Franklin Saudi Arabia Bond P1 $

Investment Objective To seek to maximise income and growth of capital (total return), including currency gains. Investment Policy The Fund mainly invests in corporate and government bonds issued in Saudi Arabia and denominated in any currency. Some of these investments may be below investment grade.The Fund may invest 100% of its assets in transferable securities and Money Market Instruments issued or guaranteed by the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia, its agencies and related entities. The Fund excludes or restricts investments in certain industries that are harmful to the environment or society, such as thermal coal, weapons and tobacco.To a lesser extent, the Fund may invest in bonds in the wider Middle East and North Africa regions, bond denominated in SAR (Saudi Riyal), convertible securities, including contingent convertible bonds, sukuks, securities that are in default or issued by companies that are restructuring or going through bankruptcy, and asset- and mortgage-backed securities.Derivatives and techniques The Fund may use derivatives for reducing risks (hedging) and costs, and to generate additional income or growth.SFDR category Article 6 (does not promote environmental and/or social characteristics or have a sustainable investment objective under EU regulations).Base currency US dollar (USD).Benchmark(s) Bloomberg EM USD Aggregate: Saudi Arabia Total Return Index Unhedged USD. Used for performance comparison only.The Fund is actively managed and may deviate materially from that of the benchmark(s). Share Class Policy Buying and selling shares You may normally buy or sell shares on any day the New York Stock Exchange is open for business. The income received from the Fund's investments is accumulated with the result of increasing the value of the shares.

PIR compliant

No

PEA compliant

No

PEA-PME compliant

No