Temp.EM Smaller Comp.Fd.W EUR/  LU1742671891  /

Templeton Emerging Markets Smaller Companies Fund (the "Fund") is classified as Article 8 under EU Sustainable Finance Disclosure Regulation and aims to increase the value of its investments over the medium to long term. The Fund pursues an actively managed investment strategy and invests mainly in: - equity securities issued by smaller companies (i.e. with a market capitalisation within the range of the market capitalisations of companies included in the MSCI Emerging Markets Small Cap Index) located in, or doing significant business in, emerging markets The Fund can invest to a lesser extent in: - equity and equity-related securities (such as participatory notes) issued by companies of any size located in any country - debt securities of any quality (including lower quality debt such as non- investment grade securities) issued by companies and governments in any country - derivatives for hedging and efficient portfolio management The investment team uses global research expertise with a focus on identifying companies in emerging markets that it believes to be overlooked by other investors and to offer an opportunity for increased value over the long term. The benchmark of the Fund is the MSCI Emerging Markets Small Cap Index-NR. The Fund uses a benchmark index to define small caps as the range of acceptable market caps at initial purchase and also as a reference for Investors to compare against the Funds' performance. The Fund is not obliged to hold any of the benchmark constituents and may indeed invest up to 100% of its net assets outside the benchmark.

Templeton Emerging Markets Smaller Companies Fund (the "Fund") is classified as Article 8 under EU Sustainable Finance Disclosure Regulation and aims to increase the value of its investments over the medium to long term.