Franklin Templeton Canada Announces Final December ETF Cash Distributions and Annual Reinvested Distributions

TORONTO, Dec. 29, 2022 /CNW/ - Franklin Templeton Canada today announced the final December 2022 cash distributions and the annual reinvested distributions for its ETFs available to Canadian investors. This is an update to the estimated December 2022 cash distributions and annual reinvested distributions as well as a correction to the payout date previously announced on December 20, 2022.

Final December 2022 Cash Distributions

As detailed in the table below, unitholders of record on December 30, 2022, will receive a per-unit cash distribution payable in Canadian dollars on January 9, 2023 – this date was previously announced on December 20, 2022, as January 4, 2023.

ETF Name	Ticker	Type	Final Cash Distribution Per Unit ($)	Payment  Frequency
Franklin Brandywine Global Sustainable Income Optimiser Active ETF	FBGO	Active	0.118085	Monthly
Franklin ClearBridge Sustainable Global Infrastructure Income Active ETF	FCII	Active	0.045211	Monthly
Franklin ClearBridge Sustainable International Growth Active ETF	FCSI	Active	0.000000	Annually
Franklin Global Growth Active ETF	FGGE	Active	0.000000	Annually
Franklin Bissett Ultra Short Bond Active ETF	FHIS	Active	0.074695	Monthly
Franklin Innovation Active ETF	FINO	Active	0.000000	Annually
Franklin FTSE U.S. Index ETF	FLAM	Passive	0.039643	Quarterly
Franklin Core Balanced Active ETF	FLBA	Active	0.103705	Quarterly
Franklin FTSE Canada All Cap Index ETF	FLCD	Passive	0.203456	Quarterly
Franklin Bissett Corporate Bond Active ETF	FLCI	Active	0.230046	Monthly
Franklin Bissett Core Plus Bond Active ETF	FLCP	Active	0.111524	Monthly
Franklin International Multifactor Index ETF	FLDM	Smart Beta	0.310994	Semi-annually
Franklin Emerging Markets Equity Index ETF	FLEM	Passive	0.707979	Semi-annually
Franklin Global Aggregate Bond Active ETF (CAD-Hedged)	FLGA	Active	0.040727	Monthly
Franklin Global Dividend Quality Index ETF	FLGD	Smart Beta	0.282382	Monthly
Franklin FTSE Japan Index ETF	FLJA	Passive	0.372841	Semi-annually
Franklin Risk Managed Canadian Equity Active ETF	FLRM	Active	0.160501	Quarterly
Franklin Bissett Short Duration Bond Active ETF	FLSD	Active	0.146608	Monthly
Franklin International Equity Index ETF	FLUR	Passive	0.000000	Semi-annually
Franklin U.S. Large Cap Multifactor Index ETF	FLUS	Smart Beta	0.207626	Quarterly
Franklin Western Asset Core Plus Bond Active ETF	FWCP	Active	0.000000	Monthly

Final Annual Reinvested Distributions

The annual reinvested distributions, as applicable, will not be paid in cash but reinvested in additional units and reported as taxable distributions, with a corresponding increase in each unitholder's adjusted cost base of their units of the respective ETF. The additional ETF units will be immediately consolidated so that the number of units held by the unitholder, the outstanding units and the net asset value of the ETFs will not change as a result of the annual reinvested distribution. The annual reinvested distributions, as applicable, are expected to be capital gains in nature for each of the ETFs.

As detailed in the table below, unitholders of record on December 30, 2022, will receive a per-unit reinvested distribution payable in Canadian dollars on January 9, 2023 – this date was previously announced on December 20, 2022, as January 4, 2023.

ETF Name	Ticker	Type	Final Annual Reinvested Distribution Per Unit ($)
Franklin Brandywine Global Sustainable Income Optimiser Active ETF	FBGO	Active	0.000000
Franklin ClearBridge Sustainable Global Infrastructure Income Active ETF	FCII	Active	0.000000
Franklin ClearBridge Sustainable International Growth Active ETF	FCSI	Active	0.000000
Franklin Global Growth Active ETF	FGGE	Active	0.000000
Franklin Bissett Ultra Short Bond Active ETF	FHIS	Active	0.000000
Franklin Innovation Active ETF	FINO	Active	0.000000
Franklin FTSE U.S. Index ETF	FLAM	Passive	0.913082
Franklin Core Balanced Active ETF	FLBA	Active	0.000000
Franklin FTSE Canada All Cap Index ETF	FLCD	Passive	1.357108
Franklin Bissett Corporate Bond Active ETF	FLCI	Active	0.000000
Franklin Bissett Core Plus Bond Active ETF	FLCP	Active	0.000000
Franklin International Multifactor Index ETF	FLDM	Smart Beta	0.000000
Franklin Emerging Markets Equity Index ETF	FLEM	Passive	0.000000
Franklin Global Aggregate Bond Active ETF (CAD-Hedged)	FLGA	Active	0.000000
Franklin Global Dividend Quality Index ETF	FLGD	Smart Beta	1.604360
Franklin FTSE Japan Index ETF	FLJA	Passive	0.000000
Franklin Risk Managed Canadian Equity Active ETF	FLRM	Active	1.487943
Franklin Bissett Short Duration Bond Active ETF	FLSD	Active	0.000000
Franklin International Equity Index ETF	FLUR	Passive	0.088874
Franklin U.S. Large Cap Multifactor Index ETF	FLUS	Smart Beta	3.525901
Franklin Western Asset Core Plus Bond Active ETF	FWCP	Active	0.000000

The taxable amounts of cash and reinvested distributions for 2022, including the tax characteristics of the distributions, will be reported to brokers through CDS Clearing and Depository Services Inc. in early 2023.

Franklin Templeton's diverse and innovative ETF platform was built to provide better client outcomes for a range of market conditions and investment opportunities. The product suite offers active, smart beta and passive ETFs that span multiple asset classes and geographies. For more information, please visit franklintempleton.ca/etf.

About Franklin Templeton

Franklin Resources, Inc. [NYSE: BEN] is a global investment management organization with subsidiaries operating as Franklin Templeton and serving clients in over 155 countries. In Canada, the company's subsidiary is Franklin Templeton Investments Corp., which operates as Franklin Templeton Canada. 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 offers specialization on a global scale, bringing extensive capabilities in fixed income, equity, alternatives and multi-asset solutions. With offices in more than 30 countries and approximately 1,300 investment professionals, the California-based company has over 75 years of investment experience and approximately US$1.4 trillion (approximately CAN$1.9 trillion) in assets under management as of November 30, 2022. For more information, please visit franklintempleton.ca and connect with Franklin Templeton on Twitter, Facebook and LinkedIn, and read the Beyond Bulls & Bears blog.

Commissions, management fees and expenses all may be associated with investments in ETFs. Investors should carefully consider an ETF's investment objectives and strategies, risks, fees and expenses before investing. The prospectus and ETF facts contain this and other information. Please read the prospectus and ETF facts carefully before investing. ETFs trade like stocks, fluctuate in market value and may trade at prices above or below the ETF's net asset value. Brokerage commissions and ETF expenses will reduce returns. ETFs are not guaranteed, their values change frequently, and past performance may not be repeated.

Forward-looking statements involve risks and uncertainties that may cause the actual distributions to differ materially from those contemplated by those statements.

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