o MS P-3
SUPPLEMENT DATED JUNE 1, 2000
TO THE PROSPECTUS OF
FRANKLIN MUTUAL SERIES FUND INC.
DATED MAY 1, 2000
The prospectus is amended as follows:
I. All references to Franklin Templeton Trust Company in this prospectus are
replaced with Franklin Templeton Bank & Trust.
II. The section "Account Application" on page 61 is replaced with the
following:
ACCOUNT APPLICATION If you are opening a new account, please complete and
sign the enclosed account application. Make sure you indicate the share class
you have chosen. If you do not indicate a class, we will place your purchase
in Class A shares. To save time, you can sign up now for services you may
want on your account by completing the appropriate sections of the
application (see "Investor Services" on page 62). For example, if you would
like to link one of your bank accounts to your fund account so that you may
use electronic fund transfers to and from your bank account to buy and sell
shares, please complete the bank information section of the application. We
will keep your bank information on file for future purchases and redemptions.
III. Effective July 3, 2000, the following is added to the section "Buying
shares" on page 61:
[Insert graphic of If you have another Before requesting a
phone] BY PHONE Franklin Templeton telephone purchase,
(Up to $100,000 per account with your please make sure we
day) 1-800/632-2301 bank account have your bank
information on file, account information
you may open a new on file. If we do not
account by phone. The have this
accounts must be information, you will
identically need to send written
registered. instructions with
your bank's name and
To make a same day address, a voided
investment, please check or savings
call us by 1:00 p.m. account deposit slip,
Pacific time or the and a signature
close of the New York guarantee if the
Stock Exchange, ownership of the bank
whichever is earlier. and fund accounts is
different.
To make a same day
investment, please
call us by 1:00 p.m.
Pacific time or the
close of the New York
Stock Exchange,
whichever is earlier.
IV. The section "Telephone Privileges" on page 63 is replaced with the
following:
TELEPHONE PRIVILEGES You will automatically receive telephone privileges when
you open your account, allowing you and your investment representative to
buy, sell or exchange your shares and make certain other changes to your
account by phone.
For accounts with more than one registered owner, telephone privileges also
allow the fund to accept written instructions signed by only one owner for
transactions and account changes that could otherwise be made by phone. For
all other transactions and changes, all registered owners must sign the
instructions. In addition, our telephone exchange privilege allows you to
exchange shares by phone from a fund account requiring two or more signatures
into an identically registered money fund account requiring only one
signature for all transactions. This type of telephone exchange is available
as long as you have telephone exchange privileges on your account.
As long as we take certain measures to verify telephone requests, we will not
be responsible for any losses that may occur from unauthorized requests. Of
course, you can decline telephone purchase, exchange or redemption privileges
on your account application.
Please keep this supplement for future reference.
o MS PA-2
SUPPLEMENT DATED JUNE 1, 2000
TO THE PROSPECTUS OF
FRANKLIN'S MUTUAL SERIES FUND INC. - ADVISOR CLASS
DATED MAY 1, 2000
The prospectus is amended as follows:
I. All references to Franklin Templeton Trust Company in this prospectus are
replaced with Franklin Templeton Bank & Trust.
II. The section "Account Application" on page 49 is replaced with the
following:
ACCOUNT APPLICATION If you are opening a new account, please complete and
sign the enclosed account application. To save time, you can sign up now for
services you may want on your account by completing the appropriate sections
of the application (see "Investor Services" on page 50). For example, if you
would like to link one of your bank accounts to your fund account so that you
may use electronic fund transfers to and from your bank account to buy and
sell shares, please complete the bank information section of the application.
We will keep your bank information on file for future purchases and
redemptions.
III. The "By Phone" section in the "Buying Shares" table on page 49 is
replaced with the following:
[Insert graphic of If you have another Before requesting a
phone] BY PHONE Franklin Templeton telephone purchase,
(Up to $100,000 per account with your please make sure we
day) bank account have your bank
1-800/632-2301 OR information on file, account information
1-800/448-FUND you may open a new on file. If we do not
account by phone. The have this
accounts must be information, you will
identically need to send written
registered. instructions with
your bank's name and
To make a same day address, a voided
investment, please check or savings
call us by 1:00 p.m. account deposit slip,
Pacific time or the and a signature
close of the New York guarantee if the
Stock Exchange, ownership of the bank
whichever is earlier. and fund accounts is
different.
To make a same day
investment, please
call us by 1:00 p.m.
Pacific time or the
close of the New York
Stock Exchange,
whichever is earlier.
IV. The section "Telephone Privileges" on page 51 is replaced with the
following:
TELEPHONE PRIVILEGES You will automatically receive telephone privileges when
you open your account, allowing you and your investment representative to
buy, sell or exchange your shares and make certain other changes to your
account by phone.
For accounts with more than one registered owner, telephone privileges also
allow the fund to accept written instructions signed by only one owner for
transactions and account changes that could otherwise be made by phone. For
all other transactions and changes, all registered owners must sign the
instructions. In addition, our telephone exchange privilege allows you to
exchange shares by phone from a fund account requiring two or more signatures
into an identically registered money fund account requiring only one
signature for all transactions. This type of telephone exchange is available
as long as you have telephone exchange privileges on your account.
As long as we take certain measures to verify telephone requests, we will not
be responsible for any losses that may occur from unauthorized requests. Of
course, you can decline telephone purchase, exchange or redemption privileges
on your account application.
Please keep this supplement for future reference.
