MASTER CUSTODY AGREEMENT THIS CUSTODY AGREEMENT ("Agreement") is made and entered into as of February 16, 1996, by and between each Investment Company listed on Exhibit A, for itself and for each of its Series listed on Exhibit A, and BANK OF NEW...Custody Agreement • March 24th, 2000 • Franklin Floating Rate Master Trust • New York
FRANKLIN FLOATING RATE MASTER TRUST INVESTMENT ADVISORY AGREEMENT THIS INVESTMENT ADVISORY AGREEMENT made between FRANKLIN FLOATING RATE MASTER TRUST, a Delaware business trust (the "Trust"), on behalf of FRANKLIN FLOATING RATE MASTER SERIES (the...Investment Advisory Agreement • May 15th, 2000 • Franklin Floating Rate Master Trust • California
Original Agreement and Declaration of Trust adopted on November 16, 1999; Amended and Restated Agreement and Declaration of Trust adopted on July 2, 2002; Second Amended and Restated Agreement and Declaration of Trust adopted as of October 18, 2006.)Agreement and Declaration of Trust • November 30th, 2007 • Franklin Floating Rate Master Trust • Delaware
AMENDED AND RESTATED FOREIGN CUSTODY MANAGER AGREEMENT SCHEDULE 1 The following is a list of the Investment Companies and their respective Series for which the Custodian shall serve under the Foreign Custody Manager Agreement dated as of May 16, 2001.Foreign Custody Manager Agreement • November 30th, 2007 • Franklin Floating Rate Master Trust
The following is a list of the Investment Companies and their respective Series for which the Custodian shall serve under the Foreign Custody Manager Agreement dated as of May 16, 2001.
MASTER CUSTODY AGREEMENT EXHIBIT AMaster Custody Agreement • December 1st, 2000 • Franklin Floating Rate Master Trust
The following is a list of the Investment Companies and their respective Series for which the Custodian shall serve under the Master Custody Agreement dated as of February 16, 1996.
FUND ADMINISTRATION AGREEMENT AGREEMENT dated as of March 24, 2000 between FRANKLIN FLOATING RATE MASTER TRUST (the "Investment Company"), an investment company registered under the Investment Company Act of 1940 ("1940 Act"), on behalf of FRANKLIN...Fund Administration Agreement • May 15th, 2000 • Franklin Floating Rate Master Trust
OFTrust Agreement • March 24th, 2000 • Franklin Floating Rate Master Trust • Delaware
FRANKLIN FLOATING RATE MASTER TRUST on behalf of FRANKLIN LOWER TIER FLOATING RATE FUND INVESTMENT MANAGEMENT AGREEMENTInvestment Management Agreement • November 4th, 2015 • Franklin Floating Rate Master Trust • California
THIS INVESTMENT MANAGEMENT AGREEMENT, dated as of September 15, 2015, is made between FRANKLIN FLOATING RATE MASTER TRUST, a Delaware statutory trust (the “Trust”), on behalf of FRANKLIN LOWER TIER FLOATING RATE FUND (the “Fund”), a series of the Trust, and FRANKLIN ADVISERS, INC., a California corporation (the “Manager”).
AMENDED AND RESTATED AGREEMENT AND DECLARATION OF TRUST of Franklin Floating Rate Master Trust a Delaware Statutory TrustAgreement and Declaration of Trust • November 30th, 2018 • Franklin Floating Rate Master Trust • Delaware
WHEREAS Franklin Floating Rate Master Trust (the “Trust”) was formed on November 16, 1999 under the name “Floating Rate Master Trust” by its Trustees by the filing of the Certificate of Trust with the Office of the Secretary of State of the State of Delaware pursuant to an Agreement and Declaration of Trust dated as of November 16, 1999 (the “Original Declaration of Trust”), and the name of the Trust was changed to “Franklin Floating Rate Master Trust” pursuant to the filing of a Certificate of Amendment to the Certificate of Trust with the Office of the Secretary of State of the State of Delaware on March 21, 2000; and
FRANKLIN FLOATING RATE MASTER TRUST AMENDED AND RESTATED INVESTMENT MANAGEMENT AGREEMENTInvestment Management Agreement • June 30th, 2015 • Franklin Floating Rate Master Trust • California
THIS INVESTMENT MANAGEMENT AGREEMENT, dated as of March 1, 2015, is made between FRANKLIN FLOATING RATE MASTER TRUST, a Delaware statutory trust (the “Trust”), on behalf of FRANKLIN FLOATING RATE MASTER SERIES (the “Fund”), a series of the Trust, and FRANKLIN ADVISERS, INC., a California corporation, (the “Adviser”), and amends and restates the prior Investment Advisory Agreement between the Trust, on behalf of the Fund, and the Adviser, dated as of March 1, 2014.
MASTER CUSTODY AGREEMENTMaster Custody Agreement • May 7th, 2018 • Franklin Floating Rate Master Trust
The following is a list of the Investment Companies and their respective Series for which the Custodian shall serve under the Master Custody Agreement dated as of February 16, 1996.
TERMINAL LINK AGREEMENTMaster Custody Agreement • September 29th, 2014 • Franklin Floating Rate Master Trust
The following is a list of the Investment Companies and their respective Series for which the Custodian shall serve under the Master Custody Agreement dated as of February 16, 1996.
FRANKLIN TEMPLETON INVESTOR SERVICES, LLC SECOND AMENDED AND RESTATED TRANSFER AGENT AND SHAREHOLDER SERVICES AGREEMENTTransfer Agent and Shareholder Services Agreement • November 28th, 2022 • Franklin Floating Rate Master Trust
The parties to this Agreement are the Investment Company named above (“Investment Company”), an open-end investment company registered as such under the Investment Company Act of 1940 (“1940 Act”), on behalf of each class of shares of each series, if any, of the Investment Company which now exists or may hereafter be created (individually, a “Fund” and collectively, the “Funds”), and FRANKLIN TEMPLETON INVESTOR SERVICES, LLC (“FTIS”), a registered transfer agent. This Agreement supersedes the Amended and Restated Transfer Agent and Shareholder Services Agreement between the parties.
TERMINAL LINK AGREEMENT EXHIBIT A (Effective as of October 1, 2019)Terminal Link Agreement • November 29th, 2019 • Franklin Floating Rate Master Trust
The following is a list of the Investment Companies and their respective Series for which the Custodian shall serve under the Master Custody Agreement dated as of February 16, 1996.
AMENDED AND RESTATED FUND ADMINISTRATION AGREEMENTFund Administration Agreement • November 28th, 2012 • Franklin Floating Rate Master Trust • California
This Agreement, dated as of February 28, 2012, is between FRANKLIN FLOATING MASTER TRUST (the “Trust”), a Delaware statutory trust, on behalf of FRANKLIN FLOATING RATE MASTER SERIES (the “Fund”), and FRANKLIN TEMPLETON SERVICES, LLC (“Administrator”), and amends and restates the prior Fund Administration Agreement between the Trust on behalf of the Fund and Administrator.
AMENDMENT TO MASTER CUSTODY AGREEMENTMaster Custody Agreement • November 29th, 2019 • Franklin Floating Rate Master Trust
This Amendment is dated as of the 1st day of October 2019, by and between each of the Investment Companies listed on Exhibit A hereto (the “Fund”) for itself and for each of its Series listed on Exhibit A hereto, and The Bank of New York Mellon (formerly The Bank of New York) (the “Custodian”). Capitalized terms used but not defined herein shall have the meanings given in the Agreement (defined below).
FUND ADMINISTRATION AGREEMENT AGREEMENT dated as of January 1, 2001 between FRANKLIN FLOATING RATE MASTER TRUST (the "Investment Company"), an investment company registered under the Investment Company Act of 1940 ("1940 Act"), on behalf of FRANKLIN...Fund Administration Agreement • November 29th, 2001 • Franklin Floating Rate Master Trust
AMENDED AND RESTATED FOREIGN CUSTODY MANAGER AGREEMENTForeign Custody Manager Agreement • March 16th, 2012 • Franklin Floating Rate Master Trust
The following is a list of the Investment Companies and their respective Series for which the Custodian shall serve under the Foreign Custody Manager Agreement dated as of May 16, 2001.
AMENDMENT TO MASTER CUSTODY AGREEMENTMaster Custody Agreement • October 18th, 2016 • Franklin Floating Rate Master Trust
The following is a list of the Investment Companies and their respective Series for which the Custodian shall serve under the Amendment dated May 16, 2001 to that certain Master Custody Agreement dated as of February 16, 1996.
FRANKLIN TEMPLETON INVESTOR SERVICES, LLC AMENDED AND RESTATEDTransfer Agent and Shareholder Services Agreement • November 30th, 2017 • Franklin Floating Rate Master Trust • California
As the registered transfer agent and shareholder servicing agent for the Funds, FTIS is responsible for providing overall support for the customers of each Fund, including shareholders, financial advisors, distribution intermediaries, and other authorized representatives. FTIS controls the flow of the customer interactions, processes transactions, and handles inquiries while ensuring mitigation of operational, financial, regulatory, and reputational risk. FTIS is responsible for affecting activity in accordance with fund policies, (e.g. Rule 12b-1 payments, fund openings, reorganizations, closings), as well as required trade confirmations, statements, and tax reporting. FTIS maintains relationships with the back offices of intermediaries and ensures appropriate payments to intermediaries and other service vendors in accordance with this Agreement.
AMENDMENT TO FUND SERVICES AGREEMENTFund Services Agreement • November 30th, 2020 • Franklin Floating Rate Master Trust • New York
This Amendment (“Amendment”) to the FUND SERVICES AGREEMENT, dated January 22, 2020 among FRANKLIN TEMPLETON SERVICES, LLC (the “Customer”) and JPMORGAN CHASE BANK, N.A. (“J.P. Morgan”), as amended from time to time (the “Agreement”), is made and entered into as of July 15, 2020, between the Customer and J.P. Morgan.
TERMINAL LINK AGREEMENTTerminal Link Agreement • November 27th, 2013 • Franklin Floating Rate Master Trust
The following is a list of the Investment Companies and their respective Series for which the Custodian shall serve under the Master Custody Agreement dated as of February 16, 1996.
TERMINAL LINK AGREEMENT AGREEMENT made as of February 16, 1996 between The Bank of New York as custodian (the "Custodian") and each Investment Company listed on Exhibit A, for itself and for each of Series listed on Exhibit A (each, a "Fund")....Terminal Link Agreement • March 24th, 2000 • Franklin Floating Rate Master Trust
AMENDMENT TO FOREIGN CUSTODY MANAGER AGREEMENTForeign Custody Manager Agreement • November 30th, 2017 • Franklin Floating Rate Master Trust
The following is a list of the Investment Companies and their respective Series for which the Custodian shall serve under the Foreign Custody Manager Agreement dated as of May 16, 2001.
AMENDMENT TO MASTER CUSTODY AGREEMENTMaster Custody Agreement • November 30th, 2020 • Franklin Floating Rate Master Trust
This Amendment (“Amendment”), dated as of the 25th day of February, 2020, is entered into separately by and between each Investment Company listed on Exhibit A to the Agreement (as defined below) (each an “Investment Company”) and The Bank of New York Mellon (formerly, The Bank of New York) (the “Custodian”).
MASTER CUSTODY AGREEMENTMaster Custody Agreement • March 16th, 2012 • Franklin Floating Rate Master Trust
The following is a list of the Investment Companies and their respective Series for which the Custodian shall serve under the Master Custody Agreement dated as of February 16, 1996.
TERMINAL LINK MASTER CUSTODY AGREEMENT EXHIBIT A (Effective as of February 2020)Master Custody Agreement • November 30th, 2020 • Franklin Floating Rate Master Trust
The following is a list of the Investment Companies and their respective Series for which the Custodian shall serve under the Master Custody Agreement dated as of February 16, 1996.
JOINDER TO GLOBAL CUSTODY AGREEMENTJoinder to Global Custody Agreement • November 28th, 2023 • Franklin Floating Rate Master Trust • New York
This Joinder (“Joinder”) to the GLOBAL CUSTODY AGREEMENT, dated March 1, 2020 among each of the Customers listed on Annex B thereto (each a “Customer”) and JPMORGAN CHASE BANK, N.A. (“J.P. Morgan”), as amended from time to time (the “Agreement”), is made and entered into as of July 15, 2020, between the New Customers (as defined below) and J.P. Morgan.
AMENDMENT NO.1 TO THE AGREEMENT AND DECLARATION OF TRUST OF FLOATING RATE MASTER TRUST Article I, Section 1.01 of the Declaration of Trust is hereby amended in its entirety as follows: 1.01 Name. The Delaware statutory business trust established...Agreement and Declaration of Trust • March 24th, 2000 • Franklin Floating Rate Master Trust
AMENDMENT TO MASTER CUSTODY AGREEMENTMaster Custody Agreement • November 30th, 2018 • Franklin Floating Rate Master Trust
This Amendment is dated as of the first day of June, 2018, by and between Each of the Investment Companies Listed on Schedule 1 hereto for itself and for Each of its Series listed on Schedule 1 hereto (the “Client”), and The Bank of New York Mellon (formerly The Bank of New York) (the “Custodian”).
SUPPLEMENT TO THE MASTER CUSTODY AGREEMENT HONG KONG - CHINA CONNECT SERVICESupplement to the Master Custody Agreement • March 4th, 2021 • Franklin Floating Rate Master Trust
This Letter relates to the Hong Kong - China Connect Service (as referenced in the Rules of the Stock Exchange of Hong Kong and as hereafter referred to in this Letter, the China Connect Service or Connect). Connect is a trading and clearing service established between Shanghai Stock Exchange, Shenzhen Stock Exchange, China Securities Depository and Clearing Corporation Limited (China Connect Clearing House), Hong Kong Exchanges and Clearing Limited, China Foreign Exchange Trade System & National Interbank Funding Centre (CFETS), China Central Depository & Clearing (CCDC), Shanghai Clearing House (SCH), the Central Moneymarkets Unit of the Monetary Authority of Hong Kong (CMU), the Stock Exchange of Hong Kong (SEHK) and the Hong Kong Stock Exchange’s clearing and nominee company, Hong Kong Securities Clearing Company Ltd. (HKSCC). The service applies to listed stock/securities on a China Connect Market (China Connect Listed Stock) and bonds traded on the China Interbank Bond Market (Ch
AMENDED AND RESTATED FOREIGN CUSTODY MANAGER AGREEMENTForeign Custody Manager Agreement • November 26th, 2014 • Franklin Floating Rate Master Trust
The following is a list of the Investment Companies and their respective Series for which the Custodian shall serve under the Foreign Custody Manager Agreement dated as of May 16, 2001.
THIRD JOINDER TO GLOBAL CUSTODY AGREEMENTGlobal Custody Agreement • November 28th, 2023 • Franklin Floating Rate Master Trust • New York
Third “(Joinder)” GLOBAL CUSTODY AGREEMENT, dated March 1, 2020, among each of the Customers listed on Annex B thereto each a “(Customer)” and JPMORGAN CHASE BANK, N.A(“J.P Morgan”) as amended from time to time (the “Agreement”) is made and entered into as of August 11, 2021 and shall be effective as of September 1, 2021, between the New Customer (as defined below) and J.P. Morgan.
TERMINAL LINK AGREEMENT EXHIBIT A (Effective as of January 29, 2021)Terminal Link Agreement • March 4th, 2021 • Franklin Floating Rate Master Trust
The following is a list of the Investment Companies and their respective Series for which the Custodian shall serve under the Master Custody Agreement dated as of February 16, 1996.
AMENDMENT TO INVESTMENT MANAGEMENT AGREEMENTInvestment Management Agreement • November 29th, 2021 • Franklin Floating Rate Master Trust
This Amendment, dated as of May 13, 2020, is to each Investment Management Agreement, as amended and/or restated to date (each, an “Agreement”), by and between each Investment Manager identified on Schedule A, each a registered investment adviser (the “Investment Manager”), and each registered investment company (each, an “Investment Company”), on behalf of itself and, as applicable, its separate series (each, a “Series”) identified opposite the Investment Manager’s name on Schedule A.
