Disclosure in accordance with the provisions of the Act of 2 May 2007: Transparency law - Franklin Resources, Inc.
Regulated information
Notification of participations as of 2 December 2008
Kortrijk, 4 December 2008. Franklin Resources, Inc. (One Franklin Parkway, San Mateo CA 94403-1906 USA), in its capacity of parent company or controlling person, wishes to withdraw the transparency notification sent on 24 November 2008, on behalf of Templeton Global Smaller Companies Fund, as the shares held by the Templeton Global Smaller Companies Fund are reported in the transparency notification sent on 11 November 2008, on behalf of Franklin Templeton Investments Corp.
About Barco
Barco, a global technology company, designs and develops visualization products for a variety of selected professional markets. Barco has its own facilities for Sales & Marketing, Customer Support, R&D and Manufacturing in Europe, North America and Asia Pacific. Barco (NYSE Euronext Brussels: BAR) is active in more than 90 countries with about 3600 employees worldwide. Barco posted sales of euro 747 million in 2007.
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