Document:

Form of Distribution Agreement

 EXHIBIT 10.3 
 [FORM] 
 [Name Of Fund Or Trust] 
 One Franklin Parkway 
 San Mateo, California 94403-1906 
 Franklin/Templeton Distributors, Inc. 
 One Franklin Parkway 
 San Mateo, CA 94403-1906 
  

	Re:	Distribution Agreement 

 Gentlemen: 

We, [Name of Fund or Trust], (the “Fund”), [comprise of the series listed on Attachment A (each a “Fund”, and
collectively, the “Funds”)] are a Delaware statutory trust operating as an open-end management investment company or “mutual fund”, which is registered under the Investment Company Act of 1940, as amended (the “1940
Act”), and whose shares are registered under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended (the “1933 Act”). We desire to issue one or more series or classes of our authorized but unissued shares of capital stock or beneficial interest (the
“Shares”) to authorized persons in accordance with applicable Federal and State securities laws. The Fund’s Shares may be made available in one or more separate series, each of which may have one or more classes. 
 You have informed us that your company is registered as a broker-dealer under the provisions of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as
amended and that your company is a member of the Financial Industry Regulatory Authority. You have indicated your desire to act as the exclusive selling agent and distributor for the Shares. We have been authorized to execute and deliver this
Distribution Agreement (“Agreement”) to you by a resolution of our Board of Trustees (“Board”) passed at a meeting at which a majority of Board members, including a majority who are not otherwise interested persons of the Fund
and who are not interested persons of our investment adviser, its related organizations or with you or your related organizations, were present and voted in favor of the said resolution approving this Agreement. 
  

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 1. Appointment of Underwriter. Upon the execution of this Agreement and in
consideration of the agreements on your part herein expressed and upon the terms and conditions set forth herein, we hereby appoint you as the exclusive sales agent for our Shares and agree that we will deliver such Shares as you may sell. You agree
to use your best efforts to promote the sale of Shares, but are not obligated to sell any specific number of Shares. 
 However,
the Fund and each series retain the right to make direct sales of its Shares without sales charges consistent with the terms of the then current prospectus and statement of additional information and applicable law, and to engage in other legally
authorized transactions in its Shares which do not involve the sale of Shares to the general public. Such other transactions may include, without limitation, transactions between the Fund or any series or class and its shareholders only,
transactions involving the reorganization of the Fund or any series, and transactions involving the merger or combination of the Fund or any series with another corporation or trust. 
 2. Independent Contractor. You will undertake and discharge your obligations hereunder as an independent contractor and shall have no
authority or power to obligate or bind us by your actions, conduct or contracts except that you are authorized to promote the sale of Shares. You may appoint sub-agents or distribute through dealers or otherwise as you may determine from time to
time, but this Agreement shall not be construed as authorizing any dealer or other person to accept orders for sale or repurchase on our behalf or otherwise act as our agent for any purpose. 
 3. Offering Price. Shares shall be offered for sale at a price equivalent to the net asset value per share of that series and class
plus any applicable percentage of the public offering price as sales commission or as otherwise set forth in our then current prospectus. On each business day on which the New York Stock Exchange is open for business, we will furnish you with the
net asset value of the Shares of each available series and class which shall be determined in accordance with our then effective prospectus. All Shares will be sold in the manner set forth in our then effective prospectus and statement of additional
information, and in compliance with applicable law. 
 4. Compensation. 
 A. Sales Commission. You shall be entitled to charge a sales commission on the sale or redemption, as appropriate, of each series and
class of each Fund’s Shares in the amount of any initial, deferred or contingent deferred sales charge as set forth in our then effective prospectus. You may allow any sub-agents or dealers such commissions or discounts from and not exceeding
the total sales commission as you shall deem advisable, so long as any such commissions or discounts are set forth in our current prospectus to the extent required by the applicable Federal and State securities laws. You may also make payments to
sub-agents or dealers from your own resources, subject to the following conditions: (a) any such payments shall not create any obligation for or recourse against the Fund or any series or class, and (b) the terms and conditions of any such
payments are consistent with our prospectus and applicable federal and state securities laws and are disclosed in our prospectus or statement of additional information to the extent such laws may require. 
  

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 B. Distribution Plans. You shall also be entitled to compensation for your services
as provided in any Distribution Plan adopted as to any series and class of any Fund’s Shares pursuant to Rule 12b-1 under the 1940 Act. 
 The compensation provided in the Class B Distribution Plan applicable to Class B Shares (the “Class B Plan”) is divided into a distribution fee and a service fee, each of which fees is in
compensation for different services to be rendered to the Fund. Subject to the termination provisions in the Class B Plan, the distribution fee with respect to the sale of a Class B Share shall be earned when such Class B Share is sold and shall be
payable from time to time as provided in the Class B Plan. The distribution fee payable to you as provided in the Class B Plan shall be payable without offset, defense or counterclaim (it being understood by the parties hereto that nothing in this
sentence shall be deemed a waiver by the Fund of any claim the Fund may have against you). You may direct the Fund to cause our custodian to pay such distribution fee to Lightning Finance Company Limited (“LFL”) or other persons providing
funds to you to cover expenses referred to in Section 2(a) of the Class B Plan and to cause our custodian to pay the service fee to you to cover expenses referred to in Section 2(b) of the Class B Plan. 
 We understand that you intend to assign your right to receive certain distribution fees with respect to Class B Shares to LFL in exchange
for funds that you will use to cover expenses referred to in Section 2(a) of the Class B Plan. In recognition that we will benefit from your arrangement with LFL, we agree that, in addition to the provisions of Section 7(iii) of the Class
B Plan, we will not pay to any person or entity, other than LFL, any such assigned distribution fees related to Class B Shares sold by you prior to the termination of either the Agreement or the Class B Plan. We agree that the preceding sentence
shall survive termination of the Agreement. 
 The compensation provided in the Class C Distribution Plan applicable to Class C
Shares (the “Class C Plan”) is divided into a distribution fee and a service fee, each of which fees is in compensation for different services to be rendered to the Fund. Subject to the termination provisions in the Class C Plan, the
distribution fee with respect to the sale of a Class C Share shall be earned when such Class C Share is sold and shall be payable from time to time as provided in the Class C Plan shall be payable without offset, defense or counterclaim (it being
understood by the parties hereto that nothing in this sentence shall be deemed a waiver by the Fund of any claim the Fund may have against you). You may direct the Fund to cause our custodian to pay such distribution fee to Lightning Finance Company
Limited (“LFL”) or other persons providing funds to you to cover expenses referred to in Section 2(a) of the Class C Plan and to cause our custodian to pay the service fee to you to cover expenses referred to in Section 2(b) of
the Class C Plan. 
 We understand that you intend to assign your right to receive certain distribution fees with respect to
Class C Shares to LFL in exchange for funds that you will use to cover expenses referred to in Section 2(a) of the Class C Plan. In recognition that we will benefit from your arrangement with LFL, we agree that, in addition to the provisions of
Section 7(iii) of the Class C Plan, we will not pay to any person or entity, other than LFL, any such assigned distribution fees related to Class C Shares sold by you prior to the termination of either the Agreement or the Class C Plan. We
agree that the preceding sentence shall survive termination of the Agreement. 
  

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 C. With respect to the sales commission on the redemption of Shares of each series and class
of Fund as provided in Subsection 4.A. above, we will cause our shareholder services agent (the “Transfer Agent”) to withhold from redemption proceeds payable to holders of the Shares all contingent deferred sales charges properly payable
by such holders in accordance with the terms of our then current prospectuses and statements of additional information (each such sales charge, a “CDSC”). Upon receipt of an order for redemption, the Transfer Agent shall direct our
custodian to transfer such redemption proceeds to a general trust account. We shall then cause the Transfer Agent to pay over to you or your assigns from the general trust account such CDSCs properly payable by such holders as promptly as possible
after the settlement date for each such redemption of Shares. CDSCs shall be payable without offset, defense or counterclaim (it being understood that nothing in this sentence shall be deemed a waiver by us of any claim we may have against you.) You
may direct that the CDSCs payable to you be paid to any other person. 
 5. Terms and Conditions of Sales. Shares shall
be offered for sale only in those jurisdictions where they have been properly registered or are exempt from registration, and only to those groups of people which the Board may from time to time determine to be eligible to purchase such shares.

 6. Orders and Payment for Shares. Orders for Shares shall be directed to the Fund’s shareholder services agent,
for acceptance on behalf of the Fund. At or prior to the time of delivery of any of our Shares you will pay or cause to be paid to the custodian of the Fund’s assets, for our account, an amount in cash equal to the net asset value of such
Shares. Sales of Shares shall be deemed to be made when and where accepted by the Fund’s shareholder services agent. The Fund’s custodian and shareholder services agent shall be identified in its prospectus. 
 7. Purchases for Your Own Account. You shall not purchase our Shares for your own account for purposes of resale to the public, but
you may purchase Shares for your own investment account upon your written assurance that the purchase is for investment purposes and that the Shares will not be resold except through redemption by us. 
 8. Sale of Shares to Affiliates. You may sell our Shares at net asset value to certain of your and our affiliated persons pursuant to
the applicable provisions of the federal securities statutes and rules or regulations thereunder (the “Rules and Regulations”), including Rule 22d-1 under the 1940 Act, as amended from time to time. 
 9. Allocation of Expenses. We will pay the expenses: 
  

	 	(a)	Of the preparation of the audited and certified financial statements of our company to be included in any Post-Effective Amendments (“Amendments”) to our
Registration Statement under the 1933 Act or 1940 Act, including the prospectus and statement of additional information included therein; 

  

	 	(b)	 Of the preparation, including legal fees, and printing of all Amendments or supplements filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission,

  

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including the copies of the prospectuses included in the Amendments and the first 10 copies of the definitive prospectuses or supplements thereto, other than those necessitated by your (including
your “Parent’s”) activities or Rules and Regulations related to your activities where such Amendments or supplements result in expenses which we would not otherwise have incurred; 

  

	 	(c)	Of the preparation, printing and distribution of any reports or communications which we send to our existing shareholders; and 

  

	 	(d)	Of filing and other fees to Federal and State securities regulatory authorities necessary to continue offering our Shares. 

 You will pay the expenses: 
  

	 	(a)	Of printing the copies of the prospectuses and any supplements thereto and statements of additional information which are necessary to continue to offer our Shares;

  

	 	(b)	Of the preparation, excluding legal fees, and printing of all Amendments and supplements to our prospectuses and statements of additional information if the Amendment
or supplement arises from your (including your “Parent’s”) activities or Rules and Regulations related to your activities and those expenses would not otherwise have been incurred by us; 

  

	 	(c)	Of printing additional copies, for use by you as sales literature, of reports or other communications which we have prepared for distribution to our existing
shareholders; and 

  

	 	(d)	Incurred by you in advertising, promoting and selling our Shares. 

 10. Furnishing of Information. We will furnish to you such information with respect to each series and class of Shares, in such form and signed by such of our officers as you may reasonably
request, and we warrant that the statements therein contained, when so signed, will be true and correct. We will also furnish you with such information and will take such action as you may reasonably request in order to qualify our Shares for sale
to the public under the Blue Sky Laws of jurisdictions in which you may wish to offer them. We will furnish you with annual audited financial statements of our books and accounts certified by independent public accountants, with semi-annual
financial statements prepared by us, with registration statements and, from time to time, with such additional information regarding our financial condition as you may reasonably request. 
 11. Conduct of Business. Other than our currently effective prospectus, you will not issue any sales material or statements except
literature or advertising which conforms to the requirements of Federal and State securities laws and regulations and which have been filed, where necessary, with the appropriate regulatory authorities. You will furnish us with copies of all such
materials prior to their use and no such material shall be published if we shall reasonably and promptly object. 
  

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 You shall comply with the applicable Federal and State laws and regulations where our Shares
are offered for sale and conduct your affairs with us and with dealers, brokers or investors in accordance with the Conduct Rules of the National Association of Securities Dealers, Inc. 
 12. Redemption or Repurchase Within Seven Days. If Shares are tendered to us for redemption or repurchase by us within seven business
days after your acceptance of the original purchase order for such Shares, you will immediately refund to us the full sales commission (net of allowances to dealers or brokers) allowed to you on the original sale, and will promptly, upon receipt
thereof, pay to us any refunds from dealers or brokers of the balance of sales commissions reallowed by you. We shall notify you of such tender for redemption within 10 days of the day on which notice of such tender for redemption is received by us.

 13. Other Activities. Your services pursuant to this Agreement shall not be deemed to be exclusive, and you may render
similar services and act as an underwriter, distributor or dealer for other investment companies in the offering of their shares. 
 14. Term of Agreement. This Agreement shall become effective on the date of its execution, and shall remain in effect for a period of two (2) years. The Agreement is renewable annually thereafter, with respect to the Fund or, if
the Fund has more than one series, with respect to each series, for successive periods not to exceed one year (i) by a vote of (a) a majority of the outstanding voting securities of the Fund or, if the Fund has more than one series, of
each series, or (b) by a vote of the Board, and (ii) by a vote of a majority of the members of the Board who are not parties to the Agreement or interested persons of any parties to the Agreement (other than as members of the
Board), cast in person at a meeting called for the purpose of voting on the Agreement. 
 This Agreement may at any time be
terminated by the Fund or by any series without the payment of any penalty, (i) either by vote of the Board or by vote of a majority of the outstanding voting securities of the Fund or any series on 90 days’ written notice to you; or
(ii) by you on 90 days’ written notice to the Fund; and shall immediately terminate with respect to the Fund and each series in the event of its assignment. 
 15. Suspension of Sales. We reserve the right at all times to suspend or limit the public offering of Shares upon two days’ written notice to you. 
 16. Miscellaneous. This Agreement shall be subject to the laws of the State of California and shall be interpreted and construed to
further promote the operation of the Fund as an open-end investment company. This Agreement shall supersede all Distribution Agreements and Amendments previously in effect between the parties. As used herein, the terms “net asset value,”
“offering price,” “investment company,” “open-end management investment company,” “assignment,” “principal underwriter,” “interested person,” “Parent,” “affiliated
person,” and “majority of the outstanding voting securities” shall have the meanings set forth in the 1933 Act or the 1940 Act and the Rules and Regulations thereunder and the term “assignment” shall have the meaning as set
forth in the 1940 Act and the Rules and Regulations thereunder. 
  

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 Nothing herein shall be deemed to protect you against any liability to us or to our
securities holders to which you would otherwise be subject by reason of willful misfeasance, bad faith or gross negligence in the performance of your duties hereunder, or by reason of your reckless disregard of your obligations and duties hereunder.

 If the foregoing meets with your approval, please acknowledge your acceptance by signing each of the enclosed copies,
whereupon this will become a binding agreement as of the date set forth below. 
  

			
	Very truly yours,
	
	[NAME OF FUND OR TRUST]
		
	By:	 	  

			
	[NAME]	 	
	[TITLE]	 	
		
	Accepted:	 	
	
	Franklin/Templeton Distributors, Inc.

			
		
	By:	 	  

			
	[NAME]	 	
	[TITLE]	 	

 DATED:
                     
  

 7Form of Amended and Restated Class B Distribution Plan

 EXHIBIT 10.5 
 FORM OF AMENDED AND RESTATED CLASS [B/B1] DISTRIBUTION PLAN 
  

					
	I.	  	Investment Company:	  	[TRUST]
			
	II.	  	Fund:	  	[FUND(S)]
		
	III.	  	 Maximum Per Annum Rule 12b-1 Fees for Class B Shares
 (as a percentage of average daily net assets of the class)

  

					
	A.	  	Distribution Fee:	  	[0.75% or 0.50%]
			
	B.	  	Service Fee:	  	[0.25% or 0.15%]

 Preamble to Amended and Restated Class [B/B1] Distribution Plan 
 The following Amended and Restated Distribution Plan (the “Amended Plan”) has been adopted pursuant to Rule 12b-1 under the
Investment Company Act of 1940, as amended (the “1940 Act”), by the Investment Company named above (the “Trust”) for the Class [B/B1] shares (the “Class”) of [the/each] Fund named above ([the/each, a] “Fund”),
which amends and restates the prior Distribution Plan (which, together with the Amended Plan are referred to as the “Plan”) which took effect on the date shares of the Class were first offered (the “Effective Date of the Plan”).
The Plan has been approved by a majority of the Board of Trustees of the Trust (the “Board”), including a majority of the Board members who are not interested persons (as defined in the 1940 Act) of the Trust and who have no direct, or
indirect financial interest in the operation of the Plan or in any of the agreements related to the Plan (the “Independent Trustees”), cast in person at a meeting called for the purpose of voting on the Plan. 
 In reviewing the Plan, the Board considered the schedule and nature of payments and terms of the Investment Management Agreement between the
Trust, on behalf of [the/each] Fund, and [ADVISER] (the “Manager”) and the terms of the Distribution Agreement between the Trust, on behalf of [the/each] Fund, and Franklin/Templeton Distributors, Inc. (“Distributors”).
The Board concluded that the compensation of the Manager, under the Investment Management Agreement, and of Distributors, under the Distribution Agreement, was fair and not excessive. The approval of the Plan included a determination that in the
exercise of the Board’s reasonable business judgment and in light of their fiduciary duties, there is a reasonable likelihood that the Plan will benefit [the/each] Fund and the shareholders of the Class. 
 The Board recognizes that Distributors has entered into an arrangement with a third party in order to finance the distribution activities of
the Class pursuant to which Distributors may assign its rights to the fees payable hereunder to such third party. The Board further recognizes that it has an obligation to act in good faith and in the best interests of [the/each] Fund and its
shareholders when considering the continuation or termination of the Plan and any payments to be made thereunder. 
  

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 Amended and Restated Distribution Plan 
 1. (a) The Trust, on behalf of [the/each] Fund, shall pay to Distributors a quarterly fee not to exceed the above-stated maximum
distribution fee per annum of the Class’ average daily net assets represented by shares of the Class, as may be determined by the Board from time to time. 
 (b) In addition to the amounts described in (a) above, the Trust, on behalf of [the/each] Fund, shall pay (i) to Distributors for payment to dealers or others, or (ii) directly to others,
an amount not to exceed the above-stated maximum service fee per annum of the Class’ average daily net assets represented by shares of the Class, as may be determined by the Trust’s Board from time to time, as a service fee pursuant to
servicing agreements which have been approved from time to time by the Board, including the Independent Trustees. 
 2. (a) The
monies paid to Distributors pursuant to Paragraph 1(a) above shall be treated as compensation for Distributors’ distribution-related services including compensation for amounts advanced to securities dealers or their firms or others selling
shares of the Class who have executed an agreement with the Trust, Distributors or its affiliates, which form of agreement has been approved from time to time by the Board, including the Independent Trustees, with respect to the sale of Class
shares. In addition, such monies may be used to compensate Distributors for other expenses incurred to assist in the distribution and promotion of shares of the Class. Payments made to Distributors under the Plan may be used for, among other things,
the printing of prospectuses and reports used for sales purposes, expenses of preparing and distributing sales literature (and any related expenses), advertisements, and other distribution-related expenses; additional distribution fees paid to
securities dealers or their firms or others who have executed agreements with the Trust, Distributors or its affiliates; or certain promotional distribution charges paid to broker-dealer firms or others, or for participation in certain distribution
channels (otherwise referred to as marketing support), including business planning assistance, advertising, educating dealer personnel about the Fund and shareholder financial planning needs, placement on dealers’ lists of offered funds, access
to sales meetings, sales representatives and management representatives of dealers, participation in and/or presentation at conferences or seminars, sales or training programs for invited registered representatives and other employees, client and
investor events and other dealer sponsored events, and ticket charges. 
 (b) The monies to be paid pursuant to paragraph 1(b)
above shall be used to pay dealers or others for, among other things, furnishing personal services and maintaining shareholder or beneficial owner accounts, which services include, among other things, assisting in establishing and maintaining
customer accounts and records; assisting with purchase and redemption requests; arranging for bank wires; monitoring dividend payments from the Fund on behalf of customers; forwarding certain shareholder communications from the Fund to customers;
receiving and answering correspondence; and aiding in maintaining the investment of their respective customers in the Class. Any amounts paid under this paragraph 2(b) shall be paid pursuant to a servicing or other agreement, which form of agreement
has been approved from time to time by the Board. 
  

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 3. In addition to the payments which the Trust, on behalf of [the/each] Fund, is authorized
to make pursuant to paragraphs 1 and 2 hereof, to the extent that the Trust, on behalf of the Fund, the Manager, Distributors or other parties on behalf of the Fund, the Manager or Distributors make payments that are deemed to be payments by the
Fund for the financing of any activity primarily intended to result in the sale of Class shares issued by the Fund within the context of Rule 12b-1 under the 1940 Act, then such payments shall be deemed to have been made pursuant to the Plan.

 In no event shall the aggregate payments specified in paragraphs 1 and 2, plus any other payments deemed to be made pursuant
to the Plan under this paragraph, exceed the amount permitted to be paid pursuant to the Rules of Conduct of the National Association of Securities Dealers, Inc., or any successor thereto. 
 4. Distributors shall furnish to the Board, for its review, on a quarterly basis, a written report of the monies paid to it and to others
under the Plan, including the purposes thereof, and shall furnish the Board with such other information as the Board may reasonably request in connection with the payments made under the Plan in order to enable the Board to make an informed
determination of whether the Plan should be continued. 
 5. (a) Distributors may assign, transfer or pledge
(“Transfer”) to one or more designees (each an “Assignee”), its rights to all or a designated portion of the fees to which it is entitled under paragraph 1 of this Plan from time to time (but not Distributors’ duties and
obligations pursuant hereto or pursuant to any distribution agreement in effect from time to time, if any, between Distributors and the Fund), free and clear of any offsets or claims the Fund may have against Distributors. Each such Assignee’s
ownership interest in a Transfer of a specific designated portion of the fees to which Distributors is entitled is hereafter referred to as an “Assignee’s 12b-1 Portion.” A Transfer pursuant to this Section 5(a) shall not reduce
or extinguish any claims of the Fund against Distributors. 
 (b) Distributors shall promptly notify the Fund in writing of each
such Transfer by providing the Fund with the name and address of each such Assignee. 
 (c) Distributors may direct the Fund to
pay any Assignee’s 12b-1 Portion directly to each Assignee. In such event, Distributors shall provide the Fund with a monthly calculation of the amount to which each Assignee is entitled (the “Monthly Calculation”). In such event, the
Fund shall, upon receipt of such notice and Monthly Calculation from Distributors, make all payments required directly to the Assignee in accordance with the information provided in such notice and Monthly Calculation upon the same terms and
conditions as if such payments were to be paid to Distributors. 
 (d) Alternatively, in connection with a Transfer,
Distributors may direct the Fund to pay all or a portion of the fees to which Distributors is entitled from time to time to a depository or collection agent designated by any Assignee, which depository or collection agent may be delegated the duty
of dividing such fees between the Assignee’s 12b-1 Portion and the balance (such balance, when distributed to Distributors by the depository or collection agent, the “Distributors’ 12b-1 Portion”), in which case only
Distributors’ 12b-1 Portion may be subject to offsets or claims the Fund may have against Distributors. 
  

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 6. The Plan, and any agreements related to the Plan, shall continue in effect for a period
of more than one year only so long as such continuance is specifically approved at least annually by a vote of the Board, and of the Independent Trustees, cast in person at a meeting called for the purpose of voting on the Plan and any related
agreements. In determining whether there is a reasonable likelihood that the continuation of the Plan will benefit the Fund and the Class’ shareholders, the Board may, but is not obligated to, consider that Distributors has incurred substantial
cost and has entered into an arrangement with a third party in order to finance the distribution activities for the Class. 
 7.
The Plan may be terminated with respect to the Class of a Fund at any time by vote of a majority of the Independent Trustees or by vote of a majority of the outstanding voting securities of the Class, as and to the extent required by the 1940 Act
and the rules thereunder, including Rule 18f-3(a)(3). Upon termination of the Plan, the obligation of the Trust, on behalf of the Fund, to make payments pursuant to the Plan shall terminate, and the Trust, on behalf of the Fund, shall not be
required to make payments hereunder beyond such termination date with respect to expenses incurred in connection with Class shares sold prior to such termination date, provided, in each case that each of the requirements of a Complete Termination of
this Plan in respect of such Class, as defined below, are met. For purposes of this Section 7, a “Complete Termination” of this Plan in respect of the Class shall mean a termination of this Plan in respect of such Class, provided
that: (i) the Independent Trustees of the Trust shall have acted in good faith and shall have determined that such termination is in the best interest of the Trust and the shareholders of the Fund and the Class; (ii) and the Trust does not
alter the terms of the contingent deferred sales charges applicable to Class shares outstanding at the time of such termination; and (iii) unless Distributors at the time of such termination was in material breach under the distribution
agreement in respect of the Fund, the Trust, on behalf of the Fund, shall not, in respect of such Fund, pay to any person or entity, other than Distributors or its designee, either the payments described in paragraph 1(a) or 1(b) or in respect of
the Class shares sold by Distributors prior to such termination. 
 8. Any agreement related to this Plan: 
  

	 	(a)	may be terminated at any time, without the payment of any penalty, by vote of a majority of the Independent Trustees or by vote of a majority of the outstanding voting
securities of the Class on not more than sixty (60) days’ written notice to any other party to the agreement; and 

  

	 	(b)	will automatically terminate in the event of its assignment (as defined in the 1940 Act). 

 9. The Plan may not be amended to increase materially the amount to be spent for distribution pursuant to Paragraph 1 hereof without
approval by a majority of the outstanding voting securities of the Class (as and to the extent required by the 1940 Act and the rules thereunder, including Rule 18f-3(a)(3)). 
  

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 10. All material amendments to the Plan shall be approved by a vote of the Board, and of the
Independent Trustees, cast in person at a meeting called for the purpose of voting on the Plan. 
 11. So long as the Plan is in
effect, the Board shall satisfy the fund governance standards included in Rule 0-1(a)(7) under the 1940 Act, including that the selection and nomination of the Trust’s trustees who are not interested persons of the Trust (as defined in the 1940
Act) shall be committed to the discretion of such incumbent trustees who are not interested persons of the Trust. 
 This
Amended Plan and the terms and provisions thereof are hereby accepted and agreed to by the Trust, on behalf of the Class of [each of] the Fund[s, respectively], and Distributors as evidenced by their execution hereof. 
  

			
	 [TRUST]
 on
behalf of [FUND(S)]

		
	By:	 	  

		 	  

		 	  

	
	FRANKLIN/TEMPLETON DISTRIBUTORS, INC.
		
	By:	 	  

		 	  

		 	  

		
	Dated:	 	                    

  

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