FRANKLIN ALTERNATIVE STRATEGIES FUNDSDistribution Agreement • September 26th, 2022 • Franklin Alternative Strategies Funds • California
We, Franklin Alternative Strategies 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, LLCTransfer Agent and Shareholder Services Agreement • September 26th, 2022 • Franklin Alternative Strategies 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, 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.
MASTER CUSTODY AGREEMENT EXHIBIT AMaster Custody Agreement • September 26th, 2022 • Franklin Alternative Strategies 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.
FRANKLIN ALTERNATIVE STRATEGIES FUNDS on behalf of FRANKLIN K2 LONG SHORT CREDIT FUND AMENDMENT NO. 2 TO AMENDED AND RESTATED INVESTMENT MANAGEMENT AGREEMENTInvestment Management Agreement • September 26th, 2022 • Franklin Alternative Strategies Funds
Management Agreement made as of October 1, 2017 (as amended, the “Agreement”), by and between FRANKLIN ALTERNATIVE STRATEGIES FUNDS, a Delaware statutory trust (the “Trust”), on behalf of FRANKLIN K2 LONG SHORT CREDIT FUND (the “Fund”), a series of the Trust, and K2/D&S MANAGEMENT CO., L.L.C., a Delaware limited liability company (the “Manager”).
