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1 Templeton Euroland Fund A (acc) EUR Franklin Templeton Investment Funds Fund Manager Report Value Equity Product Details 1 Fund Assets Fund Inception Date 08/01/1999 Number of Issuers 58 Bloomberg Base Currency Investment Style Benchmark Morningstar Category Asset Allocation 2 % Equity Cash & Cash 0.37 Equivalents Fixed Income Overall Morningstar Rating TM 3 TEMGROA LX EUR Value Eurozone Large-Cap Equity Fund Description The Fund aims to achieve long-term capital appreciation by investing primarily in equity and debt securities of European Monetary Union member country governments and companies with at least 75% of its total assets in equity securities issued by companies which have their head office in the European Union. Performance Data Discrete Annual Performance (%) as at 31/12/ /17-12/18 12/16-12/17 12/15-12/16 12/14-12/15 12/13-12/14 A (acc) EUR MSCI EMU Index EUR Performance Net of Management Fees as at 31/12/2018 (Dividends Reinvested) (%) 4,5 Since Inception 1 Mth 3 Mths YTD 1 Yr 3 Yrs 5 Yrs 10 Yrs (08/01/1999) A (acc) EUR Calendar Year Returns (%) 80% 40% 0% -40% A (acc) EUR Past performance is not an indicator or a guarantee of future performance. Portfolio Manager Insight Performance Review QUARTERLY KEY PERFORMANCE DRIVERS Helped Hurt Stocks Sectors Countries Amer Sports Oyj Class A Consumer Discretionary (Stock Selection) Belgium (Stock Selection) Flow Traders NV Health Care (Stock Denmark (Off-benchmark Selection) Exposure) Merck KGaA Materials (Stock Selection) Finland (Stock Selection) CGG Financials (Stock Selection) Italy (Stock Selection) Outotec Oyj Energy (Stock Selection) France (Stock Selection) LANXESS AG Communication Services (Underweight) Spain (Stock Selection, Underweight) Lanxess is a specialty chemicals company. Its shares were weak in the fourth quarter on general cyclical and growth worries, due to the company s remaining exposure to the auto sector. However, several of the company s segments have been performing very strongly (including engineering plastics and specialty additives), and earnings have been solid overall. As of year-end, the stock traded at what we view as an excessive discount to its average historical multiples and to chemical peers, which we believe does not accurately reflect its earnings and cash flow power through the cycle. Amer Sports, based in Finland, holds an attractive portfolio of well-known global sports equipment brands that have driven strong operating performance. In September 2018, a consortium made an offer for Amer Sports, and the shares rose in anticipation of the deal, which is expected to close 30 June All holdings are subject to change. Holdings of the same issuers have been combined.

2 We continued gradually repositioning our financials portfolio in 2018 to consolidate and rationalise holdings amidst heightened uncertainty, selectively reducing exposure to a handful of domestically focused banks in Europe with concentrated political risk. Unhealed scars from the global financial crisis assure that banks will remain an easy target for market bears during periods of rising risk aversion. Yet, despite depressed valuations, we see fewer excesses and more resiliency in the European banking system today than during past crisis periods. Deep value opportunities have remained, in our view. ONE-MONTH KEY PERFORMANCE DRIVERS Helped Hurt Stocks Sectors Countries Amer Sports Oyj Class A Consumer Discretionary (Stock Selection) Finland (Stock Selection) Orsted Belgium (Stock Selection) Flow Traders NV Denmark (Off-benchmark Exposure) Siemens Gamesa Renewable Energy, S.A. Financials (Stock Selection) France (Stock Selection) zooplus AG Information Technology (Stock Selection) Italy (Stock Selection) Aegon N.V. Health Care (Overweight) Germany (Stock Selection) Health care remains an attractive sector to us at this point in the cycle. Unlike other defensive sectors such as consumer staples and utilities, health care appears to be less of a simple bond proxy, offering defensiveness independent of interest rate fluctuations. The sector also offers growth possibilities through innovation and untapped market potential. Concerns persist about regulation and pricing in the global pharma industry, but history suggests that companies capable of innovating to provide products that address unmet medical needs can continue to thrive and profit. It is these kinds of companies in which we seek to invest. Denmark-based Orsted is the world s largest developer and owner of offshore wind generation projects. The stock performed well as the company continued to build out its pipeline of offshore wind projects, including an expansion into new markets in Asia and North America. Aegon is a Netherlands-based life insurer that mainly operates in the United States, Europe, Asia and Latin America. The shares performed well in October on expectations of a continued rise in bond yields, but retreated during November and December as yields sharply retraced. Aegon has resolved some differences with the regulator and helped its capital position with asset sales. While the shares still appeared cheap as of year-end, we believe the risks are now too great relative to the potential upside. Outlook & Strategy As we enter 2019, European economic indicators remain quite mixed, reducing confidence that the economy will bounce back from last year s summer lull as strongly as initially expected. Political events will likely have considerable influence, for better or worse, on the direction of economic growth, financial market performance, and investor sentiment in The potential for Brexit without a deal by the March deadline may be the first big negative risk of the year, while resolution of US-China trade tensions could be the first positive. The consensus view is for modest economic and corporate profit growth in Europe. However, downside risks have risen, while investor sentiment has turned more cautious, and the general level of financial market volatility has moved higher. In our view, 2019 should favour prudent stock pickers with a disciplined approach. From a sector perspective, our portfolio is currently overweight companies in the financial services industries, with a greater focus on insurance companies compared to banks. The portfolio is underweight health care and consumer staples, as despite the recent market selloff, we have not found attractive opportunities in those areas yet. The value style has been out of favour for the past decade, but we remain committed to our approach. Over the long term, we believe that a bottom-up stock picking process based on fundamental analysis will reward investors, while market dislocations offer opportunities to acquire companies in attractive end markets trading at valuation levels that offer downside protection. Over the past year, we have seen an increase in activism in European equities, which we view as encouraging. We believe our approach to actively engaging with management teams and our long-term approach to investing with a disciplined focus on valuation will serve our shareholders well over the long term. Portfolio Characteristics 6,7 Portfolio Price to Earnings (12 Month Trailing) 11.49x 13.48x Price to Book 1.27x 1.43x Price to Cash Flow 7.19x 7.80x Market Capitalisation (Millions in EUR) 28,612 43,073 Dividend Yield 3.59% 3.74% franklintempleton.lu 2

3 Portfolio Diversification Geographic Weightings vs. 2 Germany France Netherlands Italy Spain Belgium United Kingdom Ireland Finland Denmark Portugal Cash & Cash Equivalents Templeton Euroland Fund % 25% 50% Sector Weightings vs. 2 Financials Health Care Energy Industrials Consumer Discretionary Information Technology Materials Utilities Consumer Staples Communication Services Real Estate Cash & Cash Equivalents 0.37 Templeton Euroland Fund % 5% 10% 15% 20% 25% Top Ten Holdings 8 Top Holdings Sector Country % MERCK KGAA Germany 3.07 SANOFI France 2.90 TOTAL SA Energy France 2.73 UCB SA Belgium 2.72 ROYAL DUTCH SHELL PLC Energy United Kingdom 2.67 ENI SPA Energy Italy 2.65 ORSTED A/S Utilities Denmark 2.46 ONTEX GROUP NV Household & Personal Products Belgium 2.39 AXA SA Insurance France 2.21 QIAGEN NV Netherlands 2.17 Supplemental Performance Statistics Supplemental Risk Statistics 9 3 Yrs 5 Yrs 10 Yrs Since Inception Standard Deviation (%) Templeton Euroland Fund Tracking Error (%) Information Ratio Beta Sharpe Ratio Templeton Euroland Fund Beta, Information Ratio and Tracking Error information are measured against the. franklintempleton.lu 3

4 Investment Team Portfolio Manager Years with Firm Years Experience Dylan Ball, EVP, Portfolio Manager, Research Analyst Heather Arnold, CFA, EVP, Director of Research, Portfolio Manager, Research Analyst Peter Moeschter, CFA, EVP, Portfolio Manager, Research Analyst Templeton Global Equity Team Number of Members Average Years Experience Portfolio Managers/Analysts Research Analysts What Are the Key Risks? The value of shares in the Fund and income received from it can go down as well as up and investors may not get back the full amount invested. Performance may also be affected by currency fluctuations. Currency fluctuations may affect the value of overseas investments. The Fund invests mainly in equity securities of companies located in or doing significant business in euroland countries. Such securities have historically been subject to significant price movements that may occur suddenly due to market or company-specific factors. As a result, the performance of the Fund can fluctuate significantly over relatively short time periods. Other significant risks include: currency risk, liquidity risk. For full details of all of the risks applicable to this Fund, please refer to the Risk Considerations section of the Fund in the current prospectus of Franklin Templeton Investment Funds. franklintempleton.lu 4

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