0000949365-20-000361.txt : 20200825 0000949365-20-000361.hdr.sgml : 20200825 20200825165413 ACCESSION NUMBER: 0000949365-20-000361 CONFORMED SUBMISSION TYPE: N-CSR PUBLIC DOCUMENT COUNT: 4 CONFORMED PERIOD OF REPORT: 20200630 FILED AS OF DATE: 20200825 DATE AS OF CHANGE: 20200825 EFFECTIVENESS DATE: 20200825 FILER: COMPANY DATA: COMPANY CONFORMED NAME: MONEY MARKET PORTFOLIOS CENTRAL INDEX KEY: 0000890089 IRS NUMBER: 943166246 STATE OF INCORPORATION: MA FISCAL YEAR END: 0630 FILING VALUES: FORM TYPE: N-CSR SEC ACT: 1940 Act SEC FILE NUMBER: 811-07038 FILM NUMBER: 201132875 BUSINESS ADDRESS: STREET 1: ONE FRANKLIN PARKWAY CITY: SAN MATEO STATE: CA ZIP: 94403-1906 BUSINESS PHONE: 650-312-2000 MAIL ADDRESS: STREET 1: ONE FRANKLIN PARKWAY CITY: SAN MATEO STATE: CA ZIP: 94403-1906 0000890089 S000007450 The U.S. Government Money Market Portfolio C000020424 CLASS A N-CSR 1 primary-document.htm
UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, DC 20549
 
FORM N-CSR
 
CERTIFIED SHAREHOLDER REPORT OF REGISTERED MANAGEMENT INVESTMENT COMPANIES
 
Investment Company Act file number 811-07038
 
The Money Market Portfolios

(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: 6/30
 
Date of reporting period: 6/30/20
 
 
Item 1. Reports to Stockholders.
 
 
Your
Fund’s
Expenses
The
U.S.
Government
Money
Market
Portfolio
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a
Fund
shareholder,
you
can
incur
two
types
of
costs:
(1)
transaction
costs,
including
sales
charges
(loads)
on
Fund
purchases
and
redemptions,
if
applicable;
and
(2)
ongoing
Fund
costs,
including
management
fees,
distribution
and
service
(12b-1)
fees,
if
applicable,
and
other
Fund
expenses.
All
mutual
funds
have
ongoing
costs,
sometimes
referred
to
as
operating
expenses.
The
table
below
shows
ongoing
costs
of
investing
in
the
Fund
and
can
help
you
understand
these
costs
and
compare
them
with
those
of
other
mutual
funds.
The
table
assumes
a
$1,000
investment
held
for
the
six
months
indicated.
Actual
Fund
Expenses
The
table
below
provides
information
about
actual
account
values
and
actual
expenses
in
the
columns
under
the
heading
“Actual.”
In
these
columns
the
Fund’s
actual
return,
which
includes
the
effect
of
Fund
expenses,
is
used
to
calculate
the
“Ending
Account
Value”.
You
can
estimate
the
expenses
you
paid
during
the
period
by
following
these
steps
(
of
course,
your
account
value
and
expenses
will
differ
from
those
in
this
illustration
):
Divide
your
account
value
by
$1,000
(
if
your
account
had
an
$8,600
value,
then
$8,600
÷
$1,000
=
8.6
).
Then
multiply
the
result
by
the
number
in
the
row
for
your
class
of
shares
under
the
headings
“Actual”
and
“Expenses
Paid
During
Period”
(
if
Actual
Expenses
Paid
During
Period
were
$7.50,
then
8.6
x
$7.50
=
$64.50
).
In
this
illustration,
the
actual
expenses
paid
this
period
are
$64.50.
Hypothetical
Example
for
Comparison
with
Other
Funds
Under
the
heading
“Hypothetical”
in
the
table,
information
is
provided
about
hypothetical
account
values
and
hypothetical
expenses
based
on
the
Fund’s
actual
expense
ratio
and
an
assumed
rate
of
return
of
5%
per
year
before
expenses,
which
is
not
the
Fund’s
actual
return.
This
information
may
not
be
used
to
estimate
the
actual
ending
account
balance
or
expenses
you
paid
for
the
period,
but
it
can
help
you
compare
ongoing
costs
of
investing
in
the
Fund
with
those
of
other
funds.
To
do
so,
compare
this
5%
hypothetical
example
for
the
class
of
shares
you
hold
with
the
5%
hypothetical
examples
that
appear
in
the
shareholder
reports
of
other
funds.
Please
note
that
expenses
shown
in
the
table
are
meant
to
highlight
ongoing
costs
and
do
not
reflect
any
transactional
costs.
Therefore,
information
under
the
heading
“Hypothetical”
is
useful
in
comparing
ongoing
costs
only,
and
will
not
help
you
compare
total
costs
of
owning
different
funds.
In
addition,
if
transactional
costs
were
included,
your
total
costs
would
have
been
higher.
1.
Expenses
are
equal
to
the
annualized
expense
ratio
for
the
six-month
period
as
indicated
above—in
the
far
right
column—multiplied
by
the
simple
average
account
value
over
the
period
indicated,
and
then
multiplied
by
182/366
to
reflect
the
one-half
year
period.
Actual
(actual
return
after
expenses)
Hypothetical
(5%
annual
return
before
expenses)
Beginning
Account
Value
1/1/20
Ending
Account
Value
6/30/20
Expenses
Paid
During
Period
1/1/20–6/30/20
1
Ending
Account
Value
6/30/20
Expenses
Paid
During
Period
1/1/20
–6/30/20
1
a
Annualized
Expense
Ratio
$1,000
$1,003.50
$0.75
$1,024.12
$0.75
0.15%
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a
Year
Ended
June
30,
2020
2019
2018
2017
2016
Per
share
operating
performance
(for
a
share
outstanding
throughout
the
year)
Net
asset
value,
beginning
of
year
...................
$1.00
$1.00
$1.00
$1.00
$1.00
Income
from
investment
operations:
Net
investment
income
..........................
0.013
0.021
0.011
0.003
0.001
Net
realized
and
unrealized
gains
(losses)
a
...........
—
—
(—)
—
—
Total
from
investment
operations
....................
0.013
0.021
0.011
0.003
0.001
Less
distributions
from:
Net
investment
income
..........................
(0.013)
(0.021)
(0.011)
(0.003)
(0.001)
Net
asset
value,
end
of
year
.......................
$1.00
$1.00
$1.00
$1.00
$1.00
Total
return
....................................
1.29%
2.10%
1.15%
0.35%
0.07%
Ratios
to
average
net
assets
Expenses
before
waiver
and
payments
by
affiliates
......
0.15%
0.15%
0.15%
0.15%
0.15%
Expenses
net
of
waiver
and
payments
by
affiliates
b
......
0.15%
0.15%
0.15%
0.15%
0.13%
Net
investment
income
...........................
1.33%
2.09%
1.15%
0.35%
0.06%
Supplemental
data
Net
assets,
end
of
year
(000’s)
.....................
$18,381,976
$23,218,541
$23,700,037
$21,564,546
$22,324,993
a
Amount
rounds
to
less
than
$0.001
per
share.
b
Benefit
of
expense
reduction
rounds
to
less
than
0.01%.
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a
a
Principal
Amount
a
Value
a
a
a
a
a
U.S.
Government
and
Agency
Securities
90.4%
FFCB
,
a
7/01/20
.........................................................
$
44,300,000
$
44,300,000
a
7/02/20
.........................................................
60,000,000
59,999,816
a
7/15/20
.........................................................
160,000,000
159,993,167
a
7/17/20
.........................................................
100,000,000
99,994,667
a
7/21/20
.........................................................
60,000,000
59,995,667
a
7/23/20
.........................................................
100,000,000
99,993,583
b
FRN,
0.18%,
(SOFR
+
0.1%),
1/05/21
..................................
90,000,000
90,000,000
b
FRN,
0.16%,
(SOFR
+
0.08%),
1/14/21
.................................
17,000,000
17,000,000
b
FRN,
0.28%,
(SOFR
+
0.2%),
6/23/22
..................................
100,000,000
100,000,000
731,276,900
FHLB
,
a
7/01/20
.........................................................
207,000,000
207,000,000
a
7/02/20
.........................................................
200,000,000
199,999,833
a
7/06/20
.........................................................
382,100,000
382,094,585
a
7/07/20
.........................................................
200,000,000
199,993,333
a
7/15/20
.........................................................
250,000,000
249,977,795
a
7/29/20
.........................................................
616,000,000
615,942,075
a
7/31/20
.........................................................
331,000,000
330,965,000
a
8/04/20
.........................................................
100,000,000
99,977,333
a
9/02/20
.........................................................
190,000,000
189,951,123
a
9/03/20
.........................................................
100,000,000
99,948,444
a
12/18/20
........................................................
100,000,000
99,834,722
a
3/08/21
.........................................................
10,000,000
9,977,083
a
3/19/21
.........................................................
50,000,000
49,855,000
b
FRN,
0.12%,
(SOFR
+
0.04%),
7/02/20
.................................
240,000,000
239,999,799
b
FRN,
0.11%,
(SOFR
+
0.03%),
7/17/20
.................................
79,000,000
79,000,000
b
FRN,
0.18%,
(SOFR
+
0.1%),
7/17/20
..................................
200,000,000
200,000,000
b
FRN,
0.18%,
(SOFR
+
0.1%),
7/29/20
..................................
24,000,000
24,000,000
b
FRN,
0.11%,
(SOFR
+
0.03%),
8/05/20
.................................
290,000,000
289,994,168
b
FRN,
0.1%,
(SOFR
+
0.02%),
8/19/20
..................................
117,000,000
117,000,000
b
FRN,
0.1%,
(SOFR
+
0.02%),
8/28/20
..................................
20,000,000
20,000,000
b
FRN,
0.11%,
(SOFR
+
0.03%),
9/04/20
.................................
90,000,000
90,000,000
b
FRN,
0.165%,
(SOFR
+
0.085%),
9/11/20
................................
65,000,000
65,000,000
b
FRN,
0.17%,
(SOFR
+
0.09%),
12/04/20
................................
100,000,000
100,000,000
b
FRN,
0.18%,
(SOFR
+
0.1%),
12/23/20
.................................
100,000,000
99,999,998
b
FRN,
0.32%,
(SOFR
+
0.24%),
12/24/20
................................
100,000,000
100,000,000
b
FRN,
0.24%,
(SOFR
+
0.16%),
1/07/21
.................................
100,000,000
100,000,000
b
FRN,
0.22%,
(SOFR
+
0.14%),
1/08/21
.................................
95,000,000
95,000,000
b
FRN,
0.18%,
(SOFR
+
0.1%),
2/22/21
..................................
230,000,000
229,985,043
b
FRN,
0.115%,
(SOFR
+
0.035%),
2/25/21
................................
27,500,000
27,500,000
b
FRN,
0.16%,
(SOFR
+
0.08%),
3/04/21
.................................
190,000,000
190,000,000
b
FRN,
0.215%,
(SOFR
+
0.135%),
3/10/21
...............................
60,000,000
60,000,000
b
FRN,
0.31%,
(SOFR
+
0.23%
),
4/13/21
.................................
100,000,000
100,000,000
b
FRN,
0.23%,
(SOFR
+
0.15%),
11/15/21
.................................
40,000,000
40,000,000
5,002,995,334
FHLMC
,
a
7/28/20
.........................................................
300,000,000
299,978,625
b
FRN,
0.09%,
(SOFR
+
0.01%),
7/22/20
.................................
200,000,000
200,000,000
b
FRN,
0.085%,
(SOFR
+
0.005%),
8/07/20
...............................
250,000,000
250,000,000
b
FRN,
0.095%,
(SOFR
+
0.015%),
11/05/20
...............................
125,000,000
124,993,036
b
FRN,
0.48%,
(SOFR
+
0.4%),
10/21/21
.................................
50,000,000
50,000,000
b
FRN,
0.38%,
(SOFR
+
0.3%),
10/25/21
.................................
50,000,000
50,000,000
b
FRN,
0.27%,
(SOFR
+
0.19%),
5/11/22
.................................
100,000,000
100,000,000
1,074,971,661
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a
Principal
Amount
a
Value
a
a
a
a
a
U.S.
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and
Agency
Securities
(continued)
b
FNMA
,
FRN,
0.14%,
(SOFR
+
0.06%),
7/30/20
.................................
$
190,000,000
$
189,999,996
FRN,
0.105%,
(SOFR
+
0.025%),
9/04/20
...............................
190,000,000
190,000,000
FRN,
0.15%,
(SOFR
+
0.07%),
12/11/20
.................................
90,000,000
90,000,000
FRN,
0.41%,
(SOFR
+
0.33%),
10/15/21
................................
50,000,000
50,000,000
FRN,
0.4%,
(SOFR
+
0.32%),
10/22/21
.................................
50,000,000
50,000,000
FRN,
0.44%,
(SOFR
+
0.36%),
1/20/22
.................................
50,000,000
50,000,000
FRN,
0.38%,
(SOFR
+
0.3%),
1/27/22
..................................
50,000,000
50,000,000
FRN,
0.4%,
(SOFR
+
0.32%),
4/27/22
..................................
50,000,000
50,000,000
FRN,
0.31%,
(SOFR
+
0.23%),
5/06/22
.................................
50,000,000
50,000,000
769,999,996
a
U.S.
Treasury
Bills
,
7/02/20
.........................................................
1,905,000,000
1,904,995,590
7/07/20
.........................................................
688,290,000
688,277,648
7/09/20
.........................................................
685,000,000
684,888,072
7/14/20
.........................................................
195,000,000
194,991,198
7/16/20
.........................................................
435,000,000
434,806,969
7/21/20
.........................................................
343,260,000
343,226,206
7/28/20
.........................................................
781,280,000
781,204,482
7/30/20
.........................................................
1,000,000,000
999,917,028
8/04/20
.........................................................
145,000,000
144,980,143
8/06/20
.........................................................
585,000,000
584,915,000
8/13/20
.........................................................
470,960,000
470,869,149
8/25/20
.........................................................
200,000,000
199,957,222
9/03/20
.........................................................
580,000,000
579,850,311
9/08/20
.........................................................
245,000,000
244,929,563
9/10/20
.........................................................
290,000,000
289,816,583
9/17/20
.........................................................
290,000,000
289,912,033
10/01/20
........................................................
200,000,000
199,948,889
9,037,486,086
Total
U.S.
Government
and
Agency
Securities
(Cost
$
16,616,729,977)
.............
16,616,729,977
a
a
a
c
Repurchase
Agreements
10.2%
BNP
Paribas
Securities
Corp.,
0.07%,
7/01/20
(Maturity
Value
$600,001,167)
Collateralized
by
U.S.
Treasury
Note,
2.25%,
4/15/22
(valued
at
$612,970,956)
...
600,000,000
600,000,000
Deutsche
Bank
Securities,
Inc.,
0.05%,
7/01/20
(Maturity
Value
$59,000,082)
Collateralized
by
U.S.
Treasury
Note,
0.25%
-
1.75%,
12/31/21
-
7/31/24
(valued
at
$60,180,104)
.....................................................
59,000,000
59,000,000
Federal
Reserve
Bank
of
New
York,
0%,
7/01
/20
(Maturity
Value
$950,000,000)
Collateralized
by
U.S.
Treasury
Bond,
2.75%,
11/15/42
(valued
at
$950,000,005)
..
950,000,000
950,000,000
Goldman
Sachs
&
Co.
LLC,
0.03%,
7/01/20
(Maturity
Value
$125,000,104)
Collateralized
by
U.S.
Treasury
Note,
2.125%,
5/15/25
(valued
at
$127,517,012)
..
125,000,000
125,000,000
HSBC
Securities,
Inc.,
0.06%,
7/01/20
(Maturity
Value
$150,000,250)
Collateralized
by
U.S.
Treasury
Bond,
7.5%,
11/15/24;
and
U.S.
Government
Agency
Securities,
3%
-
3.5%,
8/20/49
-
11/20/49
(valued
at
$153,000,001)
............
150,000,000
150,000,000
Total
Repurchase
Agreements
(Cost
$1,884,000,000)
............................
1,884,000,000
a
Total
Investments
(Cost
$18,500,729,977)
100.6%
...............................
$18,500,729,977
Other
Assets,
less
Liabilities
(0.6)%
...........................................
(118,754,168)
Net
Assets
100.0%
...........................................................
$18,381,975,809
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abbreviations
on
page
12
.
a
The
security
was
issued
on
a
discount
basis
with
no
stated
coupon
rate.
b
The
coupon
rate
shown
represents
the
rate
at
period
end.
c
See
Note
1(b)
regarding
repurchase
agreement.
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U.S.
Government
Money
Market
Portfolio
Assets:
Investments
in
unaffiliated
securities,
at
amortized
cost
..............................................
$16,616,729,977
Unaffiliated
repurchase
agreements,
at
value
and
cost
...............................................
1,884,000,000
Cash
....................................................................................
42,753,831
Receivables:
Interest
.................................................................................
942,372
Total
assets
..........................................................................
18,544,426,180
Liabilities:
Payables:
Investment
securities
purchased
..............................................................
159,991,416
Management
fees
.........................................................................
2,218,700
Distributions
to
shareholders
.................................................................
11,199
Accrued
expenses
and
other
liabilities
...........................................................
229,056
Total
liabilities
.........................................................................
162,450,371
Net
assets,
at
value
.................................................................
$18,381,975,809
Net
assets
consist
of:
Paid-in
capital
.............................................................................
$18,381,879,278
Total
distributable
earnings
(losses)
.............................................................
96,531
Net
assets,
at
value
.................................................................
$18,381,975,809
Shares
outstanding
.........................................................................
18,381,880,877
Net
asset
value
per
share
....................................................................
$1.00
The
Money
Market
Portfolios
Financial
Statements
Statement
of
Operations
for
the
year
ended
June
30,
2020
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The
accompanying
notes
are
an
integral
part
of
these
financial
statements.
Annual
Report
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The
U.S.
Government
Money
Market
Portfolio
Investment
income:
Interest:
Unaffiliated
issuers
........................................................................
$284,397,094
Expenses:
Management
fees
(Note
3
a
)
...................................................................
28,902,560
Custodian
fees
(Note
4
)
......................................................................
146,900
Reports
to
shareholders
......................................................................
7,778
Registration
and
filing
fees
....................................................................
778
Professional
fees
...........................................................................
142,585
Other
....................................................................................
167,143
Total
expenses
.........................................................................
29,367,744
Expense
reductions
(Note
4
)
...............................................................
(167,079)
Net
expenses
.........................................................................
29,200,665
Net
investment
income
................................................................
255,196,429
Net
realized
gain
(loss)
from:
Investments:
Unaffiliated
issuers
......................................................................
101,900
Net
increase
(decrease)
in
net
assets
resulting
from
operations
..........................................
$255,298,329
The
Money
Market
Portfolios
Financial
Statements
Statements
of
Changes
in
Net
Assets
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accompanying
notes
are
an
integral
part
of
these
financial
statements.
8
The
U.S.
Government
Money
Market
Portfolio
Year
Ended
June
30,
2020
Year
Ended
June
30,
2019
Increase
(decrease)
in
net
assets:
Operations:
Net
investment
income
.................................................
$255,196,429
$478,383,410
Net
realized
gain
(loss)
.................................................
101,900
11,348
Net
increase
(decrease)
in
net
assets
resulting
from
operations
................
255,298,329
478,394,758
Distributions
to
shareholders
..............................................
(255,196,429)
(478,383,410)
Capital
share
transactions
(Note
2
)
..........................................
(4,836,667,251)
(481,506,776)
Net
increase
(decrease)
in
net
assets
...................................
(4,836,565,351)
(481,495,428)
Net
assets:
Beginning
of
year
.......................................................
23,218,541,160
23,700,036,588
End
of
year
...........................................................
$18,381,975,809
$23,218,541,160
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Market
Portfolios
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Notes
to
Financial
Statements
The
U.S.
Government
Money
Market
Portfolio
1.
Organization
and
Significant
Accounting
Policies
The
Money
Market
Portfolios
(Trust)
is
registered
under
the
Investment
Company
Act
of
1940
(1940
Act)
as
an
open-
end
management
investment
company,
consisting
of
one
portfolio The
U.S.
Government
Money
Market
Portfolio
(Portfolio)
and
applies
the
specialized
accounting
and
reporting
guidance
in
U.S.
Generally
Accepted
Accounting
Principles
(U.S.
GAAP).
The
shares
of
the
Portfolio
are
issued
in
private
placements
and
are
exempt
from
registration
under
the
Securities
Act
of
1933.
The
following
summarizes
the
Portfolio's
significant
accounting
policies.
a.
Financial
Instrument
Valuation 
Securities
are
valued
at
amortized
cost,
which
approximates
fair
value.
Amortized
cost
is
an
income-based
approach
which
involves
valuing
an
instrument
at
its
cost
and
thereafter
assuming
a
constant
amortization
to
maturity
of
any
discount
or
premium.
Under
compliance
policies
and
procedures
approved
by
the
Portfolio's
Board
of
Trustees
(the
Board),
Franklin
Templeton
Services,
LLC,
an
affiliate
of
the
investment
manager,
has
responsibility
for
oversight
of
valuation,
including
leading
the
cross-functional
Valuation
Committee
(VC).
b.
Repurchase
Agreements 
The
Portfolio
enters
into
repurchase
agreements,
which
are
accounted
for
as
a
loan
by
the
Portfolio
to
the
seller,
collateralized
by
securities
which
are
delivered
to
the
Portfolio's
custodian.
The
fair
value,
including
accrued
interest,
of
the
initial
collateralization
is
required
to
be
at
least
102%
(if
the
counterparty
is
a
bank
or
broker-dealer)
or
100%
(if
the
counterparty
is
the
Federal
Reserve
Bank
of
New
York)
of
the
dollar
amount
invested
by
the
Portfolio,
with
the
value
of
the
underlying
securities
marked
to
market
daily
to
maintain
coverage
of
at
least
100%.
Repurchase
agreements
are
subject
to
the
terms
of
Master
Repurchase
Agreements
(MRAs)
with
approved
counterparties
(sellers).
The
MRAs
contain
various
provisions,
including
but
not
limited
to
events
of
default
and
maintenance
of
collateral
for
repurchase
agreements.
In
the
event
of
default
by
either
the
seller
or
the
Portfolio,
certain
MRAs
may
permit
the
non-defaulting
party
to
net
and
close-out
all
transactions,
if
any,
traded
under
such
agreements.
The
Portfolio
may
sell
securities
it
holds
as
collateral
and
apply
the
proceeds
towards
the
repurchase
price
and
any
other
amounts
owed
by
the
seller
to
the
Portfolio
in
the
event
of
default
by
the
seller.
This
could
involve
costs
or
delays
in
addition
to
a
loss
on
the
securities
if
their
value
falls
below
the
repurchase
price
owed
by
the
seller.
All
repurchase
agreements
held
by
the
Portfolio
at
year
end,
as
indicated
in
the
Statement
of
Investments,
had
been
entered
into
on
June
30,
2020.
c.
Income
Taxes
It
is the
Portfolio's
policy
to
qualify
as
a
regulated
investment
company
under
the
Internal
Revenue
Code. The
Portfolio
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
Portfolio
may
recognize
an
income
tax
liability
related
to
its
uncertain
tax
positions
under
U.S.
GAAP
when
the
uncertain
tax
position
has
a
less
than
50%
probability
that
it
will
be
sustained
upon
examination
by
the
tax
authorities
based
on
its
technical
merits.
As
of
June
30,
2020,
the
Portfolio
has
determined
that
no
tax
liability
is
required
in
its
financial
statements
related
to
uncertain
tax
positions
for
any
open
tax
years
(or
expected
to
be
taken
in
future
tax
years).
Open
tax
years
are
those
that
remain
subject
to
examination
and
are
based
on
the
statute
of
limitations
in
each
jurisdiction
in
which
the
Portfolio
invests. 
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.
Interest
income
and
estimated
expenses
are
accrued
daily.
Amortization
of
premium
and
accretion
of
discount
on
debt
securities
are
included
in
interest
income.
Dividends
from
net
investment
income
are
normally
declared
daily;
these
dividends
may
be
reinvested
or
paid
monthly
to
shareholders.
Distributions
from
net
realized
capital
gains
and
other
distributions,
if
any,
are
recorded
on
the
ex-dividend
date.
Distributable
earnings
are
determined
according
to
income
tax
regulations
(tax
basis)
and
may
differ
from
earnings
recorded
in
accordance
with
U.S.
GAAP.
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.
The
Money
Market
Portfolios
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to
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Money
Market
Portfolio
(continued)
e.
Accounting
Estimates
The
preparation
of
financial
statements
in
accordance
with
U.S.
GAAP
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
Portfolio,
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,
2020,
there
were
an
unlimited
number
of
shares
authorized
(without
par
value).
Transactions
in
the
Portfolio’s
shares
at
$1.00
per
share
were
as
follows:
3.
Transactions
with
Affiliates
Franklin
Resources,
Inc.
is
the
holding
company
for
various
subsidiaries
that
together
are
referred
to
as
Franklin
Templeton.
Certain
officers
and
trustees
of
the
Trust
are
also
officers,
directors,
and/or
trustees
of
Franklin
U.S.
Government
Money
Fund,
Institutional
Fiduciary
Trust,
and
of
the
following
subsidiaries:
a.
Management
Fees
The
Portfolio
pays
an
investment
management
fee
to
Advisers
of
0.15%
per
year
of
the
average
daily
net
assets
of
the
Portfolio.
b.
Transfer
Agent
Fees
Investor
Services,
under
terms
of
an
agreement,
performs
shareholder
servicing
for
the
Portfolio
and
is
not
paid
by
the Portfolio
for
the
services.
Year
Ended
June
30,
2020
2019
Shares
sold
...................................
$37,539,422,141
$28,749,969,710
Shares
issued
in
reinvestment
of
distributions
..........
255,164,095
478,384,571
Shares
redeemed
...............................
(42,631,253,487)
(29,709,861,057)
Net
increase
(decrease)
..........................
$(4,836,667,251)
$(481,506,776)
Subsidiary
Affiliation
Franklin
Advisers,
Inc.
(Advisers)
Investment
manager
Franklin
Templeton
Investor
Services,
LLC
(Investor
Services)
Transfer
agent
1.
Organization
and
Significant
Accounting
Policies
(continued)
The
Money
Market
Portfolios
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to
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The
U.S.
Government
Money
Market
Portfolio
(continued)
c.
Other
Affiliated
Transactions
At
June
30,
2020,
the
shares
of
the
Portfolio
were
owned
by
the
following
investment
companies:
4.
Expense
Offset
Arrangement
The
Portfolio 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
Portfolio’s
custodian
expenses.
During
the
year
ended
June
30,
2020,
the
custodian
fees
were
reduced
as
noted
in
the
Statement
of
Operations.
5.
Income
Taxes
During
the
year
ended June
30,
2020
the
Fund
utilized
$5,369
of
capital
loss
carryforwards.
The
tax
character
of
distributions
paid
during
the
years
ended
June
30,
2020
and
2019,
was
as
follows:
At
June
30,
2020,
the
cost
of
investments
and
undistributed
ordinary
income
for
income
tax
purposes
were
as
follows:
6. Novel
Coronavirus
Pandemic 
The
global
outbreak
of
the
novel
coronavirus
disease,
known
as
COVID-19, has
caused
adverse
effects
on
many
companies,
sectors,
nations,
regions
and
the
markets
in
general, and
may
continue for
an unpredictable duration.
The
effects
of
this
pandemic
may
materially
impact
the
value
and
performance
of
the Fund, its ability
to
buy
and
sell
fund
investments
at
appropriate
valuations
and its ability
to
achieve its investment
objectives.
7.
Fair
Value
Measurements
The
Portfolio
follows
a
fair
value
hierarchy
that
distinguishes
between
market
data
obtained
from
independent
sources
(observable
inputs)
and
the
Portfolio’s
own
market
assumptions
(unobservable
inputs).
These
inputs
are
used
in
determining
the
value
of
the
Portfolio's
financial
instruments
and
are
summarized
in
the
following
fair
value
hierarchy:
Level
1
–
quoted
prices
in
active
markets
for
identical
financial
instruments
Shares
Percentage
of
Outstanding
Shares
Institutional
Fiduciary
Trust
—
Money
Market
Portfolio
............................
14,572,368,280
79.3%
Franklin
U.S.
Government
Money
Fund
......................................
3,809,512,597
20.7%
18,381,880,877
100.0%
2020
2019
Distributions
paid
from:
Ordinary
income
..........................................................
$255,196,429
$478,383,410
Cost
of
investments
..........................................................................
$18,500,729,977
Distributable
earnings:
Undistributed
ordinary
income
...................................................................
$107,728
3.
Transactions
with
Affiliates
(continued)
The
Money
Market
Portfolios
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to
Financial
Statements
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Money
Market
Portfolio
(continued)
Level
2
–
other
significant
observable
inputs
(including
quoted
prices
for
similar
financial
instruments,
interest
rates,
prepayment
speed,
credit
risk,
etc.)
Level
3
–
significant
unobservable
inputs
(including
the
Portfolio's
own
assumptions
in
determining
the
fair
value
of
financial
instruments)
The
input
levels
are
not
necessarily
an
indication
of
the
risk
or
liquidity
associated
with
financial
instruments
at
that
level.
Money
market
securities
may
be
valued
using
amortized
cost,
in
accordance
with
the
1940
Act.
Generally,
amortized
cost
reflects
the
current
fair
value
of
a
security,
but
since
the
value
is
not
obtained
from
a
quoted
price
in
an
active
market,
such
financial
instruments
were
valued
using
Level
2
inputs.
At June
30,
2020,
all
of
the
Portfolio's investments
in
financial
instruments
carried
at
fair
value
were
valued
using
Level
2
inputs.
8.
Subsequent
Events
The
Portfolio
has
evaluated
subsequent
events
through
the
issuance
of
the
financial
statements
and
determined
that
no
events
have
occurred
that
require
disclosure.
Abbreviations
Selected
Portfolio
FFCB
Federal
Farm
Credit
Banks
Funding
Corp.
FHLB
Federal
Home
Loan
Banks
FHLMC
Federal
Home
Loan
Mortgage
Corp.
FNMA
Federal
National
Mortgage
Association
FRN
Floating
Rate
Note
SOFR
Secured
Overnight
Financing
Rate
7.
Fair
Value
Measurements
(continued)
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To
the
Board
of
Trustees
of
The
Money
Market
Portfolios
and
Shareholders
of
The
U.S.
Government
Money
Market
Portfolio.
Opinion
on
the
Financial
Statements
We
have
audited
the
accompanying
statement
of
assets
and
liabilities,
including
the
statement
of
investments,
of
The
U.S.
Government
Money
Market
Portfolio
(the
"Fund")
as
of
June
30,
2020,
the
related
statement
of
operations
for
the
year
ended
June
30,
2020,
the
statement
of
changes
in
net
assets
for
each
of
the
two
years
in
the
period
ended
June
30,
2020,
including
the
related
notes,
and
the
financial
highlights
for
each
of
the
five
years
in
the
period
ended
June
30,
2020
(collectively
referred
to
as
the
“financial
statements”).
In
our
opinion,
the
financial
statements
present
fairly,
in
all
material
respects,
the
financial
position
of
the
Fund
as
of
June
30,
2020,
the
results
of
its
operations
for
the
year
then
ended,
the
changes
in
its
net
assets
for
each
of
the
two
years
in
the
period
ended
June
30,
2020
and
the
financial
highlights
for
each
of
the
five
years
in
the
period
ended
June
30,
2020
in
conformity
with
accounting
principles
generally
accepted
in
the
United
States
of
America.
Basis
for
Opinion
These
financial
statements
are
the
responsibility
of
the
Fund’s
management.
Our
responsibility
is
to
express
an
opinion
on
the
Fund’s
financial
statements
based
on
our
audits.
We
are
a
public
accounting
firm
registered
with
the
Public
Company
Accounting
Oversight
Board
(United
States)
(PCAOB)
and
are
required
to
be
independent
with
respect
to
the
Fund
in
accordance
with
the
U.S.
federal
securities
laws
and
the
applicable
rules
and
regulations
of
the
Securities
and
Exchange
Commission
and
the
PCAOB.
We
conducted
our
audits
of
these
financial
statements
in
accordance
with
the
standards
of
the
PCAOB.
Those
standards
require
that
we
plan
and
perform
the
audit
to
obtain
reasonable
assurance
about
whether
the
financial
statements
are
free
of
material
misstatement,
whether
due
to
error
or
fraud.
Our
audits
included
performing
procedures
to
assess
the
risks
of
material
misstatement
of
the
financial
statements,
whether
due
to
error
or
fraud,
and
performing
procedures
that
respond
to
those
risks.
Such
procedures
included
examining,
on
a
test
basis,
evidence
regarding
the
amounts
and
disclosures
in
the
financial
statements.
Our
audits
also
included
evaluating
the
accounting
principles
used
and
significant
estimates
made
by
management,
as
well
as
evaluating
the
overall
presentation
of
the
financial
statements.
Our
procedures
included
confirmation
of
securities
owned
as
of
June
30,
2020
by
correspondence
with
the
custodian
and
brokers;
when
replies
were
not
received
from
brokers,
we
performed
other
auditing
procedures.
We
believe
that
our
audits
provide
a
reasonable
basis
for
our
opinion.
PricewaterhouseCoopers
LLP
San
Francisco,
California
August
17,
2020
We
have
served
as
the
auditor
of
one
or
more
investment
companies
in
the
Franklin
Templeton
Group
of
Funds
since
1948.
The
Money
Market
Portfolios
Tax
Information
(unaudited)
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The
U.S.
Government
Money
Market
Portfolio
Under
Section
871(k)(1)(C)
of
the
Internal
Revenue
Code,
the
Portfolio
hereby
reports
the
maximum
amount
allowable
but
no
less
than
$254,270,122
as
interest
related
dividends
for
purposes
of
the
tax
imposed
under
Section
871(a)(1)(A)
of
the
Internal
Revenue
Code
for
the
fiscal
year
ended
June
30,
2020.
The
Money
Market
Portfolios
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Members
and
Officers
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The
name,
year
of
birth
and
address
of
the
officers
and
board
members,
as
well
as
their
affiliations,
positions
held
with
the
Trust,
principal
occupations
during
at
least
the
past
five
years
and
number
of
U.S.
registered
portfolios
overseen
in
the
Franklin
Templeton
fund
complex,
are
shown
below.
Generally,
each
board
member
serves
until
that
person’s
successor
is
elected
and
qualified.
Independent
Board
Members
Name,
Year
of
Birth
and
Address
Position
Length
of
Time
Served
Number
of
Portfolios
in
Fund
Complex
Overseen
by
Board
Member*
Other
Directorships
Held
During
at
Least
the
Past
5
Years
Harris
J.
Ashton
(1932)
Trustee
Since
1992
129
Bar-S
Foods
(meat
packing
company)
(1981-2010).
One
Franklin
Parkway
San
Mateo,
CA
94403-1906
Principal
Occupation
During
at
Least
the
Past
5
Years:
Director
of
various
companies;
and
formerly
,
Director,
RBC
Holdings,
Inc.
(bank
holding
company)
(until
2002);
and
President,
Chief
Executive
Officer
and
Chairman
of
the
Board,
General
Host
Corporation
(nursery
and
craft
centers)
(until
1998).
Terrence
J.
Checki
(1945)
Trustee
Since
2017
110
Hess
Corporation
(exploration
of
oil
and
gas)
(2014-present).
One
Franklin
Parkway
San
Mateo,
CA
94403-1906
Principal
Occupation
During
at
Least
the
Past
5
Years:
Member
of
the
Council
on
Foreign
Relations
(1996-present);
Member
of
the
National
Committee
on
U.S.-China
Relations
(1999-present);
member
of
the
Board
of
Trustees
of
the
Economic
Club
of
New
York
(2013-present);
member
of
the
Board
of
Trustees
of
the
Foreign
Policy
Association
(2005-present)
and
member
of
various
other
boards
of
trustees
and
advisory
boards;
and
formerly
,
Executive
Vice
President
of
the
Federal
Reserve
Bank
of
New
York
and
Head
of
its
Emerging
Markets
and
Internal
Affairs
Group
and
Member
of
Management
Committee
(1995-2014);
and
Visiting
Fellow
at
the
Council
on
Foreign
Relations
(2014).
Mary
C.
Choksi
(1950)
Trustee
Since
2014
129
Avis
Budget
Group
Inc.
(car
rental)
(2007-present),
Omnicom
Group
Inc.
(advertising
and
marketing
communications
services)
(2011-present)
and
White
Mountains
Insurance
Group,
Ltd.
(holding
company)
(2017-present).
One
Franklin
Parkway
San
Mateo,
CA
94403-1906
Principal
Occupation
During
at
Least
the
Past
5
Years:
Director
of
various
companies;
and
formerly
,
Founder
and
Senior
Advisor,
Strategic
Investment
Group
(investment
management
group)
(2015-2017);
Founding
Partner
and
Senior
Managing
Director,
Strategic
Investment
Group
(1987-2015);
Founding
Partner
and
Managing
Director,
Emerging
Markets
Management
LLC
(investment
management
firm)
(1987-2011);
and
Loan
Officer/Senior
Loan
Officer/Senior
Pension
Investment
Officer,
World
Bank
Group
(international
financial
institution)
(1977-1987).
Edith
E.
Holiday
(1952)
Lead
Independent
Trustee
Trustee
since
2005
and
Lead
Independent
Trustee
since
2019
129
Hess
Corporation
(exploration
of
oil
and
gas)
(1993-present),
Canadian
National
Railway
(railroad)
(2001-present),
White
Mountains
Insurance
Group,
Ltd.
(holding
company)
(2004-present),
Santander
Consumer
USA
Holdings,
Inc.
(consumer
finance)
(2016-present);
formerly
,
RTI
International
Metals,
Inc.
(manufacture
and
distribution
of
titanium)
(1999-2015)
and
H.J.
Heinz
Company
(processed
foods
and
allied
products)
(1994-2013).
One
Franklin
Parkway
San
Mateo,
CA
94403-1906
Principal
Occupation
During
at
Least
the
Past
5
Years:
Director
or
Trustee
of
various
companies
and
trusts;
and
formerly
,
Assistant
to
the
President
of
the
United
States
and
Secretary
of
the
Cabinet
(1990-1993);
General
Counsel
to
the
United
States
Treasury
Department
(1989-1990);
and
Counselor
to
the
Secretary
and
Assistant
Secretary
for
Public
Affairs
and
Public
Liaison–United
States
Treasury
Department
(1988-1989).
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Market
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Board
Members
and
Officers
Name,
Year
of
Birth
and
Address
Position
Length
of
Time
Served
Number
of
Portfolios
in
Fund
Complex
Overseen
by
Board
Member*
Other
Directorships
Held
During
at
Least
the
Past
5
Years
J.
Michael
Luttig
(1954)
Trustee
Since
2009
129
Boeing
Capital
Corporation
(aircraft
financing)
(2006-2010).
One
Franklin
Parkway
San
Mateo,
CA
94403-1906
Principal
Occupation
During
at
Least
the
Past
5
Years:
Private
investor;
and
formerly
,
Counselor
and
Senior
Advisor
to
the
Chairman,
CEO,
and
Board
of
Directors,
of
The
Boeing
Company
(aerospace
company),
and
member
of
the
Executive
Council
(May
2019-January
1,
2020);
Executive
Vice
President,
General
Counsel
and
member
of
the
Executive
Council,
The
Boeing
Company
(2006-2019);
and
Federal
Appeals
Court
Judge,
United
States
Court
of
Appeals
for
the
Fourth
Circuit
(1991-2006).
Larry
D.
Thompson
(1945)
Trustee
Since
2007
129
The
Southern
Company
(energy
company)
(2014-present;
previously
2010-2012),
Graham
Holdings
Company
(education
and
media
organization)
(2011-present)
and
Cbeyond,
Inc.
(business
communications
provider)
(2010-
2012).
One
Franklin
Parkway
San
Mateo,
CA
94403-1906
Principal
Occupation
During
at
Least
the
Past
5
Years:
Director
of
various
companies;
Counsel,
Finch
McCranie,
LLP
(law
firm)
(2015-present);
Independent
Compliance
Monitor
and
Auditor,
Volkswagen
AG
(manufacturer
of
automobiles
and
commercial
vehicles)
(2017-present);
John
A.
Sibley
Professor
of
Corporate
and
Business
Law,
University
of
Georgia
School
of
Law
(2015-present;
previously
2011-2012);
and
formerly
,
Executive
Vice
President
-
Government
Affairs,
General
Counsel
and
Corporate
Secretary,
PepsiCo,
Inc.
(consumer
products)
(2012-2014);
Senior
Vice
President
-
Government
Affairs,
General
Counsel
and
Secretary,
PepsiCo,
Inc.
(2004-2011);
Senior
Fellow
of
The
Brookings
Institution
(2003-2004);
Visiting
Professor,
University
of
Georgia
School
of
Law
(2004);
and
Deputy
Attorney
General,
U.S.
Department
of
Justice
(2001-2003).
Name,
Year
of
Birth
and
Address
Position
Length
of
Time
Served
Number
of
Portfolios
in
Fund
Complex
Overseen
by
Board
Member*
Other
Directorships
Held
During
at
Least
the
Past
5
Years
**Gregory
E.
Johnson
(1961)
Trustee
Since
2007
140
None
One
Franklin
Parkway
San
Mateo,
CA
94403-1906
Principal
Occupation
During
at
Least
the
Past
5
Years:
Executive
Chairman,
Chairman
of
the
Board
and
Director,
Franklin
Resources,
Inc.;
officer
and/or
director
or
trustee,
as
the
case
may
be,
of
some
of
the
other
subsidiaries
of
Franklin
Resources,
Inc.
and
of
39
of
the
investment
companies
in
Franklin
Templeton;
Vice
Chairman,
Investment
Company
Institute;
and
formerly
,
Chief
Executive
Officer
(2013-2020)
and
President
(1994-2015),
Franklin
Resources,
Inc.
**Rupert
H.
Johnson,
Jr.
(1940)
Chairman
of
the
Board
and
Trustee
Since
2013
129
None
One
Franklin
Parkway
San
Mateo,
CA
94403-1906
Principal
Occupation
During
at
Least
the
Past
5
Years:
Director
(Vice
Chairman),
Franklin
Resources,
Inc.;
Director,
Franklin
Advisers,
Inc.;
and
officer
and/or
director
or
trustee,
as
the
case
may
be,
of
some
of
the
other
subsidiaries
of
Franklin
Resources,
Inc.
and
of
37
of
the
investment
companies
in
Franklin
Templeton.
Alison
E.
Baur
(1964)
Vice
President
Since
2012
Not
Applicable
Not
Applicable
One
Franklin
Parkway
San
Mateo,
CA
94403-1906
Principal
Occupation
During
at
Least
the
Past
5
Years:
Deputy
General
Counsel,
Franklin
Templeton;
and
officer
of
some
of
the
other
subsidiaries
of
Franklin
Resources,
Inc.
and
of
41
of
the
investment
companies
in
Franklin
Templeton.
Independent
Board
Members
(continued)
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Market
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Name,
Year
of
Birth
and
Address
Position
Length
of
Time
Served
Number
of
Portfolios
in
Fund
Complex
Overseen
by
Board
Member*
Other
Directorships
Held
During
at
Least
the
Past
5
Years
Breda
M.
Beckerle
(1958)
Interim
Chief
Compliance
Officer
Since
January
2020
Not
Applicable
Not
Applicable
280
Park
Avenue
New
York,
NY
10017
Principal
Occupation
During
at
Least
the
Past
5
Years:
Chief
Compliance
Officer,
Fiduciary
Investment
Management
International,
Inc.,
Franklin
Advisers,
Inc.,
Franklin
Advisory
Services,
LLC,
Franklin
Mutual
Advisers,
LLC,
Franklin
Templeton
Institutional,
LLC;
and
officer
of
41
of
the
investment
companies
in
Franklin
Templeton.
Sonal
Desai,
Ph.D.
(1963)
President
and
Chief
Executive
Officer
–
Investment
Management
Since
2018
Not
Applicable
Not
Applicable
One
Franklin
Parkway
San
Mateo,
CA
94403-1906
Principal
Occupation
During
at
Least
the
Past
5
Years:
Director
and
Executive
Vice
President,
Franklin
Advisers,
Inc.;
Executive
Vice
President,
Franklin
Templeton
Institutional,
LLC;
and
officer
of
17
of
the
investment
companies
in
Franklin
Templeton.
Gaston
Gardey
(1967)
Treasurer,
Chief
Financial
Officer
and
Chief
Accounting
Officer
Since
2009
Not
Applicable
Not
Applicable
One
Franklin
Parkway
San
Mateo,
CA
94403-1906
Principal
Occupation
During
at
Least
the
Past
5
Years:
Treasurer,
U.S.
Fund
Administration
&
Reporting
and
officer
of
24
of
the
investment
companies
in
Franklin
Templeton.
Steven
J.
Gray
(1955)
Vice
President
and
Co-Secretary
Vice
President
since
2009
and
Co-Secretary
since
2019
Not
Applicable
Not
Applicable
One
Franklin
Parkway
San
Mateo,
CA
94403-1906
Principal
Occupation
During
at
Least
the
Past
5
Years:
Senior
Associate
General
Counsel,
Franklin
Templeton;
Vice
President,
Franklin
Templeton
Distributors,
Inc.
and
FASA,
LLC;
and
officer
of
41
of
the
investment
companies
in
Franklin
Templeton.
Matthew
T.
Hinkle
(1971)
Chief
Executive
Officer
–
Finance
and
Administration
Since
2017
Not
Applicable
Not
Applicable
One
Franklin
Parkway
San
Mateo,
CA
94403-1906
Principal
Occupation
During
at
Least
the
Past
5
Years:
Senior
Vice
President,
Franklin
Templeton
Services,
LLC;
officer
of
41
of
the
investment
companies
in
Franklin
Templeton;
and
formerly
,
Vice
President,
Global
Tax
(2012-April
2017)
and
Treasurer/Assistant
Treasurer,
Franklin
Templeton
(2009-2017).
Robert
Lim
(1948)
Vice
President
–
AML
Compliance
Since
2016
Not
Applicable
Not
Applicable
One
Franklin
Parkway
San
Mateo,
CA
94403-1906
Principal
Occupation
During
at
Least
the
Past
5
Years:
Vice
President,
Franklin
Templeton
Companies,
LLC;
Chief
Compliance
Officer,
Franklin
Templeton
Distributors,
Inc.
and
Franklin
Templeton
Investor
Services,
LLC;
and
officer
of
41
of
the
investment
companies
in
Franklin
Templeton.
Interested
Board
Members
and
Officers
(continued)
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*We
base
the
number
of
portfolios
on
each
separate
series
of
the
U.S.
registered
investment
companies
within
the
Franklin
Templeton
fund
complex.
These
portfolios
have
a
common
investment
manager
or
affiliated
investment
managers.
**Gregory
E.
Johnson
is
considered
to
be
an
interested
person
of
the
Fund
under
the
federal
securities
laws
due
to
his
position
as
an
officer
and
director
of
Franklin
Resources,
Inc.
(Resources),
which
is
the
parent
company
of
the
Fund’s
investment
manager
and
distributor.
Rupert
H.
Johnson,
Jr.
is
considered
to
be
an
interested
person
of
the
Fund
under
the
federal
securities
laws
due
to
his
position
as
an
officer
and
director
and
major
shareholder
of
Resources.
Note
1:
Rupert
H.
Johnson,
Jr.
is
the
uncle
of
Gregory
E.
Johnson.
Note
2:
Officer
information
is
current
as
of
the
date
of
this
report.
It
is
possible
that
after
this
date,
information
about
officers
may
change.
The
Sarbanes-Oxley
Act
of
2002
and
Rules
adopted
by
the
Securities
and
Exchange
Commission
require
the
Fund
to
disclose
whether
the
Fund’s
Audit
Committee
includes
at
least
one
member
who
is
an
audit
committee
financial
expert
within
the
meaning
of
such
Act
and
Rules.
The
Fund’s
Board
has
determined
that
there
is
at
least
one
such
financial
expert
on
the
Audit
Committee
and
has
designated
Mary
C.
Choksi
as
its
audit
committee
financial
expert.
The
Board
believes
that
Ms.
Choksi
qualifies
as
such
an
expert
in
view
of
her
extensive
business
background
and
experience.
She
currently
serves
as
a
director
of
Avis
Budget
Group,
Inc.
(2007-present)
and
formerly,
Founder
and
Senior
Advisor,
Strategic
Investment
Group
(1987
to
2017).
Ms.
Choksi
has
been
a
Member
of
the
Fund’s
Audit
Committee
since
2014.
As
a
result
of
such
background
and
experience,
the
Board
believes
that
Ms.
Choksi
has
acquired
an
understanding
of
generally
accepted
accounting
principles
and
financial
statements,
the
general
application
of
such
principles
in
connection
with
the
accounting
estimates,
accruals
and
reserves,
and
analyzing
and
evaluating
financial
statements
that
present
a
breadth
and
level
of
complexity
of
accounting
issues
generally
comparable
to
those
of
the
Fund,
as
well
as
an
understanding
of
internal
controls
and
procedures
for
financial
reporting
and
an
understanding
of
audit
committee
functions.
Ms.
Choksi
is
an
independent
Board
member
as
that
term
is
defined
under
the
relevant
Securities
and
Exchange
Commission
Rules
and
Releases.
The
Statement
of
Additional
Information
(SAI)
includes
additional
information
about
the
board
members
and
is
available,
without
charge,
upon
request.
Shareholders
may
call
(800)
DIAL
BEN/342-5236
to
request
the
SAI.
Name,
Year
of
Birth
and
Address
Position
Length
of
Time
Served
Number
of
Portfolios
in
Fund
Complex
Overseen
by
Board
Member*
Other
Directorships
Held
During
at
Least
the
Past
5
Years
Robert
C.
Rosselot
(1960)
Chief
Compliance
Officer
Since
2013
Not
Applicable
Not
Applicable
300
S.E.
2nd
Street
Fort
Lauderdale,
FL
33301-
1923
Principal
Occupation
During
at
Least
the
Past
5
Years:
Director,
Global
Compliance,
Franklin
Templeton;
Vice
President,
Franklin
Templeton
Companies,
LLC;
officer
of
41
of
the
investment
companies
in
Franklin
Templeton;
and
formerly
,
Senior
Associate
General
Counsel,
Franklin
Templeton
(2007-2013);
and
Secretary
and
Vice
President,
Templeton
Group
of
Funds
(2004-2013).
Navid
J.
Tofigh
(1972)
Vice
President
Since
2015
Not
Applicable
Not
Applicable
One
Franklin
Parkway
San
Mateo,
CA
94403-1906
Principal
Occupation
During
at
Least
the
Past
5
Years:
Associate
General
Counsel
and
officer
of
41
of
the
investment
companies
in
Franklin
Templeton.
Craig
S.
Tyle
(1960)
Vice
President
Since
2005
Not
Applicable
Not
Applicable
One
Franklin
Parkway
San
Mateo,
CA
94403-1906
Principal
Occupation
During
at
Least
the
Past
5
Years:
General
Counsel
and
Executive
Vice
President,
Franklin
Resources,
Inc.;
and
officer
of
some
of
the
other
subsidiaries
of
Franklin
Resources,
Inc.
and
of
41
of
the
investment
companies
in
Franklin
Templeton.
Lori
A.
Weber
(1964)
Vice
President
and
Co-Secretary
Vice
President
since
2011
and
Co-Secretary
since
2019
Not
Applicable
Not
Applicable
300
S.E.
2nd
Street
Fort
Lauderdale,
FL
33301-
1923
Principal
Occupation
During
at
Least
the
Past
5
Years:
Senior
Associate
General
Counsel,
Franklin
Templeton;
Assistant
Secretary,
Franklin
Resources,
Inc.;
Vice
President
and
Secretary,
Templeton
Investment
Counsel,
LLC;
and
officer
of
41
of
the
investment
companies
in
Franklin
Templeton.
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Members
and
Officers
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Board
Approval
of
Investment
Management
Agreements
THE
U.S.
GOVERNMENT
MONEY
MARKET
PORTFOLIO
(Master
Portfolio)
The
Master
Portfolio
is
only
registered
under
the
Investment
Company
Act
of
1940
(1940
Act).
Accordingly,
the
Master
Portfolio
does
not
offer
its
shares
to
the
public.
Shares
of
the
Master
Portfolio
are
sold
only
to
other
investment
companies,
which
include
the
Franklin
U.S.
Government
Money
Fund
and
Money
Market
Portfolio
(each
a
Feeder
Fund).
Each
Feeder
Fund
invests
all
of
its
assets
in
the
Master
Portfolio.
None
of
the
Feeder
Funds
have
an
investment
manager
or
an
investment
management
agreement,
unlike
the
Master
Portfolio.
The
Board
of
Trustees
(collectively
or
individually
the
Board)
of
each
Feeder
Fund
and
Master
Portfolio
is
comprised
of
the
same
individuals.
At
an
in-person
meeting
held
on
February
25,
2020
(Meeting),
the
Board,
including
a
majority
of
the
trustees
who
are
not
“interested
persons”
as
defined
in
the
1940
Act
(Independent
Trustees),
reviewed
and
approved
the
continuance
of
the
investment
management
agreement
between
Franklin
Advisers,
Inc.
(Manager)
and
the
Master
Portfolio
(Management
Agreement)
for
an
additional
one-
year
period.
The
Independent
Trustees
received
advice
from
and
met
separately
with
Independent
Trustee
counsel
in
considering
whether
to
approve
the
continuation
of
the
Management
Agreement.
In
considering
the
continuation
of
the
Management
Agreement,
the
Board
reviewed
and
considered
information
provided
by
the
Manager
at
the
Meeting
and
throughout
the
year
at
meetings
of
the
Board
and
its
committees.
The
Board
also
reviewed
and
considered
information
provided
in
response
to
a
detailed
set
of
requests
for
information
submitted
to
the
Manager
by
Independent
Trustee
counsel
on
behalf
of
the
Independent
Trustees
in
connection
with
the
annual
contract
renewal
process.
In
addition,
prior
to
the
Meeting,
the
Independent
Trustees
held
a
telephonic
contract
renewal
meeting
at
which
the
Independent
Trustees
conferred
amongst
themselves
and
Independent
Trustee
counsel
about
contract
renewal
matters
and,
in
some
cases,
requested
additional
information
from
the
Manager
relating
to
the
contract.
The
Board
reviewed
and
considered
all
of
the
factors
it
deemed
relevant
in
approving
the
continuance
of
the
Management
Agreement,
including,
but
not
limited
to:
(i)
the
nature,
extent
and
quality
of
the
services
provided
by
the
Manager;
(ii)
the
investment
performance
of
each
Feeder
Fund;
(iii)
the
costs
of
the
services
provided
and
profits
realized
by
the
Manager
and
its
affiliates
from
the
relationship
with
the
Master
Portfolio;
(iv)
the
extent
to
which
economies
of
scale
are
realized
as
the
Master
Portfolio
grows;
and
(v)
whether
fee
levels
reflect
these
economies
of
scale
for
the
benefit
of
Master
Portfolio
shareholders.
In
approving
the
continuance
of
the
Management
Agreement,
the
Board,
including
a
majority
of
the
Independent
Trustees,
determined
that
the
terms
of
the
Management
Agreement
are
fair
and
reasonable
and
that
the
continuance
of
such
Management
Agreement
is
in
the
interests
of
the
Master
Portfolio
and
its
shareholders.
While
attention
was
given
to
all
information
furnished,
the
following
discusses
some
primary
factors
relevant
to
the
Board’s
determination.
Nature,
Extent
and
Quality
of
Services
The
Board
reviewed
and
considered
information
regarding
the
nature,
extent
and
quality
of
investment
management
services
provided
by
the
Manager
and
its
affiliates
to
the
Master
Portfolio
and
its
shareholders.
This
information
included,
among
other
things,
the
qualifications,
background
and
experience
of
the
senior
management
and
investment
personnel
of
the
Manager;
as
well
as
information
on
succession
planning
where
appropriate;
the
structure
of
investment
personnel
compensation;
oversight
of
third-party
service
providers;
investment
performance
reports
and
related
financial
information
for
the
Master
Portfolio;
reports
on
expenses;
legal
and
compliance
matters;
risk
controls;
pricing
and
other
services
provided
by
the
Manager
and
its
affiliates;
and
management
fees
charged
by
the
Manager
and
its
affiliates
to
US
funds
and
other
accounts,
including
management’s
explanation
of
differences
among
accounts
where
relevant.
The
Board
noted
management’s
continuing
efforts
and
expenditures
in
establishing
effective
business
continuity
plans
and
developing
strategies
to
address
areas
of
heightened
concern
in
the
mutual
fund
industry,
such
as
cybersecurity
and
liquidity
risk
management.
The
Board
also
reviewed
and
considered
the
benefits
provided
to
Master
Portfolio
shareholders
of
investing
in
a
fund
that
is
part
of
the
Franklin
Templeton
(FT)
family
of
funds.
The
Board
noted
the
financial
position
of
Franklin
Resources,
Inc.
(FRI),
the
Manager’s
parent,
and
its
commitment
to
the
mutual
fund
business
as
evidenced
by
its
continued
introduction
of
new
funds,
reassessment
of
the
fund
offerings
in
response
to
the
market
environment
and
project
initiatives
and
capital
investments
relating
to
the
services
provided
to
the
Master
Portfolio
by
the
FT
organization.
The
Board
specifically
noted
FT’s
commitment
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enhancing
services
and
controlling
costs,
as
reflected
in
its
plan
to
outsource
certain
administrative
functions,
and
growth
opportunities,
as
evidenced
by
its
upcoming
acquisition
of
the
Legg
Mason
companies.
The
Board
acknowledged
the
change
in
leadership
at
FRI
and
the
opportunity
to
hear
from
Jennifer
Johnson,
President
and
Chief
Executive
Officer
of
FRI,
about
goals
she
has
for
the
company
that
will
benefit
the
Master
Portfolio.
Following
consideration
of
such
information,
the
Board
was
satisfied
with
the
nature,
extent
and
quality
of
services
provided
by
the
Manager
and
its
affiliates
to
the
Master
Portfolio
and
its
shareholders.
Fund
Performance
Broadridge
Financial
Solutions,
Inc.
(Broadridge),
an
independent
provider
of
investment
company
data,
does
not
collect
performance
data
for
the
Master
Portfolio.
However,
the
Board
did
review
and
consider
the
performance
results
of
each
Feeder
Fund
over
various
time
periods
ended
December
31,
2019,
which
are
summarized
in
the
separate
disclosure
prepared
for
each
Feeder
Fund.
Comparative
Fees
and
Expenses
The
Board
reviewed
and
considered
information
regarding
the
Master
Portfolio’s
actual
total
expense
ratio
and
its
various
components,
including,
as
applicable,
management
fees;
transfer
agent
expenses;
and
other
non-management
fees.
The
Board
considered
the
actual
total
expense
ratio
and,
separately,
the
contractual
management
fee
rate,
without
the
effect
of
fee
waivers,
if
any
(Management
Rate)
of
the
Master
Portfolio
in
comparison
to
the
median
expense
ratio
and
median
Management
Rate,
respectively,
of
other
mutual
funds
deemed
comparable
to
and
with
a
similar
expense
structure
to
the
Master
Portfolio
selected
by
Broadridge
(Expense
Group).
Broadridge
fee
and
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
and
Management
Rates
generally
increase
as
assets
decline
and
decrease
as
assets
grow,
the
Board
believed
the
independent
analysis
conducted
by
Broadridge
to
be
an
appropriate
measure
of
comparative
fees
and
expenses.
The
Broadridge
Management
Rate
includes
administrative
charges,
and
the
actual
total
expense
ratio,
for
comparative
consistency,
was
shown
for
Class
A,
Class
AB,
Class
G,
Investor
Class,
Dreyfus
Class,
DWS
Government
&
Agency
Money
Fund
Class
and
Premium
Class
shares
for
other
funds
in
the
Expense
Group
with
multiple
classes
of
shares.
The
Board
received
a
description
of
the
methodology
used
by
Broadridge
to
select
the
mutual
funds
included
in
an
Expense
Group.
The
Expense
Group
for
the
Master
Portfolio
included
the
Master
Portfolio
and
10
other
U.S.
government
money
market
funds.
The
Board
noted
that
the
Management
Rate
and
actual
total
expense
ratio
for
the
Master
Portfolio
were
below
the
medians
of
its
Expense
Group.
The
Board
also
noted
that
the
other
funds
in
the
Expense
Group
were
not
master
portfolios
in
a
master-feeder
structure
like
the
Master
Portfolio
and,
accordingly,
considered
the
Management
Rate
and
actual
total
expense
ratio
information
provided
for
each
of
the
Feeder
Funds
to
be
a
more
relevant
comparison.
The
Board
concluded
that
the
Management
Rate
charged
to
the
Master
Portfolio
is
reasonable.
Profitability
The
Board
reviewed
and
considered
information
regarding
the
profits
realized
by
the
Manager
and
its
affiliates
in
connection
with
the
operation
of
the
Master
Portfolio.
In
this
respect,
the
Board
considered
the
Master
Portfolio
profitability
analysis
provided
by
the
Manager
that
addresses
the
overall
profitability
of
FT’s
US
fund
business,
as
well
as
its
profits
in
providing
investment
management
and
other
services
to
each
of
the
individual
funds
during
the
12-month
period
ended
September
30,
2019,
being
the
most
recent
fiscal
year-end
for
FRI.
The
Board
noted
that
although
management
continually
makes
refinements
to
its
methodologies
used
in
calculating
profitability
in
response
to
organizational
and
product-related
changes,
the
overall
methodology
has
remained
consistent
with
that
used
in
the
Master
Portfolio’s
profitability
report
presentations
from
prior
years.
Additionally,
PricewaterhouseCoopers
LLP,
auditor
to
FRI
and
certain
FT
funds,
was
engaged
by
the
Manager
to
review
and
assess
the
allocation
methodologies
to
be
used
solely
by
the
Master
Portfolio’s
Board
with
respect
to
the
profitability
analysis.
The
Board
noted
management’s
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
the
Master
Portfolio
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.
As
part
of
this
evaluation,
the
Board
considered
the
initiative
currently
underway
to
outsource
certain
operations,
which
effort
would
require
considerable
upfront
expenditures
by
the
Manager
but,
over
the
long
run
is
expected
to
result
in
greater
efficiencies.
The
Board
also
noted
management’s
expenditures
in
improving
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shareholder
services
provided
to
the
Master
Portfolio,
as
well
as
the
need
to
implement
systems
and
meet
additional
regulatory
and
compliance
requirements
resulting
from
recent
US
Securities
and
Exchange
Commission
and
other
regulatory
requirements,
notably
in
the
area
of
cybersecurity
protections.
The
Board
also
considered
the
extent
to
which
the
Manager
and
its
affiliates
might
derive
ancillary
benefits
from
fund
operations,
including
revenues
generated
from
transfer
agent
services,
potential
benefits
resulting
from
personnel
and
systems
enhancements
necessitated
by
fund
growth,
as
well
as
increased
leverage
with
service
providers
and
counterparties.
Based
upon
its
consideration
of
all
these
factors,
the
Board
concluded
that
the
level
of
profits
realized
by
the
Manager
and
its
affiliates
from
providing
services
to
the
Master
Portfolio
was
not
excessive
in
view
of
the
nature,
extent
and
quality
of
services
provided
to
the
Master
Portfolio.
Economies
of
Scale
The
Board
reviewed
and
considered
the
extent
to
which
the
Manager
may
realize
economies
of
scale,
if
any,
as
the
Master
Portfolio
grows
larger
and
whether
the
Master
Portfolio’s
management
fee
structure
reflects
any
economies
of
scale
for
the
benefit
of
shareholders.
The
Board
considered
the
Manager’s
view
that
any
analyses
of
potential
economies
of
scale
in
managing
a
particular
fund
are
inherently
limited
in
light
of
the
joint
and
common
costs
and
investments
the
Manager
incurs
across
the
FT
family
of
funds
as
a
whole.
The
Board
concluded
that
it
was
unlikely
that
the
Manager
and
its
affiliates
realized
economies
of
scale
in
furnishing
advisory
services
to
the
Master
Portfolio
in
view
of
the
transitory
nature
of
its
investment
role
within
the
FT
family
of
funds,
the
services
provided
to
the
Master
Portfolio’s
shareholders
and
management’s
subsidization
of
expenses.
Conclusion
Based
on
its
review,
consideration
and
evaluation
of
all
factors
it
believed
relevant,
including
the
above-described
factors
and
conclusions,
the
Board
unanimously
approved
the
continuation
of
the
Management
Agreement
for
an
additional
one-year
period.
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 13(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 Mary C. Choksi and she is "independent" as defined under the relevant Securities and Exchange Commission Rules and Releases.
 
 
 
 
Item 4.
Principal Accountant Fees and Services.                  
 
(a)      Audit Fees
The aggregate fees paid to the principal accountant for professional services rendered by the principal accountant for the audit of the registrant’s annual financial statements or for services that are normally provided by the principal accountant in connection with statutory and regulatory filings or engagements were $96,622 for the fiscal year ended June 30, 2020 and $115,225 for the fiscal year ended June 30, 2019.
 
(b)      Audit-Related Fees
There were no fees paid to the principal accountant for assurance and related services rendered by the principal accountant to the registrant that are reasonably related to the performance of the audit of the registrant's financial statements and are not reported under paragraph (a) of Item 4.
 
There were no fees paid to the principal accountant for assurance and related services rendered by the principal accountant to the registrant's investment adviser and any entity controlling, controlled by or under common control with the investment adviser that provides ongoing services to the registrant that are reasonably related to the performance of the audit of their financial statements.  
 
(c)      Tax Fees
There were no fees paid to the principal accountant for professional services rendered by the principal accountant to the registrant for tax compliance, tax advice and tax planning.
 
The aggregate fees paid to the principal accountant for professional services rendered by the principal accountant to the registrant’s investment adviser and any entity controlling, controlled by or under common control with the investment adviser that provides ongoing services to the registrant for tax compliance, tax advice and tax planning were $0 for the fiscal year ended June 30, 2020 and $5,000 for the fiscal year ended June 30, 2019. The services for which these fees were paid included tax consulting services related to the operating agreement and term sheet for the launch of a new fund.
 
(d)      All Other Fees
The aggregate fees paid to the principal accountant for products and services rendered by the principal accountant to the registrant not reported in paragraphs (a)-(c) of Item 4 were $8,251 for the fiscal year ended June 30, 2020 and $0 for the fiscal year ended June 30, 2019.  The services for which these fees were paid included review of materials provided to the fund Board in connection with the investment management contract renewal process.
 
The aggregate fees paid to the principal accountant for products and services rendered by the principal accountant to the registrant’s investment adviser and any entity controlling, controlled by or under common control with the investment adviser that provides ongoing services to the registrant not reported in paragraphs (a)-(c) of Item 4 were $45,500 for the fiscal year ended June 30, 2020 and $22,000 for the fiscal year ended June 30, 2019. The services for which these fees were paid included for the issuance of an Auditor’s Certificate for South Korean regulatory shareholders disclosures, professional fees in connection with determining the feasibility of a U.S. direct lending structure and benchmarking services in connection with the ICI TA Survey.
 
(e) (1) The registrant’s audit committee is directly responsible for approving the services to be provided by the auditors, including:
 
      (i)   pre-approval of all audit and audit related services;
 
      (ii)  pre-approval of all non-audit related services to be provided to the Fund by the auditors;
 
      (iii) pre-approval of all non-audit related services to be provided to the registrant by the auditors to the registrant’s investment adviser or to any entity that controls, is controlled by or is under common control with the registrant’s investment adviser and that provides ongoing services to the registrant where the non-audit services relate directly to the operations or financial reporting of the registrant; and
 
      (iv)  establishment by the audit committee, if deemed necessary or appropriate, as an alternative to committee pre-approval of services to be provided by the auditors, as required by paragraphs (ii) and (iii) above, of policies and procedures to permit such services to be pre-approved by other means, such as through establishment of guidelines or by action of a designated member or members of the committee; provided the policies and procedures are detailed as to the particular service and the committee is informed of each service and such policies and procedures do not include delegation of audit committee responsibilities, as contemplated under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, to management; subject, in the case of (ii) through (iv), to any waivers, exceptions or exemptions that may be available under applicable law or rules.
 
(e) (2) None of the services provided to the registrant described in paragraphs (b)-(d) of Item 4 were approved by the audit committee pursuant to paragraph (c)(7)(i)(C) of Rule 2-01 of regulation S-X.
 
(f) No disclosures are required by this Item 4(f).
 
(g) The aggregate non-audit fees paid to the principal accountant for services rendered by the principal accountant to the registrant and the registrant’s investment adviser and any entity controlling, controlled by or under common control with the investment adviser that provides ongoing services to the registrant were $53,751 for the fiscal year ended June 30, 2020 and $27,000 for the fiscal year ended June 30, 2019.
 
(h) The registrant’s audit committee of the board has considered whether the provision of non-audit services that were rendered to the registrant’s investment adviser (not including any sub-adviser whose role is primarily portfolio management and is subcontracted with or overseen by another investment adviser), and any entity controlling, controlled by, or under common control with the investment adviser that provides ongoing services to the registrant that were not pre-approved pursuant to paragraph (c)(7)(ii) of Rule 2-01 of Regulation S-X is compatible with maintaining the principal accountant’s independence.
 
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 Company 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 provide reasonable assurance that information required to be disclosed in the Registrant’s filings under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, 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.
During the period covered by this report, a third-party service provider commenced performing certain accounting and administrative services for the Registrant that are subject to Franklin Templeton’s oversight.
 
 
Item 12. Disclosure of Securities Lending Activities for Closed-End Management Investment Company.                                  N/A
 
 
Item 13. Exhibits.
 
(a)(1) Code of Ethics
 
 
(a)(2) Certifications pursuant to Section 302 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002 of Matthew T. Hinkle, 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 Matthew T. Hinkle, 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.
 
 
THE MONEY MARKET PORTFOLIOS
 
 
By __ S\MATTHEW T. HINKLE_______________________                
     
Matthew T. Hinkle
      Chief Executive Officer - Finance and Administration
Date August 25, 2020
 
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\MATTHEW T. HINKLE______________________
     
Matthew T. Hinkle
      Chief Executive Officer - Finance and Administration
Date August 25, 2020
 
 
By ___S\GASTON GARDEY______________________
     
Gaston Gardey
      Chief Financial Officer and Chief Accounting Officer
Date August 25, 2020
 EX-99.CODE ETH 2 coe.htm
Code of Ethics for Principal Executives
&
Senior Financial
Officers
 
 
 
Procedures              
Revised December 10, 2018
 
 
 
 

FRANKLIN
TEMPLETON
FUNDS

 
CODE OF ETHICS
FOR
PRINCIPAL
EXECUTIVES
AND
SENIOR FINANCIAL OFFICERS
 

I.
            
Covered
Officers and Purpose of the Code

 
This
code
of
ethics
(the
"Code")
applies
to
the
Principal
Executive
Officers,
Principal
Financial
Officer
and
Principal
Accounting
Officer
(the
"Covered
Officers,"
each
of
whom
is
set
forth in
Exhibit
A)
of
each investment
company
advised by
a
Franklin
Resources
subsidiary
and
that
is
registered
with
the
United
States
Securities
&
Exchange
Commission
(“SEC”)
(collectively,
"FT
Funds")
for
the
purpose
of
promoting:
 
·
        
Honest
and
ethical
conduct,
including
the
ethical
resolution
of
actual
or
apparent
conflicts
of
interest
between
personal
and
professional
relationships;
·
        
Full,
fair,
accurate,
timely
and
understandable
disclosure
in
reports
and
documents
that
a
registrant
files
with,
or
submits
to,
the
SEC
and
in
other
public
communications
made
by
or
on
behalf
of
the
FT
Funds;
·
        
Compliance
with
applicable
laws
and
governmental
rules
and
regulations;
·
        
The
prompt
internal
reporting
of
violations
of
the
Code
to
an
appropriate
person
or
persons
identified
in
the
Code;
and
·
        
Accountability
for
adherence
to
the
Code.
 
Each
Covered
Officer
will
be
expected
to
adhere
to
a
high
standard
of
business
ethics
and
must
be
sensitive
to
situations
that
may
give
rise
to
actual
as
well
as
apparent
conflicts
of
interest.
 
 
 
 
*
Rule 38a-1
under
the
Investment
Company
Act of 1940
(“1940
Act”)
and
Rule
206(4)-7
under
the
Investment
Advisers
Act
of
1940 (“Advisers Act”)
(together
the “Compliance Rule”)
require registered
investment
companies
and
registered
investment
advisers
to,
among other
things, adopt and implement
written
policies
and
procedures reasonably
designed to
prevent
violations
of the
federal
securities
laws
(“Compliance
Rule
Policies
and
Procedures”).
 
CONFIDENTIAL
INFORMATION.
 
This
document
is
the
proprietary
product
of
Franklin
Templeton
Investments.
It
may
NOT
be
distributed
outside
the
company
unless
it is
made subject to
a
non-disclosure agreement
and/or
such
release
receives
authorization
by
an FTI
Chief Compliance
Officer.
 
Any
unauthorized
use,
reproduction
or
transfer
of this
document
is strictly
prohibited.
Franklin
Templeton
Investments
©
2014.
All
Rights Reserved.
 

For
Internal Use Only - Not
For
External Distribution

II.
             
Other Policies and Procedures
 
This
Code
shall
be
the
sole
code
of
ethics
adopted
by
the
Funds
for
purposes
of
Section
406
of
the
Sarbanes-Oxley
Act
and
the
rules
and
forms
applicable
to
registered
investment
companies
thereunder.
 
Franklin
Resources,
Inc.
has
separately
adopted
the
Code
of
Ethics
and
Business
Conduct
(“Business
Conduct”),
which
is
applicable
to
all
officers,
directors
and
employees
of
Franklin
Resources,
Inc.,
including
Covered
Officers.
It
summarizes
the
values,
principles
and
business
practices
that
guide
the
employee’s
business
conduct
and
also
provides a set of basic
principles
to
guide
officers,
directors
and
employees  regarding  the
minimum
ethical
requirements
expected
of
them.
It
supplements
the
values,
principles
and
business
conduct
identified
in
the
Code
and
other
existing
employee
policies.
 
Additionally,
the
Franklin
Templeton
Funds
have
separately
adopted
the
FTI
Personal
Investments
and
Insider
Trading
Policy
governing
personal
securities
trading
and
other
related
matters.
The
Code
for
Insider
Trading
provides
for
separate
requirements
that
apply
to
the
Covered
Officers
and
others,
and
therefore
is
not
part
of
this
Code.
 
Insofar
as
other
policies
or
procedures
of
Franklin
Resources,
Inc.,
the
Funds,
the
Funds’
adviser,
principal
underwriter,
or
other
service
providers
govern
or
purport
to
govern
the
behavior
or
activities
of
the
Covered Officers
who
are subject
to this Code, they are
superceded
by
this
Code
to
the
extent
that
they
overlap
or
conflict
with
the
provisions
of
this
Code.
Please
review these other documents or consult with
the
Legal
Department
if have questions regarding
the
applicability
of
these
policies
to
you.
 

III.
             
Covered Officers Should Handle
Ethically
Actual and
Apparent
Conflicts of
Interest

 
Overview.
A
"conflict
of
interest"
occurs
when
a
Covered
Officer's
private
interest
interferes
with
the
interests
of,
or
his
or
her
service
to,
the
FT
Funds.
For
example,
a
conflict
of
interest
would
arise
if
a
Covered
Officer,
or
a
member
of
his
family,
receives
improper
personal
benefits
as
a
result
of
apposition
with
the
FT
Funds.
 
Certain
conflicts
of
interest
arise
out
of
the
relationships
between
Covered
Officers
and
the
FT
Funds
and
already
are
subject
to
conflict
of
interest
provisions
in
the
Investment
Company
Act
of
1940
("Investment
Company
Act")
and
the
Investment
Advisers
Act
of
1940
("Investment
Advisers
Act").
For
example,
Covered
Officers
may
not
individually
engage
in
certain
transactions
(such
as
the
purchase
or
sale
of
securities
or
other
property)
with
the
FT
Funds
because
of
their
status
as
"affiliated
persons"
of
the
FT
Funds.
The
FT
Funds’
and
the
investment
advisers’
compliance
programs
and
procedures
are
designed
to
prevent,
or
identify
and
correct,
violations
of
these
provisions.
This
Code
does not,
and
is not
intended
to,
repeat
or replace
these
programs
and
procedures,
and
such
conflicts
fall
outside
of
the
parameters
of
this
Code.
 
Although
typically
not
presenting
an
opportunity
for
improper
personal
benefit,
conflicts
arise
from,
or
as
a
result
of,
the
contractual
relationship
between
the
FT
Funds,
the
investment
advisers
and
the
fund
administrator
of
which
the
Covered
Officers
are
also
officers
or
employees.
As
a
result,
this
Code
recognizes
that
the
Covered
Officers
will,
in
the
normal
course
of
their
duties
(whether
formally
for
the
FT
Funds,
for
the
adviser,
the
administrator,
or for
all
three),
be
involved
in
establishing
policies
and
implementing
decisions
that
will
have
different
effects
on
the
adviser,
administrator
and
the
FT
Funds.
The
participation
of
the
Covered
Officers
in
such
activities
is
inherent
in
the
contractual
relationship
between
the
FT
Funds,
the
adviser,
and
the
administrator
and
is
consistent
with
the
performance
by
the
Covered
Officers
of
their
duties
as
officers
of
the
FT
Funds.
Thus,
if
performed
in
conformity
with
the
provisions
of
the
Investment
Company
Act
and
the
Investment
Advisers
Act,
such
activities
will
be
deemed
to
have
been
handled
ethically.
In
addition,
it
is
recognized
by
the
FT
Funds'
Boards
of
Directors
("Boards")
that
the
Covered
Officers
may
also
be
officers
or
employees
of
one
or
more
other
investment
companies
covered
by
this
or
other
codes.
 
Other
conflicts
of
interest
are
covered
by
the
Code,
even
if
such
conflicts
of
interest
are
not
subject
to
provisions
in
the
Investment
Company
Act
and
the
Investment
Advisers
Act.
The
following
list
provides
examples
of
conflicts
of
interest
under
the
Code,
but
Covered
Officers
should
keep
in
mind
that
these
examples
are
not
exhaustive.
The
overarching
principle
is
that
the
personal
interest
of
a
Covered
Officer
should
not
be
placed
improperly
before
the
interest
of
the
FT
Funds.
 
Each
Covered
Officer
must:
·
        
Not
use
his
or
her
personal
influence
or
personal
relationships
improperly
to
influence
investment
decisions
or
financial
reporting
by
the
FT
Funds
whereby
the
Covered
Officer
would
benefit
personally
to
the
detriment
of
the
FT
Funds;
·
        
Not
cause
the
FT
Funds
to
take
action,
or
fail
to
take
action,
for
the
individual
personal
benefit
of
the
Covered
Officer
rather
than
the
benefit
the
FT
Funds;
·
        
Not
retaliate
against
any
other
Covered
Officer
or
any
employee
of
the
FT
Funds
or
their
affiliated
persons
for
reports
of
potential
violations
that
are
made
in
good
faith;
·
        
Report
at
least
annually
the
following
affiliations
or
other
relationships:
1
o
   
all
directorships
for
public
companies
and
all
companies
that
are
required
to
file
reports
with
the
SEC;
o
   
any
direct
or
indirect
business
relationship
with
any
independent
directors
of
the
FT
Funds;
o
   
any
direct
or
indirect
business
relationship
with
any
independent
public
accounting
firm
(which
are
not
related
to
the
routine
issues
related
to
the
firm’s
service
as
the
Covered
Persons
accountant);
and
o
   
any
direct
or
indirect
interest
in
any
transaction
with
any
FT
Fund
that
will
benefit
the
officer
(not
including
benefits
derived
from
the
advisory,
sub-advisory,
distribution
or
service
agreements
with
affiliates
of
Franklin
Resources).
These
reports
will
be
reviewed
by
the
Legal
Department
for
compliance
with
the
Code.
There
are
some
conflict
of
interest
situations
that
should
always
be
approved
in
writing
by
Franklin
Resources
General
Counsel
or
Deputy
General
Counsel,
if
material.
Examples
of
these
include
2
:
·
        
Service
as
a
director
on
the
board
of
any
public
or
private
Company.
 
 
 
1
Reporting
of
these
affiliations
or
other
relationships
shall
be
made
by
completing
the
annual
Directors
and
Officers
Questionnaire
and
returning
the
questionnaire
to
Franklin
Resources
Inc,
General
Counsel
or
Deputy
General
Counsel.
2
 
Any
activity
or
relationship
that
would
present
a
conflict
for
a
Covered
Officer
may
also
present
a
conflict
for
the
Covered
Officer
if
a
member
of
the
Covered
Officer's
immediate
family
engages
in
such
an
activity
or
has
such
a
relationship.
The
Cover
Person
should
also
obtain
written
approval
by
FT’s
General
Counsel
in
such
situations.
 
·
        
The
receipt
of
any
gifts
in
excess
of
$100
from
any
person,
from
any
corporation
or
association.
·
        
The
receipt
of
any
entertainment
from
any
Company
with
which
the
FT
Funds
has
current
or
prospective
business
dealings
unless
such
entertainment
is
business
related,
reasonable
in
cost,
appropriate
as
to
time
and
place,
and
not
so
frequent
as
to
raise
any
question
of
impropriety.
Notwithstanding
the
foregoing,
the
Covered
Officers
must
obtain
prior
approval
from
the
Franklin
Resources
General
Counsel
for
any
entertainment
with
a
value
in
excess
of
$1000.
·
        
Any
ownership
interest
in,
or
any
consulting
or
employment
relationship
with,
any
of
the
FT
Fund’s
service
providers,
other
than
an
investment
adviser,
principal
underwriter,
administrator
or
any
affiliated
person
thereof.
·
        
A
direct
or
indirect
financial
interest
in
commissions,
transaction
charges
or
spreads
paid
by
the
FT
Funds
for
effecting
portfolio
transactions
or
for
selling
or
redeeming
shares
other
than
an
interest
arising
from
the
Covered
Officer's
employment,
such
as
compensation
or
equity
ownership.
·
        
Franklin
Resources
General
Counsel
or
Deputy
General
Counsel
will
provide
a
report
to
the
FT
Funds
Audit
Committee
of
any
approvals
granted
at
the
next
regularly
scheduled
meeting.
 

IV.
            
Disclosure and Compliance

 
·
        
Each
Covered
Officer
should
familiarize
himself
with
the
disclosure
requirements
generally
applicable
to
the
FT
Funds;
·
        
Each
Covered
Officer
should
not
knowingly
misrepresent,
or
cause
others
to
misrepresent,
facts
about
the
FT
Funds
to
others,
whether
within
or
outside
the
FT
Funds,
including
to
the
FT
Funds’
directors
and
auditors,
and
to
governmental
regulators
and
self-regulatory
organizations;
·
        
Each
Covered
Officer
should,
to
the
extent
appropriate
within
his
or
her
area
of
responsibility,
consult
with
other
officers
and
employees
of
the
FT
Funds,
the
FT
Fund’s
adviser
and
the
administrator
with
the
goal
of
promoting
full,
fair,
accurate,
timely
and
understandable
disclosure
in
the
reports
and
documents
the
FT
Funds
file
with,
or
submit
to,
the
SEC
and
in
other
public
communications
made
by
the
FT
Funds;
and
·
        
It
is
the
responsibility
of
each
Covered
Officer
to
promote
compliance
with
the
standards
and
restrictions
imposed
by
applicable
laws,
rules
and
regulations.
 

V.
            
Reporting
and Accountability

 
Each
Covered
Officer
must:
·
        
Upon
becoming
a
covered
officer
affirm
in
writing
to
the
Board
that
he
or
she
has
received,
read,
and
understands
the
Code
(see
Exhibit
B);
·
        
Annually
thereafter
affirm
to
the
Board
that
he
has
complied
with
the
requirements
of
the
Code;
and
·
            
Notify
Franklin
Resources’
General
Counsel
or
Deputy
General
Counsel
promptly
if
he
or
she
knows
of
any
violation
of
this
Code.
Failure
to
do
so
is
itself
is
a
violation
of
this Code.
Franklin
Resources’
General
Counsel
and
Deputy
General
Counsel
are
responsible
for
applying
this
Code
to
specific
situations
in
which
questions
are
presented
under
it
and
have
the
authority
to
interpret
this
Code
in
any
particular
situation.
3
 
However,
the
Independent
Directors
of
the
respective
FT
Funds
will
consider
any
approvals
or
waivers
4
sought
by
any
Chief
Executive
Officers
of
the
Funds.
 
The
FT
Funds
will
follow
these
procedures
in
investigating
and
enforcing
this
Code:
 
·
        
Franklin
Resources
General
Counsel
or
Deputy
General
Counsel
will
take
all
appropriate
action
to
investigate
any
potential
violations
reported
to
the
Legal
Department;
·
        
If,
after
such
investigation,
the
General
Counsel
or
Deputy
General
Counsel
believes
that
no
violation
has
occurred,
The
General
Counsel
is
not
required
to
take
any
further
action;
·
        
Any
matter
that
the
General
Counsel
or
Deputy
General
Counsel
believes
is
a
violation
will
be
reported
to
the
Independent
Directors
of
the
appropriate
FT
Fund;
·
        
If
the
Independent
Directors
concur
that
a
violation
has
occurred,
it
will
inform
and
make
a
recommendation
to
the
Board
of
the
appropriate
FT
Fund
or
Funds,
which
will
consider
appropriate
action,
which
may
include
review
of,
and
appropriate
modifications
to, applicable
policies
and
procedures;
notification
to
appropriate
personnel
of
the
investment
adviser
or
its
board;
or
a
recommendation
to
dismiss
the
Covered
Officer;
·
        
The
Independent
Directors
will
be
responsible
for
granting
waivers,
as
appropriate;
and
·
        
Any
changes
to
or
waivers
of
this
Code
will,
to
the
extent
required,
are
disclosed
as
provided
by
SEC
rules.
5

VI.
            
Other Policies and Procedures

 
This
Code
shall
be
the
sole
code
of
ethics
adopted
by
the
FT
Funds
for
purposes
of
Section
406
of
the
Sarbanes-Oxley
Act
and
the
rules
and
forms
applicable
to
registered
investment
companies
thereunder.
Insofar
as
other
policies
or
procedures
of
the
FT
Funds,
the
FT
Funds'
advisers,
principal
underwriter,
or
other
service
providers
govern
or
purport
to
govern
the
behavior
or
activities
of
the
Covered
Officers
who
are
subject
to
this
Code,
they
are
superseded
by
this
Code
to
the
extent
that
they
overlap
or
conflict
with
the
provisions
of
this
Code.
The
FTI
Personal
Investments
and
Insider
Trading
Policy,
adopted
by
the
FT
Funds,
FT
investment
advisers
and
FT
Fund’s
principal
underwriter
pursuant
to
Rule
17j-1
under
the
Investment
Company
Act,
the
Code
of
Ethics
and
Business
Conduct
and
more
detailed
policies
and
procedures
set
forth
in
FT’s
Employee
Handbook
are
separate
requirements
applying
to
the
Covered
Officers
and
others,
and
are
not
part
of
this
Code.
 
 
 
 
 
3
Franklin
Resources
General
Counsel
and
Deputy
General
Counsel
are
authorized
to
consult,
as
appropriate,
with
members
of
the
Audit
Committee,
counsel
to
the
FT
Funds
and
counsel
to
the
Independent
Directors,
and
are
encouraged
to
do
so.
4
Item
2
of
Form
N-CSR
defines
"waiver"
as
"the
approval
by
the
registrant
of
a
material
departure
from
a
provision
of
the
code
of
ethics"
and
"implicit
waiver,"
which
must
also
be
disclosed,
as
"the
registrant's
failure
to
take
action
within
a
reasonable
period
of
time
regarding
a
material
departure
from
a
provision
of
the
code
of
ethics
that
has
been
made
known
to
an
executive
officer"
of
the
registrant.
See
Part
X.
5
 
See
Part
X.

VII.
             
Amendments

 
Any
amendments
to
this
Code,
other
than
amendments
to
Exhibit
A,
must
be
approved
or
ratified
by
a
majority
vote
of
the
FT
Funds’
Board
including
a
majority
of
independent
directors.

VIII.
             
Confidentiality

 
All
reports
and
records
prepared
or
maintained
pursuant
to
this
Code
will
be
considered
confidential
and
shall
be
maintained
and
protected
accordingly.
Except
as
otherwise
required
by
law or
this Code,
such matters
shall
not
be disclosed
to anyone
other than
the FT
Funds’ Board
and
their
counsel.

IX.
            
Internal Use

 
The
Code
is
intended
solely
for
the
internal
use
by
the
FT
Funds
and
does
not
constitute
an
admission,
by
or
on
behalf
of
any
FT
Funds,
as
to
any
fact,
circumstance,
or
legal
conclusion.
 
X.
                 
Disclosure
on
Form
N-CSR
 
Item
2
of
Form
N-CSR
requires
a
registered
management
investment
company
to
disclose
annually
whether,
as
of
the
end
of
the
period
covered
by
the
report,
it
has
adopted
a
code
of
ethics
that
applies
to
the
registrant's
principal
executive
officer,
principal
financial
officer,
principal
accounting
officer
or
controller,
or
persons
performing
similar
functions,
regardless
of
whether
these
officers
are
employed
by
the
registrant
or
a
third
party.
If
the
registrant
has
not
adopted
such
a
code
of
ethics,
it
must
explain
why
it
has
not
done
so.
The
registrant
must
also:
(1)
file
with
the
SEC
a
copy
of
the
code
as
an
exhibit
to
its
annual
report;
(2)
post
the
text
of
the
code
on
its
Internet
website
and
disclose,
in
its
most
recent
report
on
Form
N-CSR,
its
Internet
address
and
the
fact
that
it
has
posted
the
code
on
its
Internet
website;
or
(3)
undertake
in
its
most
recent
report
on
Form
N-CSR
to
provide
to
any
person
without
charge,
upon
request,
a
copy
of
the
code
and
explain
the
manner
in
which
such
request
may
be
made.
Disclosure
is
also
required
of
amendments
to,
or
waivers
(including
implicit
waivers)
from,
a
provision
of
the
code
in
the
registrant's
annual
report
on
Form
N-CSR
or
on
its
website.
If
the
registrant
intends
to
satisfy
the
requirement
to
disclose
amendments
and
waivers
by
posting
such
information
on
its
website,
it
will
be
required
to
disclose
its
Internet
address
and
this
intention.
The
Legal
Department
shall
be
responsible
for
ensuring
that:
·
        
a
copy
of
the
Code
is
filed
with
the
SEC
as
an
exhibit
to
each
Fund’s
annual
report;
and
·
        
any
amendments
to,
or
waivers
(including
implicit
waivers)
from,
a
provision
of
the
Code
is
disclosed
in
the
registrant's
annual
report
on
Form
N-CSR.
In
the
event
that
the
foregoing
disclosure
is
omitted
or
is
determined
to
be
incorrect,
the
Legal
Department
shall
promptly
file
such
information
with
the
SEC
as
an
amendment
to
Form
N-CSR.
In
such
an
event,
the
Fund
Chief
Compliance
Officer
shall
review
the
Code
and
propose
such
changes
to
the
Code
as
are
necessary
or
appropriate
to
prevent
reoccurrences.

EXHIBIT
A

 
Persons
Covered
by
the
Franklin
Templeton
Funds
Code
of
Ethics
December
2018
 
 
 

FRANKLIN GROUP
OF FUNDS

 
Edward
Perks                           President
and
Chief Executive Officer
–
Investment
Management
Rupert H. Johnson, Jr.                                            Chairman
of the Board and
Vice President– Investment
Management
Don
Taylor                                                President
and
Chief Executive Officer
–
Investment
Management
Sonal
Desai)                             President
and
Chief
Executive
Officer
–
Investment
Management
Matthew Hinkle                          Chief Executive Officer
–
Finance
and Administration
Gaston R. Gardey                     Chief Financial Officer and Chief Accounting Officer and
Treasurer
 
 
 

FRANKLIN MUTUAL
SERIES FUNDS

 
Peter Langerman                       Chief Executive Officer
–
Investment Management
Matthew Hinkle                                                Chief Executive Officer
–
Finance
and Administration
Robert G. Kubilis                                                Chief Financial Officer and Chief Accounting Officer
 
 

FRANKLIN ALTERNATIVE STRATEGIES FUNDS

 
Mat S. Gulley                            Chief Executive Officer
–
Investment
Management
Matthew Hinkle                                                Chief Executive
Officer
–
Finance
and Administration
Robert G. Kubilis                                      Chief Financial Officer and Chief Accounting
Officer
 
 
 

TEMPLETON
GROUP
OF FUNDS

 
Manraj S. Sekhon                      President and
Chief Executive Officer
–
Investment
Management
Michael
Hasenstab,
Ph.D.
President and Chief Executive Officer
–
Investment
Management
Norman
Boersma                                                   President
and
Chief Executive Officer
–
Investment
Management
Matthew Hinkle                                                Chief Executive Officer
–
Finance
and Administration
Robert G. Kubilis                       Chief Financial Officer, Chief Accounting Officer and Treasurer
 

Exhibit
B
ACKNOWLEDGMENT FORM

 

Franklin
Templeton
Funds
Code
of
Ethics

For
Principal
Executives
and
Senior
Financial
Officers
 
 
Instructions:
1.
     
Complete
all
sections
of
this
form.
2.
     
Print
the
completed
form,
sign,
and
date.
3.
 
Submit
completed
form
to
FT’s
General
Counsel
c/o
Code
of
Ethics
Administration
within
10
days
of
becoming
a
Covered
Officer
and
by
February
15
th
of
each
subsequent
year.
 
Inter-office
mail:
Code
of
Ethics
Administration,
Global
Compliance
SM-920/2
Fax:                       
(650)
312-5646
E-mail:                     
Code
of
Ethics
Inquiries
&
Requests
(internal
address);
lpreclear@franklintempleton.com
(external
address)
 
 
Covered
Officer’s
Name:
 
Title:
 
Department:
 
Location:
 
Certification
for
Year
Ending:
 
 
 
To:   
 
Franklin
Resources
General
Counsel,
Legal
Department
 
I
acknowledge
receiving,
reading
and
understanding
the
Franklin
Templeton
Fund’s
Code
of
Ethics
for
Principal
Executive
Officers
and
Senior
Financial
Officers
(the
“Code”).
I
will
comply
fully
with
all
provisions
of
the
Code
to
the
extent
they
apply
to
me
during
the
period
of
my
employment.
I
further
understand
and
acknowledge
that
any
violation
of
the
Code
may
subject
me
to
disciplinary
action,
including
termination
of
employment.
 
 
 
 
 
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                           
Signature                                                               Date signed
 EX-99.CERT 3 section302.htm
 
 
I, Matthew T. Hinkle, certify that:
 
1. I have reviewed this report on Form N-CSR of The Money Market Portfolios;
2. Based on my knowledge, this report does not contain any untrue statement of a material fact or omit to state a material fact necessary to make the statements made, in light of the circumstances under which such statements were made, not misleading with respect to the period covered by this report;   
3. Based on my knowledge, the financial statements, and other financial information included in this report, fairly present in all material respects the financial condition, results of operations, changes in net assets, and cash flows (if the financial statements are required to include a statement of cash flows) of the registrant as of, and for, the periods presented in this report;
4. The registrant's other certifying officer(s) and I are responsible for establishing and maintaining disclosure controls and procedures (as defined in Rule 30a-3(c) under the Investment Company Act of 1940)
and internal control over financial reporting (as defined in Rule 30a-3(d) under the Investment Company Act of 1940)
for the registrant and have:
(a) Designed such disclosure controls and procedures, or caused such disclosure controls and procedures to be designed under our supervision, to ensure that material information relating to the registrant, including its consolidated subsidiaries, is made known to us by others within those entities, particularly during the period in which this report is being prepared;
 
(b) Designed such internal control over financial reporting, or caused such internal control over financial reporting to be designed under our supervision, to provide reasonable assurance regarding the reliability of financial reporting and the preparation of financial statements for external purposes in accordance with generally accepted accounting principles;
 
(c) Evaluated the effectiveness of the registrant's disclosure controls and procedures and presented in this report our conclusions about the effectiveness of the disclosure controls and procedures, as of a date within 90 days prior to the filing date of this report based on such evaluation; and
 
(d) Disclosed in this report any change in the registrant’s internal control over financial reporting that occurred during the second fiscal quarter of the period covered by this report that has materially affected, or is reasonably likely to materially affect, the registrant’s internal control over financial reporting; and 
5. The registrant's other certifying officer(s) and I have disclosed to the registrant's auditors and the audit committee of the registrant's board of directors (or persons performing the equivalent functions):
(a) All significant deficiencies and material weaknesses in the design or operation of internal control over financial reporting which are reasonably likely to adversely affect the registrant's ability to record, process, summarize, and report financial information; and
(b) Any fraud, whether or not material, that involves management or other employees who have a significant role in the registrant's internal control over financial reporting.
 
8/25/2020
 
 
 
S\MATTHEW T. HINKLE
 
Matthew T. Hinkle
Chief Executive Officer - Finance and Administration
 

I, Gaston Gardey, certify that:
 
1. I have reviewed this report on Form N-CSR of The Money Market Portfolios;
2. Based on my knowledge, this report does not contain any untrue statement of a material fact or omit to state a material fact necessary to make the statements made, in light of the circumstances under which such statements were made, not misleading with respect to the period covered by this report;   
3. Based on my knowledge, the financial statements, and other financial information included in this report, fairly present in all material respects the financial condition, results of operations, changes in net assets, and cash flows (if the financial statements are required to include a statement of cash flows) of the registrant as of, and for, the periods presented in this report;
4. The registrant's other certifying officer(s) and I are responsible for establishing and maintaining disclosure controls and procedures (as defined in Rule 30a-3(c) under the Investment Company Act of 1940)
and internal control over financial reporting (as defined in Rule 30a-3(d) under the Investment Company Act of 1940)
for the registrant and have:
(a) Designed such disclosure controls and procedures, or caused such disclosure controls and procedures to be designed under our supervision, to ensure that material information relating to the registrant, including its consolidated subsidiaries, is made known to us by others within those entities, particularly during the period in which this report is being prepared;
 
(b) Designed such internal control over financial reporting, or caused such internal control over financial reporting to be designed under our supervision, to provide reasonable assurance regarding the reliability of financial reporting and the preparation of financial statements for external purposes in accordance with generally accepted accounting principles;
 
(c) Evaluated the effectiveness of the registrant's disclosure controls and procedures and presented in this report our conclusions about the effectiveness of the disclosure controls and procedures, as of a date within 90 days prior to the filing date of this report based on such evaluation; and
 
(d) Disclosed in this report any change in the registrant’s internal control over financial reporting that occurred during the second fiscal quarter of the period covered by this report that has materially affected, or is reasonably likely to materially affect, the registrant’s internal control over financial reporting; and 
5. The registrant's other certifying officer(s) and I have disclosed to the registrant's auditors and the audit committee of the registrant's board of directors (or persons performing the equivalent functions):
(a) All significant deficiencies and material weaknesses in the design or operation of internal control over financial reporting which are reasonably likely to adversely affect the registrant's ability to record, process, summarize, and report financial information; and
(b) Any fraud, whether or not material, that involves management or other employees who have a significant role in the registrant's internal control over financial reporting.
 
8/25/2020
 
 
 
S\GASTON GARDEY
 
Gaston Gardey
Chief Financial Officer and Chief Accounting Officer
 

 
 EX-99.906 CERT 4 section906.htm
CERTIFICATION PURSUANT TO 18 U.S.C. SECTION 1350
AS ADOPTED PURSUANT TO SECTION 906

OF THE SARBANES-OXLEY ACT OF 2002

 
I, Matthew T. Hinkle, Chief Executive Officer of the The Money Market Portfolios (the “Registrant”), certify, pursuant to 18 U.S.C. Section 1350 as adopted pursuant to Section 906 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002, that, to my knowledge:
 
1.
                 
The periodic report on Form N-CSR of the Registrant for the period ended 6/30/2020 (the “Form N-CSR”) fully complies with the requirements of Section 13(a) or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934; and
 
2.
                 
The information contained in the Form N-CSR fairly presents, in all material respects, the financial condition and results of operations of the Registrant.
 
Dated:  8/25/2020
 
                                                S\MATTHEW T. HINKLE
 
                                                Matthew T. Hinkle
Chief Executive Officer - Finance and Administration
                        

CERTIFICATION PURSUANT TO 18 U.S.C. SECTION 1350
AS ADOPTED PURSUANT TO SECTION 906

OF THE SARBANES-OXLEY ACT OF 2002

 
I, Gaston Gardey, Chief Financial Officer of the The Money Market Portfolios (the “Registrant”), certify, pursuant to 18 U.S.C. Section 1350 as adopted pursuant to Section 906 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002, that, to my knowledge:
 
3.
                 
The periodic report on Form N-CSR of the Registrant for the period ended 6/30/2020 (the “Form N-CSR”) fully complies with the requirements of Section 13(a) or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934; and
 
4.
                 
The information contained in the Form N-CSR fairly presents, in all material respects, the financial condition and results of operations of the Registrant.
 
Dated:  8/25/2020
 
                                                S\GASTON GARDEY
 
                                                Gaston Gardey
Chief Financial Officer and Chief Accounting Officer