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UK Equity – Value Beyond the Blue ChipsPaul Spencer

Manager, Franklin UK Mid Cap Fund


FRANKLIN TEMPLETON INVESTMENTS

•High quality business

•Offering stability in good times and bad

•Delivering reliable growth

What is Blue Chip?

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• 12% of the FTSE All Share Index

• 205 companies excluding investment trusts

• Market capitalisation of £220bn, debt of £34.5bn & ebita of £28bn

• Operating profits 47% UK and 53% overseas

What is the FTSE 250?

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Source: Franklin Templeton Investments as at 31/03/12.

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FTSE 100 and FTSE 250 Compared

Source: Franklin Templeton Investments as at 31/03/12.

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Sub Sector FTSE 100(%)

FTSE 250(%)

Oil & Gas Producers 19.29 5.07Banks 12.25 0.00Mining 11.42 4.88Pharmaceuticals 7.92 1.43Tobacco 5.85 0.00Total 56.73% 11.38%Support Services 2.73 12.05Financial Services 0.92 9.22Travel & Leisure 1.84 8.54Media 2.62 5.28Oil & Gas Producers 19.29 5.07Total 27.40% 40.16%

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Mid-Cap Out-Performance Over the Last Decade

Source: Morningstar Direct®. © 2012 Morningstar UK. All rights reserved as at 31/03/12, total return in GBP over 10 years.For Professional Investor Use Only. Not for Distribution to Retail Investors.

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Which of These Mid-Caps Have Blue Chip Credentials?

Stock Industry

Babcock OutsourcingShaftsbury Real EstateDignity Funeral servicesGenus Animal breeding biotechnologyGreggs Bakery retailerHiscox InsuranceRotork Actuators and valvesSpirax Sarco Steam management systemsTelecity Data centresUltra Electronics Defence equipment

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Why Mid-Caps are the New Blue Chips

• High quality businesses

• Stable performance

• Reliable growth

• Strong balance sheets

• Highly regarded management

Leading to strong long-term performance from a carefully selected portfolio of UK mid-caps


Appendix



Franklin UK Mid Cap FundFund DetailsFund Details

Management Paul Spencer

Asset Category UK EquityInvestment Style FlexibleIMA sector UK All CompaniesBenchmark FTSE 250 Ex Investment Trusts IndexLaunch Date 17/10/2011Number of Positions 41Portfolio Size £602 million

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The Franklin UK Mid Cap Fund launched on 17 October 2011 to receive the assets of the Rensburg UK Mid Cap Growth Trust, a unit trust. Source: Franklin Templeton Investments, as at 31/03/12. Morningstar Rating™ as at 31/03/12, in the UK Mid-Cap Equity Morningstar Category™.

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Fund Performance

Source: Franklin Templeton Investments and Morningstar as at 31/03/12. © 2011 Morningstar, Inc. All rights reserved. Performance details provided are in GBP, include the reinvested dividends net of basic rate UK tax and are net of management fees. The Franklin UK Mid Cap Fund launched on 17/10/11 to receive the assets of Rensburg UK Mid Cap Growth Trust, a unit trust. Fund performance data is based on the mid price of the Rensburg UK Mid Cap Growth Trust from its launch on 12/07/1999 to 30/09/2011 and the net asset value of the Franklin UK Mid Cap Fund A(inc) shares thereafter. Past performance is no guarantee of future performance.

As at 31 March 2012

1 Year 3 Years 5 Years 10 YearsFranklin UK Mid Cap Fund 9.49% 116.36% 48.50% 231.21%FTSE 250 Ex Investment Trusts Index 3.29% 101.71% 15.14% 157.92%IMA UK All Companies Sector 0.72% 69.93% 4.70% 59.31%Quartile 1 1 1 1



Portfolio Positioning

Name of Issuer Fund Weighting

Ashtead Group PLC 4.25%

Persimmon PLC 4.02%

Cobham PLC 3.76%

Inchape PLC 3.61%

Informa Group PLC 3.40%

Yule Catto & Co. PLC 3.30%

Premier Oil PLC 3.12%

Spirent Comm PLC 3.06%

Travis Perkins PLC 2.97%

AZ Electronic Materials 2.87%

Source: Franklin Templeton Investments as at 31/03/12. The portfolio manager for the fund reserves the right to withhold release of information with respect to holdings that would otherwise be included in a top 10 holdings list.

Top Ten Sector Top Ten Holdings

As at 31 March 2012

SectorFund

WeightingRelative to FTSE 250

Support Services 18.28% 6.23%

Chemicals 8.13% 6.28%

Travel & Leisure 7.62% -0.93%

Household Goods & Home Construction 7.54% 3.19%

Aerospace & Defence 6.75% 3.60%

Financial Services 6.02% -3.30%

Media 5.19% -0.09%

Oil & Gas Producers 4.83% -0.24%

Industrial Engineering 3.88% 0.57%

General Retailers 3.68% -0.55%



Fund Manager Biography

Mr Spencer is Lead Manager of the Franklin UK Mid Cap Fund and Joint Manager of the Franklin UK Managers’ Focus Fund. A member of the Franklin UK Equity Team, he specialises in UK mid-cap equity analysis and investment.

Paul joined Franklin Templeton Investments when it acquired Rensburg Fund Management in January 2011.

Paul started his investment career in 1987, when he joined BWD Rensburg. Within the next eight years, Paul progressed through the ranks becoming Head of Research. In 1991, he assumed responsibility for the BWD UK Smaller Companies Trust leaving in 1995 to join Granville Davies Limited as a Director and Small and Mid Cap analyst. In 1999, Paul joined TD Waterhouse where he was Head of Research, specialising in small and mid-cap investment analysis. He returned to Rensburg in 2006 to manage the Rensburg UK Mid Cap Growth Trust, now called the Franklin UK Mid Cap Fund.

During his tenure as Fund Manager of this Fund, he has received a number of awards for investment excellence including the Moneywise Best UK All Companies Fund in 2008, 2009, 2010, an award from Money Observer for the Best UK Small/Mid Cap Fund 2009 and Best UK All Companies Fund over three years from Lipper in 2009.

Paul holds a BA (Hons) Economics from Nottingham University. He is a Fellow of the Securities Institute (FSI).

Paul SpencerVice President, Fund ManagerFranklin Templeton Fund Management LimitedLocation: Leeds, UK

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Important InformationFor professional investor use only, this document is not aimed at, nor intended for use by retail investors.

Copyright © 2012 Franklin Templeton Investments. All rights reserved.

This document is intended to be of general interest only and does not constitute legal or tax advice nor is it an offer for shares or invitation to apply for shares in the Franklin UK Mid Cap Fund. Nothing in this document should be construed as investment advice. Opinions expressed are the author's at publication date and they are subject to change without prior notice.

Performance details provided are in GBP, include the reinvested dividends net of basic rate UK tax and are net of management fees. The Franklin UK Mid Cap Fund launched on 17/10/11 to receive the assets of Rensburg UK Mid Cap Growth Trust, a unit trust. Fund performance data is based on the mid price of the Rensburg UK Mid Cap Growth Trust from its launch on 12/07/1999 to 30/09/2011 and the net asset value of the Franklin UK Mid Cap Fund A(inc) shares thereafter. Sales charges and other commissions, other taxes and relevant costs to be paid by an investor are not included in the calculations. Past performance is no guarantee of future performance.

© 2011 Morningstar, Inc. All rights reserved. The information contained herein: (1) is proprietary to Morningstar; (2) may not be copied or distributed; an (3) is not warranted to be accurate, complete or timely. Neither Morningstar nor its content providers are responsible for any damages or losses arising from any use of this information.

The price of the shares in the fund and the income received from it can go down as well as up, and investors may not get back the full amount invested. Currency fluctuation may affect the value of overseas investment. Investment in these funds entails risks which are described in their Prospectus and Simplified Prospectus.

Subscriptions to shares in the funds can only be made on the basis of the current full or simplified prospectus of the funds, accompanied by the latest available audited annual report and the latest semi-annual report if published thereafter, which can be requested from the address below.

No shares of the Fund may be directly or indirectly offered or sold to nationals or residents of the United States of America. Shares of the Fund are not available for distribution in all jurisdictions and prospective investors should confirm availability with their local Franklin Templeton Investments representative before making any plans to invest.

References to indices are made for comparative purposes only and are provided to represent the investment environment existing during the time periods shown. An index is unmanaged and one cannot invest directly in an index. The performance of the index does not include the deduction of expenses and does not represent the performance of any Franklin Templeton Group fund.

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