Common use of The Service Providers Clause in Contracts

The Service Providers. The term “Service Providers” refers to the distributor of shares of the Funds, Frankin/Templeton Distributors, Inc., to the fund administrator to the Funds, Franklin Xxxxxxxxx Services LLC, for a Fund that has no investment adviser, and to each investment adviser to the other Funds, namely: Franklin Advisers, Inc., Franklin Xxxxxxxxx Institutional, LLC, Franklin Xxxxxxxxx Investments Corp,. Franklin Investment Advisory Services, LLC, Franklin Advisory Services, LLC, Franklin Mutual Advisers, LLC, Xxxxxxxxx Asset Management Ltd., Xxxxxxxxx Global Advisors Limited, Xxxxxxxxx Investment Counsel, LLC and Franklin Xxxxxxxxx Investment Management Limited. Any additional Service Provider may be added to this Agreement upon the execution and delivery of a counterparty copy of this Agreement by such Service Provider to reflect its agreement to the terms hereof.

The Service Providers. The term “Service Providers” refers to the distributor of shares of the Funds, FrankinFranklin/Templeton Xxxxxxxxx Distributors, Inc., to the fund administrator to the Funds, Franklin Xxxxxxxxx Services LLC, for a Fund that has no investment adviser, and to each investment adviser to the other Funds, namely: Franklin Advisers, Inc., Franklin Xxxxxxxxx Institutional, LLC, Franklin Xxxxxxxxx Investments Corp,. Franklin Investment Advisory Services, LLC, Franklin Advisory Services, LLC, Franklin Mutual Advisers, LLC, Xxxxxxxxx Asset Management Ltd., Xxxxxxxxx Global Advisors Limited, Xxxxxxxxx Investment Counsel, LLC and Franklin Xxxxxxxxx Investment Management Limited. Any additional Service Provider may be added to this Agreement upon the execution and delivery of a counterparty copy of this Agreement by such Service Provider to reflect its agreement to the terms hereof.