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
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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
Contract Type FiledDecember 29th, 1995 Company JurisdictionAGREEMENT 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
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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,...Templeton Funds Inc • December 29th, 1995 • California
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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...Shareholder Services Agreement • January 31st, 2008 • Templeton Funds Inc • California
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AMENDMENT TO INVESTMENT MANAGEMENT AGREEMENTInvestment Management Agreement • December 15th, 2006 • Templeton Funds Inc
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AMENDMENT TO TRANSFER AGENT AGREEMENTTransfer Agent Agreement • December 27th, 2002 • Templeton Funds Inc
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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
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FUND ADMINISTRATION AGREEMENT BETWEEN TEMPLETON FUNDS AND FRANKLIN TEMPLETON SERVICES, LLCFund Administration Agreement • January 31st, 2008 • Templeton Funds Inc
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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
Contract Type FiledDecember 27th, 2018 Company JurisdictionWHEREAS 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
TERMINAL LINK AGREEMENT EXHIBIT A (Effective as of June 1, 2018)Terminal Link Agreement • May 31st, 2018 • Templeton Funds
Contract Type FiledMay 31st, 2018 CompanyThe 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 • December 27th, 2012 • Templeton Funds • California
Contract Type FiledDecember 27th, 2012 Company JurisdictionThis 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
Contract Type FiledMay 31st, 2018 CompanyThis 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”).
AGREEMENT AND DECLARATION OF TRUST of TEMPLETON FUNDS TRUST a Delaware Statutory TrustAgreement and Declaration • December 28th, 2009 • Templeton Funds • Delaware
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Templeton FundsTempleton Funds • December 27th, 2023
Company FiledDecember 27th, 2023We, 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.
FOURTH AMENDMENT TO FUND SERVICES AGREEMENTFund Services Agreement • December 27th, 2022 • Templeton Funds • New York
Contract Type FiledDecember 27th, 2022 Company JurisdictionThis 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.
FRANKLIN TEMPLETON INVESTOR SERVICES, LLC AMENDED AND RESTATEDTransfer Agent and Shareholder Services Agreement • December 24th, 2014 • Templeton Funds • California
Contract Type FiledDecember 24th, 2014 Company JurisdictionThe 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).
AMENDMENT TO FUND SERVICES AGREEMENTFund Services Agreement • December 28th, 2020 • Templeton Funds • New York
Contract Type FiledDecember 28th, 2020 Company JurisdictionThis 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.
AMENDED AND RESTATED INVESTMENT MANAGEMENT AGREEMENTInvestment Management Agreement • December 28th, 2020 • Templeton Funds
Contract Type FiledDecember 28th, 2020 CompanyAGREEMENT 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.
STRADLEY STRADLEY RONON STEVENS & YOUNG LLP RONON 2600 One Commerce Square ATTORNEYS AT LAW Philiadelphia, PA 19103-7098 Telephone (215) 564-8000 Fax (215) 564-8120 March 27, 2002Templeton Funds Inc • April 1st, 2002
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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
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AMENDMENT TO MASTER CUSTODY AGREEMENTMaster Custody Agreement • December 28th, 2020 • Templeton Funds
Contract Type FiledDecember 28th, 2020 CompanyThis 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”).
FUND OF FUNDS INVESTMENT AGREEMENTFunds Investment Agreement • December 27th, 2022 • Templeton Funds
Contract Type FiledDecember 27th, 2022 CompanyTHIS 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”).
Selling Agreement May 1, 2010Selling Agreement • October 28th, 2010 • Templeton Funds • California
Contract Type FiledOctober 28th, 2010 Company JurisdictionFranklin 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
Contract Type FiledDecember 27th, 2021 CompanyThe 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.
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AMENDMENT TO FUND ADMINISTRATION AGREEMENTFund Administration Agreement • December 27th, 2002 • Templeton Funds Inc
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TERMINAL LINK MASTER CUSTODY AGREEMENT EXHIBIT A (Effective as of February 2020)Master Custody Agreement • December 28th, 2020 • Templeton Funds
Contract Type FiledDecember 28th, 2020 CompanyThe 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.
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,...Templeton Funds Inc • December 29th, 2000 • California
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AMENDMENT TO MASTER CUSTODY AGREEMENTMaster Custody Agreement • May 31st, 2018 • Templeton Funds
Contract Type FiledMay 31st, 2018 CompanyThe 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.
AMENDMENT TO MASTER CUSTODY AGREEMENTMaster Custody Agreement • December 27th, 2019 • Templeton Funds
Contract Type FiledDecember 27th, 2019 CompanyThis Amendment is dated as of the 3rd day of June, 2019, 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”).
JOINDER TO GLOBAL CUSTODY AGREEMENTGlobal Custody Agreement • December 28th, 2020 • Templeton Funds • New York
Contract Type FiledDecember 28th, 2020 Company JurisdictionThis 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.
TEMPLETON FUNDS Fort Lauderdale, Florida 33394-3091Distribution Agreement • May 31st, 2018 • Templeton Funds • California
Contract Type FiledMay 31st, 2018 Company JurisdictionWe, 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.
AMENDMENT TO MASTER CUSTODY AGREEMENTMaster Custody Agreement • December 27th, 2018 • Templeton Funds
Contract Type FiledDecember 27th, 2018 CompanyThis 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”).
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