Franklin Templeton Canada Announces Cash Distributions for Franklin LibertyShares ETFs

TORONTO, March 4, 2020 /CNW/ - Franklin Templeton Canada today announced the March 2020 cash distributions for certain Franklin LibertyShares®ETFs.

As detailed in the table below, unitholders of record as of March 12, 2020 will receive a per-unit cash distribution payable on March 19, 2020.

Fund Name

Ticker

Type

Cash
Distribution
Per Unit ($)

Payment
Frequency

Franklin FTSE U.S. Index ETF

FLAM

Passive

0.079390

Quarterly

Franklin Liberty Core Balanced ETF

FLBA

Active

0.111083

Quarterly

Franklin FTSE Canada All Cap Index ETF

FLCD

Passive

0.167504

Quarterly

Franklin Liberty Canadian Investment Grade
Corporate ETF

FLCI

Active

0.055000

Monthly

Franklin Liberty Core Plus Bond ETF

FLCP

Active

0.050000

Monthly

Franklin Liberty Global Aggregate Bond ETF
(CAD-Hedged)

FLGA

Active

0.044553

Monthly

Franklin LibertyQT Global Dividend Index ETF

FLGD

Smart
Beta

0.045000

Monthly

Franklin Liberty Risk Managed Canadian
Equity ETF

FLRM

Active

0.157688

Quarterly

Franklin Liberty Short Duration Bond ETF

FLSD

Active

0.036000

Monthly

Franklin Liberty Senior Loan ETF
(CAD-Hedged)

FLSL

Active

0.049255

Monthly

Franklin Liberty U.S. Investment Grade
Corporate ETF (CAD-Hedged)

FLUI

Active

0.052083

Monthly

Franklin LibertyQT U.S. Equity Index ETF

FLUS

Smart
Beta

0.097388

Quarterly

Franklin LibertyShares, the firm's global ETF platform, enables investors to pursue their desired outcomes through a range of active, smart beta and passive ETFs. Franklin LibertyShares' passive ETFs are market cap-weighted and benchmarked to country or regional indices from FTSE Russell. For more information on Franklin LibertyShares ETFs, please visit franklintempleton.ca/etf.

About Franklin Templeton
Franklin Templeton Investments Corp. (known as Franklin Templeton Canada) is a subsidiary of Franklin Resources, Inc. [NYSE:BEN], a global investment management organization operating as Franklin Templeton. Franklin Templeton's goal is to deliver better outcomes by providing global and domestic investment management to retail, institutional and sovereign wealth clients in over 170 countries. Through specialized teams, the company has expertise across all asset classes, including equity, fixed income, alternatives and custom multi-asset solutions. The company's more than 600 investment professionals are supported by its integrated, worldwide team of risk management professionals and global trading desk network. With employees in over 30 countries, the California-based company has more than 70 years of investment experience and approximately US$688 billion (C$910 billion) in assets under management as of January 31, 2020. For more information, please visit franklintempleton.ca.

Commissions, management fees and expenses may all be associated with investments in ETFs. Investors should carefully consider an ETF's investment objectives and strategies, risks, fees and expenses before investing. The prospectus and ETF facts contain this and other information. Please read the prospectus and ETF facts carefully before investing. ETFs trade like stocks, fluctuate in market value and may trade at prices above or below the ETF's net asset value. Brokerage commissions and ETF expenses will reduce returns. Performance of an ETF may vary significantly from the performance of an index, as a result of transaction costs, expenses and other factors. ETFs are not guaranteed, their values change frequently and past performance may not be repeated.

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