ASSIGNMENT AND ASSUMPTION AGREEMENT THIS ASSIGNMENT AND ASSUMPTION AGREEMENT (this "Assignment") is made and entered into as of June 1, 2004 by and among TEMPLETON GLOBAL SMALLER COMPANIES FUND, INC., a Maryland corporation (the "Assignor"), TEMPLETON...Assignment and Assumption Agreement • December 2nd, 2004 • Templeton Global Smaller Companies Fund • New York
CUSTODY AGREEMENT RESTATED AS OF FEBRUARY 11, 1986 AGREEMENT dated June 1, 1984, amended September 1, 1985 and amended and restated as of February 10, 1986, between THE CHASE MANHATTAN BANK, N.A. ("Chase"), having its principal place of business at 1...Custody Agreement • December 29th, 1995 • Templeton Smaller Companies Growth Fund Inc • York
INVESTMENT MANAGEMENT AGREEMENT AGREEMENT made as of the 1st day of June, 2004, between TEMPLETON GLOBAL SMALLER COMPANIES FUND, a statutory trust organized under the laws of the State of Delaware (hereinafter referred to as the "Fund"), and TEMPLETON...Investment Management Agreement • December 2nd, 2004 • Templeton Global Smaller Companies Fund • Delaware
FORM OFSub-Advisory Agreement • December 30th, 2005 • Templeton Global Smaller Companies Fund • Florida
TEMPLETON GLOBAL SMALLER COMPANIES FUND 500 East Broward Boulevard Ft. Lauderdale, Florida 33394 Franklin Templeton Distributors, Inc. One Franklin Parkway San Mateo, California 94403-1906 Re: Distribution Agreement Gentlemen: We, TEMPLETON GLOBAL...Templeton Global Smaller Companies Fund • December 2nd, 2004 • California
TEMPLETON SMALLER COMPANIES GROWTH FUND, INC. 700 Central Avenue St. Petersburg, Florida 33701-3628 Franklin Templeton Distributors, Inc. 700 Central Avenue St. Petersburg, Florida 33701-3628 Re: Amended and Restated Distribution Agreement Gentlemen:...Templeton Smaller Companies Growth Fund Inc • December 29th, 1995 • California
AMENDMENT TO FRANKLIN TEMPLETON INVESTOR SERVICES, LLC TRANSFER AGENT AND SHAREHOLDER SERVICES AGREEMENTShareholder Services Agreement • December 28th, 2007 • Templeton Global Smaller Companies Fund
Effective as of October 16, 2006, the undersigned parties hereby amend Schedule A (Compensation for Servicing) and Schedule B (Reimbursement for Out-of-Pocket Expenses) of the Transfer Agent and Shareholder Services Agreement between Templeton Global Smaller Companies Fund and Franklin Templeton Investor Services, LLC ("FTIS").
AMENDMENT TO INVESTMENT MANAGEMENT AGREEMENTInvestment Management Agreement • December 2nd, 2004 • Templeton Global Smaller Companies Fund
AMENDMENT TO TRANSFER AGENT AGREEMENTTransfer Agent Agreement • December 30th, 2002 • Templeton Global Smaller Companies Fund Inc
AMENDED AND RESTATED AGREEMENT AND DECLARATION OF TRUSTAgreement and Declaration of Trust • December 28th, 2007 • Templeton Global Smaller Companies Fund • Delaware
WITNESSETHSub-Advisory Agreement • December 28th, 2006 • Templeton Global Smaller Companies Fund • Florida
TEMPLETON GLOBAL SMALLER COMPANIES FUND, INC. AND FRANKLIN TEMPLETON SERVICES, INC.Fund Administration Agreement • December 26th, 1996 • Templeton Global Smaller Companies Fund Inc
WITNESSETH:Shareholder Services Agreement • December 2nd, 2004 • Templeton Global Smaller Companies Fund • California
FRANKLIN TEMPLETON INVESTOR SERVICES, LLC AMENDED AND RESTATED TRANSFER AGENT AND SHAREHOLDER SERVICES AGREEMENTTransfer Agent and Shareholder Services Agreement • December 27th, 2023 • Templeton Global Smaller Companies Fund
The parties to this Agreement are the Investment Company named above ("Investment Company"), an open-end investment company registered as such under the Investment Company Act of 1940 ("1940 Act"), on behalf of each class of shares of each series, if any, of the Investment Company which now exists or may hereafter be created (individually, a "Fund" and collectively, the "Funds") and FRANKLIN TEMPLETON INVESTOR SERVICES, LLC ("FTIS"), a registered transfer agent. This Agreement supersedes the Amended and Restated Transfer Agent and Shareholder Services Agreement between the parties.
Templeton Global Smaller Companies FundTempleton Global Smaller Companies Fund • December 27th, 2023
We, Templeton Global Smaller Companies Fund (the “Fund”), are a Delaware statutory trust operating as an open-end management investment company or “mutual fund”, which is registered under the Investment Company Act of 1940, as amended (the “1940 Act”), and whose shares are registered under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended (the “1933 Act”). We desire to issue one or more series or classes of our authorized but unissued shares of capital stock or beneficial interest (the “Shares”) to authorized persons in accordance with applicable Federal and State securities laws. The Fund’s Shares may be made available in one or more separate series, each of which may have one or more classes.
FRANKLIN TEMPLETON INVESTOR SERVICES, LLC AMENDED AND RESTATEDTransfer Agent and Shareholder Services Agreement • December 24th, 2014 • Templeton Global Smaller Companies Fund • California
The parties to this Agreement are the Investment Company named above ("Investment Company"), an open-end investment company registered as such under the Investment Company Act of 1940 ("1940 Act"), on behalf of each class of shares of the Investment Company, (the "Fund") and FRANKLIN TEMPLETON INVESTOR SERVICES, LLC ("FTIS"), a registered transfer agent formerly known as Franklin Administrative Services, Inc. This Agreement supersedes prior Shareholder Services Agreements between the parties, as stated below in section 16(d).
FRANKLIN TEMPLETON INVESTOR SERVICES, LLC AMENDED AND RESTATEDTransfer Agent and Shareholder Services Agreement • December 27th, 2017 • Templeton Global Smaller Companies Fund • California
As the registered transfer agent and shareholder servicing agent for the Funds, FTIS is responsible for providing overall support for the customers of each Fund, including shareholders, financial advisors, distribution intermediaries, and other authorized representatives. FTIS controls the flow of the customer interactions, processes transactions, and handles inquiries while ensuring mitigation of operational, financial, regulatory, and reputational risk. FTIS is responsible for affecting activity in accordance with fund policies, (e.g. Rule 12b-1 payments, fund openings, reorganizations, closings), as well as required trade confirmations, statements, and tax reporting. FTIS maintains relationships with the back offices of intermediaries and ensures appropriate payments to intermediaries and other service vendors in accordance with this Agreement.
BUSINESS MANAGEMENT AGREEMENT BETWEEN TEMPLETON SMALLER COMPANIES GROWTH FUND, INC. AND TEMPLETON GLOBAL INVESTORS, INC.Business Management Agreement • December 29th, 1995 • Templeton Smaller Companies Growth Fund Inc
INTERIM SUB-ADVISORY AGREEMENT TEMPLETON GLOBAL SMALLER COMPANIES FUND THIS SUB-ADVISORY AGREEMENT made as of 18th day of September, 2007, by and between FRANKLIN TEMPLETON INVESTMENTS CORP. ("FTIC"), an Ontario, Canada corporation, and TEMPLETON...Sub-Advisory Agreement • December 28th, 2007 • Templeton Global Smaller Companies Fund • Florida
AMENDED AND RESTATED AGREEMENT AND DECLARATION OF TRUST of TEMPLETON GLOBAL SMALLER COMPANIES FUND a Delaware Statutory TrustAnd Restated Agreement and Declaration of Trust • December 27th, 2018 • Templeton Global Smaller Companies Fund • Delaware
WHEREAS Templeton Global Smaller Companies Fund (the “Trust”) was formed on December 2, 2003 under the name “Templeton Global Smaller Companies Fund” by its Trustees by the filing of the Certificate of Trust with the Office of the Secretary of State of the State of Delaware pursuant to an Agreement and Declaration of Trust dated as of December 2, 2003 (the “Original Declaration of Trust”); and
AMENDMENT TOFund Administration Agreement • December 30th, 2002 • Templeton Global Smaller Companies Fund Inc
JOINDER TO GLOBAL CUSTODY AGREEMENTGlobal Custody Agreement • December 28th, 2020 • Templeton Global Smaller Companies Fund • New York
This Joinder (“Joinder”) to the GLOBAL CUSTODY AGREEMENT, dated March 1, 2020 among each of the Customers listed on Annex B thereto (each a “Customer”) and JPMORGAN CHASE BANK, N.A. (“J.P. Morgan”), as amended from time to time (the “Agreement”), is made and entered into as of July 15, 2020, between the New Customers (as defined below) and J.P. Morgan.
SUBCONTRACT FOR FUND ADMINISTRATIVE SERVICESFund Administrative Services • December 28th, 2015 • Templeton Global Smaller Companies Fund • California
This Subcontract, dated as of December 1, 2015, is between Templeton Investment Counsel, LLC (the “Investment Manager”), and Franklin Templeton Services, LLC (the “Administrator”).
FRANKLIN TEMPLETON INVESTOR SERVICES, LLC AMENDED AND RESTATED TRANSFER AGENT AND SHAREHOLDER SERVICES AGREEMENTTransfer Agent and Shareholder Services Agreement • December 28th, 2011 • Templeton Global Smaller Companies Fund • California
The parties to this Agreement are the Investment Company named above (“Investment Company”), an open-end investment company registered as such under the Investment Company Act of 1940 (“1940 Act”), on behalf of each class of shares of each series of the Investment Company which now exists or may hereafter be created (individually, a “Fund” and collectively, the “Funds”) and FRANKLIN TEMPLETON INVESTOR SERVICES, LLC (“FTIS”), a registered transfer agent formerly known as Franklin Administrative Services, Inc. This Agreement supersedes prior Shareholder Services Agreements between the parties, as stated below in section 16(d).
FRANKLIN/TEMPLETON DISTRIBUTORS, INC. DEALER AGREEMENT Effective: XXXXX YY, 1995 Dear Securities Dealer: Franklin/Templeton Distributors, Inc. ("we" or "us") invites you to participate in the distribution of shares of the mutual funds in the Franklin...Templeton Smaller Companies Growth Fund Inc • December 29th, 1995 • California
FRANKLIN TEMPLETON INVESTOR SERVICES, LLC AMENDED AND RESTATED TRANSFER AGENT AND SHAREHOLDER SERVICES AGREEMENTTempleton Global Smaller Companies Fund • December 28th, 2009 • California
The parties to this Agreement are the Investment Company named above (“Investment Company”), an open-end investment company registered as such under the Investment Company Act of 1940 (“1940 Act”), on behalf of each class of shares of the Investment Company and FRANKLIN TEMPLETON INVESTOR SERVICES, LLC (“FTIS”), a registered transfer agent formerly known as Franklin Administrative Services, Inc. This Agreement supersedes prior Shareholder Services Agreements between the parties, as stated below in section 16(d).
AMENDMENT TO DISTRIBUTION AGREEMENTDistribution Agreement • December 28th, 2020 • Templeton Global Smaller Companies Fund
This Amendment, dated as of May 13, 2020, is to each Distribution Agreement, as amended and/or restated to date (each, an “Agreement”), by and between Franklin/Templeton Distributors, Inc., a registered broker-dealer under the provisions of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, and a member of the Financial Industry Regulatory Authority (the “Distributor”), and each registered open-end investment company identified on Schedule A (each, an “Investment Company”).
FUND ADMINISTRATION AGREEMENT BETWEEN TEMPLETON GLOBAL SMALLER COMPANIES FUND AND FRANKLIN TEMPLETON SERVICES, LLCFund Administration Agreement • December 2nd, 2004 • Templeton Global Smaller Companies Fund
INVESTMENT MANAGEMENT AGREEMENTInvestment Management Agreement • December 28th, 2015 • Templeton Global Smaller Companies Fund • Delaware
AGREEMENT made as of December 1, 2015, between TEMPLETON GLOBAL SMALLER COMPANIES FUND, a statutory trust organized under the laws of the State of Delaware (hereinafter referred to as the “Fund”), and TEMPLETON INVESTMENT COUNSEL, LLC (hereinafter referred to as the “Investment Manager”).
INTERIM INVESTMENT MANAGEMENT AGREEMENT AGREEMENT made as of the 18th day of September, 2007, between TEMPLETON GLOBAL SMALLER COMPANIES FUND, a statutory trust organized under the laws of the State of Delaware (hereinafter referred to as the "Fund"),...Interim Investment Management Agreement • December 28th, 2007 • Templeton Global Smaller Companies Fund • Delaware
SUB-ADVISORY AGREEMENT TEMPLETON GLOBAL SMALLER COMPANIES FUNDSub-Advisory Agreement • December 28th, 2015 • Templeton Global Smaller Companies Fund • Florida
THIS SUB-ADVISORY AGREEMENT made as of 1st day of December, 2015, by and between TEMPLETON INVESTMENT COUNSEL, LLC (“TICL”), a Delaware limited liability company, and FRANKLIN TEMPLETON INVESTMENTS CORP. (“FTIC”), an Ontario, Canada corporation.
AGREEMENT AND PLAN OF REORGANIZATIONAgreement and Plan of Reorganization • June 18th, 2018 • Templeton Global Smaller Companies Fund • Delaware
THIS AGREEMENT AND PLAN OF REORGANIZATION (the “Plan”) is made as of this 22nd day of May, 2018, by and between Templeton Global Smaller Companies Fund (the “Acquiring Fund”), a statutory trust created under the laws of the State of Delaware, with its principal place of business at 300 S.E. 2nd Street, Fort Lauderdale, Florida 33301-1923, and Templeton Global Investment Trust (“TGIT”), a statutory trust created under the laws of the State of Delaware, with its principal place of business at 300 S.E. 2nd Street, Fort Lauderdale, Florida 33301-1923, on behalf of its series, Templeton Foreign Smaller Companies Fund (the “Target Fund”). Templeton Investment Counsel, LLC (“Investment Counsel”), a Delaware limited liability company, the investment manager to the Acquiring Fund and the Target Fund, joins the Plan solely for purposes of Section 7.
CLASS A DISTRIBUTION PLAN WHEREAS, Templeton Smaller Companies Growth Fund (the "Fund") is registered as an open-end diversified management investment company under the Investment Company Act of 1940 (the "1940 Act"); and WHEREAS, the Fund and...Distribution Plan • December 2nd, 2004 • Templeton Global Smaller Companies Fund
NON-EXCLUSIVE UNDERWRITING AGREEMENT AGREEMENT made as of the 31st day of October 1995, between TEMPLETON SMALLER COMPANIES GROWTH FUND, INC., a Maryland corporation (herein referred to as the "Fund"), and TEMPLETON GLOBAL STRATEGIC SERVICES...Non-Exclusive Underwriting Agreement • December 29th, 1995 • Templeton Smaller Companies Growth Fund Inc • California
AGREEMENT made as of the 31st day of October 1995, between TEMPLETON SMALLER COMPANIES GROWTH FUND, INC., a Maryland corporation (herein referred to as the "Fund"), and TEMPLETON GLOBAL STRATEGIC SERVICES (DEUTSCHLAND) GmbH, a corporation organized and existing under the laws of Germany, office address Taunusanlage 11, 60329 Frankfurt am Main, Germany (herein referred to as the "Selling Company").
AMENDED AND RESTATED INVESTMENT MANAGEMENT AGREEMENTInvestment Management Agreement • December 24th, 2014 • Templeton Global Smaller Companies Fund • Delaware
AGREEMENT made as of June 1, 2014, between TEMPLETON GLOBAL SMALLER COMPANIES FUND, a statutory trust organized under the laws of the State of Delaware (hereinafter referred to as the "Fund"), and FRANKLIN TEMPLETON INVESTMENTS CORP. (hereinafter referred to as the "Investment Manager"), and amends and restates the prior Investment Management Agreement between the Fund and the Investment Manager, dated as of January 4, 2008.
