Franklin Templeton Investments Canada Announces November Cash Distributions and Estimated Annual Reinvested Distributions for Franklin LibertyShares® ETFs

TORONTO, Nov. 12, 2018 /CNW/ - Franklin Templeton Investments Canada today announced the November 2018 cash distributions and the estimated annual reinvested distributions for Franklin LibertyShares ETFs.

November 2018 Cash Distributions

As detailed in the table below, unitholders of record as of November 21, 2018 will receive a per-unit cash distribution payable on November 30, 2018:

Estimated Annual Reinvested Distributions

Unitholders of record on December 31, 2018 will receive a per-unit reinvested distribution payable on January 8, 2019. Detailed in the table below are the estimated annual reinvested distributions calculated based upon forward-looking information as of October 31, 2018. The final year-end distribution amounts are expected to be announced on December 18, 2018.

The annual reinvested distributions, as applicable, will not be paid in cash but reinvested in additional units and reported as taxable distributions, with a corresponding increase in each unitholder's adjusted cost base of their units of the respective ETF. The additional ETF units will be immediately consolidated so that the number of units held by the unitholder, the outstanding units and the net asset value of the ETFs will not change as a result of the annual reinvested distribution. The annual reinvested distributions are generally expected to represent capital gains within the applicable ETF.

The actual taxable amounts of cash and reinvested distributions for 2018, including the tax characteristics of the distributions, will be reported to brokers through CDS Clearing and Depository Services Inc. in early 2019. 

For more information on Franklin LibertyShares ETFs, please visit franklintempleton.ca/etf.

About Franklin Templeton Investments
Franklin Templeton Investments Corp. (known as Franklin Templeton Investments Canada) is a subsidiary of Franklin Resources, Inc. [NYSE:BEN]. Franklin Resources, Inc. is a global investment management organization operating as Franklin Templeton Investments, which provides 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, alternative and custom solutions. The company's more than 650 investment professionals are supported by its integrated, worldwide team of risk management professionals and global trading desk network. With offices in over 30 countries, the California-based company has 70 years of investment experience and over US$682 billion (C$898 billion) in assets under management as of October 31, 2018. 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.

Forward-looking statements involve risks and uncertainties that could cause the actual distributions to differ materially from those contemplated by the forward looking statements.

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