Franklin Global Trust Plc (FRGT) Ordinary 5p Shares

Franklin Global Trust PLC is a United Kingdom-based alternative investment fund. The Company’s investment objective is to achieve long-term returns in excess of the total return from the MSCI All-Country World Index. The Company’s investment policy is to invest predominantly in listed global equities of quality growth companies with superior share price appreciation potential, based on projected return on invested capital (ROIC), balance sheet strength and sustainable business models; to manage a high conviction portfolio with typically 25-40 holdings, with a view to holding stocks over a long-term investment horizon; to achieve risk spreading through a portfolio of holdings diversified by types of company and sources of revenue; to fully integrate environmental, social and governance (ESG) criteria into fundamental analysis when assessing business models, and others. Its portfolio manager is Martin Currie Investment Management Limited.