700           7,729,573   

aFMC Technologies Inc.

       192,000           8,599,680   

aKey Energy Services Inc.

       288,100           5,185,800   

aOil States International Inc.

       72,000           5,753,520   

Patterson-UTI Energy Inc.

       168,100           5,313,641   

aPetrohawk Energy Corp.

       285,300           7,038,351   

SM Energy Co.

       312,200           22,940,456   
               
            70,853,821   
               

Financials 5.9%

         

aAffiliated Managers Group Inc.

       96,100           9,749,345   

First Niagara Financial Group Inc.

       489,900           6,466,680   

Hancock Holding Co.

       156,000           4,832,880   

aIntercontinentalExchange Inc.

       42,800           5,337,588   

Lazard Ltd., A

       276,500           10,258,150   

Northern Trust Corp.

       99,900           4,591,404   

 

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Statement of Investments, June 30, 2011 (unaudited) (continued)

 

Franklin Small-Mid Cap Growth Securities Fund      Shares        Value  

Common Stocks (continued)

         

Financials (continued)

         

aSignature Bank

       120,000         $ 6,864,000   

T. Rowe Price Group Inc.

       188,165           11,353,876   
               
            59,453,923   
               

Health Care 14.7%

         

aAgilent Technologies Inc.

       264,100           13,498,151   

aAllscripts Healthcare Solutions Inc.

       275,600           5,352,152   

aArQule Inc.

       398,000           2,487,500   

aAuxilium Pharmaceuticals Inc.

       120,100           2,353,960   

C. R. Bard Inc.

       105,700           11,612,202   

aCerner Corp.

       144,000           8,799,840   

aCommunity Health Systems Inc.

       326,600           8,387,088   

aCoventry Health Care Inc.

       162,400           5,922,728   

aDaVita Inc.

       111,700           9,674,337   

aDendreon Corp.

       144,100           5,683,304   

aEdwards Lifesciences Corp.

       148,900           12,981,102   

aHeartWare International Inc.

       36,500           2,703,920   

aHuman Genome Sciences Inc.

       216,100           5,303,094   

aMettler-Toledo International Inc.

       96,100           16,209,187   

Pharmaceutical Product Development Inc.

       247,300           6,637,532   

aSalix Pharmaceuticals Ltd.

       124,900           4,974,767   

aStereotaxis Inc.

       631,400           2,216,214   

aThoratec Corp.

       72,000           2,363,040   

aVarian Medical Systems Inc.

       96,100           6,728,922   

aWaters Corp.

       144,100           13,796,134   
               
               147,685,174   
               

Industrials 16.6%

         

aAllegiant Travel Co.

       86,500           4,281,750   

AMETEK Inc.

       360,200           16,172,980   

C.H. Robinson Worldwide Inc.

       62,400           4,919,616   

Cooper Industries PLC, A

       110,400           6,587,568   

Cummins Inc.

       115,300           11,932,397   

aEsterline Technologies Corp.

       91,200           6,967,680   

Expeditors International of Washington Inc.

       84,900           4,346,031   

Fastenal Co.

       192,000           6,910,080   

Flowserve Corp.

       67,300           7,395,597   

Fluor Corp.

       90,300           5,838,798   

Gardner Denver Inc.

       168,100           14,128,805   

aHigher One Holdings Inc.

       97,659           1,847,708   

J.B. Hunt Transport Services Inc.

       124,300           5,853,287   

Joy Global Inc.

       134,500           12,809,780   

aKansas City Southern

       72,000           4,271,760   

Marten Transport Ltd.

       6,719           145,130   

Robert Half International Inc.

       192,000           5,189,760   

Rockwell Automation Inc.

       144,100           12,502,116   

Rockwell Collins Inc.

       72,000           4,441,680   

Roper Industries Inc.

       72,000           5,997,600   

aSensata Technologies Holding NV

       330,000           12,424,500   

aTerex Corp.

       240,100           6,830,845   

Textron Inc.

       216,100           5,102,121   
               
            166,897,589   
               

 

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Statement of Investments, June 30, 2011 (unaudited) (continued)

 

Franklin Small-Mid Cap Growth Securities Fund      Shares        Value  

Common Stocks (continued)

         

Information Technology 24.6%

         

aAcme Packet Inc.

       25,000         $ 1,753,250   

aAlliance Data Systems Corp.

       81,600           7,676,112   

Analog Devices Inc.

       206,500           8,082,410   

aANSYS Inc.

       187,300           10,239,691   

aAruba Networks Inc.

       240,100           7,094,955   

Avago Technologies Ltd. (Singapore)

       216,100           8,211,800   

aBottomline Technologies Inc.

       84,097           2,078,037   

aCitrix Systems Inc.

       124,900           9,992,000   

aCommVault Systems Inc.

       15,400           684,530   

aF5 Networks Inc.

       70,000           7,717,500   

FactSet Research Systems Inc.

       120,100           12,288,632   

a,bFirst Solar Inc.

       68,500           9,060,495   

FLIR Systems Inc.

       259,300           8,741,003   

aFortinet Inc.

       144,100           3,932,489   

Global Payments Inc.

       152,800           7,792,800   

aHittite Microwave Corp.

       165,800           10,264,678   

aInformatica Corp.

       100,000           5,843,000   

aLam Research Corp.

       100,800           4,463,424   

aNetlogic Microsystems Inc.

       249,700           10,092,874   

aNuance Communications Inc.

       734,800           15,776,156   

aNXP Semiconductors NV (Netherlands)

       480,300           12,838,419   

aPolycom Inc.

       100,000           6,430,000   

a,bRealD Inc.

       92,843           2,171,598   

aRed Hat Inc.

       264,200           12,126,780   

aShoretel Inc.

       288,100           2,938,620   

aSilicon Laboratories Inc.

       222,700           9,188,602   

aSMART Technologies Inc., A (Canada)

       480,400           2,738,280   

aTaleo Corp., A

       88,800           3,288,264   

aTeradata Corp.

       158,500           9,541,700   

aTrimble Navigation Ltd.

       349,900           13,870,036   

aViaSat Inc.

       163,300           7,065,991   

Western Union Co.

       192,000           3,845,760   

Xilinx Inc.

       264,200           9,635,374   
               
               247,465,260   
               

Materials 3.8%

         

Celanese Corp., A

       384,200           20,481,702   

CF Industries Holdings Inc.

       25,000           3,541,750   

Ecolab Inc.

       105,700           5,959,366   

The Scotts Miracle-Gro Co., A

       138,100           7,085,911   

a,bSTR Holdings Inc.

       109,200           1,629,264   
               
            38,697,993   
               

Telecommunication Services 0.7%

         

aSBA Communications Corp.

       192,000           7,332,480   
               

Utilities 0.5%

         

aCalpine Corp.

       336,200           5,422,906   
               

Total Common Stocks (Cost $663,887,260)

            978,718,638   
               

Short Term Investments 3.6%

         

Money Market Funds (Cost $21,194,837) 2.1%

         

a,cInstitutional Fiduciary Trust Money Market Portfolio

       21,194,837           21,194,837   
               

 

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Statement of Investments, June 30, 2011 (unaudited) (continued)

 

Franklin Small-Mid Cap Growth Securities Fund      Shares        Value  

dInvestments from Cash Collateral Received for Loaned Securities
(Cost $15,130,907) 1.5%

         

Money Market Funds 1.5%

         

eBNY Mellon Overnight Government Fund, 0.05%

       15,130,907         $ 15,130,907   
               

Total Investments (Cost $700,213,004) 100.7%

            1,015,044,382   

Other Assets, less Liabilities (0.7)%

            (7,531,511
               

Net Assets 100.0%

          $ 1,007,512,871   
               

 

See Abbreviations on page FSC-23.

 

 

 

aNon-income producing.

bA portion or all of the security is on loan at June 30, 2011. See Note 1(c).

cSee Note 7 regarding investments in the Institutional Fiduciary Trust Money Market Portfolio.

dSee Note 1(c) regarding securities on loan.

eThe rate shown is the annualized seven-day yield at period end.

 

The accompanying notes are an integral part of these financial statements.

 

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Franklin Templeton Variable Insurance Products Trust

 

Financial Statements

 

Statement of Assets and Liabilities

June 30, 2011 (unaudited)

 

     Franklin Small-Mid
Cap Growth
Securities Fund
 

Assets:

  

Investments in securities:

  

Cost - Unaffiliated issuers

   $ 679,018,167   

Cost - Sweep Money Fund (Note 7)

     21,194,837   
  

 

 

 

Total cost of investments

   $ 700,213,004   
  

 

 

 

Value - Unaffiliated issuers

   $ 993,849,545   

Value - Sweep Money Fund (Note 7)

     21,194,837   
  

 

 

 

Total value of investments (includes securities loaned in the amount of $14,960,292)

     1,015,044,382   

Receivables:

  

Investment securities sold

     22,859,628   

Capital shares sold

     122,128   

Dividends and interest

     556,270   

Other assets

     151,791   
  

 

 

 

Total assets

     1,038,734,199   
  

 

 

 

Liabilities:

  

Payables:

  

Investment securities purchased

     12,828,449   

Capital shares redeemed

     1,946,744   

Affiliates

     1,007,047   

Payable upon return of securities loaned

     15,130,907   

Accrued expenses and other liabilities

     308,181   
  

 

 

 

Total liabilities

     31,221,328   
  

 

 

 

Net assets, at value

   $ 1,007,512,871   
  

 

 

 

Net assets consist of:

  

Paid-in capital

   $ 660,545,717   

Undistributed net investment income (loss)

     (2,449,587

Net unrealized appreciation (depreciation)

     314,831,378   

Accumulated net realized gain (loss)

     34,585,363   
  

 

 

 

Net assets, at value

   $ 1,007,512,871   
  

 

 

 

 

The accompanying notes are an integral part of these financial statements.

 

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Financial Statements (continued)

 

Statement of Assets and Liabilities (continued)

June 30, 2011 (unaudited)

 

     Franklin Small-Mid
Cap Growth
Securities Fund
 

Class 1:

  

Net assets, at value

   $ 90,968,513   
        

Shares outstanding

     3,797,311   
        

Net asset value and maximum offering price per share

   $ 23.96   
        

Class 2:

  

Net assets, at value

   $ 900,543,000   
        

Shares outstanding

     38,826,329   
        

Net asset value and maximum offering price per share

   $ 23.19   
        

Class 4:

  

Net assets, at value

   $ 16,001,358   
        

Shares outstanding

     676,296   
        

Net asset value and maximum offering price per share

   $ 23.66   
        

 

The accompanying notes are an integral part of these financial statements.

 

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Franklin Templeton Variable Insurance Products Trust

 

Financial Statements (continued)

 

Statement of Operations

for the six months ended June 30, 2011 (unaudited)

 

     Franklin Small-Mid
Cap Growth
Securities Fund
 

Investment income:

  

Dividends

   $ 2,648,856   

Income from securities loaned

     231,302   
        

Total investment income

     2,880,158   
        

Expenses:

  

Management fees (Note 3a)

     2,580,083   

Administrative fees (Note 3b)

     1,323,409   

Distribution fees: (Note 3c)

  

Class 2

     1,186,860   

Class 4

     31,151   

Unaffiliated transfer agent fees

     1,586   

Custodian fees (Note 4)

     7,799   

Reports to shareholders

     160,784   

Professional fees

     21,220   

Trustees’ fees and expenses

     1,965   

Other

     14,888   
        

Total expenses

     5,329,745   
        

Net investment income (loss)

     (2,449,587
        

Realized and unrealized gains (losses):

  

Net realized gain (loss) from investments

     73,650,885   

Net change in unrealized appreciation (depreciation) on investments

     5,031,200   
        

Net realized and unrealized gain (loss)

     78,682,085   
        

Net increase (decrease) in net assets resulting from operations

   $ 76,232,498   
        

 

The accompanying notes are an integral part of these financial statements.

 

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Financial Statements (continued)

 

Statements of Changes in Net Assets

 

     Franklin Small-Mid Cap Growth
Securities Fund
 
     Six Months
Ended
June 30, 2011
(unaudited)
    Year
Ended
December 31,
2010
 
    

 

 

Increase (decrease) in net assets:

    

Operations:

    

Net investment income (loss)

   $ (2,449,587   $ (2,680,101

Net realized gain (loss) from investments and foreign currency transactions

     73,650,885        110,745,622   

Net change in unrealized appreciation (depreciation) on investments

     5,031,200        119,428,953   
  

 

 

 

Net increase (decrease) in net assets resulting from operations

     76,232,498        227,494,474   
  

 

 

 

Capital share transactions: (Note 2)

    

Class 1

     (5,705,664     (10,074,842

Class 2

     (107,169,369     (78,124,046

Class 4

     (565,133     1,246,003   
  

 

 

 

Total capital share transactions

     (113,440,166     (86,952,885
  

 

 

 

Net increase (decrease) in net assets

     (37,207,668     140,541,589   

Net assets:

    

Beginning of period

     1,044,720,539        904,178,950   
  

 

 

 

End of period

   $ 1,007,512,871      $ 1,044,720,539   
  

 

 

 

Undistributed net investment income (loss) included in net assets:

    

End of period

   $ (2,449,587   $   
  

 

 

 

 

The accompanying notes are an integral part of these financial statements.

 

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Franklin Templeton Variable Insurance Products Trust

 

Notes to Financial Statements (unaudited)

 

Franklin Small-Mid Cap Growth Securities Fund

 

1. ORGANIZATION AND SIGNIFICANT ACCOUNTING POLICIES

 

Franklin Templeton Variable Insurance Products Trust (Trust) is registered under the Investment Company Act of 1940, as amended, (1940 Act) as an open-end investment company, consisting of twenty separate funds. The Franklin Small-Mid Cap Growth Securities (Fund) is included in this report. The financial statements of the remaining funds in the Trust are presented separately. Shares of the Fund are generally sold only to insurance company separate accounts to fund the benefits of variable life insurance policies or variable annuity contracts. The Fund offers three classes of shares: Class 1, Class 2, and Class 4. Each class of shares differs by its distribution fees, voting rights on matters affecting a single class and its exchange privilege.

 

The following summarizes the Fund’s significant accounting policies.

 

a. Financial Instrument Valuation

 

The Fund’s investments in securities and other financial instruments are carried at fair value daily. Fair value is the price that would be received to sell an asset or paid to transfer a liability in an orderly transaction between market participants on the measurement date. Under procedures approved by the Trust’s Board of Trustees, the Fund may utilize independent pricing services, quotations from securities and financial instrument dealers, and other market sources to determine fair value.

 

Equity securities listed on an exchange or on the NASDAQ National Market System are valued at the last quoted sale price or the official closing price of the day, respectively. Foreign equity securities are valued as of the close of trading on the foreign stock exchange on which the security is primarily traded, or the NYSE, whichever is earlier. The value is then converted into its U.S. dollar equivalent at the foreign exchange rate in effect at the close of the NYSE on the day that the value of the security is determined. Over-the-counter securities are valued within the range of the most recent quoted bid and ask prices. Securities that trade in multiple markets or on multiple exchanges are valued according to the broadest and most representative market. Certain equity securities are valued based upon fundamental characteristics or relationships to similar securities. Investments in open-end mutual funds and non-registered money market funds are valued at the closing net asset value.

 

The Fund has procedures to determine the fair value of securities and other financial instruments for which market prices are not readily available or which may not be reliably priced. Under these procedures, the Fund primarily employs a market-based approach which may use related or comparable assets or liabilities, recent transactions, market multiples, book values, and other relevant information for the investment to determine the fair value of the investment. The Fund may also use an income-based valuation approach in which the anticipated future cash flows of the investment are discounted to calculate fair value. Discounts may also be applied due to the nature or duration of any restrictions on the disposition of the investments. Due to the inherent uncertainty of valuations of such investments, the fair values may differ significantly from the values that would have been used had an active market existed.

 

Trading in securities on foreign securities stock exchanges and over-the-counter markets may be completed before the daily close of business on the NYSE. Occasionally, events occur between the time at which trading in a foreign security is completed and the close of the NYSE that might call into question the reliability of the value of a portfolio security held by the Fund. As a result, differences may arise between the value of the Fund’s portfolio securities as determined at the foreign market close and the latest indications of value at the close of the NYSE. In order to minimize the potential for these differences, the investment manager monitors price movements following the close of trading in foreign stock markets through a series of country specific market proxies (such as baskets of American Depository Receipts, futures contracts and exchange traded funds). These price movements are measured against established trigger thresholds for each specific market proxy to assist in determining if an event has occurred that may call into question the reliability of the values of the foreign securities held by the Fund. If such an event occurs, the securities may be valued using fair value procedures, which may include the use of independent pricing services.

 

b. Foreign Currency Translation

 

Portfolio securities and other assets and liabilities denominated in foreign currencies are translated into U.S. dollars based on the exchange rate of such currencies against U.S. dollars on the date of valuation. The Fund may enter into foreign currency

 

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Franklin Templeton Variable Insurance Products Trust

 

Notes to Financial Statements (unaudited) (continued)

 

Franklin Small-Mid Cap Growth Securities Fund

 

1. ORGANIZATION AND SIGNIFICANT ACCOUNTING POLICIES (continued)

 

b. Foreign Currency Translation (continued)

 

exchange contracts to facilitate transactions denominated in a foreign currency. Purchases and sales of securities, income and expense items denominated in foreign currencies are translated into U.S. dollars at the exchange rate in effect on the transaction date. Portfolio securities and assets and liabilities denominated in foreign currencies contain risks that those currencies will decline in value relative to the U.S. dollar. Occasionally, events may impact the availability or reliability of foreign exchange rates used to convert the U.S. dollar equivalent value. If such an event occurs, the foreign exchange rate will be valued at fair value using procedures established and approved by the Trust’s Board of Trustees.

 

The Fund does not separately report the effect of changes in foreign exchange rates from changes in market prices on securities held. Such changes are included in net realized and unrealized gain or loss from investments on the Statement of Operations.

 

Realized foreign exchange gains or losses arise from sales of foreign currencies, currency gains or losses realized between the trade and settlement dates on securities transactions and the difference between the recorded amounts of dividends, interest, and foreign withholding taxes and the U.S. dollar equivalent of the amounts actually received or paid. Net unrealized foreign exchange gains and losses arise from changes in foreign exchange rates on foreign denominated assets and liabilities other than investments in securities held at the end of the reporting period.

 

c. Securities Lending

 

The Fund participates in an agency based security lending program. The Fund receives cash collateral against the loaned securities in an amount equal to at least 102% of the market value of the loaned securities. Collateral is maintained over the life of the loan in an amount not less than 100% of the market value of loaned securities, as determined at the close of Fund business each day; any additional collateral required due to changes in security values is delivered to the Fund on the next business day. The collateral is invested in a non-registered money fund managed by the Fund’s custodian on the Fund’s behalf. The Fund receives income from the investment of cash collateral, in addition to lending fees and rebates paid by the borrower. The Fund bears the market risk with respect to the collateral investment, securities loaned, and the risk that the agent may default on its obligations to the Fund. The securities lending agent has agreed to indemnify the Fund in the event of default by a third party borrower.

 

d. Income Taxes

 

It is the Fund’s policy to qualify as a regulated investment company under the Internal Revenue Code. The Fund intends to distribute to shareholders substantially all of its taxable income and net realized gains to relieve it from federal income and excise taxes. As a result, no provision for U.S. federal income taxes is required. The Fund files U.S. income tax returns as well as tax returns in certain other jurisdictions. The Fund records a provision for taxes in its financial statements including penalties and interest, if any, for a tax position taken on a tax return (or expected to be taken) when it fails to meet the more likely than not (a greater than 50% probability) threshold and based on the technical merits, the tax position may not be sustained upon examination by the tax authorities. As of June 30, 2011, and for all open tax years, the Fund has determined that no provision for income tax is required in the Fund’s financial statements. Open tax years are those that remain subject to examination and are based on each tax jurisdiction statute of limitation.

 

e. Security Transactions, Investment Income, Expenses and Distributions

 

Security transactions are accounted for on trade date. Realized gains and losses on security transactions are determined on a specific identification basis. Estimated expenses are accrued daily. Dividend income is recorded on the ex-dividend date except that certain dividends from foreign securities are recognized as soon as the Fund is notified of the ex-dividend date. Distributions to shareholders are recorded on the ex-dividend date and are determined according to income tax regulations (tax basis). Distributable earnings determined on a tax basis may differ from earnings recorded in accordance with accounting principles

 

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Franklin Templeton Variable Insurance Products Trust

 

Notes to Financial Statements (unaudited) (continued)

 

Franklin Small-Mid Cap Growth Securities Fund

 

1. ORGANIZATION AND SIGNIFICANT ACCOUNTING POLICIES (continued)

 

e. Security Transactions, Investment Income, Expenses and Distributions (continued)

 

generally accepted in the United States of America. These differences may be permanent or temporary. Permanent differences are reclassified among capital accounts to reflect their tax character. These reclassifications have no impact on net assets or the results of operations. Temporary differences are not reclassified, as they may reverse in subsequent periods.

 

Common expenses incurred by the Trust are allocated among the funds based on the ratio of net assets of each fund to the combined net assets of the Trust. Fund specific expenses are charged directly to the fund that incurred the expense.

 

Realized and unrealized gains and losses and net investment income, not including class specific expenses, are allocated daily to each class of shares based upon the relative proportion of net assets of each class. Differences in per share distributions, by class, are generally due to differences in class specific expenses.

 

f. Accounting Estimates

 

The preparation of financial statements in accordance with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America requires management to make estimates and assumptions that affect the reported amounts of assets and liabilities at the date of the financial statements and the amounts of income and expenses during the reporting period. Actual results could differ from those estimates.

 

g. Guarantees and Indemnifications

 

Under the Trust’s organizational documents, its officers and trustees are indemnified by the Trust against certain liabilities arising out of the performance of their duties to the Trust. Additionally, in the normal course of business, the Trust, on behalf of the Fund, enters into contracts with service providers that contain general indemnification clauses. The Trust’s maximum exposure under these arrangements is unknown as this would involve future claims that may be made against the Trust that have not yet occurred. Currently, the Trust expects the risk of loss to be remote.

 

2. SHARES OF BENEFICIAL INTEREST

 

At June 30, 2011, there were an unlimited number of shares authorized (without par value). Transactions in the Fund’s shares were as follows:

 

     Six Months Ended
June 30, 2011
    Year Ended
December 31, 2010
 
     Shares     Amount     Shares     Amount  

Class 1 Shares:

        

Shares sold

     123,166      $ 2,935,527        293,329      $ 5,660,759   

Shares redeemed

     (369,399     (8,641,191     (838,792     (15,735,601
    

 

 

Net increase (decrease)

     (246,233   $ (5,705,664     (545,463   $ (10,074,842
    

 

 

Class 2 Shares:

        

Shares sold

     2,212,999      $ 50,147,467        4,961,508      $ 92,319,522   

Shares redeemed

     (7,012,073     (157,316,836     (9,551,006     (170,443,568
    

 

 

Net increase (decrease)

     (4,799,074   $ (107,169,369     (4,589,498   $ (78,124,046
    

 

 

Class 4 Shares:

        

Shares sold

     244,772      $ 5,649,705        320,420      $ 6,087,006   

Shares redeemed

     (269,685     (6,214,838     (258,807     (4,841,003
    

 

 

Net increase (decrease)

     (24,913   $ (565,133     61,613      $ 1,246,003   
    

 

 

 

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Franklin Templeton Variable Insurance Products Trust

 

Notes to Financial Statements (unaudited) (continued)

 

Franklin Small-Mid Cap Growth Securities Fund

 

3. TRANSACTIONS WITH AFFILIATES

 

Franklin Resources, Inc. is the holding company for various subsidiaries that together are referred to as Franklin Templeton Investments. Certain officers and trustees of the Fund are also officers and/or directors of the following subsidiaries:

 

Subsidiary    Affiliation

Franklin Advisers, Inc. (Advisers)

   Investment manager

Franklin Templeton Services, LLC (FT Services)

   Administrative manager

Franklin Templeton Distributors, Inc. (Distributors)

   Principal underwriter

Franklin Templeton Investor Services, LLC (Investor Services)

   Transfer agent

 

a. Management Fees

 

The Fund pays an investment management fee to Advisers based on the average daily net assets of the Fund as follows:

 

Annualized Fee Rate    Net Assets
0.550%   

Up to and including $500 million

0.450%   

Over $500 million, up to and including $1 billion

0.400%   

Over $1 billion, up to and including $1.5 billion

0.350%   

Over $1.5 billion, up to and including $6.5 billion

0.325%   

Over $6.5 billion, up to and including $11.5 billion

0.300%   

Over $11.5 billion, up to and including $16.5 billion

0.290%   

Over $16.5 billion, up to and including $19 billion

0.280%   

Over $19 billion, up to and including $21.5 billion

0.270%   

In excess of $21.5 billion

 

b. Administrative Fees

 

The Fund pays an administrative fee to FT Services of 0.25% per year of the average daily net assets of the Fund.

 

c. Distribution Fees

 

The Trust’s Board of Trustees has adopted distribution plans for Class 2 and Class 4 shares pursuant to Rule 12b-1 under the 1940 Act. Under the Fund’s compensation distribution plans, the Fund pays Distributors for costs incurred in connection with the servicing, sale and distribution of the Fund’s shares up to 0.35% per year of its average daily net assets of each class. The Board of Trustees has agreed to limit the current rate to 0.25% per year for Class 2.

 

d. Transfer Agent Fees

 

Investor Services, under terms of an agreement, performs shareholder servicing for the Fund and is not paid by the Fund for the services.

 

4. EXPENSE OFFSET ARRANGEMENT

 

The Fund has entered into an arrangement with its custodian whereby credits realized as a result of uninvested cash balances are used to reduce a portion of the Fund’s custodian expenses. During the period ended June 30, 2011, there were no credits earned.

 

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Franklin Templeton Variable Insurance Products Trust

 

Notes to Financial Statements (unaudited) (continued)

 

Franklin Small-Mid Cap Growth Securities Fund

 

5. INCOME TAXES

 

For tax purposes, capital losses may be carried over to offset future capital gains, if any. At December 31, 2010, the Fund had tax basis capital losses of $38,029,637 expiring in 2017.

 

Under the Regulated Investment Company Modernization Act of 2010, the Fund will be permitted to carry forward capital losses incurred in taxable years beginning after December 22, 2010 for an unlimited period. Post-enactment capital loss carryforwards will retain their character as either short-term or long-term capital losses rather than being considered short-term as under previous law. Any post-enactment capital losses generated will be required to be utilized prior to the losses incurred in pre-enactment tax years.

 

At June 30, 2011, the cost of investments and net unrealized appreciation (depreciation) for income tax purposes were as follows:

 

Cost of investments

   $ 700,623,198   
  

 

 

 

Unrealized appreciation

   $ 324,608,835   

Unrealized depreciation

     (10,187,651
  

 

 

 

Net unrealized appreciation (depreciation)

   $ 314,421,184   
  

 

 

 

 

Net investment income (loss) differs for financial statement and tax purposes primarily due to differing treatment of foreign currency transactions.

 

Net realized gains (losses) differ for financial statement and tax purposes primarily due to differing treatments of wash sales and foreign currency transactions.

 

6. INVESTMENT TRANSACTIONS

 

Purchases and sales of investments (excluding short term securities) for the period ended June 30, 2011, aggregated $231,860,138 and $331,923,101, respectively.

 

7. INVESTMENTS IN INSTITUTIONAL FIDUCIARY TRUST MONEY MARKET PORTFOLIO

 

The Fund invests in the Institutional Fiduciary Trust Money Market Portfolio (Sweep Money Fund), an open-end investment company managed by Advisers. Management fees paid by the Fund are reduced on assets invested in the Sweep Money Fund, in an amount not to exceed the management and administrative fees paid by the Sweep Money Fund.

 

8. CREDIT FACILITY

 

The Fund, together with other U.S. registered and foreign investment funds (collectively, Borrowers), managed by Franklin Templeton Investments, are borrowers in a joint syndicated senior unsecured credit facility totaling $750 million (Global Credit Facility) which matures on January 20, 2012. This Global Credit Facility provides a source of funds to the Borrowers for temporary and emergency purposes, including the ability to meet future unanticipated or unusually large redemption requests.

 

Under the terms of the Global Credit Facility, the Fund shall, in addition to interest charged on any borrowings made by the Fund and other costs incurred by the Fund, pay its share of fees and expenses incurred in connection with the implementation and maintenance of the Global Credit Facility, based upon its relative share of the aggregate net assets of all of the Borrowers, including an annual commitment fee of 0.08% based upon the unused portion of the Global Credit Facility, which is reflected in other expenses on the Statement of Operations. During the period ended June 30, 2011, the Fund did not use the Global Credit Facility.

 

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Franklin Templeton Variable Insurance Products Trust

 

Notes to Financial Statements (unaudited) (continued)

 

Franklin Small-Mid Cap Growth Securities Fund

 

9. FAIR VALUE MEASUREMENTS

 

The Fund follows a fair value hierarchy that distinguishes between market data obtained from independent sources (observable inputs) and the Fund’s own market assumptions (unobservable inputs). These inputs are used in determining the value of the Fund’s investments and are summarized in the following fair value hierarchy:

 

   

Level 1 – quoted prices in active markets for identical securities

   

Level 2 – other significant observable inputs (including quoted prices for similar securities, interest rates, prepayment speed, credit risk, etc.)

   

Level 3 – significant unobservable inputs (including the Fund’s own assumptions in determining the fair value of investments)

 

The inputs or methodology used for valuing securities are not an indication of the risk associated with investing in those securities.

 

For movements between the levels within the fair value hierarchy, the Fund has adopted a policy of recognizing the transfers as of the date of the underlying event which caused the movement.

 

The following is a summary of the inputs used as of June 30, 2011, in valuing the Fund’s assets and liabilities carried at fair value:

 

     Level 1      Level 2      Level 3      Total  
  

 

 

 

Assets:

           

Investments in Securities:

           

Equity Investmentsa

   $ 978,718,638       $       $       $ 978,718,638   

Short Term Investments

     21,194,837         15,130,907                 36,325,744   
  

 

 

 

Total Investments in Securities

   $ 999,913,475       $ 15,130,907       $   —       $ 1,015,044,382   
  

 

 

 

 

aFor detailed industry descriptions, see the accompanying Statement of Investments.

 

10. NEW ACCOUNTING PRONOUNCEMENTS

 

In May 2011, the Financial Accounting Standards Board (FASB) issued Accounting Standards Update (ASU) No. 2011-04, Fair Value Measurement (Topic 820): Amendments to Achieve Common Fair Value Measurement and Disclosure Requirements in U.S. GAAP and International Financial Reporting Standards (IFRS). The amendments in the ASU will improve the comparability of fair value measurements presented and disclosed in financial statements prepared in accordance with U.S. GAAP and IFRS and include new guidance for certain fair value measurement principles and disclosure requirements. The ASU is effective for interim and annual periods beginning after December 15, 2011. The Fund is currently evaluating the impact, if any, of applying this provision.

 

11. SUBSEQUENT EVENTS

 

The Fund has evaluated subsequent events through the issuance of the financial statements and determined that no events have occurred that require disclosure.

 

 

 

ABBREVIATIONS

   
Selected Portfolio    
   
ADR - American Depository Receipt    

 

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FRANKLIN STRATEGIC INCOME SECURITIES FUND

 

We are pleased to bring you Franklin Strategic Income Securities Fund’s semiannual report for the period ended June 30, 2011.

 

Performance Summary as of 6/30/11

 

Franklin Strategic Income Securities Fund – Class 4 delivered a +4.19% total return for the six-month period ended 6/30/11.

 

Performance reflects the Fund’s Class 4 operating expenses, but does not include any contract fees, expenses or sales charges. If they had been included, performance would be lower. These charges and deductions, particularly for variable life policies, can have a significant effect on contract values and insurance benefits. See the contract prospectus for a complete description of these expenses, including sales charges.

 

Franklin Strategic Income Securities Fund – Class 4

 

Performance data represent past performance, which does not guarantee future results. Investment return and principal value will fluctuate, and you may have a gain or loss when you sell your shares. Current performance may differ from figures shown.

 

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Fund Goals and Main Investments: Franklin Strategic Income Securities Fund seeks a high level of current income, with capital appreciation over the long term as a secondary goal. The Fund normally invests primarily to predominantly in U.S. and foreign debt securities, including those in emerging markets.

 

 

 

Performance Overview

 

You can find the Fund’s six-month total return in the Performance Summary. The Fund outperformed its benchmark, the Barclays Capital (BC) U.S. Aggregate Index, which produced a +2.72% total return over the same period.1 The Fund also outperformed its peers as measured by the Lipper Multi-Sector Income Funds Classification Average, which posted a +3.18% total return.2

 

Economic and Market Overview

 

As consumer spending rose during the six-month reporting period, the U.S. economy expanded, although the pace of growth slowed. The Federal Reserve Board (Fed) announced in November it intended to buy $600 billion of longer term Treasury securities by the end of the second quarter of 2011. It sought to promote a stronger recovery and help maintain inflation levels the Fed believed consistent with its dual mandate to foster maximum employment and price stability. Despite the Fed’s actions, the economic recovery stalled. U.S. home prices fell sharply during the first quarter of 2011, and unemployment remained stubbornly high. After showing solid improvement during the year, manufacturing activity weakened partly because of auto supply-chain disruptions following Japan’s natural disasters.

 

Geopolitical instability in North Africa and the Middle East drove up oil prices for most of the period. However, investor concerns over weak economic data caused crude oil prices to drop from their six-month high of $114 per barrel on April 29 to $95 at period-end. Storms and droughts in several states reduced crop yields, pushing up grain prices. As oil and food prices rose, the pace of inflation accelerated during the period. Many developing economies, which have closed their output gaps and have a higher sensitivity to commodity prices, continued to tighten policy in the face of rising inflationary pressures. This policy

 

1. Source: © 2011 Morningstar.

2. Source: Lipper Inc.

 

One cannot invest directly in an index, and an index is not representative of the Fund’s portfolio. Please see Index Descriptions following the Fund Summaries.

 

Fund Risks: Because the Fund invests in bonds and other debt obligations, its share price and yield will be affected by interest rate movements. Bond prices generally move in the opposite direction of interest rates. Thus, as prices of bonds in the Fund adjust to a rise in interest rates, the Fund’s share price may decline. High yield, lower rated (junk) bonds generally have greater price swings and higher default risks than investment-grade bonds. Bank loans and loan participations involve credit, interest rate and illiquidity risks. Foreign investing, especially in developing markets, involves additional risks, including currency fluctuations, economic instability, market volatility, and political and social instability. Mortgage- and asset-backed securities are subject to prepayment and extension risks. The value of convertible securities may rise and fall with the market value of the underlying stock or, like a debt security, vary with changes in interest rates and the credit quality of the issuer. The Fund may also use certain derivative instruments, which may be volatile and illiquid, may give rise to leverage and may involve a small investment relative to the risk assumed. The manager applies various techniques and analyses in making investment decisions for the Fund, but there can be no guarantee that these decisions will produce the desired results. The Fund’s prospectus also includes a description of the main investment risks.

 

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tightening included raising interest rates, allowing currency appreciation and implementing regulations. In contrast, the G-3 (U.S., eurozone and Japan) continued to struggle with weak labor markets and concerns regarding public sector balances. The eurozone joined the list of those raising interest rates from historically low levels by increasing its policy rate in the second quarter. Although the eurozone raised rates and the U.S. planned to end quantitative easing, the G-3 continued to supply liquidity to governments and the financial sector.

 

Despite turmoil in North Africa and the Middle East, the multiple crises triggered by Japan’s earthquake and headwinds facing the U.S. economy, generally favorable economic improvements and positive corporate earnings reports gave investors confidence. While equity and fixed income markets performed well overall for the six months under review, investors reacted to reports on the Greek debt crisis by seeking the perceived safe haven of U.S. Treasuries. At period-end, the Greek government approved an austerity bill to secure a bailout loan from international creditors, which helped relieve investor anxiety.

 

Investment Strategy

 

We allocate our investments among the various types of debt available based on our assessment of changing economic, global market, industry and issuer conditions. We use a top-down analysis of macroeconomic trends, combined with a bottom-up fundamental analysis of market sectors, industries and issuers, seeking to take advantage of varying sector reactions to economic events. For example, we may evaluate business cycles, yield curves, country risk, and the relative interest rates among currencies, and values between and within markets. In selecting debt securities, we generally conduct our own analysis of the security’s intrinsic value rather than simply relying on the coupon rate or rating. We may also enter into various transactions involving certain currency-, interest rate- or credit-related derivative instruments for hedging purposes, to enhance returns or to obtain exposure to various market sectors.

 

Manager’s Discussion

 

During the first half of 2011, market concerns included certain European countries’ debt crises, the expected end of the U.S. Fed’s second round of quantitative easing, political uprisings in North Africa and the Middle East, and the earthquake and subsequent nuclear disaster in Japan. In reaction to such concerns, U.S. Treasuries experienced some volatility, with the 10-year Treasury note yield rising from 3.30% at the

 

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beginning of the period to an intra-period high of 3.75% in February. The yield subsequently fell to a period-low 2.86% in June before ending the period at 3.18%. Despite this interest rate volatility, most financial market sectors experienced generally positive results for the period. For example, the Standard & Poor’s 500 Index delivered a +6.02% total return for the six months ended June 30, 2011.1 In fixed income markets, the credit sectors (investment grade corporate bonds, high yield corporate bonds and leveraged bank loans) also posted positive return performance, supported by healthy credit fundamentals and strong demand for much of the period. U.S. dollar weakness continued, given a combination of superior growth prospects in certain developing countries and more aggressive short-term interest rate policies in some developed countries. Overall, the fixed income environment during the reporting period favored higher beta spread sectors and foreign currency investments. However, toward period-end renewed concerns regarding the process of fiscal restructuring for certain European countries dampened financial market momentum heading into the second half of 2011.

 

In this environment, Franklin Strategic Income Securities Fund provided positive results, outperforming the benchmark BC U.S. Aggregate Index and its peers as measured by the Lipper Multi-Sector Income Fund Classification Average. The Fund’s lower weighting in longer duration, U.S. interest rate-sensitive fixed income sectors (Treasury securities and U.S. agency bonds) positively impacted performance relative to the benchmark index, while the Fund’s exposure to credit sectors (below investment-grade and investment-grade securities) delivered strong performance during the period. Certain of the Fund’s non-U.S. dollar holdings also provided positive returns given currency appreciation relative to the dollar, as did the Fund’s municipal securities exposure. However, a lower weighting in emerging market, hard-currency sovereign bonds limited returns relative to peers.

 

The slight decline in longer term U.S. interest rates helped most Treasuries post returns modestly above their coupon income. Relative to similar-duration Treasuries, agency mortgage-backed securities (MBS) generally outperformed given the increase in current yield. Although core U.S. inflationary pressures were anticipated by many to remain relatively low over the near term, moderate economic growth and our longer term concerns regarding the impact of the fiscal deficit on interest rates led us to maintain a low exposure to Treasuries and agency debentures. We favored the current yield advantage of agency MBS,

 

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Portfolio Breakdown

Franklin Strategic Income Securities Fund

Based on Total Net Assets

 

     6/30/11     12/31/10  
High Yield Corporate Bonds & Preferred Securities     28.3%        29.6%   
International Government & Agency Bonds (non-$US)     24.3%        21.9%   
Floating Rate Bank Loans     15.8%        15.7%   
Mortgage-Backed Securities     6.2%        6.9%   
Municipal Bonds     5.6%        5.8%   
Investment Grade Corporate Bonds & Preferred Securities     5.5%        7.1%   
International Government & Agency Bonds ($US)     3.7%        3.2%   
Commercial Mortgage-Backed Securities     2.3%        3.6%   
U.S. Treasury Securities     1.3%        1.3%   
Asset-Backed Securities     1.1%        1.9%   
Equities     0.5%        0.2%   
Convertible Securities     0.3%        0.0%
Short-Term Investments & Other Net Assets**     5.1%        2.8%   

 

*Rounds to less than 0.1% of total net assets.

**Includes unrealized gains/losses on forward currency contracts and credit default swap contracts. Does not include short-term foreign government securities.

 

The dollar value, number of shares or principal amount, and names of all portfolio holdings are listed in the Fund’s Statement of Investments.

 

 

although our exposure to that sector was also relatively low. Commercial MBS posted gains during the period following a very healthy rebound in calendar years 2009 and 2010. We took advantage of this positive performance by reducing commercial MBS exposure during the period. Conversely, negative news battered the municipal bond market over the past several quarters. Although such stories may continue to garner media attention, we remained comfortable with the longer term credit quality of the state and municipal obligations we held. In fact, municipal bonds rebounded sharply during the second half of the reporting period, providing one of the strongest sector returns for the Fund. During the period, the Fund added to its tax-exempt municipal bond positions, while taking gains on certain taxable, Build-America municipal bond holdings.

 

Corporate credit markets generally continued the positive relative performance that began in 2009. Supported by the global economy’s rebound, corporate earnings and cash flow growth improved, which supported many issuers’ credit fundamentals. In addition, a very accommodative new-issue market allowed many issuers to refinance their debt obligations at attractive rates. Largely as a result, default rates

 

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moved lower, ending the period in the very low single digits for both high yield corporate bonds and bank loans. Demand for the higher yield of below investment-grade securities (including high yield bonds and bank loans) provided ongoing price support. Although positive bank loan performance stalled in early 2011 as certain issuers sought to reprice their loan obligations at lower interest rate levels, corporate credit sectors generally were strong contributors to the Fund’s performance during the period. Overall, high yield corporate bond exposure, including to some derivative issues, remained relatively steady, while we took some gains from our investment-grade holdings and deployed the proceeds into the less interest rate-sensitive bank loan sector, including derivative issues.

 

The Fund incrementally added exposure to its non-U.S. dollar exposure during the period, given our view of greater fundamental and technical support for certain foreign currencies, particularly in various developing markets. With the dollar’s recent weakness, the Fund’s holdings in currencies and countries in the Asian region, particularly in South Korea, provided positive returns. However, the Japanese yen’s strength negatively impacted the Fund’s short forward currency position in that country. Similarly, euro strength offset gains we would have had from currencies of some non-eurozone European countries, such as those of Norway, Sweden and Poland, given our proxy short euro hedge against those holdings. However, our position in Hungarian forint-denominated securities outperformed the euro. Supported by strong fundamental credit trends, particularly relative to certain developed markets, the hard-currency, U.S. dollar emerging market performed well during the period. However, considering historically rich valuations, the Fund held a relatively small position in this sector during the period.

 

Thank you for your participation in Franklin Strategic Income Securities Fund. We look forward to serving your future investment needs.

 

The foregoing information reflects our analysis, opinions and portfolio holdings as of June 30, 2011, the end of the reporting period. The way we implement our main investment strategies and the resulting portfolio holdings may change depending on factors such as market and economic conditions. These opinions may not be relied upon as investment advice or an offer for a particular security. The information is not a complete analysis of every aspect of any market, country, industry, security or the Fund. Statements of fact are from sources considered reliable, but the investment manager makes no representation or warranty as to their completeness or accuracy. Although historical performance is no guarantee of future results, these insights may help you understand our investment management philosophy.

 

 

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Fund Expenses

 

As an investor in a variable insurance contract (Contract) that indirectly provides for investment in an underlying mutual fund, you can incur transaction and/or ongoing expenses at both the Fund level and the Contract level.

 

 

Transaction expenses can include sales charges (loads) on purchases, surrender fees, transfer fees and premium taxes.

 

 

Ongoing expenses can include management fees, distribution and service (12b-1) fees, contract fees, annual maintenance fees, mortality and expense risk fees and other fees and expenses. All mutual funds and Contracts have some types of ongoing expenses.

 

The expenses shown in the table are meant to highlight ongoing expenses at the Fund level only and do not include ongoing expenses at the Contract level, or transaction expenses at either the Fund or Contract levels. While the Fund does not have transaction expenses, if the transaction and ongoing expenses at the Contract level were included, the expenses shown below would be higher. You should consult your Contract prospectus or disclosure document for more information.

 

The table shows Fund-level ongoing expenses and can help you understand these expenses and compare them with those of other mutual funds offered through the Contract. The table assumes a $1,000 investment held for the six months indicated. Please refer to the Fund prospectus for additional information on operating expenses.

 

Actual Fund Expenses

 

The first line (Actual) of the table provides actual account values and expenses. The “Ending Account Value” is derived from the Fund’s actual return, which includes the effect of ongoing Fund expenses, but does not include the effect of ongoing Contract expenses.

 

You can estimate the Fund-level expenses you incurred during the period by following these steps. Of course, your account value and expenses will differ from those in this illustration:

 

1. Divide your account value by $1,000.

If an account had an $8,600 value, then $8,600 ÷ $1,000 = 8.6.

 

2. Multiply the result by the number under the heading “Fund-Level Expenses Incurred During Period.”

If Fund-Level Expenses Incurred During Period were $7.50, then 8.6 x $7.50 = $64.50.

 

In this illustration, the estimated expenses incurred this period at the Fund level are $64.50.

 

Franklin Strategic Income Securities Fund – Class 4

 

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Hypothetical Example for Comparison with Other Mutual Funds

 

Information in the second line (Hypothetical) of the table can help you compare ongoing expenses of the Fund with those of other mutual funds offered through the Contract. This information may not be used to estimate the actual ending account balance or expenses you incurred during the period. The hypothetical “Ending Account Value” is based on the Fund’s actual expense ratio and an assumed 5% annual rate of return before expenses, which does not represent the Fund’s actual return. The figure under the heading “Fund-Level Expenses Incurred During Period” shows the hypothetical expenses your account would have incurred under this scenario. You can compare this figure with the 5% hypothetical examples that appear in shareholder reports of other funds offered through a Contract.

 

Class 4    Beginning
Account
Value 1/1/11
     Ending
Account
Value 6/30/11
     Fund-Level
Expenses Incurred
During Period*
1/1/11–6/30/11
 

Actual

   $ 1,000       $ 1,041.90       $ 4.71   

Hypothetical (5% return before expenses)

   $ 1,000       $ 1,020.18       $ 4.66   

 

*Expenses are calculated using the most recent six-month annualized expense ratio for the Fund’s Class 4 shares (0.93%), which does not include any ongoing expenses of the Contract for which the Fund is an investment option, multiplied by the average account value over the period, multiplied by 181/365 to reflect the one-half year period.

 

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Franklin Templeton Variable Insurance Products Trust

 

Financial Highlights

 

Franklin Strategic Income Securities Fund

 

    

Six Months
Ended
June 30, 2011

(unaudited)

    Year Ended December 31,  
Class 1      2010     2009     2008     2007     2006  
    

 

 

Per share operating performance

            

(for a share outstanding throughout the period)

            

Net asset value, beginning of period

   $ 12.99      $ 12.28      $ 10.58      $ 12.78      $ 12.73      $ 12.43   
  

 

 

 

Income from investment operationsa:

            

Net investment incomeb

     0.36        0.72        0.70        0.69        0.73        0.69   

Net realized and unrealized gains (losses)

     0.20        0.61        1.95        (1.99     0.04        0.32   
  

 

 

 

Total from investment operations

     0.56        1.33        2.65        (1.30     0.77        1.01   
  

 

 

 

Less distributions from:

            

Net investment income and net foreign currency gains

     (0.81     (0.62     (0.95     (0.87     (0.68     (0.63

Net realized gains

                          (0.03     (0.04     (0.08
  

 

 

 

Total distributions

     (0.81     (0.62     (0.95     (0.90     (0.72     (0.71
  

 

 

 

Net asset value, end of period

   $ 12.74      $ 12.99      $ 12.28      $ 10.58      $ 12.78      $ 12.73   
  

 

 

 

Total returnc

     4.33%        11.21%        26.11%        (11.03)%        6.20%        8.51%   

Ratios to average net assetsd

            

Expenses

     0.58%        0.59% e      0.58% e      0.61% e      0.62% e      0.62% e 

Net investment income

     5.51%        5.71%        6.13%        5.83%        5.72%        5.51%   

Supplemental data

            

Net assets, end of period (000’s)

   $ 1,155,500      $ 1,195,149      $ 1,173,313      $ 903,358      $ 1,086,850      $ 902,071   

Portfolio turnover rate

     34.27%        56.46%        56.19%        47.68%        46.88%        47.88%   

Portfolio turnover rate excluding mortgage dollar rollsf

     34.27%        56.46%        56.19%        47.68%        46.43%        44.58%   

 

 

aThe amount shown for a share outstanding throughout the period may not correlate with the Statement of Operations for the period due to the timing of sales and repurchases of the Fund shares in relation to income earned and/or fluctuating market value of the investments of the Fund.

bBased on average daily shares outstanding.

cTotal return does not include any fees, charges or expenses imposed by the variable annuity and life insurance contracts for which the Franklin Templeton Variable Insurance Products Trust serves as an underlying investment vehicle. Total return is not annualized for periods less than one year.

dRatios are annualized for periods less than one year.

eBenefit of expense reduction rounds to less than 0.01%.

fSee Note 1(f) regarding mortgage dollar rolls.

 

The accompanying notes are an integral part of these financial statements.

 

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Franklin Templeton Variable Insurance Products Trust

 

Financial Highlights (continued)

 

 

Franklin Strategic Income Securities Fund

 

    

Six Months
Ended
June 30, 2011

(unaudited)

    Year Ended December 31,  
Class 2      2010     2009     2008     2007     2006  
    

 

 

Per share operating performance

            

(for a share outstanding throughout the period)

            

Net asset value, beginning of period

   $ 12.72      $ 12.05      $ 10.41      $ 12.60      $ 12.56      $ 12.27   
  

 

 

 

Income from investment operationsa:

            

Net investment incomeb

     0.34        0.68        0.66        0.65        0.69        0.65   

Net realized and unrealized gains (losses)

     0.20        0.59        1.91        (1.96     0.05        0.31   
  

 

 

 

Total from investment operations

     0.54        1.27        2.57        (1.31     0.74        0.96   
  

 

 

 

Less distributions from:

            

Net investment income and net foreign currency gains

     (0.79     (0.60     (0.93     (0.85     (0.66     (0.59

Net realized gains

                          (0.03     (0.04     (0.08
  

 

 

 

Total distributions

     (0.79     (0.60     (0.93     (0.88     (0.70     (0.67
  

 

 

 

Net asset value, end of period

   $ 12.47      $ 12.72      $ 12.05      $ 10.41      $ 12.60      $ 12.56   
  

 

 

 

Total returnc

     4.25%        10.91%        25.75%        (11.24)%        5.91%        8.24%   

Ratios to average net assetsd

            

Expenses

     0.83%        0.84% e      0.83% e      0.86% e      0.87% e      0.87% e 

Net investment income

     5.26%        5.46%        5.88%        5.58%        5.47%        5.26%   

Supplemental data

            

Net assets, end of period (000’s)

   $ 124,463      $ 101,347      $ 68,240      $ 33,155      $ 24,613      $ 11,753   

Portfolio turnover rate

     34.27%        56.46%        56.19%        47.68%        46.88%        47.88%   

Portfolio turnover rate excluding mortgage dollar rollsf

     34.27%        56.46%        56.19%        47.68%        46.43%        44.58%   

 

 

aThe amount shown for a share outstanding throughout the period may not correlate with the Statement of Operations for the period due to the timing of sales and repurchases of the Fund shares in relation to income earned and/or fluctuating market value of the investments of the Fund.

bBased on average daily shares outstanding.

cTotal return does not include any fees, charges or expenses imposed by the variable annuity and life insurance contracts for which the Franklin Templeton Variable Insurance Products Trust serves as an underlying investment vehicle. Total return is not annualized for periods less than one year.

dRatios are annualized for periods less than one year.

eBenefit of expense reduction rounds to less than 0.01%.

fSee Note 1(f) regarding mortgage dollar rolls.

 

The accompanying notes are an integral part of these financial statements.

 

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Franklin Templeton Variable Insurance Products Trust

 

Financial Highlights (continued)

 

Franklin Strategic Income Securities Fund

 

    

Six Months
Ended
June 30, 2011

(unaudited)

    Year Ended December 31,  
Class 4      2010     2009     2008a  
    

 

 

Per share operating performance

        

(for a share outstanding throughout the period)

        

Net asset value, beginning of period

   $ 12.88      $ 12.20      $ 10.54      $ 12.84   
  

 

 

 

Income from investment operationsb:

        

Net investment incomec

     0.34        0.67        0.66        0.53   

Net realized and unrealized gains (losses)

     0.20        0.60        1.94        (1.93
  

 

 

 

Total from investment operations

     0.54        1.27        2.60        (1.40
  

 

 

 

Less distributions from:

        

Net investment income and net foreign currency gains

     (0.77     (0.59     (0.94     (0.87

Net realized gains

                          (0.03
  

 

 

 

Total distributions

     (0.77     (0.59     (0.94     (0.90
  

 

 

 

Net asset value, end of period

   $ 12.65      $ 12.88      $ 12.20      $ 10.54   
  

 

 

 

Total returnd

     4.19%        10.88%        25.52%        (11.69)%   

Ratios to average net assetse

        

Expenses

     0.93%        0.94% f      0.93% f      0.96% f 

Net investment income

     5.16%        5.36%        5.78%        5.48%   

Supplemental data

        

Net assets, end of period (000’s)

   $ 201,742      $ 188,178      $ 162,074      $ 59,766   

Portfolio turnover rate

     34.27%        56.46%        56.19%        47.68%   

 

 

aFor the period February 29, 2008 (effective date) to December 31, 2008.

bThe amount shown for a share outstanding throughout the period may not correlate with the Statement of Operations for the period due to the timing of sales and repurchases of the Fund shares in relation to income earned and/or fluctuating market value of the investments of the Fund.

cBased on average daily shares outstanding.

dTotal return does not include fees, charges or expenses imposed by the variable annuity and life insurance contracts for which the Franklin Templeton Variable Insurance Products Trust serves as an underlying investment vehicle. Total return is not annualized for periods less than one year.

eRatios are annualized for periods less than one year.

fBenefit of expense reduction rounds to less than 0.01%.

 

The accompanying notes are an integral part of these financial statements.

 

FSI-11


Franklin Templeton Variable Insurance Products Trust

 

Statement of Investments, June 30, 2011 (unaudited)

 

Franklin Strategic Income Securities Fund    Country      Shares        Value  

Common Stocks 0.5%

            

Consumer Durables & Apparel 0.0%

            

a,bComfort Co. Inc.

   United States        6,137         $ 115,253   
            

 

 

 

Consumer Services 0.1%

            

a,c,dTurtle Bay Resort

   United States        1,901,449           1,948,985   
            

 

 

 

Media 0.4%

            

aCharter Communications Inc., A

   United States        7,456           404,563   

aDex One Corp.

   United States        40,000           101,200   

aMGM Holdings Inc., A

   United States        240,995           5,436,437   
            

 

 

 
               5,942,200   
            

 

 

 

Total Common Stocks (Cost $10,688,751)

               8,006,438   
            

 

 

 

Preferred Stocks (Cost $865,000) 0.1%

            

Diversified Financials 0.1%

            

GMAC Capital Trust I, 8.125%, pfd.

   United States        34,600           885,760   
            

 

 

 
            Principal
Amount
*
          

Convertible Bonds 0.3%

            

Materials 0.3%

            

eCemex SAB de CV, cvt., sub. note, 144A,

            

3.25%, 3/15/16

   Mexico        2,000,000           1,985,200   

3.75%, 3/15/18

   Mexico        2,000,000           1,995,200   
            

 

 

 

Total Convertible Bonds (Cost $3,994,108)

               3,980,400   
            

 

 

 

Corporate Bonds 34.5%

            

Automobiles & Components 1.0%

            

eExide Technologies, senior secured note, 144A, 8.625%, 2/01/18

   United States        1,100,000           1,149,500   

Ford Motor Credit Co. LLC, senior note,

            

7.00%, 4/15/15

   United States        2,000,000           2,165,318   

6.625%, 8/15/17

   United States        1,000,000           1,063,788   

5.00%, 5/15/18

   United States        1,000,000           998,566   

8.125%, 1/15/20

   United States        1,200,000           1,393,806   

5.75%, 2/01/21

   United States        1,000,000           1,000,615   

The Goodyear Tire & Rubber Co., senior note, 8.25%, 8/15/20

   United States        4,000,000           4,340,000   

eTRW Automotive Inc., senior note, 144A, 7.25%, 3/15/17

   United States        2,500,000           2,787,500   
            

 

 

 
                  14,899,093   
            

 

 

 

Banks 2.0%

            

eBanco do Brasil SA, sub. note, 144A, 5.875%, 1/26/22

   Brazil        4,000,000           3,973,940   

BB&T Capital Trust IV, junior sub. bond, 6.82%, 6/12/77

   United States        3,000,000           3,048,750   

HSBC USA Inc., sub. note, 5.00%, 9/27/20

   United States        4,000,000           3,961,268   

eLloyds TSB Bank PLC, senior note, 144A, 5.80%, 1/13/20

   United Kingdom        4,000,000           3,998,060   

Regions Bank, sub. note, 7.50%, 5/15/18

   United States        100,000           104,660   

Regions Financial Corp., senior note,

            

7.75%, 11/10/14

   United States        2,500,000           2,649,845   

5.75%, 6/15/15

   United States        300,000           295,757   

Royal Bank of Scotland Group PLC, senior note, 6.40%, 10/21/19

   United Kingdom        4,000,000           4,115,300   

UBS AG Stamford, senior note, 5.875%, 12/20/17

   United States        3,000,000           3,293,400   

fWells Fargo Capital XIII, pfd., 7.70% to 3/26/13, FRN thereafter, Perpetual

   United States        2,000,000           2,050,000   

fWells Fargo Capital XV, pfd., 9.75% to 9/26/13, FRN thereafter, Perpetual

   United States        1,500,000           1,590,000   
            

 

 

 
               29,080,980   
            

 

 

 

 

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Franklin Templeton Variable Insurance Products Trust

 

Statement of Investments, June 30, 2011 (unaudited) (continued)

 

Franklin Strategic Income Securities Fund    Country      Principal
Amount
*
    Value  

Corporate Bonds (continued)

         

Capital Goods 1.1%

         

eAbengoa Finance SAU, senior note, 144A, 8.875%, 11/01/17

   Spain        4,000,000      $ 4,099,980   

The Manitowoc Co. Inc., senior note,

         

9.50%, 2/15/18

   United States        2,500,000        2,728,125   

8.50%, 11/01/20

   United States        300,000        321,750   

Meritor Inc., senior note, 10.625%, 3/15/18

   United States        2,500,000        2,818,750   

ePinafore LLC/Inc., senior secured note, 144A, 9.00%, 10/01/18

   United States        300,000        324,750   

RBS Global & Rexnord Corp., senior note, 8.50%, 5/01/18

   United States        3,500,000        3,714,375   

United Rentals North America Inc., senior sub. note, 8.375%, 9/15/20

   United States        2,200,000        2,238,500   
         

 

 

 
            16,246,230   
         

 

 

 

Commercial & Professional Services 0.1%

         

e,gARAMARK Holdings Corp., senior note, 144A, PIK, 8.625%, 5/01/16

   United States        700,000        715,750   
         

 

 

 

Consumer Durables & Apparel 1.0%

         

Jarden Corp., senior sub. note, 7.50%,

         

5/01/17

   United States        3,000,000        3,131,250   

1/15/20

   United States        500,000        522,500   

KB Home, senior note, 6.25%, 6/15/15

   United States        2,400,000        2,304,000   

M/I Homes Inc., senior note, 8.625%, 11/15/18

   United States        2,500,000        2,471,875   

eShea Homes LP/Funding Corp., senior secured note, 144A, 8.625%, 5/15/19

   United States        2,000,000        1,975,000   

Visant Corp., senior note, 10.00%, 10/01/17

   United States        3,900,000        4,056,000   
         

 

 

 
               14,460,625   
         

 

 

 

Consumer Services 2.4%

         

eCityCenter Holdings/Finance, senior secured note, 144A, 7.625%, 1/15/16

   United States        1,200,000        1,245,000   

CKE Restaurants Inc., senior secured note, 11.375%, 7/15/18

   United States        2,400,000        2,634,000   

eClubCorp Club Operations Inc., senior note, 144A, 10.00%, 12/01/18

   United States        2,700,000        2,686,500   

e,hFontainebleau Las Vegas, 144A, 11.00%, 6/15/15

   United States        2,500,000        1,250   

eGala Group Finance Ltd, senior secured bond, 144A, 8.875%, 9/01/18

   United Kingdom        2,300,000  GBP      3,424,040   

Harrah’s Operating Co. Inc., senior secured note, 11.25%, 6/01/17

   United States        6,000,000        6,652,500   

MGM Resorts International, senior note, 6.625%, 7/15/15

   United States        4,500,000        4,241,250   

Norwegian Cruise Line Ltd., senior secured note, 11.75%, 11/15/16

   United States        1,300,000        1,503,125   

Pinnacle Entertainment Inc.,

         

senior note, 8.625%, 8/01/17

   United States        1,500,000        1,618,125   

senior sub. note, 7.50%, 6/15/15

   United States        1,000,000        1,022,500   

Royal Caribbean Cruises Ltd., senior deb., 7.25%, 3/15/18

   United States        2,100,000        2,252,250   

eShingle Springs Tribal Gaming Authority, senior note, 144A, 9.375%, 6/15/15

   United States        2,000,000        1,390,000   

Starwood Hotels & Resorts Worldwide Inc., senior note,

         

6.75%, 5/15/18

   United States        2,000,000        2,225,000   

7.15%, 12/01/19

   United States        500,000        561,250   

hStation Casinos Inc.,

         

senior note, 6.00%, 4/01/12

   United States        500,000        50   

senior note, 7.75%, 8/15/16

   United States        1,000,000        100   

senior sub. note, 6.50%, 2/01/14

   United States        300,000        30   

senior sub. note, 6.875%, 3/01/16

   United States        1,000,000        100   

Universal City Development,

         

senior note, 8.875%, 11/15/15

   United States        2,000,000        2,235,000   

senior sub. note, 10.875%, 11/15/16

   United States        400,000        478,000   
         

 

 

 
            34,170,070   
         

 

 

 

Diversified Financials 4.0%

         

Ally Financial Inc., senior note, 7.50%, 9/15/20

   United States        1,500,000        1,575,000   

Bank of America Corp.,

         

fpfd., sub. bond, M, 8.125% to 5/15/18, FRN thereafter, Perpetual,

   United States        4,000,000        4,182,240   

senior note, 5.65%, 5/01/18

   United States        1,500,000        1,582,928   

 

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Franklin Templeton Variable Insurance Products Trust

 

Statement of Investments, June 30, 2011 (unaudited) (continued)

 

Franklin Strategic Income Securities Fund    Country      Principal
Amount
*
    Value  

Corporate Bonds (continued)

         

Diversified Financials (continued)

         

Capital One Capital VI, pfd., junior sub. bond, 8.875%, 5/15/40

   United States        3,000,000      $ 3,109,224   

eCIT Group Inc.,

         

secured bond, 144A, 7.00%, 5/02/17

   United States        5,500,000        5,500,000   

secured note, 144A, 6.625%, 4/01/18

   United States        300,000        314,250   

Citigroup Inc.,

         

senior note, 6.125%, 11/21/17

   United States        1,500,000        1,657,914   

senior note, 5.375%, 8/09/20

   United States        1,500,000        1,567,145   

sub. note, 5.00%, 9/15/14

   United States        3,000,000        3,145,173   

General Electric Capital Corp.,

         

senior note, A, 8.50%, 4/06/18

   United States        64,000,000  MXN      5,323,193   

sub. note, 5.30%, 2/11/21

   United States        1,800,000        1,875,227   

GMAC Inc.,

         

senior note, 6.875%, 8/28/12

   United States        2,000,000        2,075,000   

sub. note, 8.00%, 12/31/18

   United States        900,000        967,500   

International Lease Finance Corp.,

         

senior note, 8.25%, 12/15/20

   United States        800,000        866,000   

esenior secured note, 144A, 6.75%, 9/01/16

   United States        4,000,000        4,280,000   

JPMorgan Chase & Co.,

         

6.00%, 1/15/18

   United States        1,500,000        1,669,686   

senior note, 4.25%, 10/15/20

   United States        1,000,000        979,521   

JPMorgan Chase Capital XXII, sub. bond, 6.45%, 2/02/37

   United States        4,000,000        4,042,916   

eKKR Group Finance Co., senior note, 144A, 6.375%, 9/29/20

   United States        4,000,000        4,234,840   

Merrill Lynch & Co. Inc., senior note, 6.40%, 8/28/17

   United States        2,500,000        2,730,903   

Moody’s Corp., senior note, 5.50%, 9/01/20

   United States        3,000,000        3,077,406   

Morgan Stanley, senior note,

         

6.00%, 4/28/15

   United States        3,000,000        3,253,758   

5.50%, 7/24/20

   United States        500,000        506,669   

TransUnion LLC/TransUnion FICO, senior note, 11.375%, 6/15/18

   United States        1,000,000        1,135,000   
         

 

 

 
              59,651,493   
         

 

 

 

Energy 6.3%

         

Alpha Natural Resources Inc., senior note,

         

6.00%, 6/01/19

   United States        1,200,000        1,203,000   

6.25%, 6/01/21

   United States        1,200,000        1,212,000   

Anadarko Petroleum Corp., senior note, 8.70%, 3/15/19

   United States        2,000,000        2,551,022   

Antero Resources Finance, senior note, 9.375%, 12/01/17

   United States        3,000,000        3,240,000   

eArch Coal Inc., senior note, 144A,

         

7.00%, 6/15/19

   United States        800,000        802,000   

7.25%, 6/15/21

   United States        1,100,000        1,106,875   

Berry Petroleum Co., senior note, 6.75%, 11/01/20

   United States        2,000,000        2,015,000   

Chaparral Energy Inc., senior note,

         

9.875%, 10/01/20

   United States        2,400,000        2,604,000   

8.25%, 9/01/21

   United States        1,000,000        1,012,500   

eCHC Helicopter SA, senior secured note, 144A, 9.25%, 10/15/20

   Canada        4,400,000        3,993,000   

Chesapeake Energy Corp., senior note,

         

7.25%, 12/15/18

   United States        300,000        328,500   

6.625%, 8/15/20

   United States        3,300,000        3,489,750   

6.125%, 2/15/21

   United States        1,500,000        1,520,625   

Compagnie Generale de Geophysique-Veritas, senior note,

         

9.50%, 5/15/16

   France        100,000        109,750   

7.75%, 5/15/17

   France        2,100,000        2,173,500   

e144A, 6.50%, 6/01/21

   France        1,000,000        969,000   

 

FSI-14


Franklin Templeton Variable Insurance Products Trust

 

Statement of Investments, June 30, 2011 (unaudited) (continued)

 

Franklin Strategic Income Securities Fund    Country      Principal
Amount
*
       Value  

Corporate Bonds (continued)

            

Energy (continued)

            

CONSOL Energy Inc., senior note,

            

8.00%, 4/01/17

   United States        1,000,000         $ 1,095,000   

8.25%, 4/01/20

   United States        800,000           876,000   

e144A, 6.375%, 3/01/21

   United States        200,000           200,000   

Copano Energy LLC, senior note, 7.75%, 6/01/18

   United States        200,000           207,000   

Crosstex Energy LP/Crosstex Energy Finance Corp., senior note, 8.875%, 2/15/18

   United States        3,500,000           3,745,000   

El Paso Corp.,

            

senior bond, 6.50%, 9/15/20

   United States        2,300,000           2,524,576   

senior note, 7.00%, 6/15/17

   United States        1,000,000           1,135,874   

Energy Transfer Equity LP, senior note, 7.50%, 10/15/20

   United States        2,000,000           2,130,000   

eEnergy XXI Gulf Coast Inc., senior note, 144A, 9.25%, 12/15/17

   United States        2,500,000           2,668,750   

iEnterprise Products Operating LLC, junior sub. note, FRN, 7.034%, 1/15/68

   United States        2,000,000           2,105,246   

eExpro Finance Luxembourg, senior secured note, 144A, 8.50%, 12/15/16

   United Kingdom        4,000,000           3,880,000   

eGaz Capital SA, senior note, 144A, 5.092%, 11/29/15

   Russia        3,000,000           3,126,180   

Holly Corp., senior note, 9.875%, 6/15/17

   United States        1,900,000           2,128,000   

Linn Energy Corp., senior note,

            

8.625%, 4/15/20

   United States        3,000,000           3,270,000   

e144A, 7.75%, 2/01/21

   United States        1,000,000           1,045,000   

MarkWest Energy Partners LP/Finance Corp., senior note,

            

6.75%, 11/01/20

   United States        2,500,000           2,562,500   

6.50%, 8/15/21

   United States        600,000           597,000   

Martin Midstream Partners LP, senior note, 8.875%, 4/01/18

   United States        1,500,000           1,582,500   

Offshore Group Investment Ltd., senior secured note,

            

11.50%, 8/01/15

   United States        1,800,000           1,966,500   

e144A, 11.50%, 8/01/15

   United States        300,000           327,750   

eOPTI Canada Inc., senior secured note, 144A,

            

9.00%, 12/15/12

   Canada        1,500,000           1,515,000   

9.75%, 8/15/13

   Canada        1,200,000           1,197,000   

Peabody Energy Corp., senior note, 6.50%, 9/15/20

   United States        2,500,000           2,700,000   

Petrohawk Energy Corp., senior note,

            

10.50%, 8/01/14

   United States        1,500,000           1,695,000   

7.25%, 8/15/18

   United States        600,000           618,750   

e144A, 6.25%, 6/01/19

   United States        1,000,000           978,750   

Petroleos de Venezuela SA, senior bond, zero cpn., 7/10/11

   Venezuela        4,000,000           3,995,320   

ePetroplus Finance Ltd., senior note, 144A, 6.75%, 5/01/14

   Switzerland        2,100,000           2,068,500   

Plains Exploration & Production Co., senior note,

            

7.75%, 6/15/15

   United States        500,000           520,625   

10.00%, 3/01/16

   United States        500,000           565,000   

7.625%, 6/01/18

   United States        3,200,000           3,376,000   

Quicksilver Resources Inc., senior note,

            

8.25%, 8/01/15

   United States        3,500,000           3,705,625   

9.125%, 8/15/19

   United States        300,000           328,500   

SandRidge Energy Inc., senior note,

            

8.75%, 1/15/20

   United States        500,000           535,000   

e144A, 8.00%, 6/01/18

   United States        3,000,000           3,075,000   

eW&T Offshore Inc., senior note, 144A, 8.50%, 6/15/19

   United States        1,500,000           1,522,500   
            

 

 

 
                  93,899,968   
            

 

 

 

Food & Staples Retailing 0.3%

            

Rite Aid Corp., senior secured note,

            

9.75%, 6/12/16

   United States        2,000,000           2,217,500   

8.00%, 8/15/20

   United States        1,500,000           1,623,750   
            

 

 

 
               3,841,250   
            

 

 

 

 

FSI-15


Franklin Templeton Variable Insurance Products Trust

 

Statement of Investments, June 30, 2011 (unaudited) (continued)

 

Franklin Strategic Income Securities Fund    Country      Principal
Amount
*
    Value  

Corporate Bonds (continued)

         

Food, Beverage & Tobacco 1.3%

         

eBlue Merger Sub Inc., senior note, 144A, 7.625%, 2/15/19

   United States        2,600,000      $ 2,639,000   

eBoparan Holdings Ltd., senior note, 144A, 9.75%, 4/30/18

   United Kingdom        1,900,000  EUR      2,634,741   

eCampofrio Food Group SA, senior note, 144A, 8.25%, 10/31/16

   Spain        2,500,000  EUR      3,685,538   

eCEDC Finance Corp. International Inc., senior secured note, 144A, 9.125%, 12/01/16

   United States        1,700,000        1,559,750   

eDean Foods Co., senior note, 144A, 9.75%, 12/15/18

   United States        2,800,000        2,989,000   

JBS USA LLC/Finance Inc., senior note, 11.625%, 5/01/14

   Brazil        2,000,000        2,310,000   

Pinnacle Foods Finance LLC, senior note, 9.25%, 4/01/15

   United States        3,000,000        3,127,500   

eRefresco Group BV, senior secured sub. bond, 144A, 7.375%, 5/15/18

   Netherlands        600,000  EUR      886,209   
         

 

 

 
               19,831,738   
         

 

 

 

Health Care Equipment & Services 1.5%

         

Boston Scientific Corp., senior note, 6.00%, 1/15/20

   United States        2,500,000        2,709,287   

eCDRT Merger Sub Inc., senior note, 144A, 8.125%, 6/01/19

   United States        1,000,000        1,002,500   

Community Health Systems Inc., senior note, 8.875%, 7/15/15

   United States        3,500,000        3,613,750   

Coventry Health Care Inc., senior note,

         

6.30%, 8/15/14

   United States        500,000        538,493   

5.95%, 3/15/17

   United States        2,000,000        2,139,300   

DaVita Inc., senior note, 6.375%, 11/01/18

   United States        1,000,000        1,015,000   

eFresenius US Finance II, senior note, 144A, 9.00%, 7/15/15

   Germany        700,000        795,375   

HCA Inc.,

         

senior note, 6.50%, 2/15/16

   United States        800,000        818,000   

senior secured bond, 7.25%, 9/15/20

   United States        300,000        323,625   

gsenior secured note, PIK, 9.625%, 11/15/16

   United States        2,000,000        2,132,500   

e,jInventiv Health Inc., senior note, 144A, 10.00%, 8/15/18

   United States        1,100,000        1,045,000   

gUnited Surgical Partners International Inc., senior sub. note, PIK, 9.25%, 5/01/17

   United States        3,000,000        3,150,000   

Vanguard Health Holding Co. II LLC, senior note, 8.00%, 2/01/18

   United States        2,500,000        2,593,750   

Vanguard Health Systems Inc., zero cpn., 2/01/16

   United States        600,000        398,250   
         

 

 

 
            22,274,830   
         

 

 

 

Insurance 0.1%

         

iMetLife Inc., junior sub. note, FRN, 6.40%, 12/15/66

   United States        2,000,000        1,960,000   
         

 

 

 

Materials 2.9%

         

eAleris International Inc., senior note, 144A, 7.625%, 2/15/18

   United States        800,000        802,000   

ArcelorMittal, senior note, 5.50%, 3/01/21

   Luxembourg        4,000,000        3,987,860   

eAtkore International Inc., senior secured note, 144A, 9.875%, 1/01/18

   United States        1,200,000        1,266,000   

eCemex SAB de CV, senior secured note, 144A, 9.00%, 1/11/18

   Mexico        3,000,000        3,073,695   

eEuramax International Inc., senior secured note, 144A, 9.50%, 4/01/16

   United States        2,500,000        2,437,500   

eFMG Resources August 2006 Pty. Ltd., senior note, 144A,

         

7.00%, 11/01/15

   Australia        1,200,000        1,227,864   

6.875%, 2/01/18

   Australia        2,700,000        2,754,000   

Huntsman International LLC, senior sub. note, 8.625%, 3/15/21

   United States        500,000        546,250   

eIneos Finance PLC, senior secured note, 144A, 9.25%, 5/15/15

   United Kingdom        100,000  EUR      152,868   

eIneos Group Holdings PLC, senior secured note, 144A, 8.50%, 2/15/16

   United Kingdom        3,500,000        3,473,750   

eKerling PLC, senior secured note, 144A, 10.625%, 1/28/17

   United Kingdom        2,900,000  EUR      4,468,275   

eKinove German Bondco GmbH, senior secured bond, 144A, 10.00%, 6/15/18

   Germany        2,000,000  EUR      3,029,001   

eMacDermid Inc., senior sub. note, 144A, 9.50%, 4/15/17

   United States        3,400,000        3,553,000   

NewPage Corp., senior secured note, 11.375%, 12/31/14

   United States        4,000,000        3,750,000   

Novelis Inc., senior note, 8.75%, 12/15/20

   India        1,600,000        1,736,000   

eReynolds Group Holdings Ltd., senior note, 144A, 8.25%, 2/15/21

   New Zealand        500,000        470,000   

eReynolds Group Issuer Inc./LLC/SA, senior note, 144A, 8.75%, 5/15/18

   United States        4,000,000        3,950,000   

Solo Cup Co., senior sub. note, 8.50%, 2/15/14

   United States        1,500,000        1,406,250   

Vulcan Materials Co., senior note, 7.50%, 6/15/21

   United States        1,100,000        1,099,762   
         

 

 

 
            43,184,075   
         

 

 

 

 

FSI-16


Franklin Templeton Variable Insurance Products Trust

 

Statement of Investments, June 30, 2011 (unaudited) (continued)

 

Franklin Strategic Income Securities Fund    Country      Principal
Amount
*
    Value  

Corporate Bonds (continued)

         

Media 3.2%

         

eAMC Networks Inc., senior note, 144A, 7.75%, 7/15/21

   United States        1,300,000      $ 1,361,750   

Cablevision Systems Corp., senior note, 8.625%, 9/15/17

   United States        500,000        544,375   

CCH II LLC/CCH II Capital Corp., senior note, 13.50%, 11/30/16

   United States        1,500,000        1,773,750   

CCO Holdings LLC/CCO Holdings Capital Corp., senior note,

         

8.125%, 4/30/20

   United States        900,000        976,500   

6.50%, 4/30/21

   United States        2,500,000        2,478,125   

eClear Channel Communications Inc., senior note, 144A, 9.00%, 3/01/21

   United States        5,000,000        4,812,500   

CSC Holdings Inc., senior deb., 7.625%, 7/15/18

   United States        2,100,000        2,283,750   

DIRECTV Holdings LLC/DIRECTV Financing Co. Inc., senior note, 4.60%, 2/15/21

   United States        2,500,000        2,514,953   

DISH DBS Corp., senior note,

         

7.75%, 5/31/15

   United States        1,000,000        1,087,500   

7.125%, 2/01/16

   United States        4,000,000        4,240,000   

Media General Inc., senior secured note, 11.75%, 2/15/17

   United States        2,000,000        1,955,000   

eMusketeer GmbH, senior secured note, 144A, 9.50%, 3/15/21

   Germany        1,500,000  EUR      2,308,121   

eMyriad International Holding BV, senior note, 144A, 6.375%, 7/28/17

   South Africa        300,000        323,778   

e,gRadio One Inc., senior sub. note, 144A, PIK, 15.00%, 5/24/16

   United States        2,086,411        2,104,667   

eSeat Pagine Gialle SpA, senior secured note, 144A, 10.50%, 1/31/17

   Italy        2,600,000  EUR      3,416,464   

Time Warner Inc.,

         

7.625%, 4/15/31

   United States        2,500,000        3,007,705   

6.10%, 7/15/40

   United States        1,000,000        1,020,033   

eUnivision Communications Inc., senior secured note, 144A,

         

6.875%, 5/15/19

   United States        400,000        398,000   

7.875%, 11/01/20

   United States        2,000,000        2,060,000   

eUPCB Finance Ltd., senior secured note, 144A, 6.375%, 7/01/20

   Cayman Islands        2,000,000  EUR      2,746,584   

WMG Acquisition Corp., senior secured note, 9.50%, 6/15/16

   United States        2,500,000        2,650,000   

eZiggo Bond Co., senior bond, 144A, 8.00%, 5/15/18

   Netherlands        2,500,000  EUR      3,755,689   
         

 

 

 
            47,819,244   
         

 

 

 

Pharmaceuticals, Biotechnology & Life Sciences 0.4%

         

eEndo Pharmaceuticals Holdings Inc., senior note, 144A, 7.00%, 7/15/19

   United States        900,000        927,000   

eGiant Funding Corp., senior note, 144A, 8.25%, 2/01/18

   Spain        1,500,000        1,541,250   

eMylan Inc., senior note, 144A, 7.875%, 7/15/20

   United States        3,500,000        3,858,750   
         

 

 

 
            6,327,000   
         

 

 

 

Real Estate 0.2%

         

Forest City Enterprises Inc., senior note, 7.625%, 6/01/15

   United States        3,100,000        3,053,500   
         

 

 

 

Retailing 0.8%

         

e,iEdcon Pty. Ltd., senior secured note, 144A, FRN, 4.721%, 6/15/14

   South Africa        3,000,000  EUR      3,842,557   

eMatalan Finance Ltd., senior secured note, 144A, 8.875%, 4/29/16

   United Kingdom        2,000,000  GBP      3,065,567   

eMichaels Stores Inc., senior note, 144A, 7.75%, 11/01/18

   United States        4,000,000        4,030,000   

ePetco Animal Supplies Inc., senior note, 144A, 9.25%, 12/01/18

   United States        1,400,000        1,494,500   
         

 

 

 
            12,432,624   
         

 

 

 

Semiconductors & Semiconductor Equipment 0.7%

         

Advanced Micro Devices Inc., senior note,

         

8.125%, 12/15/17

   United States        800,000        840,000   

7.75%, 8/01/20

   United States        2,000,000        2,070,000   

Freescale Semiconductor Inc.,
senior note, 8.875%, 12/15/14

   United States        2,000,000        2,095,000   

senior note, 10.125%, 12/15/16

   United States        100,000        108,125   

esenior note, 144A, 8.05%, 2/01/20

   United States        1,600,000        1,616,000   

esenior note, 144A, 10.75%, 8/01/20

   United States        2,000,000        2,270,000   

esenior secured note, 144A, 9.25%, 4/15/18

   United States        100,000        108,250   

 

FSI-17


Franklin Templeton Variable Insurance Products Trust

 

Statement of Investments, June 30, 2011 (unaudited) (continued)

 

Franklin Strategic Income Securities Fund    Country      Principal
Amount
*
    Value  

Corporate Bonds (continued)

         

Semiconductors & Semiconductor Equipment (continued)

         

eNXP BV/NXP Funding LLC, senior secured note, 144A, 9.75%, 8/01/18

   Netherlands        1,700,000      $ 1,906,125   
         

 

 

 
            11,013,500   
         

 

 

 

Software & Services 0.4%

         

Sitel LLC/Finance Corp., senior note, 11.50%, 4/01/18

   United States        2,500,000        2,300,000   

SunGard Data Systems Inc.,

         

senior note, 7.625%, 11/15/20

   United States        2,500,000        2,537,500   

senior sub. note, 10.25%, 8/15/15

   United States        800,000        830,000   
         

 

 

 
            5,667,500   
         

 

 

 

Technology Hardware & Equipment 0.4%

         

eCDW Escrow Corp., senior note, 144A, 8.50%, 4/01/19

   United States        3,500,000        3,447,500   

eCommScope Inc., senior note, 144A, 8.25%, 1/15/19

   United States        2,500,000        2,587,500   
         

 

 

 
            6,035,000   
         

 

 

 

Telecommunication Services 2.5%

         

CenturyLink Inc., senior note, 6.45%, 6/15/21

   United States        1,000,000        989,714   

Centurytel Inc., senior note, 6.00%, 4/01/17

   United States        3,000,000        3,132,090   

Cricket Communications Inc., senior note, 7.75%, 10/15/20

   United States        4,000,000        3,930,000   

Crown Castle International Corp., senior bond, 7.125%, 11/01/19

   United States        200,000        211,500   

eDigicel Group Ltd., senior note, 144A,

         

8.875%, 1/15/15

   Jamaica        3,000,000        3,082,500   

8.25%, 9/01/17

   Jamaica        300,000        312,750   

eeAccess Ltd., senior note, 144A, 8.25%, 4/01/18

   Japan        1,800,000        1,823,625   

eEH Holding Corp., senior note, 144A, 7.625%, 6/15/21

   United States        800,000        820,000   

Frontier Communications Corp., senior note,

         

8.50%, 4/15/20

   United States        3,000,000        3,285,000   

8.75%, 4/15/22

   United States        1,400,000        1,533,000   

eIntegra Telecom Inc., senior secured note, 144A, 10.75%, 4/15/16

   United States        2,700,000        2,733,750   

Intelsat Jackson Holding SA, senior note,

         

11.25%, 6/15/16

   Luxembourg        2,500,000        2,656,250   

e144A, 7.50%, 4/01/21

   Luxembourg        1,500,000        1,494,375   

MetroPCS Wireless Inc., senior note, 7.875%, 9/01/18

   United States        2,000,000        2,127,500   

Sprint Nextel Corp., senior note, 8.375%, 8/15/17

   United States        4,000,000        4,415,000   

eWest Corp., senior note, 144A, 7.875%, 1/15/19

   United States        4,000,000        3,890,000   

e,gWind Acquisition Holdings Finance SA, senior secured note, 144A, PIK, 12.25%, 7/15/17

   Italy        603,365  EUR      959,277   
         

 

 

 
               37,396,331   
         

 

 

 

Transportation 0.5%

         

eAmerican Airlines Inc., senior secured note, 144A, 7.50%, 3/15/16

   United States        3,700,000        3,644,500   

eCeva Group PLC, senior secured note, 144A,

         

11.625%, 10/01/16

   United Kingdom        300,000        327,750   

8.375%, 12/01/17

   United Kingdom        500,000        508,125   

11.50%, 4/01/18

   United Kingdom        2,900,000        3,066,750   
         

 

 

 
            7,547,125   
         

 

 

 

Utilities 1.4%

         

eAES Corp., senior note, 144A, 7.375%, 7/01/21

   United States        1,200,000        1,219,500   

eCalpine Corp., senior secured note, 144A,

         

7.875%, 7/31/20

   United States        1,100,000        1,155,000   

7.50%, 2/15/21

   United States        2,500,000        2,562,500   

7.875%, 1/15/23

   United States        500,000        515,625   

CMS Energy Corp., senior note, 8.75%, 6/15/19

   United States        2,000,000        2,449,980   

 

FSI-18


Franklin Templeton Variable Insurance Products Trust

 

Statement of Investments, June 30, 2011 (unaudited) (continued)

 

Franklin Strategic Income Securities Fund    Country      Principal
Amount
*
    Value  

Corporate Bonds (continued)

         

Utilities (continued)

         

eInfinis PLC, senior note, 144A, 9.125%, 12/15/14

   United Kingdom        600,000  GBP    $ 1,005,670   

eIntergen NV, senior secured note, 144A, 9.00%, 6/30/17

   Netherlands        3,500,000        3,718,750   

eKinder Morgan Finance Co. LLC, senior secured note, 144A, 6.00%, 1/15/18

   United States        2,500,000        2,606,250   

eTexas Competitive Electric Holdings Co. LLC/Texas Competitive Electric Holdings Finance Inc.,
senior secured note, 144A, 11.50%, 10/01/20

   United States        2,500,000        2,468,750   

secured note, B, 144A, 15.00%, 4/01/21

   United States        2,130,000        1,757,250   

Texas Competitive Electric Holdings Co. LLC, senior note, A, 10.25%, 11/01/15

   United States        1,500,000        915,000   
         

 

 

 
            20,374,275   
         

 

 

 

Total Corporate Bonds (Cost $487,911,402)

            511,882,201   
         

 

 

 

i,kSenior Floating Rate Interests 15.8%

         

Automobiles & Components 0.6%

         

Federal-Mogul Corp.,

         

Term Loan B, 2.128%, 12/27/14

   United States        6,800,467        6,450,726   

Term Loan C, 2.128%, 12/27/15

   United States        1,733,398        1,644,251   

Key Safety Systems Inc., Term Loan B, 2.435% - 2.436%, 3/10/14

   United States        1,604,349        1,505,079   
         

 

 

 
            9,600,056   
         

 

 

 

Capital Goods 1.2%

         

jGoodman Global Inc., Initial Term Loan, 5.75%, 10/28/16

   United States        2,941,324        2,955,819   

RBS Global Inc. (Rexnord),

         

Incremental Tranche B-2, 2.438%, 7/22/13

   United States        2,296,797        2,276,700   

Tranche B-1 Term B Loan, 2.688% - 2.813%, 7/22/13

   United States        4,561,406        4,527,196   

Sensus USA Inc., Second Lien Term Loan, 8.50%, 5/09/18

   United States        1,026,077        1,045,957   

Tomkins LLC and Tomkins Inc., Term B-1 Loan, 4.25%, 9/29/16

   Netherlands        2,037,787        2,040,510   

TransDigm Inc., Term Loan B, 4.00%, 2/14/17

   United States        4,479,462        4,500,811   
         

 

 

 
            17,346,993   
         

 

 

 

Commercial & Professional Services 1.1%

         

ARAMARK Corp.,

         

jExtended Synthetic L/C, 3.286%, 7/26/16

   United States        182,628        182,009   

Synthetic L/C, 1.911%, 1/26/14

   United States        91,726        89,891   

Term Loan B, 2.121%, 1/26/14

   United States        1,138,629        1,115,857   

jTerm Loan B Extended, 3.496%, 7/26/16

   United States        2,775,382        2,765,965   

Brock Holdings III Inc., Second Lien Term Loan, 10.00%, 3/16/18

   United States        2,047,000        2,098,052   

jDiversey Inc., Tranche B Dollar Term Loan, 4.00%, 11/24/15

   United States        2,832,988        2,836,530   

bEnviroSolutions Real Property Holdings Inc., Second Lien Term Loan, 8.00%, 7/29/14

   United States        670,585        674,642   

Interactive Data Corp., Term B Loans, 4.75%, 2/11/18

   United States        3,233,033        3,239,852   

jKAR Auction Services Inc., Term Loan, 5.00%, 5/19/17

   United States        3,318,318        3,331,279   
         

 

 

 
            16,334,077   
         

 

 

 

Consumer Durables & Apparel 0.0%

         

b,gSleep Innovations Inc., Term Loan, PIK, 11.50%, 3/05/15

   United States        718,566        718,566   
         

 

 

 

Consumer Services 1.9%

         

jAmeristar Casinos Inc., B Term Loan, 4.00%, 4/14/18

   United States        2,616,048        2,628,220   

Burger King Holdings Inc., Tranche B Term Loan, 4.50%, 10/19/16

   United States        8,234,343        8,224,758   

DineEquity Inc., Term B-1 Loan, 4.25%, 10/19/17

   United States        1,648,454        1,650,957   

jPenn National Gaming Inc., Term B Facility Loan, 5.00%, 7/14/18

   United States        732,800        735,314   

Revel AC Inc., Tranche B Term Loan, 9.00%, 2/17/17

   United States        1,407,936        1,330,499   

d,gTurtle Bay Holdings LLC,

         

Term Loan A, PIK, 10.25%, 3/01/13

   United States        1,960,891        1,941,282   

Term Loan B, PIK, 3.00%, 2/09/15

   United States        3,983,237        3,345,919   

Visant Corp., Term Loan B, 5.25%, 12/22/16

   United States        8,915,200        8,912,419   
         

 

 

 
            28,769,368   
         

 

 

 

 

FSI-19


Franklin Templeton Variable Insurance Products Trust

 

Statement of Investments, June 30, 2011 (unaudited) (continued)

 

Franklin Strategic Income Securities Fund    Country      Principal
Amount
*
       Value  

i,kSenior Floating Rate Interests (continued)

            

Diversified Financials 0.6%

            

jAsurion LLC, Second Lien Term Loan, 9.00%, 5/24/19

   United States        2,814,806         $ 2,832,837   

MoneyGram Payment Systems Worldwide Inc., Term Loan, 4.50% - 5.50%, 11/18/17

   United States        1,016,429           1,018,653   

MSCI Inc., Term Loan B, 3.75%, 3/09/17

   United States        2,596,739           2,614,052   

TransUnion LLC, Term Loan, 4.75%, 2/10/18

   United States        2,771,250           2,779,910   
            

 

 

 
               9,245,452   
            

 

 

 

Food & Staples Retailing 0.5%

            

SUPERVALU Inc., Term Loan B-2, 3.436%, 10/05/15

   United States        6,953,446           6,858,233   
            

 

 

 

Food, Beverage & Tobacco 0.5%

            

Dean Foods Co., 2016 Tranche B Term Loan, 3.50%, 4/02/16

   United States        2,158,987           2,114,907   

jDel Monte Foods Co., Initial Term Loan, 4.50%, 3/08/18

   United States        5,092,088           5,086,517   
            

 

 

 
               7,201,424   
            

 

 

 

Health Care Equipment & Services 2.3%

            

Bausch & Lomb Inc.,

            

Delayed Draw Term Loan, 3.436%, 4/28/15

   United States        1,283,716           1,277,619   

Parent Term Loan, 3.436% - 3.496%, 4/28/15

   United States        5,273,769           5,248,718   

Community Health Systems Inc.,

            

Delayed Draw Term Loan, 2.504%, 7/25/14

   United States        161,853           156,683   

Extended Term Loan, 3.754%, 1/25/17

   United States        5,377,169           5,256,166   

Term Loan, 2.504%, 7/25/14

   United States        3,147,054           3,046,537   

DaVita Inc., Tranche B Term Loan, 4.50%, 10/20/16

   United States        4,143,929           4,160,949   

jHCA Inc., Tranche B-2 Term Loan, 3.496%, 3/31/17

   United States        7,779,253           7,684,424   

Universal Health Services Inc., New Tranche B Term Loan, 4.00%, 11/15/16

   United States        7,420,587           7,449,445   
            

 

 

 
               34,280,541   
            

 

 

 

Materials 1.9%

            

American Rock Salt Co. LLC, Initial Loan, 5.50%, 4/25/17

   United States        2,861,872           2,867,834   

Anchor Glass Container Corp., Second Lien Term Loan, 10.00%, 9/02/16

   United States        5,813,900           5,937,445   

Celanese U.S. Holdings LLC, Term Loan C, 3.303%, 10/31/16

   United States        1,782,946           1,792,351   

Consolidated Container Co. LLC, Second Lien Term Loan, 5.688%, 9/28/14

   United States        1,933,702           1,764,503   

Graham Packaging Co. LP, Term Loan C, 6.75%, 4/05/14

   United States        1,351,466           1,357,187   

Nalco Co.,

            

Term Loan B-1, 4.50%, 10/05/17

   United States        4,925,043           4,955,440   

Term Loan C-1, 1.996%, 5/13/16

   United States        589,354           586,407   

Potters Industries Inc., Second Lien Term Loan, 10.25%, 11/06/17

   United States        225,533           232,299   

Reynolds Group Holdings Inc., U.S. Term Loan, 4.25%, 2/09/18

   United States        2,100,580           2,091,974   

Rockwood Specialties Group Inc., Term Loan, 3.75%, 2/10/18

   United States        4,258,220           4,286,733   

Walter Energy Inc., B Term Loan, 4.00%, 4/01/18

   United States        2,077,775           2,082,099   
            

 

 

 
                  27,954,272   
            

 

 

 

Media 2.3%

            

Cinemark USA Inc., Extended Term Loan, 3.44% - 3.52%, 4/30/16

   United States        2,488,860           2,501,519   

Clear Channel Communications Inc.,
jTranche A Term Loan, 5.65%, 5/13/14

   United States        1,693,252           1,527,252   

Tranche B Term Loan, 3.836%, 1/29/16

   United States        5,477,638           4,631,173   

CSC Holdings Inc. (Cablevision), Incremental Term Loan B-2, 1.936%, 3/29/16

   United States        6,308,304           6,300,091   

Hubbard Radio LLC, Second Lien Term Loan, 8.75%, 4/29/18

   United States        798,716           813,691   

R.H. Donnelley Inc., Term Loan B, 9.00%, 10/24/14

   United States        6,543,376           4,523,108   

Regal Cinemas Corp., Term Loan, 3.496%, 8/23/17

   United States        2,113,686           2,115,762   

Summit Entertainment LLC, Term Loan, 7.50%, 9/07/16

   United States        6,043,044           6,001,498   

jTWCC Holding Corp., Term Loan, 4.25%, 2/11/17

   United States        2,123,301           2,134,583   

 

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Statement of Investments, June 30, 2011 (unaudited) (continued)

 

Franklin Strategic Income Securities Fund    Country      Principal
Amount
*
    Value  

i,kSenior Floating Rate Interests (continued)

         

Media (continued)

         

Univision Communications Inc., Extended First Lien Term Loan, 4.436%, 3/31/17

   United States        2,141,315      $ 2,038,386   

UPC Financing Partnership, Term Loan T, 3.691%, 12/31/16

   Netherlands        1,491,092        1,492,491   
         

 

 

 
            34,079,554   
         

 

 

 

Pharmaceuticals, Biotechnology & Life Sciences 0.4%

         

Warner Chilcott Co. LLC, Term B-2 Loan, 4.25%, 3/15/18

   Puerto Rico        1,185,925        1,187,870   

Warner Chilcott Corp., Term B-1 Loan, 4.25%, 3/15/18

   United States        2,371,850        2,375,740   

WC Luxco S.A.R.L., Term B-3 Loan, 4.25%, 3/15/18

   Luxembourg        1,630,647        1,633,322   
         

 

 

 
            5,196,932   
         

 

 

 

Retailing 0.2%

         

Dollar General Corp., Tranche B-1 Term Loan, 2.936% - 3.023%, 7/07/14

   United States        2,725,120        2,729,592   
         

 

 

 

Software & Services 1.1%

         

AVG Technologies NV, Term Loan, 7.50%, 3/15/16

   Netherlands        6,763,438        6,563,240   

Fidelity National Information Services Inc., Term Loan B, 5.25%, 7/18/16

   United States        2,068,602        2,078,198   

First Data Corp.,

         

Term Loan B-1, 2.936%, 9/24/14

   United States        3,687,802        3,422,741   

Term Loan B-2, 2.936%, 9/24/14

   United States        328,445        304,838   

Term Loan B-3, 2.936%, 9/24/14

   United States        328,445        304,838   

SunGard Data Systems Inc., Tranche B U.S. Term Loan, 3.845% - 3.893%, 2/28/16

   United States        2,219,034        2,217,638   

Vertafore Inc., Second Lien Term Loan, 9.75%, 10/27/17

   United States        1,832,000        1,868,640   
         

 

 

 
            16,760,133   
         

 

 

 

Telecommunication Services 0.7%

         

Intelsat Jackson Holdings SA, Tranche B Term Loan, 5.25%, 4/02/18

   Luxembourg        8,278,733        8,316,674   

jSBA Senior Finance II LLC, Term Loan B, 5.00%, 6/30/18

   United States        1,343,000        1,346,358   
         

 

 

 
            9,663,032   
         

 

 

 

Transportation 0.5%

         

Evergreen International Aviation Inc., Term Loan, 12.25%, 6/30/15

   United States        1,190,000        1,206,101   

Hertz Corp.,

         

Credit Linked Deposit, 3.75%, 3/11/18

   United States        1,736,300        1,710,186   

Tranche B Term Loan, 3.75%, 3/11/18

   United States        3,900,225        3,886,207   
         

 

 

 
            6,802,494   
         

 

 

 

Total Senior Floating Rate Interests (Cost $231,353,665)

            233,540,719   
         

 

 

 

Foreign Government and Agency Securities 20.3%

         

eArab Republic of Egypt, 144A, 5.75%, 4/29/20

   Egypt        3,560,000        3,583,122   

The Export-Import Bank of Korea, senior note, 8.125%, 1/21/14

   South Korea        2,770,000        3,179,572   

i,lGovernment of Argentina, senior bond, FRN, 0.467%, 8/03/12

   Argentina        30,000,000        7,348,500   

Government of Australia, senior bond, 123, 5.75%, 4/15/12

   Australia        20,350,000  AUD      21,997,839   

Government of Hungary,

         

5.50%, 2/12/14

   Hungary        1,119,700,000  HUF      5,959,851   

5.50%, 2/12/16

   Hungary        1,769,700,000  HUF      9,116,342   

6.50%, 6/24/19

   Hungary        206,000,000  HUF      1,074,468   

7.50%, 11/12/20

   Hungary        312,600,000  HUF      1,729,922   

senior note, 6.25%, 1/29/20

   Hungary        6,230,000        6,590,032   

Government of Indonesia,

         

FR19, 14.25%, 6/15/13

   Indonesia        35,480,000,000  IDR      4,759,589   

FR20, 14.275%, 12/15/13

   Indonesia        23,637,000,000  IDR      3,260,963   

FR26, 11.00%, 10/15/14

   Indonesia        1,800,000,000  IDR      238,045   

 

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Franklin Templeton Variable Insurance Products Trust

 

Statement of Investments, June 30, 2011 (unaudited) (continued)

 

Franklin Strategic Income Securities Fund    Country      Principal
Amount
*
    Value  

Foreign Government and Agency Securities (continued)

         

Government of Indonesia (continued)

         

FR34, 12.80%, 6/15/21

   Indonesia        49,955,000,000  IDR    $ 7,902,691   

FR42, 10.25%, 7/15/27

   Indonesia        2,000,000,000  IDR      269,230   

FR44, 10.00%, 9/15/24

   Indonesia        23,400,000,000  IDR      3,117,004   

Government of Malaysia, senior bond,

         

3.833%, 9/28/11

   Malaysia        31,790,000  MYR      10,567,114   

2.711%, 2/14/12

   Malaysia        490,000  MYR      162,417   

3.718%, 6/15/12

   Malaysia        12,650,000  MYR      4,224,371   

2.509%, 8/27/12

   Malaysia        18,275,000  MYR      6,025,357   

3.461%, 7/31/13

   Malaysia        6,400,000  MYR      2,132,931   

3.814%, 2/15/17

   Malaysia        11,400,000  MYR      3,812,788   

4.24%, 2/07/18

   Malaysia        600,000  MYR      204,499   

Government of Mexico,

         

M, 9.00%, 6/20/13

   Mexico        259,800 m MXN      2,375,969   

M 10, 8.00%, 12/17/15

   Mexico        350,000 m MXN      3,208,858   

MI10, 8.00%, 12/19/13

   Mexico        1,177,700 m MXN      10,660,656   

Government of Poland,

         

4.75%, 4/25/12

   Poland        44,240,000  PLN      16,140,979   

6.25%, 10/24/15

   Poland        9,100,000  PLN      3,450,117   

5.75%, 4/25/14 - 9/23/22

   Poland        12,310,000  PLN      4,534,336   

senior note, 6.375%, 7/15/19

   Poland        4,000,000        4,567,660   

Strip, 1/25/13

   Poland        1,330,000  PLN      450,746   

eGovernment of Russia, 144A, 7.50%, 3/31/30

   Russia        5,398,465        6,362,496   

Government of Sri Lanka,

         

A, 12.00%, 7/15/11

   Sri Lanka        14,460,000  LKR      132,305   

A, 6.90%, 8/01/12

   Sri Lanka        1,900,000  LKR      17,245   

A, 8.50%, 1/15/13

   Sri Lanka        50,900,000  LKR      470,289   

A, 13.50%, 2/01/13

   Sri Lanka        59,500,000  LKR      589,283   

A, 7.00%, 3/01/14

   Sri Lanka        7,020,000  LKR      62,263   

A, 11.25%, 7/15/14

   Sri Lanka        176,100,000  LKR      1,733,704   

A, 11.75%, 3/15/15

   Sri Lanka        1,160,000  LKR      11,587   

A, 6.50%, 7/15/15

   Sri Lanka        14,920,000  LKR      126,104   

A, 11.00%, 8/01/15

   Sri Lanka        200,400,000  LKR      1,965,425   

B, 6.60%, 6/01/14

   Sri Lanka        7,100,000  LKR      62,047   

Government of Sweden, 5.50%, 10/08/12

   Sweden        95,865,000  SEK         15,788,313   

Government of the Philippines, senior bond,

         

5.75%, 2/21/12

   Philippines        19,830,000  PHP      463,832   

5.25%, 1/07/13

   Philippines        34,600,000  PHP      806,911   

8.75%, 3/03/13

   Philippines        55,690,000  PHP      1,370,456   

eGovernment of Ukraine, 144A, 7.75%, 9/23/20

   Ukraine        4,000,000        4,152,960   

Government of Venezuela, 10.75%, 9/19/13

   Venezuela        5,500,000        5,487,625   

eGovernment of Vietnam, 144A, 6.75%, 1/29/20

   Vietnam        4,500,000        4,699,688   

Korea Treasury Bond,

         

4.75%, 12/10/11

   South Korea        18,681,350,000  KRW      17,612,965   

5.25%, 9/10/12 - 3/10/13

   South Korea        3,196,570,000  KRW      3,054,730   

senior bond, 4.00%, 6/10/12

   South Korea        31,013,880,000  KRW      29,186,616   

senior bond, 4.25%, 12/10/12

   South Korea        3,560,000,000  KRW      3,365,356   

senior bond, 3.75%, 6/10/13

   South Korea        393,000,000  KRW      368,652   

jsenior bond, 3.00%, 12/10/13

   South Korea        2,110,200,000  KRW      1,942,639   

New South Wales Treasury Corp.,

         

6.00%, 5/01/12

   Australia        280,000  AUD      303,110   

5.50%, 8/01/13

   Australia        860,000  AUD      931,797   

senior note, 5.50%, 3/01/17

   Australia        3,540,000  AUD      3,836,324   

 

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Franklin Templeton Variable Insurance Products Trust

 

Statement of Investments, June 30, 2011 (unaudited) (continued)

 

Franklin Strategic Income Securities Fund    Country      Principal
Amount
*
    Value  

Foreign Government and Agency Securities (continued)

         

Nota Do Tesouro Nacional,

         

10.00%, 1/01/12

   Brazil        6,910 n BRL    $ 4,373,882   

10.00%, 1/01/14

   Brazil        2,700 n BRL      1,634,336   

10.00%, 1/01/17

   Brazil        7,400 n BRL      4,289,633   

oIndex Linked, 6.00%, 5/15/15

   Brazil        3,890 n BRL      5,001,555   

Queensland Treasury Corp.,

         

6.00%, 8/14/13

   Australia        600,000  AUD      657,841   

6.00%, 9/14/17

   Australia        1,200,000  AUD      1,334,564   

senior note, 6.00%, 8/21/13

   Australia        2,705,000  AUD      2,955,355   

United Kingdom Treasury Bond, 5.00%, 3/07/12

   United Kingdom        6,979,000  GBP      11,535,517   

Western Australia Treasury Corp.,

         

5.50%, 7/17/12

   Australia        9,065,000  AUD      9,782,744   

8.00%, 6/15/13

   Australia        1,000,000  AUD      1,133,028   
         

 

 

 

Total Foreign Government and Agency Securities (Cost $267,242,138)

            300,249,145   
         

 

 

 

U.S. Government and Agency Securities 1.3%

         

U.S. Treasury Bond,

         

4.50%, 2/15/16 - 5/15/17

   United States        4,000,000        4,526,016   

7.875%, 2/15/21

   United States        2,600,000        3,644,469   

7.125%, 2/15/23

   United States        1,980,000        2,680,116   

U.S. Treasury Note,

         

2.375%, 3/31/16

   United States        4,800,000        4,963,877   

4.625%, 2/15/17

   United States        600,000        684,094   

4.75%, 8/15/17

   United States        2,900,000        3,333,640   
         

 

 

 

Total U.S. Government and Agency Securities (Cost $18,597,408)

               19,832,212   
         

 

 

 

Asset-Backed Securities and Commercial Mortgage-Backed Securities 3.4%

         

Banks 1.4%

         

e,iBanc of America Large Loan, 2010-HLTN, 144A, FRN, 1.937%, 11/15/15

   United States        4,388,941        4,076,507   

Countrywide Asset-Backed Certificates, 2005-11, AF4, 5.21%, 3/25/34

   United States        1,275,000        754,219   

iGS Mortgage Securities Corp. II, 2006-GG6, A4, FRN, 5.553%, 4/10/38

   United States        2,405,000        2,616,418   

iHomebanc Mortgage Trust, 2005-4, A1, FRN, 0.456%, 10/25/35

   United States        2,191,348        1,608,319   

e,iWachovia Bank Commercial Mortgage Trust, 2007-WHL8, A1, 144A, FRN, 0.267%, 6/15/20

   United States        6,654,404        6,034,247   

Wells Fargo Mortgage Backed Securities Trust,
i2004-W, A9, FRN, 2.762%, 11/25/34

   United States        2,312,053        2,245,248   

2007-3, 3A1, 5.50%, 4/25/37

   United States        3,348,910        3,488,571   
         

 

 

 
            20,823,529   
         

 

 

 

Diversified Financials 2.0%

         

e,iARES CLO Funds, 2007-12A, B, 144A, FRN, 1.257%, 11/25/20

   Cayman Islands        1,380,000        1,181,314   

e,iArmstrong Loan Funding Ltd., 2008-1A, B, 144A, FRN, 1.273%, 8/01/16

   Cayman Islands        5,361,142        5,182,992   

e,iCent CDO Ltd., 2007-15A, A2B, 144A, FRN, 0.59%, 3/11/21

   Cayman Islands        1,251,000        1,076,354   

Citigroup Commercial Mortgage Trust,
e,i144A, FRN, 0.257%, 4/15/22

   United States        475,099        465,140   

i2007-C6, AM, FRN, 5.698%, 6/10/17

   United States        1,700,000        1,676,891   

2008-C7, A4, 6.099%, 12/10/49

   United States        8,700,000        9,646,398   

iCitigroup/Deutsche Bank Commercial Mortgage Trust, 2005-CD1, AJ, FRN, 5.22%, 10/15/15

   United States        1,150,000        1,086,761   

e,iColumbus Nova CLO Ltd., 2007-2A, A2, 144A, FRN, 1.278%, 10/15/21

   Cayman Islands        860,000        786,578   

e,iCommercial Industrial Finance Corp., 2007-3A, A1J, 144A, FRN, 0.674%, 7/26/21

   Cayman Islands        960,000        884,371   

 

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Franklin Templeton Variable Insurance Products Trust

 

Statement of Investments, June 30, 2011 (unaudited) (continued)

 

Franklin Strategic Income Securities Fund    Country      Principal
Amount
*
       Value  

Asset-Backed Securities and Commercial Mortgage-Backed Securities (continued)

            

Diversified Financials (continued)

            

e,iCredit Suisse Mortgage Capital Certificates, 2006-TF2A, A2, 144A, FRN, 0.357%, 10/15/21

   United States        756,195         $ 713,445   

e,iGleneagles CLO Ltd., 2005-1A, 144A, FRN, 0.673%, 11/01/17

   Cayman Islands        1,000,000           855,030   

JPMorgan Chase Commercial Mortgage Securities Corp., 2005-LDP2, AM, 4.78%, 7/15/42

   United States        775,000           779,953   

e,iMAPS CLO Fund LLC, 2005-1A, B, 144A, FRN, 0.747%, 12/21/17

   United States        1,400,000           1,289,645   

Residential Asset Securities Corp., 2004-KS1, AI4, 4.213%, 4/25/32

   United States        71,205           70,483   

e,iWestchester CLO Ltd., 2007-1A, A1A, 144A, FRN, 0.498%, 8/01/22

   Cayman Islands        4,729,178           4,394,589   
            

 

 

 
               30,089,944   
            

 

 

 

Total Asset-Backed Securities and Commercial Mortgage-Backed Securities (Cost $48,167,449)

               50,913,473   
            

 

 

 

Mortgage-Backed Securities 6.2%

            

iFederal Home Loan Mortgage Corp. (FHLMC) Adjustable Rate 0.0%

            

FHLMC, 2.473%, 1/01/33

   United States        90,356           94,737   
            

 

 

 

Federal Home Loan Mortgage Corp. (FHLMC) Fixed Rate 2.3%

            

FHLMC Gold 15 Year, 4.50%, 10/01/18 - 6/01/19

   United States        1,314,981           1,402,220   

FHLMC Gold 15 Year, 5.00%, 12/01/17 - 9/01/19

   United States        1,538,348           1,663,330   

FHLMC Gold 15 Year, 5.50%, 7/01/17 - 7/01/19

   United States        392,949           426,352   

FHLMC Gold 15 Year, 6.00%, 5/01/17

   United States        15,127           16,561   

FHLMC Gold 15 Year, 6.50%, 5/01/16

   United States        5,001           5,400   

FHLMC Gold 30 Year, 4.50%, 9/01/40 - 5/01/41

   United States        9,555,328           9,888,449   

FHLMC Gold 30 Year, 5.00%, 4/01/34 - 5/01/41

   United States        10,422,486           11,090,875   

FHLMC Gold 30 Year, 5.50%, 3/01/33 - 6/01/36

   United States        4,118,645           4,483,740   

FHLMC Gold 30 Year, 6.00%, 4/01/33 - 6/01/37

   United States        4,029,265           4,447,298   

FHLMC Gold 30 Year, 6.50%, 12/01/23 - 6/01/36

   United States        286,643           324,609   

FHLMC Gold 30 Year, 7.00%, 9/01/21 - 4/01/30

   United States        71,066           82,529   

FHLMC Gold 30 Year, 7.50%, 3/01/30 - 7/01/31

   United States        2,103           2,460   
            

 

 

 
                  33,833,823   
            

 

 

 

iFederal National Mortgage Association (FNMA) Adjustable Rate 0.0%

            

FNMA, 2.441%, 12/01/34

   United States        342,428           357,903   

FNMA, 2.491%, 4/01/20

   United States        64,925           65,719   
            

 

 

 
               423,622   
            

 

 

 

Federal National Mortgage Association (FNMA) Fixed Rate 3.6%

            

FNMA 15 Year, 4.50%, 6/01/19 - 3/01/20

   United States        340,510           364,338   

FNMA 15 Year, 5.00%, 10/01/17 - 6/01/18

   United States        348,637           376,912   

FNMA 15 Year, 5.50%, 11/01/13 - 11/01/18

   United States        3,593,073           3,883,352   

FNMA 15 Year, 6.00%, 4/01/16 - 7/01/16

   United States        6,215           6,796   

FNMA 15 Year, 7.00%, 5/01/12

   United States        236           240   

FNMA 30 Year, 4.50%, 4/01/39 - 5/01/41

   United States        14,540,235           15,071,710   

FNMA 30 Year, 5.00%, 4/01/34 - 11/01/40

   United States        18,112,051           19,302,112   

FNMA 30 Year, 5.50%, 8/01/33 - 9/01/35

   United States        2,342,377           2,549,413   

FNMA 30 Year, 6.00%, 6/01/34 - 5/01/38

   United States        9,091,708           10,021,344   

FNMA 30 Year, 6.50%, 6/01/28 - 10/01/37

   United States        1,639,951           1,860,817   
            

 

 

 
               53,437,034   
            

 

 

 

Government National Mortgage Association (GNMA) Fixed Rate 0.3%

            

GNMA I SF 30 Year, 5.00%, 11/15/33 - 7/15/34

   United States        1,110,658           1,211,106   

GNMA I SF 30 Year, 5.50%, 12/15/32 - 6/15/36

   United States        1,174,550           1,300,133   

GNMA I SF 30 Year, 6.50%, 11/15/31 - 2/15/32

   United States        6,776           7,732   

 

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Statement of Investments, June 30, 2011 (unaudited) (continued)

 

Franklin Strategic Income Securities Fund    Country      Principal
Amount
*
       Value  

Mortgage-Backed Securities (continued)

            

Government National Mortgage Association (GNMA) Fixed Rate (continued)

            

GNMA I SF 30 Year, 7.00%, 10/15/28 - 6/15/32

   United States        96,923         $ 113,064   

GNMA I SF 30 Year, 7.50%, 9/15/30

   United States        2,010           2,367   

GNMA II SF 30 Year, 5.00%, 9/20/33 - 11/20/33

   United States        313,942           343,260   

GNMA II SF 30 Year, 6.00%, 11/20/34

   United States        346,208           384,760   

GNMA II SF 30 Year, 6.50%, 4/20/31 - 2/20/34

   United States        130,943           148,353   

GNMA II SF 30 Year, 7.50%, 1/20/28 - 4/20/32

   United States        32,800           38,530   
            

 

 

 
               3,549,305   
            

 

 

 

Total Mortgage-Backed Securities (Cost $88,354,987)

               91,338,521   
            

 

 

 

Municipal Bonds 5.6%

            

Bay Area Toll Authority Toll Bridge Revenue, Build America Bonds, Series S1, 7.043%, 4/01/50

   United States        6,100,000           6,685,112   

California State GO,

            

7.625%, 3/01/40

   United States        2,400,000           2,765,304   

5.25%, 11/01/40

   United States        560,000           552,530   

Refunding, 5.00%, 4/01/38

   United States        10,000,000           9,614,400   

Various Purpose, 6.00%, 4/01/38

   United States        3,500,000           3,717,350   

Various Purpose, 6.00%, 11/01/39

   United States        160,000           170,432   

Various Purpose, Refunding, 5.25%, 3/01/38

   United States        2,335,000           2,311,697   

Various Purpose, Refunding, NATL Insured, 4.50%, 12/01/32

   United States        300,000           268,017   

Various Purpose, Refunding, Series 1, AGMC Insured, 4.75%, 9/01/31

   United States        290,000           280,842   

California State Public Works Board Lease Revenue, Various Capital Projects, Series I, 6.125%, 11/01/29

   United States        1,405,000           1,485,914   

Chicago Waterworks Revenue, second lien, Refunding, 5.25%, 11/01/38

   United States        1,895,000           1,900,552   

Clovis USD, GO, Capital Appreciation, Election of 2004, Series A, NATL RE, FGIC Insured, zero cpn.,

            

8/01/25

   United States        2,500,000           1,089,525   

8/01/26

   United States        1,290,000           525,907   

8/01/27

   United States        1,720,000           657,986   

8/01/29

   United States        1,720,000           567,669   

Cook County GO, Build America Bonds, Series D, 6.229%, 11/15/34

   United States        3,200,000           3,222,880   

Detroit School District GO, Qualified School Construction Bonds, 6.645%, 5/01/29

   United States        8,000,000           8,078,240   

Illinois State GO,

            

5.877%, 3/01/19

   United States        3,575,000           3,678,210   

Build America Bonds, 7.35%, 7/01/35

   United States        4,600,000           4,895,412   

Metropolitan Water District of Southern California Waterworks Revenue, Authorization,
Series C, 4.75%, 7/01/36

   United States        1,790,000           1,797,088   

eNew York City IDA, 144A, 11.00%, 3/01/29

   United States        600,000           754,746   

New York City Municipal Water Finance Authority Water and Sewer System Revenue, Second General Resolution, Build America Bonds, Series CC, 6.282%, 6/15/42

   United States        4,500,000           4,635,990   

New York City Transitional Finance Authority Revenue, sub. bond, Future Tax Secured, Series C, 5.00%, 11/01/39

   United States        7,000,000           7,188,440   

Poway USD, GO, Election of 2008, ID No. 2007-1, Series A, zero cpn.,

            

8/01/27

   United States        370,000           139,353   

8/01/30

   United States        370,000           110,885   

8/01/32

   United States        460,000           116,633   

8/01/33

   United States        245,000           57,215   

Puerto Rico Commonwealth GO, Public Improvement, Refunding, Series C, 5.75%, 7/01/36

   United States        900,000           885,924   

Puerto Rico Sales Tax FICO Sales Tax Revenue, first sub., Series A, 5.50%, 8/01/42

   United States        6,180,000           6,188,096   

Redondo Beach USD, GO, Build America Bonds, Election of 2008, Direct Payment to District, Series D, 6.461%, 8/01/40

   United States        1,510,000           1,510,015   

Salt River Project Agricultural Improvement and Power District Electric System Revenue,
Series A, 5.00%, 1/01/38

   United States        1,990,000           2,031,949   

 

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Franklin Templeton Variable Insurance Products Trust

 

Statement of Investments, June 30, 2011 (unaudited) (continued)

 

Franklin Strategic Income Securities Fund    Country      Principal
Amount
*
    Value  

Municipal Bonds (continued)

         

San Francisco City and County GO, Build America Bonds,

         

5.75%, 6/15/27

   United States        1,700,000      $ 1,768,612   

5.93%, 6/15/28

   United States        1,520,000        1,589,206   

San Mateo County Community College District GO, Election of 2001, Series C, NATL Insured, zero cpn.,

         

9/01/30

   United States        895,000        303,888   

3/01/31

   United States        245,000        78,011   

Sonoma County Pension Obligation Revenue, Series A, 6.00%, 12/01/29

   United States        2,100,000        2,030,427   
         

 

 

 

Total Municipal Bonds (Cost $80,022,651)

            83,654,457   
         

 

 

 

Total Investments before Short Term Investments
(Cost $1,237,197,559)

            1,304,283,326   
         

 

 

 

Short Term Investments 12.2%

         

Foreign Government and Agency Securities 6.9%

         

pBank of Negara Monetary Note, 7/19/11 - 3/29/12

   Malaysia        35,120,000  MYR      11,479,252   

pEgypt Treasury Bills, 7/12/11 - 2/21/12

   Egypt        102,975,000  EGP      16,727,184   

Government of Israel, 4.00%, 3/30/12

   Israel        3,315,000  ILS      977,616   

pSweden Treasury Bills, 9/21/11

   Sweden        70,190,000  SEK      11,053,825   

pIsrael Treasury Bills, 7/06/11 - 5/02/12

   Israel        65,505,300  ILS      18,877,755   

pMalaysia Treasury Bills, 7/08/11 - 3/23/12

   Malaysia        2,080,000  MYR      680,715   

pNorway Treasury Bills,

         

12/21/11

   Norway        32,480,000  NOK      5,952,439   

3/21/12

   Norway        114,510,000  NOK      20,877,689   

pPhilippine Treasury Bills, 7/13/11 - 1/11/12

   Philippines        18,290,000  PHP      418,153   

pSri Lanka Treasury Bills, 7/08/11 - 2/17/12

   Sri Lanka        26,620,000  LKR      235,762   

pUnited Kingdom Treasury Bills, 8/01/11 - 8/08/11

   United Kingdom        1,389,000  GBP      2,228,105   

United Kingdom Treasury Note,

         

9.00%, 7/12/11

   United Kingdom        520,000  GBP      836,676   

3.25%, 12/07/11

   United Kingdom        4,968,000  GBP      8,069,219   

j5.25%, 6/07/12

   United Kingdom        1,800,000  GBP      3,011,522   
         

 

 

 

Total Foreign Government and Agency Securities
(Cost $101,738,733)

            101,425,912   
         

 

 

 

Total Investments before Money Market Funds
(Cost $1,338,936,292)

            1,405,709,238   
         

 

 

 
            Shares        

Money Market Funds (Cost $79,117,488) 5.3%

         

a,qInstitutional Fiduciary Trust Money Market Portfolio

   United States        79,117,488        79,117,488   
         

 

 

 

Total Investments (Cost $1,418,053,780) 100.2%

            1,484,826,726   

Other Assets, less Liabilities (0.2)%

            (3,122,342
         

 

 

 

Net Assets 100.0%

          $ 1,481,704,384   
         

 

 

 

 

 

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Franklin Templeton Variable Insurance Products Trust

 

Statement of Investments, June 30, 2011 (unaudited) (continued)

 

Franklin Strategic Income Securities Fund

 

†Rounds to less than 0.1% of net assets.

*The principal amount is stated in U.S. dollars unless otherwise indicated.

aNon-income producing.

bSecurity has been deemed illiquid because it may not be able to be sold within seven days. At June 30, 2011, the aggregate value of these securities was $1,508,461, representing 0.10% of net assets.

cSee Note 1(e) regarding investment in FT Holdings Corporation III.

dAt June 30, 2011, pursuant to the Fund’s policies and the requirements of applicable securities law, the Fund may be restricted from trading these securities for a limited or extended period of time due to ownership limits and/or potential possession of material non-public information.

eSecurity was purchased pursuant to Rule 144A under the Securities Act of 1933 and may be sold in transactions exempt from registration only to qualified institutional buyers or in a public offering registered under the Securities Act of 1933. These securities have been deemed liquid under guidelines approved by the Trust’s Board of Trustees. At June 30, 2011, the aggregate value of these securities was $262,599,604, representing 17.72% of net assets.

fPerpetual security with no stated maturity date.

gIncome may be received in additional securities and/or cash.

hSee Note 8 regarding defaulted securities.

iThe coupon rate shown represents the rate at period end.

jA portion or all of the security purchased on a delayed delivery basis. See Note 1(c).

kSee Note 1(g) regarding senior floating rate interests.

lThe principal amount is stated in original face, and scheduled paydowns are reflected in the market price on ex-date.

mPrincipal amount is stated in 100 Mexican Peso Units.

nPrincipal amount is stated in 1,000 Brazilian Real Units.

oRedemption price at maturity is adjusted for inflation. See Note 1(j).

pThe security is traded on a discount basis with no stated coupon rate.

qSee Note 7 regarding investments in the Institutional Fiduciary Trust Money Market Portfolio.

 

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Franklin Templeton Variable Insurance Products Trust

 

Statement of Investments, June 30, 2011 (unaudited) (continued)

 

 

Franklin Strategic Income Securities Fund

 

At June 30, 2011, the Fund had the following forward exchange contracts outstanding. See Note 1(d).

 

Forward Exchange Contracts

  

Currency    Counterparty      Type      Quantity      Contract
Amount
*
             Settlement
Date
     Unrealized
Appreciation
     Unrealized
Depreciation
 

Euro

     DBAB         Sell         1,485,071         1,870,595            7/07/11       $       $ (282,557

Indian Rupee

     JPHQ         Buy         192,280,000         4,000,000            7/14/11         297,024           

Euro

     DBAB         Sell         1,056,111         1,384,562            8/08/11                 (145,232

Chilean Peso

     JPHQ         Buy         1,543,470,600         2,982,552            8/18/11         299,717           

Japanese Yen

     UBSW         Sell         32,055,000         377,220            8/18/11                 (21,060

Japanese Yen

     DBAB         Sell         19,550,000         230,068            8/18/11                 (12,839

Japanese Yen

     JPHQ         Sell         15,928,000         186,467            8/18/11                 (11,437

Chilean Peso

     JPHQ         Buy         509,866,000         983,822            8/19/11         100,307           

Japanese Yen

     HSBC         Sell         15,854,000         186,546            8/19/11                 (10,439

Euro

     BZWS         Sell         2,124,000         2,728,809            8/22/11                 (346,476

Euro

     UBSW         Sell         1,750,000         2,253,510            8/22/11                 (280,270

Japanese Yen

     BZWS         Sell         15,895,000         187,119            8/22/11                 (10,379

Japanese Yen

     DBAB         Sell         15,915,000         187,588            8/22/11                 (10,158

Japanese Yen

     MSCO         Sell         12,500,000         147,156            8/22/11                 (8,159

Euro

     UBSW         Sell         1,750,000         2,249,835            8/23/11                 (283,865

Japanese Yen

     FBCO         Sell         31,524,000         370,871            8/23/11                 (20,823

Japanese Yen

     CITI         Sell         31,757,000         374,480            8/23/11                 (20,109

Japanese Yen

     DBAB         Sell         15,708,000         185,538            8/23/11                 (9,638

Japanese Yen

     JPHQ         Sell         31,689,000         373,471            8/24/11                 (20,275

Japanese Yen

     BZWS         Sell         31,584,000         373,175            8/24/11                 (19,267

Euro

     BZWS         Sell         2,785,000         3,524,418            8/25/11                 (507,530

Euro

     DBAB         Sell         993,304         1,275,551            8/25/11                 (162,491

Japanese Yen

     DBAB         Sell         660,099,000         7,771,673            8/25/11                 (430,322

Japanese Yen

     BZWS         Sell         12,568,000         148,103            8/25/11                 (8,060

Japanese Yen

     HSBC         Sell         100,248,000         1,199,235            8/26/11                 (46,394

Japanese Yen

     UBSW         Sell         34,903,000         415,794            8/26/11                 (17,892

Japanese Yen

     JPHQ         Sell         15,991,000         188,831            8/26/11                 (9,865

United States Dollar

     UBSW         Buy         3,000,000         2,370,230         EUR         8/26/11                 (431,361

Japanese Yen

     BZWS         Sell         37,600,000         446,588            8/30/11                 (20,622

Japanese Yen

     JPHQ         Sell         15,743,000         185,561            9/01/11                 (10,061

Philippine Peso

     DBAB         Buy         21,010,000         466,930            10/04/11         13,686           

Philippine Peso

     HSBC         Buy         16,853,000         373,963            10/04/11         11,560           

Euro

     UBSW         Sell         2,850,000         3,899,028            10/05/11                 (222,186

Philippine Peso

     HSBC         Buy         25,126,000         561,375            10/05/11         13,355           

Philippine Peso

     DBAB         Buy         25,119,000         560,905            10/05/11         13,665           

Philippine Peso

     JPHQ         Buy         6,636,000         148,244            10/06/11         3,536           

Euro

     BZWS         Sell         2,749,000         3,825,508            10/07/11                 (149,400

Philippine Peso

     DBAB         Buy         20,621,000         463,539            10/07/11         8,073           

Philippine Peso

     HSBC         Buy         16,532,000         372,771            10/11/11         5,211           

Philippine Peso

     CITI         Buy         8,254,000         186,624            10/11/11         2,092           

Philippine Peso

     JPHQ         Buy         8,232,000         185,828            10/11/11         2,385           

Philippine Peso

     DBAB         Buy         16,501,000         372,660            10/11/11         4,613           

Philippine Peso

     DBAB         Buy         4,913,000         111,492            10/12/11         829           

Euro

     DBAB         Sell         595,343         823,419            10/13/11                 (37,250

Philippine Peso

     HSBC         Buy         8,192,000         184,525            10/13/11         2,745           

Philippine Peso

     JPHQ         Buy         18,311,000         413,201            10/13/11         5,392           

Japanese Yen

     DBAB         Sell         382,080,000         4,725,379            10/20/11                 (24,279

Philippine Peso

     JPHQ         Buy         237,550,000         5,353,601            10/21/11         73,584           

Japanese Yen

     JPHQ         Sell         270,990,000         3,355,498            10/25/11                 (13,368

Euro

     BZWS         Sell         1,993,000         2,780,235            10/26/11                 (99,780

 

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Franklin Templeton Variable Insurance Products Trust

 

Statement of Investments, June 30, 2011 (unaudited) (continued)

 

 

Franklin Strategic Income Securities Fund

 

Forward Exchange Contracts (continued)

  

Currency    Counterparty        Type        Quantity        Contract
Amount
*
       Settlement
Date
       Unrealized
Appreciation
       Unrealized
Depreciation
 

Euro

     UBSW           Sell           2,679,000           3,731,177           10/27/11         $         $ (140,028

Japanese Yen

     JPHQ           Sell           360,360,000           4,441,076           10/31/11                     (39,086

Euro

     UBSW           Sell           1,480,440           2,005,404           11/17/11                     (132,419

Philippine Peso

     JPHQ           Buy           191,280,000           4,322,712           11/25/11           35,942             

Japanese Yen

     BOFA           Sell           620,288,000           7,491,401           11/28/11                     (222,525

Euro

     UBSW           Sell           3,920,000           5,143,236           12/01/11                     (514,881

Japanese Yen

     BZWS           Sell           257,790,000           3,082,875           12/05/11                     (123,242

Euro

     DBAB           Sell           3,210,000           4,245,546           12/08/11                     (386,719

Euro

     DBAB           Sell           2,870,000           3,822,697           12/09/11                     (318,791

Euro

     UBSW           Sell           3,400,000           4,491,128           12/12/11                     (414,692

Euro

     DBAB           Sell           1,410,000           1,858,380           12/12/11                     (176,093

Japanese Yen

     UBSW           Sell           351,760,000           4,208,159           12/12/11                     (166,971

Euro

     CITI           Sell           3,868,000           5,157,398           12/15/11                     (423,158

Euro

     DBAB           Sell           486,875           649,092           12/15/11                     (53,347

British Pound

     DBAB           Sell           600,000           943,620           12/16/11                     (17,316

Euro

     UBSW           Sell           2,137,312           2,847,413           12/19/11                     (235,798

Chilean Peso

     DBAB           Buy           2,449,000,000           4,829,994           1/10/12           291,164             

Indian Rupee

     HSBC           Buy           139,650,000           2,922,159           1/10/12           101,080             

Japanese Yen

     HSBC           Sell           183,560,000           2,246,756           1/10/12                     (37,132

Euro

     UBSW           Sell           3,940,000           5,100,035           1/11/12                     (579,320

Euro

     DBAB           Sell           2,187,000           2,834,111           1/11/12                     (318,363

Euro

     BZWS           Sell           1,691,484           2,188,781           1/11/12                     (249,427

Euro

     JPHQ           Sell           1,802,953           2,331,669           1/13/12                     (267,040

Japanese Yen

     BZWS           Sell           460,675,000           5,577,179           1/13/12                     (154,867

Philippine Peso

     JPHQ           Buy           35,843,000           814,151           1/13/12                     (174

Philippine Peso

     HSBC           Buy           5,750,000           130,732           1/17/12                     (184

Euro

     BZWS           Sell           2,912,410           3,881,369           1/19/12                     (315,615

Japanese Yen

     DBAB           Sell           271,680,000           3,293,490           1/19/12                     (87,231

Euro

     DBAB           Sell           2,000,000           2,716,500           1/26/12                     (164,953

Euro

     BZWS           Sell           1,007,118           1,357,595           1/26/12                     (93,387

Euro

     DBAB           Sell           1,587,264           2,146,426           1/27/12                     (140,311

Euro

     DBAB           Sell           3,014,151           4,103,767           2/02/12                     (237,770

Chilean Peso

     BZWS           Buy           486,100,000           981,227           2/08/12           31,922             

Chilean Peso

     DBAB           Buy           725,000,000           1,472,081           2/08/12           38,993             

Chilean Peso

     JPHQ           Buy           482,900,000           976,049           2/08/12           30,431             

Indian Rupee

     HSBC           Buy           186,760,000           3,883,552           2/08/12           142,916             

Chilean Peso

     BZWS           Buy           1,001,200,000           2,020,789           2/09/12           65,716             

Euro

     UBSW           Sell           2,151,000           2,920,563           2/13/12                     (176,548

Euro

     DBAB           Sell           1,250,438           1,690,529           2/14/12                     (109,849

Singapore Dollar

     DBAB           Buy           1,158,000           905,912           2/24/12           37,716             

Singapore Dollar

     DBAB           Buy           722,000           566,230           2/27/12           22,122             

Singapore Dollar

     DBAB           Buy           723,000           566,295           2/29/12           22,879             

Euro

     UBSW           Sell           2,581,000           3,523,246           3/01/12                     (190,858

Japanese Yen

     UBSW           Sell           95,700,000           1,177,209           3/01/12                     (14,362

Japanese Yen

     JPHQ           Sell           85,800,000           1,055,610           3/01/12                     (12,694

Japanese Yen

     HSBC           Sell           85,800,000           1,056,000           3/01/12                     (12,304

Euro

     DBAB           Sell           1,500,000           2,101,800           3/15/12                     (55,702

Singapore Dollar

     HSBC           Buy           1,113,000           872,284           3/19/12           34,805             

Singapore Dollar

     DBAB           Buy           973,400           763,050           3/19/12           30,266             

Singapore Dollar

     JPHQ           Buy           1,394,000           1,089,999           3/19/12           46,104             

Singapore Dollar

     HSBC           Buy           837,000           653,676           3/21/12           28,483             

 

FSI-29


Franklin Templeton Variable Insurance Products Trust

 

Statement of Investments, June 30, 2011 (unaudited) (continued)

 

 

Franklin Strategic Income Securities Fund

 

Forward Exchange Contracts (continued)

  

Currency    Counterparty        Type        Quantity        Contract
Amount
*
       Settlement
Date
       Unrealized
Appreciation
       Unrealized
Depreciation
 

Singapore Dollar

     DBAB           Buy           1,048,000           817,536           3/21/12         $ 36,588         $   

Euro

     DBAB           Sell           714,000           999,343           4/05/12                     (26,887

British Pound

     DBAB           Sell           1,089,000           1,762,547           4/11/12           21,293             

Indian Rupee

     DBAB           Buy           20,841,000           444,845           4/11/12           682             

Indian Rupee

     DBAB           Buy           44,691,000           957,391           4/13/12                     (2,230

Chilean Peso

     MSCO           Buy           116,230,000           236,120           4/16/12           4,271             

Indian Rupee

     JPHQ           Buy           30,019,000           641,432           4/16/12                     (70

Indian Rupee

     JPHQ           Buy           29,466,000           625,871           4/18/12           3,532             

Euro

     DBAB           Sell           1,888,220           2,692,035           4/19/12                     (20,571

Indian Rupee

     DBAB           Buy           10,360,000           219,352           4/19/12           1,915             

Indian Rupee

     JPHQ           Buy           14,719,000           312,373           4/19/12           1,994             

Chilean Peso

     MSCO           Buy           104,150,000           210,404           4/20/12           4,904             

Euro

     DBAB           Sell           1,001,008           1,416,527           4/23/12                     (21,315

Indian Rupee

     DBAB           Buy           20,931,000           444,489           4/26/12           2,194             

Singapore Dollar

     DBAB           Buy           6,168,500           5,000,000           4/26/12           28,248             

Chilean Peso

     JPHQ           Buy           234,301,000           475,159           4/27/12           8,824             

Indian Rupee

     JPHQ           Buy           17,801,000           377,540           4/27/12           2,304             

Chilean Peso

     CITI           Buy           377,668,000           776,296           4/30/12           3,567             

Indian Rupee

     JPHQ           Buy           14,829,000           314,841           4/30/12           1,477             

Chilean Peso

     DBAB           Buy           1,554,000,000           3,233,458           5/04/12                     (25,995

Euro

     DBAB           Sell           180,000           264,204           5/04/12           5,752             

Philippine Peso

     JPHQ           Buy           91,360,000           2,135,228           5/04/12                     (74,778

British Pound

     DBAB           Sell           913,406           1,489,364           5/10/12           29,557             

Euro

     DBAB           Sell           600,000           844,476           5/10/12                     (16,849

Singapore Dollar

     DBAB           Buy           3,707,640           3,000,000           5/10/12           22,481             

Euro

     DBAB           Sell           429,000           605,386           5/11/12                     (10,440

British Pound

     DBAB           Sell           2,287,500           3,700,489           5/17/12           45,015             

Indian Rupee

     DBAB           Buy           28,359,000           594,279           6/01/12           8,441             

Indian Rupee

     HSBC           Buy           32,771,000           694,154           6/04/12           2,097             

Euro

     DBAB           Sell           1,053,792           1,505,279           6/06/12                     (6,061

Singapore Dollar

     JPHQ           Buy           4,945,200           4,000,000           6/06/12           31,862             

Euro

     DBAB           Sell           2,000,000           2,831,300           6/07/12                     (36,982

Indian Rupee

     DBAB           Buy           20,889,000           440,510           6/07/12           3,145             

Indian Rupee

     HSBC           Buy           5,576,000           118,412           6/08/12           2             

Euro

     DBAB           Sell           937,500           1,350,563           6/11/12           6,243             

Indian Rupee

     DBAB           Buy           5,655,000           120,038           6/11/12           12             

Indian Rupee

     HSBC           Buy           14,080,000           298,938           6/13/12                     (101

Indian Rupee

     DBAB           Buy           14,156,000           299,852           6/18/12           427             

Indian Rupee

     DBAB           Buy           12,894,000           272,083           6/20/12           1,364             

Euro

     DBAB           Sell           242,890           340,313           6/27/12                     (7,782

Euro

     UBSW           Sell           4,274,000           5,999,841           6/29/12                     (124,982
                           

 

 

 

Unrealized appreciation (depreciation)

  

                      2,096,504           (10,662,044
                           

 

 

 

Net unrealized appreciation (depreciation)

  

                         $ (8,565,540
                                

 

 

 

 

*In U.S. dollars unless otherwise indicated.

 

FSI-30


Franklin Templeton Variable Insurance Products Trust

 

Statement of Investments, June 30, 2011 (unaudited) (continued)

 

 

Franklin Strategic Income Securities Fund

 

At June 30, 2011, the Fund had the following credit default swap contracts outstanding. See Note 1(d).

 

Credit Default Swap Contracts

Description  

Counter-

partya

    Notional
Amount
b
    Periodic
Payment
Rate
    Expiration
Date
    Upfront
Premiums
Paid
(Received)
    Unrealized
Appreciation
    Unrealized
Depreciation
    Market
Value
    Ratingc

Contracts to Sell Protectiond

  

             

Traded Index

                 

CDX.NA.HY.16

    CITI        9,000,000        5.00%        6/20/16      $ 56,250      $ 85,050      $      $ 141,300      Non Investment Grade

CDX.NA.HY.16

    FBCO        11,000,000        5.00%        6/20/16        68,750        103,950               172,700      Non Investment Grade

LCDX.NA.16

    BZWS        16,000,000        2.50%        6/20/16        19,559               (384,448     (364,889   Non Investment Grade

LCDX.NA.16

    FBCO        2,000,000        2.50%        6/20/16        3,667               (49,278     (45,611   Non Investment Grade

LCDX.NA.16

    GSCO        7,000,000        2.50%        6/20/16                      (159,639     (159,639   Non Investment Grade
           

 

 

     

Unrealized appreciation (depreciation)

  

        189,000        (593,365    
           

 

 

     

Net unrealized appreciation (depreciation)

  

        $ (404,365    
             

 

 

     

 

aPositions are generally not collateralized if the market value is under $250,000. Collateral requirements may be net of current positions at the individual counterparty for the fund. The table below summarizes the cash and/or securities held as collateral for each applicable counterparty at period end:

 

Counterparty    Collateral Posted (Received)  

BZWS

   $ 280,000   

CITI

     255,000   

GSCO

     110,000   
  

 

 

 

Total collateral for credit default swaps

   $ 645,000   
  

 

 

 

 

bIn U.S. dollars unless otherwise indicated. For contracts to sell protection, the notional amount is equal to the maximum potential amount of the future payments and no recourse provisions have been entered into in association with the contracts.

cBased on Standard and Poor’s (S&P) Rating for single name swaps and internal ratings for index swaps. Internal ratings based on mapping into equivalent ratings from external vendors.

dThe fund enters contracts to sell protection to create a long credit position. Performance triggers include failure to pay or bankruptcy for traded index swaps.

 

See Abbreviations on page FSI-46.

 

The accompanying notes are an integral part of these financial statements.

 

FSI-31


Franklin Templeton Variable Insurance Products Trust

 

Financial Statements

 

Statement of Assets and Liabilities

June 30, 2011 (unaudited)

 

     Franklin
Strategic Income
Securities Fund
 

Assets:

  

Investments in securities:

  

Cost - Unaffiliated issuers

   $ 1,338,936,292   

Cost - Sweep Money Fund (Note 7)

     79,117,488   
  

 

 

 

Total cost of investments

   $ 1,418,053,780   
  

 

 

 

Value - Unaffiliated issuers

   $ 1,405,709,238   

Value - Sweep Money Fund (Note 7)

     79,117,488   
  

 

 

 

Total value of investments

     1,484,826,726   

Cash

     1,258,850   

Foreign currency, at value (cost $136,534)

     137,097   

Receivables:

  

Investment securities sold

     8,868,141   

Capital shares sold

     913,960   

Interest

     17,468,405   

Due from brokers

     645,000   

Swaps (premiums paid $148,750)

     148,226   

Unrealized appreciation on forward exchange contracts

     2,096,504   

Unrealized appreciation on swap contracts

     189,000   

Other assets

     380   
  

 

 

 

Total assets

     1,516,552,289   
  

 

 

 

Liabilities:

  

Payables:

  

Investment securities purchased

     19,048,572   

Capital shares redeemed

     2,811,301   

Affiliates

     817,528   

Due to brokers

     468,865   

Unrealized depreciation on forward exchange contracts

     10,662,044   

Unrealized depreciation on swap contracts

     593,365   

Unrealized depreciation on unfunded loan commitments (Note 9)

     3,519   

Accrued expenses and other liabilities

     442,711   
  

 

 

 

Total liabilities

     34,847,905   
  

 

 

 

Net assets, at value

   $ 1,481,704,384   
  

 

 

 

Net assets consist of:

  

Paid-in capital

   $ 1,378,340,985   

Undistributed net investment income

     35,183,760   

Net unrealized appreciation (depreciation)

     57,880,688   

Accumulated net realized gain (loss)

     10,298,951   
  

 

 

 

Net assets, at value

   $ 1,481,704,384   
  

 

 

 

 

The accompanying notes are an integral part of these financial statements.

 

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Franklin Templeton Variable Insurance Products Trust

 

Financial Statements (continued)

 

Statement of Assets and Liabilities (continued)

June 30, 2011 (unaudited)

 

     Franklin
Strategic Income
Securities Fund
 

Class 1:

  

Net assets, at value

   $ 1,155,500,248   
  

 

 

 

Shares outstanding

     90,691,027   
  

 

 

 

Net asset value and maximum offering price per share

   $ 12.74   
  

 

 

 

Class 2:

  

Net assets, at value

   $ 124,462,585   
  

 

 

 

Shares outstanding

     9,983,225   
  

 

 

 

Net asset value and maximum offering price per share

   $ 12.47   
  

 

 

 

Class 4:

  

Net assets, at value

   $ 201,741,551   
  

 

 

 

Shares outstanding

     15,952,312   
  

 

 

 

Net asset value and maximum offering price per share

   $ 12.65   
  

 

 

 

 

The accompanying notes are an integral part of these financial statements.

 

FSI-33


Franklin Templeton Variable Insurance Products Trust

 

Financial Statements (continued)

 

Statement of Operations

for the six months ended June 30, 2011 (unaudited)

 

     Franklin
Strategic Income
Securities Fund
 

Investment income:

  

Dividends

   $ 14,070   

Interest

     44,731,828   
  

 

 

 

Total investment income

     44,745,898   
  

 

 

 

Expenses:

  

Management fees (Note 3a)

     2,493,284   

Administrative fees (Note 3b)

     1,468,215   

Distribution fees: (Note 3c)

  

Class 2

     137,845   

Class 4

     335,766   

Unaffiliated transfer agent fees

     642   

Custodian fees (Note 4)

     145,223   

Reports to shareholders

     75,864   

Professional fees

     53,954   

Trustees’ fees and expenses

     3,218   

Other

     40,025   
  

 

 

 

Total expenses

     4,754,036   
  

 

 

 

Net investment income

     39,991,862   
  

 

 

 

Realized and unrealized gains (losses):

  

Net realized gain (loss) from:

  

Investments

     28,574,453   

Foreign currency transactions

     1,009,615   

Swap contracts

     365,497   
  

 

 

 

Net realized gain (loss)

     29,949,565   
  

 

 

 

Net change in unrealized appreciation (depreciation) on:

  

Investments

     1,337,192   

Translation of other assets and liabilities denominated in foreign currencies

     (9,175,063
  

 

 

 

Net change in unrealized appreciation (depreciation)

     (7,837,871
  

 

 

 

Net realized and unrealized gain (loss)

     22,111,694   
  

 

 

 

Net increase (decrease) in net assets resulting from operations

   $ 62,103,556   
  

 

 

 

 

The accompanying notes are an integral part of these financial statements.

 

FSI-34


Franklin Templeton Variable Insurance Products Trust

 

Financial Statements (continued)

 

Statements of Changes in Net Assets

 

     Franklin Strategic Income
Securities Fund
 
    

Six Months

Ended

June 30, 2011
(unaudited)

   

Year

Ended
December 31,

2010

 
    

 

 

Increase (decrease) in net assets:

    

Operations:

    

Net investment income

   $ 39,991,862      $ 82,801,087   

Net realized gain (loss) from investments, foreign currency transactions and swap contracts

     29,949,565        57,948,653   

Net change in unrealized appreciation (depreciation) on investments and translation of other assets and liabilities denominated in foreign currencies

     (7,837,871     13,730,001   
    

 

 

Net increase (decrease) in net assets resulting from operations

     62,103,556        154,479,741   
    

 

 

Distributions to shareholders from and net foreign currency gains:

    

Net investment income:

    

Class 1

     (69,631,166     (57,255,268

Class 2

     (7,304,903     (3,841,288

Class 4

     (11,235,444     (8,302,315
    

 

 

Total distributions to shareholders

     (88,171,513     (69,398,871
    

 

 

Capital share transactions: (Note 2)

    

Class 1

     (19,836,628     (48,613,654

Class 2

     25,958,532        28,343,361   

Class 4

     16,975,927        16,237,324   
    

 

 

Total capital share transactions

     23,097,831        (4,032,969
    

 

 

Net increase (decrease) in net assets

     (2,980,126     81,047,901   

Net assets:

    

Beginning of period

     1,484,674,510        1,403,626,609   
    

 

 

End of period

   $ 1,481,704,384      $ 1,484,674,510   
    

 

 

Undistributed net investment income included in net assets:

    

End of period

   $ 35,183,760      $ 83,363,411   
    

 

 

 

The accompanying notes are an integral part of these financial statements.

 

FSI-35


Franklin Templeton Variable Insurance Products Trust

 

Notes to Financial Statements (unaudited)

 

Franklin Strategic Income Securities Fund

 

1. ORGANIZATION AND SIGNIFICANT ACCOUNTING POLICIES

 

Franklin Templeton Variable Insurance Products Trust (Trust) is registered under the Investment Company Act of 1940, as amended, (1940 Act) as an open-end investment company, consisting of twenty separate funds. The Franklin Strategic Income Securities Fund (Fund) is included in this report. The financial statements of the remaining funds in the Trust are presented separately. Shares of the Fund are generally sold only to insurance company separate accounts to fund the benefits of variable life insurance policies or variable annuity contracts. At June 30, 2011, 92.71% of the Fund’s shares were held through one insurance company. The Fund offers three classes of shares: Class 1, Class 2, and Class 4. Each class of shares differs by its initial sales load, contingent deferred sales charges, distribution fees, voting rights on matters affecting a single class and its exchange privilege.

 

The following summarizes the Fund’s significant accounting policies.

 

a. Financial Instrument Valuation

 

The Fund’s investments in securities and other financial instruments are carried at fair value daily. Fair value is the price that would be received to sell an asset or paid to transfer a liability in an orderly transaction between market participants on the measurement date. Under procedures approved by the Trust’s Board of Trustees, the Fund may utilize independent pricing services, quotations from securities and financial instrument dealers, and other market sources to determine fair value.

 

Equity securities listed on an exchange or on the NASDAQ National Market System are valued at the last quoted sale price or the official closing price of the day, respectively. Over-the-counter securities are valued within the range of the most recent quoted bid and ask prices. Securities that trade in multiple markets or on multiple exchanges are valued according to the broadest and most representative market. Certain equity securities are valued based upon fundamental characteristics or relationships to similar securities. Investments in open-end mutual funds are valued at the closing net asset value.

 

Debt securities generally trade in the over-the-counter market rather than on a securities exchange. The Fund’s pricing services use multiple valuation techniques to determine fair value. In instances where sufficient market activity exists, the pricing services may utilize a market-based approach through which quotes from market makers are used to determine fair value. In instances where sufficient market activity may not exist or is limited, the pricing services also utilize proprietary valuation models which may consider market characteristics such as benchmark yield curves, option-adjusted spreads, credit spreads, estimated default rates, coupon rates, anticipated timing of principal repayments, underlying collateral, and other unique security features in order to estimate the relevant cash flows, which are then discounted to calculate the fair value. Securities denominated in a foreign currency are converted into their U.S. dollar equivalent at the foreign exchange rate in effect at the close of the NYSE on the date that the values of the foreign debt securities are determined.

 

Certain derivative financial instruments (derivatives) trade in the over-the-counter market. The Fund’s pricing services use various techniques including industry standard option pricing models and proprietary discounted cash flow models to determine the fair value of those instruments. The Fund’s net benefit or obligation under the derivative contract, as measured by the fair market value of the contract, is included in net assets.

 

The Fund has procedures to determine the fair value of securities and other financial instruments for which market prices are not readily available or which may not be reliably priced. Under these procedures, the Fund primarily employs a market-based approach which may use related or comparable assets or liabilities, recent transactions, market multiples, book values, and other relevant information for the investment to determine the fair value of the investment. The Fund may also use an income-based valuation approach in which the anticipated future cash flows of the investment are discounted to calculate fair value. Discounts may also be applied due to the nature or duration of any restrictions on the disposition of the investments. Due to the inherent uncertainty of valuations of such investments, the fair values may differ significantly from the values that would have been used had an active market existed.

 

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Notes to Financial Statements (unaudited) (continued)

 

Franklin Strategic Income Securities Fund

 

1. ORGANIZATION AND SIGNIFICANT ACCOUNTING POLICIES (continued)

 

b. Foreign Currency Translation

 

Portfolio securities and other assets and liabilities denominated in foreign currencies are translated into U.S. dollars based on the exchange rate of such currencies against U.S. dollars on the date of valuation. The Fund may enter into foreign currency exchange contracts to facilitate transactions denominated in a foreign currency. Purchases and sales of securities, income and expense items denominated in foreign currencies are translated into U.S. dollars at the exchange rate in effect on the transaction date. Portfolio securities and assets and liabilities denominated in foreign currencies contain risks that those currencies will decline in value relative to the U.S. dollar. Occasionally, events may impact the availability or reliability of foreign exchange rates used to convert the U.S. dollar equivalent value. If such an event occurs, the foreign exchange rate will be valued at fair value using procedures established and approved by the Trust’s Board of Trustees.

 

The Fund does not separately report the effect of changes in foreign exchange rates from changes in market prices on securities held. Such changes are included in net realized and unrealized gain or loss from investments on the Statement of Operations.

 

Realized foreign exchange gains or losses arise from sales of foreign currencies, currency gains or losses realized between the trade and settlement dates on securities transactions and the difference between the recorded amounts of dividends, interest, and foreign withholding taxes and the U.S. dollar equivalent of the amounts actually received or paid. Net unrealized foreign exchange gains and losses arise from changes in foreign exchange rates on foreign denominated assets and liabilities other than investments in securities held at the end of the reporting period.

 

c. Securities Purchased on a Delayed Delivery Basis

 

The Fund purchases securities on a delayed delivery basis, with payment and delivery scheduled for a future date. These transactions are subject to market fluctuations and are subject to the risk that the value at delivery may be more or less than the trade date purchase price. Although the Fund will generally purchase these securities with the intention of holding the securities, it may sell the securities before the settlement date. Sufficient assets have been segregated for these securities.

 

d. Derivative Financial Instruments

 

The Fund invested in derivatives in order to manage risk or gain exposure to various other investments or markets. Derivatives are financial contracts based on an underlying or notional amount, require no initial investment or an initial net investment that is smaller than would normally be required to have a similar response to changes in market factors, and require or permit net settlement. Derivatives contain various risks including the potential inability of the counterparty to fulfill their obligations under the terms of the contract, the potential for an illiquid secondary market, and/or the potential for market movements which expose the Fund to gains or losses in excess of the amounts shown on the Statement of Assets and Liabilities. Realized gain and loss and unrealized appreciation and depreciation on these contracts for the period are included in the Statement of Operations.

 

The Fund entered into forward exchange contracts primarily to manage and/or gain exposure to certain foreign currencies. A forward exchange contract is an agreement between the Fund and a counterparty to buy or sell a foreign currency for a specific exchange rate on a future date. Pursuant to the terms of the forward exchange contracts, cash or securities may be required to be deposited as collateral. Unrestricted cash may be invested according to the Fund’s investment objectives.

 

The Fund entered into credit default swap contracts primarily to manage and/or gain exposure to credit risk. A credit default swap is an agreement between the Fund and a counterparty whereby the buyer of the contract receives credit protection and the seller of the contract guarantees the credit worthiness of a referenced debt obligation. In the event of a default of the underlying referenced debt obligation, the buyer is entitled to receive the notional amount of the credit default swap contract (or other agreed upon amount) from the seller. Over the term of the contract, the buyer pays the seller a periodic stream of payments, provided that no event of default has occurred. Such periodic payments are accrued daily as an unrealized appreciation or depreciation until the payments are made, at which time they are realized. Payments received or paid to initiate a credit default

 

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Notes to Financial Statements (unaudited) (continued)

 

Franklin Strategic Income Securities Fund

 

1. ORGANIZATION AND SIGNIFICANT ACCOUNTING POLICIES (continued)

 

d. Derivative Financial Instruments (continued)

 

swap contract are reflected on the Statement of Assets and Liabilities and represent compensating factors between stated terms of the credit default swap agreement and prevailing market conditions (credit spreads and other relevant factors). These upfront payments are amortized over the term of the contract as a realized gain or loss on the Statement of Operations. Pursuant to the terms of the credit default swap contract, cash or securities may be required to be deposited as collateral. Unrestricted cash may be invested according to the Fund’s investment objectives.

 

See Note 10 regarding other derivative information.

 

e. FT HOLDINGS CORPORATION III

 

The Fund invests in certain securities through its investment in FT Holdings Corporation III, a Delaware Corporation and a wholly-owned subsidiary (Subsidiary) of the Fund. The Subsidiary has the ability to invest in securities consistent with the investment objective of the Fund. At June 30, 2011, all Subsidiary investments as well as any other assets and liabilities are reflected in the Fund’s Statement of Investments and Statement of Assets and Liabilities. All income and expenses of the Subsidiary during the period ended June 30, 2011, have been included in the Fund’s Statement of Operations.

 

f. Mortgage Dollar Rolls

 

The Fund enters into mortgage dollar rolls, typically on a TBA basis. Mortgage dollar rolls are agreements between the Fund and a financial institution to simultaneously sell and repurchase mortgage-backed securities at a future date. Gains or losses are realized on the initial sale, and the difference between the repurchase price and the sale price is recorded as an unrealized gain or loss to the fund upon entering into the mortgage dollar roll. In addition, the Fund may invest the cash proceeds that are received from the initial sale. During the period between the sale and repurchase, the Fund is not entitled to principal and interest paid on the mortgage backed securities. The risks of mortgage dollar roll transactions include the potential inability of the counterparty to fulfill its obligations.

 

g. Senior Floating Rate Interests

 

The Fund invests in senior secured corporate loans that pay interest at rates which are periodically reset by reference to a base lending rate plus a spread. These base lending rates are generally the prime rate offered by a designated U.S. bank or the London InterBank Offered Rate (LIBOR). Senior secured corporate loans often require prepayment of principal from excess cash flows or at the discretion of the borrower. As a result, actual maturity may be substantially less than the stated maturity.

 

Senior secured corporate loans in which the Fund invests are generally readily marketable, but may be subject to some restrictions on resale.

 

h. Income Taxes

 

It is the Fund’s policy to qualify as a regulated investment company under the Internal Revenue Code. The Fund intends to distribute to shareholders substantially all of its taxable income and net realized gains to relieve it from federal income and excise taxes. As a result, no provision for U.S. federal income taxes is required. The Fund files U.S. income tax returns as well as tax returns in certain other jurisdictions. The Fund records a provision for taxes in its financial statements including penalties and interest, if any, for a tax position taken on a tax return (or expected to be taken) when it fails to meet the more likely than not (a greater than 50% probability) threshold and based on the technical merits, the tax position may not be sustained upon examination by the tax authorities. As of June 30, 2011, and for all open tax years, the Fund has determined that no provision for income tax is required in the Fund’s financial statements. Open tax years are those that remain subject to examination and are based on each tax jurisdiction statute of limitation.

 

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Notes to Financial Statements (unaudited) (continued)

 

Franklin Strategic Income Securities Fund

 

1. ORGANIZATION AND SIGNIFICANT ACCOUNTING POLICIES (continued)

 

h. Income Taxes (continued)

 

The Fund may be subject to foreign taxation related to income received, capital gains on the sale of securities and certain foreign currency transactions in the foreign jurisdictions in which it invests. Foreign taxes, if any, are recorded based on the tax regulations and rates that exist in the foreign markets in which the Fund invests. When a capital gain tax is determined to apply the Fund records an estimated deferred tax liability for unrealized gains on these securities in an amount that would be payable if the securities were disposed of on the valuation date.

 

i. Security Transactions, Investment Income, Expenses and Distributions

 

Security transactions are accounted for on trade date. Realized gains and losses on security transactions are determined on a specific identification basis. Interest income and estimated expenses are accrued daily. Amortization of premium and accretion of discount on debt securities are included in interest income. Facility fees are recognized as income over the expected term of the loan. Dividend income is recorded on the ex-dividend date. Distributions to shareholders are recorded on the ex-dividend date and are determined according to income tax regulations (tax basis). Distributable earnings determined on a tax basis may differ from earnings recorded in accordance with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America. These differences may be permanent or temporary. Permanent differences are reclassified among capital accounts to reflect their tax character. These reclassifications have no impact on net assets or the results of operations. Temporary differences are not reclassified, as they may reverse in subsequent periods.

 

Common expenses incurred by the Trust are allocated among the funds based on the ratio of net assets of each fund to the combined net assets of the Trust. Fund specific expenses are charged directly to the fund that incurred the expense.

 

Realized and unrealized gains and losses and net investment income, not including class specific expenses, are allocated daily to each class of shares based upon the relative proportion of net assets of each class. Differences in per share distributions, by class, are generally due to differences in class specific expenses.

 

Inflation-indexed bonds are adjusted for inflation through periodic increases or decreases in the security’s interest accruals, face amount, or principal redemption value, by amounts corresponding to the rate of inflation as measured by an index. Any increase or decrease in the face amount or principal redemption value will be included as interest income on the Statement of Operations.

 

j. Accounting Estimates

 

The preparation of financial statements in accordance with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America requires management to make estimates and assumptions that affect the reported amounts of assets and liabilities at the date of the financial statements and the amounts of income and expenses during the reporting period. Actual results could differ from those estimates.

 

k. Guarantees and Indemnifications

 

Under the Trust’s organizational documents, its officers and trustees are indemnified by the Trust against certain liabilities arising out of the performance of their duties to the Trust. Additionally, in the normal course of business, the Trust, on behalf of the Fund, enters into contracts with service providers that contain general indemnification clauses. The Trust’s maximum exposure under these arrangements is unknown as this would involve future claims that may be made against the Trust that have not yet occurred. Currently, the Trust expects the risk of loss to be remote.

 

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Notes to Financial Statements (unaudited) (continued)

 

Franklin Strategic Income Securities Fund

 

2. SHARES OF BENEFICIAL INTEREST

 

At June 30, 2011, there were an unlimited number of shares authorized (without par value). Transactions in the Fund’s shares were as follows:

 

     Six Months Ended
June 30, 2011
    Year Ended
December 31, 2010
 
Class 1 Shares:    Shares     Amount     Shares     Amount  

Shares sold

     1,226,775      $ 16,272,518        4,513,968      $ 56,940,927   

Shares issued in reinvestment of distributions

     5,474,148        69,631,166        4,747,535        57,255,268   

Shares redeemed

     (7,990,687     (105,740,312     (12,820,410     (162,809,849
    

 

 

Net increase (decrease)

     (1,289,764   $ (19,836,628     (3,558,907   $ (48,613,654
    

 

 

Class 2 Shares:

        

Shares sold

     2,255,130      $ 29,332,186        3,451,058      $ 42,785,482   

Shares issued in reinvestment of distributions

     586,739        7,304,903        324,982        3,841,288   

Shares redeemed

     (823,350     (10,678,557     (1,474,432     (18,283,409
    

 

 

Net increase (decrease)

     2,018,519      $ 25,958,532        2,301,608      $ 28,343,361   
    

 

 

Class 4 Shares:

        

Shares sold

     1,423,879      $ 18,428,624        2,251,182      $ 28,170,784   

Shares issued on reinvestment of distributions

     889,584        11,235,444        693,015        8,302,315   

Shares redeemed

     (966,811     (12,688,141     (1,626,043     (20,235,775
    

 

 

Net increase (decrease)

     1,346,652      $ 16,975,927        1,318,154      $ 16,237,324   
    

 

 

 

3. TRANSACTIONS WITH AFFILIATES

 

Franklin Resources, Inc. is the holding company for various subsidiaries that together are referred to as Franklin Templeton Investments. Certain officers and trustees of the Fund are also officers and/or directors of the following subsidiaries:

 

Subsidiary    Affiliation

Franklin Advisers, Inc. (Advisers)

   Investment manager

Franklin Templeton Services, LLC (FT Services)

   Administrative manager

Franklin Templeton Distributors, Inc. (Distributors)

   Principal underwriter

Franklin Templeton Investor Services, LLC (Investor Services)

   Transfer agent

 

a. Management Fees

 

The Fund pays an investment management fee to Advisers based on the average daily net assets of the Fund as follows:

 

Annualized Fee Rate    Net Assets
0.425%   

Up to and including $500 million

0.325%   

Over $500 million, up to and including $1 billion

0.280%   

Over $1 billion, up to and including $1.5 billion

0.235%   

Over $1.5 billion, up to and including $6.5 billion

0.215%   

Over $6.5 billion, up to and including $11.5 billion

0.200%   

Over $11.5 billion, up to and including $16.5 billion

0.190%   

Over $16.5 billion, up to and including $19 billion

0.180%   

Over $19 billion, up to and including $21.5 billion

0.170%   

In excess of $21.5 billion

 

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Franklin Templeton Variable Insurance Products Trust

 

Notes to Financial Statements (unaudited) (continued)

 

Franklin Strategic Income Securities Fund

 

3. TRANSACTIONS WITH AFFILIATES (continued)

 

b. Administrative Fees

 

The Fund pays an administrative fee to FT Services of 0.20% per year of the average daily net assets of the Fund.

 

c. Distribution Fees

 

The Trust’s Board of Trustees has adopted distribution plans for Class 2 and Class 4 shares pursuant to Rule 12b-1 under the 1940 Act. Under the Fund’s compensation distribution plans, the Fund pays Distributors for costs incurred in connection with the servicing, sale and distribution of the Fund’s shares up to 0.25% and 0.35% per year of its average daily net assets of Class 2 and Class 4, respectively.

 

e. Transfer Agent Fees

 

Investor Services, under terms of an agreement, performs shareholder servicing for the Fund and is not paid by the Fund for the services.

 

4. EXPENSE OFFSET ARRANGEMENT

 

The Fund has entered into an arrangement with its custodian whereby credits realized as a result of uninvested cash balances are used to reduce a portion of the Fund’s custodian expenses. During the period ended June 30, 2011, there were no credits earned.

 

5. INCOME TAXES

 

For tax purposes, capital losses may be carried over to offset future capital gains, if any. At December 31, 2010, the Fund had tax basis capital losses of $19,427,750 expiring in 2017.

 

Under the Regulated Investment Company Modernization Act of 2010, the Fund will be permitted to carry forward capital losses incurred in taxable years beginning after December 22, 2010 for an unlimited period. Post-enactment capital loss carryforwards will retain their character as either short-term or long-term capital losses rather than being considered short-term as under previous law. Any post-enactment capital losses generated will be required to be utilized prior to the losses incurred in pre-enactment tax years.

 

At June 30, 2011, the cost of investments and net unrealized appreciation (depreciation) for income tax purposes were as follows:

 

Cost of investments

   $ 1,421,370,261   
  

 

 

 

Unrealized appreciation

   $ 80,529,591   

Unrealized depreciation

     (17,073,126
  

 

 

 

Net unrealized appreciation (depreciation)

   $ 63,456,465   
  

 

 

 

 

Net investment income (loss) differs for financial statement and tax purposes primarily due to differing treatments of defaulted securities, foreign currency transactions, mortgage dollar rolls, paydown losses, payments-in-kind, bond discounts and premiums, tax straddles, non-deductible expenses and inflation related adjustments on foreign securities.

 

Net realized gains (losses) differ for financial statement and tax purposes primarily due to differing treatments of defaulted securities, wash sales, foreign currency transactions, mortgage dollar rolls, paydown losses, payments-in-kind, bond discounts and premiums, tax straddles and inflation related adjustments on foreign securities.

 

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Notes to Financial Statements (unaudited) (continued)

 

Franklin Strategic Income Securities Fund

 

6. INVESTMENT TRANSACTIONS

 

Purchases and sales of investments (excluding short term securities) for the period ended June 30, 2011, aggregated $468,898,927 and $585,691,196, respectively.

 

7. INVESTMENTS IN INSTITUTIONAL FIDUCIARY TRUST MONEY MARKET PORTFOLIO

 

The Fund invests in the Institutional Fiduciary Trust Money Market Portfolio (Sweep Money Fund), an open-end investment company managed by Advisers. Management fees paid by the Fund are reduced on assets invested in the Sweep Money Fund, in an amount not to exceed the management and administrative fees paid by the Sweep Money Fund.

 

8. CREDIT RISK AND DEFAULTED SECURITIES

 

At June 30, 2011, the Fund had 54.49% of its portfolio invested in high yield securities, senior secured floating rate notes, or other securities rated below investment grade. These securities may be more sensitive to economic conditions causing greater price volatility and are potentially subject to a greater risk of loss due to default than higher rated securities.

 

The Fund held defaulted securities and/or other securities for which the income has been deemed uncollectible. At June 30, 2011, the aggregate value of these securities represents less than 0.05% of the Fund’s net assets. The Fund discontinues accruing income on securities for which income has been deemed uncollectible and provides an estimate for losses on interest receivable. The securities have been identified on the accompanying Statement of Investments.

 

9. UNFUNDED LOAN COMMITMENTS

 

The Fund enters into certain credit agreements, all or a portion of which may be unfunded. The Fund is obligated to fund these loan commitments at the borrowers’ discretion. Funded portions of credit agreements are presented on the Statement of Investments.

 

At June 30, 2011, unfunded commitments were as follows:

 

Borrower    Unfunded
Commitment
 

EnviroSolutions Real Property Holdings Inc., Revolver, FRN, 6.50%, 7/29/13

   $ 703,908   
  

 

 

 

 

Unfunded loan commitments and funded portions of credit agreements are marked to market daily and any unrealized appreciation or depreciation is included in the Statement of Assets and Liabilities and Statement of Operations.

 

10. OTHER DERIVATIVE INFORMATION

 

At June 30, 2011, the Fund has invested in derivative contracts which are reflected on the Statement of Assets and Liabilities as follows:

 

      Asset Derivatives      Liability Derivatives  
Derivative Contracts Not Accounted
for as Hedging Instruments
   Statement of Assets and
Liabilities Location
   Fair
Value
Amount
     Statement of Assets and
Liabilities Location
   Fair
Value
Amount
 

Foreign exchange contracts

   Unrealized appreciation on forward exchange contracts    $ 2,096,504       Unrealized depreciation on forward exchange contracts    $ 10,662,044   

Credit contracts

   Unrealized appreciation on swap contracts      189,000       Unrealized depreciation on swap contracts      593,365   

 

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Notes to Financial Statements (unaudited) (continued)

 

Franklin Strategic Income Securities Fund

 

10. OTHER DERIVATIVE INFORMATION (continued)

 

For the period ended June 30, 2011, the effect of derivative contracts on the Fund’s Statement of Operations was as follows:

 

Derivative Contracts Not Accounted
for as Hedging Instruments
   Statement of Operations Locations    Realized Gain
(Loss) for the
Period
     Change in
Unrealized
Appreciation
(Depreciation)
for the
Period

Foreign exchange contracts

   Net realized gain (loss) from foreign currency transactions / Net change in unrealized appreciation (depreciation) on translation of other assets and liabilities denominated in foreign currencies    $ 428,265       $(9,052,183)

Credit contracts

   Net realized gain (loss) from swap contracts / Net change in unrealized appreciation (depreciation) on investments      365,497       (404,365)

 

For the period ended June 30, 2011, the average month end market value of derivatives represented 0.80% of average month end net assets. The average month end number of open derivative contracts for the period was 151.

 

See Note 1(d) regarding derivative financial instruments.

 

11. CREDIT FACILITY

 

The Fund, together with other U.S. registered and foreign investment funds (collectively, Borrowers), managed by Franklin Templeton Investments, are borrowers in a joint syndicated senior unsecured credit facility totaling $750 million (Global Credit Facility) which matures on January 20, 2012. This Global Credit Facility provides a source of funds to the Borrowers for temporary and emergency purposes, including the ability to meet future unanticipated or unusually large redemption requests.

 

Under the terms of the Global Credit Facility, the Fund shall, in addition to interest charged on any borrowings made by the Fund and other costs incurred by the Fund, pay its share of fees and expenses incurred in connection with the implementation and maintenance of the Global Credit Facility, based upon its relative share of the aggregate net assets of all of the Borrowers, including an annual commitment fee of 0.08% based upon the unused portion of the Global Credit Facility, which is reflected in other expenses on the Statement of Operations. During the period ended June 30, 2011, the Fund did not use the Global Credit Facility.

 

12. FAIR VALUE MEASUREMENTS

 

The Fund follows a fair value hierarchy that distinguishes between market data obtained from independent sources (observable inputs) and the Fund’s own market assumptions (unobservable inputs). These inputs are used in determining the value of the Fund’s investments and are summarized in the following fair value hierarchy:

 

   

Level 1 – quoted prices in active markets for identical securities

   

Level 2 – other significant observable inputs (including quoted prices for similar securities, interest rates, prepayment speed, credit risk, etc.)

   

Level 3 – significant unobservable inputs (including the Fund’s own assumptions in determining the fair value of investments)

 

The inputs or methodology used for valuing securities are not an indication of the risk associated with investing in those securities.

 

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Notes to Financial Statements (unaudited) (continued)

 

Franklin Strategic Income Securities Fund

 

12. FAIR VALUE MEASUREMENTS (continued)

 

For movements between the levels within the fair value hierarchy, the Fund has adopted a policy of recognizing the transfers as of the date of the underlying event which caused the movement.

 

The following is a summary of the inputs used as of June 30, 2011, in valuing the Fund’s assets and liabilities carried at fair value:

 

     Level 1      Level 2      Level 3      Total  
  

 

 

 

Assets:

           

Investments in Securities:

           

Equity Investmentsa

           

Consumer Durables & Apparel

   $       $       $ 115,253       $ 115,253   

Media

     505,763         5,436,437                 5,942,200   

Other Equity Investmentsb

     2,834,745                         2,834,745   

Convertible Bonds

             3,980,400                 3,980,400   

Corporate Bonds

             511,882,201                 511,882,201   

Senior Floating Rate Interests

             232,822,153         718,566         233,540,719   

Foreign Government and Agency Securities

             300,249,145                 300,249,145   

U.S. Government and Agency Securities

             19,832,212                 19,832,212   

Asset-Backed Securities and Commercial Mortgage-Backed Securities

             50,913,473                 50,913,473   

Mortgage-Backed Securities

             91,338,521                 91,338,521   

Municipal Bonds

             83,654,457                 83,654,457   

Short Term Investments

     79,117,488         101,425,912                 180,543,400   
  

 

 

 

Total Investments in Securities

   $ 82,457,996       $ 1,401,534,911       $ 833,819       $ 1,484,826,726   
  

 

 

 

Forward Exchange Contracts

             2,096,504                 2,096,504   

Swaps

             189,000                 189,000   

Liabilities:

           

Swaps

             593,365                 593,365   

Forward Exchange Contracts

             10,662,044                 10,662,044   

Unfunded Loan Commitments

             3,519                 3,519   

 

aIncludes common, preferred and convertible preferred stock.

bFor detailed industry descriptions, see the accompanying Statement of Investments.

 

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Franklin Strategic Income Securities Fund

 

12. FAIR VALUE MEASUREMENTS (continued)

 

At June 30, 2011, the reconciliation of assets in which significant unobservable inputs (Level 3) were used in determining fair value, is as follows:

 

    Balance at
Beginning
of Period
    Purchases     Sales     Transfers
Into
Level 3
    Transfers
Out of
Level 3
a
    Cost Basis
Adjustments
    Net
Realized
Gain (Loss)
    Net
Unrealized
Gain (Loss)
    Balance at
End of
Period
    Net Change in
Unrealized
Appreciation
(Depreciation)
on Assets Held
at Period End
 

Assets

                   

Investments in Securities:

                   

Equity Investments:b

                   

Consumer Services

  $ 1,901,449      $   —      $      $   —      $ (1,901,449   $   —      $      $      $      $   

Consumer Durables & Apparel

    c                                                  115,253        115,253        115,253   

Senior Floating Rate Interests

    835,411        38,254        (155,892                          35,823        (35,030     718,566        (179,642
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total

  $ 2,736,860      $ 38,254      $ (155,892   $      $ (1,901,449   $      $ 35,823      $ 80,223      $ 833,819      $ (64,389
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

aThe investment was transferred out of Level 3 as a result of the availability of a quoted price in an active market for identical securities and other significant observable valuation inputs.

bIncludes common and preferred stocks as well as other equity investments.

cIncludes securities determined to have no value.

 

13. NEW ACCOUNTING PRONOUNCEMENTS

 

In May 2011, the Financial Accounting Standards Board (FASB) issued Accounting Standards Update (ASU) No. 2011-04, Fair Value Measurement (Topic 820): Amendments to Achieve Common Fair Value Measurement and Disclosure Requirements in U.S. GAAP and International Financial Reporting Standards (IFRS). The amendments in the ASU will improve the comparability of fair value measurements presented and disclosed in financial statements prepared in accordance with U.S. GAAP and IFRS and include new guidance for certain fair value measurement principles and disclosure requirements. The ASU is effective for interim and annual periods beginning after December 15, 2011. The Fund is currently evaluating the impact, if any, of applying this provision.

 

14. SUBSEQUENT EVENTS

 

The Fund has evaluated subsequent events through the issuance of the financial statements and determined that no events have occurred that require disclosure.

 

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Franklin Templeton Variable Insurance Products Trust

 

Notes to Financial Statements (unaudited) (continued)

 

Franklin Strategic Income Securities Fund

 

ABBREVIATIONS

   
Counterparty   Currency   Selected Portfolio
BOFA - Bank of America Corp.   AUD - Australian Dollar   AGMC - Assured Guaranty Municipal Corp.
BZWS - Barclays Bank PLC   BRL - Brazilian Real   CDO - Collateralized Debt Obligation
CITI - Citigroup, Inc.   EGP - Egyptian Pound   CLO - Collateralized Loan Obligation
DBAB - Deutsche Bank AG   EUR - Euro   FGIC - Financial Guaranty Insurance Co.
FBCO - Credit Suisse Group AG   GBP - British Pound   FICO - Financing Corp.
GSCO - The Goldman Sachs Group, Inc.   HUF - Hungarian Forint   FRN - Floating Rate Note
HSBC - HSBC Bank USA, NA   IDR - Indonesian Rupiah   GO - General Obligation
JPHQ - JP Morgan Chase & Co.   ILS - New Israeli Shekel   ID - Improvement District
MSCO - Morgan Stanley   KRW - South Korean Won   IDA - Industrial Development Authority/Agency
UBSW - UBS AG   LKR - Sri Lankan Rupee   L/C - Letter of Credit
  MXN - Mexican Peso   NATL - National Public Financial Guarantee Corp.
  MYR - Malaysian Ringgit   NATL RE - National Public Financial Guarantee
  NOK - Norwegian Krone   Corp. Reinsured
  PHP - Philippine Peso   PIK - Payment-In-Kind
  PLN - Polish Zloty   SBA - Small Business Administration
  SEK - Swedish Krona   SF - Single Family
    USD - Unified/Union School District

 

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FRANKLIN TEMPLETON VIP FOUNDING FUNDS ALLOCATION FUND

 

We are pleased to bring you Franklin Templeton VIP Founding Funds Allocation Fund’s semiannual report for the period ended June 30, 2011.

 

Performance Summary as of 6/30/11

 

Franklin Templeton VIP Founding Funds Allocation Fund – Class 4 delivered a +6.37% total return* for the six-month period ended 6/30/11.

 

*The administrator has contractually agreed to waive or assume certain expenses so that common expenses of the Fund (excluding Rule 12b-1 fees and acquired fund fees and expenses) do not exceed 0.10% (other than certain nonroutine expenses), until 4/30/12. If the administrator had not waived fees, the Fund’s total returns would have been lower.

 

Performance reflects the Fund’s Class 4 operating expenses, but does not include any contract fees, expenses or sales charges. If they had been included, performance would be lower. These charges and deductions, particularly for variable life policies, can have a significant effect on contract values and insurance benefits. See the contract prospectus for a complete description of these expenses, including sales charges.

 

Franklin Templeton VIP Founding Funds Allocation Fund – Class 4

 

Performance data represent past performance, which does not guarantee future results. Investment return and principal value will fluctuate, and you may have a gain or loss when you sell your shares. Current performance may differ from figures shown.

 

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Fund Goals and Main Investments: Franklin Templeton VIP Founding Funds Allocation Fund seeks capital appreciation, with income as a secondary goal. The Fund normally invests equal portions in Class 1 shares of Franklin Income Securities Fund, Mutual Shares Securities Fund and Templeton Growth Securities Fund.

 

 

 

Performance Overview

 

You can find the Fund’s six-month total return in the Performance Summary. The Fund outperformed the Standard & Poor’s 500 Index’s (S&P 500’s) +6.02% total return and the MSCI World Index’s +5.62% total return for the same period.1

 

Economic and Market Overview

 

The global economy expanded despite geopolitical and inflationary pressures during the six-month period ended June 30, 2011. In the U.S., business activity increased and consumer spending stayed above pre-recession levels. The U.S. was a key engine in a sustained global manufacturing expansion as international trade volume continued to increase, albeit at a moderate pace. The U.S. financial system appeared closer to a full recovery, although the country still faced challenges dealing with persistent unemployment, housing market weakness and massive debt. During the period, signs emerged of a global economic slowdown. Officials at the U.S. Federal Reserve Board (Fed) cut their growth forecast for the world’s largest economy, and manufacturing slowed in most major regions of the world. Japan’s earthquake, an early surge in commodity prices and a fading inventory restocking cycle were all blamed for declining economic leading indicators. Some monetary policy tightening in most parts of the world was also thought to inhibit growth and cool the commodities rally.

 

Inflation at the consumer, producer and trade levels rose across much of the world, but in the U.S. it remained relatively contained. As a result, the Federal Reserve Board (Fed) maintained its accommodative monetary policy while ending its second round of quantitative easing on June 30. The Fed said, however, it would continue to purchase Treasuries with proceeds from maturing debt in an effort to support economic growth. This move deviated from many other central banks around the world that raised interest rates to dampen inflation pressures.

 

1. Source: © 2011 Morningstar. One cannot invest directly in an index, and an index is not representative of the Fund’s portfolio. Please see Index Descriptions following the Fund Summaries.

 

Fund Risks: Because the Fund invests in underlying funds that may engage in a variety of investment strategies involving certain risks, this Fund may be subject to those same risks. Investments in stocks may offer the potential for long-term gains but can be subject to short-term price fluctuations. Because the underlying funds invest in bonds and other debt obligations, the Fund’s share price and yield will be affected by interest rate movements. Bond prices generally move in the opposite direction from interest rates. Thus, as prices of bonds in the Fund adjust to a rise in interest rates, the Fund’s share price may decline. High yield, lower rated (junk) bonds generally have greater price swings and higher default risks than investment-grade bonds. Foreign investing, especially in developing markets, involves additional risks, including currency fluctuations, economic instability, market volatility, and political and social instability. Smaller and midsize company securities can increase the risk of greater price fluctuations, particularly over the short term. Underlying funds may use certain derivative instruments that may be volatile and illiquid, may give rise to leverage and may involve a small investment relative to the risk assumed. The manager applies various techniques and analyses in making investment decisions for the Fund, but there can be no guarantee that these decisions will produce the desired results. These and other risks are described more fully in the Fund’s and underlying funds’ prospectuses.

 

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Continued corporate profit strength and still favorable economic growth prospects in some regions of the world supported equities. Global stock markets made gains in the first half of 2011, though the positive momentum from the previous year waned as investors weathered international events that included revolutions and civil unrest across the Middle East and North Africa, the multiple crises triggered by Japan’s earthquake and tsunami, and sovereign debt worries and credit downgrades in Europe. The dollar declined during the period against most currencies, however, broadly reflecting divergent interest rate and/or economic growth expectations.

 

Investment Strategy

 

The Fund invests its assets in an equally weighted combination of Class 1 shares of Franklin Income Securities Fund, Mutual Shares Securities Fund and Templeton Growth Securities Fund. These underlying funds, in turn, invest in a variety of U.S. and foreign equity securities and, to a lesser extent, fixed income and money market securities. As market conditions affect the underlying funds, we rebalance the Fund’s allocations seeking to maintain equal weightings of approximately 33 1/3% of total net assets in each underlying fund whenever the actual allocations exceed plus or minus 3% of the fixed allocation percentages.

 

Manager’s Discussion

 

The Fund’s performance can be attributed largely to its allocation among the underlying funds and their investments in domestic and foreign equities, fixed income securities, and short-term investments and other net assets.

 

During the period under review, Franklin Income Securities Fund – Class 1 underperformed the S&P 500, and Mutual Shares Securities Fund – Class 1 performed comparably to the S&P 500. Templeton Growth Securities Fund – Class 1 outperformed the MSCI World Index.

 

Thank you for your participation in Franklin Templeton VIP Founding Funds Allocation Fund. We look forward to serving your future investment needs.

 

The foregoing information reflects our analysis, opinions and portfolio holdings as of June 30, 2011, the end of the reporting period. The way we implement our main investment strategies and the resulting portfolio holdings may change depending on factors such as market and economic conditions. These opinions may not be relied upon as investment advice or an offer for a particular security. The information is not a complete analysis of every aspect of any market, country, industry, security or the Fund. Statements of fact are from sources considered reliable, but the investment manager makes no representation or warranty as to their completeness or accuracy. Although historical performance is no guarantee of future results, these insights may help you understand our investment management philosophy.

 

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*The asset allocation is based on the Statement of Investments (SOI), which classifies each underlying fund into a broad asset class.

 

The dollar value, number of shares or principal amount, and names of all portfolio holdings are listed in the Fund’s SOI.

 

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Fund Expenses

 

As an investor in a variable insurance contract (Contract) that indirectly provides for investment in an underlying mutual fund, you can incur transaction and/or ongoing expenses at both the Fund level and the Contract level.

 

 

Transaction expenses can include sales charges (loads) on purchases, surrender fees, transfer fees and premium taxes.

 

 

Ongoing expenses can include management fees, distribution and service (12b-1) fees, contract fees, annual maintenance fees, mortality and expense risk fees and other fees and expenses. All mutual funds and Contracts have some types of ongoing expenses.

 

The expenses shown in the table are meant to highlight ongoing expenses at the Fund level only and do not include ongoing expenses at the Contract level, or transaction expenses at either the Fund or Contract levels. While the Fund does not have transaction expenses, if the transaction and ongoing expenses at the Contract level were included, the expenses shown below would be higher. You should consult your Contract prospectus or disclosure document for more information.

 

The table shows Fund-level ongoing expenses and can help you understand these expenses and compare them with those of other mutual funds offered through the Contract. The table assumes a $1,000 investment held for the six months indicated. Please refer to the Fund prospectus for additional information on operating expenses.

 

Actual Fund Expenses

 

The first line (Actual) of the table provides actual account values and expenses. The “Ending Account Value” is derived from the Fund’s actual return, which includes the effect of ongoing Fund expenses, but does not include the effect of ongoing Contract expenses.

 

You can estimate the Fund-level expenses you incurred during the period by following these steps. Of course, your account value and expenses will differ from those in this illustration:

 

1. Divide your account value by $1,000.

If an account had an $8,600 value, then $8,600 ÷ $1,000 = 8.6.

 

2. Multiply the result by the number under the heading “Fund-Level Expenses Incurred During Period.”

If Fund-Level Expenses Incurred During Period were $7.50, then 8.6 x $7.50 = $64.50.

 

In this illustration, the estimated expenses incurred this period at the Fund level are $64.50.

 

Franklin Templeton VIP Founding Funds Allocation Fund – Class 4

 

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Hypothetical Example for Comparison with Other Mutual Funds

 

Information in the second line (Hypothetical) of the table can help you compare ongoing expenses of the Fund with those of other mutual funds offered through the Contract. This information may not be used to estimate the actual ending account balance or expenses you incurred during the period. The hypothetical “Ending Account Value” is based on the Fund’s actual expense ratio and an assumed 5% annual rate of return before expenses, which does not represent the Fund’s actual return. The figure under the heading “Fund-Level Expenses Incurred During Period” shows the hypothetical expenses your account would have incurred under this scenario. You can compare this figure with the 5% hypothetical examples that appear in shareholder reports of other funds offered through a Contract.

 

Class 4   Beginning
Account
Value 1/1/11
    Ending
Account
Value 6/30/11
    Fund-Level
Expenses Incurred
During Period*
1/1/11–6/30/11
   

Fund-Level
Expenses Incurred
During Period**

1/1/11–6/30/11

 

Actual

  $ 1,000      $ 1,063.70      $ 2.30      $ 5.72   

Hypothetical (5% return before expenses)

  $ 1,000      $ 1,022.56      $ 2.26      $ 5.59   

 

*Expenses are calculated using the most recent six-month annualized expense ratio excluding expenses of the underlying funds, net of expense waivers, for the Fund’s Class 4 shares (0.45%), which does not include any ongoing expenses of the Contract for which the Fund is an investment option, multiplied by the average account value over the period, multiplied by 181/365 to reflect the one-half year period.

**Expenses are calculated using the most recent six-month annualized expense ratio including expenses of the underlying funds, net of expense waivers, for the Fund’s Class 4 shares (1.12%), which does not include any ongoing expenses of the Contract for which the Fund is an investment option, multiplied by the average account value over the period, multiplied by 181/365 to reflect the one-half year period.

 

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Franklin Templeton Variable Insurance Products Trust

 

Financial Highlights

 

Franklin Templeton VIP Founding Funds Allocation Fund

 

    

Six Months
Ended
June 30, 2011

(unaudited)

    Year Ended December 31,  
Class 1      2010     2009     2008     2007a  
    

 

 

Per share operating performance

          

(for a share outstanding throughout the period)

          

Net asset value, beginning of period

   $ 7.73      $ 7.15      $ 5.61      $ 9.33      $ 10.00   
  

 

 

 

Income from investment operationsb:

          

Net investment income (loss)c,d

     0.19        0.24        0.26        0.28        (0.19

Net realized and unrealized gains (losses)

     0.32        0.52        1.46        (3.64     (0.48
  

 

 

 

Total from investment operations

     0.51        0.76        1.72        (3.36     (0.67
  

 

 

 

Less distributions from:

          

Net investment income

     e      (0.18     (0.18     (0.19       

Net realized gains

            e             (0.17       
  

 

 

 

Total distributions

     e      (0.18     (0.18     (0.36       
  

 

 

 

Net asset value, end of period

   $ 8.24      $ 7.73      $ 7.15      $ 5.61      $ 9.33   
  

 

 

 

Total returnf

     6.61%        10.64%        30.47%        (35.75)%        (6.70)%   

Ratios to average net assetsg

          

Expenses before waiver and payments by affiliatesh

     0.11%        0.11%        0.12%        0.13%        0.41%   

Expenses net of waiver and payments by affiliatesh

     0.10%        0.10%        0.10%        0.13%        0.41%   

Net investment income (loss)d

     4.97%        3.04%        4.16%        3.81%        (0.41)%   

Supplemental data

          

Net assets, end of period (000’s)

   $ 512      $ 437      $ 629      $ 339      $ 466   

Portfolio turnover rate

     0.36%        17.81%        4.23%        22.09%        0.04%   

 

 

aFor the period July 2, 2007 (commencement of operations) to December 31, 2007.

bThe amount shown for a share outstanding throughout the period may not correlate with the Statement of Operations for the period due to the timing of sales and repurchases of the Fund shares in relation to income earned and/or fluctuating market value of the investments of the Fund.

cBased on average daily shares outstanding.

dRecognition of net investment income by the Fund is affected by the timing of declaration of dividends by the Underlying Funds in which the Fund invests.

eAmount rounds to less than $0.01 per share.

fTotal return does not include fees, charges or expenses imposed by the variable annuity and life insurance contracts for which the Franklin Templeton Variable Insurance Products Trust serves as an underlying investment vehicle. Total return is not annualized for periods less than one year.

gRatios are annualized for periods less than one year.

hDoes not include expenses of the Underlying Funds in which the Fund invests. The annualized weighted average expense ratio of the Underlying Funds was 0.67% for the period ended June 30, 2011.

 

The accompanying notes are an integral part of these financial statements.

 

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Franklin Templeton Variable Insurance Products Trust

 

Financial Highlights (continued)

 

 

Franklin Templeton VIP Founding Funds Allocation Fund

 

     Six Months
Ended
June 30, 2011
(unaudited)
    Year Ended December 31,  
Class 2      2010     2009     2008     2007a  
    

 

 

Per share operating performance

          

(for a share outstanding throughout the period)

          

Net asset value, beginning of period

   $ 7.71      $ 7.14      $ 5.61      $ 9.31      $ 10.00   
  

 

 

 

Income from investment operationsb:

          

Net investment income (loss)c,d

     0.18        0.21        0.26        0.27        (0.03

Net realized and unrealized gains (losses)

     0.32        0.52        1.44        (3.63     (0.66
  

 

 

 

Total from investment operations

     0.50        0.73        1.70        (3.36     (0.69
  

 

 

 

Less distributions from:

          

Net investment income

     e      (0.16     (0.17     (0.17       

Net realized gains

            e             (0.17       
  

 

 

 

Total distributions

     e      (0.16     (0.17     (0.34       
  

 

 

 

Net asset value, end of period

   $ 8.21      $ 7.71      $ 7.14      $ 5.61      $ 9.31   
  

 

 

 

Total returnf

     6.50%        10.25%        30.25%        (35.87)%        (6.90)%   

Ratios to average net assetsg

          

Expenses before waiver and payments by affiliatesh

     0.36%        0.36%        0.37%        0.38%        0.66%   

Expenses net of waiver and payments by affiliatesh

     0.35%        0.35%        0.35%        0.38%        0.66%   

Net investment income (loss)d

     4.72%        2.79%        3.91%        3.56%        (0.66)%   

Supplemental data

          

Net assets, end of period (000’s)

   $ 503,189      $ 488,057      $ 474,176      $ 338,320      $ 131,710   

Portfolio turnover rate

     0.36%        17.81%        4.23%        22.09%        0.04%   

 

 

aFor the period July 2, 2007 (commencement of operations) to December 31, 2007.

bThe amount shown for a share outstanding throughout the period may not correlate with the Statement of Operations for the period due to the timing of sales and repurchases of the Fund shares in relation to income earned and/or fluctuating market value of the investments of the Fund.

cBased on average daily shares outstanding.

dRecognition of net investment income by the Fund is affected by the timing of declaration of dividends by the Underlying Funds in which the Fund invests.

eAmount rounds to less than $0.01 per share.

fTotal return does not include fees, charges or expenses imposed by the variable annuity and life insurance contracts for which the Franklin Templeton Variable Insurance Products Trust serves as an underlying investment vehicle. Total return is not annualized for periods less than one year.

gRatios are annualized for periods less than one year.

hDoes not include expenses of the Underlying Funds in which the Fund invests. The annualized weighted average expense ratio of the Underlying Funds was 0.67% for the period ended June 30, 2011.

 

The accompanying notes are an integral part of these financial statements.

 

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Franklin Templeton Variable Insurance Products Trust

 

Financial Highlights (continued)

 

Franklin Templeton VIP Founding Funds Allocation Fund

 

     Six Months
Ended
June 30, 2011
(unaudited)
    Year Ended December 31,  
Class 4      2010     2009     2008a  
    

 

 

Per share operating performance

        

(for a share outstanding throughout the period)

        

Net asset value, beginning of period

   $ 7.71      $ 7.14      $ 5.62      $ 8.65   
  

 

 

 

Income from investment operationsb:

        

Net investment incomec,d

     0.19        0.19        0.23        0.19   

Net realized and unrealized gains (losses)

     0.30        0.54        1.46        (2.87
  

 

 

 

Total from investment operations

     0.49        0.73        1.69        (2.68
  

 

 

 

Less distributions from:

        

Net investment income

     e      (0.16     (0.17     (0.18

Net realized gains

            e             (0.17
  

 

 

 

Total distributions

     e      (0.16     (0.17     (0.35
  

 

 

 

Net asset value, end of period

   $ 8.20      $ 7.71      $ 7.14      $ 5.62   
  

 

 

 

Total returnf

     6.37%        10.24%        30.06%        (30.81)%   

Ratios to average net assetsg

        

Expenses before waiver and payments by affiliatesh

     0.46%        0.46%        0.47%        0.48%   

Expenses net of waiver and payments by affiliatesh

     0.45%        0.45%        0.45%        0.48%   

Net investment incomed

     4.62%        2.69%        3.81%        3.46%   

Supplemental data

        

Net assets, end of period (000’s)

   $ 3,834,125      $ 3,036,272      $ 1,424,479      $ 263,001   

Portfolio turnover rate

     0.36%        17.81%        4.23%        22.09%   

 

 

aFor the period February 29, 2008 (effective date) to December 31, 2008.

bThe amount shown for a share outstanding throughout the period may not correlate with the Statement of Operations for the period due to the timing of sales and repurchases of the Fund shares in relation to income earned and/or fluctuating market value of the investments of the Fund.

cBased on average daily shares outstanding.

dRecognition of net investment income by the Fund is affected by the timing of declaration of dividends by the Underlying Funds in which the Fund invests.

eAmount rounds to less than $0.01 per share.

fTotal return does not include fees, charges or expenses imposed by the variable annuity and life insurance contracts for which the Franklin Templeton Variable Insurance Products Trust serves as an underlying investment vehicle. Total return is not annualized for periods less than one year.

gRatios are annualized for periods less than one year.

hDoes not include expenses of the Underlying Funds in which the Fund invests. The annualized weighted average expense ratio of the Underlying Funds was 0.67% for the period ended June 30, 2011.

 

The accompanying notes are an integral part of these financial statements.

 

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Franklin Templeton Variable Insurance Products Trust

 

Statement of Investments, June 30, 2011 (unaudited)

 

 

Franklin Templeton VIP Founding Funds Allocation Fund          Shares        Value  

Investments in Underlying Fundsa

          

Domestic Equity 33.1%

          

Mutual Shares Securities Fund, Class 1

        84,153,255         $ 1,438,179,133   
                

Domestic Hybrid 33.0%

          

Franklin Income Securities Fund, Class 1

        94,870,849           1,431,601,108   
                

Foreign Equity 33.5%

          

Templeton Growth Securities Fund, Class 1

        121,340,450           1,452,445,188   
                

Total Investments in Underlying Funds (Cost $3,746,382,744) 99.6%

             4,322,225,429   

Other Assets, less Liabilities 0.4%

             15,600,803   
                

Net Assets 100.0%

           $ 4,337,826,232   
                

 

aSee Note 6 regarding investments in Underlying Funds.

 

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Franklin Templeton Variable Insurance Products Trust

 

Financial Statements

 

Statement of Assets and Liabilities

June 30, 2011 (unaudited)

 

     Franklin
Templeton VIP
Founding Funds
Allocation Fund
 

Assets:

  

Investments in Underlying Funds: (Note 6)

  

Cost

   $ 3,746,382,744   
  

 

 

 

Value

   $ 4,322,225,429   

Cash

     15,208,801   

Receivables:

  

Investment securities sold

     320,372   

Capital shares sold

     3,140,291   

Other assets

     901   
  

 

 

 

Total assets

     4,340,895,794   
  

 

 

 

Liabilities:

  

Payables:

  

Capital shares redeemed

     293,966   

Affiliates

     2,740,614   

Accrued expenses and other liabilities

     34,982   
  

 

 

 

Total liabilities

     3,069,562   
  

 

 

 

Net assets, at value

   $ 4,337,826,232   
  

 

 

 

Net assets consist of:

  

Paid-in capital

   $ 3,849,672,067   

Undistributed net investment income

     92,910,956   

Net unrealized appreciation (depreciation)

     575,842,685   

Accumulated net realized gain (loss)

     (180,599,476
  

 

 

 

Net assets, at value

   $ 4,337,826,232   
  

 

 

 

Class 1:

  

Net assets, at value

   $ 512,342   
  

 

 

 

Shares outstanding

     62,159   
  

 

 

 

Net asset value and maximum offering price per share

   $ 8.24   
  

 

 

 

Class 2:

  

Net assets, at value

   $ 503,189,210   
  

 

 

 

Shares outstanding

     61,263,167   
  

 

 

 

Net asset value and maximum offering price per share

   $ 8.21   
  

 

 

 

Class 4:

  

Net assets, at value

   $ 3,834,124,680   
  

 

 

 

Shares outstanding

     467,315,466   
  

 

 

 

Net asset value and maximum offering price per share

   $ 8.20   
  

 

 

 

 

The accompanying notes are an integral part of these financial statements.

 

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Franklin Templeton Variable Insurance Products Trust

 

Financial Statements (continued)

 

Statement of Operations

for the six months ended June 30, 2011 (unaudited)

 

     Franklin
Templeton VIP
Founding Funds
Allocation Fund
 

Investment income:

  

Dividends from Underlying Funds (Note 6)

   $ 101,711,002   
  

 

 

 

Expenses:

  

Administrative fees (Note 3a)

     2,004,517   

Distribution fees: (Note 3b)

  

Class 2

     626,660   

Class 4

     6,146,331   

Unaffiliated transfer agent fees

     1,395   

Reports to shareholders

     107,610   

Professional fees

     25,505   

Trustees’ fees and expenses

     5,138   

Other

     24,633   
  

 

 

 

Total expenses

     8,941,789   

Expenses waived/paid by affiliates (Note 3d)

     (164,280
  

 

 

 

Net expenses

     8,777,509   
  

 

 

 

Net investment income

     92,933,493   
  

 

 

 

Realized and unrealized gains (losses):

  

Net realized gain (loss) from sale of investments in Underlying Funds (Note 6)

     (204,661

Net change in unrealized appreciation (depreciation) on investments in Underlying Funds

     143,750,828   
  

 

 

 

Net realized and unrealized gain (loss)

     143,546,167   
  

 

 

 

Net increase (decrease) in net assets resulting from operations

   $ 236,479,660   
  

 

 

 

 

The accompanying notes are an integral part of these financial statements.

 

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Franklin Templeton Variable Insurance Products Trust

 

Financial Statements (continued)

 

Statements of Changes in Net Assets

 

     Franklin Templeton VIP Founding
Funds Allocation Fund
 
      Six Months
Ended
June 30, 2011
(unaudited)
    Year
Ended
December 31,
2010
 

Increase (decrease) in net assets:

    

Operations:

    

Net investment income

   $ 92,933,493      $ 69,934,841   

Net realized gain (loss) from Underlying Funds

     (204,661     (102,829,602

Net change in unrealized appreciation (depreciation) on investments in Underlying Funds

     143,750,828        305,671,809   
    

 

 

Net increase (decrease) in net assets resulting from operations

     236,479,660        272,777,048   
    

 

 

Distributions to shareholders from:

    

Net investment income:

    

Class 1

     (68     (19,195

Class 2

     (73,496     (9,975,426

Class 4

     (555,926     (59,699,243

Net realized gains:

    

Class 1

            (64

Class 2

            (37,379

Class 4

            (225,645
    

 

 

Total distributions to shareholders

     (629,490     (69,956,952
    

 

 

Capital share transactions: (Note 2)

    

Class 1

     46,268        (249,343

Class 2

     (16,361,229     (22,011,518

Class 4

     593,525,176        1,444,922,739   
    

 

 

Total capital share transactions

     577,210,215        1,422,661,878   
    

 

 

Net increase (decrease) in net assets

     813,060,385        1,625,481,974   

Net assets:

    

Beginning of period

     3,524,765,847        1,899,283,873   
    

 

 

End of period

   $ 4,337,826,232      $ 3,524,765,847   
    

 

 

Undistributed net investment income included in net assets:

    

End of period

   $ 92,910,956      $ 606,953   
    

 

 

 

The accompanying notes are an integral part of these financial statements.

 

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Franklin Templeton Variable Insurance Products Trust

 

Notes to Financial Statements (unaudited)

 

Franklin Templeton VIP Founding Funds Allocation Fund

 

1. ORGANIZATION AND SIGNIFICANT ACCOUNTING POLICIES

 

Franklin Templeton Variable Insurance Products Trust (Trust) is registered under the Investment Company Act of 1940, as amended, (1940 Act) as an open-end investment company, consisting of twenty separate funds. The Franklin Templeton VIP Founding Funds Allocation Fund (Fund) is included in this report. The financial statements of the remaining funds in the Trust are presented separately. The Fund invests primarily in other funds of the Trust (Underlying Funds). Shares of the Fund are generally sold only to insurance company separate accounts to fund the benefits of variable life insurance policies or variable annuity contracts. The Fund offers three classes of shares: Class 1, Class 2 and Class 4. Each class of shares differs by its distribution fees, voting rights on matters affecting a single class and its exchange privilege.

 

The following summarizes the Fund’s significant accounting policies.

 

a. Financial Instrument Valuation

 

Net asset value per share is calculated as of the close of trading of the NYSE. Investments in the Underlying Funds are valued at their closing net asset value each trading day.

 

b. Income Taxes

 

It is the Fund’s policy to qualify as a regulated investment company under the Internal Revenue Code. The Fund intends to distribute to shareholders substantially all of its taxable income and net realized gains to relieve it from federal income and excise taxes. As a result, no provision for U.S. federal income taxes is required. The Fund files U.S. income tax returns as well as tax returns in certain other jurisdictions. The Fund records a provision for taxes in its financial statements including penalties and interest, if any, for a tax position taken on a tax return (or expected to be taken) when it fails to meet the more likely than not (a greater than 50% probability) threshold and based on the technical merits, the tax position may not be sustained upon examination by the tax authorities. As of June 30, 2011, and for all open tax years, the Fund has determined that no provision for income tax is required in the Fund’s financial statements. Open tax years are those that remain subject to examination and are based on each tax jurisdiction statute of limitation.

 

c. Security Transactions, Investment Income, Expenses and Distributions

 

Security transactions are accounted for on trade date. Realized gains and losses on security transactions are determined on a specific identification basis. Estimated expenses are accrued daily. Dividend income and realized gain distributions by Underlying Funds are recorded on the ex-dividend date. Distributions to shareholders are recorded on the ex-dividend date and are determined according to income tax regulations (tax basis). Distributable earnings determined on a tax basis may differ from earnings recorded in accordance with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America. These differences may be permanent or temporary. Permanent differences are reclassified among capital accounts to reflect their tax character. These reclassifications have no impact on net assets or the results of operations. Temporary differences are not reclassified, as they may reverse in subsequent periods.

 

Common expenses incurred by the Trust are allocated among the funds based on the ratio of net assets of each fund to the combined net assets of the Trust. Fund specific expenses are charged directly to the fund that incurred the expense.

 

The Fund indirectly bears its proportionate share of expenses from the Underlying Funds. Since the Underlying Funds have varied expense levels and the Fund may own different proportions of the Underlying Funds at different times, the amount of expenses incurred indirectly by the Fund will vary.

 

Realized and unrealized gains and losses and net investment income, not including class specific expenses, are allocated daily to each class of shares based upon the relative proportion of net assets of each class. Differences in per share distributions, by class, are generally due to differences in class specific expenses.

 

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Franklin Templeton Variable Insurance Products Trust

 

Notes to Financial Statements (unaudited) (continued)

 

Franklin Templeton VIP Founding Funds Allocation Fund

 

1. ORGANIZATION AND SIGNIFICANT ACCOUNTING POLICIES (continued)

 

d. Accounting Estimates

 

The preparation of financial statements in accordance with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America requires management to make estimates and assumptions that affect the reported amounts of assets and liabilities at the date of the financial statements and the amounts of income and expenses during the reporting period. Actual results could differ from those estimates.

 

e. Guarantees and Indemnifications

 

Under the Trust’s organizational documents, its officers and trustees are indemnified by the Trust against certain liabilities arising out of the performance of their duties to the Trust. Additionally, in the normal course of business, the Trust, on behalf of the Fund, enters into contracts with service providers that contain general indemnification clauses. The Trust’s maximum exposure under these arrangements is unknown as this would involve future claims that may be made against the Trust that have not yet occurred. Currently, the Trust expects the risk of loss to be remote.

 

2. SHARES OF BENEFICIAL INTEREST

 

At June 30, 2011, there were an unlimited number of shares authorized (without par value). Transactions in the Fund’s shares were as follows:

 

     Six Months Ended
June 30, 2011
    Year Ended
December 31, 2010
 
Class 1 Shares:    Shares     Amount     Shares     Amount  

Shares sold

     7,288      $ 59,401        28,887      $ 212,938   

Shares issued in reinvestment of distributions

     9        68        2,512        19,259   

Shares redeemed

     (1,636     (13,201     (62,828     (481,540
    

 

 

Net increase (decrease)

     5,661      $ 46,268        (31,429   $ (249,343
    

 

 
Class 2 Shares:                         

Shares sold

     3,166,531      $ 25,484,468        5,965,854      $ 43,444,607   

Shares issued in reinvestment of distributions

     9,187        73,496        1,309,697        10,012,805   

Shares redeemed

     (5,174,745     (41,919,193     (10,412,128     (75,468,930
    

 

 

Net increase (decrease)

     (1,999,027   $ (16,361,229     (3,136,577   $ (22,011,518
    

 

 
Class 4 Shares:                         

Shares sold

     82,932,605      $ 669,289,405        260,520,140      $ 1,895,056,899   

Shares issued on reinvestment of distributions

     69,578        555,926        7,836,782        59,924,888   

Shares redeemed

     (9,485,700     (76,320,155     (73,968,871     (510,059,048
    

 

 

Net increase (decrease)

     73,516,483      $ 593,525,176        194,388,051      $ 1,444,922,739   
    

 

 

 

3. TRANSACTIONS WITH AFFILIATES

 

Franklin Resources, Inc. is the holding company for various subsidiaries that together are referred to as Franklin Templeton Investments. Certain officers and trustees of the Fund are also officers and/or directors of certain of the Underlying Funds and of the following subsidiaries:

 

Subsidiary    Affiliation

Franklin Templeton Services, LLC (FT Services)

   Administrative manager

Franklin Templeton Distributors, Inc. (Distributors)

   Principal underwriter

Franklin Templeton Investor Services, LLC (Investor Services)

   Transfer agent

 

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Franklin Templeton Variable Insurance Products Trust

 

Notes to Financial Statements (unaudited) (continued)

 

Franklin Templeton VIP Founding Funds Allocation Fund

 

3. TRANSACTIONS WITH AFFILIATES (continued)

 

a. Administrative Fees

 

The Fund pays an administrative fee to FT Services of 0.10% per year of the average daily net assets of the Fund for administrative services including monitoring and rebalancing the percentage of each Fund’s investment in the Underlying Funds.

 

b. Distribution Fees

 

The Trust’s Board of Trustees has adopted distribution plans for Class 2 and Class 4 shares pursuant to Rule 12b-1 under the 1940 Act. Under the Fund’s compensation distribution plans, the Fund pays Distributors for costs incurred in connection with the servicing, sale and distribution of the Fund’s shares up to 0.35% per year of its average daily net assets of each class. The Board of Trustees has agreed to limit the current rate to 0.25% per year for Class 2.

 

c. Transfer Agent Fees

 

Investor Services, under terms of an agreement, performs shareholder servicing for the Fund and is not paid by the Fund for the services.

 

d. Waiver and Expense Reimbursements

 

FT Services has contractually agreed in advance to waive or limit its fees and to assume as its own expense certain expenses otherwise payable by the Fund so that the common expenses (i.e. a combination of administrative fees and other expenses, but excluding distribution fees and acquired fund fees and expenses) for each class of the Fund do not exceed 0.10% (other than certain non-routine expenses or costs, including those relating to litigation, indemnification, reorganizations, and liquidations) until April 30, 2012.

 

4. INCOME TAXES

 

At June 30, 2011, the cost of investments and net unrealized appreciation (depreciation) for income tax purposes were as follows:

 

Cost of investments

   $ 3,926,991,090   
  

 

 

 

Unrealized appreciation

   $ 395,234,339   

Unrealized depreciation

       
  

 

 

 

Net unrealized appreciation (depreciation)

   $ 395,234,339   
  

 

 

 

 

Net realized gains (losses) differ for financial statement and tax purposes primarily due to differing treatments of wash sales.

 

5. INVESTMENT TRANSACTIONS

 

Purchases and sales of Underlying Funds (excluding short term securities) for the period ended June 30, 2011, aggregated $697,711,001 and $14,310,540, respectively.

 

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Franklin Templeton Variable Insurance Products Trust

 

Notes to Financial Statements (unaudited) (continued)

 

Franklin Templeton VIP Founding Funds Allocation Fund

 

6. INVESTMENTS IN UNDERLYING FUNDS

 

The Fund invests primarily in the Underlying Funds which are managed by affiliates of the Fund’s administrative manager, FT Services. The Fund does not invest in the Underlying Funds for the purpose of exercising a controlling influence over the management or policies. Investments in Underlying Funds for the period ended June 30, 2011, were as follows:

 

Underlying Funds   Number of Shares
Held at Beginning
of Period
    Gross
Additions
    Gross
Reductions
    Number of
Shares
Held at End
of Period
    Value at
End  of
Period
    Investment
Income
    Realized
Capital
Gain (Loss)
    % of  Underlying
Fund Shares
Outstanding Held
at End of Period
 

Franklin Income Securities Fund, Class 1

    77,056,138        18,241,551        426,840        94,870,849      $ 1,431,601,108      $ 80,509,469      $ (116,046     16.40%   

Mutual Shares Securities Fund, Class 1

    72,027,638        12,288,839        163,222        84,153,255        1,438,179,133               (5,702 )       23.58%   

Templeton Growth Securities Fund, Class 1

    104,073,430        17,671,638        404,618        121,340,450        1,452,445,188        21,201,533        (82,913 )       44.31%   
                           

 

       

Total

          $ 4,322,225,429      $ 101,711,002      $ (204,661 )   
                           

 

       

 

7. CREDIT FACILITY

 

The Fund, together with other U.S. registered and foreign investment funds (collectively, Borrowers), managed by Franklin Templeton Investments, are borrowers in a joint syndicated senior unsecured credit facility totaling $750 million (Global Credit Facility) which matures on January 20, 2012. This Global Credit Facility provides a source of funds to the Borrowers for temporary and emergency purposes, including the ability to meet future unanticipated or unusually large redemption requests.

 

Under the terms of the Global Credit Facility, the Fund shall, in addition to interest charged on any borrowings made by the Fund and other costs incurred by the Fund, pay its share of fees and expenses incurred in connection with the implementation and maintenance of the Global Credit Facility, based upon its relative share of the aggregate net assets of all of the Borrowers, including an annual commitment fee of 0.08% based upon the unused portion of the Global Credit Facility, which is reflected in other expenses on the Statement of Operations. During the period ended June 30, 2011, the Fund did not use the Global Credit Facility.

 

8. FAIR VALUE MEASUREMENTS

 

The Fund follows a fair value hierarchy that distinguishes between market data obtained from independent sources (observable inputs) and the Fund’s own market assumptions (unobservable inputs). These inputs are used in determining the value of the Fund’s investments and are summarized in the following fair value hierarchy:

 

   

Level 1 – quoted prices in active markets for identical securities

   

Level 2 – other significant observable inputs (including quoted prices for similar securities, interest rates, prepayment speed, credit risk, etc.)

   

Level 3 – significant unobservable inputs (including the Fund’s own assumptions in determining the fair value of investments)

 

The inputs or methodology used for valuing securities are not an indication of the risk associated with investing in those securities.

 

For movements between the levels within the fair value hierarchy, the Fund has adopted a policy of recognizing the transfers as of the date of the underlying event which caused the movement.

 

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Franklin Templeton Variable Insurance Products Trust

 

Notes to Financial Statements (unaudited) (continued)

 

Franklin Templeton VIP Founding Funds Allocation Fund

 

8. FAIR VALUE MEASUREMENTS (continued)

 

At June 30, 2011, all of the Fund’s investments in Underlying Funds carried at fair value were in Level 1 inputs. For detailed categories, see the accompanying Statement of Investments.

 

9. NEW ACCOUNTING PRONOUNCEMENTS

 

In May 2011, the Financial Accounting Standards Board (FASB) issued Accounting Standards Update (ASU) No. 2011-04, Fair Value Measurement (Topic 820): Amendments to Achieve Common Fair Value Measurement and Disclosure Requirements in U.S. GAAP and International Financial Reporting Standards (IFRS). The amendments in the ASU will improve the comparability of fair value measurements presented and disclosed in financial statements prepared in accordance with U.S. GAAP and IFRS and include new guidance for certain fair value measurement principles and disclosure requirements. The ASU is effective for interim and annual periods beginning after December 15, 2011. The Fund is currently evaluating the impact, if any, of applying this provision.

 

10. SUBSEQUENT EVENTS

 

The Fund has evaluated subsequent events through the issuance of the financial statements and determined that no events have occurred that require disclosure except for the following:

 

Subsequent to June 30, 2011, the Fund received net redemptions representing approximately 19% of the Fund’s outstanding shares as of June 30, 2011.

 

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MUTUAL GLOBAL DISCOVERY SECURITIES FUND

 

This semiannual report for Mutual Global Discovery Securities Fund covers the period ended June 30, 2011.

 

Performance Summary as of 6/30/11

 

Mutual Global Discovery Securities Fund – Class 4 delivered a +5.23% total return for the six-month period ended 6/30/11.

 

Performance reflects the Fund’s Class 4 operating expenses, but does not include any contract fees, expenses or sales charges. If they had been included, performance would be lower. These charges and deductions, particularly for variable life policies, can have a significant effect on contract values and insurance benefits. See the contract prospectus for a complete description of these expenses, including sales charges.

 

Mutual Global Discovery Securities Fund – Class 4

 

Performance data represent past performance, which does not guarantee future results. Investment return and principal value will fluctuate, and you may have a gain or loss when you sell your shares.

Current performance may differ from figures shown.

 

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Fund Goal and Main Investments: Mutual Global Discovery Securities Fund seeks capital appreciation. The Fund normally invests primarily in U.S. and foreign equity securities that the manager believes are undervalued.

 

 

 

Performance Overview

 

You can find the Fund’s six-month total return in the Performance Summary. In comparison, the MSCI World Index generated a +5.62% total return, and the Standard & Poor’s 500 Index posted a +6.02% total return for the same period.1

 

Economic and Market Overview

 

Global stock markets rose in the first half of 2011, though the positive momentum from the previous year waned as European sovereign debt turmoil escalated and signs emerged of an economic slowdown. Furthermore, geopolitical unrest sweeping the Middle East and North Africa roiled oil markets, and a devastating earthquake and tsunami in Japan severely disrupted global supply chains during the period. While the market recovered from these interferences, economic growth concerns persisted. Officials at the U.S. Federal Reserve Board (Fed) cut their growth forecast for the world’s largest economy, and manufacturing slowed in most major regions of the world. Japan’s earthquake, an early surge in commodity prices and a fading inventory restocking cycle were all blamed for declining economic leading indicators. Nascent monetary policy tightening in most parts of the world was also thought to inhibit growth and cool the commodities rally. Asian and emerging market policymakers tightened aggressively as inflation reached post-crisis highs in many regions, while the European Central Bank raised interest rates for the first time in two years, deviating from the extraordinarily accommodative path of the Fed, which undertook a second round of quantitative easing during the reporting period.

 

Amid concerns of sustained accommodative monetary policy and declining economic growth rates in the U.S., politicians debated whether to raise the nation’s debt ceiling. Sovereign debt concerns continued to plague Europe, with Greece, Ireland, Portugal and Spain subject to rating downgrades in the first half of 2011. At period-end, European politicians were working to pass painful austerity budgets despite fierce popular resistance, and discussions were ongoing about restructuring debt payments of the region’s most troubled sovereigns. Despite these

 

1. Source: © 2011 Morningstar. One cannot invest directly in an index, and an index is not representative of the Fund’s portfolio. Please see Index Descriptions following the Fund Summaries.

 

Fund Risks: The Fund’s investments in stocks may offer the potential for long-term gains but can be subject to short-term price fluctuations. Foreign investing, especially in developing markets, involves additional risks, including currency fluctuations, economic instability, market volatility, and political and social instability. Investments in companies involved in mergers, liquidations, reorganizations and distressed bankruptcy, which may include defaulted debt, involve higher credit and other risks. Smaller and midsize company securities involve special risks, such as relatively small revenues, limited product lines and small market share. The Fund’s investment in certain hedging and derivative instruments may involve a small investment relative to the risk assumed. The manager applies various techniques and analyses in making investment decisions for the Fund, but there can be no guarantee that these decisions will produce the desired results The Fund’s prospectus also includes a description of the main investment risks.

 

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challenges, continued corporate profit strength and still favorable economic growth prospects in some regions of the world supported stock prices. Equity market leadership rotated toward defensive sectors as risk aversion increased, buoying even U.S. Treasuries toward period-end as near-term demand for perceived safe havens outweighed longer term concerns about the deteriorating U.S. credit profile. The dollar ultimately declined, however, against most currencies, broadly reflecting divergent interest rate and/or economic growth expectations.

 

Investment Strategy

 

At Mutual Series, we are committed to our distinctive value approach to investing. Our major investment strategy is investing in undervalued stocks. When selecting undervalued equities, we are attracted to fundamentally strong companies with healthy balance sheets, high-quality assets, substantial free cash flow and shareholder-oriented management teams and whose stocks are trading at discounts to our assessment of the companies’ intrinsic or business value. We also look for asset rich companies whose shares may be trading at depressed levels due to concerns over short-term earnings disappointments, litigation, management strategy or other perceived negatives. While the vast majority of our undervalued equity investments are made in publicly traded companies globally, we may invest occasionally in privately held companies as well.

 

We complement this more traditional investment strategy with two others. One is distressed investing, which is complex and can take many forms. The most common distressed investment the Fund undertakes is the purchase of financially troubled or bankrupt companies’ debt at a substantial discount to face value. After the financially distressed company is reorganized, often in bankruptcy court, the old debt is typically replaced with new securities issued by the financially stronger company.

 

The other piece of our investment strategy is participating in arbitrage situations, another highly specialized field. When companies announce proposed mergers or takeovers, commonly referred to as “deals,” the target company may trade at a discount to the bid it ultimately accepts. One form of arbitrage involves purchasing the target company’s stock when it is trading below the value we believe it would receive in a deal. In keeping with our commitment to a relatively conservative investment approach, we typically focus our arbitrage efforts on announced deals, and eschew rumored deals or other situations we consider relatively risky.

 

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In addition, it is our practice to hedge the Fund’s currency exposure when we deem it advantageous for our shareholders.

 

Manager’s Discussion

 

As stock markets advanced unevenly in the first half of 2011, several Fund investments increased in value. Three particularly strong performers were U.S. managed health care provider UnitedHealth Group, U.S. cigarette maker Lorillard and U.K.-based British American Tobacco (BAT).

 

Shares of UnitedHealth rose sharply in value during the first half of 2011. In January, its share price was fueled by a combination of the company’s announcement of better-than-expected fourth quarter 2010 earnings and, more significantly, its higher revenue guidance for 2011. Other positive catalysts included the company’s ongoing efforts to increase shareholder value through share buybacks and dividends. In our view, UnitedHealth’s long-term earnings growth is supported by a diversified business mix and a growing percentage of earnings generated by its increasingly successful health care services business. Although there was no specific catalyst for the continued increase in the company’s stock price in the second quarter, we believe many investors may have recognized the low earnings multiple at which the company’s shares had been trading. In addition, investors seemed to become more comfortable with the implications of pending U.S. health care reforms on the company’s business model.

 

Lorillard, another key contributor for the period, was spun out of Loews Corporation in May 2008. Lorillard is the third-largest U.S. cigarette manufacturer and the country’s oldest continuously operating tobacco company. Its flagship premium brand, Newport, is the country’s top selling menthol brand, generating approximately 90% of the company’s revenues. Lorillard shares appreciated during the first half of the year, with some of the biggest gains coming in March 2011. Prior to March, the shares were under pressure as many investors grew concerned that a report being produced by the Tobacco Products Scientific Advisory Committee (TPSAC) would recommend that the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) ban menthol cigarettes. However, the findings and recommendations of the TPSAC report regarding the effects of menthol cigarettes were less harsh than anticipated. A sharp relief rally in Lorillard shares followed TPSAC’s release of the final report. Also during the period under review, the company announced that it would be expanding its share buyback program from $1 billion to $1.4 billion. While we

 

Top 10 Sectors/Industries

Mutual Global Discovery Securities Fund

Based on Equity Securities

6/30/11

 

     % of Total
Net Assets
 
Tobacco     11.3%   
Pharmaceuticals     6.1%   
Commercial Banks     6.0%   
Insurance     4.4%   
Food Products     4.4%   
Media     4.4%   
Industrial Conglomerates     4.2%   
Oil, Gas & Consumable Fuels     4.1%   
Diversified Financial Services     3.1%   
Automobiles     2.9%   

 

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think Lorillard does not have the extensive cost-saving opportunities that we believe BAT might enjoy (outlined below), we view the shares as an attractive investment because the industry has pricing power, we feel Newport is a well-positioned brand and Lorillard management is shareholder friendly and continues to return excess cash to shareholders through dividends and buybacks. Like BAT, Lorillard shares have been a solid investment for the Fund.

 

BAT is the world’s second-largest publicly traded tobacco company, with a presence in more than 180 countries. During the period under review, the stock performed well. In February, the company reported full-year 2010 operating results that exceeded market expectations. In addition, BAT management reported it had delivered on its five-year goal to realize £800 million in cost savings two years ahead of schedule. In May, the company held an investor relations day during which its top executives discussed further cost-cutting opportunities. Management believes it can continue to grow operating margins for the next six to seven years aided by price increases and cost-cutting programs. Management explained that cost savings will come from myriad opportunities including simplifying its business structure, improvements in procurement, a reduction in logistics costs, further rationalization of manufacturing facilities, and the standardization and consolidation of back-office centers and processes. The company also reaffirmed its goal to grow medium-term earnings per share in the high single-digit range, although management also mentioned it would likely exceed that goal in 2011. At period-end, we continued to believe BAT was an attractive investment due to the industry’s pricing power, the company’s additional cost savings opportunities and a shareholder friendly management team that often has returned excess cash to shareholders through dividends and share buybacks.

 

In contrast, several Fund investments decreased in value. Among the largest detractors from Fund performance were Japanese video game software and console maker Nintendo, U.S. network equipment provider Cisco Systems and U.S.-based Bank of America.

 

Nintendo’s share price deteriorated after the company reported sales of its new handheld console, the Nintendo 3DS, were slower than anticipated. In particular, sales of this new gaming device were weak in its home market of Japan, where the March 11 earthquake and tsunami hurt consumer sentiment, and in other parts of the world due to a lack of compelling software titles at launch date and the console’s relatively high initial sales price. At period-end, net cash accounted for more than 50% of Nintendo’s market capitalization, and we believe the company

 

Top 10 Holdings

Mutual Global Discovery Securities Fund

6/30/11

 

Company
Sector/Industry,
Country
  % of Total
Net Assets
 
British American Tobacco PLC     3.3%   
Tobacco, U.K.  
Nestle SA     2.7%   
Food Products, Switzerland  
Imperial Tobacco Group PLC     2.4%   
Tobacco, U.K.  
Jardine Strategic Holdings Ltd.     2.3%   
Industrial Conglomerates, Hong Kong  
Vodafone Group PLC     2.1%   
Wireless Telecommunication Services, U.K.  
Lorillard Inc.     2.0%   
Tobacco, U.S.  
Royal Dutch Shell PLC     2.0%   
Oil, Gas & Consumable Fuels,
U.K.
   
CVS Caremark Corp.     1.9%   
Food & Staples Retailing, U.S.   
Pfizer Inc.     1.9%   
Pharmaceuticals, U.S.  
Pernod Ricard SA     1.8%   
Beverages, France  

 

The dollar value, number of shares or principal amount, and names of all portfolio holdings are listed in the Fund’s Statement of Investments.

 

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can successfully leverage its software intellectual property in the next gaming console cycle. With this in mind, we continued to hold Nintendo in the portfolio at period-end.

 

Cisco Systems is a relatively new addition to the portfolio, initiated in early 2011. Early in the first quarter, Cisco issued lower-than-expected earnings guidance citing economic pressures such as subdued spending by government agencies, a key revenue stream, and missteps in its consumer-focused businesses. In mid-May, Cisco shares declined further when the company confirmed it had completed another disappointing quarter. However, management announced significant cost realignment and an exit from certain consumer markets, both of which we believe should improve financial results. Cisco’s competitive position remained strong, its balance sheet appeared overcapitalized to us at period-end, and the company announced it would begin paying a dividend as well as continuing to buy back stock. For these reasons, along with management’s commitment to repair the company’s current cost structure, we found Cisco’s valuation appealing.

 

Bank of America detracted from performance during the six-month period largely due to concerns about potential mortgage losses, particularly from Countrywide Financial, a mortgage-finance company it acquired in 2008. In addition, uncertainty regarding the systemically important financial institutions (SIFI) capital surcharge, a potential additional capital requirement for large banks, weighed on Bank of America’s share price. While potential regulatory and other risks to the company’s business prospects remained, we think they were priced into the stock at period-end. In our view, Bank of America has leading positions across all of its businesses, its capital position is adequate and the need to raise further capital is unlikely. Furthermore, its credit costs continued to decline, and the mortgage loss issue appeared manageable to us.

 

Finally, investors should note that we maintained our currency hedging posture of being more hedged than not to the U.S. dollar, largely through the use of forward currency exchange contracts. Certain currencies strengthened in relation to the U.S. dollar in the first six months of 2011, and so our hedging strategy hindered Fund performance during the reporting period.

 

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Thank you for your participation in Mutual Global Discovery Securities Fund. We look forward to serving your future investment needs.

 

The foregoing information reflects our analysis, opinions and portfolio holdings as of June 30, 2011, the end of the reporting period. The way we implement our main investment strategies and the resulting portfolio holdings may change depending on factors such as market and economic conditions. These opinions may not be relied upon as investment advice or an offer for a particular security. The information is not a complete analysis of every aspect of any market, country, industry, security or the Fund. Statements of fact are from sources considered reliable, but the investment manager makes no representation or warranty as to their completeness or accuracy. Although historical performance is no guarantee of future results, these insights may help you understand our investment management philosophy.

 

 

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Fund Expenses

 

As an investor in a variable insurance contract (Contract) that indirectly provides for investment in an underlying mutual fund, you can incur transaction and/or ongoing expenses at both the Fund level and the Contract level.

 

 

Transaction expenses can include sales charges (loads) on purchases, surrender fees, transfer fees and premium taxes.

 

 

Ongoing expenses can include management fees, distribution and service (12b-1) fees, contract fees, annual maintenance fees, mortality and expense risk fees and other fees and expenses. All mutual funds and Contracts have some types of ongoing expenses.

 

The expenses shown in the table are meant to highlight ongoing expenses at the Fund level only and do not include ongoing expenses at the Contract level, or transaction expenses at either the Fund or Contract levels. While the Fund does not have transaction expenses, if the transaction and ongoing expenses at the Contract level were included, the expenses shown below would be higher. You should consult your Contract prospectus or disclosure document for more information.

 

The table shows Fund-level ongoing expenses and can help you understand these expenses and compare them with those of other mutual funds offered through the Contract. The table assumes a $1,000 investment held for the six months indicated. Please refer to the Fund prospectus for additional information on operating expenses.

 

Actual Fund Expenses

 

The first line (Actual) of the table provides actual account values and expenses. The “Ending Account Value” is derived from the Fund’s actual return, which includes the effect of ongoing Fund expenses, but does not include the effect of ongoing Contract expenses.

 

You can estimate the Fund-level expenses you incurred during the period by following these steps. Of course, your account value and expenses will differ from those in this illustration:

 

1. Divide your account value by $1,000.

If an account had an $8,600 value, then $8,600 ÷ $1,000 = 8.6.

 

2. Multiply the result by the number under the heading “Fund-Level Expenses Incurred During Period.”

If Fund-Level Expenses Incurred During Period were $7.50, then 8.6 x $7.50 = $64.50.

 

In this illustration, the estimated expenses incurred this period at the Fund level are $64.50.

 

Mutual Global Discovery Securities Fund – Class 4

 

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Hypothetical Example for Comparison with Other Mutual Funds

 

Information in the second line (Hypothetical) of the table can help you compare ongoing expenses of the Fund with those of other mutual funds offered through the Contract. This information may not be used to estimate the actual ending account balance or expenses you incurred during the period. The hypothetical “Ending Account Value” is based on the Fund’s actual expense ratio and an assumed 5% annual rate of return before expenses, which does not represent the Fund’s actual return. The figure under the heading “Fund-Level Expenses Incurred During Period” shows the hypothetical expenses your account would have incurred under this scenario. You can compare this figure with the 5% hypothetical examples that appear in shareholder reports of other funds offered through a Contract.

 

Class 4    Beginning
Account
Value 1/1/11
     Ending
Account
Value 6/30/11
     Fund-Level
Expenses Incurred
During Period*
1/1/11–6/30/11
 

Actual

   $ 1,000       $ 1,052.30       $ 6.67   

Hypothetical (5% return before expenses)

   $ 1,000       $ 1,018.30       $ 6.56   

 

*Expenses are calculated using the most recent six-month annualized expense ratio for the Fund’s Class 4 shares (1.31%), which does not include any ongoing expenses of the Contract for which the Fund is an investment option, multiplied by the average account value over the period, multiplied by 181/365 to reflect the one-half year period.

 

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Franklin Templeton Variable Insurance Products Trust

 

Financial Highlights

 

Mutual Global Discovery Securities Fund

 

    

Six Months
Ended
June 30, 2011

(unaudited)

     Year Ended December 31,  
Class 1       2010     2009     2008     2007     2006  
    

 

 

Per share operating performance

             

(for a share outstanding throughout the period)

             

Net asset value, beginning of period

   $ 21.16       $ 19.14      $ 16.12      $ 24.08      $ 22.05      $ 18.85   
  

 

 

 

Income from investment operationsa:

             

Net investment incomeb

     0.31         0.38        0.19 c      0.37        0.47        0.52   

Net realized and unrealized gains (losses)

     0.85         1.94        3.57        (6.95     2.22        3.69   
  

 

 

 

Total from investment operations

     1.16         2.32        3.76        (6.58     2.69        4.21   
  

 

 

 

Less distributions from:

             

Net investment income

             (0.30     (0.26     (0.52     (0.38     (0.25

Net realized gains

                    (0.48     (0.86     (0.28     (0.76
  

 

 

 

Total distributions

             (0.30     (0.74     (1.38     (0.66     (1.01
  

 

 

 

Net asset value, end of period

   $ 22.32       $ 21.16      $ 19.14      $ 16.12      $ 24.08      $ 22.05   
  

 

 

 

Total returnd

     5.48%         12.24%        23.63%        (28.29)%        12.17%        23.32%   

Ratios to average net assetse

             

Expensesf

     0.96%         1.00% g      1.06% g      0.98% g      0.97% g      1.03% g 

Expenses incurred in connection with securities sold short

     —%         0.02%        0.09%        0.01%        —% h      0.03%   

Net investment income

     2.82%         1.93%        1.07% c      1.82%        1.96%        2.44%   

Supplemental data

             

Net assets, end of period (000’s)

   $ 81,063       $ 84,213      $ 86,755      $ 81,320      $ 142,751      $ 146,229   

Portfolio turnover rate

     15.55%         49.31%        43.35%        22.76%        28.20%        19.83%   

 

aThe amount shown for a share outstanding throughout the period may not correlate with the Statement of Operations for the period due to the timing of sales and repurchases of the Fund shares in relation to income earned and/or fluctuating market value of the investments of the Fund.

bBased on average daily shares outstanding.

cNet investment income per share includes approximately $(0.03) per share related to an adjustment for uncollectible interest. Excluding the effect of this adjustment, the ratio of net investment income to average net assets would have been 1.26%.

dTotal return does not include fees, charges or expenses imposed by the variable annuity and life insurance contracts for which the Franklin Templeton Variable Insurance Products Trust serves as an underlying investment vehicle. Total return is not annualized for periods less than one year.

eRatios are annualized for periods less than one year.

fIncludes dividend expense on securities sold short and borrowing fees, if any. See below for the ratios of such expenses to average net assets for the periods presented. See Note 1(d).

gBenefit of expense reduction rounds to less than 0.01%.

hRounds to less than 0.01%.

 

The accompanying notes are an integral part of these financial statements.

 

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Franklin Templeton Variable Insurance Products Trust

 

Financial Highlights (continued)

 

Mutual Global Discovery Securities Fund

 

    

Six Months
Ended
June 30, 2011

(unaudited)

     Year Ended December 31,  
Class 2       2010     2009     2008     2007     2006  
    

 

 

Per share operating performance

             

(for a share outstanding throughout the period)

             

Net asset value, beginning of period

   $ 20.80       $ 18.81      $ 15.85      $ 23.69      $ 21.73      $ 18.60   
  

 

 

 

Income from investment operationsa:

             

Net investment incomeb

     0.28         0.33        0.14 c      0.32        0.40        0.43   

Net realized and unrealized gains (losses)

     0.82         1.91        3.50        (6.84     2.18        3.68   
  

 

 

 

Total from investment operations

     1.10         2.24        3.64        (6.52     2.58        4.11   
  

 

 

 

Less distributions from:

             

Net investment income

             (0.25     (0.20     (0.46     (0.34     (0.22

Net realized gains

                    (0.48     (0.86     (0.28     (0.76
  

 

 

 

Total distributions

             (0.25     (0.68     (1.32     (0.62     (0.98
  

 

 

 

Net asset value, end of period

   $ 21.90       $ 20.80      $ 18.81      $ 15.85      $ 23.69      $ 21.73   
  

 

 

 

Total returnd

     5.29%         11.96%        23.31%        (28.45)%        11.85%        23.06%   

Ratios to average net assetse

             

Expensesf

     1.21%         1.25% g      1.31% g      1.23% g      1.22% g      1.28% g 

Expenses incurred in connection with securities sold short

     —%         0.02%        0.09%        0.01%        —% h      0.03%   

Net investment income

     2.57%         1.68%        0.82% c      1.57%        1.71%        2.19%   

Supplemental data

             

Net assets, end of period (000’s)

   $ 1,334,732       $ 1,351,223      $ 1,309,852      $ 1,113,720      $ 1,867,484      $ 1,365,575   

Portfolio turnover rate

     15.55%         49.31%        43.35%        22.76%        28.20%        19.83%   

 

aThe amount shown for a share outstanding throughout the period may not correlate with the Statement of Operations for the period due to the timing of sales and repurchases of the Fund shares in relation to income earned and/or fluctuating market value of the investments of the Fund.

bBased on average daily shares outstanding.

cNet investment income per share includes approximately $(0.03) per share related to an adjustment for uncollectible interest. Excluding the effect of this adjustment, the ratio of net investment income to average net assets would have been 1.01%.

dTotal return does not include fees, charges or expenses imposed by the variable annuity and life insurance contracts for which the Franklin Templeton Variable Insurance Products Trust serves as an underlying investment vehicle. Total return is not annualized for periods less than one year.

eRatios are annualized for periods less than one year.

fIncludes dividend expense on securities sold short and borrowing fees, if any. See below for the ratios of such expenses to average net assets for the periods presented. See Note 1(d).

gBenefit of expense reduction rounds to less than 0.01%.

hRounds to less than 0.01%.

 

The accompanying notes are an integral part of these financial statements.

 

MGD-11


Franklin Templeton Variable Insurance Products Trust

 

Financial Highlights (continued)

 

Mutual Global Discovery Securities Fund

 

     Six Months
Ended
June 30, 2011
(unaudited)
     Year Ended December 31,  
Class 4       2010     2009     2008a  
    

 

 

Per share operating performance

         

(for a share outstanding throughout the period)

         

Net asset value, beginning of period

   $ 21.02       $ 19.02      $ 16.07      $ 22.50   
  

 

 

 

Income from investment operationsb:

         

Net investment incomec

     0.27         0.31        0.11 d      0.09   

Net realized and unrealized gains (losses)

     0.83         1.94        3.56        (5.14
  

 

 

 

Total from investment operations

     1.10         2.25        3.67        (5.05
  

 

 

 

Less distributions from:

         

Net investment income

             (0.25     (0.24     (0.52

Net realized gains

                    (0.48     (0.86
  

 

 

 

Total distributions

             (0.25     (0.72     (1.38
  

 

 

 

Net asset value, end of period

   $ 22.12       $ 21.02      $ 19.02      $ 16.07   
  

 

 

 

Total returne

     5.23%         11.87%        23.19%        (23.48)%   

Ratios to average net assetsf

         

Expensesg

     1.31%         1.35% h      1.41% h      1.33% h 

Expenses incurred in connection with securities sold short

     —%         0.02%        0.09%        0.01%   

Net investment income

     2.47%         1.58%        0.72% d      1.47%   

Supplemental data

         

Net assets, end of period (000’s)

   $ 76,333       $ 70,613      $ 59,178      $ 23,981   

Portfolio turnover rate

     15.55%         49.31%        43.35%        22.76%   

 

aFor the period February 29, 2008 (effective date) to December 31, 2008.

bThe amount shown for a share outstanding throughout the period may not correlate with the Statement of Operations for the period due to the timing of sales and repurchases of the Fund shares in relation to income earned and/or fluctuating market value of the investments of the Fund.

cBased on average daily shares outstanding.

dNet investment income per share includes approximately $(0.03) per share related to an adjustment for uncollectible interest. Excluding the effect of this adjustment, the ratio of net investment income to average net assets would have been 0.91%.

eTotal return does not include fees, charges or expenses imposed by the variable annuity and life insurance contracts for which the Franklin Templeton Variable Insurance Products Trust serves as an underlying investment vehicle. Total return is not annualized for periods less than one year.

fRatios are annualized for periods less than one year.

gIncludes dividend expense on securities sold short and borrowing fees, if any. See below for the ratios of such expenses to average net assets for the periods presented. See Note 1(d).

hBenefit of expense reduction rounds to less than 0.01%.

 

The accompanying notes are an integral part of these financial statements.

 

MGD-12


Franklin Templeton Variable Insurance Products Trust

 

Statement of Investments, June 30, 2011 (unaudited)

 

Mutual Global Discovery Securities Fund    Country      Shares/
Rights
       Value  

Common Stocks and Other Equity Interests 91.8%

            

Airlines 0.0%

            

a,b,cNorthwest Airlines Corp., Contingent Distribution

   United States        8,167,000         $   
            

 

 

 

Auto Components 0.2%

            

a,b,cCollins & Aikman Products Co., Contingent Distribution

   United States        218,708           2,187   

a,b,cDana Holding Corp., Contingent Distribution

   United States        2,673,000             

a,dIACNA Investor LLC

   United States        47,271           473   

a,dInternational Automotive Components Group Brazil LLC

   Brazil        424,073           534,900   

d,eInternational Automotive Components Group North America, LLC

   United States        3,000,220                2,804,846   
            

 

 

 
               3,342,406   
            

 

 

 

Automobiles 2.0%

            

Daimler AG (EUR Traded)

   Germany        323,994           24,286,027   

Daimler AG (USD Traded)

   Germany        2,800           209,883   

aGeneral Motors Co.

   United States        168,060           5,102,301   
            

 

 

 
               29,598,211   
            

 

 

 

Beverages 2.7%

            

Coca-Cola Enterprises Inc.

   United Kingdom        170,820           4,984,528   

Dr. Pepper Snapple Group Inc.

   United States        191,410           8,025,821   

fPernod Ricard SA

   France        275,378           27,143,101   
            

 

 

 
               40,153,450   
            

 

 

 

Biotechnology 1.2%

            

aAmgen Inc.

   United States        215,320           12,563,922   

aCephalon Inc.

   United States        60,050           4,797,995   
            

 

 

 
               17,361,917   
            

 

 

 

Capital Markets 2.9%

            

Morgan Stanley

   United States        718,000           16,521,180   

aUBS AG (CHF Traded)

   Switzerland        1,445,336           26,352,285   
            

 

 

 
               42,873,465   
            

 

 

 

Chemicals 1.1%

            

a,b,cDow Corning Corp., Contingent Distribution

   United States        300,000             

Linde AG

   Germany        97,340           17,065,955   
            

 

 

 
               17,065,955   
            

 

 

 

Commercial Banks 6.0%

            

a,d,gThe Bankshares Inc.

   United States        800,000           2,694,072   

Barclays PLC

   United Kingdom        3,900,124           16,053,562   

BNP Paribas

   France        155,716           12,019,950   

aCIT Group Inc.

   United States        130,472           5,774,691   

a,dElephant Capital Holdings Ltd.

   Japan        1,903             

Intesa Sanpaolo SpA

   Italy        5,899,704           15,707,818   

a,dNCB Warrant Holdings Ltd., A

   Japan        9,306             

PNC Financial Services Group Inc.

   United States        242,430           14,451,252   

Wells Fargo & Co.

   United States        802,340           22,513,660   
            

 

 

 
               89,215,005   
            

 

 

 

Commercial Services & Supplies 0.4%

            

aComdisco Holding Co. Inc.

   United States        44           274   

a,b,cComdisco Holding Co. Inc., Contingent Distribution

   United States        1,863,000             

Edenred

   France        192,246           5,865,648   
            

 

 

 
               5,865,922   
            

 

 

 

 

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Franklin Templeton Variable Insurance Products Trust

 

Statement of Investments, June 30, 2011 (unaudited) (continued)

 

Mutual Global Discovery Securities Fund    Country      Shares/
Rights
       Value  

Common Stocks and Other Equity Interests (continued)

            

Communications Equipment 0.8%

            

Cisco Systems Inc.

   United States        636,250         $ 9,931,862   

aMotorola Solutions Inc.

   United States        47,699           2,196,062   
            

 

 

 
               12,127,924   
            

 

 

 

Computers & Peripherals 0.8%

            

a,b,cDecisionOne Corp., Contingent Distribution

   United States        33,639             

Hewlett-Packard Co.

   United States        343,240           12,493,936   
            

 

 

 
               12,493,936   
            

 

 

 

Construction & Engineering 0.7%

            

Vinci SA

   France        158,174           10,131,540   
            

 

 

 

Construction Materials 0.5%

            

CRH PLC

   Ireland        337,406           7,471,448   
            

 

 

 

Containers & Packaging 0.7%

            

Rexam PLC

   United Kingdom        1,657,079           10,179,030   
            

 

 

 

Diversified Financial Services 2.9%

            

Bank of America Corp.

   United States        1,311,930           14,378,753   

Deutsche Boerse AG

   Germany        247,739           18,825,157   

a,b,cMarconi Corp., Contingent Distribution

   United Kingdom        1,739,100           32,518   

a,hNorth American Financial Holdings Inc., A, 144A

   United States        84,454           1,446,275   

a,hNorth American Financial Holdings Inc., B, 144A, non-voting

   United States        263,962           4,520,349   

NYSE Euronext Inc.

   United States        123,422           4,229,672   
            

 

 

 
               43,432,724   
            

 

 

 

Diversified Telecommunication Services 1.5%

            

AboveNet Inc.

   United States        38,361           2,702,916   

Cable & Wireless Communication PLC

   United Kingdom        3,585,816           2,330,725   

a,b,cGlobal Crossing Holdings Ltd., Contingent Distribution

   United States        2,236,777             

Telefonica SA

   Spain        743,937           18,188,910   
            

 

 

 
                    23,222,551   
            

 

 

 

Electric Utilities 2.9%

            

Brookfield Infrastructure Partners LP

   Canada        254,871           6,384,519   

a,b,cCalpine Corp., Contingent Distribution

   United States        1,400,000             

E.ON AG

   Germany        585,820           16,680,461   

Exelon Corp.

   United States        459,650           19,691,406   

a,dPrime AET&D Holdings No. 1 Pty. Ltd.

   Australia        1,361,600             
            

 

 

 
               42,756,386   
            

 

 

 

Electrical Equipment 0.6%

            

fAlstom SA

   France        149,906           9,243,261   
            

 

 

 

Energy Equipment & Services 1.4%

            

Ensco PLC, ADR

   United States        152,704           8,139,123   

aPetroleum Geo-Services ASA

   Norway        11,710           165,792   

Seadrill Ltd.

   Bermuda        124,443           4,381,357   

Transocean Ltd.

   United States        117,343           7,575,664   
            

 

 

 
               20,261,936   
            

 

 

 

Food & Staples Retailing 2.9%

            

CVS Caremark Corp.

   United States        765,292           28,759,673   

Koninklijke Ahold NV

   Netherlands        1,032,646           13,875,758   
            

 

 

 
               42,635,431   
            

 

 

 

 

MGD-14


Franklin Templeton Variable Insurance Products Trust

 

Statement of Investments, June 30, 2011 (unaudited) (continued)

 

Mutual Global Discovery Securities Fund    Country      Shares/
Rights
       Value  

Common Stocks and Other Equity Interests (continued)

            

Food Products 4.4%

            

Farmer Brothers Co.

   United States        60,060         $ 609,008   

Kraft Foods Inc., A

   United States        695,676           24,508,666   

Lotte Confectionery Co. Ltd.

   South Korea        42           66,956   

Nestle SA

   Switzerland        653,031           40,581,434   
            

 

 

 
               65,766,064   
            

 

 

 

Health Care Equipment & Supplies 1.8%

            

aBoston Scientific Corp.

   United States        883,480           6,104,847   

Medtronic Inc.

   United States        404,120           15,570,744   

aZimmer Holdings Inc.

   United States        93,887           5,933,658   
            

 

 

 
               27,609,249   
            

 

 

 

Health Care Providers & Services 2.0%

            

Rhoen-Klinikum AG

   Germany        608,573           14,685,169   

UnitedHealth Group Inc.

   United States        301,789           15,566,277   
            

 

 

 
               30,251,446   
            

 

 

 

Hotels, Restaurants & Leisure 1.6%

            

Accor SA

   France        278,320           12,445,184   

Ladbrokes PLC

   United Kingdom        4,875,840           11,929,571   
            

 

 

 
               24,374,755   
            

 

 

 

Independent Power Producers & Energy Traders 0.9%

            

aNRG Energy Inc.

   United States        580,167           14,260,505   
            

 

 

 

Industrial Conglomerates 4.2%

            

Jardine Matheson Holdings Ltd.

   Hong Kong        398,522           22,851,252   

Jardine Strategic Holdings Ltd.

   Hong Kong        1,097,650           33,588,090   

Koninklijke Philips Electronics NV

   Netherlands        254,720           6,541,759   
            

 

 

 
               62,981,101   
            

 

 

 

Insurance 4.4%

            

ACE Ltd.

   United States        356,360           23,455,615   

aAlleghany Corp.

   United States        4,230           1,409,055   

American International Group Inc.

   United States        443,920           13,015,735   

E-L Financial Corp. Ltd.

   Canada        8,478           4,058,079   

a,dImagine Group Holdings Ltd.

   Bermuda        172,409           2,100,183   

MetLife Inc.

   United States        106,300           4,663,381   

a,dOlympus Re Holdings Ltd.

   United States        2,140           595   

PartnerRe Ltd.

   Bermuda        151,240           10,412,874   

Zurich Financial Services AG

   Switzerland        27,980           7,074,867   
            

 

 

 
                    66,190,384   
            

 

 

 

IT Services 0.0%

            

Glodyne Technoserve Ltd.

   India        2,218           17,175   
            

 

 

 

Machinery 1.6%

            

Schindler Holding AG, PC

   Switzerland        138,017           16,776,091   

Stanley Black & Decker Inc.

   United States        93,467           6,734,297   
            

 

 

 
               23,510,388   
            

 

 

 

Marine 1.4%

            

A.P. Moller - Maersk AS, B

   Denmark        2,494           21,509,447   
            

 

 

 

 

MGD-15


Franklin Templeton Variable Insurance Products Trust

 

Statement of Investments, June 30, 2011 (unaudited) (continued)

 

Mutual Global Discovery Securities Fund    Country      Shares/
Rights
       Value  

Common Stocks and Other Equity Interests (continued)

            

Media 4.4%

            

Daekyo Co. Ltd.

   South Korea        5,820         $ 31,145   

Eutelsat Communications

   France        520,271           23,388,602   

News Corp., A

   United States        357,500           6,327,750   

Time Warner Cable Inc.

   United States        105,970           8,269,899   

Time Warner Inc.

   United States        222,200           8,081,414   

Viacom Inc., B

   United States        222,432           11,344,032   

Vivendi SA

   France        282,930           7,867,329   
            

 

 

 
               65,310,171   
            

 

 

 

Metals & Mining 1.3%

            

ThyssenKrupp AG

   Germany        372,096           19,239,261   
            

 

 

 

Multi-Utilities 1.8%

            

GDF Suez

   France        630,284           23,064,951   

Hera SpA

   Italy        1,864,274           3,947,077   
            

 

 

 
               27,012,028   
            

 

 

 

Office Electronics 1.4%

            

Xerox Corp.

   United States        2,010,717           20,931,564   
            

 

 

 

Oil, Gas & Consumable Fuels 4.1%

            

BP PLC

   United Kingdom        769,413           5,661,082   

Marathon Oil Corp.

   United States        173,570           9,143,668   

Murphy Oil Corp.

   United States        120,518           7,913,212   

Royal Dutch Shell PLC, A

   United Kingdom        828,027           29,394,688   

Total SA, B

   France        27,532           1,592,230   

The Williams Cos. Inc.

   United States        225,950           6,834,988   
            

 

 

 
                    60,539,868   
            

 

 

 

Pharmaceuticals 6.1%

            

Eli Lilly & Co.

   United States        539,140           20,233,924   

Merck & Co. Inc.

   United States        707,040           24,951,442   

Novartis AG, ADR

   Switzerland        201,264           12,299,243   

Pfizer Inc.

   United States        1,342,441           27,654,285   

aSanofi, Contingent Value rts., 12/31/20

   France        207,050           498,990   

Teva Pharmaceutical Industries Ltd., ADR

   Israel        116,220           5,604,128   
            

 

 

 
               91,242,012   
            

 

 

 

Real Estate Investment Trusts (REITs) 1.3%

            

The Link REIT

   Hong Kong        5,510,376           18,835,866   
            

 

 

 

Real Estate Management & Development 0.9%

            

cCanary Wharf Group PLC

   United Kingdom        487,324           2,356,314   

Great Eagle Holdings Ltd.

   Hong Kong        1,613,524           5,359,925   

Swire Pacific Ltd., B

   Hong Kong        1,949,472           5,586,562   
            

 

 

 
               13,302,801   
            

 

 

 

Software 2.6%

            

Microsoft Corp.

   United States        806,798           20,976,748   

Nintendo Co. Ltd.

   Japan        47,500           8,891,684   

aSymantec Corp.

   United States        431,550           8,510,166   
            

 

 

 
               38,378,598   
            

 

 

 

 

MGD-16


Franklin Templeton Variable Insurance Products Trust

 

Statement of Investments, June 30, 2011 (unaudited) (continued)

 

Mutual Global Discovery Securities Fund    Country      Shares/
Rights
       Value  

Common Stocks and Other Equity Interests (continued)

            

Tobacco 11.3%

            

Altria Group Inc.

   United States        604,821         $      15,973,323   

British American Tobacco PLC

   United Kingdom        1,112,353           48,758,692   

Imperial Tobacco Group PLC

   United Kingdom        1,082,017           35,954,833   

Lorillard Inc.

   United States        279,918           30,474,673   

Philip Morris International Inc.

   United States        204,981           13,686,581   

Reynolds American Inc.

   United States        629,900           23,337,795   
            

 

 

 
               168,185,897   
            

 

 

 

Wireless Telecommunication Services 2.1%

            

Vodafone Group PLC

   United Kingdom        12,007,170           31,863,452   
            

 

 

 

Total Common Stocks and Other Equity Interests
(Cost $1,088,177,856)

               1,370,744,530   
            

 

 

 

Preferred Stocks 1.1%

            

Automobiles 0.9%

            

Volkswagen AG, pfd.

   Germany        66,093           13,646,377   
            

 

 

 

Diversified Financial Services 0.2%

            

a,dHightower Holding LLC, pfd., A, Series 2

   United States        1,114,214           2,461,489   
            

 

 

 

Total Preferred Stocks (Cost $8,478,218)

               16,107,866   
            

 

 

 
            Principal
Amount
*
          

Corporate Bonds, Notes and Senior Floating Rate Interests 3.1%

            

dBroadband Ventures III LLC, secured promissory note, 5.00%, 2/01/12

   United States        825           825   

iCIT Group Inc., Term Loan Tranche 3, 6.25%, 8/11/15

   United States        1,242,135           1,251,895   

Clear Channel Communications Inc.,

            

iDelayed Draw 2 Term Loan, 3.836%, 1/29/16

   United States        1,509,000           1,246,811   

jsenior note, PIK, 11.00%, 8/01/16

   United States        3,187,000           2,836,430   

iTranche B Term Loan, 3.836%, 1/29/16

   United States        8,869,000           7,443,042   

iTranche C Term Loan, 3.836%, 1/29/16

   United States        1,802,075           1,504,733   

NewPage Corp., senior secured note, 11.375%, 12/31/14

   United States        7,734,000           7,250,625   

hOPTI Canada Inc., senior secured note, 144A,

            

9.00%, 12/15/12

   Canada        825,000           833,250   

f9.75%, 8/15/13

   Canada        2,215,000           2,209,462   

Realogy Corp.,

            

iExtended First Lien Term Loan, 4.518%, 10/10/16

   United States        10,563,406           9,427,840   

iExtended Synthetic Letter of Credit, 3.221%, 10/10/16

   United States        856,631           764,543   

hsenior secured note, 144A, 7.875%, 2/15/19

   United States        653,000           649,735   

iTexas Competitive Electric Holdings Co. LLC, Extended Term Loan, 4.69%, 10/10/17

   United States        12,912,264           10,106,171   

hTexas Competitive Electric Holdings Co. LLC/Texas Competitive Electric Holdings

            

Finance Inc., secured note, B, 144A, 11.50%, 10/01/20

   United States        949,000           937,138   
            

 

 

 

Total Corporate Bonds, Notes and Senior Floating Rate Interests (Cost $48,316,257)

               46,462,500   
            

 

 

 

 

MGD-17


Franklin Templeton Variable Insurance Products Trust

 

Statement of Investments, June 30, 2011 (unaudited) (continued)

 

Mutual Global Discovery Securities Fund    Country      Shares        Value  

Companies in Liquidation 0.0%

            

aAdelphia Recovery Trust

   United States        5,379,562         $ 538   

a,bAdelphia Recovery Trust, Arahova Contingent Value Vehicle, Contingent Distribution

   United States        386,774           15,471   

a,b,cCentury Communications Corp., Contingent Distribution

   United States        1,074,000             

a,dFIM Coinvestor Holdings I, LLC

   United States        2,077,368             
            

 

 

 

Total Companies in Liquidation (Cost $497,457)

               16,009   
            

 

 

 

Total Investments before Short Term Investments
(Cost $1,145,469,788)

               1,433,330,905   
            

 

 

 
            Principal
Amount
*
          

Short Term Investments 6.0%

            

U.S. Government and Agency Securities 2.5%

            

kFHLB, 7/01/11

   United States        10,000,000           10,000,000   

k,lU.S. Treasury Bills, 7/07/11 - 11/17/11

   United States        26,500,000           26,498,602   
            

 

 

 

Total U.S. Government and Agency Securities (Cost $36,493,956)

               36,498,602   
            

 

 

 

Total Investments before Money Market Funds
(Cost $1,181,963,744)

               1,469,829,507   
            

 

 

 
            Shares           

mInvestments from Cash Collateral Received for Loaned
Securities 3.5%

            

Money Market Funds 3.5%

            

aBNY Institutional Cash Reserve Fund, Series B

   United States        31,953           25,563   

nBNY Mellon Overnight Government Fund, 0.05%

   United States        52,503,026           52,503,026   
            

 

 

 

Total Money Market Funds (Cost $52,534,979)

               52,528,589   
            

 

 

 

Total Investments (Cost $1,234,498,723) 102.0%

               1,522,358,096   

Other Assets, less Liabilities (2.0)%

               (30,230,305
            

 

 

 

Net Assets 100.0%

             $ 1,492,127,791   
            

 

 

 

 

†Rounds to less than 0.1% of net assets.

*The principal amount is stated in U.S. dollars unless otherwise indicated.

aNon-income producing.

bContingent distributions represent the right to receive additional distributions, if any, during the reorganization of the underlying company.

cSecurity has been deemed illiquid because it may not be able to be sold within seven days. At June 30, 2011, the aggregate value of these securities was $2,391,019, representing 0.16% of net assets.

dSee Note 9 regarding restricted securities.

eAt June 30, 2011, pursuant to the Fund’s policies and the requirements of applicable securities law, the Fund may be restricted from trading this security for a limited or extended period of time due to ownership limits and/or potential possession of material non-public information.

fA portion or all of the security is on loan at June 30, 2011. See Note 1(e).

gSee Note 12 regarding holdings of 5% voting securities.

hSecurity was purchased pursuant to Rule 144A under the Securities Act of 1933 and may be sold in transactions exempt from registration only to qualified institutional buyers or in a public offering registered under the Securities Act of 1933. These securities have been deemed liquid under guidelines approved by the Trust’s Board of Trustees. At June 30, 2011, the aggregate value of these securities was $10,596,209, representing 0.71% of net assets.

iThe coupon rate shown represents the rate at period end.

jIncome may be received in additional securities and/or cash.

kThe security is traded on a discount basis with no stated coupon rate.

lSecurity or a portion of the security has been segregated as collateral for open future contracts. At June 30, 2011, the value of this security amounted to $460,877, representing 0.03% of net assets.

mSee Note 1(e) regarding securities on loan.

nThe rate shown is the annualized seven-day yield at period end.

 

MGD-18


Franklin Templeton Variable Insurance Products Trust

 

Statement of Investments, June 30, 2011 (unaudited) (continued)

 

 

Mutual Global Discovery Securities Fund                      

 

At June 30, 2011, the Fund had the following futures contracts outstanding. See Note 1(c).

 

Futures Contracts

Description

   Type      Number of
Contracts
     Notional
Value
     Expiration
Date
     Unrealized
Appreciation
     Unrealized
Depreciation
 

EUR/USD

     Short         86       $ 15,574,600         9/19/11       $ 29,034       $   

GBP/USD

     Short         50         5,015,938         9/19/11         102,402           
              

 

 

 

Unrealized appreciation (depreciation)

                 131,436           —   
              

 

 

 

Net unrealized appreciation (depreciation)

               $ 131,436      
              

 

 

    

 

At June 30, 2011, the Fund had the following forward exchange contracts outstanding. See Note 1(c).

 

Forward Exchange Contracts

 

Currency

   Counterparty        Type        Quantity        Contract
Amount
       Settlement
Date
       Unrealized
Appreciation
       Unrealized
Depreciation
 

British Pound

     BZWS           Sell           18,916,015         $ 30,284,541           7/15/11         $         $ (68,002

British Pound

     SSBT           Buy           2,700,000           4,361,769           7/15/11                     (29,363

British Pound

     SSBT           Sell           15,000,000           24,420,000           7/15/11           351,076             

British Pound

     DBAB           Sell           829,950           1,349,466           7/15/11           17,732             

Euro

     BOFA           Sell           18,430,398           26,552,757           7/15/11                     (162,829

Euro

     DBAB           Sell           5,080,000           7,227,612           7/15/11                     (136,048

Euro

     BZWS           Sell           17,850,398           25,739,818           7/15/11                     (135,036

Canadian Dollar

     BOFA           Sell           3,182,146           3,340,467           7/29/11           42,486             

Euro

     DBAB           Sell           23,432,810           32,322,254           7/29/11                     (1,631,178

Euro

     BOFA           Sell           19,253,124           27,116,577           7/29/11                     (780,617

Euro

     DBAB           Buy           357,348           505,112           7/29/11           12,675             

Swiss Franc

     BOFA           Sell           20,374,793           23,314,787           8/10/11                     (923,796

Swiss Franc

     DBAB           Sell           19,089,697           21,791,891           8/10/11                     (917,896

Swiss Franc

     SSBT           Sell           13,438,180           15,375,492           8/10/11                     (611,049

Swiss Franc

     DBAB           Buy           934,100           1,124,649           8/10/11                     (13,411

Swiss Franc

     DBAB           Buy           1,169,880           1,378,530           8/10/11           13,201             

Swiss Franc

     BOFA           Buy           1,234,991           1,460,018           8/10/11           9,172             

British Pound

     BZWS           Buy           504,000           815,774           8/12/11                     (7,351

British Pound

     BOFA           Sell           16,004,745           26,167,758           8/12/11           495,898             

British Pound

     BZWS           Sell           9,657,755           15,790,430           8/12/11           299,240             

Euro

     SSBT           Sell           15,983,432           22,661,310           8/18/11                     (483,621

Euro

     HSBC           Sell           15,983,432           22,680,490           8/18/11                     (464,441

Euro

     DBAB           Sell           10,000,000           14,350,000           8/18/11                     (130,577

Euro

     BOFA           Sell           1,500,000           2,124,309           8/18/11                     (47,777

Euro

     DBAB           Buy           318,500           453,888           8/18/11           7,318             

Euro

     BZWS           Sell           21,648,358           30,451,662           8/31/11                     (883,779

Euro

     BOFA           Sell           18,496,832           26,154,521           8/31/11                     (619,169

Euro

     DBAB           Sell           560,000           801,578           8/31/11                     (9,007

Euro

     DBAB           Buy           266,407           387,670           8/31/11                     (2,053

Euro

     BZWS           Buy           230,194           334,847           8/31/11                     (1,647

Euro

     DBAB           Sell           11,673,232           16,739,274           9/15/11                     (150,490

Euro

     HSBC           Sell           10,809,631           15,498,849           9/15/11                     (141,388

Euro

     DBAB           Buy           190,934           272,720           9/15/11           3,539             

British Pound

     BOFA           Buy           490,000           794,290           9/16/11                     (8,661

British Pound

     SSBT           Sell           31,073,061           50,605,587           9/16/11           785,400             

Japanese Yen

     DBAB           Sell           157,431,290           1,910,000           10/20/11                     (47,038

Japanese Yen

     BZWS           Sell           128,248,820           1,563,767           10/20/11                     (30,502

Japanese Yen

     HSBC           Sell           64,467,680           780,000           10/20/11                     (21,401

Japanese Yen

     BOFA           Sell           36,535,840           440,000           10/20/11                     (14,179

Japanese Yen

     DBAB           Buy           51,400,000           640,682           10/20/11                     (1,726

Japanese Yen

     DBAB           Buy           27,750,000           342,801           10/20/11           2,161             

Japanese Yen

     BOFA           Buy           4,700,000           58,163           10/20/11           264             
                           

 

 

 

Unrealized appreciation (depreciation)

  

                      2,040,162           (8,474,032
                           

 

 

 

Net unrealized appreciation (depreciation)

  

                         $ (6,433,870
                                

 

 

 

 

See Abbreviations on page MGD-34.

 

The accompanying notes are an integral part of these financial statements.

 

MGD-19


Franklin Templeton Variable Insurance Products Trust

 

Financial Statements

 

Statement of Assets and Liabilities

June 30, 2011 (unaudited)

 

     Mutual Global
Discovery
Securities Fund
 

Assets:

  

Investments in securities:

  

Cost - Unaffiliated issuers

   $ 1,226,498,723   

Cost - Non-controlled affiliated issuers

     8,000,000   
  

 

 

 

Total cost of investments

   $ 1,234,498,723   
  

 

 

 

Value - Unaffiliated issuers

   $ 1,519,664,024   

Value - Non-controlled affiliated issuers

     2,694,072   
  

 

 

 

Total value of investments (includes securities loaned in the amount of $34,041,354)

     1,522,358,096   

Cash

     793,922   

Foreign currency, at value (cost $5,368,610)

     5,374,257   

Receivables:

  

Investment securities sold (includes securities loaned in the amount of $18,428,474)

     20,067,490   

Capital shares sold

     215,920   

Dividends and interest

     5,514,322   

Unrealized appreciation on forward exchange contracts

     2,040,162   

Other assets

     113,706   
  

 

 

 

Total assets

     1,556,477,875   
  

 

 

 

Liabilities:

  

Payables:

  

Investment securities purchased

     151,738   

Capital shares redeemed

     799,278   

Affiliates

     1,722,480   

Variation margin

     105,112   

Payable upon return of securities loaned

     52,534,979   

Unrealized depreciation on forward exchange contracts

     8,474,032   

Accrued expenses and other liabilities

     562,465   
  

 

 

 

Total liabilities

     64,350,084   
  

 

 

 

Net assets, at value

   $ 1,492,127,791   
  

 

 

 

Net assets consist of:

  

Paid-in capital

   $ 1,135,704,849   

Undistributed net investment income

     42,102,868   

Net unrealized appreciation (depreciation)

     282,031,653   

Accumulated net realized gain (loss)

     32,288,421   
  

 

 

 

Net assets, at value

   $ 1,492,127,791   
  

 

 

 

 

The accompanying notes are an integral part of these financial statements.

 

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Franklin Templeton Variable Insurance Products Trust

 

Financial Statements (continued)

 

Statement of Assets and Liabilities (continued)

June 30, 2011 (unaudited)

 

     Mutual Global
Discovery
Securities Fund
 

Class 1:

  

Net assets, at value

   $ 81,063,164   
  

 

 

 

Shares outstanding

     3,631,948   
  

 

 

 

Net asset value and maximum offering price per share

   $ 22.32   
  

 

 

 

Class 2:

  

Net assets, at value

   $ 1,334,732,003   
  

 

 

 

Shares outstanding

     60,934,428   
  

 

 

 

Net asset value and maximum offering price per share

   $ 21.90   
  

 

 

 

Class 4:

  

Net assets, at value

   $ 76,332,624   
  

 

 

 

Shares outstanding

     3,450,094   
  

 

 

 

Net asset value and maximum offering price per share

   $ 22.12   
  

 

 

 

 

The accompanying notes are an integral part of these financial statements.

 

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Franklin Templeton Variable Insurance Products Trust

 

Financial Statements (continued)

 

Statement of Operations

for the six months ended June 30, 2011 (unaudited)

 

     Mutual Global
Discovery
Securities Fund
 

Investment income:

  

Dividends (net of foreign taxes of $1,642,768)

   $ 26,209,927   

Interest

     1,586,978   

Income from securities loaned

     781,469   
  

 

 

 

Total investment income

     28,578,374   
  

 

 

 

Expenses:

  

Management fees (Note 3a)

     6,042,614   

Administrative fees (Note 3b)

     851,632   

Distribution fees: (Note 3c)

  

Class 2

     1,691,229   

Class 4

     130,028   

Unaffiliated transfer agent fees

     1,263   

Custodian fees (Note 4)

     108,229   

Reports to shareholders

     154,134   

Professional fees

     93,530   

Trustees’ fees and expenses

     2,871   

Other

     25,535   
  

 

 

 

Total expenses

     9,101,065   
  

 

 

 

Net investment income

     19,477,309   
  

 

 

 

Realized and unrealized gains (losses):

  

Net realized gain (loss) from:

  

Investments (net of foreign taxes of $723,733)

     40,131,592   

Foreign currency transactions

     (33,564,553

Futures contracts

     (335,115
  

 

 

 

Net realized gain (loss)

     6,231,924   
  

 

 

 

Net change in unrealized appreciation (depreciation) on:

  

Investments

     53,442,713   

Translation of other assets and liabilities denominated in foreign currencies

     (798,321

Change in deferred taxes on unrealized appreciation

     734,375   
  

 

 

 

Net change in unrealized appreciation (depreciation)

     53,378,767   
  

 

 

 

Net realized and unrealized gain (loss)

     59,610,691   
  

 

 

 

Net increase (decrease) in net assets resulting from operations

   $ 79,088,000   
  

 

 

 

 

The accompanying notes are an integral part of these financial statements.

 

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Franklin Templeton Variable Insurance Products Trust

 

Financial Statements (continued)

 

Statements of Changes in Net Assets

 

     Mutual Global Discovery
Securities Fund
 
     Six Months
Ended
June 30, 2011
(unaudited)
    Year
Ended
December 31,
2010
 
    

 

 

Increase (decrease) in net assets:

    

Operations:

    

Net investment income

   $ 19,477,309      $ 24,486,967   

Net realized gain (loss) from investments, written options, foreign currency transactions, futures contracts and securities sold short

     6,231,924        99,792,243   

Net change in unrealized appreciation (depreciation) on investments, translation of other assets and liabilities denominated in foreign currencies and deferred taxes

     53,378,767        38,245,944   
    

 

 

Net increase (decrease) in net assets resulting from operations

     79,088,000        162,525,154   
    

 

 

Distributions to shareholders from:

    

Net investment income:

    

Class 1

            (1,245,461

Class 2

            (16,267,624

Class 4

            (816,963
    

 

 

Total distributions to shareholders

            (18,330,048
    

 

 

Capital share transactions: (Note 2)

    

Class 1

     (7,641,385     (10,957,474

Class 2

     (87,336,078     (87,938,794

Class 4

     1,967,806        4,965,152   
    

 

 

Total capital share transactions

     (93,009,657     (93,931,116
    

 

 

Net increase (decrease) in net assets

     (13,921,657     50,263,990   

Net assets:

    

Beginning of period

     1,506,049,448        1,455,785,458   
    

 

 

End of period

   $ 1,492,127,791      $ 1,506,049,448   
    

 

 

Undistributed net investment income included in net assets:

    

End of period

   $ 42,102,868      $ 22,625,559   
    

 

 

 

The accompanying notes are an integral part of these financial statements.

 

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Franklin Templeton Variable Insurance Products Trust

 

Notes to Financial Statements (unaudited)

 

Mutual Global Discovery Securities Fund

 

1. ORGANIZATION AND SIGNIFICANT ACCOUNTING POLICIES

 

Franklin Templeton Variable Insurance Products Trust (Trust) is registered under the Investment Company Act of 1940, as amended, (1940 Act) as an open-end investment company, consisting of twenty separate funds. The Mutual Global Discovery Securities Fund (Fund) is included in this report. The financial statements of the remaining funds in the Trust are presented separately. Shares of the Fund are generally sold only to insurance company separate accounts to fund the benefits of variable life insurance policies or variable annuity contracts. At June 30, 2011, 54.83% of the Fund’s shares were held through one insurance company. The Fund offers three classes of shares: Class 1, Class 2, and Class 4. Each class of shares differs by its distribution fees, voting rights on matters affecting a single class and its exchange privilege.

 

The following summarizes the Fund’s significant accounting policies.

 

a. Financial Instrument Valuation

 

The Fund’s investments in securities and other financial instruments are carried at fair value daily. Fair value is the price that would be received to sell an asset or paid to transfer a liability in an orderly transaction between market participants on the measurement date. Under procedures approved by the Trust’s Board of Trustees, the Fund may utilize independent pricing services, quotations from securities and financial instrument dealers, and other market sources to determine fair value.

 

Equity securities and derivative financial instruments (derivatives) listed on an exchange or on the NASDAQ National Market System are valued at the last quoted sale price or the official closing price of the day, respectively. Foreign equity securities are valued as of the close of trading on the foreign stock exchange on which the security is primarily traded, or the NYSE, whichever is earlier. The value is then converted into its U.S. dollar equivalent at the foreign exchange rate in effect at the close of the NYSE on the day that the value of the security is determined. Over-the-counter securities are valued within the range of the most recent quoted bid and ask prices. Securities that trade in multiple markets or on multiple exchanges are valued according to the broadest and most representative market. Certain equity securities are valued based upon fundamental characteristics or relationships to similar securities. Investments in non-registered money market funds are valued at the closing net asset value.

 

Debt securities generally trade in the over-the-counter market rather than on a securities exchange. The Fund’s pricing services use multiple valuation techniques to determine fair value. In instances where sufficient market activity exists, the pricing services may utilize a market-based approach through which quotes from market makers are used to determine fair value. In instances where sufficient market activity may not exist or is limited, the pricing services also utilize proprietary valuation models which may consider market characteristics such as benchmark yield curves, option-adjusted spreads, credit spreads, estimated default rates, coupon rates, anticipated timing of principal repayments, underlying collateral, and other unique security features in order to estimate the relevant cash flows, which are then discounted to calculate the fair value. Securities denominated in a foreign currency are converted into their U.S. dollar equivalent at the foreign exchange rate in effect at the close of the NYSE on the date that the values of the foreign debt securities are determined.

 

Certain derivatives trade in the over-the-counter market. The Fund’s pricing services use various techniques including industry standard option pricing models and proprietary discounted cash flow models to determine the fair value of those instruments. The Fund’s net benefit or obligation under the derivative contract, as measured by the fair market value of the contract, is included in net assets.

 

The Fund has procedures to determine the fair value of securities and other financial instruments for which market prices are not readily available or which may not be reliably priced. Under these procedures, the Fund primarily employs a market-based approach which may use related or comparable assets or liabilities, recent transactions, market multiples, book values, and other relevant information for the investment to determine the fair value of the investment. The Fund may also use an income-based valuation approach in which the anticipated future cash flows of the investment are discounted to calculate fair value. Discounts may also be applied due to the nature or duration of any restrictions on the disposition of the investments. Due to the inherent uncertainty of valuations of such investments, the fair values may differ significantly from the values that would have been used had an active market existed.

 

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Franklin Templeton Variable Insurance Products Trust

 

Notes to Financial Statements (unaudited) (continued)

 

Mutual Global Discovery Securities Fund

 

1. ORGANIZATION AND SIGNIFICANT ACCOUNTING POLICIES (continued)

 

a. Financial Instrument Valuation (continued)

 

Trading in securities on foreign securities stock exchanges and over-the-counter markets may be completed before the daily close of business on the NYSE. Occasionally, events occur between the time at which trading in a foreign security is completed and the close of the NYSE that might call into question the reliability of the value of a portfolio security held by the Fund. As a result, differences may arise between the value of the Fund’s portfolio securities as determined at the foreign market close and the latest indications of value at the close of the NYSE. In order to minimize the potential for these differences, the investment manager monitors price movements following the close of trading in foreign stock markets through a series of country specific market proxies (such as baskets of American Depository Receipts, futures contracts and exchange traded funds). These price movements are measured against established trigger thresholds for each specific market proxy to assist in determining if an event has occurred that may call into question the reliability of the values of the foreign securities held by the Fund. If such an event occurs, the securities may be valued using fair value procedures, which may include the use of independent pricing services.

 

b. Foreign Currency Translation

 

Portfolio securities and other assets and liabilities denominated in foreign currencies are translated into U.S. dollars based on the exchange rate of such currencies against U.S. dollars on the date of valuation. The Fund may enter into foreign currency exchange contracts to facilitate transactions denominated in a foreign currency. Purchases and sales of securities, income and expense items denominated in foreign currencies are translated into U.S. dollars at the exchange rate in effect on the transaction date. Portfolio securities and assets and liabilities denominated in foreign currencies contain risks that those currencies will decline in value relative to the U.S. dollar. Occasionally, events may impact the availability or reliability of foreign exchange rates used to convert the U.S. dollar equivalent value. If such an event occurs, the foreign exchange rate will be valued at fair value using procedures established and approved by the Trust’s Board of Trustees.

 

The Fund does not separately report the effect of changes in foreign exchange rates from changes in market prices on securities held. Such changes are included in net realized and unrealized gain or loss from investments on the Statement of Operations.

 

Realized foreign exchange gains or losses arise from sales of foreign currencies, currency gains or losses realized between the trade and settlement dates on securities transactions and the difference between the recorded amounts of dividends, interest, and foreign withholding taxes and the U.S. dollar equivalent of the amounts actually received or paid. Net unrealized foreign exchange gains and losses arise from changes in foreign exchange rates on foreign denominated assets and liabilities other than investments in securities held at the end of the reporting period.

 

c. Derivative Financial Instruments

 

The Fund invested in derivatives in order to manage risk or gain exposure to various other investments or markets. Derivatives are financial contracts based on an underlying or notional amount, require no initial investment or an initial net investment that is smaller than would normally be required to have a similar response to changes in market factors, and require or permit net settlement. Derivatives contain various risks including the potential inability of the counterparty to fulfill their obligations under the terms of the contract, the potential for an illiquid secondary market, and/or the potential for market movements which expose the Fund to gains or losses in excess of the amounts shown on the Statement of Assets and Liabilities. Realized gain and loss and unrealized appreciation and depreciation on these contracts for the period are included in the Statement of Operations.

 

The Fund entered into futures contracts primarily to manage interest rate and/or foreign exchange rate risk. A futures contract is an agreement between the Fund and a counterparty to buy or sell an underlying instrument for a specified price on a future date. Required initial margin deposits of cash or securities are pledged by the Fund. Subsequent payments, known as variation margin, are made or received by the Fund, depending on fluctuations in the value of the underlying security. Such variation margin is accounted for as unrealized appreciation or depreciation until the contract is closed, at which time the gains or losses are realized.

 

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Franklin Templeton Variable Insurance Products Trust

 

Notes to Financial Statements (unaudited) (continued)

 

Mutual Global Discovery Securities Fund

 

1. ORGANIZATION AND SIGNIFICANT ACCOUNTING POLICIES (continued)

 

c. Derivative Financial Instruments (continued)

 

The Fund entered into forward exchange contracts primarily to manage and/or gain exposure to certain foreign currencies. A forward exchange contract is an agreement between the Fund and a counterparty to buy or sell a foreign currency for a specific exchange rate on a future date. Pursuant to the terms of the forward exchange contracts, cash or securities may be required to be deposited as collateral. Unrestricted cash may be invested according to the Fund’s investment objectives.

 

The Fund purchased or wrote option contracts primarily to manage and/or gain exposure to equity price risk. An option is a contract entitling the holder to purchase or sell a specific amount of shares or units of a particular security, currency or index, or notional amount of a swap (swaption), at a specified price. Options purchased are recorded as an asset while options written are recorded as a liability. Upon exercise of an option, the acquisition cost or sales proceeds of the security is adjusted by any premium paid or received. Upon expiration of an option, any premium paid or received is recorded as a realized loss or gain. Upon closing an option other than through expiration or exercise, the difference between the premium and the cost to close the position is recorded as a realized gain or loss.

 

See Note 11 regarding other derivative information.

 

d. Securities Sold Short

 

The Fund is engaged in selling securities short, which obligates the Fund to replace a borrowed security with the same security at current market value. The Fund incurs a loss if the price of the security increases between the date of the short sale and the date on which the Fund replaces the borrowed security. The Fund realizes a gain if the price of the security declines between those dates. Gains are limited to the price at which the Fund sold the security short, while losses are potentially unlimited in size.

 

The Fund is required to establish a margin account with the broker lending the security sold short. While the short sale is outstanding, the broker retains the proceeds of the short sale and the Fund must maintain a deposit with broker consisting of cash and/or securities having a value equal to a specified percentage of the value of the securities sold short. The Fund is obligated to pay fees for borrowing the securities sold short and is required to pay the counterparty any dividends or interest due on securities sold short. Such dividends or interest and any security borrowing fees are recorded as an expense to the Fund.

 

e. Securities Lending

 

The Fund participates in an agency based security lending program. The Fund receives cash collateral against the loaned securities in an amount equal to at least 102% of the market value of the loaned securities. Collateral is maintained over the life of the loan in an amount not less than 100% of the market value of loaned securities, as determined at the close of Fund business each day; any additional collateral required due to changes in security values is delivered to the Fund on the next business day. The collateral is invested in a non-registered money fund managed by the Fund’s custodian on the Fund’s behalf. The Fund receives income from the investment of cash collateral, in addition to lending fees and rebates paid by the borrower. The Fund bears the market risk with respect to the collateral investment, securities loaned, and the risk that the agent may default on its obligations to the Fund. The securities lending agent has agreed to indemnify the Fund in the event of default by a third party borrower.

 

f. Income and Deferred Taxes

 

It is the Fund’s policy to qualify as a regulated investment company under the Internal Revenue Code. The Fund intends to distribute to shareholders substantially all of its taxable income and net realized gains to relieve it from federal income and excise taxes. As a result, no provision for U.S. federal income taxes is required. The Fund files U.S. income tax returns as well as tax returns in certain other jurisdictions. The Fund records a provision for taxes in its financial statements including penalties and interest, if any, for a tax position taken on a tax return (or expected to be taken) when it fails to meet the more likely than not (a

 

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Franklin Templeton Variable Insurance Products Trust

 

Notes to Financial Statements (unaudited) (continued)

 

Mutual Global Discovery Securities Fund

 

1. ORGANIZATION AND SIGNIFICANT ACCOUNTING POLICIES (continued)

 

f. Income and Deferred Taxes (continued)

 

greater than 50% probability) threshold and based on the technical merits, the tax position may not be sustained upon examination by the tax authorities. As of June 30, 2011, and for all open tax years, the Fund has determined that no provision for income tax is required in the Fund’s financial statements. Open tax years are those that remain subject to examination and are based on each tax jurisdiction statute of limitation.

 

The Fund may be subject to foreign taxation related to income received, capital gains on the sale of securities and certain foreign currency transactions in the foreign jurisdictions in which it invests. Foreign taxes, if any, are recorded based on the tax regulations and rates that exist in the foreign markets in which the Fund invests. When a capital gain tax is determined to apply the Fund records an estimated deferred tax liability for unrealized gains on these securities in an amount that would be payable if the securities were disposed of on the valuation date.

 

g. Security Transactions, Investment Income, Expenses and Distributions

 

Security transactions are accounted for on trade date. Realized gains and losses on security transactions are determined on a specific identification basis. Interest income and estimated expenses are accrued daily. Amortization of premium and accretion of discount on debt securities are included in interest income. Facility fees are recognized as income over the expected term of the loan. Dividend income is recorded on the ex-dividend date except that certain dividends from foreign securities are recognized as soon as the Fund is notified of the ex-dividend date. Distributions to shareholders are recorded on the ex-dividend date and are determined according to income tax regulations (tax basis). Distributable earnings determined on a tax basis may differ from earnings recorded in accordance with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America. These differences may be permanent or temporary. Permanent differences are reclassified among capital accounts to reflect their tax character. These reclassifications have no impact on net assets or the results of operations. Temporary differences are not reclassified, as they may reverse in subsequent periods.

 

Common expenses incurred by the Trust are allocated among the funds based on the ratio of net assets of each fund to the combined net assets of the Trust. Fund specific expenses are charged directly to the fund that incurred the expense.

 

Realized and unrealized gains and losses and net investment income, not including class specific expenses, are allocated daily to each class of shares based upon the relative proportion of net assets of each class. Differences in per share distributions, by class, are generally due to differences in class specific expenses.

 

h. Accounting Estimates

 

The preparation of financial statements in accordance with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America requires management to make estimates and assumptions that affect the reported amounts of assets and liabilities at the date of the financial statements and the amounts of income and expenses during the reporting period. Actual results could differ from those estimates.

 

i. Guarantees and Indemnifications

 

Under the Trust’s organizational documents, its officers and trustees are indemnified by the Trust against certain liabilities arising out of the performance of their duties to the Trust. Additionally, in the normal course of business, the Trust, on behalf of the Fund, enters into contracts with service providers that contain general indemnification clauses. The Trust’s maximum exposure under these arrangements is unknown as this would involve future claims that may be made against the Trust that have not yet occurred. Currently, the Trust expects the risk of loss to be remote.

 

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Franklin Templeton Variable Insurance Products Trust

 

Notes to Financial Statements (unaudited) (continued)

 

Mutual Global Discovery Securities Fund

 

2. SHARES OF BENEFICIAL INTEREST

 

At June 30, 2011, there were an unlimited number of shares authorized (without par value). Transactions in the Fund’s shares were as follows:

 

     Six Months Ended
June 30, 2011
    Year Ended
December 31, 2010
 
Class 1 Shares:    Shares     Amount     Shares     Amount  

Shares sold

     119,048      $ 2,688,296        105,161      $ 2,092,188   

Shares issued in reinvestment of distributions

                   63,093        1,245,461   

Shares redeemed

     (466,031     (10,329,681     (722,443     (14,295,123
    

 

 

Net increase (decrease)

     (346,983   $ (7,641,385     (554,189   $ (10,957,474
    

 

 

Class 2 Shares:

        

Shares sold

     1,139,852      $ 24,446,643        3,059,169      $ 60,514,460   

Shares issued in reinvestment of distributions

                   837,674        16,267,624   

Shares redeemed

     (5,177,512     (111,782,721     (8,564,469     (164,720,878
    

 

 

Net increase (decrease)

     (4,037,660   $ (87,336,078     (4,667,626   $ (87,938,794
    

 

 

Class 4 Shares:

        

Shares sold

     262,051      $ 5,716,421        535,481      $ 10,579,920   

Shares issued on reinvestment of distributions

                   41,618        816,963   

Shares redeemed

     (171,795     (3,748,615     (327,974     (6,431,731
    

 

 

Net increase (decrease)

     90,256      $ 1,967,806        249,125      $ 4,965,152   
    

 

 

 

3. TRANSACTIONS WITH AFFILIATES

 

Franklin Resources, Inc. is the holding company for various subsidiaries that together are referred to as Franklin Templeton Investments. Certain officers and trustees of the Fund are also officers and/or directors of the following subsidiaries:

 

Subsidiary    Affiliation

Franklin Mutual Advisers, LLC (Franklin Mutual)

   Investment manager

Franklin Templeton Services, LLC (FT Services)

   Administrative manager

Franklin Templeton Distributors, Inc. (Distributors)

   Principal underwriter

Franklin Templeton Investor Services, LLC (Investor Services)

   Transfer agent

 

a. Management Fees

 

The Fund pays an investment management fee to Franklin Mutual based on the average daily net assets of the Fund as follows:

 

Annualized Fee Rate    Net Assets
0.800%   

Up to and including $4 billion

0.770%   

Over $4 billion, up to and including $7 billion

0.750%   

Over $7 billion, up to and including $10 billion

0.730%   

In excess of $10 billion

 

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Franklin Templeton Variable Insurance Products Trust

 

Notes to Financial Statements (unaudited) (continued)

 

Mutual Global Discovery Securities Fund

 

3. TRANSACTIONS WITH AFFILIATES (continued)

 

b. Administrative Fees

 

The Fund pays an administrative fee to FT Services based on the Fund’s average daily net assets as follows:

 

Annualized Fee Rate    Net Assets
0.150%   

Up to and including $200 million

0.135%   

Over $200 million, up to and including $700 million

0.100%   

Over $700 million, up to and including $1.2 billion

0.075%   

In excess of $1.2 billion

 

c. Distribution Fees

 

The Trust’s Board of Trustees has adopted distribution plans for Class 2 and Class 4 shares pursuant to Rule 12b-1 under the 1940 Act. Under the Fund’s compensation distribution plans, the Fund pays Distributors for costs incurred in connection with the servicing, sale and distribution of the Fund’s shares up to 0.35% per year of its average daily net assets of each class. The Board of Trustees has agreed to limit the current rate to 0.25% per year for Class 2.

 

d. Transfer Agent Fees

 

Investor Services, under terms of an agreement, performs shareholder servicing for the Fund and is not paid by the Fund for the services.

 

4. EXPENSE OFFSET ARRANGEMENT

 

The Fund has entered into an arrangement with its custodian whereby credits realized as a result of uninvested cash balances are used to reduce a portion of the Fund’s custodian expenses. During the period ended June 30, 2011, there were no credits earned.

 

5. INCOME TAXES

 

At June 30, 2011, the cost of investments and net unrealized appreciation (depreciation) for income tax purposes were as follows:

 

Cost of investments

   $ 1,236,778,135   
  

 

 

 

Unrealized appreciation

   $ 334,746,253   

Unrealized depreciation

     (49,166,292
  

 

 

 

Net unrealized appreciation (depreciation)

   $ 285,579,961   
  

 

 

 

 

Net investment income differs for financial statement and tax purposes primarily due to differing treatments of foreign currency transactions, passive foreign investment company shares, pass-through entity income, bond discounts and premiums, and certain corporate actions.

 

Net realized gains (losses) differ for financial statement and tax purposes primarily due to differing treatments of wash sales, foreign currency transactions, passive foreign investment company shares, foreign capital gains tax, pass-through entity income, futures transactions, bond discounts and premiums, tax straddles, and certain corporate actions.

 

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Franklin Templeton Variable Insurance Products Trust

 

Notes to Financial Statements (unaudited) (continued)

 

Mutual Global Discovery Securities Fund

 

6. INVESTMENT TRANSACTIONS

 

Purchases and sales of investments (excluding short term securities) for the period ended June 30, 2011, aggregated $225,331,365 and $234,110,038, respectively.

 

7. CREDIT RISK AND DEFAULTED SECURITIES

 

The Fund may purchase the pre-default or defaulted debt of distressed companies. Distressed companies are financially troubled and are about to be or are already involved in financial restructuring or bankruptcy. Risks associated with purchasing these securities include the possibility that the bankruptcy or other restructuring process takes longer than expected, or that distributions in restructuring are less than anticipated, either or both of which may result in unfavorable consequences to the Fund. If it becomes probable that the income on debt securities, including those of distressed companies, will not be collected, the Fund discontinues accruing income and recognizes an adjustment for uncollectible interest. At June 30, 2011, the Fund did not hold any distressed company securities for which interest recognition has been discontinued.

 

8. CONCENTRATION OF RISK

 

Investing in foreign securities may include certain risks and considerations not typically associated with investing in U.S. securities, such as fluctuating currency values and changing local and regional economic, political and social conditions, which may result in greater market volatility. In addition, certain foreign securities may not be as liquid as U.S. securities.

 

9. RESTRICTED SECURITIES

 

The Fund invests in securities that are restricted under the Securities Act of 1933 (1933 Act) or which are subject to legal, contractual, or other agreed upon restrictions on resale. Restricted securities are often purchased in private placement transactions, and cannot be sold without prior registration unless the sale is pursuant to an exemption under the 1933 Act. Disposal of these securities may require greater effort and expense, and prompt sale at an acceptable price may be difficult. The Fund may have registration rights for restricted securities. The issuer generally incurs all registration costs.

 

At June 30, 2011, the Fund held investments in restricted securities, excluding certain securities exempt from registration under the 1933 Act deemed to be liquid, as follows:

 

Principal
Amount
/
Shares
     Issuer   Acquisition
Dates
  Cost     Value  
  800,000      

The Bankshares Inc.

  3/22/07   $ 8,000,000      $ 2,694,072   
  825      

Broadband Ventures III LLC, secured promissory note, 5.00%, 2/01/12

  7/01/10     825        825   
  1,903      

Elephant Capital Holdings Ltd.

  8/23/04 - 3/10/08     294,226          
  2,077,368      

FIM Coinvestor Holdings I, LLC

  11/20/06 - 6/02/09              
  1,114,214      

Hightower Holding LLC, pfd., A, Series 2

  6/10/10 - 3/31/11     2,785,536        2,461,489   
  47,271      

IACNA Investor LLC

  7/24/08     17,613        473   
  172,409      

Imagine Group Holdings Ltd.

  8/31/04     1,765,727        2,100,183   
  424,073      

International Automotive Components Group Brazil LLC

  4/13/06 - 12/26/08     281,629        534,900   
  3,000,220      

International Automotive Components Group North America, LLC

  1/12/06 - 10/10/07     3,599,443        2,804,846   
  9,306      

NCB Warrant Holdings Ltd., A

  12/16/05 - 3/10/08     87,597          
  2,140      

Olympus Re Holdings Ltd.

  12/19/01     202,484        595   
  1,361,600      

Prime AET&D Holdings No. 1 Pty. Ltd.

  10/13/10              
    

 

 

 
  

Total Restricted Securities (0.71% of Net Assets)

      $ 10,597,383   
    

 

 

 

 

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Franklin Templeton Variable Insurance Products Trust

 

Notes to Financial Statements (unaudited) (continued)

 

Mutual Global Discovery Securities Fund

 

10. UNFUNDED CAPITAL COMMITMENTS

 

The Fund enters into certain capital commitments and may be obligated to perform on such agreements at a future date. The Fund monitors these commitments and assesses the probability of required performance. For any agreements whose probability of performance is determined to be greater than remote, the Fund assesses the fair value of the commitment. In instances where the probability of performance is greater than remote and the performance under the commitment would result in an unrealized loss, the Fund recognizes such losses on the Statement of Assets and Liabilities and the Statement of Operations.

 

At June 30, 2011, the Fund had aggregate unfunded capital commitments of $2,644,464, for which no depreciation has been recognized.

 

11. OTHER DERIVATIVE INFORMATION

 

At June 30, 2011, the Fund has invested in derivative contracts which are reflected on the Statement of Assets and Liabilities as follows:

 

      Asset Derivatives     Liability Derivatives  
Derivative Contracts Not Accounted
for as Hedging Instruments
   Statement of Assets and
Liabilities Location
   Fair
Value
Amount
    Statement of Assets and
Liabilities Location
   Fair
Value
Amount
 

Foreign exchange contracts

   Unrealized appreciation on forward exchange contracts/Net assets consist of – net unrealized appreciation (depreciation)    $ 2,171,598 a    Unrealized depreciation on forward exchange contracts    $ 8,474,032   

 

aIncludes cumulative appreciation (depreciation) of futures contracts as reported in the Statement of Investments. Only current day’s variation margin is reported within the Statement of Assets and Liabilities.

 

For the period ended June 30, 2011, the effect of derivative contracts on the Fund’s Statement of Operations was as follows:

 

Derivative Contracts Not Accounted
for as Hedging Instruments
   Statement of Operations Locations    Realized Gain
(Loss) for the
Period
    Change in
Unrealized
Appreciation
(Depreciation)
for the
Period

Foreign exchange contracts

   Net realized gain (loss) from foreign currency transactions and futures contracts/Net change in unrealized appreciation (depreciation) on translation of other assets and liabilities denominated in foreign currencies    $ (33,911,940   $(1,164,601)

 

For the period ended June 30, 2011, the average month end market value of derivatives represented 1.06% of average month end net assets. The average month end number of open derivative contracts for the period was 90.

 

See Note 1(c) regarding derivative financial instruments.

 

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Franklin Templeton Variable Insurance Products Trust

 

Notes to Financial Statements (unaudited) (continued)

 

Mutual Global Discovery Securities Fund

 

12. HOLDINGS OF 5% VOTING SECURITIES OF PORTFOLIO COMPANIES

 

The 1940 Act defines “affiliated companies” to include investments in portfolio companies in which a fund owns 5% or more of the outstanding voting securities. Investments in “affiliated companies” for the Fund for the period ended June 30, 2011, were as shown below.

 

Name of Issuer    Number of
Shares
Held at
Beginning of
Period
   Gross
Additions
     Gross
Reductions
   Number of
Shares
Held at
End of
Period
    Value at
End of
Period
     Investment
Income
     Realized
Capital
Gain (Loss)
 

Non-Controlled Affiliates

                   

The Bankshares Inc. (0.18% of Net Assets)

   800,000                 800,000      $ 2,694,072       $   —       $   —   
    

 

 

 

 

13. CREDIT FACILITY

 

The Fund, together with other U.S. registered and foreign investment funds (collectively, Borrowers), managed by Franklin Templeton Investments, are borrowers in a joint syndicated senior unsecured credit facility totaling $750 million (Global Credit Facility) which matures on January 20, 2012. This Global Credit Facility provides a source of funds to the Borrowers for temporary and emergency purposes, including the ability to meet future unanticipated or unusually large redemption requests.

 

Under the terms of the Global Credit Facility, the Fund shall, in addition to interest charged on any borrowings made by the Fund and other costs incurred by the Fund, pay its share of fees and expenses incurred in connection with the implementation and maintenance of the Global Credit Facility, based upon its relative share of the aggregate net assets of all of the Borrowers, including an annual commitment fee of 0.08% based upon the unused portion of the Global Credit Facility, which is reflected in other expenses on the Statement of Operations. During the period ended June 30, 2011, the Fund did not use the Global Credit Facility.

 

14. FAIR VALUE MEASUREMENTS

 

The Fund follows a fair value hierarchy that distinguishes between market data obtained from independent sources (observable inputs) and the Fund’s own market assumptions (unobservable inputs). These inputs are used in determining the value of the Fund’s investments and are summarized in the following fair value hierarchy:

 

   

Level 1 – quoted prices in active markets for identical securities

   

Level 2 – other significant observable inputs (including quoted prices for similar securities, interest rates, prepayment speed, credit risk, etc.)

   

Level 3 – significant unobservable inputs (including the Fund’s own assumptions in determining the fair value of investments)

 

The inputs or methodology used for valuing securities are not an indication of the risk associated with investing in those securities.

 

For movements between the levels within the fair value hierarchy, the Fund has adopted a policy of recognizing the transfers as of the date of the underlying event which caused the movement.

 

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Franklin Templeton Variable Insurance Products Trust

 

Notes to Financial Statements (unaudited) (continued)

 

Mutual Global Discovery Securities Fund

 

14. FAIR VALUE MEASUREMENTS (continued)

 

The following is a summary of the inputs used as of June 30, 2011, in valuing the Fund’s assets and liabilities carried at fair value:

 

     Level 1      Level 2      Level 3     Total  
  

 

 

 

Assets:

          

Investments in Securities:

          

Equity Investments:a

          

Auto Components

   $       $       $ 3,342,406 b    $ 3,342,406   

Commercial Banks

     86,520,933                 2,694,072 b      89,215,005   

Commercial Services & Supplies

     5,865,648         274         b      5,865,922   

Diversified Financial Services

     37,433,582         5,966,624         2,494,007        45,894,213   

Insurance

     64,089,606                 2,100,778        66,190,384   

Real Estate Management & Development

     10,946,487                 2,356,314        13,302,801   

Other Equity Investmentsc

     1,163,041,665                 b      1,163,041,665   

Corporate Bonds, Notes and Senior Floating Rate Interests

             46,461,675         825        46,462,500   

Companies in Liquidation

             16,009         b      16,009   

Short Term Investments

     26,498,602         62,528,589                89,027,191   
  

 

 

 

Total Investments in Securities

   $ 1,394,396,523       $ 114,973,171       $ 12,988,402      $ 1,522,358,096   
  

 

 

 

Forward Exchange Contracts

             2,040,162                2,040,162   

Futures Contracts

     131,436                        131,436   

Liabilities:

          

Forward Exchange Contracts

             8,474,032                8,474,032   

 

aIncludes common and preferred stocks as well as other equity investments.

bIncludes securities determined to have no value at June 30, 2011.

cFor detailed industry descriptions, see the accompanying Statement of Investments.

 

At June 30, 2011, the reconciliation of assets in which significant unobservable inputs (Level 3) were used in determining fair value, is as follows:

 

    Balance at
Beginning of
Period
    Purchases     Sales     Transfers
Into
Level 3
    Transfers
Out of
Level 3a
    Cost  Basis
Adjustmentsb
    Net Realized
Gain (Loss)
    Net Unrealized
Gain (Loss)
    Balance at
End of
Period
    Net Change in
Unrealized
Appreciation
(Depreciation)
on Assets Held
at Period End
 

Assets:

                   

Investments in Securities:

                   

Equity Investments:c

                   

Auto Compo
nents

  $ 4,555,503 d    $      $      $   —      $      $ (6,389   $ 6,389      $ (1,213,097   $ 3,342,406 d    $ (1,213,097

Commercial Banks

    2,905,224 d                                                (211,152     2,694,072 d      (211,152

Consumer Finance

    4,924,234               (4,924,234                          (1,136,557     1,136,557                 

Diversified Financial Services

    1,158,855 d      1,392,768                                           (57,616     2,494,007        (57,616

Diversified Telecomm
unication Services

    d                                  (49     49               d        

Electric Utilities

    6,878,803 d             (6,475,783                                 (403,020     d        

Insurance

    2,143,167                                                  (42,389     2,100,778        (42,389

IT Services

    19,161                             (17,139                   (2,022              

Real Estate Management & Development

    2,112,892                                                  243,422        2,356,314        243,422   

Corporate Bonds, Notes and Senior Floating Rate Interests

    4,251,178               (4,250,353                          (901,265     901,265        825          

Companies in Liquidation

    d                                  (4,203     4,203               d        
 

 

 

 

Total

  $ 28,949,017      $ 1,392,768      $ (15,650,370   $      $ (17,139   $ (10,641   $ (2,027,181   $ 351,948      $ 12,988,402      $ (1,280,832
 

 

 

 

 

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Franklin Templeton Variable Insurance Products Trust

 

Notes to Financial Statements (unaudited) (continued)

 

Mutual Global Discovery Securities Fund

 

14. FAIR VALUE MEASUREMENTS (continued)

 

aThe investment was transferred out of Level 3 as a result of the availability of a quoted price in an active market for identical securities.

bMay include accretion, amortization, partnership adjustments, and/or other cost basis adjustments.

cIncludes common and preferred stocks as well as other equity investments.

dIncludes securities determined to have no value.

 

15. NEW ACCOUNTING PRONOUNCEMENTS

 

In May 2011, the Financial Accounting Standards Board (FASB) issued Accounting Standards Update (ASU) No. 2011-04, Fair Value Measurement (Topic 820): Amendments to Achieve Common Fair Value Measurement and Disclosure Requirements in U.S. GAAP and International Financial Reporting Standards (IFRS). The amendments in the ASU will improve the comparability of fair value measurements presented and disclosed in financial statements prepared in accordance with U.S. GAAP and IFRS and include new guidance for certain fair value measurement principles and disclosure requirements. The ASU is effective for interim and annual periods beginning after December 15, 2011. The Fund is currently evaluating the impact, if any, of applying this provision.

 

16. SUBSEQUENT EVENTS

 

The Fund has evaluated subsequent events through the issuance of the financial statements and determined that no events have occurred that require disclosure.

 

 

 

ABBREVIATIONS

   
Counterparty   Currency   Selected Portfolio
   
BOFA - Bank of America Corp.   CHF - Swiss Franc   ADR - American Depository Receipt
BZWS - Barclays Bank PLC   EUR - Euro   FHLB - Federal Home Loan Bank
DBAB - Deutsche Bank AG  

GBP - British Pound

  PC - Participation Certificate
HSBC - HSBC Bank USA, N.A.   USD - United States Dollar   PIK - Payment-In-Kind
SSBT - State Street Bank and Trust Co.    

 

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MUTUAL INTERNATIONAL SECURITIES FUND

 

We are pleased to bring you Mutual International Securities Fund’s semiannual report for the period ended June 30, 2011.

 

Performance Summary as of 6/30/11

 

Mutual International Securities Fund – Class 4 delivered a +3.24% total return* for the six-month period ended 6/30/11.

 

*The investment manager and administrator have contractually agreed to waive or assume certain expenses so that common expenses of the Fund (excluding Rule 12b-1 fees and acquired fund fees and other expenses) do not exceed 0.95% (other than certain nonroutine expenses), until 4/30/12. If the manager and administrator had not waived fees, the Fund’s total returns would have been lower.

 

Performance reflects the Fund’s Class 4 operating expenses, but does not include any contract fees, expenses or sales charges. If they had been included, performance would be lower. These charges and deductions, particularly for variable life policies, can have a significant effect on contract values and insurance benefits. See the contract prospectus for a complete description of these expenses, including sales charges.

 

Mutual International Securities Fund – Class 4

 

Performance data represent past performance, which does not guarantee future results. Investment return and principal value will fluctuate, and you may have a gain or loss when you sell your shares.

Current performance may differ from figures shown.

 

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Fund Goals and Main Investments: Mutual International Securities Fund seeks capital appreciation, which may occasionally be short term, with income as a secondary goal. The fund normally invests at least 80% of its net assets in securities of non-U.S. issuers.

 

 

 

Performance Overview

 

You can find the Fund’s six-month total return in the Performance Summary. The Fund outperformed its benchmark, the MSCI Europe, Australasia, Far East Index Net Return (Local Currency), which posted a total return of +0.18% for the same period.1

 

Economic and Market Overview

 

Global stock markets rose in the first half of 2011, though the positive momentum from the previous year waned as European sovereign debt turmoil escalated and signs emerged of an economic slowdown. Furthermore, geopolitical unrest sweeping the Middle East and North Africa roiled oil markets, and a devastating earthquake and tsunami in Japan severely disrupted global supply chains during the period. While the market recovered from these interferences, economic growth concerns persisted. Officials at the U.S. Federal Reserve Board (Fed) cut their growth forecast for the world’s largest economy, and manufacturing slowed in most major regions of the world. Japan’s earthquake, an early surge in commodity prices and a fading inventory restocking cycle were all blamed for declining economic leading indicators. Nascent monetary policy tightening in most parts of the world was also thought to inhibit growth and cool the commodities rally. Asian and emerging market policymakers tightened aggressively as inflation reached post-crisis highs in many regions, while the European Central Bank raised interest rates for the first time in two years, deviating from the extraordinarily accommodative path of the Fed, which undertook a second round of quantitative easing during the reporting period.

 

Amid concerns of sustained accommodative monetary policy and declining economic growth rates in the U.S., politicians debated whether to raise the nation’s debt ceiling. Sovereign debt concerns continued to plague Europe, with Greece, Ireland, Portugal and Spain subject to rating downgrades in the first half of 2011. At period-end, European politicians were working to pass painful austerity budgets despite fierce popular resistance, and discussions were ongoing about restructuring

 

1. Source: © 2011 Morningstar. One cannot invest directly in an index, and an index is not representative of the Fund’s portfolio. Please see Index Descriptions following the Fund Summaries.

 

Fund Risks: The Fund’s investments in stocks may offer the potential for long-term gains but can be subject to short-term price fluctuations. Foreign investing, especially in developing markets, involves additional risks, including currency fluctuations, economic instability, market volatility, and political and social instability. Investments in companies involved in mergers, liquidations, reorganizations and distressed bankruptcy, which may include defaulted debt, involve higher credit and other risks. Smaller and midsize company securities involve special risks, such as relatively small revenues, limited product lines and small market share. The Fund’s investment in certain hedging and derivative instruments may involve a small investment relative to the risk assumed. The manager applies various techniques and analyses in making investment decisions for the Fund, but there can be no guarantee that these decisions will produce the desired results. The Fund’s prospectus also includes a description of the main investment risks.

 

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debt payments of the region’s most troubled sovereigns. Despite these challenges, continued corporate profit strength and still favorable economic growth prospects in some regions of the world supported stock prices. Equity market leadership rotated toward defensive sectors as risk aversion increased, buoying even U.S. Treasuries toward period-end as near-term demand for perceived safe havens outweighed longer term concerns about the deteriorating U.S. credit profile. The dollar ultimately declined, however, against most currencies, broadly reflecting divergent interest rate and/or economic growth expectations.

 

Investment Strategy

 

At Mutual Series, we are committed to our distinctive value approach to investing. Our major investment strategy is investing in undervalued stocks in Asia and Europe. When selecting undervalued equities, we are attracted to fundamentally strong companies with healthy balance sheets, high-quality assets, substantial free cash flow and shareholder- oriented management teams and whose stocks are trading at discounts to our assessment of the companies’ intrinsic or business value. We also look for asset rich companies whose shares may be trading at depressed levels due to concerns over short-term earnings disappointments, litigation, management strategy or other perceived negatives. While the vast majority of our undervalued equity investments are made in publicly traded companies internationally, we may invest occasionally in privately held companies as well.

 

We complement this more traditional investment strategy with two others. One is distressed investing, which is complex and can take many forms. The most common distressed investment the Fund undertakes is the purchase of financially troubled or bankrupt companies’ debt at a substantial discount to face value. After the financially distressed company is reorganized, often in bankruptcy court, the old debt is typically replaced with new securities issued by the financially stronger company.

 

The other piece of our investment strategy is participating in arbitrage situations, another highly specialized field. When companies announce proposed mergers or takeovers, commonly referred to as “deals,” the target company may trade at a discount to the bid it ultimately accepts. One form of arbitrage involves purchasing the target company’s stock when it is trading below the value we believe it would receive in a deal. In keeping with our commitment to a relatively conservative investment approach, we typically focus our arbitrage efforts on announced deals,

 

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and eschew rumored deals or other situations we consider relatively risky.

 

In addition, it is our practice to hedge the Fund’s currency exposure when we deem it advantageous for our shareholders.

 

Manager’s Discussion

 

During the six months under review, Fund performance benefited from several investments. Three of the largest contributors during the period were U.K.-based holding company Resolution Ltd., an acquisition and consolidation vehicle that buys and restructures financial services firms in western Europe; French insurance conglomerate AXA; and ThyssenKrupp, a German steel and engineering company.

 

Early in 2011, shares of Resolution and AXA lost value along with most other capital market-sensitive life insurers. However, Resolution created value through attention to its Friends Provident operating business, which markets life insurance and a variety of pension and disability plans throughout the U.K. In AXA’s case, the accretive acquisition of the majority of the company’s U.K. life insurance business seemed to us an encouraging sign that it was executing its strategy to consolidate the U.K. life insurance industry. AXA shareholders benefited considerably from the U.K. sale, as well as a better articulation of management’s increased focus on profitability, earnings and cash flow.

 

ThyssenKrupp’s performance was enhanced by the company’s May 2011 announcement regarding the details surrounding an anticipated restructuring of its portfolio of businesses. The market reacted positively to the news, bolstering the company’s stock price for the remainder of the Fund’s semiannual period. We believe ThyssenKrupp’s pending restructuring stands to be a meaningful catalyst in streamlining its disparate businesses, a move that holds the potential to unlock shareholder value.

 

Despite the Fund’s positive performance the first half of 2011, there were a few disappointments in the portfolio. Among the top detractors were Japanese video game software and console maker Nintendo; Royal TNT Post (TNT), the postal service for the Netherlands; and Koninklijke Philips Electronics (Philips), a Netherlands-based diversified manufacturer.

 

Nintendo’s share price deteriorated after the company reported sales of its new handheld console, the Nintendo 3DS, were slower than anticipated. In particular, sales of this new gaming device were weak in its

 

Top 10 Sectors/Industries

Mutual International Securities Fund

Based on Equity Securities

6/30/11

 

     % of Total
Net Assets
 
Insurance     9.9%   
Commercial Banks     8.8%   
Construction & Engineering     5.1%   
Industrial Conglomerates     4.7%   
Media     4.0%   
Food Products     3.9%   
Automobiles     3.5%   
Pharmaceuticals     3.5%   
Food & Staples Retailing     3.2%   
Diversified Financial Services     3.1%   

 

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home market of Japan, where the March 11 earthquake and tsunami hurt consumer sentiment, and in other parts of the world due to a lack of compelling software titles at launch date and the console’s relatively high initial sales price. At period-end, cash accounted for more than 50% of Nintendo’s market capitalization, and we believe the company can successfully leverage its software intellectual property in the next gaming console cycle. With this in mind, we continued to hold Nintendo in the portfolio at period-end.

 

TNT is Europe’s second-largest express package carrier and the Netherlands’ primary postal operator. During the first four months of 2011, its share price declined following the announcement of disappointing operating results. Specifically, execution issues in its Brazil operations led to operating losses in that division, and a lack of pricing power in its European operations led to lower profits compared with analysts’ expectations. TNT’s stock price decline continued into the spring following the announcement of lower first-quarter profits. In late May, the company split into two separately traded companies, TNT Express and PostNL, a traditional mail operator. Shares in both of the spun-off entities declined as investors’ expectations faded that there would be a bid for TNT Express. For PostNL, the market became concerned that despite its high dividend yield, the company will need to sell assets (namely a stake in TNT Express) in the near term to fund those dividend payments.

 

Philips’ share price declined in March when the company reported a reduction in profits for the first quarter due to losses within its consumer electronics division, stemming primarily from lackluster television sales. Its share price came under additional pressure in June after management warned the company would not meet analysts’ profit expectations for the second quarter, either. Philips’ health care division continued to generate strong results, but performance in the consumer and lighting divisions were comparatively weak. The consumer division has suffered from faltering western European demand, especially for its higher priced products. Meanwhile, Philips’ lighting division has been negatively affected by reduced construction activity and the company’s inability to fully pass on rising raw material costs. We continued to favor our investment in Philips due to its strong balance sheet with virtually no net debt, as well as a newly appointed CEO and CFO.

 

Finally, investors should note that we maintained our currency hedging posture of being more hedged than not to the U.S. dollar, largely through the use of forward currency exchange contracts. Certain

 

Top 10 Holdings

Mutual International Securities Fund

6/30/11

 

Company
Sector/Industry,
Country
  % of Total
Net Assets
 
China Fishery Group Ltd.     1.8%   
Food Products, China  
ThyssenKrupp AG     1.7%   
Metals & Mining, Germany  
Resolution Ltd.     1.7%   
Insurance, U.K.  
Aozora Bank Ltd.     1.5%   
Commercial Banks, Japan  
Rexam PLC     1.5%   
Containers & Packaging, U.K.   
Vinci SA     1.4%   
Construction & Engineering, France  
Boart Longyear Group     1.4%   
Construction & Engineering, Australia  
Nestle SA     1.3%   
Food Products, Switzerland  
KHD Humboldt Wedag International AG     1.3%   
Construction & Engineering, Germany  
Porsche Automobile Holding SE     1.3%   
Automobiles, Germany  

 

The dollar value, number of shares or principal amount, and names of all portfolio holdings are listed in the Fund’s Statement of Investments.

 

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currencies strengthened in relation to the U.S. dollar in the first six months of 2011, and so our hedging strategy hindered Fund performance during the reporting period.

 

Thank you for your continued participation in Mutual International Securities Fund. We look forward to serving your future investment needs.

 

The foregoing information reflects our analysis, opinions and portfolio holdings as of June 30, 2011, the end of the reporting period. The way we implement our main investment strategies and the resulting portfolio holdings may change depending on factors such as market and economic conditions. These opinions may not be relied upon as investment advice or an offer for a particular security. The information is not a complete analysis of every aspect of any market, country, industry, security or the Fund. Statements of fact are from sources considered reliable, but the investment manager makes no representation or warranty as to their completeness or accuracy. Although historical performance is no guarantee of future results, these insights may help you understand our investment management philosophy.

 

 

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Fund Expenses

 

As an investor in a variable insurance contract (Contract) that indirectly provides for investment in an underlying mutual fund, you can incur transaction and/or ongoing expenses at both the Fund level and the Contract level.

 

 

Transaction expenses can include sales charges (loads) on purchases, surrender fees, transfer fees and premium taxes.

 

 

Ongoing expenses can include management fees, distribution and service (12b-1) fees, contract fees, annual maintenance fees, mortality and expense risk fees and other fees and expenses. All mutual funds and Contracts have some types of ongoing expenses.

 

The expenses shown in the table are meant to highlight ongoing expenses at the Fund level only and do not include ongoing expenses at the Contract level, or transaction expenses at either the Fund or Contract levels. While the Fund does not have transaction expenses, if the transaction and ongoing expenses at the Contract level were included, the expenses shown below would be higher. You should consult your Contract prospectus or disclosure document for more information.

 

The table shows Fund-level ongoing expenses and can help you understand these expenses and compare them with those of other mutual funds offered through the Contract. The table assumes a $1,000 investment held for the six months indicated. Please refer to the Fund prospectus for additional information on operating expenses.

 

Actual Fund Expenses

 

The first line (Actual) of the table provides actual account values and expenses. The “Ending Account Value” is derived from the Fund’s actual return, which includes the effect of ongoing Fund expenses, but does not include the effect of ongoing Contract expenses.

 

You can estimate the Fund-level expenses you incurred during the period by following these steps. Of course, your account value and expenses will differ from those in this illustration:

 

1. Divide your account value by $1,000.

If an account had an $8,600 value, then $8,600 ÷ $1,000 = 8.6.

 

2. Multiply the result by the number under the heading “Fund-Level Expenses Incurred During Period.”

If Fund-Level Expenses Incurred During Period were $7.50, then 8.6 x $7.50 = $64.50.

 

In this illustration, the estimated expenses incurred this period at the Fund level are $64.50.

 

Mutual International Securities Fund – Class 4

 

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Hypothetical Example for Comparison with Other Mutual Funds

 

Information in the second line (Hypothetical) of the table can help you compare ongoing expenses of the Fund with those of other mutual funds offered through the Contract. This information may not be used to estimate the actual ending account balance or expenses you incurred during the period. The hypothetical “Ending Account Value” is based on the Fund’s actual expense ratio and an assumed 5% annual rate of return before expenses, which does not represent the Fund’s actual return. The figure under the heading “Fund-Level Expenses Incurred During Period” shows the hypothetical expenses your account would have incurred under this scenario. You can compare this figure with the 5% hypothetical examples that appear in shareholder reports of other funds offered through a Contract.

 

Class 4    Beginning
Account
Value 1/1/11
     Ending
Account
Value 6/30/11
     Fund-Level
Expenses Incurred
During Period*
1/1/11–6/30/11
 

Actual

   $ 1,000       $ 1,032.40       $ 6.55   

Hypothetical (5% return before expenses)

   $ 1,000       $ 1,018.35       $ 6.51   

 

*Expenses are calculated using the most recent six-month annualized expense ratio, net of expense waivers, for the Fund’s Class 4 shares (1.30%), which does not include any ongoing expenses of the Contract for which the Fund is an investment option, multiplied by the average account value over the period, multiplied by 181/365 to reflect the one-half year period.

 

MI-8


Franklin Templeton Variable Insurance Products Trust

 

Financial Highlights

 

Mutual International Securities Fund

 

    

Six Months
Ended
June 30, 2011

(unaudited)

       Year Ended December 31,  
Class 2         2010        2009a  
    

 

 

Per share operating performance

            

(for a share outstanding throughout the period)

            

Net asset value, beginning of period

   $ 12.04         $ 11.82         $ 10.00   
  

 

 

 

Income from investment operationsb:

            

Net investment incomec

     0.18           0.25           0.08   

Net realized and unrealized gains (losses)

     0.22           1.51           2.30   
  

 

 

 

Total from investment operations

     0.40           1.76           2.38   
  

 

 

 

Less distributions from:

            

Net investment income

               (0.67        (0.13

Net realized gains

               (0.87        (0.43
  

 

 

 

Total distributions

               (1.54        (0.56
  

 

 

 

Net asset value, end of period

   $ 12.44         $ 12.04         $ 11.82   
  

 

 

 

Total returnd

     3.32%           15.49%           23.91%   

Ratios to average net assetse

            

Expenses before waiver and payments by affiliates

     4.86%           4.97%           8.61% f 

Expenses net of waiver and payments by affiliates

     1.20%           1.20% g         1.21% f,g 

Expenses incurred in connection with securities sold short

                         0.01%   

Net investment income

     3.01%           2.07%           1.27%   

Supplemental data

            

Net assets, end of period (000’s)

   $ 1,244         $ 1,204         $ 1,182   

Portfolio turnover rate

     44.01%           41.11%           41.84%   

 

aFor the period June 15, 2009 (commencement of operations) to December 31, 2009.

bThe amount shown for a share outstanding throughout the period may not correlate with the Statement of Operations for the period due to the timing of sales and repurchases of the Fund shares in relation to income earned and/or fluctuating market value of the investments of the Fund.

cBased on average daily shares outstanding.

dTotal return does not include fees, charges or expenses imposed by the variable annuity and life insurance contracts for which the Franklin Templeton Variable Insurance Products Trust serves as an underlying investment vehicle. Total return is not annualized for periods less than one year.

eRatios are annualized for periods less than one year.

fIncludes dividend expense on securities sold short and borrowing fees, if any. See below for the ratios of such expenses to average net assets for the period presented. See Note 1(d).

gBenefit of expense reduction round to less than 0.01%.

 

The accompanying notes are an integral part of these financial statements.

 

MI-9


Franklin Templeton Variable Insurance Products Trust

 

Financial Highlights (continued)

 

Mutual International Securities Fund

    

Six Months
Ended
June 30, 2011

(unaudited)

       Year Ended December 31,  
Class 4         2010        2009a  
    

 

 

Per share operating performance

            

(for a share outstanding throughout the period)

            

Net asset value, beginning of period

   $ 12.04         $ 11.81         $ 10.00   
  

 

 

 

Income from investment operationsb:

            

Net investment incomec

     0.18           0.24           0.07   

Net realized and unrealized gains (losses)

     0.21           1.51           2.29   
  

 

 

 

Total from investment operations

     0.39           1.75           2.36   
  

 

 

 

Less distributions from:

            

Net investment income

               (0.65        (0.12

Net realized gains

               (0.87        (0.43
  

 

 

 

Total distributions

               (1.52        (0.55
  

 

 

 

Net asset value, end of period

   $ 12.43         $ 12.04         $ 11.81   
  

 

 

 

Total returnd

     3.24%           15.49%           23.76%   

Ratios to average net assetse

            

Expenses before waiver and payments by affiliates

     4.96%           5.07%           8.71% f 

Expenses net of waiver and payments by affiliates

     1.30%           1.30% g         1.31% f,g 

Expenses incurred in connection with securities sold short

                         0.01%   

Net investment income

     2.91%           1.97%           1.17%   

Supplemental data

            

Net assets, end of period (000’s)

   $ 1,243         $ 1,204         $ 1,181   

Portfolio turnover rate

     44.01%           41.11%           41.84%   

 

aFor the period June 15, 2009 (commencement of operations) to December 31, 2009.

bThe amount shown for a share outstanding throughout the period may not correlate with the Statement of Operations for the period due to the timing of sales and repurchases of the Fund shares in relation to income earned and/or fluctuating market value of the investments of the Fund.

cBased on average daily shares outstanding.

dTotal return does not include fees, charges or expenses imposed by the variable annuity and life insurance contracts for which the Franklin Templeton Variable Insurance Products Trust serves as an underlying investment vehicle. Total return is not annualized for periods less than one year.

eRatios are annualized for periods less than one year.

fIncludes dividend expense on securities sold short and borrowing fees, if any. See below for the ratios of such expenses to average net assets for the period presented. See Note 1(d).

gBenefit of expense reduction round to less than 0.01%.

 

The accompanying notes are an integral part of these financial statements.

 

MI-10


Franklin Templeton Variable Insurance Products Trust

 

Statement of Investments, June 30, 2011 (unaudited)

 

Mutual International Securities Fund    Country      Shares        Value  

Common Stocks 90.8%

            

Air Freight & Logistics 1.7%

            

PostNL NV

   Netherlands        900         $ 7,638   

Sinotrans Ltd., H

   China        103,980           24,586   

TNT Express NV

   Netherlands        900           9,334   
            

 

 

 
               41,558   
            

 

 

 

Automobiles 1.2%

            

Daimler AG (EUR Traded)

   Germany        404           30,283   
            

 

 

 

Beverages 2.2%

            

Asahi Breweries Ltd.

   Japan        683           13,702   

Foster’s Group Ltd.

   Australia        3,800           20,987   

Pernod Ricard SA

   France        200           19,713   
            

 

 

 
               54,402   
            

 

 

 

Capital Markets 2.8%

            

F&C Asset Management PLC

   United Kingdom        19,390           23,316   

Mirae Asset Securities Co. Ltd.

   South Korea        570           23,959   

aUBS AG (CHF Traded)

   Switzerland        1,253           22,846   
            

 

 

 
               70,121   
            

 

 

 

Chemicals 2.6%

            

Linde AG

   Germany        179           31,383   

Yingde Gases Group Co. Ltd.

   China        35,500           32,709   
            

 

 

 
               64,092   
            

 

 

 

Commercial Banks 8.8%

            

Aozora Bank Ltd.

   Japan        16,000           36,967   

Barclays PLC

   United Kingdom        4,971           20,462   

BNP Paribas

   France        261           20,147   

Hana Financial Group Inc.

   South Korea        810           28,316   

Intesa Sanpaolo SpA

   Italy        8,176           21,768   

Intesa Sanpaolo SpA, di Risp

   Italy        3,977           8,587   

KB Financial Group Inc.

   South Korea        253           11,974   

KB Financial Group Inc., ADR

   South Korea        120           5,736   

Korea Exchange Bank

   South Korea        3,020           27,172   

Societe Generale, A

   France        294           17,446   

Woori Finance Holdings Co. Ltd.

   South Korea        1,500           19,611   
            

 

 

 
                  218,186   
            

 

 

 

Commercial Services & Supplies 1.0%

            

Edenred

   France        813           24,806   
            

 

 

 

Construction & Engineering 5.1%

            

Boart Longyear Group

   Australia        7,955           34,039   

Henderson Investment Ltd.

   Hong Kong        291,605           25,856   

aKHD Humboldt Wedag International AG

   Germany        3,790           33,328   

Vinci SA

   France        540           34,589   
            

 

 

 
               127,812   
            

 

 

 

Construction Materials 1.8%

            

CRH PLC

   Ireland        992           21,967   

SA des Ciments Vicat

   France        261           21,918   
            

 

 

 
               43,885   
            

 

 

 

Containers & Packaging 1.5%

            

Rexam PLC

   United Kingdom        5,985           36,764   
            

 

 

 

 

MI-11


Franklin Templeton Variable Insurance Products Trust

 

Statement of Investments, June 30, 2011 (unaudited) (continued)

 

Mutual International Securities Fund    Country      Shares        Value  

Common Stocks (continued)

            

Diversified Financial Services 3.1%

            

Deutsche Boerse AG

   Germany        183         $ 13,906   

First Pacific Co. Ltd.

   Hong Kong        27,752           24,892   

Guoco Group Ltd.

   Hong Kong        563           6,895   

aOsaka Securities Exchange Co. Ltd.

   Japan        7           31,172   
            

 

 

 
               76,865   
            

 

 

 

Diversified Telecommunication Services 1.5%

            

Telecom Italia SpA

   Italy        11,739           13,661   

Telefonica SA

   Spain        997           24,376   
            

 

 

 
               38,037   
            

 

 

 

Electric Utilities 1.1%

            

E.ON AG

   Germany        927           26,395   

a,bPrime AET&D Holdings No. 1 Pty. Ltd.

   Australia        6,987             
            

 

 

 
               26,395   
            

 

 

 

Electrical Equipment 0.3%

            

Alstom SA

   France        118           7,276   
            

 

 

 

Energy Equipment & Services 0.4%

            

aDockwise Ltd.

   Norway        410           11,267   
            

 

 

 

Food & Staples Retailing 3.2%

            

FamilyMart Co. Ltd.

   Japan        725           26,567   

Koninklijke Ahold NV

   Netherlands        1,794           24,106   

Lawson Inc.

   Japan        556           29,110   
            

 

 

 
               79,783   
            

 

 

 

Food Products 3.9%

            

China Fishery Group Ltd.

   China        31,605           44,257   

Nestle SA

   Switzerland        537           33,371   

People’s Food Holdings Ltd.

   China        31,000           19,181   
            

 

 

 
               96,809   
            

 

 

 

Hotels, Restaurants & Leisure 2.9%

            

Accor SA

   France        493           22,045   

Ladbrokes PLC

   United Kingdom        7,896           19,319   

REXLot Holdings Ltd.

   Hong Kong        324,568           31,281   
            

 

 

 
               72,645   
            

 

 

 

Household Durables 2.2%

            

aBerkeley Group Holdings PLC

   United Kingdom        1,204           24,869   

Skyworth Digital Holdings Ltd.

   Hong Kong        48,000           28,806   
            

 

 

 
               53,675   
            

 

 

 

Industrial Conglomerates 4.7%

            

aGallant Venture Ltd.

   Singapore        38,000           12,684   

Jardine Matheson Holdings Ltd.

   Hong Kong        473           27,122   

Jardine Strategic Holdings Ltd.

   Hong Kong        364           11,138   

Koninklijke Philips Electronics NV

   Netherlands        536           13,766   

Shanghai Industrial Holdings Ltd.

   China        7,000           25,772   

Shun Tak Holdings Ltd.

   Hong Kong        42,000           25,475   
            

 

 

 
                  115,957   
            

 

 

 

 

MI-12


Franklin Templeton Variable Insurance Products Trust

 

Statement of Investments, June 30, 2011 (unaudited) (continued)

 

Mutual International Securities Fund    Country      Shares        Value  

Common Stocks (continued)

            

Insurance 9.9%

            

ACE Ltd.

   United States        400         $ 26,328   

Ageas

   Belgium        9,870           26,780   

AXA SA

   France        1,237           28,109   

Catlin Group Ltd.

   United Kingdom        3,861           24,929   

Hiscox Ltd.

   United Kingdom        3,863           25,958   

Lancashire Holdings Ltd.

   United Kingdom        2,305           24,156   

Resolution Ltd.

   United Kingdom        8,811           41,567   

RSA Insurance Group PLC

   United Kingdom        12,020           26,033   

Zurich Financial Services AG

   Switzerland        93           23,516   
            

 

 

 
                  247,376   
            

 

 

 

Machinery 0.5%

            

aKUKA AG

   Germany        510           13,719   
            

 

 

 

Marine 1.0%

            

A.P. Moller-Maersk AS, B

   Denmark        3           25,873   
            

 

 

 

Media 4.0%

            

aAustar United Communications Ltd.

   Australia        18,623           26,861   

Eutelsat Communications

   France        283           12,722   

Sinomedia Holding Ltd.

   China        59,017           20,704   

aVisionChina Media Inc., ADR

   China        5,560           15,735   

Vivendi SA

   France        830           23,080   
            

 

 

 
               99,102   
            

 

 

 

Metals & Mining 1.7%

            

ThyssenKrupp AG

   Germany        826           42,708   
            

 

 

 

Multi-Utilities 2.9%

            

GDF Suez

   France        798           29,203   

Hera SpA

   Italy        9,780           20,706   

Iren SpA

   Italy        11,997           21,573   
            

 

 

 
               71,482   
            

 

 

 

Multiline Retail 1.5%

            

Marks & Spencer Group PLC

   United Kingdom        1,424           8,265   

New World Department Store China

   China        36,000           28,312   
            

 

 

 
               36,577   
            

 

 

 

Oil, Gas & Consumable Fuels 2.0%

            

Royal Dutch Shell PLC, A

   United Kingdom        681           24,175   

Total SA, B

   France        430           24,868   
            

 

 

 
               49,043   
            

 

 

 

Pharmaceuticals 3.5%

            

Novartis AG

   Switzerland        445           27,257   

Roche Holding AG

   Switzerland        168           28,113   

Sanofi

   France        390           31,355   
            

 

 

 
               86,725   
            

 

 

 

Real Estate Investment Trusts (REITs) 0.6%

            

The Link REIT

   Hong Kong        4,500           15,382   
            

 

 

 

Real Estate Management & Development 2.6%

            

Franshion Properties China Ltd.

   China        114,390           29,106   

Parkway Life REIT

   Singapore        13,000           19,474   

Renhe Commercial Holdings Co. Ltd.

   China        82,000           15,701   
            

 

 

 
               64,281   
            

 

 

 

 

MI-13


Franklin Templeton Variable Insurance Products Trust

 

Statement of Investments, June 30, 2011 (unaudited) (continued)

 

Mutual International Securities Fund    Country      Shares        Value  

Common Stocks (continued)

            

Software 1.7%

            

Nintendo Co. Ltd.

   Japan        100         $ 18,719   

Polaris Software Lab Ltd.

   India        6,060           24,407   
            

 

 

 
               43,126   
            

 

 

 

Tobacco 1.9%

            

British American Tobacco PLC

   United Kingdom        591           25,906   

Imperial Tobacco Group PLC

   United Kingdom        620           20,602   
            

 

 

 
               46,508   
            

 

 

 

Trading Companies & Distributors 3.0%

            

Mitsubishi Corp.

   Japan        800           19,874   

Mitsui & Co. Ltd.

   Japan        1,300           22,349   

Seven Group Holdings Ltd.

   Australia        3,150           32,531   
            

 

 

 
               74,754   
            

 

 

 

Water Utilities 1.0%

            

Guangdong Investment Ltd.

   China        46,000           24,709   
            

 

 

 

Wireless Telecommunication Services 1.0%

            

Vodafone Group PLC

   United Kingdom        9,586           25,438   
            

 

 

 

Total Common Stocks (Cost $1,942,380)

               2,257,421   
            

 

 

 

Preferred Stocks 2.3%

            

Automobiles 2.3%

            

Porsche Automobile Holding SE, pfd.

   Germany        417           33,199   

Volkswagen AG, pfd.

   Germany        116           23,951   
            

 

 

 

Total Preferred Stocks (Cost $38,648)

               57,150   
            

 

 

 

Total Investments before Short Term Investments (Cost $1,981,028)

               2,314,571   
            

 

 

 

Short Term Investments (Cost $12,696) 0.5%

            

cInvestments from Cash Collateral Received for Loaned Securities (Cost $12,696) 0.5%

            

Money Market Funds 0.5%

            

dBNY Mellon Overnight Government Fund, 0.05%

   United States        12,696           12,696   
            

 

 

 

Total Investments (Cost $1,993,724) 93.6%

               2,327,267   

Other Assets, less Liabilities 6.4%

               159,783   
            

 

 

 

Net Assets 100.0%

             $ 2,487,050   
            

 

 

 

 

aNon-income producing.

bSee Note 8 regarding restricted securities.

cSee Note 1(e) regarding securities on loan.

dThe rate shown is the annualized seven-day yield at period end.

 

MI-14


Franklin Templeton Variable Insurance Products Trust

 

Statement of Investments, June 30, 2011 (unaudited) (continued)

 

 

Mutual International Securities Fund              

 

At June 30, 2011, the Fund had the following forward exchange contracts outstanding. See Note 1(c).

 

Forward Exchange Contracts

Currency    Counterparty        Type        Quantity        Contract
Amount
       Settlement
Date
       Unrealized
Appreciation
       Unrealized
Depreciation
 

Swiss Franc

     SSBT           Sell           89,635         $ 102,557           8/10/11         $         $ (4,076

Swiss Franc

     DBAB           Buy           3,258           3,888           8/10/11                     (12

Swiss Franc

     DBAB           Buy           2,830           3,359           8/10/11           8             

British Pound

     BOFA           Sell           172,556           282,129           8/12/11           5,347             

British Pound

     DBAB           Sell           4,000           6,501           8/12/11           85             

Australian Dollar

     DBAB           Sell           73,000           77,833           8/23/11                     (324

Euro

     DBAB           Sell           482,637           692,150           9/15/11                     (6,168

Euro

     BZWS           Sell           43,000           61,988           9/15/11                     (246

Euro

     DBAB           Buy           29,301           41,418           9/15/11           977             

British Pound

     BZWS           Buy           4,750           7,700           9/16/11                     (84

Japanese Yen

     BOFA           Sell           9,062,045           110,072           10/20/11                     (2,579

Japanese Yen

     DBAB           Sell           1,461,200           17,716           10/20/11                     (448

Japanese Yen

     SSBT           Sell           677,000           8,154           10/20/11                     (262

Japanese Yen

     DBAB           Buy           171,128           2,130           10/20/11                     (3

Japanese Yen

     SSBT           Buy           373,000           4,565           10/20/11           71             

Japanese Yen

     DBAB           Buy           10,000           123           10/20/11           2             

Japanese Yen

     DBAB           Sell           1,169,000           14,571           10/20/11           64             
                           

 

 

 

Unrealized appreciation (depreciation)

  

                      6,554           (14,202
                           

 

 

 

Net unrealized appreciation (depreciation)

  

                         $ (7,648
                                

 

 

 

 

See Abbreviations on page MI-27.

 

The accompanying notes are an integral part of these financial statements.

 

MI-15


Franklin Templeton Variable Insurance Products Trust

 

Financial Statements

 

Statement of Assets and Liabilities

June 30, 2011 (unaudited)

 

     Mutual
International
Securities Fund
 

Assets:

  

Investments in securities:

  

Cost

   $ 1,993,724   
  

 

 

 

Value

   $ 2,327,267   

Cash

     12,446   

Foreign currency, at value (cost $158,788)

     159,332   

Receivables:

  

Investment securities sold (includes securities loaned in the amount of $13,101)

     24,274   

Dividends and interest

     7,433   

Affiliates

     30,816   

Unrealized appreciation on forward exchange contracts

     6,554   
  

 

 

 

Total assets

     2,568,122   
  

 

 

 

Liabilities:

  

Payables:

  

Investment securities purchased

     20,492   

Professional fees

     26,083   

Pricing fees

     3,829   

Payable upon return of securities loaned

     12,696   

Unrealized depreciation on forward exchange contracts

     14,202   

Accrued expenses and other liabilities

     3,770   
  

 

 

 

Total liabilities

     81,072   
  

 

 

 

Net assets, at value

   $ 2,487,050   
  

 

 

 

Net assets consist of:

  

Paid-in capital

   $ 1,997,280   

Distributions in excess of net investment income

     (4,288

Net unrealized appreciation (depreciation)

     326,975   

Accumulated net realized gain (loss)

     167,083   
  

 

 

 

Net assets, at value

   $ 2,487,050   
  

 

 

 

Class 2:

  

Net assets, at value

   $ 1,244,073   
  

 

 

 

Shares outstanding

     100,000   
  

 

 

 

Net asset value and maximum offering price per share

   $ 12.44   
  

 

 

 

Class 4:

  

Net assets, at value

   $ 1,242,977   
  

 

 

 

Shares outstanding

     100,000   
  

 

 

 

Net asset value and maximum offering price per share

   $ 12.43   
  

 

 

 

 

The accompanying notes are an integral part of these financial statements.

 

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Franklin Templeton Variable Insurance Products Trust

 

Financial Statements (continued)

 

Statement of Operations

for the six months ended June 30, 2011 (unaudited)

 

     Mutual
International
Securities Fund
 

Investment income:

  

Dividends (net of foreign taxes of $4,511)

   $ 51,137   

Income from securities loaned

     609   
  

 

 

 

Total investment income

     51,746   
  

 

 

 

Expenses:

  

Management fees (Note 3a)

     9,842   

Administrative fees (Note 3b)

     3,076   

Distribution fees: (Note 3c)

  

Class 2

     1,538   

Class 4

     2,152   

Custodian fees (Note 4)

     813   

Reports to shareholders

     6,179   

Registration and filing fees

     588   

Professional fees

     27,150   

Pricing fees

     8,507   

Other

     513   
  

 

 

 

Total expenses

     60,358   

Expenses waived/paid by affiliates (Note 3e)

     (44,979
  

 

 

 

Net expenses

     15,379   
  

 

 

 

Net investment income

     36,367   
  

 

 

 

Realized and unrealized gains (losses):

  

Net realized gain (loss) from:

  

Investments

     156,604   

Foreign currency transactions

     (66,398
  

 

 

 

Net realized gain (loss)

     90,206   
  

 

 

 

Net change in unrealized appreciation (depreciation) on:

  

Investments

     (45,166

Translation of other assets and liabilities denominated in foreign currencies

     (2,357
  

 

 

 

Net change in unrealized appreciation (depreciation)

     (47,523
  

 

 

 

Net realized and unrealized gain (loss)

     42,683   
  

 

 

 

Net increase (decrease) in net assets resulting from operations

   $ 79,050   
  

 

 

 

 

The accompanying notes are an integral part of these financial statements.

 

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Franklin Templeton Variable Insurance Products Trust

 

Financial Statements (continued)

 

Statements of Changes in Net Assets

 

     Mutual International
Securities Fund
 
     Six Months
Ended
June 30, 2011
(unaudited)
    Year
Ended
December 31,
2010
 
        

Increase (decrease) in net assets:

    

Operations:

    

Net investment income

   $ 36,367      $ 48,399   

Net realized gain (loss) from investments, foreign currency transactions and securities sold short

     90,206        250,886   

Net change in unrealized appreciation (depreciation) on investments and translation of other assets and liabilities denominated in foreign currencies

     (47,523     52,674   
        

Net increase (decrease) in net assets resulting from operations

     79,050        351,959   
        

Distributions to shareholders from:

    

Net investment income:

    

Class 2

            (66,680

Class 4

            (65,490

Net realized gains:

    

Class 2

            (87,300

Class 4

            (87,300
        

Total distributions to shareholders

            (306,770
        

Net increase (decrease) in net assets

     79,050        45,189   

Net assets:

    

Beginning of period

     2,408,000        2,362,811   
        

End of period

   $ 2,487,050      $ 2,408,000   
        

Distributions in excess of net investment income included in net assets:

    

End of period

   $ (4,288   $ (40,655
        

 

The accompanying notes are an integral part of these financial statements.

 

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Franklin Templeton Variable Insurance Products Trust

 

Notes to Financial Statements (unaudited)

 

Mutual International Securities Fund

 

1. ORGANIZATION AND SIGNIFICANT ACCOUNTING POLICIES

 

Franklin Templeton Variable Insurance Products Trust (Trust) is registered under the Investment Company Act of 1940, as amended, (1940 Act) as an open-end investment company, consisting of twenty separate funds. The Mutual International Securities Fund (Fund) is included in this report. The financial statements of the remaining funds in the Trust are presented separately. Shares of the Fund are generally sold only to insurance company separate accounts to fund the benefits of variable life insurance policies or variable annuity contracts. The Fund offers two classes of shares: Class 2 and Class 4. Each class of shares differs by its distribution fees, voting rights on matters affecting a single class and its exchange privilege.

 

The following summarizes the Fund’s significant accounting policies.

 

a. Financial Instrument Valuation

 

The Fund’s investments in securities and other financial instruments are carried at fair value daily. Fair value is the price that would be received to sell an asset or paid to transfer a liability in an orderly transaction between market participants on the measurement date. Under procedures approved by the Trust’s Board of Trustees, the Fund may utilize independent pricing services, quotations from securities and financial instrument dealers, and other market sources to determine fair value.

 

Equity securities listed on an exchange or on the NASDAQ National Market System are valued at the last quoted sale price or the official closing price of the day, respectively. Foreign equity securities are valued as of the close of trading on the foreign stock exchange on which the security is primarily traded, or the NYSE, whichever is earlier. The value is then converted into its U.S. dollar equivalent at the foreign exchange rate in effect at the close of the NYSE on the day that the value of the security is determined. Over-the-counter securities are valued within the range of the most recent quoted bid and ask prices. Securities that trade in multiple markets or on multiple exchanges are valued according to the broadest and most representative market. Certain equity securities are valued based upon fundamental characteristics or relationships to similar securities. Investments in non-registered money market funds are valued at the closing net asset value.

 

Certain derivative financial instruments (derivatives) trade in the over-the-counter market. The Fund’s pricing services use various techniques including industry standard option pricing models and proprietary discounted cash flow models to determine the fair value of those instruments. The Fund’s net benefit or obligation under the derivative contract, as measured by the fair market value of the contract, is included in net assets.

 

The Fund has procedures to determine the fair value of securities and other financial instruments for which market prices are not readily available or which may not be reliably priced. Under these procedures, the Fund primarily employs a market-based approach which may use related or comparable assets or liabilities, recent transactions, market multiples, book values, and other relevant information for the investment to determine the fair value of the investment. The Fund may also use an income-based valuation approach in which the anticipated future cash flows of the investment are discounted to calculate fair value. Discounts may also be applied due to the nature or duration of any restrictions on the disposition of the investments. Due to the inherent uncertainty of valuations of such investments, the fair values may differ significantly from the values that would have been used had an active market existed.

 

Trading in securities on foreign securities stock exchanges and over-the-counter markets may be completed before the daily close of business on the NYSE. Occasionally, events occur between the time at which trading in a foreign security is completed and the close of the NYSE that might call into question the reliability of the value of a portfolio security held by the Fund. As a result, differences may arise between the value of the Fund’s portfolio securities as determined at the foreign market close and the latest indications of value at the close of the NYSE. In order to minimize the potential for these differences, the investment manager monitors price movements following the close of trading in foreign stock markets through a series of country specific market proxies (such as baskets of American Depository Receipts, futures contracts and exchange traded funds). These price movements are measured against established trigger thresholds for each specific market proxy to assist in determining if an event has occurred that may call into question the reliability of the values of the foreign securities held by the Fund. If such an event occurs, the securities may be valued using fair value procedures, which may include the use of independent pricing services.

 

MI-19


Franklin Templeton Variable Insurance Products Trust

 

Notes to Financial Statements (unaudited) (continued)

 

Mutual International Securities Fund

 

1. ORGANIZATION AND SIGNIFICANT ACCOUNTING POLICIES (continued)

 

b. Foreign Currency Translation

 

Portfolio securities and other assets and liabilities denominated in foreign currencies are translated into U.S. dollars based on the exchange rate of such currencies against U.S. dollars on the date of valuation. The Fund may enter into foreign currency exchange contracts to facilitate transactions denominated in a foreign currency. Purchases and sales of securities, income and expense items denominated in foreign currencies are translated into U.S. dollars at the exchange rate in effect on the transaction date. Portfolio securities and assets and liabilities denominated in foreign currencies contain risks that those currencies will decline in value relative to the U.S. dollar. Occasionally, events may impact the availability or reliability of foreign exchange rates used to convert the U.S. dollar equivalent value. If such an event occurs, the foreign exchange rate will be valued at fair value using procedures established and approved by the Trust’s Board of Trustees.

 

The Fund does not separately report the effect of changes in foreign exchange rates from changes in market prices on securities held. Such changes are included in net realized and unrealized gain or loss from investments on the Statement of Operations.

 

Realized foreign exchange gains or losses arise from sales of foreign currencies, currency gains or losses realized between the trade and settlement dates on securities transactions and the difference between the recorded amounts of dividends, interest, and foreign withholding taxes and the U.S. dollar equivalent of the amounts actually received or paid. Net unrealized foreign exchange gains and losses arise from changes in foreign exchange rates on foreign denominated assets and liabilities other than investments in securities held at the end of the reporting period.

 

c. Derivative Financial Instruments

 

The Fund invested in derivatives in order to manage risk or gain exposure to various other investments or markets. Derivatives are financial contracts based on an underlying or notional amount, require no initial investment or an initial net investment that is smaller than would normally be required to have a similar response to changes in market factors, and require or permit net settlement. Derivatives contain various risks including the potential inability of the counterparty to fulfill their obligations under the terms of the contract, the potential for an illiquid secondary market, and/or the potential for market movements which expose the Fund to gains or losses in excess of the amounts shown on the Statement of Assets and Liabilities. Realized gain and loss and unrealized appreciation and depreciation on these contracts for the period are included in the Statement of Operations.

 

The Fund entered into forward exchange contracts primarily to manage exposure to certain foreign currencies. A forward exchange contract is an agreement between the Fund and a counterparty to buy or sell a foreign currency for a specific exchange rate on a future date. Pursuant to the terms of the forward exchange contracts, cash or securities may be required to be deposited as collateral. Unrestricted cash may be invested according to the Fund’s investment objectives.

 

See Note 9 regarding other derivative information.

 

d. Securities Sold Short

 

The Fund is engaged in selling securities short, which obligates the Fund to replace a borrowed security with the same security at current market value. The Fund incurs a loss if the price of the security increases between the date of the short sale and the date on which the Fund replaces the borrowed security. The Fund realizes a gain if the price of the security declines between those dates. Gains are limited to the price at which the Fund sold the security short, while losses are potentially unlimited in size.

 

The Fund is required to establish a margin account with the broker lending the security sold short. While the short sale is outstanding, the broker retains the proceeds of the short sale and the Fund must maintain a deposit with broker consisting of cash and/or securities having a value equal to a specified percentage of the value of the securities sold short. The Fund is obligated to pay fees for borrowing the securities sold short and is required to pay the counterparty any dividends or interest due on securities sold short. Such dividends or interest and any security borrowing fees are recorded as an expense to the Fund.

 

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Franklin Templeton Variable Insurance Products Trust

 

Notes to Financial Statements (unaudited) (continued)

 

Mutual International Securities Fund

 

1. ORGANIZATION AND SIGNIFICANT ACCOUNTING POLICIES (continued)

 

e. Securities Lending

 

The Fund participates in an agency based security lending program. The Fund receives cash collateral against the loaned securities in an amount equal to at least 102% of the market value of the loaned securities. Collateral is maintained over the life of the loan in an amount not less than 100% of the market value of loaned securities, as determined at the close of Fund business each day; any additional collateral required due to changes in security values is delivered to the Fund on the next business day. The collateral is invested in a non-registered money fund managed by the Fund’s custodian on the Fund’s behalf. The Fund receives income from the investment of cash collateral, in addition to lending fees and rebates paid by the borrower. The Fund bears the market risk with respect to the collateral investment, securities loaned, and the risk that the agent may default on its obligations to the Fund. The securities lending agent has agreed to indemnify the Fund in the event of default by a third party borrower.

 

f. Income Taxes

 

It is the Fund’s policy to qualify as a regulated investment company under the Internal Revenue Code. The Fund intends to distribute to shareholders substantially all of its taxable income and net realized gains to relieve it from federal income and excise taxes. As a result, no provision for U.S. federal income taxes is required. The Fund files U.S. income tax returns as well as tax returns in certain other jurisdictions. The Fund records a provision for taxes in its financial statements including penalties and interest, if any, for a tax position taken on a tax return (or expected to be taken) when it fails to meet the more likely than not (a greater than 50% probability) threshold and based on the technical merits, the tax position may not be sustained upon examination by the tax authorities. As of June 30, 2011, and for all open tax years, the Fund has determined that no provision for income tax is required in the Fund’s financial statements. Open tax years are those that remain subject to examination and are based on each tax jurisdiction statute of limitation.

 

The Fund may be subject to foreign taxation related to income received, capital gains on the sale of securities and certain foreign currency transactions in the foreign jurisdictions in which it invests. Foreign taxes, if any, are recorded based on the tax regulations and rates that exist in the foreign markets in which the Fund invests. When a capital gain tax is determined to apply the Fund records an estimated deferred tax liability for unrealized gains on these securities in an amount that would be payable if the securities were disposed of on the valuation date.

 

g. Security Transactions, Investment Income, Expenses and Distributions

 

Security transactions are accounted for on trade date. Realized gains and losses on security transactions are determined on a specific identification basis. Estimated expenses are accrued daily. Dividend income is recorded on the ex-dividend date except that certain dividends from foreign securities are recognized as soon as the Fund is notified of the ex-dividend date. Distributions to shareholders are recorded on the ex-dividend date and are determined according to income tax regulations (tax basis). Distributable earnings determined on a tax basis may differ from earnings recorded in accordance with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America. These differences may be permanent or temporary. Permanent differences are reclassified among capital accounts to reflect their tax character. These reclassifications have no impact on net assets or the results of operations. Temporary differences are not reclassified, as they may reverse in subsequent periods.

 

Common expenses incurred by the Trust are allocated among the funds based on the ratio of net assets of each fund to the combined net assets of the Trust. Fund specific expenses are charged directly to the fund that incurred the expense.

 

Realized and unrealized gains and losses and net investment income, not including class specific expenses, are allocated daily to each class of shares based upon the relative proportion of net assets of each class. Differences in per share distributions, by class, are generally due to differences in class specific expenses.

 

MI-21


Franklin Templeton Variable Insurance Products Trust

 

Notes to Financial Statements (unaudited) (continued)

 

Mutual International Securities Fund

 

1. ORGANIZATION AND SIGNIFICANT ACCOUNTING POLICIES (continued)

 

h. Accounting Estimates

 

The preparation of financial statements in accordance with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America requires management to make estimates and assumptions that affect the reported amounts of assets and liabilities at the date of the financial statements and the amounts of income and expenses during the reporting period. Actual results could differ from those estimates.

 

i. Guarantees and Indemnifications

 

Under the Trust’s organizational documents, its officers and trustees are indemnified by the Trust against certain liabilities arising out of the performance of their duties to the Trust. Additionally, in the normal course of business, the Trust, on behalf of the Fund, enters into contracts with service providers that contain general indemnification clauses. The Trust’s maximum exposure under these arrangements is unknown as this would involve future claims that may be made against the Trust that have not yet occurred. Currently, the Trust expects the risk of loss to be remote.

 

2. SHARES OF BENEFICIAL INTEREST

 

At June 30, 2011, there were an unlimited number of shares authorized (without par value). During the period ended June 30, 2011 and the year ended December 31, 2010, there were no transactions in the Fund’s shares.

 

3. TRANSACTIONS WITH AFFILIATES

 

Franklin Resources, Inc. is the holding company for various subsidiaries that together are referred to as Franklin Templeton Investments. Certain officers and trustees of the Trust are also officers and/or directors of the following subsidiaries:

 

Subsidiary    Affiliation

Franklin Mutual Advisers, LLC (Franklin Mutual)

   Investment manager

Franklin Templeton Services, LLC (FT Services)

   Administrative manager

Franklin Templeton Distributors, Inc. (Distributors)

   Principal underwriter

Franklin Templeton Investor Services, LLC (Investor Services)

   Transfer agent

 

a. Management Fees

 

The Fund pays an investment management fee to Franklin Mutual based on the average daily net assets of the Fund as follows:

 

Annualized Fee Rate    Net Assets
0.800%   

Up to and including $4 billion

0.770%   

Over $4 billion, up to and including $7 billion

0.750%   

Over $7 billion, up to and including $10 billion

0.730%   

In excess of $10 billion

 

b. Administrative Fees

 

The Fund pays an administrative fee to FT Services of 0.25% per year of the average daily net assets of the Fund.

 

MI-22


Franklin Templeton Variable Insurance Products Trust

 

Notes to Financial Statements (unaudited) (continued)

 

Mutual International Securities Fund

 

3. TRANSACTIONS WITH AFFILIATES (continued)

 

c. Distribution Fees

 

The Trust’s Board of Trustees has adopted distribution plans for Class 2 and Class 4 shares pursuant to Rule 12b-1 under the 1940 Act. Under the Fund’s compensation distribution plans, the Fund pays Distributors for costs incurred in connection with the servicing, sale and distribution of the Fund’s shares up to 0.35% per year of its average daily net assets of each class. The Board of Trustees has agreed to limit the current rate to 0.25% per year for Class 2.

 

d. Transfer Agent Fees

 

Investor Services, under terms of an agreement, performs shareholder servicing for the Fund and is not paid by the Fund for the services.

 

e. Waiver and Expense Reimbursements

 

FT Services and Franklin Mutual have contractually agreed in advance to waive or limit their respective fees and to assume as their own expense certain expenses otherwise payable by the fund so that the common expenses (i.e. a combination of management fees, administrative fees, and other expenses, but excluding distribution fees and acquired fund fees and expenses) for each class of the Fund do not exceed 0.95% (other than certain non-routine expenses or costs, including those relating to litigation, indemnification, reorganizations, and liquidations) until April 30, 2012.

 

f. Other Affiliated Transactions

 

At June 30, 2011, Franklin Advisers owned 100% of the Fund’s outstanding shares.

 

4. EXPENSE OFFSET ARRANGEMENT

 

The Fund has entered into an arrangement with its custodian whereby credits realized as a result of uninvested cash balances are used to reduce a portion of the Fund’s custodian expenses. During the period ended June 30, 2011, there were no credits earned.

 

5. INCOME TAXES

 

At June 30, 2011, the cost of investments and net unrealized appreciation (depreciation) for income tax purposes were as follows:

 

Cost of investments

   $ 2,051,828   
  

 

 

 

Unrealized appreciation

   $ 367,672   

Unrealized depreciation

     (92,233
  

 

 

 

Net unrealized appreciation (depreciation)

   $ 275,439   
  

 

 

 

 

Net investment income differs for financial statement and tax purposes primarily due to differing treatments of foreign currency transactions, passive foreign investment company shares, and corporate actions.

 

Net realized gains (losses) differ for financial statement and tax purposes primarily due to differing treatments of wash sales, foreign currency transactions and passive foreign investment company shares.

 

MI-23


Franklin Templeton Variable Insurance Products Trust

 

Notes to Financial Statements (unaudited) (continued)

 

Mutual International Securities Fund

 

6. INVESTMENT TRANSACTIONS

 

Purchases and sales of investments (excluding short term securities) for the period ended June 30, 2011, aggregated $1,025,377 and $1,075,183, respectively.

 

7. CONCENTRATION OF RISK

 

Investing in foreign securities may include certain risks and considerations not typically associated with investing in U.S. securities, such as fluctuating currency values and changing local and regional economic, political and social conditions, which may result in greater market volatility. In addition, certain foreign securities may not be as liquid as U.S. securities.

 

8. RESTRICTED SECURITIES

 

The Fund invests in securities that are restricted under the Securities Act of 1933 (1933 Act) or which are subject to legal, contractual, or other agreed upon restrictions on resale. Restricted securities are often purchased in private placement transactions, and cannot be sold without prior registration unless the sale is pursuant to an exemption under the 1933 Act. Disposal of these securities may require greater effort and expense, and prompt sale at an acceptable price may be difficult. The Fund may have registration rights for restricted securities. The issuer generally incurs all registration costs.

 

At June 30, 2011, the Fund held an investment in a restricted security, excluding certain securities exempt from registration under the 1933 Act deemed to be liquid, as follows:

 

Shares      Issuer    Acquisition
Date
     Cost      Value  
  6,987      

Prime AET&H Holdings No.1 Pty. Ltd. (0.00% of Net Assets)

     10/13/10       $   —       $   —   

 

9. OTHER DERIVATIVE INFORMATION

 

At June 30, 2011, the Fund has invested in derivative contracts which are reflected on the Statement of Assets and Liabilities as follows:

 

      Asset Derivatives      Liability Derivatives  
Derivative Contracts Not Accounted
for as Hedging Instruments
   Statement of Assets and
Liabilities Location
   Fair
Value
Amount
     Statement of Assets and
Liabilities Location
   Fair
Value
Amount
 

Foreign exchange contracts

   Unrealized appreciation on forward exchange contracts    $ 6,554       Unrealized depreciation on forward exchange contracts    $ 14,202   

 

For the period ended June 30, 2011, the effect of derivative contracts on the Fund’s Statement of Operations was as follows:

 

Derivative Contracts Not Accounted
for as Hedging Instruments
   Statement of Operations Locations    Realized Gain
(Loss) for the
Period
    Change in
Unrealized
Appreciation
(Depreciation)
for the Period

Foreign exchange contracts

   Net realized gain (loss) from foreign currency transactions / Net change in unrealized appreciation (depreciation) on translation of other assets and liabilities denominated in foreign currencies    $ (69,018   $(3,260)

 

 

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Franklin Templeton Variable Insurance Products Trust

 

Notes to Financial Statements (unaudited) (continued)

 

Mutual International Securities Fund

 

9. OTHER DERIVATIVE INFORMATION (continued)

 

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For the period ended June 30, 2011, the average month end market value of derivatives represented 1.34% of average month end net assets. The average month end number of open derivative contracts for the period was 21.

 

See Note 1(c) regarding derivative financial instruments.

 

10. CREDIT FACILITY

 

The Fund, together with other U.S. registered and foreign investment funds (collectively, Borrowers), managed by Franklin Templeton Investments, are borrowers in a joint syndicated senior unsecured credit facility totaling $750 million (Global Credit Facility) which matures on January 20, 2012. This Global Credit Facility provides a source of funds to the Borrowers for temporary and emergency purposes, including the ability to meet future unanticipated or unusually large redemption requests.

 

Under the terms of the Global Credit Facility, the Fund shall, in addition to interest charged on any borrowings made by the Fund and other costs incurred by the Fund, pay its share of fees and expenses incurred in connection with the implementation and maintenance of the Global Credit Facility, based upon its relative share of the aggregate net assets of all of the Borrowers, including an annual commitment fee of 0.08% based upon the unused portion of the Global Credit Facility, which is reflected in other expenses on the Statement of Operations. During the period ended June 30, 2011, the Fund did not use the Global Credit Facility.

 

11. FAIR VALUE MEASUREMENTS

 

The Fund follows a fair value hierarchy that distinguishes between market data obtained from independent sources (observable inputs) and the Fund’s own market assumptions (unobservable inputs). These inputs are used in determining the value of the Fund’s investments and are summarized in the following fair value hierarchy:

 

   

Level 1 – quoted prices in active markets for identical securities

   

Level 2 – other significant observable inputs (including quoted prices for similar securities, interest rates, prepayment speed, credit risk, etc.)

   

Level 3 – significant unobservable inputs (including the Fund’s own assumptions in determining the fair value of investments)

 

The inputs or methodology used for valuing securities are not an indication of the risk associated with investing in those securities.

 

For movements between the levels within the fair value hierarchy, the Fund has adopted a policy of recognizing the transfers as of the date of the underlying event which caused the movement.


Franklin Templeton Variable Insurance Products Trust

 

Notes to Financial Statements (unaudited) (continued)

 

Mutual International Securities Fund

 

11. FAIR VALUE MEASUREMENTS (continued)

 

The following is a summary of the inputs used as of June 30, 2011, in valuing the Fund’s assets and liabilities carried at fair value:

 

     Level 1      Level 2      Level 3     Total  
  

 

 

 

Assets:

          

Investments in Securities:

          

Equity Investmentsa,b

   $ 2,314,571       $       $ c    $ 2,314,571   

Short Term Investments

             12,696                12,696   
  

 

 

 

Total Investments in Securities

   $ 2,314,571       $ 12,696       $   —      $ 2,327,267   
  

 

 

 

Forward Exchange Contracts

             6,554                6,554   

Liabilities:

          

Forward Exchange Contracts

             14,202                14,202   

 

aIncludes common and preferred stock.

bFor detailed industry descriptions, see the accompanying Statement of Investments.

cIncludes securities determined to have no value at June 30, 2011.

 

At June 30, 2011, the reconciliation of assets in which significant unobservable inputs (level 3) were used in determining fair value, is as follows:

 

    Balance at
Beginning of
Period
    Purchases     Sales     Transfers
Into
Level 3
    Transfers
Out of
Level 3
    Cost Basis
Adjustments
    Net Realized
Gain (Loss)
    Net Unrealized
Gain (Loss)
    Balance at
End of
Period
    Net Change in
Unrealized
Appreciation
(Depreciation)
on Assets Held
at Period End
 

Assets:

                   

Equity Investments-Electric Utilities

  $ 35,298a      $      $ (27,071   $      $      $      $      $ (8,227   $ a      $   
 

 

 

 

 

aIncludes securities determined to have no value.

 

12. NEW ACCOUNTING PRONOUNCEMENTS

 

In May 2011, the Financial Accounting Standards Board (FASB) issued Accounting Standards Update (ASU) No. 2011-04, Fair Value Measurement (Topic 820): Amendments to Achieve Common Fair Value Measurement and Disclosure Requirements in U.S. GAAP and International Financial Reporting Standards (IFRS). The amendments in the ASU will improve the comparability of fair value measurements presented and disclosed in financial statements prepared in accordance with U.S. GAAP and IFRS and include new guidance for certain fair value measurement principles and disclosure requirements. The ASU is effective for interim and annual periods beginning after December 15, 2011. The Fund is currently evaluating the impact, if any, of applying this provision.

 

MI-26


Franklin Templeton Variable Insurance Products Trust

 

Notes to Financial Statements (unaudited) (continued)

 

Mutual International Securities Fund

 

13. SUBSEQUENT EVENTS

 

The Fund has evaluated subsequent events through the issuance of the financial statements and determined that no events have occurred that require disclosure.

 

 

 

ABBREVIATIONS

 
 
Counterparty   Selected Portfolio
 
BOFA - Bank of America Corp.   ADR - American Depository Receipt
BZWS - Barclays Bank PLC  
DBAB - Deutsche Bank AG  
SSBT - State Street Bank and Trust Co.  

 

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MUTUAL SHARES SECURITIES FUND

 

This semiannual report for Mutual Shares Securities Fund covers the period ended June 30, 2011.

 

Performance Summary as of 6/30/11

 

Mutual Shares Securities Fund – Class 4 delivered a +5.68% total return for the six-month period ended 6/30/11.

 

Performance reflects the Fund’s Class 4 operating expenses, but does not include any contract fees, expenses or sales charges. If they had been included, performance would be lower. These charges and deductions, particularly for variable life policies, can have a significant effect on contract values and insurance benefits. See the contract prospectus for a complete description of these expenses, including sales charges.

 

Mutual Shares Securities Fund – Class 4

 

Performance data represent past performance, which does not guarantee future results. Investment return and principal value will fluctuate, and you may have a gain or loss when you sell your shares.

Current performance may differ from figures shown.

 

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Fund Goals and Main Investments: Mutual Shares Securities Fund seeks capital appreciation, with income as a secondary goal. The Fund normally invests primarily in U.S. and foreign equity securities that the manager believes are undervalued.

 

 

 

Performance Overview

 

You can find the Fund’s six-month total return in the Performance Summary. The Fund underperformed its benchmark, the Standard & Poor’s 500 Index, which delivered a +6.02% total return for the period under review.1

 

Economic and Market Overview

 

The global economy expanded despite geopolitical and inflationary pressures during the six-month period ended June 30, 2011. In the U.S., business activity increased and consumer spending stayed above pre-recession levels. The U.S. was a key engine in a sustained global manufacturing expansion as international trade volume continued to increase, albeit at a moderate pace. The U.S. financial system appeared closer to a full recovery, although the country still faced challenges dealing with persistent unemployment, housing market weakness and massive debt. During the period, signs emerged of a global economic slowdown. Officials at the U.S. Federal Reserve Board (Fed) cut their growth forecast for the world’s largest economy, and manufacturing growth slowed in most major regions of the world. Japan’s earthquake, an early surge in commodity prices and a fading inventory restocking cycle were all blamed for declining economic leading indicators. Some monetary policy tightening in most parts of the world was also thought to inhibit growth and cool the commodities rally.

 

Inflation at the consumer, producer and trade levels rose across much of the world, but in the U.S. it remained relatively contained. As a result, the Fed maintained its accommodative monetary policy while ending its second round of quantitative easing on June 30. The Fed said, however, it would continue to purchase Treasuries with proceeds from maturing debt in an effort to support economic growth. This move deviated from many other central banks around the world that raised interest rates to dampen inflation pressures.

 

Continued corporate profit strength and still favorable economic growth prospects in some regions of the world supported equities.

 

1. Source: © 2011 Morningstar. One cannot invest directly in an index, and an index is not representative of the Fund’s portfolio. Please see Index Descriptions following the Fund Summaries.

 

Fund Risks: The Fund’s investments in stocks may offer the potential for long-term gains but can be subject to short-term price fluctuations. Investments in companies involved in mergers, liquidations, reorganizations and distressed bankruptcy, which may include defaulted debt, involve higher credit and other risks. Foreign investing involves additional risks, including currency fluctuations, economic instability, market volatility, and political and social instability. Smaller and midsize company securities involve special risks, such as relatively small revenues, limited product lines and small market share. The Fund’s investment in certain hedging and derivative instruments may involve a small investment relative to the risk assumed. The manager applies various techniques and analyses in making investment decisions for the Fund, but there can be no guarantee that these decisions will produce the desired results. The Fund’s prospectus also includes a description of the main investment risks.

 

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Global stock markets made gains in the first half of 2011, though the positive momentum from the previous year waned as investors weathered international events that included revolutions and civil unrest across the Middle East and North Africa, the multiple crises triggered by Japan’s earthquake and tsunami, and sovereign debt worries and credit downgrades in Europe. The dollar declined during the period against most currencies, however, broadly reflecting divergent interest rate and/or economic growth expectations.

 

Investment Strategy

 

At Mutual Series, we are committed to our distinctive value approach to investing. Our major investment strategy is investing in undervalued stocks. When selecting undervalued equities, we are attracted to fundamentally strong companies with healthy balance sheets, high-quality assets, substantial free cash flow and shareholder-oriented management teams and whose stocks are trading at discounts to our assessment of the companies’ intrinsic or business value. We also look for asset rich companies whose shares may be trading at depressed levels due to concerns over short-term earnings disappointments, litigation, management strategy or other perceived negatives. While the vast majority of our undervalued equity investments are made in publicly traded companies globally, we may invest occasionally in privately held companies as well.

 

We complement this more traditional investment strategy with two others. One is distressed investing, which is complex and can take many forms. The most common distressed investment the Fund undertakes is the purchase of financially troubled or bankrupt companies’ debt at a substantial discount to face value. After the financially distressed company is reorganized, often in bankruptcy court, the old debt is typically replaced with new securities issued by the financially stronger company.

 

The other piece of our investment strategy is participating in arbitrage situations, another highly specialized field. When companies announce proposed mergers or takeovers, commonly referred to as “deals,” the target company may trade at a discount to the bid it ultimately accepts. One form of arbitrage involves purchasing the target company’s stock when it is trading below the value we believe it would receive in a deal. In keeping with our commitment to a relatively conservative investment approach, we typically focus our arbitrage efforts on announced deals, and eschew rumored deals or other situations we consider relatively risky.

 

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In addition, it is our practice to hedge the Fund’s currency exposure when we deem it advantageous for our shareholders.

 

Manager’s Discussion

 

As stock markets advanced unevenly in the first half of 2011, several Fund investments increased in value. Three particularly strong performers were UnitedHealth Group, a U.S. managed health care provider; Marathon Oil, a U.S.-based oil and gas exploration and production company with interests worldwide; and U.K.-based British American Tobacco (BAT).

 

Shares of UnitedHealth rose sharply in value during the first half of 2011. In January, its share price was fueled by a combination of the company’s announcement of better-than-expected fourth quarter 2010 earnings and, more significantly, its higher revenue guidance for 2011. Other positive catalysts included the company’s ongoing efforts to increase shareholder value through share buybacks and dividends. In our view, UnitedHealth’s long-term earnings growth is supported by a diversified business mix and a growing percentage of earnings generated by its increasingly successful health care services business. Although there was no specific catalyst for the continued increase in the company’s stock price in the second quarter, we believe many investors may have recognized the low earnings multiple at which the company’s shares had been trading. In addition, investors seemed to become more comfortable with the implications of pending U.S. health care reforms on the company’s business model.

 

The value of our investment in Marathon Oil surged in early 2011, initially driven by management’s announced plans to spin off its downstream operations (refining and selling) to shareholders to become a pure-play exploration and production company. Investors pushed Marathon shares higher as they began to recognize the value of the underlying businesses. The share price showed continuing strength in the spring as the July spin-off date approached, oil prices rose, and refining margins improved considerably, driven primarily by the company’s strong Midwestern refining system, which benefited from recent investments and widening crude oil price differentials in a land-locked market.

 

BAT is the world’s second-largest publicly traded tobacco company, with a presence in more than 180 countries. During the period under review, the stock performed well. In February, the company reported full-year 2010 operating results that exceeded market expectations. In

 

Top 10 Sectors/Industries

Mutual Shares Securities Fund

Based on Equity Securities

6/30/11

 

     % of Total
Net Assets
 
Tobacco     8.2%   
Pharmaceuticals     6.3%   
Media     6.1%   
Oil, Gas & Consumable Fuels     4.9%   
Food & Staples Retailing     4.8%   
Insurance     4.7%   
Food Products     4.6%   
Beverages     3.9%   
Commercial Banks     3.6%   
Health Care Providers & Services     3.4%   

 

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addition, BAT management reported it had delivered on its five-year goal to realize £800 million in cost savings two years ahead of schedule. In May, the company held an investor relations day during which its top executives discussed further cost-cutting opportunities. Management believes it can continue to grow operating margins for the next six to seven years aided by price increases and cost-cutting programs. Management explained that cost savings will come from myriad opportunities including simplifying its business structure, improvements in procurement, a reduction in logistics costs, further rationalization of manufacturing facilities, and the standardization and consolidation of back-office centers and processes. The company also reaffirmed its goal to grow medium-term earnings per share in the high single-digit range, although management also mentioned it would likely exceed that goal in 2011. At period-end, we continued to believe BAT was an attractive investment due to the industry’s pricing power, the company’s additional cost savings opportunities and a shareholder friendly management team that often has returned excess cash to shareholders through dividends and share buybacks.

 

In contrast, some of the Fund’s investments lost value. Key detractors included Community Health Systems, a U.S. hospital management company operating in small cities and rural areas; Japanese video game software and console maker Nintendo; and U.S. network equipment provider Cisco Systems.

 

Community Health Systems reported earnings ahead of expectations and reaffirmed its 2011 earnings-per-share forecasts. However, rival hospital operator Tenet Healthcare filed a lawsuit during the period alleging that Community Health had engaged in inappropriate patient admissions practices and had therefore made false statements in proxy documents relating to the company’s proposed offer to acquire Tenet Healthcare. The disclosure of the lawsuit, combined with subsequent government investigations, led to a significant decline in Community Health shares that continued for the rest of the reporting period. In May, after increasing its offer for Tenet Healthcare and changing it to an all-cash bid, Community Health withdrew the previous proposal to acquire Tenet that had been announced in late 2010.

 

Nintendo’s share price deteriorated after the company reported sales of its new handheld console, the Nintendo 3DS, were slower than anticipated. In particular, sales of this new gaming device were weak in its home market of Japan, where the March 11 earthquake and tsunami hurt consumer sentiment, and in other parts of the world due to a lack

 

Top 10 Holdings

Mutual Shares Securities Fund

6/30/11

 

Company
Sector/Industry,
Country
  % of Total
Net Assets
 
British American Tobacco PLC, ord. & ADR     2.6%   
Tobacco, U.K.  
CVS Caremark Corp.     2.6%   
Food & Staples Retailing, U.S.   
Kraft Foods Inc., A     2.3%   
Food Products, U.S.  
Marathon Oil Corp.     2.0%   
Oil, Gas & Consumable Fuels,
U.S.
   
Pfizer Inc.     1.9%   
Pharmaceuticals, U.S.  
Microsoft Corp.     1.9%   
Software, U.S.  
UnitedHealth Group Inc.     1.8%   
Health Care Providers & Services, U.S.  
Merck & Co. Inc.     1.8%   
Pharmaceuticals, U.S.  
Xerox Corp.     1.7%   
Office Electronics, U.S.  
Altria Group Inc.     1.7%   
Tobacco, U.S.  

 

The dollar value, number of shares or principal amount, and names of all portfolio holdings are listed in the Fund’s Statement of Investments.

 

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of compelling software titles at launch date and the console’s relatively high initial sales price. At period-end, cash accounted for more than 50% of Nintendo’s market capitalization, and we believe the company can successfully leverage its software intellectual property in the next gaming console cycle. With this in mind, we continued to hold Nintendo in the portfolio at period-end.

 

Cisco Systems is a relatively new addition to the portfolio, initiated in early 2011. Early in the first quarter, Cisco issued lower-than-expected earnings guidance citing economic pressures such as subdued spending by government agencies, a key revenue stream, and missteps in its consumer-focused businesses. In mid-May, Cisco shares declined further when the company confirmed it had completed another disappointing quarter. However, management announced significant cost realignment and an exit from certain consumer markets, both of which we believe should improve financial results. Cisco’s competitive position remained strong, its balance sheet appeared overcapitalized to us at period-end, and the company announced it would begin paying a dividend as well as continuing to buy back stock. For these reasons, along with management’s commitment to repair the company’s current cost structure, we found Cisco’s valuation appealing.

 

Finally, investors should note that we maintained our currency hedging posture of being more hedged than not to the U.S. dollar, largely through the use of forward currency exchange contracts. Certain currencies strengthened in relation to the U.S. dollar in the first six months of 2011, and so our hedging strategy hindered Fund performance during the reporting period.

 

Thank you for your participation in Mutual Shares Securities Fund. We look forward to serving your future investment needs.

 

The foregoing information reflects our analysis, opinions and portfolio holdings as of June 30, 2011, the end of the reporting period. The way we implement our main investment strategies and the resulting portfolio holdings may change depending on factors such as market and economic conditions. These opinions may not be relied upon as investment advice or an offer for a particular security. The information is not a complete analysis of every aspect of any market, country, industry, security or the Fund. Statements of fact are from sources considered reliable, but the investment manager makes no representation or warranty as to their completeness or accuracy. Although historical performance is no guarantee of future results, these insights may help you understand our investment management philosophy.

 

 

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Fund Expenses

 

As an investor in a variable insurance contract (Contract) that indirectly provides for investment in an underlying mutual fund, you can incur transaction and/or ongoing expenses at both the Fund level and the Contract level.

 

 

Transaction expenses can include sales charges (loads) on purchases, surrender fees, transfer fees and premium taxes.

 

 

Ongoing expenses can include management fees, distribution and service (12b-1) fees, contract fees, annual maintenance fees, mortality and expense risk fees and other fees and expenses. All mutual funds and Contracts have some types of ongoing expenses.

 

The expenses shown in the table are meant to highlight ongoing expenses at the Fund level only and do not include ongoing expenses at the Contract level, or transaction expenses at either the Fund or Contract levels. While the Fund does not have transaction expenses, if the transaction and ongoing expenses at the Contract level were included, the expenses shown below would be higher. You should consult your Contract prospectus or disclosure document for more information.

 

The table shows Fund-level ongoing expenses and can help you understand these expenses and compare them with those of other mutual funds offered through the Contract. The table assumes a $1,000 investment held for the six months indicated. Please refer to the Fund prospectus for additional information on operating expenses.

 

Actual Fund Expenses

 

The first line (Actual) of the table provides actual account values and expenses. The “Ending Account Value” is derived from the Fund’s actual return, which includes the effect of ongoing Fund expenses, but does not include the effect of ongoing Contract expenses.

 

You can estimate the Fund-level expenses you incurred during the period by following these steps. Of course, your account value and expenses will differ from those in this illustration:

 

1. Divide your account value by $1,000.

If an account had an $8,600 value, then $8,600 ÷ $1,000 = 8.6.

 

2. Multiply the result by the number under the heading “Fund-Level Expenses Incurred During Period.”

If Fund-Level Expenses Incurred During Period were $7.50, then 8.6 x $7.50 = $64.50.

 

In this illustration, the estimated expenses incurred this period at the Fund level are $64.50.

 

Mutual Shares Securities Fund – Class 4

 

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Hypothetical Example for Comparison with Other Mutual Funds

 

Information in the second line (Hypothetical) of the table can help you compare ongoing expenses of the Fund with those of other mutual funds offered through the Contract. This information may not be used to estimate the actual ending account balance or expenses you incurred during the period. The hypothetical “Ending Account Value” is based on the Fund’s actual expense ratio and an assumed 5% annual rate of return before expenses, which does not represent the Fund’s actual return. The figure under the heading “Fund-Level Expenses Incurred During Period” shows the hypothetical expenses your account would have incurred under this scenario. You can compare this figure with the 5% hypothetical examples that appear in shareholder reports of other funds offered through a Contract.

 

Class 4    Beginning
Account
Value 1/1/11
     Ending
Account
Value 6/30/11
     Fund-Level
Expenses Incurred
During Period*
1/1/11–6/30/11
 

Actual

   $ 1,000       $ 1,056.80       $ 5.46   

Hypothetical (5% return before expenses)

   $ 1,000       $ 1,019.49       $ 5.36   

 

*Expenses are calculated using the most recent six-month annualized expense ratio for the Fund’s Class 4 shares (1.07%), which does not include any ongoing expenses of the Contract for which the Fund is an investment option, multiplied by the average account value over the period, multiplied by 181/365 to reflect the one-half year period.

 

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Franklin Templeton Variable Insurance Products Trust

 

Financial Highlights

 

Mutual Shares Securities Fund

 

     Six Months
Ended
June 30, 2011
(unaudited)
    Year Ended December 31,  
Class 1      2010     2009     2008     2007     2006  
    

 

 

Per share operating performance

            

(for a share outstanding throughout the period)

            

Net asset value, beginning of period

   $ 16.14      $ 14.75      $ 11.92      $ 20.42      $ 20.67      $ 18.35   
  

 

 

 

Income from investment operationsa:

            

Net investment incomeb

     0.22c        0.40 d      0.23 e      0.34        0.54        0.40   

Net realized and unrealized gains (losses)

     0.73        1.27        2.89        (7.54     0.31        2.86   
  

 

 

 

Total from investment operations

     0.95        1.67        3.12        (7.20     0.85        3.26   
  

 

 

 

Less distributions from:

            

Net investment income

            (0.28     (0.29     (0.57     (0.35     (0.29

Net realized gains

                          (0.73     (0.75     (0.65
  

 

 

 

Total distributions

            (0.28     (0.29     (1.30     (1.10     (0.94
  

 

 

 

Net asset value, end of period

   $ 17.09      $ 16.14      $ 14.75      $ 11.92      $ 20.42      $ 20.67   
  

 

 

 

Total returnf

     5.89%        11.47%        26.35%        (36.93)%        3.72%        18.66%   

Ratios to average net assetsg

            

Expensesh

     0.72%        0.74% i      0.78% i      0.73% i      0.72% i      0.81% i 

Expenses incurred in connection with securities sold short

     —%        0.02%        0.06%        —% j      —% j      0.07%   

Net investment income

     2.63% c      2.66% d      1.85% e      2.16%        2.58%        2.02%   

Supplemental data

            

Net assets, end of period (000’s)

   $ 1,579,343      $ 1,301,520      $ 767,553      $ 319,703      $ 272,509      $ 259,943   

Portfolio turnover rate

     14.64%        32.05%        49.33%        44.11%        41.73% k      19.75%   

 

aThe amount shown for a share outstanding throughout the period may not correlate with the Statement of Operations for the period due to the timing of sales and repurchases of the Fund shares in relation to income earned and/or fluctuating market value of the investments of the Fund.

bBased on average daily shares outstanding.

cNet investment income per share includes approximately $0.02 per share related to interest income received that had previously been deemed uncollectible. Excluding this amount, the ratio of net investment income to average net assets would have been 2.36%.

dNet investment income per share includes approximately $0.11 per share received in the form of a special dividend paid in connection with a corporate real estate investment trust (REIT) conversion. Excluding this non-recurring amount, the ratio of the net investment income to average net assets would have been 1.93%.

eNet investment income per share includes approximately $(0.03) per share related to an adjustment for uncollectible interest. Excluding the effect of this adjustment, the ratio of net investment income to average net assets would have been 2.08%.

fTotal return does not include fees, charges or expenses imposed by the variable annuity and life insurance contracts for which the Franklin Templeton Variable Insurance Products Trust serves as an underlying investment vehicle. Total return is not annualized for periods less than one year.

gRatios are annualized for periods less than one year.

hIncludes dividend expense on securities sold short and borrowing fees, if any. See below for the ratios of such expenses to average net assets for the periods presented. See Note 1(d).

iBenefit of expense reduction rounds to less than 0.01%.

jRounds to less than 0.01%.

kExcludes the value of portfolio securities delivered as a result of redemption in-kind.

 

The accompanying notes are an integral part of these financial statements.

 

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Franklin Templeton Variable Insurance Products Trust

 

Financial Highlights (continued)

 

 

Mutual Shares Securities Fund

 

     Six Months
Ended
June 30, 2011
(unaudited)
     Year Ended December 31,  
Class 2       2010     2009     2008     2007     2006  
    

 

 

Per share operating performance

             

(for a share outstanding throughout the period)

             

Net asset value, beginning of period

   $ 15.95       $ 14.58      $ 11.78      $ 20.19      $ 20.46      $ 18.18   
  

 

 

 

Income from investment operationsa:

             

Net investment incomeb

     0.20c         0.36 d      0.20 e      0.32        0.48        0.34   

Net realized and unrealized gains (losses)

     0.72         1.25        2.85        (7.49     0.31        2.84   
  

 

 

 

Total from investment operations

     0.92         1.61        3.05        (7.17     0.79        3.18   
  

 

 

 

Less distributions from:

             

Net investment income

             (0.24     (0.25     (0.51     (0.31     (0.25

Net realized gains

                           (0.73     (0.75     (0.65
  

 

 

 

Total distributions

             (0.24     (0.25     (1.24     (1.06     (0.90
  

 

 

 

Net asset value, end of period

   $ 16.87       $ 15.95      $ 14.58      $ 11.78      $ 20.19      $ 20.46   
  

 

 

 

Total returnf

     5.77%         11.19%        26.05%        (37.11)%        3.48%        18.38%   

Ratios to average net assetsg

             

Expensesh

     0.97%         0.99% i      1.03% i      0.98% i      0.97% i      1.06% i 

Expenses incurred in connection with securities sold short

     —%         0.02%        0.06%        —% j      —% j      0.07%   

Net investment income

     2.38%c         2.41% d      1.60% e      1.91%        2.33%        1.77%   

Supplemental data

             

Net assets, end of period (000’s)

   $ 4,288,322       $ 4,188,821      $ 3,953,435      $ 3,303,761      $ 5,925,551      $ 5,140,878   

Portfolio turnover rate

     14.64%         32.05%        49.33%        44.11%        41.73% k      19.75%   

 

aThe amount shown for a share outstanding throughout the period may not correlate with the Statement of Operations for the period due to the timing of sales and repurchases of the Fund shares in relation to income earned and/or fluctuating market value of the investments of the Fund.

bBased on average daily shares outstanding.

cNet investment income per share includes approximately $0.02 per share related to interest income received that had previously been deemed uncollectible. Excluding this amount, the ratio of net investment income to average net assets would have been 2.11%.

dNet investment income per share includes approximately $0.11 per share received in the form of a special dividend paid in connection with a corporate REIT conversion. Excluding this non-recurring amount, the ratio of the net investment income to average net assets would have been 1.68%.

eNet investment income per share includes approximately $(0.03) per share related to an adjustment for uncollectible interest. Excluding the effect of this adjustment, the ratio of net investment income to average net assets would have been 1.83%.

fTotal return does not include fees, charges or expenses imposed by the variable annuity and life insurance contracts for which the Franklin Templeton Variable Insurance Products Trust serves as an underlying investment vehicle. Total return is not annualized for periods less than one year.

gRatios are annualized for periods less than one year.

hIncludes dividend expense on securities sold short and borrowing fees, if any. See below for the ratios of such expenses to average net assets for the periods presented. See Note 1(d).

iBenefit of expense reduction rounds to less than 0.01%.

jRounds to less than 0.01%.

kExcludes the value of portfolio securities delivered as a result of redemption in-kind.

 

The accompanying notes are an integral part of these financial statements.

 

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Franklin Templeton Variable Insurance Products Trust

 

Financial Highlights (continued)

 

Mutual Shares Securities Fund

 

     Six Months
Ended
June 30, 2011
(unaudited)
     Year Ended December 31,  
Class 4       2010     2009     2008a  
    

 

 

Per share operating performance

         

(for a share outstanding throughout the period)

         

Net asset value, beginning of period

   $ 16.03       $ 14.66      $ 11.88      $ 18.91   
  

 

 

 

Income from investment operationsb:

         

Net investment incomec

     0.19d         0.35 e      0.19 f      0.17   

Net realized and unrealized gains (losses)

     0.72         1.26        2.87        (5.90
  

 

 

 

Total from investment operations

     0.91         1.61        3.06        (5.73
  

 

 

 

Less distributions from:

         

Net investment income

             (0.24     (0.28     (0.57

Net realized gains

                           (0.73
  

 

 

 

Total distributions

             (0.24     (0.28     (1.30
  

 

 

 

Net asset value, end of period

   $ 16.94       $ 16.03      $ 14.66      $ 11.88   
  

 

 

 

Total returng

     5.68%         11.06%        25.94%        (32.12)%   

Ratios to average net assetsh

         

Expensesi

     1.07%         1.09% j      1.13% j      1.08% j 

Expenses incurred in connection with securities sold short

     —%         0.02%        0.06%        —% k 

Net investment income

     2.28%d         2.31% e      1.50% f      1.81%   

Supplemental data

         

Net assets, end of period (000’s)

   $ 173,808       $ 167,274      $ 141,446      $ 57,266   

Portfolio turnover rate

     14.64%         32.05%        49.33%        44.11%   

 

aFor the period February 29, 2008 (effective date) to December 31, 2008.

bThe amount shown for a share outstanding throughout the period may not correlate with the Statement of Operations for the period due to the timing of sales and repurchases of the Fund shares in relation to income earned and/or fluctuating market value of the investments of the Fund.

cBased on average daily shares outstanding.

dNet investment income per share includes approximately $0.02 per share related to interest income received that had previously been deemed uncollectible. Excluding this amount, the ratio of net investment income to average net assets would have been 2.01%.

eNet investment income per share includes approximately $0.11 per share received in the form of a special dividend paid in connection with a corporate REIT conversion. Excluding this non-recurring amount, the ratio of the net investment income to average net assets would have been 1.58%.

fNet investment income per share includes approximately $(0.03) per share related to an adjustment for uncollectible interest. Excluding the effect of this adjustment, the ratio of net investment income to average net assets would have been 1.73%.

gTotal return does not include fees, charges or expenses imposed by the variable annuity and life insurance contracts for which the Franklin Templeton Variable Insurance Products Trust serves as an underlying investment vehicle. Total return is not annualized for periods less than one year.

hRatios are annualized for periods less than one year.

iIncludes dividend expense on securities sold short and borrowing fees, if any. See below for the ratios of such expenses to average net assets for the periods presented. See Note 1(d).

jBenefit of expense reduction rounds to less than 0.01%.

kRounds to less than 0.01%.

 

The accompanying notes are an integral part of these financial statements.

 

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Franklin Templeton Variable Insurance Products Trust

 

Statement of Investments, June 30, 2011 (unaudited)

 

Mutual Shares Securities Fund    Country      Shares/Rights        Value  

Common Stocks and Other Equity Interests 88.3%

            

Aerospace & Defense 0.4%

            

aGenCorp Inc.

   United States        494,180         $ 3,172,636   

aHuntington Ingalls Industries Inc.

   United States        638,442           22,026,249   
            

 

 

 
               25,198,885   
            

 

 

 

Air Freight & Logistics 0.4%

            

PostNL NV

   Netherlands        1,225,295           10,398,194   

TNT Express NV

   Netherlands        1,225,295           12,708,115   
            

 

 

 
               23,106,309   
            

 

 

 

Airlines 0.0%

            

a,b,cNorthwest Airlines Corp., Contingent Distribution

   United States        27,670,000             
            

 

 

 

Auto Components 0.2%

            

a,b,cCollins & Aikman Products Co., Contingent Distribution

   United States        929,505           9,295   

a,b,cDana Holding Corp., Contingent Distribution

   United States        10,339,000             

a,dIACNA Investor LLC

   United States        168,957           1,690   

a,dInternational Automotive Components Group Brazil LLC

   Brazil        1,730,515           2,182,768   

d,eInternational Automotive Components Group North America, LLC

   United States        11,387,027           10,645,504   
            

 

 

 
               12,839,257   
            

 

 

 

Automobiles 1.4%

            

Daimler AG (EUR Traded)

   Germany        575,677           43,151,745   

aGeneral Motors Co.

   United States        1,329,590           40,366,352   
            

 

 

 
               83,518,097   
            

 

 

 

Beverages 3.9%

            

Brown-Forman Corp., A

   United States        1,759           126,648   

Coca-Cola Enterprises Inc.

   United Kingdom        1,211,330           35,346,609   

Dr. Pepper Snapple Group Inc.

   United States        1,296,514           54,362,832   

Foster’s Group Ltd.

   Australia        3,560,630           19,664,861   

PepsiCo Inc.

   United States        677,058           47,685,195   

fPernod Ricard SA

   France        792,451           78,109,280   
            

 

 

 
                  235,295,425   
            

 

 

 

Biotechnology 1.4%

            

aAmgen Inc.

   United States        1,165,850           68,027,348   

aCephalon Inc.

   United States        236,970           18,933,903   
            

 

 

 
               86,961,251   
            

 

 

 

Building Products 0.8%

            

aOwens Corning Inc.

   United States        1,293,251           48,302,925   
            

 

 

 

Capital Markets 1.7%

            

Morgan Stanley

   United States        2,582,478           59,422,819   

aUBS AG (CHF Traded)

   Switzerland        2,389,048           43,558,641   
            

 

 

 
               102,981,460   
            

 

 

 

Chemicals 1.3%

            

a,b,cDow Corning Corp., Contingent Distribution

   United States        650,000           25,000   

Linde AG

   Germany        455,240           79,814,108   
            

 

 

 
               79,839,108   
            

 

 

 

Commercial Banks 3.6%

            

Barclays PLC

   United Kingdom        11,141,292           45,859,420   

aCIT Group Inc.

   United States        517,223           22,892,290   

a,dElephant Capital Holdings Ltd.

   Japan        11,728             

 

MS-12


Franklin Templeton Variable Insurance Products Trust

 

Statement of Investments, June 30, 2011 (unaudited) (continued)

 

Mutual Shares Securities Fund    Country      Shares/Rights        Value  

Common Stocks and Other Equity Interests (continued)

            

Commercial Banks (continued)

            

a,dFirst Southern Bancorp Inc.

   United States        140,952         $ 1,665,869   

aGuaranty Bancorp

   United States        1,288,316           1,726,343   

a,dNCB Warrant Holdings Ltd., A

   Japan        57,295             

PNC Financial Services Group Inc.

   United States        1,091,270           65,050,605   

aState Bank Financial Corp.

   United States        433,000           7,088,210   

Wells Fargo & Co.

   United States        2,629,460           73,782,648   
            

 

 

 
               218,065,385   
            

 

 

 

Commercial Services & Supplies 0.0%

            

aComdisco Holding Co. Inc.

   United States        180           1,121   

a,b,cComdisco Holding Co. Inc., Contingent Distribution

   United States        7,473,000             
            

 

 

 
               1,121   
            

 

 

 

Communications Equipment 1.0%

            

Cisco Systems Inc.

   United States        2,643,550           41,265,815   

aMotorola Solutions Inc.

   United States        405,474           18,668,023   
            

 

 

 
               59,933,838   
            

 

 

 

Computers & Peripherals 1.1%

            

a,b,cDecisionOne Corp., Contingent Distribution

   United States        167,652             

Hewlett-Packard Co.

   United States        1,779,263           64,765,173   
            

 

 

 
               64,765,173   
            

 

 

 

Consumer Finance 0.3%

            

a,dAlly Financial Inc.

   United States        1,376           10,461,096   

a,dCerberus CG Investor I LLC

   United States        16,365,671           2,495,765   

a,dCerberus CG Investor II LLC

   United States        16,365,425           2,495,727   

a,dCerberus CG Investor III LLC

   United States        8,183,816           1,248,032   
            

 

 

 
               16,700,620   
            

 

 

 

Diversified Financial Services 2.1%

            

Bank of America Corp.

   United States        4,328,920           47,444,963   

a,gBond Street Holdings LLC, A, 144A

   United States        477,632           10,269,088   

Deutsche Boerse AG

   Germany        500,640           38,042,564   

a,b,cMarconi Corp., Contingent Distribution

   United Kingdom        9,945,700           185,913   

NYSE Euronext Inc.

   United States        888,040           30,433,131   
            

 

 

 
                  126,375,659   
            

 

 

 

Diversified Telecommunication Services 1.4%

            

AboveNet Inc.

   United States        131,103           9,237,517   

Cable & Wireless Communication PLC

   United Kingdom        20,212,409           13,137,752   

a,b,cGlobal Crossing Holdings Ltd., Contingent Distribution

   United States        9,005,048             

Telefonica SA

   Spain        2,577,369           63,015,462   
            

 

 

 
               85,390,731   
            

 

 

 

Electric Utilities 2.7%

            

Brookfield Infrastructure Partners LP

   Canada        1,090,066           27,306,153   

a,b,cCalpine Corp., Contingent Distribution

   United States        4,555,000             

E.ON AG

   Germany        2,156,953           61,416,426   

Entergy Corp.

   United States        319,190           21,794,293   

Exelon Corp.

   United States        1,196,059           51,239,168   

a,dPrime AET&D Holdings No. 1 Pty. Ltd.

   Australia        4,709,226             
            

 

 

 
               161,756,040   
            

 

 

 

 

MS-13


Franklin Templeton Variable Insurance Products Trust

 

Statement of Investments, June 30, 2011 (unaudited) (continued)

 

Mutual Shares Securities Fund    Country      Shares/Rights        Value  

Common Stocks and Other Equity Interests (continued)

            

Electrical Equipment 0.1%

            

Alstom SA

   France        131,610         $ 8,115,123   
            

 

 

 

Electronic Equipment, Instruments & Components 0.7%

            

TE Connectivity Ltd.

   United States        1,199,372           44,088,915   
            

 

 

 

Energy Equipment & Services 1.7%

            

Ensco PLC, ADR

   United States        390,875           20,833,637   

aExterran Holding Inc.

   United States        613,890           12,173,439   

Transocean Ltd.

   United States        1,037,787           66,999,529   
            

 

 

 
                  100,006,605   
            

 

 

 

Food & Staples Retailing 4.8%

            

fCarrefour SA

   France        531,251           21,817,549   

CVS Caremark Corp.

   United States        4,127,273           155,102,919   

The Kroger Co.

   United States        2,826,498           70,097,150   

Wal-Mart Stores Inc.

   United States        781,682           41,538,582   
            

 

 

 
               288,556,200   
            

 

 

 

Food Products 4.6%

            

General Mills Inc.

   United States        1,253,560           46,657,503   

Kraft Foods Inc., A

   United States        3,883,322           136,809,434   

Nestle SA

   Switzerland        1,570,453           97,592,970   
            

 

 

 
               281,059,907   
            

 

 

 

Health Care Equipment & Supplies 2.0%

            

aBoston Scientific Corp.

   United States        4,521,950           31,246,674   

Medtronic Inc.

   United States        1,691,120           65,158,854   

aZimmer Holdings Inc.

   United States        391,631           24,751,079   
            

 

 

 
               121,156,607   
            

 

 

 

Health Care Providers & Services 3.4%

            

aCommunity Health Systems Inc.

   United States        1,277,022           32,793,925   

aCoventry Health Care Inc.

   United States        603,600           22,013,292   

aTenet Healthcare Corp.

   United States        6,379,987           39,811,119   

UnitedHealth Group Inc.

   United States        2,164,589           111,649,500   
            

 

 

 
               206,267,836   
            

 

 

 

Hotels, Restaurants & Leisure 0.1%

            

a,d,hGLCP Harrah’s Investment LP

   United States        5,565,600           1,336,857   

Thomas Cook Group PLC

   United Kingdom        1,474,171           3,147,826   
            

 

 

 
               4,484,683   
            

 

 

 

Independent Power Producers & Energy Traders 0.8%

            

aNRG Energy Inc.

   United States        1,951,380           47,964,920   
            

 

 

 

Industrial Conglomerates 0.9%

            

Koninklijke Philips Electronics NV

   Netherlands        958,590           24,618,660   

Orkla ASA

   Norway        3,238,639           30,682,917   
            

 

 

 
               55,301,577   
            

 

 

 

Insurance 4.7%

            

ACE Ltd.

   United States        939,785           61,856,649   

aAlleghany Corp.

   United States        24,779           8,254,133   

American International Group Inc.

   United States        1,888,540           55,371,993   

aCNO Financial Group Inc.

   United States        964,957           7,632,810   

MetLife Inc.

   United States        649,210           28,480,843   

 

MS-14


Franklin Templeton Variable Insurance Products Trust

 

Statement of Investments, June 30, 2011 (unaudited) (continued)

 

Mutual Shares Securities Fund    Country      Shares/Rights        Value  

Common Stocks and Other Equity Interests (continued)

            

Insurance (continued)

            

Old Republic International Corp.

   United States        2,329,142         $ 27,367,418   

a,dOlympus Re Holdings Ltd.

   United States        16,280           4,524   

White Mountains Insurance Group Ltd.

   United States        140,935           59,215,250   

Zurich Financial Services AG

   Switzerland        137,066           34,657,744   
            

 

 

 
               282,841,364   
            

 

 

 

IT Services 0.0%

            

Glodyne Technoserve Ltd.

   India        11,058           85,630   
            

 

 

 

Leisure Equipment & Products 0.7%

            

Mattel Inc.

   United States        1,509,886           41,506,766   
            

 

 

 

Machinery 0.6%

            

Federal Signal Corp.

   United States        930,921           6,106,842   

Stanley Black & Decker Inc.

   United States        436,490           31,449,104   
            

 

 

 
               37,555,946   
            

 

 

 

Marine 1.1%

            

A.P. Moller - Maersk AS, B

   Denmark        7,669           66,141,118   
            

 

 

 

Media 6.1%

            

British Sky Broadcasting Group PLC

   United Kingdom        4,160,735           56,542,268   

News Corp., A

   United States        4,342,369           76,859,931   

Time Warner Cable Inc.

   United States        964,069           75,235,945   

Time Warner Inc.

   United States        1,929,216           70,165,586   

Viacom Inc., B

   United States        964,552           49,192,152   

Virgin Media Inc.

   United Kingdom        1,324,299           39,636,269   
            

 

 

 
                  367,632,151   
            

 

 

 

Metals & Mining 1.3%

            

ThyssenKrupp AG

   Germany        1,476,769           76,356,490   
            

 

 

 

Multi-Utilities 0.7%

            

GDF Suez

   France        1,100,662           40,278,217   
            

 

 

 

Office Electronics 1.7%

            

Xerox Corp.

   United States        9,760,804           101,609,970   
            

 

 

 

Oil, Gas & Consumable Fuels 4.9%

            

BP PLC

   United Kingdom        4,211,280           30,985,183   

Marathon Oil Corp.

   United States        2,325,884           122,527,569   

Murphy Oil Corp.

   United States        518,902           34,071,105   

Royal Dutch Shell PLC, A

   United Kingdom        2,313,887           82,142,234   

The Williams Cos. Inc.

   United States        884,304           26,750,196   
            

 

 

 
               296,476,287   
            

 

 

 

Paper & Forest Products 2.4%

            

Domtar Corp.

   United States        203,789           19,302,894   

International Paper Co.

   United States        2,508,784           74,811,939   

MeadWestvaco Corp.

   United States        1,464,799           48,792,455   
            

 

 

 
               142,907,288   
            

 

 

 

Pharmaceuticals 6.3%

            

Eli Lilly & Co.

   United States        2,461,070           92,363,957   

Merck & Co. Inc.

   United States        3,007,790           106,144,909   

Novartis AG, ADR

   Switzerland        746,058           45,591,604   

Pfizer Inc.

   United States        5,598,414           115,327,329   

aSanofi, Contingent Value rts., 12/31/20

   France        849,460           2,047,199   

 

MS-15


Franklin Templeton Variable Insurance Products Trust

 

Statement of Investments, June 30, 2011 (unaudited) (continued)

 

Mutual Shares Securities Fund    Country      Shares/Rights        Value  

Common Stocks and Other Equity Interests (continued)

            

Pharmaceuticals (continued)

            

Teva Pharmaceutical Industries Ltd., ADR

   Israel        461,170         $ 22,237,617   
            

 

 

 
               383,712,615   
            

 

 

 

Real Estate Investment Trusts (REITs) 1.4%

            

Alexander’s Inc.

   United States        49,326           19,582,422   

Weyerhaeuser Co.

   United States        3,122,690           68,262,003   
            

 

 

 
               87,844,425   
            

 

 

 

Real Estate Management & Development 0.2%

            

cCanary Wharf Group PLC

   United Kingdom        1,535,898           7,426,390   

aForestar Group Inc.

   United States        320,853           5,271,615   
            

 

 

 
               12,698,005   
            

 

 

 

Semiconductors & Semiconductor Equipment 0.9%

            

aLSI Corp.

   United States        7,984,446           56,849,256   
            

 

 

 

Software 2.8%

            

Microsoft Corp.

   United States        4,335,303           112,717,878   

Nintendo Co. Ltd.

   Japan        123,923           23,197,561   

aSymantec Corp.

   United States        1,739,900           34,310,828   
            

 

 

 
                  170,226,267   
            

 

 

 

Tobacco 8.2%

            

Altria Group Inc.

   United States        3,812,114           100,677,931   

British American Tobacco PLC

   United Kingdom        3,534,227           154,918,705   

British American Tobacco PLC, ADR

   United Kingdom        4,218           371,184   

Imperial Tobacco Group PLC

   United Kingdom        2,931,169           97,401,144   

Japan Tobacco Inc.

   Japan        2,843           10,929,862   

Lorillard Inc.

   United States        405,204           44,114,559   

Philip Morris International Inc.

   United States        648,530           43,302,348   

Reynolds American Inc.

   United States        1,129,732           41,856,571   
            

 

 

 
               493,572,304   
            

 

 

 

Wireless Telecommunication Services 1.5%

            

Vodafone Group PLC

   United Kingdom        33,562,610           89,065,168   
            

 

 

 

Total Common Stocks and Other Equity Interests
(Cost $4,655,043,649)

               5,335,392,924   
            

 

 

 

Convertible Preferred Stocks (Cost $241,000) 0.0%

            

Commercial Banks 0.0%

            

a,dFirst Southern Bancorp Inc., cvt. pfd., C

   United States        241           985,129   
            

 

 

 
            Principal
Amount
*
          

Corporate Bonds, Notes and Senior Floating Rate Interests 3.3%

         

i,jBoston Generating LLC,
Revolver, 6.50%, 12/21/13

   United States        9,108           3,108   

Synthetic Letter of Credit, 6.878%, 12/21/13

   United States        17,059           5,821   

Term Loan B, 6.50%, 12/21/13

   United States        535,469           182,729   

dBroadband Ventures III LLC, secured promissory note, 5.00%, 2/01/12

   United States        2,432           2,432   

i,jCIT Group Inc., Term Loan Tranche 3, 6.25%, 8/11/15

   United States        11,079,747           11,166,801   

Clear Channel Communications Inc.,
i,jDelayed Draw 2 Term Loan, 3.836%, 1/29/16

   United States        5,945,000           4,912,056   

ksenior note, PIK, 11.00%, 8/01/16

   United States        12,556,000           11,174,840   

 

MS-16


Franklin Templeton Variable Insurance Products Trust

 

Statement of Investments, June 30, 2011 (unaudited) (continued)

 

Mutual Shares Securities Fund    Country      Principal
Amount
*
     Value  

Corporate Bonds, Notes and Senior Floating Rate Interests (continued)

          

Clear Channel Communications Inc. (continued)

          

i,jTranche B Term Loan, 3.836%, 1/29/16

   United States        35,406,000       $ 29,713,423   

i,jTranche C Term Loan, 3.836%, 1/29/16

   United States        6,902,668         5,763,728   

gOPTI Canada Inc., senior secured note, 144A,
9.00%, 12/15/12

   Canada        3,143,000         3,174,430   

f9.75%, 8/15/13

   Canada        8,435,000         8,413,912   

Realogy Corp.,
i,jExtended First Lien Term Loan, 4.518%, 10/10/16

   United States        38,503,226         34,364,129   

i,j,lExtended Revolver, 3.44%, 4/10/16

   United States        2,218,314         1,927,160   

i,jExtended Synthetic Letter of Credit, 3.221%, 10/10/16

   United States        3,488,079         3,113,111   

Second Lien Term Loan, 13.50%, 10/15/17

   United States        1,642,000         1,743,257   

gsenior secured note, 144A, 7.875%, 2/15/19

   United States        2,218,000         2,206,910   

i,jTexas Competitive Electric Holdings Co. LLC, Extended Term Loan, 4.69%, 10/10/17

   United States        90,618,405         70,925,213   

gTexas Competitive Electric Holdings Co. LLC/Texas Competitive Electric Holdings Finance Inc., senior secured note, 144A, 11.50%, 10/01/20

   United States        6,672,000         6,588,600   
          

 

 

 

Total Corporate Bonds, Notes and Senior Floating Rate Interests (Cost $199,177,269)

                195,381,660   
          

 

 

 
            Shares         

Companies in Liquidation 0.0%

          

aAdelphia Recovery Trust

   United States        29,283,354         2,928   

a,bAdelphia Recovery Trust, Arahova Contingent Value Vehicle, Contingent Distribution

   United States        1,955,453         78,218   

a,d,e,hCB FIM Coinvestors LLC

   United States        6,400,507           

a,b,cCentury Communications Corp., Contingent Distribution

   United States        5,487,000           

a,dFIM Coinvestor Holdings I, LLC

   United States        8,006,950           

a,b,cTropicana Litigation Trust

   United States        18,305,000           
            Principal
Amount
*
        

c,mPeregrine Investments Holdings Ltd., 1/15/98

   Hong Kong        5,000,000  JPY         

c,mPIV Investment Finance (Cayman) Ltd., 12/01/00

   Hong Kong        12,200,000           
          

 

 

 

Total Companies in Liquidation (Cost $2,791,061)

             81,146   
          

 

 

 

Total Investments before Short Term Investments (Cost $4,857,252,979)

             5,531,840,859   
          

 

 

 

Short Term Investments 9.3%

          

U.S. Government and Agency Securities 7.9%

          

nFHLB, 7/01/11 - 7/11/11

   United States        65,000,000         64,999,920   

nU.S. Treasury Bills,
11/17/11

   United States        65,000,000         64,988,235   

o7/07/11 - 12/22/11

   United States        344,900,000         344,869,819   
          

 

 

 

Total U.S. Government and Agency Securities (Cost $474,786,185)

             474,857,974   
          

 

 

 

Total Investments before Money Market Funds (Cost $5,332,039,164)

             6,006,698,833   
          

 

 

 

 

MS-17


Franklin Templeton Variable Insurance Products Trust

 

Statement of Investments, June 30, 2011 (unaudited) (continued)

 

Mutual Shares Securities Fund    Country      Shares        Value  

pInvestments from Cash Collateral Received for Loaned Securities
(Cost $87,091,445) 1.4%

            

Money Market Funds 1.4%

            

qBNY Mellon Overnight Government Fund, 0.05%

   United States        87,091,445         $ 87,091,445   
            

 

 

 

Total Investments (Cost $5,419,130,609) 100.9%

               6,093,790,278   

Other Assets, less Liabilities (0.9)%

               (52,317,872
            

 

 

 

Net Assets 100.0%

             $ 6,041,472,406   
            

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

†Rounds to less than 0.1% of net assets.

*The principal amount is stated in U.S. dollars unless otherwise indicated.

aNon-income producing.

bContingent distributions represent the right to receive additional distributions, if any, during the reorganization of the underlying company.

cSecurity has been deemed illiquid because it may not be able to be sold within seven days. At June 30, 2011, the aggregate value of these securities was $7,646,598, representing 0.13% of net assets.

dSee Note 9 regarding restricted securities.

eAt June 30, 2011, pursuant to the Fund’s policies and the requirements of applicable securities law, the Fund may be restricted from trading these securities for a limited or extended period of time due to ownership limits and/or potential possession of material non-public information.

fA portion or all of the security is on loan at June 30, 2011. See Note 1(e).

gSecurity was purchased pursuant to Rule 144A under the Securities Act of 1933 and may be sold in transactions exempt from registration only to qualified institutional buyers or in a public offering registered under the Securities Act of 1933. These securities have been deemed liquid under guidelines approved by the Trust’s Board of Trustees. At June 30, 2011, the aggregate value of these securities was $30,652,940, representing 0.51% of net assets.

hSee Note 13 regarding holdings of 5% voting securities.

iThe coupon rate shown represents the rate at period end.

jSee Note 1(f) regarding senior floating rate interests.

kIncome may be received in additional securities and/or cash.

lSee Note 10 regarding unfunded loan commitments.

mSee Note 7 regarding credit risk and defaulted securities.

nThe security is traded on a discount basis with no stated coupon rate.

oSecurity or a portion of the security has been segregated as collateral for open future contracts. At June 30, 2011, the aggregate value of this security amounted to $636,968, representing 0.01% of net assets.

pSee Note 1(e) regarding securities on loan.

qThe rate shown is the annualized seven-day yield at period end.

 

MS-18


Franklin Templeton Variable Insurance Products Trust

 

Statement of Investments, June 30, 2011 (unaudited) (continued)

 

 

Mutual Shares Securities Fund

 

At June 30, 2011, the Fund had the following futures contracts outstanding. See Note 1(c).

 

Futures Contracts

Description    Type      Number of
Contracts
     Notional
Value
     Expiration
Date
     Unrealized
Appreciation
     Unrealized
Depreciation
 

EUR/USD

     Short         111       $ 20,102,100         9/19/11       $ 127,240       $   —   

GBP/USD

     Short         126         12,640,163         9/19/11         258,812           
              

 

 

 

Unrealized appreciation (depreciation)

                 386,052           
              

 

 

 

Net unrealized appreciation (depreciation)

               $ 386,052      
              

 

 

    

 

At June 30, 2011, the Fund had the following forward exchange contracts outstanding. See Note 1(c).

 

Forward Exchange Contracts

Currency   Counterparty        Type        Quantity        Contract
Amount
       Settlement
Date
       Unrealized
Appreciation
       Unrealized
Depreciation
 

British Pound

    BOFA           Sell           33,450,932         $   53,554,942           7/15/11         $         $ (120,253

British Pound

    SSBT           Sell           45,000,000           73,260,000           7/15/11           1,053,229             

British Pound

    DBAB           Sell           1,861,100           3,026,074           7/15/11           39,763             

Euro

    BZWS           Sell           32,944,493           47,596,062           7/15/11                     (158,276

Euro

    BOFA           Sell           32,944,493           47,598,204           7/15/11                     (156,135

Euro

    DBAB           Sell           2,420,000           3,448,481           7/15/11                     (59,404

Euro

    BOFA           Buy           92,275           130,035           7/15/11           3,722             

Euro

    DBAB           Sell           39,677,814           54,596,673           7/29/11                     (2,895,280

Euro

    BZWS           Sell           30,871,126           43,372,059           7/29/11                     (1,359,268

Euro

    DBAB           Buy           13,954,619           19,724,854           7/29/11           494,967             

Swiss Franc

    BZWS           Sell           27,017,354           30,915,842           8/10/11                     (1,224,971

Swiss Franc

    DBAB           Sell           25,313,293           28,896,453           8/10/11                     (1,217,147

Swiss Franc

    SSBT           Sell           17,819,277           20,388,189           8/10/11                     (810,262

Swiss Franc

    DBAB           Buy           1,560,000           1,878,228           8/10/11                     (22,396

Swiss Franc

    BOFA           Sell           4,121,617           4,902,601           8/10/11                     (622

Swiss Franc

    DBAB           Buy           1,505,126           1,773,633           8/10/11           16,918             

Swiss Franc

    BZWS           Buy           1,607,066           1,900,023           8/10/11           11,801             

British Pound

    BOFA           Buy           1,848,000           2,991,173           8/12/11                     (26,952

British Pound

    DBAB           Sell           7,000,000           11,391,100           8/12/11           162,991             

British Pound

    BZWS           Sell           42,986,539           70,282,991           8/12/11           1,331,913             

British Pound

    BOFA           Sell           25,939,399           42,410,918           8/12/11           803,717             

Euro

    SSBT           Sell           28,758,497           40,773,797           8/18/11                     (870,165

Euro

    HSBC           Sell           28,758,497           40,808,307           8/18/11                     (835,654

Euro

    DBAB           Sell           13,000,000           18,655,000           8/18/11                     (169,749

Euro

    DBAB           Buy           1,588,250           2,263,383           8/18/11           36,494             

Euro

    BZWS           Buy           4,900,000           6,939,409           8/18/11           156,073                           —   

Norwegian Krone

    BZWS           Sell           214,126,262           38,445,951           8/19/11                     (1,122,696

Norwegian Krone

    HAND           Buy           7,078,315           1,315,783           8/19/11                     (7,773

Norwegian Krone

    HAND           Buy           23,117,394           4,212,727           8/19/11           59,164             

Norwegian Krone

    DBAB           Buy           30,710,182           5,648,491           8/19/11           26,480             

Australian Dollar

    BZWS           Sell           9,144,031           9,556,780           8/23/11                     (179,478

Australian Dollar

    DBAB           Sell           7,958,176           8,317,553           8/23/11                     (156,048

Australian Dollar

    DBAB           Buy           69,513           74,115           8/23/11           309             

Euro

    BOFA           Sell           42,060,105           59,163,846           8/31/11                     (1,717,075

Euro

    BZWS           Sell           37,157,077           52,572,998           8/31/11                     (1,210,916

Euro

    DBAB           Buy           1,122,487           1,633,420           8/31/11                     (8,650

Euro

    BOFA           Buy           969,988           1,410,973           8/31/11                     (6,941

Euro

    DBAB           Sell           760,000           1,099,386           8/31/11                     (2,573

Euro

    SSBT           Buy           108,984           159,545           8/31/11                     (1,792

Euro

    HSBC           Sell           30,306,682           43,453,721           9/15/11                     (396,407

 

MS-19


Franklin Templeton Variable Insurance Products Trust

 

Statement of Investments, June 30, 2011 (unaudited) (continued)

 

 

Mutual Shares Securities Fund

 

Forward Exchange Contracts (continued)

Currency   Counterparty        Type        Quantity        Contract
Amount
       Settlement
Date
       Unrealized
Appreciation
       Unrealized
Depreciation
 

Euro

    DBAB           Sell           28,659,919         $ 41,101,190           9/15/11         $         $ (366,269

Euro

    BZWS           Sell           584,230           846,403           9/15/11                     (348

Euro

    DBAB           Buy           804,562           1,149,191           9/15/11           14,914             

British Pound

    BZWS           Buy           1,800,000           2,917,800           9/16/11                     (31,817

British Pound

    SSBT           Sell           84,265,623           137,234,993           9/16/11           2,129,890             

Japanese Yen

    BOFA           Sell           1,889,485,796           22,960,903           10/20/11                     (527,404

Japanese Yen

    DBAB           Sell           468,004,435           5,695,000           10/20/11                     (122,790

Japanese Yen

    HSBC           Sell           156,205,120           1,890,000           10/20/11                     (51,795

Japanese Yen

    BZWS           Sell           88,018,160           1,060,000           10/20/11                     (34,159

Japanese Yen

    DBAB           Buy           231,344,368           2,881,017           10/20/11                     (7,904

Japanese Yen

    BOFA           Buy           89,103,679           1,111,981           10/20/11                     (4,328

Japanese Yen

    BZWS           Buy           51,320,790           639,953           10/20/11                     (1,981

Japanese Yen

    BOFA           Buy           359,530,635           4,397,462           10/20/11           71,885             

Japanese Yen

    DBAB           Buy           202,414,034           2,502,014           10/20/11           14,207             

Japanese Yen

    SSBT           Buy           39,329,874           487,946           10/20/11           966             

Japanese Yen

    BZWS           Buy           36,000,000           445,500           10/20/11           2,017             
                          

 

 

 

Unrealized appreciation (depreciation)

  

                      6,431,420           (15,885,678
                          

 

 

 

Net unrealized appreciation (depreciation)

  

                         $ (9,454,258
                               

 

 

 

 

See Abbreviations on page MS-37.

 

The accompanying notes are an integral part of these financial statements.

 

MS-20


Franklin Templeton Variable Insurance Products Trust

 

Financial Statements

 

Statement of Assets and Liabilities

June 30, 2011 (unaudited)

 

     Mutual Shares
Securities Fund
 

Assets:

  

Investments in securities:

  

Cost - Unaffiliated issuers

   $ 5,413,562,676   

Cost - Non-controlled affiliated issuers (Note 13)

     5,567,933   
  

 

 

 

Total cost of investments

   $ 5,419,130,609   
  

 

 

 

Value - Unaffiliated issuers

   $ 6,092,453,421   

Value - Non-controlled affiliated issuers (Note 13)

     1,336,857   
  

 

 

 

Total value of investments (includes securities loaned in the amount of $82,627,615)

     6,093,790,278   

Cash

     1,135,265   

Foreign currency, at value (cost $35,679,628)

     35,664,588   

Receivables:

  

Investment securities sold (includes securities loaned in the amount of $5,377,189)

     19,678,611   

Capital shares sold

     938,968   

Dividends and interest

     16,003,082   

Unrealized appreciation on forward exchange contracts

     6,431,420   

Other assets

     329,270   
  

 

 

 

Total assets

     6,173,971,482   
  

 

 

 

Liabilities:

  

Payables:

  

Investment securities purchased

     18,565,560   

Capital shares redeemed

     3,743,824   

Affiliates

     5,249,503   

Variation margin

     140,663   

Payable upon return of securities loaned

     87,091,445   

Unrealized depreciation on forward exchange contracts

     15,885,678   

Unrealized depreciation on unfunded loan commitments (Note 10)

     641,280   

Accrued expenses and other liabilities

     1,181,123   
  

 

 

 

Total liabilities

     132,499,076   
  

 

 

 

Net assets, at value

   $ 6,041,472,406   
  

 

 

 

Net assets consist of:

  

Paid-in capital

   $ 5,699,074,393   

Undistributed net investment income

     187,226,371   

Net unrealized appreciation (depreciation)

     665,360,368   

Accumulated net realized gain (loss)

     (510,188,726
  

 

 

 

Net assets, at value

   $ 6,041,472,406   
  

 

 

 

 

The accompanying notes are an integral part of these financial statements.

 

MS-21


Franklin Templeton Variable Insurance Products Trust

 

Financial Statements (continued)

 

Statement of Assets and Liabilities (continued)

June 30, 2011 (unaudited)

 

     Mutual Shares
Securities Fund
 

Class 1:

  

Net assets, at value

   $ 1,579,342,522   
        

Shares outstanding

     92,392,189   
        

Net asset value and maximum offering price per share

   $ 17.09   
        

Class 2:

  

Net assets, at value

   $ 4,288,321,615   
        

Shares outstanding

     254,209,197   
        

Net asset value and maximum offering price per share

   $ 16.87   
        

Class 4:

  

Net assets, at value

   $ 173,808,269   
        

Shares outstanding

     10,259,616   
        

Net asset value and maximum offering price per share

   $ 16.94   
        

 

The accompanying notes are an integral part of these financial statements.

 

MS-22


Franklin Templeton Variable Insurance Products Trust

 

Financial Statements (continued)

 

Statement of Operations

for the six months ended June 30, 2011 (unaudited)

 

     Mutual Shares
Securities Fund
 

Investment income:

  

Dividends (net of foreign taxes of $3,315,817)

   $ 82,832,371   

Interest

     14,647,118   

Income from securities loaned

     1,880,014   
  

 

 

 

Total investment income

     99,359,503   
  

 

 

 

Expenses:

  

Management fees (Note 3a)

     17,613,088   

Administrative fees (Note 3b)

     2,504,776   

Distribution fees: (Note 3c)

  

Class 2

     5,351,399   

Class 4

     299,955   

Unaffiliated transfer agent fees

     1,706   

Custodian fees (Note 4)

     202,401   

Reports to shareholders

     425,819   

Professional fees

     857,120   

Trustees’ fees and expenses

     11,093   

Other

     62,246   
  

 

 

 

Total expenses

     27,329,603   
  

 

 

 

Net investment income

     72,029,900   
  

 

 

 

Realized and unrealized gains (losses):

  

Net realized gain (loss) from:

  

Investments

     84,985,119   

Foreign currency transactions

     (73,056,202

Futures contracts

     (630,415
  

 

 

 

Net realized gain (loss)

     11,298,502   
  

 

 

 

Net change in unrealized appreciation (depreciation) on:

  

Investments

     242,114,394   

Translation of other assets and liabilities denominated in foreign currencies

     2,521,441   
  

 

 

 

Net change in unrealized appreciation (depreciation)

     244,635,835   
  

 

 

 

Net realized and unrealized gain (loss)

     255,934,337   
  

 

 

 

Net increase (decrease) in net assets resulting from operations

   $ 327,964,237   
  

 

 

 

 

The accompanying notes are an integral part of these financial statements.

 

MS-23


Franklin Templeton Variable Insurance Products Trust

 

Financial Statements (continued)

 

Statements of Changes in Net Assets

 

     Mutual Shares Securities Fund  
     Six Months
Ended
June 30, 2011
(unaudited)
    Year
Ended
December 31,
2010
 
    

 

 

Increase (decrease) in net assets:

    

Operations:

    

Net investment income

   $ 72,029,900      $ 125,525,670   

Net realized gain (loss) from investments, foreign currency transactions, futures contracts and securities sold short

     11,298,502        126,268,882   

Net change in unrealized appreciation (depreciation) on investments and translation of other assets and liabilities denominated in foreign currencies

     244,635,835        300,848,655   
    

 

 

Net increase (decrease) in net assets resulting from operations

     327,964,237        552,643,207   
    

 

 

Distributions to shareholders from:

    

Net investment income:

    

Class 1

            (18,628,775

Class 2

            (62,378,105

Class 4

            (2,455,400
    

 

 

Total distributions to shareholders

            (83,462,280
    

 

 

Capital share transactions: (Note 2)

    

Class 1

     198,330,308        440,450,926   

Class 2

     (139,537,389     (125,986,124

Class 4

     (2,899,965     11,534,796   
    

 

 

Total capital share transactions

     55,892,954        325,999,598   
    

 

 

Net increase (decrease) in net assets

     383,857,191        795,180,525   

Net assets:

    

Beginning of period

     5,657,615,215        4,862,434,690   
    

 

 

End of period

   $ 6,041,472,406      $ 5,657,615,215   
    

 

 

Undistributed net investment income included in net assets:

    

End of period

   $ 187,226,371      $ 115,196,471   
    

 

 

 

The accompanying notes are an integral part of these financial statements.

 

MS-24


Franklin Templeton Variable Insurance Products Trust

 

Notes to Financial Statements (unaudited)

 

Mutual Shares Securities Fund

 

1. ORGANIZATION AND SIGNIFICANT ACCOUNTING POLICIES

 

Franklin Templeton Variable Insurance Products Trust (Trust) is registered under the Investment Company Act of 1940, as amended, (1940 Act) as an open-end investment company, consisting of twenty separate funds. The Mutual Shares Securities Fund (Fund) is included in this report. The financial statements of the remaining funds in the Trust are presented separately. Shares of the Fund are generally sold only to insurance company separate accounts to fund the benefits of variable life insurance policies or variable annuity contracts. The Fund offers three classes of shares: Class 1, Class 2, and Class 4. Each class of shares differs by its distribution fees, voting rights on matters affecting a single class and its exchange privilege.

 

The following summarizes the Fund’s significant accounting policies.

 

a. Financial Instrument Valuation

 

The Fund’s investments in securities and other financial instruments are carried at fair value daily. Fair value is the price that would be received to sell an asset or paid to transfer a liability in an orderly transaction between market participants on the measurement date. Under procedures approved by the Trust’s Board of Trustees, the Fund may utilize independent pricing services, quotations from securities and financial instrument dealers, and other market sources to determine fair value.

 

Equity securities and derivative financial instruments (derivatives) listed on an exchange or on the NASDAQ National Market System are valued at the last quoted sale price or the official closing price of the day, respectively. Foreign equity securities are valued as of the close of trading on the foreign stock exchange on which the security is primarily traded, or the NYSE, whichever is earlier. The value is then converted into its U.S. dollar equivalent at the foreign exchange rate in effect at the close of the NYSE on the day that the value of the security is determined. Over-the-counter securities are valued within the range of the most recent quoted bid and ask prices. Securities that trade in multiple markets or on multiple exchanges are valued according to the broadest and most representative market. Certain equity securities are valued based upon fundamental characteristics or relationships to similar securities. Investments in non-registered money market funds are valued at the closing net asset value.

 

Debt securities generally trade in the over-the-counter market rather than on a securities exchange. The Fund’s pricing services use multiple valuation techniques to determine fair value. In instances where sufficient market activity exists, the pricing services may utilize a market-based approach through which quotes from market makers are used to determine fair value. In instances where sufficient market activity may not exist or is limited, the pricing services also utilize proprietary valuation models which may consider market characteristics such as benchmark yield curves, option-adjusted spreads, credit spreads, estimated default rates, coupon rates, anticipated timing of principal repayments, underlying collateral, and other unique security features in order to estimate the relevant cash flows, which are then discounted to calculate the fair value. Securities denominated in a foreign currency are converted into their U.S. dollar equivalent at the foreign exchange rate in effect at the close of the NYSE on the date that the values of the foreign debt securities are determined.

 

Certain derivatives trade in the over-the-counter market. The Fund’s pricing services use various techniques including industry standard option pricing models and proprietary discounted cash flow models to determine the fair value of those instruments. The Fund’s net benefit or obligation under the derivative contract, as measured by the fair market value of the contract, is included in net assets.

 

The Fund has procedures to determine the fair value of securities and other financial instruments for which market prices are not readily available or which may not be reliably priced. Under these procedures, the Fund primarily employs a market-based approach which may use related or comparable assets or liabilities, recent transactions, market multiples, book values, and other relevant information for the investment to determine the fair value of the investment. The Fund may also use an income-based valuation approach in which the anticipated future cash flows of the investment are discounted to calculate fair value. Discounts may also be applied due to the nature or duration of any restrictions on the disposition of the investments. Due to the inherent uncertainty of valuations of such investments, the fair values may differ significantly from the values that would have been used had an active market existed.

 

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Franklin Templeton Variable Insurance Products Trust

 

Notes to Financial Statements (unaudited) (continued)

 

Mutual Shares Securities Fund

 

1. ORGANIZATION AND SIGNIFICANT ACCOUNTING POLICIES (continued)

 

a. Financial Instrument Valuation (continued)

 

Trading in securities on foreign securities stock exchanges and over-the-counter markets may be completed before the daily close of business on the NYSE. Occasionally, events occur between the time at which trading in a foreign security is completed and the close of the NYSE that might call into question the reliability of the value of a portfolio security held by the Fund. As a result, differences may arise between the value of the Fund’s portfolio securities as determined at the foreign market close and the latest indications of value at the close of the NYSE. In order to minimize the potential for these differences, the investment manager monitors price movements following the close of trading in foreign stock markets through a series of country specific market proxies (such as baskets of American Depository Receipts, futures contracts and exchange traded funds). These price movements are measured against established trigger thresholds for each specific market proxy to assist in determining if an event has occurred that may call into question the reliability of the values of the foreign securities held by the Fund. If such an event occurs, the securities may be valued using fair value procedures, which may include the use of independent pricing services.

 

b. Foreign Currency Translation

 

Portfolio securities and other assets and liabilities denominated in foreign currencies are translated into U.S. dollars based on the exchange rate of such currencies against U.S. dollars on the date of valuation. The Fund may enter into foreign currency exchange contracts to facilitate transactions denominated in a foreign currency. Purchases and sales of securities, income and expense items denominated in foreign currencies are translated into U.S. dollars at the exchange rate in effect on the transaction date. Portfolio securities and assets and liabilities denominated in foreign currencies contain risks that those currencies will decline in value relative to the U.S. dollar. Occasionally, events may impact the availability or reliability of foreign exchange rates used to convert the U.S. dollar equivalent value. If such an event occurs, the foreign exchange rate will be valued at fair value using procedures established and approved by the Trust’s Board of Trustees.

 

The Fund does not separately report the effect of changes in foreign exchange rates from changes in market prices on securities held. Such changes are included in net realized and unrealized gain or loss from investments on the Statement of Operations.

 

Realized foreign exchange gains or losses arise from sales of foreign currencies, currency gains or losses realized between the trade and settlement dates on securities transactions and the difference between the recorded amounts of dividends, interest, and foreign withholding taxes and the U.S. dollar equivalent of the amounts actually received or paid. Net unrealized foreign exchange gains and losses arise from changes in foreign exchange rates on foreign denominated assets and liabilities other than investments in securities held at the end of the reporting period.

 

c. Derivative Financial Instruments

 

The Fund invested in derivatives in order to manage risk or gain exposure to various other investments or markets. Derivatives are financial contracts based on an underlying or notional amount, require no initial investment or an initial net investment that is smaller than would normally be required to have a similar response to changes in market factors, and require or permit net settlement. Derivatives contain various risks including the potential inability of the counterparty to fulfill their obligations under the terms of the contract, the potential for an illiquid secondary market, and/or the potential for market movements which expose the Fund to gains or losses in excess of the amounts shown on the Statement of Assets and Liabilities. Realized gain and loss and unrealized appreciation and depreciation on these contracts for the period are included in the Statement of Operations.

 

The Fund entered into futures contracts primarily to manage foreign exchange rate risk. A futures contract is an agreement between the Fund and a counterparty to buy or sell an underlying instrument for a specified price on a future date. Required initial margin deposits of cash or securities are pledged by the Fund. Subsequent payments, known as variation margin, are made or received by the Fund, depending on fluctuations in the value of the underlying security. Such variation margin is accounted for as unrealized appreciation or depreciation until the contract is closed, at which time the gains or losses are realized.

 

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Franklin Templeton Variable Insurance Products Trust

 

Notes to Financial Statements (unaudited) (continued)

 

Mutual Shares Securities Fund

 

1. ORGANIZATION AND SIGNIFICANT ACCOUNTING POLICIES (continued)

 

c. Derivative Financial Instruments (continued)

 

The Fund entered into forward exchange contracts primarily to manage exposure to certain foreign currencies. A forward exchange contract is an agreement between the Fund and a counterparty to buy or sell a foreign currency for a specific exchange rate on a future date. Pursuant to the terms of the forward exchange contracts, cash or securities may be required to be deposited as collateral. Unrestricted cash may be invested according to the Fund’s investment objectives.

 

See Note 12 regarding other derivative information.

 

d. Securities Sold Short

 

The Fund is engaged in selling securities short, which obligates the Fund to replace a borrowed security with the same security at current market value. The Fund incurs a loss if the price of the security increases between the date of the short sale and the date on which the Fund replaces the borrowed security. The Fund realizes a gain if the price of the security declines between those dates. Gains are limited to the price at which the Fund sold the security short, while losses are potentially unlimited in size.

 

The Fund is required to establish a margin account with the broker lending the security sold short. While the short sale is outstanding, the broker retains the proceeds of the short sale and the Fund must maintain a deposit with broker consisting of cash and/or securities having a value equal to a specified percentage of the value of the securities sold short. The Fund is obligated to pay fees for borrowing the securities sold short and is required to pay the counterparty any dividends or interest due on securities sold short. Such dividends or interest and any security borrowing fees are recorded as an expense to the Fund.

 

e. Securities Lending

 

The Fund participates in an agency based security lending program. The Fund receives cash collateral against the loaned securities in an amount equal to at least 102% of the market value of the loaned securities. Collateral is maintained over the life of the loan in an amount not less than 100% of the market value of loaned securities, as determined at the close of Fund business each day; any additional collateral required due to changes in security values is delivered to the Fund on the next business day. The collateral is invested in a non-registered money fund managed by the Fund’s custodian on the Fund’s behalf. The Fund receives income from the investment of cash collateral, in addition to lending fees and rebates paid by the borrower. The Fund bears the market risk with respect to the collateral investment, securities loaned, and the risk that the agent may default on its obligations to the Fund. The securities lending agent has agreed to indemnify the Fund in the event of default by a third party borrower.

 

f. Senior Floating Rate Interests

 

The Fund invests in senior secured corporate loans that pay interest at rates which are periodically reset by reference to a base lending rate plus a spread. These base lending rates are generally the prime rate offered by a designated U.S. bank or the London InterBank Offered Rate (LIBOR). Senior secured corporate loans often require prepayment of principal from excess cash flows or at the discretion of the borrower. As a result, actual maturity may be substantially less than the stated maturity.

 

Senior secured corporate loans in which the Fund invests are generally readily marketable, but may be subject to some restrictions on resale.

 

g. Income Taxes

 

It is the Fund’s policy to qualify as a regulated investment company under the Internal Revenue Code. The Fund intends to distribute to shareholders substantially all of its taxable income and net realized gains to relieve it from federal income and excise taxes. As a result, no provision for U.S. federal income taxes is required. The Fund files U.S. income tax returns as well as tax

 

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Franklin Templeton Variable Insurance Products Trust

 

Notes to Financial Statements (unaudited) (continued)

 

Mutual Shares Securities Fund

 

1. ORGANIZATION AND SIGNIFICANT ACCOUNTING POLICIES (continued)

 

g. Income Taxes (continued)

 

returns in certain other jurisdictions. The Fund records a provision for taxes in its financial statements including penalties and interest, if any, for a tax position taken on a tax return (or expected to be taken) when it fails to meet the more likely than not (a greater than 50% probability) threshold and based on the technical merits, the tax position may not be sustained upon examination by the tax authorities. As of June 30, 2011, and for all open tax years, the Fund has determined that no provision for income tax is required in the Fund’s financial statements. Open tax years are those that remain subject to examination and are based on each tax jurisdiction statute of limitation.

 

The Fund may be subject to foreign taxation related to income received, capital gains on the sale of securities and certain foreign currency transactions in the foreign jurisdictions in which it invests. Foreign taxes, if any, are recorded based on the tax regulations and rates that exist in the foreign markets in which the Fund invests. When a capital gain tax is determined to apply the Fund records an estimated deferred tax liability for unrealized gains on these securities in an amount that would be payable if the securities were disposed of on the valuation date.

 

h. Security Transactions, Investment Income, Expenses and Distributions

 

Security transactions are accounted for on trade date. Realized gains and losses on security transactions are determined on a specific identification basis. Interest income and estimated expenses are accrued daily. Amortization of premium and accretion of discount on debt securities are included in interest income. Facility fees are recognized as income over the expected term of the loan. Dividend income is recorded on the ex-dividend date except that certain dividends from foreign securities are recognized as soon as the Fund is notified of the ex-dividend date. Distributions to shareholders are recorded on the ex-dividend date and are determined according to income tax regulations (tax basis). Distributable earnings determined on a tax basis may differ from earnings recorded in accordance with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America. These differences may be permanent or temporary. Permanent differences are reclassified among capital accounts to reflect their tax character. These reclassifications have no impact on net assets or the results of operations. Temporary differences are not reclassified, as they may reverse in subsequent periods.

 

Common expenses incurred by the Trust are allocated among the funds based on the ratio of net assets of each fund to the combined net assets of the Trust. Fund specific expenses are charged directly to the fund that incurred the expense.

 

Realized and unrealized gains and losses and net investment income, not including class specific expenses, are allocated daily to each class of shares based upon the relative proportion of net assets of each class. Differences in per share distributions, by class, are generally due to differences in class specific expenses.

 

i. Accounting Estimates

 

The preparation of financial statements in accordance with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America requires management to make estimates and assumptions that affect the reported amounts of assets and liabilities at the date of the financial statements and the amounts of income and expenses during the reporting period. Actual results could differ from those estimates.

 

j. Guarantees and Indemnifications

 

Under the Trust’s organizational documents, its officers and trustees are indemnified by the Trust against certain liabilities arising out of the performance of their duties to the Trust. Additionally, in the normal course of business, the Trust, on behalf of the Fund, enters into contracts with service providers that contain general indemnification clauses. The Trust’s maximum exposure under these arrangements is unknown as this would involve future claims that may be made against the Trust that have not yet occurred. Currently, the Trust expects the risk of loss to be remote.

 

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Franklin Templeton Variable Insurance Products Trust

 

Notes to Financial Statements (unaudited) (continued)

 

Mutual Shares Securities Fund

 

2. SHARES OF BENEFICIAL INTEREST

 

At June 30, 2011, there were an unlimited number of shares authorized (without par value). Transactions in the Fund’s shares were as follows:

 

     Six Months Ended
June 30, 2011
    Year Ended
December 31, 2010
 
Class 1 Shares:    Shares     Amount     Shares     Amount  

Shares sold

     12,990,815      $ 218,913,005        37,999,296      $ 576,826,047   

Shares issued in reinvestment of distributions

                   1,260,404        18,628,775   

Shares redeemed

     (1,215,089     (20,582,697     (10,669,332     (155,003,896
        

Net increase (decrease)

     11,775,726      $ 198,330,308        28,590,368      $ 440,450,926   
        

Class 2 Shares:

        

Shares sold

     11,241,447      $ 187,341,289        24,723,011      $ 370,497,941   

Shares issued in reinvestment of distributions

                   4,269,549        62,378,105   

Shares redeemed

     (19,616,350     (326,878,678     (37,538,246     (558,862,170
        

Net increase (decrease)

     (8,374,903   $ (139,537,389     (8,545,686   $ (125,986,124
        

Class 4 Shares:

        

Shares sold

     205,216      $ 3,443,958        1,277,647      $ 19,039,058   

Shares issued on reinvestment of distributions

                   167,148        2,455,400   

Shares redeemed

     (382,057     (6,343,923     (654,528     (9,959,662
        

Net increase (decrease)

     (176,841   $ (2,899,965     790,267      $ 11,534,796   
        

 

3. TRANSACTIONS WITH AFFILIATES

 

Franklin Resources, Inc. is the holding company for various subsidiaries that together are referred to as Franklin Templeton Investments. Certain officers and trustees of the Fund are also officers and/or directors of the following subsidiaries:

 

Subsidiary    Affiliation

Franklin Mutual Advisers, LLC (Franklin Mutual)

   Investment manager

Franklin Templeton Services, LLC (FT Services)

   Administrative manager

Franklin Templeton Distributors, Inc. (Distributors)

   Principal underwriter

Franklin Templeton Investor Services, LLC (Investor Services)

   Transfer agent

 

a. Management Fees

 

The Fund pays an investment management fee to Franklin Mutual based on the average daily net assets of the Fund as follows:

 

Annualized Fee Rate    Net Assets
0.600%   

Up to and including $5 billion

0.570%   

Over $5 billion, up to and including $10 billion

0.550%   

Over $10 billion, up to and including $15 billion

0.530%   

Over $15 billion, up to and including $20 billion

0.510%   

In excess of $20 billion

 

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Franklin Templeton Variable Insurance Products Trust

 

Notes to Financial Statements (unaudited) (continued)

 

Mutual Shares Securities Fund

 

3. TRANSACTIONS WITH AFFILIATES (continued)

 

b. Administrative Fees

 

The Fund pays an administrative fee to FT Services based on the Fund’s average daily net assets as follows:

 

Annualized Fee Rate    Net Assets
0.150%   

Up to and including $200 million

0.135%   

Over $200 million, up to and including $700 million

0.100%   

Over $700 million, up to and including $1.2 billion

0.075%   

In excess of $1.2 billion

 

c. Distribution Fees

 

The Trust’s Board of Trustees has adopted distribution plans for Class 2 and Class 4 shares pursuant to Rule 12b-1 under the 1940 Act. Under the Fund’s compensation distribution plans, the Fund pays Distributors for costs incurred in connection with the servicing, sale and distribution of the Fund’s shares up to 0.35% per year of its average daily net assets of each class. The Board of Trustees has agreed to limit the current rate to 0.25% per year for Class 2.

 

d. Transfer Agent Fees

 

Investor Services, under terms of an agreement, performs shareholder servicing for the Fund and is not paid by the Fund for the services.

 

e. Other Affiliated Transactions

 

At June 30, 2011, Franklin Templeton Variable Insurance Products Trust – Franklin Templeton VIP Founding Funds Allocation Fund owned 18.08% of the Fund’s outstanding shares.

 

4. EXPENSE OFFSET ARRANGEMENT

 

The Fund has entered into an arrangement with its custodian whereby credits realized as a result of uninvested cash balances are used to reduce a portion of the Fund’s custodian expenses. During the period ended June 30, 2011, there were no credits earned.

 

5. INCOME TAXES

 

For tax purposes, capital losses may be carried over to offset future capital gains, if any. At December 31, 2010, the Fund had tax basis capital losses of $510,953,703 expiring in 2017.

 

Under the Regulated Investment Company Modernization Act of 2010, the Fund will be permitted to carry forward capital losses incurred in taxable years beginning after December 22, 2010 for an unlimited period. Post-enactment capital loss carryforwards will retain their character as either short-term or long-term capital losses rather than being considered short-term as under previous law. Any post-enactment capital losses generated will be required to be utilized prior to the losses incurred in pre-enactment tax years.

 

MS-30


Franklin Templeton Variable Insurance Products Trust

 

Notes to Financial Statements (unaudited) (continued)

 

Mutual Shares Securities Fund

 

5. INCOME TAXES (continued)

 

At June 30, 2011, the cost of investments and net unrealized appreciation (depreciation) for income tax purposes were as follows:

 

Cost of investments

   $ 5,453,377,217   
  

 

 

 

Unrealized appreciation

   $ 994,370,950   

Unrealized depreciation

     (353,957,889
  

 

 

 

Net unrealized appreciation (depreciation)

   $ 640,413,061   
  

 

 

 

 

Net investment income differs for financial statement and tax purposes primarily due to differing treatments of foreign currency transactions, passive foreign investment company shares, pass-through entity income, bond discounts and premiums, and corporate actions.

 

Net realized gains (losses) differ for financial statement and tax purposes primarily due to differing treatments of wash sales, foreign currency transactions, pass-through entity income, bond discounts and premiums, and corporate actions.

 

6. INVESTMENT TRANSACTIONS

 

Purchases and sales of investments (excluding short term securities) for the period ended June 30, 2011, aggregated $943,791,516 and $800,718,291, respectively.

 

7. CREDIT RISK AND DEFAULTED SECURITIES

 

The Fund may purchase the pre-default or defaulted debt of distressed companies. Distressed companies are financially troubled and are about to be or are already involved in financial restructuring or bankruptcy. Risks associated with purchasing these securities include the possibility that the bankruptcy or other restructuring process takes longer than expected, or that distributions in restructuring are less than anticipated, either or both of which may result in unfavorable consequences to the Fund. If it becomes probable that the income on debt securities, including those of distressed companies, will not be collected, the Fund discontinues accruing income and recognizes an adjustment for uncollectible interest.

 

At June 30, 2011, the aggregate value of distressed company securities for which interest recognition has been discontinued was $0. For information as to specific securities, see the accompanying Statement of Investments.

 

8. CONCENTRATION OF RISK

 

Investing in foreign securities may include certain risks and considerations not typically associated with investing in U.S. securities, such as fluctuating currency values and changing local and regional economic, political and social conditions, which may result in greater market volatility. In addition, certain foreign securities may not be as liquid as U.S. securities.

 

9. RESTRICTED SECURITIES

 

The Fund invests in securities that are restricted under the Securities Act of 1933 (1933 Act) or which are subject to legal, contractual, or other agreed upon restrictions on resale. Restricted securities are often purchased in private placement transactions, and cannot be sold without prior registration unless the sale is pursuant to an exemption under the 1933 Act. Disposal of these securities may require greater effort and expense, and prompt sale at an acceptable price may be difficult. The Fund may have registration rights for restricted securities. The issuer generally incurs all registration costs.

 

MS-31


Franklin Templeton Variable Insurance Products Trust

 

Notes to Financial Statements (unaudited) (continued)

 

Mutual Shares Securities Fund

 

9. RESTRICTED SECURITIES (continued)

 

At June 30, 2011, the Fund held investments in restricted securities, excluding certain securities exempt from registration under the 1933 Act deemed to be liquid, as follows:

 

Principal
Amount/
Shares
     Issuer   Acquisition
Dates
  Cost     Value  
  1,376      

Ally Financial Inc.

  11/20/06 - 6/02/09   $   6,501,522      $ 10,461,096   
  2,432      

Broadband Ventures III LLC, secured promissory note, 5.00%, 2/01/12

  7/01/10     2,432        2,432   
  6,400,507      

CB FIM Coinvestors LLC

  1/15/09 - 6/02/09              
  16,365,671      

Cerberus CG Investor I LLC

  7/26/07 - 4/28/10     8,338,044        2,495,765   
  16,365,425      

Cerberus CG Investor II LLC

  7/26/07 - 4/28/10     8,337,906        2,495,727   
  8,183,816      

Cerberus CG Investor III LLC

  7/26/07 - 4/28/10     4,169,573        1,248,032   
  11,728      

Elephant Capital Holdings Ltd.

  8/29/03 - 3/10/08     1,813,542          
  8,006,950      

FIM Coinvestor Holdings I, LLC

  11/20/06 - 6/02/09              
  140,952      

First Southern Bancorp Inc.

  1/27/10 - 7/07/10     2,974,087        1,665,869   
  241      

First Southern Bancorp Inc., cvt. pfd., C

  1/27/10 - 7/07/10     241,000        985,129   
  5,565,600      

GLCP Harrah’s Investment LP

  1/15/08     5,567,933        1,336,857   
  168,957      

IACNA Investor LLC

  7/24/08     62,949        1,690   
  1,730,515      

International Automotive Components Group Brazil LLC

  4/13/06 - 12/26/08     1,149,241        2,182,768   
  11,387,027      

International Automotive Components Group North America, LLC

  1/12/06 - 10/10/07     13,926,539        10,645,504   
  57,295      

NCB Warrant Holdings Ltd., A

  12/16/05 - 3/10/08     539,528          
  16,280      

Olympus Re Holdings Ltd.

  12/19/01     1,540,390        4,524   
  4,709,226      

Prime AET&D Holdings No. 1 Pty. Ltd.

  10/13/10              
        

 

 

 
  

Total Restricted Securities (0.55% of Net Assets)

      $ 33,525,393   
        

 

 

 

 

10. UNFUNDED LOAN COMMITMENTS

 

The Fund enters into certain credit agreements, all or a portion of which may be unfunded. The Fund is obligated to fund these loan commitments at the borrowers’ discretion. Funded portions of credit agreements are presented on the Statement of Investments.

 

At June 30, 2011, unfunded commitments were as follows:

 

Borrower    Unfunded
Commitment
 

Realogy Corp., Extended Revolver, 3.44%, 4/10/16

   $ 5,815,049   
  

 

 

 

 

Unfunded loan commitments and funded portions of credit agreements are marked to market daily and any unrealized appreciation or depreciation is included in the Statement of Assets and Liabilities and Statement of Operations.

 

11. UNFUNDED CAPITAL COMMITMENTS

 

The Fund enters into certain capital commitments and may be obligated to perform on such agreements at a future date. The Fund monitors these commitments and assesses the probability of required performance. For any agreements whose probability of performance is determined to be greater than remote, the Fund assesses the fair value of the commitment. In instances where the probability of performance is greater than remote and the performance under the commitment would result in an unrealized loss, the Fund recognizes such losses on the Statement of Assets and Liabilities and the Statement of Operations.

 

At June 30, 2011, the Fund had aggregate unfunded capital commitments of $329,837, for which no depreciation has been recognized.

 

MS-32


Franklin Templeton Variable Insurance Products Trust

 

Notes to Financial Statements (unaudited) (continued)

 

Mutual Shares Securities Fund

 

12. OTHER DERIVATIVE INFORMATION

 

At June 30, 2011, the Fund has invested in derivative contracts which are reflected on the Statement of Assets and Liabilities as follows:

 

      Asset Derivatives      Liability Derivatives  
Derivative Contracts Not Accounted
for as Hedging Instruments
   Statement of Assets and
Liabilities Location
   Fair
Value
Amount
     Statement of Assets and
Liabilities Location
   Fair
Value
Amount
 

Foreign exchange contracts

   Unrealized appreciation on forward exchange contracts / Net assets consists of net unrealized appreciation (depreciation)    $ 6,817,472a       Unrealized depreciation on forward
exchange contracts
   $ 15,885,678   

 

aIncludes cumulative appreciation (depreciation) of futures contracts as reported in the Statement of Investments. Only current day’s variation margin is reported within the Statement of Assets and Liabilities.

 

For the period ended June 30, 2011, the effect of derivative contracts on the Fund’s Statement of Operations was as follows:

 

Derivative Contracts Not Accounted
for as Hedging Instruments
     Statement of Operations Locations      Realized Gain
(Loss) for the
Period
     Change in
Unrealized
Appreciation
(Depreciation)
for the Period
 

Foreign exchange contracts

     Net realized gain (loss) from foreign currency transactions and futures contracts / Net change in unrealized appreciation (depreciation) on translation of other assets and liabilities denominated in foreign currencies      $ (72,779,047    $ 2,594,949   

 

For the period ended June 30, 2011, the average month end market value of derivatives represented 0.55% of average month end net assets. The average month end number of open derivative contracts for the period was 105.

 

See Note 1(c) regarding derivative financial instruments.

 

13. HOLDINGS OF 5% VOTING SECURITIES OF PORTFOLIO COMPANIES

 

The 1940 Act defines “affiliated companies” to include investments in portfolio companies in which a fund owns 5% or more of the outstanding voting securities. Investments in “affiliated companies” for the Fund for the period ended June 30, 2011, were as shown below.

 

Name of Issuer   Number of Shares
Held at Beginning
of Period
    Gross
Additions
    Gross
Reductions
    Number of
Shares Held at
End of Period
    Value at End
of Period
    Investment
Income
    Realized
Capital Gain
(Loss)
 

Non-Controlled Affiliates

             

CB FIM Coinvestors LLC

    6,400,507                      6,400,507      $      $   —      $   —   

GLCP Harrah’s Investment LP

    5,565,600                      5,565,600        1,336,857                 
         

 

 

 

Total Affiliated Securities (0.02% of Net Assets)

  

      $ 1,336,857      $      $   
         

 

 

 

 

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Franklin Templeton Variable Insurance Products Trust

 

Notes to Financial Statements (unaudited) (continued)

 

Mutual Shares Securities Fund

 

14. CREDIT FACILITY

 

The Fund, together with other U.S. registered and foreign investment funds (collectively, Borrowers), managed by Franklin Templeton Investments, are borrowers in a joint syndicated senior unsecured credit facility totaling $750 million (Global Credit Facility) which matures on January 20, 2012. This Global Credit Facility provides a source of funds to the Borrowers for temporary and emergency purposes, including the ability to meet future unanticipated or unusually large redemption requests.

 

Under the terms of the Global Credit Facility, the Fund shall, in addition to interest charged on any borrowings made by the Fund and other costs incurred by the Fund, pay its share of fees and expenses incurred in connection with the implementation and maintenance of the Global Credit Facility, based upon its relative share of the aggregate net assets of all of the Borrowers, including an annual commitment fee of 0.08% based upon the unused portion of the Global Credit Facility, which is reflected in other expenses on the Statement of Operations. During the period ended June 30, 2011, the Fund did not use the Global Credit Facility.

 

15. FAIR VALUE MEASUREMENTS

 

The Fund follows a fair value hierarchy that distinguishes between market data obtained from independent sources (observable inputs) and the Fund’s own market assumptions (unobservable inputs). These inputs are used in determining the value of the Fund’s investments and are summarized in the following fair value hierarchy:

 

   

Level 1 – quoted prices in active markets for identical securities

   

Level 2 – other significant observable inputs (including quoted prices for similar securities, interest rates, prepayment speed, credit risk, etc.)

   

Level 3 – significant unobservable inputs (including the Fund’s own assumptions in determining the fair value of investments)

 

The inputs or methodology used for valuing securities are not an indication of the risk associated with investing in those securities.

 

For movements between the levels within the fair value hierarchy, the Fund has adopted a policy of recognizing the transfers as of the date of the underlying event which caused the movement.

 

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Franklin Templeton Variable Insurance Products Trust

 

Notes to Financial Statements (unaudited) (continued)

 

Mutual Shares Securities Fund

 

15. FAIR VALUE MEASUREMENTS (continued)

 

The following is a summary of the inputs used as of June 30, 2011, in valuing the Fund’s assets and liabilities carried at fair value:

 

     Level 1      Level 2      Level 3     Total  
  

 

 

 

Assets:

          

Investments in Securities:

          

Equity Investments:a

          

Auto Components

   $       $       $ 12,839,257 b    $ 12,839,257   

Chemicals

     79,814,108                 25,000        79,839,108   

Commercial Banks

     216,399,516                 2,650,998 b      219,050,514   

Commercial Services & Supplies

             1,121         b      1,121   

Consumer Finance

                     16,700,620        16,700,620   

Diversified Financial Services

     115,920,658         10,269,088         185,913        126,375,659   

Hotels, Restaurants & Leisure

     3,147,826                 1,336,857        4,484,683   

Insurance

     282,836,840                 4,524        282,841,364   

Real Estate Management & Development

     5,271,615                 7,426,390        12,698,005   

Other Equity Investmentsc

     4,581,547,722                 b      4,581,547,722   

Corporate Bonds, Notes and Senior Floating Rate Interests

             195,379,228         2,432        195,381,660   

Companies in Liquidation

             81,146         b      81,146   

Short Term Investments

     409,858,054         152,091,365                561,949,419   
  

 

 

 

Total Investments in Securities

   $ 5,694,796,339       $ 357,821,948       $ 41,171,991      $ 6,093,790,278   
  

 

 

 

Forward Exchange Contracts

             6,431,420                6,431,420   

Futures Contracts

    
386,052
  
                    386,052   

Liabilities:

          

Forward Exchange Contracts

             15,885,678                15,885,678   

Unfunded Loan Commitments

             641,280                641,280   

 

aIncludes common and convertible preferred stocks as well as other equity investments.

bIncludes securities determined to have no value at June 30, 2011.

cFor detailed industry descriptions, see the accompanying Statement of Investments.

 

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Franklin Templeton Variable Insurance Products Trust

 

Notes to Financial Statements (unaudited) (continued)

 

Mutual Shares Securities Fund

 

15. FAIR VALUE MEASUREMENTS (continued)

 

At June 30, 2011, the reconciliation of assets in which significant unobservable inputs (Level 3) were used in determining fair value, is as follows:

 

    Balance at
Beginning of
Period
    Purchases     Sales     Transfers
Into
Level 3
    Transfers
Out of
Level 3a
    Cost  Basis
Adjustmentsb
    Net Realized
Gain (Loss)
    Net Unrealized
Gain (Loss)
    Balance at
End of
Period
    Net Change in
Unrealized
Appreciation
(Depreciation)
on Assets Held
at  Period End
 

Assets:

                   

Investments in Securities:

                   

Equity Investments:c

                   

Auto Components

  $ 17,504,881 d    $      $      $      $      $ (27,152   $ 27,152      $ (4,665,624   $ 12,839,257 d    $ (4,665,624

Chemicals

    25,000                                                         25,000          

Commercial Banks

    2,688,630 d                                                (37,632     2,650,998 d      (37,632

Consumer Finance

    28,388,621                                    (2,066,915            (9,621,086     16,700,620        (9,621,086

Diversified Financial Services

    d                                                185,913        185,913        185,913   

Diversified Telecommunication Services

    d                                  (194     194               d        

Electric Utilities

    23,791,010 d             (22,079,951                                 (1,711,059              

Hotels, Restaurants & Leisure

    2,369,832                                                  (1,032,975     1,336,857        (1,032,975

Insurance

    6,186                                                  (1,662     4,524        (1,662

IT Services

    95,515                             (51,270                   (44,245              

Real Estate Management & Development

    6,659,198                                                  767,192        7,426,390        767,192   

Corporate Bonds, Notes and Senior Floating Rate Interests

    15,986,080               (19,390,824                                 3,407,176        2,432          
 

 

 

 

Total

  $ 97,514,953      $   —      $ (41,470,775   $   —      $ (51,270   $ (2,094,261   $ 27,346      $ (12,754,002   $ 41,171,991      $ (14,405,874
 

 

 

 

 

aThe investment was transferred out of Level 3 as a result of the availability of a quoted price in an active market for identical securities.

bMay include accretion, amortization, partnership adjustments, and/or other cost basis adjustments.

cIncludes common and convertible preferred stocks as well as other equity investments.

dIncludes securities determined to have no value.

 

16. NEW ACCOUNTING PRONOUNCEMENTS

 

In May 2011, the Financial Accounting Standards Board (FASB) issued Accounting Standards Update (ASU) No. 2011-04, Fair Value Measurement (Topic 820): Amendments to Achieve Common Fair Value Measurement and Disclosure Requirements in U.S. GAAP and International Financial Reporting Standards (IFRS). The amendments in the ASU will improve the comparability of fair value measurements presented and disclosed in financial statements prepared in accordance with U.S. GAAP and IFRS and include new guidance for certain fair value measurement principles and disclosure requirements. The ASU is effective for interim and annual periods beginning after December 15, 2011. The Fund is currently evaluating the impact, if any, of applying this provision.

 

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Franklin Templeton Variable Insurance Products Trust

 

Notes to Financial Statements (unaudited) (continued)

 

Mutual Shares Securities Fund

 

17. SUBSEQUENT EVENTS

 

The Fund has evaluated subsequent events through the issuance of the financial statements and determined that no events have occurred that require disclosure.

 

 

 

ABBREVIATIONS

   
Counterparty   Currency   Selected Portfolio
   
BOFA - Bank of America Corp.   CHF - Swiss Franc   ADR - American Depository Receipt
BZWS - Barclays Bank PLC   EUR - Euro   FHLB - Federal Home Loan Bank
DBAB - Deutsche Bank AG  

GBP - British Pound

  PIK - Payment-In-Kind
HAND - Svenska Handelsbanken   JPY - Japanese Yen  
HSBC - HSBC Bank USA, N.A.   USD - United States Dollar  
SSBT - State Street Bank and Trust Co.    

 

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TEMPLETON DEVELOPING MARKETS SECURITIES FUND

 

We are pleased to bring you Templeton Developing Markets Securities Fund’s semiannual report for the period ended June 30, 2011.

 

Performance Summary as of 6/30/11

 

Templeton Developing Markets Securities Fund – Class 4 delivered a +1.08% total return for the six-month period ended 6/30/11.

 

Performance reflects the Fund’s Class 4 operating expenses, but does not include any contract fees, expenses or sales charges. If they had been included, performance would be lower. These charges and deductions, particularly for variable life policies, can have a significant effect on contract values and insurance benefits. See the contract prospectus for a complete description of these expenses, including sales charges.

 

Templeton Developing Markets Securities Fund Class 4

 

Performance data represent past performance, which does not guarantee future results. Investment return and principal value will fluctuate, and you may have a gain or loss when you sell your shares.

Current performance may differ from figures shown.

 

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Fund Goal and Main Investments: Franklin Templeton Developing Markets Securities Fund seeks long-term capital appreciation. The Fund normally invests at least 80% of its net assets in emerging market investments.

 

 

 

Performance Overview

 

You can find the Fund’s six-month total return in the Performance Summary. In comparison, the MSCI Emerging Markets Index generated a +1.03% total return, and the Standard & Poor’s International Finance Corporation Investable Composite Index posted a +0.70% total return for the same period.1 Please note that index performance numbers are for reference and we do not attempt to track an index but rather undertake investments on the basis of fundamental research.

 

Economic and Market Overview

 

During the first six months of 2011, global markets experienced heightened volatility. Although the year started on a positive note, markets quickly declined following political instability and riots in the Middle East and North Africa. Investors grew increasingly worried that contagion from the region could spread further and subsequently derail the global economic recovery. On the economic front, rising inflationary pressures and the implementation of monetary tightening measures in some emerging markets further fueled slower global economic growth concerns. The correction in stock prices was, however, short-lived as investors focused on the long-term opportunities and prospects of the wider emerging market asset class. This led investment into emerging markets to turn positive in April, after two consecutive months of net outflows.

 

Markets, however, fell again in May as focus shifted to debt restructuring issues in the eurozone. Investors adopted a more risk-averse position over Greece’s credit rating downgrade and concerns the debt crisis could spread to larger economies such as Spain. The postponed disbursement of European Union (EU) funds to Greece coupled with that country’s political uncertainty further heightened market volatility in June. However, the survival of Prime Minister George Papandreou in a vote of confidence, the passing of austerity measures in Greece and the EU’s promises of a second bailout in July led markets to turn around. Within this environment, emerging markets ended the first half of the year with a slightly positive return.

 

1. Source: © 2011 Morningstar. One cannot invest directly in an index, and an index is not representative of the Fund’s portfolio. Please see Index Descriptions following the Fund Summaries.

 

Fund Risks: The Fund’s investments in stocks may offer the potential for long-term gains but can be subject to short-term price fluctuations. Investing in emerging or developing markets is subject to all the risks of foreign investing generally as well as additional, heightened risks, including currency fluctuations, economic instability, market volatility, political and social instability, the relatively smaller size and lesser liquidity of these markets, and less government supervision and regulation of business and industry practices. The Fund may have significant investments in one or more countries or in particular sectors or industries from time to time, and may carry greater risk of adverse developments in a country, sector or industry than a fund that invests more broadly. Smaller and midsize company securities can increase the risk of greater price fluctuations, particularly over the short term. The manager applies various techniques and analyses in making investment decisions for the Fund, but there can be no guarantee that these decisions will produce the desired results. The Fund’s prospectus also includes a description of the main investment risks.

 

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Investment Strategy

 

We employ a fundamental research, value-oriented, long-term investment approach. We focus on the market price of a company’s securities relative to our evaluation of its long-term earnings, asset value and cash flow potential. We also consider a company’s profit and loss outlook, balance sheet strength, cash flow trends and asset value in relation to the current price. Our analysis considers the company’s corporate governance behavior as well as its position in its sector, the economic framework and political environment. We invest in securities without regard to benchmark comparisons.

 

Manager’s Discussion

 

During the six-month reporting period, key contributors to Fund performance included Astra International, Indonesia’s leading car and motorcycle company, Gazprom, a major Russian global gas producer, and President Chain Store, operator of leading, global convenience store chain 7-Eleven in Taiwan. Astra recorded significantly higher net income in the first quarter of 2011 due to greater domestic demand for motor vehicles and higher profits from its heavy equipment and palm oil businesses. The company profited from Indonesia’s robust economic growth, higher incomes and affordable credit. Gazprom benefited from higher earnings due to strong demand and expectations of greater European demand in 2011. In our analysis, Gazprom is well positioned to gain from the long-term trend in rising commodity prices and supply shocks in regions such as the Middle East. President Chain Store also showed solid corporate results, superior brand franchise and higher domestic demand, which supported its share price performance. Our analysis indicates a strong growth outlook for President Chain Store as it could be a beneficiary of Taiwan’s domestic recovery and rising Chinese tourism.

 

In contrast, three notable detractors were from India. The Indian market was one of the worst emerging market performers in the first half of 2011. The major domestic factors leading to the market correction were concerns of easing gross domestic product growth, higher inflation and interest rates, as well as uncertainty surrounding the implementation of a tax policy on Mauritius fund flows into India’s stock market. Weighing on Fund performance were Hindalco Industries, a major Indian producer of aluminum, Sesa Goa, India’s leading iron ore producer, and Infosys, one of the top information technology consulting companies in India. Weakening commodity prices during the period also adversely affected the share prices of Hindalco and Sesa Goa, while a stronger

 

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Indian rupee impacted Infosys. Taking a longer term view, however, our analysis shows Hindalco and Sesa Goa could benefit from global demand for metals supporting higher commodity prices. In addition, in our view Infosys is well positioned to benefit from the outsourcing trend of services to Indian consulting companies.

 

It is also important to recognize the effect of currency movements on the Fund’s performance. In general, if the value of the U.S. dollar goes up compared with a foreign currency, an investment traded in that foreign currency will go down in value because it will be worth fewer U.S. dollars. This can have a negative effect on Fund performance. Conversely, when the U.S. dollar weakens in relation to a foreign currency, an investment traded in that foreign currency will increase in value, which can contribute to Fund performance. For the six months ended June 30, 2011, the U.S. dollar declined in value relative to most currencies. As a result, the Fund’s performance was positively affected by the portfolio’s predominant investment in securities with non-U.S. currency exposure. However, one cannot expect the same result in future periods.

 

During the past six months, we increased the Fund’s holdings in Singapore, Australia, Indonesia and Thailand as we searched for attractive investment opportunities. We added to our holdings in construction, Internet software and services, industrial machinery, and industrial conglomerates companies. Key purchases included Australia’s BHP Billiton, a major diversified natural resources company with significant sales in emerging markets, SembCorp Marine, Singapore’s premier global marine and offshore engineering group, and Tencent Holdings, China’s leading provider of Internet and mobile phone value-added services.

 

Conversely, the Fund reduced its investments in Brazil, India, Mexico, South Africa and China via China H shares to focus on attractively valued stocks within our investment universe.2 We trimmed our holdings primarily in catalog retail, marine, wireless telecommunication services, coal and consumable fuels, and diversified metals and mining companies. In addition, we identified and reduced several holdings that had reached their target prices by the end of the reporting period including Brazilian cosmetics company Natura Cosmeticos, Russian wireless service provider Mobile Telesystems, and Chinese coal producer China Coal Energy. The Fund eliminated its positions in China Coal Energy and Mobile Telesystems by period-end.

 

2. “China-H” denotes shares of China-incorporated, Hong Kong Stock Exchange-listed companies with most businesses in China.

 

Top 10 Holdings

Templeton Developing Markets

Securities Fund

6/30/11

 

Company
Sector/Industry,
Country
  % of Total
Net Assets
 
Vale SA, ADR, pfd., A     6.5%   
Metals & Mining, Brazil  
Tata Consultancy Services Ltd.     6.4%   
IT Services, India  

AmBev (Companhia de Bebidas das Americas),

ord. & IDR

    4.9%   
Beverages, Brazil  
Norilsk Nickel (Mining and Metallurgical Co. Norilsk Nickel), ADR     4.5%   
Metals & Mining, Russia  
Itau Unibanco Holding SA, ADR     4.3%   
Commercial Banks, Brazil  
Gazprom, ADR     4.1%   
Oil, Gas & Consumable Fuels,
Russia
  
PT Astra International Tbk     3.7%   
Automobiles, Indonesia  
LUKOIL Holdings, ADR     3.2%   
Oil, Gas & Consumable Fuels,
Russia
   
Sberbank RF     2.9%   
Commercial Banks, Russia  
President Chain Store Corp.     2.7%   
Food & Staples Retailing, Taiwain  

 

The dollar value, number of shares or principal amount, and names of all portfolio holdings are listed in the Fund’s Statement of Investments.

 

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Thank you for your participation in Templeton Developing Markets Securities Fund. We look forward to serving your future investment needs.

 

The foregoing information reflects our analysis, opinions and portfolio holdings as of June 30, 2011, the end of the reporting period. The way we implement our main investment strategies and the resulting portfolio holdings may change depending on factors such as market and economic conditions. These opinions may not be relied upon as investment advice or an offer for a particular security. The information is not a complete analysis of every aspect of any market, country, industry, security or the Fund. Statements of fact are from sources considered reliable, but the investment manager makes no representation or warranty as to their completeness or accuracy. Although historical performance is no guarantee of future results, these insights may help you understand our investment management philosophy.

 

Top 10 Countries

Templeton Developing Markets

Securities Fund

6/30/11

 

     % of Total
Net Assets
 
Brazil     21.3%   
Russia     17.6%   
India     14.6%   
China     11.3%   
Indonesia     6.7%   
Thailand     4.2%   
U.K.     4.1%   
Turkey     3.5%   
Taiwan     3.0%   
Hong Kong     2.2%   

 

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Fund Expenses

 

As an investor in a variable insurance contract (Contract) that indirectly provides for investment in an underlying mutual fund, you can incur transaction and/or ongoing expenses at both the Fund level and the Contract level.

 

 

Transaction expenses can include sales charges (loads) on purchases, surrender fees, transfer fees and premium taxes.

 

 

Ongoing expenses can include management fees, distribution and service (12b-1) fees, contract fees, annual maintenance fees, mortality and expense risk fees and other fees and expenses. All mutual funds and Contracts have some types of ongoing expenses.

 

The expenses shown in the table are meant to highlight ongoing expenses at the Fund level only and do not include ongoing expenses at the Contract level, or transaction expenses at either the Fund or Contract levels. While the Fund does not have transaction expenses, if the transaction and ongoing expenses at the Contract level were included, the expenses shown below would be higher. You should consult your Contract prospectus or disclosure document for more information.

 

The table shows Fund-level ongoing expenses and can help you understand these expenses and compare them with those of other mutual funds offered through the Contract. The table assumes a $1,000 investment held for the six months indicated. Please refer to the Fund prospectus for additional information on operating expenses.

 

Actual Fund Expenses

 

The first line (Actual) of the table provides actual account values and expenses. The “Ending Account Value” is derived from the Fund’s actual return, which includes the effect of ongoing Fund expenses, but does not include the effect of ongoing Contract expenses.

 

You can estimate the Fund-level expenses you incurred during the period by following these steps. Of course, your account value and expenses will differ from those in this illustration:

 

1. Divide your account value by $1,000.

If an account had an $8,600 value, then $8,600 ÷ $1,000 = 8.6.

 

2. Multiply the result by the number under the heading “Fund-Level Expenses Incurred During Period.”

If Fund-Level Expenses Incurred During Period were $7.50, then 8.6 x $7.50 = $64.50.

 

In this illustration, the estimated expenses incurred this period at the Fund level are $64.50.

 

Templeton Developing Markets Securities Fund Class 4

 

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Hypothetical Example for Comparison with Other Mutual Funds

 

Information in the second line (Hypothetical) of the table can help you compare ongoing expenses of the Fund with those of other mutual funds offered through the Contract. This information may not be used to estimate the actual ending account balance or expenses you incurred during the period. The hypothetical “Ending Account Value” is based on the Fund’s actual expense ratio and an assumed 5% annual rate of return before expenses, which does not represent the Fund’s actual return. The figure under the heading “Fund-Level Expenses Incurred During Period” shows the hypothetical expenses your account would have incurred under this scenario. You can compare this figure with the 5% hypothetical examples that appear in shareholder reports of other funds offered through a Contract.

 

Class 4    Beginning
Account
Value 1/1/11
     Ending
Account
Value 6/30/11
     Fund-Level
Expenses Incurred
During Period*
1/1/11–6/30/11
 

Actual

   $ 1,000       $ 1,001.80       $ 8.87   

Hypothetical (5% return before expenses)

   $ 1,000       $ 1,015.97       $ 8.90   

 

*Expenses are calculated using the most recent six-month annualized expense ratio for the Fund’s Class 4 shares (1.78%), which does not include any ongoing expenses of the Contract for which the Fund is an investment option, multiplied by the average account value over the period, multiplied by 181/365 to reflect the one-half year period.

 

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SUPPLEMENT DATED JULY 15, 2011

TO THE PROSPECTUS

DATED MAY 1, 2011

OF

TEMPLETON DEVELOPING MARKETS SECURITIES FUND – CLASS 4

(a series of Franklin Templeton Variable Insurance Products Trust (the “Trust”)).

 

The prospectus is amended as follows:

 

1.  On page TD-S1 of the Fund Summary, under “Fees and Expenses of the Fund,” the “Annual Fund Operating Expenses” table and “Example” are replaced with the following:

 

ANNUAL FUND OPERATING EXPENSES    (expenses that you pay each year as
a percentage of the value of your
investment)
 
     Class 4  

Management fees1

     1.11%  

Distribution and service (12b-1) fees

     0.35%  

Other expenses

     0.26%  
        

Acquired fund fees and expenses1

     0.01%  
        

Total annual Fund operating expenses

     1.73%  
        

Fee waiver and/or expense reimbursement1

     -0.01%  
        

Total annual Fund operating expenses after fee waiver
and/or expense reimbursement1,2

     1.72%  
        

 

  1. Restated to reflect the decrease in the investment management fee effective May 1, 2011. The investment manager has contractually agreed in advance to reduce its fee as a result of the Fund’s investment in a Franklin Templeton money fund (acquired fund) for at least the next 12-month period. Contractual fee waiver and/or expense reimbursement agreement may not be terminated during the term set forth above. Total annual Fund operating expenses differ from the ratio of expenses to average net assets shown in the Financial Highlights, which do not reflect the decrease in management fee and the acquired fund fees and expenses.

 

  2. Total annual Fund operating expenses differ from the ratio of expenses to average net assets shown in the Financial Highlights, which reflect the operating expenses of the Fund and do not include acquired fund fees and expenses.

 

Example

 

This Example is intended to help you compare the cost of investing in the Fund with the cost of investing in other mutual funds. The Example assumes that you invest $10,000 in the Fund for the time periods indicated and then redeem all of your shares at the end of the period. The Example also assumes that your investment has a 5% return each year and that the Fund’s operating expenses remain the same. The Example reflects adjustments made to the Fund’s operating expenses due to the fee waiver and/or expense reimbursement by the investment manager and/or administrator for the 1 Year numbers only. Although your actual costs may be higher or lower, based on these assumptions your costs would be:

 

     1 Year      3 Years      5 Years      10 Years  

Class 4

   $ 175      $ 544      $ 938      $ 2,041  

 

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2.  The text under the heading “Portfolio Turnover” on page TD-S1 of the Fund Summary is replaced with the following:

 

The Fund pays transaction costs, such as commissions, when it buys and sells securities (or “turns over” its portfolio). A higher portfolio turnover rate may indicate higher transaction costs and may result in higher taxes when Fund shares are held in a taxable account. These costs, which are not reflected in annual fund operating expenses or in the example, affect the Fund’s performance. During the most recent fiscal year, the Fund’s portfolio turnover rate was 24.41% of the average value of its portfolio.

 

Please keep this supplement for future reference.

 

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Franklin Templeton Variable Insurance Products Trust

 

Financial Highlights

 

Templeton Developing Markets Securities Fund

 

    

Six Months
Ended
June 30, 2011

(unaudited)

    Year Ended December 31,  
Class 1      2010     2009     2008     2007     2006  
    

 

 

Per share operating performance

            

(for a share outstanding throughout the period)

            

Net asset value, beginning of period

   $ 11.40      $ 9.86      $ 6.11      $ 16.16      $ 13.92      $ 10.99   
  

 

 

 

Income from investment operationsa:

            

Net investment incomeb

     0.08        0.09        0.12        0.16        0.32        0.24   

Net realized and unrealized gains (losses)

     0.05        1.63        4.02        (7.40     3.51        2.84   
  

 

 

 

Total from investment operations

     0.13        1.72        4.14        (7.24     3.83        3.08   
  

 

 

 

Less distributions from:

            

Net investment income

     (0.13     (0.18     (0.36     (0.37     (0.38     (0.15

Net realized gains

                   (0.03     (2.44     (1.21       
  

 

 

 

Total distributions

     (0.13     (0.18     (0.39     (2.81     (1.59     (0.15
  

 

 

 

Redemption feesc

                                          
  

 

 

 

Net asset value, end of period

   $ 11.40      $ 11.40      $ 9.86      $ 6.11      $ 16.16      $ 13.92   
  

 

 

 

Total returnd

     1.20%        17.83%        73.32%        (52.62)%        29.09%        28.43%   

Ratios to average net assetse

            

Expenses

     1.43%        1.49% f      1.45% f      1.52% f      1.48% f      1.47% f 

Net investment income

     1.47%        0.87%        1.64%        1.52%        2.07%        1.93%   

Supplemental data

            

Net assets, end of period (000’s)

   $ 309,910      $ 347,242      $ 325,927      $ 234,213      $ 753,843      $ 749,120   

Portfolio turnover rate

     4.70%        24.41%        56.58% g      75.11% g      98.32%        53.65%   

 

 

aThe amount shown for a share outstanding throughout the period may not correlate with the Statement of Operations for the period due to the timing of sales and repurchases of the Fund shares in relation to income earned and/or fluctuating market value of the investments of the Fund.

bBased on average daily shares outstanding.

cAmount rounds to less than $0.01 per share.

dTotal return does not include fees, charges or expenses imposed by the variable annuity and life insurance contracts for which the Franklin Templeton Variable Insurance Products Trust serves as an underlying investment vehicle. Total return is not annualized for periods less than one year.

eRatios are annualized for periods less than one year.

fBenefit of expense reduction rounds to less than 0.01%.

gExcludes the value of portfolio securities delivered as a result of redemptions in-kind.

 

The accompanying notes are an integral part of these financial statements.

 

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Franklin Templeton Variable Insurance Products Trust

 

Financial Highlights (continued)

 

 

Templeton Developing Markets Securities Fund

 

    

Six Months
Ended
June 30, 2011

(unaudited)

    Year Ended December 31,  
Class 2      2010     2009     2008     2007     2006  
    

 

 

Per share operating performance

            

(for a share outstanding throughout the period)

            

Net asset value, beginning of period

   $ 11.30      $ 9.78      $ 6.04      $ 15.99      $ 13.79      $ 10.90   
  

 

 

 

Income from investment operationsa:

            

Net investment incomeb

     0.07        0.06        0.11        0.15        0.27        0.20   

Net realized and unrealized gains (losses)

     0.05        1.62        3.98        (7.33     3.49        2.82   
  

 

 

 

Total from investment operations

     0.12        1.68        4.09        (7.18     3.76        3.02   
  

 

 

 

Less distributions from:

            

Net investment income

     (0.10     (0.16     (0.32     (0.33     (0.35     (0.13

Net realized gains

                   (0.03     (2.44     (1.21       
  

 

 

 

Total distributions

     (0.10     (0.16     (0.35     (2.77     (1.56     (0.13
  

 

 

 

Redemption feesc

                                          
  

 

 

 

Net asset value, end of period

   $ 11.32      $ 11.30      $ 9.78      $ 6.04      $ 15.99      $ 13.79   
  

 

 

 

Total returnd

     1.12%        17.58%        72.59%        (52.70)%        28.78%        28.09%   

Ratios to average net assetse

            

Expenses

     1.68%        1.74% f      1.70% f      1.77% f      1.73% f      1.72% f 

Net investment income

     1.22%        0.62%        1.39%        1.27%        1.82%        1.68%   

Supplemental data

            

Net assets, end of period (000’s)

   $ 366,156      $ 392,546      $ 435,947      $ 264,186      $ 1,090,549      $ 857,514   

Portfolio turnover rate

     4.70%        24.41%        56.58% g      75.11% g      98.32%        53.65%   

 

 

aThe amount shown for a share outstanding throughout the period may not correlate with the Statement of Operations for the period due to the timing of sales and repurchases of the Fund shares in relation to income earned and/or fluctuating market value of the investments of the Fund.

bBased on average daily shares outstanding.

cAmount rounds to less than $0.01 per share.

dTotal return does not include fees, charges or expenses imposed by the variable annuity and life insurance contracts for which the Franklin Templeton Variable Insurance Products Trust serves as an underlying investment vehicle. Total return is not annualized for periods less than one year.

eRatios are annualized for periods less than one year.

fBenefit of expense reduction rounds to less than 0.01%.

gExcludes the value of portfolio securities delivered as a result of redemptions in-kind.

 

The accompanying notes are an integral part of these financial statements.

 

TD-11


Franklin Templeton Variable Insurance Products Trust

 

Financial Highlights (continued)

 

 

Templeton Developing Markets Securities Fund

 

    

Six Months
Ended
June 30, 2011

(unaudited)

    Year Ended December 31,  
Class 3      2010     2009     2008     2007     2006  
    

 

 

Per share operating performance

            

(for a share outstanding throughout the period)

            

Net asset value, beginning of period

   $ 11.23      $ 9.73      $ 6.02      $ 15.96      $ 13.78      $ 10.90   
  

 

 

 

Income from investment operationsa:

            

Net investment incomeb

     0.07        0.06        0.10        0.11        0.24        0.20   

Net realized and unrealized gains (losses)

     0.05        1.60        3.97        (7.27     3.52        2.83   
  

 

 

 

Total from investment operations

     0.12        1.66        4.07        (7.16     3.76        3.03   
  

 

 

 

Less distributions from:

            

Net investment income

     (0.10     (0.16     (0.33     (0.34     (0.37     (0.15

Net realized gains

                   (0.03     (2.44     (1.21       
  

 

 

 

Total distributions

     (0.10     (0.16     (0.36     (2.78     (1.58     (0.15
  

 

 

 

Redemption feesc

                                          
  

 

 

 

Net asset value, end of period

   $ 11.25      $ 11.23      $ 9.73      $ 6.02      $ 15.96      $ 13.78   
  

 

 

 

Total returnd

     1.13%        17.51%        72.63%        (52.67)%        28.70%        28.17%   

Ratios to average net assetse

            

Expenses

     1.68%        1.74% f      1.70% f      1.77% f      1.73% f      1.72% f 

Net investment income

     1.22%        0.62%        1.39%        1.27%        1.82%        1.68%   

Supplemental data

            

Net assets, end of period (000’s)

   $ 60,517      $ 66,484      $ 66,718      $ 32,953      $ 100,961      $ 43,372   

Portfolio turnover rate

     4.70%        24.41%        56.58% g      75.11% g      98.32%        53.65%   

 

 

aThe amount shown for a share outstanding throughout the period may not correlate with the Statement of Operations for the period due to the timing of sales and repurchases of the Fund shares in relation to income earned and/or fluctuating market value of the investments of the Fund.

bBased on average daily shares outstanding.

cAmount rounds to less than $0.01 per share.

dTotal return does not include fees, charges or expenses imposed by the variable annuity and life insurance contracts for which the Franklin Templeton Variable Insurance Products Trust serves as an underlying investment vehicle. Total return is not annualized for periods less than one year.

eRatios are annualized for periods less than one year.

fBenefit of expense reduction rounds to less than 0.01%.

gExcludes the value of portfolio securities delivered as a result of redemptions in-kind.

 

The accompanying notes are an integral part of these financial statements.

 

TD-12


Franklin Templeton Variable Insurance Products Trust

 

Financial Highlights (continued)

 

 

Templeton Developing Markets Securities Fund

 

    

Six Months
Ended
June 30, 2011

(unaudited)

    Year Ended December 31,  
Class 4      2010     2009     2008a  
    

 

 

Per share operating performance

        

(for a share outstanding throughout the period)

        

Net asset value, beginning of period

   $ 11.30      $ 9.80      $ 6.09      $ 14.88   
  

 

 

 

Income from investment operationsb:

        

Net investment income (loss)c

     0.06        0.05        0.09        (0.33

Net realized and unrealized gains (losses)

     0.06        1.61        4.00        (5.65
  

 

 

 

Total from investment operations

     0.12        1.66        4.09        (5.98
  

 

 

 

Less distributions from:

        

Net investment income

     (0.10     (0.16     (0.35     (0.37

Net realized gains

                   (0.03     (2.44
  

 

 

 

Total distributions

     (0.10     (0.16     (0.38     (2.81
  

 

 

 

Redemption feesd

                            
  

 

 

 

Net asset value, end of period

   $ 11.32      $ 11.30      $ 9.80      $ 6.09   
  

 

 

 

Total returne

     1.08%        17.41%        72.45%        (48.66)%   

Ratios to average net assetsf

        

Expenses

     1.78%        1.84% g      1.80% g      1.87% g 

Net investment income

     1.12%        0.52%        1.29%        1.17%   

Supplemental data

        

Net assets, end of period (000’s)

   $ 33,809      $ 37,198      $ 26,362      $ 7,208   

Portfolio turnover rate

     4.70%        24.41%        56.58% h      75.11% h 

 

 

aFor the period February 29, 2008 (effective date) to December 31, 2008.

bThe amount shown for a share outstanding throughout the period may not correlate with the Statement of Operations for the period due to the timing of sales and repurchases of the Fund shares in relation to income earned and/or fluctuating market value of the investments of the Fund.

cBased on average daily shares outstanding.

dAmount rounds to less than $0.01 per share.

eTotal return does not include fees, charges or expenses imposed by the variable annuity and life insurance contracts for which the Franklin Templeton Variable Insurance Products Trust serves as an underlying investment vehicle. Total return is not annualized for periods less than one year.

fRatios are annualized for periods less than one year.

gBenefit of expense reduction rounds to less than 0.01%.

hExcludes the value of portfolio securities delivered as a result of redemptions in-kind.

 

The accompanying notes are an integral part of these financial statements.

 

TD-13


Franklin Templeton Variable Insurance Products Trust

 

Statement of Investments, June 30, 2011 (unaudited)

 

Templeton Developing Markets Securities Fund    Industry    Shares      Value  

Common Stocks 89.6%

        

Australia 1.0%

        

BHP Billiton Ltd.

   Metals & Mining      166,062       $ 7,800,118   
        

 

 

 

Brazil 11.8%

        

Companhia de Bebidas das Americas (AmBev)

   Beverages      1,356,585         37,358,324   

Companhia de Bebidas das Americas (AmBev), IDR

   Beverages      5,765         158,759   

Itau Unibanco Holding SA, ADR

   Commercial Banks      1,419,474         33,428,613   

aItausa - Investimentos Itau SA, IDR

   Commercial Banks      10,108         77,682   

Natura Cosmeticos SA

   Personal Products      277,532         6,931,857   

Souza Cruz SA

   Tobacco      995,350         12,659,804   
        

 

 

 
           90,615,039   
        

 

 

 

China 11.3%

        

bAluminum Corp. of China Ltd., H

   Metals & Mining      6,214,000         5,238,390   

Anta Sports Products Ltd.

   Textiles, Apparel & Luxury Goods      2,131,000         3,800,980   

Changsha Zoomlion Heavy Industry Science and Technology Development Co. Ltd., H

   Machinery      2,475,720         4,708,537   

CNOOC Ltd.

   Oil, Gas & Consumable Fuels      7,181,000         16,794,963   

Golden Eagle Retail Group Ltd.

   Multiline Retail      1,234,000         3,139,808   

Great Wall Motor Co. Ltd., H

   Automobiles      3,354,000         5,516,908   

Guangzhou Automobile Group Co. Ltd., H

   Automobiles      9,006,396         10,995,054   

Inner Mongolia Yitai Coal Co. Ltd., B

   Oil, Gas & Consumable Fuels      1,019,967         5,959,667   

PetroChina Co. Ltd., H

   Oil, Gas & Consumable Fuels      13,880,000         20,262,383   

Tencent Holdings Ltd.

   Internet Software & Services      130,600         3,547,896   

Travelsky Technology Ltd., H

   IT Services      1,967,000         1,238,577   

Yantai Changyu Pioneer Wine Co. Ltd., B

   Beverages      532,200         5,954,102   
        

 

 

 
           87,157,265   
        

 

 

 

Hong Kong 2.2%

        

Dairy Farm International Holdings Ltd.

   Food & Staples Retailing      1,014,733         8,320,811   

VTech Holdings Ltd.

   Communications Equipment      724,000         8,624,641   
        

 

 

 
             16,945,452   
        

 

 

 

India 14.6%

        

Coal India Ltd.

   Oil, Gas & Consumable Fuels      759,353         6,676,453   

Grasim Industries Ltd.

   Chemicals      40,253         1,888,184   

Hindalco Industries Ltd.

   Metals & Mining      1,732,548         7,026,466   

Infosys Ltd.

   IT Services      238,290         15,523,288   

National Aluminium Co. Ltd.

   Metals & Mining      2,244,416         4,163,963   

Oil & Natural Gas Corp. Ltd.

   Oil, Gas & Consumable Fuels      1,826,624         11,212,271   

Sesa Goa Ltd.

   Metals & Mining      1,076,310         6,804,411   

Tata Chemicals Ltd.

   Chemicals      1,172,718         9,773,526   

Tata Consultancy Services Ltd.

   IT Services      1,857,283         49,120,412   
        

 

 

 
           112,188,974   
        

 

 

 

Indonesia 6.7%

        

PT Astra International Tbk

   Automobiles      3,806,000         28,201,633   

PT Bank Central Asia Tbk

   Commercial Banks      15,933,532         14,212,268   

PT Bank Rakyat Indonesia (Persero) Tbk

   Commercial Banks      12,208,000         9,252,259   
        

 

 

 
           51,666,160   
        

 

 

 

Mexico 1.9%

        

America Movil SAB de CV, L, ADR

   Wireless Telecommunication
Services
     189,267         10,197,706   

Kimberly Clark de Mexico SAB de CV, A

   Household Products      650,871         4,280,546   
        

 

 

 
           14,478,252   
        

 

 

 

 

TD-14


Franklin Templeton Variable Insurance Products Trust

 

Statement of Investments, June 30, 2011 (unaudited) (continued)

 

Templeton Developing Markets Securities Fund    Industry    Shares      Value  

Common Stocks (continued)

        

Nigeria 0.1%

        

Nigerian Breweries PLC

   Beverages      1,586,265       $ 900,790   
        

 

 

 

Pakistan 1.7%

        

MCB Bank Ltd.

   Commercial Banks      2,533,287         5,858,502   

Oil & Gas Development Co. Ltd.

   Oil, Gas & Consumable Fuels      4,258,312         7,571,432   
        

 

 

 
           13,429,934   
        

 

 

 

Qatar 0.1%

        

Industries Qatar

   Industrial Conglomerates      10,230         382,624   
        

 

 

 

Russia 17.6%

        

aGazprom, ADR

   Oil, Gas & Consumable Fuels      1,703,600         24,787,380   

aGazprom, ADR (London Stock Exchange)

   Oil, Gas & Consumable Fuels      470,200         6,860,218   

cLUKOIL Holdings, ADR

   Oil, Gas & Consumable Fuels      75,208         4,794,510   

cLUKOIL Holdings, ADR (London Stock Exchange)

   Oil, Gas & Consumable Fuels      317,168         20,156,027   

aMining and Metallurgical Co. Norilsk Nickel, ADR

   Metals & Mining      1,316,100         34,310,727   

Sberbank RF

   Commercial Banks      6,061,420         22,306,026   

TNK-BP

   Oil, Gas & Consumable Fuels      5,340,274         16,759,500   

dUralkali, GDR, Reg S

   Chemicals      122,196         5,489,655   
        

 

 

 
           135,464,043   
        

 

 

 

Singapore 1.9%

        

Keppel Corp. Ltd.

   Industrial Conglomerates      790,557         7,131,297   

SembCorp Marine Ltd.

   Machinery      1,778,000         7,671,904   
        

 

 

 
             14,803,201   
        

 

 

 

South Africa 1.2%

        

Remgro Ltd.

   Diversified Financial Services      504,061         8,319,511   

Tiger Brands Ltd.

   Food Products      25,250         737,529   
        

 

 

 
           9,057,040   
        

 

 

 

South Korea 1.2%

        

SK Innovation Co. Ltd.

   Oil, Gas & Consumable Fuels      48,967         9,201,390   
        

 

 

 

Sweden 0.5%

        

Oriflame Cosmetics SA, SDR

   Personal Products      75,287         3,705,108   
        

 

 

 

Taiwan 3.0%

        

President Chain Store Corp.

   Food & Staples Retailing      3,628,075         20,912,910   

Uni-President China Holdings Ltd.

   Food Products      3,767,000         2,333,272   
        

 

 

 
           23,246,182   
        

 

 

 

Thailand 4.2%

        

Kasikornbank PCL, fgn.

   Commercial Banks      2,759,300         11,220,316   

PTT Exploration and Production PCL, fgn.

   Oil, Gas & Consumable Fuels      2,021,223         11,243,628   

PTT PCL, fgn.

   Oil, Gas & Consumable Fuels      938,100         10,223,276   
        

 

 

 
           32,687,220   
        

 

 

 

Turkey 3.5%

        

Akbank TAS

   Commercial Banks      2,712,311         12,532,240   

Tupras-Turkiye Petrol Rafinerileri AS

   Oil, Gas & Consumable Fuels      600,504         14,724,039   
        

 

 

 
           27,256,279   
        

 

 

 

United Arab Emirates 1.0%

        

Emaar Properties PJSC

   Real Estate Management &
Development
     8,942,377         7,352,567   
        

 

 

 

 

TD-15


Franklin Templeton Variable Insurance Products Trust

 

Statement of Investments, June 30, 2011 (unaudited) (continued)

 

Templeton Developing Markets Securities Fund    Industry    Shares      Value  

Common Stocks (continued)

        

United Kingdom 4.1%

        

Anglo American PLC

   Metals & Mining      316,849       $ 15,691,092   

Antofagasta PLC

   Metals & Mining      704,479         15,755,166   
        

 

 

 
           31,446,258   
        

 

 

 

Vietnam 0.0%

        

Petrovietnam Fertilizer and Chemical JSC

   Chemicals      217,810         343,883   
        

 

 

 

Total Common Stocks (Cost $399,485,124)

           690,127,779   
        

 

 

 

Preferred Stocks 10.6%

        

Brazil 9.5%

        

Banco Bradesco SA, ADR, pfd.

   Commercial Banks      582,431         11,934,011   

Itausa - Investimentos Itau SA, pfd.

   Commercial Banks      1,018,810         7,823,197   

Petroleo Brasileiro SA, ADR, pfd.

   Oil, Gas & Consumable Fuels      130,588         4,006,440   

Vale SA, ADR, pfd., A

   Metals & Mining      1,717,475         49,738,076   
        

 

 

 
           73,501,724   
        

 

 

 

Chile 1.1%

        

Embotelladora Andina SA, pfd., A

   Beverages      1,918,947         8,212,034   
        

 

 

 

Total Preferred Stocks (Cost $34,455,712)

           81,713,758   
        

 

 

 

Total Investments before Short Term Investments
(Cost $433,940,836)

           771,841,537   
        

 

 

 

eInvestments from Cash Collateral Received for Loaned Securities
(Cost $4,194,000) 0.5%

        

Money Market Funds 0.5%

        

United States 0.5%

        

fBNY Mellon Overnight Government Fund, 0.05%

        4,194,000         4,194,000   
        

 

 

 

Total Investments (Cost $438,134,836) 100.7%

           776,035,537   

Other Assets, less Liabilities (0.7)%

           (5,643,547
        

 

 

 

Net Assets 100.0%

         $ 770,391,990   
        

 

 

 

 

See Abbreviations on page TD-27.

 

†Rounds to less than 0.1% of net assets.

aNon-income producing.

bA portion or all of the security is on loan at June 30, 2011. See Note 1(c).

cAt June 30,2011, pursuant to the Fund’s policies and the requirements of applicable securities law, the Fund may be restricted from trading these securities for a limited or extended period of time due to ownership limits and/or potential possession of material non-public information.

dSecurity was purchased pursuant to Regulation S under the Securities Act of 1933, which exempts from registration securities offered and sold outside of the United States. Such a security cannot be sold in the United States without either an effective registration statement filed pursuant to the Securities Act of 1933, or pursuant to an exemption from registration. This security has been deemed liquid under guidelines approved by the Trust’s Board of Trustees. At June 30, 2011, the value of this security was $5,489,655, representing 0.71% of net assets.

eSee Note 1(c) regarding securities on loan.

fThe rate shown is the annualized seven-day yield at period end.

 

The accompanying notes are an integral part of these financial statements.

 

TD-16


Franklin Templeton Variable Insurance Products Trust

 

Financial Statements

 

Statement of Assets and Liabilities

June 30, 2011 (unaudited)

 

     Templeton
Developing Markets
Securities Fund
 

Assets:

  

Investments in securities:

  

Cost

   $ 438,134,836   
  

 

 

 

Value (includes securities loaned in the amount of $3,928,371)

   $ 776,035,537   

Foreign currency, at value (cost $407,859)

     407,864   

Receivables:

  

Investment securities sold

     1,460,083   

Capital shares sold

     120,371   

Dividends and interest

     2,622,298   

Foreign tax

     51,726   

Other assets

     217   
  

 

 

 

Total assets

     780,698,096   
  

 

 

 

Liabilities:

  

Payables:

  

Investment securities purchased

     1,357,869   

Capital shares redeemed

     2,367,420   

Affiliates

     974,341   

Funds advanced by custodian

     1,058,070   

Payable upon return of securities loaned

     4,194,000   

Accrued expenses and other liabilities

     354,406   
  

 

 

 

Total liabilities

     10,306,106   
  

 

 

 

Net assets, at value

   $ 770,391,990   
  

 

 

 

Net assets consist of:

  

Paid-in capital

   $ 587,441,133   

Distributions in excess of net investment income

     (2,379,872

Net unrealized appreciation (depreciation)

     337,901,879   

Accumulated net realized gain (loss)

     (152,571,150
  

 

 

 

Net assets, at value

   $ 770,391,990   
  

 

 

 

 

The accompanying notes are an integral part of these financial statements.

 

TD-17


Franklin Templeton Variable Insurance Products Trust

 

Financial Statements (continued)

 

Statement of Assets and Liabilities (continued)

June 30, 2011 (unaudited)

 

     Templeton
Developing Markets
Securities Fund
 

Class 1:

  

Net assets, at value

   $ 309,910,041   
  

 

 

 

Shares outstanding

     27,178,783   
  

 

 

 

Net asset value and maximum offering price per share

   $ 11.40   
  

 

 

 

Class 2:

  

Net assets, at value

   $ 366,155,982   
  

 

 

 

Shares outstanding

     32,339,010   
  

 

 

 

Net asset value and maximum offering price per share

   $ 11.32   
  

 

 

 

Class 3:

  

Net assets, at value

   $ 60,517,340   
  

 

 

 

Shares outstanding

     5,377,835   
  

 

 

 

Net asset value and maximum offering price per sharea

   $ 11.25   
  

 

 

 

Class 4:

  

Net assets, at value

   $ 33,808,627   
  

 

 

 

Shares outstanding

     2,985,862   
  

 

 

 

Net asset value and maximum offering price per share

   $ 11.32   
  

 

 

 

 

aRedemption price is equal to net asset value less redemption fees retained by the Fund.

 

The accompanying notes are an integral part of these financial statements.

 

TD-18


Franklin Templeton Variable Insurance Products Trust

 

Financial Statements (continued)

 

Statement of Operations

for the six months ended June 30, 2011 (unaudited)

     Templeton
Developing Markets
Securities Fund
 

Investment income:

  

Dividends (net of foreign taxes of $1,214,070)

   $ 11,485,071   

Interest

     22,148   

Income from securities loaned

     14,616   
  

 

 

 

Total investment income

     11,521,835   
  

 

 

 

Expenses:

  

Management fees (Note 3a)

     4,718,273   

Administrative fees (Note 3b)

     533,743   

Distribution fees: (Note 3c)

  

Class 2

     465,234   

Class 3

     77,298   

Class 4

     63,919   

Unaffiliated transfer agent fees

     1,447   

Custodian fees (Note 4)

     270,747   

Reports to shareholders

     112,393   

Professional fees

     28,299   

Trustees’ fees and expenses

     1,631   

Other

     14,673   
  

 

 

 

Total expenses

     6,287,657   
  

 

 

 

Net investment income

     5,234,178   
  

 

 

 

Realized and unrealized gains (losses):

  

Net realized gain (loss) from:

  

Investments

     20,407,170   

Foreign currency transactions

     127,417   
  

 

 

 

Net realized gain (loss)

     20,534,587   
  

 

 

 

Net change in unrealized appreciation (depreciation) on:

  

Investments

     (18,382,970

Translation of other assets and liabilities denominated in foreign currencies

     19,816   

Change in deferred taxes on unrealized appreciation

     53,321   
  

 

 

 

Net change in unrealized appreciation (depreciation)

     (18,309,833
  

 

 

 

Net realized and unrealized gain (loss)

     2,224,754   
  

 

 

 

Net increase (decrease) in net assets resulting from operations

   $ 7,458,932   
  

 

 

 

 

The accompanying notes are an integral part of these financial statements.

 

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Financial Statements (continued)

 

Statements of Changes in Net Assets

 

     Templeton
Developing Markets
Securities Fund
 
     Six Months
Ended
June 30, 2011
(unaudited)
    Year
Ended
December 31,
2010
 
        

Increase (decrease) in net assets:

    

Operations:

    

Net investment income

   $ 5,234,178      $ 5,592,076   

Net realized gain (loss) from investments and foreign currency transactions

     20,534,587        49,761,078   

Net change in unrealized appreciation (depreciation) on investments, translation of other assets and liabilities denominated in foreign currencies and deferred taxes

     (18,309,833     68,457,067   
        

Net increase (decrease) in net assets resulting from operations

     7,458,932        123,810,221   
        

Distributions to shareholders from:

    

Net investment income:

    

Class 1

     (3,575,470     (5,483,924

Class 2

     (3,331,863     (5,656,521

Class 3

     (556,039     (947,886

Class 4

     (314,405     (471,295
        

Total distributions to shareholders

     (7,777,777     (12,559,626
        

Capital share transactions: (Note 2)

    

Class 1

     (37,035,335     (22,233,537

Class 2

     (26,553,617     (97,764,544

Class 3

     (5,886,229     (9,001,736

Class 4

     (3,309,847     6,238,252   
        

Total capital share transactions

     (72,785,028     (122,761,565
        

Redemption fees

     25,916        26,367   
        

Net increase (decrease) in net assets

     (73,077,957     (11,484,603

Net assets:

    

Beginning of period

     843,469,947        854,954,550   
        

End of period

   $ 770,391,990      $ 843,469,947   
        

Undistributed net investment income (distributions in excess of net investment income) included in net assets:

    

End of period

   $ (2,379,872   $ 163,727   
        

 

The accompanying notes are an integral part of these financial statements.

 

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Notes to Financial Statements (unaudited)

 

Templeton Developing Market Securities Fund

 

1. ORGANIZATION AND SIGNIFICANT ACCOUNTING POLICIES

 

Franklin Templeton Variable Insurance Products Trust (Trust) is registered under the Investment Company Act of 1940, as amended, (1940 Act) as an open-end investment company, consisting of twenty separate funds. The Templeton Developing Markets Securities (Fund) is included in this report. The financial statements of the remaining funds in the Trust are presented separately. Shares of the Fund are generally sold only to insurance company separate accounts to fund the benefits of variable life insurance policies or variable annuity contracts. The Fund offers four classes of shares: Class 1, Class 2, Class 3, and Class 4. Each class of shares differs by its distribution fees, voting rights on matters affecting a single class and its exchange privilege.

 

The following summarizes the Fund’s significant accounting policies.

 

a. Financial Instrument Valuation

 

The Fund’s investments in securities and other financial instruments are carried at fair value daily. Fair value is the price that would be received to sell an asset or paid to transfer a liability in an orderly transaction between market participants on the measurement date. Under procedures approved by the Trust’s Board of Trustees, the Fund may utilize independent pricing services, quotations from securities and financial instrument dealers, and other market sources to determine fair value.

 

Equity securities listed on an exchange or on the NASDAQ National Market System are valued at the last quoted sale price or the official closing price of the day, respectively. Foreign equity securities are valued as of the close of trading on the foreign stock exchange on which the security is primarily traded, or the NYSE, whichever is earlier. The value is then converted into its U.S. dollar equivalent at the foreign exchange rate in effect at the close of the NYSE on the day that the value of the security is determined. Over-the-counter securities are valued within the range of the most recent quoted bid and ask prices. Securities that trade in multiple markets or on multiple exchanges are valued according to the broadest and most representative market. Certain equity securities are valued based upon fundamental characteristics or relationships to similar securities. Investments in non-registered money market funds are valued at the closing net asset value.

 

The Fund has procedures to determine the fair value of securities and other financial instruments for which market prices are not readily available or which may not be reliably priced. Under these procedures, the Fund primarily employs a market-based approach which may use related or comparable assets or liabilities, recent transactions, market multiples, book values, and other relevant information for the investment to determine the fair value of the investment. The Fund may also use an income-based valuation approach in which the anticipated future cash flows of the investment are discounted to calculate fair value. Discounts may also be applied due to the nature or duration of any restrictions on the disposition of the investments. Due to the inherent uncertainty of valuations of such investments, the fair values may differ significantly from the values that would have been used had an active market existed.

 

Trading in securities on foreign securities stock exchanges and over-the-counter markets may be completed before the daily close of business on the NYSE. Occasionally, events occur between the time at which trading in a foreign security is completed and the close of the NYSE that might call into question the reliability of the value of a portfolio security held by the Fund. As a result, differences may arise between the value of the Fund’s portfolio securities as determined at the foreign market close and the latest indications of value at the close of the NYSE. In order to minimize the potential for these differences, the investment manager monitors price movements following the close of trading in foreign stock markets through a series of country specific market proxies (such as baskets of American Depository Receipts, futures contracts and exchange traded funds). These price movements are measured against established trigger thresholds for each specific market proxy to assist in determining if an event has occurred that may call into question the reliability of the values of the foreign securities held by the Fund. If such an event occurs, the securities may be valued using fair value procedures, which may include the use of independent pricing services.

 

b. Foreign Currency Translation

 

Portfolio securities and other assets and liabilities denominated in foreign currencies are translated into U.S. dollars based on the exchange rate of such currencies against U.S. dollars on the date of valuation. The Fund may enter into foreign currency

 

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Notes to Financial Statements (unaudited) (continued)

 

Templeton Developing Market Securities Fund

 

1. ORGANIZATION AND SIGNIFICANT ACCOUNTING POLICIES (continued)

 

b. Foreign Currency Translation (continued)

 

exchange contracts to facilitate transactions denominated in a foreign currency. Purchases and sales of securities, income and expense items denominated in foreign currencies are translated into U.S. dollars at the exchange rate in effect on the transaction date. Portfolio securities and assets and liabilities denominated in foreign currencies contain risks that those currencies will decline in value relative to the U.S. dollar. Occasionally, events may impact the availability or reliability of foreign exchange rates used to convert the U.S. dollar equivalent value. If such an event occurs, the foreign exchange rate will be valued at fair value using procedures established and approved by the Trust’s Board of Trustees.

 

The Fund does not separately report the effect of changes in foreign exchange rates from changes in market prices on securities held. Such changes are included in net realized and unrealized gain or loss from investments on the Statement of Operations.

 

Realized foreign exchange gains or losses arise from sales of foreign currencies, currency gains or losses realized between the trade and settlement dates on securities transactions and the difference between the recorded amounts of dividends, interest, and foreign withholding taxes and the U.S. dollar equivalent of the amounts actually received or paid. Net unrealized foreign exchange gains and losses arise from changes in foreign exchange rates on foreign denominated assets and liabilities other than investments in securities held at the end of the reporting period.

 

c. Securities Lending

 

The Fund participates in an agency based security lending program. The Fund receives cash collateral against the loaned securities in an amount equal to at least 102% of the market value of the loaned securities. Collateral is maintained over the life of the loan in an amount not less than 100% of the market value of loaned securities, as determined at the close of Fund business each day; any additional collateral required due to changes in security values is delivered to the Fund on the next business day. The collateral is invested in a non-registered money fund managed by the Fund’s custodian on the Fund’s behalf. The Fund receives income from the investment of cash collateral, in addition to lending fees and rebates paid by the borrower. The Fund bears the market risk with respect to the collateral investment, securities loaned, and the risk that the agent may default on its obligations to the Fund. The securities lending agent has agreed to indemnify the Fund in the event of default by a third party borrower.

 

d. Income and Deferred Taxes

 

It is the Fund’s policy to qualify as a regulated investment company under the Internal Revenue Code. The Fund intends to distribute to shareholders substantially all of its taxable income and net realized gains to relieve it from federal income and excise taxes. As a result, no provision for U.S. federal income taxes is required. The Fund files U.S. income tax returns as well as tax returns in certain other jurisdictions. The Fund records a provision for taxes in its financial statements including penalties and interest, if any, for a tax position taken on a tax return (or expected to be taken) when it fails to meet the more likely than not (a greater than 50% probability) threshold and based on the technical merits, the tax position may not be sustained upon examination by the tax authorities. As of June 30, 2011, and for all open tax years, the Fund has determined that no provision for income tax is required in the Fund’s financial statements. Open tax years are those that remain subject to examination and are based on each tax jurisdiction statute of limitation.

 

The Fund may be subject to foreign taxation related to income received, capital gains on the sale of securities and certain foreign currency transactions in the foreign jurisdictions in which it invests. Foreign taxes, if any, are recorded based on the tax regulations and rates that exist in the foreign markets in which the Fund invests. When a capital gain tax is determined to apply the Fund records an estimated deferred tax liability for unrealized gains on these securities in an amount that would be payable if the securities were disposed of on the valuation date.

 

 

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Notes to Financial Statements (unaudited) (continued)

 

Templeton Developing Market Securities Fund

 

1. ORGANIZATION AND SIGNIFICANT ACCOUNTING POLICIES (continued)

 

e. Security Transactions, Investment Income, Expenses and Distributions

 

Security transactions are accounted for on trade date. Realized gains and losses on security transactions are determined on a specific identification basis. Estimated expenses are accrued daily. Dividend income is recorded on the ex-dividend date except that certain dividends from foreign securities are recognized as soon as the Fund is notified of the ex-dividend date. Distributions to shareholders are recorded on the ex-dividend date and are determined according to income tax regulations (tax basis). Distributable earnings determined on a tax basis may differ from earnings recorded in accordance with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America. These differences may be permanent or temporary. Permanent differences are reclassified among capital accounts to reflect their tax character. These reclassifications have no impact on net assets or the results of operations. Temporary differences are not reclassified, as they may reverse in subsequent periods.

 

Common expenses incurred by the Trust are allocated among the funds based on the ratio of net assets of each fund to the combined net assets of the Trust. Fund specific expenses are charged directly to the fund that incurred the expense.

 

Realized and unrealized gains and losses and net investment income, not including class specific expenses, are allocated daily to each class of shares based upon the relative proportion of net assets of each class. Differences in per share distributions, by class, are generally due to differences in class specific expenses.

 

f. Accounting Estimates

 

The preparation of financial statements in accordance with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America requires management to make estimates and assumptions that affect the reported amounts of assets and liabilities at the date of the financial statements and the amounts of income and expenses during the reporting period. Actual results could differ from those estimates.

 

g. Redemption Fees

 

Redemptions and exchanges of interests in an insurance company subaccount that invests in Class 3 shares of the Fund will be subject to a 1.0% short term trading fee if the interest in the subaccount has been held for less than 60 days. Such fees are retained by the Fund and accounted for as an addition to paid-in capital, allocated to each class of shares based upon the relative proportion of net assets of each class.

 

h. Guarantees and Indemnifications

 

Under the Trust’s organizational documents, its officers and trustees are indemnified by the Trust against certain liabilities arising out of the performance of their duties to the Trust. Additionally, in the normal course of business, the Trust, on behalf of the Fund, enters into contracts with service providers that contain general indemnification clauses. The Trust’s maximum exposure under these arrangements is unknown as this would involve future claims that may be made against the Trust that have not yet occurred. Currently, the Trust expects the risk of loss to be remote.

 

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Notes to Financial Statements (unaudited) (continued)

 

Templeton Developing Market Securities Fund

 

2. SHARES OF BENEFICIAL INTEREST

 

At June 30, 2011, there were an unlimited number of shares authorized (without par value). Transactions in the Fund’s shares were as follows:

 

     Six Months Ended
June 30, 2011
    Year Ended
December 31, 2010
 
Class 1 Shares:    Shares     Amount     Shares     Amount  

Shares sold

     1,842,420      $ 20,496,589        4,235,745      $ 44,045,245   

Shares issued in reinvestment of distributions

     324,453        3,575,470        603,956        5,483,924   

Shares redeemed

     (5,450,810     (61,107,394     (7,418,014     (71,762,706
        

Net increase (decrease)

     (3,283,937   $ (37,035,335     (2,578,313   $ (22,233,537
        

Class 2 Shares:

        

Shares sold

     3,188,055      $ 35,975,742        9,770,557      $ 97,538,996   

Shares issued in reinvestment of distributions

     304,558        3,331,863        627,805        5,656,521   

Shares redeemed

     (5,885,349     (65,861,222     (20,231,375     (200,960,061
        

Net increase (decrease)

     (2,392,736   $ (26,553,617     (9,833,013   $ (97,764,544
        

Class 3 Shares:

        

Shares sold

     637,604      $ 7,230,771        1,343,547      $ 13,467,640   

Shares issued in reinvestment of distributions

     51,154        556,039        105,791        947,886   

Shares redeemed

     (1,228,743     (13,673,039     (2,390,224     (23,417,262
        

Net increase (decrease)

     (539,985   $ (5,886,229     (940,886   $ (9,001,736
        

Class 4 Shares:

        

Shares sold

     327,116      $ 3,668,307        1,189,893      $ 11,893,157   

Shares issued on reinvestment of distributions

     28,739        314,405        52,250        471,295   

Shares redeemed

     (660,667     (7,292,559     (641,932     (6,126,200
        

Net increase (decrease)

     (304,812   $ (3,309,847     600,211      $ 6,238,252   
        

 

3. TRANSACTIONS WITH AFFILIATES

 

Franklin Resources, Inc. is the holding company for various subsidiaries that together are referred to as Franklin Templeton Investments. Certain officers and trustees of the Fund are also officers and/or directors of the following subsidiaries:

 

Subsidiary    Affiliation

Templeton Asset Management Ltd. (TAML)

   Investment manager

Franklin Templeton Services, LLC (FT Services)

   Administrative manager

Franklin Templeton Distributors, Inc. (Distributors)

   Principal underwriter

Franklin Templeton Investor Services, LLC (Investor Services)

   Transfer agent

 

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Franklin Templeton Variable Insurance Products Trust

 

Notes to Financial Statements (unaudited) (continued)

 

Templeton Developing Market Securities Fund

 

3. TRANSACTIONS WITH AFFILIATES (continued)

 

a. Management Fees

 

Effective May 1, 2011, the Fund pays an investment management fee to TAML based on the average daily net assets of the Fund as follows:

 

Annualized Fee Rate    Net Assets
1.100%   

Up to and including $1 billion

1.050%   

Over $1 billion, up to and including $5 billion

1.000%   

Over $5 billion, up to and including $10 billion

0.950%   

Over $10 billion, up to and including $15 billion

0.900%   

Over $15 billion, up to and including $20 billion

0.850%   

In excess of $20 billion

 

Prior to May 1, 2011, the Fund paid an investment management fee to TAML based on the average daily net assets of the Fund as follows:

 

Annualized Fee Rate    Net Assets
1.250%   

Up to and including $500 million

1.200%   

Over $500 million, up to and including $3 billion

1.150%   

Over $3 billion, up to and including $4 billion

1.100%   

Over $4 billion, up to and including $15 billion

1.050%   

Over $15 billion, up to and including $20 billion

1.000%   

In excess of $20 billion

 

b. Administrative Fees

 

The Fund pays an administrative fee to FT Services based on the Fund’s average daily net assets as follows:

 

Annualized Fee Rate    Net Assets
0.150%   

Up to and including $200 million

0.135%   

Over $200 million, up to and including $700 million

0.100%   

Over $700 million, up to and including $1.2 billion

0.075%   

In excess of $1.2 billion

 

c. Distribution Fees

 

The Trust’s Board of Trustees has adopted distribution plans for Class 2, Class 3, and Class 4 shares pursuant to Rule 12b-1 under the 1940 Act. Under the Fund’s compensation distribution plans, the Fund pays Distributors for costs incurred in connection with the servicing, sale and distribution of the Fund’s shares up to 0.25%, 0.35%, and 0.35% per year of its average daily net assets of Class 2, Class 3, and Class 4, respectively. The Board of Trustees has agreed to limit the current rate to 0.25% per year for Class 3.

 

d. Transfer Agent Fees

 

Investor Services, under terms of an agreement, performs shareholder servicing for the Fund and is not paid by the Fund for the services.

 

4. EXPENSE OFFSET ARRANGEMENT

 

The Fund has entered into an arrangement with its custodian whereby credits realized as a result of uninvested cash balances are used to reduce a portion of the Fund’s custodian expenses. During the period ended June 30, 2011, there were no credits earned.

 

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Notes to Financial Statements (unaudited) (continued)

 

Templeton Developing Market Securities Fund

 

5. INCOME TAXES

 

For tax purposes, capital losses may be carried over to offset future capital gains, if any. At December 31, 2010, the Fund had tax basis capital losses of $166,405,957 expiring in 2017.

 

Under the Regulated Investment Company Modernization Act of 2010, the Fund will be permitted to carry forward capital losses incurred in taxable years beginning after December 22, 2010 for an unlimited period. Post-enactment capital loss carryforwards will retain their character as either short-term or long-term capital losses rather than being considered short-term as under previous law. Any post-enactment capital losses generated will be required to be utilized prior to the losses incurred in pre-enactment tax years.

 

At June 30, 2011, the cost of investments and net unrealized appreciation (depreciation) for income tax purposes were as follows:

 

Cost of investments

   $ 452,361,264   
  

 

 

 

Unrealized appreciation

   $ 332,029,941   

Unrealized depreciation

     (8,355,668
  

 

 

 

Net unrealized appreciation (depreciation)

   $ 323,674,273   
  

 

 

 

 

Net investment income differs for financial statement and tax purposes primarily due to differing treatments of foreign currency transactions, passive foreign investment company shares, and corporate actions.

 

Net realized gains (losses) differ for financial statement and tax purposes primarily due to differing treatments of wash sales, foreign currency transactions, passive foreign investment company shares, and corporate actions.

 

6. INVESTMENT TRANSACTIONS

 

Purchases and sales of investments (excluding short term securities) for the period ended June 30, 2011, aggregated $37,796,019 and $100,495,194, respectively.

 

7. CONCENTRATION OF RISK

 

Investing in foreign securities may include certain risks and considerations not typically associated with investing in U.S. securities, such as fluctuating currency values and changing local and regional economic, political and social conditions, which may result in greater market volatility. In addition, certain foreign securities may not be as liquid as U.S. securities.

 

8. CREDIT FACILITY

 

The Fund, together with other U.S. registered and foreign investment funds (collectively, Borrowers), managed by Franklin Templeton Investments, are borrowers in a joint syndicated senior unsecured credit facility totaling $750 million (Global Credit Facility) which matures on January 20, 2012. This Global Credit Facility provides a source of funds to the Borrowers for temporary and emergency purposes, including the ability to meet future unanticipated or unusually large redemption requests.

 

Under the terms of the Global Credit Facility, the Fund shall, in addition to interest charged on any borrowings made by the Fund and other costs incurred by the Fund, pay its share of fees and expenses incurred in connection with the implementation and maintenance of the Global Credit Facility, based upon its relative share of the aggregate net assets of all of the Borrowers, including an annual commitment fee of 0.08% based upon the unused portion of the Global Credit Facility, which is reflected in other expenses on the Statement of Operations. During the period ended June 30, 2011, the Fund did not use the Global Credit Facility.

 

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Notes to Financial Statements (unaudited) (continued)

 

Templeton Developing Market Securities Fund

 

9. FAIR VALUE MEASUREMENTS

 

The Fund follows a fair value hierarchy that distinguishes between market data obtained from independent sources (observable inputs) and the Fund’s own market assumptions (unobservable inputs). These inputs are used in determining the value of the Fund’s investments and are summarized in the following fair value hierarchy:

 

   

Level 1 – quoted prices in active markets for identical securities

   

Level 2 – other significant observable inputs (including quoted prices for similar securities, interest rates, prepayment speed, credit risk, etc.)

   

Level 3 – significant unobservable inputs (including the Fund’s own assumptions in determining the fair value of investments)

 

The inputs or methodology used for valuing securities are not an indication of the risk associated with investing in those securities.

 

For movements between the levels within the fair value hierarchy, the Fund has adopted a policy of recognizing the transfers as of the date of the underlying event which caused the movement.

 

The following is a summary of the inputs used as of June 30, 2011, in valuing the Fund’s assets carried at fair value:

 

     Level 1      Level 2      Level 3      Total  
  

 

 

 

Assets:

           

Investments in Securities:

           

Equity Investmentsa,b

   $ 771,841,537       $       $   —       $ 771,841,537   

Short Term Investments

             4,194,000                 4,194,000   
  

 

 

 

Total Investments in Securities

   $ 771,841,537       $ 4,194,000       $       $ 776,035,537   
  

 

 

 

 

aIncludes common and preferred stocks.

bFor detailed country descriptions, see the accompanying Statement of Investments.

 

10. NEW ACCOUNTING PRONOUNCEMENTS

 

In May 2011, the Financial Accounting Standards Board (FASB) issued Accounting Standards Update (ASU) No. 2011-04, Fair Value Measurement (Topic 820): Amendments to Achieve Common Fair Value Measurement and Disclosure Requirements in U.S. GAAP and International Financial Reporting Standards (IFRS). The amendments in the ASU will improve the comparability of fair value measurements presented and disclosed in financial statements prepared in accordance with U.S. GAAP and IFRS and include new guidance for certain fair value measurement principles and disclosure requirements. The ASU is effective for interim and annual periods beginning after December 15, 2011. The Fund is currently evaluating the impact, if any, of applying this provision.

 

11. SUBSEQUENT EVENTS

 

The Fund has evaluated subsequent events through the issuance of the financial statements and determined that no events have occurred that require disclosure.

 

 

 

ABBREVIATIONS

   
Selected Portfolio    
   
ADR - American Depository Receipt    
GDR - Global Depository Receipt    
IDR - International Depository Receipt    
SDR - Swedish Depository Receipt    

 

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Franklin Templeton Variable Insurance Products Trust

 

Tax Designation (unaudited)

 

Templeton Developing Markets Securities Fund

 

At December 31, 2010, more than 50% of the Fund’s total assets were invested in securities of foreign issuers. In most instances, foreign taxes were withheld from income paid to the Fund on these investments. As shown in the table below, the Fund designates to shareholders the foreign source income and foreign taxes paid, pursuant to Section 853 of the Internal Revenue Code. This designation will allow shareholders of record on June 14, 2011, to treat their proportionate share of foreign taxes paid by the Fund as having been paid directly by them. The shareholder shall consider these amounts as foreign taxes paid in the tax year in which they receive the Fund distribution.

 

The following table provides a detailed analysis of foreign tax paid and foreign source income as designated by the Fund, to Class 1, Class 2, Class 3, and Class 4 shareholders of record.

 

Class    Foreign Tax Paid
Per Share
       Foreign Source Income
Per Share
 

Class 1

   $ 0.0279         $ 0.1512   

Class 2

   $ 0.0279         $ 0.1247   

Class 3

   $ 0.0279         $ 0.1255   

Class 4

   $ 0.0279         $ 0.1215   

 

Foreign Tax Paid Per Share (Column 1) is the amount per share available to you, as a tax credit (assuming you held your shares in the Fund for a minimum of 16 days during the 31-day period beginning 15 days before the ex-dividend date of the Fund’s distribution to which the foreign taxes relate), or, as a tax deduction.

 

Foreign Source Income Per Share (Column 2) is the amount per share of income dividends attributable to foreign securities held by the Fund, plus any foreign taxes withheld on these dividends.

 

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TEMPLETON FOREIGN SECURITIES FUND

 

We are pleased to bring you Templeton Foreign Securities Fund’s semiannual report for the period ended June 30, 2011.

 

Performance Summary as of 6/30/11

 

Templeton Foreign Securities Fund – Class 4 delivered a +5.97% total return for the six-month period ended 6/30/11.

 

Performance reflects the Fund’s Class 4 operating expenses, but does not include any contract fees, expenses or sales charges. If they had been included, performance would be lower. These charges and deductions, particularly for variable life policies, can have a significant effect on contract values and insurance benefits. See the contract prospectus for a complete description of these expenses, including sales charges.

 

Templeton Foreign Securities Fund – Class 4

 

Performance data represent past performance, which does not guarantee future results. Investment return and principal value will fluctuate, and you may have a gain or loss when you sell your shares.

Current performance may differ from figures shown.

 

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Fund Goal and Main Investments: Templeton Foreign Securities Fund seeks long-term capital growth. The Fund normally invests at least 80% of its net assets in investments of issuers located outside the U.S., including those in emerging markets.

 

 

 

Performance Overview

 

You can find the Fund’s six-month total return in the Performance Summary. The Fund outperformed its benchmark, the MSCI Europe, Australasia, Far East (EAFE) Index, which produced a +5.35% total return for the same period.1 Please note, index performance information is provided for reference and we do not attempt to track the index but rather undertake investments on the basis of fundamental research.

 

Economic and Market Overview

 

Global stock markets rose in the first half of 2011, though the positive momentum from the previous year waned as European sovereign debt turmoil escalated and signs emerged of an economic slowdown. Furthermore, geopolitical unrest sweeping the Middle East and North Africa roiled oil markets, and a devastating earthquake and tsunami in Japan severely disrupted global supply chains during the period. While the market recovered from these interferences, economic growth concerns persisted. Officials at the U.S. Federal Reserve Board (Fed) cut their growth forecast for the world’s largest economy, and manufacturing slowed in most major regions of the world. Japan’s earthquake, an early surge in commodity prices and a fading inventory restocking cycle were all blamed for declining economic leading indicators. Nascent monetary policy tightening in most parts of the world was also thought to inhibit growth and cool the commodities rally. Asian and emerging market policymakers tightened aggressively as inflation reached post-crisis highs in many regions, while the European Central Bank raised interest rates for the first time in two years, deviating from the extraordinarily accommodative path of the Fed, which undertook a second round of quantitative easing during the reporting period.

 

Amid concerns of sustained accommodative monetary policy and declining economic growth rates in the U.S., politicians debated whether to raise the nation’s debt ceiling. Sovereign debt concerns continued to plague Europe, with Greece, Ireland, Portugal and Spain subject to rating downgrades in the first half of 2011. At period-end,

 

1. Source: © 2011 Morningstar. One cannot invest directly in an index, and an index is not representative of the Fund’s portfolio. Please see Index Descriptions following the Fund Summaries.

 

Fund Risks: The Fund’s investments in stocks may offer the potential for long-term gains but can be subject to short-term price fluctuations. Foreign investing, especially in emerging or developing markets, involves additional risks, including currency fluctuations, economic instability, market volatility, and political and social instability. The Fund may have significant investments in one or more countries or in particular sectors, such as technology and financial services, from time to time, and may carry greater risk of adverse developments in a country or sector than a fund that invests more broadly. Smaller and midsize company securities can increase the risk of greater price fluctuations, particularly over the short term. The manager applies various techniques and analyses in making investment decisions for the Fund, but there can be no guarantee that these decisions will produce the desired results. The Fund’s prospectus also includes a description of the main investment risks.

 

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European politicians were working to pass painful austerity budgets despite fierce popular resistance, and discussions were ongoing about restructuring debt payments of the region’s most troubled sovereigns. Despite these challenges, continued corporate profit strength and still favorable economic growth prospects in some regions of the world supported stock prices. Equity market leadership rotated toward defensive sectors as risk aversion increased, buoying even U.S. Treasuries toward period-end as near-term demand for perceived safe havens outweighed longer term concerns about the deteriorating U.S. credit profile. The dollar ultimately declined, however, against most currencies, broadly reflecting divergent interest rate and/or economic growth expectations.

 

Investment Strategy

 

Our investment philosophy is bottom up, value oriented and long term. In choosing investments, we generally focus on the market price of a company’s securities relative to our evaluation of the company’s potential long-term earnings, asset value and cash flow. Among factors we consider are a company’s historical value measures, including price/earnings ratio, profit margins and liquidation value. We do in-depth research to construct a bargain list from which we buy.

 

Manager’s Discussion

 

During the six months under review, our stock selection in the financials sector benefited the Fund’s performance relative to the benchmark MSCI EAFE Index.2 Within the sector, overweighted positions in diversified financial services company ING Groep (Netherlands), life assurance and pension products provider Aviva (U.K.) and insurance and asset management company AXA (France) delivered strong returns. Our overweighting and stock selection in the health care sector also aided performance, and major contributors included relatively large positions in pharmaceutical companies Merck KGaA (Germany), Roche Holding (Switzerland) and Sanofi (France).3 Other positions that helped relative results included telecommunication and Internet services provider China Telecom4 (China) in the telecommunication services sector and business software solutions company SAP (Germany) in the information technology sector.5

 

 

2. The financials sector comprises capital markets, commercial banks, diversified financial services, insurance, and real estate management and development in the SOI.

3. The health care sector comprises life sciences tools and services and pharmaceuticals in the SOI.

4. Not an index component.

5. The telecommunication services sector comprises diversified telecommunication services and wireless telecommunication services in the SOI. The information technology sector comprises communications equipment; computers and peripherals; electronic equipment, instruments and components; semiconductors and semiconductor equipment; and software in the SOI.

 

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In contrast, our overweighted allocation in the information technology sector detracted from relative performance, largely due to positions in electronic manufacturing services provider Flextronics International4 (Singapore), electronics and microchip maker Samsung Electronics4 (South Korea), and video game hardware and software manufacturer Nintendo (Japan). Stock selection in the industrials sector also hindered relative results, largely due to our position in Hays4 (U.K.), a provider of business-to-business services including distribution, recruitment and office support.6 Other key detractors were commercial bank KB Financial Group4 (South Korea) and oil and gas producer Reliance Industries4 (India).

 

It is also important to recognize the effect of currency movements on the Fund’s performance. In general, if the value of the U.S. dollar goes up compared with a foreign currency, an investment traded in that foreign currency will go down in value because it will be worth fewer U.S. dollars. This can have a negative effect on Fund performance. Conversely, when the U.S. dollar weakens in relation to a foreign currency, an investment traded in that foreign currency will increase in value, which can contribute to Fund performance. For the six months ended June 30, 2011, the U.S. dollar declined in value relative to most currencies. As a result, the Fund’s performance was positively affected by the portfolio’s investment predominantly in securities with non-U.S. currency exposure. However, one cannot expect the same result in future periods.

 

From a geographic perspective, our stock selection in Europe boosted the Fund’s relative performance, as our investments in France, the Netherlands, Norway, Russia4 and the U.K. generally outperformed. Our decision to underweight Japan and our stock selection in Asia were also beneficial, particularly stocks in China4 and Hong Kong. In contrast, the Fund’s overweighting and stock selection in North America hindered results due to the underperformance of our investments in Canada4 and Bermuda.

 

Thank you for your participation in Templeton Foreign Securities Fund. We look forward to serving your future investment needs.

 

6. The industrials sector comprises aerospace and defense, commercial services and supplies, electrical equipment, industrial conglomerates, and professional services in the SOI.

 

The foregoing information reflects our analysis, opinions and portfolio holdings as of June 30, 2011, the end of the reporting period. The way we implement our main investment strategies and the resulting portfolio holdings may change depending on factors such as market and economic conditions. These opinions may not be relied upon as investment advice or an offer for a particular security. The information is not a complete analysis of every aspect of any market, country, industry, security or the Fund. Statements of fact are from sources considered reliable, but the investment manager makes no representation or warranty as to their completeness or accuracy. Although historical performance is no guarantee of future results, these insights may help you understand our investment management philosophy.

 

Top 10 Holdings

Templeton Foreign Securities Fund

6/30/11

 

Company
Sector/Industry,
Country
  % of Total
Net Assets
 
Sanofi     3.2%   
Pharmaceuticals, France  
Vodafone Group PLC     2.8%   
Wireless Telecommunication Services, U.K.  
Roche Holding AG     2.7%   
Pharmaceuticals, Switzerland  
ING Groep NV     2.5%   
Diversified Financial Services, Netherlands  
Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Co. Ltd.     2.4%   
Semiconductors & Semiconductor Equipment, Taiwan  
Samsung Electronics Co. Ltd.     2.4%   
Semiconductors & Semiconductor Equipment, South Korea  
Aviva PLC     2.3%   
Insurance, U.K.  
Statoil ASA     2.2%   
Oil, Gas & Consumable Fuels, Norway  
Tesco PLC     2.1%   
Food & Staples Retailing, U.K.   
GlaxoSmithKline PLC     2.1%   
Pharmaceuticals, U.K.  

 

 

The dollar value, number of shares or principal amount, and names of all portfolio holdings are listed in the Fund’s Statement of Investments (SOI).

 

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Fund Expenses

 

As an investor in a variable insurance contract (Contract) that indirectly provides for investment in an underlying mutual fund, you can incur transaction and/or ongoing expenses at both the Fund level and the Contract level.

 

 

Transaction expenses can include sales charges (loads) on purchases, surrender fees, transfer fees and premium taxes.

 

 

Ongoing expenses can include management fees, distribution and service (12b-1) fees, contract fees, annual maintenance fees, mortality and expense risk fees and other fees and expenses. All mutual funds and Contracts have some types of ongoing expenses.

 

The expenses shown in the table are meant to highlight ongoing expenses at the Fund level only and do not include ongoing expenses at the Contract level, or transaction expenses at either the Fund or Contract levels. While the Fund does not have transaction expenses, if the transaction and ongoing expenses at the Contract level were included, the expenses shown below would be higher. You should consult your Contract prospectus or disclosure document for more information.

 

The table shows Fund-level ongoing expenses and can help you understand these expenses and compare them with those of other mutual funds offered through the Contract. The table assumes a $1,000 investment held for the six months indicated. Please refer to the Fund prospectus for additional information on operating expenses.

 

Actual Fund Expenses

 

The first line (Actual) of the table provides actual account values and expenses. The “Ending Account Value” is derived from the Fund’s actual return, which includes the effect of ongoing Fund expenses, but does not include the effect of ongoing Contract expenses.

 

You can estimate the Fund-level expenses you incurred during the period by following these steps. Of course, your account value and expenses will differ from those in this illustration:

 

1. Divide your account value by $1,000.

If an account had an $8,600 value, then $8,600 ÷ $1,000 = 8.6.

 

2. Multiply the result by the number under the heading “Fund-Level Expenses Incurred During Period.”

If Fund-Level Expenses Incurred During Period were $7.50, then 8.6 x $7.50 = $64.50.

 

In this illustration, the estimated expenses incurred this period at the Fund level are $64.50.

 

Templeton Foreign Securities Fund – Class 4

 

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Hypothetical Example for Comparison with Other Mutual Funds

 

Information in the second line (Hypothetical) of the table can help you compare ongoing expenses of the Fund with those of other mutual funds offered through the Contract. This information may not be used to estimate the actual ending account balance or expenses you incurred during the period. The hypothetical “Ending Account Value” is based on the Fund’s actual expense ratio and an assumed 5% annual rate of return before expenses, which does not represent the Fund’s actual return. The figure under the heading “Fund-Level Expenses Incurred During Period” shows the hypothetical expenses your account would have incurred under this scenario. You can compare this figure with the 5% hypothetical examples that appear in shareholder reports of other funds offered through a Contract.

 

Class 4    Beginning
Account
Value 1/1/11
     Ending
Account
Value 6/30/11
     Fund-Level
Expenses Incurred
During Period*
1/1/11–6/30/11
 

Actual

   $ 1,000       $ 1,059.70       $ 5.77   

Hypothetical (5% return before expenses)

   $ 1,000       $ 1,019.19       $ 5.66   

 

*Expenses are calculated using the most recent six-month annualized expense ratio for the Fund’s Class 4 shares (1.13%), which does not include any ongoing expenses of the Contract for which the Fund is an investment option, multiplied by the average account value over the period, multiplied by 181/365 to reflect the one-half year period.

 

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Franklin Templeton Variable Insurance Products Trust

 

Financial Highlights

 

Templeton Foreign Securities Fund

 

    

Six Months
Ended
June 30, 2011

(unaudited)

    Year Ended December 31,  
Class 1      2010     2009     2008     2007     2006  
        

Per share operating performance

            

(for a share outstanding throughout the period)

            

Net asset value, beginning of period

   $ 14.54      $ 13.68      $ 10.95      $ 20.57      $ 19.00      $ 15.84   
        

Income from investment operationsa:

            

Net investment incomeb

     0.30        0.28        0.25        0.45        0.45        0.46   

Net realized and unrealized gains (losses)

     0.59        0.86        3.39        (8.01     2.46        2.94   
        

Total from investment operations

     0.89        1.14        3.64        (7.56     2.91        3.40   
        

Less distributions from:

            

Net investment income

     (0.28     (0.28     (0.43     (0.45     (0.44     (0.24

Net realized gains

                   (0.48     (1.61     (0.90       
        

Total distributions

     (0.28     (0.28     (0.91     (2.06     (1.34     (0.24
        

Redemption feesc

                                          
        

Net asset value, end of period

   $ 15.15      $ 14.54      $ 13.68      $ 10.95      $ 20.57      $ 19.00   
        

Total returnd

     6.16%        8.67%        37.34%        (40.23)%        15.79%        21.70%   

Ratios to average net assetse

            

Expenses

     0.78%        0.78% f      0.78% f      0.77% f      0.75% f      0.75% f 

Net investment income

     3.98%        2.10%        2.28%        2.82%        2.22%        2.63%   

Supplemental data

            

Net assets, end of period (000’s)

   $ 319,477      $ 321,282      $ 318,173      $ 262,725      $ 531,377      $ 594,991   

Portfolio turnover rate

     11.67%        19.16%        22.50%        18.27%        26.74%        18.97% g 

 

aThe amount shown for a share outstanding throughout the period may not correlate with the Statement of Operations for the period due to the timing of sales and repurchases of the Fund shares in relation to income earned and/or fluctuating market value of the investments of the Fund.

bBased on average daily shares outstanding.

cAmount rounds to less than $0.01 per share.

dTotal return does not include fees, charges or expenses imposed by the variable annuity and life insurance contracts for which the Franklin Templeton Variable Insurance Products Trust serves as an underlying investment vehicle. Total return is not annualized for periods less than one year.

eRatios are annualized for periods less than one year.

fBenefit of expense reduction rounds to less than 0.01%.

gExcludes the value of portfolio securities delivered as a result of redemption in-kind.

 

The accompanying notes are an integral part of these financial statements.

 

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Franklin Templeton Variable Insurance Products Trust

 

Financial Highlights (continued)

 

Templeton Foreign Securities Fund

 

    

Six Months
Ended
June 30, 2011

(unaudited)

    Year Ended December 31,  
Class 2      2010     2009     2008     2007     2006  
        

Per share operating performance

            

(for a share outstanding throughout the period)

            

Net asset value, beginning of period

   $ 14.29      $ 13.45      $ 10.76      $ 20.25      $ 18.73      $ 15.63   
        

Income from investment operationsa:

            

Net investment incomeb

     0.28        0.25        0.22        0.40        0.38        0.40   

Net realized and unrealized gains (losses)

     0.57        0.84        3.34        (7.89     2.44        2.91   
        

Total from investment operations

     0.85        1.09        3.56        (7.49     2.82        3.31   
        

Less distributions from:

            

Net investment income

     (0.24     (0.25     (0.39     (0.39     (0.40     (0.21

Net realized gains

                   (0.48     (1.61     (0.90       
        

Total distributions

     (0.24     (0.25     (0.87     (2.00     (1.30     (0.21
        

Redemption feesc

                                          
        

Net asset value, end of period

   $ 14.90      $ 14.29      $ 13.45      $ 10.76      $ 20.25      $ 18.73   
        

Total returnd

     6.02%        8.41%        37.04%        (40.38)%        15.46%        21.44%   

Ratios to average net assetse

            

Expenses

     1.03%        1.03% f      1.03% f      1.02% f      1.00% f      1.00% f 

Net investment income

     3.73%        1.85%        2.03%        2.57%        1.97%        2.38%   

Supplemental data

            

Net assets, end of period (000’s)

   $ 2,065,643      $ 2,090,757      $ 2,010,268      $ 1,702,038      $ 3,255,154      $ 2,941,374   

Portfolio turnover rate

     11.67%        19.16%        22.50%        18.27%        26.74%        18.97% g 

 

aThe amount shown for a share outstanding throughout the period may not correlate with the Statement of Operations for the period due to the timing of sales and repurchases of the Fund shares in relation to income earned and/or fluctuating market value of the investments of the Fund.

bBased on average daily shares outstanding.

cAmount rounds to less than $0.01 per share.

dTotal return does not include fees, charges or expenses imposed by the variable annuity and life insurance contracts for which the Franklin Templeton Variable Insurance Products Trust serves as an underlying investment vehicle. Total return is not annualized for periods less than one year.

eRatios are annualized for periods less than one year.

fBenefit of expense reduction rounds to less than 0.01%.

gExcludes the value of portfolio securities delivered as a result of redemption in-kind.

 

The accompanying notes are an integral part of these financial statements.

 

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Franklin Templeton Variable Insurance Products Trust

 

Financial Highlights (continued)

 

Templeton Foreign Securities Fund

 

    

Six Months
Ended
June 30, 2011

(unaudited)

    Year Ended December 31,  
Class 3      2010     2009     2008     2007     2006  
    

 

 

Per share operating performance

            

(for a share outstanding throughout the period)

            

Net asset value, beginning of period

   $ 14.24      $ 13.37      $ 10.70      $ 20.18      $ 18.68      $ 15.60   
  

 

 

 

Income from investment operationsa:

            

Net investment incomeb

     0.27        0.25        0.25        0.39        0.37        0.37   

Net realized and unrealized gains (losses)

     0.58        0.84        3.30        (7.84     2.45        2.94   
  

 

 

 

Total from investment operations

     0.85        1.09        3.55        (7.45     2.82        3.31   
  

 

 

 

Less distributions from:

            

Net investment income

     (0.24     (0.22     (0.40     (0.42     (0.42     (0.23

Net realized gains

                   (0.48     (1.61     (0.90       
  

 

 

 

Total distributions

     (0.24     (0.22     (0.88     (2.03     (1.32     (0.23
  

 

 

 

Redemption feesc

                                          
  

 

 

 

Net asset value, end of period

   $ 14.85      $ 14.24      $ 13.37      $ 10.70      $ 20.18      $ 18.68   
  

 

 

 

Total returnd

     6.03%        8.41%        37.20%        (40.39)%        15.45%        21.46%   

Ratios to average net assetse

            

Expenses

     1.03%        1.03% f      1.03% f      1.02% f      1.00% f      1.00% f 

Net investment income

     3.73%        1.85%        2.03%        2.57%        1.97%        2.38%   

Supplemental data

            

Net assets, end of period (000’s)

   $ 108,767      $ 108,766      $ 115,364      $ 271,061      $ 313,505      $ 150,417   

Portfolio turnover rate

     11.67%        19.16%        22.50%        18.27%        26.74%        18.97% g 

 

aThe amount shown for a share outstanding throughout the period may not correlate with the Statement of Operations for the period due to the timing of sales and repurchases of the Fund shares in relation to income earned and/or fluctuating market value of the investments of the Fund.

bBased on average daily shares outstanding.

cAmount rounds to less than $0.01 per share.

dTotal return does not include fees, charges or expenses imposed by the variable annuity and life insurance contracts for which the Franklin Templeton Variable Insurance Products Trust serves as an underlying investment vehicle. Total return is not annualized for periods less than one year.

eRatios are annualized for periods less than one year.

fBenefit of expense reduction rounds to less than 0.01%.

gExcludes the value of portfolio securities delivered as a result of redemption in-kind.

 

The accompanying notes are an integral part of these financial statements.

 

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Franklin Templeton Variable Insurance Products Trust

 

Financial Highlights (continued)

 

Templeton Foreign Securities Fund

 

    

Six Months
Ended
June 30, 2011

(unaudited)

    Year Ended December 31,  
Class 4      2010     2009     2008  
        

Per share operating performance

        

(for a share outstanding throughout the period)

        

Net asset value, beginning of period

   $ 14.43      $ 13.59      $ 10.91      $ 18.90   
        

Income from investment operationsb:

        

Net investment incomec

     0.28        0.17        0.21        0.15   

Net realized and unrealized gains (losses)

     0.57        0.92        3.37        (6.08
        

Total from investment operations

     0.85        1.09        3.58        (5.93
        

Less distributions from:

        

Net investment income

     (0.25     (0.25     (0.42     (0.45

Net realized gains

                   (0.48     (1.61
        

Total distributions

     (0.25     (0.25     (0.90     (2.06
        

Redemption feesd

                            
        

Net asset value, end of period

   $ 15.03      $ 14.43      $ 13.59      $ 10.91   
        

Total returne

     5.97%        8.38%        36.84%        (35.15)%   

Ratios to average net assetsf

        

Expenses

     1.13%        1.13% g      1.13% g      1.12% g 

Net investment income

     3.63%        1.75%        1.93%        2.47%   

Supplemental data

        

Net assets, end of period (000’s)

   $ 363,438      $ 305,505      $ 48,501      $ 14,287   

Portfolio turnover rate

     11.67%        19.16%        22.50%        18.27%   

 

aFor the period February 29, 2008 (effective date) to December 31, 2008.

bThe amount shown for a share outstanding throughout the period may not correlate with the Statement of Operations for the period due to the timing of sales and repurchases of the Fund shares in relation to income earned and/or fluctuating market value of the investments of the Fund.

cBased on average daily shares outstanding.

dAmount rounds to less than $0.01 per share.

eTotal return does not include fees, charges or expenses imposed by the variable annuity and life insurance contracts for which the Franklin Templeton Variable Insurance Products Trust serves as an underlying investment vehicle. Total return is not annualized for periods less than one year.

fRatios are annualized for periods less than one year.

gBenefit of expense reduction rounds to less than 0.01%.

 

The accompanying notes are an integral part of these financial statements.

 

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Franklin Templeton Variable Insurance Products Trust

 

Statement of Investments, June 30, 2011 (unaudited)

 

Templeton Foreign Securities Fund    Country    Shares/Units      Value  

Common Stocks and Other Equity Interests 95.7%

        

Aerospace & Defense 0.7%

        

BAE Systems PLC

   United Kingdom      3,909,200       $ 19,985,429   
              

Automobiles 1.8%

        

aMazda Motor Corp.

   Japan      5,453,000         14,292,069   

Toyota Motor Corp., ADR

   Japan      440,460         36,302,713   
              
           50,594,782   
              

Capital Markets 2.7%

        

Credit Suisse Group AG

   Switzerland      748,380         29,105,645   

KKR & Co., LP

   United States      1,155,000         18,849,600   

Nomura Holdings Inc.

   Japan      5,636,100         27,723,689   
              
           75,678,934   
              

Commercial Banks 6.4%

        

BNP Paribas

   France      430,520         33,232,480   

DBS Group Holdings Ltd.

   Singapore      2,993,520         35,728,245   

HSBC Holdings PLC

   United Kingdom      1,865,200         18,468,039   

KB Financial Group Inc., ADR

   South Korea      1,220,681         58,348,552   

UniCredit SpA

   Italy      10,439,019         22,101,690   

United Overseas Bank Ltd.

   Singapore      985,000         15,781,812   
              
           183,660,818   
              

Commercial Services & Supplies 1.4%

        

Downer EDI Ltd.

   Australia      4,000,712         15,874,345   

G4S PLC

   United Kingdom      5,045,810         22,646,113   
              
           38,520,458   
              

Communications Equipment 0.8%

        

Telefonaktiebolaget LM Ericsson, B, ADR

   Sweden      1,675,840         24,098,579   
              

Computers & Peripherals 1.8%

        

Compal Electronics Inc.

   Taiwan      28,536,431         34,879,677   

Lite-On Technology Corp.

   Taiwan      11,743,407         15,414,024   
              
           50,293,701   
              

Construction Materials 0.5%

        

CRH PLC

   Ireland      659,820         14,610,917   
              

Containers & Packaging 0.7%

        

Rexam PLC

   United Kingdom      3,021,290         18,559,043   
              

Diversified Financial Services 2.5%

        

aING Groep NV

   Netherlands      5,880,644         72,392,633   
              

Diversified Telecommunication Services 9.2%

        

China Telecom Corp. Ltd., H

   China      69,378,357         44,845,072   

France Telecom SA

   France      2,164,143         46,023,641   

Singapore Telecommunications Ltd.

   Singapore      20,651,000         53,128,030   

Telefonica SA, ADR

   Spain      1,813,382         44,409,725   

Telekom Austria AG

   Austria      1,711,400         21,839,724   

Telenor ASA

   Norway      3,226,804         52,396,604   
              
              262,642,796   
              

Electric Utilities 2.0%

        

E.ON AG

   Germany      917,590         26,127,180   

Iberdrola SA

   Spain      3,537,921         31,485,979   
              
           57,613,159   
              

 

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Franklin Templeton Variable Insurance Products Trust

 

Statement of Investments, June 30, 2011 (unaudited) (continued)

 

Templeton Foreign Securities Fund    Country    Shares/Units      Value  

Common Stocks and Other Equity Interests (continued)

        

Electronic Equipment, Instruments & Components 1.1%

        

aFlextronics International Ltd.

   Singapore      4,961,670       $ 31,853,921   
              

Energy Equipment & Services 1.1%

        

Aker Solutions ASA

   Norway      1,617,940         32,252,821   
              

Food & Staples Retailing 2.1%

        

Tesco PLC

   United Kingdom      9,326,670         60,169,114   
              

Food Products 0.9%

        

Nestle SA

   Switzerland      407,850         25,345,103   
              

Hotels, Restaurants & Leisure 0.8%

        

bAutogrill SpA

   Italy      1,655,033         21,720,418   
              

Industrial Conglomerates 3.5%

        

Hutchison Whampoa Ltd.

   Hong Kong      3,794,709         40,961,937   

Koninklijke Philips Electronics NV

   Netherlands      801,670         20,588,616   

Siemens AG

   Germany      285,414         39,133,596   
              
           100,684,149   
              

Insurance 11.1%

        

ACE Ltd.

   United States      377,449         24,843,693   

aAIA Group Ltd.

   Hong Kong      11,111,000         38,551,354   

Aviva PLC

   United Kingdom      9,269,960         65,319,042   

AXA SA

   France      2,547,968         57,899,647   

Muenchener Rueckversicherungs-Gesellschaft AG

   Germany      249,150         38,063,471   

NKSJ Holdings Inc.

   Japan      4,218,000         27,716,564   

PartnerRe Ltd.

   Bermuda      196,480         13,527,648   

aSwiss Re Ltd.

   Switzerland      917,340         51,507,637   
              
              317,429,056   
              

Life Sciences Tools & Services 0.5%

        

Lonza Group AG

   Switzerland      175,440         13,729,724   
              

Media 2.1%

        

Reed Elsevier NV

   Netherlands      2,017,693         27,079,738   

Vivendi SA

   France      1,178,959         32,782,874   
              
           59,862,612   
              

Metals & Mining 0.5%

        

POSCO

   South Korea      34,202         14,873,222   
              

Multi-Utilities 0.9%

        

GDF Suez

   France      697,431         25,522,165   
              

Multiline Retail 0.5%

        

Marks & Spencer Group PLC

   United Kingdom      2,350,320         13,641,541   
              

Oil, Gas & Consumable Fuels 10.7%

        

BP PLC

   United Kingdom      4,406,715         32,423,127   

Gazprom, ADR

   Russia      2,623,000         38,164,650   

Reliance Industries Ltd.

   India      998,145         20,074,724   

Royal Dutch Shell PLC, B

   United Kingdom      1,292,973         46,124,114   

Sasol, ADR

   South Africa      372,840         19,719,508   

Statoil ASA

   Norway      2,455,740         62,193,686   

Talisman Energy Inc.

   Canada      1,506,600         30,955,501   

Total SA, B

   France      979,926         56,671,066   
              
           306,326,376   
              

 

TF-12


Franklin Templeton Variable Insurance Products Trust

 

Statement of Investments, June 30, 2011 (unaudited) (continued)

 

Templeton Foreign Securities Fund    Country    Shares/Units      Value  

Common Stocks and Other Equity Interests (continued)

        

Pharmaceuticals 10.3%

        

GlaxoSmithKline PLC

   United Kingdom      2,772,585       $ 59,370,410   

Merck KGaA

   Germany      405,300         44,069,182   

Novartis AG

   Switzerland      360,330         22,070,641   

Roche Holding AG

   Switzerland      468,100         78,332,148   

Sanofi

   France      1,127,925         90,681,019   
              
           294,523,400   
              

Professional Services 1.4%

        

Adecco SA

   Switzerland      318,420         20,412,510   

Hays PLC

   United Kingdom      11,353,070         18,776,268   
              
           39,188,778   
              

Real Estate Management & Development 1.0%

        

Cheung Kong (Holdings) Ltd.

   Hong Kong      1,973,922         28,866,556   
              

Semiconductors & Semiconductor Equipment 5.9%

        

Infineon Technologies AG

   Germany      1,103,225         12,387,575   

Samsung Electronics Co. Ltd.

   South Korea      89,088         68,965,968   

Siliconware Precision Industries Co.

   Taiwan      14,515,000         18,623,514   

Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Co. Ltd.

   Taiwan      27,781,526         69,650,370   
              
           169,627,427   
              

Software 2.8%

        

Nintendo Co. Ltd.

   Japan      166,400         31,148,972   

SAP AG, ADR

   Germany      370,760         22,486,594   

Trend Micro Inc.

   Japan      868,100         26,839,338   
              
           80,474,904   
              

Specialty Retail 2.8%

        

Kingfisher PLC

   United Kingdom      11,166,186         47,892,834   

USS Co. Ltd.

   Japan      431,520         33,393,821   
              
           81,286,655   
              

Textiles, Apparel & Luxury Goods 0.2%

        

Yue Yuen Industrial Holdings Ltd.

   Hong Kong      2,093,000         6,643,377   
              

Trading Companies & Distributors 0.8%

        

Itochu Corp.

   Japan      2,102,500         21,754,953   
              

Wireless Telecommunication Services 4.2%

        

China Mobile Ltd.

   China      2,340,000         21,680,728   

Mobile TeleSystems, ADR

   Russia      914,865         17,400,732   

Vodafone Group PLC, ADR

   United Kingdom      2,996,800         80,074,496   
              
           119,155,956   
              

Total Common Stocks and Other Equity Interests
(Cost $2,398,995,849)

           2,733,583,477   
              

Preferred Stocks (Cost $2,178,441) 1.2%

        

Metals & Mining 1.2%

        

Vale SA, ADR, pfd., A

   Brazil      1,210,222         35,048,029   
              

Total Investments before Short Term Investments
(Cost $2,401,174,290)

           2,768,631,506   
              

 

TF-13


Franklin Templeton Variable Insurance Products Trust

 

Statement of Investments, June 30, 2011 (unaudited) (continued)

 

Templeton Foreign Securities Fund    Country    Shares/Units      Value  

Short Term Investments 3.3%

        

Money Market Funds (Cost $80,534,394) 2.8%

        

a,cInstitutional Fiduciary Trust Money Market Portfolio

   United States      80,534,394       $ 80,534,394   
              

dInvestments from Cash Collateral Received for Loaned Securities
(Cost $12,457,015) 0.5%

        

Money Market Funds 0.5%

        

eBNY Mellon Overnight Government Fund, 0.05%

   United States      12,457,015         12,457,015   
              

Total Investments (Cost $2,494,165,699) 100.2%

           2,861,622,915   

Other Assets, less Liabilities (0.2)%

           (4,297,400
              

Net Assets 100.0%

         $ 2,857,325,515   
              

 

See Abbreviations on page TF-25.

 

aNon-income producing.

bA portion or all of the security is on loan at June 30, 2011. See Note 1(c).

cSee Note 7 regarding investments in the Institutional Fiduciary Trust Money Market Portfolio.

dSee Note 1(c) regarding securities on loan.

eThe rate shown is the annualized seven-day yield at period end.

 

The accompanying notes are an integral part of these financial statements.

 

TF-14


Franklin Templeton Variable Insurance Products Trust

 

Financial Statements

 

Statement of Assets and Liabilities

June 30, 2011 (unaudited)

 

     Templeton
Foreign
Securities Fund
 

Assets:

  

Investments in securities:

  

Cost - Unaffiliated issuers

   $ 2,413,631,305   

Cost - Sweep Money Fund (Note 7)

     80,534,394   
  

 

 

 

Total cost of investments

   $ 2,494,165,699   
  

 

 

 

Value - Unaffiliated issuers

   $ 2,781,088,521   

Value - Sweep Money Fund (Note 7)

     80,534,394   
  

 

 

 

Total value of investments (includes securities loaned in the amount $12,018,634)

     2,861,622,915   

Cash

     1,652,499   

Receivables:

  

Capital shares sold

     596,367   

Dividends

     13,192,332   

Other assets

     724   
  

 

 

 

Total assets

     2,877,064,837   
  

 

 

 

Liabilities:

  

Payables:

  

Capital shares redeemed

     3,838,837   

Affiliates

     2,836,079   

Payable upon return of securities loaned

     12,457,015   

Accrued expenses and other liabilities

     607,391   
  

 

 

 

Total liabilities

     19,739,322   
  

 

 

 

Net assets, at value

   $ 2,857,325,515   
  

 

 

 

Net assets consist of:

  

Paid-in capital

   $ 2,609,256,192   

Undistributed net investment income

     53,463,787   

Net unrealized appreciation (depreciation)

     367,819,795   

Accumulated net realized gain (loss)

     (173,214,259
  

 

 

 

Net assets, at value

   $ 2,857,325,515   
  

 

 

 

 

The accompanying notes are an integral part of these financial statements.

 

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Franklin Templeton Variable Insurance Products Trust

 

Financial Statements (continued)

 

Statement of Assets and Liabilities (continued)

June 30, 2011 (unaudited)

 

     Templeton
Foreign
Securities Fund
 

Class 1:

  

Net assets, at value

   $ 319,476,897   
        

Shares outstanding

     21,085,114   
        

Net asset value and maximum offering price per share

   $ 15.15   
        

Class 2:

  

Net assets, at value

   $ 2,065,643,225   
        

Shares outstanding

     138,608,418   
        

Net asset value and maximum offering price per share

   $ 14.90   
        

Class 3:

  

Net assets, at value

   $ 108,767,171   
        

Shares outstanding

     7,324,953   
        

Net asset value and maximum offering price per sharea

   $ 14.85   
        

Class 4:

  

Net assets, at value

   $ 363,438,222   
        

Shares outstanding

     24,182,943   
        

Net asset value and maximum offering price per share

   $ 15.03   
        

 

 

 

 

aRedemption price is equal to net asset value less redemption fees retained by the fund.

 

The accompanying notes are an integral part of these financial statements.

 

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Franklin Templeton Variable Insurance Products Trust

 

Financial Statements (continued)

 

Statement of Operations

for the six months ended June 30, 2011 (unaudited)

 

     Templeton
Foreign
Securities Fund
 

Investment income:

  

Dividends (net of foreign taxes of $7,409,801)

   $ 65,444,900   

Income from securities loaned

     3,193,310   
  

 

 

 

Total investment income

     68,638,210   
  

 

 

 

Expenses:

  

Management fees (Note 3a)

     9,160,229   

Administrative fees (Note 3b)

     1,366,364   

Distribution fees: (Note 3c)

  

Class 2

     2,640,889   

Class 3

     138,214   

Class 4

     589,614   

Unaffiliated transfer agent fees

     3,174   

Custodian fees (Note 4)

     284,486   

Reports to shareholders

     321,977   

Professional fees

     37,595   

Trustees’ fees and expenses

     5,121   

Other

     29,049   
  

 

 

 

Total expenses

     14,576,712   
  

 

 

 

Net investment income

     54,061,498   
  

 

 

 

Realized and unrealized gains (losses):

  

Net realized gain (loss) from:

  

Investments

     92,741,145   

Foreign currency transactions

     214,920   
  

 

 

 

Net realized gain (loss)

     92,956,065   
  

 

 

 

Net change in unrealized appreciation (depreciation) on:

  

Investments

     21,751,629   

Translation of other assets and liabilities denominated in foreign currencies

     173,398   
  

 

 

 

Net change in unrealized appreciation (depreciation)

     21,925,027   
  

 

 

 

Net realized and unrealized gain (loss)

     114,881,092   
  

 

 

 

Net increase (decrease) in net assets resulting from operations

   $ 168,942,590   
  

 

 

 

 

The accompanying notes are an integral part of these financial statements.

 

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Franklin Templeton Variable Insurance Products Trust

 

Financial Statements (continued)

 

Statements of Changes in Net Assets

 

     Templeton Foreign
Securities Fund
 
     Six Months
Ended
June 30, 2011
(unaudited)
    Year
Ended
December 31,
2010
 
        

Increase (decrease) in net assets:

    

Operations:

    

Net investment income

   $ 54,061,498      $ 47,212,887   

Net realized gain (loss) from investments and foreign currency transactions

     92,956,065        35,915,484   

Net change in unrealized appreciation (depreciation) on investments and translation of other assets and liabilities denominated in foreign currencies

     21,925,027        171,263,300   
        

Net increase (decrease) in net assets resulting from operations

     168,942,590        254,391,671   
        

Distributions to shareholders from:

    

Net investment income:

    

Class 1

     (5,782,491     (6,186,591

Class 2

     (33,309,204     (35,909,578

Class 3

     (1,749,311     (1,738,264

Class 4

     (5,966,192     (1,159,055
        

Total distributions to shareholders

     (46,807,198     (44,993,488
        

Capital share transactions: (Note 2)

    

Class 1

     (15,547,422     (16,391,025

Class 2

     (116,087,783     (56,686,127

Class 3

     (4,751,771     (13,133,254

Class 4

     45,264,268        210,807,534   
        

Total capital share transactions

     (91,122,708     124,597,128   
        

Redemption fees

     2,672        9,228   
        

Net increase (decrease) in net assets

     31,015,356        334,004,539   

Net assets:

    

Beginning of period

     2,826,310,159        2,492,305,620   
        

End of period

   $ 2,857,325,515      $ 2,826,310,159   
        

Undistributed net investment income included in net assets:

    

End of period

   $ 53,463,787      $ 46,209,487   
        

 

The accompanying notes are an integral part of these financial statements.

 

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Franklin Templeton Variable Insurance Products Trust

 

Notes to Financial Statements (unaudited)

 

Templeton Foreign Securities Fund

 

1. ORGANIZATION AND SIGNIFICANT ACCOUNTING POLICIES

 

Franklin Templeton Variable Insurance Products Trust (Trust) is registered under the Investment Company Act of 1940, as amended, (1940 Act) as an open-end investment company, consisting of twenty separate funds. The Templeton Foreign Securities Fund (Fund) is included in this report. The financial statements of the remaining funds in the Trust are presented separately. Shares of the Fund are generally sold only to insurance company separate accounts to fund the benefits of variable life insurance policies or variable annuity contracts. The Fund offers four classes of shares: Class 1, Class 2, Class 3, and Class 4.

 

The following summarizes the Fund’s significant accounting policies.

 

a. Financial Instrument Valuation

 

The Fund’s investments in securities and other financial instruments are carried at fair value daily. Fair value is the price that would be received to sell an asset or paid to transfer a liability in an orderly transaction between market participants on the measurement date. Under procedures approved by the Trust’s Board of Trustees, the Fund may utilize independent pricing services, quotations from securities and financial instrument dealers, and other market sources to determine fair value.

 

Equity securities listed on an exchange or on the NASDAQ National Market System are valued at the last quoted sale price or the official closing price of the day, respectively. Foreign equity securities are valued as of the close of trading on the foreign stock exchange on which the security is primarily traded, or the NYSE, whichever is earlier. The value is then converted into its U.S. dollar equivalent at the foreign exchange rate in effect at the close of the NYSE on the day that the value of the security is determined. Over-the-counter securities are valued within the range of the most recent quoted bid and ask prices. Securities that trade in multiple markets or on multiple exchanges are valued according to the broadest and most representative market. Certain equity securities are valued based upon fundamental characteristics or relationships to similar securities. Investments in open-end mutual funds and non-registered money market funds are valued at the closing net asset value.

 

The Fund has procedures to determine the fair value of securities and other financial instruments for which market prices are not readily available or which may not be reliably priced. Under these procedures, the Fund primarily employs a market-based approach which may use related or comparable assets or liabilities, recent transactions, market multiples, book values, and other relevant information for the investment to determine the fair value of the investment. The Fund may also use an income-based valuation approach in which the anticipated future cash flows of the investment are discounted to calculate fair value. Discounts may also be applied due to the nature or duration of any restrictions on the disposition of the investments. Due to the inherent uncertainty of valuations of such investments, the fair values may differ significantly from the values that would have been used had an active market existed.

 

Trading in securities on foreign securities stock exchanges and over-the-counter markets may be completed before the daily close of business on the NYSE. Occasionally, events occur between the time at which trading in a foreign security is completed and the close of the NYSE that might call into question the reliability of the value of a portfolio security held by the Fund. As a result, differences may arise between the value of the Fund’s portfolio securities as determined at the foreign market close and the latest indications of value at the close of the NYSE. In order to minimize the potential for these differences, the investment manager monitors price movements following the close of trading in foreign stock markets through a series of country specific market proxies (such as baskets of American Depository Receipts, futures contracts and exchange traded funds). These price movements are measured against established trigger thresholds for each specific market proxy to assist in determining if an event has occurred that may call into question the reliability of the values of the foreign securities held by the Fund. If such an event occurs, the securities may be valued using fair value procedures, which may include the use of independent pricing services.

 

b. Foreign Currency Translation

 

Portfolio securities and other assets and liabilities denominated in foreign currencies are translated into U.S. dollars based on the exchange rate of such currencies against U.S. dollars on the date of valuation. The Fund may enter into foreign currency

 

TF-19


Franklin Templeton Variable Insurance Products Trust

 

Notes to Financial Statements (unaudited) (continued)

 

Templeton Foreign Securities Fund

 

1. ORGANIZATION AND SIGNIFICANT ACCOUNTING POLICIES (continued)

 

b. Foreign Currency Translation (continued)

 

exchange contracts to facilitate transactions denominated in a foreign currency. Purchases and sales of securities, income and expense items denominated in foreign currencies are translated into U.S. dollars at the exchange rate in effect on the transaction date. Portfolio securities and assets and liabilities denominated in foreign currencies contain risks that those currencies will decline in value relative to the U.S. dollar. Occasionally, events may impact the availability or reliability of foreign exchange rates used to convert the U.S. dollar equivalent value. If such an event occurs, the foreign exchange rate will be valued at fair value using procedures established and approved by the Trust’s Board of Trustees.

 

The Fund does not separately report the effect of changes in foreign exchange rates from changes in market prices on securities held. Such changes are included in net realized and unrealized gain or loss from investments on the Statement of Operations.

 

Realized foreign exchange gains or losses arise from sales of foreign currencies, currency gains or losses realized between the trade and settlement dates on securities transactions and the difference between the recorded amounts of dividends, interest, and foreign withholding taxes and the U.S. dollar equivalent of the amounts actually received or paid. Net unrealized foreign exchange gains and losses arise from changes in foreign exchange rates on foreign denominated assets and liabilities other than investments in securities held at the end of the reporting period.

 

c. Securities Lending

 

The Fund participates in an agency based security lending program. The Fund receives cash collateral against the loaned securities in an amount equal to at least 102% of the market value of the loaned securities. Collateral is maintained over the life of the loan in an amount not less than 100% of the market value of loaned securities, as determined at the close of Fund business each day; any additional collateral required due to changes in security values is delivered to the Fund on the next business day. The collateral is invested in a money market fund managed by the Fund’s custodian on the Fund’s behalf. The Fund receives income from the investment of cash collateral, in addition to lending fees and rebates paid by the borrower. The Fund bears the market risk with respect to the collateral investment, securities loaned, and the risk that the agent may default on its obligations to the Fund. The securities lending agent has agreed to indemnify the Fund in the event of default by a third party borrower.

 

d. Income Taxes

 

It is the Fund’s policy to qualify as a regulated investment company under the Internal Revenue Code. The Fund intends to distribute to shareholders substantially all of its taxable income and net realized gains to relieve it from federal income and excise taxes. As a result, no provision for U.S. federal income taxes is required. The Fund files U.S. income tax returns as well as tax returns in certain other jurisdictions. The Fund records a provision for taxes in its financial statements including penalties and interest, if any, for a tax position taken on a tax return (or expected to be taken) when it fails to meet the more likely than not (a greater than 50% probability) threshold and based on the technical merits, the tax position may not be sustained upon examination by the tax authorities. As of June 30, 2011, and for all open tax years, the Fund has determined that no provision for income tax is required in the Fund’s financial statements. Open tax years are those that remain subject to examination and are based on each tax jurisdiction statute of limitation.

 

The Fund may be subject to foreign taxation related to income received, capital gains on the sale of securities and certain foreign currency transactions in the foreign jurisdictions in which it invests. Foreign taxes, if any, are recorded based on the tax regulations and rates that exist in the foreign markets in which the Fund invests. When a capital gain tax is determined to apply the Fund records an estimated deferred tax liability for unrealized gains on these securities in an amount that would be payable if the securities were disposed of on the valuation date.

 

TF-20


Franklin Templeton Variable Insurance Products Trust

 

Notes to Financial Statements (unaudited) (continued)

 

Templeton Foreign Securities Fund

 

1. ORGANIZATION AND SIGNIFICANT ACCOUNTING POLICIES (continued)

 

e. Security Transactions, Investment Income, Expenses and Distributions

 

Security transactions are accounted for on trade date. Realized gains and losses on security transactions are determined on a specific identification basis. Estimated expenses are accrued daily. Dividend income is recorded on the ex-dividend date except that certain dividends from foreign securities are recognized as soon as the Fund is notified of the ex-dividend date. Distributions to shareholders are recorded on the ex-dividend date and are determined according to income tax regulations (tax basis). Distributable earnings determined on a tax basis may differ from earnings recorded in accordance with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America. These differences may be permanent or temporary. Permanent differences are reclassified among capital accounts to reflect their tax character. These reclassifications have no impact on net assets or the results of operations. Temporary differences are not reclassified, as they may reverse in subsequent periods.

 

Common expenses incurred by the Trust are allocated among the funds based on the ratio of net assets of each fund to the combined net assets of the Trust. Fund specific expenses are charged directly to the fund that incurred the expense.

 

Realized and unrealized gains and losses and net investment income, not including class specific expenses, are allocated daily to each class of shares based upon the relative proportion of net assets of each class. Differences in per share distributions, by class, are generally due to differences in class specific expenses.

 

f. Accounting Estimates

 

The preparation of financial statements in accordance with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America requires management to make estimates and assumptions that affect the reported amounts of assets and liabilities at the date of the financial statements and the amounts of income and expenses during the reporting period. Actual results could differ from those estimates.

 

g. Redemption Fees

 

Redemptions and exchanges of interests in an insurance company subaccount that invests in Class 3 shares of the Fund will be subject to a 1.0% short term trading fee if the interest in the subaccount has been held for less than 60 days. Such fees are retained by the Fund and accounted for as an addition to paid-in capital, allocated to each class of shares based upon the relative proportion of net assets of each class.

 

h. Guarantees and Indemnifications

 

Under the Trust’s organizational documents, its officers and trustees are indemnified by the Trust against certain liabilities arising out of the performance of their duties to the Trust. Additionally, in the normal course of business, the Trust, on behalf of the Fund, enters into contracts with service providers that contain general indemnification clauses. The Trust’s maximum exposure under these arrangements is unknown as this would involve future claims that may be made against the Trust that have not yet occurred. Currently, the Trust expects the risk of loss to be remote.

 

TF-21


Franklin Templeton Variable Insurance Products Trust

 

Notes to Financial Statements (unaudited) (continued)

 

Templeton Foreign Securities Fund

 

2. SHARES OF BENEFICIAL INTEREST

 

At June 30, 2011, there were an unlimited number of shares authorized (without par value). Transactions in the Fund’s shares were as follows:

 

     Six Months Ended
June 30, 2011
    Year Ended
December 31, 2010
 
Class 1 Shares:    Shares     Amount     Shares     Amount  

Shares sold

     360,037      $ 5,500,124        1,834,739      $ 24,009,210   

Shares issued in reinvestment of distributions

     392,832        5,782,491        500,533        6,186,591   

Shares redeemed

     (1,757,208     (26,830,037     (3,507,687     (46,586,826
    

 

 

Net increase (decrease)

     (1,004,339   $ (15,547,422     (1,172,415   $ (16,391,025
    

 

 

Class 2 Shares:

        

Shares sold

     6,101,254      $ 91,105,850        24,359,823      $ 304,453,001   

Shares issued in reinvestment of distributions

     2,300,359        33,309,203        2,950,664        35,909,578   

Shares redeemed

     (16,069,753     (240,502,836     (30,526,296     (397,048,706
    

 

 

Net increase (decrease)

     (7,668,140   $ (116,087,783     (3,215,809   $ (56,686,127
    

 

 

Class 3 Shares:

        

Shares sold

     366,841      $ 5,465,038        488,049      $ 6,145,010   

Shares issued in reinvestment of distributions

     121,227        1,749,311        143,421        1,738,264   

Shares redeemed

     (800,456     (11,966,120     (1,625,745     (21,016,528
    

 

 

Net increase (decrease)

     (312,388   $ (4,751,771     (994,275   $ (13,133,254
    

 

 

Class 4 Shares:

        

Shares sold

     4,488,433      $ 67,795,298        19,836,996      $ 240,414,850   

Shares issued on reinvestment of distributions

     408,643        5,966,192        94,309        1,159,055   

Shares redeemed

     (1,885,338     (28,497,222     (2,328,115     (30,766,371
    

 

 

Net increase (decrease)

     3,011,738      $ 45,264,268        17,603,190      $ 210,807,534   
    

 

 

 

3. TRANSACTIONS WITH AFFILIATES

 

Franklin Resources, Inc. is the holding company for various subsidiaries that together are referred to as Franklin Templeton Investments. Certain officers and trustees of the Fund are also officers, and/or directors of the following subsidiaries:

 

Subsidiary    Affiliation

Templeton Investment Counsel, LLC (TIC)

   Investment manager

Franklin Templeton Services, LLC (FT Services)

   Administrative manager

Franklin Templeton Distributors, Inc. (Distributors)

   Principal underwriter

Franklin Templeton Investor Services, LLC (Investor Services)

   Transfer agent

 

a. Management Fees

 

The Fund pays an investment management fee to TIC based on the average daily net assets of the Fund as follows:

 

Annualized Fee Rate    Net Assets
0.750%   

Up to and including $200 million

0.675%   

Over $200 million, up to and including $1.3 billion

0.600%   

Over $1.3 billion, up to and including $10 billion

0.580%   

Over $10 billion, up to and including $15 billion

0.560%   

Over $15 billion, up to and including $20 billion

0.540%   

In excess of $20 billion

 

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Franklin Templeton Variable Insurance Products Trust

 

Notes to Financial Statements (unaudited) (continued)

 

Templeton Foreign Securities Fund

 

3. TRANSACTIONS WITH AFFILIATES (continued)

 

b. Administrative Fees

 

The Fund pays an administrative fee to FT Services based on the Fund’s average daily net assets as follows:

 

Fee Rate    Net Assets
0.150%   

Up to and including $200 million

0.135%   

Over $200 million, up to and including $700 million

0.100%   

Over $700 million, up to and including $1.2 billion

0.075%   

In excess of $1.2 billion

 

c. Distribution Fees

 

The Trust’s Board of Trustees has adopted distribution plans for Class 2, Class 3, and Class 4 shares pursuant to Rule 12b-1 under the 1940 Act. Under the Fund’s compensation distribution plans, the Fund pays Distributors for costs incurred in connection with the servicing, sale and distribution of the Fund’s shares up to 0.25%, 0.35%, and 0.35% per year of its average daily net assets of Class 2, Class 3, and Class 4, respectively. The Board of Trustees has agreed to limit the current rate to 0.25% per year for Class 3.

 

e. Transfer Agent Fees

 

Investor Services, under terms of an agreement, performs shareholder servicing for the Fund and is not paid by the Fund for the services.

 

4. EXPENSE OFFSET ARRANGEMENT

 

The Fund has entered into an arrangement with its custodian whereby credits realized as a result of uninvested cash balances are used to reduce a portion of the Fund’s custodian expenses. During the period ended June 30, 2011, there were no credits earned.

 

5. INCOME TAXES

 

For tax purposes, capital losses may be carried over to offset future capital gains, if any. At December 31, 2010, the Fund had tax basis capital losses of $265,728,291 expiring in 2017.

 

Under the Regulated Investment Company Modernization Act of 2010, the Fund will be permitted to carry forward capital losses incurred in taxable years beginning after December 22, 2010 for an unlimited period. Post-enactment capital loss carryforwards will retain their character as either short-term or long-term capital losses rather than being considered short-term as under previous law. Any post-enactment capital losses generated will be required to be utilized prior to the losses incurred in pre-enactment tax years.

 

At June 30, 2011, the cost of investments and net unrealized appreciation (depreciation) for income tax purposes were as follows:

 

Cost of investments

   $ 2,494,607,736   
  

 

 

 

Unrealized appreciation

   $ 512,240,125   

Unrealized depreciation

     (145,224,946
  

 

 

 

Net unrealized appreciation (depreciation)

   $ 367,015,179   
  

 

 

 

 

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Franklin Templeton Variable Insurance Products Trust

 

Notes to Financial Statements (unaudited) (continued)

 

Templeton Foreign Securities Fund

 

5. INCOME TAXES (continued)

 

Net investment income differs for financial statement and tax purposes primarily due to differing treatments of foreign currency transactions and pass-through entity income.

 

Net realized gains (losses) differ for financial statement and tax purposes primarily due to differing treatments of wash sales, foreign currency transactions and pass-through entity income.

 

6. INVESTMENT TRANSACTIONS

 

Purchases and sales of investments (excluding short term securities) for the period ended June 30, 2011, aggregated $332,560,124 and $427,908,723, respectively.

 

7. INVESTMENTS IN INSTITUTIONAL FIDUCIARY TRUST MONEY MARKET PORTFOLIO

 

The Fund invests in the Institutional Fiduciary Trust Money Market Portfolio (Sweep Money Fund), an open-end investment company managed by Franklin Advisers, Inc. (an affiliate of the investment manager). Management fees paid by the Fund are reduced on assets invested in the Sweep Money Fund, in an amount not to exceed the management and administrative fees paid by the Sweep Money Fund.

 

8. CONCENTRATION OF RISK

 

Investing in foreign securities may include certain risks and considerations not typically associated with investing in U.S. securities, such as fluctuating currency values and changing local and regional economic, political and social conditions, which may result in greater market volatility. In addition, certain foreign securities may not be as liquid as U.S. securities.

 

9. CREDIT FACILITY

 

The Fund, together with other U.S. registered and foreign investment funds (collectively, Borrowers), managed by Franklin Templeton Investments, are borrowers in a joint syndicated senior unsecured credit facility totaling $750 million (Global Credit Facility) which matures on January 20, 2012. This Global Credit Facility provides a source of funds to the Borrowers for temporary and emergency purposes, including the ability to meet future unanticipated or unusually large redemption requests.

 

Under the terms of the Global Credit Facility, the Fund shall, in addition to interest charged on any borrowings made by the Fund and other costs incurred by the Fund, pay its share of fees and expenses incurred in connection with the implementation and maintenance of the Global Credit Facility, based upon its relative share of the aggregate net assets of all of the Borrowers, including an annual commitment fee of 0.08% based upon the unused portion of the Global Credit Facility, which is reflected in other expenses on the Statement of Operations. During the period ended June 30, 2011, the Fund did not use the Global Credit Facility.

 

10. FAIR VALUE MEASUREMENTS

 

The Fund follows a fair value hierarchy that distinguishes between market data obtained from independent sources (observable inputs) and the Fund’s own market assumptions (unobservable inputs). These inputs are used in determining the value of the Fund’s investments and are summarized in the following fair value hierarchy:

 

   

Level 1 – quoted prices in active markets for identical securities

   

Level 2 – other significant observable inputs (including quoted prices for similar securities, interest rates, prepayment speed, credit risk, etc.)

 

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Franklin Templeton Variable Insurance Products Trust

 

Notes to Financial Statements (unaudited) (continued)

 

Templeton Foreign Securities Fund

 

10. FAIR VALUE MEASUREMENTS (continued)

 

   

Level 3 – significant unobservable inputs (including the Fund’s own assumptions in determining the fair value of investments)

 

The inputs or methodology used for valuing securities are not an indication of the risk associated with investing in those securities.

 

For movements between the levels within the fair value hierarchy, the Fund has adopted a policy of recognizing the transfers as of the date of the underlying event which caused the movement.

 

The following is a summary of the inputs used as of June 30, 2011, in valuing the Fund’s assets and liabilities carried at fair value:

 

     Level 1      Level 2      Level 3      Total  
  

 

 

 

Assets:

           

Investments in Securities

           

Equity Investmentsa,b

   $ 2,768,631,506       $       $   —       $ 2,768,631,506   

Short Term Investments

     80,534,394         12,457,015                 92,991,409   
  

 

 

 

Total Investments in Securities

   $ 2,849,165,900       $ 12,457,015       $       $ 2,861,622,915   
  

 

 

 

 

aIncludes common and preferred stock as well as other equity investments.

bFor detailed industry descriptions, see the accompanying Statement of Investments.

 

11. NEW ACCOUNTING PRONOUNCEMENTS

 

In May 2011, the Financial Accounting Standards Board (FASB) issued Accounting Standards Update (ASU) No. 2011-04, Fair Value Measurement (Topic 820): Amendments to Achieve Common Fair Value Measurement and Disclosure Requirements in U.S. GAAP and International Financial Reporting Standards (IFRS). The amendments in the ASU will improve the comparability of fair value measurements presented and disclosed in financial statements prepared in accordance with U.S. GAAP and IFRS and include new guidance for certain fair value measurement principles and disclosure requirements. The ASU is effective for interim and annual periods beginning after December 15, 2011. The Fund is currently evaluating the impact, if any, of applying this provision.

 

12. SUBSEQUENT EVENTS

 

The Fund has evaluated subsequent events through the issuance of the financial statements and determined that no events have occurred that require disclosure.

 

 

 

ABBREVIATIONS

   
Selected Portfolio    
   
ADR - American Depository Receipt    

 

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Franklin Templeton Variable Insurance Products Trust

 

Tax Designation (unaudited)

 

Templeton Foreign Securities Fund

 

At December 31, 2010, more than 50% of the Fund’s total assets were invested in securities of foreign issuers. In most instances, foreign taxes were withheld from income paid to the Fund on these investments. As shown in the table below, the Fund designates to shareholders the foreign source income and foreign taxes paid, pursuant to Section 853 of the Internal Revenue Code (Code). This designation will allow shareholders of record on June 14, 2011, to treat their proportionate share of foreign taxes paid by the Fund as having been paid directly by them. The shareholder shall consider these amounts as foreign taxes paid in the tax year in which they receive the Fund distribution.

 

The following table provides a detailed analysis of foreign tax paid, and foreign source income as designated by the Fund, to Class 1 , Class 2, Class 3, and Class 4 shareholders of record.

 

Class    Foreign Tax
Paid
Per Share
       Foreign
Source Income
Per Share
 

Class 1

   $ 0.0382         $ 0.3182   

Class 2

   $ 0.0382         $ 0.2831   

Class 3

   $ 0.0382         $ 0.2821   

Class 4

   $ 0.0382         $ 0.2942   

 

Foreign Tax Paid Per Share (Column 1) is the amount per share available to you, as a tax credit (assuming you held your shares in the Fund for a minimum of 16 days during the 3 1-day period beginning 15 days before the ex-dividend date of the Fund’s distribution to which the foreign taxes relate), or, as a tax deduction.

 

Foreign Source Income Per Share (Column 2) is the amount per share of income dividends attributable to foreign securities held by the Fund, plus any foreign taxes withheld on these dividends.

 

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TEMPLETON GLOBAL BOND SECURITIES FUND

 

 

We are pleased to bring you Templeton Global Bond Securities Fund’s semiannual report for the period ended June 30, 2011.

 

Performance Summary as of 6/30/11

 

Templeton Global Bond Securities Fund – Class 4 delivered a +5.27% total return for the six-month period ended 6/30/11.

 

Performance reflects the Fund’s Class 4 operating expenses, but does not include any contract fees, expenses or sales charges. If they had been included, performance would be lower. These charges and deductions, particularly for variable life policies, can have a significant effect on contract values and insurance benefits. See the contract prospectus for a complete description of these expenses, including sales charges.

 

Templeton Global Bond Securities Fund – Class 4

 

Performance data represent past performance, which does not guarantee future results. Investment return and principal value will fluctuate, and you may have a gain or loss when you sell your shares. Current performance may differ from figures shown.

 

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Fund Goal and Main Investments: Templeton Global Bond Securities Fund seeks high current income, consistent with preservation of capital, with capital appreciation as a secondary consideration. The Fund normally invests at least 80% of its net assets in bonds, which include debt securities of any maturity, such as bonds, notes, bills and debentures.

 

 

 

Performance Overview

 

You can find the Fund’s six-month total return in the Performance Summary. The Fund outperformed its benchmarks, the J.P. Morgan Global Government Bond Index, which posted a +3.89% total return in U.S. dollar terms, and the Citigroup World Government Bond Index, which produced a +4.00% total return for the same period.1

 

Economic and Market Overview

 

The global economy continued to experience a healthy recovery during the first half of 2011 despite weaker economic activity toward the end of the period. During the reporting period, many policymakers in developing economies continued to tighten policy in response to growth and rising commodity prices. In contrast, the G-3 (U.S., eurozone and Japan) struggled with economic growth that was not as robust as in previous recoveries. Labor markets remained weak, and concerns regarding public sector balances led to periods of market volatility. Worries over sovereign risks in the eurozone, combined with political unrest in the Middle East and the earthquake in Japan, also contributed to periods of high volatility in financial markets.

Global growth was solid in the first quarter of 2011. Many developing economies closed their output gaps and without policy action would have been at risk of overheating. This prompted many policymakers in these economies to continue raising interest rates, tightening fiscal policies and implementing regulations to keep growth at sustainable levels. Many countries increasingly used currency appreciation to try to control inflation from commodity and other import prices. The recovery was not as strong within the G-3. Even as parts of the eurozone, particularly Germany, showed relatively strong recoveries, Greece and, more broadly, southern Europe continued to lag with contractions in several economic indicators.

 

1. Source: © 2011 Morningstar. One cannot invest directly in an index, and an index is not representative of the Fund’s portfolio. Please see Index Descriptions following the Fund Summaries.

 

Fund Risks: Because the Fund invests in bonds and other debt obligations, its share price and yield will be affected by interest rate movements. Bond prices generally move in the opposite direction of interest rates. Thus, as prices of bonds in the Fund adjust to a rise in interest rates, the Fund’s share price may decline. High yield, lower rated (junk) bonds generally have greater price swings and higher default risks than investment-grade bonds. Foreign investing, especially in emerging or developing markets, involves additional risks, including currency fluctuations, economic instability, market volatility, and political and social instability. The Fund’s investment in certain hedging and derivative instruments may involve a small investment relative to the risk assumed. As a nondiversified fund, the Fund may be more sensitive to economic, business, political or other changes affecting similar issuers or securities, which may result in greater fluctuation in the value of the Fund’s shares. The manager applies various techniques and analyses in making investment decisions for the Fund, but there can be no guarantee that these decisions will produce the desired results. The Fund’s prospectus also includes a description of the main investment risks.

 

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In early 2011, risk assets and commodities experienced periods of volatility in response to global events. Commodity prices, particularly for energy, rose in the first quarter due to unrest in the Middle East and North Africa. Regimes throughout the region faced unprecedented popular uprisings that brought down governments in Tunisia and Egypt and sparked violent confrontations in Libya, Yemen and elsewhere in the region. The March earthquake in Japan led to risk aversion globally and a disruption of supply chains. The disaster prompted Japanese policymakers to ease monetary policy.

 

Economic activity slowed in the second quarter, which relieved some of the upward pressure on commodity prices. This slowdown showed signs of being more transitory, reflecting in part supply-chain disruptions resulting from the earthquake in Japan. Early signs from Japan indicated that activity started slowly recovering late in the period. In the U.S., housing and consumer confidence data worsened, and already sluggish labor markets showed signs of further weakness. Many other countries experienced slowdowns in activity as well, particularly within manufacturing sectors. However, even though manufacturing numbers were lower in most economies, they remained solidly in expansionary territory, particularly in many of the countries that were quick to recover from the crisis. In many emerging markets, moderating economic growth helped policymakers who had tightened fiscal and monetary policies to prevent overheating. Despite higher interest rates in the eurozone and the planned end of quantitative easing in the U.S., the G-3 continued to supply liquidity to governments and the financial sector.

 

In the period’s second half, investors exhibited heightened risk aversion as attention returned to highly indebted eurozone nations. Portugal became the third eurozone country to seek official aid from the International Monetary Fund (IMF) and European Union (EU), and the EU struggled to agree upon a coordinated course of action to provide continued assistance to Greece. The period ended with Greece’s government winning a vote of confidence and gaining parliamentary approval for budget cuts, which were needed for disbursement of the next round of funds from the EU and IMF.

 

Investment Strategy

 

We allocate the Fund’s assets among issuers, geographic regions, and currencies based upon our assessment of relative interest rates among currencies, our outlook for changes in interest rates and currencies, and

 

LOGO

 

*The Fund’s supranational investments were denominated in the Mexican peso, Norwegian krone and U.S. dollar.

 

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credit risks. In considering these factors, we may evaluate a country’s changing market, economic and political conditions, such as inflation rate, growth prospects, global trade patterns and government policies. We seek to manage the Fund’s exposure to various currencies and may utilize forward currency exchange contracts.

 

Manager’s Discussion

 

The Fund’s total return was influenced by various factors, including interest rate developments, currency movements and exposure to sovereign debt markets. During the period under review, each of these sources of return benefited absolute and relative results.

 

Interest Rate Strategy

 

The Fund’s duration exposure was a major contributor to relative performance during the six months under review. Although the prospect of higher interest rates is generally a challenge for many fixed income investors, the Fund was somewhat cushioned from rising yields with an average duration of less than half that of the benchmark index, no exposure to U.S. Treasuries or Japanese government bonds, and minimal exposure to eurozone government bonds. Actively managed global fixed income investing in a rising interest rate environment can also offer an opportunity to pursue relatively high yields without taking much duration or credit risk. We favored short maturity bonds in places like Australia, Israel and South Korea where yields between about 3% and 5% were available on bonds with less than two years of duration and strong creditworthiness, in our assessment.

 

This strategy contributed to relative performance over the period because of some select, overweighted exposures. In addition, long duration, local government bonds in Indonesia, Mexico and Brazil were significant contributors.

 

Currency Strategy

 

The Fund’s diverse, actively managed currency exposure provided strong returns during the period. Global currency markets increasingly reflected the underlying strengths of their respective economies. The U.S. dollar fell 5.62% against its major trading partners over the period, a broad-based decline against most currencies outside the Middle East and Africa.2 In the Americas, we concentrated the Fund’s currency exposure in a few emerging Latin American economies, which benefited relative performance. The Chilean peso, Mexican peso and Brazilian

 

2. Source: Federal Reserve H10 Report.

 

What is a forward currency exchange contract?

A forward currency exchange contract is an agreement between the Fund and a counterparty to buy or sell a foreign currency for a specific exchange rate on a future date.

 

What is duration?

Duration is a measure of a bond’s price sensitivity to interest rate changes. In general, a portfolio of securities with a lower duration can be expected to be less sensitive to interest rate changes than a portfolio with a higher duration.

 

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real each appreciated against the U.S. dollar as their domestically led recoveries outpaced that of the U.S. In addition, these economies benefited from high prices for the commodities they exported.

 

The Fund’s exposure to Asia-Pacific region currencies also contributed to results. The currencies of emerging Asian economies and those of more developed economies, such as South Korea and Australia, appreciated as the region again had the world’s strongest growth. Although China’s economy led, with robust domestic demand despite steps by policymakers to tighten policy, the country’s demand and investment had a positive impact throughout the region. For example, Australia was one of the first developed economies to recover from the global financial crisis not only because it had not gone through a housing bubble and had much better government finances, but also because it has close links with China, which is Australia’s largest trading partner. Chinese demand supported prices for Australia’s commodity exports, and the Australian dollar appreciated against the U.S. dollar. The Fund experienced similar benefits from currencies of regional emerging market countries closely integrated with China, such as Malaysia and Indonesia.

 

The Fund’s European currency exposure was a major detractor from relative performance. The Fund’s significantly underweighted euro exposure, through the use of forward currency exchange contracts, detracted from relative performance, but this was partially offset by overweighted exposure to currencies from non-eurozone European countries such as the Norwegian krone, Swedish krona and Polish zloty.

 

Global Sovereign Debt Strategy

 

Sovereign credit exposure benefited performance as the broadly supportive risk environment led to yield spread tightening in most credits. Despite sovereign credits’ significant tightening since the financial crisis, we found opportunities we considered attractive as we felt relative fundamentals continued to favor emerging markets. The enhanced resilience of such economies and the significant challenges facing highly indebted non-eurozone European countries drove a reevaluation of traditional perceptions of sovereign risk. This situation, in conjunction with developed economies’ low interest rates, brought new investors to the asset class and pushed credit spreads lower for some of the largest, traditional emerging markets. We were selective in our sovereign credit exposure as the period progressed, but we managed to benefit from these positions. Specifically, exposures in Hungary and Indonesia were

 

Currency Breakdown

Templeton Global Bond Securities Fund

6/30/11

 

     % of Total
Net Assets
 

Americas

    53.1%   

U.S. Dollar

    35.5%   

Mexican Peso

    7.7%   

Chilean Peso

    5.8%   

Brazilian Real

    3.9%   

Peruvian Nuevo Sol

    0.2%   

Asia Pacific

    38.0%   

South Korean Won

    14.1%   

Malaysian Ringgit

    10.8%   

Australian Dollar

    10.5%   

Indonesian Rupiah

    6.2%   

Philippine Peso

    4.9%   

Indian Rupee

    4.3%   

Singapore Dollar

    4.1%   

Sri Lankan Rupee

    1.6%   

Japanese Yen*

    -18.5%   

Middle East & Africa

    5.8%   

New Israeli Shekel

    4.2%   

Egyptian Pound

    1.6%   

Europe

    3.1%   

Swedish Krona

    9.5%   

Polish Zloty

    9.4%   

Norwegian Krone

    7.7%   

British Pound

    5.8%   

Euro*

    -29.3%   

 

*Holding is a negative percentage because of the Fund’s holdings of forward currency exchange contracts.

 

The dollar value, number of shares or principal amount, and names of all portfolio holdings are listed in the Fund’s Statement of Investments.

 

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top contributing sovereign credit positions, and positions in Russia, Lithuania and Venezuela also helped performance.

 

Thank you for your participation in Templeton Global Bond Securities Fund. We look forward to serving your future investment needs.

 

The foregoing information reflects our analysis, opinions and portfolio holdings as of June 30, 2011, the end of the reporting period. The way we implement our main investment strategies and the resulting portfolio holdings may change depending on factors such as market and economic conditions. These opinions may not be relied upon as investment advice or an offer for a particular security. The information is not a complete analysis of every aspect of any market, country, industry, security or the Fund. Statements of fact are from sources considered reliable, but the investment manager makes no representation or warranty as to their completeness or accuracy. Although historical performance is no guarantee of future results, these insights may help you understand our investment management philosophy.

 

 

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Fund Expenses

 

As an investor in a variable insurance contract (Contract) that indirectly provides for investment in an underlying mutual fund, you can incur transaction and/or ongoing expenses at both the Fund level and the Contract level.

 

 

Transaction expenses can include sales charges (loads) on purchases, surrender fees, transfer fees and premium taxes.

 

 

Ongoing expenses can include management fees, distribution and service (12b-1) fees, contract fees, annual maintenance fees, mortality and expense risk fees and other fees and expenses. All mutual funds and Contracts have some types of ongoing expenses.

 

The expenses shown in the table are meant to highlight ongoing expenses at the Fund level only and do not include ongoing expenses at the Contract level, or transaction expenses at either the Fund or Contract levels. While the Fund does not have transaction expenses, if the transaction and ongoing expenses at the Contract level were included, the expenses shown below would be higher. You should consult your Contract prospectus or disclosure document for more information.

 

The table shows Fund-level ongoing expenses and can help you understand these expenses and compare them with those of other mutual funds offered through the Contract. The table assumes a $1,000 investment held for the six months indicated. Please refer to the Fund prospectus for additional information on operating expenses.

 

Actual Fund Expenses

 

The first line (Actual) of the table provides actual account values and expenses. The “Ending Account Value” is derived from the Fund’s actual return, which includes the effect of ongoing Fund expenses, but does not include the effect of ongoing Contract expenses.

 

You can estimate the Fund-level expenses you incurred during the period by following these steps. Of course, your account value and expenses will differ from those in this illustration:

 

1. Divide your account value by $1,000.

If an account had an $8,600 value, then $8,600 ÷ $1,000 = 8.6.

 

2. Multiply the result by the number under the heading “Fund-Level Expenses Incurred During Period.”

If Fund-Level Expenses Incurred During Period were $7.50, then 8.6 x $7.50 = $64.50.

 

In this illustration, the estimated expenses incurred this period at the Fund level are $64.50.

 

Templeton Global Bond Securities Fund – Class 4

 

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Hypothetical Example for Comparison with Other Mutual Funds

 

Information in the second line (Hypothetical) of the table can help you compare ongoing expenses of the Fund with those of other mutual funds offered through the Contract. This information may not be used to estimate the actual ending account balance or expenses you incurred during the period. The hypothetical “Ending Account Value” is based on the Fund’s actual expense ratio and an assumed 5% annual rate of return before expenses, which does not represent the Fund’s actual return. The figure under the heading “Fund-Level Expenses Incurred During Period” shows the hypothetical expenses your account would have incurred under this scenario. You can compare this figure with the 5% hypothetical examples that appear in shareholder reports of other funds offered through a Contract.

 

Class 4    Beginning
Account
Value 1/1/11
     Ending
Account
Value 6/30/11
     Fund-Level
Expenses Incurred
During Period*
1/1/11–6/30/11
 

Actual

   $ 1,000       $ 1,052.70       $ 4.58   

Hypothetical (5% return before expenses)

   $ 1,000       $ 1,020.33       $ 4.51   

 

*Expenses are calculated using the most recent six-month annualized expense ratio for the Fund’s Class 4 shares (0.90%), which does not include any ongoing expenses of the Contract for which the Fund is an investment option, multiplied by the average account value over the period, multiplied by 181/365 to reflect the one-half year period.

 

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Franklin Templeton Variable Insurance Products Trust

 

Financial Highlights

 

Templeton Global Bond Securities Fund

 

    

Six Months
Ended
June 30, 2011

(unaudited)

    Year Ended December 31,  
Class 1      2010     2009     2008     2007     2006  
    

 

 

Per share operating performance

            

(for a share outstanding throughout the period)

            

Net asset value, beginning of period

   $ 19.94      $ 17.72      $ 17.42      $ 17.00      $ 15.73      $ 14.36   
  

 

 

 

Income from investment operationsa:

            

Net investment incomeb

     0.48        1.00        0.99        0.80        0.77        0.61   

Net realized and unrealized gains (losses)

     0.60        1.58        2.01        0.27        0.97        1.24   
  

 

 

 

Total from investment operations

     1.08        2.58        3.00        1.07        1.74        1.85   
  

 

 

 

Less distributions from:

            

Net investment income and net foreign currency gains

     (1.15     (0.31     (2.70     (0.65     (0.47     (0.48

Net realized gains

     (0.13     (0.05                            
  

 

 

 

Total distributions

     (1.28     (0.36     (2.70     (0.65     (0.47     (0.48
  

 

 

 

Redemption feesc

                                          
  

 

 

 

Net asset value, end of period

   $ 19.74      $ 19.94      $ 17.72      $ 17.42      $ 17.00      $ 15.73   
  

 

 

 

Total returnd

     5.43%        14.71%        18.98%        6.46%        11.27%        13.14%   

Ratios to average net assetse

            

Expenses before expense reduction

     0.55%        0.55%        0.54%        0.58%        0.64%        0.80%   

Expenses net of expense reduction

     0.55%        0.55% f      0.54% f      0.58% f      0.64% f      0.72%   

Net investment income

     4.72%        5.27%        5.73%        4.66%        4.70%        4.09%   

Supplemental data

            

Net assets, end of period (000’s)

   $ 291,254      $ 272,232      $ 195,662      $ 220,588      $ 137,700      $ 75,843   

Portfolio turnover rate

     23.86%        8.77%        20.84%        28.46%        47.33%        30.65%   

 

 

aThe amount shown for a share outstanding throughout the period may not correlate with the Statement of Operations for the period due to the timing of sales and repurchases of the Fund shares in relation to income earned and/or fluctuating market value of the investments of the Fund.

bBased on average daily shares outstanding.

cAmount rounds to less than $0.01 per share.

dTotal return does not include fees, charges or expenses imposed by the variable annuity and life insurance contracts for which the Franklin Templeton Variable Insurance Products Trust serves as an underlying investment vehicle. Total return is not annualized for periods less than one year.

eRatios are annualized for periods less than one year.

fBenefit of expense reduction rounds to less than 0.01%.

 

The accompanying notes are an integral part of these financial statements.

 

TGB-9


Franklin Templeton Variable Insurance Products Trust

 

Financial Highlights (continued)

 

Templeton Global Bond Securities Fund

 

     Six Months
Ended
June 30, 2011
(unaudited)
    Year Ended December 31,  
Class 2      2010     2009     2008     2007     2006  
    

 

 

Per share operating performance

            

(for a share outstanding throughout the period)

            

Net asset value, beginning of period

   $ 19.49      $ 17.34      $ 17.10      $ 16.72      $ 15.50      $ 14.19   
  

 

 

 

Income from investment operationsa:

            

Net investment incomeb

     0.44        0.93        0.93        0.74        0.72        0.57   

Net realized and unrealized gains (losses)

     0.59        1.54        1.98        0.27        0.96        1.21   
  

 

 

 

Total from investment operations

     1.03        2.47        2.91        1.01        1.68        1.78   
  

 

 

 

Less distributions from:

            

Net investment income and net foreign currency gains

     (1.11     (0.27     (2.67     (0.63     (0.46     (0.47

Net realized gains

     (0.13     (0.05                            
  

 

 

 

Total distributions

     (1.24     (0.32     (2.67     (0.63     (0.46     (0.47
  

 

 

 

Redemption feesc

                                          
  

 

 

 

Net asset value, end of period

   $ 19.28      $ 19.49      $ 17.34      $ 17.10      $ 16.72      $ 15.50   
  

 

 

 

Total returnd

     5.30%        14.45%        18.68%        6.21%        11.00%        12.77%   

Ratios to average net assetse

            

Expenses before expense reduction

     0.80%        0.80%        0.79%        0.83%        0.89%        1.05%   

Expenses net of expense reduction

     0.80%        0.80% f      0.79% f      0.83% f      0.89% f      0.97%   

Net investment income

     4.47%        5.02%        5.48%        4.41%        4.45%        3.84%   

Supplemental data

            

Net assets, end of period (000’s)

   $ 1,757,266      $ 1,490,794      $ 1,262,783      $ 793,881      $ 480,649      $ 205,768   

Portfolio turnover rate

     23.86%        8.77%        20.84%        28.46%        47.33%        30.65%   

 

 

aThe amount shown for a share outstanding throughout the period may not correlate with the Statement of Operations for the period due to the timing of sales and repurchases of the Fund shares in relation to income earned and/or fluctuating market value of the investments of the Fund.

bBased on average daily shares outstanding.

cAmount rounds to less than $0.01 per share.

dTotal return does not include fees, charges or expenses imposed by the variable annuity and life insurance contracts for which the Franklin Templeton Variable Insurance Products Trust serves as an underlying investment vehicle. Total return is not annualized for periods less than one year.

eRatios are annualized for periods less than one year.

fBenefit of expense reduction rounds to less than 0.01%.

 

The accompanying notes are an integral part of these financial statements.

 

TGB-10


Franklin Templeton Variable Insurance Products Trust

 

Financial Highlights (continued)

 

Templeton Global Bond Securities Fund

 

    

Six Months
Ended
June 30, 2011

(unaudited)

    Year Ended December 31,  
Class 3      2010     2009     2008     2007     2006  
    

 

 

Per share operating performance

            

(for a share outstanding throughout the period)

            

Net asset value, beginning of period

   $ 19.48      $ 17.33      $ 17.08      $ 16.70      $ 15.49      $ 14.18   
  

 

 

 

Income from investment operationsa:

            

Net investment incomeb

     0.44        0.93        0.93        0.74        0.72        0.58   

Net realized and unrealized gains (losses)

     0.58        1.54        1.98        0.27        0.95        1.21   
  

 

 

 

Total from investment operations

     1.02        2.47        2.91        1.01        1.67        1.79   
  

 

 

 

Less distributions from:

            

Net investment income and net foreign currency gains

     (1.10     (0.27     (2.66     (0.63     (0.46     (0.48

Net realized gains

     (0.13     (0.05                            
  

 

 

 

Total distributions

     (1.23     (0.32     (2.66     (0.63     (0.46     (0.48
  

 

 

 

Redemption feesc

                                          
  

 

 

 

Net asset value, end of period

   $ 19.27      $ 19.48      $ 17.33      $ 17.08      $ 16.70      $ 15.49   
  

 

 

 

Total returnd

     5.29%        14.38%        18.69%        6.21%        11.03%        12.84%   

Ratios to average net assetse

            

Expenses before expense reduction

     0.80%        0.80%        0.79%        0.83%        0.89%        1.05%   

Expenses net of expense reduction

     0.80%        0.80% f      0.79% f      0.83% f      0.89% f      0.97%   

Net investment income

     4.47%        5.02%        5.48%        4.41%        4.45%        3.84%   

Supplemental data

            

Net assets, end of period (000’s)

   $ 202,111      $ 183,380      $ 143,264      $ 128,155      $ 91,162      $ 35,572   

Portfolio turnover rate

     23.86%        8.77%        20.84%        28.46%        47.33%        30.65%   

 

 

aThe amount shown for a share outstanding throughout the period may not correlate with the Statement of Operations for the period due to the timing of sales and repurchases of the Fund shares in relation to income earned and/or fluctuating market value of the investments of the Fund.

bBased on average daily shares outstanding.

cAmount rounds to less than $0.01 per share.

dTotal return does not include fees, charges or expenses imposed by the variable annuity and life insurance contracts for which the Franklin Templeton Variable Insurance Products Trust serves as an underlying investment vehicle. Total return is not annualized for periods less than one year.

eRatios are annualized for periods less than one year.

fBenefit of expense reduction rounds to less than 0.01%.

 

The accompanying notes are an integral part of these financial statements.

 

TGB-11


Franklin Templeton Variable Insurance Products Trust

 

Financial Highlights (continued)

 

Templeton Global Bond Securities Fund

 

    

Six Months
Ended
June 30, 2011

(unaudited)

    Year Ended December 31,  
Class 4      2010     2009     2008a  
    

 

 

Per share operating performance

        

(for a share outstanding throughout the period)

        

Net asset value, beginning of period

   $ 19.78      $ 17.61      $ 17.37      $ 18.00   
  

 

 

 

Income from investment operationsb:

        

Net investment incomec

     0.44        0.93        0.93        0.66   

Net realized and unrealized gains (losses)

     0.60        1.56        2.00        (0.64
  

 

 

 

Total from investment operations

     1.04        2.49        2.93        0.02   
  

 

 

 

Less distributions from:

        

Net investment income and net foreign currency gains

     (1.09     (0.27     (2.69     (0.65

Net realized gains

     (0.13     (0.05              
  

 

 

 

Total distributions

     (1.22     (0.32     (2.69     (0.65
  

 

 

 

Redemption feesd

                            
  

 

 

 

Net asset value, end of period

   $ 19.60      $ 19.78      $ 17.61      $ 17.37   
  

 

 

 

Total returne

     5.27%        14.28%        18.58%        0.26%   

Ratios to average net assetsf

        

Expensesg

     0.90%        0.90%        0.89%        0.93%   

Net investment income

     4.37%        4.92%        5.38%        4.31%   

Supplemental data

        

Net assets, end of period (000’s)

   $ 165,765      $ 150,891      $ 108,910      $ 43,069   

Portfolio turnover rate

     23.86%        8.77%        20.84%        28.46%   

 

 

aFor the period February 29, 2008 (effective date) to December 31, 2008.

bThe amount shown for a share outstanding throughout the period may not correlate with the Statement of Operations for the period due to the timing of sales and repurchases of the Fund shares in relation to income earned and/or fluctuating market value of the investments of the Fund.

cBased on average daily shares outstanding.

dAmount rounds to less than $0.01 per share.

eTotal return does not include fees, charges or expenses imposed by the variable annuity and life insurance contracts for which the Franklin Templeton Variable Insurance Products Trust serves as an underlying investment vehicle. Total return is not annualized for periods less than one year.

fRatios are annualized for periods less than one year.

gBenefit of expense reduction rounds to less than 0.01%.

 

The accompanying notes are an integral part of these financial statements.

 

TGB-12


Franklin Templeton Variable Insurance Products Trust

 

Statement of Investments, June 30, 2011 (unaudited)

 

Templeton Global Bond Securities Fund    Principal
Amount
*
    Value  

Foreign Government and Agency Securities 72.4%

    

Argentina 1.1%

    

a,bGovernment of Argentina, senior bond, FRN, 0.467%, 8/03/12

     107,485,000      $ 26,328,451   
    

 

 

 

Australia 8.1%

    

Government of Australia, senior bond, 123, 5.75%, 4/15/12

     43,700,000  AUD      47,238,602   

New South Wales Treasury Corp.,

    

6.00%, 5/01/12

     10,590,000  AUD      11,464,037   

6.00%, 5/01/12 (London Exchange)

     13,180,000  AUD      14,268,508   

5.50%, 8/01/13

     3,710,000  AUD      4,019,727   

senior note, 5.50%, 3/01/17

     32,225,000  AUD      34,922,470   

Queensland Treasury Corp.,

    

6.00%, 8/14/13

     24,450,000  AUD      26,807,013   

6.00%, 9/14/17

     13,160,000  AUD      14,635,719   

senior note, 6.00%, 8/21/13

     7,830,000  AUD      8,554,686   

Western Australia Treasury Corp.,

    

5.50%, 7/17/12

     26,480,000  AUD      28,576,621   

8.00%, 6/15/13

     4,350,000  AUD      4,928,672   
    

 

 

 
          195,416,055   
    

 

 

 

Brazil 3.9%

    

Nota Do Tesouro Nacional,

    

10.00%, 1/01/12

     38,245 c BRL      24,208,266   

10.00%, 1/01/14

     7,100 c BRL      4,297,700   

10.00%, 1/01/17

     22,490 c BRL      13,037,005   

dIndex Linked, 6.00%, 5/15/15

     29,822 c BRL      38,343,544   

dIndex Linked, 6.00%, 5/15/45

     10,825 c BRL      14,664,632   
    

 

 

 
       94,551,147   
    

 

 

 

Hungary 2.3%

    

Government of Hungary, senior note,

    

3.50%, 7/18/16

     1,055,000  EUR      1,410,996   

4.375%, 7/04/17

     5,380,000  EUR      7,260,557   

5.75%, 6/11/18

     13,795,000  EUR      19,837,680   

6.25%, 1/29/20

     6,420,000        6,791,012   

3.875%, 2/24/20

     3,120,000  EUR      3,890,817   

6.375%, 3/29/21

     14,820,000        15,672,150   
    

 

 

 
       54,863,212   
    

 

 

 

Indonesia 7.8%

    

Government of Indonesia,

    

FR20, 14.275%, 12/15/13

     14,267,000,000  IDR      1,968,277   

FR31, 11.00%, 11/15/20

     167,351,000,000  IDR      24,017,345   

FR34, 12.80%, 6/15/21

     207,810,000,000  IDR      32,874,752   

FR35, 12.90%, 6/15/22

     66,582,000,000  IDR      10,555,031   

FR36, 11.50%, 9/15/19

     30,075,000,000  IDR      4,363,356   

FR37, 12.00%, 9/15/26

     8,230,000,000  IDR      1,260,909   

FR39, 11.75%, 8/15/23

     5,491,000,000  IDR      818,147   

FR40, 11.00%, 9/15/25

     61,856,000,000  IDR      8,834,014   

FR42, 10.25%, 7/15/27

     88,574,000,000  IDR      11,923,380   

FR43, 10.25%, 7/15/22

     68,340,000,000  IDR      9,305,721   

FR44, 10.00%, 9/15/24

     4,454,000,000  IDR      593,296   

FR46, 9.50%, 7/15/23

     226,780,000,000  IDR      29,392,162   

FR47, 10.00%, 2/15/28

     61,737,000,000  IDR      8,102,043   

FR48, 9.00%, 9/15/18

     16,920,000,000  IDR      2,156,928   

FR49, 9.00%, 9/15/13

     35,030,000,000  IDR      4,326,153   

esenior bond, 144A, 8.50%, 10/12/35

     9,119,000        12,244,309   

 

TGB-13


Franklin Templeton Variable Insurance Products Trust

 

Statement of Investments, June 30, 2011 (unaudited) (continued)

 

Templeton Global Bond Securities Fund    Principal
Amount
*
    Value  

Foreign Government and Agency Securities (continued)

    

Indonesia (continued)

    

Government of Indonesia (continued)

    

esenior bond, 144A, 6.625%, 2/17/37

     2,240,000      $ 2,480,509   

esenior bond, 144A, 7.75%, 1/17/38

     10,980,000        13,682,178   

esenior note, 144A, 11.625%, 3/04/19

     6,410,000        9,448,981   
    

 

 

 
       188,347,491   
    

 

 

 

Iraq 0.3%

    

Government of Iraq,

    

e144A, 5.80%, 1/15/28

     5,055,000        4,593,681   

fReg S, 5.80%, 1/15/28

     3,440,000        3,126,065   
    

 

 

 
       7,719,746   
    

 

 

 

Israel 0.1%

    

Government of Israel, 5.00%, 3/31/13

     8,880,000  ILS      2,699,202   
    

 

 

 

Lithuania 1.6%

    

eGovernment of Lithuania, 144A,

    

6.75%, 1/15/15

     19,480,000        21,507,381   

7.375%, 2/11/20

     12,690,000        14,677,127   

6.125%, 3/09/21

     3,240,000        3,450,503   
    

 

 

 
       39,635,011   
    

 

 

 

Malaysia 2.5%

    

Government of Malaysia, senior bond,

    

3.833%, 9/28/11

     3,860,000  MYR      1,283,078   

2.711%, 2/14/12

     720,000  MYR      238,654   

3.718%, 6/15/12

     50,265,000  MYR      16,785,613   

2.509%, 8/27/12

     24,825,000  MYR      8,184,925   

3.702%, 2/25/13

     23,300,000  MYR      7,798,034   

3.461%, 7/31/13

     12,600,000  MYR      4,199,207   

3.814%, 2/15/17

     18,885,000  MYR      6,316,184   

4.24%, 2/07/18

     44,360,000  MYR      15,119,304   
    

 

 

 
       59,924,999   
    

 

 

 

Mexico 7.0%

    

Government of Mexico,

    

M, 9.00%, 6/20/13

     2,982,300 g MXN      27,274,261   

M 10, 8.00%, 12/17/15

     726,000 g MXN      6,656,088   

M 10, 7.25%, 12/15/16

     250,000 g MXN      2,226,173   

M 10, 7.75%, 12/14/17

     4,473,000 g MXN      40,829,938   

MI10, 9.00%, 12/20/12

     265,000 g MXN      2,392,585   

MI10, 8.00%, 12/19/13

     9,939,900 g MXN      89,976,954   
    

 

 

 
          169,355,999   
    

 

 

 

Norway 0.4%

    

Government of Norway, 6.50%, 5/15/13

     49,400,000  NOK      9,815,980   
    

 

 

 

Peru 0.2%

    

Government of Peru, 7.84%, 8/12/20

     11,090,000  PEN      4,458,325   
    

 

 

 

Philippines 0.3%

    

Government of the Philippines, senior bond,

    

5.75%, 2/21/12

     134,520,000  PHP      3,146,481   

5.25%, 1/07/13

     61,770,000  PHP      1,440,547   

8.75%, 3/03/13

     160,310,000  PHP      3,945,013   
    

 

 

 
       8,532,041   
    

 

 

 

 

TGB-14


Franklin Templeton Variable Insurance Products Trust

 

Statement of Investments, June 30, 2011 (unaudited) (continued)

 

Templeton Global Bond Securities Fund    Principal
Amount
*
    Value  

Foreign Government and Agency Securities (continued)

    

Poland 8.3%

    

Government of Poland,

    

4.75%, 4/25/12

     58,025,000  PLN    $ 21,170,440   

5.25%, 4/25/13

     18,510,000  PLN      6,804,502   

5.00%, 10/24/13

     6,190,000  PLN      2,263,671   

5.75%, 4/25/14

     92,590,000  PLN      34,434,723   

6.25%, 10/24/15

     44,730,000  PLN      16,958,651   

5.75%, 9/23/22

     48,750,000  PLN      17,633,593   

senior note, 6.375%, 7/15/19

     27,200,000        31,060,088   

Strip, 7/25/12

     4,110,000  PLN      1,426,931   

Strip, 10/25/12

     79,825,000  PLN      27,374,268   

Strip, 1/25/13

     88,905,000  PLN      30,130,519   

Strip, 7/25/13

     37,390,000  PLN      12,376,994   
    

 

 

 
          201,634,380   
    

 

 

 

Qatar 0.6%

    

eGovernment of Qatar, senior note, 144A, 6.55%, 4/09/19

     12,060,000        14,039,408   
    

 

 

 

Russia 3.0%

    

eGovernment of Russia, 144A, 7.50%, 3/31/30

     61,274,005        72,216,011   
    

 

 

 

South Africa 1.6%

    

Government of South Africa,

    

5.25%, 5/16/13

     3,590,000  EUR      5,423,235   

4.50%, 4/05/16

     1,874,000  EUR      2,782,886   

6.875%, 5/27/19

     21,215,000        25,264,413   

senior note, 6.50%, 6/02/14

     805,000        902,506   

senior note, 5.875%, 5/30/22

     3,485,000        3,866,995   
    

 

 

 
       38,240,035   
    

 

 

 

South Korea 13.3%

    

The Export-Import Bank of Korea, senior note, 4.625%, 2/20/17

     230,000  EUR      341,388   

KDICB Redemption Fund Bond, senior bond,

    

07-1, 5.57%, 9/14/12

     6,600,000,000  KRW      6,312,309   

08-1, 5.28%, 2/15/13

     880,000,000  KRW      842,612   

Korea Treasury Bond,

    

4.75%, 12/10/11

     77,103,490,000  KRW      72,693,949   

5.25%, 9/10/12

     28,539,000,000  KRW      27,257,941   

5.25%, 3/10/13

     6,483,790,000  KRW      6,223,576   

5.00%, 9/10/16

     2,806,000,000  KRW      2,741,708   

senior bond, 4.00%, 6/10/12

     132,027,650,000  KRW      124,248,898   

senior bond, 4.25%, 12/10/12

     23,404,000,000  KRW      22,124,379   

senior bond, 3.75%, 6/10/13

     47,488,000,000  KRW      44,545,905   

senior bond, 3.00%, 12/10/13

     15,159,610,000  KRW      13,955,855   
    

 

 

 
       321,288,520   
    

 

 

 

Sri Lanka 1.5%

    

Government of Sri Lanka,

    

A, 12.00%, 7/15/11

     115,200,000  LKR      1,054,044   

A, 6.90%, 8/01/12

     14,600,000  LKR      132,514   

A, 8.50%, 1/15/13

     694,400,000  LKR      6,415,882   

A, 13.50%, 2/01/13

     674,300,000  LKR      6,678,215   

A, 7.00%, 3/01/14

     43,380,000  LKR      384,754   

A, 11.25%, 7/15/14

     773,000,000  LKR      7,610,181   

A, 11.75%, 3/15/15

     8,520,000  LKR      85,107   

 

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Franklin Templeton Variable Insurance Products Trust

 

Statement of Investments, June 30, 2011 (unaudited) (continued)

 

Templeton Global Bond Securities Fund    Principal
Amount
*
    Value  

Foreign Government and Agency Securities (continued)

    

Sri Lanka (continued)

    

Government of Sri Lanka (continued)

    

A, 6.50%, 7/15/15

     106,480,000  LKR    $ 899,970   

A, 11.00%, 8/01/15

     1,349,700,000  LKR      13,237,198   

B, 6.60%, 6/01/14

     56,800,000  LKR      496,377   
    

 

 

 
       36,994,242   
    

 

 

 

hSupranational 1.5%

    

Corporacion Andina De Fomento, 8.125%, 6/04/19

     9,880,000        12,022,972   

European Investment Bank, senior note, 4.50%, 5/15/13

     33,700,000  NOK      6,395,768   

Inter-American Development Bank, senior note, 7.50%, 12/05/24

     200,000,000  MXN      17,346,965   
    

 

 

 
       35,765,705   
    

 

 

 

Sweden 3.4%

    

Government of Sweden, 5.50%, 10/08/12

     481,950,000  SEK      79,373,882   

Kommuninvest I Sverige AB, senior note, 1.75%, 10/08/12

     24,400,000  SEK      3,809,541   
    

 

 

 
       83,183,423   
    

 

 

 

Ukraine 0.7%

    

eGovernment of Ukraine, senior note, 144A, 7.95%, 2/23/21

     16,330,000        17,030,067   
    

 

 

 

United Arab Emirates 0.6%

    

eEmirate of Abu Dhabi, 144A, 6.75%, 4/08/19

     11,840,000        14,060,000   
    

 

 

 

United Kingdom 0.6%

    

United Kingdom Treasury Bond, 5.00%, 3/07/12

     8,752,000  GBP      14,466,090   
    

 

 

 

Venezuela 1.1%

    

Government of Venezuela, 10.75%, 9/19/13

     13,570,000        13,539,466   

Petroleos de Venezuela SA, senior bond, zero cpn., 7/10/11

     12,205,000        12,190,720   
    

 

 

 
       25,730,186   
    

 

 

 

Vietnam 0.6%

    

eGovernment of Vietnam, 144A, 6.75%, 1/29/20

     13,110,000        13,691,756   
    

 

 

 

Total Foreign Government and Agency Securities (Cost $1,521,804,537)

       1,749,987,482   
    

 

 

 

Municipal Bonds 1.5%

    

United States 1.5%

    

Alabama State University Revenue, General Tuition and Fee, Assured Guaranty, 5.00%, 9/01/29

     175,000        182,119   

Bay Area Toll Authority Toll Bridge Revenue, Build America Bonds, Series S1, 6.793%, 4/01/30

     3,460,000        3,722,441   

Bexar County Revenue, Venue Project, Refunding, Series A, BHAC Insured, 5.25%, 8/15/47

     1,450,000        1,519,064   

California State GO,

    

7.625%, 3/01/40

     1,320,000        1,520,917   

Refunding, 5.125%, 4/01/33

     4,725,000        4,736,624   

Refunding, 5.00%, 4/01/38

     1,985,000        1,908,458   

Various Purpose, 6.00%, 4/01/38

     11,650,000        12,373,465   

Illinois Municipal Electricity Agency Power Supply Revenue, Series A, BHAC Insured, 5.00%, 2/01/35

     2,155,000        2,143,104   

Los Angeles Community College District GO, Election of 2008, Series D, 6.68%, 8/01/36

     1,700,000        1,703,859   

Los Angeles USD, GO, Series KRY, 5.25%, 7/01/26

     765,000        813,417   

North Carolina Eastern Municipal Power Agency Power System Revenue, Refunding, Series A, Assured Guaranty, 5.25%, 1/01/19

     2,400,000        2,672,736   

Philadelphia GO, Refunding, Series A, Assured Guaranty, 5.00%, 8/01/24

     500,000        505,940   

Tarrant County Cultural Education Facilities Finance Corp. Revenue, Christus Health, Refunding, Series A, Assured Guaranty, 6.25%, 7/01/28

     1,500,000        1,653,240   
    

 

 

 

Total Municipal Bonds (Cost $33,788,334)

       35,455,384   
    

 

 

 

Total Investments before Short Term Investments (Cost $1,555,592,871)

       1,785,442,866   
    

 

 

 

 

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Franklin Templeton Variable Insurance Products Trust

 

Statement of Investments, June 30, 2011 (unaudited) (continued)

 

Templeton Global Bond Securities Fund    Principal
Amount
*
    Value  

Short Term Investments 25.4%

    

Foreign Government and Agency Securities 17.5%

    

Egypt 1.6%

    

iEgypt Treasury Bills, 7/12/11 - 2/21/12

     240,250,000  EGP    $ 39,368,126   
    

 

 

 

Israel 3.9%

    

Government of Israel, 4.00%, 3/30/12

     26,865,000  ILS      7,922,671   

iIsrael Treasury Bills, 7/06/11 - 5/02/12

     302,472,900  ILS      87,626,797   
    

 

 

 
       95,549,468   
    

 

 

 

Malaysia 4.4%

    

iBank of Negara Monetary Note, 7/28/11 - 3/29/12

     317,655,000  MYR      104,011,563   

iMalaysia Treasury Bills, 7/08/11 - 3/23/12

     3,780,000  MYR      1,236,553   
    

 

 

 
          105,248,116   
    

 

 

 

Norway 2.3%

    

iNorway Treasury Bills,

    

12/21/11

     68,140,000  NOK      12,487,659   

3/21/12

     240,230,000  NOK      43,799,206   
    

 

 

 
       56,286,865   
    

 

 

 

Philippines 0.2%

    

iPhilippine Treasury Bills, 7/13/11 - 2/22/12

     175,620,000  PHP      4,015,686   
    

 

 

 

Poland 0.1%

    

Government of Poland, Strip, 1/25/12

     5,580,000  PLN      1,983,578   
    

 

 

 

Sri Lanka 0.1%

    

iSri Lanka Treasury Bills, 7/08/11 - 2/17/12

     188,660,000  LKR      1,668,879   
    

 

 

 

Sweden 1.2%

    

iSweden Treasury Bills,

    

9/21/11

     166,200,000  SEK      26,173,896   

12/21/11

     16,190,000  SEK      2,536,848   
    

 

 

 
       28,710,744   
    

 

 

 

United Kingdom 3.7%

    

iUnited Kingdom Treasury Bills,

    

7/25/11

     22,170,000  GBP      35,568,890   

8/01/11 - 8/08/11

     7,181,000  GBP      11,519,434   

United Kingdom Treasury Note,

    

9.00%, 7/12/11

     4,320,000  GBP      6,950,848   

3.25%, 12/07/11

     18,942,000  GBP      30,766,335   

5.25%, 6/07/12

     3,277,000  GBP      5,482,644   
    

 

 

 
       90,288,151   
    

 

 

 

Total Foreign Government and Agency Securities (Cost $420,348,381)

       423,119,613   
    

 

 

 

Total Investments before Repurchase Agreements (Cost $1,975,941,252)

       2,208,562,479   
    

 

 

 

 

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Franklin Templeton Variable Insurance Products Trust

 

Statement of Investments, June 30, 2011 (unaudited) (continued)

 

Templeton Global Bond Securities Fund    Principal
Amount
*
       Value  

Repurchase Agreements (Cost $191,085,986) 7.9%

       

United States 7.9%

       

jJoint Repurchase Agreement, 0.005%, 7/01/11 (Maturity Value $191,086,013)

     191,085,986         $ 191,085,986   

Barclays Capital Inc. (Maturity Value $16,374,161)

       

BNP Paribas Securities Corp. (Maturity Value $43,663,154)

       

Credit Suisse Securities (USA) LLC (Maturity Value $32,746,410)

       

Deutsche Bank Securities Inc. (Maturity Value $21,892,725)

       

HSBC Securities (USA) Inc. (Maturity Value $16,374,160)

       

Merrill Lynch, Pierce, Fenner & Smith Inc. (Maturity Value $10,914,833)

       

Morgan Stanley & Co. LLC (Maturity Value $16,374,160)

       

UBS Securities LLC (Maturity Value $32,746,410)

       

Collateralized by U.S. Government Agency Securities, 0.75% - 5.375%, 10/15/11 - 9/13/19; iU.S. Government Agency Discount Notes, 9/28/11 – 12/28/11; iU.S. Treasury Bills, 8/04/11 - 8/25/11; U.S. Treasury Bonds, 7.25% 11.25%, 2/15/15 - 5/15/16; and U.S. Treasury Notes, 0.375% - 5.00%, 7/31/11 - 6/30/16 (valued at $195,394,959)

       
       

 

 

 

Total Investments (Cost $2,167,027,238) 99.3%

          2,399,648,465   

Other Assets, less Liabilities 0.7%

          16,747,886   
       

 

 

 

Net Assets 100.0%

        $ 2,416,396,351   
       

 

 

 

 

See Abbreviations on page TGB-38.

 

 

*The principal amount is stated in U.S. dollars unless otherwise indicated.

aThe coupon rate shown represents the rate at period end.

bThe principal amount is stated in original face, and scheduled paydowns are reflected in the market price on ex-date.

cPrincipal amount is stated in 1,000 Brazilian Real Units.

dRedemption price at maturity is adjusted for inflation. See Note 1(f).

eSecurity was purchased pursuant to Rule 144A under the Securities Act of 1933 and may be sold in transactions exempt from registration only to qualified institutional buyers or in a public offering registered under the Securities Act of 1933. These securities have been deemed liquid under guidelines approved by the Trust’s Board of Trustees. At June 30, 2011, the aggregate value of these securities was $213,121,911, representing 8.82% of net assets.

fSecurity was purchased pursuant to Regulation S under the Securities Act of 1933, which exempts from registration securities offered and sold outside of the United States. Such a security cannot be sold in the United States without either an effective registration statement filed pursuant to the Securities Act of 1933, or pursuant to an exemption from registration. This security has been deemed liquid under guidelines approved by the Trust’s Board of Trustees. At June 30, 2011, the value of this security was $3,126,065, representing 0.13% of net assets.

gPrincipal amount is stated in 100 Mexican Peso Units.

hA supranational organization is an entity formed by two or more central governments through international treaties.

iThe security is traded on a discount basis with no stated coupon rate.

jSee Note 1(c) regarding joint repurchase agreement.

 

TGB-18


Franklin Templeton Variable Insurance Products Trust

 

Statement of Investments, June 30, 2011 (unaudited) (continued)

 

 

Templeton Global Bond Securities Fund

 

At June 30, 2011, the Fund had the following forward exchange contracts outstanding. See Note 1(d).

 

Forward Exchange Contracts

 

Currency    Counterparty      Type      Quantity      Contract
Amount
*
             Settlement
Date
     Unrealized
Appreciation
     Unrealized
Depreciation
 

Indian Rupee

     DBAB         Buy         79,423,000         1,637,588            7/11/11       $ 138,334       $   

Indian Rupee

     JPHQ         Buy         127,745,000         2,632,289            7/12/11         223,592           

Indian Rupee

     DBAB         Buy         40,128,000         829,948            7/12/11         67,158           

Malaysian Ringgit

     DBAB         Buy         18,006,622         5,559,659            7/12/11         398,222           

Malaysian Ringgit

     DBAB         Buy         13,610,000         4,207,760            7/13/11         295,053           

Indian Rupee

     CITI         Buy         19,711,000         408,349            7/18/11         31,818           

Malaysian Ringgit

     DBAB         Buy         11,455,000         2,778,014         EUR         7/18/11                 (238,133

Malaysian Ringgit

     DBAB         Buy         2,637,000         813,763            7/18/11         58,338           

Indian Rupee

     JPHQ         Buy         19,711,000         407,673            7/20/11         32,329           

Malaysian Ringgit

     DBAB         Buy         12,933,000         3,082,647         EUR         7/20/11                 (191,288

Malaysian Ringgit

     DBAB         Buy         4,160,000         1,279,252            7/20/11         96,318           

Malaysian Ringgit

     DBAB         Buy         16,628,000         3,962,661         EUR         7/25/11                 (246,243

Malaysian Ringgit

     DBAB         Buy         5,058,000         1,555,111            7/25/11         116,747           

Malaysian Ringgit

     JPHQ         Buy         16,628,000         3,979,799         EUR         7/27/11                 (271,608

Malaysian Ringgit

     JPHQ         Buy         5,318,000         1,638,526            7/27/11         119,000           

Malaysian Ringgit

     HSBC         Buy         3,005,000         926,268            7/29/11         66,688           

Malaysian Ringgit

     HSBC         Buy         6,100,000         1,897,297            8/08/11         116,772           

Malaysian Ringgit

     JPHQ         Buy         1,100,000         341,827            8/09/11         21,337           

South Korean Won

     HSBC         Buy         21,363,430,000         19,122,297            8/09/11         847,880           

Polish Zloty

     DBAB         Buy         59,155,000         14,545,119         EUR         8/12/11         403,203           

New Zealand Dollar

     HSBC         Sell         2,945,715         2,217,269            8/15/11                 (214,954

New Zealand Dollar

     HSBC         Buy         2,945,715         2,325,348            8/15/11         106,876           

Japanese Yen

     UBSW         Sell         758,781,000         8,929,251            8/18/11                 (498,508

Japanese Yen

     DBAB         Sell         461,885,000         5,435,540            8/18/11                 (303,324

Japanese Yen

     JPHQ         Sell         377,047,000         4,414,037            8/18/11                 (270,726

Japanese Yen

     HSBC         Sell         375,298,000         4,415,946            8/19/11                 (247,113

Euro

     UBSW         Sell         6,270,000         8,074,004            8/22/11                 (1,004,168

Euro

     UBSW         Buy         6,270,000         8,938,199            8/22/11         139,974           

Japanese Yen

     BZWS         Sell         376,247,000         4,429,249            8/22/11                 (245,686

Japanese Yen

     DBAB         Sell         376,727,000         4,440,441            8/22/11                 (240,458

Japanese Yen

     MSCO         Sell         300,000,000         3,531,739            8/22/11                 (195,814

Euro

     UBSW         Sell         6,274,000         8,065,980            8/23/11                 (1,017,696

Euro

     UBSW         Buy         6,274,000         8,943,587            8/23/11         140,089           

Japanese Yen

     FBCO         Sell         746,218,000         8,779,035            8/23/11                 (492,911

Japanese Yen

     CITI         Sell         751,731,000         8,864,439            8/23/11                 (476,008

Japanese Yen

     DBAB         Sell         371,821,000         4,391,829            8/23/11                 (228,141

Indian Rupee

     HSBC         Buy         143,891,000         2,979,171            8/24/11         211,095           

Indian Rupee

     DBAB         Buy         124,700,000         2,577,511            8/24/11         187,264           

Japanese Yen

     JPHQ         Sell         750,133,000         8,840,695            8/24/11                 (479,952

Japanese Yen

     BZWS         Sell         747,636,000         8,833,546            8/24/11                 (456,075

Euro

     BZWS         Sell         7,656,600         9,689,427            8/25/11                 (1,395,315

Japanese Yen

     DBAB         Sell         685,950,000         8,081,836            8/25/11                 (441,368

Japanese Yen

     BZWS         Sell         337,439,000         3,976,420            8/25/11                 (216,395

United States Dollar

     CITI         Buy         7,760,297         6,137,727         EUR         8/25/11                 (1,125,517

Euro

     UBSW         Sell         9,307,428         11,777,806            8/26/11                 (1,696,475

Euro

     HSBC         Sell         8,279,000         10,443,296            8/26/11                 (1,542,138

Euro

     UBSW         Buy         9,307,428         13,266,808            8/26/11         207,472           

Japanese Yen

     HSBC         Sell         2,493,199,000         29,825,345            8/26/11                 (1,153,841

Japanese Yen

     UBSW         Sell         937,086,000         11,163,361            8/26/11                 (480,379

Japanese Yen

     JPHQ         Sell         751,903,000         8,880,234            8/26/11                 (462,519

Swedish Krona

     UBSW         Buy         30,000,000         3,154,541         EUR         8/26/11         159,389           

 

TGB-19


Franklin Templeton Variable Insurance Products Trust

 

Statement of Investments, June 30, 2011 (unaudited) (continued)

 

 

Templeton Global Bond Securities Fund

 

Forward Exchange Contracts (continued)

 

Currency    Counterparty      Type      Quantity      Contract
Amount
*
             Settlement
Date
     Unrealized
Appreciation
     Unrealized
Depreciation
 

United States Dollar

     UBSW         Buy         16,993,151         13,425,892         EUR         8/26/11       $       $ (2,443,392

United States Dollar

     HSBC         Buy         14,772,566         11,710,875         EUR         8/26/11                 (2,181,163

United States Dollar

     JPHQ         Buy         11,099,031         8,794,794         EUR         8/26/11                 (1,633,115

Euro

     JPHQ         Sell         4,095,317         5,170,338            8/29/11                 (757,853

Euro

     JPHQ         Sell         2,095,000         2,647,452            8/29/11                 (385,173

Malaysian Ringgit

     JPHQ         Buy         8,340,000         2,611,555            8/29/11         137,564           

Japanese Yen

     BZWS         Sell         890,300,000         10,574,388            8/30/11                 (488,290

Indian Rupee

     DBAB         Buy         88,183,000         1,811,855            9/01/11         140,338           

Japanese Yen

     JPHQ         Sell         372,662,000         4,392,527            9/01/11                 (238,155

Indian Rupee

     DBAB         Buy         25,000,000         511,876            9/27/11         39,063           

Japanese Yen

     JPHQ         Sell         172,207,000         2,055,712            9/30/11                 (84,564

Philippine Peso

     HSBC         Buy         49,600,000         1,097,709            9/30/11         37,262           

Philippine Peso

     HSBC         Buy         39,700,000         878,562            10/03/11         29,669           

Philippine Peso

     HSBC         Buy         156,866,000         3,480,806            10/04/11         107,601           

Philippine Peso

     DBAB         Buy         195,560,000         4,346,164            10/04/11         127,392           

Euro

     UBSW         Sell         6,370,000         8,714,670            10/05/11                 (496,604

Philippine Peso

     HSBC         Buy         233,867,000         5,225,144            10/05/11         124,307           

Philippine Peso

     DBAB         Buy         233,811,000         5,220,977            10/05/11         127,193           

Philippine Peso

     JPHQ         Buy         61,767,000         1,379,836            10/06/11         32,910           

Philippine Peso

     DBAB         Buy         191,936,000         4,314,526            10/07/11         75,141           

Philippine Peso

     JPHQ         Buy         76,627,000         1,729,768            10/11/11         22,202           

Philippine Peso

     DBAB         Buy         153,588,000         3,468,642            10/11/11         42,935           

Philippine Peso

     CITI         Buy         76,826,000         1,737,044            10/11/11         19,476           

Philippine Peso

     HSBC         Buy         153,878,000         3,469,706            10/11/11         48,502           

Malaysian Ringgit

     DBAB         Buy         11,434,805         3,645,721            10/12/11         111,926           

Philippine Peso

     DBAB         Buy         45,732,000         1,037,807            10/12/11         7,714           

Malaysian Ringgit

     DBAB         Buy         4,934,783         1,573,040            10/13/11         48,488           

Philippine Peso

     HSBC         Buy         76,252,000         1,717,581            10/13/11         25,554           

Philippine Peso

     JPHQ         Buy         194,374,000         4,386,190            10/13/11         57,237           

Euro

     HSBC         Sell         3,762,000         5,229,932            10/17/11                 (207,973

Philippine Peso

     JPHQ         Buy         108,152,000         2,463,767            10/17/11         7,867           

Euro

     HSBC         Sell         3,753,000         5,264,333            10/18/11                 (160,389

Norwegian Krone

     BZWS         Buy         30,824,000         3,765,775         EUR         10/18/11         229,421           

Euro

     HSBC         Sell         5,054,000         7,058,416            10/19/11                 (246,584

Norwegian Krone

     BZWS         Buy         30,949,000         3,765,727         EUR         10/19/11         252,258           

Philippine Peso

     HSBC         Buy         154,149,000         3,493,699            10/19/11         28,593           

Philippine Peso

     DBAB         Buy         41,880,000         950,954            10/19/11         6,001           

Philippine Peso

     JPHQ         Buy         84,061,000         1,894,460            10/21/11         26,039           

Philippine Peso

     DBAB         Buy         167,411,000         3,771,877            10/21/11         52,877           

Chilean Peso

     CITI         Buy         921,291,798         1,849,984            10/25/11         93,014           

Indian Rupee

     DBAB         Buy         208,500,000         4,488,698            10/26/11         82,925           

Indian Rupee

     HSBC         Buy         213,392,000         4,601,941            10/26/11         76,944           

Philippine Peso

     HSBC         Buy         154,149,000         3,489,745            10/26/11         30,702           

Philippine Peso

     DBAB         Buy         165,158,000         3,744,145            10/26/11         27,724           

Philippine Peso

     JPHQ         Buy         82,631,000         1,873,634            10/26/11         13,488           

Indian Rupee

     DBAB         Buy         440,314,000         9,473,193            10/27/11         179,558           

Indian Rupee

     HSBC         Buy         317,880,000         6,876,055            10/27/11         92,646           

Norwegian Krone

     BZWS         Buy         61,766,000         7,531,521         EUR         10/27/11         476,346           

Philippine Peso

     HSBC         Buy         40,030,000         911,637            10/27/11         2,497           

Chilean Peso

     BZWS         Buy         199,342,000         393,568            10/28/11         26,704           

Chilean Peso

     DBAB         Buy         398,486,000         787,133            10/28/11         52,994           

Philippine Peso

     DBAB         Buy         146,355,000         3,332,312            10/28/11         9,635           

Philippine Peso

     HSBC         Buy         26,680,000         607,745            10/28/11         1,480           

 

TGB-20


Franklin Templeton Variable Insurance Products Trust

 

Statement of Investments, June 30, 2011 (unaudited) (continued)

 

 

Templeton Global Bond Securities Fund

 

Forward Exchange Contracts (continued)

 

Currency    Counterparty      Type      Quantity      Contract
Amount
*
             Settlement
Date
     Unrealized
Appreciation
     Unrealized
Depreciation
 

Philippine Peso

     HSBC         Buy         52,110,000         1,185,126            10/31/11       $ 4,514       $   

Philippine Peso

     DBAB         Buy         26,150,000         607,843            11/04/11                 (11,033

Norwegian Krone

     UBSW         Buy         47,173,200         5,682,902         EUR         11/07/11         459,839           

Japanese Yen

     CITI         Sell         341,992,119         4,230,534            11/08/11                 (21,620

Japanese Yen

     BZWS         Sell         335,950,000         4,156,254            11/10/11                 (20,861

Japanese Yen

     BZWS         Sell         429,663,000         5,357,394            11/14/11         14,857           

Japanese Yen

     UBSW         Sell         340,600,700         4,246,521            11/14/11         11,407           

Philippine Peso

     DBAB         Buy         48,500,000         1,126,545            11/14/11                 (20,477

Japanese Yen

     DBAB         Sell         796,770,000         9,733,480            11/16/11                 (173,961

Japanese Yen

     JPHQ         Sell         397,873,000         4,862,190            11/16/11                 (85,164

Euro

     UBSW         Sell         4,794,427         6,494,531            11/17/11                 (428,839

Japanese Yen

     BZWS         Sell         986,239,000         11,990,310            11/17/11                 (273,210

Japanese Yen

     UBSW         Sell         317,836,000         3,860,044            11/17/11                 (92,130

Japanese Yen

     HSBC         Sell         207,909,000         2,515,231            11/17/11                 (70,041

Euro

     DBAB         Sell         933,877         1,259,295            11/18/11                 (89,222

Japanese Yen

     BZWS         Sell         1,107,834,000         13,360,275            11/21/11                 (415,801

Norwegian Krone

     MSCO         Buy         15,002,870         1,807,891         EUR         11/25/11         143,432           

Euro

     DBAB         Sell         1,300,570         1,737,236            11/28/11                 (140,183

Japanese Yen

     BOFA         Sell         859,147,000         10,376,172            11/28/11                 (308,214

Norwegian Krone

     UBSW         Buy         75,812,000         9,179,975         EUR         11/28/11         658,946           

Norwegian Krone

     MSCO         Buy         23,130,000         2,781,921         EUR         11/28/11         228,268           

Japanese Yen

     BZWS         Sell         1,251,786,000         15,116,363            11/29/11                 (451,056

Japanese Yen

     CITI         Sell         310,702,000         3,754,253            11/29/11                 (109,689

Japanese Yen

     DBAB         Sell         770,370,000         9,205,042            12/01/11                 (375,604

Norwegian Krone

     UBSW         Buy         23,030,000         2,791,515         EUR         12/01/11         195,542           

Euro

     DBAB         Sell         5,440,000         7,078,800            12/02/11                 (773,029

Euro

     HSBC         Sell         2,155,292         2,824,079            12/06/11                 (286,365

Euro

     UBSW         Sell         1,343,551         1,789,315            12/07/11                 (149,590

Euro

     BZWS         Sell         5,095,000         6,732,533            12/12/11                 (618,983

Malaysian Ringgit

     JPHQ         Buy         13,361,013         4,220,289            12/16/11         150,165           

Japanese Yen

     CITI         Sell         286,112,008         3,445,887            12/28/11                 (113,323

Japanese Yen

     BZWS         Sell         285,057,504         3,434,883            12/28/11                 (111,209

Japanese Yen

     JPHQ         Sell         285,510,329         3,463,124            12/28/11                 (88,602

Swedish Krona

     DBAB         Buy         136,332,733         15,020,408         EUR         1/05/12                 (346,212

Euro

     CITI         Sell         5,040,000         6,519,290            1/10/12                 (745,917

Japanese Yen

     BZWS         Sell         277,330,000         3,353,446            1/10/12                 (97,146

Japanese Yen

     UBSW         Sell         138,650,000         1,676,805            1/10/12                 (48,304

Japanese Yen

     CITI         Sell         138,680,000         1,677,960            1/10/12                 (47,523

Euro

     UBSW         Sell         13,846,000         17,922,609            1/11/12                 (2,035,853

Euro

     DBAB         Sell         9,460,000         12,259,119            1/11/12                 (1,377,097

Euro

     BZWS         Sell         1,726,000         2,233,444            1/11/12                 (254,517

Japanese Yen

     DBAB         Sell         139,110,000         1,682,491            1/12/12                 (48,391

Japanese Yen

     HSBC         Sell         139,250,000         1,687,572            1/12/12                 (45,051

Chilean Peso

     MSCO         Buy         2,254,600,000         4,442,999            1/13/12         270,034           

Euro

     JPHQ         Sell         937,000         1,211,775            1/13/12                 (138,782

Japanese Yen

     BZWS         Sell         394,150,000         4,771,792            1/13/12                 (132,503

Japanese Yen

     HSBC         Sell         397,130,000         4,811,539            1/13/12                 (129,835

Japanese Yen

     UBSW         Sell         313,510,000         3,797,176            1/13/12                 (103,739

Philippine Peso

     JPHQ         Buy         374,905,000         8,515,730            1/13/12                 (1,816

Philippine Peso

     HSBC         Buy         60,160,000         1,367,801            1/17/12                 (1,920

Euro

     DBAB         Sell         4,856,000         6,438,109            1/18/12                 (559,960

Philippine Peso

     DBAB         Buy         66,125,000         1,484,121            1/18/12         17,101           

Philippine Peso

     HSBC         Buy         115,942,000         2,602,806            1/18/12         29,401           

Philippine Peso

     DBAB         Buy         41,372,000         931,592            1/19/12         7,612           

Philippine Peso

     JPHQ         Buy         165,119,000         3,670,535            1/19/12         77,906           

British Pound

     BZWS         Buy         906,238         1,435,872            1/24/12         14,768           

 

TGB-21


Franklin Templeton Variable Insurance Products Trust

 

Statement of Investments, June 30, 2011 (unaudited) (continued)

 

 

Templeton Global Bond Securities Fund

 

Forward Exchange Contracts (continued)

 

Currency    Counterparty      Type      Quantity      Contract
Amount
*
             Settlement
Date
     Unrealized
Appreciation
     Unrealized
Depreciation
 

British Pound

     DBAB         Buy         903,679         1,430,452            1/24/12       $ 16,092       $   

British Pound

     CITI         Buy         603,463         953,634            1/24/12         12,345           

British Pound

     DBAB         Buy         474,519         755,031            1/26/12         4,523           

Japanese Yen

     BZWS         Sell         1,079,470,000         13,122,660            1/26/12                 (311,326

Japanese Yen

     UBSW         Sell         944,420,000         11,488,596            1/26/12                 (264,695

Japanese Yen

     DBAB         Sell         897,860,782         10,935,263            1/26/12                 (238,599

Philippine Peso

     HSBC         Buy         154,149,000         3,423,251            1/26/12         74,703           

British Pound

     MSCO         Buy         358,395         564,198            1/27/12         9,471           

British Pound

     JPHQ         Buy         119,423         190,002            1/27/12         1,154           

British Pound

     BZWS         Buy         601,378         945,862            1/27/12         16,740           

Chilean Peso

     DBAB         Buy         2,227,910,000         4,404,290            1/27/12         245,542           

Euro

     CITI         Sell         4,998,400         6,758,487            1/27/12                 (442,597

Japanese Yen

     HSBC         Sell         1,162,462,488         14,183,290            1/27/12                 (283,738

British Pound

     JPHQ         Buy         237,230         373,367            1/30/12         6,342           

Chilean Peso

     DBAB         Buy         5,127,860,000         10,218,932            1/30/12         479,687           

Chilean Peso

     JPHQ         Buy         675,370,000         1,337,102            1/30/12         71,971           

British Pound

     MSCO         Buy         116,956         185,153            1/31/12         2,043           

Chilean Peso

     DBAB         Buy         3,093,470,000         6,161,677            1/31/12         291,716           

Euro

     DBAB         Sell         31,205,000         42,438,800            1/31/12                 (2,511,449

British Pound

     CITI         Buy         391,619         619,451            2/01/12         7,355           

British Pound

     MSCO         Buy         450,886         710,738            2/01/12         10,927           

British Pound

     BZWS         Buy         48,594         76,617            2/01/12         1,160           

Euro

     UBSW         Sell         5,540,000         7,543,763            2/01/12                 (436,238

Philippine Peso

     HSBC         Buy         99,500,000         2,237,354            2/03/12         19,433           

Philippine Peso

     DBAB         Buy         155,800,000         3,505,772            2/03/12         27,972           

Indian Rupee

     JPHQ         Buy         21,500,000         445,873            2/06/12         17,790           

Philippine Peso

     HSBC         Buy         84,800,000         1,916,384            2/06/12         6,647           

Philippine Peso

     JPHQ         Buy         60,500,000         1,362,613            2/07/12         9,280           

Singapore Dollar

     DBAB         Buy         6,207,000         4,860,459            2/07/12         196,972           

Singapore Dollar

     HSBC         Buy         6,206,000         4,860,284            2/07/12         196,331           

Australian Dollar

     UBSW         Buy         10,557,970         10,238,591            2/08/12         766,009           

Australian Dollar

     MSCO         Buy         10,560,886         10,268,877            2/08/12         738,762           

Euro

     CITI         Sell         6,572,000         8,878,181            2/08/12                 (586,100

Euro

     UBSW         Sell         4,929,000         6,676,084            2/08/12                 (422,126

Euro

     HSBC         Sell         1,200,000         1,621,680            2/08/12                 (106,430

Norwegian Krone

     UBSW         Buy         72,121,400         9,100,722         EUR         2/08/12         55,835           

Singapore Dollar

     DBAB         Buy         12,363,000         9,721,129            2/08/12         352,238           

Australian Dollar

     BZWS         Buy         3,351,000         265,734,300         JPY         2/09/12         184,611           

Australian Dollar

     CITI         Buy         3,351,000         265,901,850         JPY         2/09/12         182,525           

Australian Dollar

     DBAB         Buy         3,351,000         265,995,678         JPY         2/09/12         181,357           

Euro

     BZWS         Sell         800,000         1,078,400            2/09/12                 (73,634

Euro

     HSBC         Sell         600,000         806,880            2/09/12                 (57,146

Euro

     JPHQ         Sell         300,000         405,840            2/09/12                 (26,173

Euro

     DBAB         Sell         180,000         242,431            2/09/12                 (16,776

Norwegian Krone

     UBSW         Buy         100,802,700         12,673,686         EUR         2/09/12         143,790           

Norwegian Krone

     DBAB         Buy         144,025,000         18,112,935         EUR         2/09/12         198,229           

Polish Zloty

     DBAB         Buy         17,528,000         4,407,896         EUR         2/09/12                 (93,595

Singapore Dollar

     BZWS         Buy         1,717,028         1,347,894            2/09/12         51,148           

Chilean Peso

     DBAB         Buy         1,145,000,000         2,326,290            2/10/12         59,624           

Euro

     BZWS         Sell         612,000         829,872            2/10/12                 (51,404

Japanese Yen

     HSBC         Sell         413,563,000         5,052,077            2/10/12                 (95,791

Japanese Yen

     MSCO         Sell         394,373,000         4,826,319            2/10/12                 (82,680

Polish Zloty

     BZWS         Buy         17,528,000         4,405,238         EUR         2/10/12                 (90,106

Chilean Peso

     DBAB         Buy         1,058,220,000         2,149,980            2/13/12         54,354           

 

TGB-22


Franklin Templeton Variable Insurance Products Trust

 

Statement of Investments, June 30, 2011 (unaudited) (continued)

 

 

Templeton Global Bond Securities Fund

 

Forward Exchange Contracts (continued)

 

Currency    Counterparty      Type      Quantity      Contract
Amount
*
             Settlement
Date
     Unrealized
Appreciation
     Unrealized
Depreciation
 

Chilean Peso

     BZWS         Buy         1,142,900,000         2,319,196            2/13/12       $ 61,531       $   

Euro

     UBSW         Sell         657,000         892,055            2/13/12                 (53,925

Singapore Dollar

     HSBC         Buy         6,117,200         4,803,595            2/13/12         180,846           

British Pound

     BZWS         Buy         2,562,230         4,082,606            2/14/12         17,637           

Chilean Peso

     DBAB         Buy         1,130,600,000         2,305,465            2/14/12         49,374           

Chilean Peso

     MSCO         Buy         1,963,430,000         4,038,733            2/14/12         50,743           

Malaysian Ringgit

     DBAB         Buy         97,443,480         31,603,632            2/14/12         148,378           

Polish Zloty

     DBAB         Buy         17,528,000         4,365,194         EUR         2/14/12                 (33,811

Singapore Dollar

     HSBC         Buy         4,404,400         3,458,582            2/14/12         130,251           

Japanese Yen

     JPHQ         Sell         144,920,000         1,765,595            2/15/12                 (38,439

Japanese Yen

     DBAB         Sell         123,057,280         1,497,958            2/15/12                 (33,917

Chilean Peso

     MSCO         Buy         3,554,470,000         7,382,077            2/16/12         19,574           

Euro

     JPHQ         Sell         1,971,000         2,636,410            2/16/12                 (201,240

Euro

     UBSW         Sell         1,971,000         2,637,533            2/16/12                 (200,117

Euro

     DBAB         Sell         2,038,000         2,734,629            2/17/12                 (199,381

Malaysian Ringgit

     HSBC         Buy         4,899,000         1,582,569            2/17/12         13,474           

Singapore Dollar

     DBAB         Buy         7,334,000         5,736,544            2/17/12         239,518           

Singapore Dollar

     HSBC         Buy         7,334,000         5,736,724            2/17/12         239,338           

Singapore Dollar

     BZWS         Buy         4,886,000         3,824,209            2/17/12         157,117           

Chilean Peso

     DBAB         Buy         1,455,470,000         3,009,657            2/21/12         19,424           

Chilean Peso

     JPHQ         Buy         1,055,800,000         2,167,411            2/21/12         29,889           

Euro

     UBSW         Sell         2,038,000         2,728,495            2/21/12                 (205,118

Chilean Peso

     JPHQ         Buy         1,792,000,000         3,719,772            2/22/12         9,263           

Japanese Yen

     HSBC         Sell         385,460,000         4,651,662            2/22/12                 (147,199

Chilean Peso

     DBAB         Buy         1,435,490,000         2,965,643            2/23/12         21,179           

Japanese Yen

     JPHQ         Sell         385,700,000         4,652,313            2/23/12                 (149,604

Singapore Dollar

     DBAB         Buy         9,547,000         7,468,688            2/24/12         310,949           

Chilean Peso

     DBAB         Buy         2,094,920,000         4,297,757            2/27/12         59,167           

Chilean Peso

     CITI         Buy         2,285,090,000         4,709,098            2/27/12         43,332           

Chilean Peso

     MSCO         Buy         2,254,540,000         4,646,859            2/27/12         42,034           

Euro

     DBAB         Sell         5,346,000         7,284,299            2/27/12                 (409,470

Singapore Dollar

     DBAB         Buy         5,952,000         4,667,869            2/27/12         182,370           

Chilean Peso

     JPHQ         Buy         593,800,000         1,223,069            2/28/12         11,751           

Chilean Peso

     MSCO         Buy         1,559,200,000         3,181,392            2/28/12         60,997           

Chilean Peso

     DBAB         Buy         790,050,000         1,632,200            2/29/12         10,540           

Chilean Peso

     BZWS         Buy         2,006,200,000         4,086,779            2/29/12         84,683           

Euro

     DBAB         Sell         3,252,140         4,444,049            2/29/12                 (235,996

Singapore Dollar

     DBAB         Buy         5,960,000         4,668,212            2/29/12         188,604           

Chilean Peso

     BZWS         Buy         1,004,500,000         2,043,328            3/01/12         45,078           

Chilean Peso

     DBAB         Buy         1,253,970,000         2,553,390            3/01/12         53,676           

Euro

     DBAB         Sell         1,530,900         2,087,306            3/01/12                 (115,686

Japanese Yen

     UBSW         Sell         447,200,000         5,501,021            3/01/12                 (67,111

Japanese Yen

     JPHQ         Sell         401,100,000         4,934,793            3/01/12                 (59,343

Japanese Yen

     HSBC         Sell         400,800,000         4,932,923            3/01/12                 (57,477

Chilean Peso

     DBAB         Buy         1,253,970,000         2,553,390            3/02/12         53,381           

Chilean Peso

     DBAB         Buy         1,328,230,000         2,706,255            3/05/12         53,952           

Euro

     DBAB         Sell         1,536,000         2,099,251            3/05/12                 (110,780

Chilean Peso

     DBAB         Buy         1,320,220,000         2,682,556            3/07/12         60,385           

Euro

     UBSW         Sell         6,915,000         9,567,248            3/08/12                 (381,197

Euro

     MSCO         Sell         5,225,000         7,228,526            3/08/12                 (288,556

Euro

     HSBC         Sell         1,844,000         2,548,408            3/08/12                 (104,511

Chilean Peso

     DBAB         Buy         1,284,460,000         2,629,396            3/09/12         38,645           

 

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Franklin Templeton Variable Insurance Products Trust

 

Statement of Investments, June 30, 2011 (unaudited) (continued)

 

 

Templeton Global Bond Securities Fund

 

Forward Exchange Contracts (continued)

 

Currency    Counterparty      Type      Quantity      Contract
Amount
*
             Settlement
Date
     Unrealized
Appreciation
     Unrealized
Depreciation
 

Chilean Peso

     MSCO         Buy         662,100,000         1,346,279            3/12/12       $ 28,548       $   

Chilean Peso

     DBAB         Buy         2,600,220,000         5,301,695            3/15/12         95,740           

Australian Dollar

     CITI         Buy         16,742,000         15,737,313            3/19/12         1,626,031           

Japanese Yen

     CITI         Sell         407,702,000         5,074,644            3/19/12                 (2,977

Japanese Yen

     MSCO         Sell         244,700,000         3,044,896            3/19/12                 (2,659

Japanese Yen

     UBSW         Sell         330,530,000         4,114,396            3/19/12                 (2,106

Singapore Dollar

     DBAB         Buy         7,978,100         6,254,047            3/19/12         248,064           

Singapore Dollar

     JPHQ         Buy         11,426,000         8,934,240            3/19/12         377,892           

Singapore Dollar

     HSBC         Buy         9,120,000         7,147,559            3/19/12         285,194           

Australian Dollar

     DBAB         Buy         8,192,166         7,679,992            3/21/12         814,094           

Chilean Peso

     JPHQ         Buy         1,065,000,000         2,137,481            3/21/12         71,706           

Singapore Dollar

     DBAB         Buy         8,589,700         6,700,757            3/21/12         299,889           

Singapore Dollar

     HSBC         Buy         6,864,000         5,360,615            3/21/12         233,577           

Australian Dollar

     DBAB         Buy         537,776         503,606            3/22/12         53,920           

Japanese Yen

     UBSW         Sell         242,774,840         3,005,643            3/23/12                 (18,104

Euro

     DBAB         Sell         2,736,000         3,829,333            3/26/12                 (104,485

British Pound

     MSCO         Buy         2,852,773         4,545,238            3/29/12         17,152           

British Pound

     DBAB         Buy         2,853,149         4,545,238            3/29/12         17,753           

British Pound

     BZWS         Buy         5,722,896         9,090,477            3/30/12         61,902           

Chilean Peso

     DBAB         Buy         1,252,750,000         2,510,018            3/30/12         85,978           

New Israeli Shekel

     MSCO         Buy         9,296,110         2,596,996            3/30/12         100,186           

British Pound

     FBCO         Buy         3,431,879         5,454,285            4/02/12         33,904           

Chilean Peso

     DBAB         Buy         1,330,940,000         2,656,408            4/02/12         100,674           

Euro

     DBAB         Sell         3,712,000         5,214,432            4/04/12                 (121,000

Euro

     DBAB         Sell         2,488,000         3,482,304            4/05/12                 (93,690

Euro

     HSBC         Sell         8,692,000         12,212,434            4/10/12                 (278,369

Euro

     DBAB         Sell         7,243,000         10,201,041            4/10/12                 (207,482

Euro

     UBSW         Sell         4,346,000         6,102,436            4/10/12                 (142,966

Indian Rupee

     DBAB         Buy         159,915,000         3,413,340            4/11/12         5,233           

Euro

     UBSW         Sell         3,907,000         5,569,722            4/12/12                 (44,425

Indian Rupee

     DBAB         Buy         342,913,000         7,346,037            4/13/12                 (17,113

Chilean Peso

     MSCO         Buy         2,645,530,000         5,374,363            4/16/12         97,204           

Euro

     HSBC         Sell         6,919,000         9,915,481            4/16/12                 (25,357

Indian Rupee

     JPHQ         Buy         230,330,000         4,921,581            4/16/12                 (535

Indian Rupee

     JPHQ         Buy         226,092,000         4,802,294            4/18/12         27,101           

Indian Rupee

     DBAB         Buy         79,271,000         1,678,404            4/19/12         14,655           

Indian Rupee

     JPHQ         Buy         112,941,000         2,396,880            4/19/12         15,298           

Malaysian Ringgit

     JPHQ         Buy         4,069,213         1,329,330            4/19/12                 (8,965

Chilean Peso

     MSCO         Buy         2,370,410,000         4,788,707            4/20/12         111,619           

Japanese Yen

     UBSW         Sell         261,900,000         3,188,653            4/20/12                 (74,801

Japanese Yen

     CITI         Sell         261,800,000         3,189,299            4/20/12                 (72,909

Euro

     DBAB         Sell         4,545,000         6,425,948            4/23/12                 (102,462

Malaysian Ringgit

     JPHQ         Buy         11,659,000         3,812,498            4/23/12                 (30,472

Indian Rupee

     DBAB         Buy         160,601,000         3,410,512            4/26/12         16,835           

Chilean Peso

     JPHQ         Buy         1,501,938,000         3,045,910            4/27/12         56,563           

Indian Rupee

     JPHQ         Buy         136,582,000         2,896,755            4/27/12         17,675           

Chilean Peso

     CITI         Buy         2,420,966,000         4,976,292            4/30/12         22,864           

Indian Rupee

     JPHQ         Buy         113,782,000         2,415,754            4/30/12         11,330           

Indian Rupee

     DBAB         Buy         71,377,981         1,505,547            4/30/12         17,016           

Swedish Krona

     BZWS         Buy         122,773,200         13,607,901         EUR         4/30/12                 (485,468

Euro

     MSCO         Sell         1,259,000         1,851,970            5/07/12         44,434           

Euro

     DBAB         Sell         2,045,000         2,991,017            5/07/12         55,026           

Euro

     BZWS         Sell         1,259,000         1,850,818            5/07/12         43,282           

Euro

     FBCO         Sell         1,731,000         2,537,646            5/07/12         52,463           

Euro

     UBSW         Sell         629,000         902,238            5/09/12                 (750

Euro

     DBAB         Sell         1,259,000         1,816,422            5/09/12         9,012           

 

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Franklin Templeton Variable Insurance Products Trust

 

Statement of Investments, June 30, 2011 (unaudited) (continued)

 

 

Templeton Global Bond Securities Fund

 

Forward Exchange Contracts (continued)

 

Currency    Counterparty      Type      Quantity      Contract
Amount
*
             Settlement
Date
     Unrealized
Appreciation
     Unrealized
Depreciation
 

Japanese Yen

     CITI         Sell         733,721,000         9,128,949            5/10/12       $       $ (16,784

Chilean Peso

     MSCO         Buy         1,150,200,000         2,368,958            5/11/12         3,176           

Japanese Yen

     UBSW         Sell         733,361,000         9,122,540            5/11/12                 (18,859

Japanese Yen

     DBAB         Sell         490,555,000         6,101,962            5/11/12                 (12,843

Euro

     DBAB         Sell         1,812,000         2,538,521            5/18/12                 (61,955

Euro

     DBAB         Sell         2,642,000         3,691,346            5/21/12                 (99,901

Euro

     UBSW         Sell         1,812,000         2,531,002            5/21/12                 (69,203

Chilean Peso

     MSCO         Buy         420,740,000         852,512            5/22/12         14,127           

Indian Rupee

     DBAB         Buy         217,594,000         4,559,807            6/01/12         64,766           

Indian Rupee

     HSBC         Buy         251,448,000         5,326,160            6/04/12         16,094           

Euro

     DBAB         Sell         785,200         1,123,692            6/06/12                 (2,435

Euro

     UBSW         Sell         1,057,200         1,517,505            6/07/12         1,331           

Euro

     DBAB         Sell         2,033,100         2,927,969            6/07/12         12,216           

Indian Rupee

     DBAB         Buy         160,277,000         3,379,945            6/07/12         24,130           

Indian Rupee

     HSBC         Buy         42,784,000         908,558            6/08/12         15           

Polish Zloty

     DBAB         Buy         30,704,000         7,583,856         EUR         6/08/12                 (34,251

Polish Zloty

     CITI         Buy         5,990,000         1,480,328         EUR         6/08/12                 (7,836

Euro

     DBAB         Sell         16,210,600         23,377,407            6/11/12         132,358           

Indian Rupee

     DBAB         Buy         43,392,000         921,078            6/11/12         92           

Swedish Krona

     MSCO         Buy         55,369,800         6,074,660         EUR         6/11/12                 (137,303

Swedish Krona

     DBAB         Buy         41,300,000         4,531,649         EUR         6/11/12                 (103,269

Euro

     DBAB         Sell         6,935,000         9,949,645            6/13/12         5,954           

Indian Rupee

     HSBC         Buy         108,000,000         2,292,994            6/13/12                 (780

Swedish Krona

     MSCO         Buy         27,990,100         3,064,681         EUR         6/13/12                 (60,806

Swedish Krona

     BZWS         Buy         24,372,000         2,664,986         EUR         6/13/12                 (47,866

Euro

     DBAB         Sell         1,448,000         2,068,989            6/14/12                 (7,141

Swedish Krona

     MSCO         Buy         21,992,000         2,398,444         EUR         6/14/12                 (34,237

Indian Rupee

     DBAB         Buy         108,614,000         2,300,657            6/18/12         3,278           

Indian Rupee

     DBAB         Buy         98,937,000         2,087,719            6/20/12         10,468           

Indian Rupee

     JPHQ         Buy         79,054,000         1,669,567            6/22/12         6,573           

Indian Rupee

     DBAB         Buy         119,627,000         2,538,773            6/25/12                 (3,249

Indian Rupee

     HSBC         Buy         80,337,000         1,702,416            6/27/12                 (40

Malaysian Ringgit

     JPHQ         Buy         14,772,000         4,766,853            6/29/12         2,817           

Swedish Krona

     UBSW         Buy         302,991,000         32,586,637         EUR         6/29/12         168,310           
                    

 

 

 

Unrealized appreciation (depreciation)

  

                 22,618,204         (48,338,114
                    

 

 

 

Net unrealized appreciation (depreciation)

  

                  $ (25,719,910
                       

 

 

 

 

*In U.S. dollars unless otherwise indicated.

 

At June 30, 2011, the Fund had the following interest rate swap contracts outstanding. See Note 1(d).

 

Interest Rate Swap Contracts

 

Counterparty    Pay/Receive
Floating Rate
     Fixed
Rate
     Floating Rate    Notional
Amount
*
     Expiration
Date
     Unrealized
Appreciation
     Unrealized
Depreciation
 

JPHQ

     Receive         3.558%       3-month USD BBA LIBOR      3,240,000         3/4/21       $   —       $ (98,040

DBAB

     Receive         3.523%       3-month USD BBA LIBOR      14,630,000         3/28/21                 (487,771

CITI

     Receive         4.347%       3-month USD BBA LIBOR      7,460,000         2/25/41                 (462,306

JPHQ

     Receive         4.349%       3-month USD BBA LIBOR      7,460,000         2/25/41                 (384,750

JPHQ

     Receive         4.320%       3-month USD BBA LIBOR      5,600,000         2/28/41                 (325,694

JPHQ

     Receive         4.299%       3-month USD BBA LIBOR      1,870,000         3/1/41                 (98,769
                 

 

 

 

Unrealized appreciation (depreciation)

  

                         (1,857,330
                 

 

 

 

Net unrealized appreciation (depreciation)

  

                  $ (1,857,330
                    

 

 

 

 

*In U.S. Dollars unless otherwise indicated.

 

The accompanying notes are an integral part of these financial statements.

 

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Franklin Templeton Variable Insurance Products Trust

 

Financial Statements

 

Statement of Assets and Liabilities

June 30, 2011 (unaudited)

 

     Templeton
Global Bond
Securities Fund
 

Assets:

  

Investments in securities:

  

Cost - Unaffiliated issuers

   $ 1,975,941,252   

Cost - Repurchase agreements

     191,085,986   
  

 

 

 

Total cost of investments

   $ 2,167,027,238   
  

 

 

 

Value - Unaffiliated issuers

   $ 2,208,562,479   

Value - Repurchase agreements

     191,085,986   
  

 

 

 

Total value of investments

     2,399,648,465   

Foreign currency, at value (cost $10,874,041)

     10,923,473   

Receivables:

  

Capital shares sold

     1,573,669   

Interest

     27,020,047   

Due from brokers

     11,917,000   

Unrealized appreciation on forward exchange contracts

     22,618,204   

Other assets

     537   
  

 

 

 

Total assets

     2,473,701,395   
  

 

 

 

Liabilities:

  

Payables:

  

Capital shares redeemed

     4,199,569   

Affiliates

     1,787,119   

Unrealized depreciation on forward exchange contracts

     48,338,114   

Unrealized depreciation on swap contracts

     1,857,330   

Accrued expenses and other liabilities

     1,122,912   
  

 

 

 

Total liabilities

     57,305,044   
  

 

 

 

Net assets, at value

   $ 2,416,396,351   
  

 

 

 

Net assets consist of:

  

Paid-in capital

   $ 2,113,086,314   

Undistributed net investment income

     22,804,966   

Net unrealized appreciation (depreciation)

     205,708,999   

Accumulated net realized gain (loss)

     74,796,072   
  

 

 

 

Net assets, at value

   $ 2,416,396,351   
  

 

 

 

 

The accompanying notes are an integral part of these financial statements.

 

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Franklin Templeton Variable Insurance Products Trust

 

Financial Statements (continued)

 

Statement of Assets and Liabilities (continued)

June 30, 2011 (unaudited)

 

     Templeton
Global Bond
Securities Fund
 

Class 1:

  

Net assets, at value

   $ 291,254,073   
  

 

 

 

Shares outstanding

     14,753,773   
  

 

 

 

Net asset value and maximum offering price per share

   $ 19.74   
  

 

 

 

Class 2:

  

Net assets, at value

   $ 1,757,266,464   
  

 

 

 

Shares outstanding

     91,154,316   
  

 

 

 

Net asset value and maximum offering price per share

   $ 19.28   
  

 

 

 

Class 3:

  

Net assets, at value

   $ 202,111,008   
  

 

 

 

Shares outstanding

     10,485,915   
  

 

 

 

Net asset value and maximum offering price per sharea

   $ 19.27   
  

 

 

 

Class 4:

  

Net assets, at value

   $ 165,764,806   
  

 

 

 

Shares outstanding

     8,458,875   
  

 

 

 

Net asset value and maximum offering price per share

   $ 19.60   
  

 

 

 

 

 

 

aRedemption price is equal to net asset value less redemption fees retained by the Fund.

 

The accompanying notes are an integral part of these financial statements.

 

TGB-27


Franklin Templeton Variable Insurance Products Trust

 

Financial Statements (continued)

 

Statement of Operations

for the six months ended June 30, 2011 (unaudited)

 

     Templeton
Global Bond
Securities Fund
 

Investment income:

  

Interest (net of foreign taxes of $2,283,349)

   $ 58,283,832   
  

 

 

 

Expenses:

  

Management fees (Note 3a)

     5,098,431   

Distribution fees: (Note 3c)

  

Class 2

     1,991,157   

Class 3

     234,378   

Class 4

     275,327   

Unaffiliated transfer agent fees

     1,662   

Custodian fees (Note 4)

     646,579   

Reports to shareholders

     239,989   

Professional fees

     35,786   

Trustees' fees and expenses

     3,877   

Other

     21,717   
  

 

 

 

Total expenses

     8,548,903   
  

 

 

 

Net investment income

     49,734,929   
  

 

 

 

Realized and unrealized gains (losses):

  

Net realized gain (loss) from:

  

Investments

     40,892,757   

Foreign currency transactions

     34,658,636   

Futures contracts

     3,393   

Swap contracts

     (464,772
  

 

 

 

Net realized gain (loss)

     75,090,014   
  

 

 

 

Net change in unrealized appreciation (depreciation) on:

  

Investments

     39,232,551   

Translation of other assets and liabilities denominated in foreign currencies

     (47,662,121
  

 

 

 

Net change in unrealized appreciation (depreciation)

     (8,429,570
  

 

 

 

Net realized and unrealized gain (loss)

     66,660,444   
  

 

 

 

Net increase (decrease) in net assets resulting from operations

   $ 116,395,373   
  

 

 

 

 

The accompanying notes are an integral part of these financial statements.

 

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Franklin Templeton Variable Insurance Products Trust

 

Financial Statements (continued)

 

Statements of Changes in Net Assets

 

     Templeton Global Bond
Securities Fund
 
     Six Months
Ended
June 30, 2011
(unaudited)
    Year
Ended
December 31,
2010
 
    

 

 

Increase (decrease) in net assets:

    

Operations:

    

Net investment income

   $ 49,734,929      $ 93,415,601   

Net realized gain (loss) from investments, foreign currency transactions, futures contracts and swap contracts

     75,090,014        26,725,973   

Net change in unrealized appreciation (depreciation) on investments and translation of other assets and liabilities denominated in foreign currencies

     (8,429,570     123,023,722   
    

 

 

Net increase (decrease) in net assets resulting from operations

     116,395,373        243,165,296   
    

 

 

Distributions to shareholders from:

    

Net investment income and net foreign currency gains:

    

Class 1

     (15,683,467     (3,860,853

Class 2

     (93,946,669     (17,334,382

Class 3

     (10,753,201     (2,167,994

Class 4

     (8,615,701     (1,885,595

Net realized gains:

    

Class 1

     (1,762,080     (610,541

Class 2

     (10,925,216     (3,135,836

Class 3

     (1,252,885     (394,847

Class 4

     (1,020,280     (338,834
    

 

 

Total distributions to shareholders

     (143,959,499     (29,728,882
    

 

 

Capital share transactions (Note 2)

    

Class 1

     21,845,503        48,911,860   

Class 2

     287,500,724        75,615,219   

Class 3

     20,981,651        21,722,929   

Class 4

     16,329,709        26,968,281   
    

 

 

Total capital share transactions

     346,657,587        173,218,289   
    

 

 

Redemption fees

     5,389        23,708   
    

 

 

Net increase (decrease) in net assets

     319,098,850        386,678,411   

Net assets:

    

Beginning of period

     2,097,297,501        1,710,619,090   
    

 

 

End of period

   $ 2,416,396,351      $ 2,097,297,501   
    

 

 

Undistributed net investment income included in net assets:

    

End of period

   $ 22,804,966      $ 102,069,075   
    

 

 

 

The accompanying notes are an integral part of these financial statements.

 

TGB-29


Franklin Templeton Variable Insurance Products Trust

 

Notes to Financial Statements (unaudited)

 

Templeton Global Bond Securities Fund

 

1. ORGANIZATION AND SIGNIFICANT ACCOUNTING POLICIES

 

Franklin Templeton Variable Insurance Products Trust (Trust) is registered under the Investment Company Act of 1940, as amended, (1940 Act) as an open-end investment company, consisting of twenty separate funds. The Templeton Global Bond Securities Fund (Fund) is included in this report. The financial statements of the remaining funds in the Trust are presented separately. Shares of the Fund are generally sold only to insurance company separate accounts to fund the benefits of variable life insurance policies or variable annuity contracts. The Fund offers four classes of shares: Class 1, Class 2, Class 3, and Class 4. Each class of shares differs by its distribution fees, voting rights on matters affecting a single class and its exchange privilege.

 

The following summarizes the Fund's significant accounting policies.

 

a. Financial Instrument Valuation

 

The Fund's investments in securities and other financial instruments are carried at fair value daily. Fair value is the price that would be received to sell an asset or paid to transfer a liability in an orderly transaction between market participants on the measurement date. Under procedures approved by the Trust's Board of Trustees, the Fund may utilize independent pricing services, quotations from securities and financial instrument dealers, and other market sources to determine fair value.

 

Debt securities generally trade in the over-the-counter market rather than on a securities exchange. The Fund's pricing services use multiple valuation techniques to determine fair value. In instances where sufficient market activity exists, the pricing services may utilize a market-based approach through which quotes from market makers are used to determine fair value. In instances where sufficient market activity may not exist or is limited, the pricing services also utilize proprietary valuation models which may consider market characteristics such as benchmark yield curves, option-adjusted spreads, credit spreads, estimated default rates, coupon rates, anticipated timing of principal repayments, underlying collateral, and other unique security features in order to estimate the relevant cash flows, which are then discounted to calculate the fair value. Securities denominated in a foreign currency are converted into their U.S. dollar equivalent at the foreign exchange rate in effect at the close of the NYSE on the date that the values of the foreign debt securities are determined. Repurchase agreements are valued at cost, which approximates market value.

 

Certain derivative financial instruments (derivatives) trade in the over-the-counter market. The Fund’s pricing services use various techniques including industry standard option pricing models and proprietary discounted cash flow models to determine the fair value of those instruments. The Fund’s net benefit or obligation under the derivative contract, as measured by the fair market value of the contract, is included in net assets.

 

The Fund has procedures to determine the fair value of securities and other financial instruments for which market prices are not readily available or which may not be reliably priced. Under these procedures, the Fund primarily employs a market-based approach which may use related or comparable assets or liabilities, recent transactions, market multiples, book values, and other relevant information for the investment to determine the fair value of the investment. The Fund may also use an income-based valuation approach in which the anticipated future cash flows of the investment are discounted to calculate fair value. Discounts may also be applied due to the nature or duration of any restrictions on the disposition of the investments. Due to the inherent uncertainty of valuations of such investments, the fair values may differ significantly from the values that would have been used had an active market existed.

 

Trading in securities on foreign securities stock exchanges and over-the-counter markets may be completed before the daily close of business on the NYSE. Occasionally, events occur between the time at which trading in a foreign security is completed and the close of the NYSE that might call into question the reliability of the value of a portfolio security held by the Fund. As a result, differences may arise between the value of the Fund’s portfolio securities as determined at the foreign market close and the latest indications of value at the close of the NYSE. In order to minimize the potential for these differences, the investment manager monitors price movements following the close of trading in foreign stock markets through a series of country specific market proxies (such as baskets of American Depository Receipts, futures contracts and exchange traded funds). These price movements

 

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Franklin Templeton Variable Insurance Products Trust

 

Notes to Financial Statements (unaudited) (continued)

 

Templeton Global Bond Securities Fund

 

1. ORGANIZATION AND SIGNIFICANT ACCOUNTING POLICIES (continued)

 

a. Financial Instrument Valuation (continued)

 

are measured against established trigger thresholds for each specific market proxy to assist in determining if an event has occurred that may call into question the reliability of the values of the foreign securities held by the Fund. If such an event occurs, the securities may be valued using fair value procedures, which may include the use of independent pricing services.

 

b. Foreign Currency Translation

 

Portfolio securities and other assets and liabilities denominated in foreign currencies are translated into U.S. dollars based on the exchange rate of such currencies against U.S. dollars on the date of valuation. The Fund may enter into foreign currency exchange contracts to facilitate transactions denominated in a foreign currency. Purchases and sales of securities, income and expense items denominated in foreign currencies are translated into U.S. dollars at the exchange rate in effect on the transaction date. Portfolio securities and assets and liabilities denominated in foreign currencies contain risks that those currencies will decline in value relative to the U.S. dollar. Occasionally, events may impact the availability or reliability of foreign exchange rates used to convert the U.S. dollar equivalent value. If such an event occurs, the foreign exchange rate will be valued at fair value using procedures established and approved by the Trust’s Board of Trustees.

 

The Fund does not separately report the effect of changes in foreign exchange rates from changes in market prices on securities held. Such changes are included in net realized and unrealized gain or loss from investments on the Statement of Operations.

 

Realized foreign exchange gains or losses arise from sales of foreign currencies, currency gains or losses realized between the trade and settlement dates on securities transactions and the difference between the recorded amounts of dividends, interest, and foreign withholding taxes and the U.S. dollar equivalent of the amounts actually received or paid. Net unrealized foreign exchange gains and losses arise from changes in foreign exchange rates on foreign denominated assets and liabilities other than investments in securities held at the end of the reporting period.

 

c. Joint Repurchase Agreement

 

The Fund enters into a joint repurchase agreement whereby its uninvested cash balance is deposited into a joint cash account with other funds managed by the investment manager or an affiliate of the investment manager and is used to invest in one or more repurchase agreements. The value and face amount of the joint repurchase agreement are allocated to the funds based on their pro-rata interest. A repurchase agreement is accounted for as a loan by the fund to the seller, collateralized by securities which are delivered to the fund’s custodian. The market value, including accrued interest, of the initial collateralization is required to be at least 102% of the dollar amount invested by the funds, with the value of the underlying securities marked to market daily to maintain coverage of at least 100%. The joint repurchase agreement held by the Fund at period end had been entered into on June 30, 2011.

 

d. Derivative Financial Instruments

 

The Fund invested in derivatives in order to manage risk or gain exposure to various other investments or markets. Derivatives are financial contracts based on an underlying or notional amount, require no initial investment or an initial net investment that is smaller than would normally be required to have a similar response to changes in market factors, and require or permit net settlement. Derivatives contain various risks including the potential inability of the counterparty to fulfill their obligations under the terms of the contract, the potential for an illiquid secondary market, and/or the potential for market movements which expose the Fund to gains or losses in excess of the amounts shown on the Statement of Assets and Liabilities. Realized gain and loss and unrealized appreciation and depreciation on these contracts for the period are included in the Statement of Operations.

 

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Franklin Templeton Variable Insurance Products Trust

 

Notes to Financial Statements (unaudited) (continued)

 

Templeton Global Bond Securities Fund

 

1. ORGANIZATION AND SIGNIFICANT ACCOUNTING POLICIES (continued)

 

d. Derivative Financial Instruments (continued)

 

The Fund entered into futures contracts primarily to manage interest rate and/or foreign exchange rate risk. A futures contract is an agreement between the Fund and a counterparty to buy or sell an underlying financial instrument for a specified price on a future date. Required initial margin deposits of cash or securities are pledged by the Fund. Subsequent payments, known as variation margin, are made or received by the Fund, depending on fluctuations in the value of the underlying security. Such variation margin is accounted for as unrealized appreciation or depreciation until the contract is closed, at which time the gains or losses are realized.

 

The Fund entered into forward exchange contracts primarily to manage and/or gain exposure to certain foreign currencies. A forward exchange contract is an agreement between the Fund and a counterparty to buy or sell a foreign currency for a specific exchange rate on a future date. Pursuant to the terms of the forward exchange contracts, cash or securities may be required to be deposited as collateral. Unrestricted cash may be invested according to the Fund’s investment objectives.

 

The Fund entered into interest rate swap contracts primarily to manage interest rate risk. An interest rate swap is an agreement between the Fund and a counterparty to exchange cash flows based on the difference between two interest rates, applied to a notional principal amount. Over the term of the contract, contractually required payments to be paid and to be received are accrued daily and recorded as unrealized depreciation and appreciation until the payments are made, at which time they are realized. Pursuant to the terms of the interest rate swap contract, cash or securities may be required to be deposited as collateral. Unrestricted cash may be invested according to the Fund’s investment objectives.

 

See Note 9 regarding other derivative information.

 

e. Income Taxes

 

It is the Fund's policy to qualify as a regulated investment company under the Internal Revenue Code. The Fund intends to distribute to shareholders substantially all of its taxable income and net realized gains to relieve it from federal income and excise taxes. As a result, no provision for U.S. federal income taxes is required. The Fund files U.S. income tax returns as well as tax returns in certain other jurisdictions. The Fund records a provision for taxes in its financial statements including penalties and interest, if any, for a tax position taken on a tax return (or expected to be taken) when it fails to meet the more likely than not (a greater than 50% probability) threshold and based on the technical merits, the tax position may not be sustained upon examination by the tax authorities. As of June 30, 2011, and for all open tax years, the Fund has determined that no provision for income tax is required in the Fund's financial statements. Open tax years are those that remain subject to examination and are based on each tax jurisdiction statute of limitation.

 

The Fund may be subject to foreign taxation related to income received, capital gains on the sale of securities and certain foreign currency transactions in the foreign jurisdictions in which it invests. Foreign taxes, if any, are recorded based on the tax regulations and rates that exist in the foreign markets in which the Fund invests. When a capital gain tax is determined to apply the Fund records an estimated deferred tax liability for unrealized gains on these securities in an amount that would be payable if the securities were disposed of on the valuation date.

 

f. Security Transactions, Investment Income, Expenses and Distributions

 

Security transactions are accounted for on trade date. Realized gains and losses on security transactions are determined on a specific identification basis. Interest income and estimated expenses are accrued daily. Amortization of premium and accretion of discount on debt securities are included in interest income. Distributions to shareholders are recorded on the ex-dividend date and are determined according to income tax regulations (tax basis). Distributable earnings determined on a tax basis may differ from earnings recorded in accordance with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America. These differences may be permanent or temporary. Permanent differences are reclassified among capital accounts to reflect their tax character. These reclassifications have no impact on net assets or the results of operations. Temporary differences are not reclassified, as they may reverse in subsequent periods.

 

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Franklin Templeton Variable Insurance Products Trust

 

Notes to Financial Statements (unaudited) (continued)

 

Templeton Global Bond Securities Fund

 

1. ORGANIZATION AND SIGNIFICANT ACCOUNTING POLICIES (continued)

 

f. Security Transactions, Investment Income, Expenses and Distributions (continued)

 

Common expenses incurred by the Trust are allocated among the funds based on the ratio of net assets of each fund to the combined net assets of the Trust. Fund specific expenses are charged directly to the fund that incurred the expense.

 

Realized and unrealized gains and losses and net investment income, not including class specific expenses, are allocated daily to each class of shares based upon the relative proportion of net assets of each class. Differences in per share distributions, by class, are generally due to differences in class specific expenses.

 

Inflation-indexed bonds are adjusted for inflation through periodic increases or decreases in the security's interest accruals, face amount, or principal redemption value, by amounts corresponding to the rate of inflation as measured by an index. Any increase or decrease in the face amount or principal redemption value will be included as interest income on the Statement of Operations.

 

g. Accounting Estimates

 

The preparation of financial statements in accordance with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America requires management to make estimates and assumptions that affect the reported amounts of assets and liabilities at the date of the financial statements and the amounts of income and expenses during the reporting period. Actual results could differ from those estimates.

 

h. Redemption Fees

 

Redemptions and exchanges of interests in an insurance company subaccount that invests in Class 3 shares of the Fund will be subject to a 1.0% short term trading fee if the interest in the subaccount has been held for less than 60 days. Such fees are retained by the Fund and accounted for as an addition to paid-in capital, allocated to each class of shares based upon the relative proportion of net assets of each class.

 

i. Guarantees and Indemnifications

 

Under the Trust's organizational documents, its officers and trustees are indemnified by the Trust against certain liabilities arising out of the performance of their duties to the Trust. Additionally, in the normal course of business, the Trust, on behalf of the Fund, enters into contracts with service providers that contain general indemnification clauses. The Trust's maximum exposure under these arrangements is unknown as this would involve future claims that may be made against the Trust that have not yet occurred. Currently, the Trust expects the risk of loss to be remote.

 

2. SHARES OF BENEFICIAL INTEREST

 

At June 30, 2011, there were an unlimited number of shares authorized (without par value). Transactions in the Fund's shares were as follows:

 

     Six Months Ended
June 30, 2011
    Year Ended
December 31, 2010
 
Class 1 Shares:    Shares     Amount     Shares     Amount  

Shares sold

     1,183,367      $ 24,027,973        4,522,323      $ 85,300,049   

Shares issued in reinvestment of distributions

     889,172        17,445,546        243,806        4,471,394   

Shares redeemed

     (972,226     (19,628,016     (2,152,653     (40,859,583
    

 

 

Net increase (decrease)

     1,100,313      $ 21,845,503        2,613,476      $ 48,911,860   
    

 

 

 

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Franklin Templeton Variable Insurance Products Trust

 

Notes to Financial Statements (unaudited) (continued)

 

Templeton Global Bond Securities Fund

 

2. SHARES OF BENEFICIAL INTEREST (continued)

 

     Six Months Ended
June 30, 2011
    Year Ended
December 31, 2010
 
Class 2 Shares:    Shares     Amount     Shares     Amount  

Shares sold

     13,321,166      $ 264,665,255        23,116,184      $ 432,400,311   

Shares issued in reinvestment of distributions

     5,473,480        104,871,884        1,140,402        20,470,218   

Shares redeemed

     (4,143,657     (82,036,415     (20,598,509     (377,255,310
    

 

 

Net increase (decrease)

     14,650,989      $ 287,500,724        3,658,077      $ 75,615,219   
    

 

 

Class 3 Shares:

        

Shares sold

     1,078,647      $ 21,430,695        2,390,123      $ 44,722,862   

Shares issued in reinvestment of distributions

     626,622        12,006,087        142,856        2,562,841   

Shares redeemed

     (632,520     (12,455,131     (1,387,144     (25,562,774
    

 

 

Net increase (decrease)

     1,072,749      $ 20,981,651        1,145,835      $ 21,722,929   
    

 

 

Class 4 Shares:

        

Shares sold

     678,360      $ 13,617,725        1,871,353      $ 34,938,015   

Shares issued on reinvestment of distributions

     494,660        9,635,982        122,020        2,224,429   

Shares redeemed

     (342,579     (6,923,998     (549,061     (10,194,163
    

 

 

Net increase (decrease)

     830,441      $ 16,329,709        1,444,312      $ 26,968,281   
    

 

 

 

3. TRANSACTIONS WITH AFFILIATES

 

Franklin Resources, Inc. is the holding company for various subsidiaries that together are referred to as Franklin Templeton Investments. Certain officers and trustees of the Fund are also officers and/or directors of the following subsidiaries:

 

Subsidiary    Affiliation

Franklin Advisers, Inc. (Advisers)

   Investment manager

Franklin Templeton Services, LLC (FT Services)

   Administrative manager

Franklin Templeton Distributors, Inc. (Distributors)

   Principal underwriter

Franklin Templeton Investor Services, LLC (Investor Services)

   Transfer agent

 

a. Management Fees

 

The Fund pays an investment management fee to Advisers based on the average daily net assets of the Fund as follows:

 

Annualized Fee Rate    Net Assets
0.625%   

Up to and including $100 million

0.500%   

Over $100 million, up to and including $250 million

0.450%   

Over $250 million, up to and including $7.5 billion

0.440%   

Over $7.5 billion, up to and including $10 billion

0.430%   

Over $10 billion, up to and including $12.5 billion

0.420%   

Over $12.5 billion, up to and including $15 billion

0.400%   

In excess of $15 billion

 

b. Administrative Fees

 

Under an agreement with Advisers, FT Services provides administrative services to the Fund. The fee is paid by Advisers based on average daily net assets, and is not an additional expense of the Fund.

 

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Franklin Templeton Variable Insurance Products Trust

 

Notes to Financial Statements (unaudited) (continued)

 

Templeton Global Bond Securities Fund

 

3. TRANSACTIONS WITH AFFILIATES (continued)

 

c. Distribution Fees

 

The Trust's Board of Trustees has adopted distribution plans for Class 2, Class 3, and Class 4 shares pursuant to Rule 12b-1 under the 1940 Act. Under the Fund's compensation distribution plans, the Fund pays Distributors for costs incurred in connection with the servicing, sale and distribution of the Fund's shares up to 0.25%, 0.35%, and 0.35% per year of its average daily net assets of Class 2, Class 3, and Class 4, respectively. The Board of Trustees has agreed to limit the current rate to 0.25% per year for Class 3.

 

d. Transfer Agent Fees

 

Investor Services, under terms of an agreement, performs shareholder servicing for the Fund and is not paid by the Fund for the services.

 

4. EXPENSE OFFSET ARRANGEMENT

 

The Fund has entered into an arrangement with its custodian whereby credits realized as a result of uninvested cash balances are used to reduce a portion of the Fund’s custodian expenses. During the period ended June 30, 2011, there were no credits earned.

 

5. INCOME TAXES

 

For tax purposes, realized capital losses occurring subsequent to October 31 may be deferred and treated as occurring on the first day of the following fiscal year. At December 31, 2010, the Fund deferred realized capital losses of $1,905,817.

 

At June 30, 2011, the cost of investments and net unrealized appreciation (depreciation) for income tax purposes were as follows:

 

Cost of investments

   $ 2,177,035,599   
  

 

 

 

Unrealized appreciation

   $ 234,025,218   

Unrealized depreciation

     (11,412,352
  

 

 

 

Net unrealized appreciation (depreciation)

   $ 222,612,866   
  

 

 

 

 

Net investment income differs for financial statement and tax purposes primarily due to differing treatments of foreign currency transactions, bond discounts and premiums, swaps, tax straddles, and inflation related adjustments on foreign securities.

 

Net realized gains (losses) differ for financial statement and tax purposes primarily due to differing treatments of foreign currency transactions, financial futures transactions, bond discounts and premiums, swaps, and tax straddles.

 

6. INVESTMENT TRANSACTIONS

 

Purchases and sales of investments (excluding short term securities) for the period ended June 30, 2011, aggregated $484,979,649 and $421,746,627, respectively.

 

7. CREDIT RISK

 

At June 30, 2011, the Fund had 15.40% of its portfolio invested in high yield or other securities rated below investment grade. These securities may be more sensitive to economic conditions causing greater price volatility and are potentially subject to a greater risk of loss due to default than higher rated securities.

 

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Franklin Templeton Variable Insurance Products Trust

 

Notes to Financial Statements (unaudited) (continued)

 

Templeton Global Bond Securities Fund

 

8. CONCENTRATION OF RISK

 

Investing in foreign securities may include certain risks and considerations not typically associated with investing in U.S. securities, such as fluctuating currency values and changing local and regional economic, political and social conditions, which may result in greater market volatility. In addition, certain foreign securities may not be as liquid as U.S. securities.

 

9. OTHER DERIVATIVE INFORMATION

 

At June 30, 2011, the Fund has invested in derivative contracts which are reflected on the Statement of Assets and Liabilities as follows:

 

      Asset Derivatives      Liability Derivatives  
Derivative Contracts Not Accounted
for as Hedging Instruments
   Statement of Assets and
Liabilities Location
   Fair
Value
Amount
     Statement of Assets and
Liabilities Location
   Fair
Value
Amount
 

Interest rate contracts

   Unrealized appreciation on swap
contracts
   $       Unrealized depreciation on swap
contracts
   $ 1,857,330   

Foreign exchange contracts

   Unrealized appreciation on forward
exchange contracts
     22,618,204       Unrealized depreciation on forward
exchange contracts
     48,338,114   

 

For the period ended June 30, 2011, the effect of derivative contracts on the Fund’s Statement of Operations was as follows:

 

Derivative Contracts Not Accounted
for as Hedging Instruments
   Statement of Operations Locations    Realized Gain
(Loss) for the
Period
    Change in
Unrealized
Appreciation
(Depreciation)
for the
Period
 

Interest rate contracts

   Net realized gain (loss) from futures and swap contracts / Net change in unrealized appreciation (depreciation) on investments    $ (461,379   $ (1,860,382

Foreign exchange contracts

   Net realized gain (loss) from foreign currency transactions / Net change in unrealized appreciation (depreciation) on translation of other assets and liabilities denominated in foreign currencies      31,169,870        (47,228,665

 

For the period ended June 30, 2011, the average month end market value of derivatives represented 2.95% of average month end net assets. The average month end number of open derivative contracts for the period was 381.

 

See Note 1(d) regarding derivative financial instruments.

 

10. CREDIT FACILITY

 

The Fund, together with other U.S. registered and foreign investment funds (collectively, Borrowers), managed by Franklin Templeton Investments, are borrowers in a joint syndicated senior unsecured credit facility totaling $750 million (Global Credit Facility) which matures on January 20, 2012. This Global Credit Facility provides a source of funds to the Borrowers for temporary and emergency purposes, including the ability to meet future unanticipated or unusually large redemption requests.

 

Under the terms of the Global Credit Facility, the Fund shall, in addition to interest charged on any borrowings made by the Fund and other costs incurred by the Fund, pay its share of fees and expenses incurred in connection with the implementation

 

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Franklin Templeton Variable Insurance Products Trust

 

Notes to Financial Statements (unaudited) (continued)

 

Templeton Global Bond Securities Fund

 

10. CREDIT FACILITY (continued)

 

and maintenance of the Global Credit Facility, based upon its relative share of the aggregate net assets of all of the Borrowers, including an annual commitment fee of 0.08% based upon the unused portion of the Global Credit Facility, which is reflected in other expenses on the Statement of Operations. During the period ended June 30, 2011, the Fund did not use the Global Credit Facility.

 

11. FAIR VALUE MEASUREMENTS

 

The Fund follows a fair value hierarchy that distinguishes between market data obtained from independent sources (observable inputs) and the Fund’s own market assumptions (unobservable inputs). These inputs are used in determining the value of the Fund’s investments and are summarized in the following fair value hierarchy:

 

   

Level 1 – quoted prices in active markets for identical securities

   

Level 2 – other significant observable inputs (including quoted prices for similar securities, interest rates, prepayment speed, credit risk, etc.)

   

Level 3 – significant unobservable inputs (including the Fund’s own assumptions in determining the fair value of investments)

 

The inputs or methodology used for valuing securities are not an indication of the risk associated with investing in those securities.

 

For movements between the levels within the fair value hierarchy, the Fund has adopted a policy of recognizing the transfers as of the date of the underlying event which caused the movement.

 

The following is a summary of the inputs used as of June 30, 2011, in valuing the Fund’s assets and liabilities carried at fair value:

 

       Level 1      Level 2      Level 3      Total  
  

 

 

 

Assets:

           

Investments in Securities:

           

Foreign Government and Agency Securities

       $       $ 1,737,796,762       $         1,737,796,762   

Corporate Bonds

        12,190,720            12,190,720   

Municipal Bonds

             35,455,384                 35,455,384   

Short Term Investments

             614,205,599                 614,205,599   
  

 

 

 

Total Investments in Securities

       $   —       $ 2,399,648,465       $   —         2,399,648,465   
  

 

 

 

Forward Exchange Contracts

             22,618,204                 22,618,204   

Liabilities:

           

Swaps

             1,857,330                 1,857,330   

Forward Exchange Contracts

             48,338,114                 48,338,114   

 

12. NEW ACCOUNTING PRONOUNCEMENTS

 

In May 2011, the Financial Accounting Standards Board (FASB) issued Accounting Standards Update (ASU) No. 2011-04, Fair Value Measurement (Topic 820): Amendments to Achieve Common Fair Value Measurement and Disclosure Requirements in U.S. GAAP and International Financial Reporting Standards (IFRS). The amendments in the ASU will improve the comparability of fair value measurements presented and disclosed in financial statements prepared in accordance with U.S. GAAP and IFRS and include new guidance for certain fair value measurement principles and disclosure requirements. The ASU is effective for interim and annual periods beginning after December 15, 2011. The Fund is currently evaluating the impact, if any, of applying this provision.

 

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Franklin Templeton Variable Insurance Products Trust

 

Notes to Financial Statements (unaudited) (continued)

 

Templeton Global Bond Securities Fund

 

13. SUBSEQUENT EVENTS

 

The Fund has evaluated subsequent events through the issuance of the financial statements and determined that no events have occurred that require disclosure.

 

 

 

ABBREVIATIONS

   
Counterparty   Currency   Selected Portfolio
   
BOFA - Bank of America Corp.   AUD - Australian Dollar   BHAC - Berkshire Hathaway Assurance Corp.
BZWS - Barclays Bank PLC   BRL - Brazilian Real   FRN - Floating Rate Note
CITI - Citigroup, Inc.   EGP - Egyptian Pound   GO - General Obligation
DBAB - Deutsche Bank AG   EUR - Euro   USD - Unified/Union School District
FBCO - Credit Suisse Group AG   GBP - British Pound  
HSBC - HSBC Bank USA, N.A.   IDR - Indonesian Rupiah  
JPHQ - JP Morgan Chase & Co.   ILS - New Israeli Shekel  
MSCO - Morgan Stanley   KRW - South Korean Won  
UBSW - UBS AG   LKR - Sri Lankan Rupee  
  MXN - Mexican Peso  
  MYR - Malaysian Ringgit  
  NOK - Norwegian Krone  
  PEN - Peruvian Nuevo Sol  
  PHP - Philippine Peso  
  PLN - Polish Zloty  
  SEK - Swedish Krona  

 

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Franklin Templeton Variable Insurance Products Trust

 

Tax Designation (unaudited)

 

Templeton Global Bond Securities Fund

 

At December 31, 2010, more than 50% of the Fund’s total assets were invested in securities of foreign issuers. In most instances, foreign taxes were withheld from income paid to the Fund on these investments. As shown in the table below, the Fund designates to shareholders the foreign source income and foreign taxes paid, pursuant to Section 853 of the Internal Revenue Code. This designation will allow shareholders of record on June 14, 2011, to treat their proportionate share of foreign taxes paid by the Fund as having been paid directly by them. The shareholder shall consider these amounts as foreign taxes paid in the tax year in which they receive the Fund distribution.

 

The following table provides a detailed analysis of foreign tax paid and foreign source income as designated by the Fund, to Class 1, Class 2, Class 3, and Class 4 shareholders of record.

 

Class    Foreign Tax Paid
Per Share
       Foreign Source Income
Per Share
 

Class 1

   $ 0.0148         $ 0.9287   

Class 2

   $ 0.0148         $ 0.8980   

Class 3

   $ 0.0148         $ 0.8963   

Class 4

   $ 0.0148         $ 0.8823   

 

Foreign Tax Paid Per Share (Column 1) is the amount per share available to you, as a tax credit (assuming you held your shares in the Fund for a minimum of 16 days during the 31-day period beginning 15 days before the ex-dividend date of the Fund’s distribution to which the foreign taxes relate), or, as a tax deduction.

 

Foreign Source Income Per Share (Column 2) is the amount per share of income dividends attributable to foreign securities held by the Fund, plus any foreign taxes withheld on these dividends.

 

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TEMPLETON GROWTH SECURITIES FUND

 

We are pleased to bring you Templeton Growth Securities Fund’s semiannual report for the period ended June 30, 2011.

 

Performance Summary as of 6/30/11

 

Templeton Growth Securities Fund – Class 4 delivered a total return of +8.53% for the six-month period ended 6/30/11.

 

Performance reflects the Fund’s Class 4 operating expenses, but does not include any contract fees, expenses or sales charges. If they had been included, performance would be lower. These charges and deductions, particularly for variable life policies, can have a significant effect on contract values and insurance benefits. See the contract prospectus for a complete description of these expenses, including sales charges.

 

Templeton Growth Securities Fund – Class 4

 

Performance data represent past performance, which does not guarantee future results. Investment return and principal value will fluctuate, and you may have a gain or loss when you sell your shares.

Current performance may differ from figures shown.

 

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Fund Goal and Main Investments: Templeton Growth Securities Fund seeks long-term capital growth. The Fund normally invests primarily in equity securities of companies located anywhere in the world, including those in the U.S. and in emerging markets.

 

 

 

Performance Overview

 

You can find the Fund’s six-month total return in the Performance Summary. The Fund outperformed the +5.62% total return of the MSCI World Index for the period under review.1

 

Economic and Market Overview

 

Global stock markets rose in the first half of 2011, though the positive momentum from the previous year waned as European sovereign debt turmoil escalated and signs emerged of an economic slowdown. Furthermore, geopolitical unrest sweeping the Middle East and North Africa roiled oil markets, and a devastating earthquake and tsunami in Japan severely disrupted global supply chains during the period. While the market recovered from these interferences, economic growth concerns persisted. Officials at the U.S. Federal Reserve Board (Fed) cut their growth forecast for the world’s largest economy, and manufacturing slowed in most major regions of the world. Japan’s earthquake, an early surge in commodity prices and a fading inventory restocking cycle were all blamed for declining economic leading indicators. Nascent monetary policy tightening in most parts of the world was also thought to inhibit growth and cool the commodities rally. Asian and emerging market policymakers tightened aggressively as inflation reached post-crisis highs in many regions, while the European Central Bank raised interest rates for the first time in two years, deviating from the extraordinarily accommodative path of the Fed, which undertook a second round of quantitative easing during the reporting period.

 

Amid concerns of sustained accommodative monetary policy and declining economic growth rates in the U.S., politicians debated whether to raise the nation’s debt ceiling. Sovereign debt concerns continued to plague Europe, with Greece, Ireland, Portugal and Spain subject to rating downgrades in the first half of 2011. At period-end, European politicians were working to pass painful austerity budgets despite fierce popular resistance, and discussions were ongoing about restructuring

 

1. Source: © 2011 Morningstar. One cannot invest directly in an index, and an index is not representative of the Fund’s portfolio. Please see Index Descriptions following the Fund Summaries.

 

Fund Risks: The Fund’s investments in stocks may offer the potential for long-term gains but can be subject to short-term price fluctuations. Foreign investing, especially in emerging or developing markets, involves additional risks, including currency fluctuations, economic instability, market volatility, and political and social instability. The Fund may have significant investments in one or more countries or in particular sectors, such as financial services, from time to time and may be at greater risk of adverse developments in a country or sector than a fund that invests more broadly. Because the Fund may invest in bonds and other debt obligations, its share price and yield may be affected by interest rate movements. The manager applies various techniques and analyses in making investment decisions for the Fund, but there can be no guarantee that these decisions will produce the desired results. The Fund’s prospectus also includes a description of the main investment risks.

 

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debt payments of the region’s most troubled sovereigns. Despite these challenges, continued corporate profit strength and still favorable economic growth prospects in some regions of the world supported stock prices. Equity market leadership rotated toward defensive sectors as risk aversion increased, buoying even U.S. Treasuries toward period-end as near-term demand for perceived safe havens outweighed longer term concerns about the deteriorating U.S. credit profile. The dollar ultimately declined, however, against most currencies, broadly reflecting divergent interest rate and/or economic growth expectations.

 

Investment Strategy

 

Our investment philosophy is bottom up, value oriented and long term. In choosing investments, we will focus on the market price of a company’s securities relative to our evaluation of the company’s potential long-term earnings, asset value and cash flow. Among factors we may consider are a company’s historical value measures, including price/earnings ratio, profit margins and liquidation value. We do in-depth research to construct a bargain list from which we buy.

 

Manager’s Discussion

 

Despite gathering market headwinds, during the first half of 2011, most of the Fund’s sector groups and major regions delivered absolute gains. As signs of an economic slowdown emerged during the period, market leadership transitioned from economically sensitive, cyclical sectors such as materials and information technology, to defensive, counter-cyclical sectors such as health care and consumer staples. In this environment, a number of the Fund’s overweighted sectors and regions, including health care and Europe, were strong contributors.

 

The Fund’s overweighted position and stock selection in the health care sector benefited performance relative to the benchmark index.2 French pharmaceuticals manufacturer Sanofi was a top contributor, finding support in broker upgrades, positive clinical trials and early success with the integration of recently acquired biotechnology firm Genzyme. Major U.S. pharmaceutical manufacturer Pfizer and U.S. biotechnology firm Biogen Idec were also strong performers. Although investors’ rotation into defensive sectors largely drove health care’s outperformance during the period, we continued to believe that select sector stocks remained fundamentally undervalued and traded at levels that ignored the progress companies have made by prioritizing emerging market

 

2. The health care sector comprises biotechnology, health care providers and services, health care equipment and supplies, life sciences tools and services, and pharmaceuticals in the SOI.

 

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growth, restructuring their cost bases, diversifying away from patent-exposed products and directing robust cash flows to productive uses such as shareholder returns and mergers and acquisitions.

 

Many consumer discretionary companies also generated robust cash flows and began to return more of that cash to shareholders.3 During the period, the diverse sector was a major contributor to absolute and relative performance, primarily due to stock selection. Among media stocks, U.S. cable operators Comcast and Time Warner Cable were strong performers, growing earnings and raising their dividends during the period as demand for their bundled services drove broadband market share gains and supported operating results. Elsewhere in the media industry, content producer Viacom also delivered strong returns, supported by growing content demand and affiliate fees from traditional cable operators and new web-based services such as Netflix and Hulu. The Fund’s automotive industry holdings also drove consumer discretionary sector outperformance. Shares of Hyundai Motor surged during the period as South Korea’s largest auto manufacturer boosted profitability and increased capacity to meet demand arising from production stoppages at earthquake-stricken Japanese competitors.4 The Fund’s Hyundai stake has been a very successful investment and we liquidated the position during the period to realize a gain as shares looked fairly valued to us.

 

While the Fund’s overweighted positions in the consumer discretionary and health care sectors were long-standing, so too has been our underweighted position in the financials sector, a result of what we believed was poor balance sheet transparency and limited valuation opportunities in recent years.5 Yet, we began to believe there are some increasingly compelling value propositions in the sector, which, after enjoying a liquidity-fueled rebound as governments intervened to avert systemic bankruptcy, was recently one of the market’s main laggards. Such weakness created what we considered attractive opportunities among select stocks, notably among European banks and insurers whose valuations were indiscriminately depressed due to the debt crisis in some regional countries. In the banking and diversified financials industries, balance sheets were repaired and business models realigned to focus on core areas of profitability. Yet we believe the market remained concerned about economic headwinds, and valuations

 

3. The consumer discretionary sector comprises auto components; automobiles; hotels, restaurants and leisure; media; multiline retail and specialty retail in the SOI.

4. This holding is not an index component.

5. The financials sector comprises capital markets, commercial banks, consumer finance, diversified financial services, insurance, and real estate management and development in the SOI.

 

Top 10 Holdings

Templeton Growth Securities Fund 6/30/11

 

Company

Sector/Industry,
Country

  % of Total
Net Assets
 
Pfizer Inc.     2.2%   
Pharmaceuticals, U.S.  
Sanofi     2.1%   
Pharmaceuticals, France  
Comcast Corp.     2.1%   
Media, U.S.  
Vodafone Group PLC     2.1%   
Wireless Telecommunication Services, U.K.    
Microsoft Corp.     2.0%   
Software, U.S.  
Amgen Inc.     1.9%   
Biotechnology, U.S.  
Siemens AG     1.7%   
Industrial Conglomerates, Germany  
GlaxoSmithKline PLC     1.6%   
Pharmaceuticals, U.K.  
News Corp.     1.6%   
Media, U.S.  
Royal Dutch Shell PLC     1.5%   
Oil, Gas & Consumable Fuels, U.K.  

 

The dollar value, number of shares or principal amount, and names of all portfolio holdings are listed in the Fund’s Statement of Investments (SOI).

 

 

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ignored growth opportunities inherent in a wave of industry restructuring and expansion focused on underleveraged markets and underserved consumers. Dutch financial services conglomerate ING Groep, whose ongoing restructuring initiatives began to generate positive operating results during the period, was a top performer and is an excellent example of the type of values we found in the sector. Similarly, in the insurance industry, many firms — such as French life insurer AXA, another top sector performer — divested underpriced businesses, rebuilt significant excess capital and avoided risk assets, and we continued to find what we considered attractive valuation opportunities in the insurance industry as well.

 

Stock selection and underweighting in the materials sector helped relative results, as did stock selection in the energy sector.6 Both sectors also delivered absolute gains despite heightened commodity price volatility and investors’ rotation out of cyclically leveraged stocks. We found few long-term value opportunities among metals and mining stocks given historically high current valuations and profit levels, and we largely avoided the industry. Energy stock performance is also closely correlated to the price of industrial commodities, yet we found what we considered significantly more attractive valuation opportunities in this cyclical sector. Tightening oil fundamentals and the increasing cost and complexity of extracting oil and gas from the ground could improve the market environment for energy producers and oilfield services providers, and we will seek to use near-term volatility to uncover select opportunities in the energy sector.

 

The Fund’s information technology stocks outperformed those of the benchmark index as weakness among hardware holdings such as Cisco Systems and Japanese tech firms such as film manufacturer Konica Minolta Holdings and video game developer Nintendo was nearly offset by the strength of software holdings.7 Notably, shares of information technology consultant Accenture rallied on strong earnings results and company management’s forecast that global expansion and heightened regulation could increase demand for its services. We believe sector valuations remained attractive and businesses targeting productivity-enhancing investments in an uncertain economic climate

 

6. The materials sector comprises construction materials, and metals and mining in the SOI. The energy sector comprises energy equipment and services; and oil, gas and consumable fuels in the SOI.

7. The information technology sector comprises communications equipment; computers and peripherals; electronic equipment, instruments and components; IT services; semiconductors and semiconductor equipment; and software in the SOI.

 

 

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will help support tech demand, particularly after an extended period of modest corporate spending on technology.

 

We found fewer opportunities in the consumer staples sector, where we believe elevated valuations did not adequately protect investors from risks associated with rising input costs and increasing price competition.8 Most of the Fund’s consumer staples holdings delivered absolute gains, but our stock selection and underweighted position dampened relative performance during a period when the sector benefited from investors’ defensive rotation. The industrials sector, in contrast, was negatively impacted by investors’ rotation into defensive sectors, and the Fund’s nearly even-weighted holdings were relative detractors.9 Netherlands-based Koninklijke Philips Electronics, which missed earnings targets and forecast near-term headwinds based on supply-chain disruptions related to the Japanese earthquake, was a sector laggard. Shares were weak in recent quarters due to the introduction of a new management team and cyclical pressures on the company’s health care and lighting divisions; yet, such concerns appeared to us discounted in the company’s share price, while investors appeared to largely ignore the potential for structural improvements in each of its divisions.

 

Another sector that hindered relative performance was our overweighted telecommunication services position.10 The sector’s performance was largely attributable to weakness at Turkish incumbent mobile operator Turkcell Iletisim Hizmetleri, which declined due to weaker-than-expected earnings, an ongoing shareholder dispute and concerns about escalating geopolitical turmoil in the Mediterranean region.4 Nonetheless, we remained favorable toward the stock, which we regarded as low valued, and continued to find what we considered attractive opportunities in the global telecommunications sector at large in light of the modest valuations, generous dividend yields and significant emerging market growth exposure of select stocks, in our view.

 

From a geographic perspective, Europe and the U.S. were significant relative contributors to Fund performance, largely due to stock selection in the U.S. and overweighting and stock selection in Europe.

 

8. The consumer staples sector comprises food and staples retailing, and food products in the SOI.

9. The industrials sector comprises aerospace and defense, air freight and logistics, airlines, commercial services and supplies, construction and engineering, electrical equipment, industrial conglomerates, machinery, professional services, road and rail, and trading companies and distributors in the SOI.

10. The telecommunications services sector comprises diversified telecommunication services and wireless telecommunication services in the SOI.

 

 

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Also aiding Fund performance was stock selection in Asia, as well as an underweighting in Japan.

 

It is important to recognize the effect of currency movements on the Fund’s performance. In general, if the value of the U.S. dollar goes up compared with a foreign currency, an investment traded in that foreign currency will go down in value because it will be worth fewer U.S. dollars. This can have a negative effect on Fund performance. Conversely, when the U.S. dollar weakens in relation to a foreign currency, an investment traded in that foreign currency will increase in value, which can contribute to Fund performance. For the six months ended June 30, 2011, the U.S. dollar declined in value relative to most currencies. As a result, the Fund’s performance was positively affected by the portfolio’s substantial investment in securities with non-U.S. currency exposure. However, one cannot expect the same result in future periods.

 

At Templeton, we continued to find long-term opportunities we feel are attractive in regions and sectors around the world, particularly those impaired by negative sentiment. After a two-year market rally, global equities were no longer indiscriminately cheap; however, we think selective values remained for disciplined investors with long-term horizons. While a gathering economic slowdown certainly posed a threat to equity performance in the near term, we were not surprised to see lead indicators moderating at this stage of the economic cycle. We would note that we believe the depressed valuation profile of Templeton’s core holdings could provide downside support in the event of further retrenchment. Over the longer term, we see excellent potential for growth opportunities in the global marketplace and believe that high-quality large cap stocks with robust and diversified cash flows remained among the market’s cheapest.

 

Thank you for your participation in Templeton Growth Securities Fund. We look forward to serving your future investment needs.

 

 

 

The foregoing information reflects our analysis, opinions and portfolio holdings as of June 30, 2011, the end of the reporting period. The way we implement our main investment strategies and the resulting portfolio holdings may change depending on factors such as market and economic conditions. These opinions may not be relied upon as investment advice or an offer for a particular security. The information is not a complete analysis of every aspect of any market, country, industry, security or the Fund. Statements of fact are from sources considered reliable, but the investment manager makes no representation or warranty as to their completeness or accuracy. Although historical performance is no guarantee of future results, these insights may help you understand our investment management philosophy.

 

 

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Fund Expenses

 

As an investor in a variable insurance contract (Contract) that indirectly provides for investment in an underlying mutual fund, you can incur transaction and/or ongoing expenses at both the Fund level and the Contract level.

 

 

Transaction expenses can include sales charges (loads) on purchases, surrender fees, transfer fees and premium taxes.

 

 

Ongoing expenses can include management fees, distribution and service (12b-1) fees, contract fees, annual maintenance fees, mortality and expense risk fees and other fees and expenses. All mutual funds and Contracts have some types of ongoing expenses.

 

The expenses shown in the table are meant to highlight ongoing expenses at the Fund level only and do not include ongoing expenses at the Contract level, or transaction expenses at either the Fund or Contract levels. While the Fund does not have transaction expenses, if the transaction and ongoing expenses at the Contract level were included, the expenses shown below would be higher. You should consult your Contract prospectus or disclosure document for more information.

 

The table shows Fund-level ongoing expenses and can help you understand these expenses and compare them with those of other mutual funds offered through the Contract. The table assumes a $1,000 investment held for the six months indicated. Please refer to the Fund prospectus for additional information on operating expenses.

 

Actual Fund Expenses

 

The first line (Actual) of the table provides actual account values and expenses. The “Ending Account Value” is derived from the Fund’s actual return, which includes the effect of ongoing Fund expenses, but does not include the effect of ongoing Contract expenses.

 

You can estimate the Fund-level expenses you incurred during the period by following these steps. Of course, your account value and expenses will differ from those in this illustration:

 

1. Divide your account value by $1,000.

If an account had an $8,600 value, then $8,600 ÷ $1,000 = 8.6.

 

2. Multiply the result by the number under the heading “Fund-Level Expenses Incurred During Period.”

If Fund-Level Expenses Incurred During Period were $7.50, then 8.6 x $7.50 = $64.50.

 

In this illustration, the estimated expenses incurred this period at the Fund level are $64.50.

 

Templeton Growth Securities Fund – Class 4

 

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Hypothetical Example for Comparison with Other Mutual Funds

 

Information in the second line (Hypothetical) of the table can help you compare ongoing expenses of the Fund with those of other mutual funds offered through the Contract. This information may not be used to estimate the actual ending account balance or expenses you incurred during the period. The hypothetical “Ending Account Value” is based on the Fund’s actual expense ratio and an assumed 5% annual rate of return before expenses, which does not represent the Fund’s actual return. The figure under the heading “Fund-Level Expenses Incurred During Period” shows the hypothetical expenses your account would have incurred under this scenario. You can compare this figure with the 5% hypothetical examples that appear in shareholder reports of other funds offered through a Contract.

 

Class 4    Beginning
Account
Value 1/1/11
     Ending
Account
Value 6/30/11
     Fund-Level
Expenses Incurred
During Period*
Actual 1/1/11–6/30/11
 

Actual

   $ 1,000       $ 1,085.30       $ 5.79   

Hypothetical (5% return before expenses)

   $ 1,000       $ 1,019.24       $ 5.61   

 

*Expenses are calculated using the most recent six-month annualized expense ratio for the Fund’s Class 4 shares (1.12%), which does not include any ongoing expenses of the Contract for which the Fund is an investment option, multiplied by the average account value over the period, multiplied by 181/365 to reflect the one-half year period.

 

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Franklin Templeton Variable Insurance Products Trust

 

Financial Highlights

 

Templeton Growth Securities Fund

 

     Six Months
Ended
June 30, 2011
(unaudited)
    Year Ended December 31,  
Class 1      2010     2009     2008     2007     2006  
    

 

 

Per share operating performance

            

(for a share outstanding throughout the period)

            

Net asset value, beginning of period

   $ 11.19      $ 10.56      $ 8.34      $ 15.68      $ 16.16      $ 13.98   
  

 

 

 

Income from investment operationsa:

            

Net investment incomeb

     0.17        0.17        0.17        0.29        0.27        0.29   

Net realized and unrealized gains (losses)

     0.79        0.62        2.36        (6.50     0.19        2.67   
  

 

 

 

Total from investment operations

     0.96        0.79        2.53        (6.21     0.46        2.96   
  

 

 

 

Less distributions from:

            

Net investment income

     (0.18     (0.16     (0.31     (0.26     (0.25     (0.23

Net realized gains

                          (0.87     (0.69     (0.55
  

 

 

 

Total distributions

     (0.18     (0.16     (0.31     (1.13     (0.94     (0.78
  

 

 

 

Net asset value, end of period

   $ 11.97      $ 11.19      $ 10.56      $ 8.34      $ 15.68      $ 16.16   
  

 

 

 

Total returnc

     8.63%        7.74%        31.33%        (42.13)%        2.55%        22.20%   

Ratios to average net assetsd

            

Expenses before expense reduction

     0.77%        0.77%        0.79%        0.78%        0.77%        0.78%   

Expenses net of expense reduction

     0.77% e      0.77% e      0.79% e      0.78% e      0.76%        0.78% e 

Net investment income

     2.86%        1.71%        2.00%        2.64%        1.64%        1.93%   

Supplemental data

            

Net assets, end of period (000’s)

   $ 1,639,428      $ 1,348,622      $ 824,575      $ 371,700      $ 406,538      $ 413,871   

Portfolio turnover rate

     9.72% f      9.61%        14.95%        18.37%        20.45%        20.29% f 

 

aThe amount shown for a share outstanding throughout the period may not correlate with the Statement of Operations for the period due to the timing of sales and repurchases of the Fund shares in relation to income earned and/or fluctuating market value of the investments of the Fund.

bBased on average daily shares outstanding.

cTotal return does not include fees, charges or expenses imposed by the variable annuity and life insurance contracts for which the Franklin Templeton Variable Insurance Products Trust serves as an underlying investment vehicle. Total return is not annualized for periods less than one year.

dRatios are annualized for periods less than one year.

eBenefit of expense reduction rounds to less than 0.01%.

fExcludes the value of portfolio securities delivered as a result of a redemption in-kind.

 

The accompanying notes are an integral part of these financial statements.

 

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Franklin Templeton Variable Insurance Products Trust

 

Financial Highlights (continued)

 

Templeton Growth Securities Fund

 

     Six Months
Ended
June 30, 2011
(unaudited)
    Year Ended December 31,  
Class 2      2010     2009     2008     2007     2006  
    

 

 

Per share operating performance

            

(for a share outstanding throughout the period)

            

Net asset value, beginning of period

   $ 11.01      $ 10.40      $ 8.20      $ 15.44      $ 15.93      $ 13.81   
  

 

 

 

Income from investment operationsa:

            

Net investment incomeb

     0.15        0.15        0.16        0.29        0.22        0.24   

Net realized and unrealized gains (losses)

     0.79        0.60        2.32        (6.44     0.20        2.63   
  

 

 

 

Total from investment operations

     0.94        0.75        2.48        (6.15     0.42        2.87   
  

 

 

 

Less distributions from:

            

Net investment income

     (0.15     (0.14     (0.28     (0.22     (0.22     (0.20

Net realized gains

                          (0.87     (0.69     (0.55
  

 

 

 

Total distributions

     (0.15     (0.14     (0.28     (1.09     (0.91     (0.75
  

 

 

 

Net asset value, end of period

   $ 11.80      $ 11.01      $ 10.40      $ 8.20      $ 15.44      $ 15.93   
  

 

 

 

Total returnc

     8.58%        7.39%        31.10%        (42.32)%        2.35%        21.81%   

Ratios to average net assetsd

            

Expenses before expense reduction

     1.02%        1.02%        1.04%        1.03%        1.02%        1.03%   

Expenses net of expense reduction

     1.02% e      1.02% e      1.04% e      1.03% e      1.01%        1.03% e 

Net investment income

     2.61%        1.46%        1.75%        2.39%        1.39%        1.68%   

Supplemental data

            

Net assets, end of period (000’s)

   $ 1,550,927      $ 1,626,885      $ 1,718,894      $ 1,513,557      $ 3,182,203      $ 2,821,818   

Portfolio turnover rate

     9.72%f        9.61%        14.95%        18.37%        20.45%        20.29% f 

 

 

aThe amount shown for a share outstanding throughout the period may not correlate with the Statement of Operations for the period due to the timing of sales and repurchases of the Fund shares in relation to income earned and/or fluctuating market value of the investments of the Fund.

bBased on average daily shares outstanding.

cTotal return does not include fees, charges or expenses imposed by the variable annuity and life insurance contracts for which the Franklin Templeton Variable Insurance Products Trust serves as an underlying investment vehicle. Total return is not annualized for periods less than one year.

dRatios are annualized for periods less than one year.

eBenefit of expense reduction rounds to less than 0.01%.

fExcludes the value of portfolio securities delivered as a result of a redemption in-kind.

 

The accompanying notes are an integral part of these financial statements.

 

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Franklin Templeton Variable Insurance Products Trust

 

Financial Highlights (continued)

 

Templeton Growth Securities Fund

 

     Six Months
Ended
June 30, 2011
(unaudited)
    Year Ended December 31,  
Class 4      2010     2009     2008a  
    

 

 

Per share operating performance

        

(for a share outstanding throughout the period)

        

Net asset value, beginning of period

   $ 11.11      $ 10.50      $ 8.31      $ 14.08   
  

 

 

 

Income from investment operationsb:

        

Net investment incomec

     0.15        0.14        0.14        0.09   

Net realized and unrealized gains (losses)

     0.79        0.61        2.36        (4.73
  

 

 

 

Total from investment operations

     0.94        0.75        2.50        (4.64
  

 

 

 

Less distributions from:

        

Net investment income

     (0.14     (0.14     (0.31     (0.26

Net realized gains

                          (0.87
  

 

 

 

Total distributions

     (0.14     (0.14     (0.31     (1.13
  

 

 

 

Net asset value, end of period

   $ 11.91      $ 11.11      $ 10.50      $ 8.31   
  

 

 

 

Total returnd

     8.53%        7.31%        30.98%        (35.79)%   

Ratios to average net assetse

        

Expensesf

     1.12%        1.12%        1.14%        1.13%   

Net investment income

     2.51%        1.36%        1.65%        2.29%   

Supplemental data

        

Net assets, end of period (000’s)

   $ 64,909      $ 60,569      $ 56,218      $ 24,877   

Portfolio turnover rate

     9.72% g      9.61%        14.95%        18.37%   

 

 

aFor the period February 29, 2008 (effective date) to December 31, 2008.

bThe amount shown for a share outstanding throughout the period may not correlate with the Statement of Operations for the period due to the timing of sales and repurchases of the Fund shares in relation to income earned and/or fluctuating market value of the investments of the Fund.

cBased on average daily shares outstanding.

dTotal return does not include fees, charges or expenses imposed by the variable annuity and life insurance contracts for which the Franklin Templeton Variable Insurance Products Trust serves as an underlying investment vehicle. Total return is not annualized for periods less than one year.

eRatios are annualized for periods less than one year.

fBenefit of expense reduction rounds to less than 0.01%.

gExcludes the value of portfolio securities delivered as a result of a redemption in-kind.

 

The accompanying notes are an integral part of these financial statements.

 

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Franklin Templeton Variable Insurance Products Trust

 

Statement of Investments, June 30, 2011 (unaudited)

 

 

Templeton Growth Securities Fund    Country      Shares        Value  

Common Stocks 95.3%

            

Aerospace & Defense 0.3%

            

BAE Systems PLC

   United Kingdom        2,203,809         $ 11,266,773   

aBAE Systems PLC, 144A

   United Kingdom        377           1,927   
            

 

 

 
               11,268,700   
            

 

 

 

Air Freight & Logistics 2.0%

            

Deutsche Post AG

   Germany        753,314           14,496,392   

FedEx Corp.

   United States        157,810           14,968,278   

United Parcel Service Inc., B

   United States        491,100           35,815,923   
            

 

 

 
                  65,280,593   
            

 

 

 

Airlines 0.9%

            

Deutsche Lufthansa AG

   Germany        806,124           17,511,632   

bInternational Consolidated Airlines Group SA

   United Kingdom        2,676,290           10,899,013   
            

 

 

 
               28,410,645   
            

 

 

 

Auto Components 0.8%

            

Compagnie Generale des Etablissements Michelin, B

   France        258,072           25,238,957   
            

 

 

 

Automobiles 2.0%

            

bMazda Motor Corp.

   Japan        6,772,000           17,749,109   

Nissan Motor Co. Ltd.

   Japan        1,809,400           18,924,474   

Toyota Motor Corp.

   Japan        702,100           28,779,951   
            

 

 

 
               65,453,534   
            

 

 

 

Biotechnology 2.3%

            

bAmgen Inc.

   United States        1,033,710           60,316,979   

bBiogen Idec Inc.

   United States        147,610           15,782,461   
            

 

 

 
               76,099,440   
            

 

 

 

Capital Markets 1.8%

            

Credit Suisse Group AG

   Switzerland        391,996           15,245,325   

Morgan Stanley

   United States        593,320           13,652,293   

Nomura Holdings Inc.

   Japan        3,459,000           17,014,645   

bUBS AG

   Switzerland        700,659           12,774,860   
            

 

 

 
               58,687,123   
            

 

 

 

Commercial Banks 3.8%

            

DBS Group Holdings Ltd.

   Singapore        1,906,000           22,748,482   

HSBC Holdings PLC

   United Kingdom        2,467,624           24,432,863   

ICICI Bank Ltd., ADR

   India        306,200           15,095,660   

Intesa Sanpaolo SpA

   Italy        5,569,481           14,828,607   

KB Financial Group Inc.

   South Korea        595,044           28,162,813   

UniCredit SpA

   Italy        8,377,550           17,737,109   
            

 

 

 
               123,005,534   
            

 

 

 

Commercial Services & Supplies 0.1%

            

bRentokil Initial PLC

   United Kingdom        2,761,340           4,214,522   
            

 

 

 

 

TG-13


Franklin Templeton Variable Insurance Products Trust

 

Statement of Investments, June 30, 2011 (unaudited) (continued)

 

Templeton Growth Securities Fund    Country      Shares        Value  

Common Stocks (continued)

            

Communications Equipment 2.6%

            

bBrocade Communications Systems Inc.

   United States        2,757,190         $ 17,811,448   

Cisco Systems Inc.

   United States        1,954,030           30,502,408   

Telefonaktiebolaget LM Ericsson, B

   Sweden        2,422,581           34,928,091   
            

 

 

 
               83,241,947   
            

 

 

 

Computers & Peripherals 1.0%

            

bDell Inc.

   United States        1,006,930           16,785,523   

Seagate Technology

   United States        990,888           16,012,750   
            

 

 

 
               32,798,273   
            

 

 

 

Construction & Engineering 0.2%

            

Carillion PLC

   United
Kingdom
       788,930           4,763,296   
            

 

 

 

Construction Materials 1.0%

            

CRH PLC

   Ireland        1,537,069           34,036,536   
            

 

 

 

Consumer Finance 1.0%

            

American Express Co.

   United States        637,570           32,962,369   
            

 

 

 

Diversified Financial Services 3.0%

            

Bank of America Corp.

   United States        1,205,300           13,210,088   

Citigroup Inc.

   United States        439,420           18,297,449   

bING Groep NV

   Netherlands        4,012,279           49,392,455   

JPMorgan Chase & Co.

   United States        434,210           17,776,557   
            

 

 

 
               98,676,549   
            

 

 

 

Diversified Telecommunication Services 4.1%

            

France Telecom SA

   France        1,631,460           34,695,364   

KT Corp., ADR

   South Korea        839,501           16,319,900   

Singapore Telecommunications Ltd.

   Singapore        16,293,000           41,916,372   

Telefonica SA

   Spain        1,200,988           29,363,593   

Telekom Austria AG

   Austria        512,129           6,535,442   

Telenor ASA

   Norway        205,011           3,328,953   
            

 

 

 
               132,159,624   
            

 

 

 

Electrical Equipment 0.5%

            

cAlstom SA

   France        282,195           17,400,251   
            

 

 

 

Electronic Equipment, Instruments & Components 1.0%

            

bFlextronics International Ltd.

   Singapore        1,795,060           11,524,285   

TE Connectivity Ltd.

   United States        590,638           21,711,853   
            

 

 

 
               33,236,138   
            

 

 

 

Energy Equipment & Services 3.1%

            

Baker Hughes Inc.

   United States        392,860           28,505,921   

Halliburton Co.

   United States        665,650           33,948,150   

Noble Corp.

   United States        604,890           23,838,715   

SBM Offshore NV

   Netherlands        552,865           14,623,687   
            

 

 

 
               100,916,473   
            

 

 

 

 

TG-14


Franklin Templeton Variable Insurance Products Trust

 

Statement of Investments, June 30, 2011 (unaudited) (continued)

 

Templeton Growth Securities Fund    Country      Shares        Value  

Common Stocks (continued)

            

Food & Staples Retailing 2.0%

            

CVS Caremark Corp.

   United States        959,390         $ 36,053,876   

Tesco PLC

   United Kingdom        4,559,350           29,413,719   
            

 

 

 
               65,467,595   
            

 

 

 

Food Products 1.3%

            

Nestle SA

   Switzerland        468,151           29,092,400   

Unilever NV

   Netherlands        372,730           12,218,329   
            

 

 

 
               41,310,729   
            

 

 

 

Health Care Equipment & Supplies 1.3%

            

Covidien PLC

   United States        290,868           15,482,904   

Medtronic Inc.

   United States        718,180           27,671,475   
            

 

 

 
               43,154,379   
            

 

 

 

Health Care Providers & Services 0.5%

            

Quest Diagnostics Inc.

   United States        258,160           15,257,256   
            

 

 

 

Hotels, Restaurants & Leisure 0.7%

            

Compass Group PLC

   United Kingdom        2,392,572           23,067,831   
            

 

 

 

Industrial Conglomerates 4.5%

            

General Electric Co.

   United States        1,819,420           34,314,261   

Koninklijke Philips Electronics NV

   Netherlands        1,203,241           30,901,825   

Siemens AG

   Germany        402,466           55,182,793   

Tyco International Ltd.

   United States        523,578           25,880,461   
            

 

 

 
               146,279,340   
            

 

 

 

Insurance 6.0%

            

ACE Ltd.

   United States        253,230           16,667,599   

bAIA Group Ltd.

   Hong Kong        4,310,600           14,956,302   

Aviva PLC

   United Kingdom        5,310,492           37,419,390   

AXA SA

   France        914,986           20,792,006   

Muenchener Rueckversicherungs-Gesellschaft AG

   Germany        192,637           29,429,792   

Progressive Corp.

   United States        1,065,400           22,778,252   

RenaissanceRe Holdings Ltd.

   United States        226,430           15,838,778   

bSwiss Re Ltd.

   Switzerland        494,332           27,756,201   

Torchmark Corp.

   United States        126,697           8,126,346   
            

 

 

 
               193,764,666   
            

 

 

 

IT Services 1.7%

            

Accenture PLC, A

   United States        723,627           43,721,543   

bSAIC Inc.

   United States        711,490           11,967,262   
            

 

 

 
               55,688,805   
            

 

 

 

Life Sciences Tools & Services 0.4%

            

Lonza Group AG

   Switzerland        174,647           13,667,665   
            

 

 

 

 

TG-15


Franklin Templeton Variable Insurance Products Trust

 

Statement of Investments, June 30, 2011 (unaudited) (continued)

 

Templeton Growth Securities Fund    Country      Shares        Value  

Common Stocks (continued)

            

Machinery 0.2%

            

bNavistar International Corp.

   United States        138,080         $ 7,795,997   
            

 

 

 

Media 9.5%

            

Comcast Corp., Special A

   United States        2,767,322           67,052,212   

News Corp., A

   United States        2,900,232           51,334,107   

Pearson PLC

   United Kingdom        1,096,488           20,703,500   

Reed Elsevier NV

   Netherlands        529,505           7,106,560   

Time Warner Cable Inc.

   United States        431,770           33,695,331   

Time Warner Inc.

   United States        590,340           21,470,666   

Viacom Inc., B

   United States        881,788           44,971,188   

Vivendi SA

   France        1,553,352           43,193,481   

The Walt Disney Co.

   United States        503,560           19,658,982   
            

 

 

 
               309,186,027   
            

 

 

 

Metals & Mining 0.4%

            

Alcoa Inc.

   United States        810,780           12,858,971   
            

 

 

 

Multiline Retail 0.4%

            

Target Corp.

   United States        271,200           12,721,992   
            

 

 

 

Office Electronics 0.4%

            

Konica Minolta Holdings Ltd.

   Japan        1,688,300           14,029,845   
            

 

 

 

Oil, Gas & Consumable Fuels 7.0%

            

BP PLC

   United Kingdom        5,428,147           39,938,481   

Chevron Corp.

   United States        322,660           33,182,354   

Eni SpA

   Italy        1,014,315           23,990,525   

Gazprom, ADR

   Russia        1,402,740           20,409,867   

Royal Dutch Shell PLC, A

   United Kingdom        16,649           592,582   

Royal Dutch Shell PLC, B

   United Kingdom        1,386,931           49,475,870   

Statoil ASA

   Norway        793,092           20,085,724   

Total SA, B

   France        684,566           39,589,811   
            

 

 

 
               227,265,214   
            

 

 

 

Pharmaceuticals 10.8%

            

Bristol-Myers Squibb Co.

   United States        275,310           7,972,978   

GlaxoSmithKline PLC

   United Kingdom        2,495,101           53,428,540   

Merck & Co. Inc.

   United States        996,091           35,152,051   

Merck KGaA

   Germany        228,497           24,844,993   

Novartis AG

   Switzerland        808,393           49,515,033   

Pfizer Inc.

   United States        3,415,963           70,368,838   

Roche Holding AG

   Switzerland        249,478           41,747,805   

Sanofi

   France        854,497           68,698,414   
            

 

 

 
               351,728,652   
            

 

 

 

Professional Services 0.9%

            

Adecco SA

   Switzerland        141,340           9,060,687   

Hays PLC

   United Kingdom        3,935,963           6,509,490   

Randstad Holding NV

   Netherlands        301,421           13,932,744   
            

 

 

 
               29,502,921   
            

 

 

 

 

TG-16


Franklin Templeton Variable Insurance Products Trust

 

Statement of Investments, June 30, 2011 (unaudited) (continued)

 

Templeton Growth Securities Fund    Country      Shares        Value  

Common Stocks (continued)

            

Real Estate Management & Development 1.0%

            

Cheung Kong (Holdings) Ltd.

   Hong Kong        1,581,833         $ 23,132,663   

Swire Pacific Ltd., A

   Hong Kong        565,046           8,314,038   
            

 

 

 
               31,446,701   
            

 

 

 

Road & Rail 0.4%

            

East Japan Railway Co.

   Japan        233,070           13,317,458   
            

 

 

 

Semiconductors & Semiconductor Equipment 2.5%

            

Samsung Electronics Co. Ltd.

   South Korea        58,710           45,449,354   

Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Co. Ltd.

   Taiwan        14,281,625           35,805,105   
            

 

 

 
               81,254,459   
            

 

 

 

Software 4.9%

            

Microsoft Corp.

   United States        2,504,479           65,116,454   

Nintendo Co. Ltd.

   Japan        63,900           11,961,655   

Oracle Corp.

   United States        1,437,470           47,307,138   

SAP AG

   Germany        595,763           35,974,701   
            

 

 

 
               160,359,948   
            

 

 

 

Specialty Retail 1.9%

            

The Home Depot Inc.

   United States        376,990           13,654,578   

Inditex SA

   Spain        143,666           13,091,913   

Kingfisher PLC

   United Kingdom        7,778,598           33,363,147   
            

 

 

 
               60,109,638   
            

 

 

 

Trading Companies & Distributors 1.2%

            

Itochu Corp.

   Japan        2,322,840           24,034,852   

Wolseley PLC

   United Kingdom        490,655           15,997,091   
            

 

 

 
               40,031,943   
            

 

 

 

Wireless Telecommunication Services 3.9%

            

China Mobile Ltd.

   China        856,000           7,931,069   

bSprint Nextel Corp.

   United States        5,177,840           27,908,558   

bTurkcell Iletisim Hizmetleri AS, ADR

   Turkey        1,743,960           23,630,658   

Vodafone Group PLC

   United Kingdom        25,224,948           66,939,497   
            

 

 

 
               126,409,782   
            

 

 

 

Total Common Stocks (Cost $2,862,553,628)

               3,103,528,318   
            

 

 

 

Preferred Stocks 0.8%

            

Metals & Mining 0.5%

            

Vale SA, ADR, pfd., A

   Brazil        515,880           14,939,885   
            

 

 

 

Oil, Gas & Consumable Fuels 0.3%

            

Petroleo Brasileiro SA, ADR, pfd.

   Brazil        374,650           11,494,262   
            

 

 

 

Total Preferred Stocks (Cost $21,935,721)

               26,434,147   
            

 

 

 

Non-Registered Mutual Funds (Cost $11,910,000) 0.5%

            

Diversified Financial Services 0.5%

            

b,d,e,fTempleton China Opportunities Fund, Ltd., Reg D

   China        1,192,192           15,260,060   
            

 

 

 

Total Investments before Short Term Investments
(Cost $2,896,399,349)

               3,145,222,525   
            

 

 

 

 

TG-17


Franklin Templeton Variable Insurance Products Trust

 

Statement of Investments, June 30, 2011 (unaudited) (continued)

 

Templeton Growth Securities Fund    Country      Principal
Amount
       Value  

Short Term Investments 3.5%

            

Time Deposits 0.8%

            

Paribas Corp., 0.04%, 7/01/11

   United
States
     $ 25,000,000           25,000,000   
            

 

 

 

U.S. Government and Agency Securities 2.1%

            

gFHLB, 8/31/11 - 9/14/11

   United
States
       35,000,000           34,999,030   

gFNMA, 8/31/11 - 9/28/11

   United
States
       35,000,000           34,999,085   
            

 

 

 

Total U.S. Government and Agency Securities

               69,998,115   
            

 

 

 
            Shares           

hInvestments from Cash Collateral Received for Loaned Securities 0.6%

            

Money Market Funds 0.6%

            

iBNY Mellon Overnight Government Fund, 0.05%

   United
States
       16,928,388           16,928,388   
            

 

 

 

Total Short Term Investments (Cost $111,918,405)

               111,926,503   
            

 

 

 

Total Investments (Cost $3,008,317,754) 100.1%

               3,257,149,028   

Other Assets, less Liabilities (0.1)%

               (1,885,776
            

 

 

 

Net Assets 100.0%

             $ 3,255,263,252   
            

 

 

 

 

See Abbreviations on page TG-30.

 

 

 

aSecurity was purchased pursuant to Rule 144A under the Securities Act of 1933 and may be sold in transactions exempt from registration only to qualified institutional buyers or in a public offering registered under the Securities Act of 1933. This security has been deemed liquid under guidelines approved by the Trust’s Board of Trustees. At June 30, 2011, the value of this security was $1,927, representing less than 0.01% of net assets.

bNon-income producing.

cA portion or all of the security is on loan at June 30, 2011. See Note 1(d).

dSee Note 1(c) regarding investment in Templeton China Opportunities Fund, Ltd.

eSee Note 8 regarding restricted securities.

fSee Note 9 regarding holdings of 5% voting securities.

gThe security is traded on a discount basis with no stated coupon rate.

hSee Note 1(d) regarding securities on loan.

iThe rate shown is the annualized seven-day yield at period end.

 

The accompanying notes are an integral part of these financial statements.

 

TG-18


Franklin Templeton Variable Insurance Products Trust

 

Financial Statements

 

Statement of Assets and Liabilities

June 30, 2011 (unaudited)

     Templeton
Growth
Securities Fund
 

Assets:

  

Investments in securities:

  

Cost - Unaffiliated issuers

   $ 2,996,407,754   

Cost - Non-controlled affiliated issuers (Note 9)

     11,910,000   
  

 

 

 

Total cost of investments

   $ 3,008,317,754   
  

 

 

 

Value - Unaffiliated issuers

   $ 3,241,888,968   

Value - Non-controlled affiliated issuers (Note 9)

     15,260,060   
  

 

 

 

Total value of investments (includes securities loaned in the amount $16,332,003)

     3,257,149,028   

Cash

     1,207,155   

Receivables:

  

Investment securities sold

     14,207,717   

Capital shares sold

     119,335   

Dividends

     9,887,934   

Other assets

     778   
  

 

 

 

Total assets

     3,282,571,947   
  

 

 

 

Liabilities:

  

Payables:

  

Investment securities purchased

     5,220,186   

Capital shares redeemed

     1,972,159   

Affiliates

     2,612,902   

Payable upon return of securities loaned

     16,928,388   

Accrued expenses and other liabilities

     575,060   
  

 

 

 

Total liabilities

     27,308,695   
  

 

 

 

Net assets, at value

   $ 3,255,263,252   
  

 

 

 

Net assets consist of:

  

Paid-in capital

   $ 3,296,413,934   

Undistributed net investment income

     40,971,861   

Net unrealized appreciation (depreciation)

     249,057,214   

Accumulated net realized gain (loss)

     (331,179,757
  

 

 

 

Net assets, at value

   $ 3,255,263,252   
  

 

 

 

Class 1:

  

Net assets, at value

   $ 1,639,427,903   
  

 

 

 

Shares outstanding

     136,945,055   
  

 

 

 

Net asset value and maximum offering price per share

   $ 11.97   
  

 

 

 

Class 2:

  

Net assets, at value

   $ 1,550,926,769   
  

 

 

 

Shares outstanding

     131,429,638   
  

 

 

 

Net asset value and maximum offering price per share

   $ 11.80   
  

 

 

 

Class 4:

  

Net assets, at value

   $ 64,908,580   
  

 

 

 

Shares outstanding

     5,452,070   
  

 

 

 

Net asset value and maximum offering price per share

   $ 11.91   
  

 

 

 

 

The accompanying notes are an integral part of these financial statements.

 

TG-19


Franklin Templeton Variable Insurance Products Trust

 

Financial Statements (continued)

 

 

Statement of Operations

for the six months ended June 30, 2011 (unaudited)

 

     Templeton
Growth
Securities Fund
 

Investment income:

  

Dividends (net of foreign taxes of $5,073,115)

   $ 55,851,358   

Interest

     62,423   

Income from securities loaned

     2,288,184   
  

 

 

 

Total investment income

     58,201,965   
  

 

 

 

Expenses:

  

Management fees (Note 3a)

     11,759,459   

Distribution fees: (Note 3c)

  

Class 2

     2,028,377   

Class 4

     110,521   

Unaffiliated transfer agent fees

     2,354   

Custodian fees (Note 4)

     186,902   

Reports to shareholders

     351,658   

Professional fees

     61,867   

Trustees’ fees and expenses

     6,522   

Other

     34,298   
  

 

 

 

Total expenses

     14,541,958   

Expense reductions (Note 4)

     (75
  

 

 

 

Net expenses

     14,541,883   
  

 

 

 

Net investment income

     43,660,082   
  

 

 

 

Realized and unrealized gains (losses):

  

Net realized gain (loss) from:

  

Investments (includes gains from a redemption in-kind of $9,941,638) (Note 11)

     130,313,335   

Foreign currency transactions

     275,183   
  

 

 

 

Net realized gain (loss)

     130,588,518   
  

 

 

 

Net change in unrealized appreciation (depreciation) on:

  

Investments

     92,698,112   

Translation of other assets and liabilities denominated in foreign currencies

     (41,043
  

 

 

 

Net change in unrealized appreciation (depreciation)

     92,657,069   
  

 

 

 

Net realized and unrealized gain (loss)

     223,245,587   
  

 

 

 

Net increase (decrease) in net assets resulting from operations

   $ 266,905,669   
  

 

 

 

 

The accompanying notes are an integral part of these financial statements.

 

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Franklin Templeton Variable Insurance Products Trust

 

Financial Statements (continued)

 

Statements of Changes in Net Assets

 

     Templeton Growth Securities Fund  
     Six Months
Ended
June 30, 2011
(unaudited)
    Year
Ended
December 31,
2010
 
        

Increase (decrease) in net assets:

    

Operations:

    

Net investment income

   $ 43,660,082      $ 41,851,542   

Net realized gain (loss) from investments and foreign currency transactions

     130,588,518        (42,734,201

Net change in unrealized appreciation (depreciation) on investments and translation of other assets and liabilities denominated in foreign currencies

     92,657,069        206,309,126   
        

Net increase (decrease) in net assets resulting from operations

     266,905,669        205,426,467   
        

Distributions to shareholders from:

    

Net investment income:

    

Class 1

     (23,962,804     (15,588,191

Class 2

     (19,367,342     (21,721,910

Class 4

     (766,075     (762,562
        

Total distributions to shareholders

     (44,096,221     (38,072,663
        

Capital share transactions: (Note 2)

    

Class 1

     192,054,002        446,712,026   

Class 2

     (195,666,983     (178,452,057

Class 4

     (9,942     774,782   
        

Total capital share transactions

     (3,622,923     269,034,751   
        

Net increase (decrease) in net assets

     219,186,525        436,388,555   

Net assets:

    

Beginning of period

     3,036,076,727        2,599,688,172   
        

End of period

   $ 3,255,263,252      $ 3,036,076,727   
        

Undistributed net investment income included in net assets:

    

End of period

   $ 40,971,861      $ 41,408,000   
        

 

The accompanying notes are an integral part of these financial statements.

 

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Franklin Templeton Variable Insurance Products Trust

 

Notes to Financial Statements (unaudited)

 

Templeton Growth Securities Fund

 

1. ORGANIZATION AND SIGNIFICANT ACCOUNTING POLICIES

 

Franklin Templeton Variable Insurance Products Trust (Trust) is registered under the Investment Company Act of 1940, as amended, (1940 Act) as an open-end investment company, consisting of twenty separate funds. The Templeton Growth Securities Fund (Fund) is included in this report. The financial statements of the remaining funds in the Trust are presented separately. Shares of the Fund are generally sold only to insurance company separate accounts to fund the benefits of variable life insurance policies or variable annuity contracts. The Fund offers three classes of shares: Class 1, Class 2, and Class 4. Each class of shares differs by its distribution fees, voting rights on matters affecting a single class and its exchange privilege.

 

The following summarizes the Fund’s significant accounting policies.

 

a. Financial Instrument Valuation

 

The Fund’s investments in securities and other financial instruments are carried at fair value daily. Fair value is the price that would be received to sell an asset or paid to transfer a liability in an orderly transaction between market participants on the measurement date. Under procedures approved by the Trust’s Board of Trustees, the Fund may utilize independent pricing services, quotations from securities and financial instrument dealers, and other market sources to determine fair value.

 

Equity securities listed on an exchange or on the NASDAQ National Market System are valued at the last quoted sale price or the official closing price of the day, respectively. Foreign equity securities are valued as of the close of trading on the foreign stock exchange on which the security is primarily traded, or the NYSE, whichever is earlier. The value is then converted into its U.S. dollar equivalent at the foreign exchange rate in effect at the close of the NYSE on the day that the value of the security is determined. Over-the-counter securities are valued within the range of the most recent quoted bid and ask prices. Securities that trade in multiple markets or on multiple exchanges are valued according to the broadest and most representative market. Certain equity securities are valued based upon fundamental characteristics or relationships to similar securities.

 

Debt securities generally trade in the over-the-counter market rather than on a securities exchange. The Fund’s pricing services use multiple valuation techniques to determine fair value. In instances where sufficient market activity exists, the pricing services may utilize a market-based approach through which quotes from market makers are used to determine fair value. In instances where sufficient market activity may not exist or is limited, the pricing services also utilize proprietary valuation models which may consider market characteristics such as benchmark yield curves, option-adjusted spreads, credit spreads, estimated default rates, coupon rates, anticipated timing of principal repayments, underlying collateral, and other unique security features in order to estimate the relevant cash flows, which are then discounted to calculate the fair value. Investments in non-registered money market funds are valued at the net asset value. Time deposits are valued at cost, which approximates market value.

 

The Fund has procedures to determine the fair value of securities and other financial instruments for which market prices are not readily available or which may not be reliably priced. Under these procedures, the Fund primarily employs a market-based approach which may use related or comparable assets or liabilities, recent transactions, market multiples, book values, and other relevant information for the investment to determine the fair value of the investment. The Fund may also use an income-based valuation approach in which the anticipated future cash flows of the investment are discounted to calculate fair value. Discounts may also be applied due to the nature or duration of any restrictions on the disposition of the investments. Due to the inherent uncertainty of valuations of such investments, the fair values may differ significantly from the values that would have been used had an active market existed.

 

Trading in securities on foreign securities stock exchanges and over-the-counter markets may be completed before the daily close of business on the NYSE. Occasionally, events occur between the time at which trading in a foreign security is completed and the close of the NYSE that might call into question the reliability of the value of a portfolio security held by the Fund. As a result, differences may arise between the value of the Fund’s portfolio securities as determined at the foreign market close and the latest indications of value at the close of the NYSE. In order to minimize the potential for these differences, the investment manager monitors price movements following the close of trading in foreign stock markets through a series of country specific market

 

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Franklin Templeton Variable Insurance Products Trust

 

Notes to Financial Statements (unaudited) (continued)

 

Templeton Growth Securities Fund

 

1. ORGANIZATION AND SIGNIFICANT ACCOUNTING POLICIES (continued)

 

a. Financial Instrument Valuation (continued)

 

proxies (such as baskets of American Depository Receipts, futures contracts and exchange traded funds). These price movements are measured against established trigger thresholds for each specific market proxy to assist in determining if an event has occurred that may call into question the reliability of the values of the foreign securities held by the Fund. If such an event occurs, the securities may be valued using fair value procedures, which may include the use of independent pricing services.

 

b. Foreign Currency Translation

 

Portfolio securities and other assets and liabilities denominated in foreign currencies are translated into U.S. dollars based on the exchange rate of such currencies against U.S. dollars on the date of valuation. The Fund may enter into foreign currency exchange contracts to facilitate transactions denominated in a foreign currency. Purchases and sales of securities, income and expense items denominated in foreign currencies are translated into U.S. dollars at the exchange rate in effect on the transaction date. Portfolio securities and assets and liabilities denominated in foreign currencies contain risks that those currencies will decline in value relative to the U.S. dollar. Occasionally, events may impact the availability or reliability of foreign exchange rates used to convert the U.S. dollar equivalent value. If such an event occurs, the foreign exchange rate will be valued at fair value using procedures established and approved by the Trust’s Board of Trustees.

 

The Fund does not separately report the effect of changes in foreign exchange rates from changes in market prices on securities held. Such changes are included in net realized and unrealized gain or loss from investments on the Statement of Operations.

 

Realized foreign exchange gains or losses arise from sales of foreign currencies, currency gains or losses realized between the trade and settlement dates on securities transactions and the difference between the recorded amounts of dividends, interest, and foreign withholding taxes and the U.S. dollar equivalent of the amounts actually received or paid. Net unrealized foreign exchange gains and losses arise from changes in foreign exchange rates on foreign denominated assets and liabilities other than investments in securities held at the end of the reporting period.

 

c. Investment in Templeton China Opportunities Fund, Ltd.

 

The Fund invests in Templeton China Opportunities Fund, Ltd. (China Fund), a private offering of unregistered shares in a Cayman Islands Exempt Company. The China Fund investment objective is to seek capital growth primarily through investments in A-shares of Chinese companies listed on the Shanghai and Shenzhen stock exchanges. Chinese A-shares are traded in Chinese Renminbi and are only available as an investment to domestic (Chinese) investors and holders of a Qualified Foreign Institutional Investors license. The China Fund is managed by Templeton Investment Counsel, LLC (an affiliate of the investment manager). No additional management or administrative fees are incurred on assets invested in the China Fund.

 

The China Fund may be subject to certain restrictions and administrative processes relating to its ability to repatriate cash balances, investment proceeds and earnings associated with its investment, as such activities are subject to approval by agencies of the Chinese government and thus the Fund may incur delays in redeeming its investment in the China Fund. The Fund’s investment in the China Fund is valued based upon the fair value of the China Fund’s portfolio securities and other assets and liabilities.

 

d. Securities Lending

 

The Fund participates in an agency based security lending program. The Fund receives cash collateral against the loaned securities in an amount equal to at least 102% of the market value of the loaned securities. Collateral is maintained over the life of the loan in an amount not less than 100% of the market value of loaned securities, as determined at the close of Fund business each day; any additional collateral required due to changes in security values is delivered to the Fund on the next business

 

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Franklin Templeton Variable Insurance Products Trust

 

Notes to Financial Statements (unaudited) (continued)

 

Templeton Growth Securities Fund

 

1. ORGANIZATION AND SIGNIFICANT ACCOUNTING POLICIES (continued)

 

d. Securities Lending (continued)

 

day. The collateral is invested in a money market fund managed by the Fund’s custodian on the Fund’s behalf. The Fund receives income from the investment of cash collateral, in addition to lending fees and rebates paid by the borrower. The Fund bears the market risk with respect to the collateral investment, securities loaned, and the risk that the agent may default on its obligations to the Fund. The securities lending agent has agreed to indemnify the Fund in the event of default by a third party borrower.

 

e. Income Taxes

 

It is the Fund’s policy to qualify as a regulated investment company under the Internal Revenue Code. The Fund intends to distribute to shareholders substantially all of its taxable income and net realized gains to relieve it from federal income and excise taxes. As a result, no provision for U.S. federal income taxes is required. The Fund files U.S. income tax returns as well as tax returns in certain other jurisdictions. The Fund records a provision for taxes in its financial statements including penalties and interest, if any, for a tax position taken on a tax return (or expected to be taken) when it fails to meet the more likely than not (a greater than 50% probability) threshold and based on the technical merits, the tax position may not be sustained upon examination by the tax authorities. As of June 30, 2011, and for all open tax years, the Fund has determined that no provision for income tax is required in the Fund’s financial statements. Open tax years are those that remain subject to examination and are based on each tax jurisdiction statute of limitation.

 

The Fund may be subject to foreign taxation related to income received, capital gains on the sale of securities and certain foreign currency transactions in the foreign jurisdictions in which it invests. Foreign taxes, if any, are recorded based on the tax regulations and rates that exist in the foreign markets in which the Fund invests. When a capital gain tax is determined to apply the Fund records an estimated deferred tax liability for unrealized gains on these securities in an amount that would be payable if the securities were disposed of on the valuation date.

 

f. Security Transactions, Investment Income, Expenses and Distributions

 

Security transactions are accounted for on trade date. Realized gains and losses on security transactions are determined on a specific identification basis. Interest income and estimated expenses are accrued daily. Amortization of premium and accretion of discount on debt securities are included in interest income. Dividend income is recorded on the ex-dividend date except that certain dividends from foreign securities are recognized as soon as the Fund is notified of the ex-dividend date. Distributions to shareholders are recorded on the ex-dividend date and are determined according to income tax regulations (tax basis). Distributable earnings determined on a tax basis may differ from earnings recorded in accordance with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America. These differences may be permanent or temporary. Permanent differences are reclassified among capital accounts to reflect their tax character. These reclassifications have no impact on net assets or the results of operations. Temporary differences are not reclassified, as they may reverse in subsequent periods.

 

Common expenses incurred by the Trust are allocated among the funds based on the ratio of net assets of each fund to the combined net assets of the Trust. Fund specific expenses are charged directly to the fund that incurred the expense.

 

Realized and unrealized gains and losses and net investment income, not including class specific expenses, are allocated daily to each class of shares based upon the relative proportion of net assets of each class. Differences in per share distributions, by class, are generally due to differences in class specific expenses.

 

g. Accounting Estimates

 

The preparation of financial statements in accordance with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America requires management to make estimates and assumptions that affect the reported amounts of assets and liabilities at the date of the financial statements and the amounts of income and expenses during the reporting period. Actual results could differ from those estimates.

 

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Franklin Templeton Variable Insurance Products Trust

 

Notes to Financial Statements (unaudited) (continued)

 

Templeton Growth Securities Fund

 

1. ORGANIZATION AND SIGNIFICANT ACCOUNTING POLICIES (continued)

 

h. Guarantees and Indemnifications

 

Under the Trust’s organizational documents, its officers and trustees are indemnified by the Trust against certain liabilities arising out of the performance of their duties to the Trust. Additionally, in the normal course of business, the Trust, on behalf of the Fund, enters into contracts with service providers that contain general indemnification clauses. The Trust’s maximum exposure under these arrangements is unknown as this would involve future claims that may be made against the Trust that have not yet occurred. Currently, the Trust expects the risk of loss to be remote.

 

2. SHARES OF BENEFICIAL INTEREST

 

At June 30, 2011, there were an unlimited number of shares authorized (without par value). Transactions in the Fund’s shares were as follows:

 

     Six Months Ended
June 30, 2011
    Year Ended
December 31, 2010
 
Class 1 Shares:    Shares     Amount     Shares     Amount  

Shares sold

     16,146,214      $ 189,857,050        56,324,674      $ 579,159,138   

Shares issued in reinvestment of distributions

     2,081,912        23,962,804        1,592,257        15,588,191   

Shares redeemed in-kind (Note 11)

     (62,046     (778,675              

Shares redeemed

     (1,767,228     (20,987,177     (15,424,906     (148,035,303
    

 

 

Net increase (decrease)

     16,398,852      $ 192,054,002        42,492,025      $ 446,712,026   
    

 

 

Class 2 Shares:

        

Shares sold

     3,620,129      $ 42,172,599        7,805,671      $ 79,205,936   

Shares issued in reinvestment of distributions

     1,706,374        19,367,342        2,250,975        21,721,910   

Shares redeemed in-kind (Note 11)

     (7,322,431     (90,358,797              

Shares redeemed

     (14,277,159     (166,848,127     (27,579,182     (279,379,903
    

 

 

Net increase (decrease)

     (16,273,087   $ (195,666,983     (17,522,536   $ (178,452,057
    

 

 

Class 4 Shares:

        

Shares sold

     248,066      $ 2,908,129        792,359      $ 8,038,832   

Shares issued on reinvestment of distributions

     66,906        766,075        78,292        762,562   

Shares redeemed

     (314,152     (3,684,146     (772,020     (8,026,612
    

 

 

Net increase (decrease)

     820      $ (9,942     98,631      $ 774,782   
    

 

 

 

3. TRANSACTIONS WITH AFFILIATES

 

Franklin Resources, Inc. is the holding company for various subsidiaries that together are referred to as Franklin Templeton Investments. Certain officers and trustees of the Fund are also officers and/or directors of the following subsidiaries:

 

Subsidiary    Affiliation

Templeton Global Advisors Limited (TGAL)

   Investment manager

Franklin Templeton Services, LLC (FT Services)

   Administrative manager

Franklin Templeton Distributors, Inc. (Distributors)

   Principal underwriter

Franklin Templeton Investor Services, LLC (Investor Services)

   Transfer agent

 

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Franklin Templeton Variable Insurance Products Trust

 

Notes to Financial Statements (unaudited) (continued)

 

Templeton Growth Securities Fund

 

3. TRANSACTIONS WITH AFFILIATES (continued)

 

a. Management Fees

 

The Fund pays an investment management fee to TGAL based on the average daily net assets of the Fund as follows:

 

Annualized Fee Rate    Net Assets
1.000%   

Up to and including $100 million

0.900%   

over $100 million, up to and including $250 million

0.800%   

over $250 million, up to and including $500 million

0.750%   

over $500 million, up to and including $1 billion

0.700%   

over $1 billion, up to and including $5 billion

0.675%   

over $5 billion, up to and including $10 billion

0.655%   

over $10 billion, up to and including $15 billion

0.635%   

over $15 billion, up to and including $20 billion

0.615%   

In excess of $20 billion

 

b. Administrative Fees

 

Under an agreement with TGAL, FT Services provides administrative services to the Fund. The fee is paid by TGAL based on average daily net assets, and is not an additional expense of the Fund.

 

c. Distribution Fees

 

The Trust’s Board of Trustees has adopted distribution plans for Class 2 and Class 4 shares pursuant to Rule 12b-1 under the 1940 Act. Under the Fund’s compensation distribution plans, the Fund pays Distributors for costs incurred in connection with the servicing, sale and distribution of the Fund’s shares up to 0.35% per year of its average daily net assets of each class. The Board of Trustees has agreed to limit the current rate to 0.25% per year for Class 2.

 

e. Transfer Agent Fees

 

Investor Services, under terms of an agreement, performs shareholder servicing for the Fund and is not paid by the Fund for the services.

 

g. Other Affiliated Transactions

 

At June 30, 2011, Franklin Templeton Variable Insurance Products Trust – Franklin Templeton VIP Founding Funds Allocation Fund owned 44.3% of the Fund’s outstanding shares.

 

4. EXPENSE OFFSET ARRANGEMENT

 

The Fund has entered into an arrangement with its custodian whereby credits realized as a result of uninvested cash balances are used to reduce a portion of the Fund’s custodian expenses. During the period ended June 30, 2011, the custodian fees were reduced as noted in the Statement of Operations.

 

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Franklin Templeton Variable Insurance Products Trust

 

Notes to Financial Statements (unaudited) (continued)

 

Templeton Growth Securities Fund

 

5. INCOME TAXES

 

For tax purposes, capital losses may be carried over to offset future capital gains, if any. At December 31, 2010, the capital loss carryforwards were as follows:

 

Capital loss carryforwards expiring in:

  

2016

   $ 103,613,248   

2017

     294,580,232   

2018

     55,299,629   
  

 

 

 
   $ 453,493,110   
  

 

 

 

 

Under the Regulated Investment Company Modernization Act of 2010, the Fund will be permitted to carry forward capital losses incurred in taxable years beginning after December 22, 2010 for an unlimited period. Post-enactment capital loss carryforwards will retain their character as either short-term or long-term capital losses rather than being considered short-term as under previous law. Any post-enactment capital losses generated will be required to be utilized prior to the losses incurred in pre-enactment tax years.

 

At June 30, 2011, the cost of investments and net unrealized appreciation (depreciation) for income tax purposes were as follows:

 

Cost of investments

   $ 3,020,098,804   
  

 

 

 

Unrealized appreciation

   $ 517,350,018   

Unrealized depreciation

     (280,299,794
  

 

 

 

Net unrealized appreciation (depreciation)

   $ 237,050,224   
  

 

 

 

 

Net investment income differs for financial statement and tax purposes primarily due to differing treatments of passive foreign investment company shares and foreign currency transactions.

 

Net realized gains (losses) differ for financial statement and tax purposes primarily due to differing treatments of wash sales and foreign currency transactions.

 

6. INVESTMENT TRANSACTIONS

 

Purchases and sales of investments (excluding short term securities) for the period ended June 30, 2011, aggregated $445,639,869 and $313,468,817, respectively. Sales of investments excludes redemptions in-kind of $86,085,875.

 

7. CONCENTRATION OF RISK

 

Investing in foreign securities may include certain risks and considerations not typically associated with investing in U.S. securities, such as fluctuating currency values and changing local and regional economic, political and social conditions, which may result in greater market volatility. In addition, certain foreign securities may not be as liquid as U.S. securities.

 

8. RESTRICTED SECURITIES

 

The Fund invests in securities that are restricted under the Securities Act of 1933 (1933 Act) or which are subject to legal, contractual, or other agreed upon restrictions on resale. Restricted securities are often purchased in private placement transactions, and cannot be sold without prior registration unless the sale is pursuant to an exemption under the 1933 Act. Disposal of these securities may require greater effort and expense, and prompt sale at an acceptable price may be difficult. The Fund may have registration rights for restricted securities. The issuer generally incurs all registration costs.

 

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Franklin Templeton Variable Insurance Products Trust

 

Notes to Financial Statements (unaudited) (continued)

 

Templeton Growth Securities Fund

 

8. RESTRICTED SECURITIES (continued)

 

At June 30, 2011, the Fund held investments in restricted securities, excluding certain securities exempt from registration under the 1933 Act deemed to be liquid, as follows:

 

Shares      Issuer    Acquisition
Date
     Cost      Value  
  1,192,192      

Templeton China Opportunities Fund Ltd., Reg D (0.47% of Net Assets)

     3/17/10       $ 11,910,000       $ 15,260,060   
        

 

 

    

 

 

 

 

9. HOLDINGS OF 5% VOTING SECURITIES OF PORTFOLIO COMPANIES

 

The 1940 Act defines “affiliated companies” to include investments in portfolio companies in which a fund owns 5% or more of the outstanding voting securities. Investments in “affiliated companies” for the Fund for the period ended June 30, 2011, were as shown below.

 

Name of Issuer    Number of
Shares
Held at
Beginning of
Period
     Gross
Additions
     Gross
Reductions
     Number of
Shares
Held at
End of
Period
     Value at
End of
Period
     Investment
Income
     Realized
Capital
Gain
(Loss)
 

Non-Controlled Affiliates

                    

Templeton China Opportunities Fund Ltd., Reg D

     1,192,192                         1,192,192       $ 15,260,060       $   —       $   —   
              

 

 

 

Total Affiliated Securities (0.47% of Net Assets)

  

                 

 

10. CREDIT FACILITY

 

The Fund, together with other U.S. registered and foreign investment funds (collectively, Borrowers), managed by Franklin Templeton Investments, are borrowers in a joint syndicated senior unsecured credit facility totaling $750 million (Global Credit Facility) which matures on January 20, 2012. This Global Credit Facility provides a source of funds to the Borrowers for temporary and emergency purposes, including the ability to meet future unanticipated or unusually large redemption requests.

 

Under the terms of the Global Credit Facility, the Fund shall, in addition to interest charged on any borrowings made by the Fund and other costs incurred by the Fund, pay its share of fees and expenses incurred in connection with the implementation and maintenance of the Global Credit Facility, based upon its relative share of the aggregate net assets of all of the Borrowers, including an annual commitment fee of 0.08% based upon the unused portion of the Global Credit Facility, which is reflected in other expenses on the Statement of Operations. During the period ended June 30, 2011, the Fund did not use the Global Credit Facility.

 

11. REDEMPTION IN-KIND

 

During the period ended June 30, 2011, the Fund realized $9,941,638 of net gains resulting from a redemption in-kind in which a shareholder redeemed fund shares for securities held by the Fund rather than for cash. Because such gains are not taxable to the Fund, and are not distributed to remaining shareholders they will be reclassified from accumulated net realized gains to paid-in capital.

 

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Franklin Templeton Variable Insurance Products Trust

 

Notes to Financial Statements (unaudited) (continued)

 

Templeton Growth Securities Fund

 

12. FAIR VALUE MEASUREMENTS

 

The Fund follows a fair value hierarchy that distinguishes between market data obtained from independent sources (observable inputs) and the Fund’s own market assumptions (unobservable inputs). These inputs are used in determining the value of the Fund’s investments and are summarized in the following fair value hierarchy:

 

   

Level 1 – quoted prices in active markets for identical securities

   

Level 2 – other significant observable inputs (including quoted prices for similar securities, interest rates, prepayment speed, credit risk, etc.)

   

Level 3 – significant unobservable inputs (including the Fund’s own assumptions in determining the fair value of investments)

 

The inputs or methodology used for valuing securities are not an indication of the risk associated with investing in those securities.

 

For movements between the levels within the fair value hierarchy, the Fund has adopted a policy of recognizing the transfers as of the date of the underlying event which caused the movement.

 

The following is a summary of the inputs used as of June 30, 2011, in valuing the Fund’s assets and liabilities carried at fair value:

 

     Level 1      Level 2      Level 3      Total  
  

 

 

 

Assets:

           

Investments in Securities

           

Equity Investments:

           

Diversified Financial Services

   $ 98,676,549       $       $ 15,260,060       $ 113,936,609   

Other Equity Investmentsa,b

     3,031,285,916                         3,031,285,916   

Short Term Investments

             111,926,503                 111,926,503   
  

 

 

 

Total Investments in Securities

   $ 3,129,962,465       $ 111,926,503       $ 15,260,060       $ 3,257,149,028   
  

 

 

 

 

aIncludes common preferred stocks as well as other equity investments

bFor detailed industry descriptions, see the accompanying Statement of Investments.

 

At June 30, 2011, the reconciliation of assets in which significant unobservable inputs (Level 3) were used in determining fair value, is as follows:

 

     Balance at
Beginning
of Period
     Purchases
(Sales)
     Transfers
Into (Out of)
Level 3
     Net
Realized
Gain (Loss)
     Net
Unrealized
Gain (Loss)
     Balance at
End of Period
     Net Change in
Unrealized
Appreciation
(Depreciation)
on Assets
Held at
Period End
 

Assets

                    

Equity Investments-Diversified Financial Services

   $ 14,592,433       $   —       $   —       $   —       $ 667,627       $ 15,260,060       $ 667,627   
    

 

 

 

13. NEW ACCOUNTING PRONOUNCEMENTS

 

In May 2011, the Financial Accounting Standards Board (FASB) issued Accounting Standards Update (ASU) No. 2011-04, Fair Value Measurement (Topic 820): Amendments to Achieve Common Fair Value Measurement and Disclosure Requirements in U.S. GAAP and International Financial Reporting Standards (IFRS). The amendments in the ASU will improve the comparability

 

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Franklin Templeton Variable Insurance Products Trust

 

Notes to Financial Statements (unaudited) (continued)

 

Templeton Growth Securities Fund

 

13. NEW ACCOUNTING PRONOUNCEMENTS (continued)

 

of fair value measurements presented and disclosed in financial statements prepared in accordance with U.S. GAAP and IFRS and include new guidance for certain fair value measurement principles and disclosure requirements. The ASU is effective for interim and annual periods beginning after December 15, 2011. The Fund is currently evaluating the impact, if any, of applying this provision.

 

14. SUBSEQUENT EVENTS

 

The Fund has evaluated subsequent events through the issuance of the financial statements and determined that no events have occurred that require disclosure.

 

 

 

ABBREVIATIONS

   
Currency   Selected Portfolio  
   
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Franklin Templeton Variable Insurance Products Trust

 

Tax Designation (unaudited)

 

Templeton Growth Securities Fund

 

At December 31, 2010, more than 50% of the Fund’s total assets were invested in securities of foreign issuers. In most instances, foreign taxes were withheld from income paid to the Fund on these investments. As shown in the table below, the Fund designates to shareholders the foreign source income and foreign taxes paid, pursuant to Section 853 of the Internal Revenue Code. This designation will allow shareholders of record on June 14, 2011, to treat their proportionate share of foreign taxes paid by the Fund as having been paid directly by them. The shareholder shall consider these amounts as foreign taxes paid in the tax year in which they receive the Fund distribution.

 

The following table provides a detailed analysis of foreign tax paid, and foreign source income as designated by the Fund, to Class 1, Class 2, and Class 4 shareholders of record.

 

Class    Foreign Tax Paid
Per Share
       Foreign Source Income
Per Share
 

Class 1

   $ 0.0172         $ 0.1440   

Class 2

   $ 0.0172         $ 0.1217   

Class 4

   $ 0.0172         $ 0.1171   

 

Foreign Tax Paid Per Share (Column 1) is the amount per share available to you, as a tax credit (assuming you held your shares in the Fund for a minimum of 16 days during the 31-day period beginning 15 days before the ex-dividend date of the Fund’s distribution to which the foreign taxes relate), or, as a tax deduction.

 

Foreign Source Income Per Share (Column 2) is the amount per share of income dividends attributable to foreign securities held by the Fund, plus any foreign taxes withheld on these dividends.

 

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INDEX DESCRIPTIONS

 

The indexes are unmanaged and include reinvested distributions.

 

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Russell® is a trademark and RussellTM is a servicemark of the Frank Russell Company.

 

Barclays Capital (BC) U.S. Aggregate Index is a market capitalization-weighted index representing the U.S. investment-grade, fixed-rate, taxable bond market with index components for government and corporate, mortgage pass-through and asset-backed securities. All issues included are SEC registered, taxable, dollar denominated and nonconvertible, must have at least one year to final maturity and must be rated investment grade (Baa3/BBB-/BBB- or higher) using the middle rating of Moody’s, Standard & Poor’s and Fitch, respectively. STANDARD & POOR’S®, S&P® and S&P 500® are registered trademarks of Standard & Poor’s Financial Services LLC. Standard & Poor’s does not sponsor, endorse, sell or promote any S&P index-based product.

 

Barclays Capital (BC) U.S. Government Index: Intermediate Component is the intermediate component of the BC U.S. Government Index, which includes public obligations of the U.S. Treasury with at least one year to final maturity and publicly issued debt of U.S. government agencies, quasi-federal corporations, and corporate or foreign debt guaranteed by the U.S. government.

 

Citigroup World Government Bond Index is a market capitalization-weighted index consisting of investment-grade world government bond markets.

 

Credit Suisse (CS) High Yield Index is designed to mirror the investable universe of the U.S. dollar-denominated high yield debt market.

 

FTSE EPRA/NAREIT Developed Index is a free float-adjusted index designed to measure the performance of publicly traded real estate securities in the North American, European and Asian real estate markets. FTSE® is a trademark of London Stock Exchange Plc and The Financial Times Limited and is used by FTSE under license. All rights in and to the FTSE MPF Index series (including currency adjusted indices) are vested in FTSE. All information is provided for information purposes only. Every effort is made to ensure that all information given in this publication is accurate, but no responsibility or liability can be accepted by FTSE for any errors or for any loss arising from use of this publication.

 

J.P. Morgan (JPM) Global Government Bond Index (GGBI) tracks total returns for liquid, fixed-rate, domestic government bonds with maturities greater than one year issued by developed countries globally.

 

Lipper Multi-Sector Income Funds Classification Average is calculated by averaging the total returns of all funds within the Lipper Multi-Sector Income Funds classification in the Lipper Open-End underlying funds universe. Lipper Multi-Sector Income Funds are defined as funds that seek current income by allocating assets among different fixed income securities sectors (not primarily in one sector except for defensive purposes), including U.S. and foreign governments, with a significant portion rated below investment grade. For the six-month period ended 6/30/11, there were 189 funds in this category. Lipper calculations do not include contract fees, expenses or sales charges, and may have been different if such charges had been considered.

 

Lipper VIP Equity Income Funds Classification Average is an equally weighted average calculation of performance figures for all funds within the Lipper Equity Income Funds classification in the Lipper VIP underlying funds universe. Lipper Equity Income Funds seek relatively high current income and growth of income through investing 60% or more of their portfolios in equities. For the six-month period ended 6/30/11, there were 65 funds in this category. Lipper calculations do not include contract fees, expenses or sales charges, and may have been different if such charges had been considered.

 

Lipper VIP General U.S. Government Funds Classification Average is an equally weighted average calculation of performance figures for all funds within the Lipper General U.S. Government Funds classification in the Lipper VIP underlying funds universe. Lipper General U.S. Government Funds invest primarily in U.S. government and agency issues. For the six-month period ended 6/30/11, there were 75 funds in this category. Lipper calculations do not include contract fees, expenses or sales charges, and may have been different if such charges had been considered.

 

Lipper VIP High Current Yield Funds Classification Average is an equally weighted average calculation of performance figures for all funds within the Lipper High Current Yield Funds Classification in the Lipper VIP underlying funds universe. Lipper High Current Yield Funds aim at high (relative) current yield from fixed income securities, have no quality or maturity

 

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restrictions, and tend to invest in lower grade debt issues. For the six-month period ended 6/30/11, there were 122 funds in this category. Lipper calculations do not include contract fees, expenses or sales charges, and may have been different if such charges had been considered.

 

MSCI Emerging Markets (EM) Index is a free float-adjusted, market capitalization-weighted index designed to measure equity market performance in global emerging markets.

 

MSCI Europe, Australasia, Far East (EAFE) Index is a free float-adjusted, market capitalization-weighted index designed to measure equity market performance in global developed markets excluding the U.S. and Canada.

 

MSCI Europe, Australasia, Far East (EAFE) Index Net Return (Local Currency) is a free float-adjusted, market capitalization-weighted index designed to measure equity market performance of global developed markets excluding the U.S. and Canada. The index is calculated in local currency and includes reinvested daily net dividends.

 

MSCI World Index is a free float-adjusted, market capitalization-weighted index designed to measure equity market performance in global developed markets.

 

Russell 1000® Growth Index is market capitalization weighted and measures performance of those Russell 1000 Index companies with higher price-to-book ratios and higher forecasted growth values.

 

Russell 1000 Index is market capitalization weighted and measures performance of the largest companies in the Russell 3000 Index, which represents the majority of the U.S. market’s total capitalization.

 

Russell 1000 Value Index is market capitalization weighted and measures performance of those Russell 1000 Index companies with lower price-to-book ratios and lower forecasted growth values.

 

Russell 2500™ Index is market capitalization weighted and measures performance of the smallest companies in the Russell 3000 Index, which represent a modest amount of the Russell 3000 Index’s total market capitalization.

 

Russell 2500 Value Index is market capitalization weighted and measures performance of those Russell 2500 Index companies with lower price-to-book ratios and lower forecasted growth values.

 

Russell 3000® Growth Index is market capitalization weighted and measures performance of those Russell 3000 Index companies with higher price-to-book ratios and higher forecasted growth values.

 

Russell 3000 Index is market capitalization weighted and measures performance of the largest U.S. companies based on total market capitalization and represents the majority of the investable U.S. equity market.

 

Russell Midcap® Growth Index is market capitalization weighted and measures performance of those Russell Midcap Index companies with higher price-to-book ratios and higher forecasted growth values.

 

Russell Midcap Index is market capitalization weighted and measures performance of the smallest companies in the Russell 1000 Index, which represent a modest amount of the Russell 1000 Index’s total market capitalization.

 

Standard & Poor’s 500 Index (S&P 500) is a market capitalization-weighted index of 500 stocks designed to measure total U.S. equity market performance.

 

Standard & Poor’s Global REIT Index is designed to measure performance of the investable universe of publicly traded real estate investment trusts. Index constituents generally derive the majority of their revenue from real estate development, management, rental, and/or direct investment in physical property and with local REIT or property trust tax status.

 

Standard & Poor’s/International Finance Corporation Investable (S&P/IFCI) Composite Index is a free float-adjusted, market capitalization-weighted index designed to measure equity performance in global emerging markets.

 

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Franklin Templeton Variable Insurance Products Trust

 

Shareholder Information

 

Board Review of Investment Management Agreement

 

At a meeting held April 19, 2011, the Board of Trustees (Board), including a majority of non-interested or independent Trustees, approved renewal of the investment management agreement for each of the separate funds within the Trust (Fund(s)). In reaching this decision, the Board took into account information furnished throughout the year at regular Board meetings, as well as information prepared specifically in connection with the annual renewal review process. Information furnished and discussed throughout the year included investment performance reports and related financial information for each Fund, as well as periodic reports on expenses, shareholder services, legal, compliance, pricing, brokerage commissions and execution and other services provided by the Investment Manager (Manager) and its affiliates. Information furnished specifically in connection with the renewal process included reports prepared by Lipper, Inc. (Lipper), an independent organization, as well as additional material, including a Fund profitability analysis prepared by management. The Lipper reports compared a Fund’s investment performance and expenses with those of other mutual funds deemed comparable to the Fund as selected by Lipper. The Fund profitability analysis discussed the profitability to Franklin Templeton Investments from its overall U.S. fund operations, as well as on an individual fund-by-fund basis. Additional material accompanying such profitability analysis included information on a fund-by-fund basis listing portfolio managers and other accounts they manage, as well as information on management fees charged by the Manager and its affiliates to U.S. mutual funds and other accounts, including management’s explanation of differences where relevant. Such material also included a memorandum prepared by management describing project initiatives and capital investments relating to the services provided to the Funds by the Franklin Templeton Investments organization, as well as a memorandum relating to economies of scale.

 

In considering such materials, the independent Trustees received assistance and advice from and met separately with independent counsel. While the investment management agreements for all Funds were considered at the same Board meeting, the Board dealt with each Fund separately. In approving continuance of the investment management agreement for each Fund, the Board, including a majority of independent Trustees, determined that the existing management fee structure was fair and reasonable and that continuance of the investment management agreement was in the best interests of each Fund and its shareholders. While attention was given to all information furnished, the following discusses some primary factors relevant to the Board’s decision.

 

NATURE, EXTENT AND QUALITY OF SERVICE.    The Board was satisfied with the nature and quality of the overall services provided by the Manager and its affiliates to the Funds and their shareholders. In addition to investment performance and expenses discussed later, the Board’s opinion was based, in part, upon periodic reports furnished it showing that the investment policies and restrictions for each Fund were consistently complied with as well as other reports periodically furnished the Board covering matters such as the compliance of portfolio managers and other management personnel with the code of ethics adopted throughout the Franklin Templeton fund complex, the adherence to fair value pricing procedures established by the Board, and the accuracy of net asset value calculations. Favorable consideration was given to management’s continuous efforts and expenditures in establishing back-up systems and recovery procedures to function in the event of a natural disaster, it being noted that such systems and procedures had functioned smoothly during the Florida hurricanes and blackouts experienced in previous years. Among other factors taken into account by the Board were the Manager’s best execution trading policies, including a favorable report by an independent portfolio trading analytical firm. Consideration was also given to the experience of each Fund’s portfolio management team, the number of accounts managed and general method of compensation. In this latter respect, the Board noted that a primary factor in management’s determination of a portfolio manager’s bonus compensation was the relative investment performance of the funds he or she managed and that a portion of such bonus was required to be invested in a predesignated list of funds within such person’s fund management area so as to be aligned with the interests of shareholders. Particular attention was given to management’s conservative approach and diligent risk management procedures, including continuous monitoring of counterparty credit risk and attention given to derivatives and other complex instruments. The Board also took into account, among other things, management’s efforts in establishing a global credit facility for the benefit of the Funds and other accounts managed by Franklin Templeton Investments to provide a source of cash for temporary and emergency purposes or to meet unusual redemption requests as well as the strong financial position of the Manager’s parent company and its commitment to the mutual fund business as evidenced by its subsidization of money market funds.

 

INVESTMENT PERFORMANCE.    The Board placed significant emphasis on the investment performance of each of the Funds in view of its importance to shareholders. While consideration was given to performance reports and discussions with portfolio

 

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managers at Board meetings throughout the year, particular attention in assessing performance was given to the Lipper reports furnished for the agreement renewals of all Funds. The Lipper reports prepared for each of the individual Funds showed the investment performance of Class 1 shares for those having such class of shares and Class 2 shares for those Funds that did not have Class 1 shares, in comparison to a performance universe selected by Lipper. Comparative performance for each Fund was shown for the one-year period ended January 31, 2011, and previous periods ended that date of up to 10 years unless otherwise noted. Performance was shown on a total return basis for each Fund and in certain cases, as indicated, on an income return basis as well. The following summarizes the performance results for each of the Funds and the Board’s view of such performance.

 

Franklin Flex Cap Growth Securities Fund – The performance universe for this Fund, which has been in operation for only five full years, consisted of the Fund and all multi-cap growth funds underlying variable insurance products as selected by Lipper. The Lipper report showed the Fund’s comparative total return for the one-year period to be in the second-lowest quintile of its performance universe, and on an annualized basis to be in the middle quintile of such universe for its previous three- and five-year periods. In discussing the one-year performance, management pointed out that it largely reflected portfolio stock selections within the health care, consumer discretionary, materials and financials sectors and discussed steps being taken to improve performance. The Board found the Fund’s performance as set forth in the Lipper report to be acceptable and did not warrant any change in portfolio management, noting that the Fund’s actual total return for the one-year period as shown in the Lipper report exceeded 23%.

 

Franklin Global Real Estate Securities Fund – The performance universe for this Fund consisted of the Fund and all real estate funds underlying variable insurance products as selected by Lipper. The Lipper report showed the Fund’s total return to be in the second-lowest quintile of such universe for the one-year period, and on an annualized basis to also be in the lowest quintile of such universe for the previous three-, five- and 10-year periods. The Board noted that on May 1, 2007, the Fund had changed portfolio managers and also had adopted a global investment mandate and that management had taken steps to improve the Fund’s performance, including the appointment of an additional portfolio manager in 2010. The Board intends to continue monitoring the Fund’s results, but was satisfied with the efforts being made by management to improve performance.

 

Franklin Growth and Income Securities Fund – The performance universe for this Fund consisted of the Fund and all equity income funds underlying variable insurance products as selected by Lipper. The Lipper report showed the Fund’s income return during the one-year period to be in the highest or best performing quintile of its performance universe, and on an annualized basis in each of the previous three-, five- and 10-year periods to also be in the highest quintile of such universe. The Lipper report showed the Fund’s total return for the one-year period to also be in the highest quintile of its performance universe, and on an annualized basis for the previous three-year period to be in the second-highest quintile of such universe, and for each of the previous five- and 10-year periods to be in the middle quintile of such performance universe. The Board was satisfied with the Fund’s performance as shown in the Lipper report.

 

Franklin High Income Securities Fund – The performance universe for this Fund consisted of the Fund and all high current yield funds underlying variable insurance products as selected by Lipper. The Lipper report showed the Fund’s income return for the one-year period to be in the second-lowest quintile of such universe, and on an annualized basis to also be in the second-lowest quintile for the previous three- and five-year periods, but to be in the highest quintile of such universe for the previous 10-year period. The Lipper report showed the Fund’s total return to be in the middle quintile of its performance universe for the one-year period, and, on an annualized basis to be in the second-highest quintile of such universe for the previous three-year period, and to be in the middle quintile of such universe for each of the previous five- and 10-year periods. In discussing the Fund’s performance with the Board, management pointed out, among other things, the Fund’s somewhat higher quality, lower risk bias, including its underweighted positioning at the start of 2010 in the financials industry, which was a top performer during the first quarter of 2010. The Board believed the Fund’s performance was acceptable and did not warrant any change in portfolio management, noting the Fund’s actual income and total returns for the one-year period as shown in the Lipper report were 7.36% and 15%, respectively, and that its income return for each of the one-year and annualized three- and five-year periods was in each case within 68 basis points or less of the performance universe median.

 

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Board Review of Investment Management Agreement (continued)

 

Franklin Income Securities Fund – The performance universe for this Fund consisted of the Fund and all mixed-asset target allocation moderate funds underlying variable insurance products as selected by Lipper. The Lipper report showed the Fund’s income return to be in the highest or best performing quintile of such universe for the one-year period and to also be in the highest quintile of such universe for each of the previous three-, five- and 10-year periods on an annualized basis. The Lipper report showed the Fund’s total return to be in the second-highest quintile of its performance universe for the one-year period and on an annualized basis to be in the highest quintile of such universe for each of the previous three-, five- and 10-year periods. The Board was satisfied with the Fund’s performance as shown in the Lipper report.

 

Franklin Large Cap Growth Securities Fund – The performance universe for this Fund consisted of the Fund and all large-cap core funds underlying variable insurance products as selected by Lipper. The Lipper report showed the Fund’s comparative total return to be in the second-lowest quintile of such universe for the one-year period, but on an annualized basis to be in the highest or best performing quintile of such universe for the previous three-year period, the second-highest quintile of such universe for the previous five-year period, and the second-lowest quintile of such universe for the previous 10-year period. In reviewing the Fund’s one-year performance, management pointed out, among other things, that it reflected the Fund’s overweighted position in the health care industry and discussed with the Board steps being taken to position the Fund to benefit from a continuing recovery of the U.S. economy. The Board believed the Fund’s overall performance as set forth in the Lipper report to be acceptable, noting that its one-year return exceeded 18%.

 

Franklin Large Cap Value Securities Fund – The performance universe for this Fund, which has been in operation for only five full years, consisted of the Fund and all large-cap value funds underlying variable insurance products as selected by Lipper. The Lipper report showed the Fund’s total return to be in the upper half of such universe for the one-year period and to be in the second-highest quintile of such universe on an annualized basis for its previous three- and five-year periods. The Board was satisfied with the Fund’s performance as set forth in the Lipper report.

 

Franklin Rising Dividends Securities Fund – The performance universe for this Fund consisted of the Fund and all multi-cap core funds underlying variable insurance products as selected by Lipper. The Lipper report showed the Fund’s comparative total return to be in the upper half of the performance universe for the one-year period, and on an annualized basis to be in the highest or second-highest quintile of such universe for each of the three-, five- and 10-year periods. The Board was satisfied with the Fund’s performance as set forth in the Lipper report.

 

Franklin Small Cap Value Securities Fund – The performance universe for this Fund consisted of the Fund and all small-cap value funds underlying variable insurance products as selected by Lipper. The Lipper report showed the Fund’s total return for the one-year period to be in the highest or best performing quintile of such performance universe, and on an annualized basis to be in the middle quintile of such universe for each of the previous three- and 10-year periods, and the second-highest quintile for the previous five-year period. The Board found the Fund’s performance as set forth in the Lipper report to be satisfactory.

 

Franklin Small-Mid Cap Growth Securities Fund – The performance universe for this Fund consisted of the Fund and all mid-cap growth funds underlying variable insurance products as selected by Lipper. The Lipper report showed the Fund’s total return for the one-year period to be in the upper half of such universe, and on an annualized basis to be in the second-highest performing quintile of such universe for the previous three-year period, and to be in the middle quintile of such universe for each of the previous five- and 10-year periods. The Board found the Fund’s investment performance as set forth in the Lipper report to be satisfactory.

 

Franklin Strategic Income Securities Fund – The performance universe for this Fund consisted of the Fund and all general bond funds underlying variable insurance products as selected by Lipper. The Lipper report showed the Fund’s income return to be in the second-highest quintile of such performance universe for the one-year period, and on an annualized basis to also be in the second-highest quintiles of such universe during the previous three- and five-year periods, and in the lowest quintile of such universe for the previous 10-year period. The Lipper report showed the Fund’s total return to be in the second-highest quintile of such universe during the one-year period, and on an annualized basis to be in either the highest or second-highest quintile of such universe for each of the previous three-, five- and 10-year periods. The Board was satisfied with the Fund’s performance as shown in the Lipper report.

 

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Board Review of Investment Management Agreement (continued)

 

Franklin Templeton VIP Founding Funds Allocation Fund – The performance universe for this Fund consisted of the Fund and all mixed-asset target allocation growth funds underlying variable insurance products as selected by Lipper. The Fund has been in existence for only three full years and the Lipper report showed its income return to be in the highest quintile of such performance universe for the one-year period, and to be in the second-highest quintile of such universe for each of the previous two years. The Lipper report showed the Fund’s total return for the one-year period to be in the second-lowest quintile of such universe and to be in the highest quintile of such universe for the previous year and lowest quintile of such universe for the year before that. The Fund’s performance, which reflects those of the three underlying funds in which it invests, was discussed with management and the Board believed that no change in investment strategy or portfolio management was warranted, noting the Fund’s short period of operations, as well as the fact that the Fund’s total return for the one-year period was nearly 16% as shown in the Lipper report.

 

Franklin U.S. Government Fund – The performance universe for this Fund consisted of the Fund and all general U.S. government funds underlying variable insurance products as selected by Lipper. The Lipper report showed the Fund’s income return for the one-year period to be in the second-highest quintile of such universe and on an annualized basis to be in the highest or second-highest quintile of such universe for each of the previous three-, five- and 10-year periods. The Lipper report showed the Fund’s total return to also be in the second-highest quintile of such universe for the one-year period, as well as for each of the previous three-, five- and 10-year periods on an annualized basis. The Board was satisfied with the Fund’s performance as shown in the Lipper report.

 

Mutual Global Discovery Securities Fund – The performance universe for this Fund consisted of the Fund and all global core funds underlying variable insurance products as selected by Lipper. The Lipper report showed the Fund’s total return to be in the lowest quintile of such universe for the one-year period, but on an annualized basis to be in the highest or best performing quintile of such universe for each of the previous three-, five- and 10-year periods. In discussing the Fund’s performance during the one-year period, management explained that it reflected the Fund’s relatively high cash position, which hurt performance in a rising market, as well as other factors such as the Fund’s portfolio being underweighted in the materials and energy sectors. The Board found the Fund’s overall performance as set forth in the Lipper report to be satisfactory, noting the Fund’s total return for the one-year period exceeded 15%.

 

Mutual International Securities Fund – The performance universe for this Fund consisted of the Fund and all other international core funds underlying variable insurance products as selected by Lipper. The Fund has been in existence for one full year at the date of the Lipper report, which showed its total return during such year to be in the highest or best performing quintile of such universe. The Board was pleased with such performance, but did not believe it to be particularly meaningful in view of the Fund’s short period of operations.

 

Mutual Shares Securities Fund – The performance universe for this Fund consisted of the Fund and all large-cap value funds underlying variable insurance products as selected by Lipper. The Lipper report showed the Fund’s income return for the one-year period to be in the highest or best performing quintile of such universe, and on an annualized basis to be in the second-highest quintile for each of the previous three-, five- and 10-year periods. The Lipper report showed the Fund’s total return for the one-year period to be in the lowest quintile of the performance universe, but on an annualized basis to be in the upper half of such universe for the previous three-year period, the second-highest quintile of such universe for the previous five-year period, and the highest quintile of such universe for the previous 10-year period. In discussing the Fund’s total return for the one-year period, management explained that it reflected the Fund’s relatively high cash position, which hurt performance in a rising market, as well as other factors, such as the Fund’s portfolio being underweighted in certain sectors such as industrials, energy, and high-multiple technology stocks. The Board was satisfied with the Fund’s overall performance as shown in the Lipper report, noting that its total return for the one-year period exceeded 15%.

 

Templeton Developing Markets Securities Fund – The performance universe for this Fund consisted of the Fund and all emerging markets funds underlying variable insurance products as selected by Lipper. The Lipper report showed the Fund’s comparative total return for the one-year period to be in the second-lowest quintile of such performance universe and on an annualized basis to be in the highest quintile of such universe during the previous three-year period, and the second-lowest

 

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quintile of such universe during each of the previous five- and 10-year periods. The Board had discussed with management steps being taken to improve the Fund’s investment portfolio process and noted that investment flexibility had been limited by significant net redemptions during the one-year period. The Board also noted that the Fund’s total return as shown in the Lipper report for the one-year period exceeded 20% and was within 90 basis points of the performance universe median during such period. While intending to continuously monitor future performance, the Board believed the Fund’s performance as set forth in the Lipper report did not warrant any change in portfolio management or overall investment approach.

 

Templeton Foreign Securities Fund – The performance universe for this Fund consisted of the Fund and all international core funds underlying variable insurance products as selected by Lipper. The Lipper report showed the Fund’s comparative total return for the one-year period to be in the second-highest quintile of such performance universe and on an annualized basis to be in the highest or best performing quintile of such universe in each of the previous three- and five-year periods, and the second-highest quintile of such universe for the previous 10-year period. The Board was satisfied with the Fund’s investment performance as set forth in the Lipper report.

 

Templeton Global Bond Securities Fund – The performance universe for this Fund consisted of the Fund and all global income funds underlying variable insurance products as selected by Lipper. The Lipper report showed the Fund’s income return for the one-year period to be in the second-lowest quintile of such performance universe, but on an annualized basis to be in the highest or best performing quintile of such universe for each of the previous three-, five- and 10-year periods. The Lipper report showed the Fund’s total return for the one-year period to be in the highest or best performing quintile of its performance universe and on an annualized basis to also be in the highest quintile of such universe during each of the previous three-, five- and 10-year periods. Management discussed the Fund’s income return for the one-year period, pointing out that underperformance was primarily due to mark to market losses on currency forwards held in the Fund’s portfolio during the prior year that offset regular income such as bond coupons. The Board was satisfied with the Fund’s performance as set forth in the Lipper report, noting such explanation of one-year income return performance.

 

Templeton Growth Securities Fund – The performance universe for this Fund consisted of the Fund and all global value funds underlying variable insurance products as selected by Lipper. The Lipper report showed the Fund’s total return for the one-year period to be in the middle quintile of such performance universe and on an annualized basis to be in the middle quintiles of such universe for each of the previous three- and five-year periods, and to be in the second-highest quintile of such universe for the previous 10-year period. The Board noted steps taken by management to improve performance, including changes in the Fund’s portfolio managers that had taken place in recent years and found the Fund’s performance as shown in the Lipper report to be acceptable.

 

COMPARATIVE EXPENSES.    Consideration was given to expense comparison information contained in the Lipper reports furnished for each Fund that compared its management fees and total expense ratio with those of a group of other funds selected by Lipper as its appropriate Lipper expense group. Lipper expense data is based upon information taken from each fund’s most recent annual report, which reflects historical asset levels that may be quite different from those currently existing, particularly in a period of market volatility. While recognizing such inherent limitation and the fact that expense ratios generally increase as assets decline and decrease as assets grow, the Board believed the independent analysis conducted by Lipper to be an appropriate measure of comparative expenses. In reviewing comparative costs, Lipper provides information on each Fund’s contractual investment management fee rate in comparison with the contractual investment management fee rate that would have been charged by other funds within its Lipper expense group assuming they were similar in size to the Fund, as well as the actual total expense ratio of the Fund in comparison with those of its Lipper expense group. The Lipper contractual investment management fee analysis includes administrative charges at the fund level as being part of a management fee, and actual total expenses, for comparative consistency, are shown by Lipper for the same class of shares for all funds within a particular Lipper expense group. The results of such comparisons showed that both the contractual investment management fee rates and actual total expense ratios of the following Funds were in the least expensive quintile of their respective Lipper expense group: Franklin Income Securities Fund, Franklin Small Cap Value Securities Fund, Franklin Growth and Income Securities Fund, Franklin High Income Securities Fund, Franklin Strategic Income Securities Fund, Templeton Global Bond Securities Fund and Franklin U.S. Government Fund. The Board was satisfied with the comparative contractual investment management fees and expenses of these

 

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Shareholder Information (continued)

 

Board Review of Investment Management Agreement (continued)

 

Funds as shown in their Lipper reports. The contractual investment management fee rates and actual total expense ratio of each of Franklin Rising Dividends Securities Fund, Franklin Small-Mid Cap Growth Securities Fund and Franklin Templeton VIP Founding Funds Allocation Fund were below the medians of their Lipper expense groups. The contractual investment management fee rate of Templeton Foreign Securities Fund was at the median of its Lipper expense group, but its actual total expense ratio was below the median of such group. The Board was satisfied with the comparative contractual investment management fees and expenses of these Funds as shown in their Lipper reports. The contractual investment management fee rates for Mutual International Securities Fund, Templeton Growth Securities Fund, Franklin Global Real Estate Securities Fund and Franklin Large Cap Value Securities Fund were in the most expensive quintiles of their Lipper expense groups, but in each case their actual total expense ratios were at or below the medians of such groups. The Board was satisfied with the comparative expenses of these Funds as shown in their Lipper reports, noting that, with the exception of Templeton Growth Securities Fund, the expenses of these Funds were subsidized through fee waivers. The contractual investment management fee rate and actual total expense ratio of Franklin Flex Cap Growth Securities Fund were both within 20 basis points above the median of its Lipper expense group, while its actual total expense ratio, excluding 12b-1 fees, was below the median of such expenses for the expense group. The Board found the comparative expenses of this Fund as shown in its Lipper report to be acceptable, noting its expenses were subsidized through fee waivers. The contractual investment management fee rate and actual expense ratio for Franklin Large Cap Growth Securities Fund were in each case above, but within 10 basis points of the medians of its Lipper expense group. The Board found the comparative expenses of this Fund as shown in its Lipper reports to be acceptable. The contractual investment management fee rate and actual total expense ratio of Templeton Developing Markets Securities Fund were each in the most expensive quintile of its Lipper expense group. While acknowledging cost factors relating to the Fund’s operations, such as the quality and experience of its portfolio managers and research staff and the depth of its physical presence and coverage in developing markets geographical areas, the Board believed it appropriate to reduce the Fund’s investment management fee and negotiated with the Manager downward revisions in such fee as discussed under “Economies of Scale.” The contractual investment management fee rates and total expense ratios of both Mutual Global Discovery Securities Fund and Mutual Shares Securities Fund were in the most expensive quintiles of their Lipper expense groups, but the actual total expense ratio of Mutual Global Discovery Securities Fund was within 11 basis points of its expense group median, and the actual total expense ratio of Mutual Shares Securities Fund was within nine basis points of its expense group median. In discussing these comparative expenses, management stated its view that the expenses of these Funds were at an appropriate level in view of their superior investment performance, the quality and experience of their portfolio managers and the research-driven, fundamental value strategy employed in their portfolio selections. The Board found the comparative expenses of these Funds to be acceptable noting the points raised by management.

 

MANAGEMENT PROFITABILITY.    The Board also considered the level of profits realized by the Manager and its affiliates in connection with the operation of each Fund. In this respect, the Board reviewed the Fund profitability analysis that addresses the overall profitability of Franklin Templeton’s U.S. fund business, as well as its profits in providing management and other services to each of the individual funds during the 12-month period ended September 30, 2010, being the most recent fiscal year-end for Franklin Resources, Inc., the Manager’s parent. In reviewing the analysis, specific attention was given to the methodology followed in allocating costs to each Fund, it being recognized that allocation methodologies are inherently subjective and various allocation methodologies may each be reasonable while producing different results. In this respect, the Board noted that, while being continuously refined and reflecting changes in the Manager’s own cost accounting, the allocation methodology was consistent with that followed in profitability report presentations for the Funds made in prior years and that the Funds’ independent registered public accounting firm had been engaged by the Manager to review the reasonableness of the allocation methodologies solely for use by the Funds’ Board in reference to the profitability analysis. In reviewing and discussing such analysis, management discussed with the Board its belief that costs incurred in establishing the infrastructure necessary for the type of mutual fund operations conducted by the Manager and its affiliates may not be fully reflected in the expenses allocated to each Fund in determining its profitability, as well as the fact that the level of profits, to a certain extent, reflected operational cost savings and efficiencies initiated by management. The Board also took into account management’s expenditures in improving shareholder services provided the Funds, as well as the need to meet additional regulatory and compliance requirements resulting from the Sarbanes-Oxley Act and recent SEC and other regulatory requirements. In addition, the Board considered a third-party study comparing the profitability of the Manager’s parent on an overall basis to other publicly held managers broken

 

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Shareholder Information (continued)

 

Board Review of Investment Management Agreement (continued)

 

down to show profitability from management operations exclusive of distribution expenses, as well as profitability including distribution expenses. The Board also considered the extent to which the Manager and its affiliates might derive ancillary benefits from Fund operations, including potential benefits resulting from allocation of fund brokerage and the use of commission dollars to pay for research. Based upon its consideration of all these factors, the Board determined that the level of profits realized by the Manager and its affiliates from providing services to each Fund was not excessive in view of the nature, quality and extent of services provided.

 

ECONOMIES OF SCALE.    The Board also considered whether economies of scale are realized by the Manager as the Funds grow larger and the extent to which this is reflected in the level of management fees charged. While recognizing that any precise determination is inherently subjective, the Board noted that based upon the Fund profitability analysis, it appears that as some funds get larger, at some point economies of scale do result in the Manager realizing a larger profit margin on management services provided such a fund. The Board also noted that economies of scale are shared with a fund and its shareholders through management fee breakpoints so that as a fund grows in size, its effective management fee rate declines. In the case of Franklin Templeton VIP Founding Funds Allocation Fund, the management fees of the underlying funds in which it invests have management fee breakpoints that extend beyond their existing asset sizes, and in the case of each of the other Funds, their management fees contain breakpoints that extend beyond their existing asset sizes. To the extent economies of scale may be realized by the Manager and its affiliates, the Board believed the schedule of investment management fees provides a sharing of benefits for each Fund and its shareholders. The current management advisory fee schedule for Templeton Developing Markets Securities Fund, reflecting reductions implemented effective May 1, 2010, provides a rate of 1.25% on the first $500 million of Fund net assets; 1.20% on the next $2.5 billion of Fund net assets; 1.15% on the next $1 billion of Fund net assets; 1.10% on the next $11 billion of Fund net assets; 1.05% on the next $5 billion of Fund net assets; and 1.00% on net assets in excess of $20 billion. The Board negotiated with management downward revisions in such fee effective May 1, 2011, so as to be at a rate of 1.10% on the first $1 billion of Fund net assets; 1.05% on the next $4 billion of Fund net assets; 1.00% on the next $5 billion of Fund net assets; 0.95% on the next $5 billion of Fund net assets; 0.90% on the next $5 billion of Fund net assets; and 0.85% on Fund net assets in excess of $20 billion. The Fund is also charged a separate fee for administrative services that starts at 0.15% on the first $200 million of Fund net assets, and declines through breakpoints to a fixed rate of 0.075% after net assets reach the $1.2 billion level. At the end of 2010, the Fund’s net assets were approximately $843 million, and to the extent economies of scale may be realized by the Manager and its affiliates, the Board believes the schedules of management advisory and administrative fees provide a sharing of benefits with this Fund and its shareholders.

 

Proxy Voting Policies and Procedures

 

The Trust’s investment manager has established Proxy Voting Policies and Procedures (Policies) that the Trust uses to determine how to vote proxies relating to portfolio securities. Shareholders may view the Trust’s complete Policies online at franklintempleton.com. Alternatively, shareholders may request copies of the Policies free of charge by calling the Proxy Group collect at (954) 527-7678 or by sending a written request to: Franklin Templeton Companies, LLC, 300 S.E. 2nd Street, Fort Lauderdale, FL 33301, Attention: Proxy Group. Copies of the Trust’s proxy voting records are also made available online at franklintempleton.com and posted on the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission’s website at sec.gov and reflect the most recent 12-month period ended June 30.

 

Quarterly Statement of Investments

 

The Trust files a complete statement of investments with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission for the first and third quarters for each fiscal year on Form N-Q. Shareholders may view the filed Form N-Q by visiting the Commission’s website at sec.gov. The filed form may also be viewed and copied at the Commission’s Public Reference Room in Washington, DC. Information regarding the operations of the Public Reference Room may be obtained by calling (800) SEC-0330.

 

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VARIABLE INSURANCE PRODUCTS TRUST

 

Investment Managers

Franklin Advisers, Inc.

Franklin Advisory Services, LLC

Franklin Mutual Advisers, LLC

Franklin Templeton Institutional, LLC

Templeton Asset Management, Ltd.

Templeton Global Advisors Limited

Templeton Investment Counsel, LLC

 

Fund Administrator

Franklin Templeton Services, LLC

 

Distributor

Franklin Templeton Distributors, Inc.

 

Franklin Templeton Variable Insurance Products Trust (FTVIP) shares are not offered to the public; they are offered and sold only to: (1) insurance company separate accounts (Separate Account) to serve as the underlying investment vehicle for variable contracts; (2) certain qualified plans; and (3) other mutual funds (funds of funds).

 

Authorized for distribution to investors in Separate Accounts only when accompanied or preceded by the current prospectus for the applicable contract, which includes the Separate Account and the FTVIP prospectuses. Investors should carefully consider a fund’s investment goals, risks, charges and expenses before investing. The prospectus contains this and other information; please read it carefully before investing.

 

To ensure the highest quality of service, telephone calls to or from our service departments may be monitored, recorded and accessed. These calls can be identified by the presence of a regular beeping tone.

 

© 2011 Franklin Templeton Investments. All rights reserved.    FTVIP S 08/11


 

Item 2. Code of Ethics.

 

(a) The Registrant has adopted a code of ethics that applies to its principal executive officers and principal financial and accounting officer.

 

(c) N/A

 

(d) N/A

 

(f) Pursuant to Item 12(a)(1), the Registrant is attaching as an exhibit a copy of its code of ethics that applies to its principal executive officers and principal financial and accounting officer.

 

Item 3. Audit Committee Financial Expert.

 

(a) (1)   The Registrant has an audit committee financial expert serving on its audit committee.

 

  (2) The audit committee financial expert is John B. Wilson and he is “Independent” as defined under the relevant Securities and Exchange Commission Rules and Releases.

 

Item 4. Principal Accountant Fees and Services. N/A

 

Item 5. Audit Committee of Listed Registrants. N/A

 

Item 6. Schedule of Investments. N/A

 

Item 7. Disclosure of Proxy Voting Policies and Procedures for Closed-End Management Investment Companies. N/A

 

Item 8. Portfolio Managers of Closed-End Management Investment Companies. N/A

 

Item 9. Purchases of Equity Securities by Closed-End Management Investment Companies and Affiliated Purchasers. N/A

 

Item 10. Submission of Matters to a vote of Security Holders.

There have been no changes to the procedures by which shareholders may recommend nominees to the Registrant’s Board of Trustees that would require disclosure herein.

 

Item 11. Controls and Procedures.


(a) Evaluation of Disclosure Controls and Procedures. The Registrant maintains disclosure controls and procedures that are designed to ensure that information required to be disclosed in the Registrant’s filings under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 and the Investment Company Act of 1940 is recorded, processed, summarized and reported within the periods specified in the rules and forms of the Securities and Exchange Commission. Such information is accumulated and communicated to the Registrant’s management, including its principal executive officer and principal financial officer, as appropriate, to allow timely decisions regarding required disclosure. The Registrant’s management, including the principal executive officer and the principal financial officer, recognizes that any set of controls and procedures, no matter how well designed and operated, can provide only reasonable assurance of achieving the desired control objectives.

Within 90 days prior to the filing date of this Shareholder Report on Form N-CSR, the Registrant had carried out an evaluation, under the supervision and with the participation of the Registrant’s management, including the Registrant’s principal executive officer and the Registrant’s principal financial officer, of the effectiveness of the design and operation of the Registrant’s disclosure controls and procedures. Based on such evaluation, the Registrant’s principal executive officer and principal financial officer concluded that the Registrant’s disclosure controls and procedures are effective.

(b) Changes in Internal Controls. There have been no significant changes in the Registrant’s internal controls or in other factors that could significantly affect the internal controls subsequent to the date of their evaluation in connection with the preparation of this Shareholder Report on Form N-CSR.

 

Item 12. Exhibits.

(a) (1) Code of Ethics

(a) (2) Certifications pursuant to Section 302 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002 of Laura F. Fergerson, Chief Executive Officer - Finance and Administration, and Gaston Gardey, Chief Financial Officer and Chief Accounting Officer

(b) Certifications pursuant to Section 906 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002 of Laura F. Fergerson, Chief Executive Officer - Finance and Administration, and Gaston Gardey, Chief Financial Officer and Chief Accounting Officer


SIGNATURES

Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 and the Investment Company Act of 1940, the registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned, thereunto duly authorized.

FRANKLIN TEMPLETON VARIABLE INSURANCE PRODUCTS TRUST

 

By   /s/ LAURA F. FERGERSON
  Laura F. Fergerson
  Chief Executive Officer –
  Finance and Administration
Date August 25, 2011

Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 and the Investment Company Act of 1940, this report has been signed below by the following persons on behalf of the registrant and in the capacities and on the dates indicated.

 

By   /s/ LAURA F. FERGERSON
  Laura F. Fergerson
  Chief Executive Officer –
  Finance and Administration
Date August 25, 2011

 

By   /s/ GASTON GARDEY
  Gaston Gardey
  Chief Financial Officer and
  Chief Accounting Officer
Date August 25, 2011