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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 581,473, Fund Inception Date Number of Issuers 56 Bloomberg Base Currency Investment Style Benchmark Morningstar Category Asset Allocation 2 % Equity Cash & Cash 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 Performance Net of Management Fees as at (Dividends Reinvested) (%) 4,5 Since Inception 1 Mth 3 Mths YTD 1 Yr 3 Yrs 5 Yrs 10 Yrs ( ) 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 ONE-MONTH KEY PERFORMANCE DRIVERS Helped Hurt Stocks Sectors Countries JENOPTIK AG Information Technology (Stock Selection) Italy (Stock Selection) Siemens Gamesa Renewable Energy, S.A. Materials (Stock Selection) Spain (Stock Selection) LANXESS AG Consumer Staples (Underweight) Ireland zooplus AG Consumer Discretionary (Stock Selection) Belgium (Stock Selection) Telefonica Deutschland Holding AG Health Care (Overweight) Finland (Stock Selection) Flow Traders NV Industrials (Stock Selection) Germany (Stock Selection) We have continued to find attractive bargains in the health care sector, which on average generates higher revenue growth and margins than the global market with lower-than-average correlation and leverage, according to our analysis. Concerns persist about regulation and pricing, but history suggests that companies capable of innovating to provide products that address unmet medical needs can continue to thrive and profit. Shares of Lanxess, a specialty chemicals company, rebounded from fourth-quarter weakness and finished the month as the fund s top relative contributor in the materials sector. 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, and which we believe does not accurately reflect its earnings and cash flow power through the cycle. The stock price of Telefonica Deutschland, one of three mobile network operators in Germany, declined in value at the prospect of a fourth operator entering the market. We believe investors have under-appreciated the growth from high-margin wholesale revenue which has benefitted from rising mobile data consumption. 1. All holdings are subject to change. Holdings of the same issuers have been combined.

2 Outlook & Strategy 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 appear to be greater, while investor sentiment is cautious and the general level of financial market volatility is 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 financial services, with a greater focus on insurance companies compared to banks. The portfolio is underweight health care and consumer staples, as despite the market selloff in late 2018 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) 11.83x 14.17x Price to Book 1.33x 1.51x Price to Cash Flow 7.33x 8.29x Market Capitalisation (Millions in EUR) 30,824 45,403 Dividend Yield 3.43% 3.53% Portfolio Diversification Geographic Weightings vs Germany France Netherlands Italy Spain Belgium Ireland United Kingdom 2.57 Denmark 1.55 Finland Portugal 0.49 Cash & Cash Equivalents 0% 25% 50% Templeton Euroland Fund Sector Weightings vs. 2 Financials Health Care 7.58 Energy Industrials Consumer Discretionary Information Technology Utilities 6.30 Materials Consumer Staples Communication Services 5.70 Real Estate 2.27 Cash & Cash Equivalents 0% 5% 10% 15% 20% 25% Templeton Euroland Fund 2

3 Top Ten Holdings 8 Top Holdings Sector Country % MERCK KGAA Germany 3.05 SANOFI France 2.83 UCB SA Belgium 2.81 ENI SPA Energy Italy 2.77 TOTAL SA Energy France 2.76 ROYAL DUTCH SHELL PLC Energy United Kingdom 2.74 ORSTED A/S Utilities Denmark 2.57 ONTEX GROUP NV Household & Personal Products Belgium 2.41 SIEMENS GAMESA RENEWABLE Capital Goods Spain 2.38 ENERGY SA AXA SA Insurance France 2.31 Supplemental Performance Statistics Supplemental Risk Statistics 9 Standard Deviation (%) Investment Team 3 Yrs 5 Yrs 10 Yrs Since Inception Templeton Euroland Fund Tracking Error (%) Information Ratio Beta Sharpe Ratio Templeton Euroland Fund 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. 9. Beta, Information Ratio and Tracking Error information are measured against the. 3

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5 calculations for weighted average use harmonic means. Any exceptions to this are noted. Information is historical and may not reflect current or future portfolio characteristics. All holdings are subject to change. 7. The dividend yield quoted here is the yield on securities within the portfolio and should not be used as an indication of the income received from this portfolio. 8. Holdings of the same issuers have been combined. Top ten holdings information is historical and may not reflect current or future portfolio characteristics. All holdings are subject to change. The information provided is not a recommendation to purchase, sell, or hold any particular security. The securities identified do not represent the fund s entire holdings and in the aggregate may represent only a small percentage of such holdings. There is no assurance that securities purchased will remain in the fund, or that securities sold will not be repurchased. The portfolio manager for the fund reserves the right to withhold release of information with respect to holdings that would otherwise be included. 10. Information Ratio is a way to evaluate a manager s ability to outperform a benchmark in relation to the risk that manager is assuming, with risk defined as deviation from the benchmark. This measure is calculated by dividing the portfolio s excess return (portfolio return less the benchmark return) by the tracking error (derived by taking the standard deviation of the monthly differences between the portfolio return and the benchmark return over time). Franklin Templeton Investments Kildare House The Oval, 1 Oakdale Road Newlands, Cape Town, 7700 South Africa Tel.: +27 (21) Fax.: +27 (21) Franklin Templeton Investments. All rights reserved.