SCHEDULE 14A INFORMATION
Proxy Statement Pursuant to Section 14(a) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934
(Amendment No.)
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FRANKLIN MONEY FUND MONEY MARKET PORTFOLIOS | ||
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FRANKLIN MONEY FUND
Dear Shareholder:
Franklin Money Fund operates as a feeder fund in a master-feeder fund arrangement and seeks to achieve its investment goal by investing all of its investable assets in a corresponding master fund, The Money Market Portfolio (the “Master Portfolio”).
You have previously received a Proxy Statement and a Proxy Card soliciting your vote on certain proposals relating to Franklin Money Fund. Such Proxy Statement includes information on the proposals for which the Master Portfolio is soliciting shareholder votes. When the Master Portfolio proposes to take actions that require the approval of its shareholders—namely, the feeder funds that hold interests in the Master Portfolio – Franklin Money Fund, as a feeder fund, is required to pass though its voting rights with respect to the Master Portfolio to you, its shareholders. Accordingly, we have enclosed a Voting Instruction Form on which you may direct Franklin Money Fund as to how to vote its shares of the Master Portfolio.
The Voting Instruction Form is different from the Proxy Card you have previously received along with the Proxy Statement. The Proxy Card is the means by which you vote your shares of Franklin Money Fund. Please be sure to vote and return any Proxy Cards and Voting Instruction Forms you receive.
Please refer to the enclosed Voting Instruction Form for the proposals applicable to the Master Portfolio in which Franklin Money Fund invests and provide your voting instructions as soon as possible. Please also refer to the Proxy Statement that you received previously for a detailed discussion of the proposals applicable to the Master Portfolio.
Very truly yours,
FRANKLIN TEMPLETON INVESTMENTS
# 137778-3
FRANKLIN TEMPLETON INVESTMENTS
PLEASE VOTE YOUR FORM TODAY!
VOTING INSTRUCTION FORM | VOTING INSTRUCTION FORM |
VOTING INSTRUCTION FORM FOR
SPECIAL MEETING OF SHAREHOLDERS ON BEHALF OF
THE MONEY MARKET PORTFOLIOS
TO BE HELD MARCH 21, 2007
FRANKLIN MONEY FUND
The above-referenced Fund hereby requests voting instructions from you in connection with a solicitation of proxies by the Board of Trustees of The Money Market Portfolios (the “Master Portfolio”). The Fund seeks to achieve its investment goal by investing all of its assets in the Master Portfolio. The Fund’s voting rights with respect to the shares in the Master Portfolio that the Fund holds must be passed through to the Fund’s own shareholders. This Voting Instruction Form, if properly executed, will be used by the Fund to vote its shares of the Master Portfolio in the manner directed by you, as designated on reverse, at the Special Joint Meeting of Shareholders on March 21, 2007 and at any adjournments thereof.IF THIS VOTING INSTRUCTION FORM IS SIGNED AND RETURNED WITH NO CHOICES INDICATED, THE FUND WILL TREAT IT AS AN INSTRUCTION TO VOTE “FOR” EACH PROPOSAL RELATING TO THE MASTER PORTFOLIO.
If you fail to return this Voting Instruction Form or return it unsigned, the Fund will vote all shares attributable to your investment in the Fund in proportion to all voting instructions for the Fund actually received from Fund shareholders.
Voting Instruction Form must be signed and dated below. |
Dated | , 2007 |
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Signature(s) (if held Jointly) | (Sign in theBox) |
NOTE: PLEASE SIGN EXACTLY AS YOUR NAME APPEARS ON THIS VOTING INSTRUCTION FORM. One or more joint owners should sign personally. Trustees and other fiduciaries should indicate the capacity in which they sign. If a corporation, this signature should be that of an authorized officer who should state his or her title. | |
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Please fill in box(es) as shown using black or blue ink or number 2 pencil. x PLEASE DO NOT USE FINE POINT PENS. |
2. | To Elect a Board of Directors. | FOR ALL | WITHHOLD ALL | FOR ALL EXCEPT* | |||||||
(01) Harris J. Ashton (02) Robert F. Carlson (03) Sam L. Ginn | (04) Edith E. Holiday (05) Frank W. T. LaHaye (06) Frank A. Olson | (07) Larry D. Thompson (08) John B. Wilson | (09) Charles B. Johnson (10) Gregory E. Johnson | o | o | o | |||||
* To withhold authority to vote for any individual nominee(s), write the number(s) of the Nominee(s) above: | |||||||||||
FOR | AGAINST | ABSTAIN | |||||||||
4. | To approve an Amended and Restated Agreement and Declaration of Trust for The Money Market Portfolios. | o | o | o | |||||||
5. | To Approve Amendments to Certain Fundamental Investment Restrictions Regarding: | ||||||||||
Sub-Proposal 5a. | Borrowing | o | o | o | |||||||
Sub-Proposal 5b. | Underwriting | o | o | o | |||||||
Sub-Proposal 5c. | Lending | o | o | o | |||||||
Sub-Proposal 5d. | Investments in real estate | o | o | o | |||||||
Sub-Proposal 5e. | Investments in commodities | o | o | o | |||||||
Sub-Proposal 5f. | Issuing senior securities | o | o | o | |||||||
Sub-Proposal 5g. | Industry concentration | o | o | o | |||||||
Sub-Proposal 5h. | Diversification of investments | o | o | o | |||||||
6. | To Approve the Elimination of Certain Fundamental Investment Restrictions. | o | o | o |
PLEASE SIGN AND DATE ON THE REVERSE SIDE. | |
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