FRANKLIN STRATEGIC SERIES on behalf of the FRANKLIN BLUE CHIP FUND MANAGEMENT AGREEMENT THIS MANAGEMENT AGREEMENT made between FRANKLIN STRATEGIC SERIES, a Delaware business trust (the "Trust"), on behalf of FRANKLIN BLUE CHIP FUND (the "Fund"), a...Management Agreement • March 14th, 1996 • Franklin Strategic Series • California
FRANKLIN STRATEGIC SERIES on behalf of FRANKLIN SMALL CAP GROWTH FUND II INVESTMENT ADVISORY AGREEMENT THIS INVESTMENT ADVISORY AGREEMENT made between FRANKLIN STRATEGIC SERIES, a Delaware business trust (the "Trust") on behalf of FRANKLIN SMALL CAP...Investment Advisory Agreement • June 30th, 2000 • Franklin Strategic Series • California
ASSIGNMENT AND ASSUMPTION AGREEMENT OF SUBADVISORY AGREEMENTAssignment and Assumption Agreement • August 26th, 2004 • Franklin Strategic Series
FRANKLIN STRATEGIC SERIES on behalf of FRANKLIN TECHNOLOGY FUND INVESTMENT ADVISORY AGREEMENT THIS INVESTMENT ADVISORY AGREEMENT made between FRANKLIN STRATEGIC SERIES, a Delaware business trust (the "Trust") on behalf of FRANKLIN TECHNOLOGY FUND (the...Investment Advisory Agreement • June 30th, 2000 • Franklin Strategic Series • California
Original Agreement and Declaration of Trust was adopted January 22, 1991; current Amended and Restated Agreement and Declaration of Trust adopted April 11, 2007.)Agreement and Declaration of Trust • August 27th, 2007 • Franklin Strategic Series • Delaware
DRAFT FRANKLIN STRATEGIC SERIES on behalf of FRANKLIN FOCUSED CORE EQUITY FUNDInvestment Management Agreement • September 28th, 2007 • Franklin Strategic Series • California
SCHEDULE 1Foreign Custody Manager Agreement • August 27th, 2009 • Franklin Strategic Series
Franklin Real Estate Delaware Statutory Franklin Real Estate Securities Fund Securities Trust Trust Franklin Strategic Mortgage Delaware Statutory Portfolio Trust
March 1, 2007 Franklin Strategic Series One Franklin Parkway San Mateo, CA 94403-1906 Re: AGREEMENT AND PLAN OF REORGANIZATION DATED AS OF MARCH 1, 2007 BETWEEN FRANKLIN STRATEGIC SERIES ON BEHALF OF ITS SERIES, FRANKLIN BLUE CHIP FUND AND FRANKLIN...Agreement and Plan of Reorganization • March 1st, 2007 • Franklin Custodian Funds Inc
DEALER AGREEMENT Effective: March 1, 1998 Dear Securities Dealer: 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...Dealer Agreement • December 24th, 1998 • Franklin Strategic Series • California
EXHIBIT AMaster Custody Agreement • August 27th, 2007 • Franklin Strategic Series
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 STRATEGIC SERIES on behalf of the FRANKLIN BIOTECHNOLOGY DISCOVERY FUND MANAGEMENT AGREEMENT THIS MANAGEMENT AGREEMENT made between FRANKLIN STRATEGIC SERIES, a Delaware business trust (the "Trust"), on behalf of FRANKLIN BIOTECHNOLOGY...Management Agreement • August 25th, 1997 • Franklin Strategic Series • California
FUND ADMINISTRATION AGREEMENT AGREEMENT dated as of May 1, 2000 between FRANKLIN STRATEGIC SERIES (the "Investment Company"), an investment company registered under the Investment Company Act of 1940 ("1940 Act"), on behalf of FRANKLIN TECHNOLOGY FUND...Fund Administration Agreement • June 30th, 2000 • Franklin Strategic Series
FRANKLIN STRATEGIC SERIES on behalf of the FRANKLIN BIOTECHNOLOGY DISCOVERY FUND AMENDED AND RESTATED INVESTMENT MANAGEMENT AGREEMENTInvestment Management Agreement • August 26th, 2019 • Franklin Strategic Series • California
THIS INVESTMENT MANAGEMENT AGREEMENT, dated as of December 29, 2017, is made between FRANKLIN STRATEGIC SERIES, a Delaware statutory trust (the “Trust”), on behalf of FRANKLIN BIOTECHNOLOGY DISCOVERY FUND (the “Fund”), a series of the Trust, and FRANKLIN ADVISERS, INC., a California corporation (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 May 1, 2014.
AMENDED AND RESTATED AGREEMENT AND DECLARATION OF TRUST of Franklin STRATEGIC SERIES a Delaware Statutory Trust (Original Agreement and Declaration of Trust was adopted January 22, 1991; Amended and Restated Agreement and Declaration of Trust was...Agreement and Declaration of Trust • June 3rd, 2019 • Franklin Strategic Series • Delaware
WHEREAS Franklin Strategic Series (the “Trust”) was formed on January 25, 1991 under the name “Franklin California 250 Growth Index Fund” 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 January 22, 1991 (the “Original Declaration of Trust”), and the name of the Trust was changed to “Franklin California 250 Growth Fund” and to “Franklin Strategic Series” 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 August 22, 1991 and November 25, 1991, respectively; and
FRANKLIN STRATEGIC SERIES on behalf of FRANKLIN GROWTH OPPORTUNITIES FUND amended and restated INVESTMENT MANAGEMENT AGREEMENTInvestment Management Agreement • August 26th, 2019 • Franklin Strategic Series • California
THIS INVESTMENT MANAGEMENT AGREEMENT, dated as of December 29, 2017, is made between FRANKLIN STRATEGIC SERIES, a Delaware statutory trust (the “Trust”), on behalf of FRANKLIN GROWTH OPPORTUNITIES FUND (the “Fund”), a series of the Trust, and FRANKLIN ADVISERS, INC., a California corporation (the “Adviser”), and amends and restates the prior Amended and Restated Investment Management Agreement between the Trust, on behalf of the Fund, and the Adviser, dated as of May 1, 2013.
MASTER CUSTODY AGREEMENTMaster Custody Agreement • August 25th, 2017 • Franklin Strategic Series
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 STRATEGIC SERIESDistribution Agreement • August 25th, 2022 • Franklin Strategic Series • California
We, Franklin Strategic Series (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 STRATEGIC SERIES on behalf of the FRANKLIN STRATEGIC BIOTECHNOLOGY DISCOVERY FUND MANAGEMENT AGREEMENT THIS MANAGEMENT AGREEMENT made between FRANKLIN STRATEGIC SERIES, a Delaware business trust (the "Trust"), on behalf of FRANKLIN STRATEGIC...Management Agreement • June 13th, 1997 • Franklin Strategic Series • California
MASTER CUSTODY AGREEMENTMaster Custody Agreement • August 27th, 2014 • Franklin Strategic Series
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 • August 25th, 2023 • Franklin Strategic Series
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 • June 28th, 2018 • Franklin Strategic Series
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 • August 27th, 2012 • Franklin Strategic Series • California
This Agreement, dated as of April 17, 2012, is between FRANKLIN STRATEGIC SERIES (the “Trust”), a Delaware statutory trust on behalf of FRANKLIN BIOTECHNOLOGY DISCOVERY 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 Administrator.
AMENDMENT TO MASTER CUSTODY AGREEMENTMaster Custody Agreement • December 27th, 2019 • Franklin Strategic Series
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).
FRANKLIN TEMPLETON INVESTOR SERVICES, LLC AMENDED AND RESTATEDTransfer Agent and Shareholder Services Agreement • June 28th, 2018 • Franklin Strategic Series • 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.
SUBCONTRACT FOR FUND ADMINISTRATIVE SERVICES This Subcontract for Fund Administrative Services ("Subcontract") is made as of January 1, 2001 between FRANKLIN ADVISERS, INC., a California corporation, hereinafter called the "Investment Manager," and...Subcontract for Fund Administrative Services • August 29th, 2001 • Franklin Strategic Series
FUND ADMINISTRATION AGREEMENT AGREEMENT dated as of January 1, 2001 between FRANKLIN STRATEGIC SERIES (the "Investment Company"), an investment company registered under the Investment Company Act of 1940 ("1940 Act"), on behalf of FRANKLIN LARGE CAP...Fund Administration Agreement • August 29th, 2001 • Franklin Strategic Series
AMENDED AND RESTATED FOREIGN CUSTODY MANAGER AGREEMENTForeign Custody Manager Agreement • August 27th, 2012 • Franklin Strategic Series
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 • August 27th, 2015 • Franklin Strategic Series
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.
SUBCONTRACT FOR FUND ADMINISTRATIVE SERVICESSubcontract for Fund Administrative Services • August 28th, 2013 • Franklin Strategic Series • California
This Subcontract, dated as of August 1, 2013, is between Franklin Templeton Investment Management Limited, a corporation existing under the laws of the United Kingdom (the “Investment Manager”), and Franklin Templeton Services, LLC (“Administrator”).
AMENDMENT TO FUND SERVICES AGREEMENTFund Services Agreement • August 25th, 2022 • Franklin Strategic Series • 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 January 27, 2021 and shall be effective as of January 29, 2021, between the Customer and J.P. Morgan.
AMENDMENT TO FUND SERVICES AGREEMENTFund Services Agreement • August 27th, 2020 • Franklin Strategic Series • 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 • August 27th, 2014 • Franklin Strategic Series
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 FOREIGN CUSTODY MANAGER AGREEMENTForeign Custody Manager Agreement • August 25th, 2017 • Franklin Strategic Series
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 • April 30th, 2013 • Franklin Strategic Series
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.
AMENDMENT TO MASTER CUSTODY AGREEMENTMaster Custody Agreement • August 27th, 2020 • Franklin Strategic Series
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”).
