0000909226-20-000006.txt : 20200228 0000909226-20-000006.hdr.sgml : 20200228 20200228100016 ACCESSION NUMBER: 0000909226-20-000006 CONFORMED SUBMISSION TYPE: 497 PUBLIC DOCUMENT COUNT: 2 FILED AS OF DATE: 20200228 DATE AS OF CHANGE: 20200228 EFFECTIVENESS DATE: 20200228 FILER: COMPANY DATA: COMPANY CONFORMED NAME: TEMPLETON CHINA WORLD FUND CENTRAL INDEX KEY: 0000909226 IRS NUMBER: 593192206 STATE OF INCORPORATION: DE FISCAL YEAR END: 0831 FILING VALUES: FORM TYPE: 497 SEC ACT: 1933 Act SEC FILE NUMBER: 333-104602 FILM NUMBER: 20666118 BUSINESS ADDRESS: STREET 1: 300 S.E. 2ND STREET CITY: FORT LAUDERDALE STATE: FL ZIP: 33301-1923 BUSINESS PHONE: 9545277500 MAIL ADDRESS: STREET 1: 300 S.E. 2ND STREET CITY: FORT LAUDERDALE STATE: FL ZIP: 33301-1923 FORMER COMPANY: FORMER CONFORMED NAME: TEMPLETON CHINA WORLD FUND INC DATE OF NAME CHANGE: 19930716 0000909226 S000008743 Templeton China World Fund C000023803 Class A TCWAX C000023805 Class C TCWCX C000023806 Advisor Class TACWX C000128752 Class R6 FCWRX 497 1 tch-188p10220.htm tch-188p10220.htm - Generated by SEC Publisher for SEC Filing

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SUPPLEMENT DATED FEBRUARY 28, 2020

TO THE PROSPECTUS DATED JANUARY 1, 2020

OF

templeton CHINA WORLD FUND

 

The prospectus is amended as follows:

I.  Effective February 28, 2020, the following replaces the “Fund Summary – Portfolio Managers” section of the prospectus:

Portfolio Managers

Michael Lai, CFA

Portfolio Manager of Asset Management and portfolio manager of the Fund since August 2019.

Eric Mok, CFA

Portfolio Manager of Asset Management and portfolio manager of the Fund since February 2020.

II.  Effective February 28, 2020, the listed portfolio managers and the preceding paragraph in the “Fund Details – Management” section of the prospectus are replaced with the following:

The Fund is managed by a team of dedicated professionals focused on investments in developing or emerging markets. The portfolio managers of the team are as follows:

Michael Lai, CFA   Portfolio Manager of Asset Management

Mr. Lai has been lead portfolio manager of the Fund since August 2019. He has primary responsibility for the investments of the Fund. He has final authority over all aspects of the Fund's investment portfolio, including but not limited to, purchases and sales of individual securities, portfolio risk assessment, and the management of daily cash balances in accordance with anticipated investment management requirements. The degree to which he may perform these functions, and the nature of these functions, may change from time to time. He joined Franklin Templeton in August 2019. Prior to joining Franklin Templeton, he was lead portfolio manager of GAM Investments’ (GAM) China equity strategy since its inception in 2007. He also headed GAM’s Asian equity team in Hong Kong and was lead portfolio manager of GAM’s Asian strategy and co-manager for additional strategies.

Eric Mok, CFA   Portfolio Manager of Asset Management

Mr. Mok has been a portfolio manager of the Fund since February 2020, providing research and advice on the purchases and sales of individual securities, and portfolio risk assessment.  He joined Franklin Templeton in 1998.

 

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