o 103 SA-1
SUPPLEMENT DATED JUNE 1, 2000
TO THE STATEMENT OF ADDITIONAL INFORMATION OF
TEMPLETON GLOBAL SMALLER COMPANIES FUND, INC.
dated January 1, 2000
The Statement of Additional Information (SAI) is amended as follows:
I. All references to Franklin Templeton Trust Company in this SAI are replaced
with Franklin Templeton Bank & Trust.
II. The first waiver category in the section "Waivers for certain investors" on
page 18 is revised to read:
o Trust companies and bank trust departments investing assets held in a
fiduciary, agency, advisory, custodial or similar capacity and over which
the trust companies and bank trust departments or other plan fiduciaries or
participants, in the case of certain retirement plans, have full or shared
investment discretion. We may accept orders for these accounts by telephone
or other means of electronic data transfer directly from the bank or trust
company, with payment by federal funds received by the close of business on
the next business day following the order.
III. The eighth waiver category in the section "CDSC waivers" on page 20 is
revised to read:
o Redemptions by an employee benefit plan: (i) that is a customer of
Franklin Templeton Defined Contribution Services; and/or (ii) whose assets
are held by Franklin Templeton Bank & Trust as trustee or custodian (not
applicable to Class B)
IV. The section "Systematic withdrawal plan" on page 20 is replaced with the
following:
SYSTEMATIC WITHDRAWAL PLAN Our systematic withdrawal plan allows you to sell
your shares and receive regular payments from your account on a monthly,
quarterly, semiannual or annual basis. The value of your account must be at
least $5,000 and the minimum payment amount for each withdrawal must be at least
$50. For retirement plans subject to mandatory distribution requirements, the
$50 minimum will not apply. There are no service charges for establishing or
maintaining a systematic withdrawal plan.
Each month in which a payment is scheduled, we will redeem an equivalent amount
of shares in your account on the day of the month you have indicated on your
account application or, if no day is indicated, on the 20th day of the month. If
that day falls on a weekend or holiday, we will process the redemption on the
next business day. For plans set up before June 1, 2000, we will continue to
process redemptions on the 25th day of the month (or the next business day)
unless you instruct us to change the processing date. Available processing dates
currently are the 1st, 5th, 10th, 15th, 20th and 25th days of the month. When
you sell your shares under a systematic withdrawal plan, it is a taxable
transaction.
To avoid paying sales charges on money you plan to withdraw within a short
period of time, you may not want to set up a systematic withdrawal plan if you
plan to buy shares on a regular basis. Shares sold under the plan also may be
subject to a CDSC.
Redeeming shares through a systematic withdrawal plan may reduce or exhaust the
shares in your account if payments exceed distributions received from the fund.
This is especially likely to occur if there is a market decline. If a withdrawal
amount exceeds the value of your account, your account will be closed and the
remaining balance in your account will be sent to you. Because the amount
withdrawn under the plan may be more than your actual yield or income, part of
the payment may be a return of your investment.
To discontinue a systematic withdrawal plan, change the amount and schedule of
withdrawal payments, or suspend one payment, we must receive instructions from
you at least three business days before a scheduled payment. The fund may
discontinue a systematic withdrawal plan by notifying you in writing and will
discontinue a systematic withdrawal plan automatically if all shares in your
account are withdrawn or if the fund receives notification of the shareholder's
death or incapacity.
V. The following paragraph is added to the section "General information" on page
21:
There are special procedures for banks and other institutions that wish to open
multiple accounts. An institution may open a single master account by filing one
application form with the fund, signed by personnel authorized to act for the
institution. Individual sub-accounts may be opened when the master account is
opened by listing them on the application, or by providing instructions to the
fund at a later date. These sub-accounts may be registered either by name or
number. The fund's investment minimums apply to each sub-account. The fund will
send confirmation and account statements for the sub-accounts to the
institution.
Please keep this supplement for future reference.
o 103 SAA-1
SUPPLEMENT DATED JUNE 1, 2000
TO THE STATEMENT OF ADDITIONAL INFORMATION OF
TEMPLETON GLOBAL SMALLER COMPANIES FUND, INC.- ADVISOR CLASS
DATED JANUARY 1, 2000
The Statement of Additional Information (SAI) is amended as follows:
I. All references to Franklin Templeton Trust Company in this SAI are replaced
with Franklin Templeton Bank & Trust.
II. The section "Systematic withdrawal plan" on page 16 is replaced with the
following:
SYSTEMATIC WITHDRAWAL PLAN Our systematic withdrawal plan allows you to sell
your shares and receive regular payments from your account on a monthly,
quarterly, semiannual or annual basis. The value of your account must be at
least $5,000 and the minimum payment amount for each withdrawal must be at least
$50. For retirement plans subject to mandatory distribution requirements, the
$50 minimum will not apply. There are no service charges for establishing or
maintaining a systematic withdrawal plan.
Each month in which a payment is scheduled, we will redeem an equivalent amount
of shares in your account on the day of the month you have indicated on your
account application or, if no day is indicated, on the 20th day of the month. If
that day falls on a weekend or holiday, we will process the redemption on the
next business day. For plans set up before June 1, 2000, we will continue to
process redemptions on the 25th day of the month (or the next business day)
unless you instruct us to change the processing date. Available processing dates
currently are the 1st, 5th, 10th, 15th, 20th and 25th days of the month. When
you sell your shares under a systematic withdrawal plan, it is a taxable
transaction.
Redeeming shares through a systematic withdrawal plan may reduce or exhaust the
shares in your account if payments exceed distributions received from the fund.
This is especially likely to occur if there is a market decline. If a withdrawal
amount exceeds the value of your account, your account will be closed and the
remaining balance in your account will be sent to you. Because the amount
withdrawn under the plan may be more than your actual yield or income, part of
the payment may be a return of your investment.
To discontinue a systematic withdrawal plan, change the amount and schedule of
withdrawal payments, or suspend one payment, we must receive instructions from
you at least three business days before a scheduled payment. The fund may
discontinue a systematic withdrawal plan by notifying you in writing and will
discontinue a systematic withdrawal plan automatically if all shares in your
account are withdrawn or if the fund receives notification of the shareholder's
death or incapacity.
III. The following paragraph is added to the section "General information" on
page 17:
There are special procedures for banks and other institutions that wish to open
multiple accounts. An institution may open a single master account by filing one
application form with the fund, signed by personnel authorized to act for the
institution. Individual sub-accounts may be opened when the master account is
opened by listing them on the application, or by providing instructions to the
fund at a later date. These sub-accounts may be registered either by name or
number. The fund's investment minimums apply to each sub-account. The fund will
send confirmation and account statements for the sub-accounts to the
institution.
Please keep this supplement for future reference.
