Franklin Templeton Investments Canada Announces Monthly Cash Distribution for Franklin Liberty Canadian Investment Grade Corporate ETF

TORONTO, Oct. 13, 2017 /CNW/ - Franklin Templeton Investments Canada today announced the October 2017 cash distribution for Franklin Liberty Canadian Investment Grade Corporate ETF (FLCI), available to Canadian investors.

Unitholders of record on October 24, 2017 will receive a per-unit cash distribution payable on October 31, 2017.The per-unit cash distribution amount and distribution frequency are detailed in the table below.

Franklin Liberty Canadian Investment Grade Corporate ETF (FLCI) seeks to provide long-term capital growth and current income by investing primarily in investment grade corporate debt issued by Canadian corporations. In seeking to achieve its investment objective, the actively-managed ETF may also invest in asset-backed or mortgage-backed securities and Canadian dollar-denominated debt issued by foreign corporations.

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Franklin Templeton Investments Corp. (known as Franklin Templeton Investments Canada) is a subsidiary of Franklin Resources, Inc. [NYSE:BEN].  Franklin Resources, Inc. is a global investment management organization operating as Franklin Templeton Investments, which provides global and domestic investment management to retail, institutional and sovereign wealth clients in over 170 countries. Through specialized teams, the company has expertise across all asset classes – including equity, fixed income, alternative and custom solutions. The company's more than 650 investment professionals are supported by its integrated, worldwide team of risk management professionals and global trading desk network. With offices in over 30 countries, the California-based company has 70 years of investment experience and over US$753 billion (C$940 billion) in assets under management as of September 30, 2017. For more information, please visit franklintempleton.ca.

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