CUSTODY AGREEMENT RESTATED AS OF FEBRUARY 11, 1986 AGREEMENT dated as of this 1st day of June, 1984, amended September 1, 1985 and amended and restated as of February 10, 1986, between THE CHASE MANHATTAN BANK, N.A. ("Chase"), having its principal...Custody Agreement • December 29th, 1995 • Templeton Funds Inc • New York
AGREEMENT dated as of this 1st day of June, 1984, amended September 1, 1985 and amended and restated as of February 10, 1986, between THE CHASE MANHATTAN BANK, N.A. ("Chase"), having its principal place of business at 1 Chase Manhattan Plaza, New York, New York 10081, and TEMPLETON FUNDS, INC. ("the Company"), a series investment company registered under the Investment Company Act of 1940 ("Act of 1940"), having its principal place of business at 405 Central Avenue, St. Petersburg, Florida 33731, on behalf of Templeton World Fund (the "Fund"), a separate mutual fund forming part of the Company. WHEREAS, the Company wishes to appoint Chase as custodian of the securities and assets of the Fund, and Chase is willing to act as custodian under the terms and conditions hereinafter set forth; NOW, THEREFORE, the Company and its successors and assigns on behalf of the Fund and Chase and its successors and assigns, hereby agree as follows: 1. APPOINTMENT AS CUSTODIAN. Chase agrees to act as cus
INVESTMENT MANAGEMENT AGREEMENT AGREEMENT made effective as of the 1st day of January, 2008, between TEMPLETON FUNDS (hereinafter referred to as the "Trust"), on behalf of Templeton Foreign Fund ("Foreign Fund"), and TEMPLETON GLOBAL ADVISORS LIMITED,...Investment Management Agreement • January 31st, 2008 • Templeton Funds Inc
ASSIGNMENT AND ASSUMPTION AGREEMENT THIS ASSIGNMENT AND ASSUMPTION AGREEMENT (this "ASSIGNMENT") is made and entered into as of January 1, 2008 by and among TEMPLETON FUNDS, INC., a Maryland corporation (the "ASSIGNOR"), on behalf of its Templeton...Assignment and Assumption Agreement • January 31st, 2008 • Templeton Funds Inc • New York
SHAREHOLDER SERVICES AGREEMENT THIS AGREEMENT IS MADE AS OF THE 18TH DAY OF SEPTEMBER, 1995 BETWEEN FRANKLIN TEMPLETON INVESTOR SERVICES, INC., a California corporation with offices located at 700 Central Avenue, St. Petersburg, Florida 33701-8030...Shareholder Services Agreement • December 24th, 1997 • Templeton Funds Inc • California
AMENDMENT TO INVESTMENT MANAGEMENT AGREEMENTInvestment Management Agreement • December 15th, 2006 • Templeton Funds Inc
AMENDMENT TO TRANSFER AGENT AGREEMENTTransfer Agent Agreement • December 27th, 2002 • Templeton Funds Inc
TEMPLETON FUNDS, INC. 700 Central Avenue St. Petersburg, Florida 33701-3628 Franklin Templeton Distributors, Inc. 700 Central Avenue St. Petersburg, Florida 33701-3628 Re: Amended and Restated Distribution Agreement Gentlemen: We, TEMPLETON FUNDS,...Distribution Agreement • December 29th, 1995 • Templeton Funds Inc • California
Amendment to Master Custody Agreement Effective February 27, 1998, The Bank of New York and each of the Investment Companies listed in the Attachment appended to this Amendment, for themselves and each series listed in the Attachment, hereby amend the...Master Custody Agreement • May 31st, 2018 • Templeton Funds
FUND ADMINISTRATION AGREEMENT BETWEEN TEMPLETON FUNDS AND FRANKLIN TEMPLETON SERVICES, LLCFund Administration Agreement • January 31st, 2008 • Templeton Funds Inc
AMENDED AND RESTATED AGREEMENT AND DECLARATION OF TRUST of TEMPLETON FUNDS a Delaware Statutory TrustAgreement and Declaration of Trust • December 27th, 2018 • Templeton Funds • Delaware
WHEREAS Templeton Funds (the “Trust”) was formed on October 18, 2006 under the name “Templeton Funds 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 October 18, 2006 (the “Original Declaration of Trust”), and the name of the Trust was changed to “Templeton Funds” 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 January 4, 2007; and
May 8, 2003Agreement and Plan of Reorganization • May 16th, 2003 • Templeton Funds Inc
Templeton FundsDistribution Agreement • December 27th, 2023 • Templeton Funds
We, Templeton Funds (the “Trust”), comprised of the series listed on Attachment A (each a “Fund”, and collectively, the “Funds”), are a Delaware statutory trust operating as an open-end management investment company or “mutual fund”, which is registered under the Investment Company Act of 1940, as amended (the “1940 Act”), and whose shares are registered under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended (the “1933 Act”). We desire to issue one or more series or classes of our authorized but unissued shares of capital stock or beneficial interest (the “Shares”) to authorized persons in accordance with applicable Federal and State securities laws. The Fund’s Shares may be made available in one or more separate series, each of which may have one or more classes.
FRANKLIN TEMPLETON INVESTOR SERVICES, LLC TRANSFER AGENT AND SHAREHOLDER SERVICES AGREEMENT Investment Company: TEMPLETON FUNDS Date: January 1, 2008 The parties to this Agreement are the Investment Company named above ("Investment Company"), an...Transfer Agent and Shareholder Services Agreement • January 31st, 2008 • Templeton Funds Inc • California
FRANKLIN TEMPLETON INVESTOR SERVICES, LLC AMENDED AND RESTATED TRANSFER AGENT AND SHAREHOLDER SERVICES AGREEMENTTransfer Agent and Shareholder Services Agreement • December 27th, 2023 • Templeton Funds
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 June 1, 2018)Terminal Link Agreement • May 31st, 2018 • Templeton Funds
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.
AGREEMENT AND DECLARATION OF TRUST of TEMPLETON FUNDS TRUST a Delaware Statutory TrustTrust Agreement • December 28th, 2009 • Templeton Funds • Delaware
AMENDED AND RESTATED FUND ADMINISTRATION AGREEMENTFund Administration Agreement • December 27th, 2012 • Templeton Funds • California
This Agreement, dated as of May 22, 2012, is between TEMPLETON FUNDS (the “Trust”), a Delaware statutory trust, on behalf of TEMPLETON FOREIGN FUND (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 the Administrator.
AMENDMENT TO MASTER CUSTODY AGREEMENTMaster Custody Agreement • May 31st, 2018 • Templeton Funds
This Amendment is dated as of the first day of June, 2018, by and between Each of the Investment Companies Listed on Exhibit A hereto for itself and for Each of its Series listed on Exhibit A hereto (the “Client”), and The Bank of New York Mellon (formerly The Bank of New York) (the “Custodian”).
FRANKLIN TEMPLETON INVESTOR SERVICES, LLC AMENDED AND RESTATEDTransfer Agent and Shareholder Services Agreement • December 24th, 2014 • Templeton Funds • California
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 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 formerly known as Franklin Administrative Services, Inc. This Agreement supersedes prior Shareholder Services Agreements between the parties, as stated below in section 16(d).
GRAPHIC OMITTED] STRADLEY RONON STEVENS & YOUNG, LLP 2600 ONE COMMERCE SQUARE PHILADELPHIA, PA 19103-7098 TELEPHONE 215.564.8000 FAX 215.564.8120 WWW.STRADLEY.COM, April 25, 2007 Board of Trustees, Templeton Global Investment Trust 500 East Broward...Agreement and Plan of Reorganization • April 30th, 2007 • Templeton Funds Inc
TRANSFER AGENT AND SHAREHOLDER SERVICES AGREEMENTTransfer Agent and Shareholder Services Agreement • December 27th, 2017 • Templeton Funds • 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.
FOURTH AMENDMENT TO FUND SERVICES AGREEMENTFund Services Agreement • December 27th, 2022 • Templeton Funds • New York
This fourth 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 August 11, 2021 and shall be effective as of September 1, 2021, between the Customer and J.P. Morgan.
AMENDED AND RESTATED INVESTMENT MANAGEMENT AGREEMENTInvestment Management Agreement • December 28th, 2020 • Templeton Funds
AGREEMENT made as of December 29, 2017, between TEMPLETON FUNDS (hereinafter referred to as the “Trust”), on behalf of Templeton World Fund (the “Fund”), and TEMPLETON GLOBAL ADVISORS LIMITED (hereinafter referred to as the “Manager”), and amends and restates the prior Amended and Restated Investment Management Agreement between the Trust, on behalf of the Fund, and the Manager dated as of July 1, 2014.
AMENDMENT TO FUND SERVICES AGREEMENTFund Services Agreement • December 28th, 2020 • Templeton Funds • 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.
TEMPLETON FUNDS, INC. 700 CENTRAL AVENUE ST. PETERSBURG, FLORIDA 33701-3628 Franklin Templeton Distributors, Inc. 700 Central Avenue St. Petersburg, Florida 33701-3628 Re: Amended and Restated Distribution Agreement Gentlemen: We, TEMPLETON FUNDS,...Distribution Agreement • December 29th, 2000 • Templeton Funds Inc • California
AMENDMENT TO FUND ADMINISTRATION AGREEMENTFund Administration Agreement • December 27th, 2002 • Templeton Funds Inc
FUND OF FUNDS INVESTMENT AGREEMENTFund of Funds Investment Agreement • December 27th, 2022 • Templeton Funds
THIS AGREEMENT, dated as of [___________], is made among each entity listed on Schedule A (as amended from time to time), severally and not jointly (each, an “Acquiring Fund”), and each Acquired Fund listed on Schedule A (as amended from time to time), severally and not jointly (each, an “Acquired Fund” and together with the Acquiring Funds, the “Funds”).
SUBCONTRACT FOR FUND ADMINISTRATIVE SERVICESSubcontract for Fund Administrative Services • December 27th, 2018 • Templeton Funds • California
This Subcontract, dated as of June 1, 2018, is between Franklin Templeton Investments Corp. (the “Investment Manager”), and Franklin Templeton Services, LLC (“Administrator”).
BUSINESS MANAGEMENT AGREEMENT BETWEEN TEMPLETON FUNDS, INC. AND TEMPLETON GLOBAL INVESTORS, INC. AGREEMENT dated as of April 1, 1993, between TEMPLETON FUNDS, INC., a registered open-end investment company (the "Company") comprised of two series...Business Management Agreement • December 29th, 1995 • Templeton Funds Inc
AMENDMENT TO MASTER CUSTODY AGREEMENTMaster Custody Agreement • December 28th, 2020 • Templeton Funds
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”).
Selling Agreement May 1, 2010Selling Agreement • October 28th, 2010 • Templeton Funds • California
Franklin Templeton Distributors, Inc. (“we” or “us”) invites you to participate in the distribution of shares of the Franklin Templeton investment companies (the “Funds”) for which we now or in the future serve as principal underwriter, subject to the terms of this Agreement. We will notify you from time to time of the Funds that are eligible for distribution and the terms of compensation under this Agreement. This Agreement supersedes any prior dealer or selling agreements between us, as stated in Section 21, below.
TERMINAL LINK AGREEMENT EXHIBIT ATerminal Link Agreement • December 27th, 2021 • Templeton Funds
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 • December 28th, 2020 • Templeton Funds
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 • December 28th, 2020 • Templeton Funds • 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.
May 8, 2003Agreement and Plan of Reorganization • May 16th, 2003 • Templeton Funds Inc
