-----BEGIN PRIVACY-ENHANCED MESSAGE----- Proc-Type: 2001,MIC-CLEAR Originator-Name: webmaster@www.sec.gov Originator-Key-Asymmetric: MFgwCgYEVQgBAQICAf8DSgAwRwJAW2sNKK9AVtBzYZmr6aGjlWyK3XmZv3dTINen TWSM7vrzLADbmYQaionwg5sDW3P6oaM5D3tdezXMm7z1T+B+twIDAQAB MIC-Info: RSA-MD5,RSA, VotIiY2rEvmShIXHlmJQPVfGa6RGmk3+HTmxN+bvBIjA+fJnIx2UkblC7feRmxZv mSFZeSP+TvDcqMyVuYjm1g== 0000038721-07-000185.txt : 20070516 0000038721-07-000185.hdr.sgml : 20070516 20070516081242 ACCESSION NUMBER: 0000038721-07-000185 CONFORMED SUBMISSION TYPE: 40-17F2 PUBLIC DOCUMENT COUNT: 1 FILED AS OF DATE: 20070515 DATE AS OF CHANGE: 20070516 EFFECTIVENESS DATE: 20070515 SUBJECT COMPANY: COMPANY DATA: COMPANY CONFORMED NAME: TEMPLETON DRAGON FUND INC CENTRAL INDEX KEY: 0000919893 IRS NUMBER: 650473580 STATE OF INCORPORATION: MD FISCAL YEAR END: 1231 FILING VALUES: FORM TYPE: 40-17F2 SEC ACT: 1940 Act SEC FILE NUMBER: 811-08394 FILM NUMBER: 07855964 BUSINESS ADDRESS: STREET 1: 500 E BROWARD BLVD. STREET 2: SUITE 2100 CITY: FORT LAUDERDALE STATE: FL ZIP: 33394-3091 BUSINESS PHONE: 9545277500 MAIL ADDRESS: STREET 1: 500 E. BROWARD BLVD. STREET 2: SUITE 2100 CITY: FORT LAUDERDALE STATE: FL ZIP: 33394-3091 FILED BY: COMPANY DATA: COMPANY CONFORMED NAME: TEMPLETON DRAGON FUND INC CENTRAL INDEX KEY: 0000919893 IRS NUMBER: 650473580 STATE OF INCORPORATION: MD FISCAL YEAR END: 1231 FILING VALUES: FORM TYPE: 40-17F2 BUSINESS ADDRESS: STREET 1: 500 E BROWARD BLVD. STREET 2: SUITE 2100 CITY: FORT LAUDERDALE STATE: FL ZIP: 33394-3091 BUSINESS PHONE: 9545277500 MAIL ADDRESS: STREET 1: 500 E. BROWARD BLVD. STREET 2: SUITE 2100 CITY: FORT LAUDERDALE STATE: FL ZIP: 33394-3091 40-17F2 1 tdfi17f2070506.txt U.S. SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION WASHINGTON, D.C. 20549 FORM N-17F-2 CERTIFICATE OF ACCOUNTING OF SECURITIES AND SIMILAR INVESTMENTS IN THE CUSTODY OF MANAGEMENT INVESTMENT COMPANIES PURSUANT TO RULE N-17F-2 1. Investment Company Act File Number: Date Examination completed: 811-08632 July 5, 2006 2. State Identification Number: AL AK AZ AR CA CO CT DE DC FL GA HI ID IL IN IA KS KY LA ME MD MA MI MN MS MO MT NE NV NH NJ NM NY NC ND OH OK OR PA RI SC SD TN TX UT VT VA WA WV WI WY PUERTO RICO 3. Exact name of investment company as specified in registration statement: TEMPLETON DRAGON FUND, INC. 4. Address of principal executive office: (number, street, city, state, zip code) 500 EAST BROWARD BLVD., SUITE 2100, FORT LAUDERDALE, FL 33394-3091 REPORT OF INDEPENDENT REGISTERED PUBLIC ACCOUNTING FIRM To the Board of Trustees of Franklin Global Trust Franklin Strategic Series Franklin Templeton Fund Allocator Series Franklin Universal Trust Franklin Strategic Mortgage Portfolio Franklin Gold and Precious Metals Fund Franklin Floating Rate Trust Franklin Capital Growth Fund Institutional Fiduciary Trust Franklin High Income Trust Franklin Real Estate Securities Trust Franklin Investors Securities Trust Franklin Value Investors Trust Franklin Templeton Money Fund Trust Franklin Multi-Income Trust Franklin Templeton Limited Duration Income Trust Templeton Russia and East European Fund, Inc. Templeton Global Income Fund Templeton Emerging Markets Fund Templeton Emerging Markets Income Fund Templeton Capital Accumulator Fund and the Board of Directors of Franklin Money Fund Franklin Federal Money Fund Franklin Custodian Funds, Inc. Templeton Dragon Fund, Inc. Templeton Institutional Funds, Inc. We have examined management's assertion, included in the accompanying Management Statement Regarding Compliance with Certain Provisions of the Investment Company Act of 1940, about the funds' (hereafter referred to as the "Funds") compliance (see Attachment I) with the requirements of subsections (b) and (c) of Rule 17f-2 under the Investment Company Act of 1940 ("the Act") as of October 31, 2004. Management is responsible for the Funds' compliance with those requirements. Our responsibility is to express an opinion on management's assertion about the Funds' compliance based on our examination. Our examination was conducted in accordance with the standards of the Public Company Accounting Oversight Board (United States) and, accordingly, included examining, on a test basis, evidence about the Funds' compliance with those requirements and performing such other procedures as we considered necessary in the circumstances. Included among our procedures were the following tests performed as of October 31, 2004, and with respect to agreement of security purchases and sales, for the periods indicated in Attachment I: o Inspection of the records of Franklin Templeton Investors Services, Inc. as they pertain to the security positions owned by the Funds and held in book entry form. o Reconciliation of such security positions to the books and records of the Funds. o Agreement of a sample of security purchases and sales since our last report to the books and records of the Funds. We believe that our examination provides a reasonable basis for our opinion. Our examination does not provide a legal determination on the Funds' compliance with specified requirements. In our opinion, management's assertion that the Funds were in compliance with the requirements of subsections (b) and (c) of Rule 17f-2 of the Investment Company Act of 1940 as of October 31, 2004 with respect to securities reflected in the investment accounts of the Funds is fairly stated, in all material respects. This report is intended solely for the information and use of the Board of Trustees and Board of Directors, management, and the Securities and Exchange Commission and is not intended to be and should not be used by anyone other than these specified parties. /s/PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP San Francisco, California July 5, 2006 MANAGEMENT STATEMENT REGARDING COMPLIANCE WITH CERTAIN PROVISIONS OF THE INVESTMENT COMPANY ACT OF 1940 We, as members of management of the Franklin Templeton Funds indicated in Attachment I (the "Funds"), are responsible for complying with the requirements of subsections (b) and (c) of Rule 17f-2, "Custody of Investments by Registered Management Investment Companies," of the Investment Company Act of 1940. We are also responsible for establishing and maintaining effective internal controls over compliance with those requirements. We have performed an evaluation of the Funds' compliance with the requirements of subsection (b) of Rule 17f-2, as interpreted in Franklin Investors Securities Trust SEC No-Action Letter (publicly available September 24, 1992), and subsection (c) of Rule 17f-2 of the Investment Company Act of 1940, as of October 31, 2004, and for the periods indicated in Attachment I. Based on this evaluation, we assert that the Funds were in compliance with the requirements of subsection (b) of Rule 17f-2, as interpreted in Franklin Investors Securities Trust SEC No-Action Letter (publicly available September 24, 1992), and subsection (c) of Rule 17f-2 of the Investment Company Act of 1940, as of October 31, 2004, and for the periods indicated in Attachment I, with respect to securities reflected in the investment accounts of the Funds. By: /s/ Galen G. Vetter - --------------------------------- GALEN G. VETTER CHIEF FINANCIAL OFFICER 6/21/06 - --------------------------------- Date /s/ Jimmy D. Gambill - ----------------------------------- JIMMY D. GAMBILL SENIOR VICE PRESIDENT AND CHIEF EXECUTIVE OFFICER-FINANCE AND ADMINISTRATION 6/26/06 - ---------------------------------- Date ATTACHMENT I
FUND PERIODS COVERED - ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- FRANKLIN GLOBAL TRUST: Fiduciary High Income Fund July 31, 2004 - October 31, 2004 Fiduciary Core Fixed Income Fund July 31, 2004 - October 31, 2004 Fiduciary Small Capitalization Equity Fund July 31, 2004 - October 31, 2004 Fiduciary Large Capitalization Growth and Income Fund July 31, 2004 - October 31, 2004 Fiduciary European Smaller Companies Fund July 31, 2004 - October 31, 2004 Fiduciary Core Plus Fixed Income Fund July 31, 2004 - October 31, 2004 FRANKLIN STRATEGIC SERIES: Franklin Aggressive Growth Fund April 30, 2004 - October 31, 2004 Franklin U.S. Long-Short Fund April 30, 2004 - October 31, 2004 Franklin Natural Resources Fund April 30, 2004 - October 31, 2004 Franklin Biotechnology Discovery Fund April 30, 2004 - October 31, 2004 Franklin Blue Chip Fund April 30, 2004 - October 31, 2004 Franklin Global Health Care Fund April 30, 2004 - October 31, 2004 Franklin Global Communications Fund April 30, 2004 - October 31, 2004 Franklin Strategic Income Fund April 30, 2004 - October 31, Franklin Flex Cap Growth Fund April 30, 2004 - October 31, 2004 Franklin Technology Fund April 30, 2004 - October 31, 2004 Franklin Small Cap Growth Fund II April 30, 2004 - October 31, 2004 Franklin Small-Mip Cap Growth Fund April 30, 2004 - October 31, 2004 FRANKLIN TEMPLETON FUND ALLOCATOR SERIES: Franklin Templeton Conservative Target Fund July 31, 2004 - October 31, 2004 Franklin Templeton Moderate Target Fund July 31, 2004 - October 31, 2004 Franklin Templeton Growth Target Fund July 31, 2004 - October 31, 2004 Franklin Templeton Corefolio Allocation Fund July 31, 2004 - October 31, 2004 Franklin Templeton Perspectives Allocation Fund August 2, 2004 - October 31, 2004 Franklin Templeton Founding Funds Allocation Fund July 31, 2004 - October 31, 2004 FRANKLIN UNIVERSAL TRUST July 31, 2004 - October 31, 2004 FRANKLIN STRATEGIC MORTGAGE PORTFOLIO Septermber 30, 2004 - October 31, 2004 FRANKLIN GOLD AND PRECIOUS METALS FUND July 31, 2004 - October 31, 2004 FRANKLIN FLOATING RATE TRUST July 31, 2004 - October 31, 2004 FRANKLIN CAPITAL GROWTH FUND May 31, 2004 - October 31, 2004 INSTITUTIONAL FIDUCIARY TRUST: Money Market Portfolio June 30, 2004 - October 31, 2004 Franklin Cash Reserves Fund June 30, 2004 - October 31, 2004 Franklin Structured Large Cap Growth Equity Fund May 31, 2004 - October 31, 2004 Franklin Structured Large Cap Core Equity Fund May 31, 2004 - October 31, 2004 FRANKLIN HIGH INCOME TRUST: Franklin AGE High Income Fund May 31, 2004 - October 31, 2004 FRANKLIN REAL ESTATE SECURITIES TRUST: Franklin Real Estate Securities Fund April 30, 2004 - October 31, 2004 FRANKLIN INVESTORS SECURITIES TRUST: Franklin Floating Rate Daily Access Fund Septermber 30, 2004 - October 31, 2004 Franklin Total Return Fund Septermber 30, 2004 - October 31, 2004 Franklin Limited Maturity U.S. Government Securities Fund Septermber 30, 2004 - October 31, 2004 Franklin Convertible Securities Fund Septermber 30, 2004 - October 31, 2004 Franklin Equity Income Fund Septermber 30, 2004 - October 31, 2004 Franklin Adjustable U.S. Government Securities Fund June 30, 2004 - October 31, 2004 FRANKLIN VALUE INVESTORS TRUST: Franklin Balance Sheet Investment Fund Septermber 30, 2004 - October 31, 2004 Franklin MicroCap Value Fund Septermber 30, 2004 - October 31, 2004 Franklin Small Cap Value Fund Septermber 30, 2004 - October 31, 2004 Franklin Large Cap Value Fund Septermber 30, 2004 - October 31, 2004 FRANKLIN TEMPLETON MONEY FUND TRUST: Franklin Templeton Money Fund June 30, 2004 - October 31, 2004 FRANKLIN MULTI-INCOME TRUST July 31, 2004 - October 31, 2004 FRANKLIN TEMPLETON LIMITED DURATION INCOME TRUST July 31, 2004 - October 31, 2004 TEMPLETON RUSSIA AND EAST EUROPEAN FUND, INC. July 31, 2004 - October 31, 2004 TEMPLETON GLOBAL INCOME FUND July 31, 2004 - October 31, 2004 TEMPLETON EMERGING MARKETS FUND July 31, 2004 - October 31, 2004 TEMPLETON EMERGING MARKETS INCOME FUND July 31, 2004 - October 31, 2004 TEMPLETON CAPITAL ACCUMULATOR FUND July 31, 2004 - October 31, 2004 FRANKLIN MONEY FUND June 30, 2004 - October 31, 2004 FRANKLIN FEDERAL MONEY FUND June 30, 2004 - October 31, 2004 FRANKLIN CUSTODIAN FUNDS, INC.: Franklin Growth Fund Septermber 30, 2004 - October 31, 2004 Franklin Utilities Fund Septermber 30, 2004 - October 31, 2004 Franklin DynaTech Fund Septermber 30, 2004 - October 31, 2004 Franklin Income Fund Septermber 30, 2004 - October 31, 2004 Franklin U.S. Government Securities Fund Septermber 30, 2004 - October 31, 2004 TEMPLETON DRAGON FUND, INC. July 31, 2004 - October 31, 2004 TEMPLETON INSTITUTIONAL FUNDS, INC.: Foreign Equity Series July 31, 2004 - October 31, 2004 Emerging Fixed Income Series July 31, 2004 - October 31, 2004
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