EX-99.(N) 2 d336101dex99n.htm INDEPENDENT REGISTERED PUBLIC ACCOUNTING FIRM CONSENT Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm Consent

CONSENT OF INDEPENDENT REGISTERED PUBLIC ACCOUNTING FIRM

We hereby consent to the use in this Registration Statement on Form N-2 of our report dated April 8, 2022, relating to the financial statements of Franklin Income Opportunities Fund, which appears in such Registration Statement. We also consent to the reference to us under the heading “Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm” in such Registration Statement.

/s/PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP

Baltimore, Maryland

April 8, 2022