# EDGAR Filing Document

**Accession Number:** 0000002768
**File Stem:** 0001655589-26-000135
**Filing Date:** 2026-2
**Character Count:** 2532
**Document Hash:** 595c0356115a9de2b8a3ca248f38cf4b
**Contains OCR:** False
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## Filing Content

## Filing Summary
**0001655589-26-000135.hdr.sgml**: 20260204

**ACCESSION NUMBER**: 0001655589-26-000135

**CONFORMED SUBMISSION TYPE**: 497J

**PUBLIC DOCUMENT COUNT**: 1

**FILED AS OF DATE**: 20260204

**DATE AS OF CHANGE**: 20260204

**EFFECTIVENESS DATE**: 20260204

**FILER**: 

**COMPANY DATA:**
- **COMPANY CONFORMED NAME:** Franklin High Income Trust
- **CENTRAL INDEX KEY:** 0000002768

**ORGANIZATION NAME:**
- **EIN:** 941693697
- **STATE OF INCORPORATION:** FL
- **FISCAL YEAR END:** 0531

**FILING VALUES:**
- **FORM TYPE:** 497J
- **SEC ACT:** 1933 Act
- **SEC FILE NUMBER:** 002-30203
- **FILM NUMBER:** 26596117

**BUSINESS ADDRESS:**
- **STREET 1:** ONE FRANKLIN PARKWAY
- **CITY:** SAN MATEO
- **STATE:** CA
- **ZIP:** 94403-1906
- **BUSINESS PHONE:** 650-312-2000

**MAIL ADDRESS:**
- **STREET 1:** ONE FRANKLIN PARKWAY
- **CITY:** SAN MATEO
- **STATE:** CA
- **ZIP:** 94403-1906

**FORMER COMPANY:**
- **FORMER CONFORMED NAME:** FRANKLIN HIGH INCOME TRUST
- **DATE OF NAME CHANGE:** 19961001

**FORMER COMPANY:**
- **FORMER CONFORMED NAME:** AGE HIGH INCOME FUND INC
- **DATE OF NAME CHANGE:** 19920703

**FORMER COMPANY:**
- **FORMER CONFORMED NAME:** AGE FUND INC
- **DATE OF NAME CHANGE:** 19810128

## Series and Classes Contracts Data

### FRANKLIN HIGH INCOME FUND (Series ID: S000006840)

| Class ID   | Class Name    | Ticker Symbol   |
|:---|:---|:---|
| C000018490 | Class A1      | FHAIX           |
| C000018492 | Class C       | FCHIX           |
| C000018493 | Advisor Class | FVHIX           |
| C000018494 | Class R       | FHIRX           |
| C000128780 | Class R6      | FHRRX           |
| C000199701 | Class A       | FHQRX           |

FRANKLIN TEMPLETON

ONE FRANKLIN PARKWAY

SAN MATEO, CA 94403-1906

February 4, 2026

Filed Via EDGAR (CIK #0000002768)<br>Securities and Exchange Commission<br>100 F Street NE<br>Washington, DC 20549

RE: Franklin High Income Trust ("Registrant")

File Nos. 002-30203 and 811-01608

Ladies and Gentlemen:

Pursuant to Rule 497(j) under the Securities Act of 1933, this is to certify that the forms of Prospectus and Statement of Additional Information that would have been filed under Rule 497(c) do not differ from those contained in Post-Effective Amendment No. 83 to the Registration Statement on Form N-1A, which was filed electronically with the Securities and Exchange Commission on January 26, 2026.

Sincerely yours,

FRANKLIN HIGH INCOME TRUST

<u>/s/</u> <u>NAVID J. TOFIGH</u>

Navid J. Tofigh

Vice President and Secretary

NJT:sg

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