497K 1 filing62520719.htm PRIMARY DOCUMENT

December 1, 2012  as amended May 1, 2013

Before you invest, you may want to review the Fund's prospectus, which contains more information about the Fund and its risks. You can find the Fund’s prospectus, statement of additional information and other information about the Fund online at www.franklintempleton.com/prospectus. You can also get this information at no cost by calling (800) DIAL BEN/342-5236 or by sending an e-mail request to prospectus@franklintempleton.com. The Fund's prospectus and statement of additional information, both dated December 1, 2012, as may be supplemented, are all incorporated by reference into this Summary Prospectus.


Class A Class C Class R Class R6 Advisor Class
FINAX FCSMX Pending Pending FKSCX
 

Franklin Global Trust

SUMMARY PROSPECTUS

Franklin International
Small Cap Growth Fund

Franklin

Effective on or about June 3, 2013, the Fund is closed to new investors, with limited exceptions that would permit the following categories of investors to continue to open new accounts in the Fund: (1) Trustees and officers of the Trust; (2) members of the Fund’s portfolio management team; (3) 401k plans that have signed a letter of intent (dated prior to the Fund’s closure) to invest in the Fund; (4) participants in any 401k plan that is already a shareholder of the Fund or has provided Management with a letter of intent (dated prior to the Fund’s closure) to invest in the Fund; and (5) other Franklin Templeton funds. The Fund reserves the right to modify this policy at any time.

Investment Goal

Long-term capital appreciation.

Fees and Expenses of the Fund

These tables describe the fees and expenses that you may pay if you buy and hold shares of the Fund. You may qualify for sales charge discounts in Class A if you and your family invest, or agree to invest in the future, at least $50,000 in Franklin Templeton funds. More information about these and other discounts is available from your financial professional and under “Your Account” on page 44 in the Fund's Prospectus and under “Buying and Selling Shares” on page 37 of the Fund’s Statement of Additional Information.


SHAREHOLDER FEES (fees paid directly from your investment)
    Class A  Class C  Class R  Class R61  Advisor
Class 
Maximum Sales Charge (Load) Imposed on Purchases (as percentage of offering price)  5.75%  None  None  None  None 
Maximum Deferred Sales Charge (Load) (as percentage of the lower of original purchase price or sale proceeds)  None  1.00%  None  None  None 

1. The Fund began offering Class R6 shares on May 1, 2013.



ANNUAL FUND OPERATING EXPENSES (expenses that you pay each year as a percentage of the value of your investment)
    Class A  Class C  Class R  Class R6  Advisor
Class 
Management fees1  0.95%  0.95%  0.95%  0.95%  0.95% 
Distribution and service (12b-1) fees  0.29%  1.00%  0.50%  None  None 
Other expenses1, 2  0.25%  0.25%  0.25%  0.10%  0.25% 
Total annual Fund operating expenses  1.49%  2.20%  1.70%  1.05%  1.20% 

1. Management fees and other expenses have been restated to reflect current fiscal year fees and expenses as a result of the bundling of the Fund's investment management agreement with its fund administration agreement effective May 1, 2013. Such combined investment management fees are described further under "Management" in the Fund's prospectus. Total annual fund operating expenses are not affected by such bundling.

2. Other expenses for Class R6 represent an estimate of expenses, including the effect of this Class' lower shareholder servicing fees.


Example

This Example is intended to help you compare the cost of investing in the Fund with the cost of investing in other mutual funds. The Example assumes that you invest $10,000 in the Fund for the time periods indicated and then redeem all of your shares at the end of the period. The Example also assumes that your investment has a 5% return each year and that the Fund's operating expenses remain the same. The Example reflects adjustments made to the Fund's operating expenses due to the fee waiver and/or expense reimbursement by management for the 1 Year numbers only. Although your actual costs may be higher or lower, based on these assumptions your costs would be:

    1 Year  3 Years  5 Years  10 Years 
Class A    $ 718  $ 1,019  $ 1,341  $ 2,252 
Class C    $ 323  $ 688  $ 1,180  $ 2,534 
Class R    $ 173  $ 536  $ 923  $ 2,009 
Class R6    $ 107  $ 335  $ 581  $ 1,287 
Advisor Class    $ 122  $ 381  $ 660  $ 1,455 
If you do not sell your shares: 
Class C    $ 223  $ 688  $ 1,180  $ 2,534 

Portfolio Turnover

The Fund pays transaction costs, such as commissions, when it buys and sells securities (or "turns over" its portfolio). A higher portfolio turnover rate may indicate higher transaction costs and may result in higher taxes when Fund shares are held in a taxable account. These costs, which are not reflected in annual Fund operating expenses or in the example, affect the Fund's performance. During the most recent fiscal year, the Fund's portfolio turnover rate was 17.07% of the average value of its portfolio.

Principal Investment Strategies

Under normal market conditions, the Fund invests at least 80% of its net assets in a diversified portfolio of marketable equity and equity-related securities of smaller international companies. Smaller international companies are companies with market capitalizations not exceeding (i) $5 billion or the equivalent in local currencies or (ii) the highest market capitalization in the Morgan Stanley Capital International (MSCI) Europe, Australasia, Far East (EAFE) Small Cap Index, whichever is greater, at the time of purchase. The equity securities in which the Fund primarily invests are common stock.

The Fund invests predominantly in securities listed or traded on recognized international markets in developed countries included in the MSCI EAFE Small Cap Index. The Fund's investment manager generally intends to maintain a more focused portfolio consisting of approximately 25-45 securities. The Fund, from time to time, may have significant investments in a particular sector or country.

In choosing individual equity investments, the Fund's investment manager utilizes a fundamental "bottom-up" approach involving in-depth proprietary analysis of individual equity securities. In narrowing down the universe of eligible investments, the investment manager employs a quantitative and qualitative approach to identify smaller international companies that the investment manager believes have the potential to generate attractive returns with lower downside risk. Overall, the investment manager seeks to invest in growth companies with attractive valuations.

The investment manager does not select investments for the Fund that are merely representative of the small cap asset class, but instead aims to produce a portfolio of securities of exceptional companies operating in sectors that offer attractive growth potential. While the investment manager seeks to outperform the MSCI EAFE Small Cap Index, positions may be taken by the Fund that are not represented in that index.

Principal Risks

You could lose money by investing in the Fund. Mutual fund shares are not deposits or obligations of, or guaranteed or endorsed by, any bank, and are not insured by the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation, the Federal Reserve Board, or any other agency of the U.S. government.

Market   The market values of securities owned by the Fund will go up or down, sometimes rapidly or unpredictably. A security’s market value may be reduced by market activity or other results of supply and demand unrelated to the issuer. This is a basic risk associated with all securities. When there are more sellers than buyers, prices tend to fall. Likewise, when there are more buyers than sellers, prices tend to rise.

Stock prices tend to go up and down more dramatically than those of debt securities. A slower-growth or recessionary economic environment could have an adverse effect on the prices of the various stocks held by the Fund.

Growth Style Investing   Growth stock prices reflect projections of future earnings or revenues, and can, therefore, fall dramatically if the company fails to meet those projections. Prices of these companies’ securities may be more volatile than other securities, particularly over the short term.

Foreign Securities   Investing in foreign securities typically involves more risks than investing in U.S. securities, and includes risks associated with: political and economic developments - the political, economic and social structures of some foreign countries may be less stable and more volatile than those in the U.S.; trading practices - government supervision and regulation of foreign securities and currency markets, trading systems and brokers may be less than in the U.S.; availability of information - foreign issuers may not be subject to the same disclosure, accounting and financial reporting standards and practices as U.S. issuers; limited markets - the securities of certain foreign issuers may be less liquid (harder to sell) and more volatile; and currency exchange rate fluctuations and policies. The risks of foreign investments may be greater in developing or emerging market countries.

Smaller Companies   Securities issued by smaller companies may be more volatile in price than those of larger companies, involve substantial risks and should be considered speculative. Such risks may include greater sensitivity to economic conditions, less certain growth prospects, lack of depth of management and funds for growth and development and limited or less developed product lines and markets. In addition, smaller companies may be particularly affected by interest rate increases, as they may find it more difficult to borrow money to continue or expand operations, or may have difficulty in repaying any loans.

Liquidity   From time to time, the trading market for a particular security or type of security in which the Fund invests may become less liquid or even illiquid. Reduced liquidity will have an adverse impact on the Fund’s ability to sell such securities when necessary to meet the Fund’s liquidity needs or in response to a specific economic event and will also generally lower the value of a security. Market prices for such securities may be volatile.

Focus   To the extent that the Fund focuses on particular countries, regions, industries, sectors or types of investment from time to time, the Fund may be subject to greater risks of adverse developments in such areas of focus than a fund that invests in a wider variety of countries, regions, industries, sectors or investments.

Management   The Fund is subject to management risk because it is an actively managed investment portfolio. The Fund's investment manager applies investment techniques and risk analyses in making investment decisions for the Fund, but there can be no guarantee that these decisions will produce the desired results.

Performance

The following bar chart and table provide some indication of the risks of investing in the Fund. The bar chart shows changes in the Fund's performance from year to year for Advisor Class shares. The table shows how the Fund's average annual returns for 1 year, 5 years, 10 years or since inception, as applicable, compared with those of a broad measure of market performance. The Fund's past performance (before and after taxes) is not necessarily an indication of how the Fund will perform in the future. You can obtain updated performance information at franklintempleton.com or by calling (800) DIAL BEN/342-5236.

Sales charges are not reflected in the bar chart, and if those charges were included, returns would be less than those shown.

ADVISOR CLASS ANNUAL TOTAL RETURNS


Best Quarter:  Q2'09  32.84% 
Worst Quarter:  Q4'08  -20.17% 
As of March 31, 2013, the Fund's year-to-date return was 7.02%. 



AVERAGE ANNUAL TOTAL RETURNS
(figures reflect sales charges)
For the periods ended December 31, 2012
    1 Year  5 Years  10 Years 
Franklin International Small Cap Growth Fund - Advisor Class         
         Return Before Taxes  29.78%  5.22%  16.98% 
         Return After Taxes on Distributions  28.96%  3.76%  15.11% 
         Return After Taxes on Distributions and Sale of Fund Shares  20.71%  3.98%  14.68% 
Franklin International Small Cap Growth Fund - Class A    21.97%  3.72%  15.91% 
Franklin International Small Cap Growth Fund - Class C    27.53%  4.28%  15.79% 
Franklin International Small Cap Growth Fund - Class R    29.07%  4.72%  16.37% 
MSCI EAFE Small Cap Index (index reflects no deduction for fees, expenses or taxes)  20.42%  -0.51%  12.34% 

Performance information for Class R6 shares is not shown because it had not commenced operations as of the date of this prospectus.

Historical performance for Class A, Class C and Class R shares prior to their inception is based on the performance of Advisor Class shares. Class A, Class C and Class R performance has been adjusted to reflect differences in sales charges and 12b-1 expenses between classes.

The after-tax returns are calculated using the historical highest individual federal marginal income tax rates and do not reflect the impact of state and local taxes. Actual after-tax returns depend on an investor's tax situation and may differ from those shown. After-tax returns are not relevant to investors who hold their Fund shares through tax-deferred arrangements, such as 401(k) plans or individual retirement accounts. After-tax returns are shown only for Advisor Class and after-tax returns for other classes will vary.

Investment Manager

Franklin Advisers, Inc. (Advisers)

Sub-Advisor

Franklin Templeton Institutional, LLC (FT Institutional)

Portfolio Managers

EDWIN LUGO, CFA   Research Analyst of FT Institutional and portfolio manager of the Fund since 2006.

Purchase and Sale of Fund Shares

You may purchase or redeem shares of the Fund on any business day online through our website at franklintempleton.com, by mail (Franklin Templeton Investor Services, P.O. Box 997151, Sacramento, CA 95899-7151), or by telephone at (800) 632-2301. The minimum initial purchase for most accounts is $1,000 (or $50 under an automatic investment plan).

Taxes

The Fund’s distributions are generally taxable to you as ordinary income, capital gains, or some combination of both, unless you are investing through a tax-deferred arrangement, such as a 401(k) plan or an individual retirement account, in which case your distributions would generally be taxed when withdrawn from the tax-deferred account.

Payments to Broker-Dealers and
Other Financial Intermediaries

If you purchase the Fund through a broker-dealer or other financial intermediary (such as a bank), the Fund and its related companies may pay the intermediary for the sale of Fund shares and related services. These payments may create a conflict of interest by influencing the broker-dealer or other intermediary and your salesperson to recommend the Fund over another investment. Ask your financial advisor or visit your financial intermediary's website for more information.


Franklin Templeton Investments

Franklin Templeton Distributors, Inc.
One Franklin Parkway
San Mateo, CA 94403-1906
franklintempleton.com

Franklin International
Small Cap Growth Fund

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