N-14 1 ftvipt1.txt WRAP As filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on December 6, 2001 Securities Act Registration No. 333-73934 UNITED STATES SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION Washington D.C. 20549 FORM N-14 REGISTRATION STATEMENT UNDER THE SECURITIES ACT OF 1933 [X] Pre-Effective Amendment No. 1 [X] Post-Effective Amendment No. _____ [ ] (Check appropriate box or boxes) FRANKLIN TEMPLETON VARIABLE INSURANCE PRODUCTS TRUST ---------------------------------------------------- (Exact Name of Registrant as Specified in Charter) 1 (800) 321-8563 ---------------- (Registrant's Area Code and Telephone Number) One Franklin Parkway, San Mateo, CA 94403-1906 ---------------------------------------------- (Address of Principal Executive Offices: Number, Street, City, State, Zip Code) Karen L. Skidmore, Assistant Secretary -------------------------------------- (650) 312-5651 -------------- One Franklin Parkway, San Mateo, CA 94403-1906 ---------------------------------------------- (Name and Address of Agent for Service, Number, Street, City, State, Zip Code) Approximate date of proposed public offering: As soon as practicable after this registration statement becomes effective under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended. Calculation of Registration Fee under the Securities Act of 1933: TITLE OF SECURITIES BEING REGISTERED Shares of Beneficial Interest, Par Value $0.01 Per Share Templeton International Securities Fund - Class 1 Templeton International Securities Fund - Class 2 No filing fee is due because of reliance on Section 24(f) of the Investment Company Act of 1940. Registrant hereby amends this Registration Statement on such date or dates as may be necessary to delay its effective date until the Registrant shall file a further amendment which specifically states that this Registration Statement shall thereafter become effective in accordance with Section 8(a) of the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, or until the Registration Statement shall become effective on such date as the Commission acting pursuant to said Section 8(a) may determine. The Cross Reference sheet, the Prospectus and Proxy Statement, the Statement of Additional Information along with its required attachments, and Part C and its Exhibits, with the exception of the Signature Page and Exhibit No. 12(i), are herein incorporated by reference to the Registrant's Registration Statement on Form N-14 (File no. 333-73934) as filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission via EDGAR (Accession No. 0001021408-01-510669) on November 23, 2001. As required by the Securities Act of 1933, this amendment to the registration statement of registrant has been signed on behalf of the registrant, in the City of San Mateo and State of California, on the 6th day of December, 2001. FRANKLIN TEMPLETON VARIABLE INSURANCE PRODUCTS TRUST By /S/ CHARLES E. JOHNSON* ------------------------- Charles E. Johnson, Principal Executive Officer and Trustee Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Act of 1933, this Amendment has been signed below by the following persons in the capacity on the dates indicated. CHARLES E. JOHNSON* Principal Executive Officer and Charles E. Johnson Trustee Dated: December 6, 2001 MARTIN L. FLANAGAN* Principal Financial Officer Martin L. Flanagan Dated: December 6, 2001 KIMBERLY H. MONASTERIO* Principal Accounting Officer Kimberley H. Monasterio Dated: December 6, 2001 FRANK H. ABBOTT III* Trustee Frank H. Abbott III Dated: December 6, 2001 HARRIS J. ASHTON* Trustee Harris J. Ashton Dated: December 6, 2001 S. JOSEPH FORTUNATO* Trustee S. Joseph Fortunato Dated: December 6, 2001 ROBERT F. CARLSON* Trustee Robert F. Carlson Dated: December 6, 2001 CHARLES B. JOHNSON* Trustee Charles B. Johnson Dated: December 6, 2001 RUPERT H. JOHNSON, JR.* Trustee Rupert H. Johnson, Jr. Dated: December 6, 2001 FRANK W. T. LAHAYE* Trustee Frank W. T. LaHaye Dated: December 6, 2001 GORDON S. MACKLIN* Trustee Gordon S. Macklin Dated: December 6, 2001 CHRISTOPHER H. PINKERTON* Trustee Christopher H. Pinkerton Dated: December 6, 2001 /s/ Karen L. Skidmore ---------------------- * By KAREN L. SKIDMORE, ATTORNEY-IN-FACT (Pursuant to Power of Attorney previously filed)