Each Franklin Templeton portfolio advisor understands its duty to vote proxies and further understands that proxy voting decisions may affect the value of the securities held by the investment funds and accounts it manages. Franklin Templeton’s investment management teams have adopted proxy voting policies and procedures that serve as a guideline for proxy voting decisions and detail the process by which such decisions are made.
Please click on the link below for each Franklin Templeton investment management team’s current proxy voting policies and procedures.
Some of Franklin Templeton’s Canadian investment funds are advised and/or sub-advised by Franklin Templeton affiliates (e.g., Brandywine Global, ClearBridge Investments1, Martin Currie, Royce Investment Partners & Western Asset Management) that maintain their own proxy voting policies and procedures. Copies of their proxy voting policies and procedures, if applicable, can be found on their respective websites and/or www.franklintempleton.com.
1 The Franklin Bissett equity funds are advised by Canadian members of the ClearBridge Investments team. They are part of Franklin Templeton Investments Corp. The Franklin ClearBridge funds are sub-advised by members of the ClearBridge Investments team who are part of ClearBridge Investments, LLC or ClearBridge Investments (North America) Pty Limited. Please see the Franklin Templeton mutual funds’ simplified prospectus for more details.