Franklin Templeton Announces Cash Distributions for Franklin LibertyShares ETFs

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

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

Franklin LibertyShares, Franklin Templeton's global ETF platform, enables investors to pursue their desired outcomes through a range of active, smart beta and passive ETFs. 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 with subsidiaries operating as Franklin Templeton. Franklin Templeton's mission is to help clients achieve better outcomes through investment management expertise, wealth management and technology solutions. Through its specialist investment managers, the company brings extensive capabilities in equity, fixed income, alternatives and custom multi-asset solutions. With employees in over 30 countries, including 1,300 investment professionals, the California-based company has more than 70 years of investment experience and approximately US$1.4 trillion (CA$1.9 trillion) in assets under management as of June 30, 2020 (on a pro forma basis for its acquisition of Legg Mason, Inc.). For more information, please visit franklintempleton.ca and connect with Franklin Templeton on Twitter, Facebook and LinkedIn, and read the Beyond Bulls & Bears blog.

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