U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission
                             Washington, D.C. 20549

                                 FORM N-23C-3

                       Notification of Repurchase Offer
                   PURSUANT TO RULE 23C-3 (17 CFR 270.23C-3)


1.    Investment Company Act File Number              Date of Notification

             811-08271                                  December 1, 2003
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2.    Exact name of investment company as specified in registration statement:

                          FRANKLIN FLOATING RATE TRUST
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3.    Address of principal executive office: (number, street, city, state, zip
      code)

                One Franklin Parkway, San Mateo, CA 94403-1906
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4.    Check  one of the following:

      A.   [X]  The notification pertains to a periodic repurchase offer under
                paragraph (b) of rule 23c-3.

      B.   [ ]  The notification pertains to a discretionary repurchase offer
                under paragraph (c) of rule 23c-3.

      C.   [ ]  The notification pertains to a periodic repurchase offer
                under paragraph (b) of rule 23c-3 and a discretionary repurchase
                offer under paragraph (c) of rule 23c-3.





                                           By  /s/ Rupert H. Johnson, Jr.
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                                               Rupert H. Johnson, Jr.
                                                     (Name)

                                                      President
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                                                      (Title)



[Insert Franklin Templeton Investments Logo]

FRANKLIN TEMPLETON
   INVESTMENTS
                                             Franklin Templeton
                                             Investor Services, LLC
                                             3344 Quality Drive
                                             Rancho Cordova, CA  95670-6608

                                             tel  1-800/632-2301
                                             Franklintempleton.com



December 1, 2003

Dear Franklin Floating Rate Trust Shareholder:

This notice is to inform you of the Fund's next regular quarterly repurchase
offer to repurchase for cash up to 25% of its outstanding shares. The purpose of
this repurchase offer (or "tender offer") is to provide the Fund's shareholders
with a way to sell their shares at their net asset value (NAV). Fund shares can
normally be repurchased by the Fund only during one of the Fund's regular
quarterly repurchase offers. The NAV of the Fund on November 19, 2003, was $8.68
per Share.

The repurchase offer, described in the enclosed Repurchase Offer/Request Form,
begins on December 1, 2003 and ends at 1:00 p.m., Pacific Time, on January 5,
2004 (the "Repurchase Request Deadline"). We must RECEIVE a telephone redemption
request (if eligible), the properly completed Franklin Floating Rate Trust
Repurchase Offer/Request Form (enclosed), or a Notice of Guaranteed Delivery by
the Repurchase Request Deadline if you want to sell shares of Franklin Floating
Rate Trust this quarter. All requests for repurchase of shares during this
period will be processed after that time.

You can sell your shares to the Fund at their NAV during this repurchase period,
subject to the terms of the repurchase offer, if you do one of the following by
the Repurchase Request Deadline:

1.Ask your financial advisor to make the repurchase request for you, through
  their affiliated securities firm.
2.Make a Telephone Redemption request, if eligible. Generally requests to
  tender Common Shares with a value of $100,000 or less can be made over the
  phone provided you do not hold share certificates and you have not changed
  your address by phone within the last 15 days.
3.Complete the enclosed Repurchase Offer/Request Form and return it (with
  related share certificates you have, if any) to arrive at the Fund's transfer
  agent, Franklin Templeton Investor Services, LLC, by the deadline.*
4.Complete and submit a Notice of Guaranteed Delivery by the deadline and send
  follow-up documents, as described in the Repurchase Offer/Request Form.*

If you have no need or desire to sell Fund shares, simply disregard this notice.
Rest assured that we will contact you again next quarter to remind you of your
share sale privileges.

If you have any questions, please refer to the enclosed Repurchase Offer/Request
Form, contact your financial advisor, or call Franklin Templeton Shareholder
Services at 1-800/632-2301.

Sincerely,

Franklin Templeton Investor Services, LLC

*If you have an FTB&T employer sponsored retirement plan account and wish to
take a distribution by selling shares, YOU MUST COMPLETE A DISTRIBUTION REQUEST
FORM AND SEND IT WITH THE COMPLETED REPURCHASE OFFER/REQUEST FORM. The
distribution request form must contain all necessary signatures and must be
received in advance of the Repurchase Request Deadline. Please contact
Retirement Services at 1-800/527-2020 for a distribution request form and
further instructions.


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FTB&T RETIEMENT PLAN PARTICIPANTS: The 2003 maintenance fee will be deducted
from your retirement account this December. If you have other funds in your
account in addition to the Floating Rate Trust, the fee will be deducted from
the fund holding the most liquid types of investments. The fee is $15 for
accounts with a balance of less than $50,000. The fee is $10 for accounts with
balances of $50,000 and over. The fee will be $10 if the aggregate balance of
all your accounts linked under the Cumulative Quantity Discount is $50,000 or
more at the time the fee is assessed. Please note that the fee is assessed upon
an account closing if the account is closed prior to the December fee sweep.
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                                                                 020 LSHTO 12/03




                          FRANKLIN FLOATING RATE TRUST
                         REPURCHASE OFFER/REQUEST FORM


[Insert Franklin Templeton Logo]
FRANKLIN TEMPLETON
    INVESTMENTS

Franklin o Templeton o Mutual Series



IF YOU CHOOSE TO SELL YOUR SHARES AT THIS TIME:

o  You may be eligible for Telephone Redemptions if your request to tender is
   for a value of $100,000 or less. Please contact your investment
   representative, or call us at 1-800/632-2301 for more information.

OR

o  You may complete this form and return it to us.

RETURN TO:   Attn: Floating Rate Trust Dept.
             Franklin/Templeton Investor Services, LLC
             PO Box 997152
             Sacramento, CA  95899-9984

OVERNIGHT DELIVERY/CERTIFIED OR REGISTERED MAIL:
             Franklin/Templeton Investor Services, LLC
             3344 Quality Dr.
             Rancho Cordova, CA  95670-6608
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TO:  FRANKLIN FLOATING RATE TRUST

Please repurchase the shares designated below at a price equal to their net
asset value per share on the Repurchase Pricing Date (as defined on page 6). By
asking the Fund to repurchase shares, I (we) accept the Fund's repurchase offer
as provided in this form, the accompanying cover letter and the Fund's
prospectus.

NAMES OF REGISTERED SHAREHOLDER(S): (Please print EXACTLY as registered.)

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                                      ACCOUNT NUMBER

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DAYTIME TELEPHONE                     FAX OR E-MAIL

SHARES TENDERED: (Please check and complete one)




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Partial Tender   [ ]   Please repurchase -------------------------- shares from my (our) account.
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Full Tender      [ ]   Please repurchase all shares from my (our) account.
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Dollar Amount    [ ]   Please repurchase enough shares from my (our) account to net $------------------- ,
                       after early withdrawal charges, if any.
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Exchange         [ ]   Please exchange ------------------------ shares from my (our) account for shares
                       of the ----------------------------- Fund.

                       (By checking this option, I (we) certify receipt of a current prospectus for such
                       fund.)
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A SHAREHOLDER WHO HOLDS SHARES THROUGH A BROKER, DEALER, COMMERCIAL BANK, TRUST
COMPANY OR OTHER NOMINEE MUST INSTRUCT SUCH BROKER OR OTHER NOMINEE TO EFFECT
THE REPURCHASE ON HIS OR HER BEHALF AND SHOULD NOT SUBMIT THIS FORM TO
FRANKLIN/TEMPLETON INVESTOR SERVICES, LLC ("INVESTOR SERVICES"). A broker or
other nominee may charge a fee for processing the transaction on the tendering
shareholder's behalf.

SHARE CERTIFICATES (IF ANY). IF YOU ARE TENDERING SHARES REPRESENTED BY
CERTIFICATES, YOU MUST INCLUDE THE CERTIFICATES WITH THIS FORM and list them on
page 2. Any shares represented by certificates that are not delivered with this
Form will be excluded from the shares repurchased.





                                                               
Certificate Number(s)/Issue Date    Number of Shares Represented     Number of Shares Tendered*
                                    by Share Certificate(s)

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* PARTIAL TENDERS. If you desire to tender fewer than all shares evidenced by a
share certificate listed above, please indicate in this column the number of
shares you wish to tender. A new share certificate for the untendered shares
will be sent, without expense to the person(s) signing this form as soon as
practicable after the deadline to submit this form. All shares represented by
share certificate(s) delivered to Investor Services will be deemed to have been
tendered unless otherwise indicated.

[ ] Check  here if you would like to credit to your book  entry  account  any
    certificated shares accompanying this form which either are not tendered or
    are not accepted for repurchase.

If the share certificates are registered in the name of a person other than the
undersigned, or if payment is to be made to, or share certificates for
unpurchased shares are to be issued or returned to, a person other than the
registered shareholder, then the tendered certificates must be endorsed or
accompanied by appropriate stock powers, signed exactly as the name or names of
the registered holder or holders appear on the share certificates, with the
signatures on the share certificates or stock powers guaranteed by an Eligible
Institution. For information, contact your investment representative or call
Shareholder Services at 1-800/632-2301.

IF YOUR SHARE CERTIFICATE(S) HAS BEEN LOST OR DESTROYED, please contact
Shareholder Services at 1-800/632-2301 as soon as possible. The time it takes to
replace your share certificate(s) or credit your book entry account for the
missing shares may make it impossible to meet the deadline to have your shares
repurchased in this current repurchase offer.

SPECIAL PAYMENT AND DELIVERY INSTRUCTIONS

The check will be issued in the name of the registered shareholder(s) and mailed
to the address of record unless Special  Payment and Delivery  Instructions  are
given.  The undersigned  recognizes that the Fund has no obligation  pursuant to
the Special  Payment and Delivery  Instructions  to transfer any shares from the
name of the  registered  holder  thereof if the Fund does not accept for payment
any of the shares tendered  hereby.

If special payment or delivery is required, please provide instructions here and
signature guarantee below:
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Issue                     [ ] check to:           Name:
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                          [ ] share certificate   Address:
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Mail                      [ ] check to:           Name:
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                          [ ] share certificate   Address:
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Electronic Funds Transfer [ ] My bank information is already on file at
                              Franklin Templeton
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EARLY WITHDRAWAL CHARGE WAIVER:

[ ] Check this box if your shares were  purchased  subject to a waiver of the
    early withdrawal charge, for example,  shares purchased through dividend or
    capital  gains  distributions  from any Franklin  Templeton  Fund (Class A,
    Advisor  Class or Class Z only);  shares  purchased by officers,  trustees,
    directors and full-time  employees of Franklin  Templeton  Investments  and
    their family members;  or shares purchased with annuity  payments  received
    under an  annuity  option or from death  benefit  proceeds,  under  certain
    circumstances. Refer to details in a current Fund prospectus.

State the basis for such waiver of the early withdrawal charge:-----------------

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NOTICE OF GUARANTEED DELIVERY

If your share certificates are not immediately available or time will not permit
all required  documents to reach  investor  services by the  repurchase  request
deadline, you can still tender your shares for repurchase if you:

o   Obtain a Notice of Guaranteed Delivery form from an investment
    representative or from Shareholder Services by calling 1-800/632-2301;

o   Complete the notice and have it executed by, and sent to Investor Services
    through, an Eligible Institution (described on page 4);

o   Ensure Investor Services receives by the Repurchase Request Deadline, the
    properly completed and executed Notice of Guaranteed Delivery; and

o   Ensure the share certificates, if any, for all tendered shares for
    transfer, together with a properly completed and duly executed Repurchase
    Offer/Request Form, are received in proper form by Investor Services within
    five New York Stock Exchange trading days after the date Investor Services
    receives the Notice of Guaranteed Delivery.

The Notice of Guaranteed Delivery is not intended for shareholders whose share
certificates have been lost or destroyed.

ELIGIBLE INSTITUTIONS FOR NOTICE OF GUARANTEED DELIVERY AND SIGNATURE GUARANTEES
INCLUDE a brokerage firm or financial institution that is a member of a
securities approved medallion program, such as Securities Transfer Agents
Medallion Program, Stock Exchanges Medallion Program or New York Stock Exchange,
Inc. Medallion Signature Program.

[ ] Check  here if  shares  are  being  delivered  pursuant  to a  notice  of
    guaranteed  delivery  previously  sent to investor  services by an eligible
    institution and complete the following:

    Name(s) of Registered Holder(s):-------------------------------------------

    Date of Execution of Notice of Guaranteed Delivery:------------------------

    Name of Eligible Institution which Guaranteed Delivery:--------------------


PLEASE SIGN BELOW AND NOTE THE FOLLOWING IMPORTANT POINTS:

o    Your signature(s) below MUST CORRESPOND EXACTLY with the name(s) in
     which the shares are registered.

o    If the shares are held of record by two or more joint account holders, ALL
     MUST SIGN.

o    If the signer of the document is a trustee, executor, administrator,
     guardian, attorney in fact, officer of a corporation, authorized official
     of the custodian of an IRA account or others acting in a fiduciary or
     representative capacity, they must so indicate when signing, and submit
     proper evidence satisfactory to the Fund of their authority to so act.

o    If the shares are held in an individual or employer-sponsored retirement
     plan, plan distribution requirements may not be met due to the Fund's
     restrictions on tender offers, potentially resulting in additional taxes
     and penalties for which the undersigned assumes full responsibility.

IN THE FOLLOWING CASES, ALL SIGNATURES MUST BE GUARANTEED BY AN ELIGIBLE
INSTITUTION (As defined above):

o    the proceeds for the tendered shares will amount to $100,000 or more,

o    the Repurchase Offer/Request Form is signed by an agent rather than the
     registered holder of the shares tendered with the form,

o    the proceeds for tendered shares are to be sent to a payee other than the
     registered owner of such shares,

o    the proceeds for the tendered shares are not being sent to the address of
     record, preauthorized bank account, or preauthorized brokerage firm
     account, or

o    the Fund believes a signature guarantee would protect the Fund against
     potential claims based on the instructions received.


SIGNATURE(S) OF SHAREHOLDER(S): (Sign EXACTLY as registered.)


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Date

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Signature                   Capacity: if applicable             Print Name

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Signature                   Capacity: if applicable             Print Name

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Signature                   Capacity: if applicable             Print Name

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Tax Identification Number or Social Security number

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Signature Guaranteed by


IF YOU HAVE ANY QUESTIONS REGARDING THIS FORM, PLEASE CALL 1-800/632-2301.


ADDITIONAL TERMS AND CONDITIONS OF REPURCHASE OFFER AND TENDER OF SHARES

This repurchase offer (the "Offer") of Franklin Floating Rate Trust (the "Fund")
and acceptance of the Offer by tender of shares of the Fund are made upon the
terms and conditions stated in this Repurchase Offer/Request Form and the Fund's
prospectus and statement of additional information ("SAI").

1. THE OFFER.  The Fund is offering to repurchase  for cash up to the percentage
set forth in the accompanying  cover letter of its issued and outstanding shares
of beneficial  interest  ("Shares") on the Repurchase  Request Deadline (defined
below) at a price  equal to the net asset  value  ("NAV") as of the close of the
New York Stock Exchange ("NYSE") on the Repurchase  Pricing Date (defined below)
less any applicable early withdrawal charge (described  below). The Offer is not
conditioned upon the tender for repurchase of any minimum number of Shares.

2. REPURCHASE  REQUEST DEADLINE.  The Offer will expire on the date set forth in
the accompanying  cover letter to shareholders  which is the Repurchase  Request
Deadline. All requests for repurchase of Shares or Notice of Guaranteed Delivery
forms MUST be received  in proper  form by the Fund on or before the  Repurchase
Request Deadline.

3.  REPURCHASE  PRICING DATE. The NAV for the  repurchase  must be determined no
later than 14 days after the Repurchase  Request Deadline,  or the next business
day if the fourteenth day is not a business day. The Fund intends,  HOWEVER,  to
determine the NAV for the repurchases  immediately after the Repurchase  Request
Deadline, or as soon as possible thereafter, if doing so is not likely to result
in  significant  dilution of either  Shares that are tendered for  repurchase or
Shares that are not tendered.

4. PAYMENT FOR SHARES REPURCHASED.  Payment for all Shares repurchased  pursuant
to this Offer will be made not later  than 7 days after the  Repurchase  Pricing
Date.

5. NO  REPURCHASE  FEE;  EARLY  WITHDRAWAL  CHARGE.  The Fund will not  impose a
repurchase fee for repurchases  related to the Offer. An early withdrawal charge
of 1% may be imposed on those Shares accepted for repurchase that have been held
for less  than 12  months,  unless  a  waiver  of such  charge  applies  and the
shareholder  indicates the basis for the waiver on this form.  Please check your
share holdings and the Fund's prospectus.

6. NET ASSET VALUE. The Shareholders  must decide whether to tender their Shares
prior to the  Repurchase  Request  Deadline,  but the NAV at which the Fund will
repurchase Shares will not be calculated until the Repurchase  Pricing Date. The
NAV of the Shares may fluctuate between the date of the shareholder's repurchase
request or the  Repurchase  Request  Deadline and the  Repurchase  Pricing Date.
There can be no assurance that the NAV of the Shares on the  Repurchase  Pricing
Date will be as high as the NAV of the  Shares on the date of the  shareholder's
repurchase request or the Repurchase  Request Deadline.  Please call Shareholder
Services at 1-800/632-2301 for current NAV information.

7.  INCREASE  IN  NUMBER  OF  SHARES  REPURCHASED;   PRO  RATA  REPURCHASE.   If
shareholders  tender for  repurchase  more  Shares  than the Fund is offering to
repurchase (the "Offer Amount"), the Fund may (but is not obligated to) increase
the  amount  repurchased  by up to 2% of the  Fund's  outstanding  Shares on the
Repurchase  Request Deadline.  If Fund shareholders  tender more Shares than the
Fund  decides to  repurchase,  whether the Offer Amount or the Offer Amount plus
the 2% extra,  the Fund will  purchase the Shares  tendered on a pro rata basis,
rounded down to the nearest full share. The Fund may, however, in its discretion
accept all Shares  tendered by persons who own,  beneficially  or of record,  an
aggregate  of less than 100 Shares and who  tender all of their  Shares,  before
prorating the Shares  tendered by other  persons.  If the Fund  determines  that
Shares will be repurchased on a pro rata basis,  there may be a delay in payment
because of the  difficulty in  determining  the precise number of Shares validly
tendered.  The Fund will not pay for Shares until the final proration  factor is
known, but not later than 7 days after the Repurchase Pricing Date.

8. WITHDRAWAL OF REQUEST FOR REPURCHASE.  Shareholders  may withdraw all or some
of  their  Shares  tendered  pursuant  to the  Offer  at any  time  prior to the
Repurchase Request Deadline.  Shareholders whose accounts are maintained through
a broker, dealer,  commercial bank, trust company or other nominee should notify
such nominee in sufficient  time to ensure timely  withdrawal or modification of
their tenders.  Shareholders  whose Shares are registered in their own name must
submit written notice of such withdrawal or modification  (the "Change  Notice")
to Investor Services.  To be effective,  a Change Notice must be timely received
by Investor Services.  Any Change Notice must specify the name of the person who
tendered the Shares to be  withdrawn,  the number of Shares to be withdrawn  and
the name of the  registered  holder if  different  from that of the  person  who
tendered such Shares. If Share  certificates  representing such Shares have been
delivered  or  otherwise   identified  to  Investor   Services,   the  tendering
shareholder  must  also  submit  the  Share  certificate  numbers  shown  on the
particular  Share  certificates  evidencing such Shares and the signature on the
Change  Notice must be guaranteed by an Eligible  Institution  (defined  above),
except in the case of Shares tendered by an Eligible Institution.

9. SUSPENSION OR POSTPONEMENT OF OFFER. The Fund may not suspend or postpone the
Offer  except  by vote of a  majority  of the  Board of  Trustees  (including  a
majority of the  Trustees  who are not  "interested  persons"  of the Fund,  the
Fund's  investment  adviser or its  affiliates  (as  defined  in the  Investment
Company Act of 1940, as amended) and only:  (A) if the  repurchases  would cause
the Fund to lose its status as a regulated investment company under Subchapter M
of the Internal  Revenue  Code of 1986,  as amended;  (B) for any period  during
which  the NYSE or any  market  in which  the  securities  owned by the Fund are
principally traded is closed, other than customary weekend and holiday closings,
or during which trading in such market is restricted;  (C) for any period during
which  any  emergency  exists  as a  result  of  which  disposal  by the Fund of
securities owned by it is not reasonably practicable,  or during which it is not
reasonably practicable for the Fund fairly to determine its NAV; or (D) for such
other periods as the Securities and Exchange  Commission may by order permit for
the  protection  of  shareholders  of the  Fund.  If the Offer is  suspended  or
postponed, the Fund will notify shareholders.  If the Fund suspends or postpones
the Offer, the NAV for the Shares tendered will be determined as of the close of
the NYSE on an extended repurchase pricing date. During any such extension,  all
Shares previously tendered and not purchased or withdrawn will remain subject to
the Offer. If the Fund renews the Offer, it will send a new  notification to all
shareholders.

10. TAX  CONSEQUENCES.  Shareholders  should review the tax  information  in the
Fund's prospectus and SAI.  Shareholders  should also consult their tax advisers
regarding the specific tax consequences,  including the state,  local or foreign
tax consequences,  of participating in the repurchase.  Under federal income tax
laws,  Investor  Services  may be required to withhold  30% of the amount of any
payment made to certain  shareholders  pursuant to the Offer.  In order to avoid
such backup  withholding,  each  tendering  shareholder  must  provide  Investor
Services with the shareholder's  correct taxpayer  identification number ("TIN")
by completing the Substitute Form W-9 in the account  application for Shares. In
general,  if a  shareholder  is an  individual,  the TIN is the Social  Security
Number of such individual. If Investor Services is not provided with the correct
TIN, the shareholder may be subject to a penalty imposed by the Internal Revenue
Service.

11.  DOCUMENTS  IN  PROPER  FORM.  All  questions  as  to  the  validity,  form,
eligibility (including time of receipt) and acceptance of tenders of Shares will
be determined by the Fund, in its sole discretion,  which determination shall be
final and binding.  The Fund  reserves  the absolute  right to reject any or all
tenders of Shares  determined to be in  appropriate  form or to refuse to accept
for  payment,  purchase  or pay for any Shares if, in the  opinion of the Fund's
counsel, accepting,  purchasing or paying for such Shares would be unlawful. The
Fund also  reserves the  absolute  right to waive any of the  conditions  of the
Offer or any defect in any tender of Shares whether generally or with respect to
any particular Share(s) or shareholders. The Fund's interpretations of the terms
and  conditions  of the Offer shall be final and  binding.  Unless  waived,  any
defects or  irregularities  in  connection  with tenders of Shares must be cured
within  such times as the Fund shall  determine.  Tenders of Shares  will not be
deemed to have been made until the defects or irregularities  have been cured or
waived.

NEITHER THE FUND, FRANKLIN ADVISERS, INC. (THE FUND'S INVESTMENT ADVISER),
FRANKLIN TEMPLETON SERVICES, INC. (THE FUND'S ADMINISTRATOR), INVESTOR SERVICES,
NOR ANY OTHER PERSON IS OR WILL BE OBLIGATED TO GIVE NOTICE OF ANY DEFECTS OR
IRREGULARITIES IN TENDERS, NOR SHALL ANY OF THEM INCUR ANY LIABILITY FOR FAILURE
TO GIVE ANY SUCH NOTICE.

NEITHER THE FUND NOR ITS BOARD OF TRUSTEES MAKES ANY RECOMMENDATION TO ANY
SHAREHOLDER AS TO WHETHER TO TENDER OR REFRAIN FROM TENDERING SHARES. EACH
SHAREHOLDER MUST MAKE AN INDEPENDENT DECISION WHETHER TO TENDER SHARES AND, IF
SO, HOW MANY SHARES TO TENDER.

NO PERSON HAS BEEN AUTHORIZED TO MAKE ANY RECOMMENDATION ON BEHALF OF THE FUND
AS TO WHETHER SHAREHOLDERS SHOULD TENDER SHARES PURSUANT TO THIS OFFER. NO
PERSON HAS BEEN AUTHORIZED TO GIVE ANY INFORMATION OR TO MAKE ANY
REPRESENTATIONS IN CONNECTION WITH THE OFFER OTHER THAN THOSE CONTAINED HEREIN
OR IN THE PROSPECTUS, SAI OR ACCOUNT APPLICATION. IF GIVEN OR MADE, SUCH
RECOMMENDATION AND SUCH INFORMATION AND REPRESENTATIONS MUST NOT BE RELIED UPON
AS HAVING BEEN AUTHORIZED BY THE FUND.

FOR PER SHARE NET ASSET VALUE AND OTHER INFORMATION, OR FOR A COPY OF THE FUND'S
PROSPECTUS, CALL SHAREHOLDER SERVICES AT 1-800/632-2301 OR CONTACT YOUR
FINANCIAL ADVISOR.




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