As filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on January 4, 2013
File Nos. 033-9981 and 811-04892
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
WASHINGTON, D.C. 20549
FORM N-1A
REGISTRATION STATEMENT UNDER THE SECURITIES ACT OF 1933
Pre-Effective Amendment No.			[ ]
Post-Effective Amendment No.		34	[X]
and/or
REGISTRATION STATEMENT UNDER THE INVESTMENT COMPANY ACT OF 1940
Amendment No.		36	[X]
Templeton Growth Fund, Inc.
(Exact Name of Registrant as Specified in Charter)
300 S.E. 2nd Street, Fort Lauderdale, FL 33301-1923
(Address of Principal Executive Offices) (Zip Code)
Registrant's Telephone Number, Including Area Code (954)527-7500
CRAIG S. TYLE, ONE FRANKLIN PARKWAY, SAN MATEO, CA 94403-1906
(Name and Address of Agent for Service of Process)
Approximate Date of Proposed Public Offering:
It is proposed that this filing will become effective (check appropriate box)
[X]	immediately upon filing pursuant to paragraph (b)
[ ]	on (date) pursuant to paragraph (b)
[ ]	60 days after filing pursuant to paragraph (a)(1)
[ ]	on (date) pursuant to paragraph (a)(1) of Rule 485
[ ]	75 days after filing pursuant to paragraph (a)(2)
[ ]	on (date) pursuant to paragraph (a)(2) of rule 485
If appropriate, check the following box:
[ ]	This post-effective amendment designates a new effective date for a previously filed post-effective amendment.

SIGNATURES

Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Act of 1933 and the Investment Company Act of 1940, the Registrant certifies that it meets all of the requirements for effectiveness of this Registration Statement pursuant to Rule 485(b) under the Securities Act of 1933 and has duly caused this Registration Statement to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned, thereunto duly authorized in the City of Fort Lauderdale and the State of Florida, on the 4^th day of January, 2013.

Templeton Growth Fund, Inc.

(Registrant)

By: /s/ROBERT C. ROSSELOT

Robert C. Rosselot

Vice President and Secretary

Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Act of 1933, this Registration Amendment has been signed below by the following persons in the capacities and on the dates indicated:

NORMAN J.BOERSMA*
Norman J.Boersma	President and Chief Executive Officer – Investment Management
	Dated: January 4, 2013
LAURA F. FERGERSON*
Laura F. Fergerson	Chief Executive Officer – Finance and Administration
	Dated: January 4, 2013
MARK H. OTANI*
Mark H. Otani	Chief Financial Officer and Chief Accounting Officer
	Dated: January 4, 2013
HARRIS J. ASHTON*	Director
Harris J. Ashton	Dated: January 4, 2013
ANN TORRE BATES*	Director
Ann Torre Bates	Dated: January 4, 2013
FRANK J. CROTHERS*	Director
Frank J. Crothers	Dated: January 4, 2013
EDITH E. HOLIDAY*	Director
Edith E. Holiday	Dated: January 4, 2013
CHARLES B. JOHNSON*	Director
Charles B. Johnson	Dated: January 4, 2013
GREGORY E. JOHNSON*	Director
Gregory E. Johnson	Dated: January 4, 2013
J. MICHAEL LUTTIG*	Director
J. Michael Luttig	Dated: January 4, 2013
DAVID W. NIEMIEC*	Director
David W. Niemiec	Dated: January 4, 2013
FRANK A. OLSON*	Director
Frank A. Olson	Dated: January 4, 2013
LARRY D. THOMPSON*	Director
Larry D. Thompson	Dated: January 4, 2013
CONSTANTINE D. TSERETOPOULOS*	Director
Constantine D. Tseretopoulos	Dated: January 4, 2013
ROBERT E. WADE*
Robert E. Wade	Director
	Dated: January 4, 2013

*By   /s/ROBERT C. ROSSELOT

Robert C. Rosselot, Attorney-in-Fact

(Pursuant to Power of Attorney previously filed)

EXHIBIT INDEX

Index No.	Description of Exhibit
EX-101.INS	XBRL Instance Document
EX-101.SCH	XBRL Taxonomy Extension Schema Document
EX-101.DEF	XBRL Taxonomy Extension Definition Linkbase
EX-101.LAB	XBRL Taxonomy Extension Labels Linkbase
EX-101.PRE	XBRL Taxonomy Extension Presentation Linkbase