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SUPPLEMENT DATED OCTOBER 1, 1998
TO THE PROSPECTUS OF
TEMPLETON DEVELOPING MARKETS TRUST - ADVISOR CLASS
dated May 1, 1998
The prospectus is amended as follows:
I. The second category under "How Do I Buy Shares? - Opening Your Account,"
discussing the fund's availability to qualified registered investment advisors,
is replaced with the following:
2. Qualified registered investment advisors or certified financial planners
who have clients invested in the Franklin Mutual Series Fund Inc. on October
31, 1996, or who buy through a broker-dealer or service agent who has entered
into an agreement with Distributors, subject to a $1,000 minimum initial and
$50 minimum subsequent investment requirement
II. The following new item is added under "May I Exchange Shares for Shares of
Another Fund? - Exchange Restrictions": o You must meet the applicable minimum
investment amount of the fund you are exchanging into, or exchange 100% of
your fund shares.
III. Distribution option 3 in the section "What Distributions Might I Receive
From the Fund? - Distribution Options" is replaced with the following:
3. RECEIVE DISTRIBUTIONS IN CASH - You may receive capital gain distributions,
dividend distributions, or both in cash. If you have the money sent to another
person or to a checking or savings account, you may need a signature
guarantee. If you send the money to a checking or savings account, please see
"Electronic Fund Transfers" under "Services to Help You Manage Your Account."
IV. The section "Keeping Your Account Open," found under "Transaction Procedures
and Special Requirements," is replaced in its entirety with the following:
KEEPING YOUR ACCOUNT OPEN
Due to the relatively high cost of maintaining a small account, we may close
your account if the value of your shares is less than $250, or less than $50
for employee accounts. We will only do this if the value of your account fell
below this amount because you voluntarily sold your shares and your account
has been inactive (except for the reinvestment of distributions) for at least
six months. Before we close your account, we will notify you and give you 30
days to increase the value of your account to $1,000, or $100 for employee
accounts. These minimums do not apply to IRAs, accounts managed by the
Franklin Templeton Group, the Franklin Templeton Profit Sharing 401(k) Plan,
or the series of Franklin Templeton Fund Allocator Series.
V. The second sentence in the section "Services to Help You Manage Your Account
- - Automatic Investment Plan" is replaced with the following:
Under the plan, you can have money transferred automatically from your
checking or savings account to the fund each month to buy additional shares.
VI. The second paragraph under "Services to Help You Manage Your Account -
Systematic Withdrawal Plan" is replaced with the following:
If you would like to establish a systematic withdrawal plan, please complete
the systematic withdrawal plan section of the shareholder application included
with this prospectus and indicate how you would like to receive your payments.
You may choose to direct your payments to buy the same class of shares of
another Franklin Templeton Fund or have the money sent directly to you, to
another person, or to a checking or savings account. If you choose to have the
money sent to a checking or savings account, please see "Electronic Fund
Transfers" below. Once your plan is established, any distributions paid by the
fund will be automatically reinvested in your account.
VII. The following new section is added after the section "Services to Help You
Manage Your Account - Systematic Withdrawal Plan":
ELECTRONIC FUND TRANSFERS
You may choose to have dividend and capital gain distributions or payments
under a systematic withdrawal plan sent directly to a checking or savings
account. If the account is with a bank that is a member of the Automated
Clearing House, the payments may be made automatically by electronic funds
transfer. If you choose this option, please allow at least fifteen days for
initial processing. We will send any payments made during that time to the
address of record on your account.
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VIII. The following paragraphs are added to the end of the section "What are the
Risks of Investing in the Fund?":
EURO. On January 1, 1999, the European Monetary Union (EMU) plans to
introduce a new single currency, the Euro, which will replace the national
currency for participating member countries. If the fund holds investments
in countries with currencies replaced by the Euro, the investment process,
including trading, foreign exchange, payments, settlements, cash accounts,
custody and accounting will be impacted.
The process to establish the Euro may result in market volatility. It is
not possible to predict the impact of the Euro on the business or financial
condition of European issuers or on the fund. The transition and the
elimination of currency risk among EMU countries may change the economic
environment and behavior of investors, particularly in European markets. To
the extent the fund holds non-U.S. dollar (Euro or other) denominated
securities, it will still be exposed to currency risk due to fluctuations
in those currencies versus the U.S. dollar.
Resources has created an interdepartmental team to handle all Euro-related
changes to enable the Franklin Templeton Funds to process transactions
accurately and completely with minimal disruption to business activities.
While there can be no assurance that the fund will not be adversely
affected, Asset Management Hong Kong and its affiliated service providers
are taking steps that they believe are reasonably designed to address the
Euro issue.
Please keep this supplement for future reference.
