0001741773-25-003017 Sample Contracts
SEVENTH AMENDMENT TO FUND SERVICES AGREEMENTFund Services Agreement • August 26th, 2025 • Franklin Strategic Series • New York
This seventh Amendment (“Amendment”) to the FUND SERVICES AGREEMENT, dated January 22, 2020, among FRANKLIN TEMPLETON SERVICES, LLC (the “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 June 20, 2024, and shall be effective as of June 20, 2024, between the Customer and J.P. Morgan.
SUBCONTRACT FOR FUND ADMINISTRATIVE SERVICESSubcontract for Fund Administrative Services • August 26th, 2025 • Franklin Strategic Series • California
This Subcontract, dated as of June 1, 2019, is between Franklin Advisers, Inc., a California corporation (the “Investment Manager”), and Franklin Templeton Services, LLC (“Administrator”).
FRANKLIN TEMPLETON INVESTOR SERVICES, LLC SECOND AMENDED AND RESTATED TRANSFER AGENT AND SHAREHOLDER SERVICES AGREEMENTTransfer Agent and Shareholder Services Agreement • August 26th, 2025 • Franklin Strategic Series
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 series of the Investment Company listed on Exhibit A hereto as such Schedule may be amended from time to time (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.
AMENDMENT TO AMENDED AND RESTATED INVESTMENT MANAGEMENT AGREEMENT FOR FRANKLIN STRATEGIC SERIESInvestment Management Agreement • August 26th, 2025 • Franklin Strategic Series
This Amendment, dated as of May 8, 2025, amends the Amended and Restated Investment Management Agreement dated December 29, 2017, as amended to date (the “Agreement”), by and between FRANKLIN STRATEGIC SERIES, a Delaware statutory trust, on behalf of it series, Franklin Core Plus Bond Fund (formerly, Franklin Strategic Income Fund), and FRANKLIN ADVISERS, INC., a California corporation (the “Manager”).
FRANKLIN STRATEGIC SERIESDistribution Agreement • August 26th, 2025 • Franklin Strategic Series
We, Franklin Strategic Series (the “Trust”), comprised of the series listed on Attachment A (each a “Fund”, and collectively, the “Funds”), 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.