Company: FGDL
Filing Date: 2025-08-26
Form Type: POS AM
Source: 0001137439-25-001038
Chunk: 10

Company: Franklin Templeton Holdings Trust
Filing Date: 2025-08-26
Form: POS AM
Chunk 10
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 and acts as the Fund’s distribution disbursing agent. The Transfer Agent receives and processes orders from Authorized Participants to create and redeem Creation Units and coordinates the processing of such orders with the Custodian and The Depository Trust Company, or “DTC.” The general role and responsibilities of the Transfer Agent are discussed in greater detail under the section “Description of Key Service Providers — The Transfer Agent.” The Custodian (Cash Only) The custodian of the Fund’s cash, if any, is BNYM. BNYM is generally responsible for establishing and maintaining one or more cash accounts for the Fund. BNYM also maintains books and records segregating the assets of the Fund from the assets of any other series of the Trust. The general role and responsibilities of BNYM as custodian of the Fund’s cash are discussed in greater detail under the section “Description of Key Service Providers — The Custodian (Cash Only).” The Custodian JPMorgan serves as the Custodian of the Fund. The Custodian is responsible for safekeeping the gold bullion owned by the Trust. The Custodian is a market maker, clearer and approved weigher of gold under the rules of the London Bullion Market Association, or “LBMA.” The general role, responsibilities and regulation of the Custodian are further described in section “Description of Key Service Providers — The Custodian.” The Marketing Agent The Marketing Agent is Franklin Distributors, LLC. The Marketing Agent, an affiliate of the Sponsor, assists the Sponsor in marketing the Shares. The Marketing Agent is a registered broker-dealer with the SEC and is a member of the Financial Industry Regulatory Authority, Inc. (“FINRA”). The Trust Is an Emerging Growth Company The Trust is an “emerging growth company” subject to reduced public company reporting requirements under U.S. federal securities laws. Under the JOBS Act, emerging growth companies like the Trust are subject to reduced public company reporting requirements, as more fully described in the section “Risk Factors.” 7 The Trust expects to remain an “emerging growth company” until the earliest of (i) the last day of the fiscal year on which the fifth anniversary of its initial public offering of Shares occurs, or (ii) the Trust becoming a “large accelerated filer” within the meaning of the Exchange Act. Other conditions that may trigger a loss of “emerging growth company” status are not expected to apply to the Trust due to the limited nature of its operations. THE FUND’S OBJECTIVE The investment objective of the Fund is for