FRANKLIN STRATEGIC SERIES on behalf of Franklin Emerging Technology Fund form of INVESTMENT MANAGEMENT AGREEMENTInvestment Management Agreement • February 28th, 2020 • Franklin Strategic Series • California
Contract Type FiledFebruary 28th, 2020 Company JurisdictionTHIS INVESTMENT MANAGEMENT AGREEMENT, dated as of ___________, is made between FRANKLIN STRATEGIC SERIES, a Delaware statutory trust (the “Trust”), on behalf of FRANKLIN EMERGING TECHNOLOGY FUND (the “Fund”), a series of the Trust, and FRANKLIN ADVISERS, INC., a California corporation (the “Manager”).