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1 Shareholders Electing to Claim the Credit 2017 Tax Year If you chose to claim a foreign tax credit and are required to file Form 1116, Credit, with your federal income tax return, the following tables represents your proportionate share of Paid, Income and Dividends as designated by the fund to shareholders. 1 The information contained in this document is not intended to be a complete discussion of all federal or state income tax requirements. This information cannot be used by an investor to avoid any income tax penalties that may be imposed under the Internal Revenue Code. Investors should seek advice from a financial and/or tax advisor about the potential tax implications of their investments in Franklin Templeton fund(s) based on their individual circumstances. Franklin Conservative Class A 12/27/2017 $ $ $ Class C 12/27/2017 $ $ $ Class R 12/27/2017 $ $ $ Class R6 12/27/2017 $ $ $ Advisor Class 12/27/2017 $ $ $ Franklin Corefolio Class A 12/27/2017 $ $ $ Class C 12/27/2017 $ $ $ Class R 12/27/2017 $ $ $ Class R6 12/27/2017 $ $ $ Advisor Class 12/27/2017 $ $ $ Franklin Emerging Market Debt Opportunities Fund Advisor Class 12/14/2017 $ $ $ Franklin Founding Funds Class A 12/27/2017 $ $ $ Class C 12/27/2017 $ $ $ Class R 12/27/2017 $ $ $ Class R6 12/27/2017 $ $ $ Advisor Class 12/27/2017 $ $ $

2 Franklin Global Listed Infrastructure Fund Class A 09/14/2017 $ $ $ Class C 09/14/2017 $ $ $ Class R 09/14/2017 $ $ $ Class R6 09/14/2017 $ $ $ Advisor Class 09/14/2017 $ $ $ Franklin Gold and Precious Metals Fund Class A 11/30/2017 $ $ $ Class C 11/30/2017 $ $ $ Class R6 11/30/2017 $ $ $ Class Advisor 11/30/2017 $ $ $ Franklin Growth Class A 12/27/2017 $ $ $ Class C 12/27/2017 $ $ $ Class R 12/27/2017 $ $ $ Class R6 12/27/2017 $ $ $ Advisor Class 12/27/2017 $ $ $ Franklin International Growth Fund Class A 12/14/2017 $ $ $ Class C 12/14/2017 $ $ $ Class R 12/14/2017 $ $ $ Class R6 12/14/2017 $ $ $ Advisor Class 12/14/2017 $ $ $ Franklin International Small Cap Growth Fund 2 Class A 12/14/2017 $ $ $ Class C 12/14/2017 $ $ $ Class R 12/14/2017 $ $ $ Class R6 12/14/2017 $ $ $ Advisor Class 12/14/2017 $ $ $ Franklin Liberty International Opportunities ETF Franklin LibertyQ Emerging Markets ETF Franklin LibertyQ Global Dividend ETF 06/22/2017 $ $ $ /22/2017 $ $ $ /22/2017 $ $ $

3 Franklin LibertyQ International Equity Hedged ETF 06/22/2017 $ $ $ Franklin LifeSmart 2020 Class A 12/27/2017 $ $ $ Class C 12/27/2017 $ $ $ Class R 12/27/2017 $ $ $ Class R6 12/27/2017 $ $ $ Advisor Class 12/27/2017 $ $ $ Franklin LifeSmart 2025 Class A 12/27/2017 $ $ $ Class C 12/27/2017 $ $ $ Class R 12/27/2017 $ $ $ Class R6 12/27/2017 $ $ $ Advisor Class 12/27/2017 $ $ $ Franklin LifeSmart 2030 Class A 12/27/2017 $ $ $ Class C 12/27/2017 $ $ $ Class R 12/27/2017 $ $ $ Class R6 12/27/2017 $ $ $ Advisor Class 12/27/2017 $ $ $ Franklin LifeSmart 2035 Class A 12/27/2017 $ $ $ Class C 12/27/2017 $ $ $ Class R 12/27/2017 $ $ $ Class R6 12/27/2017 $ $ $ Advisor Class 12/27/2017 $ $ $ Franklin LifeSmart 2040 Class A 12/27/2017 $ $ $ Class C 12/27/2017 $ $ $ Class R 12/27/2017 $ $ $ Class R6 12/27/2017 $ $ $ Advisor Class 12/27/2017 $ $ $ Franklin LifeSmart 2045 Class A 12/27/2017 $ $ $ Class C 12/27/2017 $ $ $ Class R 12/27/2017 $ $ $ Class R6 12/27/2017 $ $ $ Advisor Class 12/27/2017 $ $ $

4 Franklin LifeSmart 2050 Class A 12/27/2017 $ $ $ Class C 12/27/2017 $ $ $ Class R 12/27/2017 $ $ $ Class R6 12/27/2017 $ $ $ Advisor Class 12/27/2017 $ $ $ Franklin LifeSmart 2055 Class A 12/27/2017 $ $ $ Class C 12/27/2017 $ $ $ Class R 12/27/2017 $ $ $ Class R6 12/27/2017 $ $ $ Advisor Class 12/27/2017 $ $ $ Franklin Moderate Class A 12/27/2017 $ $ $ Class C 12/27/2017 $ $ $ Class R 12/27/2017 $ $ $ Class R6 12/27/2017 $ $ $ Advisor Class 12/27/2017 $ $ $ Franklin Mutual European Fund Class A 12/21/2017 $ $ $ Class C 12/21/2017 $ $ $ Class R 12/21/2017 $ $ $ Class R6 12/21/2017 $ $ $ Class Z 12/21/2017 $ $ $ Franklin Mutual International Fund Class A 12/21/2017 $ $ $ Class C 12/21/2017 $ $ $ Class R 12/21/2017 $ $ $ Class R6 12/21/2017 $ $ $ Class Z 12/21/2017 $ $ $ Templeton China World Fund Class A 12/21/2017 $ $ $ Class C 12/21/2017 $ $ $ Class R6 12/21/2017 $ $ $ Advisor Class 12/21/2017 $ $ $

5 Templeton Developing Markets Trust Class A 12/21/2017 $ $ $ Class C 12/21/2017 $ $ $ Class R 12/21/2017 $ $ $ Class R6 12/21/2017 $ $ $ Class Advisor 12/21/2017 $ $ $ Templeton Dragon Fund Class A 09/11/2017 $ $ $ Markets Fund Class A 12/15/2017 $ $ $ Markets Balanced Fund Class A 03/14/2017 $ $ $ Class C 03/14/2017 $ $ $ Class R 03/14/2017 $ $ $ Class Advisor 03/14/2017 $ $ $ Markets Bond Fund Class A 03/14/2017 $ $ $ Class C 03/14/2017 $ $ $ Class R 03/14/2017 $ $ $ Class R6 03/14/2017 $ $ $ Class Advisor 03/14/2017 $ $ $ Markets Income Fund Class A 03/29/2017 $ $ $ Markets Small Cap Fund Class A 12/21/2017 $ $ $ Class C 12/21/2017 $ $ $ Class R 12/21/2017 $ $ $ Class R6 12/21/2017 $ $ $ Advisor Class 12/21/2017 $ $ $ Templeton Foreign Fund Class A 12/21/2017 $ $ $ Class C 12/21/2017 $ $ $ Class R 12/21/2017 $ $ $ Class R6 12/21/2017 $ $ $ Class Advisor 12/21/2017 $ $ $

6 Templeton Foreign Smaller Companies Fund 3 Class A 12/21/2017 $ $ $ Class C 12/21/2017 $ $ $ Class R6 12/21/2017 $ $ $ Class Advisor 12/21/2017 $ $ $ Templeton Frontier Markets Fund Class A 12/21/2017 $ $ $ Class C 12/21/2017 $ $ $ Class R 12/21/2017 $ $ $ Class R6 12/21/2017 $ $ $ Advisor Class 12/21/2017 $ $ $ Balanced Fund Class A 03/14/2017 $ $ $ Class A1 03/14/2017 $ $ $ Class C 03/14/2017 $ $ $ Class C1 03/14/2017 $ $ $ Class R 03/14/2017 $ $ $ Class R6 03/14/2017 $ $ $ Advisor Class 03/14/2017 $ $ $ Bond Fund Class A 01/13/2017 $ $ $ Class C 01/13/2017 $ $ $ Class R 01/13/2017 $ $ $ Class R6 01/13/2017 $ $ $ Advisor Class 01/13/2017 $ $ $ Income Fund Class A 01/13/2017 $ $ $ Opportunities Trust Class A 12/21/2017 $ $ $ Class C 12/21/2017 $ $ $ Class Advisor 12/21/2017 $ $ $ Smaller Companies Fund Class A 12/21/2017 $ $ $ Class C 12/21/2017 $ $ $ Class R6 12/21/2017 $ $ $ Class Advisor 12/21/2017 $ $ $

7 Total Return Fund Class A 01/13/2017 $ $ $ Class C 01/13/2017 $ $ $ Class R 01/13/2017 $ $ $ Class R6 01/13/2017 $ $ $ Advisor Class 01/13/2017 $ $ $ Templeton Growth Fund Class A 12/14/2017 $ $ $ Class C 12/14/2017 $ $ $ Class R 12/14/2017 $ $ $ Class R6 12/14/2017 $ $ $ Advisor Class 12/14/2017 $ $ $ Templeton International Bond Fund Class A 01/13/2017 $ $ $ Class C 01/13/2017 $ $ $ Class R 01/13/2017 $ $ $ Advisor Class 01/13/2017 $ $ $ Templeton World Fund Class A 12/21/2017 $ $ $ Class C 12/21/2017 $ $ $ Class R6 12/21/2017 $ $ $ Advisor Class 12/21/2017 $ $ $ Foreign source income per share is the amount per share of income dividends attributable to foreign securities held by the fund, plus any foreign taxes withheld. The amounts reported include foreign source qualified dividends that have not been adjusted for the rate differential applicable to such dividend income. It also includes interest received with EU reclaim funds, if any, which increases foreign tax paid gross-up of Box 1a on Form 1099-DIV. 2. The fund is closed to new investors. Existing shareholders may continue to add money to their accounts. 3. The fund is closed to new investors and proposing to reorganize into Smaller Companies Fund effective at the close of market on or about June 1, 2018, subject to shareholder approval. Franklin Templeton Distributors, Inc. One Franklin Parkway San Mateo, CA (800) franklintempleton.com 7

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