Franklin Money Market Funds Account Application IMPORTANT INFORMATION ABOUT PROCEDURES FOR OPENING A NEW ACCOUNT. To help the government fight the funding of terrorism and money laundering activities, Federal law requires all financial institutions to obtain, verify, and record information that identifies each person who opens an account. What this means for you: When you open an account, we will ask for your name, address, date of birth and other information that will allow us to identify you. If you fail to provide all requested information, it may delay or prevent us from opening an account and making your requested investment(s), and if after your account is open we are unable to verify the information you provide, we may close your account. PLEASE NOTE: You must provide your U.S. Taxpayer Identification Number (TIN); a TIN includes SSN, ITIN and EIN. If you have never been issued a U.S. TIN and are not a U.S. citizen, in place of a U.S. TIN please send us a copy of one of the following items: a resident-alien ID card, a current passport, a current foreign government-issued ID card, or other document evidencing nationality or residence that bears a photograph. If any document offered by non-u.s. persons is unfamiliar and cannot be authenticated by reasonable means, the account will not be opened. Refer to Section 7 for additional certification requirements applicable to each registered owner. CHECK THIS BO AND SEE SECTION 8 IF YOU ARE USING THIS APPLICATION TO MAKE REVISIONS TO AN EISTING ACCOUNT. 1 REQUIRED REGISTRATION AND CUSTOMER IDENTIFICATION INFORMATION Complete Only One Type INDIVIDUAL OR JOINT ACCOUNT (If more than one owner, joint tenants with rights of survivorship is assumed unless otherwise specified.) First name M.I. Last name SSN/TIN Date of birth (mm/dd/yyyy) U.S. citizen or resident alien Nonresident alien Joint owner SSN/TIN Date of birth (mm/dd/yyyy) U.S. citizen or resident alien Nonresident alien ATTACH SEPARATE SHEETS IF MORE THAN TWO PERSONS. OR GIFTS/TRANSFERS TO A MINOR (UGMA/UTMA) Custodian s name (one custodian only) SSN/TIN Date of birth (mm/dd/yyyy) Minor s name (one minor only) Minor s SSN/TIN Date of birth (mm/dd/yyyy) State as Custodian for under the UGMA/UTMA page 1 of 6 (PLEASE SEE NET PAGE FOR TRUST, CORPORATION, PARTNERSHIP, RETIREMENT PLAN* OR OTHER ENTITY)
1 REQUIRED REGISTRATION AND CUSTOMER IDENTIFICATION INFORMATION (cont d.) TRUST CORPORATION PARTNERSHIP RETIREMENT PLAN* OR OTHER ENTITY (CHECK ONE) Please list all individuals who will have authority to open and/or transact business for this account on behalf of the legal entity in whose name this account will be registered and supply each individual s full name, date of birth and personal Taxpayer Identification Number (TIN). Please also enclose documents supporting: (A) existence of legal entity (e.g., a photocopy of the title, signature, and trustee pages of the trust document, articles of incorporation, business license, partnership agreement, trust instrument) and; (B) authority of each individual authorized to transact business on this account (e.g., corporate resolution, partnership certificate). *ONLY USE this application if Franklin Templeton Bank & Trust, F.S.B. (FTB&T) WILL NOT be your trustee or custodian for your Traditional or Roth IRA, SEP IRA, or SIMPLE IRA. If FTB&T IS to be your trustee or custodian, call 1-800/527-2020. For outside custodial Business Retirement Plans or IRA Rollovers, call 1-800/818-4030. Name of: Trust and Trust Date; OR Corporation; OR Partnership; OR Retirement Plan and Custodian; OR Other Entity s TIN Street address of entity (no P.O. Box address) City State ZIP Mailing address of entity (if different from street address) City State ZIP Name of Trustee OR Authorized Signer SSN/TIN Date of birth (mm/dd/yyyy) Street address of Trustee OR Authorized Signer (if different from above) City State ZIP Name of Joint Trustee OR Authorized Signer (if different from above) SSN/TIN Date of birth (mm/dd/yyyy) Street address of Joint Trustee OR Authorized Signer (if different from above) City State ZIP ATTACH SEPARATE SHEETS IF MORE THAN TWO PERSONS. 2 DIVIDEND DISTRIBUTION AND PAYMENT OPTIONS Please select one of the following options for your dividends. All dividends will be reinvested in additional shares of the same fund and class if you do not make a selection. CHECK ONLY ONE OPTION FOR EACH. Dividends: Reinvest, Pay in cash, or Direct to my Franklin Templeton account number* If you choose to have dividends paid in cash, please check one of the options below. If you do not make a selection, we will send them to you, by check, at your current mailing address. Send dividends to my bank account (complete Section 4E, Bank Information). Send dividends to an alternate person and/or address (complete Section 4D, Alternate Payee/Mailing Address). *You may only reinvest dividends in Class A shares. 3 FUND SELECTIONS Please choose from the funds listed below and indicate the dollar amount of your investment(s) in the space provided. $1,000 minimum initial investment per fund or $100 minimum for Uniform Gifts or Transfers to Minors accounts. Make your check or bank money order payable to Franklin Templeton Investments or the name of the fund. If no dollar amount is indicated below, payment by single check or bank money order will be apportioned equally among all selected funds. Franklin Money Fund (111) $ INVESTMENT AMOUNT Franklin California Tax-Exempt Money Fund (125) $ INVESTMENT AMOUNT Franklin Tax-Exempt Money Fund (114) $ Franklin New York Tax-Exempt Money Fund (131) $ page 2 of 6
4 OPTIONAL SHAREHOLDER PRIVILEGES 4A TELEPHONE TRANSACTION PRIVILEGES You and your investment representative automatically have the convenience of Telephone Exchange and Redemption Privileges unless you check below. If bank information is provided in Section 4E, you and your investment representative have the convenience of Telephone Purchases and Redemptions via electronic funds transfer, unless you check below. Review your prospectus for a discussion of these privileges. I do NOT want Telephone Exchange Privileges. I do NOT want Telephone Redemption Privileges (if you decline this privilege, the Telephone Purchase Privilege will not be available). I do NOT want Telephone Purchase Privileges (if you decline this privilege and accept the Telephone Redemption Privilege, redemp tions will only be available by check). IF YOU DECLINE A PARTICULAR TELEPHONE PRIVILEGE, THAT PRIVILEGE WILL ALSO NOT BE AVAILABLE TO YOU ONLINE. 4B AUTOMATIC INVESTMENT PLAN If you are opening a new fund account and signing up for the Automatic Investment Plan, you must include a minimum initial investment of $50 with this application. Beginning the month of, please process automatic investment transfers directly from my bank account (complete Section 4E). FUND NAME(S)* AMOUNT FREQUENCY (select one) INVESTMENT DATE** (select one) monthly annually 1st 10th 20th $ quarterly 5th 15th 25th monthly annually 1st 10th 20th $ quarterly 5th 15th 25th *Please substitute Account Number if you wish to direct this to an existing account. **If the Investment Date falls on a weekend or holiday, the transaction will be made on the following business day. Yes, send me information so that I can begin investing by Automatic Payroll Deduction. Yes, send me enrollment forms so that I can begin investing by Direct Deposit from my monthly Social Security check or other regularly occurring federal payment. 4C SYSTEMATIC WITHDRAWAL PLAN Beginning the month of, please begin systematic withdrawals from my fund account(s)* listed below. FUND NAME(S)* AMOUNT ($50 minimum per fund) FREQUENCY (select one) WITHDRAWAL DATE** (select one) monthly semiannually 1st 10th 20th $ quarterly annually 5th 15th 25th monthly semiannually 1st 10th 20th $ quarterly annually 5th 15th 25th *Minimum balance of $5,000 per account is required. **If the Withdrawal Date falls on a weekend or holiday, the transaction will be made on the following business day. If you do not indicate a date, scheduled withdrawals will be made on the 20th of the month. All payments will be sent to you, by check, at your current mailing address if you do not select a payment option below. Send payments to my bank account (complete Section 4E, Bank Information). Send payments to an alternate person and/or address (complete Section 4D, Alternate Payee/Mailing Address). Direct payments to my existing Franklin Templeton account number (must be the same class as paying account). 4D ALTERNATE PAYEE/MAILING ADDRESS Please complete this information if you have requested that certain distributions or payments be sent to someone other than you and/or an address different than your mailing address. Name SSN/TIN Date of birth (mm/dd/yyyy) page 3 of 6
4 OPTIONAL SHAREHOLDER PRIVILEGES (cont d.) 4E BANK INFORMATION Please provide your bank account information if you have requested any options for transfers directly to or from your bank account. PLEASE NOTE: These bank instructions will be established for purchases, redemptions and any pre- established systematic withdrawals or dividend/capital gain payments. Bank name Account number Checking Account Savings Account If the Franklin Templeton fund account(s) and the bank account identified above DO NOT include at least one common owner, all bank account owners must sign here and have their signatures guaranteed; and all investors signing in Section 7 must also have their signatures guaranteed. TAPE A VOIDED CHECK OR SAVINGS ACCOUNT DEPOSIT SLIP HERE. PLEASE DO NOT STAPLE., PAY TO THE ORDER OF: FOR DATE VOID DOLLARS 5 FRANKLIN TEMPLETON CASH ADVANTAGE CARD The Franklin Templeton Cash Advantage Card is a Platinum MasterCard which gives you easy access to your money fund assets through auto matic fund transfers from your linked money fund account. Use it anywhere MasterCard is accepted, including getting cash at ATMs worldwide. The Cash Advantage Card is only available for accounts registered in Section 1 as Individual or Joint Account. Yes, I d like to apply for a Franklin Templeton Cash Advantage Card issued by Franklin Templeton Bank & Trust, F.S.B. ( Bank ) and I would like to link this card to the money fund selected in Section 3 or, if I have selected more than one money fund, to the first money fund selected. I understand that the Cash Advantage Card can only be linked to one money fund. I assign, pledge, and grant to the Bank a security interest in all the uncertificated shares issued to me by the linked money fund as collateral for my Cash Advantage Card obligations in accordance with the terms and conditions of the Franklin Templeton Cash Advantage Card Agreement and Disclosure ( Card Agreement ). I understand the Card Agreement will be provided at the time my Cash Advantage Card is sent to me and agree that my first use of the Cash Advantage Card will represent my agreement to its terms and conditions. I understand the Bank will issue Cash Advantage Cards to the first two shareholders, if more than one listed in Section 1. Date of birth (mm/dd/yyyy) Mother s maiden name or personal password (for use when calling the Bank for customer service inquiries) PRIMARY SHAREHOLDER The information about the costs of the Franklin Templeton Cash Advantage Card described below is accurate as of November 1, 2007, and may change after that date. To find out what may have changed, please call us at 1-877/664-4286 or write to us at Franklin Templeton Bank & Trust, F.S.B., P.O. Box 17406, Salt Lake City, Utah 84117-0406. SUMMARY OF TERMS ANNUAL PERCENTAGE RATE (APR) 0.00% OTHER APRs Penalty rate APR: 12.99%* GRACE PERIOD FOR REPAYMENT OF PURCHASES 30 days on average METHOD OF COMPUTING BALANCE FOR PURCHASES Average daily balance (excluding new purchases) ANNUAL FEE None MINIMUM FINANCE CHARGE $1.00 TRANSACTION FEE FOR CASH ADVANCES: $1.50 per cash advance *Periodic Rate Finance Charges will accrue on new Purchases and Cash Advances only if the outstanding balance of each Purchase and/or Cash Advance is not paid in full within 30 days (28 days if the billing period includes any part of February) of the Statement Closing Date for the monthly billing statement on which the Purchase transaction and/or Cash Advance is first reported. If such is the case, the Penalty Rate APR will begin to accrue on all outstanding balances on the Statement Closing Date for the next billing statement. (code: 6002) page 4 of 6
6 CHECK WRITING AGREEMENT Please complete for check writing access to Money Market account(s) opened on this application. Minimum check writing amount is $500. A free book of checks will be provided. Please allow two weeks for delivery. Yes, I d like to apply for the convenience of free unlimited check writing and certify and agree that: (1) I am familiar with the prospectus provision discussing Selling Shares by Check and agree that my check writing privileges are subject to the terms of the current prospectus, as it may be amended from time to time; (2) Bank of America NT&SA, or any other bank appointed by you, is authorized to accept each check signed by me and to present the check to my Money Market fund as my instruction to redeem an equivalent number of my shares to cover the amount of the check; (3) I will take care to protect my checks from unauthorized use and will notify you immediately if any check has been lost or stolen; (4) I will be responsible for any check signed in my name by someone with my approval (whether given before or after the check is issued) or for my benefit; (5) I will notify you immediately of the death or incapacity of any person who is authorized to sign my Money Market fund checks; and (6) you may require that any check be signed by all owners of my account if you believe in good faith that there is or that there may be a dispute among those of us with signing authority. JOINTLY OWNED/CO-TRUSTEE ACCOUNT: Check here only if ALL joint owners /co-trustees signatures will be required on all checks, written instructions to the fund and proxy ballots. If this box is not checked, only ONE SIGNATURE will be required. 7 SIGNATURE AND TA CERTIFICATION All Registered Owners Must Sign Application BY SIGNING BELOW I CERTIFY AND AGREE THAT: The information provided on this application is true, correct and complete. You may verify this information with others, including third party credit reporting agencies and databases and U.S. and/or foreign government agencies, and if you are unable to verify my information, you are authorized to close my account by redeeming shares at the then applicable net asset value. I have received and read the prospectus for each fund selected in Section 3 and agree to the terms of each. I have full authority and am of legal age (or an emancipated minor) to buy and sell shares. The information in Sections 1, 2, 4D, 4E, and 7 applies to any new fund into which my shares may be exchanged. I consent to the recording of our telephone conversations when I call you regarding my shares and account(s). If the account(s) established with this application is/are registered as a trust, any one trustee (or one corporate employee in the case of a corporate trustee) acting alone has the ability to perform online or telephone transactions. If I request transfers to or from my bank account in this appli cation or at any time, including by telephone, electronically or otherwise, you are authorized to make those requested transfers (and to make, if necessary, adjusting transfers if any amounts are transferred in error). I agree that Franklin Templeton may make additional attempts to debit/credit the account if the initial attempt fails, and if a transfer is denied by the Bank for any reason, Franklin Templeton will discon tinue this authorization. If my bank is not an ACH member bank, you are authorized to make those transfers by presenting drafts drawn against my bank account (provided my bank allows this option) that you may sign for me on my behalf. I understand that I can end this authorization at any time by notifying you in writing or by telephone. If I am an owner of the bank account identified on this application, I certify that my signa ture alone is sufficient to authorize debits from the bank account. You are authorized to provide any information about my account(s) to my dealer or other financial advisor. I will review all statements upon receipt at the mailing address, and will notify you immediately if there is a discrepancy. I understand that mutual fund shares are not deposits or obligations of, or guaranteed or endorsed by, any bank, and are not federally insured by the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation, the Federal Reserve Board, or any other agency of the U.S. Gov ernment, and that an investment in mutual fund shares involves risks, including the possible loss of principal. Failure to provide a correct Taxpayer Identification Number (TIN) with this application will result in backup withholding. I CERTIFY, UNDER PENALTY OF PERJURY, THAT: 1. the TIN provided in this application is my correct TIN, and 2. I am NOT subject to backup withholding, 1 and Cross out item 2 if you are subject to backup withholding. 3. I am a U.S. person (including a U.S. resident alien). Cross out the entire tax certification if you are NOT a U.S. person. You cannot use this form. Please call Franklin Templeton Shareholder Services at 1-800/632-2301 (from outside the U.S., you may call COLLECT, 650/312-2000) for the correct tax certification form, and sign the rest of the application below. CHECK AS APPROPRIATE: I am an exempt recipient as defined under IRS regulations (e.g.: a corporation, financial institution, registered broker/dealer, tax-exempt organization, not-for-profit entity or IRA). The IRS does not require your consent to any provision of this document other than the certification required to avoid backup withholding. AUTHORIZED SIGNATURES 2 Date Date Date Date 1. I have not been notified by the IRS that I am subject to backup withholding as a result of a failure to report all interest or dividends, or the IRS has notified me that I am no longer subject to backup withholding. 2. A signature guarantee is required for each signer if the bank account in Section 4E is not owned by at least one person signing this application. page 5 of 6
8 ACCOUNT REVISION If Applicable If you are using this form to revise any information, instructions, elections or options on any existing account, please list each account number below, and make the revisions in the appropriate sections. Each registered owner on the account(s) must sign in Section 7. Account number(s) SIGNATURE GUARANTEE STAMP: If you are changing the registration or requesting distributions and/or redemptions be sent to a new address, different person or bank account with no common owners to your Franklin Templeton account, each registered owner s signature in Section 7 must be guaranteed by an eligible guarantor institution. NOTE: For any change in registration, please send us any outstanding certificates by registered mail. 9 BROKER/DEALER USE ONLY Please Print This application for the purchase of shares complies with the terms of our selling agreement with Franklin/Templeton Distributors, Inc. ( Distributors ) and with the current prospectus(es) for the fund(s) identified in Section 3, Fund Selections. We agree to notify Distributors of any purchases of shares which may be eligible for reduced or eliminated charges. WIRE ORDERS ONLY: The attached check for $ should be applied against wire order control number dated for shares. Securities Dealer name Main Office address Financial Advisor name Branch number Financial Advisor number Branch address Authorized signature, Securities Dealer (required) Telephone number ( ) Title 10 FRANKLIN TEMPLETON USE ONLY Franklin Templeton Dealer # Branch number Financial Advisor number NOTE: PLEASE REMEMBER TO SIGN AND DATE THIS APPLICATION IN SECTION 7. Please mail to Overnight Address Franklin Templeton Investments Franklin Templeton Investments P.O. Box 33096 100 Fountain Parkway St. Petersburg, FL 33733-8096 St. Petersburg, FL 33716-1205 franklintempleton.com page 6 of 6 Questions? Please call your financial advisor or Franklin Templeton at 1-800/632-2301. MM APP 11/07