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GOF SA-1 06/11

SUPPLEMENT DATED JUNE 14, 2011

TO THE CURRENTLY EFFECTIVE STATEMENT OF

ADDITIONAL INFORMATION OF EACH OF THE LISTED FUNDS

Franklin California Tax-Free Income Fund
Franklin California Tax-Free Trust

Franklin California Insured Tax-Free Income Fund

Franklin California Intermediate Tax-Free Income Fund

Franklin Custodian Funds

Franklin DynaTech Fund

Franklin Growth Fund

Franklin Income Fund

Franklin U.S. Government Securities Fund

Franklin Utilities Fund

 

Franklin Federal Tax-Free Income Fund

 

Franklin Global Trust

Franklin Global Real Estate Fund

Franklin Large Cap Equity Fund

Franklin International Growth Fund

Franklin International Small Cap Growth Fund

Franklin Gold and Precious Metals Fund

 

Franklin High Income Trust

Franklin High Income Fund

Franklin Investors Securities Trust

Franklin Adjustable U.S. Government Securities Fund

Franklin Balanced Fund

Franklin Convertible Securities Fund

Franklin Equity Income Fund

Franklin Floating Rate Daily Access Fund

Franklin Limited Maturity U.S. Government Securities Fund

Franklin Low Duration Total Return Fund

Franklin Real Return Fund

Franklin Total Return Fund

 

Franklin Managed Trust

Franklin Rising Dividends Fund     

 

Franklin Municipal Securities Trust

Franklin California High Yield Municipal Fund

 


 

 

Franklin Tennessee Municipal Bond Fund

 

Franklin Mutual Recovery Fund

 

Franklin New York Tax-Free Income Fund

 

Franklin New York Tax-Free Trust

Franklin New York Intermediate-Term Tax-Free Income

 

Franklin Real Estate Securities Trust

Franklin Real Estate Securities Fund

 

Franklin Strategic Mortgage Portfolio

 

Franklin Strategic Series

Franklin Biotechnology Discovery Fund

Franklin Flex Cap Growth Fund

Franklin Focused Core Equity Fund

Franklin Growth Opportunities Fund

Franklin Natural Resources Fund

Franklin Small-Mid Cap Growth Fund

Franklin Small Cap Growth Fund

Franklin Strategic Income Fund

 

Franklin Tax-Free Trust

Franklin Alabama Tax-Free Income Fund

Franklin Arizona Tax-Free Income Fund

Franklin Colorado Tax-Free Income Fund

Franklin Connecticut Tax-Free Income Fund

Franklin Double Tax-Free Income Fund

Franklin Federal Intermediate-Term Tax-Free Income Fund

Franklin Federal Limited-Term Tax-Free Income Fund

Franklin Florida Tax-Free Income Fund

Franklin Georgia Tax-Free Income Fund

Franklin High Yield Tax-Free Income Fund

Franklin Insured Tax-Free Income Fund

Franklin Kentucky Tax-Free Income Fund

Franklin Louisiana Tax-Free Income Fund

Franklin Maryland Tax-Free Income Fund

Franklin Massachusetts Tax-Free Income Fund

Franklin Michigan Tax-Free Income Fund

Franklin Minnesota Tax-Free Income Fund

Franklin Missouri Tax-Free Income Fund

Franklin New Jersey Tax-Free Income Fund

Franklin North Carolina Tax-Free Income Fund

Franklin Ohio Tax-Free Income Fund

Franklin Oregon Tax-Free Income Fund

 


 

 

Franklin Pennsylvania Tax-Free Income Fund

Franklin Virginia Tax-Free Income Fund

 

Franklin Templeton Global Trust

Franklin Templeton Hard Currency Fund

 

Franklin Templeton International Trust

Franklin India Growth Fund

Franklin World Perspectives Fund

Templeton Foreign Smaller Companies Fund

 

Franklin Value Investors Trust

Franklin All Cap Value Fund

Franklin Balance Sheet Investment Fund

Franklin Large Cap Value Fund

Franklin MicroCap Value Fund

Franklin MidCap Value Fund

Franklin Small Cap Value Fund

 

Templeton China World Fund

 

Templeton Funds, Inc.

Templeton Foreign Fund

Templeton World Fund

 

Templeton Global Investment Trust

Templeton Asian Growth Fund   

Templeton BRIC Fund

Templeton Emerging Markets Small Cap Fund

Templeton Frontier Markets Fund

Templeton Income Fund

 

Templeton Global Smaller Companies Fund

 

Templeton Growth Fund, Inc.

 

Templeton Income Trust

Templeton Global Bond Fund

Templeton Global Total Return Fund

Templeton International Bond Fund

 

The Statement of Additional Information is amended as follows:

 

I. The bullet point beginning with "Governments, municipalities and tax-exempt…" of the "Buying and Selling Shares - Waivers for certain investors" section is replaced with the following:

 

  • Governments, municipalities, and tax-exempt entities that meet the requirements for qualification under section 501 of the Internal Revenue Code when purchasing direct from the Fund. Please consult your legal and investment advisors to determine if an investment in the Fund is permissible and suitable for you.

 


 

 

II. The "Buying and Selling Shares – Exchange privilege" section is revised to add the following:

 

In certain comprehensive fee or advisory programs that hold Class A shares, at the discretion of the financial intermediary, you may exchange to Advisor Class shares or Class Z shares.

 

Class C shares of a Fund may be exchanged for Advisor Class or Class Z shares of the same Fund, if offered by the Fund, provided you meet the Fund’s eligibility requirements for purchasing Advisor Class or Class Z shares. The Class C shares that you wish to exchange must not currently be subject to any CDSC.

 

 

Please keep this supplement for future reference.