Franklin Templeton Announces Cash Distributions for Franklin LibertyShares ETFs

TORONTO, March 12, 2019 /CNW/ - Franklin Templeton Investments Canada today announced the March 2019 cash distributions for certain Franklin LibertyShares® ETFs.

As detailed in the table below, unitholders of record as of March 21, 2019 will receive a per-unit cash distribution payable on March 29, 2019.

Fund Name	Ticker	Type	Cash Distribution Per Unit ($)	Payment Frequency
Franklin FTSE U.S. Index ETF	FLAM	Passive	0.012733	Quarterly
Franklin Liberty Core Balanced ETF	FLBA	Active	0.116217	Quarterly
Franklin FTSE Canada All Cap Index ETF	FLCD	Passive	0.018051	Quarterly
Franklin Liberty Canadian Investment Grade Corporate ETF	FLCI	Active	0.065000	Monthly
Franklin Liberty Global Aggregate Bond ETF (CAD-Hedged)	FLGA	Active	0.045513	Monthly
Franklin LibertyQT Global Dividend Index ETF	FLGD	Smart Beta	0.045000	Monthly
Franklin Liberty Risk Managed Canadian Equity ETF	FLRM	Active	0.169905	Quarterly
Franklin Liberty Senior Loan ETF (CAD-Hedged)	FLSL	Active	0.066132	Monthly
Franklin Liberty U.S. Investment Grade Corporate ETF (CAD-Hedged)	FLUI	Active	0.062610	Monthly
Franklin LibertyQT U.S. Equity Index ETF	FLUS	Smart Beta	0.111990	Quarterly

Franklin LibertyShares, Franklin Templeton's global ETF platform, enables investors to build portfolios aligned to their goals with a range of active, smart beta and passive ETFs. Franklin LibertyShares' passive ETFs are market cap-weighted and benchmarked to country or regional indices from FTSE Russell.

For more information on Franklin LibertyShares ETFs, please visit franklintempleton.ca/etf.

About Franklin Templeton
Franklin Templeton Investments Corp. (known as Franklin Templeton Investments Canada) is a subsidiary of Franklin Resources, Inc. [NYSE:BEN], a global investment management organization operating as Franklin Templeton. Franklin Templeton's goal is to deliver better outcomes by providing global and domestic investment management to retail, institutional and sovereign wealth clients in over 170 countries. Through specialized teams, the company has expertise across all asset classes, including equity, fixed income, alternatives and custom multi-asset solutions. The company's more than 600 investment professionals are supported by its integrated, worldwide team of risk management professionals and global trading desk network. With employees in over 30 countries, the California-based company has more than 70 years of investment experience and over US$714 billion (over C$939 billion) in assets under management as of February 28, 2019. For more information, please visit franklintempleton.ca.      

Commissions, management fees and expenses may all 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. Performance of an ETF may vary significantly from the performance of an index, as a result of transaction costs, expenses and other factors. ETFs are not guaranteed, their values change frequently and past performance may not be repeated.

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