Protocol Adherence

Protocol: ISDA 2013 EMIR Port Rec, Dispute Res and Disclosure Protocol

Adhering Organization: Franklin Advisers, Inc.

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Date: September 13, 2013

 

Dear Sirs,

ISDA 2013 EMIR Port Rec, Dispute Res and Disclosure Protocol - Adherence

The purpose of this letter is to confirm our adherence to the ISDA 2013 EMIR Port Rec, Dispute Res and Disclosure Protocol as published by the International Swaps and Derivatives Association, Inc. on July 19, 2013 (the “Protocol”). This letter constitutes, as between each other Adhering Party and us, an Adherence Letter as referred to in the Protocol. The definitions and provisions contained in the Protocol are incorporated into this Adherence Letter, which will supplement and form part of each Protocol Covered Agreement between us and each other Adhering Party.

1. Specified Terms 

As between each other Adhering Party and us, the amendments in the Attachment to the Protocol shall apply to each Protocol Covered Agreement to which we are a party in accordance with the terms of the Protocol and this Adherence Letter.

Adherent’s portfolio reconciliation process status:

  We confirm that we adhere to the Protocol as a Portfolio Data RECEIVING Entity

  We confirm that we adhere to the Protocol as a Portfolio Data SENDING Entity

Adherent’s Local Business Days:

 We specify the following place(s) for the purposes of the definition of Local Business Day as it applies to us:

New York, New York, USA

Adherent’s Affiliate(s) which are its agent:  With respect to Part I(3)(a) of the Attachment to the Protocol, we appoint the following Affiliates (as defined in the Attachment to the Protocol) as our agent:

Adherent’s use of a third party service provider:

  For the purposes of Part I(3) of the Protocol,We confirm that we adhere to the Protocol as a party that may use a Third Party Service Provider

Adherent’s contact details for Portfolio Data, discrepancy notices and Dispute Notices:

The following items may be delivered to us at the contact details shown:

Portfolio Data:

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 Notice of a discrepancy:

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 Dispute Notice:

CONTACT INFORMATION PROVIDED BY REQUEST ONLY
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2. Appointment as Agent and Release

We hereby appoint ISDA as our agent for the limited purposes of the Protocol and accordingly we waive any rights and hereby release ISDA from any claims, actions or causes of action whatsoever (whether in contract, tort or otherwise) arising out of or in any way relating to this Adherence Letter or our adherence to the Protocol or any actions contemplated as being required by ISDA.

3. Payment Details

Each Adhering Party must submit a one-time fee of U.S. $500 to ISDA at or before the submission of this Adherence Letter.

4. Contact Details

Our contact details for purposes of this Adherence Letter are:

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We consent to the publication of a conformed copy of this letter by ISDA and to the disclosure by ISDA of the contents of this letter.

Franklin Advisers, Inc.


BY:

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Appendix:
Templeton Income Trust - Templeton Global Bond Fund
Templeton Global Income Fund
Franklin Templeton Investment Funds - Templeton Global Bond Fund
Franklin Templeton Investment Funds SICAV - Templeton Global Balanced Fund
Franklin Templeton Investment Funds SICAV - Templeton Emerging Markets Bond Fund
Templeton Emerging Markets Income Fund
Franklin Advisers, Inc.
Franklin Floating Rate Master Trust - Franklin Floating Rate Master Series
Franklin Floating Rate Fund PLC
Franklin Strategic Mortgage Portfolio
Franklin Strategic Series - Franklin Strategic Income Fund
Franklin Templeton Global Trust - Franklin Templeton Hard Currency Fund
Franklin Templeton Investment Funds SICAV - Franklin U.S. Government Fund
Franklin High Income Trust - Franklin High Income Fund
Franklin Custodian Funds - Franklin Income Fund
Franklin Templeton Investment Funds SICAV - Templeton Asian Bond Fund
Franklin Templeton Investment Funds SICAV - Franklin India Fund
Franklin Advisers, Inc. (Client is Franklin Institutional High Yield)
Franklin Templeton Investment Funds SICAV - Franklin High Yield Fund
Franklin Strategic Series - Franklin Biotechnology Discovery Fund
Franklin Strategic Series - Franklin Natural Resources Fund
Franklin Investors Securities Trust - Franklin Total Return Fund
Franklin Templeton Limited Duration Income Trust
Franklin Investors Securities Trust - Franklin Floating Rate Daily Access Fund
Franklin Investors Securities Trust - Franklin Balanced Fund
Franklin Templeton Investment Funds SICAV - Franklin U.S. Total Return Fund
Franklin Templeton Investment Funds SICAV - Franklin U.S. Low Duration Fund
Franklin Templeton Investment Funds SICAV - Templeton European Total Return Fund
Franklin Templeton Investment Funds SICAV - Templeton Global Bond (Euro) Fund
Franklin Templeton Investment Funds SICAV - Templeton Global Total Return Fund
Franklin Templeton Variable Insurance Products Trust - Franklin High Income Securities Fund
Franklin Templeton Variable Insurance Products Trust - Templeton Global Bond Securities Fund
Franklin Templeton Variable Insurance Products Trust - Franklin Income Securities Fund
Franklin Templeton Variable Insurance Products Trust - Franklin Strategic Income Securities Fund
Franklin Templeton Investment Funds SICAV - Franklin Income Fund
Franklin Templeton Investment Funds SICAV - Franklin U.S. Equity Fund
Franklin Templeton Investment Funds - Franklin Biotechnology Discovery Fund
Franklin Templeton Investment Funds SICAV - Franklin U.S. Opportunities Fund
Franklin Templeton Investment Funds SICAV - Templeton Euro High Yield Fund
Franklin Investors Securities Trust - Franklin Real Return Fund
Franklin Investors Securities Trust - Franklin Low Duration Total Return Fund
FDP Series, Inc. - Franklin Templeton Total Return FDP Fund
Great-West Funds, Inc. - Great-West Templeton Global Bond Fund
VALIC Company I - Global Strategy Fund
Franklin Templeton Series II Funds SICAV - Franklin Floating Rate II Fund
Franklin Templeton Investment Funds SICAV - Franklin Natural Resources Fund
Franklin Templeton Investment Funds SICAV - Franklin Strategic Income Fund
Franklin Templeton Investment Funds SICAV - Templeton Global High Yield Fund
Franklin U.S. Core Equity Fund
Franklin Templeton Investment Funds SICAV - Franklin Templeton Global Fundamental Strategies Fund
Templeton Global Bond Plus Fund
Templeton Income Trust - Templeton International Bond Fund
Franklin Focused Core Equity Fund
Franklin Advisers, Inc. (Client is Franklin Institutional Global High Yield)
Old Westbury Funds, Inc - Old Westbury Global Opportunities Fund
Securian Funds Trust - Advantus International Bond Fund
Teachers' Retirement System of the State of Illinois
Franklin Templeton Investment Funds SICAV - Franklin MENA Fund
Franklin Templeton Investment Funds SICAV - Franklin U.S. Focus Fund
Franklin Templeton Investment Funds SICAV - Franklin Templeton Global Equity Strategies Fund
FT Opportunistic Distressed Fund Ltd.
Franklin Templeton Funds - Templeton Global Total Return Bond Fund
Franklin Templeton Investment Funds SICAV - Franklin World Perspectives Fund
Templeton Income Trust - Templeton Global Total Return Fund
Franklin Templeton Global Multisector Plus (Master) Fund, Ltd.
Lincoln Variable Insurance Products Trust - LVIP Global Income Fund
Met Investors Series Trust - Met/Templeton International Bond Portfolio
Franklin Templeton Multisector Bond Fund
Templeton Global Bond Plus (Master) Fund, Ltd.
Franklin Templeton Investment Funds SICAV - Franklin Gold and Precious Metals Fund
Franklin Templeton Investment Funds SICAV - Franklin Real Return Fund
Franklin Templeton Collective Investment Trust - Franklin Templeton Global Bond Plus Trust
Global Summits (Master) Fund, Ltd.
Franklin Templeton International Trust - Franklin World Perspectives Fund
San Mateo County Employees' Retirement Association
Franklin Advisers, Inc. (client is an internal fund)
Franklin Templeton International Trust - Franklin Templeton Global Allocation Fund
Public Employees Retirement Association of New Mexico
GPS Funds II - GuideMark Opportunistic Fixed Income Fund
MET Investors Series Trust - Met/Franklin Low Duration Total Return Portfolio
Franklin Templeton Investment Funds SICAV - Franklin Templeton Global Allocation Fund
Franklin Templeton Collective Investment Trust - Franklin Templeton Global Multisector Plus Trust
Franklin Alternative Strategies Funds - Franklin Pelagos Commodities Strategy Fund
Franklin Alternative Strategies Funds - Franklin Pelagos Managed Futures Strategy Fund
JNL Series Trust - JNL/Franklin Templeton Global Multisector Bond Fund
Global Tactical (Master) Fund, Ltd.
Senior Loan (Master) Fund, Ltd
Franklin Templeton Shariah Funds SICAV - Franklin Templeton Global Sukuk Fund
Franklin Templeton Investment Funds SICAV - Franklin Global Convertible Securities Fund
Advanced Series Trust - AST Franklin Templeton Founding Funds Allocation Portfolio
Fixed Income Opportunities (Master) Fund, Ltd.
Franklin Templeton Investment Funds SICAV - Templeton Global High Income Bond Fund
Franklin Templeton Investment Funds - Franklin Brazil Opportunities Fund
Franklin Templeton Variable Insurance Products Trust - Franklin Managed Volatility Global Allocation VIP Fund
U.S. High Yield (Master) Fund, Ltd.
Franklin Templeton Emerging Market Debt Institutional Trust
Templeton Income Trust - Templeton Emerging Markets Bond Fund
Emerging Markets Local Currency Bond (Master) Fund, Ltd.
Franklin Templeton Investment Funds - Franklin GCC Bond Fund
Franklin Templeton Investment Funds - Franklin Multi-Asset Income Fund
Advanced Series Trust - AST T. Rowe Price Global Bond Portfolio
Franklin Income Fund Canada
FTIF Global Corporate High Yield Fund
FTIF - Templeton Constrained Bond Fund
Templeton Constrained Bond Fund
Franklin Short Duration Government ETF