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March 16, 2021 Attention: U.S. Shareholder of Franklin Quotential Balanced Income Portfolio IMPORTANT TAX NOTICE Re: 2020 PFIC Status This statement is provided for shareholders who are United States persons for purposes of the U.S. Internal Revenue Code. It is not relevant to other shareholders. Franklin Quotential Balanced Income Portfolio (“Fund”) meets the Internal Revenue Code definition of a passive foreign investment company (“PFIC”) for the taxable year ended December 31, 2020. The Fund is hereby making available the PFIC Annual Information Statement for the taxable year beginning on January 1, 2020 and ending on December 31, 2020 pursuant to the requirements of Treasury Regulations Section 1.1295-1(g)(1). The PFIC Annual Information Statement contains information to enable you, should you choose, to elect to treat the Fund as a Qualified Electing Fund (“QEF”). A U.S. shareholder who makes a QEF election for the Fund is required annually to include in his or her income his or her pro rata share of the ordinary earnings and net capital gains for the Fund. The QEF election is made by completing and attaching Form 8621 for each PFIC to your federal income tax return filed by the due date of the date of the return including extensions. U.S. shareholders are advised to consult with their tax advisors with respect to the 2020 PFIC Annual Information Statement. Further information in PFIC rules is available on the internet at the Internal Revenue Service website, including the following pages: Detailed information about PFICs and the QEF election: http://www.irs.gov/instructions/i8621/ch01.html Instructions to complete Form 8621: http://www.irs.gov/pub/irs-pdf/i8621.pdf Form 8621: http://www.irs.gov/pub/irs-pdf/f8621.pdf THIS INFORMATION IS PROVIDED IN ORDER TO ASSIST SHAREHOLDERS IN MAKING CALCULATIONS AND DOES NOT CONSTITUTE TAX ADVICE. U.S. TAX LAWS REGARDING PFICS ARE EXTREMELY COMPLEX AND SHAREHOLDERS ARE ADVISED TO CONSULT THEIR OWN TAX ADVISORS CONCERNING THE OVERALL TAX CONSEQUENCES OF THEIR RESPECTIVE INVESTMENT IN, AND OWNERSHIP OF SHARES OF THE FUND UNDER UNITED STATES FEDERAL, STATE, LOCAL, AND FOREIGN LAW. 5000 Yonge Street, Suite 900 Toronto, Ontario M2N 0A7 telephone (416) 957-6000 toll-free (800) 897-7280 facsimile (416) 364-1163 franklintempleton.ca

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March 16, 2021 Attention: U.S. Shareholder of Franklin Quotential Balanced Income Portfolio IMPORTANT TAX NOTICE Re: 2020 PFIC Status This statement is provided for shareholders who are United States persons for purposes of the U.S.

Internal Revenue Code. It is not relevant to other shareholders. Franklin Quotential Balanced Income Portfolio (“Fund”) meets the Internal Revenue Code definition of a passive foreign investment company (“PFIC”) for the taxable year ended December 31, 2020. The Fund is hereby making available the PFIC Annual Information Statement for the taxable year beginning on January 1, 2020 and ending on December 31, 2020 pursuant to the requirements of Treasury Regulations Section 1.1295-1(g)(1). The PFIC Annual Information Statement contains information to enable you, should you choose, to elect to treat the Fund as a Qualified Electing Fund (“QEF”). A U.S. shareholder who makes a QEF election for the Fund is required annually to include in his or her income his or her pro rata share of the ordinary earnings and net capital gains for the Fund. The QEF election is made by completing and attaching Form 8621 for each PFIC to your federal income tax return filed by the due date of the date of the return including extensions. U.S. shareholders are advised to consult with their tax advisors with respect to the 2020 PFIC Annual Information Statement. Further information in PFIC rules is available on the internet at the Internal Revenue Service website, including the following pages:

Detailed information about PFICs and the QEF election: http://www.irs.gov/instructions/i8621/ch01.html

Instructions to complete Form 8621: http://www.irs.gov/pub/irs-pdf/i8621.pdf Form 8621: http://www.irs.gov/pub/irs-pdf/f8621.pdf

THIS INFORMATION IS PROVIDED IN ORDER TO ASSIST SHAREHOLDERS IN MAKING CALCULATIONS AND DOES NOT CONSTITUTE TAX ADVICE. U.S. TAX LAWS REGARDING PFICS ARE EXTREMELY COMPLEX AND SHAREHOLDERS ARE ADVISED TO CONSULT THEIR OWN TAX ADVISORS CONCERNING THE OVERALL TAX CONSEQUENCES OF THEIR RESPECTIVE INVESTMENT IN, AND OWNERSHIP OF SHARES OF THE FUND UNDER UNITED STATES FEDERAL, STATE, LOCAL, AND FOREIGN LAW.

5000 Yonge Street, Suite 900 Toronto, Ontario M2N 0A7 telephone (416) 957-6000 toll-free (800) 897-7280 facsimile (416) 364-1163 franklintempleton.ca

PFIC Annual Information Statement for the year ended 12/31/2020

(1) This Information Statement applies to the taxable year of the Fund commencing on January 1, 2020

and ending on December 31, 2020.

(2) The per-unit per-day pro-rata share of the ordinary earnings and net capital gain of the Fund for the period specified in paragraph (1) is as follows:

Fund Series Ordinary Earnings

(US$) Net Capital Gains (US$)

Franklin Quotential Balanced Income Portfolio A - -

Franklin Quotential Balanced Income Portfolio AG - -

Franklin Quotential Balanced Income Portfolio AH - -

Franklin Quotential Balanced Income Portfolio AH2 - -

Franklin Quotential Balanced Income Portfolio F - -

Franklin Quotential Balanced Income Portfolio FH - -

Franklin Quotential Balanced Income Portfolio FT - -

Franklin Quotential Balanced Income Portfolio FTH - -

Franklin Quotential Balanced Income Portfolio I - -

Franklin Quotential Balanced Income Portfolio O - 0.0000980505

Franklin Quotential Balanced Income Portfolio OH3 - -

Franklin Quotential Balanced Income Portfolio OT - 0.0000916560

Franklin Quotential Balanced Income Portfolio OTH3 - -

Franklin Quotential Balanced Income Portfolio PA - -

Franklin Quotential Balanced Income Portfolio PA2 - -

Franklin Quotential Balanced Income Portfolio PAG - -

Franklin Quotential Balanced Income Portfolio PAH2 - -

Franklin Quotential Balanced Income Portfolio PAH3 - -

Franklin Quotential Balanced Income Portfolio PF - -

Franklin Quotential Balanced Income Portfolio PFH3 - -

Franklin Quotential Balanced Income Portfolio PFT - -

Franklin Quotential Balanced Income Portfolio PT - -

Franklin Quotential Balanced Income Portfolio PTH - -

Franklin Quotential Balanced Income Portfolio PTH3 - -

Franklin Quotential Balanced Income Portfolio PT-USD - -

Franklin Quotential Balanced Income Portfolio PU - -

Franklin Quotential Balanced Income Portfolio T - -

Franklin Quotential Balanced Income Portfolio TH - -

Franklin Quotential Balanced Income Portfolio TH3 - -

Franklin Quotential Balanced Income Portfolio T-USD - -

Franklin Quotential Balanced Income Portfolio V - 0.0007713960 (3) Any cash or other property that was distributed to you by the Fund in the period specified in

paragraph (1) is as follows:

Fund Series Record Date Pay Date Cash/Property

Distributions (US$)

Franklin Quotential Balanced Income Portfolio FT 2020-Jan-30 2020-Jan-31 0.0316962599

Franklin Quotential Balanced Income Portfolio OT 2020-Jan-30 2020-Jan-31 0.0365697015 Franklin Quotential Balanced Income Portfolio PFT 2020-Jan-30 2020-Jan-31 0.0479032867 Franklin Quotential Balanced Income Portfolio PT 2020-Jan-30 2020-Jan-31 0.0558745750 Franklin Quotential Balanced Income Portfolio T 2020-Jan-30 2020-Jan-31 0.0256139025 Franklin Quotential Balanced Income Portfolio FT 2020-Feb-27 2020-Feb-28 0.0312732966 Franklin Quotential Balanced Income Portfolio OT 2020-Feb-27 2020-Feb-28 0.0360817057

Franklin Quotential Balanced Income Portfolio PFT 2020-Feb-27 2020-Feb-28 0.0472640525 Franklin Quotential Balanced Income Portfolio PT 2020-Feb-27 2020-Feb-28 0.0551289697 Franklin Quotential Balanced Income Portfolio T 2020-Feb-27 2020-Feb-28 0.0252721038 Franklin Quotential Balanced Income Portfolio FT 2020-Mar-30 2020-Mar-31 0.0298046181 Franklin Quotential Balanced Income Portfolio OT 2020-Mar-30 2020-Mar-31 0.0343872114 Franklin Quotential Balanced Income Portfolio PFT 2020-Mar-30 2020-Mar-31 0.0450444050

Franklin Quotential Balanced Income Portfolio PT 2020-Mar-30 2020-Mar-31 0.0525399645 Franklin Quotential Balanced Income Portfolio T 2020-Mar-30 2020-Mar-31 0.0240852575 Franklin Quotential Balanced Income Portfolio FT 2020-Apr-29 2020-Apr-30 0.0301408248 Franklin Quotential Balanced Income Portfolio OT 2020-Apr-29 2020-Apr-30 0.0347751114 Franklin Quotential Balanced Income Portfolio PFT 2020-Apr-29 2020-Apr-30 0.0455525219 Franklin Quotential Balanced Income Portfolio PT 2020-Apr-29 2020-Apr-30 0.0531326340

Franklin Quotential Balanced Income Portfolio T 2020-Apr-29 2020-Apr-30 0.0243569478 Franklin Quotential Balanced Income Portfolio FT 2020-May-28 2020-May-29 0.0304669911 Franklin Quotential Balanced Income Portfolio OT 2020-May-28 2020-May-29 0.0351514271 Franklin Quotential Balanced Income Portfolio PFT 2020-May-28 2020-May-29 0.0460454644 Franklin Quotential Balanced Income Portfolio PT 2020-May-28 2020-May-29 0.0537076040 Franklin Quotential Balanced Income Portfolio T 2020-May-28 2020-May-29 0.0246205244

Franklin Quotential Balanced Income Portfolio FT 2020-Jun-29 2020-Jun-30 0.0309012559 Franklin Quotential Balanced Income Portfolio OT 2020-Jun-29 2020-Jun-30 0.0356524622 Franklin Quotential Balanced Income Portfolio PFT 2020-Jun-29 2020-Jun-30 0.0467017789 Franklin Quotential Balanced Income Portfolio PT 2020-Jun-29 2020-Jun-30 0.0544731317 Franklin Quotential Balanced Income Portfolio T 2020-Jun-29 2020-Jun-30 0.0249714559 Franklin Quotential Balanced Income Portfolio FT 2020-Jul-30 2020-Jul-31 0.0313199940

Franklin Quotential Balanced Income Portfolio OT 2020-Jul-30 2020-Jul-31 0.0361355831 Franklin Quotential Balanced Income Portfolio PFT 2020-Jul-30 2020-Jul-31 0.0473346274 Franklin Quotential Balanced Income Portfolio PT 2020-Jul-30 2020-Jul-31 0.0552112886 Franklin Quotential Balanced Income Portfolio T 2020-Jul-30 2020-Jul-31 0.0253098402 Franklin Quotential Balanced Income Portfolio FT 2020-Aug-28 2020-Aug-31 0.0321702454

Franklin Quotential Balanced Income Portfolio OT 2020-Aug-28 2020-Aug-31 0.0371165644 Franklin Quotential Balanced Income Portfolio PFT 2020-Aug-28 2020-Aug-31 0.0486196319 Franklin Quotential Balanced Income Portfolio PT 2020-Aug-28 2020-Aug-31 0.0567101227 Franklin Quotential Balanced Income Portfolio T 2020-Aug-28 2020-Aug-31 0.0259969325

Franklin Quotential Balanced Income Portfolio FT 2020-Sep-29 2020-Sep-30 0.0315010888 Franklin Quotential Balanced Income Portfolio OT 2020-Sep-29 2020-Sep-30 0.0363445220 Franklin Quotential Balanced Income Portfolio PFT 2020-Sep-29 2020-Sep-30 0.0476083202 Franklin Quotential Balanced Income Portfolio PT 2020-Sep-29 2020-Sep-30 0.0555305249 Franklin Quotential Balanced Income Portfolio T 2020-Sep-29 2020-Sep-30 0.0254561838 Franklin Quotential Balanced Income Portfolio V 2020-Sep-29 2020-Sep-30 -

Franklin Quotential Balanced Income Portfolio FT 2020-Oct-29 2020-Oct-30 0.0314892659 Franklin Quotential Balanced Income Portfolio OT 2020-Oct-29 2020-Oct-30 0.0363308812 Franklin Quotential Balanced Income Portfolio PFT 2020-Oct-29 2020-Oct-30 0.0475904519 Franklin Quotential Balanced Income Portfolio PT 2020-Oct-29 2020-Oct-30 0.0555096832 Franklin Quotential Balanced Income Portfolio T 2020-Oct-29 2020-Oct-30 0.0254466296 Franklin Quotential Balanced Income Portfolio V 2020-Oct-29 2020-Oct-30 -

Franklin Quotential Balanced Income Portfolio A 2020-Nov-18 2020-Nov-19 0.0434367894 Franklin Quotential Balanced Income Portfolio F 2020-Nov-18 2020-Nov-19 0.0529929202 Franklin Quotential Balanced Income Portfolio FT 2020-Nov-18 2020-Nov-19 0.0493441556 Franklin Quotential Balanced Income Portfolio I 2020-Nov-18 2020-Nov-19 0.0481861889 Franklin Quotential Balanced Income Portfolio O 2020-Nov-18 2020-Nov-19 0.0636497253 Franklin Quotential Balanced Income Portfolio OT 2020-Nov-18 2020-Nov-19 0.0574524293

Franklin Quotential Balanced Income Portfolio PA 2020-Nov-18 2020-Nov-19 0.0641128574 Franklin Quotential Balanced Income Portfolio PF 2020-Nov-18 2020-Nov-19 0.0633019055 Franklin Quotential Balanced Income Portfolio PFT 2020-Nov-18 2020-Nov-19 0.0746537004 Franklin Quotential Balanced Income Portfolio PT 2020-Nov-18 2020-Nov-19 0.0862368391 Franklin Quotential Balanced Income Portfolio T 2020-Nov-18 2020-Nov-19 0.0394984494 Franklin Quotential Balanced Income Portfolio V 2020-Nov-18 2020-Nov-19 -

Franklin Quotential Balanced Income Portfolio FT 2020-Nov-27 2020-Nov-30 0.0323002887 Franklin Quotential Balanced Income Portfolio OT 2020-Nov-27 2020-Nov-30 0.0372666025 Franklin Quotential Balanced Income Portfolio PFT 2020-Nov-27 2020-Nov-30 0.0488161694 Franklin Quotential Balanced Income Portfolio PT 2020-Nov-27 2020-Nov-30 0.0569393648 Franklin Quotential Balanced Income Portfolio T 2020-Nov-27 2020-Nov-30 0.0261020212 Franklin Quotential Balanced Income Portfolio V 2020-Nov-27 2020-Nov-30 0.0577478345

Franklin Quotential Balanced Income Portfolio FT 2020-Dec-24 2020-Dec-29 0.0327312449 Franklin Quotential Balanced Income Portfolio OT 2020-Dec-24 2020-Dec-29 0.0377638201 Franklin Quotential Balanced Income Portfolio PFT 2020-Dec-24 2020-Dec-29 0.0494674833 Franklin Quotential Balanced Income Portfolio PT 2020-Dec-24 2020-Dec-29 0.0576990598 Franklin Quotential Balanced Income Portfolio T 2020-Dec-24 2020-Dec-29 0.0264502789 Franklin Quotential Balanced Income Portfolio V 2020-Dec-24 2020-Dec-29 0.0585183162

Franklin Quotential Balanced Income Portfolio A 2020-Dec-30 2020-Dec-31 0.0799432003 Franklin Quotential Balanced Income Portfolio F 2020-Dec-30 2020-Dec-31 0.0976840722 Franklin Quotential Balanced Income Portfolio FT 2020-Dec-30 2020-Dec-31 0.0900809685

Franklin Quotential Balanced Income Portfolio I 2020-Dec-30 2020-Dec-31 0.0888138863 Franklin Quotential Balanced Income Portfolio O 2020-Dec-30 2020-Dec-31 0.1174331889 Franklin Quotential Balanced Income Portfolio OT 2020-Dec-30 2020-Dec-31 0.1049713073 Franklin Quotential Balanced Income Portfolio PA 2020-Dec-30 2020-Dec-31 0.1181726567

Franklin Quotential Balanced Income Portfolio PF 2020-Dec-30 2020-Dec-31 0.1167989969 Franklin Quotential Balanced Income Portfolio PFT 2020-Dec-30 2020-Dec-31 0.1363359799 Franklin Quotential Balanced Income Portfolio PT 2020-Dec-30 2020-Dec-31 0.1573516233 Franklin Quotential Balanced Income Portfolio T 2020-Dec-30 2020-Dec-31 0.0720226397 Franklin Quotential Balanced Income Portfolio V 2020-Dec-30 2020-Dec-31 0.1590409559

Fair Market Value of Property: $0.00 (4) The Fund will, upon receipt of request, permit the U.S. unitholder to inspect and copy its permanent

books of account, records, and other such documents as may be maintained by such fund to determine that their respective ordinary earnings and net capital gains under U.S. income tax principles, and to verify these amounts and the pro-rata shares thereof.

(5) U.S. persons that are a direct or indirect unit or shareholders in PFICs are required to complete Form

8621 in certain circumstances. Where a U.S. person is a unitholder in a fund that invests in securities, that person may be considered to be an indirect unit holder in those securities.

(6) The following table is designed to assist a U.S. unitholder to make a QEF election for certain Franklin

Templeton funds that may be classified as PFICs and that are held directly by the Fund. The pro-rata share of the ordinary earnings and net capital gains for the unitholder of the Fund for those certain Franklin Templeton funds specified in the table below attributable to a per-unit per-day Fund holding by the fund its investments in the certain Franklin Templeton funds, and the per-unit amount of cash or property distributed by those certain Franklin Templeton funds specified in the table below for the period specified in paragraph (1) is as follows:

Direct Investee funds of the Fund - Class A Ordinary

Earnings (US$) Net Capital Gains (US$)

Cash/Property Distributions

(US$)

Franklin Bissett Canadian Equity Fund 0.0000226196 0.0000283270 0.0062724338

Franklin Bissett Canadian Government Bond Fund 0.0000733380 0.0000701049 0.0624352359

Franklin Bissett Short Duration Bond Fund 0.0000261570 0.0000054375 0.0099084365

Franklin Bissett Core Plus Bond Fund 0.0001326937 0.0000357947 0.0558616010

Franklin U.S. Opportunities Fund 0.0000075164 0.0000425508 0.0001474092

Franklin U.S. Rising Dividends Fund 0.0000078321 0.0000110030 0.0016279328

Franklin U.S. Core Equity Fund 0.0000247450 - 0.0062859131

Templeton Global Bond Fund - - 0.0012396607

Franklin Canadian Core Equity Fund - - 0.0056322714

Franklin Emerging Market Core Equity Fund 0.0000079909 - 0.0043336333

Franklin FTSE Canada All Cap Index ETF 0.0000225260 0.0000113018 0.0094470580

Franklin FTSE Europe Ex U.K. Index ETF 0.0000066120 0.0000001952 0.0021332341

Franklin FTSE U.S. Index ETF 0.0000106236 0.0000125947 0.0054763225

Franklin International Core Equity Fund 0.0000100004 - 0.0056063540

Franklin Liberty Global Aggregate Bond ETF (CAD-Hedged) 0.0000482011 0.0000231160 0.0162437342

Franklin LibertyQT U.S. Equity Index ETF 0.0000065244 0.0000054232 0.0034715363

Templeton Emerging Markets Fund 0.0000059266 0.0000101675 0.0009928985

Direct Investee funds of the Fund - Class F Ordinary

Earnings (US$) Net Capital Gains (US$)

Cash/Property Distributions

(US$)

Franklin Bissett Canadian Equity Fund 0.0000275311 0.0000344777 0.0076343861

Franklin Bissett Canadian Government Bond Fund 0.0000892621 0.0000853270 0.0759919845

Franklin Bissett Short Duration Bond Fund 0.0000318365 0.0000066182 0.0120598848

Franklin Bissett Core Plus Bond Fund 0.0001615059 0.0000435669 0.0679909967

Franklin U.S. Opportunities Fund 0.0000091484 0.0000517900 0.0001794166

Franklin U.S. Rising Dividends Fund 0.0000095327 0.0000133922 0.0019814107

Franklin U.S. Core Equity Fund 0.0000301180 - 0.0076507921

Templeton Global Bond Fund - - 0.0015088319

Franklin Canadian Core Equity Fund - - 0.0068552233

Franklin Emerging Market Core Equity Fund 0.0000097260 - 0.0052746081

Franklin FTSE Canada All Cap Index ETF 0.0000274171 0.0000137557 0.0114983258

Franklin FTSE Europe Ex U.K. Index ETF 0.0000080477 0.0000002376 0.0025964296

Franklin FTSE U.S. Index ETF 0.0000129303 0.0000153295 0.0066654127

Franklin International Core Equity Fund 0.0000121718 - 0.0068236783

Franklin Liberty Global Aggregate Bond ETF (CAD-Hedged) 0.0000586671 0.0000281353 0.0197707845

Franklin LibertyQT U.S. Equity Index ETF 0.0000079410 0.0000066008 0.0042253213

Templeton Emerging Markets Fund 0.0000072135 0.0000123752 0.0012084895

Direct Investee funds of the Fund - Class FT Ordinary Earnings

(US$)

Net Capital Gains (US$)

Cash/Property Distributions

(US$)

Franklin Bissett Canadian Equity Fund 0.0000262328 0.0000328518 0.0072743614

Franklin Bissett Canadian Government Bond Fund 0.0000850526 0.0000813032 0.0724083319

Franklin Bissett Short Duration Bond Fund 0.0000303352 0.0000063061 0.0114911611

Franklin Bissett Core Plus Bond Fund 0.0001538896 0.0000415124 0.0647846570

Franklin U.S. Opportunities Fund 0.0000087170 0.0000493476 0.0001709556

Franklin U.S. Rising Dividends Fund 0.0000090831 0.0000127606 0.0018879707

Franklin U.S. Core Equity Fund 0.0000286977 - 0.0072899937

Templeton Global Bond Fund - - 0.0014376780

Franklin Canadian Core Equity Fund - - 0.0065319426

Franklin Emerging Market Core Equity Fund 0.0000092673 - 0.0050258665

Franklin FTSE Canada All Cap Index ETF 0.0000261242 0.0000131070 0.0109560844

Franklin FTSE Europe Ex U.K. Index ETF 0.0000076682 0.0000002264 0.0024739864

Franklin FTSE U.S. Index ETF 0.0000123206 0.0000146065 0.0063510832

Franklin International Core Equity Fund 0.0000115978 - 0.0065018853

Franklin Liberty Global Aggregate Bond ETF (CAD-Hedged) 0.0000559005 0.0000268085 0.0188384280

Franklin LibertyQT U.S. Equity Index ETF 0.0000075666 0.0000062895 0.0040260623

Templeton Emerging Markets Fund 0.0000068733 0.0000117916 0.0011514992

Direct Investee funds of the Fund - Class I Ordinary Earnings

(US$)

Net Capital Gains (US$)

Cash/Property Distributions

(US$)

Franklin Bissett Canadian Equity Fund 0.0000251195 0.0000314576 0.0069656437

Franklin Bissett Canadian Government Bond Fund 0.0000814431 0.0000778527 0.0693353836

Franklin Bissett Short Duration Bond Fund 0.0000290478 0.0000060385 0.0110034860

Franklin Bissett Core Plus Bond Fund 0.0001473586 0.0000397506 0.0620352511

Franklin U.S. Opportunities Fund 0.0000083471 0.0000472534 0.0001637004

Franklin U.S. Rising Dividends Fund 0.0000086977 0.0000122191 0.0018078468

Franklin U.S. Core Equity Fund 0.0000274797 - 0.0069806126

Templeton Global Bond Fund - - 0.0013766641

Franklin Canadian Core Equity Fund - - 0.0062547325

Franklin Emerging Market Core Equity Fund 0.0000088740 - 0.0048125730

Franklin FTSE Canada All Cap Index ETF 0.0000250155 0.0000125508 0.0104911174

Franklin FTSE Europe Ex U.K. Index ETF 0.0000073428 0.0000002168 0.0023689925

Franklin FTSE U.S. Index ETF 0.0000117977 0.0000139867 0.0060815486

Franklin International Core Equity Fund 0.0000111056 - 0.0062259508

Franklin Liberty Global Aggregate Bond ETF (CAD-Hedged) 0.0000535281 0.0000256707 0.0180389411

Franklin LibertyQT U.S. Equity Index ETF 0.0000072454 0.0000060226 0.0038551997

Templeton Emerging Markets Fund 0.0000065816 0.0000112911 0.0011026305

Direct Investee funds of the Fund - Class O Ordinary Earnings

(US$)

Net Capital Gains (US$)

Cash/Property Distributions

(US$)

Franklin Bissett Canadian Equity Fund 0.0000328952 0.0000411953 0.0091218637

Franklin Bissett Canadian Government Bond Fund 0.0001066538 0.0001019521 0.0907982018

Franklin Bissett Short Duration Bond Fund 0.0000380395 0.0000079077 0.0144096231

Franklin Bissett Core Plus Bond Fund 0.0001929736 0.0000520555 0.0812383079

Franklin U.S. Opportunities Fund 0.0000109309 0.0000618807 0.0002143740

Franklin U.S. Rising Dividends Fund 0.0000113900 0.0000160015 0.0023674671

Franklin U.S. Core Equity Fund 0.0000359861 - 0.0091414663

Templeton Global Bond Fund - - 0.0018028115

Franklin Canadian Core Equity Fund - - 0.0081908895

Franklin Emerging Market Core Equity Fund 0.0000116210 - 0.0063023085

Franklin FTSE Canada All Cap Index ETF 0.0000327590 0.0000164359 0.0137386504

Franklin FTSE Europe Ex U.K. Index ETF 0.0000096157 0.0000002839 0.0031023158

Franklin FTSE U.S. Index ETF 0.0000154497 0.0000183162 0.0079640964

Franklin International Core Equity Fund 0.0000145433 - 0.0081531983

Franklin Liberty Global Aggregate Bond ETF (CAD-Hedged) 0.0000700978 0.0000336171 0.0236229083

Franklin LibertyQT U.S. Equity Index ETF 0.0000094883 0.0000078869 0.0050485795

Templeton Emerging Markets Fund 0.0000086190 0.0000147863 0.0014439506

Direct Investee funds of the Fund - Class OT Ordinary Earnings

(US$)

Net Capital Gains (US$)

Cash/Property Distributions

(US$)

Franklin Bissett Canadian Equity Fund 0.0000307589 0.0000385200 0.0085294541

Franklin Bissett Canadian Government Bond Fund 0.0000997273 0.0000953309 0.0849014101

Franklin Bissett Short Duration Bond Fund 0.0000355691 0.0000073941 0.0134738056

Franklin Bissett Core Plus Bond Fund 0.0001804411 0.0000486748 0.0759623733

Franklin U.S. Opportunities Fund 0.0000102210 0.0000578619 0.0002004517

Franklin U.S. Rising Dividends Fund 0.0000106503 0.0000149623 0.0022137145

Franklin U.S. Core Equity Fund 0.0000336490 - 0.0085477836

Templeton Global Bond Fund - - 0.0016857299

Franklin Canadian Core Equity Fund - - 0.0076589410

Franklin Emerging Market Core Equity Fund 0.0000108663 - 0.0058930118

Franklin FTSE Canada All Cap Index ETF 0.0000306315 0.0000153685 0.0128464085

Franklin FTSE Europe Ex U.K. Index ETF 0.0000089912 0.0000002655 0.0029008393

Franklin FTSE U.S. Index ETF 0.0000144463 0.0000171267 0.0074468767

Franklin International Core Equity Fund 0.0000135988 - 0.0076236976

Franklin Liberty Global Aggregate Bond ETF (CAD-Hedged) 0.0000655454 0.0000314339 0.0220887439

Franklin LibertyQT U.S. Equity Index ETF 0.0000088721 0.0000073747 0.0047207049

Templeton Emerging Markets Fund 0.0000080592 0.0000138260 0.0013501748

Direct Investee funds of the Fund - Class PA Ordinary Earnings

(US$)

Net Capital Gains (US$)

Cash/Property Distributions

(US$)

Franklin Bissett Canadian Equity Fund 0.0000334919 0.0000419426 0.0092873302

Franklin Bissett Canadian Government Bond Fund 0.0001085885 0.0001038015 0.0924452400

Franklin Bissett Short Duration Bond Fund 0.0000387295 0.0000080511 0.0146710071

Franklin Bissett Core Plus Bond Fund 0.0001964740 0.0000529997 0.0827119340

Franklin U.S. Opportunities Fund 0.0000111292 0.0000630032 0.0002182626

Franklin U.S. Rising Dividends Fund 0.0000115966 0.0000162918 0.0024104119

Franklin U.S. Core Equity Fund 0.0000366389 - 0.0093072883

Templeton Global Bond Fund - - 0.0018355137

Franklin Canadian Core Equity Fund - - 0.0083394685

Franklin Emerging Market Core Equity Fund 0.0000118318 - 0.0064166295

Franklin FTSE Canada All Cap Index ETF 0.0000333533 0.0000167340 0.0139878633

Franklin FTSE Europe Ex U.K. Index ETF 0.0000097902 0.0000002891 0.0031585904

Franklin FTSE U.S. Index ETF 0.0000157299 0.0000186485 0.0081085615

Franklin International Core Equity Fund 0.0000148071 - 0.0083010937

Franklin Liberty Global Aggregate Bond ETF (CAD-Hedged) 0.0000713693 0.0000342269 0.0240514172

Franklin LibertyQT U.S. Equity Index ETF 0.0000096604 0.0000080299 0.0051401585

Templeton Emerging Markets Fund 0.0000087753 0.0000150545 0.0014701432

Direct Investee funds of the Fund - Class PF Ordinary Earnings

(US$)

Net Capital Gains (US$)

Cash/Property Distributions

(US$)

Franklin Bissett Canadian Equity Fund 0.0000330230 0.0000413554 0.0091572973

Franklin Bissett Canadian Government Bond Fund 0.0001070681 0.0001023481 0.0911509049

Franklin Bissett Short Duration Bond Fund 0.0000381873 0.0000079384 0.0144655968

Franklin Bissett Core Plus Bond Fund 0.0001937232 0.0000522577 0.0815538759

Franklin U.S. Opportunities Fund 0.0000109733 0.0000621211 0.0002152067

Franklin U.S. Rising Dividends Fund 0.0000114343 0.0000160636 0.0023766635

Franklin U.S. Core Equity Fund 0.0000361259 - 0.0091769760

Templeton Global Bond Fund - - 0.0018098145

Franklin Canadian Core Equity Fund - - 0.0082227068

Franklin Emerging Market Core Equity Fund 0.0000116661 - 0.0063267896

Franklin FTSE Canada All Cap Index ETF 0.0000328863 0.0000164997 0.0137920178

Franklin FTSE Europe Ex U.K. Index ETF 0.0000096531 0.0000002850 0.0031143667

Franklin FTSE U.S. Index ETF 0.0000155097 0.0000183874 0.0079950327

Franklin International Core Equity Fund 0.0000145998 - 0.0081848692

Franklin Liberty Global Aggregate Bond ETF (CAD-Hedged) 0.0000703701 0.0000337477 0.0237146709

Franklin LibertyQT U.S. Equity Index ETF 0.0000095251 0.0000079175 0.0050681906

Templeton Emerging Markets Fund 0.0000086524 0.0000148438 0.0014495596

Direct Investee funds of the Fund - Class PFT Ordinary Earnings

(US$)

Net Capital Gains (US$)

Cash/Property Distributions

(US$)

Franklin Bissett Canadian Equity Fund 0.0000396874 0.0000497013 0.0110053380

Franklin Bissett Canadian Government Bond Fund 0.0001286756 0.0001230031 0.1095461339

Franklin Bissett Short Duration Bond Fund 0.0000458939 0.0000095405 0.0173849092

Franklin Bissett Core Plus Bond Fund 0.0002328186 0.0000628038 0.0980123217

Franklin U.S. Opportunities Fund 0.0000131879 0.0000746578 0.0002586377

Franklin U.S. Rising Dividends Fund 0.0000137418 0.0000193055 0.0028562996

Franklin U.S. Core Equity Fund 0.0000434165 - 0.0110289881

Templeton Global Bond Fund - - 0.0021750544

Franklin Canadian Core Equity Fund - - 0.0098821371

Franklin Emerging Market Core Equity Fund 0.0000140205 - 0.0076036035

Franklin FTSE Canada All Cap Index ETF 0.0000395231 0.0000198296 0.0165753947

Franklin FTSE Europe Ex U.K. Index ETF 0.0000116012 0.0000003426 0.0037428793

Franklin FTSE U.S. Index ETF 0.0000186397 0.0000220981 0.0096085160

Franklin International Core Equity Fund 0.0000175462 - 0.0098366635

Franklin Liberty Global Aggregate Bond ETF (CAD-Hedged) 0.0000845715 0.0000405584 0.0285005455

Franklin LibertyQT U.S. Equity Index ETF 0.0000114474 0.0000095153 0.0060910057

Templeton Emerging Markets Fund 0.0000103986 0.0000178394 0.0017420962

Direct Investee funds of the Fund - Class PT Ordinary

Earnings (US$) Net Capital Gains (US$)

Cash/Property Distributions

(US$)

Franklin Bissett Canadian Equity Fund 0.0000460147 0.0000576251 0.0127598969

Franklin Bissett Canadian Government Bond Fund 0.0001491901 0.0001426132 0.1270108537

Franklin Bissett Short Duration Bond Fund 0.0000532106 0.0000110615 0.0201565504

Franklin Bissett Core Plus Bond Fund 0.0002699364 0.0000728165 0.1136382289

Franklin U.S. Opportunities Fund 0.0000152904 0.0000865603 0.0002998718

Franklin U.S. Rising Dividends Fund 0.0000159327 0.0000223833 0.0033116737

Franklin U.S. Core Equity Fund 0.0000503383 - 0.0127873175

Templeton Global Bond Fund - - 0.0025218190

Franklin Canadian Core Equity Fund - - 0.0114576263

Franklin Emerging Market Core Equity Fund 0.0000162557 - 0.0088158307

Franklin FTSE Canada All Cap Index ETF 0.0000458242 0.0000229910 0.0192179766

Franklin FTSE Europe Ex U.K. Index ETF 0.0000134507 0.0000003972 0.0043395990

Franklin FTSE U.S. Index ETF 0.0000216114 0.0000256212 0.0111403823

Franklin International Core Equity Fund 0.0000203435 - 0.0114049030

Franklin Liberty Global Aggregate Bond ETF (CAD-Hedged) 0.0000980546 0.0000470245 0.0330443301

Franklin LibertyQT U.S. Equity Index ETF 0.0000132724 0.0000110324 0.0070620825

Templeton Emerging Markets Fund 0.0000120564 0.0000206835 0.0020198351

Direct Investee funds of the Fund - Class PU Ordinary Earnings

(US$)

Net Capital Gains (US$)

Cash/Property Distributions

(US$)

Franklin Bissett Canadian Equity Fund - - -

Franklin Bissett Canadian Government Bond Fund - - -

Franklin Bissett Short Duration Bond Fund - - -

Franklin Bissett Core Plus Bond Fund - - -

Franklin U.S. Opportunities Fund - - -

Franklin U.S. Rising Dividends Fund - - -

Franklin U.S. Core Equity Fund - - -

Templeton Global Bond Fund - - -

Franklin Canadian Core Equity Fund - - -

Franklin Emerging Market Core Equity Fund - - -

Franklin FTSE Canada All Cap Index ETF - - -

Franklin FTSE Europe Ex U.K. Index ETF - - -

Franklin FTSE U.S. Index ETF - - -

Franklin International Core Equity Fund - - -

Franklin Liberty Global Aggregate Bond ETF (CAD-Hedged) - - -

Franklin LibertyQT U.S. Equity Index ETF - - -

Templeton Emerging Markets Fund - - -

Direct Investee funds of the Fund - Class T Ordinary Earnings

(US$)

Net Capital Gains (US$)

Cash/Property Distributions

(US$)

Franklin Bissett Canadian Equity Fund 0.0000210525 0.0000263645 0.0058378689

Franklin Bissett Canadian Government Bond Fund 0.0000682570 0.0000652480 0.0581096161

Franklin Bissett Short Duration Bond Fund 0.0000243448 0.0000050608 0.0092219631

Franklin Bissett Core Plus Bond Fund 0.0001235005 0.0000333148 0.0519914139

Franklin U.S. Opportunities Fund 0.0000069956 0.0000396028 0.0001371964

Franklin U.S. Rising Dividends Fund 0.0000072895 0.0000102407 0.0015151468

Franklin U.S. Core Equity Fund 0.0000230306 - 0.0058504143

Templeton Global Bond Fund - - 0.0011537749

Franklin Canadian Core Equity Fund - - 0.0052420580

Franklin Emerging Market Core Equity Fund 0.0000074373 - 0.0040333918

Franklin FTSE Canada All Cap Index ETF 0.0000209653 0.0000105187 0.0087925497

Franklin FTSE Europe Ex U.K. Index ETF 0.0000061539 0.0000001817 0.0019854400

Franklin FTSE U.S. Index ETF 0.0000098876 0.0000117221 0.0050969135

Franklin International Core Equity Fund 0.0000093075 - 0.0052179362

Franklin Liberty Global Aggregate Bond ETF (CAD-Hedged) 0.0000448616 0.0000215145 0.0151183405

Franklin LibertyQT U.S. Equity Index ETF 0.0000060724 0.0000050475 0.0032310223

Templeton Emerging Markets Fund 0.0000055160 0.0000094630 0.0009241088

Direct Investee funds of the Fund - Class T-USD Ordinary Earnings

(US$)

Net Capital Gains (US$)

Cash/Property Distributions

(US$)

Franklin Bissett Canadian Equity Fund - - -

Franklin Bissett Canadian Government Bond Fund - - -

Franklin Bissett Short Duration Bond Fund - - -

Franklin Bissett Core Plus Bond Fund - - -

Franklin U.S. Opportunities Fund - - -

Franklin U.S. Rising Dividends Fund - - -

Franklin U.S. Core Equity Fund - - -

Templeton Global Bond Fund - - -

Franklin Canadian Core Equity Fund - - -

Franklin Emerging Market Core Equity Fund - - -

Franklin FTSE Canada All Cap Index ETF - - -

Franklin FTSE Europe Ex U.K. Index ETF - - -

Franklin FTSE U.S. Index ETF - - -

Franklin International Core Equity Fund - - -

Franklin Liberty Global Aggregate Bond ETF (CAD-Hedged) - - -

Franklin LibertyQT U.S. Equity Index ETF - - -

Templeton Emerging Markets Fund - - -

Direct Investee funds of the Fund - Class V Ordinary Earnings

(US$)

Net Capital Gains (US$)

Cash/Property Distributions

(US$)

Franklin Bissett Canadian Equity Fund 0.0000471959 0.0000591044 0.0130874647

Franklin Bissett Canadian Government Bond Fund - - -

Franklin Bissett Short Duration Bond Fund - - -

Franklin Bissett Core Plus Bond Fund - - -

Franklin U.S. Opportunities Fund - - -

Franklin U.S. Rising Dividends Fund - - -

Franklin U.S. Core Equity Fund - - -

Templeton Global Bond Fund - - -

Franklin Canadian Core Equity Fund - - -

Franklin Emerging Market Core Equity Fund - - -

Franklin FTSE Canada All Cap Index ETF - - -

Franklin FTSE Europe Ex U.K. Index ETF - - -

Franklin FTSE U.S. Index ETF - - -

Franklin International Core Equity Fund - - -

Franklin Liberty Global Aggregate Bond ETF (CAD-Hedged) - - -

Franklin LibertyQT U.S. Equity Index ETF - - -

Templeton Emerging Markets Fund - - -

Please note that the factors for the Fund included in the report represent a calculation of its ordinary earnings, net capital gains and distributions on standalone basis and includes certain transactions with respect to lower tier investments that may be classified as PFICs. Please consult your tax advisor. This information is provided in order to assist unitholders in preparing Form 8621 and does not constitute tax advice. We only provide information for the Fund's investment in certain other Franklin Templeton funds that may be classified as PFICs. The Fund may invest in other securities that may be classified as PFICs. WE DO NOT WARRANT THAT THE FUNDS LISTED IN PARAGRAPH (6) CONSTITUES ALL OF THE FUND'S INVESTMENTS THAT MAY BE CLASSIFIED AS PFICS.