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PROSPECTUS

INSTITUTIONAL
FIDUCIARY
TRUST

NOVEMBER 1, 1998

INVESTMENT STRATEGY

INCOME

Money Market Portfolio
Franklin U.S. Government Securities Money Market Portfolio

Please read this prospectus before investing,  and keep it for future reference.
It  contains  important  information,  including  how each fund  invests and the
services available to shareholders.

To learn more about each fund and its  policies,  you may  request a copy of the
funds'  Statement of Additional  Information  ("SAI"),  dated  November 1, 1998,
which we may  amend  from time to time.  We have  filed the SAI with the SEC and
have  incorporated it by reference into this prospectus.  For a free copy of the
SAI or a larger  print  version  of this  prospectus,  contact  your  investment
representative or call 1-800/321-8563.

AN INVESTMENT IN A  FUND  IS  NEITHER  INSURED  NOR  GUARANTEED  BY  THE  U.S.
GOVERNMENT. THERE CAN BE NO ASSURANCE THAT THE FUNDS WILL BE ABLE TO MAINTAIN A
STABLE $1 SHARE PRICE.

MUTUAL FUND SHARES ARE NOT DEPOSITS OR OBLIGATIONS OF, OR GUARANTEED OR ENDORSED
BY, ANY BANK,  AND ARE NOT FEDERALLY  INSURED BY THE FEDERAL  DEPOSIT  INSURANCE
CORPORATION,  THE  FEDERAL  RESERVE  BOARD,  OR ANY  OTHER  AGENCY  OF THE  U.S.
GOVERNMENT.  MUTUAL FUND SHARES INVOLVE INVESTMENT RISKS, INCLUDING THE POSSIBLE
LOSS OF PRINCIPAL.

LIKE ALL MUTUAL  FUND  SHARES,  THE SEC HAS NOT  APPROVED OR  DISAPPROVED  THESE
SECURITIES OR PASSED UPON THE ADEQUACY OF THIS PROSPECTUS. ANY REPRESENTATION TO
THE CONTRARY IS A CRIMINAL OFFENSE.


INSTITUTIONAL FIDUCIARY TRUST

Unlike most funds that invest directly in securities, the Money Market Portfolio
(the "Money Fund") seeks to achieve its investment  goal by investing all of its
assets in shares of The Money Market  Portfolio (the "Money  Portfolio") and the
Franklin U.S. Government Securities Money Market Portfolio (the "U.S. Securities
Fund") by investing in The U.S.  Government  Securities  Money Market  Portfolio
(the "U.S. Securities  Portfolio").  The Money Portfolio and the U.S. Securities
Portfolio are series of The Money Market Portfolios ("Money Market"). References
in the  prospectus  to the  "Portfolio,"  unless the context  indicates  that an
individual  portfolio is being  referenced,  are to both the Money Portfolio and
the  U.S.  Securities  Portfolio.  Their  investment  goals  are the same as the
funds'.

THIS  PROSPECTUS IS NOT AN OFFERING OF THE  SECURITIES  HEREIN  DESCRIBED IN ANY
STATE, JURISDICTION OR COUNTRY IN WHICH THE OFFERING IS NOT AUTHORIZED. NO SALES
REPRESENTATIVE, DEALER, OR OTHER PERSON IS AUTHORIZED TO GIVE ANY INFORMATION OR
MAKE ANY REPRESENTATIONS OTHER THAN THOSE CONTAINED IN THIS PROSPECTUS.  FURTHER
INFORMATION MAY BE OBTAINED FROM DISTRIBUTORS.


INSTITUTIONAL
FIDUCIARY
TRUST


November 1, 1998

When reading this prospectus,  you will see certain terms beginning with capital
letters. This means the term is explained in our glossary section.

TABLE OF CONTENTS

ABOUT THE FUNDS

Expense Summary .....................................................     2
Financial Highlights ................................................     3
How Do the Funds Invest Their Assets? ...............................     5
What Are the Risks of Investing in the Funds? .......................     9
Who Administers the Funds? ..........................................    10
How Taxation Affects the Funds and Their Shareholders................    12
How Is the Trust Organized? .........................................    13

ABOUT YOUR ACCOUNT
How Do I Buy Shares? ................................................    14
May I Exchange Shares for Shares of Another Fund? ...................    16
How Do I Sell Shares? ...............................................    19
What Distributions Might I Receive From the Funds? ..................    20
Transaction Procedures and Special Requirements .....................    21
Services to Help You Manage Your Account ............................    25
What If I Have Questions About My Account? ..........................    26

Glossary

Useful Terms and Definitions ........................................    27


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ABOUT THE FUNDS

EXPENSE SUMMARY

This table is designed to help you  understand the costs of investing in a fund.
These estimated expenses are based on each fund's historical expenses, including
its proportionate share of the Portfolio's  expenses,  for the fiscal year ended
June 30, 1998. Each fund's actual expenses may vary.

                                                 MONEY        U.S. SECURITIES
                                                  FUND        FUND
- ------------------------------------------------------------------------------

A. SHAREHOLDER TRANSACTION EXPENSES +

   Exchange Fee (per transaction)..........      None*       None*

B. ANNUAL FUND OPERATING EXPENSES (AS A PERCENTAGE OF AVERAGE NET ASSETS)

   Management and Administration Fees**....       0.35%       0.35%
   Rule 12b-1 Fees***......................       0.00%       0.00%
   Other Expenses of the Fund and the Portfolio   0.04%       0.06%
                                                  -----------------
   Total Fund Operating Expenses**.........       0.39%       0.41%
                                                  =================

C. EXAMPLE

   Assume each fund's annual return is 5%, operating  expenses are as
   described above,  and you sell your shares after the number of years shown.
   These are the projected expenses for each $1,000 that you invest in a fund.

   FUND                              1 YEAR   3 YEARS  5 YEARS 10 YEARS
- ------------------------------------------------------------------------------

   Money Fund......................   $4      $13      $22      $49

   U.S. Securities Fund............   $4      $13      $23      $52

   THIS IS JUST AN EXAMPLE.  IT DOES NOT  REPRESENT  PAST OR FUTURE  EXPENSES OR
   RETURNS.  ACTUAL  EXPENSES  AND RETURNS MAY BE MORE OR LESS THAN THOSE SHOWN.
   Each fund pays its  operating  expenses.  The effects of these  expenses  are
   reflected in its Net Asset Value or dividends and are not directly charged to
   your account.

+If your transaction is processed through your Securities Dealer,  you may be
charged a fee by your Securities Dealer for this service.
*There is a $5.00 fee for exchanges by Market Timers.
**For the  period shown, Advisers  had agreed in advance to waive or limit its
management and administration fees. With this  reduction, for the Money Fund,
management fees of the Portfolio would have been 0.14%,  administration fees of
the fund would  have been 0.17% and total operating expenses  would have been
0.35%; for the U.S. Securities Fund, management fees of the Portfolio would have
been  0.14%,  administration fees of the fund would  have been 0.15% and total
operating expenses would have been 0.35%. 
***The funds have not been required to make payments for 12b-1 expenses.


FINANCIAL HIGHLIGHTS

This table  summarizes each fund's financial  history.  The information has been
audited by PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP, the funds' independent auditor. The audit
report covering each of the most recent five years appears in the Trust's Annual
Report to  Shareholders  for the fiscal  year ended  June 30,  1998.  The Annual
Report  to  Shareholders  also  includes  more  information  about  each  fund's
performance.   For a free copy,  please call Institutional Services at
1-800/321-8563.

<TABLE>
<CAPTION>

MONEY FUND

                                                                     YEAR ENDED JUNE 30,
                              ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
<S>                           <C>       <C>       <C>       <C>       <C>       <C>       <C>       <C>       <C>       <C> 
                              1998      1997      1996      1995      1994      1993      1992      1991      1990      1989
                              ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------

PER SHARE OPERATING PERFORMANCE
(for a share outstanding throughout the year)

Net asset value,
beginning of year.            $1.00     $1.00     $1.00     $1.00     $1.00     $1.00     $1.00     $1.00     $1.00     $1.00
                              -----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------

Income from investment
operations -
 net investment income        .054      .053      .055      .053      .033      .033      .046      .071      .083      .086

Less distributions from
net investment income         (.054)    (.053)    (.055)    (.053)    (.033)    (.033)    (.046)    (.071)    (.083)    (.086)

Net asset value,
end of year                   $1.00     $1.00     $1.00     $1.00     $1.00     $1.00     $1.00     $1.00     $1.00     $1.00
                              ================================================================================================

Total return*                  5.58%    5.42%     5.61%     5.46%     3.35%     3.30%     4.72%     7.28%     8.65%     8.97%


RATIOS/SUPPLEMENTAL DATA

Net assets, end of year
(in millions)                  $176     $185      $341      $272      $218      $222      $189      $232      $236      $122

Ratios to average net assets:
 Expenses                      .20% 1   .20% 1    .19% 1    .15% 1    .15% 1    .20% 1    .25%      .25%      .25%      .25%

 Expenses excluding waiver
and payments by affiliate     .24% 1    .24% 1    .24% 1    .24% 1    .25% 1    .49% 1    .74%      .71%      .07%      .08%

 Net investment income        5.44%     5.27%     5.45%     5.40%     3.24%     3.25%     4.69%     7.11%     8.27%     8.68%
</TABLE>


<TABLE>
<CAPTION>

U.S. SECURITIES FUND

                                                                     YEAR ENDED JUNE 30,
                              ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
<S>                           <C>       <C>       <C>       <C>       <C>       <C>       <C>       <C>       <C>       <C> 
                              1998      1997      1996      1995      1994      1993      1992      1991      1990      1989
                              ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------

Per share operating performance
(for a share outstanding throughout the year)

Net asset value,
beginning of year.            $1.00     $1.00     $1.00     $1.00     $1.00     $1.00     $1.00     $1.00     $1.00     $1.00
                              -----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------

Income from investment
operations -
 net investment income        .054      .052      .054      .052      .032      .031      .045      .070      .084      .080

Less distributions from net
investment income             (.054)    (.052)    (.054)    (.052)    (.032)    (.031)    (.045)    (.070)    (.084)    (.080)

Net asset value,
end of year                   $1.00     $1.00     $1.00     $1.00     $1.00     $1.00     $1.00     $1.00     $1.00     $1.00  
                              ===============================================================================================

Total return*                 5.51%     5.29%     5.50%     5.32%     3.25%     3.18%     4.55%     7.13%     8.68%     8.28%

RATIOS/SUPPLEMENTAL DATA

Net assets, end of year
(in millions)                  $131     $137      $152      $335      $219      $310      $195      $373      $203      $54

Ratios to average net assets:
 Expenses                     .20% 1    .20% 1    .19% 1    .15% 1    .15% 1    .19 1     .25%      .25%      .21%        -

 Expenses excluding waiver
 and payments by affiliate    .26% 1    .26% 1    .26% 1    .23 1    .25% 1    .45% 1    .59%      .56%      .62%      .70%

 Net investment income        5.34%     5.14%     5.44%     5.26%     3.20%     3.12%     4.59%     6.79%     8.27%     8.37%
</TABLE>

*TOTAL RETURN IS NOT ANNUALIZED.
1THE  EXPENSE  RATIO  INCLUDES  THE FUND'S  SHARE OF THE  PORTFOLIO'S  ALLOCATED
EXPENSES.

HOW DO THE FUNDS INVEST THEIR ASSETS?

WHAT ARE THE FUNDS' GOALS?

The investment goal of the Money Fund and the U.S. Securities Fund is to provide
investors  with as high a level of  current  income  as is  consistent  with the
preservation of shareholders'  capital and liquidity.  This goal is fundamental,
which means that it may not be changed without shareholder  approval.  Each fund
also tries to maintain a stable Net Asset Value of $1 per share.

THE FUNDS' INVESTMENT IN THE PORTFOLIO

The Money Fund seeks to achieve  its  investment  goal by  investing  all of its
assets in the Money  Portfolio.  The U.S.  Securities  Fund seeks to achieve its
investment goal by investing all of its assets in the U.S. Securities Portfolio.
The  Portfolio  has the  same  investment  goal as the  funds  and,  it too,  is
fundamental.  Each fund's investment policies are also substantially  similar to
the  Portfolio's  except each fund may pursue its  policies by  investing  in an
open-end  management  investment  company  with  the  same  investment  goal and
substantially  similar  policies and  restrictions  as the fund.  Each fund buys
shares  of the  Portfolio  at Net Asset  Value.  An  investment  in a fund is an
indirect investment in the Portfolio.

It is possible that a fund may have to withdraw its investments in the Portfolio
and subsequently invest in another open-end  management  investment company with
the same investment goal and substantially  similar policies.  This could happen
if the  Portfolio  changes  its  investment  goal or if the Board,  at any time,
considers it in the fund's best interest.

The  funds'  structure,  where  each  fund  invests  all  of its  assets  in the
Portfolio, is sometimes called a "Master/Feeder"  structure.  You will find more
detailed  information  about this structure and the potential  risks  associated
with it in the SAI.

WHAT KINDS OF SECURITIES DOES THE PORTFOLIO BUY?

Because the Portfolio limits its investments to high-quality securities, it will
generally earn lower yields than a portfolio with lower quality  securities that
are  subject to greater  risk.  Accordingly,  the yield to  shareholders  in the
Portfolio, and thus the funds, will likely be relatively lower.

QUALITY,  MATURITY AND DIVERSIFICATION  STANDARDS. The Portfolio, like all money
funds,  follows SEC guidelines on the quality,  maturity and  diversification of
its  investments.  These  guidelines  are designed to help reduce a money fund's
risks so that it is more likely to keep its share price at $1.

o  The Portfolio only buys securities that Advisers  determines  present minimal
   credit  risks  and that are  rated  in one of the top two  short-term  rating
   categories or that are comparable unrated securities in Advisers' opinion.

o  The Portfolio only buys securities with remaining  maturities of 397 calendar
   days or less and maintains a dollar-weighted average portfolio maturity of 90
   days or less.

o  Generally, the Portfolio may not invest more than 5% of its total assets in
   the securities of a single issuer, other than in U.S. government
   securities.

More information about the Portfolio's diversification policies, and details of
the credit quality ratings are included in the SAI.

THE U.S. SECURITIES PORTFOLIO

The U.S. Securities  Portfolio seeks to achieve its investment goal by investing
only in marketable  securities issued or guaranteed by the U.S.  government,  by
various agencies of the U.S.  government and by various  instrumentalities  that
have been  established  or sponsored  by the U.S.  government  or in  repurchase
agreements  (as  described  below)  collateralized  by  such  securities.  As  a
fundamental  policy  subject to change only by  shareholder  approval,  the U.S.
Securities  Portfolio will invest only in obligations,  including U.S.  Treasury
bills,   notes,  bonds  and  securities  of  the  Government  National  Mortgage
Association  (popularly called "GNMAs" or "Ginnie Maes") and the Federal Housing
Administration,  which are issued or guaranteed  by the U.S.  government or that
carry a guarantee supported by the full faith and credit of the U.S. government.
Repurchase  agreements  with respect to obligations  issued or guaranteed by the
U.S.  government  and  supported  by the  full  faith  and  credit  of the  U.S.
government are included within this fundamental policy.

At the present time, it is the U.S.  Securities  Portfolio's policy to limit its
investments  to  U.S.  Treasury  bills,  notes  and  bonds  (including  stripped
securities as described below) and to repurchase agreements  collateralized only
by such securities. This policy may only be changed upon 30 days' written notice
to shareholders and to the National Association of Insurance Commissioners.

These U.S.  government  securities  and repurchase  agreements are  specifically
permitted for investment through mutual funds by California local agencies under
California  Government Code Sections 53601 and 53635. The California  Government
Code  requires  each  investment  decision  made by or on behalf of a California
local agency to be made  consistently  with the directives of the local agency's
legislative body and any other statutory or contractual  limitations  applicable
to the moneys  being  invested.  Therefore,  any person  making  such a decision
should first consult with expert counsel to assure the decision is being made in
compliance with those directives and limitations.

THE MONEY PORTFOLIO

The Money  Portfolio  seeks to  achieve  its  investment  goal by  investing  in
high-quality,  short-term  money  market  securities  of  domestic  and  foreign
issuers, including U.S. government securities and repurchase agreements.

U.S.  GOVERNMENT  SECURITIES  in which the Money  Portfolio  may invest  include
marketable fixed,  floating and variable rate securities issued or guaranteed by
the U.S. government or its agencies, or by various  instrumentalities  that have
been established or sponsored by the U.S. government.  Some of these securities,
including U.S. Treasury bills,  notes and bonds and securities of the Government
National Mortgage Association and the Federal Housing Administration, are issued
or guaranteed by the U.S.  government or carry a guarantee  that is supported by
the  full  faith  and  credit  of the U.S.  government.  Other  U.S.  government
securities are issued or guaranteed by federal agencies or  government-sponsored
enterprises and are not considered  direct  obligations of the U.S.  government.
Instead,  they involve  sponsorship  or  guarantees  by  government  agencies or
enterprises.  For example,  some  securities  are  supported by the right of the
issuer to borrow from the U.S. Treasury, such as obligations of the Federal Home
Loan  Bank.  Others,  such  as  obligations  of the  Federal  National  Mortgage
Association, are supported only by the credit of the instrumentality.

BANK OBLIGATIONS,  or instruments  secured by bank  obligations,  include fixed,
floating or variable rate CDs, letters of credit, time deposits,  bank notes and
bankers'  acceptances.  The Money Portfolio will invest in these  obligations or
instruments issued by banks and savings  institutions with assets of at least $1
billion.  Time deposits are  non-negotiable  deposits that are held in a banking
institution  for a specified time at a stated interest rate. The Money Portfolio
may not invest more than 10% of its assets in time deposits with more than seven
days to maturity.

The Money Portfolio may invest in obligations of U.S. banks, foreign branches of
U.S. or foreign banks, and U.S. branches of foreign banks that have a federal or
state  charter to do  business in the U.S.  and are  subject to U.S.  regulatory
authorities.  The Money Portfolio may invest in an obligation issued by a branch
of a bank only if the  parent  bank has assets of at least $5  billion,  and may
invest only up to 25% of its assets in obligations  of foreign  branches of U.S.
or foreign banks. The Money Portfolio may, however,  invest more than 25% of its
assets in certain domestic bank obligations,  including U.S. branches of foreign
banks.

COMMERCIAL   PAPER  typically   refers  to  short-term   obligations  of  banks,
corporations  and other  borrowers with  maturities of up to 270 days. The Money
Portfolio may invest in commercial paper of domestic or foreign issuers.

ASSET-BACKED  SECURITIES  in which the Money  Portfolio may invest are typically
commercial paper backed by the loans or accounts  receivable of an entity,  such
as a bank or credit card company.  The issuer  intends to repay using the assets
backing the securities (once collected). Therefore, repayment depends largely on
the  cash-flows  generated by the assets backing the  securities.  Sometimes the
credit  support for these  securities is limited to the  underlying  assets.  In
other cases it may be  provided  by a third party  through a letter of credit or
insurance guarantee.

CORPORATE  OBLIGATIONS  may include  fixed,  floating and  variable  rate bonds,
debentures or notes.

STRIPPED  SECURITIES are the separate income and principal  components of a debt
security.  Once the  securities  have been stripped they are referred to as zero
coupon  securities.  Their  risks are  similar  to those of other  money  market
securities  although they may be more volatile.  Stripped securities do not make
periodic  payments  of  interest  prior to  maturity  and the  stripping  of the
interest coupons causes them to be offered at a discount from their face amount.
This results in the securities being subject to greater fluctuations in response
to  changing   interest  rates  than   interest-paying   securities  of  similar
maturities.

The  Portfolio  only  intends  to buy  stripped  securities  that are  issued or
guaranteed by the U.S. Treasury or by an agency or  instrumentality  of the U.S.
government.

WHAT ARE SOME OF THE PORTFOLIO'S OTHER INVESTMENT STRATEGIES AND PRACTICES?

WHEN-ISSUED AND DELAYED DELIVERY  TRANSACTIONS.  The Money Portfolio may buy and
sell securities on a "when-issued" and "delayed  delivery" basis,  where payment
and  delivery for the  security  take place at a future  date.  Since the market
price of the security may fluctuate during the time before payment and delivery,
the Money Portfolio  assumes the risk that the value of the security at delivery
may be more or less than the purchase price.

REPURCHASE AGREEMENTS. The Portfolio will generally have a portion of its assets
in cash or cash equivalents.  To earn income on this portion of its assets,  the
Portfolio  may  enter  into   repurchase   agreements  with  certain  banks  and
broker-dealers. Under a repurchase agreement, the Portfolio agrees to buy a U.S.
government security from one of these issuers and then to sell the security back
to the issuer after a short period of time (generally,  less than seven days) at
a higher  price.  The bank or  broker-dealer  must  transfer to the  Portfolio's
custodian securities with an initial value of at least 102% of the dollar amount
invested by the Portfolio in each repurchase agreement.

The U.S.  Securities  Portfolio may not enter into a repurchase  agreement  with
more than seven days to  maturity  if, as a result,  more than 10% of the market
value of its total assets would be invested in repurchase  agreements,  together
with  any  other  investments  for  which  market  quotations  are  not  readily
available.

PORTFOLIO TRADING. The Portfolio may actively trade securities in its portfolio,
without any limits,  if Advisers  believes that yields can be increased by doing
so. Advisers  considers  current market  conditions,  cash  requirements and its
revised  evaluations  of a  security  when  determining  whether  or not to hold
securities  until  maturity.  The yield on some securities held by the Portfolio
may decline if the securities are sold before maturity.

OTHER  POLICIES AND  RESTRICTIONS.  Each fund and the Portfolio have a number of
additional  investment  policies and restrictions  that govern their activities.
Those that are  identified as fundamental  may only be changed with  shareholder
approval.  The others may be  changed by the Board or the Board of  Trustees  of
Money Market alone. For a list of these  restrictions and more information about
each fund's and the Portfolio's  investment policies,  including those described
above,  please  see "How Do the Funds  Invest  Their  Assets?"  and  "Investment
Restrictions" in the SAI.

Generally, the policies and restrictions discussed in this prospectus and in the
SAI apply when a fund or the Portfolio makes an  investment.  In most cases,  a
fund and the Portfolio are not required to sell a security because circumstances
change and the  security  no  longer  meets  one or more of the  fund's  or the
Portfolio's policies or restrictions.

WHAT ARE THE RISKS OF INVESTING IN THE FUNDS?

Like all  investments,  an investment in a fund involves risk. The risks of each
fund are  basically  the same as those  of  other  investments  in money  market
securities.  The short  duration and high credit  quality of the  securities  in
which the  Portfolio,  and thus each  fund,  invests  may help  reduce the risks
detailed below.

There is no  assurance  that a fund or the  Portfolio  will meet its  investment
goal.  Although each fund tries to maintain a stable share price of $1, there is
no assurance that it will be able to do so.

INTEREST  RATE RISK is the risk that  changes in  interest  rates can reduce the
value of a security. Generally when interest rates rise, the value of a security
falls. The opposite is also true: security prices rise when interest rates fall.

INCOME RISK is the risk that the Portfolio's,  and thus each fund's, income will
decrease due to falling interest rates. Since a fund can only distribute what it
earns,  the fund's distributions to its shareholders may decline when interest
rates fall.

CREDIT RISK is the  possibility  that an issuer will be unable to make  interest
payments or repay principal.  Changes in an issuer's  financial strength or in a
security's credit rating may affect its value.

MARKET  RISK is the risk  that a  security's  value  will be  reduced  by market
activity or the results of supply and  demand.  This is a basic risk  associated
with all  securities.  When there are more sellers  than buyers,  prices tend to
fall. Likewise, when there are more buyers, prices tend to rise.

FOREIGN  SECURITIES.  Investments  in securities of foreign  issuers,  including
obligations  of foreign  branches of U.S. and foreign banks and  obligations  of
U.S.  branches of foreign  banks,  involve  special  risks.  These risks include
future unfavorable  political and economic  developments,  possible  withholding
taxes, seizure of foreign deposits,  currency controls, interest limitations, or
other  governmental  restrictions  that may affect the payment of  principal  or
interest on securities held by the Money  Portfolio.  In addition,  there may be
less publicly available information about foreign issuers.

WHO ADMINISTERS THE FUNDS?

THE  BOARD.  The Board  oversees  the  management  of each fund and  elects  its
officers. The officers are responsible for each fund's day-to-day operations.

The Board, with approval of all disinterested and interested Board members,  has
adopted written procedures designed to deal with potential conflicts of interest
that may arise from each fund and Money  Market  having  substantially  the same
boards.  These procedures call for an annual review of each fund's  relationship
with the Portfolio.  If a conflict exists, the boards may take action, which may
include the  establishment  of a new board.  The Board has determined that there
are no conflicts of interest at the present time. For more  information,  please
see "Summary of Procedures  to Monitor  Conflicts of Interest" and "Officers and
Trustees" in the SAI.

INVESTMENT  MANAGER AND  ADMINISTRATOR.  Advisers manages the Portfolio's assets
and makes its investment decisions.  Advisers also performs similar services for
other funds.  It is wholly owned by Resources,  a publicly owned company engaged
in the financial services industry through its subsidiaries.  Charles B. Johnson
and  Rupert  H.  Johnson,  Jr.  are the  principal  shareholders  of  Resources.
Together,  Advisers  and its  affiliates  manage  over $207  billion  in assets.
Advisers  is  also  the  administrator  of each  fund.  Please  see  "Investment
Management and Other  Services" and  "Miscellaneous  Information" in the SAI for
information  on  securities  transactions  and a summary of the  funds'  Code of
Ethics.

MANAGEMENT FEES. You will bear a portion of the Portfolio's operating expenses,
including its  management fees, to the extent that a fund, as a shareholder  of
the Portfolio,  bears these expenses.  The portion of the  Portfolio's  expenses
borne by a fund depends on the fund's proportionate share of the Portfolio's net
assets.

During the fiscal year ended June 30, 1998, each fund's  proportionate  share of
the  Portfolio's  management fees and the  fund's  administration  fees paid to
Advisers and total  operating expenses,  as a percentage  of average  daily net
assets, were as follows:

                        Management  Administration   Total Operating
                         Fees*          Fees*           Expenses*
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Money Fund ...........    0.14%         0.02%              0.20%
U.S. Securities Fund..    0.14%         0.00%              0.20%

*Management fees,  before any advance waiver,  totaled 0.15% for each Portfolio.
Administration  fees, before any advance waiver, were 0.05% for each fund. Total
operating  expenses  were  0.24%  for the  Money  Fund  and  0.26%  for the U.S.
Securities  Fund. Under an agreement by Advisers to waive or limit its fees, the
funds paid the fees and expenses shown.

PORTFOLIO  TRANSACTIONS.  Advisers  tries to obtain  the best  execution  on all
transactions.  If Advisers  believes  more than one broker or dealer can provide
the best execution,  it may consider  research and related services and the sale
of fund shares, as well as shares of other funds in the Franklin Templeton Group
of Funds, when selecting a broker or dealer.  Please see "How Does The Portfolio
Buy Securities for Its Portfolio?" in the SAI for more information.

YEAR 2000 ISSUE. Like other mutual funds, the funds could be adversely  affected
if the  computer  systems used by Advisers  and other  service  providers do not
properly  process  date-related  information  on or after January 1, 2000 ("Year
2000 Issue").  The Year 2000 Issue, and in particular foreign service providers'
responsiveness  to the issue,  could  affect  portfolio  and  operational  areas
including   securities  trade  processing,   interest  and  dividend   payments,
securities pricing, shareholder account services,  reporting, custody functions,
and others. While there can be no assurance that the funds will not be adversely
affected,  Advisers and its affiliated  service  providers are taking steps that
they believe are reasonably  designed to address the Year 2000 Issue,  including
seeking reasonable assurances from the funds' other major service providers.

THE RULE 12B-1 PLAN

Each fund has a distribution plan or "Rule 12b-1 Plan" under which it may pay or
reimburse  Distributors  or  others  for the  expenses  of  activities  that are
primarily intended to sell shares of the fund. These expenses may include, among
others,  distribution  or service fees paid to Securities  Dealers or others who
have  executed  a servicing  agreement  with  the  fund,  Distributors  or  its
affiliates;  a prorated  portion of  Distributors'  overhead  expenses;  and the
expenses  of printing  prospectuses  and reports used for sales  purposes,  and
preparing and distributing sales literature and advertisements.

Payments by each fund under the plan may not exceed 0.15% per year of the fund's
average  daily net assets.  All  distribution  expenses over this amount will be
borne by those who have incurred  them.  For more  information,  please see "The
Funds' Underwriter" in the SAI.

HOW TAXATION AFFECTS THE FUNDS AND THEIR SHAREHOLDERS

TAXATION OF THE FUNDS. As a regulated  investment company, a fund generally pays
no federal income tax on the income and gains that it distributes to you.

DISTRIBUTIONS. Distributions from a fund, whether you receive them in cash or in
additional  shares,  are generally subject to income tax. A fund will send you a
statement in January of each year that reflects the amount of ordinary dividends
you  received  from the fund in the prior  year.  This  statement  will  include
distributions  declared in December and paid to you in January of the  following
year, but which are taxable as if paid on December 31 of the prior year. The IRS
requires  you to report  these  amounts on your  income tax return for the prior
year.

DISTRIBUTIONS  TO  RETIREMENT  PLANS.  Distributions  by a fund received by your
qualified  retirement  plan, such as a section 401(k) plan or IRA, are generally
tax-deferred;  this means that you are not required to report distributions by a
fund on your income tax return when paid to your plan,  but,  rather,  when your
plan  makes  payments  to you.  Special  rules  apply to  payouts  from Roth and
Education IRAs.

DIVIDENDS-RECEIVED  DEDUCTION.  It is  anticipated  that no  portion of a fund's
distributions will qualify for the corporate dividends-received deduction.

REDEMPTIONS  AND  EXCHANGES.  Because  each fund expects to maintain a $1.00 Net
Asset Value per share, you should not have any gain or loss on the redemption or
exchange of shares in a fund.

MUNICIPAL INVESTORS. A municipality that invests the proceeds of a bond offering
in a fund should be aware that some or all of the  earnings  distributed  by the
fund may need to be paid to the U.S. as a rebate of arbitrage  profits.  You may
wish to contact your tax advisor to determine the effect, if any, of payments by
a fund with respect to the arbitrage rebate requirements.

NON-U.S. INVESTORS.  Ordinary dividends generally will be subject to U.S. income
tax withholding.  Your home country may also tax ordinary dividends. Shares in a
fund held by the estate of a  non-U.S.  investor  may be subject to U.S.  estate
tax. You may wish to contact your tax advisor to determine the U.S. and non-U.S.
tax consequences of your investment in a fund.

STATE TAXES.  Ordinary  dividends that you receive from a fund will generally be
subject to state and local  income tax. It is  anticipated  that no portion of a
fund's  distributions will qualify for the exemption from state and local income
tax as dividends  paid from interest  earned on direct  obligations  of the U.S.
government.  The  holding  of a fund's  shares  may also be subject to state and
local  intangibles  taxes. You may wish to contact your tax advisor to determine
the state and local tax consequences of your investment in a fund.

BACKUP WITHHOLDING.  When you open an account,  IRS regulations require that you
provide your taxpayer identification number ("TIN"), certify that it is correct,
and certify that you are not subject to backup  withholding  under IRS rules. If
you fail to provide a correct  TIN or the proper tax  certifications,  a fund is
required  to  withhold  31% of all  taxable  distributions  (including  ordinary
dividends and capital gain distributions),  and redemption proceeds paid to you.
A fund is also required to begin backup  withholding  on your account if the IRS
instructs the fund to do so. A fund reserves the right not to open your account,
or,  alternatively,  to redeem your shares at the current Net Asset Value,  less
any taxes  withheld,  if you fail to provide a correct TIN,  fail to provide the
proper  tax  certifications,  or the IRS  instructs  the  fund to  begin  backup
withholding on your account.

THIS TAX  DISCUSSION  IS FOR GENERAL  INFORMATION  ONLY.  PROSPECTIVE  INVESTORS
SHOULD CONSULT THEIR OWN TAX ADVISORS  CONCERNING THE FEDERAL,  STATE,  LOCAL OR
FOREIGN TAX CONSEQUENCES OF AN INVESTMENT IN A FUND. A MORE COMPLETE  DISCUSSION
OF THESE  RULES  AND  RELATED  MATTERS  IS  CONTAINED  IN THE  SECTION  ENTITLED
"ADDITIONAL  INFORMATION ON DISTRIBUTIONS AND TAXES" IN THE SAI. YOU MAY REQUEST
A  FREE  FRANKLIN   TEMPLETON  TAX  INFORMATION   HANDBOOK  BY  CONTACTING  FUND
INFORMATION AT 1-800/DIAL BEN(R).

HOW IS THE TRUST ORGANIZED?

Each fund is a no-load, diversified series of Institutional Fiduciary Trust (the
"Trust"),  an open-end management  investment company,  commonly called a mutual
fund. It was organized as a  Massachusetts  business  trust on January 15, 1985,
and is  registered  with the SEC.  Shares of each series of the Trust have equal
and exclusive rights to dividends and distributions  declared by that series and
the net assets of the series in the event of liquidation or dissolution.  Shares
of each fund are considered  Class I shares for  redemption,  exchange and other
purposes. Additional series may be offered in the future.

The Trust has noncumulative  voting rights.  This gives holders of more than 50%
of the shares  voting the ability to elect all of the  members of the Board.  If
this happens,  holders of the remaining  shares voting will not be able to elect
anyone to the Board.

The Trust does not intend to hold annual  shareholder  meetings.  The Trust or a
series of the Trust may hold special  meetings,  however,  for matters requiring
shareholder  approval.  A  meeting  may  also  be  called  by the  Board  in its
discretion or by shareholders holding at least 10% of the outstanding shares. In
certain  circumstances,  we are  required  to help you  communicate  with  other
shareholders about the removal of a Board member.

ABOUT YOUR ACCOUNT

HOW DO I BUY SHARES?

OPENING YOUR ACCOUNT

Each  fund  is  available  for  investment  by  individuals  and   institutional
investors,  such as corporations,  banks,  savings and loan associations,  trust
companies,  and other institutional and government  entities,  for investment of
their  own  capital  and of monies  held in  accounts  for  which  they act in a
fiduciary,  advisory,  agency,  custodial,  or other similar capacity.  THE U.S.
SECURITIES FUND IS ALSO DESIGNED FOR GOVERNMENT  AUTHORITIES AND AGENCIES.  Fund
shares are offered without a sales charge.

To open your account,  please  follow the steps below.  This will help avoid any
delays in processing your request.

1.    Read this prospectus carefully.

2.    Determine how much you would like to invest.   The funds'  minimum
      investments are:

      o To open your account: $100,000

      o To add to your account: No minimum

      States,  counties,  cities,  and  their  instrumentalities,   departments,
      agencies and  authorities  may open an account in each fund with a minimum
      initial investment of $1,000.

      We reserve the right to change the amount of these  minimums  from time to
      time or to waive or lower these  minimums for certain  purchases.  We also
      reserve the right to refuse any order to buy shares.

3.    Carefully complete and sign an Institutional  Account  application.  It is
      important that we receive a signed  application  since we will not be able
      to process any redemptions  from your account until we receive your signed
      application.

4. Make your investment using the table below.

METHOD            STEPS TO FOLLOW
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BY MAIL           For an initial investment:

                     Return the application to the fund with your check, Federal
                     Reserve draft or negotiable  bank draft made payable to the
                     fund.  Instruments drawn on other investment  companies may
                     not be accepted.

                  For additional investments:

                  1.    Send a check or use the deposit slips included with your
                        monthly statement.

                  2.    If you send a check,  please include your account number
                        on the check.
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BY WIRE

See "Holiday Schedule" under "Transaction Procedures and Special Requirements"

                  1.    Call Institutional Services at 1-800/321-8563 or
                        1-650/312-3600 by 11:15 a.m. Pacific time for the
                        Money Fund and by 1:30 p.m. Pacific time for the U.S.
                        Securities Fund to receive that day's credit and be
                        eligible to receive that day's dividend. The fund
                        will supply a wire control number for the investment.
                        You need a new wire control number every time you
                        wire money into your account. If you do not have a
                        currently effective wire control number, we will
                        return the money to the bank, and we will not credit
                        the purchase to your account.

                  2.    On the same day, wire the funds to Bank of America,  ABA
                        routing  number  121000358,  for credit to Money  Market
                        Portfolio or Franklin U.S.  Government  Securities Money
                        Market  Portfolio,  A/C  1493304779.  Your name and wire
                        control number must be included.

                  3.    For an initial investment you must also  return  your
                        signed  Institutional Account application to the fund.
                        For investments over $50,000,  you also need to complete
                        the Institutional Telephone Privileges
                        Agreement.
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THROUGH
YOUR DEALER       Call your investment representative
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Many of the  funds'  investments,  through  the  Portfolio,  must be paid for in
federal funds,  which are monies held by the funds' custodian bank on deposit at
the Federal Reserve Bank of San Francisco and elsewhere. A fund generally cannot
invest money  received  from you until it is converted  into and is available to
the fund in federal funds. Therefore,  your purchase order may not be considered
in proper form until the money  received from you is available in federal funds,
which  may  take up to two  days.  If the  fund  is  able  to  make  investments
immediately  (within one business day), it may accept your order with payment in
other than federal funds.

When you buy shares, if you submit a check or a draft that is returned unpaid to
the fund we may impose a $10 charge against your account for each returned item.

The investment  authority of certain  investors may be restricted by law. If you
are such an investor, you should consult your legal advisor to determine whether
and to what extent shares of the funds are legal investments for you. If you are
a municipal  investor  considering  investing  proceeds of bond  offerings,  you
should consult with expert counsel to determine the effect,  if any, of payments
by the funds on arbitrage rebate calculations.

MORE INFORMATION ABOUT BUYING SHARES BY WIRE

If a fund receives  your order in proper form before 3:00 p.m.  Pacific time, we
will credit the purchase to your account that day.  Orders  received  after 3:00
p.m. will be credited the following business day.

Wire trades placed by the above  deadlines  will receive same day credit so long
as funds are received as described  above.  Prior business day notification of a
trade may be required. Requests to begin a wire order after the cut off time for
each fund will not be in proper form for that day's  purchase  and will  receive
credit on the next business day.

PAYMENTS TO SECURITIES DEALERS

If you buy shares through a Securities  Dealer,  Distributors may make a payment
to the Securities Dealer out of its own resources.  Please contact Institutional
Services for more information.

MAY I EXCHANGE SHARES FOR SHARES OF ANOTHER FUND?

We offer a wide variety of funds.  The shares of most of these funds are offered
to the  public  with a sales  charge.  If you  would  like,  you can  move  your
investment  from your fund  account  to an  existing  or new  account in another
Franklin Templeton Fund (an "exchange").  Because it is technically a sale and a
purchase of shares, an exchange is a taxable transaction.

Before  making  an  exchange,  please  read the  prospectus  of the fund you are
interested in. This will help you learn about the fund, its investment  goal and
policies,  and its rules and  requirements  for  exchanges.  For  example,  some
Franklin  Templeton Funds do not accept  exchanges and others may have different
investment minimums.

METHOD                  STEPS TO FOLLOW
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BY MAIL           1. Send us signed written instructions
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BY PHONE          Call Institutional Services at 1-800/321-8563 or
                  1-650/312-3567

                     For  requests  over  $50,000,  you  must  complete  an
                     Institutional   Telephone   Privileges   Agreement.  Call
                     Institutional Services to receive a copy.
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THROUGH
YOUR DEALER       Call your investment representative
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Please refer to  "Transaction  Procedures  and Special  Requirements"  for other
important information on how to exchange shares.

WILL SALES CHARGES APPLY TO MY EXCHANGE?

You will generally pay the applicable front-end sales charge of the fund you are
exchanging  into,  unless  you  acquired  your fund  shares  under the  exchange
privilege.  These  charges may not apply if you qualify to buy shares  without a
sales charge. For example, certain institutional  investors,  such as government
entities,  certain  employee  benefit  plans,  trust  companies,  and bank trust
departments,  may buy Class I shares of other Franklin Templeton Funds without a
sales charge.

HOW WE PROCESS YOUR EXCHANGE

FROM THE FUND INTO ANY OTHER SERIES OF THE TRUST. The exchange will be processed
the day your request is received, prior to 11:15 a.m. Pacific time for the Money
Fund and 1:30 p.m.  Pacific time for the U.S.  Securities Fund, with payment for
the purchased shares processed on the following  business day when the funds are
made available from the fund.

FROM THE  FUND  INTO  CLASS I SHARES  OF OTHER  FRANKLIN  TEMPLETON  FUNDS.  The
exchange will be effected at the respective Net Asset Value or offering price of
the funds  involved next computed on the day on which the request is received in
proper form prior to the above deadlines.  Requests received after the deadlines
will be effective at the next day's price.

FROM ANOTHER FUND IN THE FRANKLIN TEMPLETON FUNDS INTO THE FUND. The transaction
will be processed as a  liquidation  from the other fund on the day the exchange
is  received  in proper  form prior to the time of  valuation  for that fund (as
noted in that  fund's  prospectus)  and shares of the fund will be bought on the
following business day when the money for purchase is available.

RETIREMENT PLANS

Retirement plan  participants may exchange shares in accordance with the options
available under,  and the  requirements  of, their plan and plan  administrator.
Retirement plan administrators may charge a fee in connection with exchanges.

EXCHANGE RESTRICTIONS

Please be aware that the following restrictions apply to exchanges:

o  You must meet the applicable  minimum  investment  amount of the fund you are
   exchanging into, or exchange 100% of your fund shares.

o  You may only exchange shares within the SAME CLASS, except as noted below.

o  The accounts must be identically registered.

o  The fund you are exchanging into must be eligible for sale in your state.

o  We may  modify or discontinue our exchange policy if we give you 60 days'
   written notice.

o  Your exchange may be  restricted  or refused if you have:  (i)  requested an
   exchange  out of the fund  within two weeks of an earlier exchange  request,
   (ii) exchanged shares out of the fund more than twice in a calendar  quarter,
   or (iii)  exchanged shares equal to at least $5 million,  or more than 1% of
   the fund's net assets.  Shares under common ownership or control are combined
   for  these limits.  If you  have  exchanged  shares  as  described  in  this
   paragraph,  you will be considered a Market Timer.  Each exchange by a Market
   Timer,  if accepted,  will be charged  $5.00.  Some of our funds do not allow
   investments by Market Timers.

Because  excessive  trading can hurt fund  performance,   operations  and
shareholders,  we may refuse any  exchange purchase  if (i) we believe the fund
would be harmed or unable to invest effectively,  or (ii) the fund  receives or
anticipates simultaneous orders that may significantly affect the fund.

LIMITED EXCHANGES BETWEEN DIFFERENT CLASSES OF SHARES

Certain  funds in the  Franklin  Templeton  Funds  offer  classes  of shares not
offered by the funds,  such as "Advisor Class" or "Class Z" shares.  Because the
funds do not currently  offer an Advisor Class,  you may exchange  Advisor Class
shares  of any  Franklin  Templeton  Fund for  shares  of the funds at Net Asset
Value.  If you do so and you later decide you would like to exchange into a fund
that  offers an Advisor  Class,  you may  exchange  your fund shares for Advisor
Class shares of that fund.  Certain  shareholders  of Class Z shares of Franklin
Mutual Series Fund Inc. may also exchange their Class Z shares for shares of the
funds at Net Asset Value.

HOW DO I SELL SHARES?

You may sell (redeem) your shares at any time.

METHOD            STEPS TO FOLLOW
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BY MAIL           1.  Send us signed written instructions

                  2.  Provide a signature guarantee if required

                  3.  Corporate, partnership and trust accounts may need to send
                      additional  documents.  Accounts under court  jurisdiction
                      may have other requirements.
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BY PHONE

See "Holiday Schedule" under "Transaction Procedures and Special Requirements"

                  1.  Call Institutional Services at 1-800/321-8563

                  2.  For  requests   over   $50,000,   you  must   complete  an
                      Institutional   Telephone   Privileges   Agreement.   Call
                      Institutional Services to receive a copy.

                  Telephone requests will be accepted unless the address on your
                  account was changed by phone within the last 15 days.
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THROUGH
YOUR DEALER       Call your investment representative
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We will send your redemption  check  within  seven days  after we receive  your
request in proper  form.  If you would  like the check sent to an address  other
than the address of record or made payable to someone other than the  registered
owners on the  account,  send us  written  instructions  signed  by all  account
owners, with a signature  guarantee.  We are not able to receive or pay out cash
in the form of currency.

The wiring of redemption  proceeds is a special  service that we make  available
whenever  possible.  Redemption  proceeds  may  also  be  wired  directly  to  a
commercial  bank  previously  designated  by  you  on  an  application,  or in a
signature guaranteed letter of instruction.

A payment may be  transmitted by wire the same business day if the phone request
is  received  before  11:15 a.m.  Pacific  time for the Money Fund and 1:30 p.m.
Pacific time for the U.S. Securities Fund. For later requests,  payments will be
transmitted by wire on the following business day. If you anticipate  requesting
a same day wire redemption over $5 million, please notify the fund about this on
the prior business day. In order to maximize  efficient fund management,  please
request your same day wire  redemption  (regardless of size) as early in the day
as possible.  Prior business day  notification of the trade may be required.  By
offering  this  service  to you,  the fund is not  bound to meet any  redemption
request in less than the seven day period  prescribed  by law.  Neither the fund
nor its agents shall be liable to you or any other person if, for any reason,  a
redemption request by wire is not processed as described in this section.

If you sell shares you recently  purchased  with a check or draft,  we may delay
sending you the proceeds  until your check or draft has cleared,  which may take
seven  business  days or more. A certified or cashier's  check may clear in less
time.

Under unusual circumstances,  we may suspend redemptions or postpone payment for
more than seven days as permitted by federal securities law.

Please refer to  "Transaction  Procedures  and Special  Requirements"  for other
important information on how to sell shares.

CONTINGENT DEFERRED SALES CHARGE

Most  Franklin  Templeton  Funds  impose a Contingent  Deferred  Sales Charge on
certain  investments  if you sell  all or a part of the  investment  within  the
Contingency  Period.  While  the  funds  generally  do not  impose a  Contingent
Deferred  Sales Charge,  they will do so if you sell shares that were  exchanged
into a fund from  another  Franklin  Templeton  Fund and those shares would have
been assessed a Contingent  Deferred  Sales Charge in the other fund. The charge
is 1% of the  value of the  shares  sold or the Net  Asset  Value at the time of
purchase,  whichever  is less.  The time the  shares are held in a fund does not
count towards the completion of any Contingency Period.

We will  first  redeem any shares in your  account  that are not  subject to the
charge.  If there are not enough of these to meet your  request,  we will redeem
shares subject to the charge in the order they were purchased.

Unless otherwise specified,  when you request to sell a stated DOLLAR AMOUNT, we
will redeem additional shares to cover any Contingent Deferred Sales Charge. For
requests  to sell a stated  NUMBER OF SHARES,  we will  deduct the amount of the
Contingent Deferred Sales Charge, if any, from the sale proceeds.

WHAT DISTRIBUTIONS MIGHT I RECEIVE FROM THE FUNDS?

Each fund declares dividends each day that its Net Asset Value is calculated and
pays them to  shareholders  of record as of the close of business  that day. The
daily  allocation  of net  investment  income  begins on the day we receive your
money or settlement  of a wire order trade and  continues to accrue  through the
day we receive  your  request to sell your  shares or the  settlement  of a wire
order trade.

The amount of these  dividends  will vary,  depending on changes in a fund's net
investment  income,  and there is no guarantee the fund will pay dividends.  THE
FUNDS DO NOT PAY "INTEREST" OR GUARANTEE ANY AMOUNT OF DIVIDENDS OR RETURN ON AN
INVESTMENT IN THEIR SHARES.

DIVIDEND OPTIONS

Dividends  will  automatically  be reinvested  monthly in the form of additional
shares of the fund at the Net Asset  Value per share at the close of business on
or about the last business day of the month. You may, however, choose to receive
dividends in cash. To do so, please notify the fund or  Institutional  Services.
Certain restrictions may apply to retirement plans.

Since the net income of each fund is  declared  as a dividend  each time the net
income is  determined,  the Net Asset Value per share of the fund is expected to
remain at $1 per share  immediately  after each such  determination and dividend
declaration.  Any  increase  in the  value  of  your  investment  in  the  fund,
representing the reinvestment of dividend income, is reflected by an increase in
the number of shares in your account.

TRANSACTION PROCEDURES AND SPECIAL REQUIREMENTS

SHARE PRICE

You buy and sell shares at Net Asset Value. We will use the Net Asset Value next
calculated after we receive your transaction  request in proper form. If you buy
or sell shares  through your  Securities  Dealer,  however,  we will use the Net
Asset Value next calculated after your Securities  Dealer receives your request,
which is promptly transmitted to the fund.

HOW AND WHEN SHARES ARE PRICED

The funds  are open for  business  each day that  both the NYSE and the  Federal
Reserve Bank of San  Francisco  are open.  We determine  the Net Asset Value per
share at 12:30 p.m.  Pacific time for the Money Fund and 3.00 p.m.  Pacific time
for the U.S.  Securities  Fund. To calculate a fund's Net Asset Value per share,
the fund's assets are valued and totaled,  liabilities are  subtracted,  and the
balance, called net assets, is divided by the number of shares outstanding. Each
fund's assets are valued as described under "How Are Fund Shares Valued?" in the
SAI.

HOLIDAY SCHEDULE

In order to receive same day credit for transactions,  you need to transmit your
request to buy, sell or exchange  shares before 11:15 a.m.  Pacific time for the
Money Fund and  before  1:30 p.m.  Pacific  time for the U.S.  Securities  Fund,
except on holidays or the day before or after a holiday.

The funds are  informed  that the NYSE  and/or the Federal  Reserve  Bank of San
Francisco observe the following holidays: New Year's Day, Dr. Martin Luther King
Jr. Day,  Presidents'  Day, Good Friday,  Memorial Day (observed),  Independence
Day, Labor Day,  Columbus Day (observed),  Veterans' Day,  Thanksgiving  Day and
Christmas  Day.  Although  the funds  expect  the same  holiday  schedule  to be
observed in the future,  the Federal  Reserve Bank of San  Francisco or the NYSE
may modify its holiday  schedule at any time.  On any day before or after a NYSE
or Federal Reserve Bank of San Francisco holiday,  or on any day when the Public
Securities  Association recommends an early closing, the funds reserve the right
to set an  earlier  time for  notice and  receipt  of wire  order  purchase  and
redemption orders submitted for same day credit or redemption. Please place your
trades as early in the day as  possible  on a day before or after a holiday.  To
the extent a fund's portfolio securities are traded in other markets on days the
Federal  Reserve  Bank of San  Francisco  or the NYSE is closed,  the fund's Net
Asset Value may be affected when investors do not have access to the fund to buy
or sell shares.  Other Franklin  Templeton  Funds may follow  different  holiday
closing schedules.

WRITTEN INSTRUCTIONS

Written instructions must be signed by all registered owners. To avoid any delay
in processing your transaction, they should include:

o Your name,

o The fund's name,

o A description of the request,

o For exchanges, the name of the fund you are exchanging into,

o Your account number,

o The dollar amount or number of shares, and

o A telephone  number  where we may reach you during the day, or in the evening
  if preferred.

JOINT  ACCOUNTS.  For accounts with more than one  registered  owner,  we accept
written  instructions signed by only one owner for certain types of transactions
or account changes. These include transactions or account changes that you could
also make by phone,  such as certain  redemptions of $50,000 or less,  exchanges
between identically  registered accounts,  and changes to the address of record.
For most other types of transactions or changes,  written  instructions  must be
signed by all registered owners.

Please  keep in mind  that if you have  previously  told us that you do not want
telephone  exchange or redemption  privileges on your account,  then we can only
accept written  instructions  to exchange or redeem shares if they are signed by
all registered owners on the account.

SIGNATURE GUARANTEES

For our mutual  protection,  we require a signature  guarantee in the  following
situations:

1)  You wish to sell over $50,000 worth of shares,

2)  You  want the  proceeds  to be paid to  someone  other  than the  registered
    owners,

3)  The proceeds are not being sent to the address of record, preauthorized bank
    account, or preauthorized brokerage firm account,

4)  We receive instructions from an agent, not the registered owners,

5)  We believe a signature  guarantee would protect us against  potential claims
    based on the instructions received.

A signature guarantee verifies the authenticity of your signature. You should be
able to obtain a signature guarantee from a bank, broker,  credit union, savings
association, clearing agency, or securities exchange or association.
A NOTARIZED SIGNATURE IS NOT SUFFICIENT.

SHARE CERTIFICATES

We will  credit  your  shares to  your fund  account.  We do not  issue  share
certificates.  This eliminates the costly problem of replacing  lost,  stolen or
destroyed certificates.

TELEPHONE TRANSACTIONS

You may initiate many transactions and changes to your account by phone.  Please
refer to the sections of this  prospectus that discuss the transaction you would
like to make or call Institutional Services at 1-800/321-8563.

When  you  call,  we will request personal,  corporate  or  other  identifying
information to confirm that instructions are genuine.  We may also record calls.
If our lines are busy or you are otherwise  unable to reach us by phone, you may
wish to ask your  investment  representative  for  assistance or send us written
instructions, as described elsewhere in this prospectus.

For your  protection,  we may delay a transaction or not implement one if we are
not reasonably  satisfied that the instructions are genuine.  If this occurs, we
will not be liable  for any loss.  We also will not be liable for any loss if we
follow  instructions  by phone that we reasonably  believe are genuine or if you
are unable to execute a transaction by phone.

RETIREMENT PLANS. The telephone transaction options available to retirement
plans are limited to those that are provided under the plan.

ACCOUNT REGISTRATIONS AND REQUIRED DOCUMENTS

When  you open an  account,  we need  you to tell us how you  want  your  shares
registered.  How you register your account will affect your ownership rights and
ability  to make  certain  transactions.  If you have questions  about  how to
register your account,  you should  consult your investment  representative  or
legal advisor.  Please keep the following  information in mind when  registering
your account.

JOINT OWNERSHIP. If you open an account with two or more owners, we register the
account  as "joint  tenants  with  rights of  survivorship"  unless  you tell us
otherwise.  An account registered as "joint tenants with rights of survivorship"
is shown as "Jt Ten" on your account statement. For any account with two or more
owners, we cannot accept instructions to change owners on the account unless ALL
owners agree in writing,  even if the law in your state says  otherwise.  If you
would like  another  person or owner to sign for you,  please send us a current
power of attorney.

GIFTS AND  TRANSFERS TO MINORS.  You may set up a custodial account for a minor
under your state's Uniform  Gifts/Transfers to Minors Act. Other than this form
of registration, a minor may not be named as an account owner.

TRUSTS.  You should  register  your  account as a trust only if you have a valid
written trust  document.  This avoids future  disputes or possible  court action
over who owns the account.

REQUIRED DOCUMENTS. For corporate,  partnership and trust accounts,  please send
us the  following  documents  when you open your  account.  This will help avoid
delays in  processing  your  transactions  while we  verify  who may sign on the
account.

TYPE OF ACCOUNT   DOCUMENTS REQUIRED
- ------------------------------------------------------------------------------
CORPORATION       Corporate Resolution
- ------------------------------------------------------------------------------

PARTNERSHIP       1. The pages from the partnership agreement that identify
                     the general partners, or

                  2. A certification for a partnership agreement
- ------------------------------------------------------------------------------
TRUST             1. The pages from the trust document that identify the
                     trustees, or

                  2. A certification for trust
- ------------------------------------------------------------------------------

STREET OR  NOMINEE  ACCOUNTS.  If you have fund  shares  held in a  "street"  or
"nominee" name account with your Securities  Dealer, you may transfer the shares
to the street or nominee name account of another Securities Dealer. Both dealers
must have an agreement  with  Distributors  or we cannot  process the  transfer.
Contact your  Securities  Dealer to initiate the  transfer.  We will process the
transfer  after we receive  authorization  in proper  form from your  delivering
Securities Dealer. Accounts may be transferred  electronically through the NSCC.
For accounts  registered  in street or nominee  name,  we may take  instructions
directly from the Securities Dealer or your nominee.

IMPORTANT INFORMATION IF YOU HAVE AN INVESTMENT REPRESENTATIVE

If there is a  Securities  Dealer  or other  representative  of  record  on your
account, we are authorized: (1) to provide confirmations, account statements and
other   information   about  your  account   directly  to  your  dealer   and/or
representative; and (2) to accept telephone and electronic instructions directly
from your dealer or representative, including instructions to exchange or redeem
your  shares.  Electronic  instructions  may be  processed  through  established
electronic trading systems and programs used by the fund. Telephone instructions
directly from your  representative will be accepted unless you have told us that
you do not want telephone privileges to apply to your account.

KEEPING YOUR ACCOUNT OPEN

Due to the relatively  high cost of  maintaining a small  account,  we may close
your account if the value of your shares is less than $20,000  ($500 for states,
counties,  cities  and  their  instrumentalities,   departments,   agencies  and
authorities).  We will only do this if the value of your account fell below this
amount  because  you  voluntarily  sold your  shares and your  account  has been
inactive (except for the reinvestment of distributions) for at least six months.
Before  we  close  your  account,  we will  notify  you and  give you 30 days to
increase the value of your account to the above minimums.

SERVICES TO HELP YOU MANAGE YOUR ACCOUNT

CUMULATIVE QUANTITY DISCOUNTS

You may include  the cost or current  value  (whichever  is higher) of your fund
shares when determining if you may buy shares of another Franklin Templeton Fund
at a discount. You may also include your fund shares towards the completion of a
Letter  of Intent  established  in  connection  with the  purchase  of shares of
another Franklin Templeton Fund.

For additional  information regarding these programs,  please call Institutional
Services at 1-800/321-8563.

TELEFACTS(R)

From a touch-tone phone, you may call our TeleFACTS(R)  system (day or night) at
1-800/247-1753 to:

o obtain information about your account;

o obtain price and performance information about any Franklin Templeton Fund;
  and

o request duplicate statements and deposit slips for Franklin Templeton
  accounts.

You will need each fund's code number to use TeleFACTS(R). The Money Fund's code
number is 140 and the U.S. Securities Fund's code number is 142.

STATEMENTS AND REPORTS TO SHAREHOLDERS

We will send you the following statements and reports on a regular basis:

o  Confirmation and account statements reflecting  transactions in your account,
   including additional purchases and dividend reinvestments.  Please verify the
   accuracy of your statements when you receive them.

o  Financial  reports of the funds will be sent every six months. To reduce fund
   expenses,  we attempt to identify related shareholders within a household and
   send only one copy of a report. Call Institutional Services if you would like
   an additional free copy of the funds' financial reports.

SPECIAL SERVICES

Investor  Services may charge  separate fees to  shareholders,  to be negotiated
directly with such  shareholders,  for providing  special services in connection
with their accounts, such as subaccounting,  processing a large number of wires,
or other special handling which a shareholder may request. Such special services
to certain shareholders will not increase the expenses borne by the funds.

AVAILABILITY OF THESE SERVICES

The services above are available to most shareholders.  If, however, your shares
are held by a financial  institution,  in a street name  account,  or  networked
through the NSCC, the funds may not be able to offer these services  directly to
you. Please contact your investment representative.

GENERAL

Government  Accounting  Standards  Board (GASB)  Statement  No. 3 pertaining  to
Deposits with Financial Institutions provides, in paragraph 69, that investments
in mutual funds should be disclosed, but not categorized.

WHAT IF I HAVE QUESTIONS ABOUT MY ACCOUNT?

If you have any  questions  about your account,  you may write to  Institutional
Services at 777 Mariners  Island  Blvd.,  P.O. Box 7777,  San Mateo,  California
94403-7777.  The  funds,  Distributors  and  Advisers  are also  located at this
address.  You may also  contact  us by phone at  1-800/321-8563  Monday  through
Friday, from 6:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m. Pacific time.

Your phone call may be  monitored or recorded to ensure we provide you with high
quality  service.  You will  hear a regular  beeping  tone if your call is being
recorded.

GLOSSARY

USEFUL TERMS AND DEFINITIONS

ADVISERS - Franklin Advisers, Inc., each Portfolio's investment manager and
the funds' administrator

BOARD - The Board of Trustees of the Trust

CLASS I - Certain funds in the Franklin  Templeton Funds offer multiple  classes
of shares.  The  different  classes  have  proportionate  interests  in the same
portfolio of investment  securities.  They differ,  however,  primarily in their
sales charge structures and Rule 12b-1 plans. Shares of the funds are considered
Class I shares for redemption, exchange and other purposes.

CODE - Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended

CONTINGENCY  PERIOD - The 12 month period  during  which a  Contingent  Deferred
Sales  Charge  may  apply.  The  holding  period  begins on the day you buy your
shares.  For example,  if you buy shares on the 18th of the month, they will age
one month on the 18th day of the next month and each following month.

CONTINGENT DEFERRED SALES CHARGE (CDSC) - A sales charge of 1% that may apply if
you sell your shares within the Contingency Period.

DISTRIBUTORS  -  Franklin/Templeton  Distributors,  Inc.,  the funds'  principal
underwriter.  The SAI lists the  officers and Board  members who are  affiliated
with Distributors. See "Officers and Trustees."

FRANKLIN  TEMPLETON  FUNDS - The U.S.  registered  mutual  funds in the Franklin
Group of Funds(R) and the  Templeton  Group of Funds except  Franklin  Valuemark
Funds, Templeton Capital Accumulator Fund, Inc., and Templeton Variable Products
Series Fund

FRANKLIN  TEMPLETON GROUP - Franklin  Resources,  Inc., a publicly owned holding
company, and its various subsidiaries

FRANKLIN TEMPLETON GROUP OF FUNDS - All U.S. registered  investment companies in
the Franklin Group of Funds(R) and the Templeton Group of Funds

INSTITUTIONAL SERVICES - Franklin Templeton Institutional Services Department

INVESTOR  SERVICES -  Franklin/Templeton  Investor  Services,  Inc.,  the funds'
shareholder servicing and transfer agent

IRS - Internal Revenue Service

MARKET  TIMERS  -  Market  Timers  generally  include  market  timing  or  asset
allocation services, accounts administered so as to buy, sell or exchange shares
based  on  predetermined  market  indicators,  or  any  person  or  group  whose
transactions  seem to  follow a timing  pattern  or whose  transactions  include
frequent or large exchanges.

NET ASSET VALUE (NAV) - The value of a mutual fund is  determined  by  deducting
the fund's  liabilities  from the total assets of the  portfolio.  The net asset
value per share is determined by dividing the net asset value of the fund by the
number of shares outstanding.

NSCC - National Securities Clearing Corporation

NYSE - New York Stock Exchange

RESOURCES - Franklin Resources, Inc.

SAI - Statement of Additional Information

SEC - U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission

SECURITIES  DEALER - A financial  institution  that,  either directly or through
affiliates,  has an agreement with  Distributors  to handle  customer orders and
accounts  with the fund.  This  reference is for  convenience  only and does not
indicate a legal conclusion of capacity.

TELEFACTS(R) - Franklin Templeton's automated customer servicing system

WE/OUR/US - Unless the context indicates a different meaning,  these terms refer
to the funds and/or Institutional Services, Investor Services,  Distributors, or
other wholly owned subsidiaries of Resources.


PROSPECTUS

FRANKLIN CASH
RESERVES FUND

INVESTMENT STRATEGY

INCOME

NOVEMBER 1, 1998

INSTITUTIONAL FIDUCIARY TRUST

Please read this prospectus before investing,  and keep it for future reference.
It  contains  important  information,  including  how the fund  invests  and the
services available to shareholders.

To learn more  about the fund and its  policies,  you may  request a copy of the
fund's  Statement of Additional  Information  ("SAI"),  dated  November 1, 1998,
which we may  amend  from time to time.  We have  filed the SAI with the SEC and
have  incorporated it by reference into this prospectus.  For a free copy of the
SAI or a larger  print  version  of this  prospectus,  contact  your  investment
representative or call 1-800/321-8563.

AN  INVESTMENT  IN THE  FUND IS  NEITHER  INSURED  NOR  GUARANTEED  BY THE  U.S.
GOVERNMENT.  THERE CAN BE NO ASSURANCE  THAT THE FUND WILL BE ABLE TO MAINTAIN A
STABLE $1 SHARE PRICE.

MUTUAL FUND SHARES ARE NOT DEPOSITS OR OBLIGATIONS OF, OR GUARANTEED OR ENDORSED
BY, ANY BANK,  AND ARE NOT FEDERALLY  INSURED BY THE FEDERAL  DEPOSIT  INSURANCE
CORPORATION,  THE  FEDERAL  RESERVE  BOARD,  OR ANY  OTHER  AGENCY  OF THE  U.S.
GOVERNMENT.  MUTUAL FUND SHARES INVOLVE INVESTMENT RISKS, INCLUDING THE POSSIBLE
LOSS OF PRINCIPAL.

LIKE ALL MUTUAL FUND SHARES, THE SEC HAS NOT APPROVED OR DISAPPROVED THESE
SECURITIES OR PASSED UPON THE ADEQUACY OF THIS PROSPECTUS. ANY REPRESENTATION
TO THE CONTRARY IS A CRIMINAL OFFENSE.

Franklin Cash Reserves Fund

Unlike most funds that invest directly in securities,  the fund seeks to achieve
its investment goal by investing all of its assets in shares of The Money Market
Portfolio  (the  "Portfolio").  The  Portfolio  is a series of The Money  Market
Portfolios ("Money Market"). Its investment goal is the same as the fund's.

This  prospectus is not an offering of the  securities  herein  described in any
state, jurisdiction or country in which the offering is not authorized. No sales
representative, dealer, or other person is authorized to give any information or
make any representations other than those contained in this prospectus.  Further
information may be obtained from Distributors.

FRANKLIN CASH RESERVES FUND

NOVEMBER 1, 1998

When reading this prospectus,  you will see certain terms beginning with capital
letters. This means the term is explained in our glossary section

TABLE OF CONTENTS

ABOUT THE FUND

Expense Summary ......................................................   2

Financial Highlights .................................................   3

How Does the Fund Invest Its Assets? .................................   4

What Are the Risks of Investing in the Fund? .........................   7

Who Administers the Fund? ............................................   8

How Taxation Affects the Fund and Its Shareholders ...................   9

How Is the Trust Organized? ..........................................   11

ABOUT YOUR ACCOUNT

How Do I Buy Shares? .................................................   11

May I Exchange Shares for Shares of Another Fund? ....................   13

How Do I Sell Shares? ................................................   15

What Distributions Might I Receive From the Fund? ....................   17

Transaction Procedures and Special Requirements ......................   18

Services to Help You Manage Your Account .............................   20

What If I Have Questions About My Account? ...........................   21

GLOSSARY

Useful Terms and Definitions .........................................   22


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ABOUT THE FUND

EXPENSE SUMMARY

This table is  designed to help you  understand  the costs of  investing  in the
fund. It is based on the fund's historical expenses, including its proportionate
share of the Portfolio's expenses,  for the fiscal year ended June 30, 1998. The
fund's actual expenses may vary.

A. SHAREHOLDER TRANSACTION EXPENSES+

Exchange Fee (per transaction) ..............         None*

B. ANNUAL FUND OPERATING EXPENSES (AS A PERCENTAGE OF AVERAGE NET ASSETS)

Management and Administration Fees ..........         0.40%**

Rule 12b-1 Fees .............................         0.25%***

Other Expenses of the Fund and the Portfolio.         0.11%
                                                      -----

Total Fund Operating Expenses ...............         0.76%**
                                                      =======

C. EXAMPLE

Assume the fund's  annual  return is 5%,  operating  expenses  are as  described
above,  and you sell your shares after the number of years shown.  These are the
projected expenses for each $1,000 that you invest in the fund.

        1 YEAR     3 YEARS     5 YEARS     10 YEARS
        -------------------------------------------

        $8         $24         $42         $94

THIS IS JUST AN  EXAMPLE.  IT DOES NOT  REPRESENT  PAST OR  FUTURE  EXPENSES  OR
RETURNS.  ACTUAL EXPENSES AND RETURNS MAY BE MORE OR LESS THAN THOSE SHOWN.  The
fund pays its operating expenses. The effects of these expenses are reflected in
its Net Asset Value or dividends and are not directly charged to your account.

+If your  transaction is processed  through your Securities  Dealer,  you may be
charged a fee by your Securities Dealer for this service.
*There is a $5.00 fee for  exchanges by Market  Timers.  
**For the period shown,  Advisers had agreed in advance to limit its  management
and administration  fees. With this reduction,  management fees of the Portfolio
were 0.14% and  administration  fees of the fund were 0%.  Total fund  operating
expenses were 0.50%.  The total fund  operating  expenses are different than the
ratio of expenses to average net assets shown under  "Financial  Highlights" due
to a timing  difference  between  the end of the 12b-1  plan year and the fund's
fiscal year end.
***These fees may not exceed 0.25%.

FINANCIAL HIGHLIGHTS

This table  summarizes the fund's  financial  history.  The information has been
audited by PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP, the fund's independent auditor. The audit
report  covering the periods  shown below appears in the fund's Annual Report to
Shareholders  for the  fiscal  year ended June 30,  1998.  The Annual  Report to
Shareholders also includes more information about the fund's performance.  For a
free copy, please call 1-800/321-8563.

                                                  YEAR ENDED JUNE 30,
                                           1998      1997      1996      1995
- -------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Per share operating performance
(for a share outstanding throughout the year)

Net asset value, beginning of year....... $1.00      $1.00     $1.00     $1.00
Income from investment operations -
net investment income ...................   .051       .050      .052      .052
Less distributions from net
investment income .......................  (.051)     (.050)    (.052)    (.052)
                                          --------------------------------------
Net asset value, end of year.............  $1.00     $1.00     $1.00     $1.00
                                          ======================================
Total Return* ...........................   5.28%     5.11%     5.35%     5.34%

Ratios/supplemental data
Net assets, end of year (000's).......... $119,585   $76,510   $30,381   $14,545
Ratios to average net assets:
 Expenses1 ..............................   .50%       .50%      .49%      .40%
 Expenses, excluding waiver
 and payments by affiliate ..............   .77%       .69%      .73%      .79%
 Net investment income ..................  5.14%      5.00%     5.10%     5.69%

*Total return is not annualized.
1 The expense ratio includes the fund's share of the Portfolio's allocated
expenses.

HOW DOES THE FUND INVEST ITS ASSETS?

WHAT IS THE FUND'S GOAL?

The investment goal of the fund is to provide investors with as high a level of
current income as is consistent with the preservation of shareholders'  capital
and liquidity. This goal is fundamental, which means that it may not be changed
without shareholder approval. The fund also tries to maintain a stable Net Asset
Value of $1 per share.

THE FUND'S INVESTMENT IN THE PORTFOLIO

The fund seeks to achieve its investment goal by investing all of its assets in
the Portfolio.  The Portfolio has the same investment  goal as the fund and it,
too, is  fundamental.  The fund's  investment policies  are also  substantially
similar to the Portfolio's except the fund may pursue its policies by investing
in an open-end  management investment company with the same investment goal and
substantially  similar  policies and  restrictions  as the fund.  The fund buys
shares of the  Portfolio at Net Asset Value.  An  investment  in the fund is an
indirect investment in the Portfolio.

It is  possible  that  the  fund  may have to  withdraw its  investment  in the
Portfolio and  subsequently  invest in another  open-end management  investment
company with the same investment goal and substantially similar policies.  This
could happen if the Portfolio  changes its investment goal or if the Board,  at
any time, considers it in the fund's best interest.

The fund's structure,  where it invests all of its assets in the Portfolio,  is
sometimes called a  "Master/Feeder"  structure.  You will  find  more  detailed
information about this structure and the potential risks  associated with it in
the SAI.

WHAT KINDS OF SECURITIES DOES THE PORTFOLIO BUY?

The Portfolio seeks to achieve its investment goal by investing in high-quality,
short-term money market securities of domestic and foreign  issuers,  including
U.S.  government  securities and repurchase  agreements.  Because the Portfolio
limits its investments to high-quality securities, it will generally earn lower
yields  than a  portfolio  with lower quality  securities  that are  subject to
greater risk. Accordingly, the yield to shareholders in the Portfolio, and thus
the fund, will likely be relatively lower.

QUALITY,  MATURITY AND DIVERSIFICATION STANDARDS. The Portfolio, like all money
funds,  follows SEC guidelines on the quality,  maturity and diversification of
its  investments.  These  guidelines are designed to help reduce a money fund's
risks so that it is more likely to keep its share price at $1.

o  The Portfolio only buys securities that Advisers  determines  present minimal
   credit  risks  and that are  rated  in one of the top two  short-term  rating
   categories or that are comparable unrated securities in Advisers' opinion.

o  The Portfolio only buys securities with remaining  maturities of 397 calendar
   days or less and maintains a dollar-weighted average portfolio maturity of 90
   days or less.

o  Generally, the Portfolio may not invest more than 5% of its total assets in
   the securities of a single issuer, other than in U.S. government
   securities.

More information about the Portfolio's  diversification policies, and details of
the credit quality ratings are included in the SAI.

U.S. GOVERNMENT  SECURITIES include marketable fixed, floating and variable rate
securities  issued or guaranteed by the U.S.  government or its agencies,  or by
various  instrumentalities  that have been  established or sponsored by the U.S.
government.  Some of these securities,  including U.S. Treasury bills, notes and
bonds and securities of the Government  National  Mortgage  Association  and the
Federal Housing Administration,  are issued or guaranteed by the U.S. government
or carry a guarantee  that is supported by the full faith and credit of the U.S.
government. Other U.S. government securities are issued or guaranteed by federal
agencies  or  government-sponsored  enterprises  and are not  considered  direct
obligations  of the  U.S.  government.  Instead,  they  involve  sponsorship  or
guarantees by government agencies or enterprises.  For example,  some securities
are supported by the right of the issuer to borrow from the U.S. Treasury,  such
as obligations of the Federal Home Loan Bank. Others, such as obligations of the
Federal National Mortgage  Association,  are supported only by the credit of the
instrumentality.

BANK OBLIGATIONS,  or instruments  secured by bank  obligations,  include fixed,
floating or variable rate CDs, letters of credit, time deposits,  bank notes and
bankers'  acceptances.  The  Portfolio  will  invest  in  these  obligations  or
instruments issued by banks and savings  institutions with assets of at least $1
billion.  Time deposits are  non-negotiable  deposits that are held in a banking
institution  for a specified  time at a stated  interest rate. The Portfolio may
not  invest  more than 10% of its assets in time  deposits  with more than seven
days to maturity.

The Portfolio may invest in obligations of U.S. banks,  foreign branches of U.S.
or foreign  banks,  and U.S.  branches  of foreign  banks that have a federal or
state  charter to do  business in the U.S.  and are  subject to U.S.  regulatory
authorities.  The Portfolio may invest in an obligation  issued by a branch of a
bank only if the parent bank has assets of at least $5  billion,  and may invest
only up to 25% of its assets in  obligations  of  foreign  branches  of U.S.  or
foreign banks. The Portfolio may, however, invest more than 25% of its assets in
certain domestic bank obligations, including U.S. branches of foreign banks.

COMMERCIAL   PAPER  typically   refers  to  short-term   obligations  of  banks,
corporations  and  other  borrowers  with  maturities  of up to  270  days.  The
Portfolio may invest in commercial paper of domestic or foreign issuers.

ASSET-BACKED  SECURITIES are typically  commercial  paper backed by the loans or
accounts  receivable of an entity,  such as a bank or credit card  company.  The
issuer  intends  to  repay  using  the  assets  backing  the  securities   (once
collected).  Therefore, repayment depends largely on the cash-flows generated by
the assets  backing  the  securities.  Sometimes  the credit  support  for these
securities  is  limited  to the  underlying  assets.  In  other  cases it may be
provided by a third party through a letter of credit or insurance guarantee.

CORPORATE  OBLIGATIONS  may include  fixed,  floating and  variable  rate bonds,
debentures or notes.

STRIPPED  SECURITIES are the separate income and principal  components of a debt
security.  Once the  securities  have been stripped they are referred to as zero
coupon  securities.  Their  risks are  similar  to those of other  money  market
securities  although they may be more volatile.  Stripped securities do not make
periodic  payments  of  interest  prior to  maturity  and the  stripping  of the
interest coupons causes them to be offered at a discount from their face amount.
This results in the securities being subject to greater fluctuations in response
to  changing   interest  rates  than   interest-paying   securities  of  similar
maturities.

The  Portfolio  only  intends  to buy  stripped  securities  that are  issued or
guaranteed by the U.S. Treasury or by an agency or  instrumentality  of the U.S.
government.

WHAT ARE SOME OF THE PORTFOLIO'S OTHER INVESTMENT STRATEGIES AND PRACTICES?

WHEN-ISSUED  AND  DELAYED  DELIVERY  TRANSACTIONS  are those  where  payment and
delivery for the security take place at a future date. Since the market price of
the security may  fluctuate  during the time before  payment and  delivery,  the
Portfolio  assumes the risk that the value of the  security  at delivery  may be
more or less than the purchase price.

REPURCHASE AGREEMENTS. The Portfolio will generally have a portion of its assets
in cash or cash equivalents.  To earn income on this portion of its assets,  the
Portfolio  may  enter  into   repurchase   agreements  with  certain  banks  and
broker-dealers. Under a repurchase agreement, the Portfolio agrees to buy a U.S.
government security from one of these issuers and then to sell the security back
to the issuer after a short period of time (generally,  less than seven days) at
a higher  price.  The bank or  broker-dealer  must  transfer to the  Portfolio's
custodian securities with an initial value of at least 102% of the dollar amount
invested by the Portfolio in each repurchase agreement.

PORTFOLIO TRADING. The Portfolio may actively trade securities in its portfolio,
without any limits,  if Advisers  believes that yields can be increased by doing
so. Advisers  considers  current market  conditions,  cash  requirements and its
revised  evaluations  of a  security  when  determining  whether  or not to hold
securities  until  maturity.  The yield on some securities held by the Portfolio
may decline if the securities are sold before maturity.

OTHER  POLICIES AND  RESTRICTIONS.  The fund and the Portfolio  have a number of
additional  investment  policies and restrictions  that govern their activities.
Those that are identified as "fundamental"  may only be changed with shareholder
approval.  The others may be  changed by the Board or the Board of  Trustees  of
Money Market alone. For a list of these  restrictions and more information about
the fund's and the Portfolio's  investment  policies,  including those described
above,  please  see "How  Does the Fund  Invest  Its  Assets?"  and  "Investment
Restrictions" in the SAI.

Generally, the policies and restrictions discussed in this prospectus and in the
SAI apply when the fund or the Portfolio makes an investment. In most cases, the
fund and the Portfolio are not required to sell a security because circumstances
change  and the  security  no  longer  meets  one or more of the  fund's  or the
Portfolio's policies or restrictions.

WHAT ARE THE RISKS OF INVESTING IN THE FUND?

Like all investments,  an investment in the fund involves risk. The risks of the
fund are  basically  the same as those  of  other  investments  in money  market
securities.  The short  duration and high credit  quality of the  securities  in
which  the  Portfolio,  and thus the fund,  invests  may help  reduce  the risks
detailed below.

There is no assurance  that the fund or the Portfolio  will meet its  investment
goal.  Although  the fund tries to maintain a stable share price of $1, there is
no assurance that it will be able to do so.

INTEREST  RATE RISK is the risk that  changes in  interest  rates can reduce the
value of a security. Generally when interest rates rise, the value of a security
falls. The opposite is also true: security prices rise when interest rates fall.

INCOME RISK is the risk that the Portfolio's,  and thus the fund's,  income will
decrease due to falling interest rates.  Since the fund can only distribute what
it earns, the fund's distributions to its shareholders may decline when interest
rates fall.

CREDIT RISK is the  possibility  that an issuer will be unable to make  interest
payments or repay principal.  Changes in an issuer's  financial strength or in a
security's credit rating may affect its value.

MARKET  RISK is the risk  that a  security's  value  will be  reduced  by market
activity or the results of supply and demand.  This a basic risk associated with
all  securities.  When there are more sellers than buyers,  prices tend to fall.
Likewise, when there are more buyers, prices tend to rise.

FOREIGN  SECURITIES.  Investments  in securities of foreign  issuers,  including
obligations  of foreign  branches of U.S. and foreign banks and  obligations  of
U.S.  branches of foreign  banks,  involve  special  risks.  These risks include
future unfavorable  political and economic  developments,  possible  withholding
taxes, seizure of foreign deposits,  currency controls, interest limitations, or
other  governmental  restrictions  that may affect the payment of  principal  or
interest on securities  held by the  Portfolio.  In addition,  there may be less
publicly available information about foreign issuers.

WHO ADMINISTERS THE FUND?

THE  BOARD.  The  Board  oversees  the  management  of the fund and  elects  its
officers. The officers are responsible for the fund's day-to-day operations.

The Board, with approval of all disinterested and interested Board members,  has
adopted written procedures designed to deal with potential conflicts of interest
that may arise from the Trust and Money  Market  having the same  boards.  These
procedures  call  for an  annual  review  of the  fund's  relationship  with the
Portfolio.  If a conflict exists, the boards may take action,  which may include
the  establishment  of a new board.  The Board has determined  that there are no
conflicts  of interest at the present  time.  For more  information,  please see
"Summary of  Procedures  to Monitor  Conflicts of Interest"  and  "Officers  and
Trustees" in the SAI.

INVESTMENT  MANAGER AND  ADMINISTRATOR.  Advisers manages the Portfolio's assets
and makes its investment decisions.  Advisers also performs similar services for
other funds.  It is wholly owned by Resources,  a publicly owned company engaged
in the financial services industry through its subsidiaries.  Charles B. Johnson
and  Rupert  H.  Johnson,  Jr.  are the  principal  shareholders  of  Resources.
Together,  Advisers  and its  affiliates  manage  over $236  billion  in assets.
Advisers  is  also  the  administrator  of  the  fund.  Please  see  "Investment
Management and Other  Services" and  "Miscellaneous  Information" in the SAI for
information  on  securities  transactions  and a summary of the  fund's  Code of
Ethics.

MANAGEMENT FEES. You will bear a portion of the Portfolio's  operating expenses,
including its management  fees, to the extent that the fund, as a shareholder of
the Portfolio,  bears these expenses.  The portion of the  Portfolio's  expenses
borne by the fund depends on the fund's  proportionate  share of the Portfolio's
net assets. During the fiscal year ended June 30, 1998, the fund's proportionate
share of the Portfolio's  management  fees,  before any advance waiver,  totaled
0.15% of the  average  daily net assets of the fund.  The fund's  administration
fees,  before any advance  waiver,  totaled  0.25%.  Total  operating  expenses,
including fees paid to Advisers before any advance waiver,  were 0.76%. Under an
agreement by Advisers to limit its fees, the fund paid a proportionate  share of
the Portfolio's management fees totaling 0.14% and no administration fees. Total
expenses of the fund were 0.50%.  Advisers may end this  arrangement at any time
upon notice to the Board.

PORTFOLIO  TRANSACTIONS.  Advisers  tries to obtain  the best  execution  on all
transactions.  If Advisers  believes  more than one broker or dealer can provide
the best execution,  it may consider  research and related services and the sale
of fund shares, as well as shares of other funds in the Franklin Templeton Group
of Funds, when selecting a broker or dealer.  Please see "How Does the Portfolio
Buy Securities for Its Portfolio?" in the SAI for more information.

YEAR 2000 ISSUE.  Like other mutual funds, the fund could be adversely  affected
if the  computer  systems used by Advisers  and other  service  providers do not
properly  process  date-related  information  on or after January 1, 2000 ("Year
2000 Issue").  The Year 2000 Issue, and in particular foreign service providers'
responsiveness  to the issue,  could  affect  portfolio  and  operational  areas
including   securities  trade  processing,   interest  and  dividend   payments,
securities pricing, shareholder account services,  reporting, custody functions,
and others.  While there can be no assurance that the fund will not be adversely
affected,  Advisers and its affiliated  service  providers are taking steps that
they believe are reasonably  designed to address the Year 2000 Issue,  including
seeking reasonable assurances from the fund's other major service providers.

THE RULE 12B-1 PLAN

The fund  has a  distribution  plan or  "Rule  12b-1  Plan"  under  which it may
reimburse  Distributors  or  others  for the  expenses  of  activities  that are
primarily intended to sell shares of the fund. These expenses may include, among
others,  distribution  or service fees paid to Securities  Dealers or others who
have  executed  a  servicing  agreement  with  the  fund,  Distributors  or  its
affiliates;  a prorated  portion of  Distributors'  overhead  expenses;  and the
expenses  of printing  prospectuses  and reports  used for sales  purposes,  and
preparing and distributing sales literature and advertisements.

Payments by the fund under the plan may not exceed  0.25% per year of the fund's
average  daily net assets.  All  distribution  expenses over this amount will be
borne by those who have incurred  them.  For more  information,  please see "The
Fund's Underwriter" in the SAI.

HOW TAXATION AFFECTS THE FUND AND ITS SHAREHOLDERS

TAXATION OF THE FUND. As a regulated investment company, the fund generally pays
no federal income tax on the income and gains that it distributes to you.

DISTRIBUTIONS.  Distributions from the fund, whether you receive them in cash or
in additional  shares,  are generally  subject to income tax. The fund will send
you a  statement  in January of each year that  reflects  the amount of ordinary
dividends  you received  from the fund in the prior year.  This  statement  will
include  distributions  declared in  December  and paid to you in January of the
following  year,  but which are  taxable as if paid on  December 31 of the prior
year. The IRS requires you to report these amounts on your income tax return for
the prior year.

DISTRIBUTIONS TO RETIREMENT PLANS. Fund distributions received by your qualified
retirement   plan,  such  as  a  section  401(k)  plan  or  IRA,  are  generally
tax-deferred;  this means that you are not required to report fund distributions
on your income tax return when paid to your plan,  but,  rather,  when your plan
makes  payments to you.  Special  rules apply to payouts from Roth and Education
IRAs.

DIVIDENDS-RECEIVED DEDUCTION. It is anticipated that no portion of the fund's
distributions will qualify for the corporate dividends-received deduction.

REDEMPTIONS  AND  EXCHANGES.  Because  the fund  expects to maintain a $1.00 Net
Asset Value per share, you should not have any gain or loss on the redemption or
exchange of fund shares.

MUNICIPAL INVESTORS. A municipality that invests the proceeds of a bond offering
in the fund should be aware that some or all of the earnings  distributed by the
fund may need to be paid to the U.S. as a rebate of arbitrage  profits.  You may
wish to contact your tax advisor to determine the effect, if any, of payments by
the fund with respect to the arbitrage rebate requirements.

NON-U.S. INVESTORS.  Ordinary dividends generally will be subject to U.S. income
tax withholding.  Your home country may also tax ordinary dividends. Fund shares
held by the estate of a non-U.S. investor may be subject to U.S. estate tax. You
may wish to contact  your tax advisor to determine  the U.S.  and  non-U.S.  tax
consequences of your investment in the fund.

STATE TAXES. Ordinary dividends that you receive from the fund will generally be
subject to state and local income tax. It is anticipated  that no portion of the
fund's  distributions will qualify for exemption from state and local income tax
as  dividends  paid  from  interest  earned on  direct  obligations  of the U.S.
government.  The  holding of fund  shares may also be subject to state and local
intangibles  taxes.  You may wish to contact your tax advisor to  determine  the
state and local tax consequences of your investment in the fund.

BACKUP WITHHOLDING.  When you open an account,  IRS regulations require that you
provide your taxpayer identification number ("TIN"), certify that it is correct,
and certify that you are not subject to backup  withholding  under IRS rules. If
you fail to provide a correct TIN or the proper tax certifications,  the fund is
required  to  withhold  31% of all  taxable  distributions  (including  ordinary
dividends and capital gain distributions),  and redemption proceeds paid to you.
The fund is also required to begin backup withholding on your account if the IRS
instructs  the fund to do so.  The fund  reserves  the  right  not to open  your
account,  or,  alternatively,  to redeem  your  shares at the  current Net Asset
Value,  less any taxes  withheld,  if you fail to provide a correct TIN, fail to
provide the proper tax  certifications,  or the IRS  instructs the fund to begin
backup withholding on your account.

THIS TAX  DISCUSSION  IS FOR GENERAL  INFORMATION  ONLY.  PROSPECTIVE  INVESTORS
SHOULD CONSULT THEIR OWN TAX ADVISORS  CONCERNING THE FEDERAL,  STATE,  LOCAL OR
FOREIGN  TAX  CONSEQUENCES  OF AN  INVESTMENT  IN  THE  FUND.  A  MORE  COMPLETE
DISCUSSION  OF THESE  RULES AND  RELATED  MATTERS IS  CONTAINED  IN THE  SECTION
ENTITLED "ADDITIONAL INFORMATION ON DISTRIBUTIONS AND TAXES" IN THE SAI. YOU MAY
REQUEST A FREE  FRANKLIN  TEMPLETON  TAX  INFORMATION  HANDBOOK BY CALLING  FUND
INFORMATION AT 1-800/DIAL BEN.

HOW IS THE TRUST ORGANIZED?

The fund is a no-load,  diversified series of Institutional Fiduciary Trust (the
"Trust"),  an open-end management  investment company,  commonly called a mutual
fund. It was organized as a Massachusetts business trust on January 15, 1985 and
is  registered  with the SEC.  Shares of each series of the Trust have equal and
exclusive rights to dividends and distributions  declared by that series and the
net assets of the series in the event of liquidation or  dissolution.  Shares of
the fund are  considered  Class I shares  for  redemption,  exchange  and  other
purposes. Additional series may be offered in the future.

The Trust has noncumulative  voting rights.  This gives holders of more than 50%
of the shares  voting the ability to elect all of the  members of the Board.  If
this happens,  holders of the remaining  shares voting will not be able to elect
anyone to the Board.

The Trust does not intend to hold annual  shareholder  meetings.  The Trust or a
series of the Trust may hold special  meetings,  however,  for matters requiring
shareholder  approval.  A  meeting  may  also  be  called  by the  Board  in its
discretion or by shareholders holding at least 10% of the outstanding shares. In
certain  circumstances,  we are  required  to help you  communicate  with  other
shareholders about the removal of a Board member.

ABOUT YOUR ACCOUNT

HOW DO I BUY SHARES?

OPENING YOUR ACCOUNT

You may buy shares of the fund  without a sales  charge.  The fund is  available
exclusively to retirement plan participants and other  institutional  investors,
including  corporations,  banks,  savings and loan associations,  and government
entities.  Individuals  may not otherwise buy shares of the fund. In the case of
retirement  plans,  there is no required minimum initial  investment  amount and
shares of the fund must be registered at the omnibus level.  Although the amount
that may be  contributed  to the various  investment  options under a retirement
plan in any one year is subject to certain limitations, assets already held by a
retirement  plan may be invested in the fund without regard to the  limitations.
Certain institutional  investors,  such as corporations,  banks, and savings and
loan  associations,  may also  purchase  shares of the fund subject to a minimum
initial investment of $100,000.  Government entities, however, including states,
counties,  cities,  and  their  instrumentalities,  departments,  agencies,  and
authorities may open an account in the fund with a minimum initial investment of
$1,000.  Subsequent purchases are not subject to a minimum purchase requirement.
We reserve the right to change the amount of these minimums from time to time or
to waive or lower these  minimums  for certain  purchases.  We also  reserve the
right to refuse any order to buy shares.

To open your account,  please  follow the steps below.  This will help avoid any
delays in processing your request.

Make your investment using the table below.

Method            Steps to Follow
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BY MAIL           1.  For an initial investment, complete and sign an
                      application.

                  2.  Return  the  application  to the  fund  with  your  check,
                      Federal  Reserve  draft  or  negotiable  bank  draft  made
                      payable to the fund. Instruments drawn on other investment
                      companies may not be accepted.
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BY WIRE           1.  Call Institutional Services at 1-800/321-8563 or
                      650/312-3600 to receive a wire control number. You need
                      a new wire control number every time you wire money
                      into your account. If you do not have a currently
                      effective wire control number, we will return the money
                      to the bank, and we will not credit the purchase to
                      your account.

                  2.  Wire the  funds to Bank of  America,  ABA  routing  number
                      121000358,   for   credit   to   Institutional   Fiduciary
                      Trust-Franklin Cash Reserves Fund, A/C 1493-3-04779.  Your
                      name, account number, and wire control number must
                      be included.

                  3.  For an initial investment you must also return your signed
                      application to the fund. For investments over $50,000, you
                      also  need  to  complete   the   Institutional   Telephone
                      Privileges Agreement.
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THROUGH YOUR DEALER   Call your investment representative
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See   "Holiday   Schedule"  under   "Transaction    Procedures   and   Special
Requirements."If  the fund  receives  your order in proper form before 3:00 p.m.
Pacific  time,  we will credit the purchase to your  account  that day.  Orders
received after 3:00 p.m. will be credited the following business day.

Many of the  fund's  investments,  through the  Portfolio,  must be paid for in
federal funds,  which are monies held by the fund's custodian bank on deposit at
the Federal  Reserve Bank of San Francisco and elsewhere.  The fund  generally
cannot  invest  money  received  from  you until  it is  converted  into and is
available to the fund in federal funds.  Therefore,  your purchase order may not
be considered  in proper form until the money received from you is available in
federal  funds,  which  may  take up to two days.  If the  fund is able to make
investments immediately (within one business day), it may accept your order with
payment in other than federal funds.

When you buy shares, if you submit a check or a draft that is returned unpaid to
the fund we may impose a $10 charge against your account for each returned item.

The investment authority of certain  investors may be restricted by law. If you
are such an investor, you should consult your legal advisor to determine whether
and to what extent shares of the fund are legal  investments for you. If you are
a municipal investor  considering  investing  proceeds of bond  offerings,  you
should consult with expert counsel to determine the effect,  if any, of payments
by the fund on arbitrage rebate calculations.

PAYMENTS TO SECURITIES DEALERS

If you buy shares through a Securities Dealer,  Distributors may make a payment
to the Securities Dealer out of its own resources.  Please contact Institutional
Services for more information.

MAY I EXCHANGE SHARES FOR SHARES OF ANOTHER FUND?

We offer a wide variety of funds. The shares of most of these funds are offered
to the  public  with a sales  charge. If you  would  like,  you can  move  your
investment  from your fund  account to an existing  or new  account in another
Franklin Templeton Fund (an "exchange"). Because it is technically a sale and a
purchase of shares, an exchange is a taxable transaction.

Before  making  an  exchange,  please read the  prospectus  of the fund you are
interested in. This will help you learn about the fund, its investment  goal and
policies,  and its rules and  requirements for  exchanges.  For  example,  some
Franklin  Templeton Funds do not accept exchanges and others may have different
investment minimums.

Method                   Steps to Follow
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BY MAIL                  Send us signed written instructions
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BY PHONE                 1. Call Institutional Services at 1-800/321-8563

                         2.  For requests  over  $50,000,  you must  complete an
                             Institutional Telephone Privileges Agreement.
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THROUGH YOUR DEALER      Call your investment representative
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Please refer to "Transaction  Procedures  and Special  Requirements"  for other
important information on how to exchange shares.

WILL SALES CHARGES APPLY TO MY EXCHANGE?

You will generally pay the applicable front-end sales charge of the fund you are
exchanging  into,  unless  you acquired  your fund  shares  under the  exchange
privilege.  These charges may not apply if you qualify to buy shares  without a
sales charge. For example,  certain  institutional investors such as government
entities, certain retirement plans, trust companies, and bank trust departments,
may buy Class I shares of other Franklin Templeton Funds without a sales charge.

RETIREMENT PLANS

Retirement plan  participants may exchange shares in accordance with the options
available under,  and the  requirements  of, their plan and plan  administrator.
Retirement plan administrators may charge a fee in connection with exchanges.

EXCHANGE RESTRICTIONS

Please be aware that the following restrictions apply to exchanges:

o  You must meet the applicable  minimum investment  amount of the fund you are
   exchanging into, or exchange 100% of your fund shares.

o  You may only exchange shares within the SAME CLASS, except as noted below.

o  The accounts must be identically registered.

o  The fund you are exchanging into must be eligible for sale in your state.

o  We may  modify or  discontinue  our  exchange  policy if we give you 60 days'
   written notice.

o  Your  exchange may be  restricted or refused if you have:  (i)  requested an
   exchange  out of the fund within two weeks of an earlier  exchange  request,
   (ii) exchanged shares out of the fund more than twice in a calendar  quarter,
   or (iii)  exchanged shares equal to at least $5 million,  or more than 1% of
   the fund's net assets.  Shares under common ownership or control are combined
   for  these limits.  If you  have  exchanged  shares as  described  in  this
   paragraph,  you will be considered a Market Timer.  Each exchange by a Market
   Timer,  if accepted,  will be charged  $5.00.  Some of our funds do not allow
   investments by Market Timers.

Because  excessive  trading can hurt fund  performance,   operations   and
shareholders,  we may refuse any  exchange  purchase if (i) we believe the fund
would be harmed or unable to invest effectively,  or (ii) the fund  receives or
anticipates simultaneous orders that may significantly affect the fund.

LIMITED EXCHANGES BETWEEN DIFFERENT CLASSES OF SHARES

Certain  funds in the  Franklin Templeton  Funds  offer  classes  of shares not
offered by the fund,  such as "Advisor  Class" or "Class Z" shares.  Because the
fund does not currently offer an Advisor Class, you may exchange  Advisor Class
shares of any Franklin Templeton Fund for shares of the fund at Net Asset Value.
If you do so and you later decide you would like to  exchange  into a fund that
offers an Advisor  Class, you may exchange  your fund shares for Advisor  Class
shares of that fund.  Certain shareholders of Class Z shares of Franklin Mutual
Series Fund Inc. may also  exchange their Class Z shares for shares of the fund
at Net Asset Value.

HOW DO I SELL SHARES?

You may sell (redeem) your shares at any time.

Method            Steps to Follow
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BY MAIL           1. Send us signed written instructions.

                  2. Provide a signature guarantee if required

                  3.  Corporate, partnership and trust accounts may need to send
                      additional  documents.  Accounts under court  jurisdiction
                      may have other requirements.
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BY PHONE          Call Institutional Services at 1-800/321-8563

                  o You may exceed $50,000 by completing a separate
                    agreement. Call Institutional Services to receive a copy.

                  o Telephone requests will be accepted unless the address on
                    your account was changed by phone within the last 15
                    days.
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THROUGH YOUR DEALER Call your investment representative
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See   "Holiday   Schedule"   under   "Transaction    Procedures   and   Special
Requirements."We  will send your redemption  check  within  seven days after we
receive your request in proper form.  We are not able to receive or pay out cash
in the form of currency. If you sell your shares by phone, the check may only be
made payable to all registered owners on the account and sent to the address of
record.  If  requested,  redemption  proceeds may also be wired  directly  to a
commercial  bank  previously  designated  by you  on  an  application,  or in a
signature-guaranteed letter of instruction.

Telephone  redemption orders may not be used to direct payments to another party
or non-designated account. Written instructions will be required.

The wiring of redemption proceeds is a special  service that we make  available
whenever possible.  Generally,  if we receive your request in proper form before
3:00 p.m.  Pacific time,  your wire payment will be sent the next business day.
For requests received in proper form after 3:00 p.m.  Pacific time, the payment
will be sent the second business day. By offering this service to you, the fund
is not bound to meet any  redemption request in less than the seven-day  period
prescribed by law. Neither the fund nor its agents shall be liable to you or any
other person if, for any reason,  a redemption  request by wire is not processed
as described in this section.

For  non-retirement plan  participants,  payment may be transmitted by wire the
same business day, if the phone request is received  before 11:15 a.m.  Pacific
time that day. For later requests,  payment will be transmitted by wire the next
business day. If you anticipate requesting a same-day wire  redemption  over $5
million,  please notify the fund about this on the prior  business day. In order
to maximize  efficient fund  management,  please  request  your  same-day  wire
redemption  of any size as  early in the day as  possible.  Prior  business  day
notification of the trade may be required.

If you sell shares you recently  purchased with a check or draft,  we may delay
sending you the proceeds until your check or draft has cleared,  which may take
seven  business days or more. A certified or cashier's  check may clear in less
time.

Under unusual circumstances,  we may suspend redemptions or postpone payment for
more than seven days as permitted by federal securities law.

Please refer to  "Transaction  Procedures  and Special Requirements"  for other
important information on how to sell shares.

CONTINGENT DEFERRED SALES CHARGE

Most  Franklin  Templeton  Funds impose a Contingent  Deferred  Sales Charge on
certain  investments  if you sell all or a part of the  investment  within  the
Contingency  Period.  While  the fund generally  does not  impose a  Contingent
Deferred Sales Charge, it will do so if you sell shares that were exchanged into
the fund from another Franklin  Templeton Fund and those shares would have been
assessed a Contingent Deferred Sales Charge in the other fund. The charge is 1%
of the value of the shares sold or the Net Asset Value at the time of  purchase,
whichever  is less.  The time the  shares are held in the fund  does not  count
towards the completion of any Contingency Period.

We will  first  redeem any shares in your  account that are not  subject to the
charge.  If there are not enough of these to meet your  request, we will redeem
shares subject to the charge in the order they were purchased.

Unless otherwise specified, when you request to sell a stated DOLLAR AMOUNT, we
will redeem additional shares to cover any Contingent Deferred Sales Charge. For
requests to sell a stated  NUMBER OF SHARES,  we will  deduct the amount of the
Contingent Deferred Sales Charge, if any, from the sale proceeds.

WHAT DISTRIBUTIONS MIGHT I RECEIVE FROM THE FUND?

The fund declares dividends each day that its Net Asset Value is calculated and
pays them monthly. The daily allocation of net investment  income begins on the
day after you make an investment  and continues through the day you redeem your
shares or the settlement of a wire order trade.

The amount of these dividends will vary, depending on changes in the fund's net
investment  income,  and there is no guarantee the fund will pay dividends. THE
FUND DOES NOT PAY "INTEREST"  OR GUARANTEE ANY AMOUNT OF DIVIDENDS OR RETURN ON
AN INVESTMENT IN ITS SHARES.

DIVIDEND OPTIONS

Dividends will  automatically  be reinvested  monthly in the form of additional
shares of the fund at the Net Asset Value per share at the close of business on
or about the last  business  day of the month.  You may also  choose to receive
dividends in cash. To do so, please notify the fund or Institutional  Services.
Certain restrictions may apply to retirement plans.

Since the net income of the fund is declared  as a  dividend  each time the net
income is determined,  the Net Asset Value per share of the fund is expected to
remain at $1.00 per share immediately after each such determination and dividend
declaration.  Any  increase  in the  value of  your  investment  in  the  fund,
representing the reinvestment of dividend income, is reflected by an increase in
the number of shares in your account.

TRANSACTION PROCEDURES AND SPECIAL REQUIREMENTS

SHARE PRICE

You buy and sell shares at Net Asset Value. We will use the Net Asset Value next
calculated after we receive your transaction request in proper form.

HOW AND WHEN SHARES ARE PRICED

The  fund is open for  business each  day  that  both the NYSE and the  Federal
Reserve Bank of San  Francisco are open.  We determine  the Net Asset Value per
share at 3:00 p.m.  Pacific time. To calculate  Net Asset Value per share,  the
fund's  assets are valued  and totaled,  liabilities  are  subtracted,  and the
balance, called net assets, is divided by the number of shares outstanding. The
fund's assets are valued as described under "How Are Fund Shares Valued?" in the
SAI.

HOLIDAY SCHEDULE

The fund is  informed  that the NYSE  and/or  the  Federal  Reserve  Bank of San
Francisco observe the following holidays: New Year's Day, Martin Luther King Jr.
Day,  Presidents' Day, Good Friday,  Memorial Day (observed),  Independence Day,
Labor  Day,  Columbus  Day  (observed),  Veterans'  Day,  Thanksgiving  Day  and
Christmas  Day.  Although  the fund  expects  the same  holiday  schedule  to be
observed in the future,  the Federal  Reserve Bank of San  Francisco or the NYSE
may modify its holiday  schedule at any time.  Please place your trades as early
in the day as  possible  on a day before or after a holiday.  To the extent that
the fund's portfolio  securities are traded in other markets on days the Federal
Reserve Bank of San Francisco or the NYSE is closed,  the fund's Net Asset Value
may be  affected  when  investors  do not have access to the fund to buy or sell
shares.  Other Franklin  Templeton  Funds may follow  different  holiday closing
schedules.

WRITTEN INSTRUCTIONS

Written instructions must be signed by all registered owners. To avoid any delay
in processing your transaction, they should include:

o Your name,

o The fund's name,

o A description of the request,

o For exchanges, the name of the fund you are exchanging into,

o Your account number,

o The dollar amount or number of shares, and

o A telephone  number where we may reach you during the day, or in the evening
  if preferred.

SIGNATURE GUARANTEES

For our mutual protection,  we require a signature  guarantee in the  following
situations:

1) You wish to sell over $50,000 worth of shares,

2) You want the proceeds to be paid to someone other than the registered owners,

3) The proceeds are not being sent to the address of record, preauthorized bank
   account, or preauthorized brokerage firm account,

4) We receive instructions from an agent, not the registered owners,

5) We believe a signature  guarantee would protect us against potential claims
   based on the instructions received.

A signature guarantee verifies the authenticity of your signature. You should be
able to obtain a signature guarantee from a bank, broker, credit union, savings
association, clearing agency, or securities exchange or association.
A NOTARIZED SIGNATURE IS NOT SUFFICIENT.

SHARE CERTIFICATES

We will  credit  your  shares  to  your  fund  account.  We do not issue  share
certificates. This eliminates the costly problem of replacing  lost,  stolen or
destroyed certificates.

TELEPHONE TRANSACTIONS

You may  initiate  many transactions  and  changes  to your  account  by phone,
including  by  facsimile  or computer.  Please  refer to the  sections  of this
prospectus  that  discuss  the  transaction  you  would  like to  make  or call
Institutional Services at 1-800/321-8563.

When you  call,  we will  request personal,  corporate,  or  other  identifying
information to confirm that instructions are genuine. We may also record calls.

For your  protection, we may delay a transaction or not implement one if we are
not reasonably  satisfied that the instructions are genuine.  If this occurs, we
will not be liable for any loss. We also will not be liable for any loss if we
follow  instructions by phone that we reasonably  believe are genuine or if you
are unable to execute a transaction by phone.

RETIREMENT PLANS. The telephone transaction options available to retirement
plans are limited to those that are provided under the plan.

REQUIRED DOCUMENTS. For corporate,  partnership and trust accounts,  please send
us the  following  documents when you open your  account.  This will help avoid
delays in  processing  your transactions  while we  verify  who may sign on the
account.

Type of Account         Documents Required
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CORPORATION             Corporate Resolution
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PARTNERSHIP             1. The pages from the partnership agreement that
                           identify the general partners, or

                        2. A certification for a partnership agreement
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TRUST                   1. The pages from the trust document that identify
                           the trustees, or

                        2. A certification for trust
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KEEPING YOUR ACCOUNT OPEN

Due to the relatively high cost of  maintaining a small  account,  we may close
your account if the value of your shares is less than  $20,000 (or one-half the
minimum required  investment,  whichever is less).  We will only do this if the
value of your account fell below this amount because you voluntarily  sold your
shares and your  account  has been  inactive  (except for the  reinvestment  of
distributions) for at least six months.  Before we close your account,  we will
notify you and give you 30 days to  increase  the value of your  account to the
minimum amount.

SERVICES TO HELP YOU MANAGE YOUR ACCOUNT

CUMULATIVE QUANTITY DISCOUNTS

You may include  the cost or current value  (whichever  is higher) of your fund
shares when determining if you may buy shares of another Franklin Templeton Fund
at a discount. You may also include your fund shares towards the completion of a
Letter of Intent  established  in  connection  with the  purchase  of shares of
another Franklin Templeton Fund.

For additional information regarding these programs,  please call Institutional
Services at 1-800/321-8563.

STATEMENTS AND REPORTS TO SHAREHOLDERS

We will send you the following statements and reports on a regular basis:

o  Confirmation and account statements reflecting transactions in your account,
   including additional purchases and dividend reinvestments. PLEASE VERIFY THE
   ACCURACY OF YOUR STATEMENTS WHEN YOU RECEIVE THEM.

o  Financial  reports  of  the  fund  will  be  sent every  six  months.   Call
   Institutional  Services  if you  would  like an additional  free copy of the
   fund's financial reports.

SPECIAL SERVICES

Investor Services may charge  separate fees to  shareholders,  to be negotiated
directly with such  shareholders, for providing  special services in connection
with their accounts, such as subaccounting, processing a large number of wires,
or other special handling which a shareholder may request. Such special services
to certain shareholders will not increase the expenses borne by the fund.

AVAILABILITY OF THESE SERVICES

The services above are available to most shareholders.  If, however, your shares
are held by a financial institution  or in a street name account,  the fund may
not be able to offer these services directly to you. In particular,  retirement
plans that use the services of Franklin's  ValuSelect or another administrative
service should follow their standard  procedures.  Otherwise,  retirement plans
will receive  detailed  instructions on how to access or make use of the various
options offered by the fund.

GENERAL

Government  Accounting  Standards  Board (GASB) Statement  No. 3 pertaining  to
Deposits with Financial Institutions provides, in paragraph 69, that investments
in mutual funds should be disclosed, but not categorized.

WHAT IF I HAVE QUESTIONS ABOUT MY ACCOUNT?

If you have any questions about your account,  you may write to  Institutional
Services at 777 Mariners Island  Blvd.,  P.O. Box 7777,  San Mateo,  California
94403-7777.  The fund, Distributors,  and  Advisers  are also  located  at this
address.  You may also contact us by phone at  1-800/321-8563,  Monday  through
Friday, from 6:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m. Pacific time.

If you are a ValuSelect plan participant you may obtain current price, yield and
performance  information regarding the Franklin Templeton Funds included in the
plan by calling KeyFACTSSM at 1-800/KEY-2110.

Your phone call may be  monitored or recorded to ensure we provide you with high
quality  service.  You will  hear a regular  beeping  tone if your call is being
recorded.

GLOSSARY

USEFUL TERMS AND DEFINITIONS

ADVISERS - Franklin Advisers, Inc., the Portfolio's investment manager and
the fund's administrator

BOARD - The Board of Trustees of the Trust

CLASS I - Certain funds in the Franklin  Templeton Funds offer multiple  classes
of shares.  The  different  classes  have  proportionate  interests  in the same
portfolio of investment  securities.  They differ,  however,  primarily in their
sales charge structures and Rule 12b-1 plans.  Shares of the fund are considered
Class I shares for redemption, exchange and other purposes.

CODE - Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended

CONTINGENCY  PERIOD - The 12 month period  during  which a  Contingent  Deferred
Sales  Charge  may  apply.  The  holding  period  begins on the day you buy your
shares.  For example,  if you buy shares on the 18th of the month, they will age
one month on the 18th day of the next month and each following month.

CONTINGENT DEFERRED SALES CHARGE (CDSC) - A sales charge of 1% that may apply if
you sell your shares within the Contingency Period.

DISTRIBUTORS - Franklin/Templeton Distributors, Inc., the fund's principal
underwriter. The SAI lists the officers and Board members who are affiliated
with Distributors. See "Officers and Trustees."

FRANKLIN  TEMPLETON  FUNDS - The U.S.  registered  mutual  funds in the Franklin
Group of Funds(R) and the  Templeton  Group of Funds except  Franklin  Valuemark
Funds,  Templeton Capital Accumulator Fund, Inc. and Templeton Variable Products
Series Fund

FRANKLIN  TEMPLETON GROUP - Franklin  Resources,  Inc., a publicly owned holding
company, and its various subsidiaries

FRANKLIN TEMPLETON GROUP OF FUNDS - All U.S. registered investment companies
in the Franklin Group of Funds(R) and the Templeton Group of Funds

INSTITUTIONAL SERVICES - Franklin Templeton Institutional Services Department

INVESTOR  SERVICES -  Franklin/Templeton  Investor  Services,  Inc.,  the fund's
shareholder servicing and transfer agent

IRS - Internal Revenue Service

MARKET  TIMERS  -  Market  Timers  generally  include  market  timing  or  asset
allocation services, accounts administered so as to buy, sell or exchange shares
based  on  predetermined  market  indicators,  or  any  person  or  group  whose
transactions  seem to  follow a timing  pattern  or whose  transactions  include
frequent or large exchanges.

NET ASSET VALUE (NAV) - The value of a mutual fund is  determined  by  deducting
the fund's  liabilities  from the total assets of the  portfolio.  The net asset
value per share is determined by dividing the net asset value of the fund by the
number of shares outstanding.

NYSE - New York Stock Exchange

RESOURCES - Franklin Resources, Inc.

SAI - Statement of Additional Information

SEC - U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission

SECURITIES  DEALER - A financial  institution  that,  either directly or through
affiliates,  has an agreement with  Distributors  to handle  customer orders and
accounts  with the fund.  This  reference is for  convenience  only and does not
indicate a legal conclusion of capacity.

WE/OUR/US - Unless the context indicates a different meaning,  these terms refer
to the fund and/or Institutional Services, Investor Services,  Distributors,  or
other wholly owned subsidiaries of Resources.


FGF09/98    149 P 11/98

INSTITUTIONAL
FIDUCIARY TRUST

MONEY MARKET PORTFOLIO
FRANKLIN U.S. GOVERNMENT SECURITIES
 MONEY MARKET PORTFOLIO

STATEMENT OF
ADDITIONAL INFORMATION

NOVEMBER 1, 1998

777 MARINERS ISLAND BLVD., P.O. BOX 7777
SAN MATEO, CA 94403-7777  1-800/321-8563


TABLE OF CONTENTS

How Do the Funds Invest Their Assets? .........................     2

Investment Restrictions .......................................     4

Officers and Trustees .........................................     6

Investment Management and
 Other Services ...............................................     10

How Does The Portfolio Buy
 Securities for Its Portfolio? ................................     12

How Do I Buy, Sell
 and Exchange Shares? .........................................     13

How Are Fund Shares Valued? ...................................     14

Additional Information on
 Distributions and Taxes ......................................     15

The Funds' Underwriter ........................................     17

How Do the Funds
 Measure Performance? .........................................     18

Miscellaneous Information .....................................     19

Financial Statements ..........................................     21

Useful Terms and Definitions ..................................     21

Appendices

 Summary of Procedures to
  Monitor Conflicts of Interest ...............................     21

 California Government Code
  Section 53601 ...............................................     22

 California Government Code
  Section 53635 ...............................................     25

 Description of Ratings .......................................     28

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When reading this SAI, you will see certain terms beginning with capital
letters. This means the term is explained under "Useful Terms and
Definitions."
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The Money Market  Portfolio (the "Money Fund") and the Franklin U.S.  Government
Securities  Money Market  Portfolio  (the "U.S.  Securities  Fund") are no-load,
diversified series of Institutional  Fiduciary Trust (the "Trust"),  an open-end
management investment company. The Prospectus,  dated November 1, 1998, which we
may amend from time to time,  contains  the basic  information  you should  know
before investing in a fund. For a free copy, call 1-800/321-8563.

THIS SAI IS NOT A PROSPECTUS. IT CONTAINS INFORMATION IN ADDITION TO AND IN MORE
DETAIL  THAN SET FORTH IN THE  PROSPECTUS.  THIS SAI IS  INTENDED TO PROVIDE YOU
WITH  ADDITIONAL  INFORMATION  REGARDING THE  ACTIVITIES  AND OPERATIONS OF EACH
FUND, AND SHOULD BE READ IN CONJUNCTION WITH THE PROSPECTUS.

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MUTUAL FUNDS, ANNUITIES, AND OTHER INVESTMENT PRODUCTS:

o ARE NOT FEDERALLY INSURED BY THE FEDERAL DEPOSIT INSURANCE CORPORATION, THE
  FEDERAL RESERVE BOARD, OR ANY OTHER AGENCY OF THE U.S. GOVERNMENT;


o ARE NOT DEPOSITS OR OBLIGATIONS OF, OR GUARANTEED OR ENDORSED BY, ANY BANK;

o ARE SUBJECT TO INVESTMENT RISKS, INCLUDING THE POSSIBLE LOSS OF PRINCIPAL
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HOW DO THE FUNDS INVEST THEIR ASSETS?

WHAT ARE THE FUNDS' GOALS?

The investment goal of each fund is to provide investors with as high a level of
current income as is consistent with the preservation of  shareholders'  capital
and liquidity. This goal is fundamental,  which means that it may not be changed
without  shareholder  approval.  Each fund also  tries to  maintain a stable Net
Asset Value of $1 per share. The Money Fund seeks to achieve its investment goal
by  investing  all of its assets in shares of The Money  Market  Portfolio  (the
"Money  Portfolio")  and the  U.S.  Securities  Fund by  investing  in The  U.S.
Government Securities Money Market Portfolio (the "U.S. Securities  Portfolio").
The Money  Portfolio and the U.S.  Securities  Portfolio are series of The Money
Market Portfolios  ("Money  Market").  References in the SAI to the "Portfolio,"
unless the context  indicates that an individual  portfolio is being referenced,
are to both  the  Money  Portfolio  and the  U.S.  Securities  Portfolio.  Their
investment goals are the same as the funds'.

The following gives more detailed  information about the Portfolio's  investment
policies  and  the  types  of  securities  that it may  buy.  Please  read  this
information together with the section "How Do the Funds Invest Their Assets?" in
the Prospectus.

MORE INFORMATION ABOUT THE
KINDS OF SECURITIES THE PORTFOLIO BUYS

BANK OBLIGATIONS.  The Money Portfolio may invest in certain bank obligations or
instruments secured by bank obligations.  These obligations may include deposits
that   are   fully   insured   by  the  U.S.   government,   its   agencies   or
instrumentalities,  such as deposits in banking and savings  institutions  up to
the current limit of the insurance on principal  provided by the Federal Deposit
Insurance  Corporation.  Deposits are frequently  combined in larger units by an
intermediate bank or other institution.

VARIABLE  MASTER DEMAND NOTES are a type of commercial  paper in which the Money
Portfolio  may  invest.  They are  direct  arrangements  between a lender  and a
borrower  that allow daily  changes to the amount  borrowed  and to the interest
rate.  The Money  Portfolio,  as lender,  may  increase or  decrease  the amount
provided by the note agreement, and the borrower may repay up to the full amount
of the note without penalty.  Typically,  the borrower may also set the interest
rate daily,  usually at a rate that is the same or similar to the interest  rate
on other commercial  paper issued by the borrower.  The Money Portfolio does not
have any limit on the  amount of its assets  that may be  invested  in  variable
master demand notes and may invest only in variable  master demand notes of U.S.
issuers.

Because variable master demand notes are direct lending arrangements between the
lender  and the  borrower,  they  generally  are not  traded  and do not  have a
secondary  market.  They are,  however,  redeemable  at face value plus  accrued
interest at any time, although the Money Portfolio's ability to redeem a note is
dependent  on the ability of the borrower to pay the  principal  and interest on
demand.  When  determining  whether to invest in a variable  master demand note,
Advisers considers,  among other things, the earnings power, cash flow and other
liquidity ratios of the issuer.

ASSET-BACKED  SECURITIES.   The  Money  Portfolio  may  invest  in  asset-backed
securities.  Repayment of these  securities  is intended to be obtained  from an
identified  pool of  diversified  assets,  typically  receivables  related  to a
particular  industry,  such as  asset-backed  securities  related to credit card
receivables,  automobile receivables, trade receivables or diversified financial
assets.  The  credit  quality  of most  asset-backed  commercial  paper  depends
primarily on the credit  quality of the assets  underlying the  securities,  how
well the entity  issuing the security is  insulated  from the credit risk of the
originator (or any other affiliated  entities) and the amount and quality of any
credit support provided to the securities.

Asset-backed  commercial paper is often backed by a pool of assets  representing
the  obligations  of a number of  different  parties.  To lessen  the  effect of
failures by obligors on these underlying assets to make payment,  the securities
may  contain  elements  of credit  support.  The credit  support  falls into two
categories:  liquidity protection and protection against ultimate default on the
underlying  assets.  Liquidity  protection  refers to the provision of advances,
generally  by the  entity  administering  the pool of  assets,  to  ensure  that
scheduled  payments  on the  underlying  pool  are  made  in a  timely  fashion.
Protection against ultimate default ensures payment on at least a portion of the
assets  in the  pool.  This  protection  may  be  provided  through  guarantees,
insurance  policies or letters of credit  obtained from third  parties,  through
various means of structuring  the  transaction or through a combination of these
approaches.  The  degree  of  credit  support  provided  on each  issue is based
generally  on  historical  information  respecting  the  level  of  credit  risk
associated  with the payments.  Delinquency or loss that exceeds the anticipated
amount could  adversely  impact the return on an investment  in an  asset-backed
security.

MUNICIPAL SECURITIES.  The Money Portfolio may invest up to 10% of its assets in
taxable municipal securities. Municipal securities are issued by or on behalf of
states,  territories or  possessions  of the U.S., the District of Columbia,  or
their political subdivisions, agencies or instrumentalities.  They are generally
issued to raise money for various public purposes,  such as constructing  public
facilities and making loans to public  institutions.  Certain types of municipal
securities are issued to provide funding for privately  operated  facilities and
are generally taxable.

DIVERSIFICATION.  The Money  Portfolio is a  diversified  fund.  As  fundamental
policies: (a) the Money Portfolio may not buy a security if, with respect to 75%
of its total assets, more than 5% would be invested in the securities of any one
issuer,  and (b) the Money  Portfolio  may not invest in a security if the Money
Portfolio  would own more than 10% of the outstanding  voting  securities of any
one issuer.  These limitations do not apply to obligations  issued or guaranteed
by the U.S. government or its instrumentalities.

As a money market fund,  however,  the Portfolio must follow certain  procedures
required by federal  securities laws that may be more  restrictive  than some of
the  Portfolio's  other  policies or  investment  restrictions.  With respect to
diversification,  these  procedures  require that the  Portfolio not invest more
than 5% of its total assets in  securities of a single  issuer,  other than U.S.
government  securities,  although it may invest up to 25% of its total assets in
securities of a single issuer that are rated in the highest rating  category for
a period of up to three  business days after  purchase.  The Portfolio also must
not invest more than (a) the greater of 1% of its total  assets or $1 million in
securities issued by a single issuer that are rated in the second highest rating
category;  and (b) 5% of its total  assets  in  securities  rated in the  second
highest  rating  category.  These  procedures  are  fundamental  policies of the
Portfolio.

MORE INFORMATION ABOUT SOME OF THE PORTFOLIOS'
OTHER INVESTMENT STRATEGIES AND PRACTICES

WHEN-ISSUED OR  DELAYED-DELIVERY  TRANSACTIONS.  When the Money Portfolio is the
buyer in the transaction,  it will maintain cash or liquid  securities,  with an
aggregate value equal to the amount of its purchase commitments, in a segregated
account with its custodian bank until payment is made. The Money  Portfolio will
not engage in  when-issued  and  delayed-delivery  transactions  for  investment
leverage purposes.

REPURCHASE AGREEMENTS.  Under a repurchase agreement,  the seller is required to
maintain the value of the securities subject to the repurchase  agreement at not
less  than  the  repurchase  price.  Advisers  will  monitor  the  value of such
securities  daily to determine  that the value equals or exceeds the  repurchase
price.  Repurchase  agreements  may  involve  risks in the event of  default  or
insolvency of the seller,  including  possible delays or  restrictions  upon the
Portfolio's ability to dispose of the underlying securities.  The Portfolio will
enter into  repurchase  agreements  only with parties who meet  creditworthiness
standards  approved  by  Money  Market's  Board  of  Trustees,  i.e.,  banks  or
broker-dealers  that have been determined by Advisers to present no serious risk
of  becoming   involved  in  bankruptcy   proceedings   within  the  time  frame
contemplated by the repurchase transaction.

LOANS OF PORTFOLIO SECURITIES.  Consistent with procedures approved by the Board
of  Trustees  of Money  Market and  subject  to the  following  conditions,  the
Portfolio may lend its portfolio  securities to qualified  securities dealers or
other institutional  investors,  if such loans do not exceed 25% of the value of
the Money Portfolio's  total assets and 10% of the value of the U.S.  Securities
Portfolio's  total  assets at the time of the most recent loan.  The  Portfolio,
however, currently intends to limit its lending of securities to no more than 5%
of it total  assets.  The borrower must deposit with the  Portfolio's  custodian
bank  collateral  with an  initial  market  value of at least 102% of the market
value of the securities loaned,  including any accrued interest,  with the value
of the  collateral  and loaned  securities  marked-to-market  daily to  maintain
collateral  coverage of at least 100%. For the Money Portfolio,  this collateral
shall consist of cash; for the U.S. Securities Portfolio,  this collateral shall
consist of cash,  securities  issued by the U.S.  government,  its  agencies  or
instrumentalities,  or irrevocable  letters of credit. The lending of securities
is a common  practice in the  securities  industry.  The Portfolio may engage in
security  loan  arrangements  with  the  primary  objective  of  increasing  the
Portfolio's  income  either  through  investing  cash  collateral  in short-term
interest-bearing  obligations  or by receiving a loan premium from the borrower.
Under the securities loan agreement,  the Portfolio  continues to be entitled to
all  dividends or interest on any loaned  securities.  As with any  extension of
credit,  there  are  risks of  delay  in  recovery  and  loss of  rights  in the
collateral should the borrower of the security fail financially.

BORROWING.  The Money  Portfolio  may borrow up to 5% of its total  assets  from
banks  for  temporary  or  emergency  purposes.  The  maximum  amount  the  U.S.
Securities Portfolio may borrow from banks for such purposes is 10% of its total
assets.  The Portfolio will not make any new  investments  while any outstanding
loans exceed 5% of its total assets.

ILLIQUID  INVESTMENTS.  The Money Portfolio's  policy is not to invest more than
10% of its net assets in illiquid securities.  Illiquid securities are generally
securities  that  cannot  be sold  within  seven  days in the  normal  course of
business at  approximately  the amount at which the Money  Portfolio  has valued
them.

OTHER LIMITATIONS.  The Money Portfolio may not invest more than 5% of its total
assets in  securities of companies,  including  predecessors,  that have been in
continuous operation for less than three years. The Money Portfolio also may not
invest more than 25% of its total assets in any particular industry, although it
may invest  more than 25% of its assets in certain  domestic  bank  obligations.
These  limitations do not apply to U.S.  government  securities,  federal agency
obligations,  or repurchase  agreements fully  collateralized by U.S. government
securities.  There are, however,  certain tax diversification  requirements that
may apply to investments in repurchase  agreements and other securities that are
not treated as U.S. government securities under the Code.

THE FUNDS' MASTER/FEEDER STRUCTURE

Each fund's structure,  where it invests all of its assets in the Portfolio,  is
sometimes known as a "Master/Feeder"  structure.  By investing all of its assets
in shares of the  Portfolio,  each fund,  other mutual  funds and  institutional
investors  can pool  their  assets.  This may  result in asset  growth and lower
expenses, although there is no guarantee that this will happen.

If a fund, as a shareholder of the Portfolio,  has to vote on a matter  relating
to the Portfolio,  it will hold a meeting of fund shareholders and will cast its
votes in the same proportion as the fund's shareholders voted.

There are some risks  associated  with the funds'  Master/Feeder  structure.  If
other shareholders in the Portfolio sell their shares, the corresponding  fund's
expenses may increase.  Additionally, any economies of scale a fund has achieved
as a result of the structure may be diminished.  Institutional  investors in the
Portfolio that have a greater pro rata ownership  interest in the Portfolio than
the corresponding fund could also have effective voting control.

If the Portfolio changes its investment goal or any of its fundamental  policies
and fund shareholders do not approve the same change for the corresponding fund,
the fund may need to withdraw its investment  from the Portfolio.  Likewise,  if
the Board  considers  it to be in a fund's best  interest,  it may  withdraw the
fund's  investment from the Portfolio at any time. If either  situation  occurs,
the Board will decide  what action to take.  Possible  solutions  might  include
investing all of a fund's assets in another  pooled  investment  entity with the
same investment goal and  substantially  similar policies as the fund, or hiring
an  investment  advisor to manage the fund's  investments.  Either  circumstance
could increase a fund's expenses.

INVESTMENT RESTRICTIONS

Each fund has adopted the following restrictions as fundamental policies.  These
restrictions  may not be changed  without  the  approval  of a  majority  of the
outstanding  voting  securities of the fund.  Under the 1940 Act, this means the
approval of (i) more than 50% of the outstanding shares of a fund or (ii) 67% or
more of the shares of a fund present at a  shareholder  meeting if more than 50%
of the outstanding  shares of a fund are represented at the meeting in person or
by proxy, whichever is less. Each fund MAY NOT:

 (1)  Borrow  money  or  mortgage  or  pledge  any of its  assets,  except  that
borrowings (and a pledge of assets therefor) for temporary or emergency purposes
may be made from banks in any amount up to 5% of the Money  Fund's  total  asset
value and up to 10% of the U.S. Securities Fund's total asset value.

 (2)  Make  loans,  except  (a)  through  the  purchase  of debt  securities  in
accordance  with the investment  objectives and policies of the fund, (b) to the
extent the entry into a repurchase  agreement is deemed to be a loan,  or (c) by
the loan of its portfolio  securities in accordance with the policies  described
above.

 (3) Invest in any issuer for  purposes  of  exercising  control or  management,
except that, to the extent this restriction is applicable,  all or substantially
all of the assets of the fund may be invested in another  registered  investment
company having the same investment objectives and policies as the fund.

 (4) Buy any securities "on margin" or sell any securities  "short," except that
it may use  such  short-term  credits  as are  necessary  for the  clearance  of
transactions.

 (5) Purchase  securities,  in private placements or in other transactions,  for
which there are legal or contractual  restrictions on resale and are not readily
marketable,  or enter into a repurchase  agreement  with more than seven days to
maturity if, as a result, more than 10% of the total assets of the fund would be
invested in such securities or repurchase agreements, except that, to the extent
this restriction is applicable,  the fund may purchase,  in private  placements,
shares of another  registered  investment  company  having  the same  investment
objectives and policies as the fund.

 (6) Purchase  securities of other  investment  companies,  except in connection
with a merger, consolidation,  acquisition or reorganization;  provided that all
or  substantially  all of the  assets  of the fund may be  invested  in  another
registered investment company having the same investment objectives and policies
as the fund.

 (7) Invest more than 25% of its assets in securities of any industry, although,
for purposes of this limitation,  U.S. government obligations are not considered
to be part of any industry.  This  prohibition does not apply where the policies
of the fund, as described in the Prospectus, specify otherwise.

 (8) Act as underwriter of securities issued by other persons, except insofar as
the Trust may technically be deemed an underwriter under the federal  securities
laws in connection with the disposition of portfolio securities; except that all
or  substantially  all of the  assets  of the fund may be  invested  in  another
registered investment company having the same investment objectives and policies
as the fund.

 (9) Purchase  securities from or sell to the Trust's officers and trustees,  or
any firm of which any officer or trustee is a member,  as  principal,  or retain
securities of any issuer if, to the  knowledge of the Trust,  one or more of the
Trust's officers,  trustees or investment adviser own beneficially more than 1/2
of 1% of the  securities  of such  issuer  and all such  officers  and  trustees
together own beneficially more than 5% of such securities.

(10) Acquire, lease or hold real estate, provided that this limitation shall not
prohibit  the purchase of municipal  and other debt  securities  secured by real
estate or interests therein.

(11) Invest in commodities  and commodity  contracts,  puts,  calls,  straddles,
spreads or any  combination  thereof,  or interests in oil, gas or other mineral
exploration  or  development  programs,  except that it may  purchase,  hold and
dispose of  "obligations  with puts  attached" or write  covered call options in
accordance with its stated investment policies.

In addition to the above restrictions,  the funds have the following fundamental
policies,  which may only be  changed  with  shareholder  approval:  i) the U.S.
Securities Fund may invest only in marketable securities issued or guaranteed by
the U.S.  government,  by various agencies of the U.S. government and by various
instrumentalities   that  have  been   established  or  sponsored  by  the  U.S.
government,  including U.S. Treasury bills,  notes,  bonds and securities of the
Government  National  Mortgage  Association  ("GNMA")  and the  Federal  Housing
Administration,  which are issued or guaranteed by the U.S.  government or which
carry a guarantee supported by the full faith and credit of the U.S. government;
or  in  another  open-end  investment  company  (such  as  the  U.S.  Securities
Portfolio) that has a fundamental policy to invest in these types of securities;
ii) each fund  will  invest  100% of its  assets in  securities  with  remaining
maturities of 397 days or less,  or in another  open-end  management  investment
company that has the same  fundamental  investment  policy;  iii) the Money Fund
will invest primarily in various types of money market instruments, such as U.S.
government and federal agency  obligations,  certificates  of deposit,  banker's
acceptances,   time  deposits  of  major  financial  institutions,   high  grade
commercial paper, high grade short-term corporate obligations, taxable municipal
securities and repurchase agreements (secured by U.S. government securities) and
may seek its objectives by investing all or  substantially  all of its assets in
an open-end  management  investment company with the same investment  objectives
and  policies;  iv) the Money Fund may not  purchase the  securities  of any one
issuer  (other  than  obligations  of  the  U.S.  government,  its  agencies  or
instrumentalities) if, immediately thereafter,  more than 5% of the value of its
total assets would be invested in the  securities of any one issuer with respect
to 75% of the Money  Fund's total  assets  (pursuant  to an operating  policy on
diversification  adopted by the Board and the Board of Trustees of Money  Market
to comply with  requirements  under SEC Rule 2a-7, the 5% limitation  applies to
the Portfolio's total assets and is more restrictive than the fund's fundamental
policy), or more than 10% of the outstanding voting securities of any one issuer
would be owned by the Money Fund,  except that this policy does not apply to the
extent all or substantially  all of the assets of the Money Fund may be invested
in another registered  investment company having the same investment  objectives
and  policies as the Money Fund;  and v) the Money Fund may not invest more than
5% of its total assets in the securities of companies  (including  predecessors)
that have been in  continuous  operation  for less than three years,  nor invest
more than 25% of its total assets in any particular  industry,  except that this
policy is inapplicable to the extent all or  substantially  all of the assets of
the Money Fund may be invested in another  registered  investment company having
the same investment objectives and policies as the Money Fund.

In  addition to these  fundamental  policies,  it is the  present  policy of the
funds, which may be changed without shareholder approval,  not to invest in real
estate limited partnerships (investments in marketable securities issued by real
estate  investment  trusts are not subject to this  restriction) or in interests
(other than  publicly  traded equity  securities)  in oil, gas, or other mineral
leases, exploration or development program.

To continue its money market status in Texas,  the Money Fund and its respective
Portfolio  will comply with Section 123.3 of the Texas  Administrative  Code (as
stated  in  Conditions  1-7  listed  in  Form  133.26,   entitled  "Request  for
Determination as a Money Market Fund," with the  understanding  that Condition 4
excludes expenses of the Money Fund's transfer agent associated with shareholder
recordkeeping and reporting).

If a percentage  restriction is met at the time of investment,  a later increase
or  decrease  in the  percentage  due to a change in the value or  liquidity  of
portfolio  securities or the amount of assets will not be considered a violation
of any of the foregoing restrictions.

Money  Market's  trustees  have  elected  to value  the  Portfolio's  assets  in
accordance with SEC Rule 2a-7.  This rule also imposes  various  restrictions on
the Portfolio which are, in some cases,  more  restrictive  than the Portfolio's
other stated  fundamental  policies and investment  restrictions.  The Portfolio
must comply with these  provisions  unless its  shareholders  vote to change its
policy of being a money market fund.

OFFICERS AND TRUSTEES

The  Board has the  responsibility  for the  overall  management  of each  fund,
including  general  supervision  and review of its  investment  activities.  The
Board,  in turn,  elects  the  officers  of each  fund who are  responsible  for
administering the fund's day-to-day operations. The affiliations of the officers
and Board members and their  principal  occupations  for the past five years are
shown below.  Members of the Board who are  considered  "interested  persons" of
each fund under the 1940 Act are indicated by an asterisk (*).

  Frank H. Abbott, III (77)         Trustee
  1045 Sansome Street
  San Francisco, CA 94111

President and Director, Abbott Corporation (an investment company);  director or
trustee,  as the case may be, of 27 of the investment  companies in the Franklin
Templeton  Group  of  Funds;  and  FORMERLY,  Director,  MotherLode  Gold  Mines
Consolidated (gold mining) and Vacu-Dry Co. (food processing).

  Harris J. Ashton (66)             Trustee
  191 Clapboard Ridge Road
  Greenwich, CT 06830

Director,  RBC Holdings,  Inc. (a bank holding  company) and Bar-S Foods (a meat
packing  company);  director  or  trustee,  as the  case  may  be,  of 49 of the
investment  companies in the Franklin  Templeton  Group of Funds;  and FORMERLY,
President,  Chief  Executive  Officer and  Chairman of the Board,  General  Host
Corporation (nursery and craft centers).

  Robert F. Carlson (70)            Trustee
  2120 Lambeth Way
  Carmichael, CA 95608

Member and past President, Board of Administration,  California Public Employees
Retirement Systems (CALPERS);  director or trustee,  as the case may be, of nine
of the  investment  companies  in the  Franklin  Templeton  Group of Funds;  and
FORMERLY,  member  and  Chairman  of  the  Board,  Sutter  Community  Hospitals,
Sacramento,  CA, member,  Corporate Board, Blue Shield of California,  and Chief
Counsel, California Department of Transportation.

  S. Joseph Fortunato (66)          Trustee
  Park Avenue at Morris County
  P.O. Box 1945
  Morristown, NJ 07962-1945

Member of the law firm of Pitney,  Hardin, Kipp & Szuch; director or trustee, as
the case may be, of 51 of the  investment  companies in the  Franklin  Templeton
Group of Funds; and FORMERLY,  Director,  General Host Corporation  (nursery and
craft centers).

* Charles B. Johnson (65)           Chairman
  777 Mariners Island Blvd.         of the Board
  San Mateo, CA 94404               and Trustee

President,  Chief  Executive  Officer and Director,  Franklin  Resources,  Inc.;
Chairman of the Board and Director,  Franklin Advisers,  Inc., Franklin Advisory
Services,  Inc.,  Franklin  Investment  Advisory  Services,  Inc.  and  Franklin
Templeton Distributors,  Inc.; Director,  Franklin/Templeton  Investor Services,
Inc. and Franklin Templeton Services,  Inc.; officer and/or director or trustee,
as the case may be, of most of the other  subsidiaries  of  Franklin  Resources,
Inc. and of 50 of the investment  companies in the Franklin  Templeton  Group of
Funds;  and  FORMERLY,  Director,  General Host  Corporation  (nursery and craft
centers).

* Charles E. Johnson (42)           President
  500 East Broward Blvd.            and Trustee
  Fort Lauderdale, FL
  33394-3091

Senior Vice  President  and  Director,  Franklin  Resources,  Inc.;  Senior Vice
President,  Franklin  Templeton  Distributors,  Inc.;  President  and  Director,
Templeton Worldwide, Inc.; Chairman and Director,  Templeton Investment Counsel,
Inc.; Vice President,  Franklin Advisers,  Inc.; officer and/or director of some
of the other  subsidiaries  of Franklin  Resources,  Inc.;  and  officer  and/or
director or trustee,  as the case may be, of 34 of the  investment  companies in
the Franklin Templeton Group of Funds.

* Rupert H. Johnson, Jr. (58)       Vice President
  777 Mariners Island Blvd.         and Trustee
  San Mateo, CA 94404

Executive Vice  President and Director,  Franklin  Resources,  Inc. and Franklin
Templeton Distributors,  Inc.; President and Director,  Franklin Advisers, Inc.;
Senior Vice  President  and  Director,  Franklin  Advisory  Services,  Inc.  and
Franklin  Investment  Advisory  Services,  Inc.;  Director,   Franklin/Templeton
Investor Services, Inc.; and officer and/or director or trustee, as the case may
be, of most of the other subsidiaries of Franklin  Resources,  Inc. and of 53 of
the investment companies in the Franklin Templeton Group of Funds.

  Frank W.T. LaHaye (69)            Trustee
  20833 Stevens Creek Blvd.
  Suite 102
  Cupertino, CA 95014

General  Partner,  Miller & LaHaye,  which is the General  Partner of  Peregrine
Ventures  II  (venture  capital  firm);  Chairman  of the  Board  and  Director,
Quarterdeck Corporation (software firm); Director, Digital Transmission Systems,
Inc. (wireless  communications);  director or trustee, as the case may be, of 27
of the  investment  companies  in the  Franklin  Templeton  Group of Funds;  and
FORMERLY,  Director,  Fischer Imaging Corporation  (medical imaging systems) and
General  Partner,  Peregrine  Associates,  which  was  the  General  Partner  of
Peregrine Ventures (venture capital firm).

  Gordon S. Macklin (70)            Trustee
  8212 Burning Tree Road
  Bethesda, MD 20817

Director,   Fund  American  Enterprises   Holdings,   Inc.,  MCI  Communications
Corporation,   MedImmune,  Inc.   (biotechnology),   Spacehab,  Inc.  (aerospace
services) and Real 3D (software); director or trustee, as the case may be, of 49
of the  investment  companies  in the  Franklin  Templeton  Group of Funds;  and
FORMERLY,  Chairman,  White River Corporation (financial services) and Hambrecht
and Quist Group (investment  banking),  and President,  National  Association of
Securities Dealers, Inc.

  Harmon E. Burns (53)              Vice President
  777 Mariners Island Blvd.
  San Mateo, CA 94404

Executive  Vice  President  and Director,  Franklin  Resources,  Inc.,  Franklin
Templeton  Distributors,  Inc. and Franklin Templeton Services,  Inc.; Executive
Vice President,  Franklin Advisers, Inc.; Director,  Franklin/Templeton Investor
Services,  Inc.; and officer and/or director or trustee,  as the case may be, of
most of the other  subsidiaries  of Franklin  Resources,  Inc.  and of 53 of the
investment companies in the Franklin Templeton Group of Funds.

  Martin L. Flanagan (38)           Vice President
  777 Mariners Island Blvd.         and Chief
  San Mateo, CA 94404               Financial Officer

Senior Vice President and Chief Financial  Officer,  Franklin  Resources,  Inc.;
Executive Vice President and Director, Templeton Worldwide, Inc.; Executive Vice
President,  Chief Operating Officer and Director,  Templeton Investment Counsel,
Inc.;  Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer,  Franklin Advisers,
Inc.; Chief Financial  Officer,  Franklin Advisory  Services,  Inc. and Franklin
Investment Advisory Services,  Inc.; President and Director,  Franklin Templeton
Services,   Inc.;   Senior  Vice   President   and  Chief   Financial   Officer,
Franklin/Templeton  Investor Services,  Inc.; officer and/or director of some of
the other subsidiaries of Franklin Resources,  Inc.; and officer and/or director
or  trustee,  as the  case  may be,  of 53 of the  investment  companies  in the
Franklin Templeton Group of Funds.

  Deborah R. Gatzek (49)            Vice President
  777 Mariners Island Blvd.         and Secretary
  San Mateo, CA 94404

Senior Vice President and General Counsel, Franklin Resources, Inc.; Senior Vice
President,   Franklin   Templeton   Services,   Inc.  and   Franklin   Templeton
Distributors,  Inc.;  Executive Vice President,  Franklin  Advisers,  Inc.; Vice
President, Franklin Advisory Services, Inc.; Vice President, Chief Legal Officer
and Chief Operating Officer,  Franklin Investment  Advisory Services,  Inc.; and
officer of 53 of the  investment  companies in the Franklin  Templeton  Group of
Funds.

  Diomedes Loo-Tam (59)             Treasurer and
  777 Mariners Island Blvd.         Principal
  San Mateo, CA 94404               Accounting
                                    Officer

Senior Vice President,  Franklin Templeton Services,  Inc.; and officer of 32 of
the investment companies in the Franklin Templeton Group of Funds.

  Thomas J. Runkel (40)             Vice President
  777 Mariners Island Blvd.
  San Mateo, CA 94404

Vice President,  Franklin Advisers,  Inc.; and officer of four of the investment
companies in the Franklin Templeton Group of Funds.

The  officers  and Board  members of the fund are also  officers and trustees of
Money Market, except as follows:  Thomas J. Runkel, Vice President of the Trust,
is not an officer or trustee of Money Market;  and Edward V. McVey and R. Martin
Wiskemann are officers of Money Market but not the Trust.

  Edward V. McVey (61)              Vice President
  777 Mariners Island Blvd.
  San Mateo, CA 94404

Senior  Vice   President  and  National  Sales   Manager,   Franklin   Templeton
Distributors,  Inc.;  and  officer  of 28 of  the  investment  companies  in the
Franklin Templeton Group of Funds.

  R. Martin Wiskemann (71)          Vice President
  777 Mariners Island Blvd.
  San Mateo, CA 94404

Senior Vice President,  Portfolio Manager and Director, Franklin Advisers, Inc.;
Senior Vice President,  Franklin Management,  Inc.; Vice President and Director,
ILA Financial  Services,  Inc.; and officer and/or  director or trustee,  as the
case may be, of 15 of the investment  companies in the Franklin  Templeton Group
of Funds.

The tables  above show the  officers,  Board  members and the  trustees of Money
Market who are affiliated with  Distributors  and Advisers.  As of June 1, 1998,
nonaffiliated members of the Board are paid $310 per month plus $225 per meeting
attended. Also as of June 1, 1998, nonaffiliated trustees of Money Market are no
longer  paid any fees.  As shown  above,  the  nonaffiliated  Board  members and
trustees of Money Market also serve as directors or trustees of other investment
companies in the Franklin  Templeton Group of Funds.  They may receive fees from
these funds for their services.  The fees payable to nonaffiliated Board members
by the Trust are subject to  reductions  resulting  from fee caps  limiting  the
amount of fees  payable to Board  members who serve on other  boards  within the
Franklin  Templeton Group of Funds.  The following table provides the total fees
paid to  nonaffiliated  Board members and trustees of Money Market by the Trust,
by Money Market, and by other funds in the Franklin Templeton Group of Funds.

<TABLE>
<CAPTION>

                                                                          NUMBER OF BOARDS
                                                         TOTAL FEES       IN THE FRANKLIN
                            TOTAL FEES    TOTAL FEES   RECEIVED FROM THE  TEMPLETON GROUP
                          RECEIVED FROM RECEIVED FROM  FRANKLIN TEMPLETON OF FUNDS ON WHICH
NAME                       THE TRUST*    MONEY MARKET* GROUP OF FUNDS**     EACH SERVES***
- -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
<S>                         <C>            <C>            <C>                  <C>
Frank H. Abbott, III ....   $4,810         $1,100         $165,937             27
Harris J. Ashton ........    4,626          1,050          344,642             49
Robert Carlson ..........    2,335            450           17,680              9
S. Joseph Fortunato .....    4,599          1,050          361,562             51
David W. Garbellano+ ....      800            200           91,317            N/A
Frank W.T. LaHaye .......    4,810          1,100          141,433             27
Gordon S. Macklin .......    4,626          1,050          337,292             49
</TABLE>

*For the fiscal  year ended June 30,  1998.  During the period from July 1, 1997
through May 31,  1998,  fees at the rate of $200 per month plus $200 per meeting
attended were in effect for the Trust and fees at the rate of $50 per month plus
$50 per meeting attended were in effect for Money Market.
**For the calendar year ended December 31, 1997.
***We base the number of boards on the number of registered investment companies
in the Franklin Templeton Group of Funds. This number does not include the total
number of series or funds  within  each  investment  company for which the Board
members and trustees of Money  Market are  responsible.  The Franklin  Templeton
Group of Funds  currently  includes 54  registered  investment  companies,  with
approximately 168 U.S. based funds or series.
+Deceased, September 27, 1997.

Nonaffiliated  members of the Board and trustees of Money Market are  reimbursed
for expenses incurred in connection with attending board meetings, paid pro rata
by each fund in the  Franklin  Templeton  Group of Funds for which they serve as
director  or  trustee.  No  officer or Board  member or trustee of Money  Market
received  any other  compensation,  including  pension or  retirement  benefits,
directly  or  indirectly  from the  funds,  Money  Market or other  funds in the
Franklin  Templeton  Group of  Funds.  Certain  officers  or Board  members  and
trustees of Money  Market who are  shareholders  of  Resources  may be deemed to
receive indirect  remuneration by virtue of their participation,  if any, in the
fees paid to its subsidiaries.

As of August 4, 1998, the officers and Board members, as a group, owned of
record and beneficially approximately 4,350,281 shares, or 1.9% of the Money
Fund's total outstanding shares. As of August 4, 1998, the officers and Board
members did not own of record or beneficially any shares of the U.S.
Securities Fund. Many of the Board members also own shares in other funds in
the Franklin Templeton Group of Funds. Charles B. Johnson and Rupert H.
Johnson, Jr. are brothers and the father and uncle, respectively, of Charles
E. Johnson.

INVESTMENT MANAGEMENT AND OTHER SERVICES

INVESTMENT  MANAGER AND  ADMINISTRATOR  AND SERVICES  PROVIDED.  Advisers is the
investment  manager of the Portfolio and is also the  administrator of the fund.
Advisers  provides  investment  research  and  portfolio   management  services,
including the selection of securities for the Portfolio to buy, hold or sell and
the selection of brokers through whom the Portfolio's portfolio transactions are
executed.  Advisers' activities are subject to the review and supervision of the
Board of Trustees of Money Market to whom Advisers  renders  periodic reports of
the Portfolio's investment activities.  Advisers and its officers, directors and
employees are covered by fidelity  insurance for the protection of each fund and
the Portfolio.

Advisers  and  its  affiliates  act as  investment  manager  to  numerous  other
investment companies and accounts. Advisers may give advice and take action with
respect to any of the other funds it manages,  or for its own account,  that may
differ from action taken by Advisers on behalf of the Portfolio. Similarly, with
respect to the Portfolio,  Advisers is not obligated to recommend,  buy or sell,
or to refrain from  recommending,  buying or selling any security  that Advisers
and access persons, as defined by the 1940 Act, may buy or sell for its or their
own account or for the accounts of any other fund.  Advisers is not obligated to
refrain from  investing in securities  held by the Portfolio or other funds that
it manages.  Of course,  any transactions for the accounts of Advisers and other
access persons will be made in compliance with the  Portfolio's  Code of Ethics.
Please see "Miscellaneous Information - Summary of Code of Ethics."

MANAGEMENT  AND  ADMINISTRATION  FEES.  Under  its  management  agreement,   the
Portfolio  pays Advisers a management  fee equal to an annual rate of 0.15 of 1%
of the Portfolio's average daily net assets. The fee is computed at the close of
business on the last business day of each month .

Advisers provides various administrative, statistical, and other services to the
funds.  Under  its  administration   agreement,   each  fund  pays  Advisers  an
administration  fee  equal to an  annual  rate of 0.20 of 1% of the value of the
fund's average daily net assets. The fee is computed at the close of business on
the last business day of each month.

For the periods shown,  Advisers had agreed in advance to waive all or a portion
of its management and administration  fees. The tables below show the management
fees of the Portfolio and  administration  fees of each fund, before any advance
waiver,  and the management fees paid by the Portfolio and  administration  fees
paid by each fund for the fiscal years ended June 30, 1998, 1997, and 1996.

                                   MANAGEMENT
                                   FEES BEFORE           MANAGEMENT
                                   ADVANCE WAIVER        FEES PAID
- -----------------------------------------------------------------------
1998
Money Portfolio                    $2,963,304            $2,830,858
U.S. Securities Portfolio           394,321              367,433

1997
Money Portfolio                    2,547,891             $2,429,509
U.S. Securities Portfolio          404,358               364,509

1996
Money Portfolio                    2,162,519             $2,034,014
U.S. Securities Portfolio          484,382               424,848

                                   ADMINISTRATION
                                   FEES BEFORE           ADMINISTRATION
                                   ADVANCE WAIVER        FEES PAID
- -----------------------------------------------------------------------
1998
Money Fund                         $104,796              $39,173
U.S. Securities Fund               66,469                0

1997
Money Fund                         150,356               70,428
U.S. Securities Fund               70,196                1,694

1996
Money Fund                         154,740               28,073
U.S. Securities Fund               98,326                0

MANAGEMENT  AGREEMENT.  The management  agreement for the Portfolio is in effect
until February 28, 1999. It may continue in effect for successive annual periods
if its continuance is  specifically  approved at least annually by a vote of the
Board of Trustees  of Money  Market or by a vote of the holders of a majority of
the Portfolio's outstanding voting securities, and in either event by a majority
vote of the  trustees  of Money  Market who are not  parties  to the  management
agreement or interested  persons of any such party (other than as members of the
Board of Trustees of Money Market),  cast in person at a meeting called for that
purpose.  The management agreement may be terminated without penalty at any time
by the  Board of  Trustees  of Money  Market  or by a vote of the  holders  of a
majority of the Portfolio's  outstanding  voting  securities on 30 days' written
notice to Advisers,  or by Advisers on 60 days' written notice to the Portfolio,
and will automatically  terminate in the event of its assignment,  as defined in
the 1940 Act.

SHAREHOLDER  SERVICING AGENT.  Investor Services,  a wholly-owned  subsidiary of
Resources,  is the  funds'  shareholder  servicing  agent and acts as the funds'
transfer agent and  dividend-paying  agent.  Investor Services is compensated on
the basis of a fixed fee per  account.  Each  fund may also  reimburse  Investor
Services  for certain  out-of-pocket  expenses,  which may  include  payments by
Investor  Services to  entities,  including  affiliated  entities,  that provide
sub-shareholder  services,  recordkeeping  and/or  transfer  agency  services to
beneficial owners of the fund. The amount of  reimbursements  for these services
per  benefit  plan  participant  fund  account  per year may not  exceed the per
account  fee  payable  by the  fund to  Investor  Services  in  connection  with
maintaining shareholder accounts.

CUSTODIAN.  Investor  Services,  in its capacity as the  transfer  agent for the
Portfolio,  effectively acts as the fund's custodian and holds the fund's shares
of the  corresponding  Portfolio  on its books.  Bank of New York,  Mutual Funds
Division,  90 Washington  Street, New York, New York 10286, acts as custodian of
each fund's cash,  pending  investment in shares of the  Portfolio.  Bank of New
York also acts as custodian of the securities and other assets of the Portfolio.
The custodian  does not  participate  in decisions  relating to the purchase and
sale of portfolio securities.

AUDITOR.   PricewaterhouseCoopers   LLP,  333  Market  Street,   San  Francisco,
California  94105,  is the funds'  independent  auditor.  During the fiscal year
ended June 30, 1998, the auditor's services consisted of rendering an opinion on
the financial  statements of the Trust  included in the Trust's Annual Report to
Shareholders for the fiscal year ended June 30, 1998.

HOW DOES THE PORTFOLIO
BUY SECURITIES FOR ITS PORTFOLIO?

The funds will not incur any brokerage or other costs in  connection  with their
purchase or redemption of shares of the Portfolio.

Since most purchases by the Portfolio are principal  transactions at net prices,
the Portfolio  incurs little or no brokerage costs. The Portfolio deals directly
with the selling or buying principal or market maker without  incurring  charges
for the  services  of a broker on its  behalf,  unless it is  determined  that a
better  price or  execution  may be obtained by using the  services of a broker.
Purchases of portfolio securities from underwriters will include a commission or
concession  paid by the issuer to the  underwriter,  and purchases  from dealers
will include a spread  between the bid and ask prices.  The  Portfolio  seeks to
obtain prompt execution of orders at the most favorable net price.  Transactions
may be directed to dealers in return for research and  statistical  information,
as well as for special  services  provided by the  dealers in the  execution  of
orders.

It is not possible to place a dollar value on the special  executions  or on the
research  services  Advisers  receives from dealers  effecting  transactions  in
portfolio  securities.  The  allocation  of  transactions  in  order  to  obtain
additional research services permits Advisers to supplement its own research and
analysis  activities and to receive the views and information of individuals and
research  staffs  of  other  securities  firms.  As  long  as it is  lawful  and
appropriate to do so, Advisers and its affiliates may use this research and data
in their  investment  advisory  capacities  with  other  clients.  If the funds'
officers are  satisfied  that the best  execution is obtained,  the sale of fund
shares,  as well as shares of other  funds in the  Franklin  Templeton  Group of
Funds,  may also be  considered a factor in the selection of  broker-dealers  to
execute the Portfolio's transactions.

If  purchases  or sales of  securities  of the  Portfolio  and one or more other
investment  companies or clients  supervised  by Advisers are  considered  at or
about the same time,  transactions  in these  securities will be allocated among
the several investment companies and clients in a manner deemed equitable to all
by  Advisers,  taking  into  account the  respective  sizes of the funds and the
amount of securities to be purchased or sold. In some cases this procedure could
have a  detrimental  effect on the price or volume of the security so far as the
Portfolio  is  concerned.  In other  cases it is  possible  that the  ability to
participate in volume  transactions may improve execution and reduce transaction
costs to the Portfolio.

Depending on Advisers' view of market  conditions,  the Portfolio may or may not
buy securities  with the  expectation of holding them to maturity,  although its
general policy is to hold  securities to maturity.  The Portfolio may,  however,
sell securities  before maturity to meet redemptions or as a result of a revised
management evaluation of the issuer.

During the fiscal years ended June 30, 1998,  1997 and 1996,  the Portfolio paid
no brokerage commissions.

As of June 30, 1998, The Money Market Portfolio owned securities issued by
Morgan Stanley Dean Witter & Co. valued in the aggregate at $80 million, J.P.
Morgan & Co. valued in the aggregate at $49 million, and Swiss Bank Corp.,
valued in the aggregate at $25 million. Morgan Stanley Dean Witter & Co, J.P.
Morgan & Co. and Swiss Bank Corp. are regular broker-dealers of the
Portfolio. Except as noted, neither the funds nor the corresponding Portfolio
owned securities issued by their regular broker-dealers as of the end of the
fiscal year.

HOW DO I BUY, SELL AND EXCHANGE SHARES?

ADDITIONAL INFORMATION ON BUYING SHARES

The funds continuously offer their shares through Securities Dealers who have an
agreement with Distributors.  Banks and financial  institutions that sell shares
of the funds may be required by state law to register as Securities Dealers.

All  purchases  of fund shares  will be credited to you, in full and  fractional
shares of the fund  (rounded  to the  nearest  1/100 of a share),  in an account
maintained for you by the fund's transfer agent. No share  certificates  will be
issued.  The  offering of shares of the funds may be  suspended  at any time and
resumed at any time thereafter.

ADDITIONAL INFORMATION ON EXCHANGING SHARES

If a substantial  number of  shareholders  should,  within a short period,  sell
their shares of a fund under the exchange privilege, the fund might have to sell
portfolio  securities it might  otherwise  hold and incur the  additional  costs
related to such transactions.

The proceeds from the sale of shares of an investment  company are generally not
available until the seventh day following the sale. The funds you are seeking to
exchange  into may delay  issuing  shares  pursuant  to an  exchange  until that
seventh day. The sale of fund shares to complete an exchange will be effected at
Net Asset Value at the close of business on the day the request for  exchange is
received in proper form. Please see "May I Exchange Shares for Shares of Another
Fund?" in the Prospectus.

ADDITIONAL INFORMATION ON SELLING SHARES

REDEMPTIONS  IN KIND.  Each fund has committed  itself to pay in cash (by check)
all requests for  redemption by any  shareholder  of record,  limited in amount,
however,  during any 90-day  period to the lesser of $250,000 or 1% of the value
of the fund's net assets at the beginning of the 90-day period.  This commitment
is irrevocable  without the prior approval of the SEC. In the case of redemption
requests  in  excess of these  amounts,  the  Board  reserves  the right to make
payments in whole or in part in  securities or other assets of the fund, in case
of an  emergency,  or if the  payment  of such a  redemption  in cash  would  be
detrimental to the existing  shareholders  of the fund. In these  circumstances,
the  securities  distributed  would be valued at the price used to  compute  the
fund's net assets and you may incur  brokerage fees in converting the securities
to cash.

GENERAL INFORMATION

If dividend  checks are returned to the funds marked  "unable to forward" by the
postal  service,  we will consider this a request by you to change your dividend
option to  reinvest  all  distributions.  The  proceeds  will be  reinvested  in
additional shares at Net Asset Value until we receive new instructions.

Distribution or redemption  checks sent to you do not earn interest or any other
income during the time the checks remain  uncashed.  Neither the funds nor their
affiliates  will be  liable  for any loss  caused by your  failure  to cash such
checks. The funds are not responsible for tracking down uncashed checks,  unless
a check is returned as undeliverable.

In most  cases,  if mail is returned as  undeliverable  we are  required to take
certain  steps  to try to find  you  free  of  charge.  If  these  attempts  are
unsuccessful, however, we may deduct the costs of any additional efforts to find
you from your account.  These costs may include a percentage of the account when
a search company charges a percentage fee in exchange for its location services.

All wires sent and received by the custodian  bank and reported by the custodian
bank to a fund prior to 3:00 p.m.  Pacific  time,  except on  holidays,  the day
before a holiday or the day after a holiday,  are normally effective on the same
day,  provided the fund is notified on time as provided in the  Prospectus.  All
wire payments  received or reported by the  custodian  bank to a fund after 3:00
p.m. will be effective on the next business day. All checks or other  negotiable
bank drafts will normally be effective within two business days for checks drawn
on a member bank of the Federal Reserve System and longer for most other checks.

All checks,  drafts,  wires and other payment mediums used to buy or sell shares
of a fund must be  denominated  in U.S.  dollars,  drawn on a U.S. bank, and are
accepted subject to collection at full face value. Checks drawn in U.S. funds on
foreign banks will not be credited to your account and dividends  will not begin
accruing until the proceeds are collected, which may take a long period of time.
We may,  in our sole  discretion,  either  (a)  reject  any order to buy or sell
shares  denominated in any other  currency or (b) honor the  transaction or make
adjustments to your account for the  transaction as of a date and with a foreign
currency exchange factor determined by the drawee bank.

SPECIAL SERVICES.  Investor Services may pay certain financial institutions that
maintain omnibus accounts with the funds on behalf of numerous beneficial owners
for  recordkeeping  operations  performed with respect to such owners.  For each
beneficial owner in the omnibus account,  a fund may reimburse Investor Services
an amount not to exceed the per account fee that the fund normally pays Investor
Services.  These financial institutions may also charge a fee for their services
directly to their clients.

Special procedures have been designed for banks and other  institutions  wishing
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  at the time the
master account is filed by listing them, or instructions  may be provided to the
fund at a later date.  These  sub-accounts may be established by the institution
with registration  either by name or number. The investment  minimums applicable
to the fund are  applicable  to each  sub-account.  The fund will  provide  each
institution  with a written  confirmation  for each transaction in a sub-account
and  arrangements  may be made at no additional  charge for the  transmittal  of
duplicate confirmations to the beneficial owner of the sub-account.

The  fund  will  provide  to each  institution,  on a  quarterly  basis  or more
frequently if requested,  a statement  setting  forth each  sub-account's  share
balance,  income earned for the period,  income earned for the year to date, and
total current market value.

HOW ARE FUND SHARES VALUED?

The valuation of the Portfolio's securities,  including any securities held in a
separate  account  maintained  for  when-issued  securities,  is  based  on  the
amortized cost of the  securities,  which does not take into account  unrealized
capital gains or losses.  This method involves valuing an instrument at its cost
and thereafter  assuming a constant  amortization to maturity of any discount or
premium,  regardless of the impact of  fluctuating  interest rates on the market
value of the instrument. While this method provides certainty in calculation, it
may result in periods  during which value,  as determined by amortized  cost, is
higher or lower  than the  price  the  Portfolio  would  receive  if it sold the
instrument.  During  periods of  declining  interest  rates,  the daily yield on
shares of the Portfolio computed as described above may tend to be higher than a
like  computation  made by a fund with  identical  investments  but  utilizing a
method of valuation  based upon market prices and estimates of market prices for
all of its  portfolio  instruments.  Thus,  if the use of amortized  cost by the
Portfolio  resulted in a lower aggregate  portfolio value on a particular day, a
prospective  investor in the Portfolio would be able to obtain a somewhat higher
yield than would  result  from an  investment  in a fund  utilizing  only market
values,  and existing  investors in the Portfolio  would receive less investment
income. The opposite would be true in a period of rising interest rates.

The Portfolio's use of amortized  cost,  which helps the Portfolio  maintain its
Net Asset  Value per share of $1, is  permitted  by a rule  adopted  by the SEC.
Under this rule, the Portfolio must adhere to certain conditions.  The Portfolio
must maintain a dollar-weighted  average  portfolio  maturity of 90 days or less
and only buy  instruments  having  remaining  maturities of 397 calendar days or
less.  The  Portfolio  must also  invest  only in those U.S.  dollar-denominated
securities that the Board of Trustees of Money Market determines present minimal
credit  risks and that are  rated in one of the two  highest  short-term  rating
categories by nationally  recognized  rating services,  or if unrated are deemed
comparable in quality, or are instruments issued by an issuer that, with respect
to an  outstanding  issue of short-term  debt that is comparable in priority and
protection,  has  received a rating  within the two highest  rating  categories.
Securities  subject to floating or variable  interest rates with demand features
that comply with  applicable  SEC rules may have stated  maturities in excess of
one year.

The Board of Trustees of Money  Market has  established  procedures  designed to
stabilize, to the extent reasonably possible, the Portfolio's price per share at
$1, as  computed  for the  purpose of sales and  redemptions.  These  procedures
include a review of the  Portfolio's  holdings by the Board of Trustees of Money
Market,  at such  intervals  as it may deem  appropriate,  to  determine  if the
Portfolio's  Net Asset Value  calculated by using  available  market  quotations
deviates from $1 per share based on amortized  cost. The extent of any deviation
will be  examined  by the Board of  Trustees  of Money  Market.  If a  deviation
exceeds 1/2 of 1%, the trustees will promptly consider what action, if any, will
be  initiated.  If the  Board of  Trustees  of Money  Market  determines  that a
deviation exists that may result in material dilution or other unfair results to
investors  or  existing  shareholders,  it will take  corrective  action that it
regards as  necessary  and  appropriate,  which may  include  selling  portfolio
instruments  before  maturity to realize  capital  gains or losses or to shorten
average portfolio maturity,  withholding dividends, redeeming shares in kind, or
establishing a Net Asset Value per share by using available market quotations.

ADDITIONAL INFORMATION
ON DISTRIBUTIONS AND TAXES

DISTRIBUTIONS

DISTRIBUTIONS OF NET INVESTMENT  INCOME. A fund declares  dividends for each day
that its Net Asset Value is  calculated.  These  dividends will equal all of the
fund's  daily net income  payable to  shareholders  of record as of the close of
business  the  preceding  day. A fund's  daily net income  includes its pro rata
share of the corresponding  Portfolio's net income,  less the estimated expenses
of the fund. The corresponding  Portfolio's  income consists of accrued interest
and any original issue or acquisition  discount,  plus or minus any gain or loss
on the sale of  securities  held by the  corresponding  Portfolio and changes in
unrealized  appreciation or depreciation in securities held by the corresponding
Portfolio (to the extent required to maintain a constant net amount value), less
the estimated expenses of the corresponding Portfolio.

A fund earns income and gains on its investment in the corresponding  Portfolio.
A Portfolio,  in turn, earns income generally in the form of interest,  original
issue,  market and  acquisition  discount,  and other  income  derived  from its
investments. This income less expenses incurred in the operation of a Portfolio,
is paid to the  corresponding  fund as ordinary  dividend  income.  The ordinary
dividend  income  received  from a  Portfolio,  less  expenses  incurred  in the
operation of the corresponding  fund,  constitute a fund's net investment income
from which dividends may be paid to you. Any  distributions  by a fund from such
income will be taxable to you as ordinary income,  whether you take them in cash
or in additional shares.

DISTRIBUTIONS  OF CAPITAL GAINS. A fund may receive  capital gain  distributions
from the corresponding Portfolio,  consisting of the excess of any net long-term
capital  gain over net  short-term  capital loss  realized by the  corresponding
Portfolio on the sale or disposition of its underlying portfolio  securities.  A
fund may also derive  capital  gains and losses in  connection  with the sale of
corresponding  Portfolio  shares.  Distributions  derived from the excess of net
short-term  capital gain over net long-term  capital loss will be taxable to you
as  ordinary  income.  Distributions  derived  from the excess of net  long-term
capital  gain  over  net  short-term   capital  loss,   including  capital  gain
distributions  received  from a  Portfolio,  will be taxable to you as long-term
capital gain,  regardless of how long you have held your shares in the fund. Any
net short-term or long-term capital gains realized by a fund (net of any capital
loss  carryovers)  generally  will be  distributed  once each  year,  and may be
distributed  more  frequently,  if  necessary,  in order to reduce or  eliminate
federal  excise  or  income  taxes  on such  fund.  Because  each  fund  and its
corresponding Portfolio is a money market fund, it does not anticipate realizing
any long-term capital gains, however.

CERTAIN  DISTRIBUTIONS  PAID IN  JANUARY.  Distributions  which are  declared in
October,  November or December and paid to you in January of the following  year
will be treated for tax purposes as if they had been received by you on December
31 of the year in which they were  declared.  A fund will  report this income to
you on your  Form  1099-DIV  for the  year in  which  these  distributions  were
declared.

MAINTENANCE  OF  $1.00  NET  ASSET  VALUE.  Gains  and  losses  on the  sale  of
corresponding  Portfolio  shares and unrealized  appreciation or depreciation in
the  value of these  shares  may  require  a fund to  distribute  income or make
distribution  adjustments  in order to maintain a $1.00 Net Asset  Value.  These
procedures may result in under- or over-distributions of net investment income.

INFORMATION ON THE TAX CHARACTER OF DISTRIBUTIONS. A fund will inform you of the
amount and character of your  distributions  at the time they are paid, and will
advise  you  of  the  tax  status  for  federal  income  tax  purposes  of  such
distributions shortly after the close of each calendar year.

TAXES

ELECTION TO BE TAXED AS A REGULATED INVESTMENT COMPANY. Each fund has elected to
be treated as a regulated investment company under Subchapter M of the Code, has
qualified  as such for its most recent  fiscal  year,  and intends so to qualify
during the current fiscal year. The Board reserves the right not to maintain the
qualification of a fund as a regulated  investment company if it determines such
course of action to be beneficial to its shareholders. In such case, a fund will
be subject to federal, and possibly state, corporate taxes on its taxable income
and gains, and distributions to you will be taxed as ordinary dividend income to
the extent of the fund's available earnings and profits.

In order to qualify as a regulated  investment company for tax purposes,  a fund
must meet certain specific requirements, including:

o  A fund must  maintain  a  diversified  portfolio  of  securities,  wherein no
   security  (other than U.S.  government  securities  and  securities  of other
   regulated  investment  companies)  can exceed 25% of the fund's total assets,
   and,  with respect to 50% of the fund's total assets,  no  investment  (other
   than cash and cash items, U.S. government  securities and securities of other
   regulated  investment  companies) can exceed 5% of the fund's total assets or
   10% of the outstanding voting securities of the issuer;

o  A fund must derive at least 90% of its gross income from dividends, interest,
   payments  with  respect  to  securities  loans,  and  gains  from the sale or
   disposition  of stock,  securities  or foreign  currencies,  or other  income
   derived with respect to its business of investing in such stock,  securities,
   or currencies; and a fund must distribute to its shareholders at least 90% of
   its investment  company taxable income (i.e., net investment  income plus net
   short-term  capital gains) and net  tax-exempt  income for each of its fiscal
   years.

EXCISE TAX DISTRIBUTION REQUIREMENTS.  The Code requires each fund to distribute
at least 98% of its taxable  ordinary income earned during the calendar year and
98% of its capital gain net income  earned during the twelve month period ending
October 31 (in addition to undistributed  amounts from the prior year) to you by
December  31 of each  year in order to avoid  federal  excise  taxes.  Each fund
intends to declare and pay  sufficient  dividends  in December (or in January of
the following  year that are treated by you as received in December of the prior
year) but does not guarantee and can give no assurances  that its  distributions
will be sufficient to eliminate all such taxes.

REDEMPTION  OF FUND SHARES.  Redemptions  and  exchanges of a fund's  shares are
taxable  transactions  for federal and state  income tax  purposes.  The tax law
requires that you recognize a gain or loss in an amount equal to the  difference
between  your tax basis and the amount you received in exchange for your shares,
subject  to the rules  described  below.  If you hold  your  shares as a capital
asset,  the gain or loss that you realize will be capital gain or loss, and will
be  long-term  for federal  income tax purposes if you have held your shares for
more than one year at the time of redemption  or exchange.  Any loss incurred on
the redemption or exchange of shares held for six months or less will be treated
as a  long-term  capital  loss to the  extent  of any  long-term  capital  gains
distributed to you by a fund on those shares.

All or a portion of any loss that you realize upon the  redemption  of your fund
shares will be  disallowed  to the extent that you purchase  other shares in the
fund (through  reinvestment of dividends or otherwise)  within 30 days before or
after your share redemption. Any loss disallowed under these rules will be added
to your tax basis in the new shares  you  purchase.  Because  each fund seeks to
maintain a constant  $1.00 per share Net Asset  Value,  you should not expect to
realize a gain or loss upon redemption of your fund shares, however.

U.S. GOVERNMENT OBLIGATIONS. Many states grant tax-free status to dividends paid
to  shareholders  from  interest  earned  on  direct  obligations  of  the  U.S.
government,  subject in some states to minimum investment requirements that must
be met by a fund.  Investments in GNMA/FNMA  securities,  bankers'  acceptances,
commercial paper and repurchase  agreements  collateralized  by U.S.  government
securities do not generally qualify for tax-free  treatment.  It is anticipated,
however,  that no portion of a fund's  distributions  will qualify for exemption
from state and local income tax as dividends paid from interest earned on direct
obligations  of the U.S.  government.  At the end of each calendar  year, a fund
will provide you with the  percentage of any dividends paid that may qualify for
tax-free  treatment on your personal income tax return.  You should consult with
your own tax advisor to determine the  application  of your state and local laws
to these  distributions.  Because  the rules on  exclusion  of this  income  are
different for  corporations,  corporate  shareholders  should consult with their
corporate tax advisors  about whether any of their  distributions  may be exempt
from corporate income or franchise taxes.

MUNICIPAL  INVESTORS.  Municipalities  may invest  surplus  money subject to the
arbitrage  rebate  requirements  of section  148 of the Code in a fund.  Section
115(1) of the Code provides,  in part, that gross income does not include income
accruing to a state,  territory,  or any political  subdivision  thereof that is
derived from the exercise of any essential  government  function.  To the extent
that an investment by a municipality  in a fund is made in connection  with such
functions,  the municipality will not be liable for federal income tax on income
or gains derived from its investment.  A municipality that invests money subject
to the arbitrage rebate  requirements in a fund should be aware that some or all
of the  earnings  distributed  by the fund may need to be paid to the U.S.  as a
rebate of arbitrage profits.

DIVIDENDS-RECEIVED  DEDUCTION  FOR  CORPORATIONS.  Because  a fund's  income  is
derived  primarily  from  interest  rather  than  dividends,  no  portion of its
distributions    will    generally   be   eligible   for   the    intercorporate
dividends-received  deduction. None of the dividends paid by a fund for the most
recent fiscal year qualified for such deduction, and it is anticipated that none
of the current year's dividends will so qualify.

THE FUNDS' UNDERWRITER

Pursuant  to  an  underwriting   agreement,   Distributors   acts  as  principal
underwriter  in  a  continuous  public  offering  of  each  fund's  shares.  The
underwriting  agreement will continue in effect for successive annual periods if
its  continuance  is  specifically  approved at least  annually by a vote of the
Board or by a vote of the holders of a majority of the fund's outstanding voting
securities,  and in either event by a majority vote of the Board members who are
not parties to the  underwriting  agreement  or  interested  persons of any such
party (other than as members of the Board),  cast in person at a meeting  called
for that purpose.  The underwriting  agreement  terminates  automatically in the
event  of its  assignment  and may be  terminated  by  either  party on 90 days'
written notice.

Distributors  pays the expenses of the  distribution  of fund shares,  including
advertising  expenses and the costs of printing sales material and  prospectuses
used to offer shares to the public. Each fund pays the expenses of preparing and
printing amendments to its registration  statements and prospectuses (other than
those   necessitated  by  the  activities  of   Distributors)   and  of  sending
prospectuses to existing shareholders.

Distributors may be entitled to reimbursement under the Rule 12b-1 plans for the
funds, as discussed below.  Distributors received no compensation from the funds
for acting as underwriter.

THE RULE 12B-1 PLANS

Each fund has adopted a distribution  plan or "Rule 12b-1 plan" pursuant to Rule
12b-1 of the 1940 Act.  Under the  plans,  each fund may pay up to a maximum  of
0.15% per year of its average daily net assets, payable quarterly,  for expenses
incurred in the promotion and distribution of its shares.

In addition to the payments  that  Distributors  or others are entitled to under
each plan,  each plan also  provides  that to the extent the fund,  Advisers  or
Distributors  or other parties on behalf of the fund,  Advisers or  Distributors
make payments that are deemed to be for the financing of any activity  primarily
intended to result in the sale of fund  shares  within the context of Rule 12b-1
under  the 1940  Act,  then  such  payments  shall be  deemed  to have been made
pursuant to the plan.

In no event  shall  the  aggregate  asset-based  sales  charges,  which  include
payments  made  under  each  plan,  plus any  other  payments  deemed to be made
pursuant to the plan,  exceed the amount permitted to be paid under the rules of
the NASD.

The terms and  provisions of the plans relating to required  reports,  term, and
approval are consistent  with Rule 12b-1.  The plans do not permit  unreimbursed
expenses  incurred in a particular  year to be carried over to or  reimbursed in
later years.

To the extent fees are for distribution or marketing functions, as distinguished
from administrative servicing or agency transactions,  certain banks will not be
entitled  to  participate  in the plans as a result of  applicable  federal  law
prohibiting  certain  banks from  engaging  in the  distribution  of mutual fund
shares. These banking institutions, however, are permitted to receive fees under
the plans for administrative servicing or for agency transactions.  If you are a
customer of a bank that is prohibited from providing  these services,  you would
be  permitted  to remain a  shareholder  of the fund,  and  alternate  means for
continuing the servicing would be sought. In this event, changes in the services
provided  might  occur and you might no longer be able to avail  yourself of any
automatic  investment or other  services then being  provided by the bank. It is
not  expected  that you would  suffer any adverse  financial  consequences  as a
result of any of these changes.

Each plan has been approved in accordance with the provisions of Rule 12b-1. The
plans are renewable  annually by a vote of the Board,  including a majority vote
of the Board members who are not interested  persons of the fund and who have no
direct or indirect  financial  interest in the  operation of the plans,  cast in
person  at a meeting  called  for that  purpose.  It is also  required  that the
selection and  nomination  of such Board  members be done by the  non-interested
members of the Board.  The plans and any related  agreement may be terminated at
any time,  without penalty,  by vote of a majority of the  non-interested  Board
members on not more than 60 days' written  notice,  by  Distributors on not more
than 60 days' written notice,  by any act that  constitutes an assignment of the
administration  or  management  agreement  with  Advisers,  or the  underwriting
agreement with Distributors, or by vote of a majority of each fund's outstanding
shares.  Distributors  or any  dealer  or other  firm may also  terminate  their
respective distribution or service agreement at any time upon written notice.

The plans and any related  agreements may not be amended to increase  materially
the amount to be spent for distribution  expenses without approval by a majority
of the outstanding shares of the fund, and all material  amendments to the plans
or any related  agreements  shall be  approved  by a vote of the  non-interested
members of the  Board,  cast in person at a meeting  called  for the  purpose of
voting on any such amendment.

Distributors is required to report in writing to the Board at least quarterly on
the  amounts  and  purpose of any  payment  made under the plans and any related
agreements,  as well as to furnish the Board with such other  information as may
reasonably  be  requested  in  order to  enable  the  Board to make an  informed
determination of whether the plans should be continued.

For the fiscal year ended June 30,  1998,  the funds did not incur any  expenses
pursuant to the plans.

HOW DO THE FUNDS MEASURE PERFORMANCE?

Performance  quotations are subject to SEC rules. These rules require the use of
standardized    performance    quotations   or,   alternatively,    that   every
non-standardized  performance  quotation  furnished by a fund be  accompanied by
certain  standardized  performance  information computed as required by the SEC.
Current yield and effective yield  quotations used by the funds are based on the
standardized   methods  of  computing   performance  mandated  by  the  SEC.  An
explanation  of these and other  methods used by the funds to compute or express
performance  follows.  Regardless of the method used, past  performance does not
guarantee future results.

YIELD

CURRENT YIELD.  Current yield shows the income per share earned by a fund. It is
calculated by determining  the net change,  excluding  capital  changes,  in the
value of a  hypothetical  pre-existing  account having a balance of one share at
the  beginning  of the period,  subtracting  a  hypothetical  charge  reflecting
deductions from shareholder  accounts,  and dividing the difference by the value
of the  account at the  beginning  of the base  period to obtain the base period
return.  The result is then  annualized by multiplying the base period return by
(365/7).  The current  yield for the seven day period ended June 30,  1998,  was
5.41% for the Money Fund and 5.39% for the U.S. Securities Fund.

EFFECTIVE YIELD. Each fund's effective yield is calculated in the same manner
as its current yield, except the annualization of the return for the seven
day period reflects the results of compounding. The effective yield for the
seven day period ended June 30, 1998, was 5.55% for the Money Fund and 5.54%
for the U.S. Securities Fund.

This figure was obtained using the following SEC formula:

                                            365/7 
Effective Yield = [(Base Period Return + 1)      ] - 1

OTHER PERFORMANCE QUOTATIONS

The  funds  may  include  in their  advertising  or sales  material  information
relating to investment  goals and performance  results of funds belonging to the
Franklin  Templeton  Group of Funds.  Resources  is the  parent  company  of the
advisors and underwriter of the Franklin Templeton Group of Funds.

COMPARISONS

To help you better  evaluate  how an  investment  in the funds may satisfy  your
investment goal,  advertisements and other materials about the funds may discuss
certain  measures  of  fund   performance  as  reported  by  various   financial
publications.  Materials may also compare  performance (as calculated  above) to
performance  as reported by other  investments,  indices,  and  averages.  These
comparisons may include, but are not limited to, the following examples:

a) IBC Money Fund  Report(R) - industry  averages for seven-day  annualized  and
compounded yields of taxable, tax-free, and government money funds.

b)  Bank  Rate  Monitor  -  a  weekly  publication  that  reports  various  bank
investments  such as CD rates,  average  savings  account rates and average loan
rates.

c)  Lipper - Mutual  Fund  Performance  Analysis,  Lipper  - Fixed  Income  Fund
Performance  Analysis,  and Lipper - Mutual  Fund Yield  Survey - measure  total
return  and  average  current  yield  for the  mutual  fund  industry  and  rank
individual  mutual  fund  performance  over  specified  time  periods,  assuming
reinvestment of all distributions, exclusive of any applicable sales charges.

d) Salomon  Brothers  Bond Market  Roundup - a weekly  publication  that reviews
yield  spread  changes in the major  sectors of the  money,  government  agency,
futures,  options,  mortgage,  corporate,  Yankee,  Eurodollar,  municipal,  and
preferred stock markets and summarizes changes in banking statistics and reserve
aggregates.

e) Consumer Price Index (or Cost of Living Index),  published by the U.S. Bureau
of Labor Statistics - a statistical  measure of change,  over time, in the price
of goods and services in major expenditure groups.

f) Stocks,  Bonds,  Bills,  and Inflation  published by Ibbotson  Associates - a
historical  measure  of yield,  price,  and total  return  for  common and small
company stock, long term government bonds, Treasury bills and inflation.

g) Financial publications:  THE WALL STREET JOURNAL, AND BUSINESS WEEK, CHANGING
TIMES, FINANCIAL WORLD, FORBES, FORTUNE, AND MONEY MAGAZINES provide performance
statistics over specified time periods.

Advertisements  or  information  may also  compare a fund's  performance  to the
return  on CDs or other  investments.  You  should be  aware,  however,  that an
investment in a fund involves the risk of fluctuation of principal value, a risk
generally  not  present  in an  investment  in a CD  issued  by a bank.  CDs are
frequently insured by an agency of the U.S. government.  An investment in a fund
is not insured by any federal, state or private entity.

In  assessing  comparisons  of  performance,  you  should  keep in mind that the
composition  of the  investments  in the  reported  indices and  averages is not
identical  to the funds'  portfolios,  the indices and  averages  are  generally
unmanaged, and the items included in the calculations of the averages may not be
identical  to the  formula  used by the funds to  calculate  their  figures.  In
addition,  there  can  be no  assurance  that  the  funds  will  continue  their
performance as compared to these other averages.

MISCELLANEOUS INFORMATION

The funds may help you achieve  various  investment  goals such as  accumulating
money for  retirement,  saving for a down payment on a home,  college  costs and
other  long-term  goals.  The  Franklin  College  Costs  Planner may help you in
determining  how much money must be invested on a monthly basis in order to have
a projected amount available in the future to fund a child's college  education.
(Projected  college cost estimates are based upon current costs published by the
College  Board.) The Franklin  Retirement  Planning  Guide leads you through the
steps to start a retirement savings program.  Of course, an investment in a fund
cannot guarantee that these goals will be met.

Each  fund is a member of the  Franklin  Templeton  Group of  Funds,  one of the
largest  mutual  fund  organizations  in the U.S.,  and may be  considered  in a
program for  diversification of assets.  Founded in 1947,  Franklin,  one of the
oldest mutual fund organizations, has managed mutual funds for over 50 years and
now services more than 3 million  shareholder  accounts.  In 1992,  Franklin,  a
leader in  managing  fixed-income  mutual  funds and an  innovator  in  creating
domestic equity funds, joined forces with Templeton,  a pioneer in international
investing.  The Mutual  Series  team,  known for its  value-driven  approach  to
domestic equity  investing,  became part of the  organization  four years later.
Together,  the  Franklin  Templeton  Group has over $207 billion in assets under
management for more than 6 million U.S. based mutual fund  shareholder and other
accounts.  The Franklin  Templeton Group of Funds offers 117 U.S. based open-end
investment  companies to the public. Each fund may identify itself by its NASDAQ
symbol or CUSIP number.

As of August 4, 1998, the principal  shareholders of each fund, beneficial or of
record, were as follows:

                                    SHARE               PER-
NAME AND ADDRESS                    AMOUNT              CENTAGE
- -----------------------------------------------------------------------
Money Fund

Franklin Resources, Inc.
777 Mariners Island Blvd.
San Mateo, CA
94404-1584                          53,052,708.960      22.8%

Bank of Stockton
Trust Department
P.O. Box 1110
Stockton, CA
95201-1110                          28,239,589.770      12.1%

Suffolk County
 National Bank
Trust & Investment Division
295 N. Sea Rd.
Southampton, NY
11968-2038                          16,628,496.610      7.1%

Franklin Templeton
 Distributors, Inc.
777 Mariners Island Blvd.
San Mateo, CA
94404-1584                          29,578,467.910      12.7%

                                    SHARE               PER-
NAME AND ADDRESS                    AMOUNT              CENTAGE
- -----------------------------------------------------------------------
U.S. Securities Fund
Carroll County Bank
 & Trust, Co.
Trust Division
45 W. Main St.
P.O. Box 1100
Westminster, MD
21158-0199                          19,158,272.640      11.5%

City of Anaheim C/O
Rd A 1992 Loan Fund 
201 South Anaheim Blvd.
#901
City Hall West
Anaheim, CA 92805                   16,206,177.900      9.8%

From time to time,  the number of fund shares held in the "street name" accounts
of various Securities Dealers for the benefit of their clients or in centralized
securities depositories may exceed 5% of the total shares outstanding.

As a shareholder of a  Massachusetts  business trust,  you could,  under certain
circumstances,  be held personally liable as a partner for its obligations.  The
funds'  Agreement  and  Declaration  of  Trust,  however,  contains  an  express
disclaimer of  shareholder  liability  for acts or  obligations  of a fund.  The
Declaration  of Trust also provides for  indemnification  and  reimbursement  of
expenses  out  of a  fund's  assets  if  you  are  held  personally  liable  for
obligations  of the fund.  The  Declaration of Trust provides that a fund shall,
upon  request,  assume the defense of any claim made  against you for any act or
obligation  of the fund and satisfy any  judgment  thereon.  All such rights are
limited to the assets of the fund.  The  Declaration  of Trust further  provides
that a fund may maintain  appropriate  insurance (for example,  fidelity bonding
and  errors  and  omissions  insurance)  for the  protection  of the  fund,  its
shareholders,  trustees,  officers,  employees and agents to cover possible tort
and other  liabilities.  Furthermore,  the activities of a fund as an investment
company, as distinguished from an operating company,  would not likely give rise
to  liabilities  in excess of the fund's total assets.  Thus,  the risk that you
would incur financial loss on account of shareholder liability is limited to the
unlikely  circumstance  in which both inadequate  insurance  exists and the fund
itself is unable to meet its obligations.

In the event of disputes  involving multiple claims of ownership or authority to
control your account,  each fund has the right (but has no  obligation)  to: (a)
freeze the account and require the written  agreement  of all persons  deemed by
the fund to have a potential property interest in the account,  before executing
instructions  regarding the account;  (b) interplead  disputed funds or accounts
with a court of competent  jurisdiction;  or (c) surrender ownership of all or a
portion of the account to the IRS in response to a Notice of Levy.

Distributors   and/or  its  affiliates  provide  financial  support  to  various
Securities  Dealers that sell shares of the Franklin  Templeton  Group of Funds.
This  support  is based  primarily  on the amount of sales of fund  shares.  The
amount of  support  may be  affected  by:  total  sales;  net  sales;  levels of
redemptions; the proportion of a Securities Dealer's sales and marketing efforts
in the Franklin Templeton Group of Funds; a Securities  Dealer's support of, and
participation  in,  Distributors'  marketing  programs;  a  Securities  Dealer's
compensation  programs for its registered  representatives;  and the extent of a
Securities  Dealer's marketing programs relating to the Franklin Templeton Group
of Funds.  Financial support to Securities  Dealers may be made by payments from
Distributors'   resources,   from   Distributors'   retention  of   underwriting
concessions and, in the case of funds that have Rule 12b-1 plans,  from payments
to Distributors  under such plans. In addition,  certain  Securities Dealers may
receive  brokerage  commissions  generated  by fund  portfolio  transactions  in
accordance with the NASD's rules.

SUMMARY OF CODE OF ETHICS.  Employees  of the Franklin  Templeton  Group who are
access persons under the 1940 Act are permitted to engage in personal securities
transactions subject to the following general  restrictions and procedures:  (i)
the trade must receive advance  clearance from a compliance  officer and must be
completed  by the close of the  business  day  following  the day  clearance  is
granted; (ii) copies of all brokerage  confirmations and statements must be sent
to a compliance  officer;  (iii) all brokerage  accounts must be disclosed on an
annual  basis;  and  (iv)  access  persons  involved  in  preparing  and  making
investment decisions must, in addition to (i), (ii) and (iii) above, file annual
reports of their  securities  holdings  each  January and inform the  compliance
officer (or other  designated  personnel)  if they own a security  that is being
considered for a fund or other client  transaction or if they are recommending a
security in which they have an ownership interest for purchase or sale by a fund
or other client.

FINANCIAL STATEMENTS

The audited financial  statements contained in the Annual Report to Shareholders
of the Trust,  for the fiscal year ended June 30, 1998,  including the auditor's
report, are incorporated herein by reference.

USEFUL TERMS AND DEFINITIONS

1940 ACT - Investment Company Act of 1940, as amended

ADVISERS - Franklin Advisers, Inc., the Portfolio's investment manager and
the funds' administrator

BOARD - The Board of Trustees of the Trust

CD - Certificate of deposit

CODE - Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended

DISTRIBUTORS - Franklin/Templeton Distributors, Inc., the funds' principal
underwriter

FITCH - Fitch Investors Service, Inc.

FRANKLIN  TEMPLETON GROUP - Franklin  Resources,  Inc., a publicly owned holding
company, and its various subsidiaries

FRANKLIN TEMPLETON GROUP OF FUNDS - All U.S. registered investment companies
in the Franklin Group of Funds(R) and the Templeton Group of Funds

INVESTOR  SERVICES -  Franklin/Templeton  Investor  Services,  Inc.,  the funds'
shareholder servicing and transfer agent

IRS - Internal Revenue Service

MOODY'S - Moody's Investors Service, Inc.

NASD - National Association of Securities Dealers, Inc.

NET ASSET VALUE (NAV) - The value of a mutual fund is  determined  by  deducting
the fund's  liabilities  from the total assets of the  portfolio.  The net asset
value per share is determined by dividing the net asset value of the fund by the
number of shares outstanding.

NYSE - New York Stock Exchange

PROSPECTUS - The prospectus  for the funds dated November 1, 1998,  which we may
amend from time to time

RESOURCES - Franklin Resources, Inc.

SAI - Statement of Additional Information

S&P - Standard & Poor's Corporation

SEC - U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission

SECURITIES  DEALER - A financial  institution  that,  either directly or through
affiliates,  has an agreement with  Distributors  to handle  customer orders and
accounts with the funds.  This  reference is for  convenience  only and does not
indicate a legal conclusion of capacity.

WE/OUR/US - Unless a different meaning is indicated by the context,  these terms
refer  to  the  funds  and/or   Institutional   Services,   Investor   Services,
Distributors, or other wholly owned subsidiaries of Resources.

APPENDICES

SUMMARY OF PROCEDURES TO
MONITOR CONFLICTS OF INTEREST

The Board of Trustees of Money Market, on behalf of its series ("master funds"),
and the Board of the funds ("feeder funds"),  (both of which are composed of the
same individuals) recognize that there is the potential for certain conflicts of
interest to arise  between  the master fund and the feeder fund in this  format.
These potential conflicts of interest could include,  among others: the creation
of  additional  feeder  funds with  different  fee  structures;  the creation of
additional  feeder  funds that could have  controlling  voting  interests in any
pass-through voting which could affect investment and other policies; a proposal
to increase fees at the master fund level;  and any  consideration of changes in
fundamental  policies at the master fund level that may or may not be acceptable
to a particular feeder fund.

In recognition of the potential for conflicts of interest to develop,  the Board
of  Trustees  of Money  Market and the Board of the funds have  adopted  certain
procedures  under  which i)  management  of the master  fund and the feeder fund
will, on a yearly basis, report to each board, including the independent members
of each board, on the operation of the  master/feeder  fund  structure;  ii) the
independent members of each board will have ongoing responsibility for reviewing
all  proposals  at the  master  fund level to  determine  whether  any  proposal
presents a  potential  for a conflict  of  interest  and to the extent any other
potential  conflicts  arise  before  the  normal  annual  review,  they will act
promptly to review the potential  conflict;  iii) if the independent  members of
each board determine that a situation or proposal presents a potential conflict,
they will request a written analysis from the master fund management  describing
whether the apparent potential conflict of interest will impede the operation of
the constituent feeder fund and the interests of the feeder fund's shareholders;
and iv) upon  receipt of the  analysis,  the  independent  members of each board
shall review the analysis and present their conclusion to the full boards.

If no actual  conflict is deemed to exist,  the  independent  board members will
recommend that no further action be taken. If the analysis is inconclusive, they
may  submit  the matter to and be guided by the  opinion  of  independent  legal
counsel issued in a written opinion.  If a conflict is deemed to exist, they may
recommend  one or more of the following  actions:  i) suggest a course of action
designed to eliminate the potential  conflict of interest;  ii) if  appropriate,
request that the full boards submit the potential  conflict to shareholders  for
resolution;  iii) recommend to the full boards that the affected  feeder fund no
longer invest in its  designated  master fund and propose  either a search for a
new master fund in which to invest the feeder  fund's assets or the hiring of an
investment  manager to manage the feeder fund's  assets in  accordance  with its
investment goals and policies; iv) recommend to the full boards that a new board
be recommended to shareholders  for approval;  or v) recommend such other action
as may be considered appropriate.

CALIFORNIA GOVERNMENT CODE SECTION 53601.  Securities authorized for investment;
text of section effective on July 7, 1988, amended in 1992, 1995 and 1996.

The  legislative  body of a local  agency  having money in a sinking fund of, or
surplus money in, its treasury not required for the immediate necessities of the
local  agency  may  invest  any  portion  of the  money  which it deems  wise or
expedient in those  investments  set forth below.  A local agency  purchasing or
obtaining any securities  prescribed in this section,  in a negotiable,  bearer,
registered, or nonregistered format, shall require delivery of the securities to
the  local  agency,  including  those  purchased  for the  agency  by  financial
advisors,  consultants,  or managers  using the agency's  funds,  by book entry,
physical  delivery  or by third  party  custodial  agreement.  The  transfer  of
securities to the  counterparty  bank's  customer book entry account may be used
for book entry delivery.  For purposes of this section  "counterparty" means the
other party to the  transaction.  A  counterparty  bank's  trust  department  or
separate  safekeeping  department  may be used for the physical  delivery of the
security  if the  security is held in the name of the local  agency.  Where this
section does not specify a limitation  on the term or remaining  maturity at the
time of the investment,  no investment shall be made in any security, other than
a security underlying a repurchase or reverse repurchase agreement authorized by
this  section,  that  at the  time of the  investment  has a term  remaining  to
maturity  in excess of five  years,  unless  the  legislative  body has  granted
express authority to make that investment either specifically or as a part of an
investment  program  approved by the legislative  body no less than three months
prior to the investment:

(a) Bonds issued by the local agency,  including bonds payable solely out of the
revenues from a revenue-producing property owned, controlled, or operated by the
local  agency or by a  department,  board,  agency,  or  authority  of the local
agency.

(b) United States Treasury notes, bonds, bills, or certificates of indebtedness,
or those for which the faith and credit of the United States are pledged for the
payment of principal and interest.

(c)  Registered  state  warrants  or  Treasury  notes or  bonds  of this  state,
including  bonds  payable  solely out of the revenues  from a  revenue-producing
property owned, controlled, or operated by the state or by a department,  board,
agency, or authority of the state.

(d) Bonds,  notes,  warrants,  or other  evidences of  indebtedness of any local
agency within this state,  including  bonds  payable  solely out of the revenues
from a  revenue-producing  property  owned,  controlled or operated by the local
agency, or by a department, board, agency, or authority of the local agency.

(e) Obligations  issued by banks for cooperatives,  federal land banks,  federal
intermediate  credit banks,  federal home loan banks, the Federal Home Loan Bank
Board, the Tennessee Valley  Authority,  or in obligations,  participations,  or
other  instruments  of, or issued by, or fully  guaranteed  as to principal  and
interest  by,  the  Federal  National  Mortgage  Association;  or in  guaranteed
portions  of  Small   Business   Administration   notes;   or  in   obligations,
participations,  or other  instruments  of, or issued by, a federal  agency or a
United States government-sponsored enterprise.

(f) Bills of exchange or time drafts drawn on and accepted by a commercial bank,
otherwise known as banker's  acceptances.  Purchases of banker's acceptances may
not exceed 270 days  maturity or 40 percent of the agency's  surplus  money that
may be invested  pursuant to this section.  However,  no more than 30 percent of
the agency's  surplus funds may be invested in the banker's  acceptances  of any
one commercial bank pursuant to this section.

This subdivision  does not preclude a municipal  utility district from investing
any surplus  money in its  treasury in any manner  authorized  by the  Municipal
Utility District Act,  (Division 6 (commencing with Section 11501) of the Public
Utilities Code).

(g) Commercial paper of "prime" quality of the highest ranking or of the highest
letter and numerical rating as provided for by Moody's Investors Service,  Inc.,
or Standard and Poor's Corporation. Eligible paper is further limited to issuing
corporations  that are  organized  and  operating  within the United  States and
having total assets in excess of five hundred million dollars ($500,000,000) and
having an "A" or higher  rating for the  issuer's  debt,  other than  commercial
paper, if any, as provided for by Moody's  Investors  Service,  Inc. or Standard
and Poor's  Corporation.  Purchases of eligible  commercial paper may not exceed
180 days maturity nor represent more than 10 percent of the outstanding paper of
an issuing corporation.  Purchases of commercial paper may not exceed 15 percent
of the agency's surplus money that may be invested pursuant to this section.  An
additional 15 percent,  or a total of 30 percent of the agency's  surplus money,
may be invested pursuant to this  subdivision.  The additional 15 percent may be
so invested only if the  dollar-weighted  average  maturity of the entire amount
does not exceed 31 days. "Dollar-weighted average maturity" means the sum of the
amount of each outstanding  commercial paper investment multiplied by the number
of days to  maturity,  divided  by the total  amount of  outstanding  commercial
paper.

(h) Negotiable certificates of deposit issued by a nationally or state-chartered
bank or a state or  federal  association  (as  defined  by  Section  5102 of the
Financial Code) or by a  state-licensed  branch of a foreign bank.  Purchases of
negotiable  certificates  of deposit  may not exceed 30 percent of the  agency's
surplus money which may be invested  pursuant to this  section.  For purposes of
this section,  negotiable  certificates of deposits do not come within Article 2
(commencing with Section 53630) of Chapter 4 of Part 1 of Division 2 of Title 5,
except  that the  amount so  invested  shall be subject  to the  limitations  of
Section 53638.

(i) (1) Investments in repurchase agreements or reverse repurchase agreements of
any securities  authorized by this section as long as the agreements are subject
to this  subdivision,  including,  the delivery  requirements  specified in this
section.

(2)  Investments  in  repurchase  agreements  may be  made,  on  any  investment
authorized  in this section when the term of the  agreement  does not exceed one
year. The market value of securities that underlay a repurchase  agreement shall
be  valued  at 102  percent  or  greater  of the funds  borrowed  against  those
securities and the value shall be adjusted no less than quarterly.

(3)  Reverse  repurchase  agreements  may be  utilized  only when  either of the
following conditions are met:

(A) The security was owned or specifically  committed to purchase,  by the local
agency  prior to  December  31,  1994,  and was sold using a reverse  repurchase
agreement on December 31, 1994.

(B) The security to be sold on reverse  repurchase  agreement has been owned and
fully paid for by the local  agency for a minimum of 30 days prior to sale;  the
total of all reverse  repurchase  agreements on  investments  owned by the local
agency not purchased or committed to purchase,  prior to December 31, 1994, does
not exceed 20 percent of the base value of the portfolio; and the agreement does
not exceed a term of 92 days,  unless the agreement  includes a written  codicil
guaranteeing a minimum  earning or spread for the entire period between the sale
of a security using a reverse  repurchase  agreement and the final maturity date
of the same security.

(4) After December 31, 1994, a reverse  repurchase  agreement may not be entered
into with securities not sold on a reverse  repurchase  agreement and purchased,
or committed to purchase,  prior to that date, as a means of financing or paying
for the security sold on a reverse repurchase agreement, but may only be entered
into with securities owned and previously paid for a minimum of 30 days prior to
the settlement of the reverse repurchase  agreement,  in order to supplement the
yield on securities  owned and  previously  paid for or to provide funds for the
immediate payment of a local agency  obligation.  Funds obtained or funds within
the pool of an  equivalent  amount to that obtained from selling a security to a
counterparty by way of a reverse repurchase agreement,  on securities originally
purchased subsequent to December 31, 1994, shall not be used to purchase another
security with a maturity longer than 92 days from the initial settlement date of
the  reverse  repurchase  agreement,  unless the  reverse  repurchase  agreement
includes  a written  codicil  guaranteeing  a minimum  earning or spread for the
entire  period  between  the  sale  of a  security  using a  reverse  repurchase
agreement and the final maturity date of the same security.  Reverse  repurchase
agreements  specified in  subparagraph  (B) of paragraph  (3) may not be entered
into unless the percentage  restrictions specified in that subparagraph are met,
including  the  total  of  any  reverse  repurchase   agreements   specified  in
subparagraph (A) of paragraph (3).

(5) Investments in reverse repurchase agreements or similar investments in which
the  local  agency  sells  securities  prior to  purchase,  with a  simultaneous
agreement to repurchase  the security,  may only be made upon prior  approval of
the  governing  body of the local  agency  and shall  only be made with  primary
dealers of the Federal Reserve Bank of New York.

(6) (A)  "Repurchase  agreement"  means a purchase  of  securities  by the local
agency pursuant to an agreement by which the counterparty seller will repurchase
the securities on or before a specified date and for a specified  amount and the
counterparty will deliver the underlying  securities to the local agency by book
entry, physical delivery, or by third party custodial agreement. The transfer of
underlying securities to the counterparty bank's customer book-entry account may
be used for book-entry delivery.

(B)  "Securities,"  for  purpose of  repurchase  under this  subdivision,  means
securities of the same issuer, description, issue date, and maturity.

(C)  "Reverse  repurchase  agreement"  means a sale of  securities  by the local
agency  pursuant to an agreement by which the local agency will  repurchase  the
securities  on  or  before  a  specified  date  and  includes  other  comparable
agreements.

(D) For  purposes of this  section,  the base value of the local  agency's  pool
portfolio  shall be that dollar  amount  obtained by totaling all cash  balances
placed in the pool by all pool  participants,  excluding  any  amounts  obtained
through  selling  securities  by way of reverse  repurchase  agreements or other
similar borrowing methods.

(E) For purposes of this section,  the spread is the difference between the cost
of funds  obtained  using the  reverse  repurchase  agreement  and the  earnings
obtained on the reinvestment of the funds.

(j) Medium-term notes of a maximum of five years maturity issued by corporations
organized and operating  within the United States or by depository  institutions
licensed  by the  United  States or any state and  operating  within  the United
States. Notes eligible for investment under this subdivision shall be rated in a
rating  category of "A" or its  equivalent or better by a nationally  recognized
rating service.  Purchases of medium-term notes may not exceed 30 percent of the
agency's surplus money which may be invested pursuant to this section.

(k) (1) Shares of beneficial interest issued by diversified management companies
that invest in the securities and obligations as authorized by subdivisions  (a)
to  (j),  inclusive,  or  subdivisions  (m) or (n)  and  that  comply  with  the
investment  restrictions of this article and Article 2 (commencing  with Section
53630). However, notwithstanding these restrictions, a counterparty to a reverse
repurchase  agreement  is not  required  to be a primary  dealer of the  Federal
Reserve  Bank of New York if the  company's  board of  directors  finds that the
counterparty presents a minimal risk of default, and the value of the securities
underlying a repurchase  agreement  may be 100 percent of the sales price if the
securities are marked to market daily.

(2) Shares of beneficial  interest  issued by diversified  management  companies
that are  money  market  funds  registered  with  the  Securities  and  Exchange
Commission  under the Investment  Company Act of 1940 (15 U.S.C.  Sec. 80a-1, et
seq.).

(3) If  investment is in shares  issued  pursuant to paragraph  (1), the company
shall have met either of the following criteria:

(A)  Attained the highest  ranking or the highest  letter and  numerical  rating
provided  by  not  less  than  two  nationally  recognized   statistical  rating
organizations.

(B) Retained an investment  adviser  registered or exempt from registration with
the Securities and Exchange Commission with not less than five years' experience
investing in the securities and obligations  authorized by  subdivisions  (a) to
(j),  inclusive,  or subdivisions (m) or (n) and with assets under management in
excess of five hundred million dollars ($500,000,000).

(4) If  investment is in shares  issued  pursuant to paragraph  (2), the company
shall have met either of the following criteria:

(A)  Attained the highest  ranking or the highest  letter and  numerical  rating
provided  by  not  less  than  two  nationally  recognized   statistical  rating
organizations.

(B) Retained an investment  adviser  registered or exempt from registration with
the Securities and Exchange Commission with not less than five years' experience
managing  money market  mutual funds with assets under  management  in excess of
five hundred million dollars ($500,000,000).

(5) The purchase price of shares of beneficial  interest  purchased  pursuant to
this subdivision  shall not include any commission that the companies may charge
and shall not  exceed 20  percent  of the  agency's  surplus  money  that may be
invested  pursuant  to this  section.  However,  no more than 10  percent of the
agency's  surplus funds may be invested in shares of beneficial  interest of any
one mutual fund pursuant to paragraph (1).

(l) Notwithstanding  anything to the contrary contained in this section, Section
53635 or any other provision of law, money held by a trustee or fiscal agent and
pledged  to  the  payment  or  security  of  bonds  or  other  indebtedness,  or
obligations  under a lease,  installment  sale,  or other  agreement  of a local
agency,  or certificates of  participation in those bonds,  indebtedness,  lease
installment  sale, or other  agreements,  may be invested in accordance with the
statutory provisions governing the issuance of those bonds, indebtedness,  lease
installment  sale,  or  other  agreement,  or to  the  extent  not  inconsistent
therewith or if there are no specific statutory  provisions,  in accordance with
the ordinance, resolution, indenture, or agreement of the local agency providing
for the issuance.

(m) Notes,  bonds, or other obligations that are at all times secured by a valid
first  priority  security  interest in securities of the types listed by Section
53651 as eligible  securities for the purpose of securing local agency  deposits
having a market value at least equal to that  required by Section  53652 for the
purpose of securing local agency deposits.  The securities serving as collateral
shall be placed by delivery or book entry into the custody of a trust company or
the trust  department of a bank which is not  affiliated  with the issuer of the
secured  obligation,  and the security interest shall be perfected in accordance
with the  requirements  of the Uniform  Commercial  Code or federal  regulations
applicable to the types of securities in which the security interest is granted.

(n) Any mortgage  pass-through  security,  collateralized  mortgage  obligation,
mortgage-backed or other pay-through bond, equipment  lease-backed  certificate,
consumer receivable pass-through certificate, or consumer receivable-backed bond
of a maximum of five years maturity.  Securities  eligible for investment  under
this subdivision shall be issued by an issuer having an "A" or higher rating for
the issuer's  debt as provided by a  nationally  recognized  rating  service and
rated in a rating  category of "AA" or its  equivalent or better by a nationally
recognized rating service. Purchase of securities authorized by this subdivision
may not exceed 20 percent of the  agency's  surplus  money that may be  invested
pursuant to this section.

CALIFORNIA GOVERNMENT CODE SECTION 53635. Funds of local agency; deposit or
investment. Text of section effective July 7, 1988, amended in 1995 and 1996.

As far as  possible,  all  money  belonging  to, or in the  custody  of, a local
agency,  including  money paid to the  treasurer  or other  official  to pay the
principal, interest or penalties of bonds, shall be deposited for safekeeping in
state or national banks,  savings associations or federal  associations,  credit
unions, or federally insured industrial loan companies in this state selected by
the  treasurer  or other  official  having the legal  custody of the money;  or,
unless otherwise directed by the legislative body pursuant to Section 53601, may
be invested in the  investments  set forth below.  A local agency  purchasing or
obtaining any  securities  described in this section,  in a negotiable,  bearer,
registered,   or  nonregistered  format,  shall  require  delivery  of  all  the
securities  to the local  agency,  including  those  purchased for the agency by
financial advisors,  consultants,  or managers using the agency's funds, by book
entry, physical delivery, or by third-party custodial agreement. The transfer of
securities to the  counterparty  bank's  customer book entry account may be used
for book-entry delivery. For purposes of this section,  "counterparty" means the
other party to the  transaction.  A  counterparty  bank's  trust  department  or
separate  safekeeping  department  may be used for the physical  delivery of the
security if the security is held in the name of the local agency.

(a) Bonds issued by the local agency,  including bonds payable solely out of the
revenues from a revenue-producing property owned, controlled, or operated by the
local agency or by a department, board, agency or authority of the local agency.

(b) United States Treasury notes, bonds, bills, or certificates of indebtedness,
or those for which the faith and credit of the United States are pledged for the
payment of principal and interest.

(c)  Registered  state  warrants  or  Treasury  notes or  bonds  of this  state,
including  bonds  payable  solely out of the revenues  from a  revenue-producing
property owned, controlled, or operated by the state or by a department,  board,
agency, or authority of the state.

(d) Bonds,  notes,  warrants,  or other  evidences of  indebtedness of any local
agency within this state,  including  bonds  payable  solely out of the revenues
from a revenue-producing  property owned,  controlled,  or operated by the local
agency, or by a department, board, agency, or authority of the local agency.

(e) Obligations  issued by banks for cooperatives,  federal land banks,  federal
intermediate credit banks,  federal home loan banks, the Federal Home Loan Bank,
the Tennessee  Valley  Authority,  or in obligations,  participations,  or other
instruments  of, or issued by, or fully  guaranteed as to principal and interest
by, the Federal  National  Mortgage  Association;  or in guaranteed  portions of
Small Business Administration notes; or in obligations, participations, or other
instruments   of,  or  issued   by,  a  federal   agency  or  a  United   States
government-sponsored enterprise.

(f) Bills of exchange or time drafts drawn on and accepted by a commercial bank,
otherwise known as banker's acceptances,  which are eligible for purchase by the
Federal  Reserve  System.  Purchases of banker's  acceptances may not exceed 270
days maturity or 40 percent of the agency's  surplus funds which may be invested
pursuant to this section. No more than 30 percent of the agency's surplus funds,
however,  may be invested in the banker's acceptances of any one commercial bank
pursuant to this section.

This subdivision  does not preclude a municipal  utility district from investing
any surplus  money in its  treasury in any manner  authorized  by the  Municipal
Utility District Act, Division 6 (commencing with Section 11501) of
the Public Utilities Code.

(g) Commercial paper of "prime" quality of the highest ranking or of the highest
letter and numerical rating as provided for by Moody's Investors  Service,  Inc.
or Standard and Poor's Corporation. Eligible paper is further limited to issuing
corporations  that are  organized  and  operating  within the United  States and
having total assets in excess of five hundred million dollars ($500,000,000) and
having an "A" or higher  rating for the  issuer's  debt,  other than  commercial
paper, if any, as provided for by Moody's  Investors  Service,  Inc. or Standard
and Poor's  Corporation.  Purchases of eligible  commercial paper may not exceed
180 days maturity nor represent more than 10 percent of the outstanding paper of
an issuing corporation.  Purchases of commercial paper may not exceed 15 percent
of the agency's surplus money which may be invested pursuant to this section. An
additional 15 percent,  or a total of 30 percent of the agency's  money or money
in its custody, may be invested pursuant to this subdivision.  The additional 15
percent may be so invested only if the  dollar-weighted  average maturity of the
entire amount does not exceed 31 days.  "Dollar-weighted average maturity" means
the sum of the amount of each outstanding commercial paper investment multiplied
by the number of days to maturity,  divided by the total  amount of  outstanding
commercial paper.

(h) Negotiable certificates of deposit issued by a nationally or state-chartered
bank or a savings  association  or  federal  association  or a state or  federal
credit  union or by a  state-licensed  branch of a foreign  bank.  Purchases  of
negotiable  certificates  of deposit  may not exceed 30 percent of the  agency's
surplus money which may be invested  pursuant to this  section.  For purposes of
this section,  negotiable  certificates  of deposit do not come within Article 2
(commencing with Section 53630) of Chapter 4 of Part 1 of Division 2 of Title 5,
except  that the  amount so  invested  shall be subject  to the  limitations  of
Section 53638.  For purposes of this section,  the  legislative  body of a local
agency and the  treasurer  or other  official of the local  agency  having legal
custody of the money are prohibited  from  depositing or investing  local agency
funds, or funds in the custody of the local agency,  in negotiable  certificates
of  deposit  issued  by a state or  federal  credit  union  if a  member  of the
legislative  body of the local  agency,  or an  employee  of the  administrative
officer,  manager's  office,  budget  office,  auditor-controller's  office,  or
treasurer's office of the local agency also serves on the board of directors, or
any  committee  appointed  by the board of  directors,  the credit  committee or
supervisory  committee  of  the  state  or  federal  credit  union  issuing  the
negotiable certificates of deposit.

(i) (1) Investments in repurchase agreements or reverse repurchase agreements of
any securities authorized by this section, so long as the agreements are subject
to this  subdivision,  including  the  delivery  requirements  specified in this
section.

(2)  Investments  in  repurchase  agreements  may be  made,  on  any  investment
authorized  in this section when the term of the  agreement  does not exceed one
year. The market value of securities that underlay a repurchase  agreement shall
be  valued  at 102  percent  or  greater  of the funds  borrowed  against  those
securities and the value shall be adjusted no less than quarterly.

(3)  Reverse  repurchase  agreements  may be  utilized  only when  either of the
following conditions are met:

(A) The security was owned or specifically  committed to purchase,  by the local
agency, prior to repurchase agreement on December 31, 1994, and was sold using a
reverse repurchase agreement on December 31, 1994.

(B) The security to be sold on reverse  repurchase  agreement has been owned and
fully paid for by the local  agency for a minimum of 30 days prior to sale,  the
total of all reverse  repurchase  agreements on  investments  owned by the local
agency not purchased or committed to purchase,  prior to December 31, 1994, does
not exceed 20 percent of the base value of the portfolio, and the agreement does
not exceed a term of 92 days,  unless the agreement  includes a written  codicil
guaranteeing a minimum  earning or spread for the entire period between the sale
or a security using a reverse  repurchase  agreement and the final maturity date
of the same security.

(4) After December 31, 1994, a reverse  repurchase  agreement may not be entered
into with securities not sold on a reverse  repurchase  agreement and purchased,
or committed to purchase,  prior to that date, as a means of financing or paying
for the security sold on a reverse repurchase agreement, but may only be entered
into with  securities  owned and  previously  paid for, for a minimum of 30 days
prior  to the  settlement  of the  reverse  repurchase  agreement,  in  order or
supplement the yield on securities  owned and previously  paid for or to provide
funds for the immediate payment of a local agency obligation.  Funds obtained or
funds within the pool of an  equivalent  amount to that  obtained from selling a
security  to a  counterparty  by  way  of a  reverse  repurchase  agreement,  on
securities  originally  purchased  subsequent to December 31, 1994, shall not be
used to purchase  another  security with a maturity longer than 92 days from the
initial settlement date of the reverse repurchase agreement,  unless the reverse
repurchase  agreement includes a written codicil  guaranteeing a minimum earning
or spread for the entire period  between the sale of a security  using a reverse
repurchase  agreement and the final maturity date of the same security.  Reverse
repurchase  agreements specified in subparagraph (B) of paragraph (3) may not be
entered into unless the percentage  restrictions  specified in that subparagraph
are met, including the total of any reverse repurchase  agreements  specified in
subparagraph (A) of paragraph (3).

(5) Investments in reverse repurchase agreements or similar investments in which
the  local  agency  sells  securities  prior to  purchase,  with a  simultaneous
agreement to repurchase  the security,  may only be made upon prior  approval of
the  governing  body of the local  agency  and shall  only be made with  primary
dealers of the Federal Reserve Bank of New York.

(6) (A)  "Repurchase  agreement"  means a purchase  of  securities  by the local
agency pursuant to an agreement by which the counterparty seller will repurchase
the securities on or before a specified date and for a specified amount, and the
counterparty will deliver the underlying  securities to the local agency by book
entry, physical delivery, or by third party custodial agreement. The transfer of
underlying  securities to the counterparty's  bank's customer book-entry account
may be used for book-entry delivery.

(B)  "Securities,"  for  purpose of  repurchase  under this  subdivision,  means
securities of the same issuer, description, issue date, and maturity.

(C)  "Reverse  repurchase  agreement"  means a sale of  securities  by the local
agency,  pursuant to an agreement by which the local agency will  repurchase the
securities  on  or  before  a  specified  date  and  includes  other  comparable
agreements.

(D) For  purposes of this  section,  the base value of the local  agency's  pool
portfolio  shall be that dollar  amount  obtained by totaling all cash  balances
placed in the pool by all pool  participants,  excluding  any  amounts  obtained
through  selling  securities  by way of reverse  repurchase  agreements or other
similar borrowing methods.

(E) For purposes of this section, the spread is the difference between the costs
of funds  obtained  using the  reverse  repurchase  agreement  and the  earnings
obtained on the reinvestment of the funds.

(j) Medium-term notes of a maximum of five years maturity issued by corporations
organized and operating  within the United States or by depository  institutions
licensed  by the  United  States or any state and  operating  within  the United
States. Notes eligible for investment under this subdivision shall be rated in a
rating  category of "A" or its  equivalent or better by a nationally  recognized
rating service.  Purchases of medium-term notes may not exceed 30 percent of the
agency's surplus money which may be invested pursuant to this section.

(k) (1) Shares of beneficial interest issued by diversified management companies
that invest in the securities and obligations as authorized by sub divisions (a)
to  (i),  inclusive,  or  subdivisions  (l) or (m)  and  that  comply  with  the
investment  restrictions of this article and Article 2 (commencing  with Section
53600). However, notwithstanding these restrictions, a counterparty to a reverse
repurchase  agreement  is not  required  to be a primary  dealer of the  Federal
Reserve  Bank of New York if the  company's  board of  directors  finds that the
counterparty presents a minimal risk of default, and the value of the securities
underlying a repurchase  agreement  may be 100 percent of the sales price if the
securities are marked to market daily.

(2) Shares of beneficial  interest  issued by diversified  management  companies
that are  money  market  funds  registered  with  the  Securities  and  Exchange
Commission  under the Investment  Company Act of 1940 (15 U.S.C.  Sec. 80a-1, et
seq.).

(3) If  investment is in shares  issued  pursuant to paragraph  (1), the company
shall have met either of the following criteria:

(A)  Attained the highest  ranking or the highest  letter and  numerical  rating
provided  by  not  less  than  two  nationally  recognized   statistical  rating
organizations.

(B) Retained an investment  adviser  registered or exempt from registration with
the Securities and Exchange Commission with not less than five years' experience
investing in the securities and obligations  authorized by  subdivisions  (a) to
(j),  inclusive,  or subdivisions (l) or (m) and with assets under management in
excess of five hundred million dollars ($500,000,000).

(4) If  investment is in shares  issued  pursuant to paragraph  (2), the company
shall have met either of the following criteria:

(A)  Attained the highest  ranking or the highest  letter and  numerical  rating
provided  by  not  less  than  two  nationally  recognized   statistical  rating
organizations.

(B) Retained an investment  adviser  registered or exempt from registration with
the Securities and Exchange Commission with not less than five years' experience
managing  money market  mutual funds with assets under  management  in excess of
five hundred million dollars ($500,000,000).

(5) The purchase price of shares of beneficial  interest  purchased  pursuant to
this subdivision  shall not include any commission that the companies may charge
and shall not  exceed 20  percent  of the  agency's  surplus  money  that may be
invested  pursuant  to this  section.  However,  no more than 10  percent of the
agency's  surplus funds may be invested in shares of beneficial  interest of any
one mutual fund pursuant to paragraph (1).

(l) Notes, bonds, or other obligations which are at all times secured by a valid
first  priority  security  interest in securities of the types listed by Section
53651 as eligible  securities for the purpose of securing local agency  deposits
having a market value at least equal to that  required by Section  53652 for the
purpose of securing local agency deposits.  The securities serving as collateral
shall be placed by delivery or book entry into the custody of a trust company or
the trust  department of a bank which is not  affiliated  with the issuer of the
secured  obligation,  and the security interest shall be perfected in accordance
with the  requirements  of the Uniform  Commercial  Code or federal  regulations
applicable to the types of securities in which the security interest is granted.

(m) Any mortgage  pass-through  security,  collateralized  mortgage  obligation,
mortgage-backed or other pay-through bond, equipment  lease-backed  certificate,
consumer receivable pass-through certificate, or consumer receivable-backed bond
of a maximum of five years maturity.  Securities  eligible for investment  under
this subdivision shall be issued by an issuer having an "A" or higher rating for
the issuer's  debt as provided by a  nationally  recognized  rating  service and
rated in a rating  category of "AA" or its  equivalent or better by a nationally
recognized rating service. Purchase of securities authorized by this subdivision
may not exceed 20 percent of the  agency's  surplus  money that may be  invested
pursuant to this section.

DESCRIPTION OF RATINGS

CORPORATE BOND RATINGS

MOODY'S

AAA - Bonds  rated Aaa are  judged  to be of the best  quality.  They  carry the
smallest   degree  of  investment   risk  and  are  generally   referred  to  as
"gilt-edged." Interest payments are protected by a large or exceptionally stable
margin,  and  principal  is secure.  While the various  protective  elements are
likely to change,  such changes as can be visualized are most unlikely to impair
the fundamentally strong position of such issues.

AA - Bonds  rated Aa are judged to be high  quality by all  standards.  Together
with the Aaa group,  they comprise what are generally known as high-grade bonds.
They are rated lower than the best bonds because  margins of protection  may not
be as large,  fluctuation of protective elements may be of greater amplitude, or
there  may be other  elements  present  that  make the  long-term  risks  appear
somewhat larger.

A -  Bonds  rated  A  possess  many  favorable  investment  attributes  and  are
considered upper medium-grade obligations.  Factors giving security to principal
and interest are considered adequate, but elements may be present that suggest a
susceptibility to impairment sometime in the future.

BAA - Bonds rated Baa are considered medium-grade obligations.  They are neither
highly protected nor poorly secured.  Interest  payments and principal  security
appear adequate for the present but certain  protective  elements may be lacking
or may be  characteristically  unreliable  over any great length of time.  These
bonds lack outstanding investment characteristics and, in fact, have speculative
characteristics as well.

BA - Bonds rated Ba are judged to have  predominantly  speculative  elements and
their future cannot be considered well assured. Often the protection of interest
and  principal  payments is very  moderate and,  thereby,  not well  safeguarded
during  both  good  and bad  times  over the  future.  Uncertainty  of  position
characterizes bonds in this class.

Note:  Moody's  applies  numerical  modifiers 1, 2 and 3 in each generic  rating
classification in its corporate bond ratings.  The modifier 1 indicates that the
security  ranks in the higher end of its  generic  rating  category;  modifier 2
indicates a mid-range ranking;  and modifier 3 indicates that the issue ranks in
the lower end of its generic rating category.

S&P

AAA - This  is the  highest  rating  assigned  by S&P to a debt  obligation  and
indicates an extremely strong capacity to pay principal and interest.

AA - Bonds rated AA also qualify as high-quality debt  obligations.  Capacity to
pay  principal  and interest is very strong and, in the  majority of  instances,
differ from AAA issues only in a small degree.

A - Bonds rated A have a strong capacity to pay principal and interest, although
they are  somewhat  more  susceptible  to the  adverse  effects  of  changes  in
circumstances and economic conditions.

BBB - Bonds  rated  BBB are  regarded  as  having an  adequate  capacity  to pay
principal and interest.  Whereas they normally  exhibit  protection  parameters,
adverse economic conditions or changing circumstances are more likely to lead to
a weakened  capacity to pay  principal  and interest for bonds in this  category
than for bonds in the A category.

PLUS (+) OR MINUS (-):  The  ratings  from "AA" to "BBB" may be  modified by the
addition  of a plus or minus  sign to show  relative  standing  within the major
rating categories.

MUNICIPAL BOND RATINGS

MOODY'S

AAA: Municipal bonds rated Aaa are judged to be of the best quality.  They carry
the  smallest  degree  of  investment  risk  and are  generally  referred  to as
"gilt-edged." Interest payments are protected by a large or exceptionally stable
margin,  and  principal  is secure.  While the various  protective  elements are
likely to change,  such changes as can be visualized are most unlikely to impair
the fundamentally strong position of such issues.

AA:  Municipal  bonds rated Aa are judged to be high  quality by all  standards.
Together  with  the Aaa  group,  they  comprise  what  are  generally  known  as
high-grade  bonds.  They are rated lower than the best bonds because  margins of
protection  may not be as large,  fluctuation  of protective  elements may be of
greater  amplitude,  or  there  may be  other  elements  present  that  make the
long-term risks appear somewhat larger.

A: Municipal bonds rated A possess many favorable investment  attributes and are
considered upper medium-grade obligations.  Factors giving security to principal
and interest are considered adequate, but elements may be present that suggest a
susceptibility to impairment sometime in the future.

BAA: Municipal bonds rated Baa are considered medium-grade obligations. They are
neither highly  protected nor poorly  secured.  Interest  payments and principal
security appear adequate for the present, but certain protective elements may be
lacking or may be  characteristically  unreliable over any great length of time.
These bonds lack  outstanding  investment  characteristics  and,  in fact,  have
speculative characteristics as well.

S&P

AAA: Municipal bonds rated AAA are the highest-grade  obligations.  They possess
the ultimate  degree of protection as to principal and interest.  In the market,
they move with  interest  rates and,  hence,  provide the maximum  safety on all
counts.

AA: Municipal bonds rated AA also qualify as high-grade obligations,  and in the
majority of instances differ from AAA issues only in a small degree.  Here, too,
prices move with the long-term money market.

A:  Municipal  bonds  rated A are  regarded  as upper  medium-grade.  They  have
considerable  investment strength but are not entirely free from adverse effects
of changes in economic and trade conditions. Interest and principal are regarded
as safe.  They  predominantly  reflect money rates in their market  behavior but
also, to some extent, economic conditions.

BBB:  Municipal  bonds rated BBB are regarded as having an adequate  capacity to
pay principal and interest.  Whereas they normally exhibit  adequate  protection
parameters,  adverse  economic  conditions  or changing  circumstances  are more
likely to lead to a weakened capacity to pay principal and interest for bonds in
this category than for bonds in the A category.

PLUS (+) OR MINUS (-):  The  ratings  from "AA" to "BBB" may be  modified by the
addition  of a plus or minus  sign to show  relative  standing  within the major
rating categories.

FITCH

AAA:  Municipal bonds rated AAA are considered to be investment grade and of the
highest credit quality.  The obligor has an exceptionally  strong ability to pay
interest  and repay  principal  that is unlikely  to be  affected by  reasonably
foreseeable events.

AA:  Municipal bonds rated AA are considered to be investment  grade and of very
high credit quality.  The obligor's  ability to pay interest and repay principal
is very  strong  although  not  quite  as  strong  as  bonds  rated  AAA and not
significantly vulnerable to foreseeable future developments.

A:  Municipal  bonds rated A are  considered to be investment  grade and of high
credit  quality.  The obligor's  ability to pay interest and repay  principal is
considered  to be  strong,  but may be more  vulnerable  to  adverse  changes in
economic conditions and circumstances than bonds with higher ratings.

BBB:  Municipal  bonds rated BBB are  considered to be  investment  grade and of
satisfactory  credit  quality.  The obligor's  ability to pay interest and repay
principal is considered  adequate.  Adverse  changes in economic  conditions and
circumstances,  however,  are more  likely  to have an  adverse  impact on these
bonds, and therefore  impair timely payment.  The likelihood that the ratings of
these  bonds  will fall  below  investment  grade is higher  than for bonds with
higher ratings.

Plus (+) or minus  (-)  signs are used  with a rating  symbol  to  indicate  the
relative  position of a credit within the rating  category.  Plus or minus signs
are not used with the AAA category.

MUNICIPAL NOTE RATINGS

MOODY'S

Moody's ratings for state,  municipal and other  short-term  obligations will be
designated Moody's Investment Grade ("MIG").  This distinction is in recognition
of the differences  between  short-term credit risk and long-term risk.  Factors
affecting  the  liquidity  of  the  borrower  are  uppermost  in  importance  in
short-term  borrowing;  factors of the first  importance in long-term  borrowing
risk are of lesser importance in the short run. Symbols used will be as follows:

MIG 1: Notes are of the best quality enjoying strong protection from established
cash flows of funds for their  servicing  or from  established  and  broad-based
access to the market for refinancing, or both.

MIG 2: Notes are of high quality, with margins of protection ample, although not
so large as in the preceding group.

MIG 3: Notes are of favorable quality, with all security elements accounted for,
but lacking the undeniable  strength of the preceding grades.  Market access for
refinancing, in particular, is likely to be less well established.

MIG 4:  Notes  are of  adequate  quality,  carrying  specific  risk  but  having
protection and not distinctly or predominantly speculative.

S&P

Until June 29, 1984, S&P used the same rating symbols for notes and bonds. After
June 29, 1984,  for new  municipal  note issues due in three years or less,  the
ratings below will usually be assigned.  Notes maturing  beyond three years will
most likely receive a bond rating of the type recited above.

SP-1:  Issues carrying this designation have a very strong or strong capacity to
pay principal and interest.  Issues  determined to possess  overwhelming  safety
characteristics will be given a "plus" (+) designation.

SP-2:  Issues  carrying this  designation  have a  satisfactory  capacity to pay
principal and interest.

SHORT-TERM & COMMERCIAL PAPER RATINGS

MOODY'S

Moody's  short-term debt ratings are opinions of the ability of issuers to repay
punctually senior debt obligations.  These obligations have an original maturity
not  exceeding one year,  unless  explicitly  noted.  Moody's  commercial  paper
ratings,  which are also applicable to municipal paper investments  permitted to
be made by the fund, are opinions of the ability of issuers to repay  punctually
their promissory  obligations not having an original  maturity in excess of nine
months.  Moody's  employs the  following  designations,  judged to be investment
grade,  used for both  short-term  debt and  commercial  paper to  indicate  the
relative repayment capacity of rated issuers:

P-1 (PRIME-1): Superior capacity for repayment.

P-2 (PRIME-2): Strong capacity for repayment.

S&P

S&P's ratings are a current  assessment of the  likelihood of timely  payment of
debt having an original maturity of no more than 365 days - including commercial
paper. Ratings are graded into four categories, ranging from "A" for the highest
quality  obligations  to "D" for the lowest.  Issues within the "A" category are
delineated  with the  numbers  1, 2 and 3 to  indicate  the  relative  degree of
safety, as follows:

A-1: This designation indicates the degree of safety regarding timely payment is
very strong. A "plus" (+) designation  indicates an even stronger  likelihood of
timely payment.

A-2: Capacity for timely payment on issues with this designation is strong.  The
relative  degree  of  safety,  however,  is not as  overwhelming  as for  issues
designated A-1.

A-3: Issues carrying this  designation  have a satisfactory  capacity for timely
payment.  They are, however,  somewhat more vulnerable to the adverse effects of
changes in circumstances than obligations carrying the higher designations.

FITCH

Fitch's  short-term ratings apply to debt obligations that are payable on demand
or have original maturities of generally up to three years, including commercial
paper,  CDs,   medium-term  notes,  and  municipal  and  investment  notes.  The
short-term  rating  places  greater  emphasis  than a  long-term  rating  on the
existence of liquidity  necessary to meet the issuer's  obligations  in a timely
manner.

F-1+:  Exceptionally  strong  credit  quality.  Regarded as having the strongest
degree of assurance for timely payment.

F-1: Very strong  credit  quality.  Reflect an assurance of timely  payment only
slightly less in degree than issues rated F-1+.

F-2: Good credit quality. A satisfactory degree of assurance for timely payment,
but the  margin of safety is not as great as for  issues  assigned  F-1+ and F-1
ratings.

F-3: Fair credit  quality.  Have  characteristics  suggesting that the degree of
assurance for timely payment is adequate;  however,  near-term  adverse  changes
could cause these securities to be rated below investment grade.

LOC: The symbol LOC indicates that the rating is based on a letter of credit
issued by a commercial bank.

FRANKLIN CASH
RESERVES FUND

INSTITUTIONAL FIDUCIARY TRUST

STATEMENT OF
ADDITIONAL INFORMATION

NOVEMBER 1, 1998

777 MARINERS ISLAND BLVD., P.O. BOX 7777
SAN MATEO, CA 94403-7777  1-800/321-8563

TABLE OF CONTENTS

How Does the Fund Invest Its Assets? ..........................    2

Investment Restrictions .......................................    4

Officers and Trustees .........................................    5

Investment Management and
 Other Services ...............................................    9

How Does the Portfolio Buy
 Securities for Its Portfolio? ................................    10

How Do I Buy, Sell
 and Exchange Shares? .........................................    11

How Are Fund Shares Valued? ...................................    12

Additional Information on
 Distributions and Taxes ......................................    12

The Fund's Underwriter ........................................    15

How Does the Fund
 Measure Performance? .........................................    16

Miscellaneous Information .....................................    17

Financial Statements ..........................................    19

Useful Terms and Definitions ..................................    19

Appendices

 Summary of Procedures to Monitor
  Conflicts of Interest .......................................    19

 Description of Ratings .......................................    20

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When reading this SAI, you will see certain terms beginning with capital
letters. This means the term is explained under "Useful Terms and
Definitions."
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The fund is a no-load, diversified series of Institutional Fiduciary Trust (the
"Trust"),  an open-end  management investment  company.  The Prospectus,  dated
November  1,  1998,  which we may amend  from time to time,  contains the basic
information you should know before investing in the fund. For a free copy, call
1-800/321-8563.

THIS SAI IS NOT A PROSPECTUS. IT CONTAINS INFORMATION IN ADDITION TO AND IN MORE
DETAIL  THAN SET FORTH IN THE  PROSPECTUS.  THIS SAI IS INTENDED TO PROVIDE YOU
WITH ADDITIONAL INFORMATION REGARDING THE ACTIVITIES AND OPERATIONS OF THE FUND,
AND SHOULD BE READ IN CONJUNCTION WITH THE PROSPECTUS.

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MUTUAL FUNDS, ANNUITIES, AND OTHER INVESTMENT PRODUCTS:

o ARE NOT FEDERALLY INSURED BY THE FEDERAL DEPOSIT INSURANCE CORPORATION, THE
  FEDERAL RESERVE BOARD, OR ANY OTHER AGENCY OF THE U.S. GOVERNMENT;

o ARE NOT DEPOSITS OR OBLIGATIONS OF, OR GUARANTEED OR ENDORSED BY, ANY BANK;

o ARE SUBJECT TO INVESTMENT RISKS, INCLUDING THE POSSIBLE LOSS OF PRINCIPAL
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HOW DOES THE FUND INVEST ITS ASSETS?

WHAT IS THE FUND'S GOAL?

The investment goal of the fund is to provide investors with as high a level of
current income as is consistent with  preservation of shareholders' capital and
liquidity.  This goal is  fundamental,  which  means that it may not be changed
without shareholder approval. The fund also tries to maintain a stable Net Asset
Value  of $1 per  share.  The fund  seeks  to  achieve  its investment  goal by
investing  all of its  assets in  shares of The  Money  Market  Portfolio  (the
"Portfolio").  The Portfolio is a series of The Money Market Portfolios ("Money
Market"). Its investment goal is the same as the fund's.

The following gives more detailed  information about the Portfolio's investment
policies  and  the  types  of  securities that it may  buy.  Please  read  this
information together with the section "How Does the Fund Invest Its Assets?" in
the Prospectus.

MORE INFORMATION ABOUT THE
KINDS OF SECURITIES THE PORTFOLIO BUYS

BANK OBLIGATIONS.  The  Portfolio  may invest in certain  bank  obligations  or
instruments secured by bank obligations. These obligations may include deposits
that   are   fully   insured   by  the  U.S.  government,   its   agencies   or
instrumentalities,  such as deposits in banking and savings institutions  up to
the current limit of the insurance on principal provided by the Federal Deposit
Insurance  Corporation.  Deposits are frequently combined in larger units by an
intermediate bank or other institution.

VARIABLE  MASTER DEMAND NOTES are a type of commercial  paper.  They are direct
arrangements  between a lender and a borrower that allow  daily  changes to the
amount borrowed and to the interest rate. The Portfolio, as lender, may increase
or decrease  the amount  provided by the note agreement,  and the  borrower may
repay up to the full amount of the note without penalty. Typically, the borrower
may also set the  interest rate  daily,  usually  at a rate that is the same or
similar to the interest rate on other commercial  paper issued by the borrower.
The Portfolio  does not have any limit on the amount of its assets  that may be
invested in variable master demand notes and may invest only in variable master
demand notes of U.S. issuers.

Because variable master demand notes are direct lending arrangements between the
lender  and the  borrower,  they  generally  are not traded  and do not  have a
secondary  market.  They are,  however,  redeemable at face value plus  accrued
interest  at any time,  although  the  Portfolio's ability  to redeem a note is
dependent  on the ability of the borrower to pay the principal  and interest on
demand.  When  determining  whether to invest in a variable master demand note,
Advisers considers, among other things, the earnings power, cash flow and other
liquidity ratios of the issuer.

ASSET-BACKED  SECURITIES.  Repayment of  these  securities  is  intended  to be
obtained from an identified pool of diversified  assets, typically  receivables
related to a particular  industry,  such as asset-backed securities  related to
credit  card   receivables,   automobile   receivables,  trade  receivables  or
diversified financial assets. The credit quality of most asset-backed commercial
paper  depends  primarily on the credit  quality of the assets  underlying  the
securities,  how well the entity  issuing the  security is  insulated  from the
credit risk of the originator (or any other affiliated  entities) and the amount
and quality of any credit support provided to the securities.

Asset-backed commercial paper is often backed by a pool of assets  representing
the  obligations of a number of  different  parties.  To lessen  the  effect of
failures by obligors on these underlying assets to make payment, the securities
may  contain  elements of credit  support.  The credit  support  falls into two
categories: liquidity protection and protection against ultimate default on the
underlying assets.  Liquidity  protection  refers to the provision of advances,
generally  by the entity  administering  the pool of  assets,  to  ensure  that
scheduled  payments on the  underlying  pool  are  made  in a  timely  fashion.
Protection against ultimate default ensures payment on at least a portion of the
assets in the  pool.  This  protection  may  be  provided  through  guarantees,
insurance policies or letters of credit  obtained from third  parties,  through
various means of structuring the  transaction or through a combination of these
approaches.  The  degree of  credit  support  provided  on each  issue is based
generally  on  historical information  respecting  the  level  of  credit  risk
associated  with the payments.  Delinquency or loss that exceeds the anticipated
amount could adversely  impact the return on an investment  in an  asset-backed
security.

MUNICIPAL  SECURITIES.  The Portfolio  may  invest  up to 10% of its  assets in
taxable municipal securities. Municipal securities are issued by or on behalf of
states,  territories or  possessions of the U.S., the District of Columbia,  or
their political subdivisions, agencies or instrumentalities. They are generally
issued to raise money for various public purposes, such as constructing  public
facilities and making loans to public institutions.  Certain types of municipal
securities are issued to provide funding for privately operated  facilities and
are generally taxable.

DIVERSIFICATION.  The Portfolio is a diversified fund. As fundamental  policies:
(a) the  Portfolio  may not buy a security  if, with respect to 75% of its total
assets,  more than 5% would be invested in the securities of any one issuer, and
(b) the Portfolio  may not invest in a security if the Portfolio  would own more
than  10%  of  the  outstanding  voting  securities  of any  one  issuer.  These
limitations  do not  apply  to  obligations  issued  or  guaranteed  by the U.S.
government or its instrumentalities.

As a money market fund,  however,  the Portfolio must follow certain  procedures
required by federal  securities laws that may be more  restrictive  than some of
the  Portfolio's  other  policies or  investment  restrictions.  With respect to
diversification,  these  procedures  require that the  Portfolio not invest more
than 5% of its total assets in  securities of a single  issuer,  other than U.S.
government  securities,  although it may invest up to 25% of its total assets in
securities of a single issuer that are rated in the highest rating  category for
a period of up to three  business days after  purchase.  The Portfolio also must
not invest more than (a) the greater of 1% of its total  assets or $1 million in
securities issued by a single issuer that are rated in the second highest rating
category;  and (b) 5% of its total  assets  in  securities  rated in the  second
highest  rating  category.  These  procedures  are  fundamental  policies of the
Portfolio  and the fund,  except to the extent that the fund  invests all of its
assets  in  another  registered  investment  company  with the  same  investment
objective and substantially similar policies as the fund.

MORE INFORMATION ABOUT SOME OF THE PORTFOLIO'S OTHER INVESTMENT STRATEGIES
AND PRACTICES

WHEN-ISSUED OR DELAYED-DELIVERY TRANSACTIONS. When the Portfolio is the buyer in
the transaction,  it will maintain cash or liquid securities,  with an aggregate
value equal to the amount of its purchase  commitments,  in a segregated account
with its custodian  bank until payment is made. The Portfolio will not engage in
when-issued and delayed-delivery transactions for investment leverage purposes.

REPURCHASE AGREEMENTS.  Under a repurchase agreement,  the seller is required to
maintain the value of the securities subject to the repurchase  agreement at not
less  than  the  repurchase  price.  Advisers  will  monitor  the  value of such
securities  daily to determine  that the value  equals or exceed the  repurchase
price.  Repurchase  agreements  may  involve  risks in the event of  default  or
insolvency of the seller,  including  possible delays or  restrictions  upon the
Portfolio's ability to dispose of the underlying securities.  The Portfolio will
enter into  repurchase  agreements  only with parties who meet  creditworthiness
standards  approved  by the Board of Trustees of Money  Market,  i.e.,  banks or
broker-dealers  that have been determined by Advisers to present no serious risk
of  becoming   involved  in  bankruptcy   proceedings   within  the  time  frame
contemplated by the repurchase transaction.

LOANS OF PORTFOLIO SECURITIES.  Consistent with procedures approved by the Board
of  Trustees  of Money  Market and  subject  to the  following  conditions,  the
Portfolio may lend its portfolio  securities to qualified  securities dealers or
other institutional  investors,  if such loans do not exceed 25% of the value of
the Portfolio's total assets at the time of the most recent loan. The Portfolio,
however, currently intends to limit its lending of securities to no more than 5%
of it total  assets.  The borrower must deposit with the  Portfolio's  custodian
bank  collateral  with an  initial  market  value of at least 102% of the market
value of the securities loaned,  including any accrued interest,  with the value
of the  collateral  and loaned  securities  marked-to-market  daily to  maintain
collateral coverage of at least 100%. This collateral shall consist of cash. The
lending of  securities  is a common  practice in the  securities  industry.  The
Portfolio may engage in security loan arrangements with the primary objective of
increasing the  Portfolio's  income either through  investing cash collateral in
short-term interest-bearing  obligations or by receiving a loan premium from the
borrower.  Under the securities  loan agreement,  the Portfolio  continues to be
entitled to all  dividends  or interest  on any loaned  securities.  As with any
extension of credit,  there are risks of delay in recovery and loss of rights in
the collateral should the borrower of the security fail financially.

BORROWING. The Portfolio may borrow up to 5% of its total assets from banks for
temporary or emergency purposes. The Portfolio will not make any new investments
while any outstanding loans exceed 5% of its total assets.

ILLIQUID  INVESTMENTS.  The Portfolio's policy is not to invest more than 10% of
its net  assets  in  illiquid  securities.  Illiquid  securities  are  generally
securities  that  cannot  be sold  within  seven  days in the  normal  course of
business at approximately the amount at which the Portfolio has valued them.

OTHER LIMITATIONS. The Portfolio may not invest more than 5% of its total assets
in securities of companies, including predecessors, that have been in continuous
operation for less than three years. The Portfolio also may not invest more than
25% of its total assets in any particular industry, although it may invest more
than 25% of its assets in certain domestic bank obligations.  These limitations
do not apply to U.S.  government  securities, federal  agency  obligations,  or
repurchase agreements fully collateralized by U.S. government securities.  There
are,  however,  certain  tax  diversification requirements  that  may  apply to
investments in repurchase  agreements and other securities that are not treated
as U.S. government securities under the Code.

THE FUND'S MASTER/FEEDER STRUCTURE

The fund's  structure,  where it invests all of its assets in the Portfolio,  is
sometimes known as a "Master/Feeder"  structure.  By investing all of its assets
in shares of the  Portfolio,  the fund,  other  mutual  funds and  institutional
investors  can pool  their  assets.  This may  result in asset  growth and lower
expenses, although there is no guarantee that this will happen.

If the fund, as a shareholder of the Portfolio, has to vote on a matter relating
to the Portfolio, it will hold a meeting of fund shareholders and will cast its
votes in the same proportion as the fund's shareholders voted.

There are some risks associated  with the fund's  Master/Feeder  structure.  If
other shareholders in the Portfolio sell their shares,  the fund's expenses may
increase. Additionally, any economies of scale the fund has achieved as a result
of the structure may be  diminished.  Institutional  investors in the Portfolio
that have a greater pro rata ownership  interest in the Portfolio than the fund
could also have effective voting control.

If the Portfolio changes its investment goal or any of its fundamental  policies
and fund  shareholders do not approve the same change for the fund, the fund may
need to withdraw  its  investment  from the  Portfolio.  Likewise,  if the Board
considers  it to be in the fund's  best  interest,  it may  withdraw  the fund's
investment from the Portfolio at any time. If either situation occurs, the Board
will decide what action to take.  Possible solutions might include investing all
of the  fund's  assets  in  another  pooled  investment  entity  with  the  same
investment  goal and  substantially  similar  policies as the fund, or hiring an
investment advisor to manage the fund's  investments.  Either circumstance could
increase the fund's expenses.

INVESTMENT RESTRICTIONS

The fund has adopted the following  restrictions as fundamental policies.  These
restrictions  may not be changed  without  the  approval  of a  majority  of the
outstanding  voting  securities of the fund.  Under the 1940 Act, this means the
approval of (i) more than 50% of the outstanding  shares of the fund or (ii) 67%
or more of the shares of the fund present at a shareholder  meeting if more than
50% of the  outstanding  shares of the fund are  represented  at the  meeting in
person or by proxy, whichever is less. The fund MAY NOT:

 (1)  Borrow  money  or  mortgage  or  pledge any of its  assets,  except  that
borrowings (and a pledge of assets therefor) for temporary or emergency purposes
may be made from banks in any amount up to 5% of the fund's total asset value.

 (2)  Make  loans,  except  (a)  through  the purchase  of debt  securities  in
accordance  with the investment objectives and policies of the fund, (b) to the
extent the entry into a repurchase agreement is deemed to be a loan,  or (c) by
the loan of its portfolio securities in accordance with the policies  described
above.

 (3) Invest in any issuer for purposes  of  exercising  control or  management,
except that, to the extent this restriction is applicable, all or substantially
all of the assets of the fund may be invested in another registered  investment
company having the same investment objectives and policies as the fund.

 (4) Buy any securities "on margin" or sell any securities "short," except that
it may use  such  short-term  credits  as are  necessary for the  clearance  of
transactions.

 (5) Purchase  securities,  in private placements or in other transactions, for
which  there are legal or  contractual  restrictions on resale and that are not
readily  marketable,  or enter into a repurchase agreement with more than seven
days to maturity if, as a result, more than 10% of the total assets of the fund
would be invested in such securities or repurchase agreements,  except that, to
the extent this restriction  is applicable,  the fund may purchase,  in private
placements,  shares of another registered  investment  company  having the same
investment objectives and policies as the fund.

 (6) Purchase  securities of other investment  companies,  except in connection
with a merger, consolidation, acquisition, or reorganization; provided that all
or  substantially  all of the assets  of the fund may be  invested  in  another
registered investment company having the same investment objectives and policies
as the fund.

 (7) Invest more than 25% of its assets in securities of any  industry,  except
that this policy is inapplicable where the fund's policies, as described in its
current  Prospectus,   state  otherwise,  and  further  to the  extent  all  or
substantially  all of the  assets  of  the  fund  may  be invested  in  another
registered investment company having the same investment objectives and policies
as the fund. For purposes of this limitation,  U.S.  government obligations are
not considered to be part of any industry.

 (8) Act as underwriter of securities issued by other persons, except insofar as
the Trust may technically be deemed an underwriter under the federal securities
laws in connection with the disposition of portfolio securities; except that all
or  substantially  all of the  assets  of the fund may be  invested in  another
registered investment company having the same investment objectives and policies
as the fund.

 (9) Purchase  securities from or sell to the Trust's officers and trustees,  or
any firm of which any officer or trustee is a member,  as principal,  or retain
securities of any issuer if, to the  knowledge of the Trust, one or more of the
Trust's officers,  trustees, or Advisers own beneficially more than 1/2 of 1% of
the  securities of such issuer and all such officers and trustees  together own
beneficially more than 5% of such securities.

(10) Acquire, lease or hold real estate, provided that this limitation shall not
prohibit  the purchase of municipal and other debt  securities  secured by real
estate or interests therein.

(11) Invest in commodities and commodity  contracts,  puts,  calls,  straddles,
spreads, or any combination thereof, or interests in oil, gas, or other mineral
exploration  or  development programs,  except that it may purchase,  hold, and
dispose  of  "obligations with puts  attached"  in  accordance  with its stated
investment policies.

The investment restrictions of the Portfolio are  substantially  similar to the
investment restrictions of the fund,  except as necessary to reflect the policy
of the fund to invest all of its assets in shares of the Portfolio.

If a percentage restriction is met at the time of investment,  a later increase
or  decrease  in the percentage  due to a change in the value or  liquidity  of
portfolio securities or the amount of assets will not be considered a violation
of any of the foregoing restrictions.

OFFICERS AND TRUSTEES

The  Board has the  responsibility  for the  overall  management  of the  fund,
including general  supervision  and review of its  investment  activities.  The
Board,  in turn, elects  the  officers  of the  Trust who are  responsible  for
administering the fund's day-to-day operations. The affiliations of the officers
and Board members and their  principal occupations  for the past five years are
shown below. Members of the Board who are considered "interested persons" of the
fund under the 1940 Act are indicated by an asterisk (*).

  Frank H. Abbott, III (77)               
  1045 Sansome Street
  San Francisco, CA 94111

Trustee

President and Director, Abbott Corporation (an investment company);  director or
trustee,  as the case may be, of 27 of the investment  companies in the Franklin
Templeton  Group  of  Funds;  and  FORMERLY,  Director,  MotherLode  Gold  Mines
Consolidated (gold mining) and Vacu-Dry Co. (food processing).

  Harris J. Ashton (66)                   
  191 Clapboard Ridge Road
  Greenwich, CT 06830

Trustee

Director,  RBC Holdings,  Inc. (a bank holding  company) and Bar-S Foods (a meat
packing  company);  director  or  trustee,  as the  case  may  be,  of 49 of the
investment  companies in the Franklin  Templeton  Group of Funds;  and FORMERLY,
President,  Chief  Executive  Officer and  Chairman of the Board,  General  Host
Corporation (nursery and craft centers).

  Robert F. Carlson (70)                  
  2120 Lambeth Way
  Carmichael, CA 95608

Trustee

Member and past President, Board of Administration,  California Public Employees
Retirement  Systems  (CALPERS);  former  member and past  Chairman of the Board,
Sutter Community Hospitals, Sacramento, CA; former member, Corporate Board, Blue
Shield  of   California;   former  Chief  Counsel,   California   Department  of
Transportation;  and  director  or  trustee,  as the case may be, of nine of the
investment companies in the Franklin Templeton Group of Funds.

  S. Joseph Fortunato (66)                
  Park Avenue at Morris County
  P.O. Box 1945
  Morristown, NJ 07962-1945

Trustee

Member of the law firm of Pitney,  Hardin, Kipp & Szuch; director or trustee, as
the case may be, of 51 of the  investment  companies in the  Franklin  Templeton
Group of Funds; and FORMERLY,  Director,  General Host Corporation  (nursery and
craft centers).

* Charles B. Johnson (65)                 
  777 Mariners Island Blvd.               
  San Mateo, CA 94404                     

Chairman of
the Board
and Trustee

President,  Chief  Executive  Officer and Director,  Franklin  Resources,  Inc.;
Chairman of the Board and Director,  Franklin Advisers,  Inc., Franklin Advisory
Services,  Inc.,  Franklin  Investment  Advisory  Services,  Inc.  and  Franklin
Templeton Distributors,  Inc.; Director,  Franklin/Templeton  Investor Services,
Inc. and Franklin Templeton Services,  Inc.; officer and/or director or trustee,
as the case may be, of most of the other  subsidiaries  of  Franklin  Resources,
Inc. and of 50 of the investment  companies in the Franklin  Templeton  Group of
Funds;  and  FORMERLY,  Director,  General Host  Corporation  (nursery and craft
centers).

* Charles E. Johnson (42)                 
  500 East Broward Blvd.                 
  Fort Lauderdale, FL
  33394-3091

President
and Trustee

Senior Vice  President  and  Director,  Franklin  Resources,  Inc.;  Senior Vice
President,  Franklin  Templeton  Distributors,  Inc.;  President  and  Director,
Templeton Worldwide, Inc.; Chairman and Director,  Templeton Investment Counsel,
Inc.; Vice President,  Franklin Advisers,  Inc.; officer and/or director of some
of the other  subsidiaries  of Franklin  Resources,  Inc.;  and  officer  and/or
director or trustee,  as the case may be, of 34 of the  investment  companies in
the Franklin Templeton Group of Funds.

* Rupert H. Johnson, Jr. (58)             
  777 Mariners Island Blvd.               
  San Mateo, CA 94404

Vice President
and Trustee

Executive Vice  President and Director,  Franklin  Resources,  Inc. and Franklin
Templeton Distributors,  Inc.; President and Director,  Franklin Advisers, Inc.;
Senior Vice  President  and  Director,  Franklin  Advisory  Services,  Inc.  and
Franklin  Investment  Advisory  Services,  Inc.;  Director,   Franklin/Templeton
Investor Services, Inc.; and officer and/or director or trustee, as the case may
be, of most of the other subsidiaries of Franklin  Resources,  Inc. and of 53 of
the investment companies in the Franklin Templeton Group of Funds.

  Frank W.T. LaHaye (69)                  
  20833 Stevens Creek Blvd.
  Suite 102
  Cupertino, CA 95014

Trustee

General  Partner,  Miller & LaHaye,  which is the General  Partner of  Peregrine
Ventures  II  (venture  capital  firm);  Chairman  of the  Board  and  Director,
Quarterdeck Corporation (software firm); Director, Digital Transmission Systems,
Inc. (wireless  communications);  director or trustee, as the case may be, of 27
of the  investment  companies  in the  Franklin  Templeton  Group of Funds;  and
FORMERLY,  Director,  Fischer Imaging Corporation  (medical imaging systems) and
General  Partner,  Peregrine  Associates,  which  was  the  General  Partner  of
Peregrine Ventures (venture capital firm).

  Gordon S. Macklin (70)                  
  8212 Burning Tree Road
  Bethesda, MD 20817

Trustee

Director,   Fund  American  Enterprises   Holdings,   Inc.,  MCI  Communications
Corporation,   MedImmune,  Inc.   (biotechnology),   Spacehab,  Inc.  (aerospace
services) and Real 3D (software); director or trustee, as the case may be, of 49
of the  investment  companies  in the  Franklin  Templeton  Group of Funds;  and
FORMERLY,  Chairman,  White River Corporation (financial services) and Hambrecht
and Quist Group (investment  banking),  and President,  National  Association of
Securities Dealers, Inc.

  Harmon E. Burns (53)                    
  777 Mariners Island Blvd.
  San Mateo, CA 94404

Vice President

Executive  Vice  President  and Director,  Franklin  Resources,  Inc.,  Franklin
Templeton  Distributors,  Inc. and Franklin Templeton Services,  Inc.; Executive
Vice President,  Franklin Advisers, Inc.; Director,  Franklin/Templeton Investor
Services,  Inc.; and officer and/or director or trustee,  as the case may be, of
most of the other  subsidiaries  of Franklin  Resources,  Inc.  and of 53 of the
investment companies in the Franklin Templeton Group of Funds.

  Martin L. Flanagan (38)                 
  777 Mariners Island Blvd.               
  San Mateo, CA 94404                     

Vice President
and Chief
Financial Officer

Senior Vice President and Chief Financial  Officer,  Franklin  Resources,  Inc.;
Executive Vice President and Director, Templeton Worldwide, Inc.; Executive Vice
President,  Chief Operating Officer and Director,  Templeton Investment Counsel,
Inc.;  Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer,  Franklin Advisers,
Inc.; Chief Financial  Officer,  Franklin Advisory  Services,  Inc. and Franklin
Investment Advisory Services,  Inc.; President and Director,  Franklin Templeton
Services,   Inc.;   Senior  Vice   President   and  Chief   Financial   Officer,
Franklin/Templeton  Investor Services,  Inc.; officer and/or director of some of
the other subsidiaries of Franklin Resources,  Inc.; and officer and/or director
or  trustee,  as the  case  may be,  of 53 of the  investment  companies  in the
Franklin Templeton Group of Funds.

  Deborah R. Gatzek (49)                  
  777 Mariners Island Blvd.               
  San Mateo, CA 94404

Vice President
and Secretary

Senior Vice President and General Counsel, Franklin Resources, Inc.; Senior Vice
President,   Franklin   Templeton   Services,   Inc.  and   Franklin   Templeton
Distributors,  Inc.;  Executive Vice President,  Franklin  Advisers,  Inc.; Vice
President, Franklin Advisory Services, Inc.; Vice President, Chief Legal Officer
and Chief Operating Officer,  Franklin Investment  Advisory Services,  Inc.; and
officer of 53 of the  investment  companies in the Franklin  Templeton  Group of
Funds.

  Diomedes Loo-Tam (59)                   
  777 Mariners Island Blvd.               
  San Mateo, CA 94404                     
                                          
Treasurer and
Principal
Accounting
Officer

Senior Vice President,  Franklin Templeton Services,  Inc.; and officer of 32 of
the investment companies in the Franklin Templeton Group of Funds.

  Thomas J. Runkel (40)                   
  777 Mariners Island Blvd.
  San Mateo, CA 94404

Vice President

Vice President,  Franklin Advisers,  Inc.; and officer of four of the investment
companies in the Franklin Templeton Group of Funds.

The officers and Board  members are also  officers and trustees of Money Market,
except as follows:  Thomas J. Runkel,  Vice  President  of the Trust,  is not an
officer or trustee of Money Market;  and Edward V. McVey and R. Martin Wiskemann
are officers of Money Market but not the Trust.

                               Positions and Offices  Principal Occupation
Name, Age and Address          with Money Market      During the Past Five Years
- --------------------------------------------------------------------------------
  Edward V. McVey (61)                    
  777 Mariners Island Blvd.
  San Mateo, CA 94404

Vice President

Senior  Vice   President  and  National  Sales   Manager,   Franklin   Templeton
Distributors,  Inc.;  and  officer  of 28 of  the  investment  companies  in the
Franklin Templeton Group of Funds.

  R. Martin Wiskemann (71)                
  777 Mariners Island Blvd.
  San Mateo, CA 94404

Vice President

Senior Vice President,  Portfolio Manager and Director, Franklin Advisers, Inc.;
Senior Vice President,  Franklin Management,  Inc.; Vice President and Director,
ILA Financial  Services,  Inc.; and officer and/or  director or trustee,  as the
case may be, of 15 of the investment  companies in the Franklin  Templeton Group
of Funds.

The tables  above show the  officers,  Board  members and the  trustees of Money
Market who are affiliated with  Distributors  and Advisers.  As of June 1, 1998,
nonaffiliated members of the Board are paid $310 per month plus $225 per meeting
attended. Also as of June 1, 1998, nonaffiliated trustees of Money Market are no
longer  paid any fees.  As shown  above,  the  nonaffiliated  Board  members and
trustees of Money Market also serve as directors or trustees of other investment
companies in the Franklin  Templeton Group of Funds.  They may receive fees from
these funds for their services.  The fees payable to nonaffiliated Board members
by the Trust are subject to  reductions  resulting  from fee caps  limiting  the
amount of fees  payable to Board  members who serve on other  boards  within the
Franklin  Templeton Group of Funds.  The following table provides the total fees
paid to  nonaffiliated  Board members and trustees of Money Market by the Trust,
by Money Market, and by other funds in the Franklin Templeton Group of Funds.

<TABLE>
<CAPTION>
                                                               TOTAL FEES       NUMBER OF BOARDS
                                                               RECEIVED FROM    IN THE FRANKLIN       
                         TOTAL FEES         TOTAL FEES         THE FRANKLIN     TEMPLETON GROUP OF
                         RECEIVED           RECEIVED FROM      TEMPLETON GROUP  FUNDS ON WHICH
NAME                     FROM THE TRUST***  MONEY MARKET***    OF FUNDS****     EACH SERVES*****
- ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
<S>                      <C>                  <C>                <C>                  <C>    
Frank H. Abbott, III     $4,810               $1,100             $165,937             27
Harris J. Ashton          4,626                1,050              344,642             49
Robert F. Carlson*        2,335                  450               17,680              9
S. Joseph Fortunato       4,599                1,050              361,562             51
David W. Garbellano**       800                  200               91,317             N/A
Frank W.T. LaHaye         4,810                1,100              141,433             27
Gordon S. Macklin         4,626                1,050              337,292             49
</TABLE>


*Elected January 15, 1998.
**Deceased, September 27, 1997.
***For the fiscal year ended June 30, 1998. During the period from July 1, 1997
through May 31, 1998,  fees at the rate of $200 per month plus $200 per meeting
attended were in effect for the Trust and fees at the rate of $50 per month plus
$50 per meeting attended were in effect for Money Market.
****For the calendar year ended December 31, 1997.
*****We  base the  number of  boards on the  number  of  registered  investment
companies in the Franklin Templeton Group of Funds.This number does not include
the total number of series or funds within each investment company for which the
Board  members and trustees of Money  Market are  responsible.  The  Franklin
Templeton Group of Funds currently includes 54 registered investment companies,
with approximately 168 U.S. based funds or series.

Nonaffiliated members of the Board and trustees of Money Market are  reimbursed
for expenses incurred in connection with attending board meetings, paid pro rata
by each fund in the Franklin  Templeton  Group of Funds for which they serve as
director  or  trustee.  No officer or Board  member or trustee of Money  Market
received  any other compensation,  including  pension or  retirement  benefits,
directly  or  indirectly  from the  fund,  Money  Market or other  funds in the
Franklin  Templeton  Group of  Funds.  Certain  officers or Board  members  and
trustees of Money  Market who are  shareholders of  Resources  may be deemed to
receive indirec  remuneration by virtue of their participation,  if any, in the
fees paid to its subsidiaries.

As of August 4, 1998, the officers and Board members did not own of record or
beneficially any shares of the fund. Many of the Board members own shares in
other funds in the Franklin Templeton Group of Funds. Charles B. Johnson and
Rupert H. Johnson, Jr. are brothers and the father and uncle, respectively,
of Charles E. Johnson.

INVESTMENT MANAGEMENT AND OTHER SERVICES

INVESTMENT  MANAGER AND  ADMINISTRATOR  AND SERVICES PROVIDED.  Advisers is the
investment  manager of the Portfolio and is also the administrator of the fund.
Advisers  provides  investment  research  and  portfolio  management  services,
including the selection of securities for the Portfolio to buy, hold or sell and
the selection of brokers through whom the Portfolio's portfolio transactions are
executed. Advisers' activities are subject to the review and supervision of the
Board of Trustees of Money Market to whom Advisers renders  periodic reports of
the Portfolio's investment activities. Advisers and its officers, directors and
employees are covered by fidelity insurance for the  protection of the fund and
the Portfolio.

Advisers  and  its  affiliates act as  investment  manager  to  numerous  other
investment companies and accounts. Advisers may give advice and take action with
respect to any of the other funds it manages, or for its own account,  that may
differ from action taken by Advisers on behalf of the Portfolio. Similarly, with
respect to the Portfolio, Advisers is not obligated to recommend,  buy or sell,
or to refrain from  recommending,  buying or selling any security that Advisers
and access persons, as defined by the 1940 Act, may buy or sell for its or their
own account or for the accounts of any other fund. Advisers is not obligated to
refrain from  investing in securities held by the Portfolio or other funds that
it manages.  Of course, any transactions for the accounts of Advisers and other
access persons will be made in compliance with the  Portfolio's  Code of Ethics.
Please see "Miscellaneous Information - Summary of Code of Ethics."

MANAGEMENT  AND  ADMINISTRATION  FEES.  Under its  management  agreement,   the
Portfolio pays Advisers a management fee equal to an annual rate of 0.15% of the
fund's  average daily net assets.The fee is computed at the close of business on
the last business day of each month.

Advisers provides various administrative, statistical, and other services to the
fund.   Under  its  administration  agreement,   the  fund  pays  Advisers  an
administration  fee equal to an annual rate of 0.25% of the value of the fund's
average  daily net assets.  The fee is computed at the close of business on the
last business day of each month.

For the fiscal years ended June 30, 1998, 1997 and 1996, management fees of the
Portfolio,  before any  advance  waiver,  totaled,  $2,963,304,  $2,547,891 and
$2,162,519,  respectively.  Administration fees of the fund, before any advance
waiver,  totaled $292,245, $148,055 and $61,531. Under an agreement by Advisers
to limit its fees,  the Portfolio  paid management  fees  totaling  $2,830,858,
$2,429,509 and $2,034,014,  and the fund paid administration  fees totaling $0,
$43,899 and $5,315, for the same periods.

MANAGEMENT  AGREEMENT.  The management agreement for the Portfolio is in effect
until February 28, 1999. It may continue in effect for successive annual periods
if its continuance is specifically  approved at least annually by a vote of the
Board of Trustees  of Money Market or by a vote of the holders of a majority of
the Portfolio's outstanding voting securities, and in either event by a majority
vote of the  trustees of Money  Market who are not  parties  to the  management
agreement or interested persons of any such party (other than as members of the
Board of Trustees of Money Market), cast in person at a meeting called for that
purpose. The management agreement may be terminated without penalty at any time
by the  Board of Trustees  of Money  Market  or by a vote of the  holders  of a
majority of the Portfolio's outstanding  voting  securities on 30 days' written
notice to Advisers, or by Advisers on 60 days' written notice to the Portfolio,
and will automatically terminate in the event of its assignment,  as defined in
the 1940 Act.

SHAREHOLDER  SERVICING AGENT.  Investor Services,  a wholly owned subsidiary of
Resources,  is the  fund's  shareholder servicing  agent and acts as the fund's
transfer agent and  dividend-paying agent.  Investor Services is compensated on
the  basis of a fixed fee per  account.  The fund may also  reimburse  Investor
Services  for certain out-of-pocket  expenses,  which may  include  payments by
Investor  Services to entities,  including affiliated  entities,  that provide
sub-shareholder  services,  recordkeeping  and/or  transfer agency  services to
beneficial owners of the fund. The amount of reimbursements  for these services
per  benefit  plan  participant fund  account  per year may not  exceed the per
account  fee  payable  by the fund to  Investor  Services  in  connection  with
maintaining shareholder accounts.

CUSTODIAN. Investor  Services,  in its capacity as the  transfer  agent for the
Portfolio, effectively acts as the fund's custodian and holds the fund's shares
of the  Portfolio on its books.  Bank of New York,  Mutual Funds  Division,  90
Washington Street,  New York,  New York 10286,  acts as custodian of the fund's
cash, pending investment in shares of the Portfolio.  Bank of New York also acts
as custodian of the securities and other assets of the Portfolio. The custodians
do not  participate in decisions relating to the purchase and sale of portfolio
securities.

AUDITOR.   PricewaterhouseCoopers  LLP,  333  Market  Street,   San  Francisco,
California  94105,  is the fund's  independent auditor.  During the fiscal year
ended June 30, 1998, the auditor's services consisted of rendering an opinion on
the  financial statements  of the fund  included in the fund's Annual Report to
Shareholders for the fiscal year ended June 30, 1998.

HOW DOES THE PORTFOLIO
BUY SECURITIES FOR ITS PORTFOLIO?

The fund will not incur any  brokerage or other  costs in  connection  with its
purchase or redemption of shares of the Portfolio.

Since most purchases by the Portfolio are principal  transactions at net prices,
the Portfolio incurs little or no brokerage costs. The Portfolio deals directly
with the selling or buying principal or market maker without incurring  charges
for the  services  of a broker on its  behalf,  unless it is determined  that a
better  price or  execution  may be obtained by using the services of a broker.
Purchases of portfolio securities from underwriters will include a commission or
concession  paid by the issuer to the  underwriter,  and purchases from dealers
will include a spread  between the bid and ask prices.  The Portfolio seeks to
obtain prompt execution of orders at the most favorable net price. Transactions
may be directed to dealers in return for research and  statistical information,
as well as for special  services  provided by the  dealers in the execution of
orders.

It is not possible to place a dollar value on the special executions  or on the
research  services  Advisers receives from dealers  effecting  transactions  in
portfolio  securities.  The  allocation of  transactions  in  order  to  obtain
additional research services permits Advisers to supplement its own research and
analysis activities and to receive the views and information of individuals and
research  staffs of  other  securities  firms.  As long  as it is  lawful  and
appropriate to do so, Advisers and its affiliates may use this research and data
in their  investment advisory  capacities with other  clients.  If the Trust's
officers are  satisfied that the best execution is obtained,  the sale of fund
shares,  as well as shares of other funds in the Franklin  Templeton  Group of
Funds,  may also be  considered a factor in the selection of broker-dealers  to
execute the fund's portfolio transactions.

If  purchases  or sales of  securities of the  Portfolio  and one or more other
investment  companies or clients supervised  by Advisers are  considered  at or
about the same time,  transactions  in these securities will be allocated among
the several investment companies and clients in a manner deemed equitable to all
by  Advisers,  taking into account the  respective  sizes of the funds and the
amount of securities to be purchased or sold. In some cases this procedure could
have a  detrimental effect on the price or volume of the security so far as the
Portfolio is  concerned.  In other  cases it is  possible  that the  ability to
participate in volume transactions may improve execution and reduce transaction
costs to the Portfolio.

Depending on Advisers' view of market  conditions,  the Portfolio may or may not
buy securities  with the expectation of holding them to maturity,  although its
general policy is to hold securities to maturity.  The Portfolio may,  however,
sell securities  before maturity to meet redemptions or as a result of a revised
management evaluation of the issuer.

During the fiscal years ended June 30, 1998, 1997 and 1996,  the Portfolio paid
no brokerage commissions.

As of June 30, 1998, the Portfolio owned securities issued by Morgan Stanley
Dean Witter & Co. valued in the aggregate at $80 million, J.P. Morgan & Co.
valued in the aggregate at $49 million, and Swiss Bank Corp. valued in the
aggregate at $25 million. Morgan Stanley Dean Witter & Co, J.P. Morgan & Co.
and Swiss Bank Corp. are regular broker-dealers of the Portfolio. Except as
noted, neither the fund nor the Portfolio owned securities of its regular
broker-dealers as of the end of the fiscal year.

HOW DO I BUY, SELL AND EXCHANGE SHARES?

ADDITIONAL INFORMATION ON BUYING SHARES

The fund continuously  offers its shares through Securities Dealers who have an
agreement with Distributors.  Banks and financial institutions that sell shares
of the fund may be required by state law to register as Securities Dealers.

All  purchases  of fund shares  will be credited to you, in full and fractional
shares of the fund  (rounded to the  nearest  1/100 of a share),  in an account
maintained for you by the fund's transfer agent. No share certificates  will be
issued.

The  offering of shares of the fund may be suspended at any time and resumed at
any time thereafter.

ADDITIONAL INFORMATION ON EXCHANGING SHARES

If a substantial  number of  shareholders should,  within a short period,  sell
their  shares of the fund under the exchange privilege,  the fund might have to
sell portfolio securities it might otherwise hold and incur the additional costs
related to such transactions.

The proceeds from the sale of shares of an investment company are generally not
available until the seventh day following the sale. The funds you are seeking to
exchange  into may delay  issuing shares  pursuant  to an  exchange  until that
seventh day. The sale of fund shares to complete an exchange will be effected at
Net Asset Value at the close of business on the day the request for exchange is
received in proper form. Please see "May I Exchange Shares for Shares of Another
Fund?" in the Prospectus.

ADDITIONAL INFORMATION ON SELLING SHARES

REDEMPTIONS IN KIND. The fund has committed itself to pay in cash (by check) all
requests for  redemption  by any  shareholder  of  record,  limited  in amount,
however, during any 90-day  period to the lesser of $250,000 or 1% of the value
of the fund's net assets at the beginning of the 90-day period. This commitment
is irrevocable without the prior approval of the SEC. In the case of redemption
requests  in excess of these  amounts,  the  Board  reserves  the right to make
payments in whole or in part in securities or other assets of the fund, in case
of an  emergency,  or if the payment  of such a  redemption  in cash  would  be
detrimental to the existing shareholders  of the fund. In these  circumstances,
the  securities  distributed would be valued at the price used to  compute  the
fund's net assets and you may incur brokerage fees in converting the securities
to cash.

SHAREHOLDER REDEMPTIONS

The fund will  attempt to make payment for all shares  redeemed on the day your
request is submitted, provided the fund is timely  notified as described in the
fund's  Prospectus, but in no event later than seven days after  receipt by the
fund of your  redemption request in proper form.  The fund  reserves the right,
however,  to suspend redemptions  or  postpone  the date of payment  during any
period when (1) trading on the NYSE is closed for periods  other than  weekends
and holidays; (2) trading on the NYSE is restricted or an emergency  exists, as
determined by the SEC, so that disposal of portfolio securities or valuation of
the net assets of the fund is not reasonably practicable; or (3) for such other
period  as the SEC,  by order,  may  permit for the  protection  of the  fund's
shareholders.  At various times, the fund may be requested to redeem shares for
which it has not yet received proper payment.  Accordingly,  the fund may delay
the sending of redemption proceeds until such time as it has assured itself that
proper payment has been collected for the purchase of such shares.

GENERAL INFORMATION

If dividend  checks are returned to the fund marked  "unable to forward" by the
postal service,  we will consider this a request by you to change your dividend
option to reinvest  all  distributions.  The  proceeds  will be  reinvested  in
additional shares at Net Asset Value until we receive new instructions.

Distribution or redemption checks sent to you do not earn interest or any other
income  during the time the checks remain  uncashed.  Neither  the fund nor its
affiliates  will be  liable  for any loss caused by your  failure  to cash such
checks. The fund is not responsible for tracking down uncashed checks,  unless a
check is returned as undeliverable.

In most cases,  if mail is returned as  undeliverable  we are  required to take
certain  steps  to try to find  you free  of  charge.  If  these  attempts  are
unsuccessful, however, we may deduct the costs of any additional efforts to find
you from your account. These costs may include a percentage of the account when
a search company charges a percentage fee in exchange for its location services.

All wires sent and received by the custodian  bank and reported by the custodian
bank to the fund prior to 3:00 p.m.  Pacific time, except on holidays,  the day
before a holiday or the day after a holiday, are normally effective on the same
day,  provided the fund is notified on time as provided in the  Prospectus. All
wire payments received or reported by the custodian bank to the fund after 3:00
p.m. will be effective on the next business day. All checks or other  negotiable
bank drafts will normally be effective within two business days for checks drawn
on a member bank of the Federal Reserve System and longer for most other checks.
All checks, drafts, wires and other payment mediums used to buy or sell shares
of the fund must be denominated in U.S. dollars,  drawn on a U.S. bank, and are
accepted subject to collection at full face value. Checks drawn in U.S. funds on
foreign banks will not be credited to your account and dividends  will not begin
accruing until the proceeds are collected, which may take a long period of time.
We may,  in our sole  discretion,  either (a)  reject  any order to buy or sell
shares  denominated in any other currency or (b) honor the  transaction or make
adjustments to your account for the transaction as of a date and with a foreign
currency exchange factor determined by the drawee bank.

HOW ARE FUND SHARES VALUED?

The valuation of the Portfolio's portfolio securities, including any securities
held in a separate account  maintained for when-issued securities,  is based on
the  amortized  cost  of the  securities,  which  does not  take  into  account
unrealized  capital gains or losses. This method involves valuing an instrument
at its cost and thereafter assuming a constant  amortization to maturity of any
discount or premium, regardless of the impact of fluctuating  interest rates on
the market  value of the  instrument. While this method  provides  certainty in
calculation,  it may result in periods during which  value,  as  determined  by
amortized cost, is higher or lower than the price the Portfolio would receive if
it sold the instrument. During periods of declining  interest rates,  the daily
yield on shares of the Portfolio  computed  as  described  above may tend to be
higher than a like computation  made by a fund with identical  investments  but
utilizing a method of valuation based upon market prices and estimates of market
prices for all of its portfolio instruments.  Thus, if the use of amortized cost
by the Portfolio resulted in a lower aggregate  portfolio value on a particular
day, a prospective investor in the Portfolio would be able to obtain a somewhat
higher yield than would  result from an  investment  in a fund  utilizing  only
market  values, and existing  investors  in the  Portfolio  would  receive less
investment income.  The opposite  would be true in a period of rising  interest
rates.

The Portfolio's use of amortized  cost,  which helps the Portfolio maintain its
Net Asset Value per share of $1, is  permitted  by a rule  adopted  by the SEC.
Under this rule, the Portfolio must adhere to certain conditions. The Portfolio
must maintain a dollar-weighted average  portfolio  maturity of 90 days or less
and only buy  instruments  having remaining  maturities of 397 calendar days or
less.  The  Portfolio  must also invest  only in those U.S.  dollar-denominated
securities that the Board of Trustees of Money Market determines present minimal
credit  risks and that are rated in one of the two  highest  short-term  rating
categories by nationally recognized rating services,  or if unrated, are deemed
comparable in quality, or are instruments issued by an issuer that, with respect
to an  outstanding issue of short-term  debt that is comparable in priority and
protection,  has received a rating  within the two highest  rating  categories.
Securities subject to floating or variable  interest rates with demand features
that comply with applicable  SEC rules may have stated  maturities in excess of
one year.

The Board of Trustees of Money  Market has established  procedures  designed to
stabilize, to the extent reasonably possible, the Portfolio's price per share at
$1, as  computed  for the purpose of sales and  redemptions.  These  procedures
include a review of the  Portfolio's  holdings by the Board of Trustees of Money
Market,  at such  intervals  as it may deem  appropriate,  to  determine  if the
Portfolio's  Net Asset Value  calculated by using  available market  quotations
deviates from $1 per share based on amortized  cost. The extent of any deviation
will be  examined  by the Board of  Trustees  of Money  Market.  If a  deviation
exceeds 1/2 of 1%, the trustees will promptly consider what action, if any, will
be  initiated.  If the  Board of  Trustees  of Money  Market  determines  that a
deviation exists that may result in material dilution or other unfair results to
investors  or  existing  shareholders,  it will take  corrective  action that it
regards as  necessary  and  appropriate,  which may  include  selling  portfolio
instruments  before  maturity to realize  capital  gains or losses or to shorten
average portfolio maturity,  withholding dividends, redeeming shares in kind, or
establishing a Net Asset Value per share by using available market quotations.

ADDITIONAL INFORMATION
ON DISTRIBUTIONS AND TAXES

DISTRIBUTIONS

DISTRIBUTIONS OF NET INVESTMENT INCOME. The fund declares dividends for each day
that the fund's Net Asset Value is calculated. These dividends will equal all of
the fund's daily net income payable to shareholders of record as of the close of
business the  preceding  day. The fund's daily net income  includes its pro rata
share of the  Portfolio's  income  plus or minus any gain or loss on the sale of
Portfolio  shares and changes in  unrealized  appreciation  or  depreciation  in
Portfolio  shares (to the extent required to maintain a constant Net Asset Value
per share),  less the estimated  expenses of the fund.  The  Portfolio's  income
consists of accrued  interest and any original  issue or  acquisition  discount,
plus or minus any gain or loss on the sale of  securities  held by the Portfolio
and changes in unrealized appreciation or depreciation in securities held by the
Portfolio, less the estimated expenses of the Portfolio.

The  fund  earns  income  and  gains on its  investment  in the  Portfolio.  The
Portfolio,  in turn,  earns income  generally in the form of interest,  original
issue,  market and  acquisition  discount,  and other  income  derived  from its
investments. This income, together with the excess of any net short-term capital
gain over net long-term  capital loss realized by the  Portfolio,  less expenses
incurred  in the  operation  of the  Portfolio,  is paid to the fund as ordinary
dividend income. The ordinary dividend income received from the Portfolio,  less
expenses  incurred  in the  operation  of the fund,  constitute  the  fund's net
investment  income from which dividends may be paid to you. Any distributions by
the fund from such income will be taxable to you as ordinary income, whether you
take them in cash or in additional shares.

DISTRIBUTIONS OF CAPITAL GAINS. The fund may receive capital gain  distributions
from the Portfolio,  consisting of the excess of any net long-term  capital gain
over net  short-term  capital  loss  realized  by the  Portfolio  on the sale or
disposition of its  underlying  portfolio  securities.  The fund may also derive
capital  gains  and  losses in  connection  with the sale of  Portfolio  shares.
Distributions  derived from the excess of net  short-term  capital gain over net
long-term capital loss will be taxable to you as ordinary income.  Distributions
derived  from the  excess of net  long-term  capital  gain  over net  short-term
capital loss, including capital gain distributions  received from the Portfolio,
will be taxable to you as long-term  capital  gain,  regardless  of how long you
have held your shares in the fund. Any net short-term or long-term capital gains
realized  by the fund (net of any capital  loss  carryovers)  generally  will be
distributed  once  each  year,  and  may  be  distributed  more  frequently,  if
necessary, in order to reduce or eliminate federal excise or income taxes on the
fund. Because the fund is a money market fund, it does not anticipate  realizing
any long-term capital gains, however.

CERTAIN  DISTRIBUTIONS  PAID IN  JANUARY.  Distributions  which are  declared in
October,  November or December and paid to you in January of the following  year
will be treated for tax purposes as if they had been received by you on December
31 of the year in which they were declared.  The fund will report this income to
you on your  Form  1099-DIV  for the  year in  which  these  distributions  were
declared.

MAINTENANCE OF $1.00 NET ASSET VALUE.  Gains and losses on the sale of portfolio
securities and unrealized  appreciation  or  depreciation  in the value of these
securities  may  require  the fund to  distribute  income  or make  distribution
adjustments in order to maintain a $1.00 Net Asset Value.  These  procedures may
result in under- or over-distributions of net investment income.

INFORMATION ON THE TAX CHARACTER OF  DISTRIBUTIONS.  The fund will inform you of
the amount and character of your  distributions  at the time they are paid,  and
will  advise you of the tax  status for  federal  income  tax  purposes  of such
distributions shortly after the close of each calendar year.

TAXES

ELECTION TO BE TAXED AS A REGULATED  INVESTMENT COMPANY. The fund has elected to
be treated as a regulated investment company under Subchapter M of the Code, has
qualified  as such for its most recent  fiscal  year,  and intends so to qualify
during the current fiscal year. The Board reserves the right not to maintain the
qualification  of the fund as a regulated  investment  company if it  determines
such course of action to be beneficial to its  shareholders.  In such case,  the
fund will be subject to federal,  and  possibly  state,  corporate  taxes on its
taxable  income and gains,  and  distributions  to you will be taxed as ordinary
dividend income to the extent of the fund's available earnings and profits.

In order to qualify as a regulated investment company for tax purposes, the fund
must meet certain specific requirements, including:

o  The fund must  maintain a  diversified  portfolio of  securities,  wherein no
   security  (other than U.S.  government  securities  and  securities  of other
   regulated  investment  companies)  can exceed 25% of the fund's total assets,
   and,  with respect to 50% of the fund's total assets,  no  investment  (other
   than cash and cash items, U.S. government  securities and securities of other
   regulated  investment  companies) can exceed 5% of the fund's total assets or
   10% of the outstanding voting securities of the issuer;

o  The fund  must  derive  at least  90% of its  gross  income  from  dividends,
   interest,  payments with respect to securities loans, and gains from the sale
   or disposition of stock,  securities or foreign  currencies,  or other income
   derived with respect to its business of investing in such stock,  securities,
   or currencies; and

o  The fund must  distribute to its  shareholders at least 90% of its investment
   company  taxable  income (i.e.,  net  investment  income plus net  short-term
   capital gains) and net tax-exempt income for each of its fiscal years.

EXCISE TAX DISTRIBUTION  REQUIREMENTS.  The Code requires the fund to distribute
at least 98% of its taxable  ordinary income earned during the calendar year and
98% of its capital gain net income  earned during the twelve month period ending
October 31 (in addition to undistributed  amounts from the prior year) to you by
December  31 of each  year in order  to avoid  federal  excise  taxes.  The fund
intends to declare and pay  sufficient  dividends  in December (or in January of
the following  year that are treated by you as received in December of the prior
year) but does not guarantee and can give no assurances  that its  distributions
will be sufficient to eliminate all such taxes.

REDEMPTION OF FUND SHARES.  Redemptions and exchanges of fund shares are taxable
transactions  for federal and state  income tax  purposes.  The tax law requires
that you recognize a gain or loss in an amount equal to the  difference  between
your tax basis and the amount you received in exchange for your shares,  subject
to the rules described  below.  If you hold your shares as a capital asset,  the
gain or loss  that  you  realize  will be  capital  gain or  loss,  and  will be
long-term for federal  income tax purposes if you have held your shares for more
than one year at the time of  redemption  or exchange.  Any loss incurred on the
redemption  or exchange of shares held for six months or less will be treated as
a  long-term  capital  loss  to  the  extent  of  any  long-term  capital  gains
distributed to you by the fund on those shares.

All or a portion of any loss that you realize upon the  redemption  of your fund
shares will be  disallowed  to the extent that you purchase  other shares in the
fund (through  reinvestment of dividends or otherwise)  within 30 days before or
after your share redemption. Any loss disallowed under these rules will be added
to your tax basis in the new  shares  you  purchase.  Because  the fund seeks to
maintain a constant  $1.00 per share Net Asset  Value,  you should not expect to
realize a gain or loss upon redemption of your fund shares, however.

U.S. GOVERNMENT OBLIGATIONS. Many states grant tax-free status to dividends paid
to  shareholders  from  interest  earned  on  direct  obligations  of  the  U.S.
government,  subject in some states to minimum investment requirements that must
be   met   by  the   fund.   Investments   in   Government   National   Mortgage
Association/Federal   National   Mortgage   Association   securities,   bankers'
acceptances,  commercial paper and repurchase agreements  collateralized by U.S.
government  securities do not generally  qualify for tax-free  treatment.  It is
anticipated,  however,  that no portion of the fund's distributions will qualify
for  exemption  from state and local income tax as dividends  paid from interest
earned on direct obligations of the U.S. government. At the end of each calendar
year,  the fund will provide you with the  percentage of any dividends paid that
may qualify for  tax-free  treatment  on your  personal  income tax return.  You
should  consult with your own tax advisor to determine the  application  of your
state and local laws to these  distributions.  Because the rules on exclusion of
this  income are  different  for  corporations,  corporate  shareholders  should
consult  with  their   corporate  tax  advisors   about  whether  any  of  their
distributions may be exempt from corporate income or franchise taxes.

MUNICIPAL  INVESTORS.  Municipalities  may invest  surplus  money subject to the
arbitrage  rebate  requirements of section 148 of the Code in the fund.  Section
115(1) of the Code provides,  in part, that gross income does not include income
accruing to a state,  territory,  or any political  subdivision  thereof that is
derived from the exercise of any essential  government  function.  To the extent
that an investment by a municipality in the fund is made in connection with such
functions,  the municipality will not be liable for federal income tax on income
or gains derived from its investment.  A municipality that invests money subject
to the arbitrage  rebate  requirements  in the fund should be aware that some or
all of the earnings distributed by the fund may need to be paid to the U.S. as a
rebate of arbitrage profits.

DIVIDENDS-RECEIVED  DEDUCTION  FOR  CORPORATIONS.  Because the fund's  income is
derived  primarily  from  interest  rather  than  dividends,  no  portion of its
distributions    will    generally   be   eligible   for   the    intercorporate
dividends-received  deduction.  None of the  dividends  paid by the fund for the
most recent fiscal year qualified for such deduction, and it is anticipated that
none of the current year's dividends will so qualify.

THE FUND'S UNDERWRITER

Pursuant  to  an  underwriting   agreement,   Distributors   acts  as  principal
underwriter  in  a  continuous  public  offering  of  the  fund's  shares.   The
underwriting  agreement will continue in effect for successive annual periods if
its  continuance  is  specifically  approved at least  annually by a vote of the
Board or by a vote of the holders of a majority of the fund's outstanding voting
securities,  and in either event by a majority vote of the Board members who are
not parties to the  underwriting  agreement  or  interested  persons of any such
party (other than as members of the Board),  cast in person at a meeting  called
for that purpose.  The underwriting  agreement  terminates  automatically in the
event  of its  assignment  and may be  terminated  by  either  party on 90 days'
written notice.

Distributors  pays the expenses of the  distribution  of fund shares,  including
advertising  expenses and the costs of printing sales material and  prospectuses
used to offer shares to the public.  The fund pays the expenses of preparing and
printing amendments to its registration  statements and prospectuses (other than
those   necessitated  by  the  activities  of   Distributors)   and  of  sending
prospectuses  to  existing   shareholders.   Distributors  may  be  entitled  to
reimbursement under the Rule 12b-1 plan for the fund, as discussed below. Except
as noted,  Distributors  received no other compensation from the fund for acting
as underwriter.

THE RULE 12B-1 PLAN

The fund has a distribution  plan or "Rule 12b-1 plan" that was adopted pursuant
to Rule 12b-1 of the 1940 Act.

Under the plan,  the fund pays  Distributors  up to 0.25% per year of the fund's
average  daily net  assets,  payable  quarterly,  for  distribution  and related
expenses.  These  fees may be used to  compensate  Distributors  or  others  for
providing  distribution  or related  services and bearing certain fund expenses.
All  distribution  expenses  over  this  amount  will be borne by those who have
incurred them without reimbursement by the fund.

In addition to the payments  that  Distributors  or others are entitled to under
the plan,  the plan also  provides  that to the  extent  the fund,  Advisers  or
Distributors  or other parties on behalf of the fund,  Advisers or  Distributors
make payments that are deemed to be for the financing of any activity  primarily
intended to result in the sale of fund  shares  within the context of Rule 12b-1
under  the 1940  Act,  then  such  payments  shall be  deemed  to have been made
pursuant to the plan.  The terms and provisions of the plan relating to required
reports, term, and approval are consistent with Rule 12b-1.

In no event  shall  the  aggregate  asset-based  sales  charges,  which  include
payments made under the plan, plus any other payments deemed to be made pursuant
to the plan, exceed the amount permitted to be paid under the rules of the NASD.

The plan does not permit unreimbursed  expenses incurred in a particular year to
be carried over to or reimbursed in later years.

To the extent fees are for distribution or marketing functions, as distinguished
from administrative servicing or agency transactions,  certain banks will not be
entitled  to  participate  in the plan as a result  of  applicable  federal  law
prohibiting  certain  banks from  engaging  in the  distribution  of mutual fund
shares. These banking institutions, however, are permitted to receive fees under
the plan for administrative  servicing or for agency transactions.  If you are a
customer of a bank that is prohibited from providing  these services,  you would
be  permitted  to remain a  shareholder  of the fund,  and  alternate  means for
continuing the servicing would be sought. In this event, changes in the services
provided  might  occur and you might no longer be able to avail  yourself of any
automatic  investment or other  services then being  provided by the bank. It is
not  expected  that you would  suffer any adverse  financial  consequences  as a
result of any of these changes.

The plan has been approved in accordance with the provisions of Rule 12b-1.  The
plan is renewable annually by a vote of the Board,  including a majority vote of
the Board  members  who are not  interested  persons of the fund and who have no
direct or indirect  financial  interest in the  operation  of the plan,  cast in
person  at a meeting  called  for that  purpose.  It is also  required  that the
selection and  nomination  of such Board  members be done by the  non-interested
members of the Board.  The plan and any related  agreement  may be terminated at
any time,  without penalty,  by vote of a majority of the  non-interested  Board
members on not more than 60 days' written  notice,  by  Distributors on not more
than 60 days' written notice,  by any act that  constitutes an assignment of the
administration  agreement  between  the Trust  and  Advisers  or the  management
agreement  between  Money Market and  Advisers,  or by vote of a majority of the
fund's  outstanding  shares.  Distributors  or any dealer or other firm may also
terminate their  respective  distribution or service  agreement at any time upon
written notice.

The plan and any related  agreements  may not be amended to increase  materially
the amount to be spent for distribution  expenses without approval by a majority
of the outstanding  shares of the fund, and all material  amendments to the plan
or any related  agreements  shall be  approved  by a vote of the  non-interested
members of the  Board,  cast in person at a meeting  called  for the  purpose of
voting on any such amendment.

Distributors is required to report in writing to the Board at least quarterly on
the  amounts  and  purpose of any  payment  made under the plan and any  related
agreements,  as well as to furnish the Board with such other  information as may
reasonably  be  requested  in  order to  enable  the  Board to make an  informed
determination of whether the plan should be continued.

For the fiscal year ended June 30, 1998,  Distributors had eligible expenditures
of  $287,888  for  advertising,  printing,  and  payments  to  underwriters  and
broker-dealers  pursuant  to the  plan,  of  which  the fund  paid  Distributors
$272,527 under the plan.

HOW DOES THE FUND MEASURE PERFORMANCE?

Performance  quotations are subject to SEC rules. These rules require the use of
standardized    performance    quotations   or,   alternatively,    that   every
non-standardized  performance  quotation furnished by the fund be accompanied by
certain  standardized  performance  information computed as required by the SEC.
Current yield and effective  yield  quotations used by the fund are based on the
standardized   methods  of  computing   performance  mandated  by  the  SEC.  An
explanation  of these and other  methods  used by the fund to compute or express
performance  follows.  Regardless of the method used, past  performance does not
guarantee future results.

YIELD

CURRENT  YIELD.  Current yield shows the income per share earned by the fund. It
is calculated by determining the net change,  excluding capital changes,  in the
value of a  hypothetical  pre-existing  account having a balance of one share at
the  beginning  of the period,  subtracting  a  hypothetical  charge  reflecting
deductions from shareholder  accounts,  and dividing the difference by the value
of the  account at the  beginning  of the base  period to obtain the base period
return.  The result is then  annualized by multiplying the base period return by
(365/7).  The fund's current yield for the seven day period ended June 30, 1998,
was 5.14%.

EFFECTIVE  YIELD. The fund's effective yield is calculated in the same manner as
its  current  yield,  except the  annualization  of the return for the seven day
period reflects the results of compounding.  The fund's  effective yield for the
seven day period ended June 30, 1998, was 5.27%.

This figure was obtained using the following SEC formula:

                                           365/7  
Effective Yield = [(Base Period Return + 1)     ] - 1

OTHER PERFORMANCE QUOTATIONS

The fund may include in its advertising or sales material  information  relating
to investment  goals and performance  results of funds belonging to the Franklin
Templeton  Group of Funds.  Resources is the parent  company of the advisors and
underwriter of the Franklin Templeton Group of Funds.

COMPARISONS

To help you better  evaluate  how an  investment  in the fund may  satisfy  your
investment goal,  advertisements  and other materials about the fund may discuss
certain  measures  of  fund   performance  as  reported  by  various   financial
publications.  Materials may also compare  performance (as calculated  above) to
performance  as  reported by other  investments,  indices  and  averages.  These
comparisons may include, but are not limited to, the following examples:

a) IBC Money Fund  Report(R) - industry  averages for seven-day  annualized  and
compounded yields of taxable, tax-free, and government money funds.

b)  Bank  Rate  Monitor  -  a  weekly  publication  that  reports  various  bank
investments  such as CD rates,  average  savings  account rates and average loan
rates.

c)  Lipper - Mutual  Fund  Performance  Analysis,  Lipper  - Fixed  Income  Fund
Performance  Analysis,  and Lipper - Mutual  Fund Yield  Survey - measure  total
return  and  average  current  yield  for the  mutual  fund  industry  and  rank
individual  mutual  fund  performance  over  specified  time  periods,  assuming
reinvestment of all distributions, exclusive of any applicable sales charges.

d) Salomon  Brothers  Bond Market  Roundup - a weekly  publication  that reviews
yield  spread  changes in the major  sectors of the  money,  government  agency,
futures,  options,  mortgage,  corporate,  Yankee,  Eurodollar,  municipal,  and
preferred stock markets and summarizes changes in banking statistics and reserve
aggregates.

e) Consumer Price Index (or Cost of Living Index),  published by the U.S. Bureau
of Labor Statistics - a statistical  measure of change,  over time, in the price
of goods and services in major expenditure groups.

f) Stocks,  Bonds,  Bills, and Inflation,  published by Ibbotson  Associates - a
historical  measure  of yield,  price,  and total  return  for  common and small
company stock, long term government bonds, Treasury bills, and inflation.

g) Financial  publications:  THE WALL STREET JOURNAL AND BUSINESS WEEK, CHANGING
TIMES, FINANCIAL WORLD, FORBES, FORTUNE, AND MONEY MAGAZINES provide performance
statistics over specified time periods.

Advertisements  or  information  may also compare the fund's  performance to the
return  on CDs or other  investments.  You  should be  aware,  however,  that an
investment in the fund involves the risk of  fluctuation  of principal  value, a
risk  generally not present in an  investment in a CD issued by a bank.  CDs are
frequently  insured by an agency of the U.S.  government.  An  investment in the
fund is not insured by any federal, state or private entity.

In  assessing  comparisons  of  performance,  you  should  keep in mind that the
composition  of the  investments  in the  reported  indices and  averages is not
identical  to the fund's  portfolio,  the indices  and  averages  are  generally
unmanaged, and the items included in the calculations of the averages may not be
identical to the formula used by the fund to calculate its figures. In addition,
there  can be no  assurance  that the fund  will  continue  its  performance  as
compared to these other averages.

MISCELLANEOUS INFORMATION

The fund may help you  achieve  various  investment  goals such as  accumulating
money for  retirement,  saving for a down payment on a home,  college  costs and
other  long-term  goals.  The  Franklin  College  Costs  Planner may help you in
determining  how much money must be invested on a monthly basis in order to have
a projected amount available in the future to fund a child's college  education.
(Projected  college cost estimates are based upon current costs published by the
College  Board.) The Franklin  Retirement  Planning  Guide leads you through the
steps to start a retirement  savings  program.  Of course,  an investment in the
fund cannot guarantee that these goals will be met.

The fund is a member  of the  Franklin  Templeton  Group  of  Funds,  one of the
largest  mutual  fund  organizations  in the U.S.,  and may be  considered  in a
program for  diversification of assets.  Founded in 1947,  Franklin,  one of the
oldest mutual fund organizations, has managed mutual funds for over 50 years and
now services more than 3 million  shareholder  accounts.  In 1992,  Franklin,  a
leader in  managing  fixed-income  mutual  funds and an  innovator  in  creating
domestic equity funds, joined forces with Templeton,  a pioneer in international
investing.  The Mutual  Series  team,  known for its  value-driven  approach  to
domestic equity  investing,  became part of the  organization  four years later.
Together,  the  Franklin  Templeton  Group has over $207 billion in assets under
management for more than 6 million U.S. based mutual fund  shareholder and other
accounts.  The Franklin  Templeton Group of Funds offers 117 U.S. based open-end
investment  companies to the public.  The fund may identify itself by its NASDAQ
symbol or CUSIP number.

MISCELLANEOUS - The fund may be used in shareholder newsletters as an example of
how investors can meet long-term  investment goals.  Advertisements may indicate
how Franklin Gift Certificates may be used to purchase shares of the fund.

The fund may be listed as a member of the Franklin  Templeton  Group of Funds in
shareholder newsletters.

The fund may be used in shareholder newsletters as an example of the benefits of
diversification.

The  fund  may be used to  demonstrate  the  benefits  offered  by  professional
management.

Advertisements  may indicate  that as an  established  presence in the municipal
securities  industry,  the Franklin  Templeton Group currently  manages over $49
billion in municipal bond assets. Its municipal bond experience and knowledge of
municipal  issuers  allows  the  Franklin  Templeton  Group to offer  investment
vehicles and services tailored to the needs of government investors.

Of course,  an investment in the fund cannot  guarantee  that the  shareholder's
goals will be met.

As of August 4, 1998, the principal  shareholders of the fund,  beneficial or of
record, were as follows:

                                       SHARE                PER-
NAME AND ADDRESS                       AMOUNT               CENTAGE
- ---------------------------------------------------------------------
FTTC Ttee for
 ValuSelect                            12,330,955.460       9.43%
CACI-MMF
Attn: Trading
P.O. Box 2438
Rancho Cordova, CA
95741-2438

City National Bank
 as Ttee                                8,510,549.390       6.51%
c/o BAC/Plan
 Member Services
Attn: Kerry Dunbar
1200 5th Avenue, Suite 600
Seattle WA 98101-1188

The Bank of New York
 Ttee                                   9,864,175.940       7.55%
Budget Group Inc.
 Savings Plus Plan
Attn: Daphne Bethea
1 Wall Street
New York, NY 10005-2500

From time to time,  the number of fund shares held in the "street name" accounts
of various Securities Dealers for the benefit of their clients or in centralized
securities depositories may exceed 5% of the total shares outstanding.

As a shareholder of a  Massachusetts  business trust,  you could,  under certain
circumstances,  be held personally liable as a partner for its obligations.  The
fund's  Agreement  and  Declaration  of  Trust,  however,  contains  an  express
disclaimer of  shareholder  liability for acts or  obligations  of the fund. The
Declaration  of Trust also provides for  indemnification  and  reimbursement  of
expenses  out of the  fund's  assets  if you  are  held  personally  liable  for
obligations of the fund. The  Declaration of Trust provides that the fund shall,
upon  request,  assume the defense of any claim made  against you for any act or
obligation  of the fund and satisfy any  judgment  thereon.  All such rights are
limited to the assets of the fund.  The  Declaration  of Trust further  provides
that the fund may maintain appropriate insurance (for example,  fidelity bonding
and  errors  and  omissions  insurance)  for the  protection  of the  fund,  its
shareholders,  trustees,  officers,  employees and agents to cover possible tort
and other liabilities.  Furthermore, the activities of the fund as an investment
company, as distinguished from an operating company,  would not likely give rise
to  liabilities  in excess of the fund's total assets.  Thus,  the risk that you
would incur financial loss on account of shareholder liability is limited to the
unlikely  circumstance  in which both inadequate  insurance  exists and the fund
itself is unable to meet its obligations.

In the event of disputes  involving multiple claims of ownership or authority to
control your  account,  the fund has the right (but has no  obligation)  to: (a)
freeze the account and require the written  agreement  of all persons  deemed by
the fund to have a potential property interest in the account,  before executing
instructions  regarding the account;  (b) interplead  disputed funds or accounts
with a court of competent  jurisdiction;  or (c) surrender ownership of all or a
portion of the account to the IRS in response to a Notice of Levy.

Distributors   and/or  its  affiliates  provide  financial  support  to  various
Securities  Dealers that sell shares of the Franklin  Templeton  Group of Funds.
This  support  is based  primarily  on the amount of sales of fund  shares.  The
amount of  support  may be  affected  by:  total  sales;  net  sales;  levels of
redemptions; the proportion of a Securities Dealer's sales and marketing efforts
in the Franklin Templeton Group of Funds; a Securities  Dealer's support of, and
participation  in,  Distributors'  marketing  programs;  a  Securities  Dealer's
compensation  programs for its registered  representatives;  and the extent of a
Securities  Dealer's marketing programs relating to the Franklin Templeton Group
of Funds.  Financial support to Securities  Dealers may be made by payments from
Distributors'   resources,   from   Distributors'   retention  of   underwriting
concessions and, in the case of funds that have Rule 12b-1 plans,  from payments
to Distributors  under such plans. In addition,  certain  Securities Dealers may
receive  brokerage  commissions  generated  by fund  portfolio  transactions  in
accordance with the NASD's rules.

SUMMARY OF CODE OF ETHICS.  Employees  of the Franklin  Templeton  Group who are
access persons under the 1940 Act are permitted to engage in personal securities
transactions subject to the following general  restrictions and procedures:  (i)
the trade must receive advance  clearance from a compliance  officer and must be
completed  by the close of the  business  day  following  the day  clearance  is
granted; (ii) copies of all brokerage  confirmations and statements must be sent
to a compliance  officer;  (iii) all brokerage  accounts must be disclosed on an
annual  basis;  and  (iv)  access  persons  involved  in  preparing  and  making
investment decisions must, in addition to (i), (ii) and (iii) above, file annual
reports of their  securities  holdings  each  January and inform the  compliance
officer (or other  designated  personnel)  if they own a security  that is being
considered for a fund or other client  transaction or if they are recommending a
security in which they have an ownership interest for purchase or sale by a fund
or other client.

FINANCIAL STATEMENTS

The audited financial  statements contained in the Annual Report to Shareholders
of the fund for the fiscal year ended June 30,  1998,  including  the  auditor's
report, are incorporated herein by reference.

USEFUL TERMS AND DEFINITIONS

1940 ACT - Investment Company Act of 1940, as amended

ADVISERS - Franklin Advisers, Inc., the Portfolio's investment manager and
the fund's administrator

BOARD - The Board of Trustees of the Trust

CD - Certificate of deposit

CODE - Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended

DISTRIBUTORS - Franklin/Templeton Distributors, Inc., the fund's principal
underwriter

FITCH - Fitch Investors Service, Inc.

FRANKLIN  TEMPLETON GROUP - Franklin  Resources,  Inc., a publicly owned holding
company, and its various subsidiaries

FRANKLIN TEMPLETON GROUP OF FUNDS - All U.S. registered investment companies
in the Franklin Group of Funds(R) and the Templeton Group of Funds

INVESTOR  SERVICES -  Franklin/Templeton  Investor  Services,  Inc.,  the fund's
shareholder servicing and transfer agent

IRS - Internal Revenue Service

MOODY'S - Moody's Investors Service, Inc.

NASD - National Association of Securities Dealers, Inc.

NET ASSET VALUE (NAV) - The value of a mutual fund is  determined  by  deducting
the fund's  liabilities  from the total assets of the  portfolio.  The net asset
value per share is determined by dividing the net asset value of the fund by the
number of shares outstanding.

NYSE - New York Stock Exchange

PROSPECTUS - The prospectus  for the fund dated  November 1, 1998,  which we may
amend from time to time

RESOURCES - Franklin Resources, Inc.

SAI - Statement of Additional Information

S&P - Standard & Poor's Corporation

SEC - U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission

SECURITIES  DEALER - A financial  institution  that,  either directly or through
affiliates,  has an agreement with  Distributors  to handle  customer orders and
accounts  with the fund.  This  reference is for  convenience  only and does not
indicate a legal conclusion of capacity.

WE/OUR/US - Unless a different meaning is indicated by the context,  these terms
refer to the fund and/or Investor Services,  Distributors, or other wholly owned
subsidiaries of Resources.

APPENDICES

SUMMARY OF PROCEDURES
TO MONITOR CONFLICTS OF INTEREST

The Board of Trustees of Money Market, on behalf of its series ("master funds"),
and the Board of the fund  ("feeder  fund"),  (both of which are composed of the
same individuals) recognize that there is the potential for certain conflicts of
interest to arise  between  the master fund and the feeder fund in this  format.
These potential conflicts of interest could include,  among others: the creation
of  additional  feeder  funds with  different  fee  structures;  the creation of
additional  feeder  funds that could have  controlling  voting  interests in any
pass-through voting which could affect investment and other policies; a proposal
to increase fees at the master fund level;  and any  consideration of changes in
fundamental  policies at the master fund level that may or may not be acceptable
to a particular feeder fund.

In recognition of the potential for conflicts of interest to develop,  the Board
of  Trustees  of Money  Market and the Board of the Trust have  adopted  certain
procedures  under  which i)  management  of the master  fund and the feeder fund
will, on a yearly basis, report to each board, including the independent members
of each board, on the operation of the  master/feeder  fund  structure;  ii) the
independent members of each board will have ongoing responsibility for reviewing
all  proposals  at the  master  fund level to  determine  whether  any  proposal
presents a  potential  for a conflict  of  interest  and to the extent any other
potential  conflicts  arise  before  the  normal  annual  review,  they will act
promptly to review the potential  conflict;  iii) if the independent  members of
each board determine that a situation or proposal presents a potential conflict,
they will request a written analysis from the master fund management  describing
whether the apparent potential conflict of interest will impede the operation of
the constituent feeder fund and the interests of the feeder fund's shareholders;
and iv) upon  receipt of the  analysis,  the  independent  members of each board
shall review the analysis and present their conclusion to the full boards.

If no actual  conflict is deemed to exist,  the  independent  board members will
recommend that no further action be taken. If the analysis is inconclusive, they
may  submit  the matter to and be guided by the  opinion  of  independent  legal
counsel issued in a written opinion.  If a conflict is deemed to exist, they may
recommend  one or more of the following  actions:  i) suggest a course of action
designed to eliminate the potential  conflict of interest;  ii) if  appropriate,
request that the full boards submit the potential  conflict to shareholders  for
resolution;  iii) recommend to the full boards that the affected  feeder fund no
longer invest in its  designated  master fund and propose  either a search for a
new master fund in which to invest the feeder  fund's assets or the hiring of an
investment  manager to manage the feeder fund's  assets in  accordance  with its
investment goals and policies; iv) recommend to the full boards that a new board
be recommended to shareholders  for approval;  or v) recommend such other action
as may be considered appropriate.

DESCRIPTION OF RATINGS

SHORT-TERM DEBT & COMMERCIAL PAPER RATINGS

MOODY'S

Moody's  short-term debt ratings are opinions of the ability of issuers to repay
punctually senior debt obligations.  These obligations have an original maturity
not  exceeding one year,  unless  explicitly  noted.  Moody's  commercial  paper
ratings,  which are also applicable to municipal paper investments  permitted to
be made by the fund, are opinions of the ability of issuers to repay  punctually
their promissory  obligations not having an original  maturity in excess of nine
months.

Moody's employs the following designations,  judged to be investment grade, used
for both short-term debt and commercial paper to indicate the relative repayment
ability of rated issuers:

P-1 (PRIME-1): Superior capacity for repayment.

P-2 (PRIME-2): Strong capacity for repayment.

S&P

S&P's ratings are a current  assessment of the  likelihood of timely  payment of
debt having an original maturity of no more than 365 days - including commercial
paper. Ratings are graded into four categories, ranging from "A" for the highest
quality  obligations  to "D" for the lowest.  Issues within the "A" category are
delineated  with the  numbers  1, 2 and 3 to  indicate  the  relative  degree of
safety, as follows:

A-1: This designation indicates the degree of safety regarding timely payment is
very strong. A "plus" (+) designation  indicates an even stronger  likelihood of
timely payment.

A-2: Capacity for timely payment on issues with this designation is strong.  The
relative  degree  of  safety,  however,  is not as  overwhelming  as for  issues
designated A-1.

A-3: Issues carrying this  designation  have a satisfactory  capacity for timely
payment.  They are, however,  somewhat more vulnerable to the adverse effects of
changes in circumstances than obligations carrying the higher designations.

FITCH

Fitch's  short-term ratings apply to debt obligations that are payable on demand
or have original maturities of generally up to three years, including commercial
paper,  CDs,   medium-term  notes,  and  municipal  and  investment  notes.  The
short-term  rating  places  greater  emphasis  than a  long-term  rating  on the
existence of liquidity  necessary to meet the issuer's  obligations  in a timely
manner.

F-1+:  Exceptionally  strong  credit  quality.  Regarded as having the strongest
degree of assurance for timely payment.

F-1: Very strong  credit  quality.  Reflect an assurance of timely  payment only
slightly less in degree than issues rated F-1+.

F-2: Good credit quality. A satisfactory degree of assurance for timely payment,
but the  margin of safety is not as great as for  issues  assigned  F-1+ and F-1
ratings.

LOC: The symbol LOC indicates that the rating is based on a letter of credit
issued by a commercial bank.

MUNICIPAL NOTE RATINGS

MOODY'S

Moody's ratings for state,  municipal and other  short-term  obligations will be
designated Moody's Investment Grade ("MIG").  This distinction is in recognition
of the differences  between  short-term credit risk and long-term risk.  Factors
affecting  the  liquidity  of  the  borrower  are  uppermost  in  importance  in
short-term  borrowing;  factors of the first  importance in long-term  borrowing
risk are of lesser importance in the short run. Symbols used will be as follows:

MIG 1: Notes are of the best quality enjoying strong protection from established
cash flows of funds for their  servicing  or from  established  and  broad-based
access to the market for refinancing, or both.

MIG 2: Notes are of high quality, with margins of protection ample, although not
so large as in the preceding group.

MIG 3: Notes are of favorable quality, with all security elements accounted for,
but lacking the undeniable  strength of the preceding grades.  Market access for
refinancing, in particular, is likely to be less well established.

MIG 4:  Notes  are of  adequate  quality,  carrying  specific  risk  but  having
protection and not distinctly or predominantly speculative.

S&P

Until June 29, 1984, S&P used the same rating symbols for notes and bonds. After
June 29, 1984,  for new  municipal  note issues due in three years or less,  the
ratings below will usually be assigned.  Notes maturing  beyond three years will
most likely receive a bond rating of the type recited above.

SP-1:  Issues carrying this designation have a very strong or strong capacity to
pay principal and interest.  Issues  determined to possess  overwhelming  safety
characteristics will be given a "plus" (+) designation.

SP-2:  Issues  carrying this  designation  have a  satisfactory  capacity to pay
principal and interest.

COMMERCIAL PAPER RATINGS

MOODY'S

Moody's  commercial paper ratings,  which are also applicable to municipal paper
investments  permitted  to be made by the fund,  are  opinions of the ability of
issuers to repay punctually their promissory  obligations not having an original
maturity in excess of nine months.  Moody's employs the following  designations,
all judged to be investment grade, to indicate the relative  repayment  capacity
of rated issuers:

P-1 (PRIME-1): Superior capacity for repayment.

P-2 (PRIME-2): Strong capacity for repayment.

S&P

S&P's ratings are a current  assessment of the  likelihood of timely  payment of
debt  having an original  maturity of no more than 365 days.  Ratings are graded
into four  categories,  ranging from "A" for the highest quality  obligations to
"D" for the lowest.  Issues  within the "A"  category  are  delineated  with the
numbers 1, 2 and 3 to indicate the relative degree of safety, as follows:

A-1: This designation indicates the degree of safety regarding timely payment is
very strong. A "plus" (+) designation  indicates an even stronger  likelihood of
timely payment.

A-2: Capacity for timely payment on issues with this designation is strong.  The
relative  degree  of  safety,however,  is not  as  overwhelming  as  for  issues
designated A-1.

A-3: Issues carrying this  designation  have a satisfactory  capacity for timely
payment.  They are, however,  somewhat more vulnerable to the adverse effects of
changes in circumstances than obligations carrying the higher designations.

FITCH

Fitch's  short-term ratings apply to debt obligations that are payable on demand
or have original maturities of generally up to three years, including commercial
paper,  CDs,   medium-term  notes,  and  municipal  and  investment  notes.  The
short-term  rating  places  greater  emphasis  than a  long-term  rating  on the
existence of liquidity  necessary to meet the issuer's  obligations  in a timely
manner.

F-1+:  Exceptionally  strong  credit  quality.  Regarded as having the strongest
degree of assurance for timely payment.

F-1: Very strong  credit  quality.  Reflect an assurance of timely  payment only
slightly less in degree than issues rated F-1+.

F-2: Good credit quality. A satisfactory degree of assurance for timely payment,
but the  margin of safety is not as great as for  issues  assigned  F-1+ and F-1
ratings.

F-3: Fair credit  quality.  Have  characteristics  suggesting that the degree of
assurance for timely payment is adequate;  however,  near-term  adverse  changes
could cause these securities to be rated below investment grade.

F-5: Weak credit quality.  Have  characteristics  suggesting a minimal degree of
assurance for timely payment and are vulnerable to near-term  adverse changes in
financial and economic conditions.

LOC: The symbol LOC indicates that the rating is based on a letter of credit
issued by a commercial bank.



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