SCHEDULE 14A INFORMATION
Proxy Statement Pursuant to Section 14(a)
of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934
(Amendment No.)
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[ ] Soliciting Material Pursuant to Section.240-14a-11(c) or Section.240-
14a-12
[ ] Confidential, for Use of the Commission Only (as permitted by Rule
14a-6(e)(2))
Franklin Gold Fund
(Name of Registrant as Specified In Its Charter)
Franklin Gold Fund
(Name of Person(s) Filing Proxy Statement)
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Important Reminder
FRANKLIN GOLD FUND
777 MARINERS ISLAND BLVD.
SAN MATEO CA 94404
Special Meeting of Shareholders
To be held on Tuesday, March 14, 2000
Dear Shareholder:
Recently we distributed proxy material regarding the Special Meeting of
Shareholders for the Franklin Gold Fund scheduled to take place on TUESDAY,
MARCH 14, 2000. Our records indicate that we have not yet received your voting
instructions. We encourage you to exercise your right to vote so that we have
the opinions from a majority of the shareholders of the Fund. PLEASE TAKE A FEW
MOMENTS TO CAST YOUR VOTE. If you do not plan to attend the Meeting, your vote
must be received by Monday, March 13, 2000 to allow us to properly tabulate the
results for the Meeting scheduled on Tuesday, March 14, 2000.
To make it easy for you to vote - and as the Meeting will be held shortly -- we
have set up a toll-free telephone number, Internet voting, as well as a toll
free fax line by which you can quickly and easily exercise your right to vote.
Please utilize the mail option only if the above-mentioned are not available,
since there is no guarantee your vote will be received in time for the Meeting.
Please take a few moments to vote now by utilizing one of the following options:
1. BY PHONE: FOR AUTOMATED PHONE VOTING, call 1-800-597-7836, available
24 hours a day. Enter the 14 digit control number located
on your card and follow the prompts. If you would like to
speak with a live representative, call 1-800-606-0538.
Representatives are available to take your vote Monday
through Friday between 9 a.m. and 11 p.m. and Saturday
12 p.m. to 6 p.m. eastern time. Please have your proxy card
available at the time of the call.
2. BY INTERNET: Visit HTTPS://VOTE.PROXY-DIRECT.COM and enter the 14-digit
control number located on your proxy card.
3. BY FAX: Complete the enclosed proxy card and fax it to us toll-free
at 1-800-733-1885, any time.
4. BY MAIL: Complete the enclosed proxy card and return it in the
enclosed postage-paid envelope. Please use this option only
if the above methods are unavailable, as we may not receive
your executed proxy by March 14, 2000.
REMEMBER, YOUR PROXY VOTE COUNTS. VOTE TODAY!
Please take the time to vote your shares in order to reduce the need for
additional solicitation efforts or costly meeting adjournments. Thank you for
your prompt attention.