GOF P-2
SUPPLEMENT FOR THE PERIOD
JANUARY 1, 2001 TO APRIL 16, 2001
TO THE PROSPECTUS OF
TEMPLETON FUNDS, INC.
(Templeton Foreign and World Funds) dated January 1, 2001
TEMPLETON GLOBAL SMALLER COMPANIES FUND
dated January 1, 2001
TEMPLETON GROWTH FUND, INC.
dated January 1, 2001
TEMPLETON GLOBAL BOND FUND
dated January 1, 2001
FRANKLIN CUSTODIAN FUNDS, INC.
(Growth, DynaTech, Income, Utilities and U.S. Government Securities Series)
dated February 1, 2000
FRANKLIN RISING DIVIDENDS FUND
dated February 1, 2000
FRANKLIN INVESTORS SECURITIES TRUST
(FIST 1 - Franklin Convertible Securities, Equity Income, Global Government
Income and Short-Intermediate U.S. Government Securities Funds)
(FIST 2 - Franklin Adjustable U.S. Government Securities Fund, Adjustable
Rate Securities Fund and Bond Funds)
dated March 1, 2000
FRANKLIN VALUE FUND
dated March 1, 2000
FRANKLIN BALANCE SHEET INVESTMENT FUND
dated March 1, 2000
FRANKLIN MICROCAP VALUE FUND
dated March 1, 2000
FRANKLIN LARGE CAP VALUE FUND
dated March 1, 2000
FRANKLIN TEMPLETON GLOBAL TRUST
(Franklin Templeton Global Currency and Hard Currency Funds) dated
March 1, 2000
FRANKLIN TEMPLETON INTERNATIONAL TRUST
(Templeton Foreign Smaller Companies and Pacific Growth Funds) dated
March 1, 2000
TEMPLETON DEVELOPING MARKETS TRUST
dated May 1, 2000
TEMPLETON GLOBAL OPPORTUNITIES TRUST
dated May 1, 2000
FRANKLIN MUTUAL SERIES FUND INC.
(Mutual Beacon, Financial Services, Qualified, Shares, Discovery and European
Funds) dated May 1, 2000
TEMPLETON GLOBAL INVESTMENT TRUST
(Templeton International and Latin America Funds)
dated August 1, 2000
FRANKLIN STRATEGIC SERIES
(FSS1 - Franklin Aggressive Growth, California Growth,
Large Cap Growth, Small Cap Growth Fund I and
Small Cap Growth Fund II)
(FSS2 - Franklin Biotechnology Discovery, Technology,
Global Health Care, Global Communications and Natural Resources Funds)
Franklin Blue Chip Fund
dated September 1, 2000
FRANKLIN REAL ESTATE SECURITIES FUND
dated September 1, 2000
FRANKLIN'S AGE HIGH INCOME FUND
dated October 1, 2000
FRANKLIN GROWTH AND INCOME FUND
dated November 1, 2000
FRANKLIN GOLD & PRECIOUS METALS FUND
dated December 1, 2000
FRANKLIN TEMPLETON FUND ALLOCATOR SERIES
(Franklin Templeton Conservative Target, Moderate Target and Growth Target
Funds) dated December 1, 2000
The following paragraph is added to the section "Dealer compensation" of the
prospectuses for the Franklin Templeton funds listed above:
During the period January 1, 2001 through April 16, 2001, Distributors will
reallow the entire front-end sales charge to the securities firm of A.G. Edwards
& Sons, Inc. (AG Edwards) on purchases of Class A shares of the funds for IRA
accounts for which Franklin Templeton Bank & Trust Company or AG Edwards, or an
affiliate, serves as the custodian.
Please keep this supplement for future reference.
