Franklin Templeton Canada Announces ETF Cash Distributions and Fee Changes for Certain Funds

TORONTO, Sept. 3, 2021 /CNW/ - Franklin Templeton Canada today announced the September 2021 cash distributions for certain ETFs available to Canadian investors.

As detailed in the table below, unitholders of record as of September 14, 2021, will receive a per-unit cash distribution payable on September 21, 2021.

Fund Name	Ticker	Type	Cash Distribution Per Unit ($)	Payment Frequency
Franklin Brandywine Global Sustainable Income Optimiser Active ETF	FBGO	Active	0.039747	Monthly
Franklin FTSE U.S. Index ETF	FLAM	Passive	0.102795	Quarterly
Franklin Liberty Core Balanced ETF	FLBA	Active	0.136330	Quarterly
Franklin FTSE Canada All Cap Index ETF	FLCD	Passive	0.169798	Quarterly
Franklin Liberty Canadian Investment Grade Corporate ETF	FLCI	Active	0.055000	Monthly
Franklin Liberty Core Plus Bond ETF	FLCP	Active	0.040000	Monthly
Franklin Liberty Global Aggregate Bond ETF (CAD-Hedged)	FLGA	Active	0.040694	Monthly
Franklin LibertyQT Global Dividend Index ETF	FLGD	Smart Beta	0.050000	Monthly
Franklin Liberty Risk Managed Canadian Equity ETF	FLRM	Active	0.148027	Quarterly
Franklin Liberty Short Duration Bond ETF	FLSD	Active	0.030000	Monthly
Franklin Liberty U.S. Investment Grade Corporate ETF (CAD-Hedged)	FLUI	Active	0.069176	Monthly
Franklin LibertyQT U.S. Equity Index ETF	FLUS	Smart Beta	0.137542	Quarterly

Fee Changes

As detailed in the table below, fee changes for the institutional series* of certain funds will take effect on the dates noted: 

Fund Name	Tier	Current %	New %	Effective Date in 2021
Franklin Bissett Money Market Fund	1**	0.45	0.35	Sept. 17
Franklin Bissett Money Market Fund	2***	0.35	0.30	Sept. 17
Franklin ClearBridge U.S. Sustainability Leaders Fund	3****	0.60	0.65	Dec. 1
Franklin Innovation Fund	3****	0.70	0.75	Dec. 1
Franklin U.S. Opportunities Fund	3****	0.65	0.75	Dec. 1

* As defined in the funds' simplified prospectuses. ** Applies to the first C$2.5 million invested in the fund. *** Applies to the next C$2.5 million invested in the fund. **** Applies to any amount in excess of C$5 million invested in the fund.

About Franklin Templeton
Franklin Templeton Investments Corp. (also known as Franklin Templeton Canada) is a subsidiary of Franklin Resources, Inc. [NYSE:BEN], a global investment management organization with subsidiaries operating as Franklin Templeton and serving clients in over 165 countries. Franklin Templeton's mission is to help clients achieve better outcomes through investment management expertise, wealth management and technology solutions. Through its specialist investment managers, the company brings extensive capabilities in equity, fixed income, multi-asset solutions and alternatives. With offices in more than 30 countries and approximately 1,300 investment professionals, the California-based company has over 70 years of investment experience and over US$1.5 trillion (over CAN$1.9 trillion) in assets under management as of July 31, 2021. For more information, please visit franklintempleton.ca and connect with Franklin Templeton on Twitter, Facebook and LinkedIn, and read the Beyond Bulls & Bears blog.

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