0000038777-17-000190.txt : 20170510 0000038777-17-000190.hdr.sgml : 20170510 20170510133624 ACCESSION NUMBER: 0000038777-17-000190 CONFORMED SUBMISSION TYPE: SC 13G/A PUBLIC DOCUMENT COUNT: 1 FILED AS OF DATE: 20170510 DATE AS OF CHANGE: 20170510 SUBJECT COMPANY: COMPANY DATA: COMPANY CONFORMED NAME: Aptose Biosciences Inc. CENTRAL INDEX KEY: 0000882361 STANDARD INDUSTRIAL CLASSIFICATION: BIOLOGICAL PRODUCTS (NO DIAGNOSTIC SUBSTANCES) [2836] IRS NUMBER: 000000000 STATE OF INCORPORATION: A6 FISCAL YEAR END: 1231 FILING VALUES: FORM TYPE: SC 13G/A SEC ACT: 1934 Act SEC FILE NUMBER: 005-49893 FILM NUMBER: 17829518 BUSINESS ADDRESS: STREET 1: 5955 AIRPORT ROAD, SUITE 228 STREET 2: . CITY: MISSISSAUGA STATE: A6 ZIP: L4V 1R9 BUSINESS PHONE: 647-479-9828 MAIL ADDRESS: STREET 1: 5955 AIRPORT ROAD, SUITE 228 CITY: MISSISSAUGA STATE: A6 ZIP: L4V 1R9 FORMER COMPANY: FORMER CONFORMED NAME: Aptose Biosciences Inc., (formerly LORUS THERAPEUTICS INC.) DATE OF NAME CHANGE: 20140905 FORMER COMPANY: FORMER CONFORMED NAME: LORUS THERAPEUTICS INC DATE OF NAME CHANGE: 19990308 FORMER COMPANY: FORMER CONFORMED NAME: IMUTEC PHARMA INC DATE OF NAME CHANGE: 19970113 FILED BY: COMPANY DATA: COMPANY CONFORMED NAME: FRANKLIN RESOURCES INC CENTRAL INDEX KEY: 0000038777 STANDARD INDUSTRIAL CLASSIFICATION: INVESTMENT ADVICE [6282] IRS NUMBER: 132670991 STATE OF INCORPORATION: DE FISCAL YEAR END: 0930 FILING VALUES: FORM TYPE: SC 13G/A BUSINESS ADDRESS: STREET 1: ONE FRANKLIN PARKWAY STREET 2: BUILDING 920 CITY: SAN MATEO STATE: CA ZIP: 94403 BUSINESS PHONE: 650-312-2000 MAIL ADDRESS: STREET 1: FRANKLIN RESOURCES INC STREET 2: ONE FRANKLIN PARKWAY CITY: SAN MATEO STATE: CA ZIP: 94403 SC 13G/A 1 apto17a2.htm apto17a2.htm - Generated by SEC Publisher for SEC Filing  

 

 

          CUSIP NO. 03835T200                        13G                         Page 1 of 13

 

 

                                                                              UNITED STATES

                                                         SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

                                                                     Washington, D.C. 20549

 

                                                                             SCHEDULE 13G

 

                                                     Under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934

                                                                            (Amendment No. 2)*

 

                                                                  APTOSE BIOSCIENCES INC.

                                                                         (Name of Issuer)

 

                                                                            Common Shares

                                                           (Title of Class of Securities)

 

                                                                                03835T200 

 

                                                                           (CUSIP Number)

 

                                                                           April 30, 2017

                                        (Date of Event Which Requires Filing of this Statement)

 

          Check the appropriate box to designate the rule pursuant to which this Schedule is

          filed: 

 

          [X] Rule 13d‑1(b)

          [ ] Rule 13d‑1(c)

          [ ] Rule 13d‑1(d)

 

          *The remainder of this cover page shall be filled out for a reporting person's

          initial filing on this form with respect to the subject class of securities, and for

          any subsequent amendment containing information which would alter the disclosures

          provided in a prior cover page.

 

          The information required in the remainder of this cover page shall not be deemed to

          be "filed" for the purpose of Section 18 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934

          ("Act") or otherwise subject to the liabilities of that section of the Act but shall

          be subject to all other provisions of the Act (however, see the Notes).

 

 


 
 

 

 

 

          CUSIP NO. 03835T200                        13G                         Page 2 of 13

 

 

          1.    NAMES OF REPORTING PERSONS.    

 

                      Franklin Resources, Inc.

 

          2.    CHECK THE APPROPRIATE BOX IF A MEMBER OF A GROUP

 

                      (a) 

                      (b) X

 

          3.    SEC USE ONLY

 

          4.    CITIZENSHIP OR PLACE OF ORGANIZATION

 

                      Delaware 

 

          NUMBER OF SHARES BENEFICIALLY OWNED BY EACH REPORTING PERSON WITH:

 

                      5.    SOLE VOTING POWER

 

                                  (See Item 4)

 

                      6.    SHARED VOTING POWER

 

                                  (See Item 4)

 

                      7.    SOLE DISPOSITIVE POWER

 

                                  (See Item 4)

 

                      8.    SHARED DISPOSITIVE POWER

 

                                  (See Item 4)

 

          9.    AGGREGATE AMOUNT BENEFICIALLY OWNED BY EACH REPORTING PERSON

 

                      633,660  

 

          10.   CHECK IF THE AGGREGATE AMOUNT IN ROW (9) EXCLUDES

                      CERTAIN SHARES [ ]

 

          11.   PERCENT OF CLASS REPRESENTED BY AMOUNT IN ROW (9)

 

                      4.0% 

 

          12.   TYPE OF REPORTING PERSON

 

                      HC, CO (See Item 4)

 

 


 
 

 

 

 

          CUSIP NO. 03835T200                        13G                         Page 3 of 13

 

 

          1.    NAMES OF REPORTING PERSONS.    

 

                      Charles B. Johnson

 

          2.    CHECK THE APPROPRIATE BOX IF A MEMBER OF A GROUP

 

                      (a) 

                      (b) X

          3.    SEC USE ONLY

 

          4.    CITIZENSHIP OR PLACE OF ORGANIZATION

 

                      USA 

 

          NUMBER OF SHARES BENEFICIALLY OWNED BY EACH REPORTING PERSON WITH:

 

                      5.    SOLE VOTING POWER

 

                                  (See Item 4)

 

                      6.    SHARED VOTING POWER

 

                                  (See Item 4)

 

                      7.    SOLE DISPOSITIVE POWER

 

                                  (See Item 4)

 

                      8.    SHARED DISPOSITIVE POWER

 

                                  (See Item 4)

 

          9.    AGGREGATE AMOUNT BENEFICIALLY OWNED BY EACH REPORTING PERSON

 

                      633,660  

 

          10.   CHECK IF THE AGGREGATE AMOUNT IN ROW (9) EXCLUDES

                      CERTAIN SHARES [ ]

 

          11.   PERCENT OF CLASS REPRESENTED BY AMOUNT IN ROW (9)

 

                      4.0% 

 

          12.   TYPE OF REPORTING PERSON

 

                      HC, IN (See Item 4)

 

 


 
 

 

 

 

          CUSIP NO. 03835T200                        13G                         Page 4 of 13

 

 

          1.    NAMES OF REPORTING PERSONS.    

 

                      Rupert H. Johnson, Jr.

 

          2.    CHECK THE APPROPRIATE BOX IF A MEMBER OF A GROUP

 

                      (a) 

                      (b) X

 

          3.    SEC USE ONLY

 

          4.    CITIZENSHIP OR PLACE OF ORGANIZATION

 

                      USA 

 

          NUMBER OF SHARES BENEFICIALLY OWNED BY EACH REPORTING PERSON WITH:

 

                      5.    SOLE VOTING POWER

 

                                  (See Item 4)

                      6.    SHARED VOTING POWER

 

                                  (See Item 4)

 

                      7.    SOLE DISPOSITIVE POWER

 

                                  (See Item 4)

 

                      8.    SHARED DISPOSITIVE POWER

 

                                  (See Item 4)

 

          9.    AGGREGATE AMOUNT BENEFICIALLY OWNED BY EACH REPORTING PERSON

 

                      633,660  

 

          10.   CHECK IF THE AGGREGATE AMOUNT IN ROW (9) EXCLUDES

                      CERTAIN SHARES [ ]

 

          11.   PERCENT OF CLASS REPRESENTED BY AMOUNT IN ROW (9)

 

                      4.0% 

 

          12.   TYPE OF REPORTING PERSON

 

                      HC, IN (See Item 4)

 

 


 
 

 

 

 

          CUSIP NO. 03835T200                        13G                         Page 5 of 13

 

 

          Item 1.

 

          (a)   Name of Issuer

 

                      APTOSE BIOSCIENCES INC.

 

          (b)   Address of Issuer's Principal Executive Offices

            

           5955 Airport Road, Suite #228

           Mississauga, Ontario

           L4V 1R9

           Canada

 

          Item 2.

 

          (a)   Name of Person Filing

 

                      (i):   Franklin Resources, Inc.

 

                      (ii):  Charles B. Johnson

 

                      (iii): Rupert H. Johnson, Jr.

 

          (b)   Address of Principal Business Office or, if none, Residence

 

                      (i), (ii), and (iii):

                      One Franklin Parkway

                      San Mateo, CA 94403‑1906

 

          (c)   Citizenship

 

                      (i):     Delaware

                      (ii) and (iii): USA

 

          (d)   Title of Class of Securities

 

                      Common Shares

 

          (e)   CUSIP Number

 

                      03835T200 

 


 
 

 

 

 

          CUSIP NO. 03835T200                        13G                         Page 6 of 13

 

 

          Item 3. If this statement is filed pursuant to §§240.13d‑1(b) or 240.13d‑2(b) or (c),

                          check whether the person filing is a:

 

                          (a) [ ] Broker or dealer registered under section 15 of the Act (15 U.S.C. 78o).

 

                          (b) [ ] Bank as defined in section 3(a)(6) of the Act (15 U.S.C. 78c).

 

                          (c) [ ] Insurance company as defined in section 3(a)(19) of the Act (15 U.S.C. 78c).

 

                          (d) [ ] Investment company registered under section 8 of the Investment Company

                                          Act of 1940 (15 U.S.C 80a‑8).

 

                          (e) [ ] An investment adviser in accordance with §240.13d‑1(b)(1)(ii)(E);

 

                          (f) [ ] An employee benefit plan or endowment fund in accordance with

                                          §240.13d‑1(b)(1)(ii)(F); 

 

                          (g) [X] A parent holding company or control person in accordance with

                                          §240.13d‑1(b)(1)(ii)(G); 

 

                          (h) [ ] A savings associations as defined in Section 3(b) of the Federal Deposit

                                          Insurance Act (12 U.S.C. 1813);

 

                          (i) [ ] A church plan that is excluded from the definition of an investment

                                          company under section 3(c)(14) of the Investment Company Act of 1940 (15

                                          U.S.C. 80a‑3);

 

                          (j) [ ] A non‑U.S. institution in accordance with §240.13d‑1(b)(ii)(J);

 

                          (k) [ ] Group, in accordance with §240.13d 1(b)(1)(ii)(K).

 

                          If filing as a non‑U.S. institution in accordance with §240.13d‑1(b)(1)(ii)(J),

                          please specify the type of institution:

 

 

          Item 4. Ownership

 

          The securities reported herein are beneficially owned by one or more open ‑ or closed ‑

          end investment companies or other managed accounts that are investment management clients

          of investment managers that are direct and indirect subsidiaries (each, an “Investment

          Management Subsidiary” and, collectively, the “Investment Management Subsidiaries”) of

          Franklin Resources, Inc. (“FRI”), including the Investment Management Subsidiaries listed

          in this Item 4. When an investment management contract (including a sub‑advisory

          agreement) delegates to an Investment Management Subsidiary investment  discretion or

          voting power over the securities held in the investment advisory accounts that are subject

          to that agreement, FRI treats the Investment Management Subsidiary as having sole

          investment discretion or voting authority, as the case may be, unless the agreement

          specifies otherwise. Accordingly, each Investment Management Subsidiary reports on

          Schedule 13G that it has sole investment discretion and voting authority over the

          securities covered by any such investment management agreement, unless otherwise noted in

          this Item 4.  As a result, for purposes of Rule 13d‑3 under the Act, the Investment

          Management Subsidiaries listed in this Item 4 may be deemed to be the beneficial owners of

          the securities reported in this Schedule 13G.

 

          Beneficial ownership by Investment Management Subsidiaries and other FRI affiliates is

          being reported in conformity with the guidelines articulated by the SEC staff in Release

          No. 34‑39538 (January 12, 1998) relating to organizations, such as FRI, where related

          entities exercise voting and investment powers over the securities being reported

          independently from each other. The voting and investment powers held by Franklin Mutual

          Advisers, LLC (“FMA”), an indirect wholly‑owned Investment Management Subsidiary, are

          exercised independently from FRI and from all other Investment Management Subsidiaries

          (FRI, its affiliates and the Investment Management Subsidiaries other than FMA are

          collectively, “FRI affiliates”).  Furthermore, internal policies and procedures of FMA and

          FRI establish informational barriers that prevent the flow between FMA and the FRI

          affiliates of information that relates to the voting and investment powers over the

          securities owned by their respective investment management clients.  Consequently, FMA and

          the FRI affiliates report the securities over which they hold investment and voting power

          separately from each other for purposes of Section 13 of the Act.

 


 
 

 

 

 

          CUSIP NO. 03835T200                        13G                         Page 7 of 13

 

 

          Charles B. Johnson and Rupert H. Johnson, Jr. (the “Principal Shareholders”) each own in

          excess of 10% of the outstanding common stock of FRI and are the principal stockholders of

          FRI.  FRI and the Principal Shareholders may be deemed to be, for purposes of Rule 13d‑3

          under the Act, the beneficial owners of securities held by persons and entities for whom

          or for which FRI subsidiaries provide investment management services.  The number of

          shares that may be deemed to be beneficially owned and the percentage of the class of

          which such shares are a part are reported in Items 9 and 11 of the cover pages for FRI and

          each of the Principal Shareholders.  FRI, the Principal Shareholders and each of the

          Investment Management Subsidiaries disclaim any pecuniary interest in any of such

          securities.  In addition, the filing of this Schedule 13G on behalf of the Principal

          Shareholders, FRI and the FRI affiliates, as applicable, should not be construed as an

          admission that any of them is, and each of them disclaims that it is, the beneficial

          owner, as defined in Rule 13d‑3, of any of the securities reported in this Schedule 13G.

 

          FRI, the Principal Shareholders, and each of the Investment Management Subsidiaries

          believe that they are not a “group” within the meaning of Rule 13d‑5 under the Act and

          that they are not otherwise required to attribute to each other the beneficial ownership

          of the securities held by any of them or by any persons or entities for whom or for which

          the Investment Management Subsidiaries provide investment management services.

 

                      (a)    Amount beneficially owned:

 

                                    633,660  

 

                      (b)    Percent of class:

 

                                    4.0% 

 

                      (c)    Number of shares as to which the person has:

 

                                 (i)  Sole power to vote or to direct the vote

 

                                          Franklin Resources, Inc.:                                              0

 

                                          Charles B. Johnson:                                                    0

 

                                          Rupert H. Johnson, Jr.:                                                0

 

                                          Franklin Advisers, Inc.:                                         633,660

 

 

                               (ii)  Shared power to vote or to direct the vote

 

 

                                            0  

 

 

                             (iii)  Sole power to dispose or to direct the disposition of

 

                                          Franklin Resources, Inc.:                                             0

 

                                          Charles B. Johnson:                                                   0

 

                                          Rupert H. Johnson, Jr.:                                               0

 

                                          Franklin Advisers, Inc.:                                        633,660

 

                               (iv)  Shared power to dispose or to direct the disposition of

 

                                            0  

 

 


 
 

 

 

 

          CUSIP NO. 03835T200                        13G                         Page 8 of 13

 

          Item 5.  Ownership of Five Percent or Less of a Class

 

                            If this statement is being filed to report the fact that as of the date hereof

                            the reporting person has ceased to be the beneficial owner of more than five

                            percent of the class of securities,

                            check the following [X].

 

          Item 6.  Ownership of More than Five Percent on Behalf of Another Person

 

                             The clients of the Investment Management Subsidiaries, including investment

                             companies registered under the Investment Company Act of 1940 and other managed

                             accounts, have the right to receive or power to direct the receipt of dividends

                             from, and the proceeds from the sale of, the securities reported herein.

 

          Item 7.  Identification and Classification of the Subsidiary Which Acquired the Security

                             Being Reported on By the Parent Holding Company

 

                             See Attached Exhibit C

 

          Item 8.  Identification and Classification of Members of the Group

 

                             Not Applicable

 

          Item 9.  Notice of Dissolution of Group

 

                             Not Applicable

 

 


 
 

 

 

 

          CUSIP NO. 03835T200                        13G                         Page 9 of 13

 

          Item 10. Certification

 

          By signing below I certify that, to the best of my knowledge and belief, the securities

          referred to above were acquired and are held in the ordinary course of business and were

          not acquired and are not held for the purpose of or with the effect of changing or

          influencing the control of the issuer of the securities and were not acquired and are not

          held in connection with or as a participant in any transaction having that purpose or

          effect. 

 

          Exhibits 

 

          Exhibit A ‑ Joint Filing Agreement

          Exhibit B ‑ Limited Powers of Attorney for Section 13 Reporting Obligations

          Exhibit C ‑ Item 7 Identification and Classification of Subsidiaries

 

                                                                              SIGNATURE 

 

        After reasonable inquiry and to the best of my knowledge and belief, I certify that the

        information set forth in this statement is true, complete and correct.

 

        Dated:     May 9, 2017

 

        Franklin Resources, Inc.

 

        Charles B. Johnson

 

        Rupert H. Johnson, Jr.

 

        By:   /s/MARIA GRAY

                    ‑‑‑‑‑‑‑‑‑‑‑‑‑‑‑‑‑‑‑‑‑‑‑‑‑‑‑‑‑ 

                    Maria Gray

                    Vice President and Secretary of Franklin Resources, Inc.

 

                    Attorney‑in‑Fact for Charles B. Johnson pursuant to Power of Attorney attached to

                    this Schedule 13G

 

                    Attorney‑in‑Fact for Rupert H. Johnson, Jr. pursuant to Power of Attorney attached to

                    this Schedule 13G

 

 


 
 

 

 

 

          CUSIP NO. 03835T200                        13G                         Page 10 of 13

 

          EXHIBIT A

 

          JOINT FILING AGREEMENT

 

          In accordance with Rule 13d‑1(k) under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended,

          the undersigned hereby agree to the joint filing with each other of the attached statement

          on Schedule 13G and to all amendments to such statement and that such statement and all

          amendments to such statement are made on behalf of each of them.

 

          IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the undersigned have executed this agreement on May 9, 2017.

 

          Franklin Resources, Inc.

 

          Charles B. Johnson

 

          Rupert H. Johnson, Jr.

 

          By:    /s/MARIA GRAY

                       ‑‑‑‑‑‑‑‑‑‑‑‑‑‑‑‑‑‑‑‑‑‑‑‑‑‑‑‑ 

                       Maria Gray

                       Vice President and Secretary of Franklin Resources, Inc.

 

                       Attorney‑in‑Fact for Charles B. Johnson pursuant to Power of Attorney attached to

                       this Schedule 13G

 

                       Attorney‑in‑Fact for Rupert H. Johnson, Jr. pursuant to Power of Attorney attached

                       to this Schedule 13G

 

 


 
 

 

 

 

          CUSIP NO. 03835T200                        13G                         Page 11 of 13

 

                                             EXHIBIT B

                                      LIMITED POWER OF ATTORNEY

                           FOR SECTION 13 AND 16 REPORTING OBLIGATIONS

 

          Know all by these presents, that the undersigned hereby makes, constitutes and appoints

each of Alison E. Baur, Maria Gray, Steven J. Gray, Kimberly H. Novotny, Karen L. Skidmore,

Navid J. Tofigh and Lori A. Weber each acting individually, as the undersigned’s true and lawful

attorney-in-fact, with full power and authority as hereinafter described on behalf of and in the

name, place and stead of the undersigned to:

 

     1. prepare, execute, acknowledge, deliver and file Forms ID, Schedules 13D and 13G, and

Forms 3, 4 and 5 (including any amendments thereto and any related documentation) with the United

States Securities and Exchange Commission and any national securities exchanges relating to

Franklin Resources, Inc. (“FRI”) and/or any registered closed-end company to which an affiliate of

FRI is an investment adviser (each, a “Reporting Entity”), as considered necessary or advisable under

Regulation S-T and Sections 13(d) and 16(a) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 and the rules and

regulations promulgated thereunder, as amended from time to time (the “Exchange Act”); and

 

     2. seek or obtain, as the undersigned’s representative and on the undersigned’s behalf, information

on transactions in the securities of any Reporting Entity from any person, including brokers, employee

benefit plan administrators and trustees, and the undersigned hereby authorizes any such person to release

any such information to the undersigned and approves and ratifies any such release of information; and

 

     3. perform any and all other acts which in the discretion of such attorney-in-fact are necessary or

desirable for and on behalf of the undersigned in connection with the foregoing.

 

     The undersigned acknowledges that:

 

     1. this Limited Power of Attorney authorizes, but does not require, each such attorney-in-fact to act

in their discretion on information provided to such attorney-in-fact without independent verification of

such information;

     2. any documents prepared and/or executed by any such attorney-in-fact on behalf of the undersigned

pursuant to this Limited Power of Attorney will be in such form and will contain such information and

disclosure as such attorney-in-fact, in his or her discretion, deems necessary or desirable;

     3. none of FRI, any Reporting Entity nor any of such attorneys-in-fact assumes (i) any liability for

the undersigned’s responsibility to comply with the requirements of the Exchange Act, (ii) any liability

of the undersigned for any failure to comply with such requirements, or (iii) any obligation or liability

of the undersigned for profit disgorgement under Section 16(b) of the Exchange Act; and

     4. this Limited Power of Attorney does not relieve the undersigned from responsibility for compliance

with the undersigned’s obligations under the Exchange Act, including without limitation, the reporting

requirements under Section 16 of the Exchange Act.

 

     The undersigned hereby gives and grants each of the foregoing attorneys-in-fact full power and authority

to do and perform all and every act and thing whatsoever requisite, necessary or appropriate to be done in and

about the foregoing matters as fully to all intents and purposes as the undersigned might or could do if present,

hereby ratifying all that each such attorney-in-fact of, for and on behalf of the undersigned, shall lawfully do

or cause to be done by virtue of this Limited Power of Attorney.

     This Limited Power of Attorney shall remain in full force and effect until revoked by the undersigned in a

signed writing delivered to each such attorney-in-fact.

     IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the undersigned has caused this Limited Power of Attorney to be executed as of this

27th day of February, 2017.

 

                                                                                                                              /s/Charles B. Johnson

                                                                                                                              Signature 

 

                                                               Charles B. Johnson

                                                                                                                              Print Name

 


 
 
 

 

 

      CUSIP NO. 84920Y106                           13G                            Page 13 of 13

 

                                     LIMITED POWER OF ATTORNEY

 

                          FOR SECTION 13 AND 16 REPORTING OBLIGATIONS

 

     Know all by these presents, that the undersigned hereby makes, constitutes and appoints

each of Alison E. Baur, Maria Gray, Steven J. Gray, Kimberly H. Novotny, Karen L. Skidmore,

Navid J. Tofigh and Lori A. Weber each acting individually, as the undersigned’s true and lawful

attorney-in-fact, with full power and authority as hereinafter described on behalf of and in the

name, place and stead of the undersigned to:

 

     1. prepare, execute, acknowledge, deliver and file Forms ID, Schedules 13D and 13G, and Forms 3,

4 and 5 (including any amendments thereto and any related documentation) with the United States

Securities and Exchange Commission and any national securities exchanges relating to Franklin Resources, Inc.

(“FRI”) and/or any registered closed-end company to which an affiliate of FRI is an investment adviser

(each, a “Reporting Entity”), as considered necessary or advisable under Regulation S-T and Sections 13(d)

and 16(a) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 and the rules and regulations promulgated thereunder, as

amended from time to time (the “Exchange Act”); and

 

     2. seek or obtain, as the undersigned’s representative and on the undersigned’s behalf, information

on transactions in the securities of any Reporting Entity from any person, including brokers, employee

benefit plan administrators and trustees, and the undersigned hereby authorizes any such person to release

any such information to the undersigned and approves and ratifies any such release of information; and

 

     3. perform any and all other acts which in the discretion of such attorney-in-fact are necessary or

desirable for and on behalf of the undersigned in connection with the foregoing.

 

     The undersigned acknowledges that:

 

     1. this Limited Power of Attorney authorizes, but does not require, each such attorney-in-fact to act

in their discretion on information provided to such attorney-in-fact without independent verification of

such information;

     2. any documents prepared and/or executed by any such attorney-in-fact on behalf of the undersigned

pursuant to this Limited Power of Attorney will be in such form and will contain such information and

disclosure as such attorney-in-fact, in his or her discretion, deems necessary or desirable;

     3. none of FRI, any Reporting Entity nor any of such attorneys-in-fact assumes (i) any liability for

the undersigned’s responsibility to comply with the requirements of the Exchange Act, (ii) any liability

of the undersigned for any failure to comply with such requirements, or (iii) any obligation or liability

of the undersigned for profit disgorgement under Section 16(b) of the Exchange Act; and

     4. this Limited Power of Attorney does not relieve the undersigned from responsibility for compliance

with the undersigned’s obligations under the Exchange Act, including without limitation, the reporting

requirements under Section 16 of the Exchange Act.

 

     The undersigned hereby gives and grants each of the foregoing attorneys-in-fact full power and

authority to do and perform all and every act and thing whatsoever requisite, necessary or appropriate

to be done in and about the foregoing matters as fully to all intents and purposes as the undersigned

might or could do if present, hereby ratifying all that each such attorney-in-fact of, for and on behalf

of the undersigned, shall lawfully do or cause to be done by virtue of this Limited Power of Attorney.

     This Limited Power of Attorney shall remain in full force and effect until revoked by the undersigned

in a signed writing delivered to each such attorney-in-fact.

     IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the undersigned has caused this Limited Power of Attorney to be executed as of this

27th day of February, 2017.

 

                                                                                                                        /s/ Rupert H. Johnson, Jr.

                                                                                                                        Signature 

 

                                                                                                                        Rupert H. Johnson, Jr.

                                                            Print Name

 


 
 
 

 

 

          CUSIP NO. 03835T200                        13G                         Page 13 of 13

 

          EXHIBIT C

 

          Franklin Advisers, Inc.                           Item 3 Classification: 3(e)