497K 1 filing52980449.htm PRIMARY DOCUMENT

February 1, 2012  as amended June 20, 2012

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 February 1, 2012, as may be supplemented, are all incorporated by reference into this Summary Prospectus.


Class A Class B Class C Class R Advisor Class
FKDNX FDNBX FDYNX FDNRX FDYZX
 

Franklin
Custodian Funds

SUMMARY PROSPECTUS

Franklin DynaTech Fund

Franklin

Investment Goal

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 110 in the Fund's Prospectus and under “Buying and Selling Shares” on page 61 of the Fund’s Statement of Additional Information.


SHAREHOLDER FEES (fees paid directly from your investment)
    Class A  Class B1  Class C  Class R  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  4.00%  1.00%  None  None 

1. New or additional investments into Class B are no longer permitted.



ANNUAL FUND OPERATING EXPENSES (expenses that you pay each year as a percentage of the value of your investment)
    Class A  Class B  Class C  Class R  Advisor
Class 
Management fees  0.48%  0.48%  0.48%  0.48%  0.48% 
Distribution and service (12b-1) fees  0.25%  0.99%  1.00%  0.50%  None 
Other expenses  0.24%  0.24%  0.24%  0.24%  0.24% 
Total annual Fund operating expenses  0.97%  1.71%  1.72%  1.22%  0.72% 


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. 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    $ 668  $ 866  $ 1,080  $ 1,696 
Class B    $ 574  $ 839  $ 1,128  $ 1,823 
Class C    $ 275  $ 542  $ 933  $ 2,030 
Class R    $ 124  $ 387  $ 670  $ 1,477 
Advisor Class    $ 74  $ 230  $ 401  $ 894 
If you do not sell your shares: 
Class B    $ 174  $ 539  $ 928  $ 1,823 
Class C    $ 175  $ 542  $ 933  $ 2,030 

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 30.11% of the average value of its portfolio.

Principal Investment Strategies

Under normal market conditions, the Fund seeks investments primarily in equity securities of companies that the investment management believes are leaders in innovation, take advantage of new technologies, have superior management, and benefit from new industry conditions in the dynamically changing global economy. The Fund invests primarily in common stock.

In pursuing these objectives, the fund managers may invest in any economic sector, market capitalization and may invest in companies both inside and outside of the United States. Although the investment manager will search for investments across a large number of sectors, it expects to have significant positions in particular sectors including, for example, technology and health care.

The investment manager uses fundamental, "bottom-up" research to seek companies meeting its criteria of growth potential, quality and valuation. In seeking sustainable growth characteristics, the investment manager looks for companies it believes can produce sustainable earnings and cash flow growth, evaluating the long-term market opportunity and competitive structure of an industry to target leaders and emerging leaders.

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 and 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.

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

Focus   The technology sector has historically been volatile due to the rapid pace of product change and development within the sector. The activities of health care companies may be funded or subsidized by federal and state governments and changes in funding may adversely affect the profitability of these companies. Technology and health care companies may also be affected by legislation or changes in government regulation and policies.

Foreign Securities   Investing in foreign securities typically involves more risks than investing in U.S. securities, including risks related to currency exchange rates and policies, country or government specific issues, less favorable trading practices or regulation and greater price volatility. Certain of these risks also may apply to securities of U.S. companies with significant foreign operations.

Midsize Companies   Securities issued by midsize 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.

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.

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.

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 Class A 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.

The secondary indices in the table below show how the Fund's performance compares to a group of securities that aligns more closely with the Fund's investment strategies.

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

CLASS A ANNUAL TOTAL RETURNS


Best Quarter:  Q2'03  16.47% 
Worst Quarter:  Q4'08  -23.41% 



AVERAGE ANNUAL TOTAL RETURNS
(figures reflect sales charges)
For the periods ended December 31, 2011
    1 Year  5 Years  10 Years 
Franklin DynaTech Fund - Class A         
         Return Before Taxes  -8.08%  3.07%  4.35% 
         Return After Taxes on Distributions  -8.37%  2.65%  4.14% 
         Return After Taxes on Distributions and Sale of Fund Shares  -4.84%  2.52%  3.74% 
Franklin DynaTech Fund - Class B    -7.00%  3.18%  4.35% 
Franklin DynaTech Fund - Class C    -4.16%  3.52%  4.19% 
Franklin DynaTech Fund - Class R    -2.75%  4.00%  4.67% 
Franklin DynaTech Fund - Advisor Class    -2.25%  4.49%  5.07% 
Russell 1000® Growth Index (index reflects no deduction for fees, expenses or taxes)  2.64%  2.50%  2.60% 
NASDAQ Composite Index (index reflects no deduction for fees, expenses or taxes)  -0.83%  2.43%  3.73% 
S&P 500® Index (index reflects no deduction for fees, expenses or taxes)  2.11%  -0.25%  2.92% 

Historical performance for Class R and Advisor Class shares prior to their inception is based on the performance of Class A shares. Class R and Advisor Class performance has been adjusted to reflect differences in sales charges and 12b-1 expenses (with respect to Class R only) 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 Class A and after-tax returns for other classes will vary.

Investment Manager

Franklin Advisers, Inc. (Advisers)

Portfolio Managers

MATTHEW J. MOBERG, CPA   Vice President of Advisers and portfolio manager of the Fund since 2004.

RUPERT H. JOHNSON, JR.   Director of Advisers and portfolio manager of the Fund since its inception (1968).

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 capital gains, unless you are investing through a tax-deferred arrangement, such as a 401(k) plan or an individual retirement 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 DynaTech Fund

Investment Company Act file #811-00537

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