Company: FGDL
Filing Date: 2025-08-26
Form Type: POS AM
Source: 0001137439-25-001038
Chunk: 83

Company: Franklin Templeton Holdings Trust
Filing Date: 2025-08-26
Form: POS AM
Chunk 83
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 plans subject to Other Law) or who otherwise has discretion or control over the investment and management of “plan assets” (“Plan Fiduciary”), on which either the Plan or such plan or Plan or other plan Fiduciary has relied in connection with the decision to purchase the Shares, (ii) the Trust, the Trustee, the Sponsor, the Custodian or any of their respective affiliatesare not otherwise acting as a “fiduciary,” as that term is defined in Section 3(21) of ERISA or Section 4975(e)(3) of the Code or as may otherwise be defined under Other Law, to the Plan or other plan or Plan or other plan Fiduciary in connection with the Plan’s or other plan’s purchase of the Shares, and (iii) the Plan or other plan Fiduciary is exercising its own independent judgment in evaluating the transaction. The Declaration of Trust The Trust operates under the terms of the Declaration of Trust between the Sponsor and the Trustee. A copy of the Declaration of Trust is available for inspection at the Trust’s office. A description of the material terms of the Declaration of Trust is provided below. THE SPONSOR This section summarizes some of the important provisions of the Declaration of Trust which apply to the Sponsor. For a general description of the Sponsor’s role concerning the Trust, see the section “Prospectus Summary — The Sponsor.” 39 Liability of the Sponsor and indemnification The Sponsor will not be liable to the Trust, the Trustee or any Shareholder for any action taken or for refraining from taking any action in good faith, or for errors in judgment or for depreciation or loss incurred by reason of the sale of any gold bullion or other assets of the Fund or the Trust. However, the preceding liability exclusion will not protect the Sponsor against any liability resulting from its own gross negligence, bad faith, or willful misconduct. The Sponsor and each of its shareholders, members, directors, officers, employees, affiliates and subsidiaries will be indemnified by the Trust and held harmless against any losses, liabilities or expenses incurred in the performance of its duties under the Declaration of Trust without gross negligence, bad faith, or willful misconduct. The Sponsor may rely in good faith on any paper, order, notice, list, affidavit, receipt, evaluation, opinion, endorsement, assignment, draft or any other document of any kind prima facie properly executed and submitted to it by the Trustee, the Trustee’s counsel or by any other person for any matters