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                     [LOGO OF TEMPLETON INVESTMENT PLUS APPEARS HERE]
 
                     TEMPLETON
                     INVESTMENT
                     PLUS


                     SEMI-ANNUAL REPORT

                     JUNE 30, 1996
 
 
                     [LOGO OF FRANKLIN TEMPLETON APPEARS HERE]
 
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TABLE OF 

CONTENTS
                Templeton Investment Plus (TIP) is an individual deferred
                variable annuity contract consisting of five sub-accounts. On
                the following pages, you will find a report on each of the funds
                available within TIP:



                LETTER FROM THE PRESIDENT......................................2
                                                                           
                TEMPLETON STOCK FUND...........................................5
                                                                              
                TEMPLETON INTERNATIONAL FUND...................................8
                                                                              
                TEMPLETON ASSET ALLOCATION FUND...............................11
                                                                              
                TEMPLETON BOND FUND...........................................14
                                                                              
                TEMPLETON MONEY MARKET FUND...................................16
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LETTER FROM     August 15, 1996

THE PRESIDENT   Dear Contract Owner:

                We are pleased to bring you the semi-annual report of Templeton
                Investment Plus for the six months ended June 30, 1996.

                During this period, global economic activity was marked by slow
                growth outside the U.S. and unexpectedly strong domestic growth.
                Emergence of this stronger growth disrupted a seemingly long-
                term trend toward subdued growth and declining interest rates in
                the U.S.

                At the end of 1995, many economists were predicting that high
                inventory levels would inhibit manufacturing production in the
                U.S. and that consumers would be burdened by excessive personal
                debt. These expectations were reinforced by severe winter
                weather in many parts of the country and the prolonged budget
                stalemate in Washington, D.C. In March 1996, however, the Labor
                Department surprised Wall Street when it announced that the
                economy had added 509,000 jobs in February, the strongest
                monthly employment report in more than a decade. As a result,
                long-term interest rates rose significantly and investors became
                increasingly concerned about inflation and the possibility that
                the Federal Reserve Board would raise short-term rates.

                Within this environment, U.S. stock markets performed
                exceptionally well as record amounts of money poured into equity
                mutual funds. News of all-time market highs appeared nearly
                every week, which further encouraged new investments and pushed
                stock prices and market multiples even higher. However, as
                slower corporate earnings growth and rising interest rates
                emerged in the second quarter of the year, stock prices in a
                variety of industries began to decline.

                European equity markets turned in mixed performances during the
                period. The markets in Sweden, Norway, and the Netherlands
                performed well, with large gains in the chemical,
                pharmaceutical, and banking sectors. However, the stock markets
                of core countries such as the United Kingdom and Germany posted
                relatively lackluster returns due primarily to their uncertain
                economic prospects and low levels of consumer spending. Although
                record-low inflation resulted in lower interest rates in these
                countries, economic growth was depressed in part by restrictions
                on government
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                spending required for membership in the European Monetary Union.
                This occurred when growth was already faltering and unemployment
                was rising.

                Emerging market equities performed strongly during the period as
                investors re-focused their attention on these securities and
                injected much-needed liquidity into many markets. Latin American
                equity markets continued to recover from the "Tequila Effect,"
                which had depressed stock prices following Mexico's currency
                devaluation. Although Mexico has not recovered entirely from
                this crisis, its stock market delivered strong returns during
                the period, providing evidence that the government's austerity
                program has successfully restored investor confidence. Brazil's
                market also strengthened after the country's economy improved
                significantly as a result of declining inflation and the
                relative stability of its currency. The stock markets of
                Malaysia, Thailand and Indonesia delivered impressive gains,
                mainly because these countries attracted large amounts of
                foreign capital due to their undervalued currencies.

                With regard to fixed-income securities, many markets struggled
                amid concerns about stronger economic growth and rising interest
                rates. In the developed markets, the unexpected emergence of
                stronger U.S. growth proved particularly troublesome as yields
                rose and bond prices declined. Rising U.S. bond yields also
                caused yields to rise in Japan and Germany, but because economic
                growth was lower in these countries, their bond markets were not
                as dramatically affected.

                Stronger U.S. growth also increased the value of the dollar
                relative to most other major currencies, which negatively
                affected fixed-income investments denominated in foreign
                currencies. During this reporting period, the dollar appreciated
                5.7% versus the German mark, and 5.6% versus the Japanese yen.
                Much of this appreciation resulted from expectations that the
                U.S. Federal Reserve Board would raise interest rates to help
                restrain economic growth.

                Bond markets in developing countries fared much better than
                their developed-market counterparts due primarily to improved
                economic fundamentals and increased investor interest. The J.P.
                Morgan Emerging Markets Bond Index, which tracks the performance
                of bond markets in nine developing countries, delivered a total
                return of 13.19% for the six months ended June 30, 1996, while
                the Salomon Brothers World Government Bond
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                Index, representative of government bonds in 14 developed
                countries, reported a total return of -1.47% for the same
                period.*

                Looking forward, we believe the most important influences on
                global stock and bond markets are likely to be the
                sustainability of U.S. economic growth, the direction of the
                dollar, and the prospects for a rebound in the core European
                economies. Although we do not expect global economic growth to
                increase substantially, we believe that the U.S. economy may be
                in the midst of renewed growth that could last through the end
                of the summer. We shall monitor these and other events as we
                continue to search the world for the best possible investment
                opportunities.

                We appreciate your participation in Templeton Investment Plus
                and look forward to serving your investment needs in the years
                to come.

                Sincerely,



                /s/Charles Johnson
                Charles E. Johnson
                President
                Templeton Variable Products Series Fund


                *Indices are unmanaged and include price appreciation and
                 reinvested interest.



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TEMPLETON       The Templeton Stock Fund seeks capital growth through a policy
                of investing primarily in common stocks issued by companies,  
STOCK FUND      large and small, in various nations throughout the world.      

                We are pleased to report that the Fund delivered a total return
                of 10.60% for the six-month period ended June 30, 1996, as
                discussed in the Performance Summary on page 7. It outperformed
                its benchmark, the Morgan Stanley Capital International (MSCI)
                World Index, which posted a total return of 7.33% for the same
                period.* The Fund's strong performance was primarily the result
                of our bottom-up, value style of investing and relative
                overweighting in markets that performed exceptionally well
                during the period.

                Equity markets in the U.S. performed strongly during most of the
                period under review despite rising interest rates in the second
                quarter of 1996. The banking industry strengthened as many well-
                established banks were able to increase their earnings while
                decreasing liabilities. Rising stock prices of BankAmerica
                Corp., NationsBank Corp., Chemical Banking Corp. and Barnett
                Banks Inc. provided significant gains for the Fund. We sold our
                position in Barnett after its stock met our target price, and
                eliminated our shares of Chemical for a significant gain
                following its merger with Chase Manhattan Corp. The
                telecommunications industry rebounded in response to the passage
                of the Telecommunications Bill, which enables companies to offer
                customers services they were previously prohibited from
                offering. As a result of this deregulation, the Fund's holdings
                of Worldcom Inc., a nationwide provider of


                *Index is unmanaged and includes reinvested dividends.


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                TEMPLETON STOCK FUND

                Geographic Distribution on 6/30/96
                Based on Total Net Assets

                                                   Europe 43.2%
                                   
                                                   North America 29.0%
                                   
                [PIE CHART APPEARS HERE]           Asia 7.3%
                                                   
                                                   Australia & New Zealand 6.8% 
                                                   
                                                   Latin America 5.5%           
                                   
                                                   Short-Term Obligations &     
                                                   Other Net Assets 8.2%


                digital fiber-optic networks, and Lucent Technologies Inc., a
                recent spin-off from AT&T Corp., appreciated significantly.

                Latin American equity markets rebounded due to improved economic
                fundamentals in the region and renewed interest by foreign
                investors. The telecommunications and electric utility
                industries performed particularly well as demand for their
                services continued to grow throughout many Latin American
                countries. Our largest holding, Brazil's Telebras-
                Telecomunicacoes Brasileiras SA, appreciated by more than 40%
                during the six-month period. Additionally, the stock of Compania
                de Telecomunicaciones de Chile SA also rose in value, prompting
                us to sell the position for a significant gain. In our opinion,
                Latin American utilities markets should continue to grow rapidly
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due to upcoming regulatory changes. For example, Brazil is expected to
deregulate its telephone industry over the next few years, which should provide
Telebras with significant growth potential.

In Europe, the equity markets of Sweden, Norway and the Netherlands performed
strongly, outpacing the markets of core countries such as Germany and the United
Kingdom. This helped the Fund's performance because we were overweighted in all
three countries. Although the Swiss stock market turned in a lackluster
performance compared with other European markets, the value of our holdings of
Swiss pharmaceutical company Ciba-Geigy AG and tourism giant Kuoni Reisen
Holding AG appreciated by 39% and 43%, respectively. This is a good example of
how our bottom-up, value style of investing enables us to discover companies
that often perform well regardless of the direction of the overall markets.

This discussion reflects the strategies we employed for the Fund during the six-
month reporting period, and includes our opinions as of the close of the period.
Since economic and market conditions are constantly changing, our strategies and
our evaluations, conclusions and decisions regarding portfolio holdings may
change as new circumstances arise. Although past performance of a specific
investment or sector cannot guarantee future performance, such information can
be useful in analyzing securities we purchase or sell for the Fund.

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TEMPLETON STOCK FUND

Top 10 Holdings on 6/30/96
Based on Total Net Assets
                                                                    % of Total
Company, Industry, Country                                          Net Assets
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<S>                                                                 <C> 
Telebras-Telecomunicacoes Brasileiras SA,
pfd.; Telecommunications, Brazil                                       2.1%
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Federal National Mortgage Assn.
Financial Services, U.S.                                               2.1%
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News Corp. Ltd.
Broadcasting & Publishing, Australia                                   1.8%
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Astra AB
Health & Personal Care, Sweden                                         1.7%
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BankAmerica Corp.
Banking, U.S.                                                          1.7%
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Intel Corp.
Electronic Components & Instruments, U.S.                              1.7%
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ABB AG, br.
Electrical & Electronics, Switzerland                                  1.6%
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Evn Energie-Versorgung Niederoesterreich
AG; Utilities--Electrical & Gas, Austria                               1.5%
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Newbridge Networks Corp.
Data Processing & Reproduction, Canada                                 1.5%
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Kuoni Reisen Holding AG, B
Leisure & Tourism, Switzerland                                         1.5%
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</TABLE> 

For a complete list of portfolio holdings, please see page 18 of this report.

There are, of course, special risks involved with global investing related to
market, currency, economic, political, and other factors; developing markets
involve similar but heightened risks. These risks are discussed in the
prospectus.
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PERFORMANCE 

SUMMARY

The Templeton Stock Fund provided a total return of 10.60% for the six-month
period ended June 30, 1996. Total return represents the percent change in the
Fund's share price, as measured by net asset value, and includes reinvestment of
dividends and capital gains. This figure and all performance figures shown to
the right reflect all Fund operating expenses, but do not include deductions for
cost of insurance charges, premium load, administrative charges, maintenance
fees, premium tax charges, mortality and expense risk charges or other charges
that may be incurred under the variable annuity contract for which the Fund
serves as an underlying investment vehicle. If they had been included,
performance would have been lower. For a complete description of expenses,
including any applicable sales charges, please refer to the contract prospectus.

It should be remembered that performance data is historical and cannot predict
or guarantee future results. Principal value and investment return will
fluctuate with

<TABLE>
<CAPTION>
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TEMPLETON STOCK FUND

Periods ended 6/30/96
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                                                          Since
                                                          Inception
                              1-Year       5-Year         (8/24/88)
<S>                           <C>          <C>            <C>
Average Annual                                      
Total Return/1/                21.32%        17.68%          12.92%
                                                    
Cumulative                                          
Total Return/2/                21.32%       125.78%         159.56%
                                                    
Value of $10,000                                    
Investment/3/                 $12,132       $22,578         $25,956
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1.  Average annual total return represents the average annual increase in value
of an investment and assumes reinvestment of dividends and capital gains.

2.  Cumulative total return represents the change in the Fund's net asset value
over the periods indicated and assumes reinvestment of dividends and capital
gains.

3.  These figures represent the value of a hypothetical $10,000 investment in
the Fund over the specified periods and assume reinvestment of dividends and
capital gains.

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market conditions, currencies and the economic and political climates of the
countries where investments are made, and you may have a gain or loss when you
withdraw money.
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TEMPLETON 

INTERNATIONAL 

FUND


The Templeton International Fund seeks long-term capital growth through a
flexible policy of investing in stocks and debt obligations of companies and
governments outside the United States.

We are pleased to report that the Fund provided a total return of 10.90% for the
six-month period ended June 30, 1996, as discussed in the Performance Summary on
page 10. It outperformed its benchmark, the Morgan Stanley Capital International
Europe, Australia, Far East (EAFE) Index, which posted a total return of 4.67%
for the same period.* The Fund's strong performance was primarily the result of
our bottom-up, value style of investing and our relative overweighting in
markets that performed exceptionally well during the period.

European holdings continued to comprise our largest geographic exposure,
representing 59.1% of the Fund's total net assets, up from 56.9% on December 31,
1995. Compared to the EAFE Index, the Fund was overweighted in Sweden, Norway,
and the Netherlands -- three countries whose markets posted double-digit returns
during the period. These overweightings helped offset the relatively lackluster
returns of core European countries such as Germany and the United Kingdom.
Spain's equity market also performed well, with large gains in the banking and
telecommunications industries. The share price of Telefonica de Espana SA, one
of Spain's largest telephone companies and the Fund's fifth largest holding,
appreciated 33% during the period. Although Switzerland's equity market lagged
behind other European markets, our investments in Swiss pharmaceutical company
Ciba-Geigy AG, electricity company ABB AG (formerly BBC Brown Boveri Ltd.), and
food manufacturer

*Index is unmanaged and includes reinvested dividends.

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TEMPLETON INTERNATIONAL FUND

                           [PIE GRAPH APPEARS HERE]
  
Geographic Distribution on 6/30/96
Based on Total Net Assets
<S>                                                            <C> 
        Europe                                                 59.1%
        Asia                                                    9.8%
        Australia & New Zealand                                 7.2%
        Latin America                                           6.7%
        North America                                           5.3%
        Short-Term Obligations 
        Other net Assets                                       11.9%
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Nestle SA all outperformed the overall Swiss market. Following strong
performance by the company's stock, we sold our shares of Nestle for a gain.

Latin American equity markets rebounded strongly as a result of improved
economic fundamentals and renewed interest by foreign investors. The
telecommunications and electric utility industries performed well as demand for
their services continued to grow throughout many Latin American countries. This
growth led to higher stock prices for Compania de Telecomunicaciones de Chile
SA, a large Chilean telephone company and Telebras-Telecomunicacoes Brasileiras
SA, Brazil's largest phone company. We believe that Latin American utilities
markets should continue to grow rapidly due to upcoming regulatory changes. For
example, Brazil is expected to deregulate its telephone industry over the next
few years, which should provide Telebras with significant growth potential.
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Many Asian stock markets strengthened during the first four months of 1996, but
then declined in May and June as a result of profit taking and growing concerns
about economic fundamentals. We took advantage of this weakness by adding to our
holdings of Consolidated Electric Power Asia Ltd., a Hong Kong-based electric
utility company, and initiating a position in Asia Pulp & Paper Co. Ltd., a
large Indonesian paper company. We continued to limit our exposure to Japan,
whose stock market ended the period with only a slight gain in U.S. dollar
terms. This was beneficial to the Fund's performance because as of June 30,
1996, our Japanese holdings represented just 0.9% of total net assets, compared
with nearly a 40% weighting in the EAFE Index. Although price/earnings ratios
have come down since 1994, we believe Japanese stocks remain very expensive by
global standards.

This discussion reflects the strategies we employed for the Fund during the six-
month reporting period, and includes our opinions as of the close of the period.
Since economic and market conditions are constantly changing, our strategies and
our evaluations, conclusions and decisions regarding portfolio holdings may
change as new circumstances arise. Although past performance of a specific
investment or sector cannot guarantee future performance, such information can
be useful in analyzing securities we purchase or sell for the Fund.

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<CAPTION> 
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TEMPLETON
INTERNATIONAL FUND

Top 10 Holdings on 6/30/96
Based on Total Net Assets
                                                                    % of Total
Company, Industry, Country                                          Net Assets
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<S>                                                                 <C> 
Volvo AB, B
Automobiles, Sweden                                                     1.9%
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Stadshypotek AB, A                               
Banking, Sweden                                                         1.6%
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Telecom Italia Spa, di Risp                      
Telecommunications, Italy                                               1.6%
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GIO Australia Holdings Ltd.                      
Insurance, Australia                                                    1.5%
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Telefonica de Espana SA, ADR                     
Telecommunications, Spain                                               1.4%
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Fletcher Challenge Ltd., Forestry Division
Forest Products & Paper, New Zealand                                    1.4%
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Regie Nationale des Usines Renault SA
Automobiles, France                                                     1.4%
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Compania Sevillana de Electricidad
Utilities--Electrical & Gas, Spain                                      1.4%
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Rhone-Poulenc SA, A
Chemicals, France                                                       1.4%
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National Westminster Bank PLC
Banking, United Kingdom                                                 1.4%
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</TABLE> 

For a complete list of portfolio holdings, please see page 21 of this report.


There are, of course, special risks involved with global investing related to
market, currency, economic, political, and other factors; developing markets
involve similar but heightened risks. These risks are discussed in the
prospectus.
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PERFORMANCE 

SUMMARY


The Templeton International Fund provided a total return of 10.90% for the six-
month period ended June 30, 1996. Total return represents the percent change in
the Fund's share price, as measured by net asset value, and includes
reinvestment of dividends and capital gains. This figure and all performance
figures shown to the right reflect all Fund operating expenses, but do not
include deductions for cost of insurance charges, premium load, administrative
charges, maintenance fees, premium tax charges, mortality and expense risk
charges or other charges that may be incurred under the variable annuity
contract for which the Fund serves as an underlying investment vehicle. If they
had been included, performance would have been lower. For a complete description
of expenses, including any applicable sales charges, please refer to the
contract prospectus.

It should be remembered that performance data is historical and cannot predict
or guarantee future results. Principal value and investment return will
fluctuate with

<TABLE>
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TEMPLETON INTERNATIONAL FUND

Periods ended 6/30/96
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                                                                        Since
                                                                      Inception
                                      1-Year         3-Year            (5/1/92)
<S>                                  <C>             <C>              <C>
Average Annual                                                 
Total Return/1/                       18.83%          17.95%            14.17%

Cumulative                                                    
Total Return/2/                       18.83%          64.11%            73.62%

Value of $10,000                                               
Investment/3/                        $11,883         $16,411          $ 17,362
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1.  Average annual total return represents the average annual increase in value
of an investment and assumes reinvestment of dividends and capital gains.

2.  Cumulative total return represents the change in the Fund's net asset value
over the periods indicated and assumes reinvestment of dividends and capital
gains.

3.  These figures represent the value of a hypothetical $10,000 investment in
the Fund over the specified periods and assume reinvestment of dividends and
capital gains.

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market conditions, currencies and the economic and political climates of the
countries where investments are made, and you may have a gain or loss when you
withdraw money.
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TEMPLETON 

ASSET

ALLOCATION

FUND


The Templeton Asset Allocation Fund seeks a high level of total return through a
flexible policy of investing in stocks of companies in any nation, debt
obligations of companies and governments of any nation, and money market
instruments. The Fund's assets are allocated among different investments
depending upon worldwide market and economic conditions.

As of June 30, 1996, the Fund's assets were invested as follows: 64.9% equities,
26.4% bonds, and 8.7% short-term obligations and other net assets.

Many global equity markets performed strongly during the six months under
review. U.S. stocks continued to appreciate, mainly due to a stronger dollar and
record amounts of cash flowing into equity mutual funds. As stronger-than-
expected economic growth emerged in the second half of the period, investors
began to favor stocks of companies with accelerating revenues and increasing
profits. After a two-year lull, retail stocks rebounded in response to stronger
sales, cost-cutting and restructuring measures by many companies. Rising stock
prices of retailers such as Federated Department Stores, Home Depot Inc. and
Sears Roebuck & Co. provided significant gains for the Fund. The
telecommunications industry also rebounded following Congress' approval of the
Telecommunications Bill, which enables companies to enter new markets and offer
customers one-stop shopping for their communications needs. In our opinion, the
Fund's holdings of Lucent Technologies Inc., a recent spin-off from AT&T Corp.,
and MCI Communications Corp. should benefit from this deregulation.

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TEMPLETON ASSET ALLOCATION FUND

Asset Distribution on 6/30/96
Based on Total Net Assets
<S>                                                            <C>
                           [PIE CHART APPEARS HERE]
        Stocks                                                 64.9%
        Bonds                                                  26.4%
        Short-Term Obligations & Other Net Assets               8.7%

</TABLE>

European equity markets delivered mixed performances during the period. Markets
in Sweden, Norway, and the Netherlands strengthened, while those in core
countries such as Germany and the United Kingdom lagged considerably. Spain's
stock market flourished, with large gains in the banking, electric utility, and
telecommunications industries. Rising stock prices of Spanish companies such as
Telefonica de Espana SA, Endesa-Empressa Nacional de Electricidad SA, and
Iberdrola SA provided substantial gains for the Fund.

During the reporting period, Latin American stock markets rebounded in response
to improved economic fundamentals and renewed interest by foreign investors. The
telecommunications and electric utility industries performed well
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as demand for their services continued to grow throughout many countries. This
led to significant appreciation for the Fund's holdings of Telefonica de
Argentina SA (Argentina) and Telebras-Telecomunicacoes Brasileiras SA (Brazil).
We believe that Latin American utilities markets should continue to grow rapidly
because of impending regulatory changes. For example, Brazil is expected to
deregulate its telephone industry within the next few years, which should
provide Telebras with significant growth potential.

With regard to fixed-income securities, many global markets declined during the
reporting period due to rising interest rates and a stronger U.S. dollar. Rising
interest rates in several developed countries caused bond prices to decline, and
the appreciation of the dollar eroded the

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<CAPTION> 

TEMPLETON ASSET ALLOCATION FUND

Geographic Distribution on 6/30/96
Based on Total Net Assets

<S>                                                             <C> 
        Europe                                                  38.3%
        United States                                           33.4%
        Asia                                                     6.2%
        Latin America                                            5.5%
        Australia & New Zealand                                  5.5%
        Canada                                                   2.4%
        Short-Term Obligations & Other Net Assets                8.7%

</TABLE> 

value of bonds denominated in foreign currencies. Responding to these
conditions, we took a more conservative approach with regard to the Fund's bond
maturities and currency exposure. The Fund began the reporting period holding
bonds with maturities that were somewhat longer than the market average, and
therefore more susceptible to interest rate movements. As interest rates started
to rise, we began reducing the average maturity of the portfolio, which enabled
us to preserve capital in the midst of a difficult, rising interest-rate
environment. From a currency perspective, we significantly increased the Fund's
exposure to the dollar, while reducing its exposure to the lower-yielding
currencies of France and Germany.

This discussion reflects the strategies we employed for the Fund during the six-
month reporting period, and includes our opinions as of the close of the period.
Since economic and market conditions are constantly changing, our strategies and
our evaluations, conclusions and decisions regarding portfolio holdings may
change as new circumstances arise. Although past performance of a specific
investment or sector cannot guarantee future performance, such information can
be useful in analyzing securities we purchase or sell for the Fund.

There are, of course, special risks involved with global investing related to
market, currency, economic, political, and other factors; developing markets
involve similar but heightened risks. These risks are discussed in the
prospectus.
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PERFORMANCE 

SUMMARY


The Templeton Asset Allocation Fund provided a total return of 8.27% for the 
six-month period ended June 30, 1996. Total return represents the percent change
in the Fund's share price, as measured by net asset value, and includes
reinvestment of dividends and capital gains. This figure and all performance
figures shown to the right reflect all Fund operating expenses, but do not
include deductions for cost of insurance charges, premium load, administrative
charges, maintenance fees, premium tax charges, mortality and expense risk
charges or other charges that may be incurred under the variable annuity
contract for which the Fund serves as an underlying investment vehicle. If they
had been included, performance would have been lower. For a complete description
of expenses, including any applicable sales charges, please refer to the
contract prospectus.

It should be remembered that performance data is historical and cannot predict
or guarantee future results. Principal value and investment return will
fluctuate with


<TABLE>
<CAPTION>
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TEMPLETON
ASSET ALLOCATION FUND

Periods ended 6/30/96
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                                                                Since
                                                                Inception
                                      1-Year      5-Year        (8/24/88)
                                                          
<S>                                   <C>         <C>           <C>
Average Annual                                            
Total Return/1/                        18.46%       15.35%         11.80%

Cumulative                                                
Total Return/2/                        18.46%      104.23%        139.94%

Value of $10,000                                          
Investment/3/                         $11,846      $20,423        $23,994
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</TABLE>

1.  Average annual total return represents the average annual increase in value
of an investment and assumes reinvestment of dividends and capital gains.

2.  Cumulative total return represents the change in the Fund's net asset value
over the periods indicated and assumes reinvestment of dividends and capital
gains.

3.  These figures represent the value of a hypothetical $10,000 investment in
the Fund over the specified periods and assume reinvestment of dividends and
capital gains.

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market conditions, currencies and the economic and political climates of the
countries where investments are made, and you may have a gain or loss when you
withdraw money.
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TEMPLETON

BOND FUND


The Templeton Bond Fund seeks high current income through a flexible policy of
investing primarily in debt securities of companies, governments and government
agencies of various nations throughout the world.

The value of many global fixed-income securities declined during the six months
under review due primarily to rising interest rates and a stronger U.S. dollar.
Rising interest rates in several developed countries caused bond prices to
decline, and the appreciation of the dollar against most other major currencies
eroded the value of bonds denominated in foreign currencies.

Responding to these conditions, we took a more conservative approach with regard
to the Fund's bond maturities and currency exposure. We began the reporting
period holding bonds with maturities that were somewhat longer than the market
average, and therefore more susceptible to interest rate movements. As interest
rates started to rise, we began reducing the average maturity of the portfolio.
By the end of the reporting period, the average maturity stood at 5.0 years,
down from 5.3 years on December 31, 1995. In comparison, the average maturity of
the unmanaged J.P. Morgan Global Government Bond Index was 6.9 years on June
30, 1996, and remained relatively constant for the entire period. By reducing
the portfolio's average maturity in this manner, we were able to preserve
capital in the midst of a difficult, rising interest-rate environment.

From a currency perspective, we sought to take advantage of the appreciating
U.S. dollar during the period. Specifically, we reduced the Fund's exposure to
the lower-yielding currencies of France and Germany and increased its exposure
to the dollar, from 29.6% of total net assets on December 31, 1995 to 63.5% on
June 30, 1996.

Looking forward, we believe that, despite recent interest rate increases, global
eco-

<TABLE> 
<CAPTION> 
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TEMPLETON BOND FUND

Geographic Distribution on 6/30/96
Based on Total Net Assets

<S>                                                             <C> 
        Europe                                                  39.8%
        United States                                           30
        Latin America                                            8.
        Australia & New Zealand                                  6.8%
        Canada                                                   5.8%
        Asia                                                     3.8%
        Short-Term Obligations & Other Net Assets                4.6%
</TABLE> 


nomic activity will remain subdued and inflation will probably remain under
control. In Europe, economic conditions could be particularly weak due to
cutbacks in government spending and poor export growth, which would tend to
encourage stable or lower interest rates and somewhat weaker currency values.

This discussion reflects the strategies we employed for the Fund during the six-
month reporting period, and includes our opinions as of the close of the period.
Since economic and market conditions are constantly changing, our strategies and
our evaluations, conclusions and decisions regarding portfolio holdings may
change as new circumstances arise. Although past performance of a specific
investment or sector cannot guarantee future performance, such information can
be useful in analyzing securities we purchase or sell for the Fund.

There are, of course, special risks involved with global investing related to
market, currency, economic, political, and other factors; developing markets
involve similar but heightened risks. These risks are discussed in the
prospectus.
<PAGE>
 
PERFORMANCE 

SUMMARY


The Templeton Bond Fund provided a total return of 1.45% for the six-month
period ended June 30, 1996. Total return represents the percent change in the
Fund's share price, as measured by net asset value, and includes reinvestment of
dividends. This figure and all performance figures shown to the right reflect
all Fund operating expenses, but do not include deductions for cost of insurance
charges, premium load, administrative charges, maintenance fees, premium tax
charges, mortality and expense risk charges or other charges that may be
incurred under the variable annuity contract for which the Fund serves as an
underlying investment vehicle. If they had been included, performance would have
been lower. For a complete description of expenses, including any applicable
sales charges, please refer to the contract prospectus.

It should be remembered that performance data is historical and cannot pre-

<TABLE>
<CAPTION>
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TEMPLETON BOND FUND

Periods ended 6/30/96
                                                                        Since
                                                                      Inception
                                        1-Year         5-Year         (8/24/88)
<S>                                     <C>            <C>           <C>
        Average Annual                          
        Total Return/1/                  6.66%          7.87%             7.49%
        
        Cumulative                                                     
        Total Return/2/                  6.66%         46.05%            76.29%
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</TABLE>

1.  Average annual total return represents the average annual increase in value
of an investment and assumes reinvestment of dividends.

2.  Cumulative total return represents the change in the Fund's net asset value
over the periods indicated and assumes reinvestment of dividends.

- --------------------------------------------------------------------------------


dict or guarantee future results. Principal value and investment return will
fluctuate with market conditions, currencies and the economic and political
climates of the countries where investments are made, and you may have a gain or
loss when you withdraw money.
<PAGE>
 
TEMPLETON 

MONEY MARKET 

FUND


The Templeton Money Market Fund seeks current income, stability of principal,
and liquidity by investing in money market instruments with maturities not
exceeding 397 days. The Fund may invest in short-term U.S. government
securities, certificates of deposit, time deposits, bankers' acceptances,
commercial paper and repurchase agreements.*

On June 30, 1996, the Fund's 7-day annualized yield was 4.76%, the 30-day
annualized yield was 4.88%, and the average maturity of the portfolio was 17.44
days. Approximately 66% of the portfolio was invested in government agency paper
and 34% in repurchase agreements collateralized by U.S. Treasury notes.

After experiencing weak growth throughout 1995, the U.S. economy continued to
lose momentum in early 1996. Responding to prospects for continued slow growth
and low inflation, the Federal Reserve Board lowered the federal funds rate to
5.25% in January. Shortly thereafter, however, the economy showed signs of
increased growth. By the end of the first quarter of 1996, Gross Domestic
Product (GDP) growth had rebounded to an annualized rate of 2.2%, and the index
of leading economic indicators, consumer confidence and industrial production
all had risen significantly. Inflation, however, remained in check and the
producer price index rose only moderately. Since it could not find any
sustainable evidence of increasing inflation, the Federal Open Market Committee
left monetary policy unchanged in both March and May.

Looking forward, we believe that the Federal Reserve Board may tighten monetary
policy to some degree before the end of 1996 as evidence of a stronger economy
continues to build. In our opinion, the Fund is well-positioned to react to any
future interest-rate hikes due to its relatively short average maturity.



*Please remember that an investment in the Fund is neither insured nor
guaranteed by the U.S. government, and that there can be no assurance that the
Fund will be able to maintain a stable net asset value of $1.00 per share.
<PAGE>
 
TEMPLETON VARIABLE PRODUCTS SERIES FUND
TEMPLETON STOCK FUND
Financial Highlights
 
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PER SHARE OPERATING PERFORMANCE 
(for a share outstanding throughout the period)
<TABLE>
<CAPTION>
                           SIX MONTHS
                              ENDED                YEAR ENDED DECEMBER 31
                          JUNE 30, 1996 ------------------------------------------------
                           (UNAUDITED)    1995      1994      1993      1992      1991
                          ------------- --------  --------  --------  --------  --------
<S>                       <C>           <C>       <C>       <C>       <C>       <C>
Net asset value,
 beginning of period        $  20.83    $  16.94  $  17.53  $  13.33  $  12.72  $  10.29
                            --------    --------  --------  --------  --------  --------
Income from investment
 operations:
 Net investment income           .30         .40       .26       .23       .25       .27
 Net realized and
  unrealized gain (loss)        1.76        3.80      (.64)     4.23       .64      2.49
                            --------    --------  --------  --------  --------  --------
Total from investment
 operations                     2.06        4.20      (.38)     4.46       .89      2.76
                            --------    --------  --------  --------  --------  --------
Distributions:
 Dividends from net
  investment income             (.40)       (.27)     (.21)     (.25)     (.28)     (.33)
 Distributions from net
  realized gains               (1.83)       (.04)       --      (.01)       --        --
                            --------    --------  --------  --------  --------  --------
Total distributions            (2.23)       (.31)     (.21)     (.26)     (.28)     (.33)
                            --------    --------  --------  --------  --------  --------
Change in net asset
 value                          (.17)       3.89      (.59)     4.20       .61      2.43
                            --------    --------  --------  --------  --------  --------
Net asset value, end of
 period                     $  20.66    $  20.83  $  16.94  $  17.53  $  13.33  $  12.72
                            ========    ========  ========  ========  ========  ========

TOTAL RETURN*                 10.60%      25.24%   (2.20)%    34.00%     7.12%    27.93%

RATIOS/SUPPLEMENTAL DATA
Net assets, end of
 period (000)               $570,079    $498,777  $378,849  $298,392  $166,219  $116,943
Ratio of expenses to
 average net assets             .64%**      .66%      .73%      .73%      .75%      .82%
Ratio of net investment
 income to average net
 assets                        3.17%**     2.18%     1.81%     1.88%     2.36%     2.82%
Portfolio turnover rate       12.30%      33.93%     5.10%     4.88%     8.10%    41.24%
Average commission rate
 paid (per share)           $  .0131
</TABLE>
 
 * TOTAL RETURN DOES NOT INCLUDE DEDUCTIONS AT THE FUND OR CONTRACT LEVEL FOR
   COST OF INSURANCE CHARGES, PREMIUM LOAD, ADMINISTRATIVE CHARGES, MORTALITY
   AND EXPENSE RISK CHARGES OR OTHER CHARGES THAT MAY BE INCURRED UNDER THE
   VARIABLE ANNUITY CONTRACT FOR WHICH THE FUND SERVES AS AN UNDERLYING
   INVESTMENT VEHICLE.
** ANNUALIZED.
 
 
                       SEE NOTES TO FINANCIAL STATEMENTS.
 
                                                                              17
<PAGE>
 
TEMPLETON VARIABLE PRODUCTS SERIES FUND
TEMPLETON STOCK FUND
Investment Portfolio, June 30, 1996 (unaudited)
 
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<TABLE>
<CAPTION>
                                         SHARES       VALUE
                                       ----------- ------------
<S>                                    <C>         <C>
 
COMMON STOCKS: 88.4%
Appliances & Household Durables: 1.1%
Sony Corp.                                  94,000 $  6,193,083
                                                   ------------
Automobiles: 1.9%
Ford Motor Co.                             130,000    4,208,750
Volvo AB, B                                290,500    6,625,208
                                                   ------------
                                                     10,833,958
                                                   ------------
Banking: 9.2%
Banco Bilbao Vizcaya                        73,200    2,967,915
BankAmerica Corp.                          130,000    9,847,500
Bankinter SA                                50,000    5,597,438
Banque Nationale de Paris                   30,000    1,053,798
Banque Nationale de Paris, ADR, 144A        10,600      372,342
CS Holding, reg.                            40,000    3,807,239
*Fokus Bank AS                           1,160,000    6,327,224
HSBC Holdings PLC                          460,540    6,960,977
National Australia Bank Ltd.               332,376    3,069,453
NationsBank Corp.                           59,000    4,874,875
Sparbanken Sverige AB, A, 144A             152,200    1,976,922
Unidanmark AS, A                           125,900    5,845,818
                                                   ------------
                                                     52,701,501
                                                   ------------
Broadcasting & Publishing: 1.2%
News Corp. Ltd.                             96,427      546,421
News Corp. Ltd., ADR                       260,000    6,110,000
                                                   ------------
                                                      6,656,421
                                                   ------------
Business & Public Services: 3.9%
Lex Service PLC                          1,250,000    7,279,631
*Tenet Healthcare Corp.                    200,000    4,275,000
Wheelabrator Technologies Inc.             370,000    5,642,500
WMX Technologies Inc.                      150,000    4,912,500
                                                   ------------
                                                     22,109,631
                                                   ------------
Chemicals: 3.9%
Akzo Nobel NV                               65,000    7,793,902
Rhone-Poulenc SA, A                        286,200    7,527,406
Solvay SA                                   10,800    6,684,983
                                                   ------------
                                                     22,006,291
                                                   ------------
Data Processing & Reproduction: 2.5%
*Bay Networks Inc                          217,000    5,587,750
*Newbridge Networks Corp.                  130,000    8,515,000
                                                   ------------
                                                     14,102,750
                                                   ------------
Electrical & Electronics: 4.3%
ABB AG, br.                                  7,297    9,034,798
Alcatel Alsthom SA                          32,385    2,826,625
*DSC Communications Corp.                   73,700    2,220,213
Hitachi Ltd.                               274,000    2,553,845
Motorola Inc.                              123,700    7,777,638
                                                   ------------
                                                     24,413,119
                                                   ------------
Electronic Components &
 Instruments: 2.9%
BICC                                     1,400,000    6,739,968
Intel Corp.                                132,000    9,693,750
                                                   ------------
                                                     16,433,718
                                                   ------------
</TABLE> 
<TABLE> 
<CAPTION> 
                                              SHARES      VALUE
                                            ----------- ----------
<S>                                         <C>         <C> 
 
Energy Equipment & Services: 1.2%
Helikopter Services Group AS                    585,000 $  6,760,349
                                                        ------------
Energy Sources: 2.6%
Societe Elf Aquitane SA                          92,520    6,809,170
Total SA, B                                      95,000    7,050,785
Transportadora de Gas del Sur SA, ADR, B         77,700      951,825
                                                        ------------
                                                          14,811,780
                                                        ------------
Financial Services: 5.2%
American Express Co.                            125,000    5,578,125
AXA SA                                          108,600    5,944,843
*AXA SA, new                                      2,230      119,904
Dean Witter Discover & Co.                      110,612    6,332,537
Federal National Mortgage Assn.                 353,600   11,845,600
                                                        ------------
                                                          29,821,009
                                                        ------------
Food & Household Products: 1.8%
Burns Philp & Co. Ltd.                        3,177,503    5,993,639
Nestle SA                                         4,000    4,571,886
                                                        ------------
                                                          10,565,525
                                                        ------------
Forest Products & Paper: 4.9%
*Asia Pacific Resources International, A        680,000    5,100,000
Assidomaen AB                                   150,000    3,500,227
Carter Holt Harvey Ltd.                       1,239,126    2,838,884
*Enso OY, R                                     463,300    3,611,130
Fletcher Challenge Ltd., Forestry Division    5,040,000    6,276,204
International Paper Co.                          98,000    3,613,750
Stora Kopparbergs Bergslags AB, B               225,000    2,973,493
                                                        ------------
                                                          27,913,688
                                                        ------------
Health & Personal Care: 4.1%
Astra AB, A                                     100,000    4,425,313
Astra AB, B                                     127,000    5,543,422
Ciba-Geigy AG                                     6,500    7,928,414
Smithkline Beecham PLC, A, ADR                  100,000    5,425,000
                                                        ------------
                                                          23,322,149
                                                        ------------
Industrial Components: 2.2%
Goodyear Tire & Rubber Co.                      110,000    5,307,500
Madeco Manufacturera de Cobre SA, ADR           263,500    7,410,938
                                                        ------------
                                                          12,718,438
                                                        ------------
Insurance: 7.2%
Aetna Life & Casualty Co.                        70,000    5,005,000
American International Group Inc.                43,593    4,299,360
GIO Austrailia Holdings Ltd.                  2,939,803    7,231,959
HIH Winterthur International Holdings Ltd.    1,573,456    2,967,968
ING Group NV                                    225,000    6,715,040
Partnerre Ltd.                                  209,000    6,243,875
Reliastar Financial Corp.                       144,000    6,210,000
Torchmark Corp.                                  60,000    2,625,000
                                                        ------------
                                                          41,298,202
                                                        ------------
Leisure & Tourism: 1.5%
Kuoni Reisen Holding AG, B                        3,700    8,493,501
                                                        ------------
</TABLE>
 
18
<PAGE>
 
Templeton Variable Products Series Fund
Templeton Stock Fund
Investment Portfolio, June 30, 1996 (unaudited) (cont.)
 
- --------------------------------------------------------------------------------
<TABLE>
<CAPTION>
                                                SHARES       VALUE
                                              ----------- ------------
<S>                                           <C>         <C>
 
COMMON STOCKS (CONT.)
Merchandising: 3.1%
*Federated Department Stores Inc.                 200,000 $  6,825,000
Home Depot Inc.                                   110,000    5,940,000
House of Fraser PLC                             1,901,700    5,138,772
                                                          ------------
                                                            17,903,772
                                                          ------------
Metals & Mining: 1.5%
Companhia Siderurgica Nacional                 16,300,000      415,555
Outokumpu OY, A                                   311,000    5,237,555
Reynolds Metals Co.                                55,500    2,892,938
                                                          ------------
                                                             8,546,048
                                                          ------------
Multi-Industry: 2.4%
Hutchison Whampoa Ltd.                            865,600    5,445,819
Jardine Matheson Holdings Ltd.                    505,631    3,716,388
Jardine Strategic Holdings Ltd.                   350,048    1,120,154
*Jardine Strategic Holdings Ltd., wts.             38,894       12,057
La Cemento Nacional CA, GDR                           200       36,200
Metro Pacific Corp.                            10,491,000    3,123,275
                                                          ------------
                                                            13,453,893
                                                          ------------
Real Estate: 2.3%
*Fastighets AB Tornet, A                           15,220      124,132
National Health Investors Inc.                    203,500    6,664,625
Summit Properties Inc., REIT                      337,000    6,613,625
                                                          ------------
                                                            13,402,382
                                                          ------------
Telecommunications: 7.4%
Alcatel Cable SA                                   97,450    8,297,244
Lucent Technologies Inc.                           51,000    1,931,625
*SPT Telecom AS                                    52,600    6,423,727
STET (Sta Finanziaria Telefonica Torino) SPA    1,094,500    3,712,047
Telefonica de Argentina SA, B, ADR                 81,000    2,399,625
Telefonica de Espana SA                           421,500    7,771,103
Telefonos de Mexico SA, L, ADR                    221,800    7,430,300
*Worldcom Inc.                                     72,400    4,009,150
                                                          ------------
                                                            41,974,821
                                                          ------------
Textiles & Apparel: 1.3%
Dawson International PLC                        3,450,000    4,393,403
*Fruit of the Loom Inc., A                        125,000    3,187,500
                                                          ------------
                                                             7,580,903
                                                          ------------
Transportation: 0.2%
Koninklijke Nedlloyd NV                            40,000      921,724
                                                          ------------
Utilities-Electrical & Gas: 8.6%
American Electric Power Co. Inc.                   61,000    2,600,125
*CEZ                                              100,000    3,979,937
Compania Sevillana de Electricidad                820,000    7,559,080
Consolidated Electric Power Asia Ltd.           2,700,400    4,465,345
Endesa-Empresa Nacional de Electricidad SA        115,000    7,178,235
Evn Energie-Versorgung Niederoesterreich AG        63,600    8,794,133
Iberdrola SA                                      706,000    7,252,764
VEBA AG                                           140,000    7,449,600
                                                          ------------
                                                            49,279,219
                                                          ------------
TOTAL COMMON STOCKS (cost $385,854,987)                    504,217,875
                                                          ------------
</TABLE>
<TABLE>
<CAPTION>
                                                  SHARES       VALUE
                                                ----------- ------------
<S>                                             <C>         <C>
 
PREFERRED STOCKS: 3.4%
Cemig-Cia Energetica de Minas Gerais, pfd.       12,676,000 $    337,050
Jardine Strategic Holdings Ltd., 7.50%, conv.,
 5/07/49                                          2,831,000    3,085,790
News Corp. Ltd., pfd.                               248,213    1,209,510
News Corp. Ltd., ADR, pfd.                          130,000    2,616,250
Telebras-Telecomunicacoes Brasileiras
 SA, pfd.                                       143,434,677   10,013,216
Telebras-Telecomunicacoes Brasileiras
 SA, ADR, pfd.                                       31,300    2,179,263
                                                            ------------
TOTAL PREFERRED STOCKS (cost $9,784,342)                      19,441,079
                                                            ------------
</TABLE>
 
<TABLE>
<CAPTION>
                                                       PRINCIPAL
                                                       IN LOCAL
                                                       CURRENCY**
                                                      -----------
<S>                                              <C>  <C>         <C>
SHORT TERM OBLIGATIONS: 7.8% (cost $44,407,061)
U.S. Treasury Bills, 4.83% to 5.10% with
 maturities to 9/12/96                           U.S.  44,553,000   44,419,122
                                                                  ------------
TOTAL INVESTMENTS: 99.6%
 (cost $440,046,390)                                               568,078,076
OTHER ASSETS, LESS LIABILITIES: 0.4%                                 2,001,440
                                                                  ------------
TOTAL NET ASSETS: 100.0%                                          $570,079,516
                                                                  ============
</TABLE>
* NON-INCOME PRODUCING.
** PRINCIPAL AMOUNT IN CURRENCY OF COUNTRY INDICATED.

                       SEE NOTES TO FINANCIAL STATEMENTS.
 
                                                                              19
<PAGE>
 
Templeton Variable Products Series Fund
Templeton International Fund
Financial Highlights
 
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PER SHARE OPERATING PERFORMANCE (for a share outstanding throughout the period)
<TABLE>
<CAPTION>
                                                                       PERIOD FROM
                           SIX MONTHS                                  MAY 1, 1992
                              ENDED      YEAR ENDED DECEMBER 31       (COMMENCEMENT
                          JUNE 30, 1996 --------------------------- OF OPERATIONS) TO
                           (UNAUDITED)    1995      1994     1993   DECEMBER 31, 1992
                          ------------- --------  --------  ------- -----------------
<S>                       <C>           <C>       <C>       <C>     <C>
Net asset value,
 beginning of period        $  15.13    $  13.22  $  13.83  $  9.39      $ 10.00
                            --------    --------  --------  -------      -------
Income from investment
 operations:
 Net investment income           .32         .23       .12      .10          .06
 Net realized and
  unrealized gain (loss)        1.31        1.83      (.42)    4.34         (.67)
                            --------    --------  --------  -------      -------
Total from investment
 operations                     1.63        2.06      (.30)    4.44         (.61)
                            --------    --------  --------  -------      -------
Distributions:
 Dividends from net
  investment income             (.24)       (.10)     (.08)      --           --
 Distributions from net
  realized gains                (.07)       (.05)     (.23)      --           --
                            --------    --------  --------  -------      -------
Total distributions             (.31)       (.15)     (.31)      --           --
                            --------    --------  --------  -------      -------
Change in net asset
 value                          1.32        1.91      (.61)    4.44         (.61)
                            --------    --------  --------  -------      -------
Net asset value, end of
 period                     $  16.45    $  15.13  $  13.22  $ 13.83      $  9.39
                            ========    ========  ========  =======      =======
TOTAL RETURN*                 10.90%      15.78%   (2.22)%   47.28%      (6.10)%
RATIOS/SUPPLEMENTAL DATA
Net assets, end of
 period (000)               $534,360    $353,141  $150,090  $43,877      $ 7,050
Ratio of expenses to
 average net assets             .65%**      .71%      .83%     .95%        1.40%**
Ratio of expenses, net
 of reimbursement, to
 average net assets             .65%**      .71%      .83%     .95%        1.00%**
Ratio of net investment
 income to average net
 assets                        5.01%**     2.36%     1.89%    1.62%        1.76%**
Portfolio turnover rate        5.79%       5.19%     6.32%   15.65%        4.50%
Average commission rate
 paid (per share)           $  .0163
</TABLE>
 
 * TOTAL RETURN DOES NOT INCLUDE DEDUCTIONS AT THE FUND OR CONTRACT LEVEL FOR
   COST OF INSURANCE CHARGES, PREMIUM LOAD, ADMINISTRATIVE CHARGES, MORTALITY
   AND EXPENSE RISK CHARGES OR OTHER CHARGES THAT MAY BE INCURRED UNDER THE
   VARIABLE ANNUITY CONTRACT FOR WHICH THE FUND SERVES AS AN UNDERLYING
   INVESTMENT VEHICLE.
** ANNUALIZED.
 
 
 
                       SEE NOTES TO FINANCIAL STATEMENTS.
 
20
<PAGE>
 
Templeton Variable Products Series Fund
Templeton International Fund
Investment Portfolio, June 30, 1996 (unaudited)
 
- --------------------------------------------------------------------------------
<TABLE>
<CAPTION>
                                                     SHARES      VALUE
                                                   ---------- ------------
<S>                                                <C>        <C>
 
COMMON STOCKS: 86.6%
Appliances & Household Durables: 0.5%
Email Ltd.                                            432,000 $  1,120,446
Sony Corp.                                             21,000    1,383,561
                                                              ------------
                                                                 2,504,007
                                                              ------------
Automobiles: 4.1%
Regie Nationale des Usines Renault SA                 296,000    7,647,062
Volkswagen AG                                          10,500    3,912,421
Volvo AB, B                                           455,000   10,376,831
                                                              ------------
                                                                21,936,314
                                                              ------------
Banking: 17.1%
ABN AMRO NV                                            99,050    5,319,836
Argentaria Corporacion Bancaria de Espana SA          135,600    5,921,675
Argentaria Corporacion Bancaria de Espana SA, ADR       7,300      160,600
Australia & New Zealand Banking Group Ltd.          1,037,510    4,908,877
Banco Bilbao Vizcaya                                    9,000      364,908
Banco Ganadero SA, ADR C                               20,000      390,000
Banco Popular Espanol                                  16,000    2,854,888
Bangkok Bank Public Co. Ltd., fgn.                    373,800    5,064,881
Bankinter SA                                           32,000    3,582,360
Banque Nationale de Paris                             185,000    6,498,421
Banque Nationale de Paris, ADR, 144A                   11,800      414,494
Barclays PLC                                           30,200      362,539
BPI Socieda de Gestora de Participacoes Socias SA      18,700      237,110
Canadian Imperial Bank of Commerce                    160,000    5,162,424
CS Holding, reg.                                       10,000      951,810
Daegu Bank Co. Ltd.                                    40,000      590,631
Den Norske Bank                                     1,880,000    5,706,582
HSBC Holdings PLC                                      35,800    5,411,104
*Merita Ltd., A                                     3,400,000    7,194,136
National Bank of Canada                               440,000    3,674,052
National Westminster Bank PLC                         766,000    7,327,867
*PT Panin Bank, fgn.                                  250,000      230,934
Shinhan Bank Co. Ltd.                                  30,600      700,646
Sparbanken Sverige AB, A, 144A                        152,000    1,974,324
Stadshypotek AB, A                                    375,000    8,382,420
Svenska Handelsbanken, A                               48,000    1,004,078
Unidanmark AS, A                                      150,000    6,964,834
                                                              ------------
                                                                91,356,431
                                                              ------------
Broadcasting & Publishing: 0.5%
News Corp. Ltd., ADR                                  125,200    2,942,200
                                                              ------------
Building Materials & Components: 0.4%
*Cementos Paz del Rio SA, ADR, 144A                    21,000      278,250
Cie de Saint Gobain                                    13,454    1,801,974
                                                              ------------
                                                                 2,080,224
                                                              ------------
Chemicals: 5.3%
Akzo Nobel NV                                          58,000    6,954,559
DSM NV                                                 16,000    1,590,150
European Vinyls Corp. EVC International NV             50,000    1,553,797
</TABLE>
<TABLE>
<CAPTION>
                                               SHARES      VALUE
                                             ---------- ------------
<S>                                          <C>        <C>
 
Kemira OY, 144A                                 563,632 $  5,902,161
Rhone-Poulenc SA, A                             279,800    7,359,079
Solvay SA                                         8,100    5,013,737
                                                        ------------
                                                          28,373,483
                                                        ------------
Data Processing & Reproduction: 1.1%
*Newbridge Networks Corp.                        90,000    5,895,000
                                                        ------------
Electrical & Electronics: 3.4%
ABB AG, br.                                       4,000    4,952,609
Alcatel Alsthom SA                               72,000    6,284,298
Hitachi Ltd.                                    250,000    2,330,150
Philips Electronics NV                          135,000    4,393,140
                                                        ------------
                                                          17,960,197
                                                        ------------
Electronic Components & Instruments: 0.9%
BICC                                          1,000,000    4,814,263
                                                        ------------
Energy Equipment & Services: 0.3%
Koninklijke Pakhoed NV                           55,000    1,435,063
                                                        ------------
Energy Sources: 2.9%
Hafslund ASA, B                                  65,000      415,636
Repsol SA                                         2,500       87,008
Societe Elf Aquitane SA                          87,200    6,417,635
Total SA, B                                      70,000    5,195,315
YPF Sociedad Anonima, ADR                       144,700    3,255,750
                                                        ------------
                                                          15,371,344
                                                        ------------
Financial Services: 1.3%
Baer Holding AG                                   5,100    5,506,899
Invesco PLC                                      65,000      233,181
Korea Fund Inc.                                  45,660      964,568
London Pacific Group Ltd.                        23,600       94,375
Peregrine Investments Holdings Ltd.             300,000      432,129
*Peregrine Investments Holdings Ltd., wts.       30,000        3,721
                                                        ------------
                                                           7,234,873
                                                        ------------
Food & Household Products: 2.0%
Burns Philp & Co. Ltd.                        1,878,200    3,542,799
*Grupo Embotellador de Mexico SA, B             250,800      456,301
*Grupo Embotellador de Mexico SA de CV, GDR      38,200      405,875
Northern Foods PLC                            2,183,100    6,272,107
Vitro SA                                         26,700       61,954
Vitro SA, ADR                                    12,720       87,450
                                                        ------------
                                                          10,826,486
                                                        ------------
Forest Products & Paper: 5.6%
*Asia Pulp & Paper Co. Ltd., ADR                369,600    4,527,600
Assidomaen AB                                    60,000    1,400,091
Cartiere Burgo SPA                               21,600      118,100
*Enso OY, R                                     200,000    1,558,873
Fletcher Challenge Ltd., Forestry Division    6,166,000    7,678,388
Kimberly Clark de Mexico SA, A                  159,500    2,912,426
Metsa Serla OY, B                               402,250    2,866,049
Munksjo AB                                       70,000      549,766
Norske Skogindustrier AS, A                     141,400    4,270,291
Stora Kopparbergs Bergslags AB, B               300,000    3,964,658
                                                        ------------
                                                          29,846,242
                                                        ------------
</TABLE>
 
 
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<TABLE>
<CAPTION>
                                                        SHARES      VALUE
                                                      ---------- ------------
<S>                                                   <C>        <C>
 
COMMON STOCKS (CONT.)
Health & Personal Care: 3.7%
Astra AB, A                                               30,000 $  1,327,594
Astra AB, B                                               52,000    2,269,748
Ciba-Geigy AG                                              4,000    4,879,024
*Nycomed ASA, B                                           65,000      901,380
Pharmacia & Upjohn Inc.                                  119,800    5,316,125
Smithkline Beecham PLC, A, ADR                            90,000    4,882,500
                                                                 ------------
                                                                   19,576,371
                                                                 ------------
Insurance: 5.9%
Aegon NV                                                  28,352    1,306,636
Baloise-Holding                                            1,600    3,480,904
GIO Austrailia Holdings Ltd.                           3,280,000    8,068,849
ING Groep NV                                             112,500    3,357,520
London Insurance Group Inc.                               50,000    1,047,427
Partnerre Ltd.                                           230,000    6,871,250
Skandia Foersaekrings AB, free                           270,000    7,156,774
Swiss Reinsurance Co.                                        400      411,118
                                                                 ------------
                                                                   31,700,478
                                                                 ------------
Machinery & Engineering: 0.4%
Hitachi Koki Co. Ltd.                                    101,000      996,756
Valmet OY                                                 78,000    1,322,020
                                                                 ------------
                                                                    2,318,776
                                                                 ------------
Merchandising: 3.7%
Argyll Group PLC                                       1,200,000    6,466,642
*Cifra SA, B                                           2,470,000    3,575,557
Dairy Farm International Holdings Ltd.                   839,000      708,955
Karstadt AG                                                5,000    1,992,962
Koninklijke Bijenkorf Beheer NV                           80,300    6,789,364
                                                                 ------------
                                                                   19,533,480
                                                                 ------------
Metals & Mining: 1.8%
Boehler Uddeholm AG                                       39,610    3,071,547
China Steel Corp., ADR, 144A                              10,000      257,500
Companhia Siderurgica Nacional                        12,700,000      323,776
Maanshan Iron & Steel Co. Ltd., H                      1,000,000      175,694
*Pechiney SA, A                                          134,145    5,421,343
SIG (Schweizerische Industrie Gesellschaft) Holdings
 AG                                                          160      378,804
                                                                 ------------
                                                                    9,628,664
                                                                 ------------
Multi-Industry: 3.4%
Cheung Kong Holdings Ltd.                                850,000    6,121,823
Hutchison Whampoa Ltd.                                   600,000    3,774,828
Jardine Matheson Holdings Ltd.                           566,800    4,165,980
Jardine Strategic Holdings Ltd.                          225,000      720,000
*Jardine Strategic Holdings Ltd., wts.                    25,000        7,750
Swire Pacific Ltd., A                                    400,000    3,423,441
                                                                 ------------
                                                                   18,213,822
                                                                 ------------
Real Estate: 0.4%
*Fastighets AB Tornet, A                                  15,200      123,969
Hang Lung Development Co. Ltd.                           700,000    1,315,764
New World Development Co. Ltd.                           152,783      708,576
                                                                 ------------
                                                                    2,148,309
                                                                 ------------
</TABLE>
 
<TABLE>
<CAPTION>
                                                          SHARES      VALUE
                                                        ---------- ------------
<S>                                                     <C>        <C>
 
Recreation & Other Consumer Goods: 0.2%
*SMH AG, br.                                                 1,800 $  1,252,549
                                                                   ------------
Telecommunications: 10.1%
Compania de Telecomunicaciones de Chile SA, ADR             28,300    2,776,938
Hong Kong Telecommunications Ltd.                        2,100,000    3,770,952
Koninklijke PTT Nederland                                  120,000    4,545,295
Philippine Long Distance Telephone Co., ADR                  4,000      232,500
STET (Sta Finanziaria Telefonica Torino) SPA, di Risp    1,850,000    4,867,309
Telecom Italia Spa, di Risp                              4,850,000    8,333,736
Tele Danmark AS, B                                         123,750    6,231,862
Telefonica de Argentina SA, B, ADR                         198,000    5,865,750
Telefonica de Espana SA, ADR                               140,000    7,717,500
Telefonica de Peru, B                                    2,812,143    5,709,468
Telefonos de Mexico SA, L, ADR                             112,600    3,772,100
                                                                   ------------
                                                                     53,823,410
                                                                   ------------
Transportation: 0.8%
Koninklijke Nedlloyd NV                                     24,800      571,469
Qantas Airways Ltd., ADR, 144A                             231,900    3,956,794
                                                                   ------------
                                                                      4,528,263
                                                                   ------------
Utilities--Electrical & Gas: 10.8%
Australian Gas & Light Company                           1,000,000    4,157,661
British Gas PLC                                          1,300,000    3,633,992
*CEZ                                                        19,000      756,188
Compania Sevillana de Electricidad                         802,368    7,396,541
Consolidated Electric Power Asia Ltd.                    1,495,700    2,473,269
Consolidated Electric Power Asia Ltd., ADR, 144A            32,000      528,000
Electricas Reunidas de Zaragoza                             41,250    1,127,886
Electricidad de Caracas                                    816,242      678,563
Endesa-Empresa Nacional de Electricidad SA                   1,000       62,419
Endesa-Empresa Nacional de Electricidad SA, ADR             60,000    3,757,500
Evn Energie-Versorgung Niederoesterreich AG                 48,600    6,720,045
Hongkong Electric Holdings Ltd.                            131,000      399,393
Iberdrola SA                                               626,500    6,436,057
National Grid Holdings PLC                                 122,100      322,354
National Power PLC                                         516,000    4,158,964
Shandong Huaneng Power                                     100,000      825,000
Southern Electric PLC                                      172,050    1,902,404
Thames Water Group PLC                                     799,000    7,035,548
VEBA AG                                                     98,000    5,214,720
                                                                   ------------
                                                                     57,586,504
                                                                   ------------
TOTAL COMMON STOCKS (cost $401,925,337)                             462,886,753
                                                                   ------------
PREFERRED STOCKS: 1.5%
ABN Amro NV, conv., pfd.                                       803       39,550
Cemig-Cia Energetica de Minas Gerais, pfd.              10,123,000      269,167
Dairy Farm International Holdings Ltd., 6.50%,
 conv., pfd.                                                 6,000        4,395
Jardine Strategic Holdings Ltd., 7.50%, conv., 5/07/49      13,000       14,170
News Corp. Ltd., ADR                                       110,100    2,215,763
</TABLE>
 
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<TABLE>
<CAPTION>
                                                       SHARES      VALUE
                                                     ---------- ------------
<S>                                                  <C>        <C>
 
PREFERRED STOCKS (CONT.)
Telebras-Telecomunicacoes Brasileiras SA, pfd.        4,866,533 $    339,734
Telebras-Telecomunicacoes Brasileiras SA, pfd., ADR      72,500    5,047,813
                                                                ------------
TOTAL PREFERRED STOCKS (cost $4,527,404)                           7,930,592
                                                                ------------
</TABLE>
<TABLE>
<CAPTION>
                                                     PRINCIPAL
                                                     IN LOCAL
                                                    CURRENCY**       VALUE
                                                  --------------- ------------
<S>                                               <C>             <C>
SHORT TERM OBLIGATIONS: 12.0% (cost $64,263,628)
U.S. Treasury Bills 4.83% to 5.10% with
 maturities to 9/12/96                            U.S. 64,645,000 $ 64,279,313
                                                                  ------------
TOTAL INVESTMENTS: 100.1%
 (cost $470,716,369)                                               535,096,658
OTHER ASSETS, LESS LIABILITIES: (0.1)%                                (736,990)
                                                                  ------------
TOTAL NET ASSETS: 100.0%                                          $534,359,668
                                                                  ============
</TABLE>
 
 * NON-INCOME PRODUCING.
** PRINCIPAL AMOUNT IN CURRENCY OF COUNTRY INDICATED.

                       SEE NOTES TO FINANCIAL STATEMENTS.
 
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PER SHARE OPERATING PERFORMANCE (for a share outstanding throughout the period)
<TABLE>
<CAPTION>
                           SIX MONTHS
                              ENDED               YEAR ENDED DECEMBER 31
                          JUNE 30, 1996 ----------------------------------------------
                           (UNAUDITED)    1995      1994      1993     1992     1991
                          ------------- --------  --------  --------  -------  -------
<S>                       <C>           <C>       <C>       <C>       <C>      <C>
Net asset value,
 beginning of period        $  18.72    $  15.69  $  16.55  $  13.49  $ 12.85  $ 10.45
                            --------    --------  --------  --------  -------  -------
Income from investment
 operations:
 Net investment income           .39         .57       .44       .42      .39      .40
 Net realized and
  unrealized gain (loss)        1.11        2.87      (.92)     3.03      .66     2.38
                            --------    --------  --------  --------  -------  -------
Total from investment
 operations                     1.50        3.44      (.48)     3.45     1.05     2.78
                            --------    --------  --------  --------  -------  -------
Distributions:
 Dividends from net
  investment income             (.58)       (.41)     (.31)     (.35)    (.41)    (.38)
 Distributions from net
  realized gains                (.45)         --      (.07)     (.04)      --       --
                            --------    --------  --------  --------  -------  -------
Total distributions            (1.03)       (.41)     (.38)     (.39)    (.41)    (.38)
                            --------    --------  --------  --------  -------  -------
Change in net asset
 value                           .47        3.03      (.86)     3.06      .64     2.40
                            --------    --------  --------  --------  -------  -------
Net asset value, end of
 period                     $  19.19    $  18.72  $  15.69  $  16.55  $ 13.49  $ 12.85
                            ========    ========  ========  ========  =======  =======
TOTAL RETURN*                  8.27%      22.48%   (2.96)%    26.12%    8.42%   27.05%
RATIOS/SUPPLEMENTAL DATA
Net assets, end of
 period (000)               $480,778    $406,123  $288,172  $183,360  $79,242  $35,821
Ratio of expenses to
 average net assets             .64%**      .66%      .75%      .77%     .80%     .89%
Ratio of net investment
 income to average net
 assets                        4.57%**     3.73%     4.02%     4.16%    4.47%    3.99%
Portfolio turnover rate       41.82%      43.02%    51.36%    81.50%  120.53%   76.65%
Average commission rate
 paid (per share)           $  .0182
</TABLE>
 
 * TOTAL RETURN DOES NOT INCLUDE DEDUCTIONS AT THE FUND OR CONTRACT LEVEL FOR
   COST OF INSURANCE CHARGES, PREMIUM LOAD, ADMINISTRATIVE CHARGES, MORTALITY
   AND EXPENSE RISK CHARGES OR OTHER CHARGES THAT MAY BE INCURRED UNDER THE
   VARIABLE ANNUITY CONTRACT FOR WHICH THE FUND SERVES AS AN UNDERLYING
   INVESTMENT VEHICLE.
** ANNUALIZED.
 
 
                       SEE NOTES TO FINANCIAL STATEMENTS.
 
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<TABLE>
<CAPTION>
                                         SHARES      VALUE
                                       ---------- ------------
<S>                                    <C>        <C>          <C>
 
COMMON STOCKS: 62.6%
Appliances & Household Durables: 0.6%
Sony Corp.                                 42,000 $  2,767,122
                                                  ------------
Automobiles: 3.1%
Fiat Spa                                1,285,000    4,335,486
Ford Motor Co.                             84,000    2,719,500
General Motors Corp.                       40,000    2,095,000
Volvo AB, B                               260,000    5,929,618
                                                  ------------
                                                    15,079,604
                                                  ------------
Banking: 10.6%
Bangkok Bank Public Co. Ltd., fgn.        157,800    2,138,144
BankAmerica Corp.                          64,000    4,848,000
Bankinter SA                               39,625    4,435,969
Banque Nationale de Paris                 130,000    4,566,458
Banque Nationale de Paris, ADR, 144A        5,400      189,684
Barclays PLC                              137,500    1,650,632
Canadian Imperial Bank of Commerce         70,000    2,258,561
Citicorp                                   60,000    4,957,500
Crestar Financial Corp.                    32,800    1,750,700
CS Holding, reg.                           15,250    1,451,510
Den Norske Bank                         2,178,900    6,613,867
HSBC Holdings PLC                         282,200    4,265,401
*Komercni Banka AS, GDR, 144A              45,000    1,215,000
*Merita Ltd., A                         2,250,000    4,760,825
NationsBank Corp.                          30,000    2,478,750
Sparbanken Sverige AB, A, 144A            113,800    1,478,145
Westpac Banking Corp.                     449,074    1,987,100
                                                  ------------
                                                    51,046,246
                                                  ------------
Broadcasting & Publishing: 0.8%
News Corp. Ltd., ADR                      160,000    3,760,000
                                                  ------------
Business & Public Services: 0.7%
WMX Technologies Inc.                     100,000    3,275,000
                                                  ------------
Chemicals: 3.4%
Akzo Nobel NV                              48,700    5,839,431
DSM NV                                     25,000    2,484,609
Rhone-Poulenc SA, A                       201,800    5,307,584
Solvay SA                                   4,000    2,475,920
                                                  ------------
                                                    16,107,544
                                                  ------------
Data Processing & Reproduction: 4.0%
*Bay Networks Inc.                        150,000    3,862,500
*Microsoft Corp.                           25,000    3,003,125
*Newbridge Networks Corp.                  90,000    5,895,000
*Optical Data Systems Inc.                300,000    6,600,000
                                                  ------------
                                                    19,360,625
                                                  ------------
Electrical & Electronics: 4.0%
ABB AG, br.                                 4,260    5,274,529
Alcatel Alsthom SA                         27,619    2,410,639
*DSC Communications Corp.                  63,900    1,924,988
Hitachi Ltd.                               80,000      745,648
Motorola Inc.                              94,000    5,910,250
Philips Electronics NV                     90,000    2,928,760
                                                  ------------
                                                    19,194,814
                                                  ------------
</TABLE>
 
<TABLE>
<CAPTION>
                                              SHARES      VALUE
                                            ---------- ------------
<S>                                         <C>        <C>
 
Electronic Components & Instruments: 1.1%
BICC                                           570,000 $  2,744,130
Intel Corp.                                     36,000    2,643,750
                                                       ------------
                                                          5,387,880
                                                       ------------
Energy Sources: 0.6%
Total SA, B                                     39,000    2,894,533
                                                       ------------
Financial Services: 3.8%
American Express Co.                           129,000    5,756,625
Dean Witter Discover & Co.                      74,683    4,275,602
Federal National Mortgage Assn.                160,000    5,360,000
MBNA Corp.                                      86,250    2,458,125
Peregrine Investments Holdings Ltd.            350,000      504,150
*Peregrine Investments Holdings Ltd., wts.      35,000        4,341
                                                       ------------
                                                         18,358,843
                                                       ------------
Food & Household Products: 0.8%
Burns Philp & Co. Ltd.                       1,603,300    3,024,262
Unilever NV                                      3,400      492,407
Unilever PLC                                    12,300      244,502
                                                       ------------
                                                          3,761,171
                                                       ------------
Forest Products & Paper: 2.0%
Assidomaen AB                                   90,000    2,100,136
Carter Holt Harvey Ltd.                        293,020      671,320
*Enso OY, R                                    225,000    1,753,733
International Paper Co.                         50,000    1,843,750
Stora Kopparbergs Bergslags AB, B              225,000    2,973,493
                                                       ------------
                                                          9,342,432
                                                       ------------
Health & Personal Care: 0.5%
Medeva PLC                                     272,675    1,062,887
Smithkline Beecham PLC, A, ADR                  25,000    1,356,250
                                                       ------------
                                                          2,419,137
                                                       ------------
Industrial Components: 2.1%
Goodyear Tire & Rubber Co.                      60,000    2,895,000
Madeco Manufacturera de Cobre SA, ADR          162,500    4,570,313
SKF AB, B                                      117,500    2,795,084
                                                       ------------
                                                         10,260,397
                                                       ------------
Insurance: 3.4%
Aetna Life & Casualty Co.                       16,700    1,194,050
Allstate Corp.                                  65,935    3,008,284
ING Groep NV                                   125,000    3,730,578
Skandia Foersaekrings AB, free                 245,000    6,494,110
Torchmark Corp.                                 45,000    1,968,750
                                                       ------------
                                                         16,395,772
                                                       ------------
Merchandising: 2.8%
Dairy Farm International Holdings Ltd.       1,000,000      845,000
*Federated Department Stores Inc.              200,000    6,825,000
Home Depot Inc.                                 65,000    3,510,000
Sears Roebuck & Co.                             42,000    2,042,250
                                                       ------------
                                                         13,222,250
                                                       ------------
</TABLE>
 
 
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<TABLE>
<CAPTION>
                                                    SHARES      VALUE
                                                  ---------- ------------
<S>                                               <C>        <C>          <C>
 
COMMON STOCKS (CONT.)
Metals & Mining: 0.3%
Companhia Siderurgica Nacional                    16,100,000 $    410,457
Reynolds Metals Co.                                   22,000    1,146,750
                                                             ------------
                                                                1,557,207
                                                             ------------
Multi-Industry: 2.9%
Cheung Kong Holdings Ltd.                            600,000    4,321,287
Hutchison Whampoa Ltd.                               444,000    2,793,373
Jardine Matheson Holdings Ltd.                       220,800    1,622,880
Jardine Strategic Holdings Ltd.                      168,750      540,000
Nokia AB, A                                          122,000    4,504,324
                                                             ------------
                                                               13,781,864
                                                             ------------
Real Estate: 0.3%
New World Development Co. Ltd.                       303,543    1,407,770
                                                             ------------
Telecommunications: 7.1%
Alcatel Cable SA                                      64,500    5,491,763
Lucent Technologies Inc.                              63,000    2,386,125
MCI Communications Corp.                             196,000    5,022,500
*SPT Telecom AS                                       31,950    3,901,865
STET (Sta Finanziaria Telefonica Torino) SPA         477,000    1,617,767
STET (Sta Finanziaria Telefonica Torino) SPA, di
 Risp                                              1,200,000    3,157,173
Telefonica de Argentina SA, B, ADR                    60,000    1,777,500
Telefonica de Espana SA                              260,000    4,793,563
Telefonos de Mexico SA, L, ADR                       180,900    6,060,150
                                                             ------------
                                                               34,208,406
                                                             ------------
Textiles & Apparel: 1.3%
*Fruit of the Loom Inc., A                           160,000    4,080,000
Nike Inc., B                                          20,000    2,055,000
                                                             ------------
                                                                6,135,000
                                                             ------------
Transportation: 2.7%
Koninklijke Nedlloyd NV                               50,000    1,152,155
Qantas Airways Ltd., ADR, 144A                       376,000    6,415,500
Stena Line AB, B free                                125,100      595,174
Unitor AS                                            286,000    4,627,083
                                                             ------------
                                                               12,789,912
                                                             ------------
Utilities-Electrical & Gas: 3.7%
British Gas PLC                                    3,200,000    8,945,211
*CEZ                                                   7,580      301,679
Endesa-Empresa Nacional de Electricidad SA            30,500    1,903,793
Endesa- Empresa Nacional de Electricidad SA, ADR      22,000    1,377,750
Iberdrola SA                                          85,000      873,208
*Kohinoor Energy Ltd.                              1,167,000      625,089
Pinnacle West Capital Corp.                           40,000    1,215,000
Southern Co.                                          34,000      837,250
VEBA AG                                               35,000    1,862,400
                                                             ------------
                                                               17,941,380
                                                             ------------
TOTAL COMMON STOCKS (cost $234,242,162)                       300,454,909
                                                             ------------
</TABLE>
 
<TABLE>
<CAPTION>
                           SHARES      VALUE
                         ---------- ------------
<S>                      <C>        <C>          <C>
 
PREFERRED STOCKS: 2.3%
Cemig-Cia Energetica de
 Minas Gerais, pfd.      12,676,000 $    337,050
News Corp. Ltd., pfd.       200,000      974,575
News Corp. Ltd., pfd.,
 ADR                         80,000    1,610,000
Santander Finance Ltd.,
 B, pfd.                     91,500    2,127,375
Telebras-
 Telecomunicacoes
 Brasileiras SA, pfd.    40,981,336    2,860,919
Telebras-
 Telecomunicacoes
 Brasileiras SA, pfd.,
 ADR                         45,600    3,174,900
                                    ------------
TOTAL PREFERRED STOCKS
 (cost $5,933,046)                    11,084,819
                                    ------------
</TABLE>
 
<TABLE>
<CAPTION>
                                            PRINCIPAL IN LOCAL
                                                CURRENCY**
                                            ------------------
<S>                                         <C>                <C>          <C>
 
BONDS: 26.4%
Buoni Poliennali del Tes:
 8.50%, 8/01/99                             Itl. 1,935,000,000    1,266,166
 10.50%, 9/01/05                            Itl. 4,435,000,000    3,121,510
Essar Gujarat Ltd.,
 8.099%, FRN, 7/15/99, 144A                 U.S.     2,765,000    2,640,575
European Investment Bank,
 5.875%, 11/26/99                           Jpn.   280,000,000    2,888,016
Federal Republic of Germany,
 Bundeschatweis,
 6.875%, 12/02/98                           Ger.       700,000      485,145
Federal Republic of Germany, Bundesobl
 110,
 5.375%, 2/22/99                            Ger.     2,630,000    1,765,500
Federal Republic of Germany, Unity, 8.75%,
 8/20/01                                    Ger.     1,800,000    1,346,966
Government of Australia,
 7.00%, 4/15/00                             Aus.     7,395,000    5,545,596
Government of Canada,
 10.50%, 3/01/01                            Can.     4,140,000    3,453,007
Government of Denmark:
 9.00%, 11/15/98                            Den.     4,328,000      801,471
 8.00%, 5/15/03                             Den.     8,392,000    1,516,376
Government of Italy, 10.50%, 7/15/00        Itl. 7,175,000,000    4,974,604
Government of Spain:
 12.25%, 3/25/00                            Sp.    335,100,000    2,975,205
 11.30%, 1/15/02                            Sp.    183,200,000    1,611,525
 10.00%, 2/28/05                            Sp.    267,120,000    2,228,695
Kingdom of Denmark:
 9.00%, 11/15/00                            Den.     3,365,000      634,743
 8.00%, 11/15/01                            Den.    14,247,000    2,598,655
Kingdom of Sweden, 10.25%, 5/05/03          Swe.     8,400,000    1,431,359
Korea Development Bank,
 9.48%, 4/02/01                             U.S.       500,000      548,165
Pohang Iron & Steel, 6.625%, 7/01/03        U.S.     1,000,000      959,240
Republic of Argentina:
 10.95%, 11/01/99                           U.S.     1,025,000    1,069,844
 8.375%, 12/20/03                           U.S.     1,280,000    1,110,400
 L, 5.25%, VRN, 3/31/23                     U.S.     2,560,000    1,404,800
Republic of Australia,
 12.00%, 11/15/01                           Aus.     2,650,000    2,379,220
Republic of Ireland, 6.25%, 10/18/04        Irl.       700,000    1,034,491
Sweden Kingdom, 13.00%, 6/15/01             Swe.    22,000,000    4,046,880
Treuhandanstalt, 7.125%, 1/29/03            Ger.     5,100,000    3,532,614
U.S. Treasury Bond, 6.375%, 8/15/02         U.S.    10,915,000   10,828,007
U.S. Treasury Notes:
 6.125%, 7/31/00                            U.S.    24,305,000   24,035,458
 6.25%, 8/31/00                             U.S.    21,850,000   21,696,395
</TABLE>
 
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Templeton Asset Allocation Fund
Investment Portfolio June 30, 1996 (unaudited) (cont.)
 
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<TABLE>
<CAPTION>
                                               PRINCIPAL
                                               IN LOCAL
                                              CURRENCY**       VALUE
                                            --------------- ------------
<S>                                         <C>             <C>          <C>
 
BONDS (CONT.)
United Kingdom:
 12.00%, 11/20/98                           U.K.  1,790,000 $  3,100,401
 9.50%, 1/15/99                             U.K.  1,265,000    2,088,541
 9.50%, 10/25/04                            U.K.  2,520,000    4,312,220
United Mexican States, 9.75%, 2/06/01       U.S.  3,510,000    3,492,450
                                                            ------------
TOTAL BONDS
 (cost $127,740,610)                                         126,924,240
                                                            ------------
SHORT TERM OBLIGATIONS: 7.3%
Federal Home Loan Bank,
 5.19%, 7/29/96                             U.S.  4,615,000    4,596,032
Federal Home Loan Mortgage Corp., 5.24% to
 5.27% with
 maturities to 7/15/96                      U.S. 24,145,000   24,124,737
Federal National Mortgage Assn.,
 5.24% to 5.25% with
 maturities to 9/09/96                      U.S.  6,070,000    6,033,122
U.S. Treasury Bill, 5.02%, 8/22/96          U.S.    388,000      385,207
                                                            ------------
TOTAL SHORT TERM OBLIGATIONS
 (cost $37,821,502)                                           35,139,098
                                                            ------------
</TABLE>

<TABLE>
<CAPTION>
                                              MATURITY VALUE    VALUE
                                              -------------- ------------
<S>                                           <C>            <C>           <C>
 
REPURCHASE AGREEMENTS: 0.3%
 (cost $1,646,000)
Morgan Stanley Inc., 5.25%, 7/01/96
 Collateralized by $1,700,000
  U.S. Treasury Bill, 9/05/96,
  Value $1,683,529                            U.S. 1,646,720 $  1,646,000
                                                             ------------
TOTAL INVESTMENTS: 98.9% (cost $407,383,320)                  475,249,066
UNREALIZED LOSS IN FORWARD EXCHANGE
 CONTRACTS: (0.1)%                                                (40,025)
OTHER ASSETS, LESS LIABILITIES: 1.2%                            5,568,650
                                                             ------------
TOTAL NET ASSETS: 100.0%                                     $480,777,691
                                                             ============
</TABLE>
 
 * NON-INCOME PRODUCING.
** PRINCIPAL AMOUNT IN CURRENCY OF COUNTRY INDICATED.

                       SEE NOTES TO FINANCIAL STATEMENTS.
 
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Templeton Bond Fund
Financial Highlights
 
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PER SHARE OPERATING PERFORMANCE 
(for a share outstanding throughout the period)
<TABLE>
<CAPTION>
                           SIX MONTHS
                              ENDED             YEAR ENDED DECEMBER 31
                          JUNE 30, 1996 -------------------------------------------
                           (UNAUDITED)   1995     1994     1993     1992     1991
                          ------------- -------  -------  -------  -------  -------
<S>                       <C>           <C>      <C>      <C>      <C>      <C>
Net asset value,
 beginning of period         $ 11.88    $ 10.86  $ 12.15  $ 10.91  $ 10.99  $ 10.35
                             -------    -------  -------  -------  -------  -------
Income from investment
 operations:
 Net investment income           .45        .80      .71      .60      .58      .61
 Net realized and
  unrealized gain (loss)        (.30)       .76    (1.28)     .65      .03     1.02
                             -------    -------  -------  -------  -------  -------
Total from investment
 operations                      .15       1.56     (.57)    1.25      .61     1.63
                             -------    -------  -------  -------  -------  -------
Distributions:
 Dividends from net
  investment income            (1.25)      (.54)    (.55)   (.005)    (.57)    (.64)
 Distributions from net
  realized gains                 --         --      (.17)   (.005)    (.12)    (.35)
                             -------    -------  -------  -------  -------  -------
Total distributions            (1.25)      (.54)    (.72)    (.01)    (.69)    (.99)
                             -------    -------  -------  -------  -------  -------
Change in net asset
 value                         (1.10)      1.02    (1.29)    1.24     (.08)     .64
                             -------    -------  -------  -------  -------  -------
Net asset value, end of
 period                      $ 10.78    $ 11.88  $ 10.86  $ 12.15  $ 10.91  $ 10.99
                             =======    =======  =======  =======  =======  =======
TOTAL RETURN*                  1.45%     14.92%  (4.88)%   11.46%    5.53%   15.86%
RATIOS/SUPPLEMENTAL DATA
Net assets, end of
 period (000)                $31,449    $32,910  $29,343  $29,347  $15,674  $ 8,142
Ratio of expenses to
 average net assets             .68%**     .78%     .90%     .83%    1.00%    1.06%
Ratio of expenses, net
 of reimbursement, to
 average net assets             .68%**     .78%     .90%     .83%    1.00%    1.00%
Ratio of net investment
 income to average net
 assets                        7.58%**    7.14%    6.80%    6.50%    6.93%    7.63%
Portfolio turnover rate       83.64%    188.11%  203.91%  170.33%  147.77%  551.45%
</TABLE>
 
 * TOTAL RETURN DOES NOT INCLUDE DEDUCTIONS AT THE FUND OR CONTRACT LEVEL FOR
 COST OF INSURANCE CHARGES, PREMIUM LOAD, ADMINISTRATIVE CHARGES, MORTALITY AND
 EXPENSE RISK CHARGES OR OTHER CHARGES THAT MAY BE INCURRED UNDER THE VARIABLE
 ANNUITY CONTRACT FOR WHICH THE FUND SERVES AS AN UNDERLYING INVESTMENT
 VEHICLE.
** ANNUALIZED.
 
 
                       SEE NOTES TO FINANCIAL STATEMENTS.
 
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Templeton Bond Fund
Investment Portfolio, June 30, 1996 (unaudited)
 
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<TABLE>
<CAPTION>
                                                  PRINCIPAL
                                                   AMOUNT*       VALUE
                                                ------------- -----------
<S>                                        <C>  <C>           <C>
 
BONDS--CORPORATE: 15.7%
Abril SA, 12.00%, 10/25/03, 144A           U.S.       475,000 $   489,250
Essar Gujarat Ltd.,
 8.099%, FRN, 7/15/99, 144A                U.S.       284,000     271,220
Ford Motor Credit Corp.,
 8.21%, 3/16/99                            U.S.     1,300,000   1,351,311
General Motors Corp.,
 7.625%, 2/15/97                           U.S.       375,000     378,900
KFW International Finance,
 6.25%, 10/15/03                           Ger.       900,000     589,601
Softe SA, 8.75%, 3/24/97                   Itl. 1,000,000,000     652,032
Statkraft SF, 7.50% 11/10/99               Ger.     1,700,000   1,191,403
                                                              -----------
TOTAL BONDS--CORPORATE (cost $5,021,085)                        4,923,717
                                                              -----------
BONDS--GOVERNMENT & GOVERNMENT
 AGENCIES: 79.7%
Buoni Poliennali del Tes:
 8.50%, 8/01/99                            Itl.   645,000,000     422,055
 10.50%, 9/01/05                           Itl. 1,955,000,000   1,375,998
European Investment Bank,
 5.875%, 11/26/99                          Jpn.    90,000,000     928,291
Government of Australia,
 7.00%, 4/15/00                            Aus.     2,000,000   1,499,823
Government of Canada,
 10.50%, 3/01/01                           Can.     1,491,000   1,243,583
Government of Denmark:
 9.00%, 11/15/98                           Den.     1,635,000     302,774
 8.00%, 5/15/03                            Den.     3,306,000     597,371
Government of Italy, 10.50%, 7/15/00       Itl.   330,000,000     228,797
Government of Spain:
 12.25%, 3/25/00                            Sp.   105,670,000     938,197
 11.30%, 1/15/02                            Sp.    61,200,000     538,348
 10.00%, 2/28/05                            Sp.    83,360,000     695,508
International Bank for Reconstruction and
 Development, 7.125%, 4/12/05              Ger.       655,000     446,331
Kingdom of Denmark,
 8.00%, 11/15/01                           Den.     3,429,000     625,450
Kingdom of Sweden,
 10.25%, 5/05/03                           Swe.     2,500,000     426,000
NHA, Bank Nova Scotia,
 6.375%, 11/01/97                          Can.       293,103     216,171
NHA, CIBC, 8.25%, 6/01/97                  Can.       490,010     366,644
Republic of Australia
 12.00%, 11/15/01                          Aus.       715,000     641,941
</TABLE>

<TABLE>
<CAPTION>
                                                       PRINCIPAL
                                                        AMOUNT*       VALUE
                                                     ------------- -----------
<S>                                             <C>  <C>           <C>
 
Republic of Argentina:
 10.95%, 11/01/99                               U.S.       350,000 $   365,313
 8.375%, 12/20/03                               U.S.       440,000     381,700
 5.25%, L, VRN, 3/31/23                         U.S.       655,000     359,431
Republic of Ireland, 6.25%, 10/18/04            Irl.       220,000     325,126
Sweden Kingdom, 13.00%, 6/15/01                 Swe.     6,200,000   1,140,484
U.S. Treasury Bond,
 6.375%, 8/15/02                                U.S.     1,920,000   1,904,698
U.S. Treasury Note:
 6.125%, 7/31/00                                U.S.     3,370,000   3,332,627
 6.25%, 8/31/00                                 U.S.     2,100,000   2,085,237
United Kingdom:
 12.00%, 11/20/98                               U.K.       375,000     649,525
 9.50%, 1/15/99                                 U.K.       390,000     643,898
 9.50%, 10/25/04                                U.K.       775,000   1,326,179
United Mexican States,
 9.75%, 2/06/01                                 U.S.     1,080,000   1,074,600
                                                                   -----------
TOTAL BONDS--GOVERNMENT & GOVERNMENT AGENCIES
 (cost $25,135,924)                                                 25,082,100
                                                                   -----------
SHORT TERM OBLIGATIONS: 1.7%
Federal Home Loan Mortgage Corp., 5.27% to
 5.28% with
 maturities to 7/18/96                          U.S.       440,000     438,906
Federal National Mortgage Assn., 5.28%,
 7/15/96                                        U.S.        75,000      74,844
U.S. Treasury Bill, 5.09%, 8/22/96              U.S.        20,000      19,856
                                                                   -----------
TOTAL SHORT TERM OBLIGATIONS
 (cost $533,537)                                                       533,606
                                                                   -----------
TOTAL INVESTMENTS: 97.1%
 (cost $30,690,546)                                                 30,539,423
UNREALIZED LOSS IN FORWARD EXCHANGE CONTRACTS:
 (0.1)%                                                                (17,633)
OTHER ASSETS, LESS LIABILITIES: 3.0%                                   926,920
                                                                   -----------
TOTAL NET ASSETS: 100.0%                                           $31,448,710
                                                                   ===========
</TABLE>
 
 *PRINCIPAL AMOUNT IN CURRENCY OF COUNTRY INDICATED.

                       SEE NOTES TO FINANCIAL STATEMENTS.
 
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Templeton Money Market Fund
Financial Highlights
 
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PER SHARE OPERATING PERFORMANCE 
(for a share outstanding throughout the period)
<TABLE>
<CAPTION>
                           SIX MONTHS
                              ENDED             YEAR ENDED DECEMBER 31
                          JUNE 30, 1996 -------------------------------------------
                           (UNAUDITED)   1995     1994     1993     1992     1991
                          ------------- -------  -------  -------  -------  -------
<S>                       <C>           <C>      <C>      <C>      <C>      <C>
Net asset value,
 beginning of period         $  1.00    $  1.00  $  1.00  $  1.00  $  1.00  $  1.00
                             -------    -------  -------  -------  -------  -------
 Net investment income           .03        .05      .03      .02      .03      .05
 Dividends from net
  investment income             (.03)      (.05)    (.03)    (.02)    (.03)    (.05)
                             -------    -------  -------  -------  -------  -------
Change in net asset
 value                            --         --       --       --       --       --
                             -------    -------  -------  -------  -------  -------
Net asset value, end of
 period                      $  1.00    $  1.00  $  1.00  $  1.00  $  1.00  $  1.00
                             =======    =======  =======  =======  =======  =======
TOTAL RETURN*                  2.44%      5.35%    3.48%    2.41%    3.10%    5.59%
RATIOS/SUPPLEMENTAL DATA
Net assets, end of
 period (000)                $14,955    $20,723  $33,090  $16,992  $21,454  $22,046
Ratio of expenses to
 average net assets             .56%**     .63%     .71%     .75%     .69%     .70%
Ratio of net investment
 income to average net
 assets                        4.82%**    5.29%    3.56%    2.38%    3.02%    5.28%
</TABLE>
 
 * NOT ANNUALIZED FOR PERIODS OF LESS THAN A YEAR.
** ANNUALIZED.
 
 
 
                       SEE NOTES TO FINANCIAL STATEMENTS.
 
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Templeton Money Market Fund
Investment Portfolio, June 30, 1996 (unaudited)
 
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<TABLE>
<CAPTION>
                                                 PRINCIPAL
                                                   AMOUNT      VALUE
                                                 ---------- -----------
<S>                                         <C>  <C>        <C>
 
GOVERNMENT & GOVERNMENT
 AGENCIES: 66.2%
Federal Farm Credit Bank:
 5.29%, 7/01/96                             U.S. $1,000,000 $ 1,000,002
 5.27%, 7/15/96                             U.S.    200,000     199,532
 5.28%, 7/29/96                             U.S.    500,000     497,800
 5.30%, 10/02/96                            U.S.    700,000     700,037
Federal Home Loan Bank:
 5.52%, 7/01/96                             U.S.    700,000     699,785
 5.21%, 7/01/96                             U.S.    650,000     649,812
 5.22%, 7/15/96                             U.S.    355,000     354,176
 5.32%, 9/04/96                             U.S.    765,000     757,426
Federal Home Loan Mortgage Corp.:
 5.25%, 7/03/96                             U.S.    700,000     699,592
 5.21%, 7/15/96                             U.S.    600,000     598,610
 5.28%, 7/22/96                             U.S.    700,000     697,639
 5.28%, 7/31/96                             U.S.    700,000     696,715
 5.29%, 8/26/96                             U.S.    260,000     257,784
Federal National Mortgage Assn.:
 5.25%, 7/02/96                             U.S.    700,000     699,694
 5.25%, 7/09/96                             U.S.    700,000     698,979
 5.28%, 7/18/96                             U.S.    700,000     698,049
                                                            -----------
TOTAL GOVERNMENT & GOVERNMENT AGENCIES                        9,905,632
                                                            -----------
TIME DEPOSIT: 4.3%
Dresdner Bank AG, 5.375%, 7/03/96           U.S.    650,000     650,000
                                                            -----------
<CAPTION>
                                                  MATURITY
                                                   VALUE
                                                 ----------
<S>                                         <C>  <C>        <C>
REPURCHASE AGREEMENTS: 29.4%
Bank of America, 5.40%, 7/01/96
Collateralized by $2,270,000
 U.S. Treasury Bill, 8/22/96,
 Value $2,250,705                           U.S.  2,200,990   2,200,000
UBS Securities Inc., 5.37%, 7/01/96
Collateralized by $2,204,000
 U.S. Treasury Note, 6.50%, 4/30/97, Value
 $2,239,815                                 U.S.  2,193,981   2,193,000
                                                            -----------
TOTAL REPURCHASE AGREEMENTS                                   4,393,000
                                                            -----------
TOTAL INVESTMENTS: 99.9%
 (cost $14,948,632)                                          14,948,632
OTHER ASSETS, LESS LIABILITIES: 0.1%                              6,531
                                                            -----------
TOTAL NET ASSETS: 100.0%                                    $14,955,163
                                                            ===========
</TABLE>
 
                       SEE NOTES TO FINANCIAL STATEMENTS.
 
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Templeton Stock Fund
Financial Statements
 
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STATEMENT OF ASSETS AND LIABILITIES
June 30, 1996 (unaudited)
 
<TABLE>
<S>                                                                 <C>
Assets:
 Investments in securities, at value (identified cost $440,046,390) $568,078,076
 Cash                                                                    102,707
 Receivables:
 Fund shares sold                                                        284,657
 Dividends and interest                                                2,523,844
                                                                    ------------
  Total assets                                                       570,989,284
                                                                    ------------
Liabilities:
 Payables:
 Investment securities purchased                                          37,280
 Fund shares redeemed                                                    457,264
 Accrued expenses                                                        415,224
                                                                    ------------
  Total liabilities                                                      909,768
                                                                    ------------
Net assets, at value                                                $570,079,516
                                                                    ============
Net assets consist of:
 Undistributed net investment income                                $  8,367,902
 Net unrealized appreciation                                         128,031,686
 Accumulated net realized gain                                        23,675,764
 Net capital paid in on shares of beneficial interest                410,004,164
                                                                    ------------
Net assets, at value                                                $570,079,516
                                                                    ============
Shares outstanding                                                    27,592,880
                                                                    ============
Net asset value per share
 ($570,079,516 / 27,592,880)                                        $      20.66
                                                                    ============
</TABLE>
STATEMENT OF OPERATIONS
for the six months ended June 30, 1996 (unaudited)
 
<TABLE>
<S>                                         <C>          <C>
Investment income: (net of $872,070
 foreign taxes withheld)
 Dividends                                  $ 8,960,812
 Interest                                     1,200,179
                                            -----------
 Total income                                            $10,160,991
Expenses:
 Management fees (Note 3)                     1,250,180
 Administrative fees (Note 3)                   301,403
 Custodian fees                                 110,244
 Reports to shareholders                         15,500
 Audit fees                                      12,000
 Legal fees (Note 3)                              1,000
 Registration and filing fees                       530
 Trustees' fees and expenses                     20,900
 Other                                            3,297
                                            -----------
 Total expenses                                            1,715,054
                                                         -----------
     Net investment income                                 8,445,937
Realized and unrealized gain (loss):
 Net realized gain (loss) on:
 Investments                                 23,866,291
 Foreign currency transactions                  (38,112)
                                            -----------
                                             23,828,179
 Net unrealized appreciation on investments  21,208,769
                                            -----------
 Net realized and unrealized gain                         45,036,948
                                                         -----------
Net increase in net assets resulting from
 operations                                              $53,482,885
                                                         ===========
</TABLE>
STATEMENTS OF CHANGES IN NET ASSETS
<TABLE>
<CAPTION>
                                               SIX MONTHS
                                                  ENDED
                                              JUNE 30, 1996     YEAR ENDED
                                               (UNAUDITED)   DECEMBER 31, 1995
                                              -------------  -----------------
<S>                                           <C>            <C>
Increase (decrease) in net assets:
 Operations:
 Net investment income                        $  8,445,937     $  9,721,522
 Net realized gain on investment and foreign
  currency transactions                         23,828,179       44,465,018
 Net unrealized appreciation                    21,208,769       44,760,510
                                              ------------     ------------
  Net increase in net assets resulting from
   operations                                   53,482,885       98,947,050
 Distributions to shareholders:
 From net investment income                     (9,701,533)      (6,245,065)
 From net realized gain                        (44,505,784)        (809,545)
 Fund share transactions (Note 2)               72,026,819       28,036,136
                                              ------------     ------------
  Net increase in net assets                    71,302,387      119,928,576
Net assets:
 Beginning of period                           498,777,129      378,848,553
                                              ------------     ------------
 End of period                                $570,079,516     $498,777,129
                                              ============     ============
</TABLE>
 
                       SEE NOTES TO FINANCIAL STATEMENTS.
 
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Templeton Variable Products Series Fund
Templeton International Fund
Financial Statements
 
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STATEMENT OF ASSETS AND LIABILITIES
June 30, 1996 (unaudited)
 
<TABLE>
<S>                                                                 <C>
Assets:
 Investments in securities, at value (identified cost $470,716,369) $535,096,658
 Cash                                                                     57,027
 Receivables:
 Fund shares sold                                                      1,025,168
 Dividends and interest                                                2,831,637
                                                                    ------------
  Total assets                                                       539,010,490
                                                                    ------------
Liabilities:
 Payables:
 Investment securities purchased                                       4,282,659
 Fund shares redeemed                                                      9,348
 Accrued expenses                                                        358,815
                                                                    ------------
  Total liabilities                                                    4,650,822
                                                                    ------------
Net assets, at value                                                $534,359,668
                                                                    ============
Net assets consist of:
 Undistributed net investment income                                $ 10,665,582
 Net unrealized appreciation                                          64,380,289
 Accumulated net realized gain                                         1,232,894
 Net capital paid in on shares of beneficial interest                458,080,903
                                                                    ------------
Net assets, at value                                                $534,359,668
                                                                    ============
Shares outstanding                                                    32,478,537
                                                                    ============
Net asset value per share ($534,359,668 / 32,478,537)               $      16.45
                                                                    ============
</TABLE>
STATEMENT OF OPERATIONS
for the six months ended June 30, 1996 (unaudited)
 
<TABLE>
<S>                                                   <C>         <C>
Investment income: (net of $1,473,637
 foreign taxes withheld)
 Dividends                                            $11,410,362
 Interest                                               1,124,407
                                                      -----------
 Total income                                                     $12,534,769
Expenses:
 Management fees (Note 3)                               1,047,295
 Administrative fees (Note 3)                             251,946
 Custodian fees                                            73,500
 Reports to shareholders                                   29,200
 Audit fees                                                12,000
 Legal fees (Note 3)                                        1,500
 Trustees' fees and expenses                               14,000
 Other                                                      6,967
                                                      -----------
 Total expenses                                                     1,436,408
                                                                  -----------
  Net investment income                                            11,098,361
Realized and unrealized gain:
 Net realized gain on:
 Investments                                            1,258,773
 Foreign currency transactions                             71,560
                                                      -----------
                                                        1,330,333
 Net unrealized appreciation on investments            32,605,764
                                                      -----------
 Net realized and unrealized gain                                  33,936,097
                                                                  -----------
Net increase in net assets resulting from operations              $45,034,458
                                                                  ===========
</TABLE>
STATEMENTS OF CHANGES IN NET ASSETS
<TABLE>
<CAPTION>
                                               SIX MONTHS
                                                  ENDED
                                              JUNE 30, 1996     YEAR ENDED
                                               (UNAUDITED)   DECEMBER 31, 1995
                                              -------------  -----------------
<S>                                           <C>            <C>
Increase (decrease) in net assets:
 Operations:
 Net investment income                        $ 11,098,361     $  5,890,627
 Net realized gain on investment and foreign
  currency transactions                          1,330,333        1,822,295
 Net unrealized appreciation                    32,605,764       30,394,794
                                              ------------     ------------
  Net increase in net assets resulting from
   operations                                   45,034,458       38,107,716
 Distributions to shareholders:
 From net investment income                     (6,297,332)      (1,444,552)
 From net realized gain                         (1,836,721)        (619,093)
 Fund share transactions (Note 2)              144,318,089      167,006,724
                                              ------------     ------------
  Net increase in net assets                   181,218,494      203,050,795
Net assets:
 Beginning of period                           353,141,174      150,090,379
                                              ------------     ------------
 End of period                                $534,359,668     $353,141,174
                                              ============     ============
</TABLE>
 
                       SEE NOTES TO FINANCIAL STATEMENTS.
 
                                                                              33
<PAGE>
 
Templeton Variable Products Series Fund
Templeton Asset Allocation Fund
Financial Statements
 
- --------------------------------------------------------------------------------
STATEMENT OF ASSETS AND LIABILITIES
June 30, 1996 (unaudited)
 
<TABLE>
<S>                                                      <C>
Assets:
 Investments in securities, at value
  (identified cost $407,383,320)                         $475,249,066
 Cash                                                         155,166
 Receivables:
 Investment securities sold                                 1,643,477
 Fund shares sold                                             450,374
 Dividends and interest                                     4,260,752
 Unrealized gains on forward exchange contracts (Note 5)        1,992
                                                         ------------
  Total assets                                            481,760,827
                                                         ------------
Liabilities:
 Payables for investment securities purchased                 604,599
 Unrealized loss on forward exchange contracts (Note 5)        42,017
 Accrued expenses                                             336,520
                                                         ------------
  Total liabilities                                           983,136
                                                         ------------
Net assets, at value                                     $480,777,691
                                                         ============
Net assets consist of:
 Undistributed net investment income                     $ 10,139,858
 Net unrealized appreciation                               67,818,043
 Accumulated net realized gain                             17,081,784
 Net capital paid in on shares of beneficial interest     385,738,006
                                                         ------------
Net assets, at value                                     $480,777,691
                                                         ============
Shares outstanding                                         25,052,130
                                                         ============
Net asset value per share
 ($480,777,691/25,052,130)                               $      19.19
                                                         ============
</TABLE>
STATEMENT OF OPERATIONS
for the six months ended June 30, 1996 (unaudited)
 
<TABLE>
<S>                                                   <C>         <C>
Investment income: (net of $653,723 foreign taxes
 withheld)
 Dividends                                            $6,107,323
 Interest                                              5,393,417
                                                      ----------
 Total income                                                     $11,500,740
Expenses:
 Management fees (Note 3)                              1,041,883
 Administrative fees (Note 3)                            253,022
 Custodian fees                                           68,500
 Reports to shareholders                                  19,000
 Audit fees                                                9,000
 Legal fees (Note 3)                                       2,000
 Trustees fees and expenses                               14,000
 Other                                                     6,366
                                                      ----------
 Total expenses                                                     1,413,771
                                                                  -----------
  Net investment income                                            10,086,969
Realized and unrealized gain
 Net realized gain on:
 Investments                                          17,496,482
 Foreign currency transactions                            10,633
                                                      ----------
                                                      17,507,115
                                                      ----------
 Net unrealized appreciation on:
 Investments                                           7,099,808
 Foreign currency translation of other
  assets and liabilities                                 (56,494)
                                                      ----------
                                                       7,043,314
                                                      ----------
  Net realized and unrealized gain                                 24,550,429
                                                                  -----------
 Net increase in net assets resulting from operations             $34,637,398
                                                                  ===========
</TABLE>
STATEMENTS OF CHANGES IN NET ASSETS
<TABLE>
<CAPTION>
                                               SIX MONTHS
                                                  ENDED
                                              JUNE 30, 1996     YEAR ENDED
                                               (UNAUDITED)   DECEMBER 31, 1995
                                              -------------  -----------------
<S>                                           <C>            <C>
Increase (decrease) in net assets:
 Operations:
 Net investment income                        $ 10,086,969     $ 12,948,965
 Net realized gain on investment and foreign
  currency transactions                         17,507,115       12,565,625
 Net unrealized appreciation                     7,043,314       45,056,871
                                              ------------     ------------
  Net increase in net assets resulting from
   operations                                   34,637,398       70,571,461
 Distributions to shareholders:
 From net investment income                    (12,811,622)      (7,825,461)
 From net realized gain                        (10,050,497)              --
 Fund share transactions (Note 2)               62,879,444       55,204,750
                                              ------------     ------------
  Net increase in net assets                    74,654,723      117,950,750
Net assets:
 Beginning of period                           406,122,968      288,172,218
                                              ------------     ------------
 End of period                                $480,777,691     $406,122,968
                                              ============     ============
</TABLE>
 
                       SEE NOTES TO FINANCIAL STATEMENTS.
 
34
<PAGE>
 
Templeton Variable Products Series Fund
Templeton Bond Fund
Financial Statements
 
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STATEMENT OF ASSETS AND LIABILITIES
June 30, 1996 (unaudited)
 
<TABLE>
<S>                                                                <C>
Assets:
 Investments in securities, at value (identified cost $30,690,546) $30,539,423
 Cash                                                                      735
 Receivables:
 Investment securities sold                                            252,166
 Fund shares sold                                                        3,120
 Interest                                                              760,720
 Unrealized gains on forward exchange contracts (Note 5)                   663
                                                                   -----------
  Total assets                                                      31,556,827
                                                                   -----------
Liabilities:
 Payables for fund shares redeemed                                       7,814
 Unrealized loss on forward exchange contracts (Note 5)                 18,296
 Accrued expenses                                                       82,007
                                                                   -----------
  Total liabilities                                                    108,117
                                                                   -----------
Net assets, at value                                               $31,448,710
                                                                   ===========
Net assets consist of:
 Undistributed net investment income                               $    10,083
 Net unrealized depreciation                                          (171,728)
 Accumulated net realized loss                                      (1,331,495)
 Net capital paid in on shares of beneficial interest               32,941,850
                                                                   -----------
Net assets, at value                                               $31,448,710
                                                                   ===========
Shares outstanding                                                   2,918,203
                                                                   ===========
Net asset value per share
 ($31,448,710 / 2,918,703)                                         $     10.78
                                                                   ===========
</TABLE>
STATEMENT OF OPERATIONS
for the six months ended June 30, 1996 (unaudited)
 
<TABLE>
<S>                                                   <C>        <C>
Investment income: (net of $8,158
 foreign taxes withheld)
 Interest income                                                 $1,310,309
Expenses:
 Management fees (Note 3)                             $  79,328
 Administrative fees (Note 3)                            17,886
 Reports to shareholders                                  1,500
 Audit fees                                               7,400
 Legal fees (Note 3)                                        500
 Trustees' fees and expenses                                500
 Other                                                       13
                                                      ---------
 Total expenses                                                     107,127
                                                                 ----------
  Net investment income                                           1,203,182
Realized and unrealized gain (loss):
 Net realized gain (loss) on:
 Investments                                             68,677
 Foreign currency transactions                          (17,488)
                                                      ---------
                                                         51,189
                                                      ---------
 Net unrealized appreciation (depreciation) on:
 Investments                                           (797,122)
 Foreign currency translation of other assets and
  liabilities                                           (26,585)
                                                      ---------
                                                       (823,707)
                                                      ---------
  Net realized and unrealized loss                                 (772,518)
                                                                 ----------
 Net increase in net assets resulting from operations            $  430,664
                                                                 ==========
</TABLE>
STATEMENTS OF CHANGES IN NET ASSETS
 
<TABLE>
<CAPTION>
                                               SIX MONTHS
                                                  ENDED
                                              JUNE 30, 1996    YEAR ENDED
                                               (UNAUDITED)  DECEMBER 31, 1995
                                              ------------- -----------------
<S>                                           <C>           <C>
Increase (decrease) in net assets:
 Operations:
 Net investment income                         $ 1,203,182     $ 2,229,422
 Net realized gain on investment and foreign
  currency transactions                             51,189         612,266
 Net unrealized appreciation (depreciation)       (823,707)      1,506,931
                                               -----------     -----------
  Net increase in net assets resulting from
   operations                                      430,664       4,348,619
 Distributions to shareholders from net in-
  vestment income                               (3,413,282)     (1,445,139)
 Fund share transactions (Note 2)                1,521,376         663,091
                                               -----------     -----------
  Net increase (decrease) in net assets         (1,461,242)      3,566,571
Net assets:
 Beginning of period                            32,909,952      29,343,381
                                               -----------     -----------
 End of period                                 $31,448,710     $32,909,952
                                               ===========     ===========
</TABLE>
 
                       SEE NOTES TO FINANCIAL STATEMENTS.
 
                                                                              35
<PAGE>
 
Templeton Variable Products Series Fund
Templeton Money Market Fund
Financial Statements
 
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STATEMENT OF ASSETS AND LIABILITIES
June 30, 1996 (unaudited)
 
<TABLE>
<S>                                                            <C>
Assets:
 Investments in securities, at value and cost                  $14,948,632
 Cash                                                                  868
 Interest receivable                                                38,277
                                                               -----------
   Total assets                                                 14,987,777
                                                               -----------
Liabilities:
 Accrued expenses                                                   32,614
                                                               -----------
   Total liabilities                                                32,614
                                                               -----------
Net assets (equivalent to $1.00 per share based on 14,955,163
 shares of beneficial interest outstanding)                    $14,955,163
                                                               ===========
</TABLE>
STATEMENT OF OPERATIONS
for the six months ended June 30, 1996 (unaudited)
 
<TABLE>
<S>                                                   <C>     <C>
Interest income                                               $391,871
Expenses:
 Management fees (Note 3)                             $25,257
 Administrative fees (Note 3)                           8,508
 Reports to shareholders                                  950
 Audit fees                                             2,900
 Legal fees (Note 3)                                      500
 Other                                                  2,949
                                                      -------
  Total expenses                                                41,064
                                                              --------
   Net investment income                                       350,807
Net realized gain on investments                                   268
                                                              --------
Net increase in net assets resulting from operations          $351,075
                                                              ========
</TABLE>
STATEMENTS OF CHANGES IN NET ASSETS
<TABLE>
<CAPTION>
                                                  SIX MONTHS
                                                     ENDED
                                                 JUNE 30, 1996    YEAR ENDED
                                                  (UNAUDITED)  DECEMBER 31, 1995
                                                 ------------- -----------------
<S>                                              <C>           <C>
Increase (decrease) in net assets:
 Operations:
  Net investment income                           $   350,807     $ 1,124,377
  Net realized gain (loss) from security trans-
   actions                                                268          (2,159)
                                                  -----------     -----------
   Net increase in net assets resulting from
    operations                                        351,075       1,122,218
 Distributions to shareholders from net
  investment income                                  (351,075)     (1,122,218)
 Fund share transactions (Note 2)                  (5,768,251)    (12,366,721)
                                                  -----------     -----------
   Net decrease in net assets                      (5,768,251)    (12,366,721)
Net assets:
 Beginning of period                               20,723,414      33,090,135
                                                  -----------     -----------
 End of period                                    $14,955,163     $20,723,414
                                                  ===========     ===========
</TABLE>
 
 
                       SEE NOTES TO FINANCIAL STATEMENTS.
 
36
<PAGE>
 
Templeton Variable Products Series Fund
Notes to Financial Statements (unaudited)
 
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1. SUMMARY OF ACCOUNTING POLICIES
 
Templeton Stock Fund, Templeton International Fund, Templeton Asset Allocation
Fund, Templeton Bond Fund, and Templeton Money Market Fund are separate series
of Templeton Variable Products Series Fund (the Trust), a Massachusetts busi-
ness trust, and are open-end, diversified management investment company regis-
tered under the Investment Company Act of 1940.
 
Templeton Stock Fund seeks capital growth through a policy of investing pri-
marily in common stocks issued by companies, large and small, in various na-
tions throughout the world. Templeton International Fund seeks long-term capi-
tal growth through a flexible policy of investing in stocks and debt obliga-
tions of companies and governments outside the United States. Templeton Asset
Allocation Fund seeks a high level of total return through a flexible policy
of investing in stocks and debt obligations of companies and governments of
any nation, and money market instruments. Templeton Bond Fund seeks high cur-
rent income through a flexible policy of investing primarily in the debt secu-
rities of companies, governments and government agencies of various nations
throughout the world. Templeton Market Money Fund seeks current income, sta-
bility of principal, and liquidity by investing in money market instruments
with maturities not exceeding 397 days. The following summarizes the Trust's
significant accounting policies.
 
a. Securities Valuations:
 
Securities held by Templeton Stock, International, Asset Allocation, and Bond
Funds that are listed or traded on a recognized national or foreign exchange
or NASDAQ are valued at the last reported sales prices on the principal ex-
change on which the securities are traded. Over-the-counter securities and
listed securities for which no sale is reported are valued at the mean between
the last current bid and asked prices. Securities for which market quotations
are not readily available are valued at fair value as determined by management
and approved in good faith by the Board of Trustees. Securities held by Tem-
pleton Money Market Fund are valued using the amortized cost valuation method,
which involves valuing a portfolio security at its cost and thereafter assum-
ing a constant amortization to maturity of any discount or premium.
 
b. Foreign Exchange Contracts:
 
Templeton International, Asset Allocation, and Bond Funds may enter into for-
ward exchange contracts and currency option contracts in order to hedge
against foreign exchange risks.
 
(i)  Forward Exchange Contracts: These contracts are valued daily and each
  Fund's equity therein, representing unrealized gain or loss on the con-
  tracts, is included in the Statement of Assets and Liabilities. Realized and
  unrealized gains and losses are included in the Statement of Operations.
 
(ii) Currency Option Contracts: Options purchased are recorded as investments;
  options written (sold) are accounted for as liabilities. When an option ex-
  pires, the premium (original option value) is realized as a gain if the op-
  tion was written or realized as a loss if the option was purchased. When the
  exercise of an option results in a cash settlement, the difference between
  the premium and the settlement proceeds is realized as a gain or loss. When
  securities are acquired or delivered upon exercise of an option, the acqui-
  sition cost or sale proceeds are adjusted by the amount of the premium. When
  an option is closed, the difference between the premium and the cost to
  close the position is realized as a gain or loss.
 
c. Indexed Securities:
 
Templeton Asset Allocation and Bond Funds may invest in debt instruments in
which the principal and/or interest is dependent on another factor such as a
yield curve, currency exchange rates or commodity prices. The Fund's objective
in holding these notes, commonly called structured notes, is to tailor the
Fund's investment based on specific risk and returns it wishes to assume while
avoiding unwanted risk or change the Fund's exposure to a particular foreign
exchange rate or the spread between two foreign exchange rates.
 
d. Foreign Currency Transactions:
 
Portfolio securities and other assets and liabilities denominated in foreign
currencies are translated into U.S. dollars based on the rate of exchange of
such currencies against U.S. dollars on the date of valuation. Purchases and
sales of portfolio securities and income items denominated in foreign curren-
cies are translated into U.S. dollar amounts on the respective dates of such
transactions. When the Fund purchases or sells foreign securities it will cus-
tomarily enter into a foreign exchange contract to minimize currency risk from
the trade date to the settlement date of such transaction.
 
The Fund does not isolate that portion of the results of operations resulting
from changes in foreign exchange rates on investments from the fluctuations
arising from changes in market prices of securities held. Such fluctuations
are included with the net realized and unrealized gain or loss from invest-
ments.
 
Reported net realized foreign exchange gains or losses arise from sales of
foreign currencies, currency gains or losses realized between the trade and
settlement dates on securities transactions, the differences between the
amounts of dividends, interest, and foreign withholding taxes recorded on the
Fund's books, and the U.S. dollar equivalent of the amounts actually received
or paid. Net unrealized foreign exchange gains and losses arise from changes
in the value of assets and liabilities other than investments in securities at
the end of the fiscal period, resulting from changes in the exchange rate.
 
e. Income Taxes:
 
It is the Fund's policy to comply with the requirements of the Internal Reve-
nue Code applicable to regulated investment companies and to distribute all
its taxable income to its shareholders. Therefore, no provision has been made
for income taxes.
 
 
                                                                             37
<PAGE>
 
Templeton Variable Products Series Fund
Notes to Financial Statements (unaudited) (cont.)
 
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f. Accounting Estimates:
 
The preparation of financial statements in accordance with generally accepted
accounting principles requires management to make estimates and assumptions
that affect the reported amounts of assets and liabilities at the date of the
financial statements and the amounts of income and expenses during the report-
ing period. Actual results could differ from those estimates.
 
g. Distributions to Shareholders:
 
Templeton Money Market Fund's net investment income (consisting principally of
interest accrued or discount earned less amortization of premium and estimated
expenses) is declared as a dividend daily, including weekends and holidays, im-
mediately prior to the determination of net asset value, and is paid monthly.
Templeton Stock, International, Asset Allocation, and Bond Funds normally pay
annual dividends representing substantially all of their net investment income
and distribute annually any net realized capital gains. Distributions to share-
holders, which are determined in accordance with income tax regulations, are
recorded on the ex-dividend date.
 
h. Security Transactions, Investment Income, and Expenses:
 
Security transactions are accounted for on a trade date basis. Dividend income
is recorded on the ex-dividend date. Certain dividends on foreign securities is
recorded as soon as information is available to the Fund. Interest income and
estimated expenses are accrued daily.
 
i. Repurchase Agreements:
 
Templeton Money Market Fund, through its custodian, receives delivery of the
underlying securities, whose market is required to be at least 102% of the re-
sale price at the time of purchase. The Fund's investment advisor, Templeton
Global Bond Managers, a division of Templeton Investment Council, Inc., is re-
sponsible for determining that the value of these underlying securities remain
at least equal to the resale price.
 
2. TRANSACTIONS IN SHARES OF BENEFICIAL INTEREST
 
At June 30, 1996, there were an unlimited number of shares of beneficial inter-
est authorized ($0.01 par value). Transactions in the Fund's shares were as
follows:
 
<TABLE>
<CAPTION>
                                      TEMPLETON STOCK FUND
                         --------------------------------------------------
                            SIX MONTHS ENDED             YEAR ENDED
                              JUNE 30, 1996           DECEMBER 31, 1995
                         ------------------------  ------------------------
                           SHARES       AMOUNT       SHARES       AMOUNT
                         ----------  ------------  ----------  ------------
       <S>               <C>         <C>           <C>         <C>
       Shares sold        2,237,892  $ 45,791,104   4,174,973  $ 78,300,364
       Shares issued on
        reinvestment of
        distributions     2,791,314    54,207,317     416,778     7,056,045
       Shares redeemed   (1,376,218)  (27,971,602) (3,012,672)  (57,320,273)
                         ----------  ------------  ----------  ------------
       Net increase       3,652,988  $ 72,026,819   1,579,079  $ 28,036,136
                         ==========  ============  ==========  ============
<CAPTION>
                                  TEMPLETON INTERNATIONAL FUND
                         --------------------------------------------------
                            SIX MONTHS ENDED             YEAR ENDED
                              JUNE 30, 1996           DECEMBER 31, 1995
                         ------------------------  ------------------------
                           SHARES       AMOUNT       SHARES       AMOUNT
                         ----------  ------------  ----------  ------------
       <S>               <C>         <C>           <C>         <C>
       Shares sold        9,451,566  $149,290,969  13,352,012  $186,603,778
       Shares issued on
        reinvestment of
        distributions       524,439     8,134,053     160,096     2,063,645
       Shares redeemed     (837,134)  (13,106,933) (1,526,461)  (21,660,699)
                         ----------  ------------  ----------  ------------
       Net increase       9,138,871  $144,318,089  11,985,647  $167,006,724
                         ==========  ============  ==========  ============
<CAPTION>
                                 TEMPLETON ASSET ALLOCATION FUND
                         --------------------------------------------------
                            SIX MONTHS ENDED             YEAR ENDED
                              JUNE 30, 1996           DECEMBER 31, 1995
                         ------------------------  ------------------------
                           SHARES       AMOUNT       SHARES       AMOUNT
                         ----------  ------------  ----------  ------------
       <S>               <C>         <C>           <C>         <C>
       Shares sold        2,843,587  $ 53,672,947   4,076,702  $ 68,918,715
       Shares issued on
        reinvestment of
        distributions     1,240,484    22,862,119     506,348     7,828,137
       Shares redeemed     (720,985)  (13,655,622) (1,262,734)  (21,542,102)
                         ----------  ------------  ----------  ------------
       Net increase       3,363,086  $ 62,879,444   3,320,316  $ 55,204,750
                         ==========  ============  ==========  ============
</TABLE>
 
38
<PAGE>
 
Templeton Variable Products Series Fund
Notes to Financial Statements (unaudited) (cont.)
 
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<TABLE>
<CAPTION>
                                        TEMPLETON BOND FUND
                         ----------------------------------------------------
                             SIX MONTHS ENDED              YEAR ENDED
                              JUNE 30, 1996            DECEMBER 31, 1995
                         -------------------------  -------------------------
                           SHARES        AMOUNT       SHARES        AMOUNT
                         -----------  ------------  -----------  ------------
       <S>               <C>          <C>           <C>          <C>
       Shares sold           119,968  $  1,333,432      468,705  $  5,243,821
       Shares issued on
        reinvestment of
        distributions        323,534     3,413,282      136,463     1,445,139
       Shares redeemed      (295,580)   (3,225,338)    (538,060)   (6,025,869)
                         -----------  ------------  -----------  ------------
       Net increase          147,922  $  1,521,376       67,108  $    663,091
                         ===========  ============  ===========  ============
 
 
<CAPTION>
                                    TEMPLETON MONEY MARKET FUND
                         ----------------------------------------------------
                             SIX MONTHS ENDED              YEAR ENDED
                              JUNE 30, 1996            DECEMBER 31, 1995
                         -------------------------  -------------------------
                           SHARES        AMOUNT       SHARES        AMOUNT
                         -----------  ------------  -----------  ------------
       <S>               <C>          <C>           <C>          <C>
       Shares sold        13,114,898  $ 13,114,898   40,985,931  $ 40,985,931
       Shares issued on
        reinvestment of
        distributions        358,646       358,646    1,116,228     1,116,228
       Shares redeemed   (19,241,795)  (19,241,795) (54,468,880)  (54,468,880)
                         -----------  ------------  -----------  ------------
       Net decrease       (5,768,251) $ (5,768,251) (12,366,721) $(12,366,721)
                         ===========  ============  ===========  ============
</TABLE>
 
3. INVESTMENT MANAGEMENT FEES AND OTHER TRANSACTIONS WITH AFFILIATES
 
Certain officers of the Trust are also directors or officers of Templeton In-
vestment Counsel, Inc. (TICI) and Templeton Funds Annuity Company (TFAC), the
Funds' investment manager and administrative manager, respectively. TICI serves
as investment manager of the Templeton Stock, International, and Asset Alloca-
tion Funds; and Templeton Global Bond Managers, a division of TICI, serves as
investment manager of the Templeton Bond and Money Market Funds.
 
Templeton Stock, International, Asset Allocation and Bond Funds each pay a
monthly investment management fee, equal on an annual basis, to 0.50% of its
average daily net assets up to $200 million, 0.45% of such net assets from $200
million up to $1.3 billion, and 0.40% of such net assets in excess of $1.3 bil-
lion. Templeton Money Market Fund pays a monthly investment management fee,
equal on an annual basis to 0.35% of its average daily net assets up to $200
million, 0.30% of such net assets from $200 million up to $1.3 billion, and
0.25% of such net assets in excess of $1.3 billion.
 
Each Fund pays TFAC its allocable share of a monthly fee equivalent on an an-
nual basis to 0.15% of the combined average daily net assets of the Trust, re-
duced to 0.135% of such assets in excess of $200 million, 0.10% of such assets
in excess of $700 million, 0.075% of such assets in excess of $1.2 billion.
 
An officer of the Fund is a partner of Dechert Price & Rhoads, legal counsel
for the Fund, which firm received fees of $5,500 for the six months ended June
30, 1996.
 
4. PURCHASES AND SALES OF SECURITIES
 
The cost of securities for federal income tax purposes is the same as that
shown in the investment portfolios except for International Fund in which cost
for tax purposes is $471,060,791. Realized gains and losses are reported on an
identified cost basis.
 
The aggregate gross unrealized appreciation and depreciation of portfolio secu-
rities, based on cost for federal income tax purposes, and purchases and sales
of securities (excluding short-term securities) for the six months ended June
30, 1996, were as follows:
 
<TABLE>
<CAPTION>
                                 TEMPLETON      TEMPLETON       TEMPLETON     TEMPLETON
                                   STOCK      INTERNATIONAL       ASSET         BOND
                                    FUND          FUND       ALLOCATION FUND    FUND
                                ------------  -------------  --------------- -----------
       <S>                      <C>           <C>            <C>             <C>
       Unrealized appreciation  $187,457,647  $ 76,221,905    $ 77,947,364   $   451,636
       Unrealized depreciation   (59,425,961)  (12,186,038)    (10,081,618)     (602,759)
                                ------------  ------------    ------------   -----------
       Net unrealized
        appreciation
        (depreciation)          $128,031,686  $ 64,035,867    $ 67,865,746   $  (151,123)
                                ============  ============    ============   ===========
       Purchases                $112,703,326  $140,463,380    $222,855,224   $25,205,351
                                ============  ============    ============   ===========
       Sales                    $ 59,960,232  $ 23,319,743    $176,633,447   $24,639,551
                                ============  ============    ============   ===========
</TABLE>
 
At December 31, 1995, Bond Fund had tax basis capital losses of $2,400,000
which may be carried over to offset future capital gains. Such losses expire in
varying amounts to December 31, 2003.
 
                                                                              39
<PAGE>
 
Templeton Variable Products Series Fund
Notes to Financial Statements (unaudited) (cont.)
 
- -------------------------------------------------------------------------------
 
5. FINANCIAL INSTRUMENTS WITH OFF-BALANCE SHEET RISK
 
During the six months ended June 30, 1996, Templeton Asset Allocation and Bond
Funds have been parties to financial instruments with off-
balance sheet risks, primarily forward exchange contracts and future con-
tracts, in order to minimize the risk to the Funds with respect to their port-
folio transactions from adverse changes in the relationship between the U.S.
dollar and foreign currencies and interest rates. These instruments involve
market risks in excess of the amount recognized on the Statements of Assets
and Liabilities; some of these risks have been minimized by offsetting con-
tracts. Risks arise from the possible inability of counterparties to meet the
terms of their contracts, future movement in currency value and interest rates
and contract positions that are not exact offsets. The contract amounts indi-
cate the extent of the Funds' involvement in such contracts.
 
Forwards: A forward exchange contract is an agreement between two parties to
exchange different currencies at a specified rate at an agreed upon future
date.
 
At June 30, 1996, the Asset Allocation and Bond Funds had outstanding forward
exchange contracts for the purchase and sale of currencies as set out below.
These contracts are reported in the financial statements at each Fund's net
equity, as measured by the difference between the forward exchange rates at
the reporting date and the forward exchange rates at the dates of entry into
the contract:
 
<TABLE>
         <S>                                                          <C>
         TEMPLETON ASSET ALLOCATION FUND
          Contracts to sell:
           126,675,000 Japanese yen for 1,161,378 U.S. dollars,
            July 15, 1996                                             $    997
           177,770,000 Japanese yen for 1,629,423 U.S. dollars,
            July 15, 1996                                                  995
                                                                      --------
                                                                         1,992
                                                                      --------
          Contracts to sell:
           5,269,000 Deutschemarks for 3,452,818 U.S. dollars, July
            19, 1996                                                   (17,129)
           10,580,000 Deutschemarks for 6,950,855 U.S. dollars,
            July 23, 1996                                              (18,345)
           10,538,000 Deutschemarks for 6,938,829 U.S. dollars,
            August 1, 1996                                              (6,543)
                                                                      --------
                                                                       (42,017)
                                                                      --------
          Net unrealized loss in forward exchange contracts           $(40,025)
                                                                      ========
         TEMPLETON BOND FUND
          Contracts to sell:
           51,000,000 Japanese yen for 467,577 U.S. dollars, July
            15, 1996                                                  $    401
           46,800,000 Japanese yen for 428,964 U.S. dollars, July
            15, 1996                                                       262
                                                                      --------
                                                                           663
                                                                      --------
          Contracts to sell:
           1,000,000,000 Italian lira for 645,911 U.S. dollars,
            July 8, 1996                                                (6,277)
           1,507,000 Deutschemarks for 987,549 U.S. dollars, July
            19, 1996                                                    (4,899)
           3,027,000 Deutschemarks for 1,988,680 U.S. dollars, July
            23, 1996                                                   ( 5,249)
           3,014,000 Deutschemarks for 1,984,592 U.S. dollars,
            August 1, 1996                                              (1,871)
                                                                      --------
                                                                       (18,296)
                                                                      --------
          Net unrealized loss in forward exchange contracts           $(17,633)
                                                                      ========
</TABLE>
 
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Phoenix Home Life Variable Accumulation Account
Templeton Stock Sub-Account
Financial Statements
 
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STATEMENT OF ASSETS AND LIABILITIES
June 30, 1996 (Unaudited)
 
<TABLE>
<S>                                   <C>
Assets:
 Investments in Templeton Stock Fund
  (identified cost $192,556,011)      $311,674,576
                                      ------------
Liabilities:
 Accrued expenses due related parties      327,967
                                      ------------
  Net assets                          $311,346,609
                                      ============
Accumulation units outstanding         137,805,530
                                      ============
Net asset value per unit              $   2.259319
                                      ============
</TABLE>
STATEMENT OF OPERATIONS
for the six months endedJune 30, 1996 (Unaudited)
 
<TABLE>
<S>                                                  <C>          <C>
Investment income:
 Dividends                                                        $ 5,615,980
Expenses:
 Mortality and expense risk and administrative
  charges                                                           2,071,340
                                                                  -----------
   Net investment income                                            3,544,640
Realized and unrealized gain (loss) on investments:
 Net realized gain (loss) from share transactions    $   546,571
 Net realized gain distribution from Fund             25,763,307
 Net change in unrealized
  appreciation (depreciation)                         (1,613,104)
                                                     -----------
   Net realized and unrealized gain (loss)                         24,696,774
                                                                  -----------
Net increase (decrease) in net assets from
 operations                                                       $28,241,414
                                                                  ===========
</TABLE>
 
<TABLE>
<CAPTION>
                                                SIX MONTHS
                                                   ENDED            YEAR
                                               JUNE 30, 1996        ENDED
STATEMENT OF CHANGES IN NET ASSETS              (UNAUDITED)   DECEMBER 31, 1995
                                               -------------  -----------------
<S>                                            <C>            <C>
Increase (decrease) in net assets:
 Operations:
  Net investment income (loss)                 $  3,544,640     $    241,153
  Net realized gain (loss)                       26,309,878        2,684,934
  Net change in unrealized appreciation
   (depreciation)                                (1,613,104)      54,558,056
                                               ------------     ------------
   Net increase (decrease) in net assets from
    operations                                   28,241,414       57,484,143
 Accumulation unit transactions:
  Participant deposits                            9,033,286       13,155,785
  Participant transfers                             333,511       10,498,003
  Participant withdrawals                       (18,914,246)     (29,718,626)
                                               ------------     ------------
   Net increase (decrease) from participant
    transactions                                 (9,547,449)      (6,064,838)
                                               ------------     ------------
   Total increase (decrease) in net assets       18,693,965       51,419,305
Net assets:
 Beginning of period                            292,652,644      241,233,339
                                               ------------     ------------
 End of period                                 $311,346,609     $292,652,644
                                               ============     ============
 Participant accumulation unit transactions
  (in units):
  Participant deposits                            4,262,700        7,097,806
  Participant transfers                              33,619        6,158,732
  Participant withdrawals                        (8,724,390)     (15,894,569)
</TABLE>
 
 
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Phoenix Home Life Variable Accumulation Account
Templeton International Sub-Account
Financial Statements
 
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STATEMENT OF ASSETS AND LIABILITIES
June 30, 1996 (Unaudited)
 
<TABLE>
<S>                                                           <C>
Assets:
 Investments in Templeton International Fund (identified cost
  $78,612,390)                                                $104,004,775
                                                              ------------
Liabilities:
 Accrued expenses due related parties                              108,390
                                                              ------------
   Net assets                                                 $103,896,385
                                                              ============
Accumulation units outstanding                                  63,362,238
                                                              ============
Net asset value per unit                                      $   1.639721
                                                              ============
</TABLE>
STATEMENT OF OPERATIONS
for the six months ended June 30, 1996 (Unaudited)
 
<TABLE>
<S>                                                    <C>        <C>
Investment income:
 Dividends                                                        $1,489,608
Expenses:
 Mortality and expense risk and administrative charges               674,034
                                                                  ----------
   Net investment income (loss)                                      815,574
Realized and unrealized gain (loss) on investments:
 Net realized gain (loss) from share transactions      $   42,545
 Net realized gain distribution from Fund                 434,469
 Net change in unrealized appreciation (depreciation)   8,136,005
                                                       ----------
   Net realized and unrealized
    gain (loss)                                                    8,613,019
                                                                  ----------
Net increase (decrease) in net assets from operations             $9,428,593
                                                                  ==========
</TABLE>
<TABLE>
<CAPTION>
                                                SIX MONTHS
                                                   ENDED            YEAR
                                               JUNE 30, 1996        ENDED
STATEMENTS OF CHANGES IN NET ASSETS             (UNAUDITED)   DECEMBER 31, 1995
                                               -------------  -----------------
<S>                                            <C>            <C>
Increase (decrease) in net assets:
 Operations:
  Net investment income (loss)                 $    815,574      $  (537,933)
  Net realized gain (loss)                          477,014          419,177
  Net change in unrealized appreciation
   (depreciation)                                 8,136,005       11,150,673
                                               ------------      -----------
   Net increase (decrease) in net assets from
    operations                                    9,428,593       11,031,917
 Accumulation unit transactions:
  Participant deposits                            2,477,293        5,709,743
  Participant transfers                           5,583,498          257,059
  Participant withdrawals                        (2,291,160)      (4,184,076)
                                               ------------      -----------
   Net increase (decrease) from participant
    transactions                                  5,769,631        1,782,726
                                               ------------      -----------
   Total increase (decrease) in net assets       15,198,224       12,814,643
Net assets:
 Beginning of period                             88,698,161       75,883,518
                                               ------------      -----------
 End of period                                 $103,896,385      $88,698,161
                                               ============      ===========
 Participant accumulation unit transactions
  (in units):
  Participant deposits                            1,589,467        4,160,659
  Participant transfers                           3,631,908          190,011
  Participant withdrawals                        (1,446,508)      (2,977,608)
</TABLE>
 
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Phoenix Home Life Variable Accumulation Account
Templeton Asset Allocation Sub-Account
Financial Statements
 
- --------------------------------------------------------------------------------
STATEMENT OF ASSETS AND LIABILITIES
June 30, 1996 (Unaudited)
 
<TABLE>
<S>                                                             <C>
Assets:
 Investment in Templeton Asset Allocation Fund (identified cost
  $102,053,974)                                                 $148,158,746
                                                                ------------
Liabilities:
 Accrued expenses due related parties                                156,006
                                                                ------------
   Net assets                                                   $148,002,740
                                                                ============
Accumulation units outstanding                                    70,049,042
                                                                ============
Net asset value per unit                                        $   2.112845
                                                                ============
</TABLE>
STATEMENT OF OPERATIONS
for the six months ended June 30, 1996 (Unaudited)
 
<TABLE>
<S>                                                    <C>        <C>
Investment income:
 Dividends                                                        $ 4,389,083
Expenses:
 Mortality and expense risk and administrative charges              1,003,821
                                                                  -----------
   Net investment income                                            3,385,262
Realized and unrealized gain (loss) on investments:
 Net realized gain (loss) from share transactions      $  460,768
 Net realized gain distribution from fund               3,443,160
 Net change in unrealized appreciation (depreciation)   3,294,502
                                                       ----------
   Net realized and unrealized gain (loss)                          7,198,430
                                                                  -----------
Net increase (decrease) in net assets from operations             $10,583,692
                                                                  ===========
</TABLE>
 
<TABLE>
<CAPTION>
                                              SIX MONTHS
                                                 ENDED            YEAR
                                             JUNE 30, 1996        ENDED
STATEMENT OF CHANGES IN NET ASSETS            (UNAUDITED)   DECEMBER 31, 1995
                                             -------------  -----------------
<S>                                          <C>            <C>
Increase (decrease) in net assets:
 Operations:
  Net investment income                      $  3,385,262     $  1,357,636
  Net realized gain (loss)                      3,903,928          701,083
  Net change in unrealized appreciation
   (depreciation)                               3,294,502       23,331,096
                                             ------------     ------------
   Net increase (decrease) in net assets
    resulting from operations                  10,583,692       25,389,815
 Accumulation unit transactions:
  Participant deposits                          2,129,674        6,249,518
  Participant transfers                        (2,036,290)         649,951
  Participant withdrawals                      (6,143,195)     (10,605,951)
                                             ------------     ------------
   Net increase (decrease) from participant
    transactions                               (6,049,811)      (3,706,482)
                                             ------------     ------------
   Total increase (decrease) in net assets      4,533,881       21,683,333
Net assets:
 Beginning of period                          143,468,859      121,785,526
                                             ------------     ------------
 End of period                               $148,002,740     $143,468,859
                                             ============     ============
 Participant accumulation unit transactions
  (in units):
  Participant deposits                          1,041,200        3,513,751
  Participant transfers                          (975,781)         396,067
  Participant withdrawals                      (3,001,268)      (5,825,984)
</TABLE>
 
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<PAGE>
 
Phoenix Home Life Variable Accumulation Account
Templeton Bond Sub-Account
Financial Statements
 
- --------------------------------------------------------------------------------
STATEMENT OF ASSETS AND LIABILITIES
June 30, 1996 (Unaudited)
 
<TABLE>
<S>                                                               <C>
Assets:
 Investments in Templeton Bond Fund (identified cost $19,312,786) $18,565,452
                                                                  -----------
Liabilities:
 Accrued expenses due related parties                                  19,371
                                                                  -----------
   Net assets                                                     $18,546,081
                                                                  ===========
Accumulation units outstanding                                     11,881,201
                                                                  ===========
Net asset value per unit                                          $  1.560960
                                                                  ===========
</TABLE>
STATEMENT OF OPERATIONS
for the six months ended June 30, 1996 (Unaudited)
 
<TABLE>
<S>                                                  <C>          <C>
Investment income:
 Dividends                                                        $ 2,034,456
Expenses:
 Mortality and expense risk and administrative
  charges                                                             128,966
                                                                  -----------
   Net investment income                                            1,905,490
Realized and unrealized gain (loss) on investments:
 Net realized gain (loss) from share transactions    $     5,335
 Net change in unrealized appreciation
  (depreciation)                                      (1,781,068)
                                                     -----------
   Net realized and unrealized gain (loss)                         (1,775,733)
                                                                  -----------
Net increase in net assets resulting from
 operations                                                       $   129,757
                                                                  ===========
</TABLE>
 
<TABLE>
<CAPTION>
                                                SIX MONTHS
                                                   ENDED           YEAR
                                               JUNE 30, 1996       ENDED
STATEMENTS OF CHANGES IN NET ASSETS             (UNAUDITED)  DECEMBER 31, 1995
                                               ------------- -----------------
<S>                                            <C>           <C>
Increase (decrease) in net assets:
 Operations:
  Net investment income                         $ 1,905,490     $   629,024
  Net realized gain (loss)                            5,335          35,668
  Net change in unrealized appreciation
   (depreciation)                                (1,781,068)      1,695,419
                                                -----------     -----------
   Net increase (decrease) in net assets from
    operations                                      129,757       2,360,111
 Accumulation unit transactions:
  Participant deposits                              283,869         981,131
  Participant transfers                            (689,408)       (228,814)
  Participant withdrawals                          (749,159)     (1,456,958)
                                                -----------     -----------
   Net increase (decrease) from participant
    transactions                                 (1,154,698)       (704,641)
                                                -----------     -----------
   Total increase (decrease) in net assets       (1,024,941)      1,655,470
Net assets:
 Beginning of period                             19,571,022      17,915,552
                                                -----------     -----------
 End of period                                  $18,546,081     $19,571,022
                                                ===========     ===========
 Participant accumulation unit transactions
  (in units):
  Participant deposits                              184,473         665,160
  Participant transfers                            (450,602)       (153,130)
  Participant withdrawals                          (485,923)       (989,280)
</TABLE>
 
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Phoenix Home Life Variable Accumulation Account
Templeton Money Market Sub-Account
Financial Statements
 
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STATEMENT OF ASSETS AND LIABILITIES
June 30, 1996 (Unaudited)
 
<TABLE>
<S>                                                          <C>
Assets:
 Investments in Templeton Money Market Fund (identified cost
  $14,904,409)                                               $14,904,409
 Dividends receivable                                             48,966
                                                             -----------
   Total assets                                               14,953,375
                                                             -----------
Liabilities:
 Accrued expenses due related parties                             14,150
                                                             -----------
   Net assets                                                $14,939,225
                                                             ===========
Accumulation units outstanding                                11,401,003
                                                             ===========
Net asset value per unit                                     $  1.310343
                                                             ===========
</TABLE>
STATEMENT OF OPERATIONS
for the six months endedJune 30, 1996 (Unaudited)
 
<TABLE>
<S>                                                    <C>
Investment income:
 Dividends                                             $356,791
Expenses:
 Mortality and expense risk and administrative charges  100,362
                                                       --------
   Net investment income                               $256,429
                                                       ========
</TABLE>
 
<TABLE>
<CAPTION>
                                              SIX MONTHS
                                                 ENDED           YEAR
                                             JUNE 30, 1996       ENDED
STATEMENTS OF CHANGES IN NET ASSETS           (UNAUDITED)  DECEMBER 31, 1995
                                             ------------- -----------------
<S>                                          <C>           <C>
Increase (decrease) in net assets:
 Operations:
  Net investment income                       $   256,429    $    827,420
                                              -----------    ------------
 Accumulation unit transactions:
  Participant deposits                          2,692,829       5,338,600
  Participant transfers                        (2,135,122)    (12,987,410)
  Participant withdrawals                      (6,578,108)     (5,376,150)
                                              -----------    ------------
   Net increase (decrease) from participant
    transactions                               (6,020,401)    (13,024,960)
                                              -----------    ------------
   Total increase (decrease) in net assets     (5,763,972)    (12,197,540)
Net assets:
 Beginning of period                           20,703,197      32,900,737
                                              -----------    ------------
 End of period                                $14,939,225    $ 20,703,197
                                              ===========    ============
 Participant accumulation unit transactions
  (in units):
  Participant deposits                          2,065,916       4,238,896
  Participant transfers                        (1,649,629)    (10,471,911)
  Participant withdrawals                      (5,092,053)     (4,255,761)
</TABLE>
 
 
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<PAGE>
 
Phoenix Home Life Variable Accumulation Account
Templeton Stock Sub-Account
Financial Highlights (Unaudited)
 
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PER UNIT OPERATING PERFORMANCE
(for a unit outstanding throughout the period)
<TABLE>
<CAPTION>
                                          SIX MONTHS   YEAR ENDED DECEMBER 31,
                                             ENDED     -----------------------
                                         JUNE 30, 1996    1995        1994
                                         ------------- ----------- -----------
<S>                                      <C>           <C>         <C>
Unit value, beginning of period            $2.057549   $  1.665152 $  1.726593
                                           ---------   ----------- -----------
Income from investment operations:
 Net investment income (loss)                .025325       .001646    (.003061)
 Net realized and unrealized gain (loss)     .176445       .390751    (.058380)
                                           ---------   ----------- -----------
Change in unit value for the period          .201770       .392397    (.061441)
                                           ---------   ----------- -----------
Unit value, end of period                  $2.259319   $  2.057549 $  1.665152
                                           =========   =========== ===========
Total Return                                   9.81%        23.57%     (3.56)%
Net assets at end of year (000)            $ 311,347   $   292,653 $   241,233
</TABLE>
 
 
 
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<PAGE>
 
Phoenix Home Life Variable Accumulation Account
Templeton International Sub-Account
Financial Highlights (Unaudited)
 
- --------------------------------------------------------------------------------
PER UNIT OPERATING PERFORMANCE
(for a unit outstanding throughout the period)
<TABLE>
<CAPTION>
                           SIX MONTHS   YEAR ENDED DECEMBER 31,
                              ENDED     ------------------------
                          JUNE 30, 1996    1995         1994
                          ------------- -----------  -----------
<S>                       <C>           <C>          <C>
Unit value, beginning of
 period                     $1.488540   $  1.303520  $  1.351997
                            ---------   -----------  -----------
Income from investment
 operations:
 Net investment income
  (loss)                      .013077      (.009022)    (.010434)
 Net realized and
  unrealized gain (loss)      .138104       .194042     (.038043)
                            ---------   -----------  -----------
Change in unit value for
 the period                   .151181       .185020     (.048477)
                            ---------   -----------  -----------
Unit value, end of
 period                     $1.639721   $  1.488540  $  1.303520
                            =========   ===========  ===========
Total Return                   10.16%        14.19%      (3.59)%
Net assets at end of
 year (000)                 $ 103,896   $    88,698  $    75,884
</TABLE>
 
 
 
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<PAGE>
 
Phoenix Home Life Variable Accumulation Account
Templeton Asset Allocation Sub-Account
Financial Highlights (Unaudited)
 
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PER UNIT OPERATING PERFORMANCE
(for a unit outstanding throughout the period)
<TABLE>
<CAPTION>
                                          SIX MONTHS   YEAR ENDED DECEMBER 31,
                                             ENDED     -----------------------
                                         JUNE 30, 1996    1995        1994
                                         ------------- ----------- -----------
<S>                                      <C>           <C>         <C>
Unit value, beginning of period            $1.965734   $  1.625952 $  1.699180
                                           ---------   ----------- -----------
Income from investment operations:
 Net investment income                       .047054       .018169     .007591
 Net realized and unrealized gain (loss)     .100057       .321613    (.080819)
                                           ---------   ----------- -----------
Change in unit value for the period          .147111       .339782    (.073228)
                                           ---------   ----------- -----------
Unit value, end of period                  $2.112845   $  1.965734 $  1.625952
                                           =========   =========== ===========
Total Return                                   7.48%        20.90%     (4.31)%
Net assets at end of period (000)          $ 148,003   $   143,469 $   121,786
</TABLE>
 
 
 
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<PAGE>
 
Phoenix Home Life Variable Accumulation Account
Templeton Bond Sub-Account
Financial Highlights (Unaudited)
 
- --------------------------------------------------------------------------------
PER UNIT OPERATING PERFORMANCE
(for a unit outstanding throughout the period)
<TABLE>
<CAPTION>
                                          SIX MONTHS   YEAR ENDED DECEMBER 31,
                                             ENDED     -----------------------
                                         JUNE 30, 1996    1995        1994
                                         ------------- ----------- -----------
<S>                                      <C>           <C>         <C>
Unit value, beginning of period            $1.549167   $  1.366504 $  1.456861
                                           ---------   ----------- -----------
Income from investment operations:
 Net investment income (loss)                .173181       .048684     .047865
 Net realized and unrealized gain (loss)    (.161388)      .133979    (.138222)
                                           ---------   ----------- -----------
Change in unit value for the period          .011793       .182663    (.090357)
                                           ---------   ----------- -----------
Unit value, end of period                  $1.560960   $  1.549167 $  1.366504
                                           =========   =========== ===========
Total Return                                    .76%        13.37%     (6.20)%
Net assets at end of period (000)          $  18,546   $    19,571 $    17,916
</TABLE>
 
 
 
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<PAGE>
 
Phoenix Home Life Variable Accumulation Account
Templeton Money Market Sub-Account
Financial Highlights (Unaudited)
 
- --------------------------------------------------------------------------------
PER UNIT OPERATING PERFORMANCE
(for a unit outstanding throughout the period)
<TABLE>
<CAPTION>
                                     SIX MONTHS   YEAR ENDED DECEMBER 31,
                                        ENDED     -----------------------
                                    JUNE 30, 1996    1995        1994
                                    ------------- ----------- -----------
<S>                                 <C>           <C>         <C>
Unit value, beginning of period       $1.287771   $  1.238474 $  1.213373
                                      ---------   ----------- -----------
Income from investment operations:
 Net investment income                  .022572       .049297     .025101
                                      ---------   ----------- -----------
Unit value, end of period             $1.310343   $  1.287771 $  1.238474
                                      =========   =========== ===========
Total Return                              1.75%         3.98%       2.07%
Net assets at end of year (000)       $  14,939   $    20,703 $    32,901
</TABLE>
 
 
 
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<PAGE>
 
Phoenix Home Life Variable Accumulation Account
Notes to Financial Statements, June 30, 1996 (Unaudited)
 
- --------------------------------------------------------------------------------
1. ORGANIZATION
 
Phoenix Home Life Variable Accumulation Account (the Account) is a separate in-
vestment account of Phoenix Home Life Mutual Insurance Company (Phoenix Home
Life) registered as a unit investment trust. The Account currently has five
Sub-accounts to which Templeton Investment Plus contract values may be allo-
cated and include the Templeton Stock, Templeton International, Templeton Asset
Allocation, Templeton Bond, and Templeton Money Market which invest solely in a
designated portfolio of Templeton Variable Products Series Fund (the Fund). The
other six sub-accounts are presented in separate financial statements. Each se-
ries of the Fund has distinct investment objectives. Templeton Stock Fund is a
capital growth common stock fund; the Templeton International Fund invests in
stocks and debt obligations of companies and governments outside the United
States; the Templeton Asset Allocation Fund invests in stocks and debt obliga-
tions of companies and governments and money market instruments seeking high
total return; the Templeton Bond Fund seeks high current income through invest-
ing in debt securities, rated and unrated, in any category of companies, gov-
ernment and government agencies, and in debt securities which are convertible
into common stock of such companies; and the Templeton Money Market Fund seeks
current income, stability of principal and liquidity by investing in short-term
money market instruments.
 
2. SIGNIFICANT ACCOUNTING POLICIES
 
A. Valuation of Investments:
 
Investments are made exclusively in the Funds and are valued at the net asset
value per share of the Series.
 
B. Investment Transactions and Related Income:
 
Investment transactions are recorded on the trade date. Realized gains and
losses on sales of investments are determined on the last-in, first-out (LIFO)
cost basis of the investment sold. Dividends from the Fund are recorded on the
ex-dividend date.
 
C. Income Taxes:
 
The Account is not a separate entity from Phoenix Home Life and under current
federal income tax law, income arising from the Account is not taxed since re-
serves are established equivalent to such income. Therefore, no provision for
related federal or state income taxes is required.
 
3. PURCHASES AND SALES OF SHARES OF TEMPLETON VARIABLE PRODUCTS SERIES FUND
 
Purchases and sales of the Fund for the six months ended June 30, 1996 aggre-
gated the following:
 
<TABLE>
<CAPTION>
                                  PURCHASES     SALES
                                 ----------- -----------
<S>                              <C>         <C>
Templeton Stock Fund             $45,914,435 $26,143,660
Templeton International Fund      15,220,722   8,187,517
Templeton Asset Allocation Fund    9,452,014   8,672,516
Templeton Bond Fund                2,701,151   1,952,177
Templeton Money Market Fund       13,380,966  19,122,796
</TABLE>
 
4. INVESTMENT ADVISORY FEES AND RELATED PARTY TRANSACTIONS
 
Phoenix Home Life provides all administrative services to the Account.
 
Phoenix Home Life assumes the risk that annuitants as a class may live longer
than expected and that its expenses may be higher than its deductions for such
expenses. In return for the assumption of these mortality and expense risks,
Phoenix Home Life charges each Sub-account the daily equivalent of 0.40% on an
annual basis of the current value of the Sub-account's net assets for mortality
risks assumed and the daily equivalent of 0.85% on an annual basis for expense
risks assumed.
 
The fees charged for mortality and expense risks assumed by Phoenix Home Life
for the Templeton Stock Sub-account, the Templeton International Sub-account,
the Templeton Asset Allocation Sub-account, the Templeton Bond Sub-account, and
the Templeton Money Market Sub-account aggregated $1,883,036, $612,752,
$912,565, $117,242 and $91,238, respectively, for the six months ended June 30,
1996.
 
As compensation for administrative services provided to the Account, Phoenix
Home Life additionally receives $35 per year from each annuity contract prior
to the contract's date of maturity. This cost-based charge is deducted from the
Sub-account holding the assets of the participant or on a pro-rata basis from
two or more Sub-accounts in relation to their values under the contract. Upon a
full surrender of a contract, the entire annual administrative charge of $35 is
deducted regardless of when the surrender occurs. Phoenix Home Life received
$259,990 for administrative services provided for the six months ended June 30,
1996.
 
Phoenix Home Life also charges each Sub-account the daily equivalent of 0.125%
on an annual basis of the current value of the Sub-account's net assets to
cover its variable costs of administration, such as printing and distribution
of participant mailings. The variable costs of administrative services provided
by Phoenix Home Life for the Templeton Stock Sub-account, Templeton Interna-
tional Sub-account, Templeton Asset Allocation Sub-account, Templeton Bond Sub-
account and Templeton Money Market Sub-account aggregated $188,304, $61,275,
$91,256, $11,724 and $9,124, respectively, for the six months ended June 30,
1996.
 
Franklin Templeton Funds Distributors, Inc. is the principal underwriter and
distributor for the Templeton sub-accounts of the Account. Phoenix Home Life
reimburses Franklin Templeton Funds Distributor for expenses incurred as under-
writer. On surrender of a contract, surrender charges, which vary from 0-6% de-
pending upon the duration of each contract deposit, are deducted from the pro-
ceeds and are paid to Phoenix Home Life as reimbursement for services provided.
The surrender charges deducted and paid to Phoenix Home Life were $286,862 for
the six months ended June 30, 1996.
 
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Phoenix Home Life Variable Accumulation Account
Notes to Financial Statements (Unaudited) (Continued)
 
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Templeton Investment Counsel, Inc. (TICI) serves as investment manager of the
Templeton Stock, International, and Asset Allocation Funds; and Templeton
Global Bond Manager, a division of TICI, serves as investment manager of the
Templeton Bond and Money Market Funds. The investment managers furnish the
Funds with investment research and advice and supervise the investment programs
for the Funds in accordance with each Series' investment objective, policies
and restrictions. Templeton Stock, International, Asset Allocation and Bond
Funds each pay a monthly investment management fee, equal on an annual basis,
to 0.50% of the average daily net assets up to $200 million, 0.45% of such net
assets from $200 million up to $1.3 billion and 0.40% of such net assets in ex-
cess of $1.3 billion. Templeton Money Market Funds pays a monthly investment
management fee equal on annual basis to 0.35% of its average daily net assets
up to $200 million, 0.30% of such net assets from $200 million up to $1.3 bil-
lion and 0.25% of such net assets in excess of $1.3 billion.
 
Each Fund pays the business manager, Templeton Fund Annuity Company (TFAC), a
monthly fee equivalent on annual basis to 0.15% of the combined average daily
net assets of the Funds, reduced to 0.135% of such assets in excess of $200
million, 0.10% of such assets in excess of $700 million, and 0.075% of such as-
sets in excess of $1.2 billion. TFAC provides certain administrative facilities
and services for the Funds.
 
5. DISTRIBUTION OF NET INCOME
 
The Account does not expect to declare dividends to participants from accumu-
lated net income. The accumulated net income is distributed to participants as
part of withdrawals of amounts in the form of surrenders, death benefits,
transfers or annuity payments in excess of net purchase payments.
 
6. DIVERSIFICATION REQUIREMENTS
 
Under the provisions of Section 817(h) of the Internal Revenue Code (the Code),
a variable annuity contract, other than a contract issued in connection with
certain types of employee benefit plans, will not be treated as an annuity con-
tract for federal tax purposes for any period for which the investments of the
segregated asset account on which the contract is based are not adequately di-
versified. The Code provides that the "adequately diversified" requirement may
be met if the underlying investments satisfy either a statutory safe harbor
test or diversification requirements set forth in regulations issued by the
Secretary of Treasury.
 
The Internal Revenue Service has issued regulations under Section 817(h) of the
Code. Phoenix Home Life believes that the Account satisfies the current re-
quirements of the regulations, and it intends that the Account will continue to
meet such requirements.
 
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by the Templeton Variable Products Series
Fund prospectus which sets forth the costs,
risks and advantages of an investment in
the funds. These reports and prospectuses
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jurisdiction in which such offering may not
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