O 415 SA-2
SUPPLEMENT DATED NOVEMBER 8, 2000
TO THE STATEMENT OF ADDITIONAL INFORMATION OF
TEMPLETON GLOBAL OPPORTUNITIES TRUST
DATED MAY 1, 2000
The Statement of Additional Information (SAI) is amended as follows:
I. All references to Franklin Templeton Trust Company in this SAI are replaced
with Franklin Templeton Bank & Trust. II. The first waiver category in the
section "Waivers for certain investors" on page 22 is revised to read:
o Trust companies and bank trust departments investing assets held in a
fiduciary, agency, advisory, custodial or similar capacity and over
which the trust companies and bank trust departments or other plan
fiduciaries or participants, in the case of certain retirement plans,
have full or shared investment discretion. We may accept orders for
these accounts by telephone or other means of electronic data transfer
directly from the bank or trust company, with payment by federal funds
received by the close of business on the next business day following
the order.
III. The eighth waiver category in the section "CDSC waivers" on page 25 is
revised to read:
o Redemptions by an employee benefit plan: (i) that is a customer of
Franklin Templeton Defined Contribution Services; and/or (ii) whose
assets are held by Franklin Templeton Bank & Trust as trustee or
custodian (not applicable to Class B)
IV. The following paragraph is added to the section "General information" on
page 26:
There are special procedures for banks and other institutions that wish to
open multiple accounts. An institution may open a single master account by
filing one application form with the fund, signed by personnel authorized
to act for the institution. Individual sub-accounts may be opened when the
master account is opened by listing them on the application, or by
providing instructions to the fund at a later date. These sub-accounts may
be registered either by name or number. The fund's investment minimums
apply to each sub-account. The fund will send confirmation and account
statements for the sub-accounts to the institution.
V. The following paragraph replaces the first paragraph under the section "The
Class B and C plans" on page 28:
THE CLASS B AND C PLANS. The fund pays Distributors up to 1.00% per year of
the class's average daily net assets, out of which 0.25% may be used for
service fees. The Class B and C plans also may be used to pay Distributors
for advancing commissions to securities dealers with respect to the initial
sale of Class B and C shares. Class B plan fees payable to Distributors are
used by Distributors to pay third party financing entities that have
provided financing to Distributors in connection with advancing commissions
to securities dealers.
There are special procedures for banks and other institutions that wish to
open multiple accounts. An institution may open a single master account by
filing one application form with the fund, signed by personnel authorized
to act for the institution. Individual sub-accounts may be opened when the
master account is opened by listing them on the application, or by
providing instructions to the fund at a later date. These sub-accounts may
be registered either by name or number. The fund's investment minimums
apply to each sub-account. The fund will send confirmation and account
statements for the sub-accounts to the institution.
Please keep this supplement for future reference.
