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1 Templeton Eastern Europe Fund A (acc) EUR Franklin Templeton Investment Funds Fund Manager Report Value Equity Product Details 1 Fund Assets Fund Inception Date 10/11/1997 Number of Issuers 39 Bloomberg ISIN Base Currency Investment Style Benchmark Morningstar Category Overall Morningstar Rating TM 3 TEMEAEI LX LU EUR Value MSCI Emerging Markets Europe Index Emerging Europe Equity Asset Allocation 2 % Equity Cash & Cash Equivalents Fixed Income Fund Description The fund aims to achieve long-term capital appreciation by investing primarily in listed equity securities of issuers organised under the laws of or having their principal activities within the countries of eastern Europe, as well as the New Independent States, i.e. the countries in Europe and Asia that were formerly part of or under the influence of the Soviet Union. Key Points European emerging markets rose in October but underperformed emerging markets as a whole. The fund moved higher over the month, driven by holdings in Turkey, Georgia and Russia. Romania and the Czech Republic also added to performance. However, Poland was the main detractor, and Hungary and Greece also detracted slightly. From a sector perspective, energy, industrials and information technology were the top contributors. In contrast, materials, consumer staples and health care had a negative impact. Performance Data Performance Net of Management Fees as at 31/10/2017 (Dividends Reinvested) (%) 4 1 Mth 3 Mths YTD 1 Yr 3 Yrs 5 Yrs 10 Yrs Since Inception (10/11/1997) A (acc) EUR MSCI Emerging Markets Europe Index Calendar Year Returns (%) 200% 100% 0% -100% A (acc) EUR Past performance is not an indicator or a guarantee of future performance. Portfolio Manager Insight Market Review Improved global economic growth and supportive monetary policy continued to fuel market optimism globally. Following a pause in September, the emerging-market (EM) asset class continued on an upward trend in October, driven by generally positive earnings growth, encouraging macroeconomic data, continued fund inflows and higher global commodity prices. As a group, European emerging markets rose in October but underperformed emerging markets as a whole. Generally solid economic data supported performances in Central Europe with Hungary, Poland and the Czech Republic among the top regional performers. In contrast, equity prices in Greece declined, while the Russian market also lost ground despite higher oil prices and continued monetary policy easing. Gains in Turkey were limited by depreciation in the lira. By sector, industrials, materials and telecommunication services rose the most in the benchmark index. Conversely, consumer staples and real estate were the only sectors that declined. Performance Review The fund moved higher over the month, driven by holdings in Turkey, Georgia and Russia. Romania and the Czech Republic also added to performance. From a sector perspective, energy, industrials and information technology (IT) were the top contributors. 1. All holdings are subject to change. Holdings of the same issuers have been combined.

2 In Turkey, top contributors included catering firm Do & Co and mobile services provider Turkcell Iletisim, the latter benefitting from strong thirdquarter revenue and earnings growth. Georgia Healthcare Group, a health care services provider in Georgia and the only portfolio holding in that market, performed well on news of the group s acquisition of an international private-label brand. In Russia, energy equipment producer TMK along with oil and gas companies Gazprom and Lukoil were notable contributors, on the back of higher oil prices. Also in Russia, internet services provider Yandex gained ground on reports of solid growth in revenues for the third quarter. In terms of individual companies, Wizz Air, a low-cost airline, and Stock Spirits, a spirits producer, both with a substantial Eastern European presence, were among the leading contributors to absolute performance. In contrast, Poland was the main detractor, and Hungary and Greece also detracted slightly. In terms of sectors, materials, consumer staples and health care had a negative impact. Significant detractors amongst Polish stocks included health care equipment company Medicalgorithmics, household appliance manufacturer and wholesaler Amica, and biotechnology company Mabion. Hungary-based road transportation company Waberer s International and Greece-listed speciality retailer Folli Follie were the only detractors in their respective markets. The two largest detractors, however, were based in Russia food retailer X5 Retail Group and aluminium producer United Company Rusal. Portfolio Positioning Our portfolios are built on a stock-by-stock basis using fundamental analysis, with country and sector weightings an outcome of the investment process. In October, the fund had its largest country weighting in Russia, followed by Turkey and the Czech Republic. From a sector standpoint, the largest weightings were in consumer staples, consumer discretionary and financials. Outlook & Strategy We generally continue to see a supportive macroeconomic environment across Central and Eastern European economies with low interest rates, growing investment and increasing domestic consumption. There has also been an accelerating trend among international companies to move production and service centres to the region, which could further drive exports. While geopolitical tensions and economic sanctions may have weighed on investor sentiment in Russia over the year, macroeconomic fundamentals have continued to improve, with the country returning to growth in In our opinion, the market remains one of the most undervalued in the EM space, and we continue to see value in energy, financials and IT companies. We feel the rebound in commodity prices also bodes well for the economy. In term of stock valuations, equities in the region continue to trade at attractive valuations and at a discount to peers in emerging and developed markets, in our view. Companies in the consumer space as well as banks, which could benefit from the expected increase in interest rates, are among those that appear attractively valued to us. Portfolio Characteristics 5,6 Portfolio Price to Earnings (12 Month Trailing) 10.71x 9.40x Price to Book Value 1.27x 0.97x Price to Cash Flow 6.42x 5.21x Market Capitalisation (Millions in EUR) 12,955 21,622 Dividend Yield 2.91% 3.77% Portfolio Diversification Top Sector Contributors 7,7 Total Sector Effect (%) Consumer Staples 0.70 Real Estate 0.03 Utilities 0.01 Contributors/detractors data shown is for the period from 01/10/2017 to 31/10/2017. Top Security Contributors 7,8 Security Total Effect (%) MAGNIT PJSC 1.17 WIZZ AIR HOLDINGS PLC 0.41 TMK PAO 0.40 STOCK SPIRITS GROUP PLC 0.22 BGEO GROUP PLC 0.14 Top Sector Detractors 7,7 Total Sector Effect (%) Materials Financials Health Care Consumer Discretionary Energy Top Security Detractors 7,8 Security Total Effect (%) X5 RETAIL GROUP NV UNITED CO RUSAL PLC PKO BANK POLSKI MMC NORIL SK NICKEL PJSC MEDICALGORITHMICS SA franklintempleton.lu 2

3 Geographic Weightings vs. 2 Russia Turkey Czech Republic Poland United Kingdom 5.59 Switzerland 3.50 Romania 3.22 United States Hungary Austria Greece Ukraine Georgia Cash & Cash Equivalents % 25% 50% 75% Sector Weightings vs. 2 Consumer Staples Consumer Discretionary Energy Financials Information Technology Industrials Health Care Materials Telecommunication Services 4.93 Utilities 3.30 Real Estate 0.40 Cash & Cash Equivalents 0% 5% 10% 15% 20% 25% 30% 35% 40% Templeton Eastern Europe Fund Templeton Eastern Europe Fund Top Ten Holdings 9 Top Holdings Sector Country % SBERBANK OF RUSSIA PJSC Banks Russia 9.51 FORTUNA ENTERTAINMENT Consumer Services Czech Republic 6.83 GROUP NV LUKOIL PJSC Energy Russia 5.90 STOCK SPIRITS GROUP PLC Food Beverage & Tobacco United Kingdom 5.59 X5 RETAIL GROUP NV Food & Staples Retailing Russia 5.32 MAIL.RU GROUP LTD Software & Services Russia 5.03 GAZPROM PAO Energy Russia 4.65 MONETA MONEY BANK AS Banks Czech Republic 3.81 YANDEX NV Software & Services Russia 3.55 WIZZ AIR HOLDINGS PLC Transportation Switzerland 3.50 Supplemental Performance Statistics 3 Yrs 5 Yrs 10 Yrs Standard Deviation (%) Templeton Eastern Europe Fund Tracking Error (%) Information Ratio Beta Sharpe Ratio Templeton Eastern Europe Fund Investment Team Portfolio Manager Years with Firm Years Experience Grzegorz Konieczny, Director of Specialty Strategies Beta, Information Ratio and Tracking Error information are measured against the. franklintempleton.lu 3

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