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Class A FBDIX 2026-04-30 <span style="clear:both;font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:10.02pt;color:#161616;;">This </span><span style="clear:both;font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:10.02pt;color:#161616;;">annual shareholder report</span><span style="clear:both;font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:10.02pt;color:#161616;;"> contains important information about </span><span style="clear:both;font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:10.02pt;color:#161616;;">Franklin Biotechnology Discovery Fund for the period </span><span style="clear:both;font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:10.02pt;color:#161616;;">May 1, 2025, to </span><span style="clear:both;font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:10.02pt;color:#161616;;">April 30, 2026.</span> annual shareholder report <span style="clear:both;font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:10.02pt;color:#161616;;">You can find additional information about the Fund at </span><span style="clear:both;font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:10.02pt;;">https://www.franklintempleton.com/regulatory-fund-documents</span><span style="clear:both;font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:10.02pt;color:#161616;;">. You can also </span><span style="clear:both;font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:10.02pt;color:#161616;;">request this information by contacting us at </span><span style="clear:both;font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:10.02pt;color:#161616;;">(800) DIAL BEN/342-5236</span><span style="clear:both;font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:10.02pt;color:#161616;;">.</span> https://www.franklintempleton.com/regulatory-fund-documents (800) DIAL BEN/342-5236 <div><span style="text-transform:uppercase;"><span style="clear:both;font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:12.024pt;text-transform:uppercase;color:#1447FF;;"><b>WHAT WERE THE FUND COSTS FOR THE LAST YEAR? </b></span></span><span style="clear:both;font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:10.824pt;color:#2D2D2D;;">(based on a hypothetical $10,000 investment)</span></div><div> <table cellspacing="0" style="width:98%;cellspacing:0;border-top:1.5pt solid #E6FAFF;border-left:1.5pt solid #E6FAFF; border-right:1.5pt solid #E6FAFF; border-bottom:1.5pt solid #E6FAFF; margin-left:7.9pt;"> <tr style="height:1px;"> <td style="height:1px;width:50%;background-color:#E6FAFF;"></td> <td style="height:1px;width:22.33812949640288%;background-color:#E6FAFF;"></td> <td style="height:1px;width:27.661870503597125%;background-color:#E6FAFF;"></td> </tr> <tr> <td colspan="1" style="background-color:#E6FAFF;;border-bottom:1.5pt solid #1447FF;vertical-align:bottom"> <div style="background-color:#E6FAFF;padding-left:2pt;padding-top:1.5pt;padding-bottom:0;align:left;text-align:left;padding-right:2pt;font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:10pt;margin-top:1pt;margin-bottom:0;"><span style="clear:both;font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:10.02pt;;"><b>Class Name</b></span></div> </td> <td colspan="1" style="background-color:#E6FAFF;;border-bottom:1.5pt solid #1447FF;vertical-align:bottom"> <div style="background-color:#E6FAFF;padding-left:2pt;padding-top:1.5pt;padding-bottom:0;align:center;text-align:center;padding-right:2pt;font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:10pt;margin-top:1pt;margin-bottom:0;"><span style="clear:both;font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:10.02pt;;"><b>Costs of a $10,000 </b></span><span style="clear:both;font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:10.02pt;;"><b>investment</b></span></div> </td> <td colspan="1" style="background-color:#E6FAFF;;border-bottom:1.5pt solid #1447FF;vertical-align:bottom"> <div style="background-color:#E6FAFF;padding-left:2pt;padding-top:1.5pt;padding-bottom:0;align:center;text-align:center;padding-right:2pt;font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:10pt;margin-top:1pt;margin-bottom:0;"><span style="clear:both;font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:10.02pt;;"><b>Costs paid as a percentage of a </b></span><span style="clear:both;font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:10.02pt;;"><b>$10,000 investment</b></span><span style="clear:both;font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:10.02pt;;">^*</span> </div> </td> </tr> <tr> <td colspan="1" style="background-color:#E6FAFF;;vertical-align:bottom"> <div style="background-color:#E6FAFF;padding-left:2pt;padding-top:1.5pt;padding-bottom:0;align:left;text-align:left;padding-right:2pt;font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:10pt;margin-top:1pt;margin-bottom:0;"><span style="clear:both;font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:10.02pt;;">Class A</span></div> </td> <td colspan="1" style="background-color:#E6FAFF;;vertical-align:bottom"> <div style="background-color:#E6FAFF;padding-left:2pt;padding-top:1.5pt;padding-bottom:0;align:center;text-align:center;padding-right:2pt;font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:10pt;margin-top:1pt;margin-bottom:0;"><span style="font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:10.02pt;">$134</span></div> </td> <td colspan="1" style="background-color:#E6FAFF;;white-space:nowrap;vertical-align:bottom"> <div style="background-color:#E6FAFF;padding-left:2pt;padding-top:1.5pt;padding-bottom:0;align:center;text-align:center;padding-right:2pt;font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:10pt;margin-top:1pt;margin-bottom:0;"><span style="font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:10.02pt;">1.01%</span></div> </td> </tr> </table></div> 134 0.0101 <div><span style="text-transform:uppercase;"><span style="clear:both;font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:12.024pt;text-transform:uppercase;color:#1447FF;;"><b>HOW DID THE FUND PERFORM LAST YEAR AND WHAT AFFECTED ITS PERFORMANCE?</b></span></span></div><div><span style="clear:both;font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:10.02pt;color:#2D2D2D;;">For the twelve months ended April 30, 2026, </span><span style="clear:both;font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:10.02pt;color:#2D2D2D;;">Class A shares of Franklin Biotechnology Discovery Fund returned </span><span style="clear:both;font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:10.02pt;color:#2D2D2D;;">65.03%. The Fund </span><span style="clear:both;font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:10.02pt;color:#2D2D2D;;">compares its performance to the  NASDAQ Biotechnology Index and the S&amp;P 500 Index, which returned 37.61% and 31.05%, </span><span style="clear:both;font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:10.02pt;color:#2D2D2D;;">respectively, for the same period.</span></div><div><span style="text-transform:uppercase;"><span style="clear:both;font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:12.024pt;text-transform:uppercase;color:#161616;;"><b>PERFORMANCE HIGHLIGHTS</b></span></span></div><div> <table cellspacing="0" style="width:98%;cellspacing:0;padding-bottom:2pt;padding-top:0pt;margin-left:7.75pt;"> <tr style="height:1px;"> <td style="height:1px;width:1.8507194244604317%;"></td> <td style="height:1px;width:98.14928057553956%;"></td> </tr> <tr> <td colspan="2" style="vertical-align:top"> <div style="background-color:#FFFFFF;padding-left:2pt;padding-top:1pt;padding-bottom:0;align:left;text-align:left;padding-right:2pt;font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:10pt;margin-top:1pt;margin-bottom:0;"><span style="clear:both;font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:10.02pt;color:#2D2D2D;;"><b>Top contributors to performance:</b></span></div> </td> </tr> <tr> <td colspan="1" style="vertical-align:top"> <div style="background-color:#FFFFFF;padding-left:2pt;padding-top:1pt;padding-bottom:0;align:left;text-align:left;padding-right:2pt;font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:10pt;margin-top:1pt;margin-bottom:0;"><span style="clear:both;font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:10.02pt;color:#30DB87;;">↑</span></div> </td> <td colspan="1" style="vertical-align:top"> <div style="background-color:#FFFFFF;padding-left:2pt;padding-top:1pt;padding-bottom:0;align:left;text-align:left;padding-right:2pt;font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:10pt;margin-top:1pt;margin-bottom:0;"><span style="clear:both;font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:10.02pt;color:#2D2D2D;;">Overweighted portfolio exposure to mid-, small-, and micro-cap biotechnology stocks, which generally performed well. </span><span style="clear:both;font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:10.02pt;color:#2D2D2D;;">Performance also benefited from a focus on companies with proven drug delivery platforms, favorable clinical trial catalysts, and </span><span style="clear:both;font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:10.02pt;color:#2D2D2D;;">strong balance sheets. In addition, an emphasis on identifying clinically or commercially “de-risked” assets appears to have </span><span style="clear:both;font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:10.02pt;color:#2D2D2D;;">supported relative returns.</span></div> </td> </tr> <tr> <td colspan="1" style="vertical-align:top"> <div style="background-color:#FFFFFF;padding-left:2pt;padding-top:1pt;padding-bottom:0;align:left;text-align:left;padding-right:2pt;font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:10pt;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0;"><span style="clear:both;font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:10.02pt;color:#30DB87;;">↑</span></div> </td> <td colspan="1" style="vertical-align:top"> <div style="background-color:#FFFFFF;padding-left:2pt;padding-top:1pt;padding-bottom:0;align:left;text-align:left;padding-right:2pt;font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:10pt;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0;"><span style="clear:both;font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:10.02pt;color:#2D2D2D;;">Successful stock selection in the biotech industry, where numerous overweighted or off-benchmark holdings more than doubled </span><span style="clear:both;font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:10.02pt;color:#2D2D2D;;">in value, including key contributors Abivax, Ascendis Pharma, Praxis Precision Medicines, Merus, Spyre Therapeutics, Oruka </span><span style="clear:both;font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:10.02pt;color:#2D2D2D;;">Therapeutics, Centessa Pharmaceuticals, Dianthus Therapeutics and uniQure.</span></div> </td> </tr> <tr> <td colspan="1" style="vertical-align:top"> <div style="background-color:#FFFFFF;padding-left:2pt;padding-top:1pt;padding-bottom:0;align:left;text-align:left;padding-right:2pt;font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:10pt;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0;"><span style="clear:both;font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:10.02pt;color:#30DB87;;">↑</span></div> </td> <td colspan="1" style="vertical-align:top"> <div style="background-color:#FFFFFF;padding-left:2pt;padding-top:1pt;padding-bottom:0;align:left;text-align:left;padding-right:2pt;font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:10pt;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0;"><span style="clear:both;font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:10.02pt;color:#2D2D2D;;">Stock selection and overweighting in the pharmaceuticals industry, where much larger-than-index positions in Terns </span><span style="clear:both;font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:10.02pt;color:#2D2D2D;;">Pharmaceuticals and Jazz Pharmaceuticals topped a fairly long list of contributors. To a lesser extent, additional relative-return </span><span style="clear:both;font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:10.02pt;color:#2D2D2D;;">gains were achieved in three other industries: health care services (due to overweighting), managed health care (not an index </span><span style="clear:both;font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:10.02pt;color:#2D2D2D;;">component), and health care equipment (lack of exposure).  </span></div> </td> </tr> </table></div><div> <table cellspacing="0" style="width:98%;cellspacing:0;padding-bottom:2pt;padding-top:0pt;margin-left:7.75pt;"> <tr style="height:1px;"> <td style="height:1px;width:1.8507194244604317%;"></td> <td style="height:1px;width:98.14928057553956%;"></td> </tr> <tr> <td colspan="2" style="vertical-align:top"> <div style="background-color:#FFFFFF;padding-left:2pt;padding-top:1pt;padding-bottom:0;align:left;text-align:left;padding-right:2pt;font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:10pt;margin-top:1pt;margin-bottom:0;"><span style="clear:both;font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:10.02pt;color:#2D2D2D;;"><b>Top detractors from performance:</b></span></div> </td> </tr> <tr> <td colspan="1" style="vertical-align:top"> <div style="background-color:#FFFFFF;padding-left:2pt;padding-top:1pt;padding-bottom:0;align:left;text-align:left;padding-right:2pt;font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:10pt;margin-top:1pt;margin-bottom:0;"><span style="clear:both;font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:10.02pt;color:#CA0046;;">↓</span></div> </td> <td colspan="1" style="vertical-align:top"> <div style="background-color:#FFFFFF;padding-left:2pt;padding-top:1pt;padding-bottom:0;align:left;text-align:left;padding-right:2pt;font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:10pt;margin-top:1pt;margin-bottom:0;"><span style="clear:both;font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:10.02pt;color:#2D2D2D;;">Detrimental stock selection created a wide total-return gap in the life sciences tools and services industry; the combined value of </span><span style="clear:both;font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:10.02pt;color:#2D2D2D;;">the Fund’s related holdings declined, while those tracked by the benchmark index increased sharply.  </span></div> </td> </tr> <tr> <td colspan="1" style="vertical-align:top"> <div style="background-color:#FFFFFF;padding-left:2pt;padding-top:1pt;padding-bottom:0;align:left;text-align:left;padding-right:2pt;font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:10pt;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0;"><span style="clear:both;font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:10.02pt;color:#CA0046;;">↓</span></div> </td> <td colspan="1" style="vertical-align:top"> <div style="background-color:#FFFFFF;padding-left:2pt;padding-top:1pt;padding-bottom:0;align:left;text-align:left;padding-right:2pt;font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:10pt;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0;"><span style="clear:both;font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:10.02pt;color:#2D2D2D;;">Several overweighted or off-benchmark biotech and pharma holdings either sold off amid company-specific setbacks or posted </span><span style="clear:both;font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:10.02pt;color:#2D2D2D;;">muted one-year gains. The key detractors in this regard were LENZ Therapeutics (purchased during the period), Benitec </span><span style="clear:both;font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:10.02pt;color:#2D2D2D;;">Biopharma, Soleno Therapeutics, ARS Pharmaceuticals, Ionis Pharmaceuticals (purchased during the period), Eli Lilly, MoonLake </span><span style="clear:both;font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:10.02pt;color:#2D2D2D;;">Immunotherapeutics (bought and sold during the period), Zealand Pharma, Ultragenyx Pharmaceuticals and Day One </span><span style="clear:both;font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:10.02pt;color:#2D2D2D;;">Biopharmaceuticals. Several of these positions were liquidated by year-end.</span></div> </td> </tr> <tr> <td colspan="1" style="vertical-align:top"> <div style="background-color:#FFFFFF;padding-left:2pt;padding-top:1pt;padding-bottom:0;align:left;text-align:left;padding-right:2pt;font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:10pt;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0;"><span style="clear:both;font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:10.02pt;color:#CA0046;;">↓</span></div> </td> <td colspan="1" style="vertical-align:top"> <div style="background-color:#FFFFFF;padding-left:2pt;padding-top:1pt;padding-bottom:0;align:left;text-align:left;padding-right:2pt;font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:10pt;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0;"><span style="clear:both;font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:10.02pt;color:#2D2D2D;;">The Fund lacked exposure to several index component companies—such as Roivant Sciences, Arrowhead Pharmaceuticals, </span><span style="clear:both;font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:10.02pt;color:#2D2D2D;;">United Therapeutics, Viatris, and Axsome Therapeutics—that significantly outperformed the benchmark. In addition, the </span><span style="clear:both;font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:10.02pt;color:#2D2D2D;;">portfolio’s cash allocation (averaging about 2.1% of total net assets) diluted relative performance during a time of robust and </span><span style="clear:both;font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:10.02pt;color:#2D2D2D;;">broad-based gains across the biotech and pharma industries.</span></div> </td> </tr> </table></div> The Fund’s past performance is not necessarily an indication of how the Fund will perform in the future. <span style="clear:both;font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:10.02pt;color:#2D2D2D;;">The graph and table </span><span style="clear:both;font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:10.02pt;color:#2D2D2D;;">do not reflect the deduction of taxes that a shareholder would pay on Fund distributions or redemption of Fund shares.</span> <div><img alt="image" src="ts7358img003.jpg" style="width:88.88888888888889%"/></div> <div><span style="text-transform:uppercase;"><span style="clear:both;font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:12.024pt;text-transform:uppercase;color:#161616;;"><b>AVERAGE ANNUAL TOTAL RETURNS (%) </b></span></span><span style="clear:both;font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:10.824pt;color:#2D2D2D;;">Period Ended </span><span style="clear:both;font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:10.824pt;color:#2D2D2D;;">April 30, 2026</span></div><div> <table cellspacing="0" style="width:98%;cellspacing:0;margin-left:7.75pt;border-bottom:1.5pt solid #778B8B;margin-top:10px;"> <tr style="height:1px;"> <td style="height:1px;width:47.530575539568346%;"></td> <td style="height:1px;width:17.489208633093526%;"></td> <td style="height:1px;width:17.140287769784173%;"></td> <td style="height:1px;width:17.83992805755396%;"></td> </tr> <tr> <td colspan="1" style="border-bottom:1.5pt solid #1447FF;vertical-align:top"> <div style="background-color:#FFFFFF;padding-left:2pt;padding-top:1pt;padding-bottom:0;align:left;text-align:left;padding-right:2pt;font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:10pt;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0;"> </div> </td> <td colspan="1" style="border-bottom:1.5pt solid #1447FF;vertical-align:bottom"> <div style="background-color:#FFFFFF;padding-left:2pt;padding-top:1pt;padding-bottom:0;align:right;text-align:right;padding-right:2pt;font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:10pt;margin-top:1pt;margin-bottom:0;"><span style="clear:both;font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:10.02pt;color:#2D2D2D;;"><b>1 Year</b></span></div> </td> <td colspan="1" style="border-bottom:1.5pt solid #1447FF;vertical-align:bottom"> <div style="background-color:#FFFFFF;padding-left:2pt;padding-top:1pt;padding-bottom:0;align:right;text-align:right;padding-right:2pt;font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:10pt;margin-top:1pt;margin-bottom:0;"><span style="clear:both;font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:10.02pt;color:#2D2D2D;;"><b>5 Year</b></span></div> </td> <td colspan="1" style="border-bottom:1.5pt solid #1447FF;vertical-align:bottom"> <div style="background-color:#FFFFFF;padding-left:2pt;padding-top:1pt;padding-bottom:0;align:right;text-align:right;padding-right:2pt;font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:10pt;margin-top:1pt;margin-bottom:0;"><span style="clear:both;font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:10.02pt;color:#2D2D2D;;"><b>10 Year</b></span></div> </td> </tr> <tr> <td colspan="1" style="border-bottom:0.75pt solid #778B8B;vertical-align:top"> <div style="background-color:#FFFFFF;padding-left:2pt;padding-top:0.5pt;padding-bottom:0;align:left;text-align:left;padding-right:2pt;font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:10pt;margin-top:1pt;margin-bottom:0;"><span style="clear:both;font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:10.02pt;color:#2D2D2D;;"><b>Class A</b></span> </div> </td> <td colspan="1" style="border-bottom:0.75pt solid #778B8B;white-space:nowrap;vertical-align:bottom"> <div style="background-color:#FFFFFF;padding-left:2pt;padding-top:0.5pt;padding-bottom:0;align:right;text-align:right;padding-right:2pt;font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:10pt;margin-top:1pt;margin-bottom:0;"><span style="font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:10.02pt;">65.03</span></div> </td> <td colspan="1" style="border-bottom:0.75pt solid #778B8B;white-space:nowrap;vertical-align:bottom"> <div style="background-color:#FFFFFF;padding-left:2pt;padding-top:0.5pt;padding-bottom:0;align:right;text-align:right;padding-right:2pt;font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:10pt;margin-top:1pt;margin-bottom:0;"><span style="font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:10.02pt;">8.13</span></div> </td> <td colspan="1" style="border-bottom:0.75pt solid #778B8B;white-space:nowrap;vertical-align:bottom"> <div style="background-color:#FFFFFF;padding-left:2pt;padding-top:0.5pt;padding-bottom:0;align:right;text-align:right;padding-right:2pt;font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:10pt;margin-top:1pt;margin-bottom:0;"><span style="font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:10.02pt;">10.09</span></div> </td> </tr> <tr> <td colspan="1" style="border-bottom:0.75pt solid #778B8B;vertical-align:top"> <div style="background-color:#FFFFFF;padding-left:2pt;padding-top:1pt;padding-bottom:0;align:left;text-align:left;padding-right:2pt;font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:10pt;margin-top:1pt;margin-bottom:0;"><span style="clear:both;font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:10.02pt;color:#2D2D2D;;"><b>Class A (with sales charge)</b></span> </div> </td> <td colspan="1" style="border-bottom:0.75pt solid #778B8B;white-space:nowrap;vertical-align:bottom"> <div style="background-color:#FFFFFF;padding-left:2pt;padding-top:1pt;padding-bottom:0;align:right;text-align:right;padding-right:2pt;font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:10pt;margin-top:1pt;margin-bottom:0;"><span style="font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:10.02pt;">55.94</span></div> </td> <td colspan="1" style="border-bottom:0.75pt solid #778B8B;white-space:nowrap;vertical-align:bottom"> <div style="background-color:#FFFFFF;padding-left:2pt;padding-top:1pt;padding-bottom:0;align:right;text-align:right;padding-right:2pt;font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:10pt;margin-top:1pt;margin-bottom:0;"><span style="font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:10.02pt;">6.91</span></div> </td> <td colspan="1" style="border-bottom:0.75pt solid #778B8B;white-space:nowrap;vertical-align:bottom"> <div style="background-color:#FFFFFF;padding-left:2pt;padding-top:1pt;padding-bottom:0;align:right;text-align:right;padding-right:2pt;font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:10pt;margin-top:1pt;margin-bottom:0;"><span style="font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:10.02pt;">9.47</span></div> </td> </tr> <tr> <td colspan="1" style="border-bottom:0.75pt solid #778B8B;vertical-align:top"> <div style="background-color:#FFFFFF;padding-left:2pt;padding-top:1pt;padding-bottom:0;align:left;text-align:left;padding-right:2pt;font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:10pt;margin-top:1pt;margin-bottom:0;"><span style="clear:both;font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:10.02pt;color:#2D2D2D;;"><b>Russell 3000 Index</b></span> </div> </td> <td colspan="1" style="border-bottom:0.75pt solid #778B8B;white-space:nowrap;vertical-align:bottom"> <div style="background-color:#FFFFFF;padding-left:2pt;padding-top:1pt;padding-bottom:0;align:right;text-align:right;padding-right:2pt;font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:10pt;margin-top:1pt;margin-bottom:0;"><span style="font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:10.02pt;">31.01</span></div> </td> <td colspan="1" style="border-bottom:0.75pt solid #778B8B;white-space:nowrap;vertical-align:bottom"> <div style="background-color:#FFFFFF;padding-left:2pt;padding-top:1pt;padding-bottom:0;align:right;text-align:right;padding-right:2pt;font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:10pt;margin-top:1pt;margin-bottom:0;"><span style="font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:10.02pt;">11.91</span></div> </td> <td colspan="1" style="border-bottom:0.75pt solid #778B8B;white-space:nowrap;vertical-align:bottom"> <div style="background-color:#FFFFFF;padding-left:2pt;padding-top:1pt;padding-bottom:0;align:right;text-align:right;padding-right:2pt;font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:10pt;margin-top:1pt;margin-bottom:0;"><span style="font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:10.02pt;">14.76</span></div> </td> </tr> <tr> <td colspan="1" style="border-bottom:0.75pt solid #778B8B;vertical-align:top"> <div style="background-color:#FFFFFF;padding-left:2pt;padding-top:1pt;padding-bottom:0;align:left;text-align:left;padding-right:2pt;font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:10pt;margin-top:1pt;margin-bottom:0;"><span style="clear:both;font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:10.02pt;color:#2D2D2D;;"><b>NASDAQ Biotechnology Index</b></span> </div> </td> <td colspan="1" style="border-bottom:0.75pt solid #778B8B;white-space:nowrap;vertical-align:bottom"> <div style="background-color:#FFFFFF;padding-left:2pt;padding-top:1pt;padding-bottom:0;align:right;text-align:right;padding-right:2pt;font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:10pt;margin-top:1pt;margin-bottom:0;"><span style="font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:10.02pt;">37.61</span></div> </td> <td colspan="1" style="border-bottom:0.75pt solid #778B8B;white-space:nowrap;vertical-align:bottom"> <div style="background-color:#FFFFFF;padding-left:2pt;padding-top:1pt;padding-bottom:0;align:right;text-align:right;padding-right:2pt;font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:10pt;margin-top:1pt;margin-bottom:0;"><span style="font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:10.02pt;">3.80</span></div> </td> <td colspan="1" style="border-bottom:0.75pt solid #778B8B;white-space:nowrap;vertical-align:bottom"> <div style="background-color:#FFFFFF;padding-left:2pt;padding-top:1pt;padding-bottom:0;align:right;text-align:right;padding-right:2pt;font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:10pt;margin-top:1pt;margin-bottom:0;"><span style="font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:10.02pt;">7.65</span></div> </td> </tr> <tr> <td colspan="1" style="vertical-align:top"> <div style="background-color:#FFFFFF;padding-left:2pt;padding-top:1pt;padding-bottom:0;align:left;text-align:left;padding-right:2pt;font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:10pt;margin-top:1pt;margin-bottom:0;"><span style="clear:both;font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:10.02pt;color:#2D2D2D;;"><b>S&amp;P 500 Index</b></span> </div> </td> <td colspan="1" style="white-space:nowrap;vertical-align:bottom"> <div style="background-color:#FFFFFF;padding-left:2pt;padding-top:1pt;padding-bottom:0;align:right;text-align:right;padding-right:2pt;font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:10pt;margin-top:1pt;margin-bottom:0;"><span style="font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:10.02pt;">31.05</span></div> </td> <td colspan="1" style="white-space:nowrap;vertical-align:bottom"> <div style="background-color:#FFFFFF;padding-left:2pt;padding-top:1pt;padding-bottom:0;align:right;text-align:right;padding-right:2pt;font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:10pt;margin-top:1pt;margin-bottom:0;"><span style="font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:10.02pt;">13.14</span></div> </td> <td colspan="1" style="white-space:nowrap;vertical-align:bottom"> <div style="background-color:#FFFFFF;padding-left:2pt;padding-top:1pt;padding-bottom:0;align:right;text-align:right;padding-right:2pt;font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:10pt;margin-top:1pt;margin-bottom:0;"><span style="font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:10.02pt;">15.26</span></div> </td> </tr> </table></div> Class A 0.6503 0.0813 0.1009 Class A (with sales charge) 0.5594 0.0691 0.0947 Russell 3000 Index 0.3101 0.1191 0.1476 NASDAQ Biotechnology Index 0.3761 0.0380 0.0765 S&P 500 Index 0.3105 0.1314 0.1526 <div><span style="clear:both;font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:10.02pt;color:#2D2D2D;;">For current month-end performance, please call Franklin Templeton at </span><span style="clear:both;font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:10.02pt;color:#2D2D2D;;">(800) DIAL BEN/342-5236 or visit</span><br/><span style="clear:both;font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:10.02pt;;">https://www.franklintempleton.com/investments/options/mutual-funds</span><span style="clear:both;font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:10.02pt;color:#2D2D2D;;">. </span></div><div><span style="clear:both;font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:10.02pt;color:#2D2D2D;;">Important data provider notices and terms available at </span><span style="clear:both;font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:10.02pt;;">www.franklintempletondatasources.com</span><span style="clear:both;font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:10.02pt;color:#2D2D2D;;">. </span></div> <div><span style="text-transform:uppercase;"><span style="clear:both;font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:12.024pt;text-transform:uppercase;color:#1447FF;;"><b>KEY FUND STATISTICS </b></span></span><span style="clear:both;font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:10.824pt;color:#2D2D2D;;">(as of </span><span style="clear:both;font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:10.824pt;color:#2D2D2D;;">April 30, 2026)</span></div><div> <table cellspacing="0" style="width:98%;cellspacing:0;border-top:1.5pt solid #6B6B6B;margin-left:7.75pt;border-bottom:1.5pt solid #6B6B6B;margin-top:10px;"> <tr style="height:1px;"> <td style="height:1px;width:74.41007194244604%;"></td> <td style="height:1px;width:25.58992805755396%;"></td> </tr> <tr> <td colspan="1" style="border-bottom:0.75pt solid #6B6B6B;vertical-align:top"> <div style="background-color:#FFFFFF;padding-left:2pt;padding-top:1pt;padding-bottom:0;align:left;text-align:left;padding-right:2pt;font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:10pt;margin-top:1pt;margin-bottom:0;"><span style="clear:both;font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:10.02pt;color:#2D2D2D;;"><b>Total Net Assets</b></span></div> </td> <td colspan="1" style="border-bottom:0.75pt solid #6B6B6B;vertical-align:bottom"> <div style="background-color:#FFFFFF;padding-left:2pt;padding-top:1pt;padding-bottom:0;align:right;text-align:right;padding-right:2pt;font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:10pt;margin-top:1pt;margin-bottom:0;"><span style="font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:10.02pt;">$1,037,360,270</span></div> </td> </tr> <tr> <td colspan="1" style="border-bottom:0.75pt solid #6B6B6B;vertical-align:top"> <div style="background-color:#FFFFFF;padding-left:2pt;padding-top:1pt;padding-bottom:0;align:left;text-align:left;padding-right:2pt;font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:10pt;margin-top:1pt;margin-bottom:0;"><span style="clear:both;font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:10.02pt;color:#2D2D2D;;"><b>Total Number of Portfolio Holdings</b></span></div> </td> <td colspan="1" style="border-bottom:0.75pt solid #6B6B6B;vertical-align:bottom"> <div style="background-color:#FFFFFF;padding-left:2pt;padding-top:1pt;padding-bottom:0;align:right;text-align:right;padding-right:2pt;font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:10pt;margin-top:1pt;margin-bottom:0;"><span style="font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:10.02pt;">110</span></div> </td> </tr> <tr> <td colspan="1" style="border-bottom:0.75pt solid #6B6B6B;vertical-align:top"> <div style="background-color:#FFFFFF;padding-left:2pt;padding-top:1pt;padding-bottom:0;align:left;text-align:left;padding-right:2pt;font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:10pt;margin-top:1pt;margin-bottom:0;"><span style="clear:both;font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:10.02pt;color:#2D2D2D;;"><b>Total Management Fee Paid</b></span></div> </td> <td colspan="1" style="border-bottom:0.75pt solid #6B6B6B;vertical-align:bottom"> <div style="background-color:#FFFFFF;padding-left:2pt;padding-top:1pt;padding-bottom:0;align:right;text-align:right;padding-right:2pt;font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:10pt;margin-top:1pt;margin-bottom:0;"><span style="font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:10.02pt;">$5,300,115</span></div> </td> </tr> <tr> <td colspan="1" style="vertical-align:top"> <div style="background-color:#FFFFFF;padding-left:2pt;padding-top:1pt;padding-bottom:0;align:left;text-align:left;padding-right:2pt;font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:10pt;margin-top:1pt;margin-bottom:0;"><span style="clear:both;font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:10.02pt;color:#2D2D2D;;"><b>Portfolio Turnover Rate</b></span></div> </td> <td colspan="1" style="white-space:nowrap;vertical-align:bottom"> <div style="background-color:#FFFFFF;padding-left:2pt;padding-top:1pt;padding-bottom:0;align:right;text-align:right;padding-right:2pt;font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:10pt;margin-top:1pt;margin-bottom:0;"><span style="font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:10.02pt;">37.62%</span></div> </td> </tr> </table></div> 1037360270 110 5300115 0.3762 <div><span style="text-transform:uppercase;"><span style="clear:both;font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:12.024pt;text-transform:uppercase;color:#1447FF;;"><b>WHAT DID THE FUND INVEST IN? </b></span></span><span style="clear:both;font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:10.824pt;color:#2D2D2D;;">(as of </span><span style="clear:both;font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:10.824pt;color:#2D2D2D;;">April 30, 2026)</span></div><div><span style="clear:both;font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:12.024pt;color:#161616;;"><b>Portfolio Composition</b></span><span style="clear:both;font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:12.024pt;color:#161616;;">^*</span><span style="clear:both;font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:12.024pt;color:#161616;;"><b> (% of Total Investments)</b></span></div><div><img alt="image" src="ts7358img004.jpg" style="width:96.41294838145232%"/></div> https://www.franklintempleton.com/regulatory-fund-documents 9450 11342 11534 11349 13450 16712 11939 13202 15535 14970 24703 10000 11858 13406 15106 14948 22560 21857 22186 27133 30227 39601 10000 11103 11602 11917 13902 17344 13405 14926 14837 15187 20899 10000 11792 13356 15158 15289 22320 22367 22963 28167 31574 41379 0.940 0.003 0.002 0.001 0.054 Franklin Biotechnology Discovery Fund Class C FBTDX 2026-04-30 <span style="clear:both;font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:10.02pt;color:#161616;;">This </span><span style="clear:both;font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:10.02pt;color:#161616;;">annual shareholder report</span><span style="clear:both;font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:10.02pt;color:#161616;;"> contains important information about </span><span style="clear:both;font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:10.02pt;color:#161616;;">Franklin Biotechnology Discovery Fund for the period </span><span style="clear:both;font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:10.02pt;color:#161616;;">May 1, 2025, to </span><span style="clear:both;font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:10.02pt;color:#161616;;">April 30, 2026.</span> annual shareholder report <span style="clear:both;font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:10.02pt;color:#161616;;">You can find additional information about the Fund at </span><span style="clear:both;font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:10.02pt;;">https://www.franklintempleton.com/regulatory-fund-documents</span><span style="clear:both;font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:10.02pt;color:#161616;;">. You can also </span><span style="clear:both;font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:10.02pt;color:#161616;;">request this information by contacting us at </span><span style="clear:both;font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:10.02pt;color:#161616;;">(800) DIAL BEN/342-5236</span><span style="clear:both;font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:10.02pt;color:#161616;;">.</span> https://www.franklintempleton.com/regulatory-fund-documents (800) DIAL BEN/342-5236 <div><span style="text-transform:uppercase;"><span style="clear:both;font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:12.024pt;text-transform:uppercase;color:#1447FF;;"><b>WHAT WERE THE FUND COSTS FOR THE LAST YEAR? </b></span></span><span style="clear:both;font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:10.824pt;color:#2D2D2D;;">(based on a hypothetical $10,000 investment)</span></div><div> <table cellspacing="0" style="width:98%;cellspacing:0;border-top:1.5pt solid #E6FAFF;border-left:1.5pt solid #E6FAFF; border-right:1.5pt solid #E6FAFF; border-bottom:1.5pt solid #E6FAFF; margin-left:7.9pt;"> <tr style="height:1px;"> <td style="height:1px;width:50%;background-color:#E6FAFF;"></td> <td style="height:1px;width:22.33812949640288%;background-color:#E6FAFF;"></td> <td style="height:1px;width:27.661870503597125%;background-color:#E6FAFF;"></td> </tr> <tr> <td colspan="1" style="background-color:#E6FAFF;;border-bottom:1.5pt solid #1447FF;vertical-align:bottom"> <div style="background-color:#E6FAFF;padding-left:2pt;padding-top:1.5pt;padding-bottom:0;align:left;text-align:left;padding-right:2pt;font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:10pt;margin-top:1pt;margin-bottom:0;"><span style="clear:both;font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:10.02pt;;"><b>Class Name</b></span></div> </td> <td colspan="1" style="background-color:#E6FAFF;;border-bottom:1.5pt solid #1447FF;vertical-align:bottom"> <div style="background-color:#E6FAFF;padding-left:2pt;padding-top:1.5pt;padding-bottom:0;align:center;text-align:center;padding-right:2pt;font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:10pt;margin-top:1pt;margin-bottom:0;"><span style="clear:both;font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:10.02pt;;"><b>Costs of a $10,000 </b></span><span style="clear:both;font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:10.02pt;;"><b>investment</b></span></div> </td> <td colspan="1" style="background-color:#E6FAFF;;border-bottom:1.5pt solid #1447FF;vertical-align:bottom"> <div style="background-color:#E6FAFF;padding-left:2pt;padding-top:1.5pt;padding-bottom:0;align:center;text-align:center;padding-right:2pt;font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:10pt;margin-top:1pt;margin-bottom:0;"><span style="clear:both;font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:10.02pt;;"><b>Costs paid as a percentage of a </b></span><span style="clear:both;font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:10.02pt;;"><b>$10,000 investment</b></span><span style="clear:both;font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:10.02pt;;">^*</span> </div> </td> </tr> <tr> <td colspan="1" style="background-color:#E6FAFF;;vertical-align:bottom"> <div style="background-color:#E6FAFF;padding-left:2pt;padding-top:1.5pt;padding-bottom:0;align:left;text-align:left;padding-right:2pt;font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:10pt;margin-top:1pt;margin-bottom:0;"><span style="clear:both;font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:10.02pt;;">Class C</span></div> </td> <td colspan="1" style="background-color:#E6FAFF;;vertical-align:bottom"> <div style="background-color:#E6FAFF;padding-left:2pt;padding-top:1.5pt;padding-bottom:0;align:center;text-align:center;padding-right:2pt;font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:10pt;margin-top:1pt;margin-bottom:0;"><span style="font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:10.02pt;">$232</span></div> </td> <td colspan="1" style="background-color:#E6FAFF;;white-space:nowrap;vertical-align:bottom"> <div style="background-color:#E6FAFF;padding-left:2pt;padding-top:1.5pt;padding-bottom:0;align:center;text-align:center;padding-right:2pt;font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:10pt;margin-top:1pt;margin-bottom:0;"><span style="font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:10.02pt;">1.76%</span></div> </td> </tr> </table></div> 232 0.0176 <div><span style="text-transform:uppercase;"><span style="clear:both;font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:12.024pt;text-transform:uppercase;color:#1447FF;;"><b>HOW DID THE FUND PERFORM LAST YEAR AND WHAT AFFECTED ITS PERFORMANCE?</b></span></span></div><div><span style="clear:both;font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:10.02pt;color:#2D2D2D;;">For the twelve months ended April 30, 2026, </span><span style="clear:both;font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:10.02pt;color:#2D2D2D;;">Class C shares of Franklin Biotechnology Discovery Fund returned </span><span style="clear:both;font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:10.02pt;color:#2D2D2D;;">63.82%. The Fund </span><span style="clear:both;font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:10.02pt;color:#2D2D2D;;">compares its performance to the  NASDAQ Biotechnology Index and the S&amp;P 500 Index, which returned 37.61% and 31.05%, </span><span style="clear:both;font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:10.02pt;color:#2D2D2D;;">respectively, for the same period.</span></div><div><span style="text-transform:uppercase;"><span style="clear:both;font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:12.024pt;text-transform:uppercase;color:#161616;;"><b>PERFORMANCE HIGHLIGHTS</b></span></span></div><div> <table cellspacing="0" style="width:98%;cellspacing:0;padding-bottom:2pt;padding-top:0pt;margin-left:7.75pt;"> <tr style="height:1px;"> <td style="height:1px;width:1.8507194244604317%;"></td> <td style="height:1px;width:98.14928057553956%;"></td> </tr> <tr> <td colspan="2" style="vertical-align:top"> <div style="background-color:#FFFFFF;padding-left:2pt;padding-top:1pt;padding-bottom:0;align:left;text-align:left;padding-right:2pt;font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:10pt;margin-top:1pt;margin-bottom:0;"><span style="clear:both;font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:10.02pt;color:#2D2D2D;;"><b>Top contributors to performance:</b></span></div> </td> </tr> <tr> <td colspan="1" style="vertical-align:top"> <div style="background-color:#FFFFFF;padding-left:2pt;padding-top:1pt;padding-bottom:0;align:left;text-align:left;padding-right:2pt;font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:10pt;margin-top:1pt;margin-bottom:0;"><span style="clear:both;font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:10.02pt;color:#30DB87;;">↑</span></div> </td> <td colspan="1" style="vertical-align:top"> <div style="background-color:#FFFFFF;padding-left:2pt;padding-top:1pt;padding-bottom:0;align:left;text-align:left;padding-right:2pt;font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:10pt;margin-top:1pt;margin-bottom:0;"><span style="clear:both;font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:10.02pt;color:#2D2D2D;;">Overweighted portfolio exposure to mid-, small-, and micro-cap biotechnology stocks, which generally performed well. </span><span style="clear:both;font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:10.02pt;color:#2D2D2D;;">Performance also benefited from a focus on companies with proven drug delivery platforms, favorable clinical trial catalysts, and </span><span style="clear:both;font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:10.02pt;color:#2D2D2D;;">strong balance sheets. In addition, an emphasis on identifying clinically or commercially “de-risked” assets appears to have </span><span style="clear:both;font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:10.02pt;color:#2D2D2D;;">supported relative returns.</span></div> </td> </tr> <tr> <td colspan="1" style="vertical-align:top"> <div style="background-color:#FFFFFF;padding-left:2pt;padding-top:1pt;padding-bottom:0;align:left;text-align:left;padding-right:2pt;font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:10pt;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0;"><span style="clear:both;font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:10.02pt;color:#30DB87;;">↑</span></div> </td> <td colspan="1" style="vertical-align:top"> <div style="background-color:#FFFFFF;padding-left:2pt;padding-top:1pt;padding-bottom:0;align:left;text-align:left;padding-right:2pt;font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:10pt;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0;"><span style="clear:both;font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:10.02pt;color:#2D2D2D;;">Successful stock selection in the biotech industry, where numerous overweighted or off-benchmark holdings more than doubled </span><span style="clear:both;font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:10.02pt;color:#2D2D2D;;">in value, including key contributors Abivax, Ascendis Pharma, Praxis Precision Medicines, Merus, Spyre Therapeutics, Oruka </span><span style="clear:both;font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:10.02pt;color:#2D2D2D;;">Therapeutics, Centessa Pharmaceuticals, Dianthus Therapeutics and uniQure.</span></div> </td> </tr> <tr> <td colspan="1" style="vertical-align:top"> <div style="background-color:#FFFFFF;padding-left:2pt;padding-top:1pt;padding-bottom:0;align:left;text-align:left;padding-right:2pt;font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:10pt;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0;"><span style="clear:both;font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:10.02pt;color:#30DB87;;">↑</span></div> </td> <td colspan="1" style="vertical-align:top"> <div style="background-color:#FFFFFF;padding-left:2pt;padding-top:1pt;padding-bottom:0;align:left;text-align:left;padding-right:2pt;font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:10pt;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0;"><span style="clear:both;font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:10.02pt;color:#2D2D2D;;">Stock selection and overweighting in the pharmaceuticals industry, where much larger-than-index positions in Terns </span><span style="clear:both;font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:10.02pt;color:#2D2D2D;;">Pharmaceuticals and Jazz Pharmaceuticals topped a fairly long list of contributors. To a lesser extent, additional relative-return </span><span style="clear:both;font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:10.02pt;color:#2D2D2D;;">gains were achieved in three other industries: health care services (due to overweighting), managed health care (not an index </span><span style="clear:both;font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:10.02pt;color:#2D2D2D;;">component), and health care equipment (lack of exposure).  </span></div> </td> </tr> </table></div><div> <table cellspacing="0" style="width:98%;cellspacing:0;padding-bottom:2pt;padding-top:0pt;margin-left:7.75pt;"> <tr style="height:1px;"> <td style="height:1px;width:1.8507194244604317%;"></td> <td style="height:1px;width:98.14928057553956%;"></td> </tr> <tr> <td colspan="2" style="vertical-align:top"> <div style="background-color:#FFFFFF;padding-left:2pt;padding-top:1pt;padding-bottom:0;align:left;text-align:left;padding-right:2pt;font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:10pt;margin-top:1pt;margin-bottom:0;"><span style="clear:both;font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:10.02pt;color:#2D2D2D;;"><b>Top detractors from performance:</b></span></div> </td> </tr> <tr> <td colspan="1" style="vertical-align:top"> <div style="background-color:#FFFFFF;padding-left:2pt;padding-top:1pt;padding-bottom:0;align:left;text-align:left;padding-right:2pt;font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:10pt;margin-top:1pt;margin-bottom:0;"><span style="clear:both;font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:10.02pt;color:#CA0046;;">↓</span></div> </td> <td colspan="1" style="vertical-align:top"> <div style="background-color:#FFFFFF;padding-left:2pt;padding-top:1pt;padding-bottom:0;align:left;text-align:left;padding-right:2pt;font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:10pt;margin-top:1pt;margin-bottom:0;"><span style="clear:both;font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:10.02pt;color:#2D2D2D;;">Detrimental stock selection created a wide total-return gap in the life sciences tools and services industry; the combined value of </span><span style="clear:both;font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:10.02pt;color:#2D2D2D;;">the Fund’s related holdings declined, while those tracked by the benchmark index increased sharply.  </span></div> </td> </tr> <tr> <td colspan="1" style="vertical-align:top"> <div style="background-color:#FFFFFF;padding-left:2pt;padding-top:1pt;padding-bottom:0;align:left;text-align:left;padding-right:2pt;font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:10pt;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0;"><span style="clear:both;font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:10.02pt;color:#CA0046;;">↓</span></div> </td> <td colspan="1" style="vertical-align:top"> <div style="background-color:#FFFFFF;padding-left:2pt;padding-top:1pt;padding-bottom:0;align:left;text-align:left;padding-right:2pt;font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:10pt;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0;"><span style="clear:both;font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:10.02pt;color:#2D2D2D;;">Several overweighted or off-benchmark biotech and pharma holdings either sold off amid company-specific setbacks or posted </span><span style="clear:both;font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:10.02pt;color:#2D2D2D;;">muted one-year gains. The key detractors in this regard were LENZ Therapeutics (purchased during the period), Benitec </span><span style="clear:both;font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:10.02pt;color:#2D2D2D;;">Biopharma, Soleno Therapeutics, ARS Pharmaceuticals, Ionis Pharmaceuticals (purchased during the period), Eli Lilly, MoonLake </span><span style="clear:both;font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:10.02pt;color:#2D2D2D;;">Immunotherapeutics (bought and sold during the period), Zealand Pharma, Ultragenyx Pharmaceuticals and Day One </span><span style="clear:both;font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:10.02pt;color:#2D2D2D;;">Biopharmaceuticals. Several of these positions were liquidated by year-end.</span></div> </td> </tr> <tr> <td colspan="1" style="vertical-align:top"> <div style="background-color:#FFFFFF;padding-left:2pt;padding-top:1pt;padding-bottom:0;align:left;text-align:left;padding-right:2pt;font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:10pt;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0;"><span style="clear:both;font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:10.02pt;color:#CA0046;;">↓</span></div> </td> <td colspan="1" style="vertical-align:top"> <div style="background-color:#FFFFFF;padding-left:2pt;padding-top:1pt;padding-bottom:0;align:left;text-align:left;padding-right:2pt;font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:10pt;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0;"><span style="clear:both;font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:10.02pt;color:#2D2D2D;;">The Fund lacked exposure to several index component companies—such as Roivant Sciences, Arrowhead Pharmaceuticals, </span><span style="clear:both;font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:10.02pt;color:#2D2D2D;;">United Therapeutics, Viatris, and Axsome Therapeutics—that significantly outperformed the benchmark. In addition, the </span><span style="clear:both;font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:10.02pt;color:#2D2D2D;;">portfolio’s cash allocation (averaging about 2.1% of total net assets) diluted relative performance during a time of robust and </span><span style="clear:both;font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:10.02pt;color:#2D2D2D;;">broad-based gains across the biotech and pharma industries.</span></div> </td> </tr> </table></div> The Fund’s past performance is not necessarily an indication of how the Fund will perform in the future. <span style="clear:both;font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:10.02pt;color:#2D2D2D;;">The graph and table </span><span style="clear:both;font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:10.02pt;color:#2D2D2D;;">do not reflect the deduction of taxes that a shareholder would pay on Fund distributions or redemption of Fund shares.</span> <div><img alt="image" src="ts7359img003.jpg" style="width:88.88888888888889%"/></div> <div><span style="text-transform:uppercase;"><span style="clear:both;font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:12.024pt;text-transform:uppercase;color:#161616;;"><b>AVERAGE ANNUAL TOTAL RETURNS (%) </b></span></span><span style="clear:both;font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:10.824pt;color:#2D2D2D;;">Period Ended </span><span style="clear:both;font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:10.824pt;color:#2D2D2D;;">April 30, 2026</span></div><div> <table cellspacing="0" style="width:98%;cellspacing:0;margin-left:7.75pt;border-bottom:1.5pt solid #778B8B;margin-top:10px;"> <tr style="height:1px;"> <td style="height:1px;width:47.530575539568346%;"></td> <td style="height:1px;width:17.489208633093526%;"></td> <td style="height:1px;width:17.140287769784173%;"></td> <td style="height:1px;width:17.83992805755396%;"></td> </tr> <tr> <td colspan="1" style="border-bottom:1.5pt solid #1447FF;vertical-align:top"> <div style="background-color:#FFFFFF;padding-left:2pt;padding-top:1pt;padding-bottom:0;align:left;text-align:left;padding-right:2pt;font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:10pt;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0;"> </div> </td> <td colspan="1" style="border-bottom:1.5pt solid #1447FF;vertical-align:bottom"> <div style="background-color:#FFFFFF;padding-left:2pt;padding-top:1pt;padding-bottom:0;align:right;text-align:right;padding-right:2pt;font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:10pt;margin-top:1pt;margin-bottom:0;"><span style="clear:both;font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:10.02pt;color:#2D2D2D;;"><b>1 Year</b></span></div> </td> <td colspan="1" style="border-bottom:1.5pt solid #1447FF;vertical-align:bottom"> <div style="background-color:#FFFFFF;padding-left:2pt;padding-top:1pt;padding-bottom:0;align:right;text-align:right;padding-right:2pt;font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:10pt;margin-top:1pt;margin-bottom:0;"><span style="clear:both;font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:10.02pt;color:#2D2D2D;;"><b>5 Year</b></span></div> </td> <td colspan="1" style="border-bottom:1.5pt solid #1447FF;vertical-align:bottom"> <div style="background-color:#FFFFFF;padding-left:2pt;padding-top:1pt;padding-bottom:0;align:right;text-align:right;padding-right:2pt;font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:10pt;margin-top:1pt;margin-bottom:0;"><span style="clear:both;font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:10.02pt;color:#2D2D2D;;"><b>10 Year</b></span></div> </td> </tr> <tr> <td colspan="1" style="border-bottom:0.75pt solid #778B8B;vertical-align:top"> <div style="background-color:#FFFFFF;padding-left:2pt;padding-top:0.5pt;padding-bottom:0;align:left;text-align:left;padding-right:2pt;font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:10pt;margin-top:1pt;margin-bottom:0;"><span style="clear:both;font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:10.02pt;color:#2D2D2D;;"><b>Class C</b></span> </div> </td> <td colspan="1" style="border-bottom:0.75pt solid #778B8B;white-space:nowrap;vertical-align:bottom"> <div style="background-color:#FFFFFF;padding-left:2pt;padding-top:0.5pt;padding-bottom:0;align:right;text-align:right;padding-right:2pt;font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:10pt;margin-top:1pt;margin-bottom:0;"><span style="font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:10.02pt;">63.82</span></div> </td> <td colspan="1" style="border-bottom:0.75pt solid #778B8B;white-space:nowrap;vertical-align:bottom"> <div style="background-color:#FFFFFF;padding-left:2pt;padding-top:0.5pt;padding-bottom:0;align:right;text-align:right;padding-right:2pt;font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:10pt;margin-top:1pt;margin-bottom:0;"><span style="font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:10.02pt;">7.35</span></div> </td> <td colspan="1" style="border-bottom:0.75pt solid #778B8B;white-space:nowrap;vertical-align:bottom"> <div style="background-color:#FFFFFF;padding-left:2pt;padding-top:0.5pt;padding-bottom:0;align:right;text-align:right;padding-right:2pt;font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:10pt;margin-top:1pt;margin-bottom:0;"><span style="font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:10.02pt;">9.28</span></div> </td> </tr> <tr> <td colspan="1" style="border-bottom:0.75pt solid #778B8B;vertical-align:top"> <div style="background-color:#FFFFFF;padding-left:2pt;padding-top:1pt;padding-bottom:0;align:left;text-align:left;padding-right:2pt;font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:10pt;margin-top:1pt;margin-bottom:0;"><span style="clear:both;font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:10.02pt;color:#2D2D2D;;"><b>Russell 3000 Index</b></span> </div> </td> <td colspan="1" style="border-bottom:0.75pt solid #778B8B;white-space:nowrap;vertical-align:bottom"> <div style="background-color:#FFFFFF;padding-left:2pt;padding-top:1pt;padding-bottom:0;align:right;text-align:right;padding-right:2pt;font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:10pt;margin-top:1pt;margin-bottom:0;"><span style="font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:10.02pt;">31.01</span></div> </td> <td colspan="1" style="border-bottom:0.75pt solid #778B8B;white-space:nowrap;vertical-align:bottom"> <div style="background-color:#FFFFFF;padding-left:2pt;padding-top:1pt;padding-bottom:0;align:right;text-align:right;padding-right:2pt;font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:10pt;margin-top:1pt;margin-bottom:0;"><span style="font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:10.02pt;">11.91</span></div> </td> <td colspan="1" style="border-bottom:0.75pt solid #778B8B;white-space:nowrap;vertical-align:bottom"> <div style="background-color:#FFFFFF;padding-left:2pt;padding-top:1pt;padding-bottom:0;align:right;text-align:right;padding-right:2pt;font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:10pt;margin-top:1pt;margin-bottom:0;"><span style="font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:10.02pt;">14.76</span></div> </td> </tr> <tr> <td colspan="1" style="border-bottom:0.75pt solid #778B8B;vertical-align:top"> <div style="background-color:#FFFFFF;padding-left:2pt;padding-top:1pt;padding-bottom:0;align:left;text-align:left;padding-right:2pt;font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:10pt;margin-top:1pt;margin-bottom:0;"><span style="clear:both;font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:10.02pt;color:#2D2D2D;;"><b>NASDAQ Biotechnology Index</b></span> </div> </td> <td colspan="1" style="border-bottom:0.75pt solid #778B8B;white-space:nowrap;vertical-align:bottom"> <div style="background-color:#FFFFFF;padding-left:2pt;padding-top:1pt;padding-bottom:0;align:right;text-align:right;padding-right:2pt;font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:10pt;margin-top:1pt;margin-bottom:0;"><span style="font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:10.02pt;">37.61</span></div> </td> <td colspan="1" style="border-bottom:0.75pt solid #778B8B;white-space:nowrap;vertical-align:bottom"> <div style="background-color:#FFFFFF;padding-left:2pt;padding-top:1pt;padding-bottom:0;align:right;text-align:right;padding-right:2pt;font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:10pt;margin-top:1pt;margin-bottom:0;"><span style="font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:10.02pt;">3.80</span></div> </td> <td colspan="1" style="border-bottom:0.75pt solid #778B8B;white-space:nowrap;vertical-align:bottom"> <div style="background-color:#FFFFFF;padding-left:2pt;padding-top:1pt;padding-bottom:0;align:right;text-align:right;padding-right:2pt;font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:10pt;margin-top:1pt;margin-bottom:0;"><span style="font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:10.02pt;">7.65</span></div> </td> </tr> <tr> <td colspan="1" style="vertical-align:top"> <div style="background-color:#FFFFFF;padding-left:2pt;padding-top:1pt;padding-bottom:0;align:left;text-align:left;padding-right:2pt;font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:10pt;margin-top:1pt;margin-bottom:0;"><span style="clear:both;font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:10.02pt;color:#2D2D2D;;"><b>S&amp;P 500 Index</b></span> </div> </td> <td colspan="1" style="white-space:nowrap;vertical-align:bottom"> <div style="background-color:#FFFFFF;padding-left:2pt;padding-top:1pt;padding-bottom:0;align:right;text-align:right;padding-right:2pt;font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:10pt;margin-top:1pt;margin-bottom:0;"><span style="font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:10.02pt;">31.05</span></div> </td> <td colspan="1" style="white-space:nowrap;vertical-align:bottom"> <div style="background-color:#FFFFFF;padding-left:2pt;padding-top:1pt;padding-bottom:0;align:right;text-align:right;padding-right:2pt;font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:10pt;margin-top:1pt;margin-bottom:0;"><span style="font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:10.02pt;">13.14</span></div> </td> <td colspan="1" style="white-space:nowrap;vertical-align:bottom"> <div style="background-color:#FFFFFF;padding-left:2pt;padding-top:1pt;padding-bottom:0;align:right;text-align:right;padding-right:2pt;font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:10pt;margin-top:1pt;margin-bottom:0;"><span style="font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:10.02pt;">15.26</span></div> </td> </tr> </table></div> Class C 0.6382 0.0735 0.0928 Russell 3000 Index 0.3101 0.1191 0.1476 NASDAQ Biotechnology Index 0.3761 0.0380 0.0765 S&P 500 Index 0.3105 0.1314 0.1526 <div><span style="clear:both;font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:10.02pt;color:#2D2D2D;;">For current month-end performance, please call Franklin Templeton at </span><span style="clear:both;font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:10.02pt;color:#2D2D2D;;">(800) DIAL BEN/342-5236 or visit</span><br/><span style="clear:both;font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:10.02pt;;">https://www.franklintempleton.com/investments/options/mutual-funds</span><span style="clear:both;font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:10.02pt;color:#2D2D2D;;">. </span></div><div><span style="clear:both;font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:10.02pt;color:#2D2D2D;;">Important data provider notices and terms available at </span><span style="clear:both;font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:10.02pt;;">www.franklintempletondatasources.com</span><span style="clear:both;font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:10.02pt;color:#2D2D2D;;">. </span></div> <div><span style="text-transform:uppercase;"><span style="clear:both;font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:12.024pt;text-transform:uppercase;color:#1447FF;;"><b>KEY FUND STATISTICS </b></span></span><span style="clear:both;font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:10.824pt;color:#2D2D2D;;">(as of </span><span style="clear:both;font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:10.824pt;color:#2D2D2D;;">April 30, 2026)</span></div><div> <table cellspacing="0" style="width:98%;cellspacing:0;border-top:1.5pt solid #6B6B6B;margin-left:7.75pt;border-bottom:1.5pt solid #6B6B6B;margin-top:10px;"> <tr style="height:1px;"> <td style="height:1px;width:74.41007194244604%;"></td> <td style="height:1px;width:25.58992805755396%;"></td> </tr> <tr> <td colspan="1" style="border-bottom:0.75pt solid #6B6B6B;vertical-align:top"> <div style="background-color:#FFFFFF;padding-left:2pt;padding-top:1pt;padding-bottom:0;align:left;text-align:left;padding-right:2pt;font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:10pt;margin-top:1pt;margin-bottom:0;"><span style="clear:both;font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:10.02pt;color:#2D2D2D;;"><b>Total Net Assets</b></span></div> </td> <td colspan="1" style="border-bottom:0.75pt solid #6B6B6B;vertical-align:bottom"> <div style="background-color:#FFFFFF;padding-left:2pt;padding-top:1pt;padding-bottom:0;align:right;text-align:right;padding-right:2pt;font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:10pt;margin-top:1pt;margin-bottom:0;"><span style="font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:10.02pt;">$1,037,360,270</span></div> </td> </tr> <tr> <td colspan="1" style="border-bottom:0.75pt solid #6B6B6B;vertical-align:top"> <div style="background-color:#FFFFFF;padding-left:2pt;padding-top:1pt;padding-bottom:0;align:left;text-align:left;padding-right:2pt;font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:10pt;margin-top:1pt;margin-bottom:0;"><span style="clear:both;font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:10.02pt;color:#2D2D2D;;"><b>Total Number of Portfolio Holdings</b></span></div> </td> <td colspan="1" style="border-bottom:0.75pt solid #6B6B6B;vertical-align:bottom"> <div style="background-color:#FFFFFF;padding-left:2pt;padding-top:1pt;padding-bottom:0;align:right;text-align:right;padding-right:2pt;font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:10pt;margin-top:1pt;margin-bottom:0;"><span style="font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:10.02pt;">110</span></div> </td> </tr> <tr> <td colspan="1" style="border-bottom:0.75pt solid #6B6B6B;vertical-align:top"> <div style="background-color:#FFFFFF;padding-left:2pt;padding-top:1pt;padding-bottom:0;align:left;text-align:left;padding-right:2pt;font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:10pt;margin-top:1pt;margin-bottom:0;"><span style="clear:both;font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:10.02pt;color:#2D2D2D;;"><b>Total Management Fee Paid</b></span></div> </td> <td colspan="1" style="border-bottom:0.75pt solid #6B6B6B;vertical-align:bottom"> <div style="background-color:#FFFFFF;padding-left:2pt;padding-top:1pt;padding-bottom:0;align:right;text-align:right;padding-right:2pt;font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:10pt;margin-top:1pt;margin-bottom:0;"><span style="font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:10.02pt;">$5,300,115</span></div> </td> </tr> <tr> <td colspan="1" style="vertical-align:top"> <div style="background-color:#FFFFFF;padding-left:2pt;padding-top:1pt;padding-bottom:0;align:left;text-align:left;padding-right:2pt;font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:10pt;margin-top:1pt;margin-bottom:0;"><span style="clear:both;font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:10.02pt;color:#2D2D2D;;"><b>Portfolio Turnover Rate</b></span></div> </td> <td colspan="1" style="white-space:nowrap;vertical-align:bottom"> <div style="background-color:#FFFFFF;padding-left:2pt;padding-top:1pt;padding-bottom:0;align:right;text-align:right;padding-right:2pt;font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:10pt;margin-top:1pt;margin-bottom:0;"><span style="font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:10.02pt;">37.62%</span></div> </td> </tr> </table></div> 1037360270 110 5300115 0.3762 <div><span style="text-transform:uppercase;"><span style="clear:both;font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:12.024pt;text-transform:uppercase;color:#1447FF;;"><b>WHAT DID THE FUND INVEST IN? </b></span></span><span style="clear:both;font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:10.824pt;color:#2D2D2D;;">(as of </span><span style="clear:both;font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:10.824pt;color:#2D2D2D;;">April 30, 2026)</span></div><div><span style="clear:both;font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:12.024pt;color:#161616;;"><b>Portfolio Composition</b></span><span style="clear:both;font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:12.024pt;color:#161616;;">^*</span><span style="clear:both;font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:12.024pt;color:#161616;;"><b> (% of Total Investments)</b></span></div><div><img alt="image" src="ts7359img004.jpg" style="width:96.41294838145232%"/></div> https://www.franklintempleton.com/regulatory-fund-documents 10000 11914 12024 11744 13813 17036 12096 13276 15506 14829 24293 10000 11858 13406 15106 14948 22560 21857 22186 27133 30227 39601 10000 11103 11602 11917 13902 17344 13405 14926 14837 15187 20899 10000 11792 13356 15158 15289 22320 22367 22963 28167 31574 41379 0.940 0.003 0.002 0.001 0.054 Franklin Biotechnology Discovery Fund Class R6 FRBRX 2026-04-30 <span style="clear:both;font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:10.02pt;color:#161616;;">This </span><span style="clear:both;font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:10.02pt;color:#161616;;">annual shareholder report</span><span style="clear:both;font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:10.02pt;color:#161616;;"> contains important information about </span><span style="clear:both;font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:10.02pt;color:#161616;;">Franklin Biotechnology Discovery Fund for the period </span><span style="clear:both;font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:10.02pt;color:#161616;;">May 1, 2025, to </span><span style="clear:both;font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:10.02pt;color:#161616;;">April 30, 2026.</span> annual shareholder report <span style="clear:both;font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:10.02pt;color:#161616;;">You can find additional information about the Fund at </span><span style="clear:both;font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:10.02pt;;">https://www.franklintempleton.com/regulatory-fund-documents</span><span style="clear:both;font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:10.02pt;color:#161616;;">. You can also </span><span style="clear:both;font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:10.02pt;color:#161616;;">request this information by contacting us at </span><span style="clear:both;font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:10.02pt;color:#161616;;">(800) DIAL BEN/342-5236</span><span style="clear:both;font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:10.02pt;color:#161616;;">.</span> https://www.franklintempleton.com/regulatory-fund-documents (800) DIAL BEN/342-5236 <div><span style="text-transform:uppercase;"><span style="clear:both;font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:12.024pt;text-transform:uppercase;color:#1447FF;;"><b>WHAT WERE THE FUND COSTS FOR THE LAST YEAR? </b></span></span><span style="clear:both;font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:10.824pt;color:#2D2D2D;;">(based on a hypothetical $10,000 investment)</span></div><div> <table cellspacing="0" style="width:98%;cellspacing:0;border-top:1.5pt solid #E6FAFF;border-left:1.5pt solid #E6FAFF; border-right:1.5pt solid #E6FAFF; border-bottom:1.5pt solid #E6FAFF; margin-left:7.9pt;"> <tr style="height:1px;"> <td style="height:1px;width:50%;background-color:#E6FAFF;"></td> <td style="height:1px;width:22.33812949640288%;background-color:#E6FAFF;"></td> <td style="height:1px;width:27.661870503597125%;background-color:#E6FAFF;"></td> </tr> <tr> <td colspan="1" style="background-color:#E6FAFF;;border-bottom:1.5pt solid #1447FF;vertical-align:bottom"> <div style="background-color:#E6FAFF;padding-left:2pt;padding-top:1.5pt;padding-bottom:0;align:left;text-align:left;padding-right:2pt;font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:10pt;margin-top:1pt;margin-bottom:0;"><span style="clear:both;font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:10.02pt;;"><b>Class Name</b></span></div> </td> <td colspan="1" style="background-color:#E6FAFF;;border-bottom:1.5pt solid #1447FF;vertical-align:bottom"> <div style="background-color:#E6FAFF;padding-left:2pt;padding-top:1.5pt;padding-bottom:0;align:center;text-align:center;padding-right:2pt;font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:10pt;margin-top:1pt;margin-bottom:0;"><span style="clear:both;font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:10.02pt;;"><b>Costs of a $10,000 </b></span><span style="clear:both;font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:10.02pt;;"><b>investment</b></span></div> </td> <td colspan="1" style="background-color:#E6FAFF;;border-bottom:1.5pt solid #1447FF;vertical-align:bottom"> <div style="background-color:#E6FAFF;padding-left:2pt;padding-top:1.5pt;padding-bottom:0;align:center;text-align:center;padding-right:2pt;font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:10pt;margin-top:1pt;margin-bottom:0;"><span style="clear:both;font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:10.02pt;;"><b>Costs paid as a percentage of a </b></span><span style="clear:both;font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:10.02pt;;"><b>$10,000 investment</b></span><span style="clear:both;font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:10.02pt;;">^*</span> </div> </td> </tr> <tr> <td colspan="1" style="background-color:#E6FAFF;;vertical-align:bottom"> <div style="background-color:#E6FAFF;padding-left:2pt;padding-top:1.5pt;padding-bottom:0;align:left;text-align:left;padding-right:2pt;font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:10pt;margin-top:1pt;margin-bottom:0;"><span style="clear:both;font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:10.02pt;;">Class R6</span></div> </td> <td colspan="1" style="background-color:#E6FAFF;;vertical-align:bottom"> <div style="background-color:#E6FAFF;padding-left:2pt;padding-top:1.5pt;padding-bottom:0;align:center;text-align:center;padding-right:2pt;font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:10pt;margin-top:1pt;margin-bottom:0;"><span style="font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:10.02pt;">$89</span></div> </td> <td colspan="1" style="background-color:#E6FAFF;;white-space:nowrap;vertical-align:bottom"> <div style="background-color:#E6FAFF;padding-left:2pt;padding-top:1.5pt;padding-bottom:0;align:center;text-align:center;padding-right:2pt;font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:10pt;margin-top:1pt;margin-bottom:0;"><span style="font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:10.02pt;">0.67%</span></div> </td> </tr> </table></div> 89 0.0067 <div><span style="text-transform:uppercase;"><span style="clear:both;font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:12.024pt;text-transform:uppercase;color:#1447FF;;"><b>HOW DID THE FUND PERFORM LAST YEAR AND WHAT AFFECTED ITS PERFORMANCE?</b></span></span></div><div><span style="clear:both;font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:10.02pt;color:#2D2D2D;;">For the twelve months ended April 30, 2026, </span><span style="clear:both;font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:10.02pt;color:#2D2D2D;;">Class R6 shares of Franklin Biotechnology Discovery Fund returned </span><span style="clear:both;font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:10.02pt;color:#2D2D2D;;">65.61%. The Fund </span><span style="clear:both;font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:10.02pt;color:#2D2D2D;;">compares its performance to the  NASDAQ Biotechnology Index and the S&amp;P 500 Index, which returned 37.61% and 31.05%, </span><span style="clear:both;font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:10.02pt;color:#2D2D2D;;">respectively, for the same period.</span></div><div><span style="text-transform:uppercase;"><span style="clear:both;font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:12.024pt;text-transform:uppercase;color:#161616;;"><b>PERFORMANCE HIGHLIGHTS</b></span></span></div><div> <table cellspacing="0" style="width:98%;cellspacing:0;padding-bottom:2pt;padding-top:0pt;margin-left:7.75pt;"> <tr style="height:1px;"> <td style="height:1px;width:1.8507194244604317%;"></td> <td style="height:1px;width:98.14928057553956%;"></td> </tr> <tr> <td colspan="2" style="vertical-align:top"> <div style="background-color:#FFFFFF;padding-left:2pt;padding-top:1pt;padding-bottom:0;align:left;text-align:left;padding-right:2pt;font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:10pt;margin-top:1pt;margin-bottom:0;"><span style="clear:both;font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:10.02pt;color:#2D2D2D;;"><b>Top contributors to performance:</b></span></div> </td> </tr> <tr> <td colspan="1" style="vertical-align:top"> <div style="background-color:#FFFFFF;padding-left:2pt;padding-top:1pt;padding-bottom:0;align:left;text-align:left;padding-right:2pt;font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:10pt;margin-top:1pt;margin-bottom:0;"><span style="clear:both;font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:10.02pt;color:#30DB87;;">↑</span></div> </td> <td colspan="1" style="vertical-align:top"> <div style="background-color:#FFFFFF;padding-left:2pt;padding-top:1pt;padding-bottom:0;align:left;text-align:left;padding-right:2pt;font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:10pt;margin-top:1pt;margin-bottom:0;"><span style="clear:both;font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:10.02pt;color:#2D2D2D;;">Overweighted portfolio exposure to mid-, small-, and micro-cap biotechnology stocks, which generally performed well. </span><span style="clear:both;font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:10.02pt;color:#2D2D2D;;">Performance also benefited from a focus on companies with proven drug delivery platforms, favorable clinical trial catalysts, and </span><span style="clear:both;font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:10.02pt;color:#2D2D2D;;">strong balance sheets. In addition, an emphasis on identifying clinically or commercially “de-risked” assets appears to have </span><span style="clear:both;font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:10.02pt;color:#2D2D2D;;">supported relative returns.</span></div> </td> </tr> <tr> <td colspan="1" style="vertical-align:top"> <div style="background-color:#FFFFFF;padding-left:2pt;padding-top:1pt;padding-bottom:0;align:left;text-align:left;padding-right:2pt;font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:10pt;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0;"><span style="clear:both;font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:10.02pt;color:#30DB87;;">↑</span></div> </td> <td colspan="1" style="vertical-align:top"> <div style="background-color:#FFFFFF;padding-left:2pt;padding-top:1pt;padding-bottom:0;align:left;text-align:left;padding-right:2pt;font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:10pt;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0;"><span style="clear:both;font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:10.02pt;color:#2D2D2D;;">Successful stock selection in the biotech industry, where numerous overweighted or off-benchmark holdings more than doubled </span><span style="clear:both;font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:10.02pt;color:#2D2D2D;;">in value, including key contributors Abivax, Ascendis Pharma, Praxis Precision Medicines, Merus, Spyre Therapeutics, Oruka </span><span style="clear:both;font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:10.02pt;color:#2D2D2D;;">Therapeutics, Centessa Pharmaceuticals, Dianthus Therapeutics and uniQure.</span></div> </td> </tr> <tr> <td colspan="1" style="vertical-align:top"> <div style="background-color:#FFFFFF;padding-left:2pt;padding-top:1pt;padding-bottom:0;align:left;text-align:left;padding-right:2pt;font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:10pt;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0;"><span style="clear:both;font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:10.02pt;color:#30DB87;;">↑</span></div> </td> <td colspan="1" style="vertical-align:top"> <div style="background-color:#FFFFFF;padding-left:2pt;padding-top:1pt;padding-bottom:0;align:left;text-align:left;padding-right:2pt;font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:10pt;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0;"><span style="clear:both;font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:10.02pt;color:#2D2D2D;;">Stock selection and overweighting in the pharmaceuticals industry, where much larger-than-index positions in Terns </span><span style="clear:both;font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:10.02pt;color:#2D2D2D;;">Pharmaceuticals and Jazz Pharmaceuticals topped a fairly long list of contributors. To a lesser extent, additional relative-return </span><span style="clear:both;font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:10.02pt;color:#2D2D2D;;">gains were achieved in three other industries: health care services (due to overweighting), managed health care (not an index </span><span style="clear:both;font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:10.02pt;color:#2D2D2D;;">component), and health care equipment (lack of exposure).  </span></div> </td> </tr> </table></div><div> <table cellspacing="0" style="width:98%;cellspacing:0;padding-bottom:2pt;padding-top:0pt;margin-left:7.75pt;"> <tr style="height:1px;"> <td style="height:1px;width:1.8507194244604317%;"></td> <td style="height:1px;width:98.14928057553956%;"></td> </tr> <tr> <td colspan="2" style="vertical-align:top"> <div style="background-color:#FFFFFF;padding-left:2pt;padding-top:1pt;padding-bottom:0;align:left;text-align:left;padding-right:2pt;font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:10pt;margin-top:1pt;margin-bottom:0;"><span style="clear:both;font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:10.02pt;color:#2D2D2D;;"><b>Top detractors from performance:</b></span></div> </td> </tr> <tr> <td colspan="1" style="vertical-align:top"> <div style="background-color:#FFFFFF;padding-left:2pt;padding-top:1pt;padding-bottom:0;align:left;text-align:left;padding-right:2pt;font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:10pt;margin-top:1pt;margin-bottom:0;"><span style="clear:both;font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:10.02pt;color:#CA0046;;">↓</span></div> </td> <td colspan="1" style="vertical-align:top"> <div style="background-color:#FFFFFF;padding-left:2pt;padding-top:1pt;padding-bottom:0;align:left;text-align:left;padding-right:2pt;font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:10pt;margin-top:1pt;margin-bottom:0;"><span style="clear:both;font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:10.02pt;color:#2D2D2D;;">Detrimental stock selection created a wide total-return gap in the life sciences tools and services industry; the combined value of </span><span style="clear:both;font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:10.02pt;color:#2D2D2D;;">the Fund’s related holdings declined, while those tracked by the benchmark index increased sharply.  </span></div> </td> </tr> <tr> <td colspan="1" style="vertical-align:top"> <div style="background-color:#FFFFFF;padding-left:2pt;padding-top:1pt;padding-bottom:0;align:left;text-align:left;padding-right:2pt;font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:10pt;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0;"><span style="clear:both;font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:10.02pt;color:#CA0046;;">↓</span></div> </td> <td colspan="1" style="vertical-align:top"> <div style="background-color:#FFFFFF;padding-left:2pt;padding-top:1pt;padding-bottom:0;align:left;text-align:left;padding-right:2pt;font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:10pt;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0;"><span style="clear:both;font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:10.02pt;color:#2D2D2D;;">Several overweighted or off-benchmark biotech and pharma holdings either sold off amid company-specific setbacks or posted </span><span style="clear:both;font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:10.02pt;color:#2D2D2D;;">muted one-year gains. The key detractors in this regard were LENZ Therapeutics (purchased during the period), Benitec </span><span style="clear:both;font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:10.02pt;color:#2D2D2D;;">Biopharma, Soleno Therapeutics, ARS Pharmaceuticals, Ionis Pharmaceuticals (purchased during the period), Eli Lilly, MoonLake </span><span style="clear:both;font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:10.02pt;color:#2D2D2D;;">Immunotherapeutics (bought and sold during the period), Zealand Pharma, Ultragenyx Pharmaceuticals and Day One </span><span style="clear:both;font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:10.02pt;color:#2D2D2D;;">Biopharmaceuticals. Several of these positions were liquidated by year-end.</span></div> </td> </tr> <tr> <td colspan="1" style="vertical-align:top"> <div style="background-color:#FFFFFF;padding-left:2pt;padding-top:1pt;padding-bottom:0;align:left;text-align:left;padding-right:2pt;font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:10pt;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0;"><span style="clear:both;font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:10.02pt;color:#CA0046;;">↓</span></div> </td> <td colspan="1" style="vertical-align:top"> <div style="background-color:#FFFFFF;padding-left:2pt;padding-top:1pt;padding-bottom:0;align:left;text-align:left;padding-right:2pt;font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:10pt;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0;"><span style="clear:both;font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:10.02pt;color:#2D2D2D;;">The Fund lacked exposure to several index component companies—such as Roivant Sciences, Arrowhead Pharmaceuticals, </span><span style="clear:both;font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:10.02pt;color:#2D2D2D;;">United Therapeutics, Viatris, and Axsome Therapeutics—that significantly outperformed the benchmark. In addition, the </span><span style="clear:both;font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:10.02pt;color:#2D2D2D;;">portfolio’s cash allocation (averaging about 2.1% of total net assets) diluted relative performance during a time of robust and </span><span style="clear:both;font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:10.02pt;color:#2D2D2D;;">broad-based gains across the biotech and pharma industries.</span></div> </td> </tr> </table></div> The Fund’s past performance is not necessarily an indication of how the Fund will perform in the future. <span style="clear:both;font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:10.02pt;color:#2D2D2D;;">The graph and table </span><span style="clear:both;font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:10.02pt;color:#2D2D2D;;">do not reflect the deduction of taxes that a shareholder would pay on Fund distributions or redemption of Fund shares.</span> <div><img alt="image" src="ts7360img003.jpg" style="width:88.88888888888889%"/></div> <div><span style="text-transform:uppercase;"><span style="clear:both;font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:12.024pt;text-transform:uppercase;color:#161616;;"><b>AVERAGE ANNUAL TOTAL RETURNS (%) </b></span></span><span style="clear:both;font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:10.824pt;color:#2D2D2D;;">Period Ended </span><span style="clear:both;font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:10.824pt;color:#2D2D2D;;">April 30, 2026</span></div><div> <table cellspacing="0" style="width:98%;cellspacing:0;margin-left:7.75pt;border-bottom:1.5pt solid #778B8B;margin-top:10px;"> <tr style="height:1px;"> <td style="height:1px;width:47.530575539568346%;"></td> <td style="height:1px;width:17.489208633093526%;"></td> <td style="height:1px;width:17.140287769784173%;"></td> <td style="height:1px;width:17.83992805755396%;"></td> </tr> <tr> <td colspan="1" style="border-bottom:1.5pt solid #1447FF;vertical-align:top"> <div style="background-color:#FFFFFF;padding-left:2pt;padding-top:1pt;padding-bottom:0;align:left;text-align:left;padding-right:2pt;font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:10pt;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0;"> </div> </td> <td colspan="1" style="border-bottom:1.5pt solid #1447FF;vertical-align:bottom"> <div style="background-color:#FFFFFF;padding-left:2pt;padding-top:1pt;padding-bottom:0;align:right;text-align:right;padding-right:2pt;font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:10pt;margin-top:1pt;margin-bottom:0;"><span style="clear:both;font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:10.02pt;color:#2D2D2D;;"><b>1 Year</b></span></div> </td> <td colspan="1" style="border-bottom:1.5pt solid #1447FF;vertical-align:bottom"> <div style="background-color:#FFFFFF;padding-left:2pt;padding-top:1pt;padding-bottom:0;align:right;text-align:right;padding-right:2pt;font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:10pt;margin-top:1pt;margin-bottom:0;"><span style="clear:both;font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:10.02pt;color:#2D2D2D;;"><b>5 Year</b></span></div> </td> <td colspan="1" style="border-bottom:1.5pt solid #1447FF;vertical-align:bottom"> <div style="background-color:#FFFFFF;padding-left:2pt;padding-top:1pt;padding-bottom:0;align:right;text-align:right;padding-right:2pt;font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:10pt;margin-top:1pt;margin-bottom:0;"><span style="clear:both;font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:10.02pt;color:#2D2D2D;;"><b>10 Year</b></span></div> </td> </tr> <tr> <td colspan="1" style="border-bottom:0.75pt solid #778B8B;vertical-align:top"> <div style="background-color:#FFFFFF;padding-left:2pt;padding-top:0.5pt;padding-bottom:0;align:left;text-align:left;padding-right:2pt;font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:10pt;margin-top:1pt;margin-bottom:0;"><span style="clear:both;font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:10.02pt;color:#2D2D2D;;"><b>Class R6</b></span> </div> </td> <td colspan="1" style="border-bottom:0.75pt solid #778B8B;white-space:nowrap;vertical-align:bottom"> <div style="background-color:#FFFFFF;padding-left:2pt;padding-top:0.5pt;padding-bottom:0;align:right;text-align:right;padding-right:2pt;font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:10pt;margin-top:1pt;margin-bottom:0;"><span style="font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:10.02pt;">65.61</span></div> </td> <td colspan="1" style="border-bottom:0.75pt solid #778B8B;white-space:nowrap;vertical-align:bottom"> <div style="background-color:#FFFFFF;padding-left:2pt;padding-top:0.5pt;padding-bottom:0;align:right;text-align:right;padding-right:2pt;font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:10pt;margin-top:1pt;margin-bottom:0;"><span style="font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:10.02pt;">8.53</span></div> </td> <td colspan="1" style="border-bottom:0.75pt solid #778B8B;white-space:nowrap;vertical-align:bottom"> <div style="background-color:#FFFFFF;padding-left:2pt;padding-top:0.5pt;padding-bottom:0;align:right;text-align:right;padding-right:2pt;font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:10pt;margin-top:1pt;margin-bottom:0;"><span style="font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:10.02pt;">10.50</span></div> </td> </tr> <tr> <td colspan="1" style="border-bottom:0.75pt solid #778B8B;vertical-align:top"> <div style="background-color:#FFFFFF;padding-left:2pt;padding-top:1pt;padding-bottom:0;align:left;text-align:left;padding-right:2pt;font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:10pt;margin-top:1pt;margin-bottom:0;"><span style="clear:both;font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:10.02pt;color:#2D2D2D;;"><b>Russell 3000 Index</b></span> </div> </td> <td colspan="1" style="border-bottom:0.75pt solid #778B8B;white-space:nowrap;vertical-align:bottom"> <div style="background-color:#FFFFFF;padding-left:2pt;padding-top:1pt;padding-bottom:0;align:right;text-align:right;padding-right:2pt;font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:10pt;margin-top:1pt;margin-bottom:0;"><span style="font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:10.02pt;">31.01</span></div> </td> <td colspan="1" style="border-bottom:0.75pt solid #778B8B;white-space:nowrap;vertical-align:bottom"> <div style="background-color:#FFFFFF;padding-left:2pt;padding-top:1pt;padding-bottom:0;align:right;text-align:right;padding-right:2pt;font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:10pt;margin-top:1pt;margin-bottom:0;"><span style="font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:10.02pt;">11.91</span></div> </td> <td colspan="1" style="border-bottom:0.75pt solid #778B8B;white-space:nowrap;vertical-align:bottom"> <div style="background-color:#FFFFFF;padding-left:2pt;padding-top:1pt;padding-bottom:0;align:right;text-align:right;padding-right:2pt;font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:10pt;margin-top:1pt;margin-bottom:0;"><span style="font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:10.02pt;">14.76</span></div> </td> </tr> <tr> <td colspan="1" style="border-bottom:0.75pt solid #778B8B;vertical-align:top"> <div style="background-color:#FFFFFF;padding-left:2pt;padding-top:1pt;padding-bottom:0;align:left;text-align:left;padding-right:2pt;font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:10pt;margin-top:1pt;margin-bottom:0;"><span style="clear:both;font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:10.02pt;color:#2D2D2D;;"><b>NASDAQ Biotechnology Index</b></span> </div> </td> <td colspan="1" style="border-bottom:0.75pt solid #778B8B;white-space:nowrap;vertical-align:bottom"> <div style="background-color:#FFFFFF;padding-left:2pt;padding-top:1pt;padding-bottom:0;align:right;text-align:right;padding-right:2pt;font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:10pt;margin-top:1pt;margin-bottom:0;"><span style="font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:10.02pt;">37.61</span></div> </td> <td colspan="1" style="border-bottom:0.75pt solid #778B8B;white-space:nowrap;vertical-align:bottom"> <div style="background-color:#FFFFFF;padding-left:2pt;padding-top:1pt;padding-bottom:0;align:right;text-align:right;padding-right:2pt;font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:10pt;margin-top:1pt;margin-bottom:0;"><span style="font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:10.02pt;">3.80</span></div> </td> <td colspan="1" style="border-bottom:0.75pt solid #778B8B;white-space:nowrap;vertical-align:bottom"> <div style="background-color:#FFFFFF;padding-left:2pt;padding-top:1pt;padding-bottom:0;align:right;text-align:right;padding-right:2pt;font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:10pt;margin-top:1pt;margin-bottom:0;"><span style="font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:10.02pt;">7.65</span></div> </td> </tr> <tr> <td colspan="1" style="vertical-align:top"> <div style="background-color:#FFFFFF;padding-left:2pt;padding-top:1pt;padding-bottom:0;align:left;text-align:left;padding-right:2pt;font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:10pt;margin-top:1pt;margin-bottom:0;"><span style="clear:both;font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:10.02pt;color:#2D2D2D;;"><b>S&amp;P 500 Index</b></span> </div> </td> <td colspan="1" style="white-space:nowrap;vertical-align:bottom"> <div style="background-color:#FFFFFF;padding-left:2pt;padding-top:1pt;padding-bottom:0;align:right;text-align:right;padding-right:2pt;font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:10pt;margin-top:1pt;margin-bottom:0;"><span style="font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:10.02pt;">31.05</span></div> </td> <td colspan="1" style="white-space:nowrap;vertical-align:bottom"> <div style="background-color:#FFFFFF;padding-left:2pt;padding-top:1pt;padding-bottom:0;align:right;text-align:right;padding-right:2pt;font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:10pt;margin-top:1pt;margin-bottom:0;"><span style="font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:10.02pt;">13.14</span></div> </td> <td colspan="1" style="white-space:nowrap;vertical-align:bottom"> <div style="background-color:#FFFFFF;padding-left:2pt;padding-top:1pt;padding-bottom:0;align:right;text-align:right;padding-right:2pt;font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:10pt;margin-top:1pt;margin-bottom:0;"><span style="font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:10.02pt;">15.26</span></div> </td> </tr> </table></div> Class R6 0.6561 0.0853 0.1050 Russell 3000 Index 0.3101 0.1191 0.1476 NASDAQ Biotechnology Index 0.3761 0.0380 0.0765 S&P 500 Index 0.3105 0.1314 0.1526 <div><span style="clear:both;font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:10.02pt;color:#2D2D2D;;">For current month-end performance, please call Franklin Templeton at </span><span style="clear:both;font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:10.02pt;color:#2D2D2D;;">(800) DIAL BEN/342-5236 or visit</span><br/><span style="clear:both;font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:10.02pt;;">https://www.franklintempleton.com/investments/options/mutual-funds</span><span style="clear:both;font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:10.02pt;color:#2D2D2D;;">. </span></div><div><span style="clear:both;font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:10.02pt;color:#2D2D2D;;">Important data provider notices and terms available at </span><span style="clear:both;font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:10.02pt;;">www.franklintempletondatasources.com</span><span style="clear:both;font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:10.02pt;color:#2D2D2D;;">. </span></div> <div><span style="text-transform:uppercase;"><span style="clear:both;font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:12.024pt;text-transform:uppercase;color:#1447FF;;"><b>KEY FUND STATISTICS </b></span></span><span style="clear:both;font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:10.824pt;color:#2D2D2D;;">(as of </span><span style="clear:both;font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:10.824pt;color:#2D2D2D;;">April 30, 2026)</span></div><div> <table cellspacing="0" style="width:98%;cellspacing:0;border-top:1.5pt solid #6B6B6B;margin-left:7.75pt;border-bottom:1.5pt solid #6B6B6B;margin-top:10px;"> <tr style="height:1px;"> <td style="height:1px;width:74.41007194244604%;"></td> <td style="height:1px;width:25.58992805755396%;"></td> </tr> <tr> <td colspan="1" style="border-bottom:0.75pt solid #6B6B6B;vertical-align:top"> <div style="background-color:#FFFFFF;padding-left:2pt;padding-top:1pt;padding-bottom:0;align:left;text-align:left;padding-right:2pt;font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:10pt;margin-top:1pt;margin-bottom:0;"><span style="clear:both;font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:10.02pt;color:#2D2D2D;;"><b>Total Net Assets</b></span></div> </td> <td colspan="1" style="border-bottom:0.75pt solid #6B6B6B;vertical-align:bottom"> <div style="background-color:#FFFFFF;padding-left:2pt;padding-top:1pt;padding-bottom:0;align:right;text-align:right;padding-right:2pt;font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:10pt;margin-top:1pt;margin-bottom:0;"><span style="font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:10.02pt;">$1,037,360,270</span></div> </td> </tr> <tr> <td colspan="1" style="border-bottom:0.75pt solid #6B6B6B;vertical-align:top"> <div style="background-color:#FFFFFF;padding-left:2pt;padding-top:1pt;padding-bottom:0;align:left;text-align:left;padding-right:2pt;font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:10pt;margin-top:1pt;margin-bottom:0;"><span style="clear:both;font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:10.02pt;color:#2D2D2D;;"><b>Total Number of Portfolio Holdings</b></span></div> </td> <td colspan="1" style="border-bottom:0.75pt solid #6B6B6B;vertical-align:bottom"> <div style="background-color:#FFFFFF;padding-left:2pt;padding-top:1pt;padding-bottom:0;align:right;text-align:right;padding-right:2pt;font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:10pt;margin-top:1pt;margin-bottom:0;"><span style="font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:10.02pt;">110</span></div> </td> </tr> <tr> <td colspan="1" style="border-bottom:0.75pt solid #6B6B6B;vertical-align:top"> <div style="background-color:#FFFFFF;padding-left:2pt;padding-top:1pt;padding-bottom:0;align:left;text-align:left;padding-right:2pt;font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:10pt;margin-top:1pt;margin-bottom:0;"><span style="clear:both;font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:10.02pt;color:#2D2D2D;;"><b>Total Management Fee Paid</b></span></div> </td> <td colspan="1" style="border-bottom:0.75pt solid #6B6B6B;vertical-align:bottom"> <div style="background-color:#FFFFFF;padding-left:2pt;padding-top:1pt;padding-bottom:0;align:right;text-align:right;padding-right:2pt;font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:10pt;margin-top:1pt;margin-bottom:0;"><span style="font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:10.02pt;">$5,300,115</span></div> </td> </tr> <tr> <td colspan="1" style="vertical-align:top"> <div style="background-color:#FFFFFF;padding-left:2pt;padding-top:1pt;padding-bottom:0;align:left;text-align:left;padding-right:2pt;font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:10pt;margin-top:1pt;margin-bottom:0;"><span style="clear:both;font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:10.02pt;color:#2D2D2D;;"><b>Portfolio Turnover Rate</b></span></div> </td> <td colspan="1" style="white-space:nowrap;vertical-align:bottom"> <div style="background-color:#FFFFFF;padding-left:2pt;padding-top:1pt;padding-bottom:0;align:right;text-align:right;padding-right:2pt;font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:10pt;margin-top:1pt;margin-bottom:0;"><span style="font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:10.02pt;">37.62%</span></div> </td> </tr> </table></div> 1037360270 110 5300115 0.3762 <div><span style="text-transform:uppercase;"><span style="clear:both;font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:12.024pt;text-transform:uppercase;color:#1447FF;;"><b>WHAT DID THE FUND INVEST IN? </b></span></span><span style="clear:both;font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:10.824pt;color:#2D2D2D;;">(as of </span><span style="clear:both;font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:10.824pt;color:#2D2D2D;;">April 30, 2026)</span></div><div><span style="clear:both;font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:12.024pt;color:#161616;;"><b>Portfolio Composition</b></span><span style="clear:both;font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:12.024pt;color:#161616;;">^*</span><span style="clear:both;font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:12.024pt;color:#161616;;"><b> (% of Total Investments)</b></span></div><div><img alt="image" src="ts7360img004.jpg" style="width:96.41294838145232%"/></div> https://www.franklintempleton.com/regulatory-fund-documents 10000 12050 12305 12153 14456 18023 12923 14349 16946 16386 27135 10000 11858 13406 15106 14948 22560 21857 22186 27133 30227 39601 10000 11103 11602 11917 13902 17344 13405 14926 14837 15187 20899 10000 11792 13356 15158 15289 22320 22367 22963 28167 31574 41379 0.940 0.003 0.002 0.001 0.054 Franklin Biotechnology Discovery Fund Advisor Class FTDZX 2026-04-30 <span style="clear:both;font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:10.02pt;color:#161616;;">This </span><span style="clear:both;font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:10.02pt;color:#161616;;">annual shareholder report</span><span style="clear:both;font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:10.02pt;color:#161616;;"> contains important information about </span><span style="clear:both;font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:10.02pt;color:#161616;;">Franklin Biotechnology Discovery Fund for the period </span><span style="clear:both;font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:10.02pt;color:#161616;;">May 1, 2025, to </span><span style="clear:both;font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:10.02pt;color:#161616;;">April 30, 2026.</span> annual shareholder report <span style="clear:both;font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:10.02pt;color:#161616;;">You can find additional information about the Fund at </span><span style="clear:both;font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:10.02pt;;">https://www.franklintempleton.com/regulatory-fund-documents</span><span style="clear:both;font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:10.02pt;color:#161616;;">. You can also </span><span style="clear:both;font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:10.02pt;color:#161616;;">request this information by contacting us at </span><span style="clear:both;font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:10.02pt;color:#161616;;">(800) DIAL BEN/342-5236</span><span style="clear:both;font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:10.02pt;color:#161616;;">.</span> https://www.franklintempleton.com/regulatory-fund-documents (800) DIAL BEN/342-5236 <div><span style="text-transform:uppercase;"><span style="clear:both;font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:12.024pt;text-transform:uppercase;color:#1447FF;;"><b>WHAT WERE THE FUND COSTS FOR THE LAST YEAR? </b></span></span><span style="clear:both;font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:10.824pt;color:#2D2D2D;;">(based on a hypothetical $10,000 investment)</span></div><div> <table cellspacing="0" style="width:98%;cellspacing:0;border-top:1.5pt solid #E6FAFF;border-left:1.5pt solid #E6FAFF; border-right:1.5pt solid #E6FAFF; border-bottom:1.5pt solid #E6FAFF; margin-left:7.9pt;"> <tr style="height:1px;"> <td style="height:1px;width:50%;background-color:#E6FAFF;"></td> <td style="height:1px;width:22.33812949640288%;background-color:#E6FAFF;"></td> <td style="height:1px;width:27.661870503597125%;background-color:#E6FAFF;"></td> </tr> <tr> <td colspan="1" style="background-color:#E6FAFF;;border-bottom:1.5pt solid #1447FF;vertical-align:bottom"> <div style="background-color:#E6FAFF;padding-left:2pt;padding-top:1.5pt;padding-bottom:0;align:left;text-align:left;padding-right:2pt;font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:10pt;margin-top:1pt;margin-bottom:0;"><span style="clear:both;font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:10.02pt;;"><b>Class Name</b></span></div> </td> <td colspan="1" style="background-color:#E6FAFF;;border-bottom:1.5pt solid #1447FF;vertical-align:bottom"> <div style="background-color:#E6FAFF;padding-left:2pt;padding-top:1.5pt;padding-bottom:0;align:center;text-align:center;padding-right:2pt;font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:10pt;margin-top:1pt;margin-bottom:0;"><span style="clear:both;font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:10.02pt;;"><b>Costs of a $10,000 </b></span><span style="clear:both;font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:10.02pt;;"><b>investment</b></span></div> </td> <td colspan="1" style="background-color:#E6FAFF;;border-bottom:1.5pt solid #1447FF;vertical-align:bottom"> <div style="background-color:#E6FAFF;padding-left:2pt;padding-top:1.5pt;padding-bottom:0;align:center;text-align:center;padding-right:2pt;font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:10pt;margin-top:1pt;margin-bottom:0;"><span style="clear:both;font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:10.02pt;;"><b>Costs paid as a percentage of a </b></span><span style="clear:both;font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:10.02pt;;"><b>$10,000 investment</b></span><span style="clear:both;font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:10.02pt;;">^*</span> </div> </td> </tr> <tr> <td colspan="1" style="background-color:#E6FAFF;;vertical-align:bottom"> <div style="background-color:#E6FAFF;padding-left:2pt;padding-top:1.5pt;padding-bottom:0;align:left;text-align:left;padding-right:2pt;font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:10pt;margin-top:1pt;margin-bottom:0;"><span style="clear:both;font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:10.02pt;;">Advisor Class</span></div> </td> <td colspan="1" style="background-color:#E6FAFF;;vertical-align:bottom"> <div style="background-color:#E6FAFF;padding-left:2pt;padding-top:1.5pt;padding-bottom:0;align:center;text-align:center;padding-right:2pt;font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:10pt;margin-top:1pt;margin-bottom:0;"><span style="font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:10.02pt;">$101</span></div> </td> <td colspan="1" style="background-color:#E6FAFF;;white-space:nowrap;vertical-align:bottom"> <div style="background-color:#E6FAFF;padding-left:2pt;padding-top:1.5pt;padding-bottom:0;align:center;text-align:center;padding-right:2pt;font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:10pt;margin-top:1pt;margin-bottom:0;"><span style="font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:10.02pt;">0.76%</span></div> </td> </tr> </table></div> 101 0.0076 <div><span style="text-transform:uppercase;"><span style="clear:both;font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:12.024pt;text-transform:uppercase;color:#1447FF;;"><b>HOW DID THE FUND PERFORM LAST YEAR AND WHAT AFFECTED ITS PERFORMANCE?</b></span></span></div><div><span style="clear:both;font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:10.02pt;color:#2D2D2D;;">For the twelve months ended April 30, 2026, </span><span style="clear:both;font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:10.02pt;color:#2D2D2D;;">Advisor Class shares of Franklin Biotechnology Discovery Fund returned </span><span style="clear:both;font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:10.02pt;color:#2D2D2D;;">65.45%. The </span><span style="clear:both;font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:10.02pt;color:#2D2D2D;;">Fund compares its performance to the  NASDAQ Biotechnology Index and the S&amp;P 500 Index, which returned 37.61% and 31.05%, </span><span style="clear:both;font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:10.02pt;color:#2D2D2D;;">respectively, for the same period.</span></div><div><span style="text-transform:uppercase;"><span style="clear:both;font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:12.024pt;text-transform:uppercase;color:#161616;;"><b>PERFORMANCE HIGHLIGHTS</b></span></span></div><div> <table cellspacing="0" style="width:98%;cellspacing:0;padding-bottom:2pt;padding-top:0pt;margin-left:7.75pt;"> <tr style="height:1px;"> <td style="height:1px;width:1.8507194244604317%;"></td> <td style="height:1px;width:98.14928057553956%;"></td> </tr> <tr> <td colspan="2" style="vertical-align:top"> <div style="background-color:#FFFFFF;padding-left:2pt;padding-top:1pt;padding-bottom:0;align:left;text-align:left;padding-right:2pt;font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:10pt;margin-top:1pt;margin-bottom:0;"><span style="clear:both;font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:10.02pt;color:#2D2D2D;;"><b>Top contributors to performance:</b></span></div> </td> </tr> <tr> <td colspan="1" style="vertical-align:top"> <div style="background-color:#FFFFFF;padding-left:2pt;padding-top:1pt;padding-bottom:0;align:left;text-align:left;padding-right:2pt;font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:10pt;margin-top:1pt;margin-bottom:0;"><span style="clear:both;font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:10.02pt;color:#30DB87;;">↑</span></div> </td> <td colspan="1" style="vertical-align:top"> <div style="background-color:#FFFFFF;padding-left:2pt;padding-top:1pt;padding-bottom:0;align:left;text-align:left;padding-right:2pt;font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:10pt;margin-top:1pt;margin-bottom:0;"><span style="clear:both;font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:10.02pt;color:#2D2D2D;;">Overweighted portfolio exposure to mid-, small-, and micro-cap biotechnology stocks, which generally performed well. </span><span style="clear:both;font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:10.02pt;color:#2D2D2D;;">Performance also benefited from a focus on companies with proven drug delivery platforms, favorable clinical trial catalysts, and </span><span style="clear:both;font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:10.02pt;color:#2D2D2D;;">strong balance sheets. In addition, an emphasis on identifying clinically or commercially “de-risked” assets appears to have </span><span style="clear:both;font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:10.02pt;color:#2D2D2D;;">supported relative returns.</span></div> </td> </tr> <tr> <td colspan="1" style="vertical-align:top"> <div style="background-color:#FFFFFF;padding-left:2pt;padding-top:1pt;padding-bottom:0;align:left;text-align:left;padding-right:2pt;font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:10pt;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0;"><span style="clear:both;font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:10.02pt;color:#30DB87;;">↑</span></div> </td> <td colspan="1" style="vertical-align:top"> <div style="background-color:#FFFFFF;padding-left:2pt;padding-top:1pt;padding-bottom:0;align:left;text-align:left;padding-right:2pt;font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:10pt;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0;"><span style="clear:both;font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:10.02pt;color:#2D2D2D;;">Successful stock selection in the biotech industry, where numerous overweighted or off-benchmark holdings more than doubled </span><span style="clear:both;font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:10.02pt;color:#2D2D2D;;">in value, including key contributors Abivax, Ascendis Pharma, Praxis Precision Medicines, Merus, Spyre Therapeutics, Oruka </span><span style="clear:both;font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:10.02pt;color:#2D2D2D;;">Therapeutics, Centessa Pharmaceuticals, Dianthus Therapeutics and uniQure.</span></div> </td> </tr> <tr> <td colspan="1" style="vertical-align:top"> <div style="background-color:#FFFFFF;padding-left:2pt;padding-top:1pt;padding-bottom:0;align:left;text-align:left;padding-right:2pt;font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:10pt;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0;"><span style="clear:both;font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:10.02pt;color:#30DB87;;">↑</span></div> </td> <td colspan="1" style="vertical-align:top"> <div style="background-color:#FFFFFF;padding-left:2pt;padding-top:1pt;padding-bottom:0;align:left;text-align:left;padding-right:2pt;font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:10pt;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0;"><span style="clear:both;font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:10.02pt;color:#2D2D2D;;">Stock selection and overweighting in the pharmaceuticals industry, where much larger-than-index positions in Terns </span><span style="clear:both;font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:10.02pt;color:#2D2D2D;;">Pharmaceuticals and Jazz Pharmaceuticals topped a fairly long list of contributors. To a lesser extent, additional relative-return </span><span style="clear:both;font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:10.02pt;color:#2D2D2D;;">gains were achieved in three other industries: health care services (due to overweighting), managed health care (not an index </span><span style="clear:both;font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:10.02pt;color:#2D2D2D;;">component), and health care equipment (lack of exposure).  </span></div> </td> </tr> </table></div><div> <table cellspacing="0" style="width:98%;cellspacing:0;padding-bottom:2pt;padding-top:0pt;margin-left:7.75pt;"> <tr style="height:1px;"> <td style="height:1px;width:1.8507194244604317%;"></td> <td style="height:1px;width:98.14928057553956%;"></td> </tr> <tr> <td colspan="2" style="vertical-align:top"> <div style="background-color:#FFFFFF;padding-left:2pt;padding-top:1pt;padding-bottom:0;align:left;text-align:left;padding-right:2pt;font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:10pt;margin-top:1pt;margin-bottom:0;"><span style="clear:both;font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:10.02pt;color:#2D2D2D;;"><b>Top detractors from performance:</b></span></div> </td> </tr> <tr> <td colspan="1" style="vertical-align:top"> <div style="background-color:#FFFFFF;padding-left:2pt;padding-top:1pt;padding-bottom:0;align:left;text-align:left;padding-right:2pt;font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:10pt;margin-top:1pt;margin-bottom:0;"><span style="clear:both;font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:10.02pt;color:#CA0046;;">↓</span></div> </td> <td colspan="1" style="vertical-align:top"> <div style="background-color:#FFFFFF;padding-left:2pt;padding-top:1pt;padding-bottom:0;align:left;text-align:left;padding-right:2pt;font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:10pt;margin-top:1pt;margin-bottom:0;"><span style="clear:both;font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:10.02pt;color:#2D2D2D;;">Detrimental stock selection created a wide total-return gap in the life sciences tools and services industry; the combined value of </span><span style="clear:both;font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:10.02pt;color:#2D2D2D;;">the Fund’s related holdings declined, while those tracked by the benchmark index increased sharply.  </span></div> </td> </tr> <tr> <td colspan="1" style="vertical-align:top"> <div style="background-color:#FFFFFF;padding-left:2pt;padding-top:1pt;padding-bottom:0;align:left;text-align:left;padding-right:2pt;font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:10pt;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0;"><span style="clear:both;font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:10.02pt;color:#CA0046;;">↓</span></div> </td> <td colspan="1" style="vertical-align:top"> <div style="background-color:#FFFFFF;padding-left:2pt;padding-top:1pt;padding-bottom:0;align:left;text-align:left;padding-right:2pt;font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:10pt;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0;"><span style="clear:both;font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:10.02pt;color:#2D2D2D;;">Several overweighted or off-benchmark biotech and pharma holdings either sold off amid company-specific setbacks or posted </span><span style="clear:both;font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:10.02pt;color:#2D2D2D;;">muted one-year gains. The key detractors in this regard were LENZ Therapeutics (purchased during the period), Benitec </span><span style="clear:both;font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:10.02pt;color:#2D2D2D;;">Biopharma, Soleno Therapeutics, ARS Pharmaceuticals, Ionis Pharmaceuticals (purchased during the period), Eli Lilly, MoonLake </span><span style="clear:both;font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:10.02pt;color:#2D2D2D;;">Immunotherapeutics (bought and sold during the period), Zealand Pharma, Ultragenyx Pharmaceuticals and Day One </span><span style="clear:both;font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:10.02pt;color:#2D2D2D;;">Biopharmaceuticals. Several of these positions were liquidated by year-end.</span></div> </td> </tr> <tr> <td colspan="1" style="vertical-align:top"> <div style="background-color:#FFFFFF;padding-left:2pt;padding-top:1pt;padding-bottom:0;align:left;text-align:left;padding-right:2pt;font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:10pt;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0;"><span style="clear:both;font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:10.02pt;color:#CA0046;;">↓</span></div> </td> <td colspan="1" style="vertical-align:top"> <div style="background-color:#FFFFFF;padding-left:2pt;padding-top:1pt;padding-bottom:0;align:left;text-align:left;padding-right:2pt;font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:10pt;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0;"><span style="clear:both;font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:10.02pt;color:#2D2D2D;;">The Fund lacked exposure to several index component companies—such as Roivant Sciences, Arrowhead Pharmaceuticals, </span><span style="clear:both;font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:10.02pt;color:#2D2D2D;;">United Therapeutics, Viatris, and Axsome Therapeutics—that significantly outperformed the benchmark. In addition, the </span><span style="clear:both;font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:10.02pt;color:#2D2D2D;;">portfolio’s cash allocation (averaging about 2.1% of total net assets) diluted relative performance during a time of robust and </span><span style="clear:both;font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:10.02pt;color:#2D2D2D;;">broad-based gains across the biotech and pharma industries.</span></div> </td> </tr> </table></div> The Fund’s past performance is not necessarily an indication of how the Fund will perform in the future. <span style="clear:both;font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:10.02pt;color:#2D2D2D;;">The graph and table </span><span style="clear:both;font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:10.02pt;color:#2D2D2D;;">do not reflect the deduction of taxes that a shareholder would pay on Fund distributions or redemption of Fund shares.</span> <div><img alt="image" src="ts7357img003.jpg" style="width:88.88888888888889%"/></div> <div><span style="text-transform:uppercase;"><span style="clear:both;font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:12.024pt;text-transform:uppercase;color:#161616;;"><b>AVERAGE ANNUAL TOTAL RETURNS (%) </b></span></span><span style="clear:both;font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:10.824pt;color:#2D2D2D;;">Period Ended </span><span style="clear:both;font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:10.824pt;color:#2D2D2D;;">April 30, 2026</span></div><div> <table cellspacing="0" style="width:98%;cellspacing:0;margin-left:7.75pt;border-bottom:1.5pt solid #778B8B;margin-top:10px;"> <tr style="height:1px;"> <td style="height:1px;width:47.530575539568346%;"></td> <td style="height:1px;width:17.489208633093526%;"></td> <td style="height:1px;width:17.140287769784173%;"></td> <td style="height:1px;width:17.83992805755396%;"></td> </tr> <tr> <td colspan="1" style="border-bottom:1.5pt solid #1447FF;vertical-align:top"> <div style="background-color:#FFFFFF;padding-left:2pt;padding-top:1pt;padding-bottom:0;align:left;text-align:left;padding-right:2pt;font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:10pt;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0;"> </div> </td> <td colspan="1" style="border-bottom:1.5pt solid #1447FF;vertical-align:bottom"> <div style="background-color:#FFFFFF;padding-left:2pt;padding-top:1pt;padding-bottom:0;align:right;text-align:right;padding-right:2pt;font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:10pt;margin-top:1pt;margin-bottom:0;"><span style="clear:both;font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:10.02pt;color:#2D2D2D;;"><b>1 Year</b></span></div> </td> <td colspan="1" style="border-bottom:1.5pt solid #1447FF;vertical-align:bottom"> <div style="background-color:#FFFFFF;padding-left:2pt;padding-top:1pt;padding-bottom:0;align:right;text-align:right;padding-right:2pt;font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:10pt;margin-top:1pt;margin-bottom:0;"><span style="clear:both;font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:10.02pt;color:#2D2D2D;;"><b>5 Year</b></span></div> </td> <td colspan="1" style="border-bottom:1.5pt solid #1447FF;vertical-align:bottom"> <div style="background-color:#FFFFFF;padding-left:2pt;padding-top:1pt;padding-bottom:0;align:right;text-align:right;padding-right:2pt;font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:10pt;margin-top:1pt;margin-bottom:0;"><span style="clear:both;font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:10.02pt;color:#2D2D2D;;"><b>10 Year</b></span></div> </td> </tr> <tr> <td colspan="1" style="border-bottom:0.75pt solid #778B8B;vertical-align:top"> <div style="background-color:#FFFFFF;padding-left:2pt;padding-top:0.5pt;padding-bottom:0;align:left;text-align:left;padding-right:2pt;font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:10pt;margin-top:1pt;margin-bottom:0;"><span style="clear:both;font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:10.02pt;color:#2D2D2D;;"><b>Advisor Class</b></span> </div> </td> <td colspan="1" style="border-bottom:0.75pt solid #778B8B;white-space:nowrap;vertical-align:bottom"> <div style="background-color:#FFFFFF;padding-left:2pt;padding-top:0.5pt;padding-bottom:0;align:right;text-align:right;padding-right:2pt;font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:10pt;margin-top:1pt;margin-bottom:0;"><span style="font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:10.02pt;">65.45</span></div> </td> <td colspan="1" style="border-bottom:0.75pt solid #778B8B;white-space:nowrap;vertical-align:bottom"> <div style="background-color:#FFFFFF;padding-left:2pt;padding-top:0.5pt;padding-bottom:0;align:right;text-align:right;padding-right:2pt;font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:10pt;margin-top:1pt;margin-bottom:0;"><span style="font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:10.02pt;">8.40</span></div> </td> <td colspan="1" style="border-bottom:0.75pt solid #778B8B;white-space:nowrap;vertical-align:bottom"> <div style="background-color:#FFFFFF;padding-left:2pt;padding-top:0.5pt;padding-bottom:0;align:right;text-align:right;padding-right:2pt;font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:10pt;margin-top:1pt;margin-bottom:0;"><span style="font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:10.02pt;">10.36</span></div> </td> </tr> <tr> <td colspan="1" style="border-bottom:0.75pt solid #778B8B;vertical-align:top"> <div style="background-color:#FFFFFF;padding-left:2pt;padding-top:1pt;padding-bottom:0;align:left;text-align:left;padding-right:2pt;font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:10pt;margin-top:1pt;margin-bottom:0;"><span style="clear:both;font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:10.02pt;color:#2D2D2D;;"><b>Russell 3000 Index</b></span> </div> </td> <td colspan="1" style="border-bottom:0.75pt solid #778B8B;white-space:nowrap;vertical-align:bottom"> <div style="background-color:#FFFFFF;padding-left:2pt;padding-top:1pt;padding-bottom:0;align:right;text-align:right;padding-right:2pt;font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:10pt;margin-top:1pt;margin-bottom:0;"><span style="font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:10.02pt;">31.01</span></div> </td> <td colspan="1" style="border-bottom:0.75pt solid #778B8B;white-space:nowrap;vertical-align:bottom"> <div style="background-color:#FFFFFF;padding-left:2pt;padding-top:1pt;padding-bottom:0;align:right;text-align:right;padding-right:2pt;font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:10pt;margin-top:1pt;margin-bottom:0;"><span style="font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:10.02pt;">11.91</span></div> </td> <td colspan="1" style="border-bottom:0.75pt solid #778B8B;white-space:nowrap;vertical-align:bottom"> <div style="background-color:#FFFFFF;padding-left:2pt;padding-top:1pt;padding-bottom:0;align:right;text-align:right;padding-right:2pt;font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:10pt;margin-top:1pt;margin-bottom:0;"><span style="font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:10.02pt;">14.76</span></div> </td> </tr> <tr> <td colspan="1" style="border-bottom:0.75pt solid #778B8B;vertical-align:top"> <div style="background-color:#FFFFFF;padding-left:2pt;padding-top:1pt;padding-bottom:0;align:left;text-align:left;padding-right:2pt;font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:10pt;margin-top:1pt;margin-bottom:0;"><span style="clear:both;font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:10.02pt;color:#2D2D2D;;"><b>NASDAQ Biotechnology Index</b></span> </div> </td> <td colspan="1" style="border-bottom:0.75pt solid #778B8B;white-space:nowrap;vertical-align:bottom"> <div style="background-color:#FFFFFF;padding-left:2pt;padding-top:1pt;padding-bottom:0;align:right;text-align:right;padding-right:2pt;font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:10pt;margin-top:1pt;margin-bottom:0;"><span style="font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:10.02pt;">37.61</span></div> </td> <td colspan="1" style="border-bottom:0.75pt solid #778B8B;white-space:nowrap;vertical-align:bottom"> <div style="background-color:#FFFFFF;padding-left:2pt;padding-top:1pt;padding-bottom:0;align:right;text-align:right;padding-right:2pt;font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:10pt;margin-top:1pt;margin-bottom:0;"><span style="font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:10.02pt;">3.80</span></div> </td> <td colspan="1" style="border-bottom:0.75pt solid #778B8B;white-space:nowrap;vertical-align:bottom"> <div style="background-color:#FFFFFF;padding-left:2pt;padding-top:1pt;padding-bottom:0;align:right;text-align:right;padding-right:2pt;font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:10pt;margin-top:1pt;margin-bottom:0;"><span style="font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:10.02pt;">7.65</span></div> </td> </tr> <tr> <td colspan="1" style="vertical-align:top"> <div style="background-color:#FFFFFF;padding-left:2pt;padding-top:1pt;padding-bottom:0;align:left;text-align:left;padding-right:2pt;font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:10pt;margin-top:1pt;margin-bottom:0;"><span style="clear:both;font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:10.02pt;color:#2D2D2D;;"><b>S&amp;P 500 Index</b></span> </div> </td> <td colspan="1" style="white-space:nowrap;vertical-align:bottom"> <div style="background-color:#FFFFFF;padding-left:2pt;padding-top:1pt;padding-bottom:0;align:right;text-align:right;padding-right:2pt;font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:10pt;margin-top:1pt;margin-bottom:0;"><span style="font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:10.02pt;">31.05</span></div> </td> <td colspan="1" style="white-space:nowrap;vertical-align:bottom"> <div style="background-color:#FFFFFF;padding-left:2pt;padding-top:1pt;padding-bottom:0;align:right;text-align:right;padding-right:2pt;font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:10pt;margin-top:1pt;margin-bottom:0;"><span style="font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:10.02pt;">13.14</span></div> </td> <td colspan="1" style="white-space:nowrap;vertical-align:bottom"> <div style="background-color:#FFFFFF;padding-left:2pt;padding-top:1pt;padding-bottom:0;align:right;text-align:right;padding-right:2pt;font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:10pt;margin-top:1pt;margin-bottom:0;"><span style="font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:10.02pt;">15.26</span></div> </td> </tr> </table></div> Advisor Class 0.6545 0.0840 0.1036 Russell 3000 Index 0.3101 0.1191 0.1476 NASDAQ Biotechnology Index 0.3761 0.0380 0.0765 S&P 500 Index 0.3105 0.1314 0.1526 <div><span style="clear:both;font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:10.02pt;color:#2D2D2D;;">For current month-end performance, please call Franklin Templeton at </span><span style="clear:both;font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:10.02pt;color:#2D2D2D;;">(800) DIAL BEN/342-5236 or visit</span><br/><span style="clear:both;font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:10.02pt;;">https://www.franklintempleton.com/investments/options/mutual-funds</span><span style="clear:both;font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:10.02pt;color:#2D2D2D;;">. </span></div><div><span style="clear:both;font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:10.02pt;color:#2D2D2D;;">Important data provider notices and terms available at </span><span style="clear:both;font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:10.02pt;;">www.franklintempletondatasources.com</span><span style="clear:both;font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:10.02pt;color:#2D2D2D;;">. </span></div> <div><span style="text-transform:uppercase;"><span style="clear:both;font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:12.024pt;text-transform:uppercase;color:#1447FF;;"><b>KEY FUND STATISTICS </b></span></span><span style="clear:both;font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:10.824pt;color:#2D2D2D;;">(as of </span><span style="clear:both;font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:10.824pt;color:#2D2D2D;;">April 30, 2026)</span></div><div> <table cellspacing="0" style="width:98%;cellspacing:0;border-top:1.5pt solid #6B6B6B;margin-left:7.75pt;border-bottom:1.5pt solid #6B6B6B;margin-top:10px;"> <tr style="height:1px;"> <td style="height:1px;width:74.41007194244604%;"></td> <td style="height:1px;width:25.58992805755396%;"></td> </tr> <tr> <td colspan="1" style="border-bottom:0.75pt solid #6B6B6B;vertical-align:top"> <div style="background-color:#FFFFFF;padding-left:2pt;padding-top:1pt;padding-bottom:0;align:left;text-align:left;padding-right:2pt;font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:10pt;margin-top:1pt;margin-bottom:0;"><span style="clear:both;font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:10.02pt;color:#2D2D2D;;"><b>Total Net Assets</b></span></div> </td> <td colspan="1" style="border-bottom:0.75pt solid #6B6B6B;vertical-align:bottom"> <div style="background-color:#FFFFFF;padding-left:2pt;padding-top:1pt;padding-bottom:0;align:right;text-align:right;padding-right:2pt;font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:10pt;margin-top:1pt;margin-bottom:0;"><span style="font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:10.02pt;">$1,037,360,270</span></div> </td> </tr> <tr> <td colspan="1" style="border-bottom:0.75pt solid #6B6B6B;vertical-align:top"> <div style="background-color:#FFFFFF;padding-left:2pt;padding-top:1pt;padding-bottom:0;align:left;text-align:left;padding-right:2pt;font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:10pt;margin-top:1pt;margin-bottom:0;"><span style="clear:both;font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:10.02pt;color:#2D2D2D;;"><b>Total Number of Portfolio Holdings</b></span></div> </td> <td colspan="1" style="border-bottom:0.75pt solid #6B6B6B;vertical-align:bottom"> <div style="background-color:#FFFFFF;padding-left:2pt;padding-top:1pt;padding-bottom:0;align:right;text-align:right;padding-right:2pt;font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:10pt;margin-top:1pt;margin-bottom:0;"><span style="font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:10.02pt;">110</span></div> </td> </tr> <tr> <td colspan="1" style="border-bottom:0.75pt solid #6B6B6B;vertical-align:top"> <div style="background-color:#FFFFFF;padding-left:2pt;padding-top:1pt;padding-bottom:0;align:left;text-align:left;padding-right:2pt;font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:10pt;margin-top:1pt;margin-bottom:0;"><span style="clear:both;font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:10.02pt;color:#2D2D2D;;"><b>Total Management Fee Paid</b></span></div> </td> <td colspan="1" style="border-bottom:0.75pt solid #6B6B6B;vertical-align:bottom"> <div style="background-color:#FFFFFF;padding-left:2pt;padding-top:1pt;padding-bottom:0;align:right;text-align:right;padding-right:2pt;font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:10pt;margin-top:1pt;margin-bottom:0;"><span style="font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:10.02pt;">$5,300,115</span></div> </td> </tr> <tr> <td colspan="1" style="vertical-align:top"> <div style="background-color:#FFFFFF;padding-left:2pt;padding-top:1pt;padding-bottom:0;align:left;text-align:left;padding-right:2pt;font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:10pt;margin-top:1pt;margin-bottom:0;"><span style="clear:both;font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:10.02pt;color:#2D2D2D;;"><b>Portfolio Turnover Rate</b></span></div> </td> <td colspan="1" style="white-space:nowrap;vertical-align:bottom"> <div style="background-color:#FFFFFF;padding-left:2pt;padding-top:1pt;padding-bottom:0;align:right;text-align:right;padding-right:2pt;font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:10pt;margin-top:1pt;margin-bottom:0;"><span style="font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:10.02pt;">37.62%</span></div> </td> </tr> </table></div> 1037360270 110 5300115 0.3762 <div><span style="text-transform:uppercase;"><span style="clear:both;font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:12.024pt;text-transform:uppercase;color:#1447FF;;"><b>WHAT DID THE FUND INVEST IN? </b></span></span><span style="clear:both;font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:10.824pt;color:#2D2D2D;;">(as of </span><span style="clear:both;font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:10.824pt;color:#2D2D2D;;">April 30, 2026)</span></div><div><span style="clear:both;font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:12.024pt;color:#161616;;"><b>Portfolio Composition</b></span><span style="clear:both;font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:12.024pt;color:#161616;;">^*</span><span style="clear:both;font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:12.024pt;color:#161616;;"><b> (% of Total Investments)</b></span></div><div><img alt="image" src="ts7357img004.jpg" style="width:96.41294838145232%"/></div> https://www.franklintempleton.com/regulatory-fund-documents 10000 12032 12266 12099 14376 17907 12824 14217 16772 16201 26804 10000 11858 13406 15106 14948 22560 21857 22186 27133 30227 39601 10000 11103 11602 11917 13902 17344 13405 14926 14837 15187 20899 10000 11792 13356 15158 15289 22320 22367 22963 28167 31574 41379 0.940 0.003 0.002 0.001 0.054 Franklin Core Plus Bond Fund Class A FRSTX 2026-04-30 <span style="clear:both;font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:10.02pt;color:#161616;;">This </span><span style="clear:both;font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:10.02pt;color:#161616;;">annual shareholder report</span><span style="clear:both;font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:10.02pt;color:#161616;;"> contains important information about </span><span style="clear:both;font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:10.02pt;color:#161616;;">Franklin Core Plus Bond Fund for the period </span><span style="clear:both;font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:10.02pt;color:#161616;;">May 1, 2025, to </span><span style="clear:both;font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:10.02pt;color:#161616;;">April 30, </span><span style="clear:both;font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:10.02pt;color:#161616;;">2026.</span> annual shareholder report <span style="clear:both;font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:10.02pt;color:#161616;;">You can find additional information about the Fund at </span><span style="clear:both;font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:10.02pt;;">https://www.franklintempleton.com/regulatory-fund-documents</span><span style="clear:both;font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:10.02pt;color:#161616;;">. You can also </span><span style="clear:both;font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:10.02pt;color:#161616;;">request this information by contacting us at </span><span style="clear:both;font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:10.02pt;color:#161616;;">(800) DIAL BEN/342-5236</span><span style="clear:both;font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:10.02pt;color:#161616;;">.</span> https://www.franklintempleton.com/regulatory-fund-documents (800) DIAL BEN/342-5236 <div><span style="clear:both;font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:10.02pt;color:#161616;"><b><i>This report describes changes to the Fund that occurred during the reporting period.</i></b></span></div> <div><span style="text-transform:uppercase;"><span style="clear:both;font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:12.024pt;text-transform:uppercase;color:#1447FF;;"><b>WHAT WERE THE FUND COSTS FOR THE LAST YEAR? </b></span></span><span style="clear:both;font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:10.824pt;color:#2D2D2D;;">(based on a hypothetical $10,000 investment)</span></div><div> <table cellspacing="0" style="width:98%;cellspacing:0;border-top:1.5pt solid #E6FAFF;border-left:1.5pt solid #E6FAFF; border-right:1.5pt solid #E6FAFF; border-bottom:1.5pt solid #E6FAFF; margin-left:7.9pt;"> <tr style="height:1px;"> <td style="height:1px;width:50%;background-color:#E6FAFF;"></td> <td style="height:1px;width:22.33812949640288%;background-color:#E6FAFF;"></td> <td style="height:1px;width:27.661870503597125%;background-color:#E6FAFF;"></td> </tr> <tr> <td colspan="1" style="background-color:#E6FAFF;;border-bottom:1.5pt solid #1447FF;vertical-align:bottom"> <div style="background-color:#E6FAFF;padding-left:2pt;padding-top:1.5pt;padding-bottom:0;align:left;text-align:left;padding-right:2pt;font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:10pt;margin-top:1pt;margin-bottom:0;"><span style="clear:both;font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:10.02pt;;"><b>Class Name</b></span></div> </td> <td colspan="1" style="background-color:#E6FAFF;;border-bottom:1.5pt solid #1447FF;vertical-align:bottom"> <div style="background-color:#E6FAFF;padding-left:2pt;padding-top:1.5pt;padding-bottom:0;align:center;text-align:center;padding-right:2pt;font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:10pt;margin-top:1pt;margin-bottom:0;"><span style="clear:both;font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:10.02pt;;"><b>Costs of a $10,000 </b></span><span style="clear:both;font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:10.02pt;;"><b>investment</b></span></div> </td> <td colspan="1" style="background-color:#E6FAFF;;border-bottom:1.5pt solid #1447FF;vertical-align:bottom"> <div style="background-color:#E6FAFF;padding-left:2pt;padding-top:1.5pt;padding-bottom:0;align:center;text-align:center;padding-right:2pt;font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:10pt;margin-top:1pt;margin-bottom:0;"><span style="clear:both;font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:10.02pt;;"><b>Costs paid as a percentage of a </b></span><span style="clear:both;font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:10.02pt;;"><b>$10,000 investment</b></span><span style="clear:both;font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:10.02pt;;">^*</span> </div> </td> </tr> <tr> <td colspan="1" style="background-color:#E6FAFF;;vertical-align:bottom"> <div style="background-color:#E6FAFF;padding-left:2pt;padding-top:1.5pt;padding-bottom:0;align:left;text-align:left;padding-right:2pt;font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:10pt;margin-top:1pt;margin-bottom:0;"><span style="clear:both;font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:10.02pt;;">Class A</span></div> </td> <td colspan="1" style="background-color:#E6FAFF;;vertical-align:bottom"> <div style="background-color:#E6FAFF;padding-left:2pt;padding-top:1.5pt;padding-bottom:0;align:center;text-align:center;padding-right:2pt;font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:10pt;margin-top:1pt;margin-bottom:0;"><span style="font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:10.02pt;">$73</span></div> </td> <td colspan="1" style="background-color:#E6FAFF;;white-space:nowrap;vertical-align:bottom"> <div style="background-color:#E6FAFF;padding-left:2pt;padding-top:1.5pt;padding-bottom:0;align:center;text-align:center;padding-right:2pt;font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:10pt;margin-top:1pt;margin-bottom:0;"><span style="font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:10.02pt;">0.71%</span></div> </td> </tr> </table></div> 73 0.0071 <div><span style="text-transform:uppercase;"><span style="clear:both;font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:12.024pt;text-transform:uppercase;color:#1447FF;;"><b>HOW DID THE FUND PERFORM LAST YEAR AND WHAT AFFECTED ITS PERFORMANCE?</b></span></span></div><div><span style="clear:both;font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:10.02pt;color:#2D2D2D;;">For the twelve months ended April 30, 2026, </span><span style="clear:both;font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:10.02pt;color:#2D2D2D;;">Class A shares of Franklin Core Plus Bond Fund returned </span><span style="clear:both;font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:10.02pt;color:#2D2D2D;;">4.78%. The Fund compares its </span><span style="clear:both;font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:10.02pt;color:#2D2D2D;;">performance to the  Bloomberg U.S. Aggregate Index, which returned 4.06% for the same period.</span></div><div><span style="text-transform:uppercase;"><span style="clear:both;font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:12.024pt;text-transform:uppercase;color:#161616;;"><b>PERFORMANCE HIGHLIGHTS</b></span></span></div><div> <table cellspacing="0" style="width:98%;cellspacing:0;padding-bottom:2pt;padding-top:0pt;margin-left:7.75pt;"> <tr style="height:1px;"> <td style="height:1px;width:1.8507194244604317%;"></td> <td style="height:1px;width:98.14928057553956%;"></td> </tr> <tr> <td colspan="2" style="vertical-align:top"> <div style="background-color:#FFFFFF;padding-left:2pt;padding-top:1pt;padding-bottom:0;align:left;text-align:left;padding-right:2pt;font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:10pt;margin-top:1pt;margin-bottom:0;"><span style="clear:both;font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:10.02pt;color:#2D2D2D;;"><b>Top contributors to performance:</b></span></div> </td> </tr> <tr> <td colspan="1" style="vertical-align:top"> <div style="background-color:#FFFFFF;padding-left:2pt;padding-top:1pt;padding-bottom:0;align:left;text-align:left;padding-right:2pt;font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:10pt;margin-top:1pt;margin-bottom:0;"><span style="clear:both;font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:10.02pt;color:#30DB87;;">↑</span></div> </td> <td colspan="1" style="vertical-align:top"> <div style="background-color:#FFFFFF;padding-left:2pt;padding-top:1pt;padding-bottom:0;align:left;text-align:left;padding-right:2pt;font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:10pt;margin-top:1pt;margin-bottom:0;"><span style="clear:both;font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:10.02pt;color:#2D2D2D;;">Overweight allocation to high-yield (HY) and investment-grade (IG) corporate bonds, agency mortgage-backed securities (MBS), </span><span style="clear:both;font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:10.02pt;color:#2D2D2D;;">commercial MBS and sovereign emerging market debt.</span></div> </td> </tr> <tr> <td colspan="1" style="vertical-align:top"> <div style="background-color:#FFFFFF;padding-left:2pt;padding-top:1pt;padding-bottom:0;align:left;text-align:left;padding-right:2pt;font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:10pt;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0;"><span style="clear:both;font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:10.02pt;color:#30DB87;;">↑</span></div> </td> <td colspan="1" style="vertical-align:top"> <div style="background-color:#FFFFFF;padding-left:2pt;padding-top:1pt;padding-bottom:0;align:left;text-align:left;padding-right:2pt;font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:10pt;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0;"><span style="clear:both;font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:10.02pt;color:#2D2D2D;;">Out-of-index exposure to residential MBS and collateralized loan obligations (CLOs).</span></div> </td> </tr> <tr> <td colspan="1" style="vertical-align:top"> <div style="background-color:#FFFFFF;padding-left:2pt;padding-top:1pt;padding-bottom:0;align:left;text-align:left;padding-right:2pt;font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:10pt;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0;"><span style="clear:both;font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:10.02pt;color:#30DB87;;">↑</span></div> </td> <td colspan="1" style="vertical-align:top"> <div style="background-color:#FFFFFF;padding-left:2pt;padding-top:1pt;padding-bottom:0;align:left;text-align:left;padding-right:2pt;font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:10pt;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0;"><span style="clear:both;font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:10.02pt;color:#2D2D2D;;">Exposure to the five-, 20- and 30-year portions of the yield curve.</span></div> </td> </tr> </table></div><div> <table cellspacing="0" style="width:98%;cellspacing:0;padding-bottom:2pt;padding-top:0pt;margin-left:7.75pt;"> <tr style="height:1px;"> <td style="height:1px;width:1.8507194244604317%;"></td> <td style="height:1px;width:98.14928057553956%;"></td> </tr> <tr> <td colspan="2" style="vertical-align:top"> <div style="background-color:#FFFFFF;padding-left:2pt;padding-top:1pt;padding-bottom:0;align:left;text-align:left;padding-right:2pt;font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:10pt;margin-top:1pt;margin-bottom:0;"><span style="clear:both;font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:10.02pt;color:#2D2D2D;;"><b>Top detractors from performance:</b></span></div> </td> </tr> <tr> <td colspan="1" style="vertical-align:top"> <div style="background-color:#FFFFFF;padding-left:2pt;padding-top:1pt;padding-bottom:0;align:left;text-align:left;padding-right:2pt;font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:10pt;margin-top:1pt;margin-bottom:0;"><span style="clear:both;font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:10.02pt;color:#CA0046;;">↓</span></div> </td> <td colspan="1" style="vertical-align:top"> <div style="background-color:#FFFFFF;padding-left:2pt;padding-top:1pt;padding-bottom:0;align:left;text-align:left;padding-right:2pt;font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:10pt;margin-top:1pt;margin-bottom:0;"><span style="clear:both;font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:10.02pt;color:#2D2D2D;;">Security selection in HY corporate bonds, senior secured floating-rate bank loans and IG corporate bonds.</span></div> </td> </tr> <tr> <td colspan="1" style="vertical-align:top"> <div style="background-color:#FFFFFF;padding-left:2pt;padding-top:1pt;padding-bottom:0;align:left;text-align:left;padding-right:2pt;font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:10pt;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0;"><span style="clear:both;font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:10.02pt;color:#CA0046;;">↓</span></div> </td> <td colspan="1" style="vertical-align:top"> <div style="background-color:#FFFFFF;padding-left:2pt;padding-top:1pt;padding-bottom:0;align:left;text-align:left;padding-right:2pt;font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:10pt;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0;"><span style="clear:both;font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:10.02pt;color:#2D2D2D;;">Exposure to the 10-year segment of the yield curve.</span></div> </td> </tr> </table></div><div><span style="clear:both;font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:12.024pt;color:#161616;;"><b>Use of derivatives and the impact on performance:</b></span></div><div><span style="clear:both;font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:10.02pt;color:#2D2D2D;;">The Fund utilized bond futures to manage duration exposure and high-yield credit default swap (CDS) to manage the Fund’s credit </span><span style="clear:both;font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:10.02pt;color:#2D2D2D;;">exposure. In aggregate, these instruments detracted slightly from performance.</span></div> The Fund’s past performance is not necessarily an indication of how the Fund will perform in the future. <span style="clear:both;font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:10.02pt;color:#2D2D2D;;">The graph and table </span><span style="clear:both;font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:10.02pt;color:#2D2D2D;;">do not reflect the deduction of taxes that a shareholder would pay on Fund distributions or redemption of Fund shares.</span> <div><img alt="image" src="ts7432img003.jpg" style="width:88.88888888888889%"/></div> <div><span style="text-transform:uppercase;"><span style="clear:both;font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:12.024pt;text-transform:uppercase;color:#161616;;"><b>AVERAGE ANNUAL TOTAL RETURNS (%) </b></span></span><span style="clear:both;font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:10.824pt;color:#2D2D2D;;">Period Ended </span><span style="clear:both;font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:10.824pt;color:#2D2D2D;;">April 30, 2026</span></div><div> <table cellspacing="0" style="width:98%;cellspacing:0;margin-left:7.75pt;border-bottom:1.5pt solid #778B8B;margin-top:10px;"> <tr style="height:1px;"> <td style="height:1px;width:47.530575539568346%;"></td> <td style="height:1px;width:17.489208633093526%;"></td> <td style="height:1px;width:17.140287769784173%;"></td> <td style="height:1px;width:17.83992805755396%;"></td> </tr> <tr> <td colspan="1" style="border-bottom:1.5pt solid #1447FF;vertical-align:top"> <div style="background-color:#FFFFFF;padding-left:2pt;padding-top:1pt;padding-bottom:0;align:left;text-align:left;padding-right:2pt;font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:10pt;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0;"> </div> </td> <td colspan="1" style="border-bottom:1.5pt solid #1447FF;vertical-align:bottom"> <div style="background-color:#FFFFFF;padding-left:2pt;padding-top:1pt;padding-bottom:0;align:right;text-align:right;padding-right:2pt;font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:10pt;margin-top:1pt;margin-bottom:0;"><span style="clear:both;font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:10.02pt;color:#2D2D2D;;"><b>1 Year</b></span></div> </td> <td colspan="1" style="border-bottom:1.5pt solid #1447FF;vertical-align:bottom"> <div style="background-color:#FFFFFF;padding-left:2pt;padding-top:1pt;padding-bottom:0;align:right;text-align:right;padding-right:2pt;font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:10pt;margin-top:1pt;margin-bottom:0;"><span style="clear:both;font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:10.02pt;color:#2D2D2D;;"><b>5 Year</b></span></div> </td> <td colspan="1" style="border-bottom:1.5pt solid #1447FF;vertical-align:bottom"> <div style="background-color:#FFFFFF;padding-left:2pt;padding-top:1pt;padding-bottom:0;align:right;text-align:right;padding-right:2pt;font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:10pt;margin-top:1pt;margin-bottom:0;"><span style="clear:both;font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:10.02pt;color:#2D2D2D;;"><b>10 Year</b></span></div> </td> </tr> <tr> <td colspan="1" style="border-bottom:0.75pt solid #778B8B;vertical-align:top"> <div style="background-color:#FFFFFF;padding-left:2pt;padding-top:0.5pt;padding-bottom:0;align:left;text-align:left;padding-right:2pt;font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:10pt;margin-top:1pt;margin-bottom:0;"><span style="clear:both;font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:10.02pt;color:#2D2D2D;;"><b>Class A</b></span> </div> </td> <td colspan="1" style="border-bottom:0.75pt solid #778B8B;white-space:nowrap;vertical-align:bottom"> <div style="background-color:#FFFFFF;padding-left:2pt;padding-top:0.5pt;padding-bottom:0;align:right;text-align:right;padding-right:2pt;font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:10pt;margin-top:1pt;margin-bottom:0;"><span style="font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:10.02pt;">4.78</span></div> </td> <td colspan="1" style="border-bottom:0.75pt solid #778B8B;white-space:nowrap;vertical-align:bottom"> <div style="background-color:#FFFFFF;padding-left:2pt;padding-top:0.5pt;padding-bottom:0;align:right;text-align:right;padding-right:2pt;font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:10pt;margin-top:1pt;margin-bottom:0;"><span style="font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:10.02pt;">1.81</span></div> </td> <td colspan="1" style="border-bottom:0.75pt solid #778B8B;white-space:nowrap;vertical-align:bottom"> <div style="background-color:#FFFFFF;padding-left:2pt;padding-top:0.5pt;padding-bottom:0;align:right;text-align:right;padding-right:2pt;font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:10pt;margin-top:1pt;margin-bottom:0;"><span style="font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:10.02pt;">2.80</span></div> </td> </tr> <tr> <td colspan="1" style="border-bottom:0.75pt solid #778B8B;vertical-align:top"> <div style="background-color:#FFFFFF;padding-left:2pt;padding-top:1pt;padding-bottom:0;align:left;text-align:left;padding-right:2pt;font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:10pt;margin-top:1pt;margin-bottom:0;"><span style="clear:both;font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:10.02pt;color:#2D2D2D;;"><b>Class A (with sales charge)</b></span> </div> </td> <td colspan="1" style="border-bottom:0.75pt solid #778B8B;white-space:nowrap;vertical-align:bottom"> <div style="background-color:#FFFFFF;padding-left:2pt;padding-top:1pt;padding-bottom:0;align:right;text-align:right;padding-right:2pt;font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:10pt;margin-top:1pt;margin-bottom:0;"><span style="font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:10.02pt;">0.87</span></div> </td> <td colspan="1" style="border-bottom:0.75pt solid #778B8B;white-space:nowrap;vertical-align:bottom"> <div style="background-color:#FFFFFF;padding-left:2pt;padding-top:1pt;padding-bottom:0;align:right;text-align:right;padding-right:2pt;font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:10pt;margin-top:1pt;margin-bottom:0;"><span style="font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:10.02pt;">1.03</span></div> </td> <td colspan="1" style="border-bottom:0.75pt solid #778B8B;white-space:nowrap;vertical-align:bottom"> <div style="background-color:#FFFFFF;padding-left:2pt;padding-top:1pt;padding-bottom:0;align:right;text-align:right;padding-right:2pt;font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:10pt;margin-top:1pt;margin-bottom:0;"><span style="font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:10.02pt;">2.41</span></div> </td> </tr> <tr> <td colspan="1" style="vertical-align:top"> <div style="background-color:#FFFFFF;padding-left:2pt;padding-top:1pt;padding-bottom:0;align:left;text-align:left;padding-right:2pt;font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:10pt;margin-top:1pt;margin-bottom:0;"><span style="clear:both;font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:10.02pt;color:#2D2D2D;;"><b>Bloomberg U.S. Aggregate Index</b></span> </div> </td> <td colspan="1" style="white-space:nowrap;vertical-align:bottom"> <div style="background-color:#FFFFFF;padding-left:2pt;padding-top:1pt;padding-bottom:0;align:right;text-align:right;padding-right:2pt;font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:10pt;margin-top:1pt;margin-bottom:0;"><span style="font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:10.02pt;">4.06</span></div> </td> <td colspan="1" style="white-space:nowrap;vertical-align:bottom"> <div style="background-color:#FFFFFF;padding-left:2pt;padding-top:1pt;padding-bottom:0;align:right;text-align:right;padding-right:2pt;font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:10pt;margin-top:1pt;margin-bottom:0;"><span style="font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:10.02pt;">0.18</span></div> </td> <td colspan="1" style="white-space:nowrap;vertical-align:bottom"> <div style="background-color:#FFFFFF;padding-left:2pt;padding-top:1pt;padding-bottom:0;align:right;text-align:right;padding-right:2pt;font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:10pt;margin-top:1pt;margin-bottom:0;"><span style="font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:10.02pt;">1.67</span></div> </td> </tr> </table></div> Class A 0.0478 0.0181 0.0280 Class A (with sales charge) 0.0087 0.0103 0.0241 Bloomberg U.S. Aggregate Index 0.0406 0.0018 0.0167 <div><span style="clear:both;font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:10.02pt;color:#2D2D2D;;">For current month-end performance, please call Franklin Templeton at </span><span style="clear:both;font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:10.02pt;color:#2D2D2D;;">(800) DIAL BEN/342-5236 or visit</span><br/><span style="clear:both;font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:10.02pt;;">https://www.franklintempleton.com/investments/options/mutual-funds</span><span style="clear:both;font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:10.02pt;color:#2D2D2D;;">. </span></div><div><span style="clear:both;font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:10.02pt;color:#2D2D2D;;">Important data provider notices and terms available at </span><span style="clear:both;font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:10.02pt;;">www.franklintempletondatasources.com</span><span style="clear:both;font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:10.02pt;color:#2D2D2D;;">. </span></div> <div><span style="text-transform:uppercase;"><span style="clear:both;font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:12.024pt;text-transform:uppercase;color:#1447FF;;"><b>KEY FUND STATISTICS </b></span></span><span style="clear:both;font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:10.824pt;color:#2D2D2D;;">(as of </span><span style="clear:both;font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:10.824pt;color:#2D2D2D;;">April 30, 2026)</span></div><div> <table cellspacing="0" style="width:98%;cellspacing:0;border-top:1.5pt solid #6B6B6B;margin-left:7.75pt;border-bottom:1.5pt solid #6B6B6B;margin-top:10px;"> <tr style="height:1px;"> <td style="height:1px;width:74.41007194244604%;"></td> <td style="height:1px;width:25.58992805755396%;"></td> </tr> <tr> <td colspan="1" style="border-bottom:0.75pt solid #6B6B6B;vertical-align:top"> <div style="background-color:#FFFFFF;padding-left:2pt;padding-top:1pt;padding-bottom:0;align:left;text-align:left;padding-right:2pt;font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:10pt;margin-top:1pt;margin-bottom:0;"><span style="clear:both;font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:10.02pt;color:#2D2D2D;;"><b>Total Net Assets</b></span></div> </td> <td colspan="1" style="border-bottom:0.75pt solid #6B6B6B;vertical-align:bottom"> <div style="background-color:#FFFFFF;padding-left:2pt;padding-top:1pt;padding-bottom:0;align:right;text-align:right;padding-right:2pt;font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:10pt;margin-top:1pt;margin-bottom:0;"><span style="font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:10.02pt;">$2,747,319,270</span></div> </td> </tr> <tr> <td colspan="1" style="border-bottom:0.75pt solid #6B6B6B;vertical-align:top"> <div style="background-color:#FFFFFF;padding-left:2pt;padding-top:1pt;padding-bottom:0;align:left;text-align:left;padding-right:2pt;font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:10pt;margin-top:1pt;margin-bottom:0;"><span style="clear:both;font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:10.02pt;color:#2D2D2D;;"><b>Total Number of Portfolio Holdings (excludes derivatives, except purchased options, if any)</b></span></div> </td> <td colspan="1" style="border-bottom:0.75pt solid #6B6B6B;vertical-align:bottom"> <div style="background-color:#FFFFFF;padding-left:2pt;padding-top:1pt;padding-bottom:0;align:right;text-align:right;padding-right:2pt;font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:10pt;margin-top:1pt;margin-bottom:0;"><span style="font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:10.02pt;">866</span></div> </td> </tr> <tr> <td colspan="1" style="border-bottom:0.75pt solid #6B6B6B;vertical-align:top"> <div style="background-color:#FFFFFF;padding-left:2pt;padding-top:1pt;padding-bottom:0;align:left;text-align:left;padding-right:2pt;font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:10pt;margin-top:1pt;margin-bottom:0;"><span style="clear:both;font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:10.02pt;color:#2D2D2D;;"><b>Total Management Fee Paid</b></span></div> </td> <td colspan="1" style="border-bottom:0.75pt solid #6B6B6B;vertical-align:bottom"> <div style="background-color:#FFFFFF;padding-left:2pt;padding-top:1pt;padding-bottom:0;align:right;text-align:right;padding-right:2pt;font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:10pt;margin-top:1pt;margin-bottom:0;"><span style="font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:10.02pt;">$6,862,755</span></div> </td> </tr> <tr> <td colspan="1" style="vertical-align:top"> <div style="background-color:#FFFFFF;padding-left:2pt;padding-top:1pt;padding-bottom:0;align:left;text-align:left;padding-right:2pt;font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:10pt;margin-top:1pt;margin-bottom:0;"><span style="clear:both;font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:10.02pt;color:#2D2D2D;;"><b>Portfolio Turnover Rate</b></span></div> </td> <td colspan="1" style="white-space:nowrap;vertical-align:bottom"> <div style="background-color:#FFFFFF;padding-left:2pt;padding-top:1pt;padding-bottom:0;align:right;text-align:right;padding-right:2pt;font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:10pt;margin-top:1pt;margin-bottom:0;"><span style="font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:10.02pt;">349.54%</span></div> </td> </tr> </table></div> 2747319270 866 6862755 3.4954 <div><span style="text-transform:uppercase;"><span style="clear:both;font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:12.024pt;text-transform:uppercase;color:#1447FF;;"><b>WHAT DID THE FUND INVEST IN? </b></span></span><span style="clear:both;font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:10.824pt;color:#2D2D2D;;">(as of </span><span style="clear:both;font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:10.824pt;color:#2D2D2D;;">April 30, 2026)</span></div><div><span style="clear:both;font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:12.024pt;color:#161616;;"><b>Portfolio Composition</b></span><span style="clear:both;font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:12.024pt;color:#161616;;">^*</span><span style="clear:both;font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:9pt;color:#161616;;">^,</span><span style="clear:both;font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:12.024pt;color:#161616;;">^†</span><span style="clear:both;font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:12.024pt;color:#161616;;"><b> (% of Total Investments)</b></span></div><div><img alt="image" src="ts7432img004.jpg" style="width:96.41294838145232%"/></div> <div><span style="text-transform:uppercase;"><span style="clear:both;font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:12.024pt;text-transform:uppercase;color:#1447FF;;"><b>HOW HAS THE FUND CHANGED?</b></span></span></div><div><span style="clear:both;font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:10.02pt;color:#2D2D2D;;">Effective September 1, 2025, the Fund’s principal investment strategies were changed to reflect the Fund’s increased investments in </span><span style="clear:both;font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:10.02pt;color:#2D2D2D;;">collateralized mortgage obligations.</span></div><div><span style="clear:both;font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:10.02pt;color:#2D2D2D;;">Related risk disclosure was added to the prospectus.</span></div><div><span style="clear:both;font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:10.02pt;color:#2D2D2D;;">Effective September 30, 2025, Benjamin Cryer and Thomas Runkel no longer serve as portfolio managers of the Fund and Albert Chan </span><span style="clear:both;font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:10.02pt;color:#2D2D2D;;">was added as a portfolio manager of the Fund.</span></div><div><span style="clear:both;font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:10.02pt;color:#2D2D2D;;">Effective May 8, 2025, the investment manager contractually agreed to waive fees and/or reimburse operating expenses (excluding </span><span style="clear:both;font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:10.02pt;color:#2D2D2D;;">the Rule 12b-1 fees and certain non-routine expenses or costs, such as those relating to litigation, indemnification, reorganizations and </span><span style="clear:both;font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:10.02pt;color:#2D2D2D;;">liquidations) for the Fund so that the ratio of total annual fund operating expenses will not exceed 0.47% for each share class except </span><span style="clear:both;font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:10.02pt;color:#2D2D2D;;">Class R6 and 0.37% for Class R6 until August 31, 2026.</span></div><div><span style="clear:both;font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:10.02pt;color:#2D2D2D;;">Additionally, effective May 8, 2025, the Fund’s contractual management fee schedule was reduced to a fee equal to an annual rate </span><span style="clear:both;font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:10.02pt;color:#2D2D2D;;">based on the value of the Fund’s average daily net assets, as follows: 0.350% up to and including $5 billion; 0.330% over $5 billion up to </span><span style="clear:both;font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:10.02pt;color:#2D2D2D;;">and including $10 billion; 0.310% over $10 billion up to and including $20 billion; and 0.290% over $20 billion.</span></div><div><span style="clear:both;font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:10.02pt;color:#2D2D2D;;">This is a summary of certain changes and planned changes to the Fund since </span><span style="clear:both;font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:10.02pt;color:#2D2D2D;;">May 1, 2025</span><span style="clear:both;font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:10.02pt;color:#2D2D2D;;">. For more complete information, you may </span><span style="clear:both;font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:10.02pt;color:#2D2D2D;;">review the Fund’s current prospectus and any applicable supplements and the Fund’s next prospectus, which we expect to be </span><span style="clear:both;font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:10.02pt;color:#2D2D2D;;">available by </span><span style="clear:both;font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:10.02pt;color:#2D2D2D;;">September 1, 2026, at </span><span style="clear:both;font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:10.02pt;;">https://www.franklintempleton.com/regulatory-fund-documents</span><span style="clear:both;font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:10.02pt;color:#2D2D2D;;"> or upon request at </span><span style="clear:both;font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:10.02pt;color:#2D2D2D;;">(800) DIAL </span><span style="clear:both;font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:10.02pt;color:#2D2D2D;;">BEN/342-5236</span><span style="clear:both;font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:10.02pt;color:#2D2D2D;;"> or </span><span style="clear:both;font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:10.02pt;color:#2D2D2D;;">prospectus.us.franklintempleton@fisglobal.com</span><span style="clear:both;font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:10.02pt;color:#2D2D2D;;">.</span></div> <span style="clear:both;font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:10.02pt;color:#2D2D2D;;">Effective September 1, 2025, the Fund’s principal investment strategies were changed to reflect the Fund’s increased investments in </span><span style="clear:both;font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:10.02pt;color:#2D2D2D;;">collateralized mortgage obligations.</span> <span style="clear:both;font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:10.02pt;color:#2D2D2D;;">Effective May 8, 2025, the investment manager contractually agreed to waive fees and/or reimburse operating expenses (excluding </span><span style="clear:both;font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:10.02pt;color:#2D2D2D;;">the Rule 12b-1 fees and certain non-routine expenses or costs, such as those relating to litigation, indemnification, reorganizations and </span><span style="clear:both;font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:10.02pt;color:#2D2D2D;;">liquidations) for the Fund so that the ratio of total annual fund operating expenses will not exceed 0.47% for each share class except </span><span style="clear:both;font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:10.02pt;color:#2D2D2D;;">Class R6 and 0.37% for Class R6 until August 31, 2026.</span><span style="clear:both;font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:10.02pt;color:#2D2D2D;;">Additionally, effective May 8, 2025, the Fund’s contractual management fee schedule was reduced to a fee equal to an annual rate </span><span style="clear:both;font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:10.02pt;color:#2D2D2D;;">based on the value of the Fund’s average daily net assets, as follows: 0.350% up to and including $5 billion; 0.330% over $5 billion up to </span><span style="clear:both;font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:10.02pt;color:#2D2D2D;;">and including $10 billion; 0.310% over $10 billion up to and including $20 billion; and 0.290% over $20 billion.</span> <span style="clear:both;font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:10.02pt;color:#2D2D2D;;">This is a summary of certain changes and planned changes to the Fund since </span><span style="clear:both;font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:10.02pt;color:#2D2D2D;;">May 1, 2025</span><span style="clear:both;font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:10.02pt;color:#2D2D2D;;">. For more complete information, you may </span><span style="clear:both;font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:10.02pt;color:#2D2D2D;;">review the Fund’s current prospectus and any applicable supplements and the Fund’s next prospectus, which we expect to be </span><span style="clear:both;font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:10.02pt;color:#2D2D2D;;">available by </span><span style="clear:both;font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:10.02pt;color:#2D2D2D;;">September 1, 2026, at </span><span style="clear:both;font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:10.02pt;;">https://www.franklintempleton.com/regulatory-fund-documents</span><span style="clear:both;font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:10.02pt;color:#2D2D2D;;"> or upon request at </span><span style="clear:both;font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:10.02pt;color:#2D2D2D;;">(800) DIAL </span><span style="clear:both;font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:10.02pt;color:#2D2D2D;;">BEN/342-5236</span><span style="clear:both;font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:10.02pt;color:#2D2D2D;;"> or </span><span style="clear:both;font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:10.02pt;color:#2D2D2D;;">prospectus.us.franklintempleton@fisglobal.com</span><span style="clear:both;font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:10.02pt;color:#2D2D2D;;">.</span> 2025-05-01 https://www.franklintempleton.com/regulatory-fund-documents (800) DIAL BEN/342-5236 prospectus.us.franklintempleton@fisglobal.com 9625 10347 10414 10885 10262 11601 10897 10977 11319 12109 12688 10000 10083 10051 10582 11730 11698 10703 10657 10500 11343 11803 0.318 0.246 0.120 0.076 0.052 0.037 0.025 0.025 0.022 0.008 0.001 0.000 0.000 0.000 0.070 Franklin Core Plus Bond Fund Class C FSGCX 2026-04-30 <span style="clear:both;font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:10.02pt;color:#161616;;">This </span><span style="clear:both;font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:10.02pt;color:#161616;;">annual shareholder report</span><span style="clear:both;font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:10.02pt;color:#161616;;"> contains important information about </span><span style="clear:both;font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:10.02pt;color:#161616;;">Franklin Core Plus Bond Fund for the period </span><span style="clear:both;font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:10.02pt;color:#161616;;">May 1, 2025, to </span><span style="clear:both;font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:10.02pt;color:#161616;;">April 30, </span><span style="clear:both;font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:10.02pt;color:#161616;;">2026.</span> annual shareholder report <span style="clear:both;font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:10.02pt;color:#161616;;">You can find additional information about the Fund at </span><span style="clear:both;font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:10.02pt;;">https://www.franklintempleton.com/regulatory-fund-documents</span><span style="clear:both;font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:10.02pt;color:#161616;;">. You can also </span><span style="clear:both;font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:10.02pt;color:#161616;;">request this information by contacting us at </span><span style="clear:both;font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:10.02pt;color:#161616;;">(800) DIAL BEN/342-5236</span><span style="clear:both;font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:10.02pt;color:#161616;;">.</span> https://www.franklintempleton.com/regulatory-fund-documents (800) DIAL BEN/342-5236 <div><span style="clear:both;font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:10.02pt;color:#161616;"><b><i>This report describes changes to the Fund that occurred during the reporting period.</i></b></span></div> <div><span style="text-transform:uppercase;"><span style="clear:both;font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:12.024pt;text-transform:uppercase;color:#1447FF;;"><b>WHAT WERE THE FUND COSTS FOR THE LAST YEAR? </b></span></span><span style="clear:both;font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:10.824pt;color:#2D2D2D;;">(based on a hypothetical $10,000 investment)</span></div><div> <table cellspacing="0" style="width:98%;cellspacing:0;border-top:1.5pt solid #E6FAFF;border-left:1.5pt solid #E6FAFF; border-right:1.5pt solid #E6FAFF; border-bottom:1.5pt solid #E6FAFF; margin-left:7.9pt;"> <tr style="height:1px;"> <td style="height:1px;width:50%;background-color:#E6FAFF;"></td> <td style="height:1px;width:22.33812949640288%;background-color:#E6FAFF;"></td> <td style="height:1px;width:27.661870503597125%;background-color:#E6FAFF;"></td> </tr> <tr> <td colspan="1" style="background-color:#E6FAFF;;border-bottom:1.5pt solid #1447FF;vertical-align:bottom"> <div style="background-color:#E6FAFF;padding-left:2pt;padding-top:1.5pt;padding-bottom:0;align:left;text-align:left;padding-right:2pt;font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:10pt;margin-top:1pt;margin-bottom:0;"><span style="clear:both;font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:10.02pt;;"><b>Class Name</b></span></div> </td> <td colspan="1" style="background-color:#E6FAFF;;border-bottom:1.5pt solid #1447FF;vertical-align:bottom"> <div style="background-color:#E6FAFF;padding-left:2pt;padding-top:1.5pt;padding-bottom:0;align:center;text-align:center;padding-right:2pt;font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:10pt;margin-top:1pt;margin-bottom:0;"><span style="clear:both;font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:10.02pt;;"><b>Costs of a $10,000 </b></span><span style="clear:both;font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:10.02pt;;"><b>investment</b></span></div> </td> <td colspan="1" style="background-color:#E6FAFF;;border-bottom:1.5pt solid #1447FF;vertical-align:bottom"> <div style="background-color:#E6FAFF;padding-left:2pt;padding-top:1.5pt;padding-bottom:0;align:center;text-align:center;padding-right:2pt;font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:10pt;margin-top:1pt;margin-bottom:0;"><span style="clear:both;font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:10.02pt;;"><b>Costs paid as a percentage of a </b></span><span style="clear:both;font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:10.02pt;;"><b>$10,000 investment</b></span><span style="clear:both;font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:10.02pt;;">^*</span> </div> </td> </tr> <tr> <td colspan="1" style="background-color:#E6FAFF;;vertical-align:bottom"> <div style="background-color:#E6FAFF;padding-left:2pt;padding-top:1.5pt;padding-bottom:0;align:left;text-align:left;padding-right:2pt;font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:10pt;margin-top:1pt;margin-bottom:0;"><span style="clear:both;font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:10.02pt;;">Class C</span></div> </td> <td colspan="1" style="background-color:#E6FAFF;;vertical-align:bottom"> <div style="background-color:#E6FAFF;padding-left:2pt;padding-top:1.5pt;padding-bottom:0;align:center;text-align:center;padding-right:2pt;font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:10pt;margin-top:1pt;margin-bottom:0;"><span style="font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:10.02pt;">$113</span></div> </td> <td colspan="1" style="background-color:#E6FAFF;;white-space:nowrap;vertical-align:bottom"> <div style="background-color:#E6FAFF;padding-left:2pt;padding-top:1.5pt;padding-bottom:0;align:center;text-align:center;padding-right:2pt;font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:10pt;margin-top:1pt;margin-bottom:0;"><span style="font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:10.02pt;">1.11%</span></div> </td> </tr> </table></div> 113 0.0111 <div><span style="text-transform:uppercase;"><span style="clear:both;font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:12.024pt;text-transform:uppercase;color:#1447FF;;"><b>HOW DID THE FUND PERFORM LAST YEAR AND WHAT AFFECTED ITS PERFORMANCE?</b></span></span></div><div><span style="clear:both;font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:10.02pt;color:#2D2D2D;;">For the twelve months ended April 30, 2026, </span><span style="clear:both;font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:10.02pt;color:#2D2D2D;;">Class C shares of Franklin Core Plus Bond Fund returned </span><span style="clear:both;font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:10.02pt;color:#2D2D2D;;">4.35%. The Fund compares its </span><span style="clear:both;font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:10.02pt;color:#2D2D2D;;">performance to the  Bloomberg U.S. Aggregate Index, which returned 4.06% for the same period.</span></div><div><span style="text-transform:uppercase;"><span style="clear:both;font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:12.024pt;text-transform:uppercase;color:#161616;;"><b>PERFORMANCE HIGHLIGHTS</b></span></span></div><div> <table cellspacing="0" style="width:98%;cellspacing:0;padding-bottom:2pt;padding-top:0pt;margin-left:7.75pt;"> <tr style="height:1px;"> <td style="height:1px;width:1.8507194244604317%;"></td> <td style="height:1px;width:98.14928057553956%;"></td> </tr> <tr> <td colspan="2" style="vertical-align:top"> <div style="background-color:#FFFFFF;padding-left:2pt;padding-top:1pt;padding-bottom:0;align:left;text-align:left;padding-right:2pt;font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:10pt;margin-top:1pt;margin-bottom:0;"><span style="clear:both;font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:10.02pt;color:#2D2D2D;;"><b>Top contributors to performance:</b></span></div> </td> </tr> <tr> <td colspan="1" style="vertical-align:top"> <div style="background-color:#FFFFFF;padding-left:2pt;padding-top:1pt;padding-bottom:0;align:left;text-align:left;padding-right:2pt;font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:10pt;margin-top:1pt;margin-bottom:0;"><span style="clear:both;font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:10.02pt;color:#30DB87;;">↑</span></div> </td> <td colspan="1" style="vertical-align:top"> <div style="background-color:#FFFFFF;padding-left:2pt;padding-top:1pt;padding-bottom:0;align:left;text-align:left;padding-right:2pt;font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:10pt;margin-top:1pt;margin-bottom:0;"><span style="clear:both;font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:10.02pt;color:#2D2D2D;;">Overweight allocation to high-yield (HY) and investment-grade (IG) corporate bonds, agency mortgage-backed securities (MBS), </span><span style="clear:both;font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:10.02pt;color:#2D2D2D;;">commercial MBS and sovereign emerging market debt.</span></div> </td> </tr> <tr> <td colspan="1" style="vertical-align:top"> <div style="background-color:#FFFFFF;padding-left:2pt;padding-top:1pt;padding-bottom:0;align:left;text-align:left;padding-right:2pt;font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:10pt;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0;"><span style="clear:both;font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:10.02pt;color:#30DB87;;">↑</span></div> </td> <td colspan="1" style="vertical-align:top"> <div style="background-color:#FFFFFF;padding-left:2pt;padding-top:1pt;padding-bottom:0;align:left;text-align:left;padding-right:2pt;font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:10pt;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0;"><span style="clear:both;font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:10.02pt;color:#2D2D2D;;">Out-of-index exposure to residential MBS and collateralized loan obligations (CLOs).</span></div> </td> </tr> <tr> <td colspan="1" style="vertical-align:top"> <div style="background-color:#FFFFFF;padding-left:2pt;padding-top:1pt;padding-bottom:0;align:left;text-align:left;padding-right:2pt;font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:10pt;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0;"><span style="clear:both;font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:10.02pt;color:#30DB87;;">↑</span></div> </td> <td colspan="1" style="vertical-align:top"> <div style="background-color:#FFFFFF;padding-left:2pt;padding-top:1pt;padding-bottom:0;align:left;text-align:left;padding-right:2pt;font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:10pt;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0;"><span style="clear:both;font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:10.02pt;color:#2D2D2D;;">Exposure to the five-, 20- and 30-year portions of the yield curve.</span></div> </td> </tr> </table></div><div> <table cellspacing="0" style="width:98%;cellspacing:0;padding-bottom:2pt;padding-top:0pt;margin-left:7.75pt;"> <tr style="height:1px;"> <td style="height:1px;width:1.8507194244604317%;"></td> <td style="height:1px;width:98.14928057553956%;"></td> </tr> <tr> <td colspan="2" style="vertical-align:top"> <div style="background-color:#FFFFFF;padding-left:2pt;padding-top:1pt;padding-bottom:0;align:left;text-align:left;padding-right:2pt;font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:10pt;margin-top:1pt;margin-bottom:0;"><span style="clear:both;font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:10.02pt;color:#2D2D2D;;"><b>Top detractors from performance:</b></span></div> </td> </tr> <tr> <td colspan="1" style="vertical-align:top"> <div style="background-color:#FFFFFF;padding-left:2pt;padding-top:1pt;padding-bottom:0;align:left;text-align:left;padding-right:2pt;font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:10pt;margin-top:1pt;margin-bottom:0;"><span style="clear:both;font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:10.02pt;color:#CA0046;;">↓</span></div> </td> <td colspan="1" style="vertical-align:top"> <div style="background-color:#FFFFFF;padding-left:2pt;padding-top:1pt;padding-bottom:0;align:left;text-align:left;padding-right:2pt;font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:10pt;margin-top:1pt;margin-bottom:0;"><span style="clear:both;font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:10.02pt;color:#2D2D2D;;">Security selection in HY corporate bonds, senior secured floating-rate bank loans and IG corporate bonds.</span></div> </td> </tr> <tr> <td colspan="1" style="vertical-align:top"> <div style="background-color:#FFFFFF;padding-left:2pt;padding-top:1pt;padding-bottom:0;align:left;text-align:left;padding-right:2pt;font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:10pt;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0;"><span style="clear:both;font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:10.02pt;color:#CA0046;;">↓</span></div> </td> <td colspan="1" style="vertical-align:top"> <div style="background-color:#FFFFFF;padding-left:2pt;padding-top:1pt;padding-bottom:0;align:left;text-align:left;padding-right:2pt;font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:10pt;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0;"><span style="clear:both;font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:10.02pt;color:#2D2D2D;;">Exposure to the 10-year segment of the yield curve.</span></div> </td> </tr> </table></div><div><span style="clear:both;font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:12.024pt;color:#161616;;"><b>Use of derivatives and the impact on performance:</b></span></div><div><span style="clear:both;font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:10.02pt;color:#2D2D2D;;">The Fund utilized bond futures to manage duration exposure and high-yield credit default swap (CDS) to manage the Fund’s credit </span><span style="clear:both;font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:10.02pt;color:#2D2D2D;;">exposure. In aggregate, these instruments detracted slightly from performance.</span></div> The Fund’s past performance is not necessarily an indication of how the Fund will perform in the future. <span style="clear:both;font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:10.02pt;color:#2D2D2D;;">The graph and table </span><span style="clear:both;font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:10.02pt;color:#2D2D2D;;">do not reflect the deduction of taxes that a shareholder would pay on Fund distributions or redemption of Fund shares.</span> <div><img alt="image" src="ts7440img003.jpg" style="width:88.88888888888889%"/></div> <div><span style="text-transform:uppercase;"><span style="clear:both;font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:12.024pt;text-transform:uppercase;color:#161616;;"><b>AVERAGE ANNUAL TOTAL RETURNS (%) </b></span></span><span style="clear:both;font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:10.824pt;color:#2D2D2D;;">Period Ended </span><span style="clear:both;font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:10.824pt;color:#2D2D2D;;">April 30, 2026</span></div><div> <table cellspacing="0" style="width:98%;cellspacing:0;margin-left:7.75pt;border-bottom:1.5pt solid #778B8B;margin-top:10px;"> <tr style="height:1px;"> <td style="height:1px;width:47.530575539568346%;"></td> <td style="height:1px;width:17.489208633093526%;"></td> <td style="height:1px;width:17.140287769784173%;"></td> <td style="height:1px;width:17.83992805755396%;"></td> </tr> <tr> <td colspan="1" style="border-bottom:1.5pt solid #1447FF;vertical-align:top"> <div style="background-color:#FFFFFF;padding-left:2pt;padding-top:1pt;padding-bottom:0;align:left;text-align:left;padding-right:2pt;font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:10pt;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0;"> </div> </td> <td colspan="1" style="border-bottom:1.5pt solid #1447FF;vertical-align:bottom"> <div style="background-color:#FFFFFF;padding-left:2pt;padding-top:1pt;padding-bottom:0;align:right;text-align:right;padding-right:2pt;font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:10pt;margin-top:1pt;margin-bottom:0;"><span style="clear:both;font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:10.02pt;color:#2D2D2D;;"><b>1 Year</b></span></div> </td> <td colspan="1" style="border-bottom:1.5pt solid #1447FF;vertical-align:bottom"> <div style="background-color:#FFFFFF;padding-left:2pt;padding-top:1pt;padding-bottom:0;align:right;text-align:right;padding-right:2pt;font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:10pt;margin-top:1pt;margin-bottom:0;"><span style="clear:both;font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:10.02pt;color:#2D2D2D;;"><b>5 Year</b></span></div> </td> <td colspan="1" style="border-bottom:1.5pt solid #1447FF;vertical-align:bottom"> <div style="background-color:#FFFFFF;padding-left:2pt;padding-top:1pt;padding-bottom:0;align:right;text-align:right;padding-right:2pt;font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:10pt;margin-top:1pt;margin-bottom:0;"><span style="clear:both;font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:10.02pt;color:#2D2D2D;;"><b>10 Year</b></span></div> </td> </tr> <tr> <td colspan="1" style="border-bottom:0.75pt solid #778B8B;vertical-align:top"> <div style="background-color:#FFFFFF;padding-left:2pt;padding-top:0.5pt;padding-bottom:0;align:left;text-align:left;padding-right:2pt;font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:10pt;margin-top:1pt;margin-bottom:0;"><span style="clear:both;font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:10.02pt;color:#2D2D2D;;"><b>Class C</b></span> </div> </td> <td colspan="1" style="border-bottom:0.75pt solid #778B8B;white-space:nowrap;vertical-align:bottom"> <div style="background-color:#FFFFFF;padding-left:2pt;padding-top:0.5pt;padding-bottom:0;align:right;text-align:right;padding-right:2pt;font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:10pt;margin-top:1pt;margin-bottom:0;"><span style="font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:10.02pt;">4.35</span></div> </td> <td colspan="1" style="border-bottom:0.75pt solid #778B8B;white-space:nowrap;vertical-align:bottom"> <div style="background-color:#FFFFFF;padding-left:2pt;padding-top:0.5pt;padding-bottom:0;align:right;text-align:right;padding-right:2pt;font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:10pt;margin-top:1pt;margin-bottom:0;"><span style="font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:10.02pt;">1.40</span></div> </td> <td colspan="1" style="border-bottom:0.75pt solid #778B8B;white-space:nowrap;vertical-align:bottom"> <div style="background-color:#FFFFFF;padding-left:2pt;padding-top:0.5pt;padding-bottom:0;align:right;text-align:right;padding-right:2pt;font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:10pt;margin-top:1pt;margin-bottom:0;"><span style="font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:10.02pt;">2.40</span></div> </td> </tr> <tr> <td colspan="1" style="border-bottom:0.75pt solid #778B8B;vertical-align:top"> <div style="background-color:#FFFFFF;padding-left:2pt;padding-top:1pt;padding-bottom:0;align:left;text-align:left;padding-right:2pt;font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:10pt;margin-top:1pt;margin-bottom:0;"><span style="clear:both;font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:10.02pt;color:#2D2D2D;;"><b>Class C (with sales charge)</b></span> </div> </td> <td colspan="1" style="border-bottom:0.75pt solid #778B8B;white-space:nowrap;vertical-align:bottom"> <div style="background-color:#FFFFFF;padding-left:2pt;padding-top:1pt;padding-bottom:0;align:right;text-align:right;padding-right:2pt;font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:10pt;margin-top:1pt;margin-bottom:0;"><span style="font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:10.02pt;">3.35</span></div> </td> <td colspan="1" style="border-bottom:0.75pt solid #778B8B;white-space:nowrap;vertical-align:bottom"> <div style="background-color:#FFFFFF;padding-left:2pt;padding-top:1pt;padding-bottom:0;align:right;text-align:right;padding-right:2pt;font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:10pt;margin-top:1pt;margin-bottom:0;"><span style="font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:10.02pt;">1.40</span></div> </td> <td colspan="1" style="border-bottom:0.75pt solid #778B8B;white-space:nowrap;vertical-align:bottom"> <div style="background-color:#FFFFFF;padding-left:2pt;padding-top:1pt;padding-bottom:0;align:right;text-align:right;padding-right:2pt;font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:10pt;margin-top:1pt;margin-bottom:0;"><span style="font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:10.02pt;">2.40</span></div> </td> </tr> <tr> <td colspan="1" style="vertical-align:top"> <div style="background-color:#FFFFFF;padding-left:2pt;padding-top:1pt;padding-bottom:0;align:left;text-align:left;padding-right:2pt;font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:10pt;margin-top:1pt;margin-bottom:0;"><span style="clear:both;font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:10.02pt;color:#2D2D2D;;"><b>Bloomberg U.S. Aggregate Index</b></span> </div> </td> <td colspan="1" style="white-space:nowrap;vertical-align:bottom"> <div style="background-color:#FFFFFF;padding-left:2pt;padding-top:1pt;padding-bottom:0;align:right;text-align:right;padding-right:2pt;font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:10pt;margin-top:1pt;margin-bottom:0;"><span style="font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:10.02pt;">4.06</span></div> </td> <td colspan="1" style="white-space:nowrap;vertical-align:bottom"> <div style="background-color:#FFFFFF;padding-left:2pt;padding-top:1pt;padding-bottom:0;align:right;text-align:right;padding-right:2pt;font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:10pt;margin-top:1pt;margin-bottom:0;"><span style="font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:10.02pt;">0.18</span></div> </td> <td colspan="1" style="white-space:nowrap;vertical-align:bottom"> <div style="background-color:#FFFFFF;padding-left:2pt;padding-top:1pt;padding-bottom:0;align:right;text-align:right;padding-right:2pt;font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:10pt;margin-top:1pt;margin-bottom:0;"><span style="font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:10.02pt;">1.67</span></div> </td> </tr> </table></div> Class C 0.0435 0.0140 0.0240 Class C (with sales charge) 0.0335 0.0140 0.0240 Bloomberg U.S. Aggregate Index 0.0406 0.0018 0.0167 <div><span style="clear:both;font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:10.02pt;color:#2D2D2D;;">For current month-end performance, please call Franklin Templeton at </span><span style="clear:both;font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:10.02pt;color:#2D2D2D;;">(800) DIAL BEN/342-5236 or visit</span><br/><span style="clear:both;font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:10.02pt;;">https://www.franklintempleton.com/investments/options/mutual-funds</span><span style="clear:both;font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:10.02pt;color:#2D2D2D;;">. </span></div><div><span style="clear:both;font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:10.02pt;color:#2D2D2D;;">Important data provider notices and terms available at </span><span style="clear:both;font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:10.02pt;;">www.franklintempletondatasources.com</span><span style="clear:both;font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:10.02pt;color:#2D2D2D;;">. </span></div> <div><span style="text-transform:uppercase;"><span style="clear:both;font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:12.024pt;text-transform:uppercase;color:#1447FF;;"><b>KEY FUND STATISTICS </b></span></span><span style="clear:both;font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:10.824pt;color:#2D2D2D;;">(as of </span><span style="clear:both;font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:10.824pt;color:#2D2D2D;;">April 30, 2026)</span></div><div> <table cellspacing="0" style="width:98%;cellspacing:0;border-top:1.5pt solid #6B6B6B;margin-left:7.75pt;border-bottom:1.5pt solid #6B6B6B;margin-top:10px;"> <tr style="height:1px;"> <td style="height:1px;width:74.41007194244604%;"></td> <td style="height:1px;width:25.58992805755396%;"></td> </tr> <tr> <td colspan="1" style="border-bottom:0.75pt solid #6B6B6B;vertical-align:top"> <div style="background-color:#FFFFFF;padding-left:2pt;padding-top:1pt;padding-bottom:0;align:left;text-align:left;padding-right:2pt;font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:10pt;margin-top:1pt;margin-bottom:0;"><span style="clear:both;font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:10.02pt;color:#2D2D2D;;"><b>Total Net Assets</b></span></div> </td> <td colspan="1" style="border-bottom:0.75pt solid #6B6B6B;vertical-align:bottom"> <div style="background-color:#FFFFFF;padding-left:2pt;padding-top:1pt;padding-bottom:0;align:right;text-align:right;padding-right:2pt;font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:10pt;margin-top:1pt;margin-bottom:0;"><span style="font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:10.02pt;">$2,747,319,270</span></div> </td> </tr> <tr> <td colspan="1" style="border-bottom:0.75pt solid #6B6B6B;vertical-align:top"> <div style="background-color:#FFFFFF;padding-left:2pt;padding-top:1pt;padding-bottom:0;align:left;text-align:left;padding-right:2pt;font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:10pt;margin-top:1pt;margin-bottom:0;"><span style="clear:both;font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:10.02pt;color:#2D2D2D;;"><b>Total Number of Portfolio Holdings (excludes derivatives, except purchased options, if any)</b></span></div> </td> <td colspan="1" style="border-bottom:0.75pt solid #6B6B6B;vertical-align:bottom"> <div style="background-color:#FFFFFF;padding-left:2pt;padding-top:1pt;padding-bottom:0;align:right;text-align:right;padding-right:2pt;font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:10pt;margin-top:1pt;margin-bottom:0;"><span style="font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:10.02pt;">866</span></div> </td> </tr> <tr> <td colspan="1" style="border-bottom:0.75pt solid #6B6B6B;vertical-align:top"> <div style="background-color:#FFFFFF;padding-left:2pt;padding-top:1pt;padding-bottom:0;align:left;text-align:left;padding-right:2pt;font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:10pt;margin-top:1pt;margin-bottom:0;"><span style="clear:both;font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:10.02pt;color:#2D2D2D;;"><b>Total Management Fee Paid</b></span></div> </td> <td colspan="1" style="border-bottom:0.75pt solid #6B6B6B;vertical-align:bottom"> <div style="background-color:#FFFFFF;padding-left:2pt;padding-top:1pt;padding-bottom:0;align:right;text-align:right;padding-right:2pt;font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:10pt;margin-top:1pt;margin-bottom:0;"><span style="font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:10.02pt;">$6,862,755</span></div> </td> </tr> <tr> <td colspan="1" style="vertical-align:top"> <div style="background-color:#FFFFFF;padding-left:2pt;padding-top:1pt;padding-bottom:0;align:left;text-align:left;padding-right:2pt;font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:10pt;margin-top:1pt;margin-bottom:0;"><span style="clear:both;font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:10.02pt;color:#2D2D2D;;"><b>Portfolio Turnover Rate</b></span></div> </td> <td colspan="1" style="white-space:nowrap;vertical-align:bottom"> <div style="background-color:#FFFFFF;padding-left:2pt;padding-top:1pt;padding-bottom:0;align:right;text-align:right;padding-right:2pt;font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:10pt;margin-top:1pt;margin-bottom:0;"><span style="font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:10.02pt;">349.54%</span></div> </td> </tr> </table></div> 2747319270 866 6862755 3.4954 <div><span style="text-transform:uppercase;"><span style="clear:both;font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:12.024pt;text-transform:uppercase;color:#1447FF;;"><b>WHAT DID THE FUND INVEST IN? </b></span></span><span style="clear:both;font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:10.824pt;color:#2D2D2D;;">(as of </span><span style="clear:both;font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:10.824pt;color:#2D2D2D;;">April 30, 2026)</span></div><div><span style="clear:both;font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:12.024pt;color:#161616;;"><b>Portfolio Composition</b></span><span style="clear:both;font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:12.024pt;color:#161616;;">^*</span><span style="clear:both;font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:9pt;color:#161616;;">^,</span><span style="clear:both;font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:12.024pt;color:#161616;;">^†</span><span style="clear:both;font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:12.024pt;color:#161616;;"><b> (% of Total Investments)</b></span></div><div><img alt="image" src="ts7440img004.jpg" style="width:96.41294838145232%"/></div> <div><span style="text-transform:uppercase;"><span style="clear:both;font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:12.024pt;text-transform:uppercase;color:#1447FF;;"><b>HOW HAS THE FUND CHANGED?</b></span></span></div><div><span style="clear:both;font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:10.02pt;color:#2D2D2D;;">Effective September 1, 2025, the Fund’s principal investment strategies were changed to reflect the Fund’s increased investments in </span><span style="clear:both;font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:10.02pt;color:#2D2D2D;;">collateralized mortgage obligations.</span></div><div><span style="clear:both;font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:10.02pt;color:#2D2D2D;;">Related risk disclosure was added to the prospectus.</span></div><div><span style="clear:both;font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:10.02pt;color:#2D2D2D;;">Effective September 30, 2025, Benjamin Cryer and Thomas Runkel no longer serve as portfolio managers of the Fund and Albert Chan </span><span style="clear:both;font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:10.02pt;color:#2D2D2D;;">was added as a portfolio manager of the Fund.</span></div><div><span style="clear:both;font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:10.02pt;color:#2D2D2D;;">Effective May 8, 2025, the investment manager contractually agreed to waive fees and/or reimburse operating expenses (excluding </span><span style="clear:both;font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:10.02pt;color:#2D2D2D;;">the Rule 12b-1 fees and certain non-routine expenses or costs, such as those relating to litigation, indemnification, reorganizations and </span><span style="clear:both;font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:10.02pt;color:#2D2D2D;;">liquidations) for the Fund so that the ratio of total annual fund operating expenses will not exceed 0.47% for each share class except </span><span style="clear:both;font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:10.02pt;color:#2D2D2D;;">Class R6 and 0.37% for Class R6 until August 31, 2026.</span></div><div><span style="clear:both;font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:10.02pt;color:#2D2D2D;;">Additionally, effective May 8, 2025, the Fund’s contractual management fee schedule was reduced to a fee equal to an annual rate </span><span style="clear:both;font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:10.02pt;color:#2D2D2D;;">based on the value of the Fund’s average daily net assets, as follows: 0.350% up to and including $5 billion; 0.330% over $5 billion up to </span><span style="clear:both;font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:10.02pt;color:#2D2D2D;;">and including $10 billion; 0.310% over $10 billion up to and including $20 billion; and 0.290% over $20 billion.</span></div><div><span style="clear:both;font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:10.02pt;color:#2D2D2D;;">This is a summary of certain changes and planned changes to the Fund since </span><span style="clear:both;font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:10.02pt;color:#2D2D2D;;">May 1, 2025</span><span style="clear:both;font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:10.02pt;color:#2D2D2D;;">. For more complete information, you may </span><span style="clear:both;font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:10.02pt;color:#2D2D2D;;">review the Fund’s current prospectus and any applicable supplements and the Fund’s next prospectus, which we expect to be </span><span style="clear:both;font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:10.02pt;color:#2D2D2D;;">available by </span><span style="clear:both;font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:10.02pt;color:#2D2D2D;;">September 1, 2026, at </span><span style="clear:both;font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:10.02pt;;">https://www.franklintempleton.com/regulatory-fund-documents</span><span style="clear:both;font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:10.02pt;color:#2D2D2D;;"> or upon request at </span><span style="clear:both;font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:10.02pt;color:#2D2D2D;;">(800) DIAL </span><span style="clear:both;font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:10.02pt;color:#2D2D2D;;">BEN/342-5236</span><span style="clear:both;font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:10.02pt;color:#2D2D2D;;"> or </span><span style="clear:both;font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:10.02pt;color:#2D2D2D;;">prospectus.us.franklintempleton@fisglobal.com</span><span style="clear:both;font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:10.02pt;color:#2D2D2D;;">.</span></div> <span style="clear:both;font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:10.02pt;color:#2D2D2D;;">Effective September 1, 2025, the Fund’s principal investment strategies were changed to reflect the Fund’s increased investments in </span><span style="clear:both;font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:10.02pt;color:#2D2D2D;;">collateralized mortgage obligations.</span> <span style="clear:both;font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:10.02pt;color:#2D2D2D;;">Effective May 8, 2025, the investment manager contractually agreed to waive fees and/or reimburse operating expenses (excluding </span><span style="clear:both;font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:10.02pt;color:#2D2D2D;;">the Rule 12b-1 fees and certain non-routine expenses or costs, such as those relating to litigation, indemnification, reorganizations and </span><span style="clear:both;font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:10.02pt;color:#2D2D2D;;">liquidations) for the Fund so that the ratio of total annual fund operating expenses will not exceed 0.47% for each share class except </span><span style="clear:both;font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:10.02pt;color:#2D2D2D;;">Class R6 and 0.37% for Class R6 until August 31, 2026.</span><span style="clear:both;font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:10.02pt;color:#2D2D2D;;">Additionally, effective May 8, 2025, the Fund’s contractual management fee schedule was reduced to a fee equal to an annual rate </span><span style="clear:both;font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:10.02pt;color:#2D2D2D;;">based on the value of the Fund’s average daily net assets, as follows: 0.350% up to and including $5 billion; 0.330% over $5 billion up to </span><span style="clear:both;font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:10.02pt;color:#2D2D2D;;">and including $10 billion; 0.310% over $10 billion up to and including $20 billion; and 0.290% over $20 billion.</span> <span style="clear:both;font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:10.02pt;color:#2D2D2D;;">This is a summary of certain changes and planned changes to the Fund since </span><span style="clear:both;font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:10.02pt;color:#2D2D2D;;">May 1, 2025</span><span style="clear:both;font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:10.02pt;color:#2D2D2D;;">. For more complete information, you may </span><span style="clear:both;font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:10.02pt;color:#2D2D2D;;">review the Fund’s current prospectus and any applicable supplements and the Fund’s next prospectus, which we expect to be </span><span style="clear:both;font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:10.02pt;color:#2D2D2D;;">available by </span><span style="clear:both;font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:10.02pt;color:#2D2D2D;;">September 1, 2026, at </span><span style="clear:both;font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:10.02pt;;">https://www.franklintempleton.com/regulatory-fund-documents</span><span style="clear:both;font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:10.02pt;color:#2D2D2D;;"> or upon request at </span><span style="clear:both;font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:10.02pt;color:#2D2D2D;;">(800) DIAL </span><span style="clear:both;font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:10.02pt;color:#2D2D2D;;">BEN/342-5236</span><span style="clear:both;font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:10.02pt;color:#2D2D2D;;"> or </span><span style="clear:both;font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:10.02pt;color:#2D2D2D;;">prospectus.us.franklintempleton@fisglobal.com</span><span style="clear:both;font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:10.02pt;color:#2D2D2D;;">.</span> 2025-05-01 https://www.franklintempleton.com/regulatory-fund-documents (800) DIAL BEN/342-5236 prospectus.us.franklintempleton@fisglobal.com 10000 10719 10734 11184 10501 11822 11056 11089 11400 12144 12672 10000 10083 10051 10582 11730 11698 10703 10657 10500 11343 11803 0.318 0.246 0.120 0.076 0.052 0.037 0.025 0.025 0.022 0.008 0.001 0.000 0.000 0.000 0.070 Franklin Core Plus Bond Fund Class R FKSRX 2026-04-30 <span style="clear:both;font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:10.02pt;color:#161616;;">This </span><span style="clear:both;font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:10.02pt;color:#161616;;">annual shareholder report</span><span style="clear:both;font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:10.02pt;color:#161616;;"> contains important information about </span><span style="clear:both;font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:10.02pt;color:#161616;;">Franklin Core Plus Bond Fund for the period </span><span style="clear:both;font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:10.02pt;color:#161616;;">May 1, 2025, to </span><span style="clear:both;font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:10.02pt;color:#161616;;">April 30, </span><span style="clear:both;font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:10.02pt;color:#161616;;">2026.</span> annual shareholder report <span style="clear:both;font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:10.02pt;color:#161616;;">You can find additional information about the Fund at </span><span style="clear:both;font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:10.02pt;;">https://www.franklintempleton.com/regulatory-fund-documents</span><span style="clear:both;font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:10.02pt;color:#161616;;">. You can also </span><span style="clear:both;font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:10.02pt;color:#161616;;">request this information by contacting us at </span><span style="clear:both;font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:10.02pt;color:#161616;;">(800) DIAL BEN/342-5236</span><span style="clear:both;font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:10.02pt;color:#161616;;">.</span> https://www.franklintempleton.com/regulatory-fund-documents (800) DIAL BEN/342-5236 <div><span style="clear:both;font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:10.02pt;color:#161616;"><b><i>This report describes changes to the Fund that occurred during the reporting period.</i></b></span></div> <div><span style="text-transform:uppercase;"><span style="clear:both;font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:12.024pt;text-transform:uppercase;color:#1447FF;;"><b>WHAT WERE THE FUND COSTS FOR THE LAST YEAR? </b></span></span><span style="clear:both;font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:10.824pt;color:#2D2D2D;;">(based on a hypothetical $10,000 investment)</span></div><div> <table cellspacing="0" style="width:98%;cellspacing:0;border-top:1.5pt solid #E6FAFF;border-left:1.5pt solid #E6FAFF; border-right:1.5pt solid #E6FAFF; border-bottom:1.5pt solid #E6FAFF; margin-left:7.9pt;"> <tr style="height:1px;"> <td style="height:1px;width:50%;background-color:#E6FAFF;"></td> <td style="height:1px;width:22.33812949640288%;background-color:#E6FAFF;"></td> <td style="height:1px;width:27.661870503597125%;background-color:#E6FAFF;"></td> </tr> <tr> <td colspan="1" style="background-color:#E6FAFF;;border-bottom:1.5pt solid #1447FF;vertical-align:bottom"> <div style="background-color:#E6FAFF;padding-left:2pt;padding-top:1.5pt;padding-bottom:0;align:left;text-align:left;padding-right:2pt;font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:10pt;margin-top:1pt;margin-bottom:0;"><span style="clear:both;font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:10.02pt;;"><b>Class Name</b></span></div> </td> <td colspan="1" style="background-color:#E6FAFF;;border-bottom:1.5pt solid #1447FF;vertical-align:bottom"> <div style="background-color:#E6FAFF;padding-left:2pt;padding-top:1.5pt;padding-bottom:0;align:center;text-align:center;padding-right:2pt;font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:10pt;margin-top:1pt;margin-bottom:0;"><span style="clear:both;font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:10.02pt;;"><b>Costs of a $10,000 </b></span><span style="clear:both;font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:10.02pt;;"><b>investment</b></span></div> </td> <td colspan="1" style="background-color:#E6FAFF;;border-bottom:1.5pt solid #1447FF;vertical-align:bottom"> <div style="background-color:#E6FAFF;padding-left:2pt;padding-top:1.5pt;padding-bottom:0;align:center;text-align:center;padding-right:2pt;font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:10pt;margin-top:1pt;margin-bottom:0;"><span style="clear:both;font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:10.02pt;;"><b>Costs paid as a percentage of a </b></span><span style="clear:both;font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:10.02pt;;"><b>$10,000 investment</b></span><span style="clear:both;font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:10.02pt;;">^*</span> </div> </td> </tr> <tr> <td colspan="1" style="background-color:#E6FAFF;;vertical-align:bottom"> <div style="background-color:#E6FAFF;padding-left:2pt;padding-top:1.5pt;padding-bottom:0;align:left;text-align:left;padding-right:2pt;font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:10pt;margin-top:1pt;margin-bottom:0;"><span style="clear:both;font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:10.02pt;;">Class R</span></div> </td> <td colspan="1" style="background-color:#E6FAFF;;vertical-align:bottom"> <div style="background-color:#E6FAFF;padding-left:2pt;padding-top:1.5pt;padding-bottom:0;align:center;text-align:center;padding-right:2pt;font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:10pt;margin-top:1pt;margin-bottom:0;"><span style="font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:10.02pt;">$98</span></div> </td> <td colspan="1" style="background-color:#E6FAFF;;white-space:nowrap;vertical-align:bottom"> <div style="background-color:#E6FAFF;padding-left:2pt;padding-top:1.5pt;padding-bottom:0;align:center;text-align:center;padding-right:2pt;font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:10pt;margin-top:1pt;margin-bottom:0;"><span style="font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:10.02pt;">0.96%</span></div> </td> </tr> </table></div> 98 0.0096 <div><span style="text-transform:uppercase;"><span style="clear:both;font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:12.024pt;text-transform:uppercase;color:#1447FF;;"><b>HOW DID THE FUND PERFORM LAST YEAR AND WHAT AFFECTED ITS PERFORMANCE?</b></span></span></div><div><span style="clear:both;font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:10.02pt;color:#2D2D2D;;">For the twelve months ended April 30, 2026, </span><span style="clear:both;font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:10.02pt;color:#2D2D2D;;">Class R shares of Franklin Core Plus Bond Fund returned </span><span style="clear:both;font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:10.02pt;color:#2D2D2D;;">4.67%. The Fund compares its </span><span style="clear:both;font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:10.02pt;color:#2D2D2D;;">performance to the  Bloomberg U.S. Aggregate Index, which returned 4.06% for the same period.</span></div><div><span style="text-transform:uppercase;"><span style="clear:both;font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:12.024pt;text-transform:uppercase;color:#161616;;"><b>PERFORMANCE HIGHLIGHTS</b></span></span></div><div> <table cellspacing="0" style="width:98%;cellspacing:0;padding-bottom:2pt;padding-top:0pt;margin-left:7.75pt;"> <tr style="height:1px;"> <td style="height:1px;width:1.8507194244604317%;"></td> <td style="height:1px;width:98.14928057553956%;"></td> </tr> <tr> <td colspan="2" style="vertical-align:top"> <div style="background-color:#FFFFFF;padding-left:2pt;padding-top:1pt;padding-bottom:0;align:left;text-align:left;padding-right:2pt;font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:10pt;margin-top:1pt;margin-bottom:0;"><span style="clear:both;font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:10.02pt;color:#2D2D2D;;"><b>Top contributors to performance:</b></span></div> </td> </tr> <tr> <td colspan="1" style="vertical-align:top"> <div style="background-color:#FFFFFF;padding-left:2pt;padding-top:1pt;padding-bottom:0;align:left;text-align:left;padding-right:2pt;font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:10pt;margin-top:1pt;margin-bottom:0;"><span style="clear:both;font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:10.02pt;color:#30DB87;;">↑</span></div> </td> <td colspan="1" style="vertical-align:top"> <div style="background-color:#FFFFFF;padding-left:2pt;padding-top:1pt;padding-bottom:0;align:left;text-align:left;padding-right:2pt;font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:10pt;margin-top:1pt;margin-bottom:0;"><span style="clear:both;font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:10.02pt;color:#2D2D2D;;">Overweight allocation to high-yield (HY) and investment-grade (IG) corporate bonds, agency mortgage-backed securities (MBS), </span><span style="clear:both;font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:10.02pt;color:#2D2D2D;;">commercial MBS and sovereign emerging market debt.</span></div> </td> </tr> <tr> <td colspan="1" style="vertical-align:top"> <div style="background-color:#FFFFFF;padding-left:2pt;padding-top:1pt;padding-bottom:0;align:left;text-align:left;padding-right:2pt;font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:10pt;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0;"><span style="clear:both;font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:10.02pt;color:#30DB87;;">↑</span></div> </td> <td colspan="1" style="vertical-align:top"> <div style="background-color:#FFFFFF;padding-left:2pt;padding-top:1pt;padding-bottom:0;align:left;text-align:left;padding-right:2pt;font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:10pt;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0;"><span style="clear:both;font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:10.02pt;color:#2D2D2D;;">Out-of-index exposure to residential MBS and collateralized loan obligations (CLOs).</span></div> </td> </tr> <tr> <td colspan="1" style="vertical-align:top"> <div style="background-color:#FFFFFF;padding-left:2pt;padding-top:1pt;padding-bottom:0;align:left;text-align:left;padding-right:2pt;font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:10pt;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0;"><span style="clear:both;font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:10.02pt;color:#30DB87;;">↑</span></div> </td> <td colspan="1" style="vertical-align:top"> <div style="background-color:#FFFFFF;padding-left:2pt;padding-top:1pt;padding-bottom:0;align:left;text-align:left;padding-right:2pt;font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:10pt;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0;"><span style="clear:both;font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:10.02pt;color:#2D2D2D;;">Exposure to the five-, 20- and 30-year portions of the yield curve.</span></div> </td> </tr> </table></div><div> <table cellspacing="0" style="width:98%;cellspacing:0;padding-bottom:2pt;padding-top:0pt;margin-left:7.75pt;"> <tr style="height:1px;"> <td style="height:1px;width:1.8507194244604317%;"></td> <td style="height:1px;width:98.14928057553956%;"></td> </tr> <tr> <td colspan="2" style="vertical-align:top"> <div style="background-color:#FFFFFF;padding-left:2pt;padding-top:1pt;padding-bottom:0;align:left;text-align:left;padding-right:2pt;font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:10pt;margin-top:1pt;margin-bottom:0;"><span style="clear:both;font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:10.02pt;color:#2D2D2D;;"><b>Top detractors from performance:</b></span></div> </td> </tr> <tr> <td colspan="1" style="vertical-align:top"> <div style="background-color:#FFFFFF;padding-left:2pt;padding-top:1pt;padding-bottom:0;align:left;text-align:left;padding-right:2pt;font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:10pt;margin-top:1pt;margin-bottom:0;"><span style="clear:both;font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:10.02pt;color:#CA0046;;">↓</span></div> </td> <td colspan="1" style="vertical-align:top"> <div style="background-color:#FFFFFF;padding-left:2pt;padding-top:1pt;padding-bottom:0;align:left;text-align:left;padding-right:2pt;font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:10pt;margin-top:1pt;margin-bottom:0;"><span style="clear:both;font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:10.02pt;color:#2D2D2D;;">Security selection in HY corporate bonds, senior secured floating-rate bank loans and IG corporate bonds.</span></div> </td> </tr> <tr> <td colspan="1" style="vertical-align:top"> <div style="background-color:#FFFFFF;padding-left:2pt;padding-top:1pt;padding-bottom:0;align:left;text-align:left;padding-right:2pt;font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:10pt;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0;"><span style="clear:both;font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:10.02pt;color:#CA0046;;">↓</span></div> </td> <td colspan="1" style="vertical-align:top"> <div style="background-color:#FFFFFF;padding-left:2pt;padding-top:1pt;padding-bottom:0;align:left;text-align:left;padding-right:2pt;font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:10pt;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0;"><span style="clear:both;font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:10.02pt;color:#2D2D2D;;">Exposure to the 10-year segment of the yield curve.</span></div> </td> </tr> </table></div><div><span style="clear:both;font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:12.024pt;color:#161616;;"><b>Use of derivatives and the impact on performance:</b></span></div><div><span style="clear:both;font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:10.02pt;color:#2D2D2D;;">The Fund utilized bond futures to manage duration exposure and high-yield credit default swap (CDS) to manage the Fund’s credit </span><span style="clear:both;font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:10.02pt;color:#2D2D2D;;">exposure. In aggregate, these instruments detracted slightly from performance.</span></div> The Fund’s past performance is not necessarily an indication of how the Fund will perform in the future. <span style="clear:both;font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:10.02pt;color:#2D2D2D;;">The graph and table </span><span style="clear:both;font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:10.02pt;color:#2D2D2D;;">do not reflect the deduction of taxes that a shareholder would pay on Fund distributions or redemption of Fund shares.</span> <div><img alt="image" src="ts7443img003.jpg" style="width:88.88888888888889%"/></div> <div><span style="text-transform:uppercase;"><span style="clear:both;font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:12.024pt;text-transform:uppercase;color:#161616;;"><b>AVERAGE ANNUAL TOTAL RETURNS (%) </b></span></span><span style="clear:both;font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:10.824pt;color:#2D2D2D;;">Period Ended </span><span style="clear:both;font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:10.824pt;color:#2D2D2D;;">April 30, 2026</span></div><div> <table cellspacing="0" style="width:98%;cellspacing:0;margin-left:7.75pt;border-bottom:1.5pt solid #778B8B;margin-top:10px;"> <tr style="height:1px;"> <td style="height:1px;width:47.530575539568346%;"></td> <td style="height:1px;width:17.489208633093526%;"></td> <td style="height:1px;width:17.140287769784173%;"></td> <td style="height:1px;width:17.83992805755396%;"></td> </tr> <tr> <td colspan="1" style="border-bottom:1.5pt solid #1447FF;vertical-align:top"> <div style="background-color:#FFFFFF;padding-left:2pt;padding-top:1pt;padding-bottom:0;align:left;text-align:left;padding-right:2pt;font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:10pt;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0;"> </div> </td> <td colspan="1" style="border-bottom:1.5pt solid #1447FF;vertical-align:bottom"> <div style="background-color:#FFFFFF;padding-left:2pt;padding-top:1pt;padding-bottom:0;align:right;text-align:right;padding-right:2pt;font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:10pt;margin-top:1pt;margin-bottom:0;"><span style="clear:both;font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:10.02pt;color:#2D2D2D;;"><b>1 Year</b></span></div> </td> <td colspan="1" style="border-bottom:1.5pt solid #1447FF;vertical-align:bottom"> <div style="background-color:#FFFFFF;padding-left:2pt;padding-top:1pt;padding-bottom:0;align:right;text-align:right;padding-right:2pt;font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:10pt;margin-top:1pt;margin-bottom:0;"><span style="clear:both;font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:10.02pt;color:#2D2D2D;;"><b>5 Year</b></span></div> </td> <td colspan="1" style="border-bottom:1.5pt solid #1447FF;vertical-align:bottom"> <div style="background-color:#FFFFFF;padding-left:2pt;padding-top:1pt;padding-bottom:0;align:right;text-align:right;padding-right:2pt;font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:10pt;margin-top:1pt;margin-bottom:0;"><span style="clear:both;font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:10.02pt;color:#2D2D2D;;"><b>10 Year</b></span></div> </td> </tr> <tr> <td colspan="1" style="border-bottom:0.75pt solid #778B8B;vertical-align:top"> <div style="background-color:#FFFFFF;padding-left:2pt;padding-top:0.5pt;padding-bottom:0;align:left;text-align:left;padding-right:2pt;font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:10pt;margin-top:1pt;margin-bottom:0;"><span style="clear:both;font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:10.02pt;color:#2D2D2D;;"><b>Class R</b></span> </div> </td> <td colspan="1" style="border-bottom:0.75pt solid #778B8B;white-space:nowrap;vertical-align:bottom"> <div style="background-color:#FFFFFF;padding-left:2pt;padding-top:0.5pt;padding-bottom:0;align:right;text-align:right;padding-right:2pt;font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:10pt;margin-top:1pt;margin-bottom:0;"><span style="font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:10.02pt;">4.67</span></div> </td> <td colspan="1" style="border-bottom:0.75pt solid #778B8B;white-space:nowrap;vertical-align:bottom"> <div style="background-color:#FFFFFF;padding-left:2pt;padding-top:0.5pt;padding-bottom:0;align:right;text-align:right;padding-right:2pt;font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:10pt;margin-top:1pt;margin-bottom:0;"><span style="font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:10.02pt;">1.56</span></div> </td> <td colspan="1" style="border-bottom:0.75pt solid #778B8B;white-space:nowrap;vertical-align:bottom"> <div style="background-color:#FFFFFF;padding-left:2pt;padding-top:0.5pt;padding-bottom:0;align:right;text-align:right;padding-right:2pt;font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:10pt;margin-top:1pt;margin-bottom:0;"><span style="font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:10.02pt;">2.56</span></div> </td> </tr> <tr> <td colspan="1" style="vertical-align:top"> <div style="background-color:#FFFFFF;padding-left:2pt;padding-top:1pt;padding-bottom:0;align:left;text-align:left;padding-right:2pt;font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:10pt;margin-top:1pt;margin-bottom:0;"><span style="clear:both;font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:10.02pt;color:#2D2D2D;;"><b>Bloomberg U.S. Aggregate Index</b></span> </div> </td> <td colspan="1" style="white-space:nowrap;vertical-align:bottom"> <div style="background-color:#FFFFFF;padding-left:2pt;padding-top:1pt;padding-bottom:0;align:right;text-align:right;padding-right:2pt;font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:10pt;margin-top:1pt;margin-bottom:0;"><span style="font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:10.02pt;">4.06</span></div> </td> <td colspan="1" style="white-space:nowrap;vertical-align:bottom"> <div style="background-color:#FFFFFF;padding-left:2pt;padding-top:1pt;padding-bottom:0;align:right;text-align:right;padding-right:2pt;font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:10pt;margin-top:1pt;margin-bottom:0;"><span style="font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:10.02pt;">0.18</span></div> </td> <td colspan="1" style="white-space:nowrap;vertical-align:bottom"> <div style="background-color:#FFFFFF;padding-left:2pt;padding-top:1pt;padding-bottom:0;align:right;text-align:right;padding-right:2pt;font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:10pt;margin-top:1pt;margin-bottom:0;"><span style="font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:10.02pt;">1.67</span></div> </td> </tr> </table></div> Class R 0.0467 0.0156 0.0256 Bloomberg U.S. Aggregate Index 0.0406 0.0018 0.0167 <div><span style="clear:both;font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:10.02pt;color:#2D2D2D;;">For current month-end performance, please call Franklin Templeton at </span><span style="clear:both;font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:10.02pt;color:#2D2D2D;;">(800) DIAL BEN/342-5236 or visit</span><br/><span style="clear:both;font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:10.02pt;;">https://www.franklintempleton.com/investments/options/mutual-funds</span><span style="clear:both;font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:10.02pt;color:#2D2D2D;;">. </span></div><div><span style="clear:both;font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:10.02pt;color:#2D2D2D;;">Important data provider notices and terms available at </span><span style="clear:both;font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:10.02pt;;">www.franklintempletondatasources.com</span><span style="clear:both;font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:10.02pt;color:#2D2D2D;;">. </span></div> <div><span style="text-transform:uppercase;"><span style="clear:both;font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:12.024pt;text-transform:uppercase;color:#1447FF;;"><b>KEY FUND STATISTICS </b></span></span><span style="clear:both;font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:10.824pt;color:#2D2D2D;;">(as of </span><span style="clear:both;font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:10.824pt;color:#2D2D2D;;">April 30, 2026)</span></div><div> <table cellspacing="0" style="width:98%;cellspacing:0;border-top:1.5pt solid #6B6B6B;margin-left:7.75pt;border-bottom:1.5pt solid #6B6B6B;margin-top:10px;"> <tr style="height:1px;"> <td style="height:1px;width:74.41007194244604%;"></td> <td style="height:1px;width:25.58992805755396%;"></td> </tr> <tr> <td colspan="1" style="border-bottom:0.75pt solid #6B6B6B;vertical-align:top"> <div style="background-color:#FFFFFF;padding-left:2pt;padding-top:1pt;padding-bottom:0;align:left;text-align:left;padding-right:2pt;font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:10pt;margin-top:1pt;margin-bottom:0;"><span style="clear:both;font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:10.02pt;color:#2D2D2D;;"><b>Total Net Assets</b></span></div> </td> <td colspan="1" style="border-bottom:0.75pt solid #6B6B6B;vertical-align:bottom"> <div style="background-color:#FFFFFF;padding-left:2pt;padding-top:1pt;padding-bottom:0;align:right;text-align:right;padding-right:2pt;font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:10pt;margin-top:1pt;margin-bottom:0;"><span style="font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:10.02pt;">$2,747,319,270</span></div> </td> </tr> <tr> <td colspan="1" style="border-bottom:0.75pt solid #6B6B6B;vertical-align:top"> <div style="background-color:#FFFFFF;padding-left:2pt;padding-top:1pt;padding-bottom:0;align:left;text-align:left;padding-right:2pt;font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:10pt;margin-top:1pt;margin-bottom:0;"><span style="clear:both;font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:10.02pt;color:#2D2D2D;;"><b>Total Number of Portfolio Holdings (excludes derivatives, except purchased options, if any)</b></span></div> </td> <td colspan="1" style="border-bottom:0.75pt solid #6B6B6B;vertical-align:bottom"> <div style="background-color:#FFFFFF;padding-left:2pt;padding-top:1pt;padding-bottom:0;align:right;text-align:right;padding-right:2pt;font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:10pt;margin-top:1pt;margin-bottom:0;"><span style="font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:10.02pt;">866</span></div> </td> </tr> <tr> <td colspan="1" style="border-bottom:0.75pt solid #6B6B6B;vertical-align:top"> <div style="background-color:#FFFFFF;padding-left:2pt;padding-top:1pt;padding-bottom:0;align:left;text-align:left;padding-right:2pt;font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:10pt;margin-top:1pt;margin-bottom:0;"><span style="clear:both;font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:10.02pt;color:#2D2D2D;;"><b>Total Management Fee Paid</b></span></div> </td> <td colspan="1" style="border-bottom:0.75pt solid #6B6B6B;vertical-align:bottom"> <div style="background-color:#FFFFFF;padding-left:2pt;padding-top:1pt;padding-bottom:0;align:right;text-align:right;padding-right:2pt;font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:10pt;margin-top:1pt;margin-bottom:0;"><span style="font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:10.02pt;">$6,862,755</span></div> </td> </tr> <tr> <td colspan="1" style="vertical-align:top"> <div style="background-color:#FFFFFF;padding-left:2pt;padding-top:1pt;padding-bottom:0;align:left;text-align:left;padding-right:2pt;font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:10pt;margin-top:1pt;margin-bottom:0;"><span style="clear:both;font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:10.02pt;color:#2D2D2D;;"><b>Portfolio Turnover Rate</b></span></div> </td> <td colspan="1" style="white-space:nowrap;vertical-align:bottom"> <div style="background-color:#FFFFFF;padding-left:2pt;padding-top:1pt;padding-bottom:0;align:right;text-align:right;padding-right:2pt;font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:10pt;margin-top:1pt;margin-bottom:0;"><span style="font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:10.02pt;">349.54%</span></div> </td> </tr> </table></div> 2747319270 866 6862755 3.4954 <div><span style="text-transform:uppercase;"><span style="clear:both;font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:12.024pt;text-transform:uppercase;color:#1447FF;;"><b>WHAT DID THE FUND INVEST IN? </b></span></span><span style="clear:both;font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:10.824pt;color:#2D2D2D;;">(as of </span><span style="clear:both;font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:10.824pt;color:#2D2D2D;;">April 30, 2026)</span></div><div><span style="clear:both;font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:12.024pt;color:#161616;;"><b>Portfolio Composition</b></span><span style="clear:both;font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:12.024pt;color:#161616;;">^*</span><span style="clear:both;font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:9pt;color:#161616;;">^,</span><span style="clear:both;font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:12.024pt;color:#161616;;">^†</span><span style="clear:both;font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:12.024pt;color:#161616;;"><b> (% of Total Investments)</b></span></div><div><img alt="image" src="ts7443img004.jpg" style="width:96.41294838145232%"/></div> <div><span style="text-transform:uppercase;"><span style="clear:both;font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:12.024pt;text-transform:uppercase;color:#1447FF;;"><b>HOW HAS THE FUND CHANGED?</b></span></span></div><div><span style="clear:both;font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:10.02pt;color:#2D2D2D;;">Effective September 1, 2025, the Fund’s principal investment strategies were changed to reflect the Fund’s increased investments in </span><span style="clear:both;font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:10.02pt;color:#2D2D2D;;">collateralized mortgage obligations.</span></div><div><span style="clear:both;font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:10.02pt;color:#2D2D2D;;">Related risk disclosure was added to the prospectus.</span></div><div><span style="clear:both;font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:10.02pt;color:#2D2D2D;;">Effective September 30, 2025, Benjamin Cryer and Thomas Runkel no longer serve as portfolio managers of the Fund and Albert Chan </span><span style="clear:both;font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:10.02pt;color:#2D2D2D;;">was added as a portfolio manager of the Fund.</span></div><div><span style="clear:both;font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:10.02pt;color:#2D2D2D;;">Effective May 8, 2025, the investment manager contractually agreed to waive fees and/or reimburse operating expenses (excluding </span><span style="clear:both;font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:10.02pt;color:#2D2D2D;;">the Rule 12b-1 fees and certain non-routine expenses or costs, such as those relating to litigation, indemnification, reorganizations and </span><span style="clear:both;font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:10.02pt;color:#2D2D2D;;">liquidations) for the Fund so that the ratio of total annual fund operating expenses will not exceed 0.47% for each share class except </span><span style="clear:both;font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:10.02pt;color:#2D2D2D;;">Class R6 and 0.37% for Class R6 until August 31, 2026.</span></div><div><span style="clear:both;font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:10.02pt;color:#2D2D2D;;">Additionally, effective May 8, 2025, the Fund’s contractual management fee schedule was reduced to a fee equal to an annual rate </span><span style="clear:both;font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:10.02pt;color:#2D2D2D;;">based on the value of the Fund’s average daily net assets, as follows: 0.350% up to and including $5 billion; 0.330% over $5 billion up to </span><span style="clear:both;font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:10.02pt;color:#2D2D2D;;">and including $10 billion; 0.310% over $10 billion up to and including $20 billion; and 0.290% over $20 billion.</span></div><div><span style="clear:both;font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:10.02pt;color:#2D2D2D;;">This is a summary of certain changes and planned changes to the Fund since </span><span style="clear:both;font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:10.02pt;color:#2D2D2D;;">May 1, 2025</span><span style="clear:both;font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:10.02pt;color:#2D2D2D;;">. For more complete information, you may </span><span style="clear:both;font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:10.02pt;color:#2D2D2D;;">review the Fund’s current prospectus and any applicable supplements and the Fund’s next prospectus, which we expect to be </span><span style="clear:both;font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:10.02pt;color:#2D2D2D;;">available by </span><span style="clear:both;font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:10.02pt;color:#2D2D2D;;">September 1, 2026, at </span><span style="clear:both;font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:10.02pt;;">https://www.franklintempleton.com/regulatory-fund-documents</span><span style="clear:both;font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:10.02pt;color:#2D2D2D;;"> or upon request at </span><span style="clear:both;font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:10.02pt;color:#2D2D2D;;">(800) DIAL </span><span style="clear:both;font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:10.02pt;color:#2D2D2D;;">BEN/342-5236</span><span style="clear:both;font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:10.02pt;color:#2D2D2D;;"> or </span><span style="clear:both;font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:10.02pt;color:#2D2D2D;;">prospectus.us.franklintempleton@fisglobal.com</span><span style="clear:both;font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:10.02pt;color:#2D2D2D;;">.</span></div> <span style="clear:both;font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:10.02pt;color:#2D2D2D;;">Effective September 1, 2025, the Fund’s principal investment strategies were changed to reflect the Fund’s increased investments in </span><span style="clear:both;font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:10.02pt;color:#2D2D2D;;">collateralized mortgage obligations.</span> <span style="clear:both;font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:10.02pt;color:#2D2D2D;;">Effective May 8, 2025, the investment manager contractually agreed to waive fees and/or reimburse operating expenses (excluding </span><span style="clear:both;font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:10.02pt;color:#2D2D2D;;">the Rule 12b-1 fees and certain non-routine expenses or costs, such as those relating to litigation, indemnification, reorganizations and </span><span style="clear:both;font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:10.02pt;color:#2D2D2D;;">liquidations) for the Fund so that the ratio of total annual fund operating expenses will not exceed 0.47% for each share class except </span><span style="clear:both;font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:10.02pt;color:#2D2D2D;;">Class R6 and 0.37% for Class R6 until August 31, 2026.</span><span style="clear:both;font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:10.02pt;color:#2D2D2D;;">Additionally, effective May 8, 2025, the Fund’s contractual management fee schedule was reduced to a fee equal to an annual rate </span><span style="clear:both;font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:10.02pt;color:#2D2D2D;;">based on the value of the Fund’s average daily net assets, as follows: 0.350% up to and including $5 billion; 0.330% over $5 billion up to </span><span style="clear:both;font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:10.02pt;color:#2D2D2D;;">and including $10 billion; 0.310% over $10 billion up to and including $20 billion; and 0.290% over $20 billion.</span> <span style="clear:both;font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:10.02pt;color:#2D2D2D;;">This is a summary of certain changes and planned changes to the Fund since </span><span style="clear:both;font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:10.02pt;color:#2D2D2D;;">May 1, 2025</span><span style="clear:both;font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:10.02pt;color:#2D2D2D;;">. For more complete information, you may </span><span style="clear:both;font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:10.02pt;color:#2D2D2D;;">review the Fund’s current prospectus and any applicable supplements and the Fund’s next prospectus, which we expect to be </span><span style="clear:both;font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:10.02pt;color:#2D2D2D;;">available by </span><span style="clear:both;font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:10.02pt;color:#2D2D2D;;">September 1, 2026, at </span><span style="clear:both;font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:10.02pt;;">https://www.franklintempleton.com/regulatory-fund-documents</span><span style="clear:both;font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:10.02pt;color:#2D2D2D;;"> or upon request at </span><span style="clear:both;font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:10.02pt;color:#2D2D2D;;">(800) DIAL </span><span style="clear:both;font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:10.02pt;color:#2D2D2D;;">BEN/342-5236</span><span style="clear:both;font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:10.02pt;color:#2D2D2D;;"> or </span><span style="clear:both;font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:10.02pt;color:#2D2D2D;;">prospectus.us.franklintempleton@fisglobal.com</span><span style="clear:both;font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:10.02pt;color:#2D2D2D;;">.</span> 2025-05-01 https://www.franklintempleton.com/regulatory-fund-documents (800) DIAL BEN/342-5236 prospectus.us.franklintempleton@fisglobal.com 10000 10738 10769 11230 10558 11912 11158 11211 11533 12297 12872 10000 10083 10051 10582 11730 11698 10703 10657 10500 11343 11803 0.318 0.246 0.120 0.076 0.052 0.037 0.025 0.025 0.022 0.008 0.001 0.000 0.000 0.000 0.070 Franklin Core Plus Bond Fund Class R6 FGKNX 2026-04-30 <span style="clear:both;font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:10.02pt;color:#161616;;">This </span><span style="clear:both;font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:10.02pt;color:#161616;;">annual shareholder report</span><span style="clear:both;font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:10.02pt;color:#161616;;"> contains important information about </span><span style="clear:both;font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:10.02pt;color:#161616;;">Franklin Core Plus Bond Fund for the period </span><span style="clear:both;font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:10.02pt;color:#161616;;">May 1, 2025, to </span><span style="clear:both;font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:10.02pt;color:#161616;;">April 30, </span><span style="clear:both;font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:10.02pt;color:#161616;;">2026.</span> annual shareholder report <span style="clear:both;font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:10.02pt;color:#161616;;">You can find additional information about the Fund at </span><span style="clear:both;font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:10.02pt;;">https://www.franklintempleton.com/regulatory-fund-documents</span><span style="clear:both;font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:10.02pt;color:#161616;;">. You can also </span><span style="clear:both;font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:10.02pt;color:#161616;;">request this information by contacting us at </span><span style="clear:both;font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:10.02pt;color:#161616;;">(800) DIAL BEN/342-5236</span><span style="clear:both;font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:10.02pt;color:#161616;;">.</span> https://www.franklintempleton.com/regulatory-fund-documents (800) DIAL BEN/342-5236 <div><span style="clear:both;font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:10.02pt;color:#161616;"><b><i>This report describes changes to the Fund that occurred during the reporting period.</i></b></span></div> <div><span style="text-transform:uppercase;"><span style="clear:both;font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:12.024pt;text-transform:uppercase;color:#1447FF;;"><b>WHAT WERE THE FUND COSTS FOR THE LAST YEAR? </b></span></span><span style="clear:both;font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:10.824pt;color:#2D2D2D;;">(based on a hypothetical $10,000 investment)</span></div><div> <table cellspacing="0" style="width:98%;cellspacing:0;border-top:1.5pt solid #E6FAFF;border-left:1.5pt solid #E6FAFF; border-right:1.5pt solid #E6FAFF; border-bottom:1.5pt solid #E6FAFF; margin-left:7.9pt;"> <tr style="height:1px;"> <td style="height:1px;width:50%;background-color:#E6FAFF;"></td> <td style="height:1px;width:22.33812949640288%;background-color:#E6FAFF;"></td> <td style="height:1px;width:27.661870503597125%;background-color:#E6FAFF;"></td> </tr> <tr> <td colspan="1" style="background-color:#E6FAFF;;border-bottom:1.5pt solid #1447FF;vertical-align:bottom"> <div style="background-color:#E6FAFF;padding-left:2pt;padding-top:1.5pt;padding-bottom:0;align:left;text-align:left;padding-right:2pt;font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:10pt;margin-top:1pt;margin-bottom:0;"><span style="clear:both;font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:10.02pt;;"><b>Class Name</b></span></div> </td> <td colspan="1" style="background-color:#E6FAFF;;border-bottom:1.5pt solid #1447FF;vertical-align:bottom"> <div style="background-color:#E6FAFF;padding-left:2pt;padding-top:1.5pt;padding-bottom:0;align:center;text-align:center;padding-right:2pt;font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:10pt;margin-top:1pt;margin-bottom:0;"><span style="clear:both;font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:10.02pt;;"><b>Costs of a $10,000 </b></span><span style="clear:both;font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:10.02pt;;"><b>investment</b></span></div> </td> <td colspan="1" style="background-color:#E6FAFF;;border-bottom:1.5pt solid #1447FF;vertical-align:bottom"> <div style="background-color:#E6FAFF;padding-left:2pt;padding-top:1.5pt;padding-bottom:0;align:center;text-align:center;padding-right:2pt;font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:10pt;margin-top:1pt;margin-bottom:0;"><span style="clear:both;font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:10.02pt;;"><b>Costs paid as a percentage of a </b></span><span style="clear:both;font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:10.02pt;;"><b>$10,000 investment</b></span><span style="clear:both;font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:10.02pt;;">^*</span> </div> </td> </tr> <tr> <td colspan="1" style="background-color:#E6FAFF;;vertical-align:bottom"> <div style="background-color:#E6FAFF;padding-left:2pt;padding-top:1.5pt;padding-bottom:0;align:left;text-align:left;padding-right:2pt;font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:10pt;margin-top:1pt;margin-bottom:0;"><span style="clear:both;font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:10.02pt;;">Class R6</span></div> </td> <td colspan="1" style="background-color:#E6FAFF;;vertical-align:bottom"> <div style="background-color:#E6FAFF;padding-left:2pt;padding-top:1.5pt;padding-bottom:0;align:center;text-align:center;padding-right:2pt;font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:10pt;margin-top:1pt;margin-bottom:0;"><span style="font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:10.02pt;">$37</span></div> </td> <td colspan="1" style="background-color:#E6FAFF;;white-space:nowrap;vertical-align:bottom"> <div style="background-color:#E6FAFF;padding-left:2pt;padding-top:1.5pt;padding-bottom:0;align:center;text-align:center;padding-right:2pt;font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:10pt;margin-top:1pt;margin-bottom:0;"><span style="font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:10.02pt;">0.36%</span></div> </td> </tr> </table></div> 37 0.0036 <div><span style="text-transform:uppercase;"><span style="clear:both;font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:12.024pt;text-transform:uppercase;color:#1447FF;;"><b>HOW DID THE FUND PERFORM LAST YEAR AND WHAT AFFECTED ITS PERFORMANCE?</b></span></span></div><div><span style="clear:both;font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:10.02pt;color:#2D2D2D;;">For the twelve months ended April 30, 2026, </span><span style="clear:both;font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:10.02pt;color:#2D2D2D;;">Class R6 shares of Franklin Core Plus Bond Fund returned </span><span style="clear:both;font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:10.02pt;color:#2D2D2D;;">5.27%. The Fund compares its </span><span style="clear:both;font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:10.02pt;color:#2D2D2D;;">performance to the  Bloomberg U.S. Aggregate Index, which returned 4.06% for the same period.</span></div><div><span style="text-transform:uppercase;"><span style="clear:both;font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:12.024pt;text-transform:uppercase;color:#161616;;"><b>PERFORMANCE HIGHLIGHTS</b></span></span></div><div> <table cellspacing="0" style="width:98%;cellspacing:0;padding-bottom:2pt;padding-top:0pt;margin-left:7.75pt;"> <tr style="height:1px;"> <td style="height:1px;width:1.8507194244604317%;"></td> <td style="height:1px;width:98.14928057553956%;"></td> </tr> <tr> <td colspan="2" style="vertical-align:top"> <div style="background-color:#FFFFFF;padding-left:2pt;padding-top:1pt;padding-bottom:0;align:left;text-align:left;padding-right:2pt;font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:10pt;margin-top:1pt;margin-bottom:0;"><span style="clear:both;font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:10.02pt;color:#2D2D2D;;"><b>Top contributors to performance:</b></span></div> </td> </tr> <tr> <td colspan="1" style="vertical-align:top"> <div style="background-color:#FFFFFF;padding-left:2pt;padding-top:1pt;padding-bottom:0;align:left;text-align:left;padding-right:2pt;font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:10pt;margin-top:1pt;margin-bottom:0;"><span style="clear:both;font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:10.02pt;color:#30DB87;;">↑</span></div> </td> <td colspan="1" style="vertical-align:top"> <div style="background-color:#FFFFFF;padding-left:2pt;padding-top:1pt;padding-bottom:0;align:left;text-align:left;padding-right:2pt;font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:10pt;margin-top:1pt;margin-bottom:0;"><span style="clear:both;font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:10.02pt;color:#2D2D2D;;">Overweight allocation to high-yield (HY) and investment-grade (IG) corporate bonds, agency mortgage-backed securities (MBS), </span><span style="clear:both;font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:10.02pt;color:#2D2D2D;;">commercial MBS and sovereign emerging market debt.</span></div> </td> </tr> <tr> <td colspan="1" style="vertical-align:top"> <div style="background-color:#FFFFFF;padding-left:2pt;padding-top:1pt;padding-bottom:0;align:left;text-align:left;padding-right:2pt;font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:10pt;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0;"><span style="clear:both;font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:10.02pt;color:#30DB87;;">↑</span></div> </td> <td colspan="1" style="vertical-align:top"> <div style="background-color:#FFFFFF;padding-left:2pt;padding-top:1pt;padding-bottom:0;align:left;text-align:left;padding-right:2pt;font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:10pt;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0;"><span style="clear:both;font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:10.02pt;color:#2D2D2D;;">Out-of-index exposure to residential MBS and collateralized loan obligations (CLOs).</span></div> </td> </tr> <tr> <td colspan="1" style="vertical-align:top"> <div style="background-color:#FFFFFF;padding-left:2pt;padding-top:1pt;padding-bottom:0;align:left;text-align:left;padding-right:2pt;font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:10pt;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0;"><span style="clear:both;font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:10.02pt;color:#30DB87;;">↑</span></div> </td> <td colspan="1" style="vertical-align:top"> <div style="background-color:#FFFFFF;padding-left:2pt;padding-top:1pt;padding-bottom:0;align:left;text-align:left;padding-right:2pt;font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:10pt;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0;"><span style="clear:both;font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:10.02pt;color:#2D2D2D;;">Exposure to the five-, 20- and 30-year portions of the yield curve.</span></div> </td> </tr> </table></div><div> <table cellspacing="0" style="width:98%;cellspacing:0;padding-bottom:2pt;padding-top:0pt;margin-left:7.75pt;"> <tr style="height:1px;"> <td style="height:1px;width:1.8507194244604317%;"></td> <td style="height:1px;width:98.14928057553956%;"></td> </tr> <tr> <td colspan="2" style="vertical-align:top"> <div style="background-color:#FFFFFF;padding-left:2pt;padding-top:1pt;padding-bottom:0;align:left;text-align:left;padding-right:2pt;font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:10pt;margin-top:1pt;margin-bottom:0;"><span style="clear:both;font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:10.02pt;color:#2D2D2D;;"><b>Top detractors from performance:</b></span></div> </td> </tr> <tr> <td colspan="1" style="vertical-align:top"> <div style="background-color:#FFFFFF;padding-left:2pt;padding-top:1pt;padding-bottom:0;align:left;text-align:left;padding-right:2pt;font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:10pt;margin-top:1pt;margin-bottom:0;"><span style="clear:both;font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:10.02pt;color:#CA0046;;">↓</span></div> </td> <td colspan="1" style="vertical-align:top"> <div style="background-color:#FFFFFF;padding-left:2pt;padding-top:1pt;padding-bottom:0;align:left;text-align:left;padding-right:2pt;font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:10pt;margin-top:1pt;margin-bottom:0;"><span style="clear:both;font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:10.02pt;color:#2D2D2D;;">Security selection in HY corporate bonds, senior secured floating-rate bank loans and IG corporate bonds.</span></div> </td> </tr> <tr> <td colspan="1" style="vertical-align:top"> <div style="background-color:#FFFFFF;padding-left:2pt;padding-top:1pt;padding-bottom:0;align:left;text-align:left;padding-right:2pt;font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:10pt;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0;"><span style="clear:both;font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:10.02pt;color:#CA0046;;">↓</span></div> </td> <td colspan="1" style="vertical-align:top"> <div style="background-color:#FFFFFF;padding-left:2pt;padding-top:1pt;padding-bottom:0;align:left;text-align:left;padding-right:2pt;font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:10pt;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0;"><span style="clear:both;font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:10.02pt;color:#2D2D2D;;">Exposure to the 10-year segment of the yield curve.</span></div> </td> </tr> </table></div><div><span style="clear:both;font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:12.024pt;color:#161616;;"><b>Use of derivatives and the impact on performance:</b></span></div><div><span style="clear:both;font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:10.02pt;color:#2D2D2D;;">The Fund utilized bond futures to manage duration exposure and high-yield credit default swap (CDS) to manage the Fund’s credit </span><span style="clear:both;font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:10.02pt;color:#2D2D2D;;">exposure. In aggregate, these instruments detracted slightly from performance.</span></div> The Fund’s past performance is not necessarily an indication of how the Fund will perform in the future. <span style="clear:both;font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:10.02pt;color:#2D2D2D;;">The graph and table </span><span style="clear:both;font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:10.02pt;color:#2D2D2D;;">do not reflect the deduction of taxes that a shareholder would pay on Fund distributions or redemption of Fund shares.</span> <div><img alt="image" src="ts7441img003.jpg" style="width:88.88888888888889%"/></div> <div><span style="text-transform:uppercase;"><span style="clear:both;font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:12.024pt;text-transform:uppercase;color:#161616;;"><b>AVERAGE ANNUAL TOTAL RETURNS (%) </b></span></span><span style="clear:both;font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:10.824pt;color:#2D2D2D;;">Period Ended </span><span style="clear:both;font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:10.824pt;color:#2D2D2D;;">April 30, 2026</span></div><div> <table cellspacing="0" style="width:98%;cellspacing:0;margin-left:7.75pt;border-bottom:1.5pt solid #778B8B;margin-top:10px;"> <tr style="height:1px;"> <td style="height:1px;width:47.530575539568346%;"></td> <td style="height:1px;width:17.489208633093526%;"></td> <td style="height:1px;width:17.140287769784173%;"></td> <td style="height:1px;width:17.83992805755396%;"></td> </tr> <tr> <td colspan="1" style="border-bottom:1.5pt solid #1447FF;vertical-align:top"> <div style="background-color:#FFFFFF;padding-left:2pt;padding-top:1pt;padding-bottom:0;align:left;text-align:left;padding-right:2pt;font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:10pt;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0;"> </div> </td> <td colspan="1" style="border-bottom:1.5pt solid #1447FF;vertical-align:bottom"> <div style="background-color:#FFFFFF;padding-left:2pt;padding-top:1pt;padding-bottom:0;align:right;text-align:right;padding-right:2pt;font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:10pt;margin-top:1pt;margin-bottom:0;"><span style="clear:both;font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:10.02pt;color:#2D2D2D;;"><b>1 Year</b></span></div> </td> <td colspan="1" style="border-bottom:1.5pt solid #1447FF;vertical-align:bottom"> <div style="background-color:#FFFFFF;padding-left:2pt;padding-top:1pt;padding-bottom:0;align:right;text-align:right;padding-right:2pt;font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:10pt;margin-top:1pt;margin-bottom:0;"><span style="clear:both;font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:10.02pt;color:#2D2D2D;;"><b>5 Year</b></span></div> </td> <td colspan="1" style="border-bottom:1.5pt solid #1447FF;vertical-align:bottom"> <div style="background-color:#FFFFFF;padding-left:2pt;padding-top:1pt;padding-bottom:0;align:right;text-align:right;padding-right:2pt;font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:10pt;margin-top:1pt;margin-bottom:0;"><span style="clear:both;font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:10.02pt;color:#2D2D2D;;"><b>10 Year</b></span></div> </td> </tr> <tr> <td colspan="1" style="border-bottom:0.75pt solid #778B8B;vertical-align:top"> <div style="background-color:#FFFFFF;padding-left:2pt;padding-top:0.5pt;padding-bottom:0;align:left;text-align:left;padding-right:2pt;font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:10pt;margin-top:1pt;margin-bottom:0;"><span style="clear:both;font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:10.02pt;color:#2D2D2D;;"><b>Class R6</b></span> </div> </td> <td colspan="1" style="border-bottom:0.75pt solid #778B8B;white-space:nowrap;vertical-align:bottom"> <div style="background-color:#FFFFFF;padding-left:2pt;padding-top:0.5pt;padding-bottom:0;align:right;text-align:right;padding-right:2pt;font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:10pt;margin-top:1pt;margin-bottom:0;"><span style="font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:10.02pt;">5.27</span></div> </td> <td colspan="1" style="border-bottom:0.75pt solid #778B8B;white-space:nowrap;vertical-align:bottom"> <div style="background-color:#FFFFFF;padding-left:2pt;padding-top:0.5pt;padding-bottom:0;align:right;text-align:right;padding-right:2pt;font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:10pt;margin-top:1pt;margin-bottom:0;"><span style="font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:10.02pt;">2.20</span></div> </td> <td colspan="1" style="border-bottom:0.75pt solid #778B8B;white-space:nowrap;vertical-align:bottom"> <div style="background-color:#FFFFFF;padding-left:2pt;padding-top:0.5pt;padding-bottom:0;align:right;text-align:right;padding-right:2pt;font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:10pt;margin-top:1pt;margin-bottom:0;"><span style="font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:10.02pt;">3.19</span></div> </td> </tr> <tr> <td colspan="1" style="vertical-align:top"> <div style="background-color:#FFFFFF;padding-left:2pt;padding-top:1pt;padding-bottom:0;align:left;text-align:left;padding-right:2pt;font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:10pt;margin-top:1pt;margin-bottom:0;"><span style="clear:both;font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:10.02pt;color:#2D2D2D;;"><b>Bloomberg U.S. Aggregate Index</b></span> </div> </td> <td colspan="1" style="white-space:nowrap;vertical-align:bottom"> <div style="background-color:#FFFFFF;padding-left:2pt;padding-top:1pt;padding-bottom:0;align:right;text-align:right;padding-right:2pt;font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:10pt;margin-top:1pt;margin-bottom:0;"><span style="font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:10.02pt;">4.06</span></div> </td> <td colspan="1" style="white-space:nowrap;vertical-align:bottom"> <div style="background-color:#FFFFFF;padding-left:2pt;padding-top:1pt;padding-bottom:0;align:right;text-align:right;padding-right:2pt;font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:10pt;margin-top:1pt;margin-bottom:0;"><span style="font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:10.02pt;">0.18</span></div> </td> <td colspan="1" style="white-space:nowrap;vertical-align:bottom"> <div style="background-color:#FFFFFF;padding-left:2pt;padding-top:1pt;padding-bottom:0;align:right;text-align:right;padding-right:2pt;font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:10pt;margin-top:1pt;margin-bottom:0;"><span style="font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:10.02pt;">1.67</span></div> </td> </tr> </table></div> Class R6 0.0527 0.0220 0.0319 Bloomberg U.S. Aggregate Index 0.0406 0.0018 0.0167 <div><span style="clear:both;font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:10.02pt;color:#2D2D2D;;">For current month-end performance, please call Franklin Templeton at </span><span style="clear:both;font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:10.02pt;color:#2D2D2D;;">(800) DIAL BEN/342-5236 or visit</span><br/><span style="clear:both;font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:10.02pt;;">https://www.franklintempleton.com/investments/options/mutual-funds</span><span style="clear:both;font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:10.02pt;color:#2D2D2D;;">. </span></div><div><span style="clear:both;font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:10.02pt;color:#2D2D2D;;">Important data provider notices and terms available at </span><span style="clear:both;font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:10.02pt;;">www.franklintempletondatasources.com</span><span style="clear:both;font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:10.02pt;color:#2D2D2D;;">. </span></div> <div><span style="text-transform:uppercase;"><span style="clear:both;font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:12.024pt;text-transform:uppercase;color:#1447FF;;"><b>KEY FUND STATISTICS </b></span></span><span style="clear:both;font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:10.824pt;color:#2D2D2D;;">(as of </span><span style="clear:both;font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:10.824pt;color:#2D2D2D;;">April 30, 2026)</span></div><div> <table cellspacing="0" style="width:98%;cellspacing:0;border-top:1.5pt solid #6B6B6B;margin-left:7.75pt;border-bottom:1.5pt solid #6B6B6B;margin-top:10px;"> <tr style="height:1px;"> <td style="height:1px;width:74.41007194244604%;"></td> <td style="height:1px;width:25.58992805755396%;"></td> </tr> <tr> <td colspan="1" style="border-bottom:0.75pt solid #6B6B6B;vertical-align:top"> <div style="background-color:#FFFFFF;padding-left:2pt;padding-top:1pt;padding-bottom:0;align:left;text-align:left;padding-right:2pt;font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:10pt;margin-top:1pt;margin-bottom:0;"><span style="clear:both;font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:10.02pt;color:#2D2D2D;;"><b>Total Net Assets</b></span></div> </td> <td colspan="1" style="border-bottom:0.75pt solid #6B6B6B;vertical-align:bottom"> <div style="background-color:#FFFFFF;padding-left:2pt;padding-top:1pt;padding-bottom:0;align:right;text-align:right;padding-right:2pt;font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:10pt;margin-top:1pt;margin-bottom:0;"><span style="font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:10.02pt;">$2,747,319,270</span></div> </td> </tr> <tr> <td colspan="1" style="border-bottom:0.75pt solid #6B6B6B;vertical-align:top"> <div style="background-color:#FFFFFF;padding-left:2pt;padding-top:1pt;padding-bottom:0;align:left;text-align:left;padding-right:2pt;font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:10pt;margin-top:1pt;margin-bottom:0;"><span style="clear:both;font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:10.02pt;color:#2D2D2D;;"><b>Total Number of Portfolio Holdings (excludes derivatives, except purchased options, if any)</b></span></div> </td> <td colspan="1" style="border-bottom:0.75pt solid #6B6B6B;vertical-align:bottom"> <div style="background-color:#FFFFFF;padding-left:2pt;padding-top:1pt;padding-bottom:0;align:right;text-align:right;padding-right:2pt;font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:10pt;margin-top:1pt;margin-bottom:0;"><span style="font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:10.02pt;">866</span></div> </td> </tr> <tr> <td colspan="1" style="border-bottom:0.75pt solid #6B6B6B;vertical-align:top"> <div style="background-color:#FFFFFF;padding-left:2pt;padding-top:1pt;padding-bottom:0;align:left;text-align:left;padding-right:2pt;font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:10pt;margin-top:1pt;margin-bottom:0;"><span style="clear:both;font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:10.02pt;color:#2D2D2D;;"><b>Total Management Fee Paid</b></span></div> </td> <td colspan="1" style="border-bottom:0.75pt solid #6B6B6B;vertical-align:bottom"> <div style="background-color:#FFFFFF;padding-left:2pt;padding-top:1pt;padding-bottom:0;align:right;text-align:right;padding-right:2pt;font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:10pt;margin-top:1pt;margin-bottom:0;"><span style="font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:10.02pt;">$6,862,755</span></div> </td> </tr> <tr> <td colspan="1" style="vertical-align:top"> <div style="background-color:#FFFFFF;padding-left:2pt;padding-top:1pt;padding-bottom:0;align:left;text-align:left;padding-right:2pt;font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:10pt;margin-top:1pt;margin-bottom:0;"><span style="clear:both;font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:10.02pt;color:#2D2D2D;;"><b>Portfolio Turnover Rate</b></span></div> </td> <td colspan="1" style="white-space:nowrap;vertical-align:bottom"> <div style="background-color:#FFFFFF;padding-left:2pt;padding-top:1pt;padding-bottom:0;align:right;text-align:right;padding-right:2pt;font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:10pt;margin-top:1pt;margin-bottom:0;"><span style="font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:10.02pt;">349.54%</span></div> </td> </tr> </table></div> 2747319270 866 6862755 3.4954 <div><span style="text-transform:uppercase;"><span style="clear:both;font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:12.024pt;text-transform:uppercase;color:#1447FF;;"><b>WHAT DID THE FUND INVEST IN? </b></span></span><span style="clear:both;font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:10.824pt;color:#2D2D2D;;">(as of </span><span style="clear:both;font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:10.824pt;color:#2D2D2D;;">April 30, 2026)</span></div><div><span style="clear:both;font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:12.024pt;color:#161616;;"><b>Portfolio Composition</b></span><span style="clear:both;font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:12.024pt;color:#161616;;">^*</span><span style="clear:both;font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:9pt;color:#161616;;">^,</span><span style="clear:both;font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:12.024pt;color:#161616;;">^†</span><span style="clear:both;font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:12.024pt;color:#161616;;"><b> (% of Total Investments)</b></span></div><div><img alt="image" src="ts7441img004.jpg" style="width:96.41294838145232%"/></div> <div><span style="text-transform:uppercase;"><span style="clear:both;font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:12.024pt;text-transform:uppercase;color:#1447FF;;"><b>HOW HAS THE FUND CHANGED?</b></span></span></div><div><span style="clear:both;font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:10.02pt;color:#2D2D2D;;">Effective September 1, 2025, the Fund’s principal investment strategies were changed to reflect the Fund’s increased investments in </span><span style="clear:both;font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:10.02pt;color:#2D2D2D;;">collateralized mortgage obligations.</span></div><div><span style="clear:both;font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:10.02pt;color:#2D2D2D;;">Related risk disclosure was added to the prospectus.</span></div><div><span style="clear:both;font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:10.02pt;color:#2D2D2D;;">Effective September 30, 2025, Benjamin Cryer and Thomas Runkel no longer serve as portfolio managers of the Fund and Albert Chan </span><span style="clear:both;font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:10.02pt;color:#2D2D2D;;">was added as a portfolio manager of the Fund.</span></div><div><span style="clear:both;font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:10.02pt;color:#2D2D2D;;">Effective May 8, 2025, the investment manager contractually agreed to waive fees and/or reimburse operating expenses (excluding </span><span style="clear:both;font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:10.02pt;color:#2D2D2D;;">the Rule 12b-1 fees and certain non-routine expenses or costs, such as those relating to litigation, indemnification, reorganizations and </span><span style="clear:both;font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:10.02pt;color:#2D2D2D;;">liquidations) for the Fund so that the ratio of total annual fund operating expenses will not exceed 0.47% for each share class except </span><span style="clear:both;font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:10.02pt;color:#2D2D2D;;">Class R6 and 0.37% for Class R6 until August 31, 2026.</span></div><div><span style="clear:both;font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:10.02pt;color:#2D2D2D;;">Additionally, effective May 8, 2025, the Fund’s contractual management fee schedule was reduced to a fee equal to an annual rate </span><span style="clear:both;font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:10.02pt;color:#2D2D2D;;">based on the value of the Fund’s average daily net assets, as follows: 0.350% up to and including $5 billion; 0.330% over $5 billion up to </span><span style="clear:both;font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:10.02pt;color:#2D2D2D;;">and including $10 billion; 0.310% over $10 billion up to and including $20 billion; and 0.290% over $20 billion.</span></div><div><span style="clear:both;font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:10.02pt;color:#2D2D2D;;">This is a summary of certain changes and planned changes to the Fund since </span><span style="clear:both;font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:10.02pt;color:#2D2D2D;;">May 1, 2025</span><span style="clear:both;font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:10.02pt;color:#2D2D2D;;">. For more complete information, you may </span><span style="clear:both;font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:10.02pt;color:#2D2D2D;;">review the Fund’s current prospectus and any applicable supplements and the Fund’s next prospectus, which we expect to be </span><span style="clear:both;font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:10.02pt;color:#2D2D2D;;">available by </span><span style="clear:both;font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:10.02pt;color:#2D2D2D;;">September 1, 2026, at </span><span style="clear:both;font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:10.02pt;;">https://www.franklintempleton.com/regulatory-fund-documents</span><span style="clear:both;font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:10.02pt;color:#2D2D2D;;"> or upon request at </span><span style="clear:both;font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:10.02pt;color:#2D2D2D;;">(800) DIAL </span><span style="clear:both;font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:10.02pt;color:#2D2D2D;;">BEN/342-5236</span><span style="clear:both;font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:10.02pt;color:#2D2D2D;;"> or </span><span style="clear:both;font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:10.02pt;color:#2D2D2D;;">prospectus.us.franklintempleton@fisglobal.com</span><span style="clear:both;font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:10.02pt;color:#2D2D2D;;">.</span></div> <span style="clear:both;font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:10.02pt;color:#2D2D2D;;">Effective September 1, 2025, the Fund’s principal investment strategies were changed to reflect the Fund’s increased investments in </span><span style="clear:both;font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:10.02pt;color:#2D2D2D;;">collateralized mortgage obligations.</span> <span style="clear:both;font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:10.02pt;color:#2D2D2D;;">Effective May 8, 2025, the investment manager contractually agreed to waive fees and/or reimburse operating expenses (excluding </span><span style="clear:both;font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:10.02pt;color:#2D2D2D;;">the Rule 12b-1 fees and certain non-routine expenses or costs, such as those relating to litigation, indemnification, reorganizations and </span><span style="clear:both;font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:10.02pt;color:#2D2D2D;;">liquidations) for the Fund so that the ratio of total annual fund operating expenses will not exceed 0.47% for each share class except </span><span style="clear:both;font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:10.02pt;color:#2D2D2D;;">Class R6 and 0.37% for Class R6 until August 31, 2026.</span><span style="clear:both;font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:10.02pt;color:#2D2D2D;;">Additionally, effective May 8, 2025, the Fund’s contractual management fee schedule was reduced to a fee equal to an annual rate </span><span style="clear:both;font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:10.02pt;color:#2D2D2D;;">based on the value of the Fund’s average daily net assets, as follows: 0.350% up to and including $5 billion; 0.330% over $5 billion up to </span><span style="clear:both;font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:10.02pt;color:#2D2D2D;;">and including $10 billion; 0.310% over $10 billion up to and including $20 billion; and 0.290% over $20 billion.</span> <span style="clear:both;font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:10.02pt;color:#2D2D2D;;">This is a summary of certain changes and planned changes to the Fund since </span><span style="clear:both;font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:10.02pt;color:#2D2D2D;;">May 1, 2025</span><span style="clear:both;font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:10.02pt;color:#2D2D2D;;">. For more complete information, you may </span><span style="clear:both;font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:10.02pt;color:#2D2D2D;;">review the Fund’s current prospectus and any applicable supplements and the Fund’s next prospectus, which we expect to be </span><span style="clear:both;font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:10.02pt;color:#2D2D2D;;">available by </span><span style="clear:both;font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:10.02pt;color:#2D2D2D;;">September 1, 2026, at </span><span style="clear:both;font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:10.02pt;;">https://www.franklintempleton.com/regulatory-fund-documents</span><span style="clear:both;font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:10.02pt;color:#2D2D2D;;"> or upon request at </span><span style="clear:both;font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:10.02pt;color:#2D2D2D;;">(800) DIAL </span><span style="clear:both;font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:10.02pt;color:#2D2D2D;;">BEN/342-5236</span><span style="clear:both;font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:10.02pt;color:#2D2D2D;;"> or </span><span style="clear:both;font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:10.02pt;color:#2D2D2D;;">prospectus.us.franklintempleton@fisglobal.com</span><span style="clear:both;font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:10.02pt;color:#2D2D2D;;">.</span> 2025-05-01 https://www.franklintempleton.com/regulatory-fund-documents (800) DIAL BEN/342-5236 prospectus.us.franklintempleton@fisglobal.com 10000 10803 10905 11454 10828 12284 11581 11711 12119 13010 13696 10000 10083 10051 10582 11730 11698 10703 10657 10500 11343 11803 0.318 0.246 0.120 0.076 0.052 0.037 0.025 0.025 0.022 0.008 0.001 0.000 0.000 0.000 0.070 Franklin Core Plus Bond Fund Advisor Class FKSAX 2026-04-30 <span style="clear:both;font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:10.02pt;color:#161616;;">This </span><span style="clear:both;font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:10.02pt;color:#161616;;">annual shareholder report</span><span style="clear:both;font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:10.02pt;color:#161616;;"> contains important information about </span><span style="clear:both;font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:10.02pt;color:#161616;;">Franklin Core Plus Bond Fund for the period </span><span style="clear:both;font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:10.02pt;color:#161616;;">May 1, 2025, to </span><span style="clear:both;font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:10.02pt;color:#161616;;">April 30, </span><span style="clear:both;font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:10.02pt;color:#161616;;">2026.</span> annual shareholder report <span style="clear:both;font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:10.02pt;color:#161616;;">You can find additional information about the Fund at </span><span style="clear:both;font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:10.02pt;;">https://www.franklintempleton.com/regulatory-fund-documents</span><span style="clear:both;font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:10.02pt;color:#161616;;">. You can also </span><span style="clear:both;font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:10.02pt;color:#161616;;">request this information by contacting us at </span><span style="clear:both;font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:10.02pt;color:#161616;;">(800) DIAL BEN/342-5236</span><span style="clear:both;font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:10.02pt;color:#161616;;">.</span> https://www.franklintempleton.com/regulatory-fund-documents (800) DIAL BEN/342-5236 <div><span style="clear:both;font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:10.02pt;color:#161616;"><b><i>This report describes changes to the Fund that occurred during the reporting period.</i></b></span></div> <div><span style="text-transform:uppercase;"><span style="clear:both;font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:12.024pt;text-transform:uppercase;color:#1447FF;;"><b>WHAT WERE THE FUND COSTS FOR THE LAST YEAR? </b></span></span><span style="clear:both;font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:10.824pt;color:#2D2D2D;;">(based on a hypothetical $10,000 investment)</span></div><div> <table cellspacing="0" style="width:98%;cellspacing:0;border-top:1.5pt solid #E6FAFF;border-left:1.5pt solid #E6FAFF; border-right:1.5pt solid #E6FAFF; border-bottom:1.5pt solid #E6FAFF; margin-left:7.9pt;"> <tr style="height:1px;"> <td style="height:1px;width:50%;background-color:#E6FAFF;"></td> <td style="height:1px;width:22.33812949640288%;background-color:#E6FAFF;"></td> <td style="height:1px;width:27.661870503597125%;background-color:#E6FAFF;"></td> </tr> <tr> <td colspan="1" style="background-color:#E6FAFF;;border-bottom:1.5pt solid #1447FF;vertical-align:bottom"> <div style="background-color:#E6FAFF;padding-left:2pt;padding-top:1.5pt;padding-bottom:0;align:left;text-align:left;padding-right:2pt;font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:10pt;margin-top:1pt;margin-bottom:0;"><span style="clear:both;font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:10.02pt;;"><b>Class Name</b></span></div> </td> <td colspan="1" style="background-color:#E6FAFF;;border-bottom:1.5pt solid #1447FF;vertical-align:bottom"> <div style="background-color:#E6FAFF;padding-left:2pt;padding-top:1.5pt;padding-bottom:0;align:center;text-align:center;padding-right:2pt;font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:10pt;margin-top:1pt;margin-bottom:0;"><span style="clear:both;font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:10.02pt;;"><b>Costs of a $10,000 </b></span><span style="clear:both;font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:10.02pt;;"><b>investment</b></span></div> </td> <td colspan="1" style="background-color:#E6FAFF;;border-bottom:1.5pt solid #1447FF;vertical-align:bottom"> <div style="background-color:#E6FAFF;padding-left:2pt;padding-top:1.5pt;padding-bottom:0;align:center;text-align:center;padding-right:2pt;font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:10pt;margin-top:1pt;margin-bottom:0;"><span style="clear:both;font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:10.02pt;;"><b>Costs paid as a percentage of a </b></span><span style="clear:both;font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:10.02pt;;"><b>$10,000 investment</b></span><span style="clear:both;font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:10.02pt;;">^*</span> </div> </td> </tr> <tr> <td colspan="1" style="background-color:#E6FAFF;;vertical-align:bottom"> <div style="background-color:#E6FAFF;padding-left:2pt;padding-top:1.5pt;padding-bottom:0;align:left;text-align:left;padding-right:2pt;font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:10pt;margin-top:1pt;margin-bottom:0;"><span style="clear:both;font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:10.02pt;;">Advisor Class</span></div> </td> <td colspan="1" style="background-color:#E6FAFF;;vertical-align:bottom"> <div style="background-color:#E6FAFF;padding-left:2pt;padding-top:1.5pt;padding-bottom:0;align:center;text-align:center;padding-right:2pt;font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:10pt;margin-top:1pt;margin-bottom:0;"><span style="font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:10.02pt;">$47</span></div> </td> <td colspan="1" style="background-color:#E6FAFF;;white-space:nowrap;vertical-align:bottom"> <div style="background-color:#E6FAFF;padding-left:2pt;padding-top:1.5pt;padding-bottom:0;align:center;text-align:center;padding-right:2pt;font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:10pt;margin-top:1pt;margin-bottom:0;"><span style="font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:10.02pt;">0.46%</span></div> </td> </tr> </table></div> 47 0.0046 <div><span style="text-transform:uppercase;"><span style="clear:both;font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:12.024pt;text-transform:uppercase;color:#1447FF;;"><b>HOW DID THE FUND PERFORM LAST YEAR AND WHAT AFFECTED ITS PERFORMANCE?</b></span></span></div><div><span style="clear:both;font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:10.02pt;color:#2D2D2D;;">For the twelve months ended April 30, 2026, </span><span style="clear:both;font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:10.02pt;color:#2D2D2D;;">Advisor Class shares of Franklin Core Plus Bond Fund returned </span><span style="clear:both;font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:10.02pt;color:#2D2D2D;;">5.04%. The Fund </span><span style="clear:both;font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:10.02pt;color:#2D2D2D;;">compares its performance to the  Bloomberg U.S. Aggregate Index, which returned 4.06% for the same period.</span></div><div><span style="text-transform:uppercase;"><span style="clear:both;font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:12.024pt;text-transform:uppercase;color:#161616;;"><b>PERFORMANCE HIGHLIGHTS</b></span></span></div><div> <table cellspacing="0" style="width:98%;cellspacing:0;padding-bottom:2pt;padding-top:0pt;margin-left:7.75pt;"> <tr style="height:1px;"> <td style="height:1px;width:1.8507194244604317%;"></td> <td style="height:1px;width:98.14928057553956%;"></td> </tr> <tr> <td colspan="2" style="vertical-align:top"> <div style="background-color:#FFFFFF;padding-left:2pt;padding-top:1pt;padding-bottom:0;align:left;text-align:left;padding-right:2pt;font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:10pt;margin-top:1pt;margin-bottom:0;"><span style="clear:both;font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:10.02pt;color:#2D2D2D;;"><b>Top contributors to performance:</b></span></div> </td> </tr> <tr> <td colspan="1" style="vertical-align:top"> <div style="background-color:#FFFFFF;padding-left:2pt;padding-top:1pt;padding-bottom:0;align:left;text-align:left;padding-right:2pt;font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:10pt;margin-top:1pt;margin-bottom:0;"><span style="clear:both;font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:10.02pt;color:#30DB87;;">↑</span></div> </td> <td colspan="1" style="vertical-align:top"> <div style="background-color:#FFFFFF;padding-left:2pt;padding-top:1pt;padding-bottom:0;align:left;text-align:left;padding-right:2pt;font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:10pt;margin-top:1pt;margin-bottom:0;"><span style="clear:both;font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:10.02pt;color:#2D2D2D;;">Overweight allocation to high-yield (HY) and investment-grade (IG) corporate bonds, agency mortgage-backed securities (MBS), </span><span style="clear:both;font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:10.02pt;color:#2D2D2D;;">commercial MBS and sovereign emerging market debt.</span></div> </td> </tr> <tr> <td colspan="1" style="vertical-align:top"> <div style="background-color:#FFFFFF;padding-left:2pt;padding-top:1pt;padding-bottom:0;align:left;text-align:left;padding-right:2pt;font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:10pt;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0;"><span style="clear:both;font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:10.02pt;color:#30DB87;;">↑</span></div> </td> <td colspan="1" style="vertical-align:top"> <div style="background-color:#FFFFFF;padding-left:2pt;padding-top:1pt;padding-bottom:0;align:left;text-align:left;padding-right:2pt;font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:10pt;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0;"><span style="clear:both;font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:10.02pt;color:#2D2D2D;;">Out-of-index exposure to residential MBS and collateralized loan obligations (CLOs).</span></div> </td> </tr> <tr> <td colspan="1" style="vertical-align:top"> <div style="background-color:#FFFFFF;padding-left:2pt;padding-top:1pt;padding-bottom:0;align:left;text-align:left;padding-right:2pt;font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:10pt;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0;"><span style="clear:both;font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:10.02pt;color:#30DB87;;">↑</span></div> </td> <td colspan="1" style="vertical-align:top"> <div style="background-color:#FFFFFF;padding-left:2pt;padding-top:1pt;padding-bottom:0;align:left;text-align:left;padding-right:2pt;font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:10pt;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0;"><span style="clear:both;font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:10.02pt;color:#2D2D2D;;">Exposure to the five-, 20- and 30-year portions of the yield curve.</span></div> </td> </tr> </table></div><div> <table cellspacing="0" style="width:98%;cellspacing:0;padding-bottom:2pt;padding-top:0pt;margin-left:7.75pt;"> <tr style="height:1px;"> <td style="height:1px;width:1.8507194244604317%;"></td> <td style="height:1px;width:98.14928057553956%;"></td> </tr> <tr> <td colspan="2" style="vertical-align:top"> <div style="background-color:#FFFFFF;padding-left:2pt;padding-top:1pt;padding-bottom:0;align:left;text-align:left;padding-right:2pt;font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:10pt;margin-top:1pt;margin-bottom:0;"><span style="clear:both;font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:10.02pt;color:#2D2D2D;;"><b>Top detractors from performance:</b></span></div> </td> </tr> <tr> <td colspan="1" style="vertical-align:top"> <div style="background-color:#FFFFFF;padding-left:2pt;padding-top:1pt;padding-bottom:0;align:left;text-align:left;padding-right:2pt;font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:10pt;margin-top:1pt;margin-bottom:0;"><span style="clear:both;font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:10.02pt;color:#CA0046;;">↓</span></div> </td> <td colspan="1" style="vertical-align:top"> <div style="background-color:#FFFFFF;padding-left:2pt;padding-top:1pt;padding-bottom:0;align:left;text-align:left;padding-right:2pt;font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:10pt;margin-top:1pt;margin-bottom:0;"><span style="clear:both;font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:10.02pt;color:#2D2D2D;;">Security selection in HY corporate bonds, senior secured floating-rate bank loans and IG corporate bonds.</span></div> </td> </tr> <tr> <td colspan="1" style="vertical-align:top"> <div style="background-color:#FFFFFF;padding-left:2pt;padding-top:1pt;padding-bottom:0;align:left;text-align:left;padding-right:2pt;font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:10pt;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0;"><span style="clear:both;font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:10.02pt;color:#CA0046;;">↓</span></div> </td> <td colspan="1" style="vertical-align:top"> <div style="background-color:#FFFFFF;padding-left:2pt;padding-top:1pt;padding-bottom:0;align:left;text-align:left;padding-right:2pt;font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:10pt;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0;"><span style="clear:both;font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:10.02pt;color:#2D2D2D;;">Exposure to the 10-year segment of the yield curve.</span></div> </td> </tr> </table></div><div><span style="clear:both;font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:12.024pt;color:#161616;;"><b>Use of derivatives and the impact on performance:</b></span></div><div><span style="clear:both;font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:10.02pt;color:#2D2D2D;;">The Fund utilized bond futures to manage duration exposure and high-yield credit default swap (CDS) to manage the Fund’s credit </span><span style="clear:both;font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:10.02pt;color:#2D2D2D;;">exposure. In aggregate, these instruments detracted slightly from performance.</span></div> The Fund’s past performance is not necessarily an indication of how the Fund will perform in the future. <span style="clear:both;font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:10.02pt;color:#2D2D2D;;">The graph and table </span><span style="clear:both;font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:10.02pt;color:#2D2D2D;;">do not reflect the deduction of taxes that a shareholder would pay on Fund distributions or redemption of Fund shares.</span> <div><img alt="image" src="ts7431img003.jpg" style="width:88.88888888888889%"/></div> <div><span style="text-transform:uppercase;"><span style="clear:both;font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:12.024pt;text-transform:uppercase;color:#161616;;"><b>AVERAGE ANNUAL TOTAL RETURNS (%) </b></span></span><span style="clear:both;font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:10.824pt;color:#2D2D2D;;">Period Ended </span><span style="clear:both;font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:10.824pt;color:#2D2D2D;;">April 30, 2026</span></div><div> <table cellspacing="0" style="width:98%;cellspacing:0;margin-left:7.75pt;border-bottom:1.5pt solid #778B8B;margin-top:10px;"> <tr style="height:1px;"> <td style="height:1px;width:47.530575539568346%;"></td> <td style="height:1px;width:17.489208633093526%;"></td> <td style="height:1px;width:17.140287769784173%;"></td> <td style="height:1px;width:17.83992805755396%;"></td> </tr> <tr> <td colspan="1" style="border-bottom:1.5pt solid #1447FF;vertical-align:top"> <div style="background-color:#FFFFFF;padding-left:2pt;padding-top:1pt;padding-bottom:0;align:left;text-align:left;padding-right:2pt;font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:10pt;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0;"> </div> </td> <td colspan="1" style="border-bottom:1.5pt solid #1447FF;vertical-align:bottom"> <div style="background-color:#FFFFFF;padding-left:2pt;padding-top:1pt;padding-bottom:0;align:right;text-align:right;padding-right:2pt;font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:10pt;margin-top:1pt;margin-bottom:0;"><span style="clear:both;font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:10.02pt;color:#2D2D2D;;"><b>1 Year</b></span></div> </td> <td colspan="1" style="border-bottom:1.5pt solid #1447FF;vertical-align:bottom"> <div style="background-color:#FFFFFF;padding-left:2pt;padding-top:1pt;padding-bottom:0;align:right;text-align:right;padding-right:2pt;font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:10pt;margin-top:1pt;margin-bottom:0;"><span style="clear:both;font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:10.02pt;color:#2D2D2D;;"><b>5 Year</b></span></div> </td> <td colspan="1" style="border-bottom:1.5pt solid #1447FF;vertical-align:bottom"> <div style="background-color:#FFFFFF;padding-left:2pt;padding-top:1pt;padding-bottom:0;align:right;text-align:right;padding-right:2pt;font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:10pt;margin-top:1pt;margin-bottom:0;"><span style="clear:both;font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:10.02pt;color:#2D2D2D;;"><b>10 Year</b></span></div> </td> </tr> <tr> <td colspan="1" style="border-bottom:0.75pt solid #778B8B;vertical-align:top"> <div style="background-color:#FFFFFF;padding-left:2pt;padding-top:0.5pt;padding-bottom:0;align:left;text-align:left;padding-right:2pt;font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:10pt;margin-top:1pt;margin-bottom:0;"><span style="clear:both;font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:10.02pt;color:#2D2D2D;;"><b>Advisor Class</b></span> </div> </td> <td colspan="1" style="border-bottom:0.75pt solid #778B8B;white-space:nowrap;vertical-align:bottom"> <div style="background-color:#FFFFFF;padding-left:2pt;padding-top:0.5pt;padding-bottom:0;align:right;text-align:right;padding-right:2pt;font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:10pt;margin-top:1pt;margin-bottom:0;"><span style="font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:10.02pt;">5.04</span></div> </td> <td colspan="1" style="border-bottom:0.75pt solid #778B8B;white-space:nowrap;vertical-align:bottom"> <div style="background-color:#FFFFFF;padding-left:2pt;padding-top:0.5pt;padding-bottom:0;align:right;text-align:right;padding-right:2pt;font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:10pt;margin-top:1pt;margin-bottom:0;"><span style="font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:10.02pt;">2.06</span></div> </td> <td colspan="1" style="border-bottom:0.75pt solid #778B8B;white-space:nowrap;vertical-align:bottom"> <div style="background-color:#FFFFFF;padding-left:2pt;padding-top:0.5pt;padding-bottom:0;align:right;text-align:right;padding-right:2pt;font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:10pt;margin-top:1pt;margin-bottom:0;"><span style="font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:10.02pt;">3.05</span></div> </td> </tr> <tr> <td colspan="1" style="vertical-align:top"> <div style="background-color:#FFFFFF;padding-left:2pt;padding-top:1pt;padding-bottom:0;align:left;text-align:left;padding-right:2pt;font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:10pt;margin-top:1pt;margin-bottom:0;"><span style="clear:both;font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:10.02pt;color:#2D2D2D;;"><b>Bloomberg U.S. Aggregate Index</b></span> </div> </td> <td colspan="1" style="white-space:nowrap;vertical-align:bottom"> <div style="background-color:#FFFFFF;padding-left:2pt;padding-top:1pt;padding-bottom:0;align:right;text-align:right;padding-right:2pt;font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:10pt;margin-top:1pt;margin-bottom:0;"><span style="font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:10.02pt;">4.06</span></div> </td> <td colspan="1" style="white-space:nowrap;vertical-align:bottom"> <div style="background-color:#FFFFFF;padding-left:2pt;padding-top:1pt;padding-bottom:0;align:right;text-align:right;padding-right:2pt;font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:10pt;margin-top:1pt;margin-bottom:0;"><span style="font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:10.02pt;">0.18</span></div> </td> <td colspan="1" style="white-space:nowrap;vertical-align:bottom"> <div style="background-color:#FFFFFF;padding-left:2pt;padding-top:1pt;padding-bottom:0;align:right;text-align:right;padding-right:2pt;font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:10pt;margin-top:1pt;margin-bottom:0;"><span style="font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:10.02pt;">1.67</span></div> </td> </tr> </table></div> Advisor Class 0.0504 0.0206 0.0305 Bloomberg U.S. Aggregate Index 0.0406 0.0018 0.0167 <div><span style="clear:both;font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:10.02pt;color:#2D2D2D;;">For current month-end performance, please call Franklin Templeton at </span><span style="clear:both;font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:10.02pt;color:#2D2D2D;;">(800) DIAL BEN/342-5236 or visit</span><br/><span style="clear:both;font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:10.02pt;;">https://www.franklintempleton.com/investments/options/mutual-funds</span><span style="clear:both;font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:10.02pt;color:#2D2D2D;;">. </span></div><div><span style="clear:both;font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:10.02pt;color:#2D2D2D;;">Important data provider notices and terms available at </span><span style="clear:both;font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:10.02pt;;">www.franklintempletondatasources.com</span><span style="clear:both;font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:10.02pt;color:#2D2D2D;;">. </span></div> <div><span style="text-transform:uppercase;"><span style="clear:both;font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:12.024pt;text-transform:uppercase;color:#1447FF;;"><b>KEY FUND STATISTICS </b></span></span><span style="clear:both;font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:10.824pt;color:#2D2D2D;;">(as of </span><span style="clear:both;font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:10.824pt;color:#2D2D2D;;">April 30, 2026)</span></div><div> <table cellspacing="0" style="width:98%;cellspacing:0;border-top:1.5pt solid #6B6B6B;margin-left:7.75pt;border-bottom:1.5pt solid #6B6B6B;margin-top:10px;"> <tr style="height:1px;"> <td style="height:1px;width:74.41007194244604%;"></td> <td style="height:1px;width:25.58992805755396%;"></td> </tr> <tr> <td colspan="1" style="border-bottom:0.75pt solid #6B6B6B;vertical-align:top"> <div style="background-color:#FFFFFF;padding-left:2pt;padding-top:1pt;padding-bottom:0;align:left;text-align:left;padding-right:2pt;font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:10pt;margin-top:1pt;margin-bottom:0;"><span style="clear:both;font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:10.02pt;color:#2D2D2D;;"><b>Total Net Assets</b></span></div> </td> <td colspan="1" style="border-bottom:0.75pt solid #6B6B6B;vertical-align:bottom"> <div style="background-color:#FFFFFF;padding-left:2pt;padding-top:1pt;padding-bottom:0;align:right;text-align:right;padding-right:2pt;font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:10pt;margin-top:1pt;margin-bottom:0;"><span style="font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:10.02pt;">$2,747,319,270</span></div> </td> </tr> <tr> <td colspan="1" style="border-bottom:0.75pt solid #6B6B6B;vertical-align:top"> <div style="background-color:#FFFFFF;padding-left:2pt;padding-top:1pt;padding-bottom:0;align:left;text-align:left;padding-right:2pt;font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:10pt;margin-top:1pt;margin-bottom:0;"><span style="clear:both;font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:10.02pt;color:#2D2D2D;;"><b>Total Number of Portfolio Holdings (excludes derivatives, except purchased options, if any)</b></span></div> </td> <td colspan="1" style="border-bottom:0.75pt solid #6B6B6B;vertical-align:bottom"> <div style="background-color:#FFFFFF;padding-left:2pt;padding-top:1pt;padding-bottom:0;align:right;text-align:right;padding-right:2pt;font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:10pt;margin-top:1pt;margin-bottom:0;"><span style="font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:10.02pt;">866</span></div> </td> </tr> <tr> <td colspan="1" style="border-bottom:0.75pt solid #6B6B6B;vertical-align:top"> <div style="background-color:#FFFFFF;padding-left:2pt;padding-top:1pt;padding-bottom:0;align:left;text-align:left;padding-right:2pt;font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:10pt;margin-top:1pt;margin-bottom:0;"><span style="clear:both;font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:10.02pt;color:#2D2D2D;;"><b>Total Management Fee Paid</b></span></div> </td> <td colspan="1" style="border-bottom:0.75pt solid #6B6B6B;vertical-align:bottom"> <div style="background-color:#FFFFFF;padding-left:2pt;padding-top:1pt;padding-bottom:0;align:right;text-align:right;padding-right:2pt;font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:10pt;margin-top:1pt;margin-bottom:0;"><span style="font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:10.02pt;">$6,862,755</span></div> </td> </tr> <tr> <td colspan="1" style="vertical-align:top"> <div style="background-color:#FFFFFF;padding-left:2pt;padding-top:1pt;padding-bottom:0;align:left;text-align:left;padding-right:2pt;font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:10pt;margin-top:1pt;margin-bottom:0;"><span style="clear:both;font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:10.02pt;color:#2D2D2D;;"><b>Portfolio Turnover Rate</b></span></div> </td> <td colspan="1" style="white-space:nowrap;vertical-align:bottom"> <div style="background-color:#FFFFFF;padding-left:2pt;padding-top:1pt;padding-bottom:0;align:right;text-align:right;padding-right:2pt;font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:10pt;margin-top:1pt;margin-bottom:0;"><span style="font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:10.02pt;">349.54%</span></div> </td> </tr> </table></div> 2747319270 866 6862755 3.4954 <div><span style="text-transform:uppercase;"><span style="clear:both;font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:12.024pt;text-transform:uppercase;color:#1447FF;;"><b>WHAT DID THE FUND INVEST IN? </b></span></span><span style="clear:both;font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:10.824pt;color:#2D2D2D;;">(as of </span><span style="clear:both;font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:10.824pt;color:#2D2D2D;;">April 30, 2026)</span></div><div><span style="clear:both;font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:12.024pt;color:#161616;;"><b>Portfolio Composition</b></span><span style="clear:both;font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:12.024pt;color:#161616;;">^*</span><span style="clear:both;font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:9pt;color:#161616;;">^,</span><span style="clear:both;font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:12.024pt;color:#161616;;">^†</span><span style="clear:both;font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:12.024pt;color:#161616;;"><b> (% of Total Investments)</b></span></div><div><img alt="image" src="ts7431img004.jpg" style="width:96.41294838145232%"/></div> <div><span style="text-transform:uppercase;"><span style="clear:both;font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:12.024pt;text-transform:uppercase;color:#1447FF;;"><b>HOW HAS THE FUND CHANGED?</b></span></span></div><div><span style="clear:both;font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:10.02pt;color:#2D2D2D;;">Effective September 1, 2025, the Fund’s principal investment strategies were changed to reflect the Fund’s increased investments in </span><span style="clear:both;font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:10.02pt;color:#2D2D2D;;">collateralized mortgage obligations.</span></div><div><span style="clear:both;font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:10.02pt;color:#2D2D2D;;">Related risk disclosure was added to the prospectus.</span></div><div><span style="clear:both;font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:10.02pt;color:#2D2D2D;;">Effective September 30, 2025, Benjamin Cryer and Thomas Runkel no longer serve as portfolio managers of the Fund and Albert Chan </span><span style="clear:both;font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:10.02pt;color:#2D2D2D;;">was added as a portfolio manager of the Fund.</span></div><div><span style="clear:both;font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:10.02pt;color:#2D2D2D;;">Effective May 8, 2025, the investment manager contractually agreed to waive fees and/or reimburse operating expenses (excluding </span><span style="clear:both;font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:10.02pt;color:#2D2D2D;;">the Rule 12b-1 fees and certain non-routine expenses or costs, such as those relating to litigation, indemnification, reorganizations and </span><span style="clear:both;font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:10.02pt;color:#2D2D2D;;">liquidations) for the Fund so that the ratio of total annual fund operating expenses will not exceed 0.47% for each share class except </span><span style="clear:both;font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:10.02pt;color:#2D2D2D;;">Class R6 and 0.37% for Class R6 until August 31, 2026.</span></div><div><span style="clear:both;font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:10.02pt;color:#2D2D2D;;">Additionally, effective May 8, 2025, the Fund’s contractual management fee schedule was reduced to a fee equal to an annual rate </span><span style="clear:both;font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:10.02pt;color:#2D2D2D;;">based on the value of the Fund’s average daily net assets, as follows: 0.350% up to and including $5 billion; 0.330% over $5 billion up to </span><span style="clear:both;font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:10.02pt;color:#2D2D2D;;">and including $10 billion; 0.310% over $10 billion up to and including $20 billion; and 0.290% over $20 billion.</span></div><div><span style="clear:both;font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:10.02pt;color:#2D2D2D;;">This is a summary of certain changes and planned changes to the Fund since </span><span style="clear:both;font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:10.02pt;color:#2D2D2D;;">May 1, 2025</span><span style="clear:both;font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:10.02pt;color:#2D2D2D;;">. For more complete information, you may </span><span style="clear:both;font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:10.02pt;color:#2D2D2D;;">review the Fund’s current prospectus and any applicable supplements and the Fund’s next prospectus, which we expect to be </span><span style="clear:both;font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:10.02pt;color:#2D2D2D;;">available by </span><span style="clear:both;font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:10.02pt;color:#2D2D2D;;">September 1, 2026, at </span><span style="clear:both;font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:10.02pt;;">https://www.franklintempleton.com/regulatory-fund-documents</span><span style="clear:both;font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:10.02pt;color:#2D2D2D;;"> or upon request at </span><span style="clear:both;font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:10.02pt;color:#2D2D2D;;">(800) DIAL </span><span style="clear:both;font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:10.02pt;color:#2D2D2D;;">BEN/342-5236</span><span style="clear:both;font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:10.02pt;color:#2D2D2D;;"> or </span><span style="clear:both;font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:10.02pt;color:#2D2D2D;;">prospectus.us.franklintempleton@fisglobal.com</span><span style="clear:both;font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:10.02pt;color:#2D2D2D;;">.</span></div> <span style="clear:both;font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:10.02pt;color:#2D2D2D;;">Effective September 1, 2025, the Fund’s principal investment strategies were changed to reflect the Fund’s increased investments in </span><span style="clear:both;font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:10.02pt;color:#2D2D2D;;">collateralized mortgage obligations.</span> <span style="clear:both;font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:10.02pt;color:#2D2D2D;;">Effective May 8, 2025, the investment manager contractually agreed to waive fees and/or reimburse operating expenses (excluding </span><span style="clear:both;font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:10.02pt;color:#2D2D2D;;">the Rule 12b-1 fees and certain non-routine expenses or costs, such as those relating to litigation, indemnification, reorganizations and </span><span style="clear:both;font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:10.02pt;color:#2D2D2D;;">liquidations) for the Fund so that the ratio of total annual fund operating expenses will not exceed 0.47% for each share class except </span><span style="clear:both;font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:10.02pt;color:#2D2D2D;;">Class R6 and 0.37% for Class R6 until August 31, 2026.</span><span style="clear:both;font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:10.02pt;color:#2D2D2D;;">Additionally, effective May 8, 2025, the Fund’s contractual management fee schedule was reduced to a fee equal to an annual rate </span><span style="clear:both;font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:10.02pt;color:#2D2D2D;;">based on the value of the Fund’s average daily net assets, as follows: 0.350% up to and including $5 billion; 0.330% over $5 billion up to </span><span style="clear:both;font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:10.02pt;color:#2D2D2D;;">and including $10 billion; 0.310% over $10 billion up to and including $20 billion; and 0.290% over $20 billion.</span> <span style="clear:both;font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:10.02pt;color:#2D2D2D;;">This is a summary of certain changes and planned changes to the Fund since </span><span style="clear:both;font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:10.02pt;color:#2D2D2D;;">May 1, 2025</span><span style="clear:both;font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:10.02pt;color:#2D2D2D;;">. For more complete information, you may </span><span style="clear:both;font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:10.02pt;color:#2D2D2D;;">review the Fund’s current prospectus and any applicable supplements and the Fund’s next prospectus, which we expect to be </span><span style="clear:both;font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:10.02pt;color:#2D2D2D;;">available by </span><span style="clear:both;font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:10.02pt;color:#2D2D2D;;">September 1, 2026, at </span><span style="clear:both;font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:10.02pt;;">https://www.franklintempleton.com/regulatory-fund-documents</span><span style="clear:both;font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:10.02pt;color:#2D2D2D;;"> or upon request at </span><span style="clear:both;font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:10.02pt;color:#2D2D2D;;">(800) DIAL </span><span style="clear:both;font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:10.02pt;color:#2D2D2D;;">BEN/342-5236</span><span style="clear:both;font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:10.02pt;color:#2D2D2D;;"> or </span><span style="clear:both;font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:10.02pt;color:#2D2D2D;;">prospectus.us.franklintempleton@fisglobal.com</span><span style="clear:both;font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:10.02pt;color:#2D2D2D;;">.</span> 2025-05-01 https://www.franklintempleton.com/regulatory-fund-documents (800) DIAL BEN/342-5236 prospectus.us.franklintempleton@fisglobal.com 10000 10776 10861 11392 10768 12202 11490 11603 11994 12863 13510 10000 10083 10051 10582 11730 11698 10703 10657 10500 11343 11803 0.318 0.246 0.120 0.076 0.052 0.037 0.025 0.025 0.022 0.008 0.001 0.000 0.000 0.000 0.070 Franklin Growth Opportunities Fund Class A FGRAX 2026-04-30 <span style="clear:both;font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:10.02pt;color:#161616;;">This </span><span style="clear:both;font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:10.02pt;color:#161616;;">annual shareholder report</span><span style="clear:both;font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:10.02pt;color:#161616;;"> contains important information about </span><span style="clear:both;font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:10.02pt;color:#161616;;">Franklin Growth Opportunities Fund for the period </span><span style="clear:both;font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:10.02pt;color:#161616;;">May 1, 2025, to </span><span style="clear:both;font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:10.02pt;color:#161616;;">April 30, 2026.</span> annual shareholder report <span style="clear:both;font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:10.02pt;color:#161616;;">You can find additional information about the Fund at </span><span style="clear:both;font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:10.02pt;;">https://www.franklintempleton.com/regulatory-fund-documents</span><span style="clear:both;font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:10.02pt;color:#161616;;">. You can also </span><span style="clear:both;font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:10.02pt;color:#161616;;">request this information by contacting us at </span><span style="clear:both;font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:10.02pt;color:#161616;;">(800) DIAL BEN/342-5236</span><span style="clear:both;font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:10.02pt;color:#161616;;">.</span> https://www.franklintempleton.com/regulatory-fund-documents (800) DIAL BEN/342-5236 <div><span style="text-transform:uppercase;"><span style="clear:both;font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:12.024pt;text-transform:uppercase;color:#1447FF;;"><b>WHAT WERE THE FUND COSTS FOR THE LAST YEAR? </b></span></span><span style="clear:both;font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:10.824pt;color:#2D2D2D;;">(based on a hypothetical $10,000 investment)</span></div><div> <table cellspacing="0" style="width:98%;cellspacing:0;border-top:1.5pt solid #E6FAFF;border-left:1.5pt solid #E6FAFF; border-right:1.5pt solid #E6FAFF; border-bottom:1.5pt solid #E6FAFF; margin-left:7.9pt;"> <tr style="height:1px;"> <td style="height:1px;width:50%;background-color:#E6FAFF;"></td> <td style="height:1px;width:22.33812949640288%;background-color:#E6FAFF;"></td> <td style="height:1px;width:27.661870503597125%;background-color:#E6FAFF;"></td> </tr> <tr> <td colspan="1" style="background-color:#E6FAFF;;border-bottom:1.5pt solid #1447FF;vertical-align:bottom"> <div style="background-color:#E6FAFF;padding-left:2pt;padding-top:1.5pt;padding-bottom:0;align:left;text-align:left;padding-right:2pt;font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:10pt;margin-top:1pt;margin-bottom:0;"><span style="clear:both;font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:10.02pt;;"><b>Class Name</b></span></div> </td> <td colspan="1" style="background-color:#E6FAFF;;border-bottom:1.5pt solid #1447FF;vertical-align:bottom"> <div style="background-color:#E6FAFF;padding-left:2pt;padding-top:1.5pt;padding-bottom:0;align:center;text-align:center;padding-right:2pt;font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:10pt;margin-top:1pt;margin-bottom:0;"><span style="clear:both;font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:10.02pt;;"><b>Costs of a $10,000 </b></span><span style="clear:both;font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:10.02pt;;"><b>investment</b></span></div> </td> <td colspan="1" style="background-color:#E6FAFF;;border-bottom:1.5pt solid #1447FF;vertical-align:bottom"> <div style="background-color:#E6FAFF;padding-left:2pt;padding-top:1.5pt;padding-bottom:0;align:center;text-align:center;padding-right:2pt;font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:10pt;margin-top:1pt;margin-bottom:0;"><span style="clear:both;font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:10.02pt;;"><b>Costs paid as a percentage of a </b></span><span style="clear:both;font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:10.02pt;;"><b>$10,000 investment</b></span><span style="clear:both;font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:10.02pt;;">^*</span> </div> </td> </tr> <tr> <td colspan="1" style="background-color:#E6FAFF;;vertical-align:bottom"> <div style="background-color:#E6FAFF;padding-left:2pt;padding-top:1.5pt;padding-bottom:0;align:left;text-align:left;padding-right:2pt;font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:10pt;margin-top:1pt;margin-bottom:0;"><span style="clear:both;font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:10.02pt;;">Class A</span></div> </td> <td colspan="1" style="background-color:#E6FAFF;;vertical-align:bottom"> <div style="background-color:#E6FAFF;padding-left:2pt;padding-top:1.5pt;padding-bottom:0;align:center;text-align:center;padding-right:2pt;font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:10pt;margin-top:1pt;margin-bottom:0;"><span style="font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:10.02pt;">$97</span></div> </td> <td colspan="1" style="background-color:#E6FAFF;;white-space:nowrap;vertical-align:bottom"> <div style="background-color:#E6FAFF;padding-left:2pt;padding-top:1.5pt;padding-bottom:0;align:center;text-align:center;padding-right:2pt;font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:10pt;margin-top:1pt;margin-bottom:0;"><span style="font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:10.02pt;">0.88%</span></div> </td> </tr> </table></div> 97 0.0088 <div><span style="text-transform:uppercase;"><span style="clear:both;font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:12.024pt;text-transform:uppercase;color:#1447FF;;"><b>HOW DID THE FUND PERFORM LAST YEAR AND WHAT AFFECTED ITS PERFORMANCE?</b></span></span></div><div><span style="clear:both;font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:10.02pt;color:#2D2D2D;;">For the twelve months ended April 30, 2026, </span><span style="clear:both;font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:10.02pt;color:#2D2D2D;;">Class A shares of Franklin Growth Opportunities Fund returned </span><span style="clear:both;font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:10.02pt;color:#2D2D2D;;">20.74%. The Fund </span><span style="clear:both;font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:10.02pt;color:#2D2D2D;;">compares its performance to the Russell 3000 Growth Index and the S&amp;P 500 Index, which returned 30.98% and 31.05%, respectively, </span><span style="clear:both;font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:10.02pt;color:#2D2D2D;;">for the same period.</span></div><div><span style="text-transform:uppercase;"><span style="clear:both;font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:12.024pt;text-transform:uppercase;color:#161616;;"><b>PERFORMANCE HIGHLIGHTS</b></span></span></div><div> <table cellspacing="0" style="width:98%;cellspacing:0;padding-bottom:2pt;padding-top:0pt;margin-left:7.75pt;"> <tr style="height:1px;"> <td style="height:1px;width:1.8507194244604317%;"></td> <td style="height:1px;width:98.14928057553956%;"></td> </tr> <tr> <td colspan="2" style="vertical-align:top"> <div style="background-color:#FFFFFF;padding-left:2pt;padding-top:1pt;padding-bottom:0;align:left;text-align:left;padding-right:2pt;font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:10pt;margin-top:1pt;margin-bottom:0;"><span style="clear:both;font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:10.02pt;color:#2D2D2D;;"><b>Top contributors to performance:</b></span></div> </td> </tr> <tr> <td colspan="1" style="vertical-align:top"> <div style="background-color:#FFFFFF;padding-left:2pt;padding-top:1pt;padding-bottom:0;align:left;text-align:left;padding-right:2pt;font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:10pt;margin-top:1pt;margin-bottom:0;"><span style="clear:both;font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:10.02pt;color:#30DB87;;">↑</span></div> </td> <td colspan="1" style="vertical-align:top"> <div style="background-color:#FFFFFF;padding-left:2pt;padding-top:1pt;padding-bottom:0;align:left;text-align:left;padding-right:2pt;font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:10pt;margin-top:1pt;margin-bottom:0;"><span style="clear:both;font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:10.02pt;color:#2D2D2D;;">In the communications services sector, Google parent company Alphabet was a leading relative contributor. The company saw a </span><span style="clear:both;font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:10.02pt;color:#2D2D2D;;">favorable resolution to its antitrust trial and benefited from the positive impacts of artificial intelligence (AI) on its business.</span></div> </td> </tr> <tr> <td colspan="1" style="vertical-align:top"> <div style="background-color:#FFFFFF;padding-left:2pt;padding-top:1pt;padding-bottom:0;align:left;text-align:left;padding-right:2pt;font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:10pt;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0;"><span style="clear:both;font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:10.02pt;color:#30DB87;;">↑</span></div> </td> <td colspan="1" style="vertical-align:top"> <div style="background-color:#FFFFFF;padding-left:2pt;padding-top:1pt;padding-bottom:0;align:left;text-align:left;padding-right:2pt;font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:10pt;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0;"><span style="clear:both;font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:10.02pt;color:#2D2D2D;;">The Fund benefited most from stock selection in the information technology (IT) sector. Within IT, Monolithic Power Systems was </span><span style="clear:both;font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:10.02pt;color:#2D2D2D;;">the leading contributor to relative returns. Shares of the analog semiconductor manufacturer advanced sharply amid growing </span><span style="clear:both;font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:10.02pt;color:#2D2D2D;;">confidence around AI infrastructure-related demand, capped by sharp earnings beat and guidance raise.</span></div> </td> </tr> <tr> <td colspan="1" style="vertical-align:top"> <div style="background-color:#FFFFFF;padding-left:2pt;padding-top:1pt;padding-bottom:0;align:left;text-align:left;padding-right:2pt;font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:10pt;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0;"><span style="clear:both;font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:10.02pt;color:#30DB87;;">↑</span></div> </td> <td colspan="1" style="vertical-align:top"> <div style="background-color:#FFFFFF;padding-left:2pt;padding-top:1pt;padding-bottom:0;align:left;text-align:left;padding-right:2pt;font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:10pt;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0;"><span style="clear:both;font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:10.02pt;color:#2D2D2D;;">In the industrials sector, an off index holding in private company Space Exploration Technologies (SpaceX) was a leading </span><span style="clear:both;font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:10.02pt;color:#2D2D2D;;">contributor to relative returns. The merger with xAI boosted the private market share price of the company, and expectations </span><span style="clear:both;font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:10.02pt;color:#2D2D2D;;">increased around a 2026 initial public offering for the aerospace and technology company.</span></div> </td> </tr> </table></div><div> <table cellspacing="0" style="width:98%;cellspacing:0;padding-bottom:2pt;padding-top:0pt;margin-left:7.75pt;"> <tr style="height:1px;"> <td style="height:1px;width:1.8507194244604317%;"></td> <td style="height:1px;width:98.14928057553956%;"></td> </tr> <tr> <td colspan="2" style="vertical-align:top"> <div style="background-color:#FFFFFF;padding-left:2pt;padding-top:1pt;padding-bottom:0;align:left;text-align:left;padding-right:2pt;font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:10pt;margin-top:1pt;margin-bottom:0;"><span style="clear:both;font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:10.02pt;color:#2D2D2D;;"><b>Top detractors from performance:</b></span></div> </td> </tr> <tr> <td colspan="1" style="vertical-align:top"> <div style="background-color:#FFFFFF;padding-left:2pt;padding-top:1pt;padding-bottom:0;align:left;text-align:left;padding-right:2pt;font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:10pt;margin-top:1pt;margin-bottom:0;"><span style="clear:both;font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:10.02pt;color:#CA0046;;">↓</span></div> </td> <td colspan="1" style="vertical-align:top"> <div style="background-color:#FFFFFF;padding-left:2pt;padding-top:1pt;padding-bottom:0;align:left;text-align:left;padding-right:2pt;font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:10pt;margin-top:1pt;margin-bottom:0;"><span style="clear:both;font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:10.02pt;color:#2D2D2D;;">By sector, stock selection in communication services sector was the largest detractor from relative returns. Among individual </span><span style="clear:both;font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:10.02pt;color:#2D2D2D;;">detractors, in the IT sector, underweight in AI chip designer NVIDIA held back relative returns. The company continued to benefit </span><span style="clear:both;font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:10.02pt;color:#2D2D2D;;">from increased AI infrastructure spending, and demand for its advanced chips remained strong across cloud computing, data </span><span style="clear:both;font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:10.02pt;color:#2D2D2D;;">centers and enterprise AI applications. NVIDIA was the largest position in the Fund on an absolute basis, but the Fund was </span><span style="clear:both;font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:10.02pt;color:#2D2D2D;;">underweighted on a relative basis due to position size constraints.</span></div> </td> </tr> <tr> <td colspan="1" style="vertical-align:top"> <div style="background-color:#FFFFFF;padding-left:2pt;padding-top:1pt;padding-bottom:0;align:left;text-align:left;padding-right:2pt;font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:10pt;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0;"><span style="clear:both;font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:10.02pt;color:#CA0046;;">↓</span></div> </td> <td colspan="1" style="vertical-align:top"> <div style="background-color:#FFFFFF;padding-left:2pt;padding-top:1pt;padding-bottom:0;align:left;text-align:left;padding-right:2pt;font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:10pt;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0;"><span style="clear:both;font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:10.02pt;color:#2D2D2D;;">In the consumer staples sector, an off-benchmark holding in BellRing Brands was a leading detractor. The nutrition products </span><span style="clear:both;font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:10.02pt;color:#2D2D2D;;">company reported shrinking profit margins and saw increased competition in the protein shake category. Retailer inventory </span><span style="clear:both;font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:10.02pt;color:#2D2D2D;;">adjustments and reduced full year 2025 guidance were also headwinds for the company.</span></div> </td> </tr> <tr> <td colspan="1" style="vertical-align:top"> <div style="background-color:#FFFFFF;padding-left:2pt;padding-top:1pt;padding-bottom:0;align:left;text-align:left;padding-right:2pt;font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:10pt;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0;"><span style="clear:both;font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:10.02pt;color:#CA0046;;">↓</span></div> </td> <td colspan="1" style="vertical-align:top"> <div style="background-color:#FFFFFF;padding-left:2pt;padding-top:1pt;padding-bottom:0;align:left;text-align:left;padding-right:2pt;font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:10pt;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0;"><span style="clear:both;font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:10.02pt;color:#2D2D2D;;">In the industrials sector, Axon shares fell as investors expressed concerns about near-term margin pressure from higher </span><span style="clear:both;font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:10.02pt;color:#2D2D2D;;">investment spending, even though the company continued to report strong revenue growth and solid demand from public safety </span><span style="clear:both;font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:10.02pt;color:#2D2D2D;;">agencies.</span></div> </td> </tr> </table></div> The Fund’s past performance is not necessarily an indication of how the Fund will perform in the future. <span style="clear:both;font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:10.02pt;color:#2D2D2D;;">The graph and table </span><span style="clear:both;font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:10.02pt;color:#2D2D2D;;">do not reflect the deduction of taxes that a shareholder would pay on Fund distributions or redemption of Fund shares.</span> <div><img alt="image" src="ts7485img003.jpg" style="width:88.88888888888889%"/></div> <div><span style="text-transform:uppercase;"><span style="clear:both;font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:12.024pt;text-transform:uppercase;color:#161616;;"><b>AVERAGE ANNUAL TOTAL RETURNS (%) </b></span></span><span style="clear:both;font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:10.824pt;color:#2D2D2D;;">Period Ended </span><span style="clear:both;font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:10.824pt;color:#2D2D2D;;">April 30, 2026</span></div><div> <table cellspacing="0" style="width:98%;cellspacing:0;margin-left:7.75pt;border-bottom:1.5pt solid #778B8B;margin-top:10px;"> <tr style="height:1px;"> <td style="height:1px;width:47.530575539568346%;"></td> <td style="height:1px;width:17.489208633093526%;"></td> <td style="height:1px;width:17.140287769784173%;"></td> <td style="height:1px;width:17.83992805755396%;"></td> </tr> <tr> <td colspan="1" style="border-bottom:1.5pt solid #1447FF;vertical-align:top"> <div style="background-color:#FFFFFF;padding-left:2pt;padding-top:1pt;padding-bottom:0;align:left;text-align:left;padding-right:2pt;font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:10pt;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0;"> </div> </td> <td colspan="1" style="border-bottom:1.5pt solid #1447FF;vertical-align:bottom"> <div style="background-color:#FFFFFF;padding-left:2pt;padding-top:1pt;padding-bottom:0;align:right;text-align:right;padding-right:2pt;font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:10pt;margin-top:1pt;margin-bottom:0;"><span style="clear:both;font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:10.02pt;color:#2D2D2D;;"><b>1 Year</b></span></div> </td> <td colspan="1" style="border-bottom:1.5pt solid #1447FF;vertical-align:bottom"> <div style="background-color:#FFFFFF;padding-left:2pt;padding-top:1pt;padding-bottom:0;align:right;text-align:right;padding-right:2pt;font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:10pt;margin-top:1pt;margin-bottom:0;"><span style="clear:both;font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:10.02pt;color:#2D2D2D;;"><b>5 Year</b></span></div> </td> <td colspan="1" style="border-bottom:1.5pt solid #1447FF;vertical-align:bottom"> <div style="background-color:#FFFFFF;padding-left:2pt;padding-top:1pt;padding-bottom:0;align:right;text-align:right;padding-right:2pt;font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:10pt;margin-top:1pt;margin-bottom:0;"><span style="clear:both;font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:10.02pt;color:#2D2D2D;;"><b>10 Year</b></span></div> </td> </tr> <tr> <td colspan="1" style="border-bottom:0.75pt solid #778B8B;vertical-align:top"> <div style="background-color:#FFFFFF;padding-left:2pt;padding-top:0.5pt;padding-bottom:0;align:left;text-align:left;padding-right:2pt;font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:10pt;margin-top:1pt;margin-bottom:0;"><span style="clear:both;font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:10.02pt;color:#2D2D2D;;"><b>Class A</b></span> </div> </td> <td colspan="1" style="border-bottom:0.75pt solid #778B8B;white-space:nowrap;vertical-align:bottom"> <div style="background-color:#FFFFFF;padding-left:2pt;padding-top:0.5pt;padding-bottom:0;align:right;text-align:right;padding-right:2pt;font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:10pt;margin-top:1pt;margin-bottom:0;"><span style="font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:10.02pt;">20.74</span></div> </td> <td colspan="1" style="border-bottom:0.75pt solid #778B8B;white-space:nowrap;vertical-align:bottom"> <div style="background-color:#FFFFFF;padding-left:2pt;padding-top:0.5pt;padding-bottom:0;align:right;text-align:right;padding-right:2pt;font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:10pt;margin-top:1pt;margin-bottom:0;"><span style="font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:10.02pt;">6.62</span></div> </td> <td colspan="1" style="border-bottom:0.75pt solid #778B8B;white-space:nowrap;vertical-align:bottom"> <div style="background-color:#FFFFFF;padding-left:2pt;padding-top:0.5pt;padding-bottom:0;align:right;text-align:right;padding-right:2pt;font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:10pt;margin-top:1pt;margin-bottom:0;"><span style="font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:10.02pt;">13.94</span></div> </td> </tr> <tr> <td colspan="1" style="border-bottom:0.75pt solid #778B8B;vertical-align:top"> <div style="background-color:#FFFFFF;padding-left:2pt;padding-top:1pt;padding-bottom:0;align:left;text-align:left;padding-right:2pt;font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:10pt;margin-top:1pt;margin-bottom:0;"><span style="clear:both;font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:10.02pt;color:#2D2D2D;;"><b>Class A (with sales charge)</b></span> </div> </td> <td colspan="1" style="border-bottom:0.75pt solid #778B8B;white-space:nowrap;vertical-align:bottom"> <div style="background-color:#FFFFFF;padding-left:2pt;padding-top:1pt;padding-bottom:0;align:right;text-align:right;padding-right:2pt;font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:10pt;margin-top:1pt;margin-bottom:0;"><span style="font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:10.02pt;">14.10</span></div> </td> <td colspan="1" style="border-bottom:0.75pt solid #778B8B;white-space:nowrap;vertical-align:bottom"> <div style="background-color:#FFFFFF;padding-left:2pt;padding-top:1pt;padding-bottom:0;align:right;text-align:right;padding-right:2pt;font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:10pt;margin-top:1pt;margin-bottom:0;"><span style="font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:10.02pt;">5.43</span></div> </td> <td colspan="1" style="border-bottom:0.75pt solid #778B8B;white-space:nowrap;vertical-align:bottom"> <div style="background-color:#FFFFFF;padding-left:2pt;padding-top:1pt;padding-bottom:0;align:right;text-align:right;padding-right:2pt;font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:10pt;margin-top:1pt;margin-bottom:0;"><span style="font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:10.02pt;">13.30</span></div> </td> </tr> <tr> <td colspan="1" style="border-bottom:0.75pt solid #778B8B;vertical-align:top"> <div style="background-color:#FFFFFF;padding-left:2pt;padding-top:1pt;padding-bottom:0;align:left;text-align:left;padding-right:2pt;font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:10pt;margin-top:1pt;margin-bottom:0;"><span style="clear:both;font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:10.02pt;color:#2D2D2D;;"><b>Russell 3000 Index</b></span> </div> </td> <td colspan="1" style="border-bottom:0.75pt solid #778B8B;white-space:nowrap;vertical-align:bottom"> <div style="background-color:#FFFFFF;padding-left:2pt;padding-top:1pt;padding-bottom:0;align:right;text-align:right;padding-right:2pt;font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:10pt;margin-top:1pt;margin-bottom:0;"><span style="font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:10.02pt;">31.01</span></div> </td> <td colspan="1" style="border-bottom:0.75pt solid #778B8B;white-space:nowrap;vertical-align:bottom"> <div style="background-color:#FFFFFF;padding-left:2pt;padding-top:1pt;padding-bottom:0;align:right;text-align:right;padding-right:2pt;font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:10pt;margin-top:1pt;margin-bottom:0;"><span style="font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:10.02pt;">11.91</span></div> </td> <td colspan="1" style="border-bottom:0.75pt solid #778B8B;white-space:nowrap;vertical-align:bottom"> <div style="background-color:#FFFFFF;padding-left:2pt;padding-top:1pt;padding-bottom:0;align:right;text-align:right;padding-right:2pt;font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:10pt;margin-top:1pt;margin-bottom:0;"><span style="font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:10.02pt;">14.76</span></div> </td> </tr> <tr> <td colspan="1" style="border-bottom:0.75pt solid #778B8B;vertical-align:top"> <div style="background-color:#FFFFFF;padding-left:2pt;padding-top:1pt;padding-bottom:0;align:left;text-align:left;padding-right:2pt;font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:10pt;margin-top:1pt;margin-bottom:0;"><span style="clear:both;font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:10.02pt;color:#2D2D2D;;"><b>Russell 3000 Growth Index</b></span> </div> </td> <td colspan="1" style="border-bottom:0.75pt solid #778B8B;white-space:nowrap;vertical-align:bottom"> <div style="background-color:#FFFFFF;padding-left:2pt;padding-top:1pt;padding-bottom:0;align:right;text-align:right;padding-right:2pt;font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:10pt;margin-top:1pt;margin-bottom:0;"><span style="font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:10.02pt;">30.98</span></div> </td> <td colspan="1" style="border-bottom:0.75pt solid #778B8B;white-space:nowrap;vertical-align:bottom"> <div style="background-color:#FFFFFF;padding-left:2pt;padding-top:1pt;padding-bottom:0;align:right;text-align:right;padding-right:2pt;font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:10pt;margin-top:1pt;margin-bottom:0;"><span style="font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:10.02pt;">13.23</span></div> </td> <td colspan="1" style="border-bottom:0.75pt solid #778B8B;white-space:nowrap;vertical-align:bottom"> <div style="background-color:#FFFFFF;padding-left:2pt;padding-top:1pt;padding-bottom:0;align:right;text-align:right;padding-right:2pt;font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:10pt;margin-top:1pt;margin-bottom:0;"><span style="font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:10.02pt;">17.82</span></div> </td> </tr> <tr> <td colspan="1" style="vertical-align:top"> <div style="background-color:#FFFFFF;padding-left:2pt;padding-top:1pt;padding-bottom:0;align:left;text-align:left;padding-right:2pt;font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:10pt;margin-top:1pt;margin-bottom:0;"><span style="clear:both;font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:10.02pt;color:#2D2D2D;;"><b>S&amp;P 500 Index</b></span> </div> </td> <td colspan="1" style="white-space:nowrap;vertical-align:bottom"> <div style="background-color:#FFFFFF;padding-left:2pt;padding-top:1pt;padding-bottom:0;align:right;text-align:right;padding-right:2pt;font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:10pt;margin-top:1pt;margin-bottom:0;"><span style="font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:10.02pt;">31.05</span></div> </td> <td colspan="1" style="white-space:nowrap;vertical-align:bottom"> <div style="background-color:#FFFFFF;padding-left:2pt;padding-top:1pt;padding-bottom:0;align:right;text-align:right;padding-right:2pt;font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:10pt;margin-top:1pt;margin-bottom:0;"><span style="font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:10.02pt;">13.14</span></div> </td> <td colspan="1" style="white-space:nowrap;vertical-align:bottom"> <div style="background-color:#FFFFFF;padding-left:2pt;padding-top:1pt;padding-bottom:0;align:right;text-align:right;padding-right:2pt;font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:10pt;margin-top:1pt;margin-bottom:0;"><span style="font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:10.02pt;">15.26</span></div> </td> </tr> </table></div> Class A 0.2074 0.0662 0.1394 Class A (with sales charge) 0.1410 0.0543 0.1330 Russell 3000 Index 0.3101 0.1191 0.1476 Russell 3000 Growth Index 0.3098 0.1323 0.1782 S&P 500 Index 0.3105 0.1314 0.1526 <div><span style="clear:both;font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:10.02pt;color:#2D2D2D;;">For current month-end performance, please call Franklin Templeton at </span><span style="clear:both;font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:10.02pt;color:#2D2D2D;;">(800) DIAL BEN/342-5236 or visit</span><br/><span style="clear:both;font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:10.02pt;;">https://www.franklintempleton.com/investments/options/mutual-funds</span><span style="clear:both;font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:10.02pt;color:#2D2D2D;;">. </span></div><div><span style="clear:both;font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:10.02pt;color:#2D2D2D;;">Important data provider notices and terms available at </span><span style="clear:both;font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:10.02pt;;">www.franklintempletondatasources.com</span><span style="clear:both;font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:10.02pt;color:#2D2D2D;;">. </span></div> <div><span style="text-transform:uppercase;"><span style="clear:both;font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:12.024pt;text-transform:uppercase;color:#1447FF;;"><b>KEY FUND STATISTICS </b></span></span><span style="clear:both;font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:10.824pt;color:#2D2D2D;;">(as of </span><span style="clear:both;font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:10.824pt;color:#2D2D2D;;">April 30, 2026)</span></div><div> <table cellspacing="0" style="width:98%;cellspacing:0;border-top:1.5pt solid #6B6B6B;margin-left:7.75pt;border-bottom:1.5pt solid #6B6B6B;margin-top:10px;"> <tr style="height:1px;"> <td style="height:1px;width:74.41007194244604%;"></td> <td style="height:1px;width:25.58992805755396%;"></td> </tr> <tr> <td colspan="1" style="border-bottom:0.75pt solid #6B6B6B;vertical-align:top"> <div style="background-color:#FFFFFF;padding-left:2pt;padding-top:1pt;padding-bottom:0;align:left;text-align:left;padding-right:2pt;font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:10pt;margin-top:1pt;margin-bottom:0;"><span style="clear:both;font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:10.02pt;color:#2D2D2D;;"><b>Total Net Assets</b></span></div> </td> <td colspan="1" style="border-bottom:0.75pt solid #6B6B6B;vertical-align:bottom"> <div style="background-color:#FFFFFF;padding-left:2pt;padding-top:1pt;padding-bottom:0;align:right;text-align:right;padding-right:2pt;font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:10pt;margin-top:1pt;margin-bottom:0;"><span style="font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:10.02pt;">$4,394,400,813</span></div> </td> </tr> <tr> <td colspan="1" style="border-bottom:0.75pt solid #6B6B6B;vertical-align:top"> <div style="background-color:#FFFFFF;padding-left:2pt;padding-top:1pt;padding-bottom:0;align:left;text-align:left;padding-right:2pt;font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:10pt;margin-top:1pt;margin-bottom:0;"><span style="clear:both;font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:10.02pt;color:#2D2D2D;;"><b>Total Number of Portfolio Holdings</b></span></div> </td> <td colspan="1" style="border-bottom:0.75pt solid #6B6B6B;vertical-align:bottom"> <div style="background-color:#FFFFFF;padding-left:2pt;padding-top:1pt;padding-bottom:0;align:right;text-align:right;padding-right:2pt;font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:10pt;margin-top:1pt;margin-bottom:0;"><span style="font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:10.02pt;">92</span></div> </td> </tr> <tr> <td colspan="1" style="border-bottom:0.75pt solid #6B6B6B;vertical-align:top"> <div style="background-color:#FFFFFF;padding-left:2pt;padding-top:1pt;padding-bottom:0;align:left;text-align:left;padding-right:2pt;font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:10pt;margin-top:1pt;margin-bottom:0;"><span style="clear:both;font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:10.02pt;color:#2D2D2D;;"><b>Total Management Fee Paid</b></span></div> </td> <td colspan="1" style="border-bottom:0.75pt solid #6B6B6B;vertical-align:bottom"> <div style="background-color:#FFFFFF;padding-left:2pt;padding-top:1pt;padding-bottom:0;align:right;text-align:right;padding-right:2pt;font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:10pt;margin-top:1pt;margin-bottom:0;"><span style="font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:10.02pt;">$24,181,309</span></div> </td> </tr> <tr> <td colspan="1" style="vertical-align:top"> <div style="background-color:#FFFFFF;padding-left:2pt;padding-top:1pt;padding-bottom:0;align:left;text-align:left;padding-right:2pt;font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:10pt;margin-top:1pt;margin-bottom:0;"><span style="clear:both;font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:10.02pt;color:#2D2D2D;;"><b>Portfolio Turnover Rate</b></span></div> </td> <td colspan="1" style="white-space:nowrap;vertical-align:bottom"> <div style="background-color:#FFFFFF;padding-left:2pt;padding-top:1pt;padding-bottom:0;align:right;text-align:right;padding-right:2pt;font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:10pt;margin-top:1pt;margin-bottom:0;"><span style="font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:10.02pt;">39.14%</span></div> </td> </tr> </table></div> 4394400813 92 24181309 0.3914 <div><span style="text-transform:uppercase;"><span style="clear:both;font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:12.024pt;text-transform:uppercase;color:#1447FF;;"><b>WHAT DID THE FUND INVEST IN? </b></span></span><span style="clear:both;font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:10.824pt;color:#2D2D2D;;">(as of </span><span style="clear:both;font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:10.824pt;color:#2D2D2D;;">April 30, 2026)</span></div><div><span style="clear:both;font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:12.024pt;color:#161616;;"><b>Portfolio Composition</b></span><span style="clear:both;font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:12.024pt;color:#161616;;">^*</span><span style="clear:both;font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:9pt;color:#161616;;">^,</span><span style="clear:both;font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:12.024pt;color:#161616;;">^†</span><span style="clear:both;font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:12.024pt;color:#161616;;"><b> (% of Total Investments)</b></span></div><div><img alt="image" src="ts7485img004.jpg" style="width:96.41294838145232%"/></div> https://www.franklintempleton.com/regulatory-fund-documents 9450 11045 13301 15417 16789 25291 21099 20049 26764 28866 34853 10000 11858 13406 15106 14948 22560 21857 22186 27133 30227 39601 10000 11983 14233 16598 18169 27693 25802 26382 34493 39346 51536 10000 11792 13356 15158 15289 22320 22367 22963 28167 31574 41379 0.477 0.134 0.131 0.092 0.078 0.027 0.022 0.017 0.007 0.000 0.015 Franklin Growth Opportunities Fund Class C FKACX 2026-04-30 <span style="clear:both;font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:10.02pt;color:#161616;;">This </span><span style="clear:both;font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:10.02pt;color:#161616;;">annual shareholder report</span><span style="clear:both;font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:10.02pt;color:#161616;;"> contains important information about </span><span style="clear:both;font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:10.02pt;color:#161616;;">Franklin Growth Opportunities Fund for the period </span><span style="clear:both;font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:10.02pt;color:#161616;;">May 1, 2025, to </span><span style="clear:both;font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:10.02pt;color:#161616;;">April 30, 2026.</span> annual shareholder report <span style="clear:both;font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:10.02pt;color:#161616;;">You can find additional information about the Fund at </span><span style="clear:both;font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:10.02pt;;">https://www.franklintempleton.com/regulatory-fund-documents</span><span style="clear:both;font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:10.02pt;color:#161616;;">. You can also </span><span style="clear:both;font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:10.02pt;color:#161616;;">request this information by contacting us at </span><span style="clear:both;font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:10.02pt;color:#161616;;">(800) DIAL BEN/342-5236</span><span style="clear:both;font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:10.02pt;color:#161616;;">.</span> https://www.franklintempleton.com/regulatory-fund-documents (800) DIAL BEN/342-5236 <div><span style="text-transform:uppercase;"><span style="clear:both;font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:12.024pt;text-transform:uppercase;color:#1447FF;;"><b>WHAT WERE THE FUND COSTS FOR THE LAST YEAR? </b></span></span><span style="clear:both;font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:10.824pt;color:#2D2D2D;;">(based on a hypothetical $10,000 investment)</span></div><div> <table cellspacing="0" style="width:98%;cellspacing:0;border-top:1.5pt solid #E6FAFF;border-left:1.5pt solid #E6FAFF; border-right:1.5pt solid #E6FAFF; border-bottom:1.5pt solid #E6FAFF; margin-left:7.9pt;"> <tr style="height:1px;"> <td style="height:1px;width:50%;background-color:#E6FAFF;"></td> <td style="height:1px;width:22.33812949640288%;background-color:#E6FAFF;"></td> <td style="height:1px;width:27.661870503597125%;background-color:#E6FAFF;"></td> </tr> <tr> <td colspan="1" style="background-color:#E6FAFF;;border-bottom:1.5pt solid #1447FF;vertical-align:bottom"> <div style="background-color:#E6FAFF;padding-left:2pt;padding-top:1.5pt;padding-bottom:0;align:left;text-align:left;padding-right:2pt;font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:10pt;margin-top:1pt;margin-bottom:0;"><span style="clear:both;font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:10.02pt;;"><b>Class Name</b></span></div> </td> <td colspan="1" style="background-color:#E6FAFF;;border-bottom:1.5pt solid #1447FF;vertical-align:bottom"> <div style="background-color:#E6FAFF;padding-left:2pt;padding-top:1.5pt;padding-bottom:0;align:center;text-align:center;padding-right:2pt;font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:10pt;margin-top:1pt;margin-bottom:0;"><span style="clear:both;font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:10.02pt;;"><b>Costs of a $10,000 </b></span><span style="clear:both;font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:10.02pt;;"><b>investment</b></span></div> </td> <td colspan="1" style="background-color:#E6FAFF;;border-bottom:1.5pt solid #1447FF;vertical-align:bottom"> <div style="background-color:#E6FAFF;padding-left:2pt;padding-top:1.5pt;padding-bottom:0;align:center;text-align:center;padding-right:2pt;font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:10pt;margin-top:1pt;margin-bottom:0;"><span style="clear:both;font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:10.02pt;;"><b>Costs paid as a percentage of a </b></span><span style="clear:both;font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:10.02pt;;"><b>$10,000 investment</b></span><span style="clear:both;font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:10.02pt;;">^*</span> </div> </td> </tr> <tr> <td colspan="1" style="background-color:#E6FAFF;;vertical-align:bottom"> <div style="background-color:#E6FAFF;padding-left:2pt;padding-top:1.5pt;padding-bottom:0;align:left;text-align:left;padding-right:2pt;font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:10pt;margin-top:1pt;margin-bottom:0;"><span style="clear:both;font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:10.02pt;;">Class C</span></div> </td> <td colspan="1" style="background-color:#E6FAFF;;vertical-align:bottom"> <div style="background-color:#E6FAFF;padding-left:2pt;padding-top:1.5pt;padding-bottom:0;align:center;text-align:center;padding-right:2pt;font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:10pt;margin-top:1pt;margin-bottom:0;"><span style="font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:10.02pt;">$180</span></div> </td> <td colspan="1" style="background-color:#E6FAFF;;white-space:nowrap;vertical-align:bottom"> <div style="background-color:#E6FAFF;padding-left:2pt;padding-top:1.5pt;padding-bottom:0;align:center;text-align:center;padding-right:2pt;font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:10pt;margin-top:1pt;margin-bottom:0;"><span style="font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:10.02pt;">1.64%</span></div> </td> </tr> </table></div> 180 0.0164 <div><span style="text-transform:uppercase;"><span style="clear:both;font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:12.024pt;text-transform:uppercase;color:#1447FF;;"><b>HOW DID THE FUND PERFORM LAST YEAR AND WHAT AFFECTED ITS PERFORMANCE?</b></span></span></div><div><span style="clear:both;font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:10.02pt;color:#2D2D2D;;">For the twelve months ended April 30, 2026, </span><span style="clear:both;font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:10.02pt;color:#2D2D2D;;">Class C shares of Franklin Growth Opportunities Fund returned </span><span style="clear:both;font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:10.02pt;color:#2D2D2D;;">19.82%. The Fund </span><span style="clear:both;font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:10.02pt;color:#2D2D2D;;">compares its performance to the Russell 3000 Growth Index and the S&amp;P 500 Index, which returned 30.98% and 31.05%, respectively, </span><span style="clear:both;font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:10.02pt;color:#2D2D2D;;">for the same period.</span></div><div><span style="text-transform:uppercase;"><span style="clear:both;font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:12.024pt;text-transform:uppercase;color:#161616;;"><b>PERFORMANCE HIGHLIGHTS</b></span></span></div><div> <table cellspacing="0" style="width:98%;cellspacing:0;padding-bottom:2pt;padding-top:0pt;margin-left:7.75pt;"> <tr style="height:1px;"> <td style="height:1px;width:1.8507194244604317%;"></td> <td style="height:1px;width:98.14928057553956%;"></td> </tr> <tr> <td colspan="2" style="vertical-align:top"> <div style="background-color:#FFFFFF;padding-left:2pt;padding-top:1pt;padding-bottom:0;align:left;text-align:left;padding-right:2pt;font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:10pt;margin-top:1pt;margin-bottom:0;"><span style="clear:both;font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:10.02pt;color:#2D2D2D;;"><b>Top contributors to performance:</b></span></div> </td> </tr> <tr> <td colspan="1" style="vertical-align:top"> <div style="background-color:#FFFFFF;padding-left:2pt;padding-top:1pt;padding-bottom:0;align:left;text-align:left;padding-right:2pt;font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:10pt;margin-top:1pt;margin-bottom:0;"><span style="clear:both;font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:10.02pt;color:#30DB87;;">↑</span></div> </td> <td colspan="1" style="vertical-align:top"> <div style="background-color:#FFFFFF;padding-left:2pt;padding-top:1pt;padding-bottom:0;align:left;text-align:left;padding-right:2pt;font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:10pt;margin-top:1pt;margin-bottom:0;"><span style="clear:both;font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:10.02pt;color:#2D2D2D;;">In the communications services sector, Google parent company Alphabet was a leading relative contributor. The company saw a </span><span style="clear:both;font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:10.02pt;color:#2D2D2D;;">favorable resolution to its antitrust trial and benefited from the positive impacts of artificial intelligence (AI) on its business.</span></div> </td> </tr> <tr> <td colspan="1" style="vertical-align:top"> <div style="background-color:#FFFFFF;padding-left:2pt;padding-top:1pt;padding-bottom:0;align:left;text-align:left;padding-right:2pt;font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:10pt;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0;"><span style="clear:both;font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:10.02pt;color:#30DB87;;">↑</span></div> </td> <td colspan="1" style="vertical-align:top"> <div style="background-color:#FFFFFF;padding-left:2pt;padding-top:1pt;padding-bottom:0;align:left;text-align:left;padding-right:2pt;font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:10pt;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0;"><span style="clear:both;font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:10.02pt;color:#2D2D2D;;">The Fund benefited most from stock selection in the information technology (IT) sector. Within IT, Monolithic Power Systems was </span><span style="clear:both;font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:10.02pt;color:#2D2D2D;;">the leading contributor to relative returns. Shares of the analog semiconductor manufacturer advanced sharply amid growing </span><span style="clear:both;font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:10.02pt;color:#2D2D2D;;">confidence around AI infrastructure-related demand, capped by sharp earnings beat and guidance raise.</span></div> </td> </tr> <tr> <td colspan="1" style="vertical-align:top"> <div style="background-color:#FFFFFF;padding-left:2pt;padding-top:1pt;padding-bottom:0;align:left;text-align:left;padding-right:2pt;font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:10pt;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0;"><span style="clear:both;font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:10.02pt;color:#30DB87;;">↑</span></div> </td> <td colspan="1" style="vertical-align:top"> <div style="background-color:#FFFFFF;padding-left:2pt;padding-top:1pt;padding-bottom:0;align:left;text-align:left;padding-right:2pt;font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:10pt;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0;"><span style="clear:both;font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:10.02pt;color:#2D2D2D;;">In the industrials sector, an off index holding in private company Space Exploration Technologies (SpaceX) was a leading </span><span style="clear:both;font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:10.02pt;color:#2D2D2D;;">contributor to relative returns. The merger with xAI boosted the private market share price of the company, and expectations </span><span style="clear:both;font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:10.02pt;color:#2D2D2D;;">increased around a 2026 initial public offering for the aerospace and technology company.</span></div> </td> </tr> </table></div><div> <table cellspacing="0" style="width:98%;cellspacing:0;padding-bottom:2pt;padding-top:0pt;margin-left:7.75pt;"> <tr style="height:1px;"> <td style="height:1px;width:1.8507194244604317%;"></td> <td style="height:1px;width:98.14928057553956%;"></td> </tr> <tr> <td colspan="2" style="vertical-align:top"> <div style="background-color:#FFFFFF;padding-left:2pt;padding-top:1pt;padding-bottom:0;align:left;text-align:left;padding-right:2pt;font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:10pt;margin-top:1pt;margin-bottom:0;"><span style="clear:both;font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:10.02pt;color:#2D2D2D;;"><b>Top detractors from performance:</b></span></div> </td> </tr> <tr> <td colspan="1" style="vertical-align:top"> <div style="background-color:#FFFFFF;padding-left:2pt;padding-top:1pt;padding-bottom:0;align:left;text-align:left;padding-right:2pt;font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:10pt;margin-top:1pt;margin-bottom:0;"><span style="clear:both;font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:10.02pt;color:#CA0046;;">↓</span></div> </td> <td colspan="1" style="vertical-align:top"> <div style="background-color:#FFFFFF;padding-left:2pt;padding-top:1pt;padding-bottom:0;align:left;text-align:left;padding-right:2pt;font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:10pt;margin-top:1pt;margin-bottom:0;"><span style="clear:both;font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:10.02pt;color:#2D2D2D;;">By sector, stock selection in communication services sector was the largest detractor from relative returns. Among individual </span><span style="clear:both;font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:10.02pt;color:#2D2D2D;;">detractors, in the IT sector, underweight in AI chip designer NVIDIA held back relative returns. The company continued to benefit </span><span style="clear:both;font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:10.02pt;color:#2D2D2D;;">from increased AI infrastructure spending, and demand for its advanced chips remained strong across cloud computing, data </span><span style="clear:both;font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:10.02pt;color:#2D2D2D;;">centers and enterprise AI applications. NVIDIA was the largest position in the Fund on an absolute basis, but the Fund was </span><span style="clear:both;font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:10.02pt;color:#2D2D2D;;">underweighted on a relative basis due to position size constraints.</span></div> </td> </tr> <tr> <td colspan="1" style="vertical-align:top"> <div style="background-color:#FFFFFF;padding-left:2pt;padding-top:1pt;padding-bottom:0;align:left;text-align:left;padding-right:2pt;font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:10pt;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0;"><span style="clear:both;font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:10.02pt;color:#CA0046;;">↓</span></div> </td> <td colspan="1" style="vertical-align:top"> <div style="background-color:#FFFFFF;padding-left:2pt;padding-top:1pt;padding-bottom:0;align:left;text-align:left;padding-right:2pt;font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:10pt;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0;"><span style="clear:both;font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:10.02pt;color:#2D2D2D;;">In the consumer staples sector, an off-benchmark holding in BellRing Brands was a leading detractor. The nutrition products </span><span style="clear:both;font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:10.02pt;color:#2D2D2D;;">company reported shrinking profit margins and saw increased competition in the protein shake category. Retailer inventory </span><span style="clear:both;font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:10.02pt;color:#2D2D2D;;">adjustments and reduced full year 2025 guidance were also headwinds for the company.</span></div> </td> </tr> <tr> <td colspan="1" style="vertical-align:top"> <div style="background-color:#FFFFFF;padding-left:2pt;padding-top:1pt;padding-bottom:0;align:left;text-align:left;padding-right:2pt;font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:10pt;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0;"><span style="clear:both;font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:10.02pt;color:#CA0046;;">↓</span></div> </td> <td colspan="1" style="vertical-align:top"> <div style="background-color:#FFFFFF;padding-left:2pt;padding-top:1pt;padding-bottom:0;align:left;text-align:left;padding-right:2pt;font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:10pt;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0;"><span style="clear:both;font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:10.02pt;color:#2D2D2D;;">In the industrials sector, Axon shares fell as investors expressed concerns about near-term margin pressure from higher </span><span style="clear:both;font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:10.02pt;color:#2D2D2D;;">investment spending, even though the company continued to report strong revenue growth and solid demand from public safety </span><span style="clear:both;font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:10.02pt;color:#2D2D2D;;">agencies.</span></div> </td> </tr> </table></div> The Fund’s past performance is not necessarily an indication of how the Fund will perform in the future. <span style="clear:both;font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:10.02pt;color:#2D2D2D;;">The graph and table </span><span style="clear:both;font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:10.02pt;color:#2D2D2D;;">do not reflect the deduction of taxes that a shareholder would pay on Fund distributions or redemption of Fund shares.</span> <div><img alt="image" src="ts7484img003.jpg" style="width:88.88888888888889%"/></div> <div><span style="text-transform:uppercase;"><span style="clear:both;font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:12.024pt;text-transform:uppercase;color:#161616;;"><b>AVERAGE ANNUAL TOTAL RETURNS (%) </b></span></span><span style="clear:both;font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:10.824pt;color:#2D2D2D;;">Period Ended </span><span style="clear:both;font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:10.824pt;color:#2D2D2D;;">April 30, 2026</span></div><div> <table cellspacing="0" style="width:98%;cellspacing:0;margin-left:7.75pt;border-bottom:1.5pt solid #778B8B;margin-top:10px;"> <tr style="height:1px;"> <td style="height:1px;width:47.530575539568346%;"></td> <td style="height:1px;width:17.489208633093526%;"></td> <td style="height:1px;width:17.140287769784173%;"></td> <td style="height:1px;width:17.83992805755396%;"></td> </tr> <tr> <td colspan="1" style="border-bottom:1.5pt solid #1447FF;vertical-align:top"> <div style="background-color:#FFFFFF;padding-left:2pt;padding-top:1pt;padding-bottom:0;align:left;text-align:left;padding-right:2pt;font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:10pt;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0;"> </div> </td> <td colspan="1" style="border-bottom:1.5pt solid #1447FF;vertical-align:bottom"> <div style="background-color:#FFFFFF;padding-left:2pt;padding-top:1pt;padding-bottom:0;align:right;text-align:right;padding-right:2pt;font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:10pt;margin-top:1pt;margin-bottom:0;"><span style="clear:both;font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:10.02pt;color:#2D2D2D;;"><b>1 Year</b></span></div> </td> <td colspan="1" style="border-bottom:1.5pt solid #1447FF;vertical-align:bottom"> <div style="background-color:#FFFFFF;padding-left:2pt;padding-top:1pt;padding-bottom:0;align:right;text-align:right;padding-right:2pt;font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:10pt;margin-top:1pt;margin-bottom:0;"><span style="clear:both;font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:10.02pt;color:#2D2D2D;;"><b>5 Year</b></span></div> </td> <td colspan="1" style="border-bottom:1.5pt solid #1447FF;vertical-align:bottom"> <div style="background-color:#FFFFFF;padding-left:2pt;padding-top:1pt;padding-bottom:0;align:right;text-align:right;padding-right:2pt;font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:10pt;margin-top:1pt;margin-bottom:0;"><span style="clear:both;font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:10.02pt;color:#2D2D2D;;"><b>10 Year</b></span></div> </td> </tr> <tr> <td colspan="1" style="border-bottom:0.75pt solid #778B8B;vertical-align:top"> <div style="background-color:#FFFFFF;padding-left:2pt;padding-top:0.5pt;padding-bottom:0;align:left;text-align:left;padding-right:2pt;font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:10pt;margin-top:1pt;margin-bottom:0;"><span style="clear:both;font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:10.02pt;color:#2D2D2D;;"><b>Class C</b></span> </div> </td> <td colspan="1" style="border-bottom:0.75pt solid #778B8B;white-space:nowrap;vertical-align:bottom"> <div style="background-color:#FFFFFF;padding-left:2pt;padding-top:0.5pt;padding-bottom:0;align:right;text-align:right;padding-right:2pt;font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:10pt;margin-top:1pt;margin-bottom:0;"><span style="font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:10.02pt;">19.82</span></div> </td> <td colspan="1" style="border-bottom:0.75pt solid #778B8B;white-space:nowrap;vertical-align:bottom"> <div style="background-color:#FFFFFF;padding-left:2pt;padding-top:0.5pt;padding-bottom:0;align:right;text-align:right;padding-right:2pt;font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:10pt;margin-top:1pt;margin-bottom:0;"><span style="font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:10.02pt;">5.83</span></div> </td> <td colspan="1" style="border-bottom:0.75pt solid #778B8B;white-space:nowrap;vertical-align:bottom"> <div style="background-color:#FFFFFF;padding-left:2pt;padding-top:0.5pt;padding-bottom:0;align:right;text-align:right;padding-right:2pt;font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:10pt;margin-top:1pt;margin-bottom:0;"><span style="font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:10.02pt;">13.09</span></div> </td> </tr> <tr> <td colspan="1" style="border-bottom:0.75pt solid #778B8B;vertical-align:top"> <div style="background-color:#FFFFFF;padding-left:2pt;padding-top:1pt;padding-bottom:0;align:left;text-align:left;padding-right:2pt;font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:10pt;margin-top:1pt;margin-bottom:0;"><span style="clear:both;font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:10.02pt;color:#2D2D2D;;"><b>Class C (with sales charge)</b></span> </div> </td> <td colspan="1" style="border-bottom:0.75pt solid #778B8B;white-space:nowrap;vertical-align:bottom"> <div style="background-color:#FFFFFF;padding-left:2pt;padding-top:1pt;padding-bottom:0;align:right;text-align:right;padding-right:2pt;font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:10pt;margin-top:1pt;margin-bottom:0;"><span style="font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:10.02pt;">18.92</span></div> </td> <td colspan="1" style="border-bottom:0.75pt solid #778B8B;white-space:nowrap;vertical-align:bottom"> <div style="background-color:#FFFFFF;padding-left:2pt;padding-top:1pt;padding-bottom:0;align:right;text-align:right;padding-right:2pt;font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:10pt;margin-top:1pt;margin-bottom:0;"><span style="font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:10.02pt;">5.83</span></div> </td> <td colspan="1" style="border-bottom:0.75pt solid #778B8B;white-space:nowrap;vertical-align:bottom"> <div style="background-color:#FFFFFF;padding-left:2pt;padding-top:1pt;padding-bottom:0;align:right;text-align:right;padding-right:2pt;font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:10pt;margin-top:1pt;margin-bottom:0;"><span style="font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:10.02pt;">13.09</span></div> </td> </tr> <tr> <td colspan="1" style="border-bottom:0.75pt solid #778B8B;vertical-align:top"> <div style="background-color:#FFFFFF;padding-left:2pt;padding-top:1pt;padding-bottom:0;align:left;text-align:left;padding-right:2pt;font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:10pt;margin-top:1pt;margin-bottom:0;"><span style="clear:both;font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:10.02pt;color:#2D2D2D;;"><b>Russell 3000 Index</b></span> </div> </td> <td colspan="1" style="border-bottom:0.75pt solid #778B8B;white-space:nowrap;vertical-align:bottom"> <div style="background-color:#FFFFFF;padding-left:2pt;padding-top:1pt;padding-bottom:0;align:right;text-align:right;padding-right:2pt;font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:10pt;margin-top:1pt;margin-bottom:0;"><span style="font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:10.02pt;">31.01</span></div> </td> <td colspan="1" style="border-bottom:0.75pt solid #778B8B;white-space:nowrap;vertical-align:bottom"> <div style="background-color:#FFFFFF;padding-left:2pt;padding-top:1pt;padding-bottom:0;align:right;text-align:right;padding-right:2pt;font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:10pt;margin-top:1pt;margin-bottom:0;"><span style="font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:10.02pt;">11.91</span></div> </td> <td colspan="1" style="border-bottom:0.75pt solid #778B8B;white-space:nowrap;vertical-align:bottom"> <div style="background-color:#FFFFFF;padding-left:2pt;padding-top:1pt;padding-bottom:0;align:right;text-align:right;padding-right:2pt;font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:10pt;margin-top:1pt;margin-bottom:0;"><span style="font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:10.02pt;">14.76</span></div> </td> </tr> <tr> <td colspan="1" style="border-bottom:0.75pt solid #778B8B;vertical-align:top"> <div style="background-color:#FFFFFF;padding-left:2pt;padding-top:1pt;padding-bottom:0;align:left;text-align:left;padding-right:2pt;font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:10pt;margin-top:1pt;margin-bottom:0;"><span style="clear:both;font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:10.02pt;color:#2D2D2D;;"><b>Russell 3000 Growth Index</b></span> </div> </td> <td colspan="1" style="border-bottom:0.75pt solid #778B8B;white-space:nowrap;vertical-align:bottom"> <div style="background-color:#FFFFFF;padding-left:2pt;padding-top:1pt;padding-bottom:0;align:right;text-align:right;padding-right:2pt;font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:10pt;margin-top:1pt;margin-bottom:0;"><span style="font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:10.02pt;">30.98</span></div> </td> <td colspan="1" style="border-bottom:0.75pt solid #778B8B;white-space:nowrap;vertical-align:bottom"> <div style="background-color:#FFFFFF;padding-left:2pt;padding-top:1pt;padding-bottom:0;align:right;text-align:right;padding-right:2pt;font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:10pt;margin-top:1pt;margin-bottom:0;"><span style="font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:10.02pt;">13.23</span></div> </td> <td colspan="1" style="border-bottom:0.75pt solid #778B8B;white-space:nowrap;vertical-align:bottom"> <div style="background-color:#FFFFFF;padding-left:2pt;padding-top:1pt;padding-bottom:0;align:right;text-align:right;padding-right:2pt;font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:10pt;margin-top:1pt;margin-bottom:0;"><span style="font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:10.02pt;">17.82</span></div> </td> </tr> <tr> <td colspan="1" style="vertical-align:top"> <div style="background-color:#FFFFFF;padding-left:2pt;padding-top:1pt;padding-bottom:0;align:left;text-align:left;padding-right:2pt;font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:10pt;margin-top:1pt;margin-bottom:0;"><span style="clear:both;font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:10.02pt;color:#2D2D2D;;"><b>S&amp;P 500 Index</b></span> </div> </td> <td colspan="1" style="white-space:nowrap;vertical-align:bottom"> <div style="background-color:#FFFFFF;padding-left:2pt;padding-top:1pt;padding-bottom:0;align:right;text-align:right;padding-right:2pt;font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:10pt;margin-top:1pt;margin-bottom:0;"><span style="font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:10.02pt;">31.05</span></div> </td> <td colspan="1" style="white-space:nowrap;vertical-align:bottom"> <div style="background-color:#FFFFFF;padding-left:2pt;padding-top:1pt;padding-bottom:0;align:right;text-align:right;padding-right:2pt;font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:10pt;margin-top:1pt;margin-bottom:0;"><span style="font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:10.02pt;">13.14</span></div> </td> <td colspan="1" style="white-space:nowrap;vertical-align:bottom"> <div style="background-color:#FFFFFF;padding-left:2pt;padding-top:1pt;padding-bottom:0;align:right;text-align:right;padding-right:2pt;font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:10pt;margin-top:1pt;margin-bottom:0;"><span style="font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:10.02pt;">15.26</span></div> </td> </tr> </table></div> Class C 0.1982 0.0583 0.1309 Class C (with sales charge) 0.1892 0.0583 0.1309 Russell 3000 Index 0.3101 0.1191 0.1476 Russell 3000 Growth Index 0.3098 0.1323 0.1782 S&P 500 Index 0.3105 0.1314 0.1526 <div><span style="clear:both;font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:10.02pt;color:#2D2D2D;;">For current month-end performance, please call Franklin Templeton at </span><span style="clear:both;font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:10.02pt;color:#2D2D2D;;">(800) DIAL BEN/342-5236 or visit</span><br/><span style="clear:both;font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:10.02pt;;">https://www.franklintempleton.com/investments/options/mutual-funds</span><span style="clear:both;font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:10.02pt;color:#2D2D2D;;">. </span></div><div><span style="clear:both;font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:10.02pt;color:#2D2D2D;;">Important data provider notices and terms available at </span><span style="clear:both;font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:10.02pt;;">www.franklintempletondatasources.com</span><span style="clear:both;font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:10.02pt;color:#2D2D2D;;">. </span></div> <div><span style="text-transform:uppercase;"><span style="clear:both;font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:12.024pt;text-transform:uppercase;color:#1447FF;;"><b>KEY FUND STATISTICS </b></span></span><span style="clear:both;font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:10.824pt;color:#2D2D2D;;">(as of </span><span style="clear:both;font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:10.824pt;color:#2D2D2D;;">April 30, 2026)</span></div><div> <table cellspacing="0" style="width:98%;cellspacing:0;border-top:1.5pt solid #6B6B6B;margin-left:7.75pt;border-bottom:1.5pt solid #6B6B6B;margin-top:10px;"> <tr style="height:1px;"> <td style="height:1px;width:74.41007194244604%;"></td> <td style="height:1px;width:25.58992805755396%;"></td> </tr> <tr> <td colspan="1" style="border-bottom:0.75pt solid #6B6B6B;vertical-align:top"> <div style="background-color:#FFFFFF;padding-left:2pt;padding-top:1pt;padding-bottom:0;align:left;text-align:left;padding-right:2pt;font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:10pt;margin-top:1pt;margin-bottom:0;"><span style="clear:both;font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:10.02pt;color:#2D2D2D;;"><b>Total Net Assets</b></span></div> </td> <td colspan="1" style="border-bottom:0.75pt solid #6B6B6B;vertical-align:bottom"> <div style="background-color:#FFFFFF;padding-left:2pt;padding-top:1pt;padding-bottom:0;align:right;text-align:right;padding-right:2pt;font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:10pt;margin-top:1pt;margin-bottom:0;"><span style="font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:10.02pt;">$4,394,400,813</span></div> </td> </tr> <tr> <td colspan="1" style="border-bottom:0.75pt solid #6B6B6B;vertical-align:top"> <div style="background-color:#FFFFFF;padding-left:2pt;padding-top:1pt;padding-bottom:0;align:left;text-align:left;padding-right:2pt;font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:10pt;margin-top:1pt;margin-bottom:0;"><span style="clear:both;font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:10.02pt;color:#2D2D2D;;"><b>Total Number of Portfolio Holdings</b></span></div> </td> <td colspan="1" style="border-bottom:0.75pt solid #6B6B6B;vertical-align:bottom"> <div style="background-color:#FFFFFF;padding-left:2pt;padding-top:1pt;padding-bottom:0;align:right;text-align:right;padding-right:2pt;font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:10pt;margin-top:1pt;margin-bottom:0;"><span style="font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:10.02pt;">92</span></div> </td> </tr> <tr> <td colspan="1" style="border-bottom:0.75pt solid #6B6B6B;vertical-align:top"> <div style="background-color:#FFFFFF;padding-left:2pt;padding-top:1pt;padding-bottom:0;align:left;text-align:left;padding-right:2pt;font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:10pt;margin-top:1pt;margin-bottom:0;"><span style="clear:both;font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:10.02pt;color:#2D2D2D;;"><b>Total Management Fee Paid</b></span></div> </td> <td colspan="1" style="border-bottom:0.75pt solid #6B6B6B;vertical-align:bottom"> <div style="background-color:#FFFFFF;padding-left:2pt;padding-top:1pt;padding-bottom:0;align:right;text-align:right;padding-right:2pt;font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:10pt;margin-top:1pt;margin-bottom:0;"><span style="font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:10.02pt;">$24,181,309</span></div> </td> </tr> <tr> <td colspan="1" style="vertical-align:top"> <div style="background-color:#FFFFFF;padding-left:2pt;padding-top:1pt;padding-bottom:0;align:left;text-align:left;padding-right:2pt;font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:10pt;margin-top:1pt;margin-bottom:0;"><span style="clear:both;font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:10.02pt;color:#2D2D2D;;"><b>Portfolio Turnover Rate</b></span></div> </td> <td colspan="1" style="white-space:nowrap;vertical-align:bottom"> <div style="background-color:#FFFFFF;padding-left:2pt;padding-top:1pt;padding-bottom:0;align:right;text-align:right;padding-right:2pt;font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:10pt;margin-top:1pt;margin-bottom:0;"><span style="font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:10.02pt;">39.14%</span></div> </td> </tr> </table></div> 4394400813 92 24181309 0.3914 <div><span style="text-transform:uppercase;"><span style="clear:both;font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:12.024pt;text-transform:uppercase;color:#1447FF;;"><b>WHAT DID THE FUND INVEST IN? </b></span></span><span style="clear:both;font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:10.824pt;color:#2D2D2D;;">(as of </span><span style="clear:both;font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:10.824pt;color:#2D2D2D;;">April 30, 2026)</span></div><div><span style="clear:both;font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:12.024pt;color:#161616;;"><b>Portfolio Composition</b></span><span style="clear:both;font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:12.024pt;color:#161616;;">^*</span><span style="clear:both;font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:9pt;color:#161616;;">^,</span><span style="clear:both;font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:12.024pt;color:#161616;;">^†</span><span style="clear:both;font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:12.024pt;color:#161616;;"><b> (% of Total Investments)</b></span></div><div><img alt="image" src="ts7484img004.jpg" style="width:96.41294838145232%"/></div> https://www.franklintempleton.com/regulatory-fund-documents 10000 11598 13863 15956 17249 25783 21349 20135 26683 28560 34219 10000 11858 13406 15106 14948 22560 21857 22186 27133 30227 39601 10000 11983 14233 16598 18169 27693 25802 26382 34493 39346 51536 10000 11792 13356 15158 15289 22320 22367 22963 28167 31574 41379 0.477 0.134 0.131 0.092 0.078 0.027 0.022 0.017 0.007 0.000 0.015 Franklin Growth Opportunities Fund Class R FKARX 2026-04-30 <span style="clear:both;font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:10.02pt;color:#161616;;">This </span><span style="clear:both;font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:10.02pt;color:#161616;;">annual shareholder report</span><span style="clear:both;font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:10.02pt;color:#161616;;"> contains important information about </span><span style="clear:both;font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:10.02pt;color:#161616;;">Franklin Growth Opportunities Fund for the period </span><span style="clear:both;font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:10.02pt;color:#161616;;">May 1, 2025, to </span><span style="clear:both;font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:10.02pt;color:#161616;;">April 30, 2026.</span> annual shareholder report <span style="clear:both;font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:10.02pt;color:#161616;;">You can find additional information about the Fund at </span><span style="clear:both;font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:10.02pt;;">https://www.franklintempleton.com/regulatory-fund-documents</span><span style="clear:both;font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:10.02pt;color:#161616;;">. You can also </span><span style="clear:both;font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:10.02pt;color:#161616;;">request this information by contacting us at </span><span style="clear:both;font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:10.02pt;color:#161616;;">(800) DIAL BEN/342-5236</span><span style="clear:both;font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:10.02pt;color:#161616;;">.</span> https://www.franklintempleton.com/regulatory-fund-documents (800) DIAL BEN/342-5236 <div><span style="text-transform:uppercase;"><span style="clear:both;font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:12.024pt;text-transform:uppercase;color:#1447FF;;"><b>WHAT WERE THE FUND COSTS FOR THE LAST YEAR? </b></span></span><span style="clear:both;font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:10.824pt;color:#2D2D2D;;">(based on a hypothetical $10,000 investment)</span></div><div> <table cellspacing="0" style="width:98%;cellspacing:0;border-top:1.5pt solid #E6FAFF;border-left:1.5pt solid #E6FAFF; border-right:1.5pt solid #E6FAFF; border-bottom:1.5pt solid #E6FAFF; margin-left:7.9pt;"> <tr style="height:1px;"> <td style="height:1px;width:50%;background-color:#E6FAFF;"></td> <td style="height:1px;width:22.33812949640288%;background-color:#E6FAFF;"></td> <td style="height:1px;width:27.661870503597125%;background-color:#E6FAFF;"></td> </tr> <tr> <td colspan="1" style="background-color:#E6FAFF;;border-bottom:1.5pt solid #1447FF;vertical-align:bottom"> <div style="background-color:#E6FAFF;padding-left:2pt;padding-top:1.5pt;padding-bottom:0;align:left;text-align:left;padding-right:2pt;font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:10pt;margin-top:1pt;margin-bottom:0;"><span style="clear:both;font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:10.02pt;;"><b>Class Name</b></span></div> </td> <td colspan="1" style="background-color:#E6FAFF;;border-bottom:1.5pt solid #1447FF;vertical-align:bottom"> <div style="background-color:#E6FAFF;padding-left:2pt;padding-top:1.5pt;padding-bottom:0;align:center;text-align:center;padding-right:2pt;font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:10pt;margin-top:1pt;margin-bottom:0;"><span style="clear:both;font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:10.02pt;;"><b>Costs of a $10,000 </b></span><span style="clear:both;font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:10.02pt;;"><b>investment</b></span></div> </td> <td colspan="1" style="background-color:#E6FAFF;;border-bottom:1.5pt solid #1447FF;vertical-align:bottom"> <div style="background-color:#E6FAFF;padding-left:2pt;padding-top:1.5pt;padding-bottom:0;align:center;text-align:center;padding-right:2pt;font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:10pt;margin-top:1pt;margin-bottom:0;"><span style="clear:both;font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:10.02pt;;"><b>Costs paid as a percentage of a </b></span><span style="clear:both;font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:10.02pt;;"><b>$10,000 investment</b></span><span style="clear:both;font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:10.02pt;;">^*</span> </div> </td> </tr> <tr> <td colspan="1" style="background-color:#E6FAFF;;vertical-align:bottom"> <div style="background-color:#E6FAFF;padding-left:2pt;padding-top:1.5pt;padding-bottom:0;align:left;text-align:left;padding-right:2pt;font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:10pt;margin-top:1pt;margin-bottom:0;"><span style="clear:both;font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:10.02pt;;">Class R</span></div> </td> <td colspan="1" style="background-color:#E6FAFF;;vertical-align:bottom"> <div style="background-color:#E6FAFF;padding-left:2pt;padding-top:1.5pt;padding-bottom:0;align:center;text-align:center;padding-right:2pt;font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:10pt;margin-top:1pt;margin-bottom:0;"><span style="font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:10.02pt;">$126</span></div> </td> <td colspan="1" style="background-color:#E6FAFF;;white-space:nowrap;vertical-align:bottom"> <div style="background-color:#E6FAFF;padding-left:2pt;padding-top:1.5pt;padding-bottom:0;align:center;text-align:center;padding-right:2pt;font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:10pt;margin-top:1pt;margin-bottom:0;"><span style="font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:10.02pt;">1.14%</span></div> </td> </tr> </table></div> 126 0.0114 <div><span style="text-transform:uppercase;"><span style="clear:both;font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:12.024pt;text-transform:uppercase;color:#1447FF;;"><b>HOW DID THE FUND PERFORM LAST YEAR AND WHAT AFFECTED ITS PERFORMANCE?</b></span></span></div><div><span style="clear:both;font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:10.02pt;color:#2D2D2D;;">For the twelve months ended April 30, 2026, </span><span style="clear:both;font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:10.02pt;color:#2D2D2D;;">Class R shares of Franklin Growth Opportunities Fund returned </span><span style="clear:both;font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:10.02pt;color:#2D2D2D;;">20.42%. The Fund </span><span style="clear:both;font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:10.02pt;color:#2D2D2D;;">compares its performance to the Russell 3000 Growth Index and the S&amp;P 500 Index, which returned 30.98% and 31.05%, respectively, </span><span style="clear:both;font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:10.02pt;color:#2D2D2D;;">for the same period.</span></div><div><span style="text-transform:uppercase;"><span style="clear:both;font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:12.024pt;text-transform:uppercase;color:#161616;;"><b>PERFORMANCE HIGHLIGHTS</b></span></span></div><div> <table cellspacing="0" style="width:98%;cellspacing:0;padding-bottom:2pt;padding-top:0pt;margin-left:7.75pt;"> <tr style="height:1px;"> <td style="height:1px;width:1.8507194244604317%;"></td> <td style="height:1px;width:98.14928057553956%;"></td> </tr> <tr> <td colspan="2" style="vertical-align:top"> <div style="background-color:#FFFFFF;padding-left:2pt;padding-top:1pt;padding-bottom:0;align:left;text-align:left;padding-right:2pt;font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:10pt;margin-top:1pt;margin-bottom:0;"><span style="clear:both;font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:10.02pt;color:#2D2D2D;;"><b>Top contributors to performance:</b></span></div> </td> </tr> <tr> <td colspan="1" style="vertical-align:top"> <div style="background-color:#FFFFFF;padding-left:2pt;padding-top:1pt;padding-bottom:0;align:left;text-align:left;padding-right:2pt;font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:10pt;margin-top:1pt;margin-bottom:0;"><span style="clear:both;font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:10.02pt;color:#30DB87;;">↑</span></div> </td> <td colspan="1" style="vertical-align:top"> <div style="background-color:#FFFFFF;padding-left:2pt;padding-top:1pt;padding-bottom:0;align:left;text-align:left;padding-right:2pt;font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:10pt;margin-top:1pt;margin-bottom:0;"><span style="clear:both;font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:10.02pt;color:#2D2D2D;;">In the communications services sector, Google parent company Alphabet was a leading relative contributor. The company saw a </span><span style="clear:both;font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:10.02pt;color:#2D2D2D;;">favorable resolution to its antitrust trial and benefited from the positive impacts of artificial intelligence (AI) on its business.</span></div> </td> </tr> <tr> <td colspan="1" style="vertical-align:top"> <div style="background-color:#FFFFFF;padding-left:2pt;padding-top:1pt;padding-bottom:0;align:left;text-align:left;padding-right:2pt;font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:10pt;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0;"><span style="clear:both;font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:10.02pt;color:#30DB87;;">↑</span></div> </td> <td colspan="1" style="vertical-align:top"> <div style="background-color:#FFFFFF;padding-left:2pt;padding-top:1pt;padding-bottom:0;align:left;text-align:left;padding-right:2pt;font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:10pt;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0;"><span style="clear:both;font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:10.02pt;color:#2D2D2D;;">The Fund benefited most from stock selection in the information technology (IT) sector. Within IT, Monolithic Power Systems was </span><span style="clear:both;font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:10.02pt;color:#2D2D2D;;">the leading contributor to relative returns. Shares of the analog semiconductor manufacturer advanced sharply amid growing </span><span style="clear:both;font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:10.02pt;color:#2D2D2D;;">confidence around AI infrastructure-related demand, capped by sharp earnings beat and guidance raise.</span></div> </td> </tr> <tr> <td colspan="1" style="vertical-align:top"> <div style="background-color:#FFFFFF;padding-left:2pt;padding-top:1pt;padding-bottom:0;align:left;text-align:left;padding-right:2pt;font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:10pt;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0;"><span style="clear:both;font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:10.02pt;color:#30DB87;;">↑</span></div> </td> <td colspan="1" style="vertical-align:top"> <div style="background-color:#FFFFFF;padding-left:2pt;padding-top:1pt;padding-bottom:0;align:left;text-align:left;padding-right:2pt;font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:10pt;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0;"><span style="clear:both;font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:10.02pt;color:#2D2D2D;;">In the industrials sector, an off index holding in private company Space Exploration Technologies (SpaceX) was a leading </span><span style="clear:both;font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:10.02pt;color:#2D2D2D;;">contributor to relative returns. The merger with xAI boosted the private market share price of the company, and expectations </span><span style="clear:both;font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:10.02pt;color:#2D2D2D;;">increased around a 2026 initial public offering for the aerospace and technology company.</span></div> </td> </tr> </table></div><div> <table cellspacing="0" style="width:98%;cellspacing:0;padding-bottom:2pt;padding-top:0pt;margin-left:7.75pt;"> <tr style="height:1px;"> <td style="height:1px;width:1.8507194244604317%;"></td> <td style="height:1px;width:98.14928057553956%;"></td> </tr> <tr> <td colspan="2" style="vertical-align:top"> <div style="background-color:#FFFFFF;padding-left:2pt;padding-top:1pt;padding-bottom:0;align:left;text-align:left;padding-right:2pt;font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:10pt;margin-top:1pt;margin-bottom:0;"><span style="clear:both;font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:10.02pt;color:#2D2D2D;;"><b>Top detractors from performance:</b></span></div> </td> </tr> <tr> <td colspan="1" style="vertical-align:top"> <div style="background-color:#FFFFFF;padding-left:2pt;padding-top:1pt;padding-bottom:0;align:left;text-align:left;padding-right:2pt;font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:10pt;margin-top:1pt;margin-bottom:0;"><span style="clear:both;font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:10.02pt;color:#CA0046;;">↓</span></div> </td> <td colspan="1" style="vertical-align:top"> <div style="background-color:#FFFFFF;padding-left:2pt;padding-top:1pt;padding-bottom:0;align:left;text-align:left;padding-right:2pt;font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:10pt;margin-top:1pt;margin-bottom:0;"><span style="clear:both;font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:10.02pt;color:#2D2D2D;;">By sector, stock selection in communication services sector was the largest detractor from relative returns. Among individual </span><span style="clear:both;font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:10.02pt;color:#2D2D2D;;">detractors, in the IT sector, underweight in AI chip designer NVIDIA held back relative returns. The company continued to benefit </span><span style="clear:both;font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:10.02pt;color:#2D2D2D;;">from increased AI infrastructure spending, and demand for its advanced chips remained strong across cloud computing, data </span><span style="clear:both;font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:10.02pt;color:#2D2D2D;;">centers and enterprise AI applications. NVIDIA was the largest position in the Fund on an absolute basis, but the Fund was </span><span style="clear:both;font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:10.02pt;color:#2D2D2D;;">underweighted on a relative basis due to position size constraints.</span></div> </td> </tr> <tr> <td colspan="1" style="vertical-align:top"> <div style="background-color:#FFFFFF;padding-left:2pt;padding-top:1pt;padding-bottom:0;align:left;text-align:left;padding-right:2pt;font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:10pt;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0;"><span style="clear:both;font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:10.02pt;color:#CA0046;;">↓</span></div> </td> <td colspan="1" style="vertical-align:top"> <div style="background-color:#FFFFFF;padding-left:2pt;padding-top:1pt;padding-bottom:0;align:left;text-align:left;padding-right:2pt;font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:10pt;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0;"><span style="clear:both;font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:10.02pt;color:#2D2D2D;;">In the consumer staples sector, an off-benchmark holding in BellRing Brands was a leading detractor. The nutrition products </span><span style="clear:both;font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:10.02pt;color:#2D2D2D;;">company reported shrinking profit margins and saw increased competition in the protein shake category. Retailer inventory </span><span style="clear:both;font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:10.02pt;color:#2D2D2D;;">adjustments and reduced full year 2025 guidance were also headwinds for the company.</span></div> </td> </tr> <tr> <td colspan="1" style="vertical-align:top"> <div style="background-color:#FFFFFF;padding-left:2pt;padding-top:1pt;padding-bottom:0;align:left;text-align:left;padding-right:2pt;font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:10pt;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0;"><span style="clear:both;font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:10.02pt;color:#CA0046;;">↓</span></div> </td> <td colspan="1" style="vertical-align:top"> <div style="background-color:#FFFFFF;padding-left:2pt;padding-top:1pt;padding-bottom:0;align:left;text-align:left;padding-right:2pt;font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:10pt;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0;"><span style="clear:both;font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:10.02pt;color:#2D2D2D;;">In the industrials sector, Axon shares fell as investors expressed concerns about near-term margin pressure from higher </span><span style="clear:both;font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:10.02pt;color:#2D2D2D;;">investment spending, even though the company continued to report strong revenue growth and solid demand from public safety </span><span style="clear:both;font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:10.02pt;color:#2D2D2D;;">agencies.</span></div> </td> </tr> </table></div> The Fund’s past performance is not necessarily an indication of how the Fund will perform in the future. <span style="clear:both;font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:10.02pt;color:#2D2D2D;;">The graph and table </span><span style="clear:both;font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:10.02pt;color:#2D2D2D;;">do not reflect the deduction of taxes that a shareholder would pay on Fund distributions or redemption of Fund shares.</span> <div><img alt="image" src="ts7482img003.jpg" style="width:88.88888888888889%"/></div> <div><span style="text-transform:uppercase;"><span style="clear:both;font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:12.024pt;text-transform:uppercase;color:#161616;;"><b>AVERAGE ANNUAL TOTAL RETURNS (%) </b></span></span><span style="clear:both;font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:10.824pt;color:#2D2D2D;;">Period Ended </span><span style="clear:both;font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:10.824pt;color:#2D2D2D;;">April 30, 2026</span></div><div> <table cellspacing="0" style="width:98%;cellspacing:0;margin-left:7.75pt;border-bottom:1.5pt solid #778B8B;margin-top:10px;"> <tr style="height:1px;"> <td style="height:1px;width:47.530575539568346%;"></td> <td style="height:1px;width:17.489208633093526%;"></td> <td style="height:1px;width:17.140287769784173%;"></td> <td style="height:1px;width:17.83992805755396%;"></td> </tr> <tr> <td colspan="1" style="border-bottom:1.5pt solid #1447FF;vertical-align:top"> <div style="background-color:#FFFFFF;padding-left:2pt;padding-top:1pt;padding-bottom:0;align:left;text-align:left;padding-right:2pt;font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:10pt;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0;"> </div> </td> <td colspan="1" style="border-bottom:1.5pt solid #1447FF;vertical-align:bottom"> <div style="background-color:#FFFFFF;padding-left:2pt;padding-top:1pt;padding-bottom:0;align:right;text-align:right;padding-right:2pt;font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:10pt;margin-top:1pt;margin-bottom:0;"><span style="clear:both;font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:10.02pt;color:#2D2D2D;;"><b>1 Year</b></span></div> </td> <td colspan="1" style="border-bottom:1.5pt solid #1447FF;vertical-align:bottom"> <div style="background-color:#FFFFFF;padding-left:2pt;padding-top:1pt;padding-bottom:0;align:right;text-align:right;padding-right:2pt;font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:10pt;margin-top:1pt;margin-bottom:0;"><span style="clear:both;font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:10.02pt;color:#2D2D2D;;"><b>5 Year</b></span></div> </td> <td colspan="1" style="border-bottom:1.5pt solid #1447FF;vertical-align:bottom"> <div style="background-color:#FFFFFF;padding-left:2pt;padding-top:1pt;padding-bottom:0;align:right;text-align:right;padding-right:2pt;font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:10pt;margin-top:1pt;margin-bottom:0;"><span style="clear:both;font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:10.02pt;color:#2D2D2D;;"><b>10 Year</b></span></div> </td> </tr> <tr> <td colspan="1" style="border-bottom:0.75pt solid #778B8B;vertical-align:top"> <div style="background-color:#FFFFFF;padding-left:2pt;padding-top:0.5pt;padding-bottom:0;align:left;text-align:left;padding-right:2pt;font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:10pt;margin-top:1pt;margin-bottom:0;"><span style="clear:both;font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:10.02pt;color:#2D2D2D;;"><b>Class R</b></span> </div> </td> <td colspan="1" style="border-bottom:0.75pt solid #778B8B;white-space:nowrap;vertical-align:bottom"> <div style="background-color:#FFFFFF;padding-left:2pt;padding-top:0.5pt;padding-bottom:0;align:right;text-align:right;padding-right:2pt;font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:10pt;margin-top:1pt;margin-bottom:0;"><span style="font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:10.02pt;">20.42</span></div> </td> <td colspan="1" style="border-bottom:0.75pt solid #778B8B;white-space:nowrap;vertical-align:bottom"> <div style="background-color:#FFFFFF;padding-left:2pt;padding-top:0.5pt;padding-bottom:0;align:right;text-align:right;padding-right:2pt;font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:10pt;margin-top:1pt;margin-bottom:0;"><span style="font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:10.02pt;">6.35</span></div> </td> <td colspan="1" style="border-bottom:0.75pt solid #778B8B;white-space:nowrap;vertical-align:bottom"> <div style="background-color:#FFFFFF;padding-left:2pt;padding-top:0.5pt;padding-bottom:0;align:right;text-align:right;padding-right:2pt;font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:10pt;margin-top:1pt;margin-bottom:0;"><span style="font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:10.02pt;">13.66</span></div> </td> </tr> <tr> <td colspan="1" style="border-bottom:0.75pt solid #778B8B;vertical-align:top"> <div style="background-color:#FFFFFF;padding-left:2pt;padding-top:1pt;padding-bottom:0;align:left;text-align:left;padding-right:2pt;font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:10pt;margin-top:1pt;margin-bottom:0;"><span style="clear:both;font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:10.02pt;color:#2D2D2D;;"><b>Russell 3000 Index</b></span> </div> </td> <td colspan="1" style="border-bottom:0.75pt solid #778B8B;white-space:nowrap;vertical-align:bottom"> <div style="background-color:#FFFFFF;padding-left:2pt;padding-top:1pt;padding-bottom:0;align:right;text-align:right;padding-right:2pt;font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:10pt;margin-top:1pt;margin-bottom:0;"><span style="font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:10.02pt;">31.01</span></div> </td> <td colspan="1" style="border-bottom:0.75pt solid #778B8B;white-space:nowrap;vertical-align:bottom"> <div style="background-color:#FFFFFF;padding-left:2pt;padding-top:1pt;padding-bottom:0;align:right;text-align:right;padding-right:2pt;font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:10pt;margin-top:1pt;margin-bottom:0;"><span style="font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:10.02pt;">11.91</span></div> </td> <td colspan="1" style="border-bottom:0.75pt solid #778B8B;white-space:nowrap;vertical-align:bottom"> <div style="background-color:#FFFFFF;padding-left:2pt;padding-top:1pt;padding-bottom:0;align:right;text-align:right;padding-right:2pt;font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:10pt;margin-top:1pt;margin-bottom:0;"><span style="font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:10.02pt;">14.76</span></div> </td> </tr> <tr> <td colspan="1" style="border-bottom:0.75pt solid #778B8B;vertical-align:top"> <div style="background-color:#FFFFFF;padding-left:2pt;padding-top:1pt;padding-bottom:0;align:left;text-align:left;padding-right:2pt;font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:10pt;margin-top:1pt;margin-bottom:0;"><span style="clear:both;font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:10.02pt;color:#2D2D2D;;"><b>Russell 3000 Growth Index</b></span> </div> </td> <td colspan="1" style="border-bottom:0.75pt solid #778B8B;white-space:nowrap;vertical-align:bottom"> <div style="background-color:#FFFFFF;padding-left:2pt;padding-top:1pt;padding-bottom:0;align:right;text-align:right;padding-right:2pt;font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:10pt;margin-top:1pt;margin-bottom:0;"><span style="font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:10.02pt;">30.98</span></div> </td> <td colspan="1" style="border-bottom:0.75pt solid #778B8B;white-space:nowrap;vertical-align:bottom"> <div style="background-color:#FFFFFF;padding-left:2pt;padding-top:1pt;padding-bottom:0;align:right;text-align:right;padding-right:2pt;font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:10pt;margin-top:1pt;margin-bottom:0;"><span style="font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:10.02pt;">13.23</span></div> </td> <td colspan="1" style="border-bottom:0.75pt solid #778B8B;white-space:nowrap;vertical-align:bottom"> <div style="background-color:#FFFFFF;padding-left:2pt;padding-top:1pt;padding-bottom:0;align:right;text-align:right;padding-right:2pt;font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:10pt;margin-top:1pt;margin-bottom:0;"><span style="font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:10.02pt;">17.82</span></div> </td> </tr> <tr> <td colspan="1" style="vertical-align:top"> <div style="background-color:#FFFFFF;padding-left:2pt;padding-top:1pt;padding-bottom:0;align:left;text-align:left;padding-right:2pt;font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:10pt;margin-top:1pt;margin-bottom:0;"><span style="clear:both;font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:10.02pt;color:#2D2D2D;;"><b>S&amp;P 500 Index</b></span> </div> </td> <td colspan="1" style="white-space:nowrap;vertical-align:bottom"> <div style="background-color:#FFFFFF;padding-left:2pt;padding-top:1pt;padding-bottom:0;align:right;text-align:right;padding-right:2pt;font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:10pt;margin-top:1pt;margin-bottom:0;"><span style="font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:10.02pt;">31.05</span></div> </td> <td colspan="1" style="white-space:nowrap;vertical-align:bottom"> <div style="background-color:#FFFFFF;padding-left:2pt;padding-top:1pt;padding-bottom:0;align:right;text-align:right;padding-right:2pt;font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:10pt;margin-top:1pt;margin-bottom:0;"><span style="font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:10.02pt;">13.14</span></div> </td> <td colspan="1" style="white-space:nowrap;vertical-align:bottom"> <div style="background-color:#FFFFFF;padding-left:2pt;padding-top:1pt;padding-bottom:0;align:right;text-align:right;padding-right:2pt;font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:10pt;margin-top:1pt;margin-bottom:0;"><span style="font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:10.02pt;">15.26</span></div> </td> </tr> </table></div> Class R 0.2042 0.0635 0.1366 Russell 3000 Index 0.3101 0.1191 0.1476 Russell 3000 Growth Index 0.3098 0.1323 0.1782 S&P 500 Index 0.3105 0.1314 0.1526 <div><span style="clear:both;font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:10.02pt;color:#2D2D2D;;">For current month-end performance, please call Franklin Templeton at </span><span style="clear:both;font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:10.02pt;color:#2D2D2D;;">(800) DIAL BEN/342-5236 or visit</span><br/><span style="clear:both;font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:10.02pt;;">https://www.franklintempleton.com/investments/options/mutual-funds</span><span style="clear:both;font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:10.02pt;color:#2D2D2D;;">. </span></div><div><span style="clear:both;font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:10.02pt;color:#2D2D2D;;">Important data provider notices and terms available at </span><span style="clear:both;font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:10.02pt;;">www.franklintempletondatasources.com</span><span style="clear:both;font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:10.02pt;color:#2D2D2D;;">. </span></div> <div><span style="text-transform:uppercase;"><span style="clear:both;font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:12.024pt;text-transform:uppercase;color:#1447FF;;"><b>KEY FUND STATISTICS </b></span></span><span style="clear:both;font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:10.824pt;color:#2D2D2D;;">(as of </span><span style="clear:both;font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:10.824pt;color:#2D2D2D;;">April 30, 2026)</span></div><div> <table cellspacing="0" style="width:98%;cellspacing:0;border-top:1.5pt solid #6B6B6B;margin-left:7.75pt;border-bottom:1.5pt solid #6B6B6B;margin-top:10px;"> <tr style="height:1px;"> <td style="height:1px;width:74.41007194244604%;"></td> <td style="height:1px;width:25.58992805755396%;"></td> </tr> <tr> <td colspan="1" style="border-bottom:0.75pt solid #6B6B6B;vertical-align:top"> <div style="background-color:#FFFFFF;padding-left:2pt;padding-top:1pt;padding-bottom:0;align:left;text-align:left;padding-right:2pt;font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:10pt;margin-top:1pt;margin-bottom:0;"><span style="clear:both;font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:10.02pt;color:#2D2D2D;;"><b>Total Net Assets</b></span></div> </td> <td colspan="1" style="border-bottom:0.75pt solid #6B6B6B;vertical-align:bottom"> <div style="background-color:#FFFFFF;padding-left:2pt;padding-top:1pt;padding-bottom:0;align:right;text-align:right;padding-right:2pt;font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:10pt;margin-top:1pt;margin-bottom:0;"><span style="font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:10.02pt;">$4,394,400,813</span></div> </td> </tr> <tr> <td colspan="1" style="border-bottom:0.75pt solid #6B6B6B;vertical-align:top"> <div style="background-color:#FFFFFF;padding-left:2pt;padding-top:1pt;padding-bottom:0;align:left;text-align:left;padding-right:2pt;font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:10pt;margin-top:1pt;margin-bottom:0;"><span style="clear:both;font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:10.02pt;color:#2D2D2D;;"><b>Total Number of Portfolio Holdings</b></span></div> </td> <td colspan="1" style="border-bottom:0.75pt solid #6B6B6B;vertical-align:bottom"> <div style="background-color:#FFFFFF;padding-left:2pt;padding-top:1pt;padding-bottom:0;align:right;text-align:right;padding-right:2pt;font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:10pt;margin-top:1pt;margin-bottom:0;"><span style="font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:10.02pt;">92</span></div> </td> </tr> <tr> <td colspan="1" style="border-bottom:0.75pt solid #6B6B6B;vertical-align:top"> <div style="background-color:#FFFFFF;padding-left:2pt;padding-top:1pt;padding-bottom:0;align:left;text-align:left;padding-right:2pt;font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:10pt;margin-top:1pt;margin-bottom:0;"><span style="clear:both;font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:10.02pt;color:#2D2D2D;;"><b>Total Management Fee Paid</b></span></div> </td> <td colspan="1" style="border-bottom:0.75pt solid #6B6B6B;vertical-align:bottom"> <div style="background-color:#FFFFFF;padding-left:2pt;padding-top:1pt;padding-bottom:0;align:right;text-align:right;padding-right:2pt;font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:10pt;margin-top:1pt;margin-bottom:0;"><span style="font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:10.02pt;">$24,181,309</span></div> </td> </tr> <tr> <td colspan="1" style="vertical-align:top"> <div style="background-color:#FFFFFF;padding-left:2pt;padding-top:1pt;padding-bottom:0;align:left;text-align:left;padding-right:2pt;font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:10pt;margin-top:1pt;margin-bottom:0;"><span style="clear:both;font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:10.02pt;color:#2D2D2D;;"><b>Portfolio Turnover Rate</b></span></div> </td> <td colspan="1" style="white-space:nowrap;vertical-align:bottom"> <div style="background-color:#FFFFFF;padding-left:2pt;padding-top:1pt;padding-bottom:0;align:right;text-align:right;padding-right:2pt;font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:10pt;margin-top:1pt;margin-bottom:0;"><span style="font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:10.02pt;">39.14%</span></div> </td> </tr> </table></div> 4394400813 92 24181309 0.3914 <div><span style="text-transform:uppercase;"><span style="clear:both;font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:12.024pt;text-transform:uppercase;color:#1447FF;;"><b>WHAT DID THE FUND INVEST IN? </b></span></span><span style="clear:both;font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:10.824pt;color:#2D2D2D;;">(as of </span><span style="clear:both;font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:10.824pt;color:#2D2D2D;;">April 30, 2026)</span></div><div><span style="clear:both;font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:12.024pt;color:#161616;;"><b>Portfolio Composition</b></span><span style="clear:both;font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:12.024pt;color:#161616;;">^*</span><span style="clear:both;font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:9pt;color:#161616;;">^,</span><span style="clear:both;font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:12.024pt;color:#161616;;">^†</span><span style="clear:both;font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:12.024pt;color:#161616;;"><b> (% of Total Investments)</b></span></div><div><img alt="image" src="ts7482img004.jpg" style="width:96.41294838145232%"/></div> https://www.franklintempleton.com/regulatory-fund-documents 10000 11662 14010 16204 17604 26451 22010 20863 27785 29888 35992 10000 11858 13406 15106 14948 22560 21857 22186 27133 30227 39601 10000 11983 14233 16598 18169 27693 25802 26382 34493 39346 51536 10000 11792 13356 15158 15289 22320 22367 22963 28167 31574 41379 0.477 0.134 0.131 0.092 0.078 0.027 0.022 0.017 0.007 0.000 0.015 Franklin Growth Opportunities Fund Class R6 FOPPX 2026-04-30 <span style="clear:both;font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:10.02pt;color:#161616;;">This </span><span style="clear:both;font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:10.02pt;color:#161616;;">annual shareholder report</span><span style="clear:both;font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:10.02pt;color:#161616;;"> contains important information about </span><span style="clear:both;font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:10.02pt;color:#161616;;">Franklin Growth Opportunities Fund for the period </span><span style="clear:both;font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:10.02pt;color:#161616;;">May 1, 2025, to </span><span style="clear:both;font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:10.02pt;color:#161616;;">April 30, 2026.</span> annual shareholder report <span style="clear:both;font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:10.02pt;color:#161616;;">You can find additional information about the Fund at </span><span style="clear:both;font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:10.02pt;;">https://www.franklintempleton.com/regulatory-fund-documents</span><span style="clear:both;font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:10.02pt;color:#161616;;">. You can also </span><span style="clear:both;font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:10.02pt;color:#161616;;">request this information by contacting us at </span><span style="clear:both;font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:10.02pt;color:#161616;;">(800) DIAL BEN/342-5236</span><span style="clear:both;font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:10.02pt;color:#161616;;">.</span> https://www.franklintempleton.com/regulatory-fund-documents (800) DIAL BEN/342-5236 <div><span style="text-transform:uppercase;"><span style="clear:both;font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:12.024pt;text-transform:uppercase;color:#1447FF;;"><b>WHAT WERE THE FUND COSTS FOR THE LAST YEAR? </b></span></span><span style="clear:both;font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:10.824pt;color:#2D2D2D;;">(based on a hypothetical $10,000 investment)</span></div><div> <table cellspacing="0" style="width:98%;cellspacing:0;border-top:1.5pt solid #E6FAFF;border-left:1.5pt solid #E6FAFF; border-right:1.5pt solid #E6FAFF; border-bottom:1.5pt solid #E6FAFF; margin-left:7.9pt;"> <tr style="height:1px;"> <td style="height:1px;width:50%;background-color:#E6FAFF;"></td> <td style="height:1px;width:22.33812949640288%;background-color:#E6FAFF;"></td> <td style="height:1px;width:27.661870503597125%;background-color:#E6FAFF;"></td> </tr> <tr> <td colspan="1" style="background-color:#E6FAFF;;border-bottom:1.5pt solid #1447FF;vertical-align:bottom"> <div style="background-color:#E6FAFF;padding-left:2pt;padding-top:1.5pt;padding-bottom:0;align:left;text-align:left;padding-right:2pt;font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:10pt;margin-top:1pt;margin-bottom:0;"><span style="clear:both;font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:10.02pt;;"><b>Class Name</b></span></div> </td> <td colspan="1" style="background-color:#E6FAFF;;border-bottom:1.5pt solid #1447FF;vertical-align:bottom"> <div style="background-color:#E6FAFF;padding-left:2pt;padding-top:1.5pt;padding-bottom:0;align:center;text-align:center;padding-right:2pt;font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:10pt;margin-top:1pt;margin-bottom:0;"><span style="clear:both;font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:10.02pt;;"><b>Costs of a $10,000 </b></span><span style="clear:both;font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:10.02pt;;"><b>investment</b></span></div> </td> <td colspan="1" style="background-color:#E6FAFF;;border-bottom:1.5pt solid #1447FF;vertical-align:bottom"> <div style="background-color:#E6FAFF;padding-left:2pt;padding-top:1.5pt;padding-bottom:0;align:center;text-align:center;padding-right:2pt;font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:10pt;margin-top:1pt;margin-bottom:0;"><span style="clear:both;font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:10.02pt;;"><b>Costs paid as a percentage of a </b></span><span style="clear:both;font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:10.02pt;;"><b>$10,000 investment</b></span><span style="clear:both;font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:10.02pt;;">^*</span> </div> </td> </tr> <tr> <td colspan="1" style="background-color:#E6FAFF;;vertical-align:bottom"> <div style="background-color:#E6FAFF;padding-left:2pt;padding-top:1.5pt;padding-bottom:0;align:left;text-align:left;padding-right:2pt;font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:10pt;margin-top:1pt;margin-bottom:0;"><span style="clear:both;font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:10.02pt;;">Class R6</span></div> </td> <td colspan="1" style="background-color:#E6FAFF;;vertical-align:bottom"> <div style="background-color:#E6FAFF;padding-left:2pt;padding-top:1.5pt;padding-bottom:0;align:center;text-align:center;padding-right:2pt;font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:10pt;margin-top:1pt;margin-bottom:0;"><span style="font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:10.02pt;">$63</span></div> </td> <td colspan="1" style="background-color:#E6FAFF;;white-space:nowrap;vertical-align:bottom"> <div style="background-color:#E6FAFF;padding-left:2pt;padding-top:1.5pt;padding-bottom:0;align:center;text-align:center;padding-right:2pt;font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:10pt;margin-top:1pt;margin-bottom:0;"><span style="font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:10.02pt;">0.57%</span></div> </td> </tr> </table></div> 63 0.0057 <div><span style="text-transform:uppercase;"><span style="clear:both;font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:12.024pt;text-transform:uppercase;color:#1447FF;;"><b>HOW DID THE FUND PERFORM LAST YEAR AND WHAT AFFECTED ITS PERFORMANCE?</b></span></span></div><div><span style="clear:both;font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:10.02pt;color:#2D2D2D;;">For the twelve months ended April 30, 2026, </span><span style="clear:both;font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:10.02pt;color:#2D2D2D;;">Class R6 shares of Franklin Growth Opportunities Fund returned </span><span style="clear:both;font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:10.02pt;color:#2D2D2D;;">21.11%. The Fund </span><span style="clear:both;font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:10.02pt;color:#2D2D2D;;">compares its performance to the Russell 3000 Growth Index and the S&amp;P 500 Index, which returned 30.98% and 31.05%, respectively, </span><span style="clear:both;font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:10.02pt;color:#2D2D2D;;">for the same period.</span></div><div><span style="text-transform:uppercase;"><span style="clear:both;font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:12.024pt;text-transform:uppercase;color:#161616;;"><b>PERFORMANCE HIGHLIGHTS</b></span></span></div><div> <table cellspacing="0" style="width:98%;cellspacing:0;padding-bottom:2pt;padding-top:0pt;margin-left:7.75pt;"> <tr style="height:1px;"> <td style="height:1px;width:1.8507194244604317%;"></td> <td style="height:1px;width:98.14928057553956%;"></td> </tr> <tr> <td colspan="2" style="vertical-align:top"> <div style="background-color:#FFFFFF;padding-left:2pt;padding-top:1pt;padding-bottom:0;align:left;text-align:left;padding-right:2pt;font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:10pt;margin-top:1pt;margin-bottom:0;"><span style="clear:both;font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:10.02pt;color:#2D2D2D;;"><b>Top contributors to performance:</b></span></div> </td> </tr> <tr> <td colspan="1" style="vertical-align:top"> <div style="background-color:#FFFFFF;padding-left:2pt;padding-top:1pt;padding-bottom:0;align:left;text-align:left;padding-right:2pt;font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:10pt;margin-top:1pt;margin-bottom:0;"><span style="clear:both;font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:10.02pt;color:#30DB87;;">↑</span></div> </td> <td colspan="1" style="vertical-align:top"> <div style="background-color:#FFFFFF;padding-left:2pt;padding-top:1pt;padding-bottom:0;align:left;text-align:left;padding-right:2pt;font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:10pt;margin-top:1pt;margin-bottom:0;"><span style="clear:both;font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:10.02pt;color:#2D2D2D;;">In the communications services sector, Google parent company Alphabet was a leading relative contributor. The company saw a </span><span style="clear:both;font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:10.02pt;color:#2D2D2D;;">favorable resolution to its antitrust trial and benefited from the positive impacts of artificial intelligence (AI) on its business.</span></div> </td> </tr> <tr> <td colspan="1" style="vertical-align:top"> <div style="background-color:#FFFFFF;padding-left:2pt;padding-top:1pt;padding-bottom:0;align:left;text-align:left;padding-right:2pt;font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:10pt;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0;"><span style="clear:both;font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:10.02pt;color:#30DB87;;">↑</span></div> </td> <td colspan="1" style="vertical-align:top"> <div style="background-color:#FFFFFF;padding-left:2pt;padding-top:1pt;padding-bottom:0;align:left;text-align:left;padding-right:2pt;font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:10pt;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0;"><span style="clear:both;font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:10.02pt;color:#2D2D2D;;">The Fund benefited most from stock selection in the information technology (IT) sector. Within IT, Monolithic Power Systems was </span><span style="clear:both;font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:10.02pt;color:#2D2D2D;;">the leading contributor to relative returns. Shares of the analog semiconductor manufacturer advanced sharply amid growing </span><span style="clear:both;font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:10.02pt;color:#2D2D2D;;">confidence around AI infrastructure-related demand, capped by sharp earnings beat and guidance raise.</span></div> </td> </tr> <tr> <td colspan="1" style="vertical-align:top"> <div style="background-color:#FFFFFF;padding-left:2pt;padding-top:1pt;padding-bottom:0;align:left;text-align:left;padding-right:2pt;font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:10pt;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0;"><span style="clear:both;font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:10.02pt;color:#30DB87;;">↑</span></div> </td> <td colspan="1" style="vertical-align:top"> <div style="background-color:#FFFFFF;padding-left:2pt;padding-top:1pt;padding-bottom:0;align:left;text-align:left;padding-right:2pt;font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:10pt;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0;"><span style="clear:both;font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:10.02pt;color:#2D2D2D;;">In the industrials sector, an off index holding in private company Space Exploration Technologies (SpaceX) was a leading </span><span style="clear:both;font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:10.02pt;color:#2D2D2D;;">contributor to relative returns. The merger with xAI boosted the private market share price of the company, and expectations </span><span style="clear:both;font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:10.02pt;color:#2D2D2D;;">increased around a 2026 initial public offering for the aerospace and technology company.</span></div> </td> </tr> </table></div><div> <table cellspacing="0" style="width:98%;cellspacing:0;padding-bottom:2pt;padding-top:0pt;margin-left:7.75pt;"> <tr style="height:1px;"> <td style="height:1px;width:1.8507194244604317%;"></td> <td style="height:1px;width:98.14928057553956%;"></td> </tr> <tr> <td colspan="2" style="vertical-align:top"> <div style="background-color:#FFFFFF;padding-left:2pt;padding-top:1pt;padding-bottom:0;align:left;text-align:left;padding-right:2pt;font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:10pt;margin-top:1pt;margin-bottom:0;"><span style="clear:both;font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:10.02pt;color:#2D2D2D;;"><b>Top detractors from performance:</b></span></div> </td> </tr> <tr> <td colspan="1" style="vertical-align:top"> <div style="background-color:#FFFFFF;padding-left:2pt;padding-top:1pt;padding-bottom:0;align:left;text-align:left;padding-right:2pt;font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:10pt;margin-top:1pt;margin-bottom:0;"><span style="clear:both;font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:10.02pt;color:#CA0046;;">↓</span></div> </td> <td colspan="1" style="vertical-align:top"> <div style="background-color:#FFFFFF;padding-left:2pt;padding-top:1pt;padding-bottom:0;align:left;text-align:left;padding-right:2pt;font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:10pt;margin-top:1pt;margin-bottom:0;"><span style="clear:both;font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:10.02pt;color:#2D2D2D;;">By sector, stock selection in communication services sector was the largest detractor from relative returns. Among individual </span><span style="clear:both;font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:10.02pt;color:#2D2D2D;;">detractors, in the IT sector, underweight in AI chip designer NVIDIA held back relative returns. The company continued to benefit </span><span style="clear:both;font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:10.02pt;color:#2D2D2D;;">from increased AI infrastructure spending, and demand for its advanced chips remained strong across cloud computing, data </span><span style="clear:both;font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:10.02pt;color:#2D2D2D;;">centers and enterprise AI applications. NVIDIA was the largest position in the Fund on an absolute basis, but the Fund was </span><span style="clear:both;font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:10.02pt;color:#2D2D2D;;">underweighted on a relative basis due to position size constraints.</span></div> </td> </tr> <tr> <td colspan="1" style="vertical-align:top"> <div style="background-color:#FFFFFF;padding-left:2pt;padding-top:1pt;padding-bottom:0;align:left;text-align:left;padding-right:2pt;font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:10pt;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0;"><span style="clear:both;font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:10.02pt;color:#CA0046;;">↓</span></div> </td> <td colspan="1" style="vertical-align:top"> <div style="background-color:#FFFFFF;padding-left:2pt;padding-top:1pt;padding-bottom:0;align:left;text-align:left;padding-right:2pt;font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:10pt;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0;"><span style="clear:both;font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:10.02pt;color:#2D2D2D;;">In the consumer staples sector, an off-benchmark holding in BellRing Brands was a leading detractor. The nutrition products </span><span style="clear:both;font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:10.02pt;color:#2D2D2D;;">company reported shrinking profit margins and saw increased competition in the protein shake category. Retailer inventory </span><span style="clear:both;font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:10.02pt;color:#2D2D2D;;">adjustments and reduced full year 2025 guidance were also headwinds for the company.</span></div> </td> </tr> <tr> <td colspan="1" style="vertical-align:top"> <div style="background-color:#FFFFFF;padding-left:2pt;padding-top:1pt;padding-bottom:0;align:left;text-align:left;padding-right:2pt;font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:10pt;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0;"><span style="clear:both;font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:10.02pt;color:#CA0046;;">↓</span></div> </td> <td colspan="1" style="vertical-align:top"> <div style="background-color:#FFFFFF;padding-left:2pt;padding-top:1pt;padding-bottom:0;align:left;text-align:left;padding-right:2pt;font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:10pt;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0;"><span style="clear:both;font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:10.02pt;color:#2D2D2D;;">In the industrials sector, Axon shares fell as investors expressed concerns about near-term margin pressure from higher </span><span style="clear:both;font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:10.02pt;color:#2D2D2D;;">investment spending, even though the company continued to report strong revenue growth and solid demand from public safety </span><span style="clear:both;font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:10.02pt;color:#2D2D2D;;">agencies.</span></div> </td> </tr> </table></div> The Fund’s past performance is not necessarily an indication of how the Fund will perform in the future. <span style="clear:both;font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:10.02pt;color:#2D2D2D;;">The graph and table </span><span style="clear:both;font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:10.02pt;color:#2D2D2D;;">do not reflect the deduction of taxes that a shareholder would pay on Fund distributions or redemption of Fund shares.</span> <div><img alt="image" src="ts7483img003.jpg" style="width:88.88888888888889%"/></div> <div><span style="text-transform:uppercase;"><span style="clear:both;font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:12.024pt;text-transform:uppercase;color:#161616;;"><b>AVERAGE ANNUAL TOTAL RETURNS (%) </b></span></span><span style="clear:both;font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:10.824pt;color:#2D2D2D;;">Period Ended </span><span style="clear:both;font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:10.824pt;color:#2D2D2D;;">April 30, 2026</span></div><div> <table cellspacing="0" style="width:98%;cellspacing:0;margin-left:7.75pt;border-bottom:1.5pt solid #778B8B;margin-top:10px;"> <tr style="height:1px;"> <td style="height:1px;width:47.530575539568346%;"></td> <td style="height:1px;width:17.489208633093526%;"></td> <td style="height:1px;width:17.140287769784173%;"></td> <td style="height:1px;width:17.83992805755396%;"></td> </tr> <tr> <td colspan="1" style="border-bottom:1.5pt solid #1447FF;vertical-align:top"> <div style="background-color:#FFFFFF;padding-left:2pt;padding-top:1pt;padding-bottom:0;align:left;text-align:left;padding-right:2pt;font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:10pt;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0;"> </div> </td> <td colspan="1" style="border-bottom:1.5pt solid #1447FF;vertical-align:bottom"> <div style="background-color:#FFFFFF;padding-left:2pt;padding-top:1pt;padding-bottom:0;align:right;text-align:right;padding-right:2pt;font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:10pt;margin-top:1pt;margin-bottom:0;"><span style="clear:both;font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:10.02pt;color:#2D2D2D;;"><b>1 Year</b></span></div> </td> <td colspan="1" style="border-bottom:1.5pt solid #1447FF;vertical-align:bottom"> <div style="background-color:#FFFFFF;padding-left:2pt;padding-top:1pt;padding-bottom:0;align:right;text-align:right;padding-right:2pt;font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:10pt;margin-top:1pt;margin-bottom:0;"><span style="clear:both;font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:10.02pt;color:#2D2D2D;;"><b>5 Year</b></span></div> </td> <td colspan="1" style="border-bottom:1.5pt solid #1447FF;vertical-align:bottom"> <div style="background-color:#FFFFFF;padding-left:2pt;padding-top:1pt;padding-bottom:0;align:right;text-align:right;padding-right:2pt;font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:10pt;margin-top:1pt;margin-bottom:0;"><span style="clear:both;font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:10.02pt;color:#2D2D2D;;"><b>10 Year</b></span></div> </td> </tr> <tr> <td colspan="1" style="border-bottom:0.75pt solid #778B8B;vertical-align:top"> <div style="background-color:#FFFFFF;padding-left:2pt;padding-top:0.5pt;padding-bottom:0;align:left;text-align:left;padding-right:2pt;font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:10pt;margin-top:1pt;margin-bottom:0;"><span style="clear:both;font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:10.02pt;color:#2D2D2D;;"><b>Class R6</b></span> </div> </td> <td colspan="1" style="border-bottom:0.75pt solid #778B8B;white-space:nowrap;vertical-align:bottom"> <div style="background-color:#FFFFFF;padding-left:2pt;padding-top:0.5pt;padding-bottom:0;align:right;text-align:right;padding-right:2pt;font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:10pt;margin-top:1pt;margin-bottom:0;"><span style="font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:10.02pt;">21.11</span></div> </td> <td colspan="1" style="border-bottom:0.75pt solid #778B8B;white-space:nowrap;vertical-align:bottom"> <div style="background-color:#FFFFFF;padding-left:2pt;padding-top:0.5pt;padding-bottom:0;align:right;text-align:right;padding-right:2pt;font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:10pt;margin-top:1pt;margin-bottom:0;"><span style="font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:10.02pt;">6.97</span></div> </td> <td colspan="1" style="border-bottom:0.75pt solid #778B8B;white-space:nowrap;vertical-align:bottom"> <div style="background-color:#FFFFFF;padding-left:2pt;padding-top:0.5pt;padding-bottom:0;align:right;text-align:right;padding-right:2pt;font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:10pt;margin-top:1pt;margin-bottom:0;"><span style="font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:10.02pt;">14.35</span></div> </td> </tr> <tr> <td colspan="1" style="border-bottom:0.75pt solid #778B8B;vertical-align:top"> <div style="background-color:#FFFFFF;padding-left:2pt;padding-top:1pt;padding-bottom:0;align:left;text-align:left;padding-right:2pt;font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:10pt;margin-top:1pt;margin-bottom:0;"><span style="clear:both;font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:10.02pt;color:#2D2D2D;;"><b>Russell 3000 Index</b></span> </div> </td> <td colspan="1" style="border-bottom:0.75pt solid #778B8B;white-space:nowrap;vertical-align:bottom"> <div style="background-color:#FFFFFF;padding-left:2pt;padding-top:1pt;padding-bottom:0;align:right;text-align:right;padding-right:2pt;font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:10pt;margin-top:1pt;margin-bottom:0;"><span style="font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:10.02pt;">31.01</span></div> </td> <td colspan="1" style="border-bottom:0.75pt solid #778B8B;white-space:nowrap;vertical-align:bottom"> <div style="background-color:#FFFFFF;padding-left:2pt;padding-top:1pt;padding-bottom:0;align:right;text-align:right;padding-right:2pt;font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:10pt;margin-top:1pt;margin-bottom:0;"><span style="font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:10.02pt;">11.91</span></div> </td> <td colspan="1" style="border-bottom:0.75pt solid #778B8B;white-space:nowrap;vertical-align:bottom"> <div style="background-color:#FFFFFF;padding-left:2pt;padding-top:1pt;padding-bottom:0;align:right;text-align:right;padding-right:2pt;font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:10pt;margin-top:1pt;margin-bottom:0;"><span style="font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:10.02pt;">14.76</span></div> </td> </tr> <tr> <td colspan="1" style="border-bottom:0.75pt solid #778B8B;vertical-align:top"> <div style="background-color:#FFFFFF;padding-left:2pt;padding-top:1pt;padding-bottom:0;align:left;text-align:left;padding-right:2pt;font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:10pt;margin-top:1pt;margin-bottom:0;"><span style="clear:both;font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:10.02pt;color:#2D2D2D;;"><b>Russell 3000 Growth Index</b></span> </div> </td> <td colspan="1" style="border-bottom:0.75pt solid #778B8B;white-space:nowrap;vertical-align:bottom"> <div style="background-color:#FFFFFF;padding-left:2pt;padding-top:1pt;padding-bottom:0;align:right;text-align:right;padding-right:2pt;font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:10pt;margin-top:1pt;margin-bottom:0;"><span style="font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:10.02pt;">30.98</span></div> </td> <td colspan="1" style="border-bottom:0.75pt solid #778B8B;white-space:nowrap;vertical-align:bottom"> <div style="background-color:#FFFFFF;padding-left:2pt;padding-top:1pt;padding-bottom:0;align:right;text-align:right;padding-right:2pt;font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:10pt;margin-top:1pt;margin-bottom:0;"><span style="font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:10.02pt;">13.23</span></div> </td> <td colspan="1" style="border-bottom:0.75pt solid #778B8B;white-space:nowrap;vertical-align:bottom"> <div style="background-color:#FFFFFF;padding-left:2pt;padding-top:1pt;padding-bottom:0;align:right;text-align:right;padding-right:2pt;font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:10pt;margin-top:1pt;margin-bottom:0;"><span style="font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:10.02pt;">17.82</span></div> </td> </tr> <tr> <td colspan="1" style="vertical-align:top"> <div style="background-color:#FFFFFF;padding-left:2pt;padding-top:1pt;padding-bottom:0;align:left;text-align:left;padding-right:2pt;font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:10pt;margin-top:1pt;margin-bottom:0;"><span style="clear:both;font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:10.02pt;color:#2D2D2D;;"><b>S&amp;P 500 Index</b></span> </div> </td> <td colspan="1" style="white-space:nowrap;vertical-align:bottom"> <div style="background-color:#FFFFFF;padding-left:2pt;padding-top:1pt;padding-bottom:0;align:right;text-align:right;padding-right:2pt;font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:10pt;margin-top:1pt;margin-bottom:0;"><span style="font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:10.02pt;">31.05</span></div> </td> <td colspan="1" style="white-space:nowrap;vertical-align:bottom"> <div style="background-color:#FFFFFF;padding-left:2pt;padding-top:1pt;padding-bottom:0;align:right;text-align:right;padding-right:2pt;font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:10pt;margin-top:1pt;margin-bottom:0;"><span style="font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:10.02pt;">13.14</span></div> </td> <td colspan="1" style="white-space:nowrap;vertical-align:bottom"> <div style="background-color:#FFFFFF;padding-left:2pt;padding-top:1pt;padding-bottom:0;align:right;text-align:right;padding-right:2pt;font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:10pt;margin-top:1pt;margin-bottom:0;"><span style="font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:10.02pt;">15.26</span></div> </td> </tr> </table></div> Class R6 0.2111 0.0697 0.1435 Russell 3000 Index 0.3101 0.1191 0.1476 Russell 3000 Growth Index 0.3098 0.1323 0.1782 S&P 500 Index 0.3105 0.1314 0.1526 <div><span style="clear:both;font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:10.02pt;color:#2D2D2D;;">For current month-end performance, please call Franklin Templeton at </span><span style="clear:both;font-family:Arial, Helvetica, 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style="clear:both;font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:10.824pt;color:#2D2D2D;;">(as of </span><span style="clear:both;font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:10.824pt;color:#2D2D2D;;">April 30, 2026)</span></div><div> <table cellspacing="0" style="width:98%;cellspacing:0;border-top:1.5pt solid #6B6B6B;margin-left:7.75pt;border-bottom:1.5pt solid #6B6B6B;margin-top:10px;"> <tr style="height:1px;"> <td style="height:1px;width:74.41007194244604%;"></td> <td style="height:1px;width:25.58992805755396%;"></td> </tr> <tr> <td colspan="1" style="border-bottom:0.75pt solid #6B6B6B;vertical-align:top"> <div style="background-color:#FFFFFF;padding-left:2pt;padding-top:1pt;padding-bottom:0;align:left;text-align:left;padding-right:2pt;font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:10pt;margin-top:1pt;margin-bottom:0;"><span style="clear:both;font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:10.02pt;color:#2D2D2D;;"><b>Total Net Assets</b></span></div> </td> <td colspan="1" style="border-bottom:0.75pt solid #6B6B6B;vertical-align:bottom"> <div style="background-color:#FFFFFF;padding-left:2pt;padding-top:1pt;padding-bottom:0;align:right;text-align:right;padding-right:2pt;font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:10pt;margin-top:1pt;margin-bottom:0;"><span style="font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:10.02pt;">$4,394,400,813</span></div> </td> </tr> <tr> <td colspan="1" style="border-bottom:0.75pt solid #6B6B6B;vertical-align:top"> <div style="background-color:#FFFFFF;padding-left:2pt;padding-top:1pt;padding-bottom:0;align:left;text-align:left;padding-right:2pt;font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:10pt;margin-top:1pt;margin-bottom:0;"><span style="clear:both;font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:10.02pt;color:#2D2D2D;;"><b>Total Number of Portfolio Holdings</b></span></div> </td> <td colspan="1" style="border-bottom:0.75pt solid #6B6B6B;vertical-align:bottom"> <div style="background-color:#FFFFFF;padding-left:2pt;padding-top:1pt;padding-bottom:0;align:right;text-align:right;padding-right:2pt;font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:10pt;margin-top:1pt;margin-bottom:0;"><span style="font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:10.02pt;">92</span></div> </td> </tr> <tr> <td colspan="1" style="border-bottom:0.75pt solid #6B6B6B;vertical-align:top"> <div style="background-color:#FFFFFF;padding-left:2pt;padding-top:1pt;padding-bottom:0;align:left;text-align:left;padding-right:2pt;font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:10pt;margin-top:1pt;margin-bottom:0;"><span style="clear:both;font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:10.02pt;color:#2D2D2D;;"><b>Total Management Fee Paid</b></span></div> </td> <td colspan="1" style="border-bottom:0.75pt solid #6B6B6B;vertical-align:bottom"> <div style="background-color:#FFFFFF;padding-left:2pt;padding-top:1pt;padding-bottom:0;align:right;text-align:right;padding-right:2pt;font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:10pt;margin-top:1pt;margin-bottom:0;"><span style="font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:10.02pt;">$24,181,309</span></div> </td> </tr> <tr> <td colspan="1" style="vertical-align:top"> <div style="background-color:#FFFFFF;padding-left:2pt;padding-top:1pt;padding-bottom:0;align:left;text-align:left;padding-right:2pt;font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:10pt;margin-top:1pt;margin-bottom:0;"><span style="clear:both;font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:10.02pt;color:#2D2D2D;;"><b>Portfolio Turnover Rate</b></span></div> </td> <td colspan="1" style="white-space:nowrap;vertical-align:bottom"> <div style="background-color:#FFFFFF;padding-left:2pt;padding-top:1pt;padding-bottom:0;align:right;text-align:right;padding-right:2pt;font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:10pt;margin-top:1pt;margin-bottom:0;"><span style="font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:10.02pt;">39.14%</span></div> </td> </tr> </table></div> 4394400813 92 24181309 0.3914 <div><span style="text-transform:uppercase;"><span style="clear:both;font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:12.024pt;text-transform:uppercase;color:#1447FF;;"><b>WHAT DID THE FUND INVEST IN? </b></span></span><span style="clear:both;font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:10.824pt;color:#2D2D2D;;">(as of </span><span style="clear:both;font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:10.824pt;color:#2D2D2D;;">April 30, 2026)</span></div><div><span style="clear:both;font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:12.024pt;color:#161616;;"><b>Portfolio Composition</b></span><span style="clear:both;font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:12.024pt;color:#161616;;">^*</span><span style="clear:both;font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:9pt;color:#161616;;">^,</span><span style="clear:both;font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:12.024pt;color:#161616;;">^†</span><span style="clear:both;font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:12.024pt;color:#161616;;"><b> (% of Total Investments)</b></span></div><div><img alt="image" src="ts7483img004.jpg" style="width:96.41294838145232%"/></div> https://www.franklintempleton.com/regulatory-fund-documents 10000 11742 14206 16516 18058 27292 22839 21784 29178 31568 38233 10000 11858 13406 15106 14948 22560 21857 22186 27133 30227 39601 10000 11983 14233 16598 18169 27693 25802 26382 34493 39346 51536 10000 11792 13356 15158 15289 22320 22367 22963 28167 31574 41379 0.477 0.134 0.131 0.092 0.078 0.027 0.022 0.017 0.007 0.000 0.015 Franklin Growth Opportunities Fund Advisor Class FRAAX 2026-04-30 <span style="clear:both;font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:10.02pt;color:#161616;;">This </span><span style="clear:both;font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:10.02pt;color:#161616;;">annual shareholder report</span><span style="clear:both;font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:10.02pt;color:#161616;;"> contains important information about </span><span style="clear:both;font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:10.02pt;color:#161616;;">Franklin Growth Opportunities Fund for the period </span><span style="clear:both;font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:10.02pt;color:#161616;;">May 1, 2025, to </span><span style="clear:both;font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:10.02pt;color:#161616;;">April 30, 2026.</span> annual shareholder report <span style="clear:both;font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:10.02pt;color:#161616;;">You can find additional information about the Fund at </span><span style="clear:both;font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:10.02pt;;">https://www.franklintempleton.com/regulatory-fund-documents</span><span style="clear:both;font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:10.02pt;color:#161616;;">. You can also </span><span style="clear:both;font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:10.02pt;color:#161616;;">request this information by contacting us at </span><span style="clear:both;font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:10.02pt;color:#161616;;">(800) DIAL BEN/342-5236</span><span style="clear:both;font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:10.02pt;color:#161616;;">.</span> https://www.franklintempleton.com/regulatory-fund-documents (800) DIAL BEN/342-5236 <div><span style="text-transform:uppercase;"><span style="clear:both;font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:12.024pt;text-transform:uppercase;color:#1447FF;;"><b>WHAT WERE THE FUND COSTS FOR THE LAST YEAR? </b></span></span><span style="clear:both;font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:10.824pt;color:#2D2D2D;;">(based on a hypothetical $10,000 investment)</span></div><div> <table cellspacing="0" style="width:98%;cellspacing:0;border-top:1.5pt solid #E6FAFF;border-left:1.5pt solid #E6FAFF; border-right:1.5pt solid #E6FAFF; border-bottom:1.5pt solid #E6FAFF; margin-left:7.9pt;"> <tr style="height:1px;"> <td style="height:1px;width:50%;background-color:#E6FAFF;"></td> <td style="height:1px;width:22.33812949640288%;background-color:#E6FAFF;"></td> <td style="height:1px;width:27.661870503597125%;background-color:#E6FAFF;"></td> </tr> <tr> <td colspan="1" style="background-color:#E6FAFF;;border-bottom:1.5pt solid #1447FF;vertical-align:bottom"> <div style="background-color:#E6FAFF;padding-left:2pt;padding-top:1.5pt;padding-bottom:0;align:left;text-align:left;padding-right:2pt;font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:10pt;margin-top:1pt;margin-bottom:0;"><span style="clear:both;font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:10.02pt;;"><b>Class Name</b></span></div> </td> <td colspan="1" style="background-color:#E6FAFF;;border-bottom:1.5pt solid #1447FF;vertical-align:bottom"> <div style="background-color:#E6FAFF;padding-left:2pt;padding-top:1.5pt;padding-bottom:0;align:center;text-align:center;padding-right:2pt;font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:10pt;margin-top:1pt;margin-bottom:0;"><span style="clear:both;font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:10.02pt;;"><b>Costs of a $10,000 </b></span><span style="clear:both;font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:10.02pt;;"><b>investment</b></span></div> </td> <td colspan="1" style="background-color:#E6FAFF;;border-bottom:1.5pt solid #1447FF;vertical-align:bottom"> <div style="background-color:#E6FAFF;padding-left:2pt;padding-top:1.5pt;padding-bottom:0;align:center;text-align:center;padding-right:2pt;font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:10pt;margin-top:1pt;margin-bottom:0;"><span style="clear:both;font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:10.02pt;;"><b>Costs paid as a percentage of a </b></span><span style="clear:both;font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:10.02pt;;"><b>$10,000 investment</b></span><span style="clear:both;font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:10.02pt;;">^*</span> </div> </td> </tr> <tr> <td colspan="1" style="background-color:#E6FAFF;;vertical-align:bottom"> <div style="background-color:#E6FAFF;padding-left:2pt;padding-top:1.5pt;padding-bottom:0;align:left;text-align:left;padding-right:2pt;font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:10pt;margin-top:1pt;margin-bottom:0;"><span style="clear:both;font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:10.02pt;;">Advisor Class</span></div> </td> <td colspan="1" style="background-color:#E6FAFF;;vertical-align:bottom"> <div style="background-color:#E6FAFF;padding-left:2pt;padding-top:1.5pt;padding-bottom:0;align:center;text-align:center;padding-right:2pt;font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:10pt;margin-top:1pt;margin-bottom:0;"><span style="font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:10.02pt;">$70</span></div> </td> <td colspan="1" style="background-color:#E6FAFF;;white-space:nowrap;vertical-align:bottom"> <div style="background-color:#E6FAFF;padding-left:2pt;padding-top:1.5pt;padding-bottom:0;align:center;text-align:center;padding-right:2pt;font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:10pt;margin-top:1pt;margin-bottom:0;"><span style="font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:10.02pt;">0.63%</span></div> </td> </tr> </table></div> 70 0.0063 <div><span style="text-transform:uppercase;"><span style="clear:both;font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:12.024pt;text-transform:uppercase;color:#1447FF;;"><b>HOW DID THE FUND PERFORM LAST YEAR AND WHAT AFFECTED ITS PERFORMANCE?</b></span></span></div><div><span style="clear:both;font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:10.02pt;color:#2D2D2D;;">For the twelve months ended April 30, 2026, </span><span style="clear:both;font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:10.02pt;color:#2D2D2D;;">Advisor Class shares of Franklin Growth Opportunities Fund returned </span><span style="clear:both;font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:10.02pt;color:#2D2D2D;;">21.04%. The Fund </span><span style="clear:both;font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:10.02pt;color:#2D2D2D;;">compares its performance to the Russell 3000 Growth Index and the S&amp;P 500 Index, which returned 30.98% and 31.05%, respectively, </span><span style="clear:both;font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:10.02pt;color:#2D2D2D;;">for the same period.</span></div><div><span style="text-transform:uppercase;"><span style="clear:both;font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:12.024pt;text-transform:uppercase;color:#161616;;"><b>PERFORMANCE HIGHLIGHTS</b></span></span></div><div> <table cellspacing="0" style="width:98%;cellspacing:0;padding-bottom:2pt;padding-top:0pt;margin-left:7.75pt;"> <tr style="height:1px;"> <td style="height:1px;width:1.8507194244604317%;"></td> <td style="height:1px;width:98.14928057553956%;"></td> </tr> <tr> <td colspan="2" style="vertical-align:top"> <div style="background-color:#FFFFFF;padding-left:2pt;padding-top:1pt;padding-bottom:0;align:left;text-align:left;padding-right:2pt;font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:10pt;margin-top:1pt;margin-bottom:0;"><span style="clear:both;font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:10.02pt;color:#2D2D2D;;"><b>Top contributors to performance:</b></span></div> </td> </tr> <tr> <td colspan="1" style="vertical-align:top"> <div style="background-color:#FFFFFF;padding-left:2pt;padding-top:1pt;padding-bottom:0;align:left;text-align:left;padding-right:2pt;font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:10pt;margin-top:1pt;margin-bottom:0;"><span style="clear:both;font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:10.02pt;color:#30DB87;;">↑</span></div> </td> <td colspan="1" style="vertical-align:top"> <div style="background-color:#FFFFFF;padding-left:2pt;padding-top:1pt;padding-bottom:0;align:left;text-align:left;padding-right:2pt;font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:10pt;margin-top:1pt;margin-bottom:0;"><span style="clear:both;font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:10.02pt;color:#2D2D2D;;">In the communications services sector, Google parent company Alphabet was a leading relative contributor. The company saw a </span><span style="clear:both;font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:10.02pt;color:#2D2D2D;;">favorable resolution to its antitrust trial and benefited from the positive impacts of artificial intelligence (AI) on its business.</span></div> </td> </tr> <tr> <td colspan="1" style="vertical-align:top"> <div style="background-color:#FFFFFF;padding-left:2pt;padding-top:1pt;padding-bottom:0;align:left;text-align:left;padding-right:2pt;font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:10pt;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0;"><span style="clear:both;font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:10.02pt;color:#30DB87;;">↑</span></div> </td> <td colspan="1" style="vertical-align:top"> <div style="background-color:#FFFFFF;padding-left:2pt;padding-top:1pt;padding-bottom:0;align:left;text-align:left;padding-right:2pt;font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:10pt;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0;"><span style="clear:both;font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:10.02pt;color:#2D2D2D;;">The Fund benefited most from stock selection in the information technology (IT) sector. Within IT, Monolithic Power Systems was </span><span style="clear:both;font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:10.02pt;color:#2D2D2D;;">the leading contributor to relative returns. Shares of the analog semiconductor manufacturer advanced sharply amid growing </span><span style="clear:both;font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:10.02pt;color:#2D2D2D;;">confidence around AI infrastructure-related demand, capped by sharp earnings beat and guidance raise.</span></div> </td> </tr> <tr> <td colspan="1" style="vertical-align:top"> <div style="background-color:#FFFFFF;padding-left:2pt;padding-top:1pt;padding-bottom:0;align:left;text-align:left;padding-right:2pt;font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:10pt;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0;"><span style="clear:both;font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:10.02pt;color:#30DB87;;">↑</span></div> </td> <td colspan="1" style="vertical-align:top"> <div style="background-color:#FFFFFF;padding-left:2pt;padding-top:1pt;padding-bottom:0;align:left;text-align:left;padding-right:2pt;font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:10pt;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0;"><span style="clear:both;font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:10.02pt;color:#2D2D2D;;">In the industrials sector, an off index holding in private company Space Exploration Technologies (SpaceX) was a leading </span><span style="clear:both;font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:10.02pt;color:#2D2D2D;;">contributor to relative returns. The merger with xAI boosted the private market share price of the company, and expectations </span><span style="clear:both;font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:10.02pt;color:#2D2D2D;;">increased around a 2026 initial public offering for the aerospace and technology company.</span></div> </td> </tr> </table></div><div> <table cellspacing="0" style="width:98%;cellspacing:0;padding-bottom:2pt;padding-top:0pt;margin-left:7.75pt;"> <tr style="height:1px;"> <td style="height:1px;width:1.8507194244604317%;"></td> <td style="height:1px;width:98.14928057553956%;"></td> </tr> <tr> <td colspan="2" style="vertical-align:top"> <div style="background-color:#FFFFFF;padding-left:2pt;padding-top:1pt;padding-bottom:0;align:left;text-align:left;padding-right:2pt;font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:10pt;margin-top:1pt;margin-bottom:0;"><span style="clear:both;font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:10.02pt;color:#2D2D2D;;"><b>Top detractors from performance:</b></span></div> </td> </tr> <tr> <td colspan="1" style="vertical-align:top"> <div style="background-color:#FFFFFF;padding-left:2pt;padding-top:1pt;padding-bottom:0;align:left;text-align:left;padding-right:2pt;font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:10pt;margin-top:1pt;margin-bottom:0;"><span style="clear:both;font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:10.02pt;color:#CA0046;;">↓</span></div> </td> <td colspan="1" style="vertical-align:top"> <div style="background-color:#FFFFFF;padding-left:2pt;padding-top:1pt;padding-bottom:0;align:left;text-align:left;padding-right:2pt;font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:10pt;margin-top:1pt;margin-bottom:0;"><span style="clear:both;font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:10.02pt;color:#2D2D2D;;">By sector, stock selection in communication services sector was the largest detractor from relative returns. Among individual </span><span style="clear:both;font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:10.02pt;color:#2D2D2D;;">detractors, in the IT sector, underweight in AI chip designer NVIDIA held back relative returns. The company continued to benefit </span><span style="clear:both;font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:10.02pt;color:#2D2D2D;;">from increased AI infrastructure spending, and demand for its advanced chips remained strong across cloud computing, data </span><span style="clear:both;font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:10.02pt;color:#2D2D2D;;">centers and enterprise AI applications. NVIDIA was the largest position in the Fund on an absolute basis, but the Fund was </span><span style="clear:both;font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:10.02pt;color:#2D2D2D;;">underweighted on a relative basis due to position size constraints.</span></div> </td> </tr> <tr> <td colspan="1" style="vertical-align:top"> <div style="background-color:#FFFFFF;padding-left:2pt;padding-top:1pt;padding-bottom:0;align:left;text-align:left;padding-right:2pt;font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:10pt;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0;"><span style="clear:both;font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:10.02pt;color:#CA0046;;">↓</span></div> </td> <td colspan="1" style="vertical-align:top"> <div style="background-color:#FFFFFF;padding-left:2pt;padding-top:1pt;padding-bottom:0;align:left;text-align:left;padding-right:2pt;font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:10pt;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0;"><span style="clear:both;font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:10.02pt;color:#2D2D2D;;">In the consumer staples sector, an off-benchmark holding in BellRing Brands was a leading detractor. The nutrition products </span><span style="clear:both;font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:10.02pt;color:#2D2D2D;;">company reported shrinking profit margins and saw increased competition in the protein shake category. Retailer inventory </span><span style="clear:both;font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:10.02pt;color:#2D2D2D;;">adjustments and reduced full year 2025 guidance were also headwinds for the company.</span></div> </td> </tr> <tr> <td colspan="1" style="vertical-align:top"> <div style="background-color:#FFFFFF;padding-left:2pt;padding-top:1pt;padding-bottom:0;align:left;text-align:left;padding-right:2pt;font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:10pt;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0;"><span style="clear:both;font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:10.02pt;color:#CA0046;;">↓</span></div> </td> <td colspan="1" style="vertical-align:top"> <div style="background-color:#FFFFFF;padding-left:2pt;padding-top:1pt;padding-bottom:0;align:left;text-align:left;padding-right:2pt;font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:10pt;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0;"><span style="clear:both;font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:10.02pt;color:#2D2D2D;;">In the industrials sector, Axon shares fell as investors expressed concerns about near-term margin pressure from higher </span><span style="clear:both;font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:10.02pt;color:#2D2D2D;;">investment spending, even though the company continued to report strong revenue growth and solid demand from public safety </span><span style="clear:both;font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:10.02pt;color:#2D2D2D;;">agencies.</span></div> </td> </tr> </table></div> The Fund’s past performance is not necessarily an indication of how the Fund will perform in the future. <span style="clear:both;font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:10.02pt;color:#2D2D2D;;">The graph and table </span><span style="clear:both;font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:10.02pt;color:#2D2D2D;;">do not reflect the deduction of taxes that a shareholder would pay on Fund distributions or redemption of Fund shares.</span> <div><img alt="image" src="ts7486img003.jpg" style="width:88.88888888888889%"/></div> <div><span style="text-transform:uppercase;"><span style="clear:both;font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:12.024pt;text-transform:uppercase;color:#161616;;"><b>AVERAGE ANNUAL TOTAL RETURNS (%) </b></span></span><span style="clear:both;font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:10.824pt;color:#2D2D2D;;">Period Ended </span><span style="clear:both;font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:10.824pt;color:#2D2D2D;;">April 30, 2026</span></div><div> <table cellspacing="0" style="width:98%;cellspacing:0;margin-left:7.75pt;border-bottom:1.5pt solid #778B8B;margin-top:10px;"> <tr style="height:1px;"> <td style="height:1px;width:47.530575539568346%;"></td> <td style="height:1px;width:17.489208633093526%;"></td> <td style="height:1px;width:17.140287769784173%;"></td> <td style="height:1px;width:17.83992805755396%;"></td> </tr> <tr> <td colspan="1" style="border-bottom:1.5pt solid #1447FF;vertical-align:top"> <div style="background-color:#FFFFFF;padding-left:2pt;padding-top:1pt;padding-bottom:0;align:left;text-align:left;padding-right:2pt;font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:10pt;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0;"> </div> </td> <td colspan="1" style="border-bottom:1.5pt solid #1447FF;vertical-align:bottom"> <div style="background-color:#FFFFFF;padding-left:2pt;padding-top:1pt;padding-bottom:0;align:right;text-align:right;padding-right:2pt;font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:10pt;margin-top:1pt;margin-bottom:0;"><span style="clear:both;font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:10.02pt;color:#2D2D2D;;"><b>1 Year</b></span></div> </td> <td colspan="1" style="border-bottom:1.5pt solid #1447FF;vertical-align:bottom"> <div style="background-color:#FFFFFF;padding-left:2pt;padding-top:1pt;padding-bottom:0;align:right;text-align:right;padding-right:2pt;font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:10pt;margin-top:1pt;margin-bottom:0;"><span style="clear:both;font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:10.02pt;color:#2D2D2D;;"><b>5 Year</b></span></div> </td> <td colspan="1" style="border-bottom:1.5pt solid #1447FF;vertical-align:bottom"> <div style="background-color:#FFFFFF;padding-left:2pt;padding-top:1pt;padding-bottom:0;align:right;text-align:right;padding-right:2pt;font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:10pt;margin-top:1pt;margin-bottom:0;"><span style="clear:both;font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:10.02pt;color:#2D2D2D;;"><b>10 Year</b></span></div> </td> </tr> <tr> <td colspan="1" style="border-bottom:0.75pt solid #778B8B;vertical-align:top"> <div style="background-color:#FFFFFF;padding-left:2pt;padding-top:0.5pt;padding-bottom:0;align:left;text-align:left;padding-right:2pt;font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:10pt;margin-top:1pt;margin-bottom:0;"><span style="clear:both;font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:10.02pt;color:#2D2D2D;;"><b>Advisor Class</b></span> </div> </td> <td colspan="1" style="border-bottom:0.75pt solid #778B8B;white-space:nowrap;vertical-align:bottom"> <div style="background-color:#FFFFFF;padding-left:2pt;padding-top:0.5pt;padding-bottom:0;align:right;text-align:right;padding-right:2pt;font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:10pt;margin-top:1pt;margin-bottom:0;"><span style="font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:10.02pt;">21.04</span></div> </td> <td colspan="1" style="border-bottom:0.75pt solid #778B8B;white-space:nowrap;vertical-align:bottom"> <div style="background-color:#FFFFFF;padding-left:2pt;padding-top:0.5pt;padding-bottom:0;align:right;text-align:right;padding-right:2pt;font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:10pt;margin-top:1pt;margin-bottom:0;"><span style="font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:10.02pt;">6.89</span></div> </td> <td colspan="1" style="border-bottom:0.75pt solid #778B8B;white-space:nowrap;vertical-align:bottom"> <div style="background-color:#FFFFFF;padding-left:2pt;padding-top:0.5pt;padding-bottom:0;align:right;text-align:right;padding-right:2pt;font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:10pt;margin-top:1pt;margin-bottom:0;"><span style="font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:10.02pt;">14.23</span></div> </td> </tr> <tr> <td colspan="1" style="border-bottom:0.75pt solid #778B8B;vertical-align:top"> <div style="background-color:#FFFFFF;padding-left:2pt;padding-top:1pt;padding-bottom:0;align:left;text-align:left;padding-right:2pt;font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:10pt;margin-top:1pt;margin-bottom:0;"><span style="clear:both;font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:10.02pt;color:#2D2D2D;;"><b>Russell 3000 Index</b></span> </div> </td> <td colspan="1" style="border-bottom:0.75pt solid #778B8B;white-space:nowrap;vertical-align:bottom"> <div style="background-color:#FFFFFF;padding-left:2pt;padding-top:1pt;padding-bottom:0;align:right;text-align:right;padding-right:2pt;font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:10pt;margin-top:1pt;margin-bottom:0;"><span style="font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:10.02pt;">31.01</span></div> </td> <td colspan="1" style="border-bottom:0.75pt solid #778B8B;white-space:nowrap;vertical-align:bottom"> <div style="background-color:#FFFFFF;padding-left:2pt;padding-top:1pt;padding-bottom:0;align:right;text-align:right;padding-right:2pt;font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:10pt;margin-top:1pt;margin-bottom:0;"><span style="font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:10.02pt;">11.91</span></div> </td> <td colspan="1" style="border-bottom:0.75pt solid #778B8B;white-space:nowrap;vertical-align:bottom"> <div style="background-color:#FFFFFF;padding-left:2pt;padding-top:1pt;padding-bottom:0;align:right;text-align:right;padding-right:2pt;font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:10pt;margin-top:1pt;margin-bottom:0;"><span style="font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:10.02pt;">14.76</span></div> </td> </tr> <tr> <td colspan="1" style="border-bottom:0.75pt solid #778B8B;vertical-align:top"> <div style="background-color:#FFFFFF;padding-left:2pt;padding-top:1pt;padding-bottom:0;align:left;text-align:left;padding-right:2pt;font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:10pt;margin-top:1pt;margin-bottom:0;"><span style="clear:both;font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:10.02pt;color:#2D2D2D;;"><b>Russell 3000 Growth Index</b></span> </div> </td> <td colspan="1" style="border-bottom:0.75pt solid #778B8B;white-space:nowrap;vertical-align:bottom"> <div style="background-color:#FFFFFF;padding-left:2pt;padding-top:1pt;padding-bottom:0;align:right;text-align:right;padding-right:2pt;font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:10pt;margin-top:1pt;margin-bottom:0;"><span style="font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:10.02pt;">30.98</span></div> </td> <td colspan="1" style="border-bottom:0.75pt solid #778B8B;white-space:nowrap;vertical-align:bottom"> <div style="background-color:#FFFFFF;padding-left:2pt;padding-top:1pt;padding-bottom:0;align:right;text-align:right;padding-right:2pt;font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:10pt;margin-top:1pt;margin-bottom:0;"><span style="font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:10.02pt;">13.23</span></div> </td> <td colspan="1" style="border-bottom:0.75pt solid #778B8B;white-space:nowrap;vertical-align:bottom"> <div style="background-color:#FFFFFF;padding-left:2pt;padding-top:1pt;padding-bottom:0;align:right;text-align:right;padding-right:2pt;font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:10pt;margin-top:1pt;margin-bottom:0;"><span style="font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:10.02pt;">17.82</span></div> </td> </tr> <tr> <td colspan="1" style="vertical-align:top"> <div style="background-color:#FFFFFF;padding-left:2pt;padding-top:1pt;padding-bottom:0;align:left;text-align:left;padding-right:2pt;font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:10pt;margin-top:1pt;margin-bottom:0;"><span style="clear:both;font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:10.02pt;color:#2D2D2D;;"><b>S&amp;P 500 Index</b></span> </div> </td> <td colspan="1" style="white-space:nowrap;vertical-align:bottom"> <div style="background-color:#FFFFFF;padding-left:2pt;padding-top:1pt;padding-bottom:0;align:right;text-align:right;padding-right:2pt;font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:10pt;margin-top:1pt;margin-bottom:0;"><span style="font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:10.02pt;">31.05</span></div> </td> <td colspan="1" style="white-space:nowrap;vertical-align:bottom"> <div style="background-color:#FFFFFF;padding-left:2pt;padding-top:1pt;padding-bottom:0;align:right;text-align:right;padding-right:2pt;font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:10pt;margin-top:1pt;margin-bottom:0;"><span style="font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:10.02pt;">13.14</span></div> </td> <td colspan="1" style="white-space:nowrap;vertical-align:bottom"> <div style="background-color:#FFFFFF;padding-left:2pt;padding-top:1pt;padding-bottom:0;align:right;text-align:right;padding-right:2pt;font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:10pt;margin-top:1pt;margin-bottom:0;"><span style="font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:10.02pt;">15.26</span></div> </td> </tr> </table></div> Advisor Class 0.2104 0.0689 0.1423 Russell 3000 Index 0.3101 0.1191 0.1476 Russell 3000 Growth Index 0.3098 0.1323 0.1782 S&P 500 Index 0.3105 0.1314 0.1526 <div><span style="clear:both;font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:10.02pt;color:#2D2D2D;;">For current month-end performance, please call Franklin Templeton at </span><span style="clear:both;font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:10.02pt;color:#2D2D2D;;">(800) DIAL BEN/342-5236 or visit</span><br/><span style="clear:both;font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:10.02pt;;">https://www.franklintempleton.com/investments/options/mutual-funds</span><span style="clear:both;font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:10.02pt;color:#2D2D2D;;">. </span></div><div><span style="clear:both;font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:10.02pt;color:#2D2D2D;;">Important data provider notices and terms available at </span><span style="clear:both;font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:10.02pt;;">www.franklintempletondatasources.com</span><span style="clear:both;font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:10.02pt;color:#2D2D2D;;">. </span></div> <div><span style="text-transform:uppercase;"><span style="clear:both;font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:12.024pt;text-transform:uppercase;color:#1447FF;;"><b>KEY FUND STATISTICS </b></span></span><span style="clear:both;font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:10.824pt;color:#2D2D2D;;">(as of </span><span style="clear:both;font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:10.824pt;color:#2D2D2D;;">April 30, 2026)</span></div><div> <table cellspacing="0" style="width:98%;cellspacing:0;border-top:1.5pt solid #6B6B6B;margin-left:7.75pt;border-bottom:1.5pt solid #6B6B6B;margin-top:10px;"> <tr style="height:1px;"> <td style="height:1px;width:74.41007194244604%;"></td> <td style="height:1px;width:25.58992805755396%;"></td> </tr> <tr> <td colspan="1" style="border-bottom:0.75pt solid #6B6B6B;vertical-align:top"> <div style="background-color:#FFFFFF;padding-left:2pt;padding-top:1pt;padding-bottom:0;align:left;text-align:left;padding-right:2pt;font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:10pt;margin-top:1pt;margin-bottom:0;"><span style="clear:both;font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:10.02pt;color:#2D2D2D;;"><b>Total Net Assets</b></span></div> </td> <td colspan="1" style="border-bottom:0.75pt solid #6B6B6B;vertical-align:bottom"> <div style="background-color:#FFFFFF;padding-left:2pt;padding-top:1pt;padding-bottom:0;align:right;text-align:right;padding-right:2pt;font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:10pt;margin-top:1pt;margin-bottom:0;"><span style="font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:10.02pt;">$4,394,400,813</span></div> </td> </tr> <tr> <td colspan="1" style="border-bottom:0.75pt solid #6B6B6B;vertical-align:top"> <div style="background-color:#FFFFFF;padding-left:2pt;padding-top:1pt;padding-bottom:0;align:left;text-align:left;padding-right:2pt;font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:10pt;margin-top:1pt;margin-bottom:0;"><span style="clear:both;font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:10.02pt;color:#2D2D2D;;"><b>Total Number of Portfolio Holdings</b></span></div> </td> <td colspan="1" style="border-bottom:0.75pt solid #6B6B6B;vertical-align:bottom"> <div style="background-color:#FFFFFF;padding-left:2pt;padding-top:1pt;padding-bottom:0;align:right;text-align:right;padding-right:2pt;font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:10pt;margin-top:1pt;margin-bottom:0;"><span style="font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:10.02pt;">92</span></div> </td> </tr> <tr> <td colspan="1" style="border-bottom:0.75pt solid #6B6B6B;vertical-align:top"> <div style="background-color:#FFFFFF;padding-left:2pt;padding-top:1pt;padding-bottom:0;align:left;text-align:left;padding-right:2pt;font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:10pt;margin-top:1pt;margin-bottom:0;"><span style="clear:both;font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:10.02pt;color:#2D2D2D;;"><b>Total Management Fee Paid</b></span></div> </td> <td colspan="1" style="border-bottom:0.75pt solid #6B6B6B;vertical-align:bottom"> <div style="background-color:#FFFFFF;padding-left:2pt;padding-top:1pt;padding-bottom:0;align:right;text-align:right;padding-right:2pt;font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:10pt;margin-top:1pt;margin-bottom:0;"><span style="font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:10.02pt;">$24,181,309</span></div> </td> </tr> <tr> <td colspan="1" style="vertical-align:top"> <div style="background-color:#FFFFFF;padding-left:2pt;padding-top:1pt;padding-bottom:0;align:left;text-align:left;padding-right:2pt;font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:10pt;margin-top:1pt;margin-bottom:0;"><span style="clear:both;font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:10.02pt;color:#2D2D2D;;"><b>Portfolio Turnover Rate</b></span></div> </td> <td colspan="1" style="white-space:nowrap;vertical-align:bottom"> <div style="background-color:#FFFFFF;padding-left:2pt;padding-top:1pt;padding-bottom:0;align:right;text-align:right;padding-right:2pt;font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:10pt;margin-top:1pt;margin-bottom:0;"><span style="font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:10.02pt;">39.14%</span></div> </td> </tr> </table></div> 4394400813 92 24181309 0.3914 <div><span style="text-transform:uppercase;"><span style="clear:both;font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:12.024pt;text-transform:uppercase;color:#1447FF;;"><b>WHAT DID THE FUND INVEST IN? </b></span></span><span style="clear:both;font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:10.824pt;color:#2D2D2D;;">(as of </span><span style="clear:both;font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:10.824pt;color:#2D2D2D;;">April 30, 2026)</span></div><div><span style="clear:both;font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:12.024pt;color:#161616;;"><b>Portfolio Composition</b></span><span style="clear:both;font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:12.024pt;color:#161616;;">^*</span><span style="clear:both;font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:9pt;color:#161616;;">^,</span><span style="clear:both;font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:12.024pt;color:#161616;;">^†</span><span style="clear:both;font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:12.024pt;color:#161616;;"><b> (% of Total Investments)</b></span></div><div><img alt="image" src="ts7486img004.jpg" style="width:96.41294838145232%"/></div> https://www.franklintempleton.com/regulatory-fund-documents 10000 11721 14148 16434 17945 27099 22664 21596 28896 31242 37814 10000 11858 13406 15106 14948 22560 21857 22186 27133 30227 39601 10000 11983 14233 16598 18169 27693 25802 26382 34493 39346 51536 10000 11792 13356 15158 15289 22320 22367 22963 28167 31574 41379 0.477 0.134 0.131 0.092 0.078 0.027 0.022 0.017 0.007 0.000 0.015 Franklin Natural Resources Fund Class A FRNRX 2026-04-30 <span style="clear:both;font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:10.02pt;color:#161616;;">This </span><span style="clear:both;font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:10.02pt;color:#161616;;">annual shareholder report</span><span style="clear:both;font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:10.02pt;color:#161616;;"> contains important information about </span><span style="clear:both;font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:10.02pt;color:#161616;;">Franklin Natural Resources Fund for the period </span><span style="clear:both;font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:10.02pt;color:#161616;;">May 1, 2025, to </span><span style="clear:both;font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:10.02pt;color:#161616;;">April </span><span style="clear:both;font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:10.02pt;color:#161616;;">30, 2026.</span> annual shareholder report <span style="clear:both;font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:10.02pt;color:#161616;;">You can find additional information about the Fund at </span><span style="clear:both;font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:10.02pt;;">https://www.franklintempleton.com/regulatory-fund-documents</span><span style="clear:both;font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:10.02pt;color:#161616;;">. You can also </span><span style="clear:both;font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:10.02pt;color:#161616;;">request this information by contacting us at </span><span style="clear:both;font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:10.02pt;color:#161616;;">(800) DIAL BEN/342-5236</span><span style="clear:both;font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:10.02pt;color:#161616;;">.</span> https://www.franklintempleton.com/regulatory-fund-documents (800) DIAL BEN/342-5236 <div><span style="text-transform:uppercase;"><span style="clear:both;font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:12.024pt;text-transform:uppercase;color:#1447FF;;"><b>WHAT WERE THE FUND COSTS FOR THE LAST YEAR? </b></span></span><span style="clear:both;font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:10.824pt;color:#2D2D2D;;">(based on a hypothetical $10,000 investment)</span></div><div> <table cellspacing="0" style="width:98%;cellspacing:0;border-top:1.5pt solid #E6FAFF;border-left:1.5pt solid #E6FAFF; border-right:1.5pt solid #E6FAFF; border-bottom:1.5pt solid #E6FAFF; margin-left:7.9pt;"> <tr style="height:1px;"> <td style="height:1px;width:50%;background-color:#E6FAFF;"></td> <td style="height:1px;width:22.33812949640288%;background-color:#E6FAFF;"></td> <td style="height:1px;width:27.661870503597125%;background-color:#E6FAFF;"></td> </tr> <tr> <td colspan="1" style="background-color:#E6FAFF;;border-bottom:1.5pt solid #1447FF;vertical-align:bottom"> <div style="background-color:#E6FAFF;padding-left:2pt;padding-top:1.5pt;padding-bottom:0;align:left;text-align:left;padding-right:2pt;font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:10pt;margin-top:1pt;margin-bottom:0;"><span style="clear:both;font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:10.02pt;;"><b>Class Name</b></span></div> </td> <td colspan="1" style="background-color:#E6FAFF;;border-bottom:1.5pt solid #1447FF;vertical-align:bottom"> <div style="background-color:#E6FAFF;padding-left:2pt;padding-top:1.5pt;padding-bottom:0;align:center;text-align:center;padding-right:2pt;font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:10pt;margin-top:1pt;margin-bottom:0;"><span style="clear:both;font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:10.02pt;;"><b>Costs of a $10,000 </b></span><span style="clear:both;font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:10.02pt;;"><b>investment</b></span></div> </td> <td colspan="1" style="background-color:#E6FAFF;;border-bottom:1.5pt solid #1447FF;vertical-align:bottom"> <div style="background-color:#E6FAFF;padding-left:2pt;padding-top:1.5pt;padding-bottom:0;align:center;text-align:center;padding-right:2pt;font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:10pt;margin-top:1pt;margin-bottom:0;"><span style="clear:both;font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:10.02pt;;"><b>Costs paid as a percentage of a </b></span><span style="clear:both;font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:10.02pt;;"><b>$10,000 investment</b></span><span style="clear:both;font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:10.02pt;;">^*</span> </div> </td> </tr> <tr> <td colspan="1" style="background-color:#E6FAFF;;vertical-align:bottom"> <div style="background-color:#E6FAFF;padding-left:2pt;padding-top:1.5pt;padding-bottom:0;align:left;text-align:left;padding-right:2pt;font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:10pt;margin-top:1pt;margin-bottom:0;"><span style="clear:both;font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:10.02pt;;">Class A</span></div> </td> <td colspan="1" style="background-color:#E6FAFF;;vertical-align:bottom"> <div style="background-color:#E6FAFF;padding-left:2pt;padding-top:1.5pt;padding-bottom:0;align:center;text-align:center;padding-right:2pt;font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:10pt;margin-top:1pt;margin-bottom:0;"><span style="font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:10.02pt;">$127</span></div> </td> <td colspan="1" style="background-color:#E6FAFF;;white-space:nowrap;vertical-align:bottom"> <div style="background-color:#E6FAFF;padding-left:2pt;padding-top:1.5pt;padding-bottom:0;align:center;text-align:center;padding-right:2pt;font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:10pt;margin-top:1pt;margin-bottom:0;"><span style="font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:10.02pt;">0.96%</span></div> </td> </tr> </table></div> 127 0.0096 <div><span style="text-transform:uppercase;"><span style="clear:both;font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:12.024pt;text-transform:uppercase;color:#1447FF;;"><b>HOW DID THE FUND PERFORM LAST YEAR AND WHAT AFFECTED ITS PERFORMANCE?</b></span></span></div><div><span style="clear:both;font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:10.02pt;color:#2D2D2D;;">For the twelve months ended April 30, 2026, </span><span style="clear:both;font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:10.02pt;color:#2D2D2D;;">Class A shares of Franklin Natural Resources Fund returned </span><span style="clear:both;font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:10.02pt;color:#2D2D2D;;">64.73%. The Fund compares </span><span style="clear:both;font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:10.02pt;color:#2D2D2D;;">its performance to the S&amp;P North American Natural Resources Sector Index and the S&amp;P Global Natural Resources Index, which </span><span style="clear:both;font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:10.02pt;color:#2D2D2D;;">returned 53.73% and 49.88%, respectively, for the same period.</span></div><div><span style="text-transform:uppercase;"><span style="clear:both;font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:12.024pt;text-transform:uppercase;color:#161616;;"><b>PERFORMANCE HIGHLIGHTS</b></span></span></div><div> <table cellspacing="0" style="width:98%;cellspacing:0;padding-bottom:2pt;padding-top:0pt;margin-left:7.75pt;"> <tr style="height:1px;"> <td style="height:1px;width:1.8507194244604317%;"></td> <td style="height:1px;width:98.14928057553956%;"></td> </tr> <tr> <td colspan="2" style="vertical-align:top"> <div style="background-color:#FFFFFF;padding-left:2pt;padding-top:1pt;padding-bottom:0;align:left;text-align:left;padding-right:2pt;font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:10pt;margin-top:1pt;margin-bottom:0;"><span style="clear:both;font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:10.02pt;color:#2D2D2D;;"><b>Top contributors to performance:</b></span></div> </td> </tr> <tr> <td colspan="1" style="vertical-align:top"> <div style="background-color:#FFFFFF;padding-left:2pt;padding-top:1pt;padding-bottom:0;align:left;text-align:left;padding-right:2pt;font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:10pt;margin-top:1pt;margin-bottom:0;"><span style="clear:both;font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:10.02pt;color:#30DB87;;">↑</span></div> </td> <td colspan="1" style="vertical-align:top"> <div style="background-color:#FFFFFF;padding-left:2pt;padding-top:1pt;padding-bottom:0;align:left;text-align:left;padding-right:2pt;font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:10pt;margin-top:1pt;margin-bottom:0;"><span style="clear:both;font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:10.02pt;color:#2D2D2D;;">Among metals producers, exceptionally strong gains for overweighted or off-benchmark positions in the diversified metals and </span><span style="clear:both;font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:10.02pt;color:#2D2D2D;;">mining industry, including rare earth development and production companies like Aclara Resources, MP Materials and Lindian </span><span style="clear:both;font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:10.02pt;color:#2D2D2D;;">Resources (purchased during the period); Copper-focused producers like Lundin Mining, ERO Copper and Antofagasta; and gold </span><span style="clear:both;font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:10.02pt;color:#2D2D2D;;">miners such as Barrick Mining and Newmont. Many of these stocks more than doubled in value as prices for copper, gold, silver, </span><span style="clear:both;font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:10.02pt;color:#2D2D2D;;">and other metals rose to all-time or multiyear highs.</span></div> </td> </tr> <tr> <td colspan="1" style="vertical-align:top"> <div style="background-color:#FFFFFF;padding-left:2pt;padding-top:1pt;padding-bottom:0;align:left;text-align:left;padding-right:2pt;font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:10pt;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0;"><span style="clear:both;font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:10.02pt;color:#30DB87;;">↑</span></div> </td> <td colspan="1" style="vertical-align:top"> <div style="background-color:#FFFFFF;padding-left:2pt;padding-top:1pt;padding-bottom:0;align:left;text-align:left;padding-right:2pt;font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:10pt;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0;"><span style="clear:both;font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:10.02pt;color:#2D2D2D;;">In the energy sector, beneficial underweighting and stock selection in the oil and gas storage and transportation industry (led by </span><span style="clear:both;font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:10.02pt;color:#2D2D2D;;">a much lighter-than-index exposure to Enbridge); overweighting and stock selection in oilfield services, where the Fund’s </span><span style="clear:both;font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:10.02pt;color:#2D2D2D;;">holdings collectively increased more than 100%; and effective stock selection in integrated oil and gas, as well as oil and gas </span><span style="clear:both;font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:10.02pt;color:#2D2D2D;;">exploration and production.</span></div> </td> </tr> <tr> <td colspan="1" style="vertical-align:top"> <div style="background-color:#FFFFFF;padding-left:2pt;padding-top:1pt;padding-bottom:0;align:left;text-align:left;padding-right:2pt;font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:10pt;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0;"><span style="clear:both;font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:10.02pt;color:#30DB87;;">↑</span></div> </td> <td colspan="1" style="vertical-align:top"> <div style="background-color:#FFFFFF;padding-left:2pt;padding-top:1pt;padding-bottom:0;align:left;text-align:left;padding-right:2pt;font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:10pt;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0;"><span style="clear:both;font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:10.02pt;color:#2D2D2D;;">Triple-digit percentage gains for select off-benchmark industry allocations, including specialty chemicals (led by key contributor </span><span style="clear:both;font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:10.02pt;color:#2D2D2D;;">Albemarle); electrical components and equipment (led by T1 Energy); and heavy electrical equipment (led by GE Vernova).</span></div> </td> </tr> </table></div><div> <table cellspacing="0" style="width:98%;cellspacing:0;padding-bottom:2pt;padding-top:0pt;margin-left:7.75pt;"> <tr style="height:1px;"> <td style="height:1px;width:1.8507194244604317%;"></td> <td style="height:1px;width:98.14928057553956%;"></td> </tr> <tr> <td colspan="2" style="vertical-align:top"> <div style="background-color:#FFFFFF;padding-left:2pt;padding-top:1pt;padding-bottom:0;align:left;text-align:left;padding-right:2pt;font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:10pt;margin-top:1pt;margin-bottom:0;"><span style="clear:both;font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:10.02pt;color:#2D2D2D;;"><b>Top detractors from performance:</b></span></div> </td> </tr> <tr> <td colspan="1" style="vertical-align:top"> <div style="background-color:#FFFFFF;padding-left:2pt;padding-top:1pt;padding-bottom:0;align:left;text-align:left;padding-right:2pt;font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:10pt;margin-top:1pt;margin-bottom:0;"><span style="clear:both;font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:10.02pt;color:#CA0046;;">↓</span></div> </td> <td colspan="1" style="vertical-align:top"> <div style="background-color:#FFFFFF;padding-left:2pt;padding-top:1pt;padding-bottom:0;align:left;text-align:left;padding-right:2pt;font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:10pt;margin-top:1pt;margin-bottom:0;"><span style="clear:both;font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:10.02pt;color:#2D2D2D;;">Benchmark-lagging gains for off-index positions in Linde, as well as Air Products and Chemicals, in the industrial gases industry </span><span style="clear:both;font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:10.02pt;color:#2D2D2D;;">and, to a lesser extent, Corteva and Nutrien in fertilizers and agricultural chemicals.</span></div> </td> </tr> <tr> <td colspan="1" style="vertical-align:top"> <div style="background-color:#FFFFFF;padding-left:2pt;padding-top:1pt;padding-bottom:0;align:left;text-align:left;padding-right:2pt;font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:10pt;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0;"><span style="clear:both;font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:10.02pt;color:#CA0046;;">↓</span></div> </td> <td colspan="1" style="vertical-align:top"> <div style="background-color:#FFFFFF;padding-left:2pt;padding-top:1pt;padding-bottom:0;align:left;text-align:left;padding-right:2pt;font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:10pt;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0;"><span style="clear:both;font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:10.02pt;color:#2D2D2D;;">Underweighted exposures to select oil and gas refining and marketing companies that rallied well beyond the benchmark </span><span style="clear:both;font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:10.02pt;color:#2D2D2D;;">averages, including key detractor Valero Energy. Relative returns were further pressured by underweighting’s in other </span><span style="clear:both;font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:10.02pt;color:#2D2D2D;;">energy-related outliers to the upside, including uranium fuel producer Cameco and drilling contractor Baker Hughes.</span></div> </td> </tr> <tr> <td colspan="1" style="vertical-align:top"> <div style="background-color:#FFFFFF;padding-left:2pt;padding-top:1pt;padding-bottom:0;align:left;text-align:left;padding-right:2pt;font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:10pt;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0;"><span style="clear:both;font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:10.02pt;color:#CA0046;;">↓</span></div> </td> <td colspan="1" style="vertical-align:top"> <div style="background-color:#FFFFFF;padding-left:2pt;padding-top:1pt;padding-bottom:0;align:left;text-align:left;padding-right:2pt;font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:10pt;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0;"><span style="clear:both;font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:10.02pt;color:#2D2D2D;;">Negative returns in some of the Fund’s single-asset, off-benchmark industry allocations, with the detractors focused on water </span><span style="clear:both;font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:10.02pt;color:#2D2D2D;;">infrastructure plays such as Badger Meter (electronic equipment and instruments industry) and Xylem (industrial machinery, </span><span style="clear:both;font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:10.02pt;color:#2D2D2D;;">supplies and components).</span></div> </td> </tr> </table></div> The Fund’s past performance is not necessarily an indication of how the Fund will perform in the future. <span style="clear:both;font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:10.02pt;color:#2D2D2D;;">The graph and table </span><span style="clear:both;font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:10.02pt;color:#2D2D2D;;">do not reflect the deduction of taxes that a shareholder would pay on Fund distributions or redemption of Fund shares.</span> <div><img alt="image" src="ts7444img003.jpg" style="width:88.88888888888889%"/></div> <div><span style="text-transform:uppercase;"><span style="clear:both;font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:12.024pt;text-transform:uppercase;color:#161616;;"><b>AVERAGE ANNUAL TOTAL RETURNS (%) </b></span></span><span style="clear:both;font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:10.824pt;color:#2D2D2D;;">Period Ended </span><span style="clear:both;font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:10.824pt;color:#2D2D2D;;">April 30, 2026</span></div><div> <table cellspacing="0" style="width:98%;cellspacing:0;margin-left:7.75pt;border-bottom:1.5pt solid #778B8B;margin-top:10px;"> <tr style="height:1px;"> <td style="height:1px;width:47.530575539568346%;"></td> <td style="height:1px;width:17.489208633093526%;"></td> <td style="height:1px;width:17.140287769784173%;"></td> <td style="height:1px;width:17.83992805755396%;"></td> </tr> <tr> <td colspan="1" style="border-bottom:1.5pt solid #1447FF;vertical-align:top"> <div style="background-color:#FFFFFF;padding-left:2pt;padding-top:1pt;padding-bottom:0;align:left;text-align:left;padding-right:2pt;font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:10pt;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0;"> </div> </td> <td colspan="1" style="border-bottom:1.5pt solid #1447FF;vertical-align:bottom"> <div style="background-color:#FFFFFF;padding-left:2pt;padding-top:1pt;padding-bottom:0;align:right;text-align:right;padding-right:2pt;font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:10pt;margin-top:1pt;margin-bottom:0;"><span style="clear:both;font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:10.02pt;color:#2D2D2D;;"><b>1 Year</b></span></div> </td> <td colspan="1" style="border-bottom:1.5pt solid #1447FF;vertical-align:bottom"> <div style="background-color:#FFFFFF;padding-left:2pt;padding-top:1pt;padding-bottom:0;align:right;text-align:right;padding-right:2pt;font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:10pt;margin-top:1pt;margin-bottom:0;"><span style="clear:both;font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:10.02pt;color:#2D2D2D;;"><b>5 Year</b></span></div> </td> <td colspan="1" style="border-bottom:1.5pt solid #1447FF;vertical-align:bottom"> <div style="background-color:#FFFFFF;padding-left:2pt;padding-top:1pt;padding-bottom:0;align:right;text-align:right;padding-right:2pt;font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:10pt;margin-top:1pt;margin-bottom:0;"><span style="clear:both;font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:10.02pt;color:#2D2D2D;;"><b>10 Year</b></span></div> </td> </tr> <tr> <td colspan="1" style="border-bottom:0.75pt solid #778B8B;vertical-align:top"> <div style="background-color:#FFFFFF;padding-left:2pt;padding-top:0.5pt;padding-bottom:0;align:left;text-align:left;padding-right:2pt;font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:10pt;margin-top:1pt;margin-bottom:0;"><span style="clear:both;font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:10.02pt;color:#2D2D2D;;"><b>Class A</b></span> </div> </td> <td colspan="1" style="border-bottom:0.75pt solid #778B8B;white-space:nowrap;vertical-align:bottom"> <div style="background-color:#FFFFFF;padding-left:2pt;padding-top:0.5pt;padding-bottom:0;align:right;text-align:right;padding-right:2pt;font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:10pt;margin-top:1pt;margin-bottom:0;"><span style="font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:10.02pt;">64.73</span></div> </td> <td colspan="1" style="border-bottom:0.75pt solid #778B8B;white-space:nowrap;vertical-align:bottom"> <div style="background-color:#FFFFFF;padding-left:2pt;padding-top:0.5pt;padding-bottom:0;align:right;text-align:right;padding-right:2pt;font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:10pt;margin-top:1pt;margin-bottom:0;"><span style="font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:10.02pt;">20.21</span></div> </td> <td colspan="1" style="border-bottom:0.75pt solid #778B8B;white-space:nowrap;vertical-align:bottom"> <div style="background-color:#FFFFFF;padding-left:2pt;padding-top:0.5pt;padding-bottom:0;align:right;text-align:right;padding-right:2pt;font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:10pt;margin-top:1pt;margin-bottom:0;"><span style="font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:10.02pt;">8.15</span></div> </td> </tr> <tr> <td colspan="1" style="border-bottom:0.75pt solid #778B8B;vertical-align:top"> <div style="background-color:#FFFFFF;padding-left:2pt;padding-top:1pt;padding-bottom:0;align:left;text-align:left;padding-right:2pt;font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:10pt;margin-top:1pt;margin-bottom:0;"><span style="clear:both;font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:10.02pt;color:#2D2D2D;;"><b>Class A (with sales charge)</b></span> </div> </td> <td colspan="1" style="border-bottom:0.75pt solid #778B8B;white-space:nowrap;vertical-align:bottom"> <div style="background-color:#FFFFFF;padding-left:2pt;padding-top:1pt;padding-bottom:0;align:right;text-align:right;padding-right:2pt;font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:10pt;margin-top:1pt;margin-bottom:0;"><span style="font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:10.02pt;">55.67</span></div> </td> <td colspan="1" style="border-bottom:0.75pt solid #778B8B;white-space:nowrap;vertical-align:bottom"> <div style="background-color:#FFFFFF;padding-left:2pt;padding-top:1pt;padding-bottom:0;align:right;text-align:right;padding-right:2pt;font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:10pt;margin-top:1pt;margin-bottom:0;"><span style="font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:10.02pt;">18.86</span></div> </td> <td colspan="1" style="border-bottom:0.75pt solid #778B8B;white-space:nowrap;vertical-align:bottom"> <div style="background-color:#FFFFFF;padding-left:2pt;padding-top:1pt;padding-bottom:0;align:right;text-align:right;padding-right:2pt;font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:10pt;margin-top:1pt;margin-bottom:0;"><span style="font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:10.02pt;">7.54</span></div> </td> </tr> <tr> <td colspan="1" style="border-bottom:0.75pt solid #778B8B;vertical-align:top"> <div style="background-color:#FFFFFF;padding-left:2pt;padding-top:1pt;padding-bottom:0;align:left;text-align:left;padding-right:2pt;font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:10pt;margin-top:1pt;margin-bottom:0;"><span style="clear:both;font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:10.02pt;color:#2D2D2D;;"><b>Russell 3000 Index</b></span> </div> </td> <td colspan="1" style="border-bottom:0.75pt solid #778B8B;white-space:nowrap;vertical-align:bottom"> <div style="background-color:#FFFFFF;padding-left:2pt;padding-top:1pt;padding-bottom:0;align:right;text-align:right;padding-right:2pt;font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:10pt;margin-top:1pt;margin-bottom:0;"><span style="font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:10.02pt;">31.01</span></div> </td> <td colspan="1" style="border-bottom:0.75pt solid #778B8B;white-space:nowrap;vertical-align:bottom"> <div style="background-color:#FFFFFF;padding-left:2pt;padding-top:1pt;padding-bottom:0;align:right;text-align:right;padding-right:2pt;font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:10pt;margin-top:1pt;margin-bottom:0;"><span style="font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:10.02pt;">11.91</span></div> </td> <td colspan="1" style="border-bottom:0.75pt solid #778B8B;white-space:nowrap;vertical-align:bottom"> <div style="background-color:#FFFFFF;padding-left:2pt;padding-top:1pt;padding-bottom:0;align:right;text-align:right;padding-right:2pt;font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:10pt;margin-top:1pt;margin-bottom:0;"><span style="font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:10.02pt;">14.76</span></div> </td> </tr> <tr> <td colspan="1" style="border-bottom:0.75pt solid #778B8B;vertical-align:top"> <div style="background-color:#FFFFFF;padding-left:2pt;padding-top:1pt;padding-bottom:0;align:left;text-align:left;padding-right:2pt;font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:10pt;margin-top:1pt;margin-bottom:0;"><span style="clear:both;font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:10.02pt;color:#2D2D2D;;"><b>S&amp;P North American Natural Resources Sector Index</b></span> </div> </td> <td colspan="1" style="border-bottom:0.75pt solid #778B8B;white-space:nowrap;vertical-align:bottom"> <div style="background-color:#FFFFFF;padding-left:2pt;padding-top:1pt;padding-bottom:0;align:right;text-align:right;padding-right:2pt;font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:10pt;margin-top:1pt;margin-bottom:0;"><span style="font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:10.02pt;">53.73</span></div> </td> <td colspan="1" style="border-bottom:0.75pt solid #778B8B;white-space:nowrap;vertical-align:bottom"> <div style="background-color:#FFFFFF;padding-left:2pt;padding-top:1pt;padding-bottom:0;align:right;text-align:right;padding-right:2pt;font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:10pt;margin-top:1pt;margin-bottom:0;"><span style="font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:10.02pt;">20.81</span></div> </td> <td colspan="1" style="border-bottom:0.75pt solid #778B8B;white-space:nowrap;vertical-align:bottom"> <div style="background-color:#FFFFFF;padding-left:2pt;padding-top:1pt;padding-bottom:0;align:right;text-align:right;padding-right:2pt;font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:10pt;margin-top:1pt;margin-bottom:0;"><span style="font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:10.02pt;">10.34</span></div> </td> </tr> <tr> <td colspan="1" style="vertical-align:top"> <div style="background-color:#FFFFFF;padding-left:2pt;padding-top:1pt;padding-bottom:0;align:left;text-align:left;padding-right:2pt;font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:10pt;margin-top:1pt;margin-bottom:0;"><span style="clear:both;font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:10.02pt;color:#2D2D2D;;"><b>S&amp;P Global Natural Resources Index</b></span> </div> </td> <td colspan="1" style="white-space:nowrap;vertical-align:bottom"> <div style="background-color:#FFFFFF;padding-left:2pt;padding-top:1pt;padding-bottom:0;align:right;text-align:right;padding-right:2pt;font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:10pt;margin-top:1pt;margin-bottom:0;"><span style="font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:10.02pt;">49.88</span></div> </td> <td colspan="1" style="white-space:nowrap;vertical-align:bottom"> <div style="background-color:#FFFFFF;padding-left:2pt;padding-top:1pt;padding-bottom:0;align:right;text-align:right;padding-right:2pt;font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:10pt;margin-top:1pt;margin-bottom:0;"><span style="font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:10.02pt;">12.01</span></div> </td> <td colspan="1" style="white-space:nowrap;vertical-align:bottom"> <div style="background-color:#FFFFFF;padding-left:2pt;padding-top:1pt;padding-bottom:0;align:right;text-align:right;padding-right:2pt;font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:10pt;margin-top:1pt;margin-bottom:0;"><span style="font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:10.02pt;">10.96</span></div> </td> </tr> </table></div> Class A 0.6473 0.2021 0.0815 Class A (with sales charge) 0.5567 0.1886 0.0754 Russell 3000 Index 0.3101 0.1191 0.1476 S&P North American Natural Resources Sector Index 0.5373 0.2081 0.1034 S&P Global Natural Resources Index 0.4988 0.1201 0.1096 <div><span style="clear:both;font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:10.02pt;color:#2D2D2D;;">For current month-end performance, please call Franklin Templeton at </span><span style="clear:both;font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:10.02pt;color:#2D2D2D;;">(800) DIAL BEN/342-5236 or visit</span><br/><span style="clear:both;font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:10.02pt;;">https://www.franklintempleton.com/investments/options/mutual-funds</span><span style="clear:both;font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:10.02pt;color:#2D2D2D;;">. </span></div><div><span style="clear:both;font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:10.02pt;color:#2D2D2D;;">Important data provider notices and terms available at </span><span style="clear:both;font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:10.02pt;;">www.franklintempletondatasources.com</span><span style="clear:both;font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:10.02pt;color:#2D2D2D;;">. </span></div> <div><span style="text-transform:uppercase;"><span style="clear:both;font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:12.024pt;text-transform:uppercase;color:#1447FF;;"><b>KEY FUND STATISTICS </b></span></span><span style="clear:both;font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:10.824pt;color:#2D2D2D;;">(as of </span><span style="clear:both;font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:10.824pt;color:#2D2D2D;;">April 30, 2026)</span></div><div> <table cellspacing="0" style="width:98%;cellspacing:0;border-top:1.5pt solid #6B6B6B;margin-left:7.75pt;border-bottom:1.5pt solid #6B6B6B;margin-top:10px;"> <tr style="height:1px;"> <td style="height:1px;width:74.41007194244604%;"></td> <td style="height:1px;width:25.58992805755396%;"></td> </tr> <tr> <td colspan="1" style="border-bottom:0.75pt solid #6B6B6B;vertical-align:top"> <div style="background-color:#FFFFFF;padding-left:2pt;padding-top:1pt;padding-bottom:0;align:left;text-align:left;padding-right:2pt;font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:10pt;margin-top:1pt;margin-bottom:0;"><span style="clear:both;font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:10.02pt;color:#2D2D2D;;"><b>Total Net Assets</b></span></div> </td> <td colspan="1" style="border-bottom:0.75pt solid #6B6B6B;vertical-align:bottom"> <div style="background-color:#FFFFFF;padding-left:2pt;padding-top:1pt;padding-bottom:0;align:right;text-align:right;padding-right:2pt;font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:10pt;margin-top:1pt;margin-bottom:0;"><span style="font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:10.02pt;">$538,915,982</span></div> </td> </tr> <tr> <td colspan="1" style="border-bottom:0.75pt solid #6B6B6B;vertical-align:top"> <div style="background-color:#FFFFFF;padding-left:2pt;padding-top:1pt;padding-bottom:0;align:left;text-align:left;padding-right:2pt;font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:10pt;margin-top:1pt;margin-bottom:0;"><span style="clear:both;font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:10.02pt;color:#2D2D2D;;"><b>Total Number of Portfolio Holdings</b></span></div> </td> <td colspan="1" style="border-bottom:0.75pt solid #6B6B6B;vertical-align:bottom"> <div style="background-color:#FFFFFF;padding-left:2pt;padding-top:1pt;padding-bottom:0;align:right;text-align:right;padding-right:2pt;font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:10pt;margin-top:1pt;margin-bottom:0;"><span style="font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:10.02pt;">100</span></div> </td> </tr> <tr> <td colspan="1" style="border-bottom:0.75pt solid #6B6B6B;vertical-align:top"> <div style="background-color:#FFFFFF;padding-left:2pt;padding-top:1pt;padding-bottom:0;align:left;text-align:left;padding-right:2pt;font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:10pt;margin-top:1pt;margin-bottom:0;"><span style="clear:both;font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:10.02pt;color:#2D2D2D;;"><b>Total Management Fee Paid</b></span></div> </td> <td colspan="1" style="border-bottom:0.75pt solid #6B6B6B;vertical-align:bottom"> <div style="background-color:#FFFFFF;padding-left:2pt;padding-top:1pt;padding-bottom:0;align:right;text-align:right;padding-right:2pt;font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:10pt;margin-top:1pt;margin-bottom:0;"><span style="font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:10.02pt;">$1,953,759</span></div> </td> </tr> <tr> <td colspan="1" style="vertical-align:top"> <div style="background-color:#FFFFFF;padding-left:2pt;padding-top:1pt;padding-bottom:0;align:left;text-align:left;padding-right:2pt;font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:10pt;margin-top:1pt;margin-bottom:0;"><span style="clear:both;font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:10.02pt;color:#2D2D2D;;"><b>Portfolio Turnover Rate</b></span></div> </td> <td colspan="1" style="white-space:nowrap;vertical-align:bottom"> <div style="background-color:#FFFFFF;padding-left:2pt;padding-top:1pt;padding-bottom:0;align:right;text-align:right;padding-right:2pt;font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:10pt;margin-top:1pt;margin-bottom:0;"><span style="font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:10.02pt;">27.09%</span></div> </td> </tr> </table></div> 538915982 100 1953759 0.2709 <div><span style="text-transform:uppercase;"><span style="clear:both;font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:12.024pt;text-transform:uppercase;color:#1447FF;;"><b>WHAT DID THE FUND INVEST IN? </b></span></span><span style="clear:both;font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:10.824pt;color:#2D2D2D;;">(as of </span><span style="clear:both;font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:10.824pt;color:#2D2D2D;;">April 30, 2026)</span></div><div><span style="clear:both;font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:12.024pt;color:#161616;;"><b>Portfolio Composition</b></span><span style="clear:both;font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:12.024pt;color:#161616;;">^*</span><span style="clear:both;font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:12.024pt;color:#161616;;"><b> (% of Total Investments)</b></span></div><div><img alt="image" src="ts7444img004.jpg" style="width:96.41294838145232%"/></div> https://www.franklintempleton.com/regulatory-fund-documents 9450 9580 10801 9322 5472 8239 11256 11994 13483 12556 20684 10000 11858 13406 15106 14948 22560 21857 22186 27133 30227 39601 10000 10259 11334 10301 7397 10399 14748 15613 18055 17404 26756 10000 11147 13791 13126 10454 16042 19271 19099 20227 18866 28277 0.539 0.378 0.033 0.008 0.005 0.037 Franklin Natural Resources Fund Class C FNCRX 2026-04-30 <span style="clear:both;font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:10.02pt;color:#161616;;">This </span><span style="clear:both;font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:10.02pt;color:#161616;;">annual shareholder report</span><span style="clear:both;font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:10.02pt;color:#161616;;"> contains important information about </span><span style="clear:both;font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:10.02pt;color:#161616;;">Franklin Natural Resources Fund for the period </span><span style="clear:both;font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:10.02pt;color:#161616;;">May 1, 2025, to </span><span style="clear:both;font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:10.02pt;color:#161616;;">April </span><span style="clear:both;font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:10.02pt;color:#161616;;">30, 2026.</span> annual shareholder report <span style="clear:both;font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:10.02pt;color:#161616;;">You can find additional information about the Fund at </span><span style="clear:both;font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:10.02pt;;">https://www.franklintempleton.com/regulatory-fund-documents</span><span style="clear:both;font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:10.02pt;color:#161616;;">. You can also </span><span style="clear:both;font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:10.02pt;color:#161616;;">request this information by contacting us at </span><span style="clear:both;font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:10.02pt;color:#161616;;">(800) DIAL BEN/342-5236</span><span style="clear:both;font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:10.02pt;color:#161616;;">.</span> https://www.franklintempleton.com/regulatory-fund-documents (800) DIAL BEN/342-5236 <div><span style="text-transform:uppercase;"><span style="clear:both;font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:12.024pt;text-transform:uppercase;color:#1447FF;;"><b>WHAT WERE THE FUND COSTS FOR THE LAST YEAR? </b></span></span><span style="clear:both;font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:10.824pt;color:#2D2D2D;;">(based on a hypothetical $10,000 investment)</span></div><div> <table cellspacing="0" style="width:98%;cellspacing:0;border-top:1.5pt solid #E6FAFF;border-left:1.5pt solid #E6FAFF; border-right:1.5pt solid #E6FAFF; border-bottom:1.5pt solid #E6FAFF; margin-left:7.9pt;"> <tr style="height:1px;"> <td style="height:1px;width:50%;background-color:#E6FAFF;"></td> <td style="height:1px;width:22.33812949640288%;background-color:#E6FAFF;"></td> <td style="height:1px;width:27.661870503597125%;background-color:#E6FAFF;"></td> </tr> <tr> <td colspan="1" style="background-color:#E6FAFF;;border-bottom:1.5pt solid #1447FF;vertical-align:bottom"> <div style="background-color:#E6FAFF;padding-left:2pt;padding-top:1.5pt;padding-bottom:0;align:left;text-align:left;padding-right:2pt;font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:10pt;margin-top:1pt;margin-bottom:0;"><span style="clear:both;font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:10.02pt;;"><b>Class Name</b></span></div> </td> <td colspan="1" style="background-color:#E6FAFF;;border-bottom:1.5pt solid #1447FF;vertical-align:bottom"> <div style="background-color:#E6FAFF;padding-left:2pt;padding-top:1.5pt;padding-bottom:0;align:center;text-align:center;padding-right:2pt;font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:10pt;margin-top:1pt;margin-bottom:0;"><span style="clear:both;font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:10.02pt;;"><b>Costs of a $10,000 </b></span><span style="clear:both;font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:10.02pt;;"><b>investment</b></span></div> </td> <td colspan="1" style="background-color:#E6FAFF;;border-bottom:1.5pt solid #1447FF;vertical-align:bottom"> <div style="background-color:#E6FAFF;padding-left:2pt;padding-top:1.5pt;padding-bottom:0;align:center;text-align:center;padding-right:2pt;font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:10pt;margin-top:1pt;margin-bottom:0;"><span style="clear:both;font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:10.02pt;;"><b>Costs paid as a percentage of a </b></span><span style="clear:both;font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:10.02pt;;"><b>$10,000 investment</b></span><span style="clear:both;font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:10.02pt;;">^*</span> </div> </td> </tr> <tr> <td colspan="1" style="background-color:#E6FAFF;;vertical-align:bottom"> <div style="background-color:#E6FAFF;padding-left:2pt;padding-top:1.5pt;padding-bottom:0;align:left;text-align:left;padding-right:2pt;font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:10pt;margin-top:1pt;margin-bottom:0;"><span style="clear:both;font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:10.02pt;;">Class C</span></div> </td> <td colspan="1" style="background-color:#E6FAFF;;vertical-align:bottom"> <div style="background-color:#E6FAFF;padding-left:2pt;padding-top:1.5pt;padding-bottom:0;align:center;text-align:center;padding-right:2pt;font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:10pt;margin-top:1pt;margin-bottom:0;"><span style="font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:10.02pt;">$225</span></div> </td> <td colspan="1" style="background-color:#E6FAFF;;white-space:nowrap;vertical-align:bottom"> <div style="background-color:#E6FAFF;padding-left:2pt;padding-top:1.5pt;padding-bottom:0;align:center;text-align:center;padding-right:2pt;font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:10pt;margin-top:1pt;margin-bottom:0;"><span style="font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:10.02pt;">1.71%</span></div> </td> </tr> </table></div> 225 0.0171 <div><span style="text-transform:uppercase;"><span style="clear:both;font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:12.024pt;text-transform:uppercase;color:#1447FF;;"><b>HOW DID THE FUND PERFORM LAST YEAR AND WHAT AFFECTED ITS PERFORMANCE?</b></span></span></div><div><span style="clear:both;font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:10.02pt;color:#2D2D2D;;">For the twelve months ended April 30, 2026, </span><span style="clear:both;font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:10.02pt;color:#2D2D2D;;">Class C shares of Franklin Natural Resources Fund returned </span><span style="clear:both;font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:10.02pt;color:#2D2D2D;;">63.49%. The Fund compares </span><span style="clear:both;font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:10.02pt;color:#2D2D2D;;">its performance to the S&amp;P North American Natural Resources Sector Index and the S&amp;P Global Natural Resources Index, which </span><span style="clear:both;font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:10.02pt;color:#2D2D2D;;">returned 53.73% and 49.88%, respectively, for the same period.</span></div><div><span style="text-transform:uppercase;"><span style="clear:both;font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:12.024pt;text-transform:uppercase;color:#161616;;"><b>PERFORMANCE HIGHLIGHTS</b></span></span></div><div> <table cellspacing="0" style="width:98%;cellspacing:0;padding-bottom:2pt;padding-top:0pt;margin-left:7.75pt;"> <tr style="height:1px;"> <td style="height:1px;width:1.8507194244604317%;"></td> <td style="height:1px;width:98.14928057553956%;"></td> </tr> <tr> <td colspan="2" style="vertical-align:top"> <div style="background-color:#FFFFFF;padding-left:2pt;padding-top:1pt;padding-bottom:0;align:left;text-align:left;padding-right:2pt;font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:10pt;margin-top:1pt;margin-bottom:0;"><span style="clear:both;font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:10.02pt;color:#2D2D2D;;"><b>Top contributors to performance:</b></span></div> </td> </tr> <tr> <td colspan="1" style="vertical-align:top"> <div style="background-color:#FFFFFF;padding-left:2pt;padding-top:1pt;padding-bottom:0;align:left;text-align:left;padding-right:2pt;font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:10pt;margin-top:1pt;margin-bottom:0;"><span style="clear:both;font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:10.02pt;color:#30DB87;;">↑</span></div> </td> <td colspan="1" style="vertical-align:top"> <div style="background-color:#FFFFFF;padding-left:2pt;padding-top:1pt;padding-bottom:0;align:left;text-align:left;padding-right:2pt;font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:10pt;margin-top:1pt;margin-bottom:0;"><span style="clear:both;font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:10.02pt;color:#2D2D2D;;">Among metals producers, exceptionally strong gains for overweighted or off-benchmark positions in the diversified metals and </span><span style="clear:both;font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:10.02pt;color:#2D2D2D;;">mining industry, including rare earth development and production companies like Aclara Resources, MP Materials and Lindian </span><span style="clear:both;font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:10.02pt;color:#2D2D2D;;">Resources (purchased during the period); Copper-focused producers like Lundin Mining, ERO Copper and Antofagasta; and gold </span><span style="clear:both;font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:10.02pt;color:#2D2D2D;;">miners such as Barrick Mining and Newmont. Many of these stocks more than doubled in value as prices for copper, gold, silver, </span><span style="clear:both;font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:10.02pt;color:#2D2D2D;;">and other metals rose to all-time or multiyear highs.</span></div> </td> </tr> <tr> <td colspan="1" style="vertical-align:top"> <div style="background-color:#FFFFFF;padding-left:2pt;padding-top:1pt;padding-bottom:0;align:left;text-align:left;padding-right:2pt;font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:10pt;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0;"><span style="clear:both;font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:10.02pt;color:#30DB87;;">↑</span></div> </td> <td colspan="1" style="vertical-align:top"> <div style="background-color:#FFFFFF;padding-left:2pt;padding-top:1pt;padding-bottom:0;align:left;text-align:left;padding-right:2pt;font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:10pt;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0;"><span style="clear:both;font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:10.02pt;color:#2D2D2D;;">In the energy sector, beneficial underweighting and stock selection in the oil and gas storage and transportation industry (led by </span><span style="clear:both;font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:10.02pt;color:#2D2D2D;;">a much lighter-than-index exposure to Enbridge); overweighting and stock selection in oilfield services, where the Fund’s </span><span style="clear:both;font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:10.02pt;color:#2D2D2D;;">holdings collectively increased more than 100%; and effective stock selection in integrated oil and gas, as well as oil and gas </span><span style="clear:both;font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:10.02pt;color:#2D2D2D;;">exploration and production.</span></div> </td> </tr> <tr> <td colspan="1" style="vertical-align:top"> <div style="background-color:#FFFFFF;padding-left:2pt;padding-top:1pt;padding-bottom:0;align:left;text-align:left;padding-right:2pt;font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:10pt;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0;"><span style="clear:both;font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:10.02pt;color:#30DB87;;">↑</span></div> </td> <td colspan="1" style="vertical-align:top"> <div style="background-color:#FFFFFF;padding-left:2pt;padding-top:1pt;padding-bottom:0;align:left;text-align:left;padding-right:2pt;font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:10pt;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0;"><span style="clear:both;font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:10.02pt;color:#2D2D2D;;">Triple-digit percentage gains for select off-benchmark industry allocations, including specialty chemicals (led by key contributor </span><span style="clear:both;font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:10.02pt;color:#2D2D2D;;">Albemarle); electrical components and equipment (led by T1 Energy); and heavy electrical equipment (led by GE Vernova).</span></div> </td> </tr> </table></div><div> <table cellspacing="0" style="width:98%;cellspacing:0;padding-bottom:2pt;padding-top:0pt;margin-left:7.75pt;"> <tr style="height:1px;"> <td style="height:1px;width:1.8507194244604317%;"></td> <td style="height:1px;width:98.14928057553956%;"></td> </tr> <tr> <td colspan="2" style="vertical-align:top"> <div style="background-color:#FFFFFF;padding-left:2pt;padding-top:1pt;padding-bottom:0;align:left;text-align:left;padding-right:2pt;font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:10pt;margin-top:1pt;margin-bottom:0;"><span style="clear:both;font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:10.02pt;color:#2D2D2D;;"><b>Top detractors from performance:</b></span></div> </td> </tr> <tr> <td colspan="1" style="vertical-align:top"> <div style="background-color:#FFFFFF;padding-left:2pt;padding-top:1pt;padding-bottom:0;align:left;text-align:left;padding-right:2pt;font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:10pt;margin-top:1pt;margin-bottom:0;"><span style="clear:both;font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:10.02pt;color:#CA0046;;">↓</span></div> </td> <td colspan="1" style="vertical-align:top"> <div style="background-color:#FFFFFF;padding-left:2pt;padding-top:1pt;padding-bottom:0;align:left;text-align:left;padding-right:2pt;font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:10pt;margin-top:1pt;margin-bottom:0;"><span style="clear:both;font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:10.02pt;color:#2D2D2D;;">Benchmark-lagging gains for off-index positions in Linde, as well as Air Products and Chemicals, in the industrial gases industry </span><span style="clear:both;font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:10.02pt;color:#2D2D2D;;">and, to a lesser extent, Corteva and Nutrien in fertilizers and agricultural chemicals.</span></div> </td> </tr> <tr> <td colspan="1" style="vertical-align:top"> <div style="background-color:#FFFFFF;padding-left:2pt;padding-top:1pt;padding-bottom:0;align:left;text-align:left;padding-right:2pt;font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:10pt;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0;"><span style="clear:both;font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:10.02pt;color:#CA0046;;">↓</span></div> </td> <td colspan="1" style="vertical-align:top"> <div style="background-color:#FFFFFF;padding-left:2pt;padding-top:1pt;padding-bottom:0;align:left;text-align:left;padding-right:2pt;font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:10pt;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0;"><span style="clear:both;font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:10.02pt;color:#2D2D2D;;">Underweighted exposures to select oil and gas refining and marketing companies that rallied well beyond the benchmark </span><span style="clear:both;font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:10.02pt;color:#2D2D2D;;">averages, including key detractor Valero Energy. Relative returns were further pressured by underweighting’s in other </span><span style="clear:both;font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:10.02pt;color:#2D2D2D;;">energy-related outliers to the upside, including uranium fuel producer Cameco and drilling contractor Baker Hughes.</span></div> </td> </tr> <tr> <td colspan="1" style="vertical-align:top"> <div style="background-color:#FFFFFF;padding-left:2pt;padding-top:1pt;padding-bottom:0;align:left;text-align:left;padding-right:2pt;font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:10pt;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0;"><span style="clear:both;font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:10.02pt;color:#CA0046;;">↓</span></div> </td> <td colspan="1" style="vertical-align:top"> <div style="background-color:#FFFFFF;padding-left:2pt;padding-top:1pt;padding-bottom:0;align:left;text-align:left;padding-right:2pt;font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:10pt;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0;"><span style="clear:both;font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:10.02pt;color:#2D2D2D;;">Negative returns in some of the Fund’s single-asset, off-benchmark industry allocations, with the detractors focused on water </span><span style="clear:both;font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:10.02pt;color:#2D2D2D;;">infrastructure plays such as Badger Meter (electronic equipment and instruments industry) and Xylem (industrial machinery, </span><span style="clear:both;font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:10.02pt;color:#2D2D2D;;">supplies and components).</span></div> </td> </tr> </table></div> The Fund’s past performance is not necessarily an indication of how the Fund will perform in the future. <span style="clear:both;font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:10.02pt;color:#2D2D2D;;">The graph and table </span><span style="clear:both;font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:10.02pt;color:#2D2D2D;;">do not reflect the deduction of taxes that a shareholder would pay on Fund distributions or redemption of Fund shares.</span> <div><img alt="image" src="ts7445img003.jpg" style="width:88.88888888888889%"/></div> <div><span style="text-transform:uppercase;"><span style="clear:both;font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:12.024pt;text-transform:uppercase;color:#161616;;"><b>AVERAGE ANNUAL TOTAL RETURNS (%) </b></span></span><span style="clear:both;font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:10.824pt;color:#2D2D2D;;">Period Ended </span><span style="clear:both;font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:10.824pt;color:#2D2D2D;;">April 30, 2026</span></div><div> <table cellspacing="0" style="width:98%;cellspacing:0;margin-left:7.75pt;border-bottom:1.5pt solid #778B8B;margin-top:10px;"> <tr style="height:1px;"> <td style="height:1px;width:47.530575539568346%;"></td> <td style="height:1px;width:17.489208633093526%;"></td> <td style="height:1px;width:17.140287769784173%;"></td> <td style="height:1px;width:17.83992805755396%;"></td> </tr> <tr> <td colspan="1" style="border-bottom:1.5pt solid #1447FF;vertical-align:top"> <div style="background-color:#FFFFFF;padding-left:2pt;padding-top:1pt;padding-bottom:0;align:left;text-align:left;padding-right:2pt;font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:10pt;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0;"> </div> </td> <td colspan="1" style="border-bottom:1.5pt solid #1447FF;vertical-align:bottom"> <div style="background-color:#FFFFFF;padding-left:2pt;padding-top:1pt;padding-bottom:0;align:right;text-align:right;padding-right:2pt;font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:10pt;margin-top:1pt;margin-bottom:0;"><span style="clear:both;font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:10.02pt;color:#2D2D2D;;"><b>1 Year</b></span></div> </td> <td colspan="1" style="border-bottom:1.5pt solid #1447FF;vertical-align:bottom"> <div style="background-color:#FFFFFF;padding-left:2pt;padding-top:1pt;padding-bottom:0;align:right;text-align:right;padding-right:2pt;font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:10pt;margin-top:1pt;margin-bottom:0;"><span style="clear:both;font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:10.02pt;color:#2D2D2D;;"><b>5 Year</b></span></div> </td> <td colspan="1" style="border-bottom:1.5pt solid #1447FF;vertical-align:bottom"> <div style="background-color:#FFFFFF;padding-left:2pt;padding-top:1pt;padding-bottom:0;align:right;text-align:right;padding-right:2pt;font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:10pt;margin-top:1pt;margin-bottom:0;"><span style="clear:both;font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:10.02pt;color:#2D2D2D;;"><b>10 Year</b></span></div> </td> </tr> <tr> <td colspan="1" style="border-bottom:0.75pt solid #778B8B;vertical-align:top"> <div style="background-color:#FFFFFF;padding-left:2pt;padding-top:0.5pt;padding-bottom:0;align:left;text-align:left;padding-right:2pt;font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:10pt;margin-top:1pt;margin-bottom:0;"><span style="clear:both;font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:10.02pt;color:#2D2D2D;;"><b>Class C</b></span> </div> </td> <td colspan="1" style="border-bottom:0.75pt solid #778B8B;white-space:nowrap;vertical-align:bottom"> <div style="background-color:#FFFFFF;padding-left:2pt;padding-top:0.5pt;padding-bottom:0;align:right;text-align:right;padding-right:2pt;font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:10pt;margin-top:1pt;margin-bottom:0;"><span style="font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:10.02pt;">63.49</span></div> </td> <td colspan="1" style="border-bottom:0.75pt solid #778B8B;white-space:nowrap;vertical-align:bottom"> <div style="background-color:#FFFFFF;padding-left:2pt;padding-top:0.5pt;padding-bottom:0;align:right;text-align:right;padding-right:2pt;font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:10pt;margin-top:1pt;margin-bottom:0;"><span style="font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:10.02pt;">19.31</span></div> </td> <td colspan="1" style="border-bottom:0.75pt solid #778B8B;white-space:nowrap;vertical-align:bottom"> <div style="background-color:#FFFFFF;padding-left:2pt;padding-top:0.5pt;padding-bottom:0;align:right;text-align:right;padding-right:2pt;font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:10pt;margin-top:1pt;margin-bottom:0;"><span style="font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:10.02pt;">7.34</span></div> </td> </tr> <tr> <td colspan="1" style="border-bottom:0.75pt solid #778B8B;vertical-align:top"> <div style="background-color:#FFFFFF;padding-left:2pt;padding-top:1pt;padding-bottom:0;align:left;text-align:left;padding-right:2pt;font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:10pt;margin-top:1pt;margin-bottom:0;"><span style="clear:both;font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:10.02pt;color:#2D2D2D;;"><b>Class C (with sales charge)</b></span> </div> </td> <td colspan="1" style="border-bottom:0.75pt solid #778B8B;white-space:nowrap;vertical-align:bottom"> <div style="background-color:#FFFFFF;padding-left:2pt;padding-top:1pt;padding-bottom:0;align:right;text-align:right;padding-right:2pt;font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:10pt;margin-top:1pt;margin-bottom:0;"><span style="font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:10.02pt;">62.49</span></div> </td> <td colspan="1" style="border-bottom:0.75pt solid #778B8B;white-space:nowrap;vertical-align:bottom"> <div style="background-color:#FFFFFF;padding-left:2pt;padding-top:1pt;padding-bottom:0;align:right;text-align:right;padding-right:2pt;font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:10pt;margin-top:1pt;margin-bottom:0;"><span style="font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:10.02pt;">19.31</span></div> </td> <td colspan="1" style="border-bottom:0.75pt solid #778B8B;white-space:nowrap;vertical-align:bottom"> <div style="background-color:#FFFFFF;padding-left:2pt;padding-top:1pt;padding-bottom:0;align:right;text-align:right;padding-right:2pt;font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:10pt;margin-top:1pt;margin-bottom:0;"><span style="font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:10.02pt;">7.34</span></div> </td> </tr> <tr> <td colspan="1" style="border-bottom:0.75pt solid #778B8B;vertical-align:top"> <div style="background-color:#FFFFFF;padding-left:2pt;padding-top:1pt;padding-bottom:0;align:left;text-align:left;padding-right:2pt;font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:10pt;margin-top:1pt;margin-bottom:0;"><span style="clear:both;font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:10.02pt;color:#2D2D2D;;"><b>Russell 3000 Index</b></span> </div> </td> <td colspan="1" style="border-bottom:0.75pt solid #778B8B;white-space:nowrap;vertical-align:bottom"> <div style="background-color:#FFFFFF;padding-left:2pt;padding-top:1pt;padding-bottom:0;align:right;text-align:right;padding-right:2pt;font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:10pt;margin-top:1pt;margin-bottom:0;"><span style="font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:10.02pt;">31.01</span></div> </td> <td colspan="1" style="border-bottom:0.75pt solid #778B8B;white-space:nowrap;vertical-align:bottom"> <div style="background-color:#FFFFFF;padding-left:2pt;padding-top:1pt;padding-bottom:0;align:right;text-align:right;padding-right:2pt;font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:10pt;margin-top:1pt;margin-bottom:0;"><span style="font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:10.02pt;">11.91</span></div> </td> <td colspan="1" style="border-bottom:0.75pt solid #778B8B;white-space:nowrap;vertical-align:bottom"> <div style="background-color:#FFFFFF;padding-left:2pt;padding-top:1pt;padding-bottom:0;align:right;text-align:right;padding-right:2pt;font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:10pt;margin-top:1pt;margin-bottom:0;"><span style="font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:10.02pt;">14.76</span></div> </td> </tr> <tr> <td colspan="1" style="border-bottom:0.75pt solid #778B8B;vertical-align:top"> <div style="background-color:#FFFFFF;padding-left:2pt;padding-top:1pt;padding-bottom:0;align:left;text-align:left;padding-right:2pt;font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:10pt;margin-top:1pt;margin-bottom:0;"><span style="clear:both;font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:10.02pt;color:#2D2D2D;;"><b>S&amp;P North American Natural Resources Sector Index</b></span> </div> </td> <td colspan="1" style="border-bottom:0.75pt solid #778B8B;white-space:nowrap;vertical-align:bottom"> <div style="background-color:#FFFFFF;padding-left:2pt;padding-top:1pt;padding-bottom:0;align:right;text-align:right;padding-right:2pt;font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:10pt;margin-top:1pt;margin-bottom:0;"><span style="font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:10.02pt;">53.73</span></div> </td> <td colspan="1" style="border-bottom:0.75pt solid #778B8B;white-space:nowrap;vertical-align:bottom"> <div style="background-color:#FFFFFF;padding-left:2pt;padding-top:1pt;padding-bottom:0;align:right;text-align:right;padding-right:2pt;font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:10pt;margin-top:1pt;margin-bottom:0;"><span style="font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:10.02pt;">20.81</span></div> </td> <td colspan="1" style="border-bottom:0.75pt solid #778B8B;white-space:nowrap;vertical-align:bottom"> <div style="background-color:#FFFFFF;padding-left:2pt;padding-top:1pt;padding-bottom:0;align:right;text-align:right;padding-right:2pt;font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:10pt;margin-top:1pt;margin-bottom:0;"><span style="font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:10.02pt;">10.34</span></div> </td> </tr> <tr> <td colspan="1" style="vertical-align:top"> <div style="background-color:#FFFFFF;padding-left:2pt;padding-top:1pt;padding-bottom:0;align:left;text-align:left;padding-right:2pt;font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:10pt;margin-top:1pt;margin-bottom:0;"><span style="clear:both;font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:10.02pt;color:#2D2D2D;;"><b>S&amp;P Global Natural Resources Index</b></span> </div> </td> <td colspan="1" style="white-space:nowrap;vertical-align:bottom"> <div style="background-color:#FFFFFF;padding-left:2pt;padding-top:1pt;padding-bottom:0;align:right;text-align:right;padding-right:2pt;font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:10pt;margin-top:1pt;margin-bottom:0;"><span style="font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:10.02pt;">49.88</span></div> </td> <td colspan="1" style="white-space:nowrap;vertical-align:bottom"> <div style="background-color:#FFFFFF;padding-left:2pt;padding-top:1pt;padding-bottom:0;align:right;text-align:right;padding-right:2pt;font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:10pt;margin-top:1pt;margin-bottom:0;"><span style="font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:10.02pt;">12.01</span></div> </td> <td colspan="1" style="white-space:nowrap;vertical-align:bottom"> <div style="background-color:#FFFFFF;padding-left:2pt;padding-top:1pt;padding-bottom:0;align:right;text-align:right;padding-right:2pt;font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:10pt;margin-top:1pt;margin-bottom:0;"><span style="font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:10.02pt;">10.96</span></div> </td> </tr> </table></div> Class C 0.6349 0.1931 0.0734 Class C (with sales charge) 0.6249 0.1931 0.0734 Russell 3000 Index 0.3101 0.1191 0.1476 S&P North American Natural Resources Sector Index 0.5373 0.2081 0.1034 S&P Global Natural Resources Index 0.4988 0.1201 0.1096 <div><span style="clear:both;font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:10.02pt;color:#2D2D2D;;">For current month-end performance, please call Franklin Templeton at </span><span style="clear:both;font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:10.02pt;color:#2D2D2D;;">(800) DIAL BEN/342-5236 or visit</span><br/><span style="clear:both;font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:10.02pt;;">https://www.franklintempleton.com/investments/options/mutual-funds</span><span style="clear:both;font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:10.02pt;color:#2D2D2D;;">. </span></div><div><span style="clear:both;font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:10.02pt;color:#2D2D2D;;">Important data provider notices and terms available at </span><span style="clear:both;font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:10.02pt;;">www.franklintempletondatasources.com</span><span style="clear:both;font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:10.02pt;color:#2D2D2D;;">. </span></div> <div><span style="text-transform:uppercase;"><span style="clear:both;font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:12.024pt;text-transform:uppercase;color:#1447FF;;"><b>KEY FUND STATISTICS </b></span></span><span style="clear:both;font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:10.824pt;color:#2D2D2D;;">(as of </span><span style="clear:both;font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:10.824pt;color:#2D2D2D;;">April 30, 2026)</span></div><div> <table cellspacing="0" style="width:98%;cellspacing:0;border-top:1.5pt solid #6B6B6B;margin-left:7.75pt;border-bottom:1.5pt solid #6B6B6B;margin-top:10px;"> <tr style="height:1px;"> <td style="height:1px;width:74.41007194244604%;"></td> <td style="height:1px;width:25.58992805755396%;"></td> </tr> <tr> <td colspan="1" style="border-bottom:0.75pt solid #6B6B6B;vertical-align:top"> <div style="background-color:#FFFFFF;padding-left:2pt;padding-top:1pt;padding-bottom:0;align:left;text-align:left;padding-right:2pt;font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:10pt;margin-top:1pt;margin-bottom:0;"><span style="clear:both;font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:10.02pt;color:#2D2D2D;;"><b>Total Net Assets</b></span></div> </td> <td colspan="1" style="border-bottom:0.75pt solid #6B6B6B;vertical-align:bottom"> <div style="background-color:#FFFFFF;padding-left:2pt;padding-top:1pt;padding-bottom:0;align:right;text-align:right;padding-right:2pt;font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:10pt;margin-top:1pt;margin-bottom:0;"><span style="font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:10.02pt;">$538,915,982</span></div> </td> </tr> <tr> <td colspan="1" style="border-bottom:0.75pt solid #6B6B6B;vertical-align:top"> <div style="background-color:#FFFFFF;padding-left:2pt;padding-top:1pt;padding-bottom:0;align:left;text-align:left;padding-right:2pt;font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:10pt;margin-top:1pt;margin-bottom:0;"><span style="clear:both;font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:10.02pt;color:#2D2D2D;;"><b>Total Number of Portfolio Holdings</b></span></div> </td> <td colspan="1" style="border-bottom:0.75pt solid #6B6B6B;vertical-align:bottom"> <div style="background-color:#FFFFFF;padding-left:2pt;padding-top:1pt;padding-bottom:0;align:right;text-align:right;padding-right:2pt;font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:10pt;margin-top:1pt;margin-bottom:0;"><span style="font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:10.02pt;">100</span></div> </td> </tr> <tr> <td colspan="1" style="border-bottom:0.75pt solid #6B6B6B;vertical-align:top"> <div style="background-color:#FFFFFF;padding-left:2pt;padding-top:1pt;padding-bottom:0;align:left;text-align:left;padding-right:2pt;font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:10pt;margin-top:1pt;margin-bottom:0;"><span style="clear:both;font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:10.02pt;color:#2D2D2D;;"><b>Total Management Fee Paid</b></span></div> </td> <td colspan="1" style="border-bottom:0.75pt solid #6B6B6B;vertical-align:bottom"> <div style="background-color:#FFFFFF;padding-left:2pt;padding-top:1pt;padding-bottom:0;align:right;text-align:right;padding-right:2pt;font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:10pt;margin-top:1pt;margin-bottom:0;"><span style="font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:10.02pt;">$1,953,759</span></div> </td> </tr> <tr> <td colspan="1" style="vertical-align:top"> <div style="background-color:#FFFFFF;padding-left:2pt;padding-top:1pt;padding-bottom:0;align:left;text-align:left;padding-right:2pt;font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:10pt;margin-top:1pt;margin-bottom:0;"><span style="clear:both;font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:10.02pt;color:#2D2D2D;;"><b>Portfolio Turnover Rate</b></span></div> </td> <td colspan="1" style="white-space:nowrap;vertical-align:bottom"> <div style="background-color:#FFFFFF;padding-left:2pt;padding-top:1pt;padding-bottom:0;align:right;text-align:right;padding-right:2pt;font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:10pt;margin-top:1pt;margin-bottom:0;"><span style="font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:10.02pt;">27.09%</span></div> </td> </tr> </table></div> 538915982 100 1953759 0.2709 <div><span style="text-transform:uppercase;"><span style="clear:both;font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:12.024pt;text-transform:uppercase;color:#1447FF;;"><b>WHAT DID THE FUND INVEST IN? </b></span></span><span style="clear:both;font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:10.824pt;color:#2D2D2D;;">(as of </span><span style="clear:both;font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:10.824pt;color:#2D2D2D;;">April 30, 2026)</span></div><div><span style="clear:both;font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:12.024pt;color:#161616;;"><b>Portfolio Composition</b></span><span style="clear:both;font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:12.024pt;color:#161616;;">^*</span><span style="clear:both;font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:12.024pt;color:#161616;;"><b> (% of Total Investments)</b></span></div><div><img alt="image" src="ts7445img004.jpg" style="width:96.41294838145232%"/></div> https://www.franklintempleton.com/regulatory-fund-documents 10000 10063 11261 9642 5620 8397 11386 12040 13438 12419 20305 10000 11858 13406 15106 14948 22560 21857 22186 27133 30227 39601 10000 10259 11334 10301 7397 10399 14748 15613 18055 17404 26756 10000 11147 13791 13126 10454 16042 19271 19099 20227 18866 28277 0.539 0.378 0.033 0.008 0.005 0.037 Franklin Natural Resources Fund Class R6 FNCSX 2026-04-30 <span style="clear:both;font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:10.02pt;color:#161616;;">This </span><span style="clear:both;font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:10.02pt;color:#161616;;">annual shareholder report</span><span style="clear:both;font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:10.02pt;color:#161616;;"> contains important information about </span><span style="clear:both;font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:10.02pt;color:#161616;;">Franklin Natural Resources Fund for the period </span><span style="clear:both;font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:10.02pt;color:#161616;;">May 1, 2025, to </span><span style="clear:both;font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:10.02pt;color:#161616;;">April </span><span style="clear:both;font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:10.02pt;color:#161616;;">30, 2026.</span> annual shareholder report <span style="clear:both;font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:10.02pt;color:#161616;;">You can find additional information about the Fund at </span><span style="clear:both;font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:10.02pt;;">https://www.franklintempleton.com/regulatory-fund-documents</span><span style="clear:both;font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:10.02pt;color:#161616;;">. You can also </span><span style="clear:both;font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:10.02pt;color:#161616;;">request this information by contacting us at </span><span style="clear:both;font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:10.02pt;color:#161616;;">(800) DIAL BEN/342-5236</span><span style="clear:both;font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:10.02pt;color:#161616;;">.</span> https://www.franklintempleton.com/regulatory-fund-documents (800) DIAL BEN/342-5236 <div><span style="text-transform:uppercase;"><span style="clear:both;font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:12.024pt;text-transform:uppercase;color:#1447FF;;"><b>WHAT WERE THE FUND COSTS FOR THE LAST YEAR? </b></span></span><span style="clear:both;font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:10.824pt;color:#2D2D2D;;">(based on a hypothetical $10,000 investment)</span></div><div> <table cellspacing="0" style="width:98%;cellspacing:0;border-top:1.5pt solid #E6FAFF;border-left:1.5pt solid #E6FAFF; border-right:1.5pt solid #E6FAFF; border-bottom:1.5pt solid #E6FAFF; margin-left:7.9pt;"> <tr style="height:1px;"> <td style="height:1px;width:50%;background-color:#E6FAFF;"></td> <td style="height:1px;width:22.33812949640288%;background-color:#E6FAFF;"></td> <td style="height:1px;width:27.661870503597125%;background-color:#E6FAFF;"></td> </tr> <tr> <td colspan="1" style="background-color:#E6FAFF;;border-bottom:1.5pt solid #1447FF;vertical-align:bottom"> <div style="background-color:#E6FAFF;padding-left:2pt;padding-top:1.5pt;padding-bottom:0;align:left;text-align:left;padding-right:2pt;font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:10pt;margin-top:1pt;margin-bottom:0;"><span style="clear:both;font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:10.02pt;;"><b>Class Name</b></span></div> </td> <td colspan="1" style="background-color:#E6FAFF;;border-bottom:1.5pt solid #1447FF;vertical-align:bottom"> <div style="background-color:#E6FAFF;padding-left:2pt;padding-top:1.5pt;padding-bottom:0;align:center;text-align:center;padding-right:2pt;font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:10pt;margin-top:1pt;margin-bottom:0;"><span style="clear:both;font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:10.02pt;;"><b>Costs of a $10,000 </b></span><span style="clear:both;font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:10.02pt;;"><b>investment</b></span></div> </td> <td colspan="1" style="background-color:#E6FAFF;;border-bottom:1.5pt solid #1447FF;vertical-align:bottom"> <div style="background-color:#E6FAFF;padding-left:2pt;padding-top:1.5pt;padding-bottom:0;align:center;text-align:center;padding-right:2pt;font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:10pt;margin-top:1pt;margin-bottom:0;"><span style="clear:both;font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:10.02pt;;"><b>Costs paid as a percentage of a </b></span><span style="clear:both;font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:10.02pt;;"><b>$10,000 investment</b></span><span style="clear:both;font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:10.02pt;;">^*</span> </div> </td> </tr> <tr> <td colspan="1" style="background-color:#E6FAFF;;vertical-align:bottom"> <div style="background-color:#E6FAFF;padding-left:2pt;padding-top:1.5pt;padding-bottom:0;align:left;text-align:left;padding-right:2pt;font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:10pt;margin-top:1pt;margin-bottom:0;"><span style="clear:both;font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:10.02pt;;">Class R6</span></div> </td> <td colspan="1" style="background-color:#E6FAFF;;vertical-align:bottom"> <div style="background-color:#E6FAFF;padding-left:2pt;padding-top:1.5pt;padding-bottom:0;align:center;text-align:center;padding-right:2pt;font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:10pt;margin-top:1pt;margin-bottom:0;"><span style="font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:10.02pt;">$78</span></div> </td> <td colspan="1" style="background-color:#E6FAFF;;white-space:nowrap;vertical-align:bottom"> <div style="background-color:#E6FAFF;padding-left:2pt;padding-top:1.5pt;padding-bottom:0;align:center;text-align:center;padding-right:2pt;font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:10pt;margin-top:1pt;margin-bottom:0;"><span style="font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:10.02pt;">0.59%</span></div> </td> </tr> </table></div> 78 0.0059 <div><span style="text-transform:uppercase;"><span style="clear:both;font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:12.024pt;text-transform:uppercase;color:#1447FF;;"><b>HOW DID THE FUND PERFORM LAST YEAR AND WHAT AFFECTED ITS PERFORMANCE?</b></span></span></div><div><span style="clear:both;font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:10.02pt;color:#2D2D2D;;">For the twelve months ended April 30, 2026, </span><span style="clear:both;font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:10.02pt;color:#2D2D2D;;">Class R6 shares of Franklin Natural Resources Fund returned </span><span style="clear:both;font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:10.02pt;color:#2D2D2D;;">65.36%. The Fund </span><span style="clear:both;font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:10.02pt;color:#2D2D2D;;">compares its performance to the S&amp;P North American Natural Resources Sector Index and the S&amp;P Global Natural Resources Index, </span><span style="clear:both;font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:10.02pt;color:#2D2D2D;;">which returned 53.73% and 49.88%, respectively, for the same period.</span></div><div><span style="text-transform:uppercase;"><span style="clear:both;font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:12.024pt;text-transform:uppercase;color:#161616;;"><b>PERFORMANCE HIGHLIGHTS</b></span></span></div><div> <table cellspacing="0" style="width:98%;cellspacing:0;padding-bottom:2pt;padding-top:0pt;margin-left:7.75pt;"> <tr style="height:1px;"> <td style="height:1px;width:1.8507194244604317%;"></td> <td style="height:1px;width:98.14928057553956%;"></td> </tr> <tr> <td colspan="2" style="vertical-align:top"> <div style="background-color:#FFFFFF;padding-left:2pt;padding-top:1pt;padding-bottom:0;align:left;text-align:left;padding-right:2pt;font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:10pt;margin-top:1pt;margin-bottom:0;"><span style="clear:both;font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:10.02pt;color:#2D2D2D;;"><b>Top contributors to performance:</b></span></div> </td> </tr> <tr> <td colspan="1" style="vertical-align:top"> <div style="background-color:#FFFFFF;padding-left:2pt;padding-top:1pt;padding-bottom:0;align:left;text-align:left;padding-right:2pt;font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:10pt;margin-top:1pt;margin-bottom:0;"><span style="clear:both;font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:10.02pt;color:#30DB87;;">↑</span></div> </td> <td colspan="1" style="vertical-align:top"> <div style="background-color:#FFFFFF;padding-left:2pt;padding-top:1pt;padding-bottom:0;align:left;text-align:left;padding-right:2pt;font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:10pt;margin-top:1pt;margin-bottom:0;"><span style="clear:both;font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:10.02pt;color:#2D2D2D;;">Among metals producers, exceptionally strong gains for overweighted or off-benchmark positions in the diversified metals and </span><span style="clear:both;font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:10.02pt;color:#2D2D2D;;">mining industry, including rare earth development and production companies like Aclara Resources, MP Materials and Lindian </span><span style="clear:both;font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:10.02pt;color:#2D2D2D;;">Resources (purchased during the period); Copper-focused producers like Lundin Mining, ERO Copper and Antofagasta; and gold </span><span style="clear:both;font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:10.02pt;color:#2D2D2D;;">miners such as Barrick Mining and Newmont. Many of these stocks more than doubled in value as prices for copper, gold, silver, </span><span style="clear:both;font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:10.02pt;color:#2D2D2D;;">and other metals rose to all-time or multiyear highs.</span></div> </td> </tr> <tr> <td colspan="1" style="vertical-align:top"> <div style="background-color:#FFFFFF;padding-left:2pt;padding-top:1pt;padding-bottom:0;align:left;text-align:left;padding-right:2pt;font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:10pt;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0;"><span style="clear:both;font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:10.02pt;color:#30DB87;;">↑</span></div> </td> <td colspan="1" style="vertical-align:top"> <div style="background-color:#FFFFFF;padding-left:2pt;padding-top:1pt;padding-bottom:0;align:left;text-align:left;padding-right:2pt;font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:10pt;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0;"><span style="clear:both;font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:10.02pt;color:#2D2D2D;;">In the energy sector, beneficial underweighting and stock selection in the oil and gas storage and transportation industry (led by </span><span style="clear:both;font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:10.02pt;color:#2D2D2D;;">a much lighter-than-index exposure to Enbridge); overweighting and stock selection in oilfield services, where the Fund’s </span><span style="clear:both;font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:10.02pt;color:#2D2D2D;;">holdings collectively increased more than 100%; and effective stock selection in integrated oil and gas, as well as oil and gas </span><span style="clear:both;font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:10.02pt;color:#2D2D2D;;">exploration and production.</span></div> </td> </tr> <tr> <td colspan="1" style="vertical-align:top"> <div style="background-color:#FFFFFF;padding-left:2pt;padding-top:1pt;padding-bottom:0;align:left;text-align:left;padding-right:2pt;font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:10pt;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0;"><span style="clear:both;font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:10.02pt;color:#30DB87;;">↑</span></div> </td> <td colspan="1" style="vertical-align:top"> <div style="background-color:#FFFFFF;padding-left:2pt;padding-top:1pt;padding-bottom:0;align:left;text-align:left;padding-right:2pt;font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:10pt;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0;"><span style="clear:both;font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:10.02pt;color:#2D2D2D;;">Triple-digit percentage gains for select off-benchmark industry allocations, including specialty chemicals (led by key contributor </span><span style="clear:both;font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:10.02pt;color:#2D2D2D;;">Albemarle); electrical components and equipment (led by T1 Energy); and heavy electrical equipment (led by GE Vernova).</span></div> </td> </tr> </table></div><div> <table cellspacing="0" style="width:98%;cellspacing:0;padding-bottom:2pt;padding-top:0pt;margin-left:7.75pt;"> <tr style="height:1px;"> <td style="height:1px;width:1.8507194244604317%;"></td> <td style="height:1px;width:98.14928057553956%;"></td> </tr> <tr> <td colspan="2" style="vertical-align:top"> <div style="background-color:#FFFFFF;padding-left:2pt;padding-top:1pt;padding-bottom:0;align:left;text-align:left;padding-right:2pt;font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:10pt;margin-top:1pt;margin-bottom:0;"><span style="clear:both;font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:10.02pt;color:#2D2D2D;;"><b>Top detractors from performance:</b></span></div> </td> </tr> <tr> <td colspan="1" style="vertical-align:top"> <div style="background-color:#FFFFFF;padding-left:2pt;padding-top:1pt;padding-bottom:0;align:left;text-align:left;padding-right:2pt;font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:10pt;margin-top:1pt;margin-bottom:0;"><span style="clear:both;font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:10.02pt;color:#CA0046;;">↓</span></div> </td> <td colspan="1" style="vertical-align:top"> <div style="background-color:#FFFFFF;padding-left:2pt;padding-top:1pt;padding-bottom:0;align:left;text-align:left;padding-right:2pt;font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:10pt;margin-top:1pt;margin-bottom:0;"><span style="clear:both;font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:10.02pt;color:#2D2D2D;;">Benchmark-lagging gains for off-index positions in Linde, as well as Air Products and Chemicals, in the industrial gases industry </span><span style="clear:both;font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:10.02pt;color:#2D2D2D;;">and, to a lesser extent, Corteva and Nutrien in fertilizers and agricultural chemicals.</span></div> </td> </tr> <tr> <td colspan="1" style="vertical-align:top"> <div style="background-color:#FFFFFF;padding-left:2pt;padding-top:1pt;padding-bottom:0;align:left;text-align:left;padding-right:2pt;font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:10pt;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0;"><span style="clear:both;font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:10.02pt;color:#CA0046;;">↓</span></div> </td> <td colspan="1" style="vertical-align:top"> <div style="background-color:#FFFFFF;padding-left:2pt;padding-top:1pt;padding-bottom:0;align:left;text-align:left;padding-right:2pt;font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:10pt;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0;"><span style="clear:both;font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:10.02pt;color:#2D2D2D;;">Underweighted exposures to select oil and gas refining and marketing companies that rallied well beyond the benchmark </span><span style="clear:both;font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:10.02pt;color:#2D2D2D;;">averages, including key detractor Valero Energy. Relative returns were further pressured by underweighting’s in other </span><span style="clear:both;font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:10.02pt;color:#2D2D2D;;">energy-related outliers to the upside, including uranium fuel producer Cameco and drilling contractor Baker Hughes.</span></div> </td> </tr> <tr> <td colspan="1" style="vertical-align:top"> <div style="background-color:#FFFFFF;padding-left:2pt;padding-top:1pt;padding-bottom:0;align:left;text-align:left;padding-right:2pt;font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:10pt;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0;"><span style="clear:both;font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:10.02pt;color:#CA0046;;">↓</span></div> </td> <td colspan="1" style="vertical-align:top"> <div style="background-color:#FFFFFF;padding-left:2pt;padding-top:1pt;padding-bottom:0;align:left;text-align:left;padding-right:2pt;font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:10pt;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0;"><span style="clear:both;font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:10.02pt;color:#2D2D2D;;">Negative returns in some of the Fund’s single-asset, off-benchmark industry allocations, with the detractors focused on water </span><span style="clear:both;font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:10.02pt;color:#2D2D2D;;">infrastructure plays such as Badger Meter (electronic equipment and instruments industry) and Xylem (industrial machinery, </span><span style="clear:both;font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:10.02pt;color:#2D2D2D;;">supplies and components).</span></div> </td> </tr> </table></div> The Fund’s past performance is not necessarily an indication of how the Fund will perform in the future. <span style="clear:both;font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:10.02pt;color:#2D2D2D;;">The graph and table </span><span style="clear:both;font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:10.02pt;color:#2D2D2D;;">do not reflect the deduction of taxes that a shareholder would pay on Fund distributions or redemption of Fund shares.</span> <div><img alt="image" src="ts7446img003.jpg" style="width:88.88888888888889%"/></div> <div><span style="text-transform:uppercase;"><span style="clear:both;font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:12.024pt;text-transform:uppercase;color:#161616;;"><b>AVERAGE ANNUAL TOTAL RETURNS (%) </b></span></span><span style="clear:both;font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:10.824pt;color:#2D2D2D;;">Period Ended </span><span style="clear:both;font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:10.824pt;color:#2D2D2D;;">April 30, 2026</span></div><div> <table cellspacing="0" style="width:98%;cellspacing:0;margin-left:7.75pt;border-bottom:1.5pt solid #778B8B;margin-top:10px;"> <tr style="height:1px;"> <td style="height:1px;width:47.530575539568346%;"></td> <td style="height:1px;width:17.489208633093526%;"></td> <td style="height:1px;width:17.140287769784173%;"></td> <td style="height:1px;width:17.83992805755396%;"></td> </tr> <tr> <td colspan="1" style="border-bottom:1.5pt solid #1447FF;vertical-align:top"> <div style="background-color:#FFFFFF;padding-left:2pt;padding-top:1pt;padding-bottom:0;align:left;text-align:left;padding-right:2pt;font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:10pt;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0;"> </div> </td> <td colspan="1" style="border-bottom:1.5pt solid #1447FF;vertical-align:bottom"> <div style="background-color:#FFFFFF;padding-left:2pt;padding-top:1pt;padding-bottom:0;align:right;text-align:right;padding-right:2pt;font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:10pt;margin-top:1pt;margin-bottom:0;"><span style="clear:both;font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:10.02pt;color:#2D2D2D;;"><b>1 Year</b></span></div> </td> <td colspan="1" style="border-bottom:1.5pt solid #1447FF;vertical-align:bottom"> <div style="background-color:#FFFFFF;padding-left:2pt;padding-top:1pt;padding-bottom:0;align:right;text-align:right;padding-right:2pt;font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:10pt;margin-top:1pt;margin-bottom:0;"><span style="clear:both;font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:10.02pt;color:#2D2D2D;;"><b>5 Year</b></span></div> </td> <td colspan="1" style="border-bottom:1.5pt solid #1447FF;vertical-align:bottom"> <div style="background-color:#FFFFFF;padding-left:2pt;padding-top:1pt;padding-bottom:0;align:right;text-align:right;padding-right:2pt;font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:10pt;margin-top:1pt;margin-bottom:0;"><span style="clear:both;font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:10.02pt;color:#2D2D2D;;"><b>10 Year</b></span></div> </td> </tr> <tr> <td colspan="1" style="border-bottom:0.75pt solid #778B8B;vertical-align:top"> <div style="background-color:#FFFFFF;padding-left:2pt;padding-top:0.5pt;padding-bottom:0;align:left;text-align:left;padding-right:2pt;font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:10pt;margin-top:1pt;margin-bottom:0;"><span style="clear:both;font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:10.02pt;color:#2D2D2D;;"><b>Class R6</b></span> </div> </td> <td colspan="1" style="border-bottom:0.75pt solid #778B8B;white-space:nowrap;vertical-align:bottom"> <div style="background-color:#FFFFFF;padding-left:2pt;padding-top:0.5pt;padding-bottom:0;align:right;text-align:right;padding-right:2pt;font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:10pt;margin-top:1pt;margin-bottom:0;"><span style="font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:10.02pt;">65.36</span></div> </td> <td colspan="1" style="border-bottom:0.75pt solid #778B8B;white-space:nowrap;vertical-align:bottom"> <div style="background-color:#FFFFFF;padding-left:2pt;padding-top:0.5pt;padding-bottom:0;align:right;text-align:right;padding-right:2pt;font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:10pt;margin-top:1pt;margin-bottom:0;"><span style="font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:10.02pt;">20.70</span></div> </td> <td colspan="1" style="border-bottom:0.75pt solid #778B8B;white-space:nowrap;vertical-align:bottom"> <div style="background-color:#FFFFFF;padding-left:2pt;padding-top:0.5pt;padding-bottom:0;align:right;text-align:right;padding-right:2pt;font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:10pt;margin-top:1pt;margin-bottom:0;"><span style="font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:10.02pt;">8.64</span></div> </td> </tr> <tr> <td colspan="1" style="border-bottom:0.75pt solid #778B8B;vertical-align:top"> <div style="background-color:#FFFFFF;padding-left:2pt;padding-top:1pt;padding-bottom:0;align:left;text-align:left;padding-right:2pt;font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:10pt;margin-top:1pt;margin-bottom:0;"><span style="clear:both;font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:10.02pt;color:#2D2D2D;;"><b>Russell 3000 Index</b></span> </div> </td> <td colspan="1" style="border-bottom:0.75pt solid #778B8B;white-space:nowrap;vertical-align:bottom"> <div style="background-color:#FFFFFF;padding-left:2pt;padding-top:1pt;padding-bottom:0;align:right;text-align:right;padding-right:2pt;font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:10pt;margin-top:1pt;margin-bottom:0;"><span style="font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:10.02pt;">31.01</span></div> </td> <td colspan="1" style="border-bottom:0.75pt solid #778B8B;white-space:nowrap;vertical-align:bottom"> <div style="background-color:#FFFFFF;padding-left:2pt;padding-top:1pt;padding-bottom:0;align:right;text-align:right;padding-right:2pt;font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:10pt;margin-top:1pt;margin-bottom:0;"><span style="font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:10.02pt;">11.91</span></div> </td> <td colspan="1" style="border-bottom:0.75pt solid #778B8B;white-space:nowrap;vertical-align:bottom"> <div style="background-color:#FFFFFF;padding-left:2pt;padding-top:1pt;padding-bottom:0;align:right;text-align:right;padding-right:2pt;font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:10pt;margin-top:1pt;margin-bottom:0;"><span style="font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:10.02pt;">14.76</span></div> </td> </tr> <tr> <td colspan="1" style="border-bottom:0.75pt solid #778B8B;vertical-align:top"> <div style="background-color:#FFFFFF;padding-left:2pt;padding-top:1pt;padding-bottom:0;align:left;text-align:left;padding-right:2pt;font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:10pt;margin-top:1pt;margin-bottom:0;"><span style="clear:both;font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:10.02pt;color:#2D2D2D;;"><b>S&amp;P North American Natural Resources Sector Index</b></span> </div> </td> <td colspan="1" style="border-bottom:0.75pt solid #778B8B;white-space:nowrap;vertical-align:bottom"> <div style="background-color:#FFFFFF;padding-left:2pt;padding-top:1pt;padding-bottom:0;align:right;text-align:right;padding-right:2pt;font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:10pt;margin-top:1pt;margin-bottom:0;"><span style="font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:10.02pt;">53.73</span></div> </td> <td colspan="1" style="border-bottom:0.75pt solid #778B8B;white-space:nowrap;vertical-align:bottom"> <div style="background-color:#FFFFFF;padding-left:2pt;padding-top:1pt;padding-bottom:0;align:right;text-align:right;padding-right:2pt;font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:10pt;margin-top:1pt;margin-bottom:0;"><span style="font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:10.02pt;">20.81</span></div> </td> <td colspan="1" style="border-bottom:0.75pt solid #778B8B;white-space:nowrap;vertical-align:bottom"> <div style="background-color:#FFFFFF;padding-left:2pt;padding-top:1pt;padding-bottom:0;align:right;text-align:right;padding-right:2pt;font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:10pt;margin-top:1pt;margin-bottom:0;"><span style="font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:10.02pt;">10.34</span></div> </td> </tr> <tr> <td colspan="1" style="vertical-align:top"> <div style="background-color:#FFFFFF;padding-left:2pt;padding-top:1pt;padding-bottom:0;align:left;text-align:left;padding-right:2pt;font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:10pt;margin-top:1pt;margin-bottom:0;"><span style="clear:both;font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:10.02pt;color:#2D2D2D;;"><b>S&amp;P Global Natural Resources Index</b></span> </div> </td> <td colspan="1" style="white-space:nowrap;vertical-align:bottom"> <div style="background-color:#FFFFFF;padding-left:2pt;padding-top:1pt;padding-bottom:0;align:right;text-align:right;padding-right:2pt;font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:10pt;margin-top:1pt;margin-bottom:0;"><span style="font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:10.02pt;">49.88</span></div> </td> <td colspan="1" style="white-space:nowrap;vertical-align:bottom"> <div style="background-color:#FFFFFF;padding-left:2pt;padding-top:1pt;padding-bottom:0;align:right;text-align:right;padding-right:2pt;font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:10pt;margin-top:1pt;margin-bottom:0;"><span style="font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:10.02pt;">12.01</span></div> </td> <td colspan="1" style="white-space:nowrap;vertical-align:bottom"> <div style="background-color:#FFFFFF;padding-left:2pt;padding-top:1pt;padding-bottom:0;align:right;text-align:right;padding-right:2pt;font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:10pt;margin-top:1pt;margin-bottom:0;"><span style="font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:10.02pt;">10.96</span></div> </td> </tr> </table></div> Class R6 0.6536 0.2070 0.0864 Russell 3000 Index 0.3101 0.1191 0.1476 S&P North American Natural Resources Sector Index 0.5373 0.2081 0.1034 S&P Global Natural Resources Index 0.4988 0.1201 0.1096 <div><span style="clear:both;font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:10.02pt;color:#2D2D2D;;">For current month-end performance, please call Franklin Templeton at </span><span style="clear:both;font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:10.02pt;color:#2D2D2D;;">(800) DIAL BEN/342-5236 or visit</span><br/><span style="clear:both;font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:10.02pt;;">https://www.franklintempleton.com/investments/options/mutual-funds</span><span style="clear:both;font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:10.02pt;color:#2D2D2D;;">. </span></div><div><span style="clear:both;font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:10.02pt;color:#2D2D2D;;">Important data provider notices and terms available at </span><span style="clear:both;font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:10.02pt;;">www.franklintempletondatasources.com</span><span style="clear:both;font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:10.02pt;color:#2D2D2D;;">. </span></div> <div><span style="text-transform:uppercase;"><span style="clear:both;font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:12.024pt;text-transform:uppercase;color:#1447FF;;"><b>KEY FUND STATISTICS </b></span></span><span style="clear:both;font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:10.824pt;color:#2D2D2D;;">(as of </span><span style="clear:both;font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:10.824pt;color:#2D2D2D;;">April 30, 2026)</span></div><div> <table cellspacing="0" style="width:98%;cellspacing:0;border-top:1.5pt solid #6B6B6B;margin-left:7.75pt;border-bottom:1.5pt solid #6B6B6B;margin-top:10px;"> <tr style="height:1px;"> <td style="height:1px;width:74.41007194244604%;"></td> <td style="height:1px;width:25.58992805755396%;"></td> </tr> <tr> <td colspan="1" style="border-bottom:0.75pt solid #6B6B6B;vertical-align:top"> <div style="background-color:#FFFFFF;padding-left:2pt;padding-top:1pt;padding-bottom:0;align:left;text-align:left;padding-right:2pt;font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:10pt;margin-top:1pt;margin-bottom:0;"><span style="clear:both;font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:10.02pt;color:#2D2D2D;;"><b>Total Net Assets</b></span></div> </td> <td colspan="1" style="border-bottom:0.75pt solid #6B6B6B;vertical-align:bottom"> <div style="background-color:#FFFFFF;padding-left:2pt;padding-top:1pt;padding-bottom:0;align:right;text-align:right;padding-right:2pt;font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:10pt;margin-top:1pt;margin-bottom:0;"><span style="font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:10.02pt;">$538,915,982</span></div> </td> </tr> <tr> <td colspan="1" style="border-bottom:0.75pt solid #6B6B6B;vertical-align:top"> <div style="background-color:#FFFFFF;padding-left:2pt;padding-top:1pt;padding-bottom:0;align:left;text-align:left;padding-right:2pt;font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:10pt;margin-top:1pt;margin-bottom:0;"><span style="clear:both;font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:10.02pt;color:#2D2D2D;;"><b>Total Number of Portfolio Holdings</b></span></div> </td> <td colspan="1" style="border-bottom:0.75pt solid #6B6B6B;vertical-align:bottom"> <div style="background-color:#FFFFFF;padding-left:2pt;padding-top:1pt;padding-bottom:0;align:right;text-align:right;padding-right:2pt;font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:10pt;margin-top:1pt;margin-bottom:0;"><span style="font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:10.02pt;">100</span></div> </td> </tr> <tr> <td colspan="1" style="border-bottom:0.75pt solid #6B6B6B;vertical-align:top"> <div style="background-color:#FFFFFF;padding-left:2pt;padding-top:1pt;padding-bottom:0;align:left;text-align:left;padding-right:2pt;font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:10pt;margin-top:1pt;margin-bottom:0;"><span style="clear:both;font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:10.02pt;color:#2D2D2D;;"><b>Total Management Fee Paid</b></span></div> </td> <td colspan="1" style="border-bottom:0.75pt solid #6B6B6B;vertical-align:bottom"> <div style="background-color:#FFFFFF;padding-left:2pt;padding-top:1pt;padding-bottom:0;align:right;text-align:right;padding-right:2pt;font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:10pt;margin-top:1pt;margin-bottom:0;"><span style="font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:10.02pt;">$1,953,759</span></div> </td> </tr> <tr> <td colspan="1" style="vertical-align:top"> <div style="background-color:#FFFFFF;padding-left:2pt;padding-top:1pt;padding-bottom:0;align:left;text-align:left;padding-right:2pt;font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:10pt;margin-top:1pt;margin-bottom:0;"><span style="clear:both;font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:10.02pt;color:#2D2D2D;;"><b>Portfolio Turnover Rate</b></span></div> </td> <td colspan="1" style="white-space:nowrap;vertical-align:bottom"> <div style="background-color:#FFFFFF;padding-left:2pt;padding-top:1pt;padding-bottom:0;align:right;text-align:right;padding-right:2pt;font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:10pt;margin-top:1pt;margin-bottom:0;"><span style="font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:10.02pt;">27.09%</span></div> </td> </tr> </table></div> 538915982 100 1953759 0.2709 <div><span style="text-transform:uppercase;"><span style="clear:both;font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:12.024pt;text-transform:uppercase;color:#1447FF;;"><b>WHAT DID THE FUND INVEST IN? </b></span></span><span style="clear:both;font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:10.824pt;color:#2D2D2D;;">(as of </span><span style="clear:both;font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:10.824pt;color:#2D2D2D;;">April 30, 2026)</span></div><div><span style="clear:both;font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:12.024pt;color:#161616;;"><b>Portfolio Composition</b></span><span style="clear:both;font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:12.024pt;color:#161616;;">^*</span><span style="clear:both;font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:12.024pt;color:#161616;;"><b> (% of Total Investments)</b></span></div><div><img alt="image" src="ts7446img004.jpg" style="width:96.41294838145232%"/></div> https://www.franklintempleton.com/regulatory-fund-documents 10000 10189 11551 10014 5906 8944 12275 13132 14826 13854 22908 10000 11858 13406 15106 14948 22560 21857 22186 27133 30227 39601 10000 10259 11334 10301 7397 10399 14748 15613 18055 17404 26756 10000 11147 13791 13126 10454 16042 19271 19099 20227 18866 28277 0.539 0.378 0.033 0.008 0.005 0.037 Franklin Natural Resources Fund Advisor Class FNRAX 2026-04-30 <span style="clear:both;font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:10.02pt;color:#161616;;">This </span><span style="clear:both;font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:10.02pt;color:#161616;;">annual shareholder report</span><span style="clear:both;font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:10.02pt;color:#161616;;"> contains important information about </span><span style="clear:both;font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:10.02pt;color:#161616;;">Franklin Natural Resources Fund for the period </span><span style="clear:both;font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:10.02pt;color:#161616;;">May 1, 2025, to </span><span style="clear:both;font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:10.02pt;color:#161616;;">April </span><span style="clear:both;font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:10.02pt;color:#161616;;">30, 2026.</span> annual shareholder report <span style="clear:both;font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:10.02pt;color:#161616;;">You can find additional information about the Fund at </span><span style="clear:both;font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:10.02pt;;">https://www.franklintempleton.com/regulatory-fund-documents</span><span style="clear:both;font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:10.02pt;color:#161616;;">. You can also </span><span style="clear:both;font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:10.02pt;color:#161616;;">request this information by contacting us at </span><span style="clear:both;font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:10.02pt;color:#161616;;">(800) DIAL BEN/342-5236</span><span style="clear:both;font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:10.02pt;color:#161616;;">.</span> https://www.franklintempleton.com/regulatory-fund-documents (800) DIAL BEN/342-5236 <div><span style="text-transform:uppercase;"><span style="clear:both;font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:12.024pt;text-transform:uppercase;color:#1447FF;;"><b>WHAT WERE THE FUND COSTS FOR THE LAST YEAR? </b></span></span><span style="clear:both;font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:10.824pt;color:#2D2D2D;;">(based on a hypothetical $10,000 investment)</span></div><div> <table cellspacing="0" style="width:98%;cellspacing:0;border-top:1.5pt solid #E6FAFF;border-left:1.5pt solid #E6FAFF; border-right:1.5pt solid #E6FAFF; border-bottom:1.5pt solid #E6FAFF; margin-left:7.9pt;"> <tr style="height:1px;"> <td style="height:1px;width:50%;background-color:#E6FAFF;"></td> <td style="height:1px;width:22.33812949640288%;background-color:#E6FAFF;"></td> <td style="height:1px;width:27.661870503597125%;background-color:#E6FAFF;"></td> </tr> <tr> <td colspan="1" style="background-color:#E6FAFF;;border-bottom:1.5pt solid #1447FF;vertical-align:bottom"> <div style="background-color:#E6FAFF;padding-left:2pt;padding-top:1.5pt;padding-bottom:0;align:left;text-align:left;padding-right:2pt;font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:10pt;margin-top:1pt;margin-bottom:0;"><span style="clear:both;font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:10.02pt;;"><b>Class Name</b></span></div> </td> <td colspan="1" style="background-color:#E6FAFF;;border-bottom:1.5pt solid #1447FF;vertical-align:bottom"> <div style="background-color:#E6FAFF;padding-left:2pt;padding-top:1.5pt;padding-bottom:0;align:center;text-align:center;padding-right:2pt;font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:10pt;margin-top:1pt;margin-bottom:0;"><span style="clear:both;font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:10.02pt;;"><b>Costs of a $10,000 </b></span><span style="clear:both;font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:10.02pt;;"><b>investment</b></span></div> </td> <td colspan="1" style="background-color:#E6FAFF;;border-bottom:1.5pt solid #1447FF;vertical-align:bottom"> <div style="background-color:#E6FAFF;padding-left:2pt;padding-top:1.5pt;padding-bottom:0;align:center;text-align:center;padding-right:2pt;font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:10pt;margin-top:1pt;margin-bottom:0;"><span style="clear:both;font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:10.02pt;;"><b>Costs paid as a percentage of a </b></span><span style="clear:both;font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:10.02pt;;"><b>$10,000 investment</b></span><span style="clear:both;font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:10.02pt;;">^*</span> </div> </td> </tr> <tr> <td colspan="1" style="background-color:#E6FAFF;;vertical-align:bottom"> <div style="background-color:#E6FAFF;padding-left:2pt;padding-top:1.5pt;padding-bottom:0;align:left;text-align:left;padding-right:2pt;font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:10pt;margin-top:1pt;margin-bottom:0;"><span style="clear:both;font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:10.02pt;;">Advisor Class</span></div> </td> <td colspan="1" style="background-color:#E6FAFF;;vertical-align:bottom"> <div style="background-color:#E6FAFF;padding-left:2pt;padding-top:1.5pt;padding-bottom:0;align:center;text-align:center;padding-right:2pt;font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:10pt;margin-top:1pt;margin-bottom:0;"><span style="font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:10.02pt;">$93</span></div> </td> <td colspan="1" style="background-color:#E6FAFF;;white-space:nowrap;vertical-align:bottom"> <div style="background-color:#E6FAFF;padding-left:2pt;padding-top:1.5pt;padding-bottom:0;align:center;text-align:center;padding-right:2pt;font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:10pt;margin-top:1pt;margin-bottom:0;"><span style="font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:10.02pt;">0.70%</span></div> </td> </tr> </table></div> 93 0.0070 <div><span style="text-transform:uppercase;"><span style="clear:both;font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:12.024pt;text-transform:uppercase;color:#1447FF;;"><b>HOW DID THE FUND PERFORM LAST YEAR AND WHAT AFFECTED ITS PERFORMANCE?</b></span></span></div><div><span style="clear:both;font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:10.02pt;color:#2D2D2D;;">For the twelve months ended April 30, 2026, </span><span style="clear:both;font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:10.02pt;color:#2D2D2D;;">Advisor Class shares of Franklin Natural Resources Fund returned </span><span style="clear:both;font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:10.02pt;color:#2D2D2D;;">65.18%. The Fund </span><span style="clear:both;font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:10.02pt;color:#2D2D2D;;">compares its performance to the S&amp;P North American Natural Resources Sector Index and the S&amp;P Global Natural Resources Index, </span><span style="clear:both;font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:10.02pt;color:#2D2D2D;;">which returned 53.73% and 49.88%, respectively, for the same period.</span></div><div><span style="text-transform:uppercase;"><span style="clear:both;font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:12.024pt;text-transform:uppercase;color:#161616;;"><b>PERFORMANCE HIGHLIGHTS</b></span></span></div><div> <table cellspacing="0" style="width:98%;cellspacing:0;padding-bottom:2pt;padding-top:0pt;margin-left:7.75pt;"> <tr style="height:1px;"> <td style="height:1px;width:1.8507194244604317%;"></td> <td style="height:1px;width:98.14928057553956%;"></td> </tr> <tr> <td colspan="2" style="vertical-align:top"> <div style="background-color:#FFFFFF;padding-left:2pt;padding-top:1pt;padding-bottom:0;align:left;text-align:left;padding-right:2pt;font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:10pt;margin-top:1pt;margin-bottom:0;"><span style="clear:both;font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:10.02pt;color:#2D2D2D;;"><b>Top contributors to performance:</b></span></div> </td> </tr> <tr> <td colspan="1" style="vertical-align:top"> <div style="background-color:#FFFFFF;padding-left:2pt;padding-top:1pt;padding-bottom:0;align:left;text-align:left;padding-right:2pt;font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:10pt;margin-top:1pt;margin-bottom:0;"><span style="clear:both;font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:10.02pt;color:#30DB87;;">↑</span></div> </td> <td colspan="1" style="vertical-align:top"> <div style="background-color:#FFFFFF;padding-left:2pt;padding-top:1pt;padding-bottom:0;align:left;text-align:left;padding-right:2pt;font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:10pt;margin-top:1pt;margin-bottom:0;"><span style="clear:both;font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:10.02pt;color:#2D2D2D;;">Among metals producers, exceptionally strong gains for overweighted or off-benchmark positions in the diversified metals and </span><span style="clear:both;font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:10.02pt;color:#2D2D2D;;">mining industry, including rare earth development and production companies like Aclara Resources, MP Materials and Lindian </span><span style="clear:both;font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:10.02pt;color:#2D2D2D;;">Resources (purchased during the period); Copper-focused producers like Lundin Mining, ERO Copper and Antofagasta; and gold </span><span style="clear:both;font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:10.02pt;color:#2D2D2D;;">miners such as Barrick Mining and Newmont. Many of these stocks more than doubled in value as prices for copper, gold, silver, </span><span style="clear:both;font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:10.02pt;color:#2D2D2D;;">and other metals rose to all-time or multiyear highs.</span></div> </td> </tr> <tr> <td colspan="1" style="vertical-align:top"> <div style="background-color:#FFFFFF;padding-left:2pt;padding-top:1pt;padding-bottom:0;align:left;text-align:left;padding-right:2pt;font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:10pt;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0;"><span style="clear:both;font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:10.02pt;color:#30DB87;;">↑</span></div> </td> <td colspan="1" style="vertical-align:top"> <div style="background-color:#FFFFFF;padding-left:2pt;padding-top:1pt;padding-bottom:0;align:left;text-align:left;padding-right:2pt;font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:10pt;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0;"><span style="clear:both;font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:10.02pt;color:#2D2D2D;;">In the energy sector, beneficial underweighting and stock selection in the oil and gas storage and transportation industry (led by </span><span style="clear:both;font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:10.02pt;color:#2D2D2D;;">a much lighter-than-index exposure to Enbridge); overweighting and stock selection in oilfield services, where the Fund’s </span><span style="clear:both;font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:10.02pt;color:#2D2D2D;;">holdings collectively increased more than 100%; and effective stock selection in integrated oil and gas, as well as oil and gas </span><span style="clear:both;font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:10.02pt;color:#2D2D2D;;">exploration and production.</span></div> </td> </tr> <tr> <td colspan="1" style="vertical-align:top"> <div style="background-color:#FFFFFF;padding-left:2pt;padding-top:1pt;padding-bottom:0;align:left;text-align:left;padding-right:2pt;font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:10pt;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0;"><span style="clear:both;font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:10.02pt;color:#30DB87;;">↑</span></div> </td> <td colspan="1" style="vertical-align:top"> <div style="background-color:#FFFFFF;padding-left:2pt;padding-top:1pt;padding-bottom:0;align:left;text-align:left;padding-right:2pt;font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:10pt;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0;"><span style="clear:both;font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:10.02pt;color:#2D2D2D;;">Triple-digit percentage gains for select off-benchmark industry allocations, including specialty chemicals (led by key contributor </span><span style="clear:both;font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:10.02pt;color:#2D2D2D;;">Albemarle); electrical components and equipment (led by T1 Energy); and heavy electrical equipment (led by GE Vernova).</span></div> </td> </tr> </table></div><div> <table cellspacing="0" style="width:98%;cellspacing:0;padding-bottom:2pt;padding-top:0pt;margin-left:7.75pt;"> <tr style="height:1px;"> <td style="height:1px;width:1.8507194244604317%;"></td> <td style="height:1px;width:98.14928057553956%;"></td> </tr> <tr> <td colspan="2" style="vertical-align:top"> <div style="background-color:#FFFFFF;padding-left:2pt;padding-top:1pt;padding-bottom:0;align:left;text-align:left;padding-right:2pt;font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:10pt;margin-top:1pt;margin-bottom:0;"><span style="clear:both;font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:10.02pt;color:#2D2D2D;;"><b>Top detractors from performance:</b></span></div> </td> </tr> <tr> <td colspan="1" style="vertical-align:top"> <div style="background-color:#FFFFFF;padding-left:2pt;padding-top:1pt;padding-bottom:0;align:left;text-align:left;padding-right:2pt;font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:10pt;margin-top:1pt;margin-bottom:0;"><span style="clear:both;font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:10.02pt;color:#CA0046;;">↓</span></div> </td> <td colspan="1" style="vertical-align:top"> <div style="background-color:#FFFFFF;padding-left:2pt;padding-top:1pt;padding-bottom:0;align:left;text-align:left;padding-right:2pt;font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:10pt;margin-top:1pt;margin-bottom:0;"><span style="clear:both;font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:10.02pt;color:#2D2D2D;;">Benchmark-lagging gains for off-index positions in Linde, as well as Air Products and Chemicals, in the industrial gases industry </span><span style="clear:both;font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:10.02pt;color:#2D2D2D;;">and, to a lesser extent, Corteva and Nutrien in fertilizers and agricultural chemicals.</span></div> </td> </tr> <tr> <td colspan="1" style="vertical-align:top"> <div style="background-color:#FFFFFF;padding-left:2pt;padding-top:1pt;padding-bottom:0;align:left;text-align:left;padding-right:2pt;font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:10pt;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0;"><span style="clear:both;font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:10.02pt;color:#CA0046;;">↓</span></div> </td> <td colspan="1" style="vertical-align:top"> <div style="background-color:#FFFFFF;padding-left:2pt;padding-top:1pt;padding-bottom:0;align:left;text-align:left;padding-right:2pt;font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:10pt;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0;"><span style="clear:both;font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:10.02pt;color:#2D2D2D;;">Underweighted exposures to select oil and gas refining and marketing companies that rallied well beyond the benchmark </span><span style="clear:both;font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:10.02pt;color:#2D2D2D;;">averages, including key detractor Valero Energy. Relative returns were further pressured by underweighting’s in other </span><span style="clear:both;font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:10.02pt;color:#2D2D2D;;">energy-related outliers to the upside, including uranium fuel producer Cameco and drilling contractor Baker Hughes.</span></div> </td> </tr> <tr> <td colspan="1" style="vertical-align:top"> <div style="background-color:#FFFFFF;padding-left:2pt;padding-top:1pt;padding-bottom:0;align:left;text-align:left;padding-right:2pt;font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:10pt;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0;"><span style="clear:both;font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:10.02pt;color:#CA0046;;">↓</span></div> </td> <td colspan="1" style="vertical-align:top"> <div style="background-color:#FFFFFF;padding-left:2pt;padding-top:1pt;padding-bottom:0;align:left;text-align:left;padding-right:2pt;font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:10pt;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0;"><span style="clear:both;font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:10.02pt;color:#2D2D2D;;">Negative returns in some of the Fund’s single-asset, off-benchmark industry allocations, with the detractors focused on water </span><span style="clear:both;font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:10.02pt;color:#2D2D2D;;">infrastructure plays such as Badger Meter (electronic equipment and instruments industry) and Xylem (industrial machinery, </span><span style="clear:both;font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:10.02pt;color:#2D2D2D;;">supplies and components).</span></div> </td> </tr> </table></div> The Fund’s past performance is not necessarily an indication of how the Fund will perform in the future. <span style="clear:both;font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:10.02pt;color:#2D2D2D;;">The graph and table </span><span style="clear:both;font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:10.02pt;color:#2D2D2D;;">do not reflect the deduction of taxes that a shareholder would pay on Fund distributions or redemption of Fund shares.</span> <div><img alt="image" src="ts7442img003.jpg" style="width:88.88888888888889%"/></div> <div><span style="text-transform:uppercase;"><span style="clear:both;font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:12.024pt;text-transform:uppercase;color:#161616;;"><b>AVERAGE ANNUAL TOTAL RETURNS (%) </b></span></span><span style="clear:both;font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:10.824pt;color:#2D2D2D;;">Period Ended </span><span style="clear:both;font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:10.824pt;color:#2D2D2D;;">April 30, 2026</span></div><div> <table cellspacing="0" style="width:98%;cellspacing:0;margin-left:7.75pt;border-bottom:1.5pt solid #778B8B;margin-top:10px;"> <tr style="height:1px;"> <td style="height:1px;width:47.530575539568346%;"></td> <td style="height:1px;width:17.489208633093526%;"></td> <td style="height:1px;width:17.140287769784173%;"></td> <td style="height:1px;width:17.83992805755396%;"></td> </tr> <tr> <td colspan="1" style="border-bottom:1.5pt solid #1447FF;vertical-align:top"> <div style="background-color:#FFFFFF;padding-left:2pt;padding-top:1pt;padding-bottom:0;align:left;text-align:left;padding-right:2pt;font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:10pt;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0;"> </div> </td> <td colspan="1" style="border-bottom:1.5pt solid #1447FF;vertical-align:bottom"> <div style="background-color:#FFFFFF;padding-left:2pt;padding-top:1pt;padding-bottom:0;align:right;text-align:right;padding-right:2pt;font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:10pt;margin-top:1pt;margin-bottom:0;"><span style="clear:both;font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:10.02pt;color:#2D2D2D;;"><b>1 Year</b></span></div> </td> <td colspan="1" style="border-bottom:1.5pt solid #1447FF;vertical-align:bottom"> <div style="background-color:#FFFFFF;padding-left:2pt;padding-top:1pt;padding-bottom:0;align:right;text-align:right;padding-right:2pt;font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:10pt;margin-top:1pt;margin-bottom:0;"><span style="clear:both;font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:10.02pt;color:#2D2D2D;;"><b>5 Year</b></span></div> </td> <td colspan="1" style="border-bottom:1.5pt solid #1447FF;vertical-align:bottom"> <div style="background-color:#FFFFFF;padding-left:2pt;padding-top:1pt;padding-bottom:0;align:right;text-align:right;padding-right:2pt;font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:10pt;margin-top:1pt;margin-bottom:0;"><span style="clear:both;font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:10.02pt;color:#2D2D2D;;"><b>10 Year</b></span></div> </td> </tr> <tr> <td colspan="1" style="border-bottom:0.75pt solid #778B8B;vertical-align:top"> <div style="background-color:#FFFFFF;padding-left:2pt;padding-top:0.5pt;padding-bottom:0;align:left;text-align:left;padding-right:2pt;font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:10pt;margin-top:1pt;margin-bottom:0;"><span style="clear:both;font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:10.02pt;color:#2D2D2D;;"><b>Advisor Class</b></span> </div> </td> <td colspan="1" style="border-bottom:0.75pt solid #778B8B;white-space:nowrap;vertical-align:bottom"> <div style="background-color:#FFFFFF;padding-left:2pt;padding-top:0.5pt;padding-bottom:0;align:right;text-align:right;padding-right:2pt;font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:10pt;margin-top:1pt;margin-bottom:0;"><span style="font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:10.02pt;">65.18</span></div> </td> <td colspan="1" style="border-bottom:0.75pt solid #778B8B;white-space:nowrap;vertical-align:bottom"> <div style="background-color:#FFFFFF;padding-left:2pt;padding-top:0.5pt;padding-bottom:0;align:right;text-align:right;padding-right:2pt;font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:10pt;margin-top:1pt;margin-bottom:0;"><span style="font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:10.02pt;">20.52</span></div> </td> <td colspan="1" style="border-bottom:0.75pt solid #778B8B;white-space:nowrap;vertical-align:bottom"> <div style="background-color:#FFFFFF;padding-left:2pt;padding-top:0.5pt;padding-bottom:0;align:right;text-align:right;padding-right:2pt;font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:10pt;margin-top:1pt;margin-bottom:0;"><span style="font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:10.02pt;">8.42</span></div> </td> </tr> <tr> <td colspan="1" style="border-bottom:0.75pt solid #778B8B;vertical-align:top"> <div style="background-color:#FFFFFF;padding-left:2pt;padding-top:1pt;padding-bottom:0;align:left;text-align:left;padding-right:2pt;font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:10pt;margin-top:1pt;margin-bottom:0;"><span style="clear:both;font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:10.02pt;color:#2D2D2D;;"><b>Russell 3000 Index</b></span> </div> </td> <td colspan="1" style="border-bottom:0.75pt solid #778B8B;white-space:nowrap;vertical-align:bottom"> <div style="background-color:#FFFFFF;padding-left:2pt;padding-top:1pt;padding-bottom:0;align:right;text-align:right;padding-right:2pt;font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:10pt;margin-top:1pt;margin-bottom:0;"><span style="font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:10.02pt;">31.01</span></div> </td> <td colspan="1" style="border-bottom:0.75pt solid #778B8B;white-space:nowrap;vertical-align:bottom"> <div style="background-color:#FFFFFF;padding-left:2pt;padding-top:1pt;padding-bottom:0;align:right;text-align:right;padding-right:2pt;font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:10pt;margin-top:1pt;margin-bottom:0;"><span style="font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:10.02pt;">11.91</span></div> </td> <td colspan="1" style="border-bottom:0.75pt solid #778B8B;white-space:nowrap;vertical-align:bottom"> <div style="background-color:#FFFFFF;padding-left:2pt;padding-top:1pt;padding-bottom:0;align:right;text-align:right;padding-right:2pt;font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:10pt;margin-top:1pt;margin-bottom:0;"><span style="font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:10.02pt;">14.76</span></div> </td> </tr> <tr> <td colspan="1" style="border-bottom:0.75pt solid #778B8B;vertical-align:top"> <div style="background-color:#FFFFFF;padding-left:2pt;padding-top:1pt;padding-bottom:0;align:left;text-align:left;padding-right:2pt;font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:10pt;margin-top:1pt;margin-bottom:0;"><span style="clear:both;font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:10.02pt;color:#2D2D2D;;"><b>S&amp;P North American Natural Resources Sector Index</b></span> </div> </td> <td colspan="1" style="border-bottom:0.75pt solid #778B8B;white-space:nowrap;vertical-align:bottom"> <div style="background-color:#FFFFFF;padding-left:2pt;padding-top:1pt;padding-bottom:0;align:right;text-align:right;padding-right:2pt;font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:10pt;margin-top:1pt;margin-bottom:0;"><span style="font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:10.02pt;">53.73</span></div> </td> <td colspan="1" style="border-bottom:0.75pt solid #778B8B;white-space:nowrap;vertical-align:bottom"> <div style="background-color:#FFFFFF;padding-left:2pt;padding-top:1pt;padding-bottom:0;align:right;text-align:right;padding-right:2pt;font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:10pt;margin-top:1pt;margin-bottom:0;"><span style="font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:10.02pt;">20.81</span></div> </td> <td colspan="1" style="border-bottom:0.75pt solid #778B8B;white-space:nowrap;vertical-align:bottom"> <div style="background-color:#FFFFFF;padding-left:2pt;padding-top:1pt;padding-bottom:0;align:right;text-align:right;padding-right:2pt;font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:10pt;margin-top:1pt;margin-bottom:0;"><span style="font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:10.02pt;">10.34</span></div> </td> </tr> <tr> <td colspan="1" style="vertical-align:top"> <div style="background-color:#FFFFFF;padding-left:2pt;padding-top:1pt;padding-bottom:0;align:left;text-align:left;padding-right:2pt;font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:10pt;margin-top:1pt;margin-bottom:0;"><span style="clear:both;font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:10.02pt;color:#2D2D2D;;"><b>S&amp;P Global Natural Resources Index</b></span> </div> </td> <td colspan="1" style="white-space:nowrap;vertical-align:bottom"> <div style="background-color:#FFFFFF;padding-left:2pt;padding-top:1pt;padding-bottom:0;align:right;text-align:right;padding-right:2pt;font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:10pt;margin-top:1pt;margin-bottom:0;"><span style="font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:10.02pt;">49.88</span></div> </td> <td colspan="1" style="white-space:nowrap;vertical-align:bottom"> <div style="background-color:#FFFFFF;padding-left:2pt;padding-top:1pt;padding-bottom:0;align:right;text-align:right;padding-right:2pt;font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:10pt;margin-top:1pt;margin-bottom:0;"><span style="font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:10.02pt;">12.01</span></div> </td> <td colspan="1" style="white-space:nowrap;vertical-align:bottom"> <div style="background-color:#FFFFFF;padding-left:2pt;padding-top:1pt;padding-bottom:0;align:right;text-align:right;padding-right:2pt;font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:10pt;margin-top:1pt;margin-bottom:0;"><span style="font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:10.02pt;">10.96</span></div> </td> </tr> </table></div> Advisor Class 0.6518 0.2052 0.0842 Russell 3000 Index 0.3101 0.1191 0.1476 S&P North American Natural Resources Sector Index 0.5373 0.2081 0.1034 S&P Global Natural Resources Index 0.4988 0.1201 0.1096 <div><span style="clear:both;font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:10.02pt;color:#2D2D2D;;">For current month-end performance, please call Franklin Templeton at </span><span style="clear:both;font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:10.02pt;color:#2D2D2D;;">(800) DIAL BEN/342-5236 or visit</span><br/><span style="clear:both;font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:10.02pt;;">https://www.franklintempleton.com/investments/options/mutual-funds</span><span style="clear:both;font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:10.02pt;color:#2D2D2D;;">. </span></div><div><span style="clear:both;font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:10.02pt;color:#2D2D2D;;">Important data provider notices and terms available at </span><span style="clear:both;font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:10.02pt;;">www.franklintempletondatasources.com</span><span style="clear:both;font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:10.02pt;color:#2D2D2D;;">. </span></div> <div><span style="text-transform:uppercase;"><span style="clear:both;font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:12.024pt;text-transform:uppercase;color:#1447FF;;"><b>KEY FUND STATISTICS </b></span></span><span style="clear:both;font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:10.824pt;color:#2D2D2D;;">(as of </span><span style="clear:both;font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:10.824pt;color:#2D2D2D;;">April 30, 2026)</span></div><div> <table cellspacing="0" style="width:98%;cellspacing:0;border-top:1.5pt solid #6B6B6B;margin-left:7.75pt;border-bottom:1.5pt solid #6B6B6B;margin-top:10px;"> <tr style="height:1px;"> <td style="height:1px;width:74.41007194244604%;"></td> <td style="height:1px;width:25.58992805755396%;"></td> </tr> <tr> <td colspan="1" style="border-bottom:0.75pt solid #6B6B6B;vertical-align:top"> <div style="background-color:#FFFFFF;padding-left:2pt;padding-top:1pt;padding-bottom:0;align:left;text-align:left;padding-right:2pt;font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:10pt;margin-top:1pt;margin-bottom:0;"><span style="clear:both;font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:10.02pt;color:#2D2D2D;;"><b>Total Net Assets</b></span></div> </td> <td colspan="1" style="border-bottom:0.75pt solid #6B6B6B;vertical-align:bottom"> <div style="background-color:#FFFFFF;padding-left:2pt;padding-top:1pt;padding-bottom:0;align:right;text-align:right;padding-right:2pt;font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:10pt;margin-top:1pt;margin-bottom:0;"><span style="font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:10.02pt;">$538,915,982</span></div> </td> </tr> <tr> <td colspan="1" style="border-bottom:0.75pt solid #6B6B6B;vertical-align:top"> <div style="background-color:#FFFFFF;padding-left:2pt;padding-top:1pt;padding-bottom:0;align:left;text-align:left;padding-right:2pt;font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:10pt;margin-top:1pt;margin-bottom:0;"><span style="clear:both;font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:10.02pt;color:#2D2D2D;;"><b>Total Number of Portfolio Holdings</b></span></div> </td> <td colspan="1" style="border-bottom:0.75pt solid #6B6B6B;vertical-align:bottom"> <div style="background-color:#FFFFFF;padding-left:2pt;padding-top:1pt;padding-bottom:0;align:right;text-align:right;padding-right:2pt;font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:10pt;margin-top:1pt;margin-bottom:0;"><span style="font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:10.02pt;">100</span></div> </td> </tr> <tr> <td colspan="1" style="border-bottom:0.75pt solid #6B6B6B;vertical-align:top"> <div style="background-color:#FFFFFF;padding-left:2pt;padding-top:1pt;padding-bottom:0;align:left;text-align:left;padding-right:2pt;font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:10pt;margin-top:1pt;margin-bottom:0;"><span style="clear:both;font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:10.02pt;color:#2D2D2D;;"><b>Total Management Fee Paid</b></span></div> </td> <td colspan="1" style="border-bottom:0.75pt solid #6B6B6B;vertical-align:bottom"> <div style="background-color:#FFFFFF;padding-left:2pt;padding-top:1pt;padding-bottom:0;align:right;text-align:right;padding-right:2pt;font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:10pt;margin-top:1pt;margin-bottom:0;"><span style="font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:10.02pt;">$1,953,759</span></div> </td> </tr> <tr> <td colspan="1" style="vertical-align:top"> <div style="background-color:#FFFFFF;padding-left:2pt;padding-top:1pt;padding-bottom:0;align:left;text-align:left;padding-right:2pt;font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:10pt;margin-top:1pt;margin-bottom:0;"><span style="clear:both;font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:10.02pt;color:#2D2D2D;;"><b>Portfolio Turnover Rate</b></span></div> </td> <td colspan="1" style="white-space:nowrap;vertical-align:bottom"> <div style="background-color:#FFFFFF;padding-left:2pt;padding-top:1pt;padding-bottom:0;align:right;text-align:right;padding-right:2pt;font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:10pt;margin-top:1pt;margin-bottom:0;"><span style="font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:10.02pt;">27.09%</span></div> </td> </tr> </table></div> 538915982 100 1953759 0.2709 <div><span style="text-transform:uppercase;"><span style="clear:both;font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:12.024pt;text-transform:uppercase;color:#1447FF;;"><b>WHAT DID THE FUND INVEST IN? </b></span></span><span style="clear:both;font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:10.824pt;color:#2D2D2D;;">(as of </span><span style="clear:both;font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:10.824pt;color:#2D2D2D;;">April 30, 2026)</span></div><div><span style="clear:both;font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:12.024pt;color:#161616;;"><b>Portfolio Composition</b></span><span style="clear:both;font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:12.024pt;color:#161616;;">^*</span><span style="clear:both;font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:12.024pt;color:#161616;;"><b> (% of Total Investments)</b></span></div><div><img alt="image" src="ts7442img004.jpg" style="width:96.41294838145232%"/></div> https://www.franklintempleton.com/regulatory-fund-documents 10000 10164 11489 9939 5849 8829 12089 12918 14562 13590 22447 10000 11858 13406 15106 14948 22560 21857 22186 27133 30227 39601 10000 10259 11334 10301 7397 10399 14748 15613 18055 17404 26756 10000 11147 13791 13126 10454 16042 19271 19099 20227 18866 28277 0.539 0.378 0.033 0.008 0.005 0.037 Franklin Small Cap Growth Fund Class A FSGRX 2026-04-30 <span style="clear:both;font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:10.02pt;color:#161616;;">This </span><span style="clear:both;font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:10.02pt;color:#161616;;">annual shareholder report</span><span style="clear:both;font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:10.02pt;color:#161616;;"> contains important information about </span><span style="clear:both;font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:10.02pt;color:#161616;;">Franklin Small Cap Growth Fund for the period </span><span style="clear:both;font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:10.02pt;color:#161616;;">May 1, 2025, to </span><span style="clear:both;font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:10.02pt;color:#161616;;">April </span><span style="clear:both;font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:10.02pt;color:#161616;;">30, 2026.</span> annual shareholder report <span style="clear:both;font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:10.02pt;color:#161616;;">You can find additional information about the Fund at </span><span style="clear:both;font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:10.02pt;;">https://www.franklintempleton.com/regulatory-fund-documents</span><span style="clear:both;font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:10.02pt;color:#161616;;">. You can also </span><span style="clear:both;font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:10.02pt;color:#161616;;">request this information by contacting us at </span><span style="clear:both;font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:10.02pt;color:#161616;;">(800) DIAL BEN/342-5236</span><span style="clear:both;font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:10.02pt;color:#161616;;">.</span> https://www.franklintempleton.com/regulatory-fund-documents (800) DIAL BEN/342-5236 <div><span style="clear:both;font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:10.02pt;color:#161616;"><b><i>This report describes changes to the Fund that occurred during the reporting period.</i></b></span></div> <div><span style="text-transform:uppercase;"><span style="clear:both;font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:12.024pt;text-transform:uppercase;color:#1447FF;;"><b>WHAT WERE THE FUND COSTS FOR THE LAST YEAR? </b></span></span><span style="clear:both;font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:10.824pt;color:#2D2D2D;;">(based on a hypothetical $10,000 investment)</span></div><div> <table cellspacing="0" style="width:98%;cellspacing:0;border-top:1.5pt solid #E6FAFF;border-left:1.5pt solid #E6FAFF; border-right:1.5pt solid #E6FAFF; border-bottom:1.5pt solid #E6FAFF; margin-left:7.9pt;"> <tr style="height:1px;"> <td style="height:1px;width:50%;background-color:#E6FAFF;"></td> <td style="height:1px;width:22.33812949640288%;background-color:#E6FAFF;"></td> <td style="height:1px;width:27.661870503597125%;background-color:#E6FAFF;"></td> </tr> <tr> <td colspan="1" style="background-color:#E6FAFF;;border-bottom:1.5pt solid #1447FF;vertical-align:bottom"> <div style="background-color:#E6FAFF;padding-left:2pt;padding-top:1.5pt;padding-bottom:0;align:left;text-align:left;padding-right:2pt;font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:10pt;margin-top:1pt;margin-bottom:0;"><span style="clear:both;font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:10.02pt;;"><b>Class Name</b></span></div> </td> <td colspan="1" style="background-color:#E6FAFF;;border-bottom:1.5pt solid #1447FF;vertical-align:bottom"> <div style="background-color:#E6FAFF;padding-left:2pt;padding-top:1.5pt;padding-bottom:0;align:center;text-align:center;padding-right:2pt;font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:10pt;margin-top:1pt;margin-bottom:0;"><span style="clear:both;font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:10.02pt;;"><b>Costs of a $10,000 </b></span><span style="clear:both;font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:10.02pt;;"><b>investment</b></span></div> </td> <td colspan="1" style="background-color:#E6FAFF;;border-bottom:1.5pt solid #1447FF;vertical-align:bottom"> <div style="background-color:#E6FAFF;padding-left:2pt;padding-top:1.5pt;padding-bottom:0;align:center;text-align:center;padding-right:2pt;font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:10pt;margin-top:1pt;margin-bottom:0;"><span style="clear:both;font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:10.02pt;;"><b>Costs paid as a percentage of a </b></span><span style="clear:both;font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:10.02pt;;"><b>$10,000 investment</b></span><span style="clear:both;font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:10.02pt;;">^*</span> </div> </td> </tr> <tr> <td colspan="1" style="background-color:#E6FAFF;;vertical-align:bottom"> <div style="background-color:#E6FAFF;padding-left:2pt;padding-top:1.5pt;padding-bottom:0;align:left;text-align:left;padding-right:2pt;font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:10pt;margin-top:1pt;margin-bottom:0;"><span style="clear:both;font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:10.02pt;;">Class A</span></div> </td> <td colspan="1" style="background-color:#E6FAFF;;vertical-align:bottom"> <div style="background-color:#E6FAFF;padding-left:2pt;padding-top:1.5pt;padding-bottom:0;align:center;text-align:center;padding-right:2pt;font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:10pt;margin-top:1pt;margin-bottom:0;"><span style="font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:10.02pt;">$123</span></div> </td> <td colspan="1" style="background-color:#E6FAFF;;white-space:nowrap;vertical-align:bottom"> <div style="background-color:#E6FAFF;padding-left:2pt;padding-top:1.5pt;padding-bottom:0;align:center;text-align:center;padding-right:2pt;font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:10pt;margin-top:1pt;margin-bottom:0;"><span style="font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:10.02pt;">1.07%</span></div> </td> </tr> </table></div> 123 0.0107 <div><span style="text-transform:uppercase;"><span style="clear:both;font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:12.024pt;text-transform:uppercase;color:#1447FF;;"><b>HOW DID THE FUND PERFORM LAST YEAR AND WHAT AFFECTED ITS PERFORMANCE?</b></span></span></div><div><span style="clear:both;font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:10.02pt;color:#2D2D2D;;">For the twelve months ended April 30, 2026, </span><span style="clear:both;font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:10.02pt;color:#2D2D2D;;">Class A shares of Franklin Small Cap Growth Fund returned </span><span style="clear:both;font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:10.02pt;color:#2D2D2D;;">30.13%. The Fund compares </span><span style="clear:both;font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:10.02pt;color:#2D2D2D;;">its performance to the Russell 2000 Growth Index and the S&amp;P 500 Index, which returned 42.64% and 31.05%, respectively, for the </span><span style="clear:both;font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:10.02pt;color:#2D2D2D;;">same period.  </span></div><div><span style="text-transform:uppercase;"><span style="clear:both;font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:12.024pt;text-transform:uppercase;color:#161616;;"><b>PERFORMANCE HIGHLIGHTS</b></span></span></div><div> <table cellspacing="0" style="width:98%;cellspacing:0;padding-bottom:2pt;padding-top:0pt;margin-left:7.75pt;"> <tr style="height:1px;"> <td style="height:1px;width:1.8507194244604317%;"></td> <td style="height:1px;width:98.14928057553956%;"></td> </tr> <tr> <td colspan="2" style="vertical-align:top"> <div style="background-color:#FFFFFF;padding-left:2pt;padding-top:1pt;padding-bottom:0;align:left;text-align:left;padding-right:2pt;font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:10pt;margin-top:1pt;margin-bottom:0;"><span style="clear:both;font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:10.02pt;color:#2D2D2D;;"><b>Top contributors to performance:</b></span></div> </td> </tr> <tr> <td colspan="1" style="vertical-align:top"> <div style="background-color:#FFFFFF;padding-left:2pt;padding-top:1pt;padding-bottom:0;align:left;text-align:left;padding-right:2pt;font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:10pt;margin-top:1pt;margin-bottom:0;"><span style="clear:both;font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:10.02pt;color:#30DB87;;">↑</span></div> </td> <td colspan="1" style="vertical-align:top"> <div style="background-color:#FFFFFF;padding-left:2pt;padding-top:1pt;padding-bottom:0;align:left;text-align:left;padding-right:2pt;font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:10pt;margin-top:1pt;margin-bottom:0;"><span style="clear:both;font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:10.02pt;color:#2D2D2D;;">By sector, the largest contributor to relative returns was stock selection in the health care sector. However, the largest individual </span><span style="clear:both;font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:10.02pt;color:#2D2D2D;;">contributors all came from the information technology (IT) sector. An off-benchmark position in phototonics specialist Lumentum </span><span style="clear:both;font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:10.02pt;color:#2D2D2D;;">Holdings led relative contributors after the company reported strong fiscal second quarter 2026 financial results and upbeat </span><span style="clear:both;font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:10.02pt;color:#2D2D2D;;">forward guidance, driven by surging demand for artificial intelligence (AI) data center optics.</span></div> </td> </tr> <tr> <td colspan="1" style="vertical-align:top"> <div style="background-color:#FFFFFF;padding-left:2pt;padding-top:1pt;padding-bottom:0;align:left;text-align:left;padding-right:2pt;font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:10pt;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0;"><span style="clear:both;font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:10.02pt;color:#30DB87;;">↑</span></div> </td> <td colspan="1" style="vertical-align:top"> <div style="background-color:#FFFFFF;padding-left:2pt;padding-top:1pt;padding-bottom:0;align:left;text-align:left;padding-right:2pt;font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:10pt;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0;"><span style="clear:both;font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:10.02pt;color:#2D2D2D;;">Semiconductor manufacturer SiTime also advanced relative returns. Shares in the company, which makes precision timing chips, </span><span style="clear:both;font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:10.02pt;color:#2D2D2D;;">soared late in the period after the company posted strong revenue growth amid increased demand from AI data centers.</span></div> </td> </tr> <tr> <td colspan="1" style="vertical-align:top"> <div style="background-color:#FFFFFF;padding-left:2pt;padding-top:1pt;padding-bottom:0;align:left;text-align:left;padding-right:2pt;font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:10pt;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0;"><span style="clear:both;font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:10.02pt;color:#30DB87;;">↑</span></div> </td> <td colspan="1" style="vertical-align:top"> <div style="background-color:#FFFFFF;padding-left:2pt;padding-top:1pt;padding-bottom:0;align:left;text-align:left;padding-right:2pt;font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:10pt;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0;"><span style="clear:both;font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:10.02pt;color:#2D2D2D;;">Onto Innovation supported relative returns. The process control solutions company benefited from surging demand for advanced </span><span style="clear:both;font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:10.02pt;color:#2D2D2D;;">semiconductor packaging and metrology tools driven by AI chip growth.</span></div> </td> </tr> </table></div><div> <table cellspacing="0" style="width:98%;cellspacing:0;padding-bottom:2pt;padding-top:0pt;margin-left:7.75pt;"> <tr style="height:1px;"> <td style="height:1px;width:1.8507194244604317%;"></td> <td style="height:1px;width:98.14928057553956%;"></td> </tr> <tr> <td colspan="2" style="vertical-align:top"> <div style="background-color:#FFFFFF;padding-left:2pt;padding-top:1pt;padding-bottom:0;align:left;text-align:left;padding-right:2pt;font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:10pt;margin-top:1pt;margin-bottom:0;"><span style="clear:both;font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:10.02pt;color:#2D2D2D;;"><b>Top detractors from performance:</b></span></div> </td> </tr> <tr> <td colspan="1" style="vertical-align:top"> <div style="background-color:#FFFFFF;padding-left:2pt;padding-top:1pt;padding-bottom:0;align:left;text-align:left;padding-right:2pt;font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:10pt;margin-top:1pt;margin-bottom:0;"><span style="clear:both;font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:10.02pt;color:#CA0046;;">↓</span></div> </td> <td colspan="1" style="vertical-align:top"> <div style="background-color:#FFFFFF;padding-left:2pt;padding-top:1pt;padding-bottom:0;align:left;text-align:left;padding-right:2pt;font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:10pt;margin-top:1pt;margin-bottom:0;"><span style="clear:both;font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:10.02pt;color:#2D2D2D;;">Stock selection and an overweight in the consumer staples sector held back relative returns. Within the sector, an off-benchmark </span><span style="clear:both;font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:10.02pt;color:#2D2D2D;;">holding in BellRing Brands was the leading detractor. The nutrition products company reported shrinking profit margins and </span><span style="clear:both;font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:10.02pt;color:#2D2D2D;;">decreasing demand for its protein shakes. Retailer inventory adjustments and reduced full year 2025 guidance were also </span><span style="clear:both;font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:10.02pt;color:#2D2D2D;;">headwinds for the company.</span></div> </td> </tr> <tr> <td colspan="1" style="vertical-align:top"> <div style="background-color:#FFFFFF;padding-left:2pt;padding-top:1pt;padding-bottom:0;align:left;text-align:left;padding-right:2pt;font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:10pt;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0;"><span style="clear:both;font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:10.02pt;color:#CA0046;;">↓</span></div> </td> <td colspan="1" style="vertical-align:top"> <div style="background-color:#FFFFFF;padding-left:2pt;padding-top:1pt;padding-bottom:0;align:left;text-align:left;padding-right:2pt;font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:10pt;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0;"><span style="clear:both;font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:10.02pt;color:#2D2D2D;;">Within IT, a broader market pivot away from software stocks had a negative impact on shares of software development platform </span><span style="clear:both;font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:10.02pt;color:#2D2D2D;;">GitLab, despite the company’s positive earnings reports.</span></div> </td> </tr> <tr> <td colspan="1" style="vertical-align:top"> <div style="background-color:#FFFFFF;padding-left:2pt;padding-top:1pt;padding-bottom:0;align:left;text-align:left;padding-right:2pt;font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:10pt;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0;"><span style="clear:both;font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:10.02pt;color:#CA0046;;">↓</span></div> </td> <td colspan="1" style="vertical-align:top"> <div style="background-color:#FFFFFF;padding-left:2pt;padding-top:1pt;padding-bottom:0;align:left;text-align:left;padding-right:2pt;font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:10pt;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0;"><span style="clear:both;font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:10.02pt;color:#2D2D2D;;">In the health care sector, relative performance was hurt by a position in health care software company Phreesia. The company </span><span style="clear:both;font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:10.02pt;color:#2D2D2D;;">reduced guidance for 2027, reporting that it is losing visibility into spending commitments from some of its clients.</span></div> </td> </tr> </table></div> The Fund’s past performance is not necessarily an indication of how the Fund will perform in the future. <span style="clear:both;font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:10.02pt;color:#2D2D2D;;">The graph and table </span><span style="clear:both;font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:10.02pt;color:#2D2D2D;;">do not reflect the deduction of taxes that a shareholder would pay on Fund distributions or redemption of Fund shares.</span> <div><img alt="image" src="ts7463img003.jpg" style="width:88.88888888888889%"/></div> <div><span style="text-transform:uppercase;"><span style="clear:both;font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:12.024pt;text-transform:uppercase;color:#161616;;"><b>AVERAGE ANNUAL TOTAL RETURNS (%) </b></span></span><span style="clear:both;font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:10.824pt;color:#2D2D2D;;">Period Ended </span><span style="clear:both;font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:10.824pt;color:#2D2D2D;;">April 30, 2026</span></div><div> <table cellspacing="0" style="width:98%;cellspacing:0;margin-left:7.75pt;border-bottom:1.5pt solid #778B8B;margin-top:10px;"> <tr style="height:1px;"> <td style="height:1px;width:47.530575539568346%;"></td> <td style="height:1px;width:17.489208633093526%;"></td> <td style="height:1px;width:17.140287769784173%;"></td> <td style="height:1px;width:17.83992805755396%;"></td> </tr> <tr> <td colspan="1" style="border-bottom:1.5pt solid #1447FF;vertical-align:top"> <div style="background-color:#FFFFFF;padding-left:2pt;padding-top:1pt;padding-bottom:0;align:left;text-align:left;padding-right:2pt;font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:10pt;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0;"> </div> </td> <td colspan="1" style="border-bottom:1.5pt solid #1447FF;vertical-align:bottom"> <div style="background-color:#FFFFFF;padding-left:2pt;padding-top:1pt;padding-bottom:0;align:right;text-align:right;padding-right:2pt;font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:10pt;margin-top:1pt;margin-bottom:0;"><span style="clear:both;font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:10.02pt;color:#2D2D2D;;"><b>1 Year</b></span></div> </td> <td colspan="1" style="border-bottom:1.5pt solid #1447FF;vertical-align:bottom"> <div style="background-color:#FFFFFF;padding-left:2pt;padding-top:1pt;padding-bottom:0;align:right;text-align:right;padding-right:2pt;font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:10pt;margin-top:1pt;margin-bottom:0;"><span style="clear:both;font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:10.02pt;color:#2D2D2D;;"><b>5 Year</b></span></div> </td> <td colspan="1" style="border-bottom:1.5pt solid #1447FF;vertical-align:bottom"> <div style="background-color:#FFFFFF;padding-left:2pt;padding-top:1pt;padding-bottom:0;align:right;text-align:right;padding-right:2pt;font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:10pt;margin-top:1pt;margin-bottom:0;"><span style="clear:both;font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:10.02pt;color:#2D2D2D;;"><b>10 Year</b></span></div> </td> </tr> <tr> <td colspan="1" style="border-bottom:0.75pt solid #778B8B;vertical-align:top"> <div style="background-color:#FFFFFF;padding-left:2pt;padding-top:0.5pt;padding-bottom:0;align:left;text-align:left;padding-right:2pt;font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:10pt;margin-top:1pt;margin-bottom:0;"><span style="clear:both;font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:10.02pt;color:#2D2D2D;;"><b>Class A</b></span> </div> </td> <td colspan="1" style="border-bottom:0.75pt solid #778B8B;white-space:nowrap;vertical-align:bottom"> <div style="background-color:#FFFFFF;padding-left:2pt;padding-top:0.5pt;padding-bottom:0;align:right;text-align:right;padding-right:2pt;font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:10pt;margin-top:1pt;margin-bottom:0;"><span style="font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:10.02pt;">30.13</span></div> </td> <td colspan="1" style="border-bottom:0.75pt solid #778B8B;white-space:nowrap;vertical-align:bottom"> <div style="background-color:#FFFFFF;padding-left:2pt;padding-top:0.5pt;padding-bottom:0;align:right;text-align:right;padding-right:2pt;font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:10pt;margin-top:1pt;margin-bottom:0;"><span style="font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:10.02pt;">0.99</span></div> </td> <td colspan="1" style="border-bottom:0.75pt solid #778B8B;white-space:nowrap;vertical-align:bottom"> <div style="background-color:#FFFFFF;padding-left:2pt;padding-top:0.5pt;padding-bottom:0;align:right;text-align:right;padding-right:2pt;font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:10pt;margin-top:1pt;margin-bottom:0;"><span style="font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:10.02pt;">11.19</span></div> </td> </tr> <tr> <td colspan="1" style="border-bottom:0.75pt solid #778B8B;vertical-align:top"> <div style="background-color:#FFFFFF;padding-left:2pt;padding-top:1pt;padding-bottom:0;align:left;text-align:left;padding-right:2pt;font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:10pt;margin-top:1pt;margin-bottom:0;"><span style="clear:both;font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:10.02pt;color:#2D2D2D;;"><b>Class A (with sales charge)</b></span> </div> </td> <td colspan="1" style="border-bottom:0.75pt solid #778B8B;white-space:nowrap;vertical-align:bottom"> <div style="background-color:#FFFFFF;padding-left:2pt;padding-top:1pt;padding-bottom:0;align:right;text-align:right;padding-right:2pt;font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:10pt;margin-top:1pt;margin-bottom:0;"><span style="font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:10.02pt;">22.96</span></div> </td> <td colspan="1" style="border-bottom:0.75pt solid #778B8B;white-space:nowrap;vertical-align:bottom"> <div style="background-color:#FFFFFF;padding-left:2pt;padding-top:1pt;padding-bottom:0;align:right;text-align:right;padding-right:2pt;font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:10pt;margin-top:1pt;margin-bottom:0;"><span style="font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:10.02pt;">-0.14</span></div> </td> <td colspan="1" style="border-bottom:0.75pt solid #778B8B;white-space:nowrap;vertical-align:bottom"> <div style="background-color:#FFFFFF;padding-left:2pt;padding-top:1pt;padding-bottom:0;align:right;text-align:right;padding-right:2pt;font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:10pt;margin-top:1pt;margin-bottom:0;"><span style="font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:10.02pt;">10.57</span></div> </td> </tr> <tr> <td colspan="1" style="border-bottom:0.75pt solid #778B8B;vertical-align:top"> <div style="background-color:#FFFFFF;padding-left:2pt;padding-top:1pt;padding-bottom:0;align:left;text-align:left;padding-right:2pt;font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:10pt;margin-top:1pt;margin-bottom:0;"><span style="clear:both;font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:10.02pt;color:#2D2D2D;;"><b>Russell 3000 Index</b></span> </div> </td> <td colspan="1" style="border-bottom:0.75pt solid #778B8B;white-space:nowrap;vertical-align:bottom"> <div style="background-color:#FFFFFF;padding-left:2pt;padding-top:1pt;padding-bottom:0;align:right;text-align:right;padding-right:2pt;font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:10pt;margin-top:1pt;margin-bottom:0;"><span style="font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:10.02pt;">31.01</span></div> </td> <td colspan="1" style="border-bottom:0.75pt solid #778B8B;white-space:nowrap;vertical-align:bottom"> <div style="background-color:#FFFFFF;padding-left:2pt;padding-top:1pt;padding-bottom:0;align:right;text-align:right;padding-right:2pt;font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:10pt;margin-top:1pt;margin-bottom:0;"><span style="font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:10.02pt;">11.91</span></div> </td> <td colspan="1" style="border-bottom:0.75pt solid #778B8B;white-space:nowrap;vertical-align:bottom"> <div style="background-color:#FFFFFF;padding-left:2pt;padding-top:1pt;padding-bottom:0;align:right;text-align:right;padding-right:2pt;font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:10pt;margin-top:1pt;margin-bottom:0;"><span style="font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:10.02pt;">14.76</span></div> </td> </tr> <tr> <td colspan="1" style="border-bottom:0.75pt solid #778B8B;vertical-align:top"> <div style="background-color:#FFFFFF;padding-left:2pt;padding-top:1pt;padding-bottom:0;align:left;text-align:left;padding-right:2pt;font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:10pt;margin-top:1pt;margin-bottom:0;"><span style="clear:both;font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:10.02pt;color:#2D2D2D;;"><b>Russell 2000 Growth Index</b></span> </div> </td> <td colspan="1" style="border-bottom:0.75pt solid #778B8B;white-space:nowrap;vertical-align:bottom"> <div style="background-color:#FFFFFF;padding-left:2pt;padding-top:1pt;padding-bottom:0;align:right;text-align:right;padding-right:2pt;font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:10pt;margin-top:1pt;margin-bottom:0;"><span style="font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:10.02pt;">42.64</span></div> </td> <td colspan="1" style="border-bottom:0.75pt solid #778B8B;white-space:nowrap;vertical-align:bottom"> <div style="background-color:#FFFFFF;padding-left:2pt;padding-top:1pt;padding-bottom:0;align:right;text-align:right;padding-right:2pt;font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:10pt;margin-top:1pt;margin-bottom:0;"><span style="font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:10.02pt;">4.00</span></div> </td> <td colspan="1" style="border-bottom:0.75pt solid #778B8B;white-space:nowrap;vertical-align:bottom"> <div style="background-color:#FFFFFF;padding-left:2pt;padding-top:1pt;padding-bottom:0;align:right;text-align:right;padding-right:2pt;font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:10pt;margin-top:1pt;margin-bottom:0;"><span style="font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:10.02pt;">11.19</span></div> </td> </tr> <tr> <td colspan="1" style="vertical-align:top"> <div style="background-color:#FFFFFF;padding-left:2pt;padding-top:1pt;padding-bottom:0;align:left;text-align:left;padding-right:2pt;font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:10pt;margin-top:1pt;margin-bottom:0;"><span style="clear:both;font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:10.02pt;color:#2D2D2D;;"><b>S&amp;P 500 Index</b></span> </div> </td> <td colspan="1" style="white-space:nowrap;vertical-align:bottom"> <div style="background-color:#FFFFFF;padding-left:2pt;padding-top:1pt;padding-bottom:0;align:right;text-align:right;padding-right:2pt;font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:10pt;margin-top:1pt;margin-bottom:0;"><span style="font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:10.02pt;">31.05</span></div> </td> <td colspan="1" style="white-space:nowrap;vertical-align:bottom"> <div style="background-color:#FFFFFF;padding-left:2pt;padding-top:1pt;padding-bottom:0;align:right;text-align:right;padding-right:2pt;font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:10pt;margin-top:1pt;margin-bottom:0;"><span style="font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:10.02pt;">13.14</span></div> </td> <td colspan="1" style="white-space:nowrap;vertical-align:bottom"> <div style="background-color:#FFFFFF;padding-left:2pt;padding-top:1pt;padding-bottom:0;align:right;text-align:right;padding-right:2pt;font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:10pt;margin-top:1pt;margin-bottom:0;"><span style="font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:10.02pt;">15.26</span></div> </td> </tr> </table></div> Class A 0.3013 0.0099 0.1119 Class A (with sales charge) 0.2296 -0.0014 0.1057 Russell 3000 Index 0.3101 0.1191 0.1476 Russell 2000 Growth Index 0.4264 0.0400 0.1119 S&P 500 Index 0.3105 0.1314 0.1526 <div><span style="clear:both;font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:10.02pt;color:#2D2D2D;;">For current month-end performance, please call Franklin Templeton at </span><span style="clear:both;font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:10.02pt;color:#2D2D2D;;">(800) DIAL BEN/342-5236 or visit</span><br/><span style="clear:both;font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:10.02pt;;">https://www.franklintempleton.com/investments/options/mutual-funds</span><span style="clear:both;font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:10.02pt;color:#2D2D2D;;">. </span></div><div><span style="clear:both;font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:10.02pt;color:#2D2D2D;;">Important data provider notices and terms available at </span><span style="clear:both;font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:10.02pt;;">www.franklintempletondatasources.com</span><span style="clear:both;font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:10.02pt;color:#2D2D2D;;">. </span></div> <div><span style="text-transform:uppercase;"><span style="clear:both;font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:12.024pt;text-transform:uppercase;color:#1447FF;;"><b>KEY FUND STATISTICS </b></span></span><span style="clear:both;font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:10.824pt;color:#2D2D2D;;">(as of </span><span style="clear:both;font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:10.824pt;color:#2D2D2D;;">April 30, 2026)</span></div><div> <table cellspacing="0" style="width:98%;cellspacing:0;border-top:1.5pt solid #6B6B6B;margin-left:7.75pt;border-bottom:1.5pt solid #6B6B6B;margin-top:10px;"> <tr style="height:1px;"> <td style="height:1px;width:74.41007194244604%;"></td> <td style="height:1px;width:25.58992805755396%;"></td> </tr> <tr> <td colspan="1" style="border-bottom:0.75pt solid #6B6B6B;vertical-align:top"> <div style="background-color:#FFFFFF;padding-left:2pt;padding-top:1pt;padding-bottom:0;align:left;text-align:left;padding-right:2pt;font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:10pt;margin-top:1pt;margin-bottom:0;"><span style="clear:both;font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:10.02pt;color:#2D2D2D;;"><b>Total Net Assets</b></span></div> </td> <td colspan="1" style="border-bottom:0.75pt solid #6B6B6B;vertical-align:bottom"> <div style="background-color:#FFFFFF;padding-left:2pt;padding-top:1pt;padding-bottom:0;align:right;text-align:right;padding-right:2pt;font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:10pt;margin-top:1pt;margin-bottom:0;"><span style="font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:10.02pt;">$2,435,287,399</span></div> </td> </tr> <tr> <td colspan="1" style="border-bottom:0.75pt solid #6B6B6B;vertical-align:top"> <div style="background-color:#FFFFFF;padding-left:2pt;padding-top:1pt;padding-bottom:0;align:left;text-align:left;padding-right:2pt;font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:10pt;margin-top:1pt;margin-bottom:0;"><span style="clear:both;font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:10.02pt;color:#2D2D2D;;"><b>Total Number of Portfolio Holdings</b></span></div> </td> <td colspan="1" style="border-bottom:0.75pt solid #6B6B6B;vertical-align:bottom"> <div style="background-color:#FFFFFF;padding-left:2pt;padding-top:1pt;padding-bottom:0;align:right;text-align:right;padding-right:2pt;font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:10pt;margin-top:1pt;margin-bottom:0;"><span style="font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:10.02pt;">129</span></div> </td> </tr> <tr> <td colspan="1" style="border-bottom:0.75pt solid #6B6B6B;vertical-align:top"> <div style="background-color:#FFFFFF;padding-left:2pt;padding-top:1pt;padding-bottom:0;align:left;text-align:left;padding-right:2pt;font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:10pt;margin-top:1pt;margin-bottom:0;"><span style="clear:both;font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:10.02pt;color:#2D2D2D;;"><b>Total Management Fee Paid</b></span></div> </td> <td colspan="1" style="border-bottom:0.75pt solid #6B6B6B;vertical-align:bottom"> <div style="background-color:#FFFFFF;padding-left:2pt;padding-top:1pt;padding-bottom:0;align:right;text-align:right;padding-right:2pt;font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:10pt;margin-top:1pt;margin-bottom:0;"><span style="font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:10.02pt;">$15,084,958</span></div> </td> </tr> <tr> <td colspan="1" style="vertical-align:top"> <div style="background-color:#FFFFFF;padding-left:2pt;padding-top:1pt;padding-bottom:0;align:left;text-align:left;padding-right:2pt;font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:10pt;margin-top:1pt;margin-bottom:0;"><span style="clear:both;font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:10.02pt;color:#2D2D2D;;"><b>Portfolio Turnover Rate</b></span></div> </td> <td colspan="1" style="white-space:nowrap;vertical-align:bottom"> <div style="background-color:#FFFFFF;padding-left:2pt;padding-top:1pt;padding-bottom:0;align:right;text-align:right;padding-right:2pt;font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:10pt;margin-top:1pt;margin-bottom:0;"><span style="font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:10.02pt;">48.01%</span></div> </td> </tr> </table></div> 2435287399 129 15084958 0.4801 <div><span style="text-transform:uppercase;"><span style="clear:both;font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:12.024pt;text-transform:uppercase;color:#1447FF;;"><b>WHAT DID THE FUND INVEST IN? </b></span></span><span style="clear:both;font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:10.824pt;color:#2D2D2D;;">(as of </span><span style="clear:both;font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:10.824pt;color:#2D2D2D;;">April 30, 2026)</span></div><div><span style="clear:both;font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:12.024pt;color:#161616;;"><b>Portfolio Composition</b></span><span style="clear:both;font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:12.024pt;color:#161616;;">^*</span><span style="clear:both;font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:9pt;color:#161616;;">^,</span><span style="clear:both;font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:12.024pt;color:#161616;;">^†</span><span style="clear:both;font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:12.024pt;color:#161616;;"><b> (% of Total Investments)</b></span></div><div><img alt="image" src="ts7463img004.jpg" style="width:96.41294838145232%"/></div> <div><span style="text-transform:uppercase;"><span style="clear:both;font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:12.024pt;text-transform:uppercase;color:#1447FF;;"><b>HOW HAS THE FUND CHANGED?</b></span></span></div><div><span style="clear:both;font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:10.02pt;color:#2D2D2D;;">Effective December 31, 2025, Michael McCarthy no longer served as a portfolio manager of the Fund and Jacob Swartz was added as a </span><span style="clear:both;font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:10.02pt;color:#2D2D2D;;">portfolio manager of the Fund.</span></div><div><span style="clear:both;font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:10.02pt;color:#2D2D2D;;">This is a summary of certain changes to the Fund since </span><span style="clear:both;font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:10.02pt;color:#2D2D2D;;">May 1, 2025</span><span style="clear:both;font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:10.02pt;color:#2D2D2D;;">. For more complete information, you may review the Fund’s current </span><span style="clear:both;font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:10.02pt;color:#2D2D2D;;">prospectus and any applicable supplements and the Fund’s next prospectus, which we expect to be available by </span><span style="clear:both;font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:10.02pt;color:#2D2D2D;;">September 1, 2026, at </span><span style="clear:both;font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:10.02pt;;">https://www.franklintempleton.com/regulatory-fund-documents</span><span style="clear:both;font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:10.02pt;color:#2D2D2D;;"> or upon request at </span><span style="clear:both;font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:10.02pt;color:#2D2D2D;;">(800) DIAL BEN/342-5236</span><span style="clear:both;font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:10.02pt;color:#2D2D2D;;"> or</span><br/><span style="clear:both;font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:10.02pt;color:#2D2D2D;;">prospectus.us.franklintempleton@fisglobal.com</span><span style="clear:both;font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:10.02pt;color:#2D2D2D;;">.</span></div> <span style="clear:both;font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:10.02pt;color:#2D2D2D;;">This is a summary of certain changes to the Fund since </span><span style="clear:both;font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:10.02pt;color:#2D2D2D;;">May 1, 2025</span><span style="clear:both;font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:10.02pt;color:#2D2D2D;;">. For more complete information, you may review the Fund’s current </span><span style="clear:both;font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:10.02pt;color:#2D2D2D;;">prospectus and any applicable supplements and the Fund’s next prospectus, which we expect to be available by </span><span style="clear:both;font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:10.02pt;color:#2D2D2D;;">September 1, 2026, at </span><span style="clear:both;font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:10.02pt;;">https://www.franklintempleton.com/regulatory-fund-documents</span><span style="clear:both;font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:10.02pt;color:#2D2D2D;;"> or upon request at </span><span style="clear:both;font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:10.02pt;color:#2D2D2D;;">(800) DIAL BEN/342-5236</span><span style="clear:both;font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:10.02pt;color:#2D2D2D;;"> or</span><span style="clear:both;font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:10.02pt;color:#2D2D2D;;">prospectus.us.franklintempleton@fisglobal.com</span><span style="clear:both;font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:10.02pt;color:#2D2D2D;;">.</span> 2025-05-01 https://www.franklintempleton.com/regulatory-fund-documents (800) DIAL BEN/342-5236 prospectus.us.franklintempleton@fisglobal.com 9450 11309 13537 15712 14729 25986 18311 17811 21686 20982 27303 10000 11858 13406 15106 14948 22560 21857 22186 27133 30227 39601 10000 12406 14466 15465 14040 23749 17469 17596 19775 20253 28889 10000 11792 13356 15158 15289 22320 22367 22963 28167 31574 41379 0.246 0.240 0.231 0.080 0.075 0.049 0.028 0.016 0.007 0.003 0.000 0.025 Franklin Small Cap Growth Fund Class C FCSGX 2026-04-30 <span style="clear:both;font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:10.02pt;color:#161616;;">This </span><span style="clear:both;font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:10.02pt;color:#161616;;">annual shareholder report</span><span style="clear:both;font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:10.02pt;color:#161616;;"> contains important information about </span><span style="clear:both;font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:10.02pt;color:#161616;;">Franklin Small Cap Growth Fund for the period </span><span style="clear:both;font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:10.02pt;color:#161616;;">May 1, 2025, to </span><span style="clear:both;font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:10.02pt;color:#161616;;">April </span><span style="clear:both;font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:10.02pt;color:#161616;;">30, 2026.</span> annual shareholder report <span style="clear:both;font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:10.02pt;color:#161616;;">You can find additional information about the Fund at </span><span style="clear:both;font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:10.02pt;;">https://www.franklintempleton.com/regulatory-fund-documents</span><span style="clear:both;font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:10.02pt;color:#161616;;">. You can also </span><span style="clear:both;font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:10.02pt;color:#161616;;">request this information by contacting us at </span><span style="clear:both;font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:10.02pt;color:#161616;;">(800) DIAL BEN/342-5236</span><span style="clear:both;font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:10.02pt;color:#161616;;">.</span> https://www.franklintempleton.com/regulatory-fund-documents (800) DIAL BEN/342-5236 <div><span style="clear:both;font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:10.02pt;color:#161616;"><b><i>This report describes changes to the Fund that occurred during the reporting period.</i></b></span></div> <div><span style="text-transform:uppercase;"><span style="clear:both;font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:12.024pt;text-transform:uppercase;color:#1447FF;;"><b>WHAT WERE THE FUND COSTS FOR THE LAST YEAR? </b></span></span><span style="clear:both;font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:10.824pt;color:#2D2D2D;;">(based on a hypothetical $10,000 investment)</span></div><div> <table cellspacing="0" style="width:98%;cellspacing:0;border-top:1.5pt solid #E6FAFF;border-left:1.5pt solid #E6FAFF; border-right:1.5pt solid #E6FAFF; border-bottom:1.5pt solid #E6FAFF; margin-left:7.9pt;"> <tr style="height:1px;"> <td style="height:1px;width:50%;background-color:#E6FAFF;"></td> <td style="height:1px;width:22.33812949640288%;background-color:#E6FAFF;"></td> <td style="height:1px;width:27.661870503597125%;background-color:#E6FAFF;"></td> </tr> <tr> <td colspan="1" style="background-color:#E6FAFF;;border-bottom:1.5pt solid #1447FF;vertical-align:bottom"> <div style="background-color:#E6FAFF;padding-left:2pt;padding-top:1.5pt;padding-bottom:0;align:left;text-align:left;padding-right:2pt;font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:10pt;margin-top:1pt;margin-bottom:0;"><span style="clear:both;font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:10.02pt;;"><b>Class Name</b></span></div> </td> <td colspan="1" style="background-color:#E6FAFF;;border-bottom:1.5pt solid #1447FF;vertical-align:bottom"> <div style="background-color:#E6FAFF;padding-left:2pt;padding-top:1.5pt;padding-bottom:0;align:center;text-align:center;padding-right:2pt;font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:10pt;margin-top:1pt;margin-bottom:0;"><span style="clear:both;font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:10.02pt;;"><b>Costs of a $10,000 </b></span><span style="clear:both;font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:10.02pt;;"><b>investment</b></span></div> </td> <td colspan="1" style="background-color:#E6FAFF;;border-bottom:1.5pt solid #1447FF;vertical-align:bottom"> <div style="background-color:#E6FAFF;padding-left:2pt;padding-top:1.5pt;padding-bottom:0;align:center;text-align:center;padding-right:2pt;font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:10pt;margin-top:1pt;margin-bottom:0;"><span style="clear:both;font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:10.02pt;;"><b>Costs paid as a percentage of a </b></span><span style="clear:both;font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:10.02pt;;"><b>$10,000 investment</b></span><span style="clear:both;font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:10.02pt;;">^*</span> </div> </td> </tr> <tr> <td colspan="1" style="background-color:#E6FAFF;;vertical-align:bottom"> <div style="background-color:#E6FAFF;padding-left:2pt;padding-top:1.5pt;padding-bottom:0;align:left;text-align:left;padding-right:2pt;font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:10pt;margin-top:1pt;margin-bottom:0;"><span style="clear:both;font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:10.02pt;;">Class C</span></div> </td> <td colspan="1" style="background-color:#E6FAFF;;vertical-align:bottom"> <div style="background-color:#E6FAFF;padding-left:2pt;padding-top:1.5pt;padding-bottom:0;align:center;text-align:center;padding-right:2pt;font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:10pt;margin-top:1pt;margin-bottom:0;"><span style="font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:10.02pt;">$209</span></div> </td> <td colspan="1" style="background-color:#E6FAFF;;white-space:nowrap;vertical-align:bottom"> <div style="background-color:#E6FAFF;padding-left:2pt;padding-top:1.5pt;padding-bottom:0;align:center;text-align:center;padding-right:2pt;font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:10pt;margin-top:1pt;margin-bottom:0;"><span style="font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:10.02pt;">1.82%</span></div> </td> </tr> </table></div> 209 0.0182 <div><span style="text-transform:uppercase;"><span style="clear:both;font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:12.024pt;text-transform:uppercase;color:#1447FF;;"><b>HOW DID THE FUND PERFORM LAST YEAR AND WHAT AFFECTED ITS PERFORMANCE?</b></span></span></div><div><span style="clear:both;font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:10.02pt;color:#2D2D2D;;">For the twelve months ended April 30, 2026, </span><span style="clear:both;font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:10.02pt;color:#2D2D2D;;">Class C shares of Franklin Small Cap Growth Fund returned </span><span style="clear:both;font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:10.02pt;color:#2D2D2D;;">29.21%. The Fund compares </span><span style="clear:both;font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:10.02pt;color:#2D2D2D;;">its performance to the Russell 2000 Growth Index and the S&amp;P 500 Index, which returned 42.64% and 31.05%, respectively, for the </span><span style="clear:both;font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:10.02pt;color:#2D2D2D;;">same period.  </span></div><div><span style="text-transform:uppercase;"><span style="clear:both;font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:12.024pt;text-transform:uppercase;color:#161616;;"><b>PERFORMANCE HIGHLIGHTS</b></span></span></div><div> <table cellspacing="0" style="width:98%;cellspacing:0;padding-bottom:2pt;padding-top:0pt;margin-left:7.75pt;"> <tr style="height:1px;"> <td style="height:1px;width:1.8507194244604317%;"></td> <td style="height:1px;width:98.14928057553956%;"></td> </tr> <tr> <td colspan="2" style="vertical-align:top"> <div style="background-color:#FFFFFF;padding-left:2pt;padding-top:1pt;padding-bottom:0;align:left;text-align:left;padding-right:2pt;font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:10pt;margin-top:1pt;margin-bottom:0;"><span style="clear:both;font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:10.02pt;color:#2D2D2D;;"><b>Top contributors to performance:</b></span></div> </td> </tr> <tr> <td colspan="1" style="vertical-align:top"> <div style="background-color:#FFFFFF;padding-left:2pt;padding-top:1pt;padding-bottom:0;align:left;text-align:left;padding-right:2pt;font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:10pt;margin-top:1pt;margin-bottom:0;"><span style="clear:both;font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:10.02pt;color:#30DB87;;">↑</span></div> </td> <td colspan="1" style="vertical-align:top"> <div style="background-color:#FFFFFF;padding-left:2pt;padding-top:1pt;padding-bottom:0;align:left;text-align:left;padding-right:2pt;font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:10pt;margin-top:1pt;margin-bottom:0;"><span style="clear:both;font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:10.02pt;color:#2D2D2D;;">By sector, the largest contributor to relative returns was stock selection in the health care sector. However, the largest individual </span><span style="clear:both;font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:10.02pt;color:#2D2D2D;;">contributors all came from the information technology (IT) sector. An off-benchmark position in phototonics specialist Lumentum </span><span style="clear:both;font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:10.02pt;color:#2D2D2D;;">Holdings led relative contributors after the company reported strong fiscal second quarter 2026 financial results and upbeat </span><span style="clear:both;font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:10.02pt;color:#2D2D2D;;">forward guidance, driven by surging demand for artificial intelligence (AI) data center optics.</span></div> </td> </tr> <tr> <td colspan="1" style="vertical-align:top"> <div style="background-color:#FFFFFF;padding-left:2pt;padding-top:1pt;padding-bottom:0;align:left;text-align:left;padding-right:2pt;font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:10pt;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0;"><span style="clear:both;font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:10.02pt;color:#30DB87;;">↑</span></div> </td> <td colspan="1" style="vertical-align:top"> <div style="background-color:#FFFFFF;padding-left:2pt;padding-top:1pt;padding-bottom:0;align:left;text-align:left;padding-right:2pt;font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:10pt;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0;"><span style="clear:both;font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:10.02pt;color:#2D2D2D;;">Semiconductor manufacturer SiTime also advanced relative returns. Shares in the company, which makes precision timing chips, </span><span style="clear:both;font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:10.02pt;color:#2D2D2D;;">soared late in the period after the company posted strong revenue growth amid increased demand from AI data centers.</span></div> </td> </tr> <tr> <td colspan="1" style="vertical-align:top"> <div style="background-color:#FFFFFF;padding-left:2pt;padding-top:1pt;padding-bottom:0;align:left;text-align:left;padding-right:2pt;font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:10pt;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0;"><span style="clear:both;font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:10.02pt;color:#30DB87;;">↑</span></div> </td> <td colspan="1" style="vertical-align:top"> <div style="background-color:#FFFFFF;padding-left:2pt;padding-top:1pt;padding-bottom:0;align:left;text-align:left;padding-right:2pt;font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:10pt;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0;"><span style="clear:both;font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:10.02pt;color:#2D2D2D;;">Onto Innovation supported relative returns. The process control solutions company benefited from surging demand for advanced </span><span style="clear:both;font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:10.02pt;color:#2D2D2D;;">semiconductor packaging and metrology tools driven by AI chip growth.</span></div> </td> </tr> </table></div><div> <table cellspacing="0" style="width:98%;cellspacing:0;padding-bottom:2pt;padding-top:0pt;margin-left:7.75pt;"> <tr style="height:1px;"> <td style="height:1px;width:1.8507194244604317%;"></td> <td style="height:1px;width:98.14928057553956%;"></td> </tr> <tr> <td colspan="2" style="vertical-align:top"> <div style="background-color:#FFFFFF;padding-left:2pt;padding-top:1pt;padding-bottom:0;align:left;text-align:left;padding-right:2pt;font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:10pt;margin-top:1pt;margin-bottom:0;"><span style="clear:both;font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:10.02pt;color:#2D2D2D;;"><b>Top detractors from performance:</b></span></div> </td> </tr> <tr> <td colspan="1" style="vertical-align:top"> <div style="background-color:#FFFFFF;padding-left:2pt;padding-top:1pt;padding-bottom:0;align:left;text-align:left;padding-right:2pt;font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:10pt;margin-top:1pt;margin-bottom:0;"><span style="clear:both;font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:10.02pt;color:#CA0046;;">↓</span></div> </td> <td colspan="1" style="vertical-align:top"> <div style="background-color:#FFFFFF;padding-left:2pt;padding-top:1pt;padding-bottom:0;align:left;text-align:left;padding-right:2pt;font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:10pt;margin-top:1pt;margin-bottom:0;"><span style="clear:both;font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:10.02pt;color:#2D2D2D;;">Stock selection and an overweight in the consumer staples sector held back relative returns. Within the sector, an off-benchmark </span><span style="clear:both;font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:10.02pt;color:#2D2D2D;;">holding in BellRing Brands was the leading detractor. The nutrition products company reported shrinking profit margins and </span><span style="clear:both;font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:10.02pt;color:#2D2D2D;;">decreasing demand for its protein shakes. Retailer inventory adjustments and reduced full year 2025 guidance were also </span><span style="clear:both;font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:10.02pt;color:#2D2D2D;;">headwinds for the company.</span></div> </td> </tr> <tr> <td colspan="1" style="vertical-align:top"> <div style="background-color:#FFFFFF;padding-left:2pt;padding-top:1pt;padding-bottom:0;align:left;text-align:left;padding-right:2pt;font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:10pt;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0;"><span style="clear:both;font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:10.02pt;color:#CA0046;;">↓</span></div> </td> <td colspan="1" style="vertical-align:top"> <div style="background-color:#FFFFFF;padding-left:2pt;padding-top:1pt;padding-bottom:0;align:left;text-align:left;padding-right:2pt;font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:10pt;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0;"><span style="clear:both;font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:10.02pt;color:#2D2D2D;;">Within IT, a broader market pivot away from software stocks had a negative impact on shares of software development platform </span><span style="clear:both;font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:10.02pt;color:#2D2D2D;;">GitLab, despite the company’s positive earnings reports.</span></div> </td> </tr> <tr> <td colspan="1" style="vertical-align:top"> <div style="background-color:#FFFFFF;padding-left:2pt;padding-top:1pt;padding-bottom:0;align:left;text-align:left;padding-right:2pt;font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:10pt;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0;"><span style="clear:both;font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:10.02pt;color:#CA0046;;">↓</span></div> </td> <td colspan="1" style="vertical-align:top"> <div style="background-color:#FFFFFF;padding-left:2pt;padding-top:1pt;padding-bottom:0;align:left;text-align:left;padding-right:2pt;font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:10pt;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0;"><span style="clear:both;font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:10.02pt;color:#2D2D2D;;">In the health care sector, relative performance was hurt by a position in health care software company Phreesia. The company </span><span style="clear:both;font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:10.02pt;color:#2D2D2D;;">reduced guidance for 2027, reporting that it is losing visibility into spending commitments from some of its clients.</span></div> </td> </tr> </table></div> The Fund’s past performance is not necessarily an indication of how the Fund will perform in the future. <span style="clear:both;font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:10.02pt;color:#2D2D2D;;">The graph and table </span><span style="clear:both;font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:10.02pt;color:#2D2D2D;;">do not reflect the deduction of taxes that a shareholder would pay on Fund distributions or redemption of Fund shares.</span> <div><img alt="image" src="ts7464img003.jpg" style="width:88.88888888888889%"/></div> <div><span style="text-transform:uppercase;"><span style="clear:both;font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:12.024pt;text-transform:uppercase;color:#161616;;"><b>AVERAGE ANNUAL TOTAL RETURNS (%) </b></span></span><span style="clear:both;font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:10.824pt;color:#2D2D2D;;">Period Ended </span><span style="clear:both;font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:10.824pt;color:#2D2D2D;;">April 30, 2026</span></div><div> <table cellspacing="0" style="width:98%;cellspacing:0;margin-left:7.75pt;border-bottom:1.5pt solid #778B8B;margin-top:10px;"> <tr style="height:1px;"> <td style="height:1px;width:47.530575539568346%;"></td> <td style="height:1px;width:17.489208633093526%;"></td> <td style="height:1px;width:17.140287769784173%;"></td> <td style="height:1px;width:17.83992805755396%;"></td> </tr> <tr> <td colspan="1" style="border-bottom:1.5pt solid #1447FF;vertical-align:top"> <div style="background-color:#FFFFFF;padding-left:2pt;padding-top:1pt;padding-bottom:0;align:left;text-align:left;padding-right:2pt;font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:10pt;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0;"> </div> </td> <td colspan="1" style="border-bottom:1.5pt solid #1447FF;vertical-align:bottom"> <div style="background-color:#FFFFFF;padding-left:2pt;padding-top:1pt;padding-bottom:0;align:right;text-align:right;padding-right:2pt;font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:10pt;margin-top:1pt;margin-bottom:0;"><span style="clear:both;font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:10.02pt;color:#2D2D2D;;"><b>1 Year</b></span></div> </td> <td colspan="1" style="border-bottom:1.5pt solid #1447FF;vertical-align:bottom"> <div style="background-color:#FFFFFF;padding-left:2pt;padding-top:1pt;padding-bottom:0;align:right;text-align:right;padding-right:2pt;font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:10pt;margin-top:1pt;margin-bottom:0;"><span style="clear:both;font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:10.02pt;color:#2D2D2D;;"><b>5 Year</b></span></div> </td> <td colspan="1" style="border-bottom:1.5pt solid #1447FF;vertical-align:bottom"> <div style="background-color:#FFFFFF;padding-left:2pt;padding-top:1pt;padding-bottom:0;align:right;text-align:right;padding-right:2pt;font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:10pt;margin-top:1pt;margin-bottom:0;"><span style="clear:both;font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:10.02pt;color:#2D2D2D;;"><b>10 Year</b></span></div> </td> </tr> <tr> <td colspan="1" style="border-bottom:0.75pt solid #778B8B;vertical-align:top"> <div style="background-color:#FFFFFF;padding-left:2pt;padding-top:0.5pt;padding-bottom:0;align:left;text-align:left;padding-right:2pt;font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:10pt;margin-top:1pt;margin-bottom:0;"><span style="clear:both;font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:10.02pt;color:#2D2D2D;;"><b>Class C</b></span> </div> </td> <td colspan="1" style="border-bottom:0.75pt solid #778B8B;white-space:nowrap;vertical-align:bottom"> <div style="background-color:#FFFFFF;padding-left:2pt;padding-top:0.5pt;padding-bottom:0;align:right;text-align:right;padding-right:2pt;font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:10pt;margin-top:1pt;margin-bottom:0;"><span style="font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:10.02pt;">29.21</span></div> </td> <td colspan="1" style="border-bottom:0.75pt solid #778B8B;white-space:nowrap;vertical-align:bottom"> <div style="background-color:#FFFFFF;padding-left:2pt;padding-top:0.5pt;padding-bottom:0;align:right;text-align:right;padding-right:2pt;font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:10pt;margin-top:1pt;margin-bottom:0;"><span style="font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:10.02pt;">0.26</span></div> </td> <td colspan="1" style="border-bottom:0.75pt solid #778B8B;white-space:nowrap;vertical-align:bottom"> <div style="background-color:#FFFFFF;padding-left:2pt;padding-top:0.5pt;padding-bottom:0;align:right;text-align:right;padding-right:2pt;font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:10pt;margin-top:1pt;margin-bottom:0;"><span style="font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:10.02pt;">10.38</span></div> </td> </tr> <tr> <td colspan="1" style="border-bottom:0.75pt solid #778B8B;vertical-align:top"> <div style="background-color:#FFFFFF;padding-left:2pt;padding-top:1pt;padding-bottom:0;align:left;text-align:left;padding-right:2pt;font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:10pt;margin-top:1pt;margin-bottom:0;"><span style="clear:both;font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:10.02pt;color:#2D2D2D;;"><b>Class C (with sales charge)</b></span> </div> </td> <td colspan="1" style="border-bottom:0.75pt solid #778B8B;white-space:nowrap;vertical-align:bottom"> <div style="background-color:#FFFFFF;padding-left:2pt;padding-top:1pt;padding-bottom:0;align:right;text-align:right;padding-right:2pt;font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:10pt;margin-top:1pt;margin-bottom:0;"><span style="font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:10.02pt;">28.21</span></div> </td> <td colspan="1" style="border-bottom:0.75pt solid #778B8B;white-space:nowrap;vertical-align:bottom"> <div style="background-color:#FFFFFF;padding-left:2pt;padding-top:1pt;padding-bottom:0;align:right;text-align:right;padding-right:2pt;font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:10pt;margin-top:1pt;margin-bottom:0;"><span style="font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:10.02pt;">0.26</span></div> </td> <td colspan="1" style="border-bottom:0.75pt solid #778B8B;white-space:nowrap;vertical-align:bottom"> <div style="background-color:#FFFFFF;padding-left:2pt;padding-top:1pt;padding-bottom:0;align:right;text-align:right;padding-right:2pt;font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:10pt;margin-top:1pt;margin-bottom:0;"><span style="font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:10.02pt;">10.38</span></div> </td> </tr> <tr> <td colspan="1" style="border-bottom:0.75pt solid #778B8B;vertical-align:top"> <div style="background-color:#FFFFFF;padding-left:2pt;padding-top:1pt;padding-bottom:0;align:left;text-align:left;padding-right:2pt;font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:10pt;margin-top:1pt;margin-bottom:0;"><span style="clear:both;font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:10.02pt;color:#2D2D2D;;"><b>Russell 3000 Index</b></span> </div> </td> <td colspan="1" style="border-bottom:0.75pt solid #778B8B;white-space:nowrap;vertical-align:bottom"> <div style="background-color:#FFFFFF;padding-left:2pt;padding-top:1pt;padding-bottom:0;align:right;text-align:right;padding-right:2pt;font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:10pt;margin-top:1pt;margin-bottom:0;"><span style="font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:10.02pt;">31.01</span></div> </td> <td colspan="1" style="border-bottom:0.75pt solid #778B8B;white-space:nowrap;vertical-align:bottom"> <div style="background-color:#FFFFFF;padding-left:2pt;padding-top:1pt;padding-bottom:0;align:right;text-align:right;padding-right:2pt;font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:10pt;margin-top:1pt;margin-bottom:0;"><span style="font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:10.02pt;">11.91</span></div> </td> <td colspan="1" style="border-bottom:0.75pt solid #778B8B;white-space:nowrap;vertical-align:bottom"> <div style="background-color:#FFFFFF;padding-left:2pt;padding-top:1pt;padding-bottom:0;align:right;text-align:right;padding-right:2pt;font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:10pt;margin-top:1pt;margin-bottom:0;"><span style="font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:10.02pt;">14.76</span></div> </td> </tr> <tr> <td colspan="1" style="border-bottom:0.75pt solid #778B8B;vertical-align:top"> <div style="background-color:#FFFFFF;padding-left:2pt;padding-top:1pt;padding-bottom:0;align:left;text-align:left;padding-right:2pt;font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:10pt;margin-top:1pt;margin-bottom:0;"><span style="clear:both;font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:10.02pt;color:#2D2D2D;;"><b>Russell 2000 Growth Index</b></span> </div> </td> <td colspan="1" style="border-bottom:0.75pt solid #778B8B;white-space:nowrap;vertical-align:bottom"> <div style="background-color:#FFFFFF;padding-left:2pt;padding-top:1pt;padding-bottom:0;align:right;text-align:right;padding-right:2pt;font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:10pt;margin-top:1pt;margin-bottom:0;"><span style="font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:10.02pt;">42.64</span></div> </td> <td colspan="1" style="border-bottom:0.75pt solid #778B8B;white-space:nowrap;vertical-align:bottom"> <div style="background-color:#FFFFFF;padding-left:2pt;padding-top:1pt;padding-bottom:0;align:right;text-align:right;padding-right:2pt;font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:10pt;margin-top:1pt;margin-bottom:0;"><span style="font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:10.02pt;">4.00</span></div> </td> <td colspan="1" style="border-bottom:0.75pt solid #778B8B;white-space:nowrap;vertical-align:bottom"> <div style="background-color:#FFFFFF;padding-left:2pt;padding-top:1pt;padding-bottom:0;align:right;text-align:right;padding-right:2pt;font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:10pt;margin-top:1pt;margin-bottom:0;"><span style="font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:10.02pt;">11.19</span></div> </td> </tr> <tr> <td colspan="1" style="vertical-align:top"> <div style="background-color:#FFFFFF;padding-left:2pt;padding-top:1pt;padding-bottom:0;align:left;text-align:left;padding-right:2pt;font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:10pt;margin-top:1pt;margin-bottom:0;"><span style="clear:both;font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:10.02pt;color:#2D2D2D;;"><b>S&amp;P 500 Index</b></span> </div> </td> <td colspan="1" style="white-space:nowrap;vertical-align:bottom"> <div style="background-color:#FFFFFF;padding-left:2pt;padding-top:1pt;padding-bottom:0;align:right;text-align:right;padding-right:2pt;font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:10pt;margin-top:1pt;margin-bottom:0;"><span style="font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:10.02pt;">31.05</span></div> </td> <td colspan="1" style="white-space:nowrap;vertical-align:bottom"> <div style="background-color:#FFFFFF;padding-left:2pt;padding-top:1pt;padding-bottom:0;align:right;text-align:right;padding-right:2pt;font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:10pt;margin-top:1pt;margin-bottom:0;"><span style="font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:10.02pt;">13.14</span></div> </td> <td colspan="1" style="white-space:nowrap;vertical-align:bottom"> <div style="background-color:#FFFFFF;padding-left:2pt;padding-top:1pt;padding-bottom:0;align:right;text-align:right;padding-right:2pt;font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:10pt;margin-top:1pt;margin-bottom:0;"><span style="font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:10.02pt;">15.26</span></div> </td> </tr> </table></div> Class C 0.2921 0.0026 0.1038 Class C (with sales charge) 0.2821 0.0026 0.1038 Russell 3000 Index 0.3101 0.1191 0.1476 Russell 2000 Growth Index 0.4264 0.0400 0.1119 S&P 500 Index 0.3105 0.1314 0.1526 <div><span style="clear:both;font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:10.02pt;color:#2D2D2D;;">For current month-end performance, please call Franklin Templeton at </span><span style="clear:both;font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:10.02pt;color:#2D2D2D;;">(800) DIAL BEN/342-5236 or visit</span><br/><span style="clear:both;font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:10.02pt;;">https://www.franklintempleton.com/investments/options/mutual-funds</span><span style="clear:both;font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:10.02pt;color:#2D2D2D;;">. </span></div><div><span style="clear:both;font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:10.02pt;color:#2D2D2D;;">Important data provider notices and terms available at </span><span style="clear:both;font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:10.02pt;;">www.franklintempletondatasources.com</span><span style="clear:both;font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:10.02pt;color:#2D2D2D;;">. </span></div> <div><span style="text-transform:uppercase;"><span style="clear:both;font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:12.024pt;text-transform:uppercase;color:#1447FF;;"><b>KEY FUND STATISTICS </b></span></span><span style="clear:both;font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:10.824pt;color:#2D2D2D;;">(as of </span><span style="clear:both;font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:10.824pt;color:#2D2D2D;;">April 30, 2026)</span></div><div> <table cellspacing="0" style="width:98%;cellspacing:0;border-top:1.5pt solid #6B6B6B;margin-left:7.75pt;border-bottom:1.5pt solid #6B6B6B;margin-top:10px;"> <tr style="height:1px;"> <td style="height:1px;width:74.41007194244604%;"></td> <td style="height:1px;width:25.58992805755396%;"></td> </tr> <tr> <td colspan="1" style="border-bottom:0.75pt solid #6B6B6B;vertical-align:top"> <div style="background-color:#FFFFFF;padding-left:2pt;padding-top:1pt;padding-bottom:0;align:left;text-align:left;padding-right:2pt;font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:10pt;margin-top:1pt;margin-bottom:0;"><span style="clear:both;font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:10.02pt;color:#2D2D2D;;"><b>Total Net Assets</b></span></div> </td> <td colspan="1" style="border-bottom:0.75pt solid #6B6B6B;vertical-align:bottom"> <div style="background-color:#FFFFFF;padding-left:2pt;padding-top:1pt;padding-bottom:0;align:right;text-align:right;padding-right:2pt;font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:10pt;margin-top:1pt;margin-bottom:0;"><span style="font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:10.02pt;">$2,435,287,399</span></div> </td> </tr> <tr> <td colspan="1" style="border-bottom:0.75pt solid #6B6B6B;vertical-align:top"> <div style="background-color:#FFFFFF;padding-left:2pt;padding-top:1pt;padding-bottom:0;align:left;text-align:left;padding-right:2pt;font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:10pt;margin-top:1pt;margin-bottom:0;"><span style="clear:both;font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:10.02pt;color:#2D2D2D;;"><b>Total Number of Portfolio Holdings</b></span></div> </td> <td colspan="1" style="border-bottom:0.75pt solid #6B6B6B;vertical-align:bottom"> <div style="background-color:#FFFFFF;padding-left:2pt;padding-top:1pt;padding-bottom:0;align:right;text-align:right;padding-right:2pt;font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:10pt;margin-top:1pt;margin-bottom:0;"><span style="font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:10.02pt;">129</span></div> </td> </tr> <tr> <td colspan="1" style="border-bottom:0.75pt solid #6B6B6B;vertical-align:top"> <div style="background-color:#FFFFFF;padding-left:2pt;padding-top:1pt;padding-bottom:0;align:left;text-align:left;padding-right:2pt;font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:10pt;margin-top:1pt;margin-bottom:0;"><span style="clear:both;font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:10.02pt;color:#2D2D2D;;"><b>Total Management Fee Paid</b></span></div> </td> <td colspan="1" style="border-bottom:0.75pt solid #6B6B6B;vertical-align:bottom"> <div style="background-color:#FFFFFF;padding-left:2pt;padding-top:1pt;padding-bottom:0;align:right;text-align:right;padding-right:2pt;font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:10pt;margin-top:1pt;margin-bottom:0;"><span style="font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:10.02pt;">$15,084,958</span></div> </td> </tr> <tr> <td colspan="1" style="vertical-align:top"> <div style="background-color:#FFFFFF;padding-left:2pt;padding-top:1pt;padding-bottom:0;align:left;text-align:left;padding-right:2pt;font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:10pt;margin-top:1pt;margin-bottom:0;"><span style="clear:both;font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:10.02pt;color:#2D2D2D;;"><b>Portfolio Turnover Rate</b></span></div> </td> <td colspan="1" style="white-space:nowrap;vertical-align:bottom"> <div style="background-color:#FFFFFF;padding-left:2pt;padding-top:1pt;padding-bottom:0;align:right;text-align:right;padding-right:2pt;font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:10pt;margin-top:1pt;margin-bottom:0;"><span style="font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:10.02pt;">48.01%</span></div> </td> </tr> </table></div> 2435287399 129 15084958 0.4801 <div><span style="text-transform:uppercase;"><span style="clear:both;font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:12.024pt;text-transform:uppercase;color:#1447FF;;"><b>WHAT DID THE FUND INVEST IN? </b></span></span><span style="clear:both;font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:10.824pt;color:#2D2D2D;;">(as of </span><span style="clear:both;font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:10.824pt;color:#2D2D2D;;">April 30, 2026)</span></div><div><span style="clear:both;font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:12.024pt;color:#161616;;"><b>Portfolio Composition</b></span><span style="clear:both;font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:12.024pt;color:#161616;;">^*</span><span style="clear:both;font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:9pt;color:#161616;;">^,</span><span style="clear:both;font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:12.024pt;color:#161616;;">^†</span><span style="clear:both;font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:12.024pt;color:#161616;;"><b> (% of Total Investments)</b></span></div><div><img alt="image" src="ts7464img004.jpg" style="width:96.41294838145232%"/></div> <div><span style="text-transform:uppercase;"><span style="clear:both;font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:12.024pt;text-transform:uppercase;color:#1447FF;;"><b>HOW HAS THE FUND CHANGED?</b></span></span></div><div><span style="clear:both;font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:10.02pt;color:#2D2D2D;;">Effective December 31, 2025, Michael McCarthy no longer served as a portfolio manager of the Fund and Jacob Swartz was added as a </span><span style="clear:both;font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:10.02pt;color:#2D2D2D;;">portfolio manager of the Fund.</span></div><div><span style="clear:both;font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:10.02pt;color:#2D2D2D;;">This is a summary of certain changes to the Fund since </span><span style="clear:both;font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:10.02pt;color:#2D2D2D;;">May 1, 2025</span><span style="clear:both;font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:10.02pt;color:#2D2D2D;;">. For more complete information, you may review the Fund’s current </span><span style="clear:both;font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:10.02pt;color:#2D2D2D;;">prospectus and any applicable supplements and the Fund’s next prospectus, which we expect to be available by </span><span style="clear:both;font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:10.02pt;color:#2D2D2D;;">September 1, 2026, at </span><span style="clear:both;font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:10.02pt;;">https://www.franklintempleton.com/regulatory-fund-documents</span><span style="clear:both;font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:10.02pt;color:#2D2D2D;;"> or upon request at </span><span style="clear:both;font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:10.02pt;color:#2D2D2D;;">(800) DIAL BEN/342-5236</span><span style="clear:both;font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:10.02pt;color:#2D2D2D;;"> or</span><br/><span style="clear:both;font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:10.02pt;color:#2D2D2D;;">prospectus.us.franklintempleton@fisglobal.com</span><span style="clear:both;font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:10.02pt;color:#2D2D2D;;">.</span></div> <span style="clear:both;font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:10.02pt;color:#2D2D2D;;">This is a summary of certain changes to the Fund since </span><span style="clear:both;font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:10.02pt;color:#2D2D2D;;">May 1, 2025</span><span style="clear:both;font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:10.02pt;color:#2D2D2D;;">. For more complete information, you may review the Fund’s current </span><span style="clear:both;font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:10.02pt;color:#2D2D2D;;">prospectus and any applicable supplements and the Fund’s next prospectus, which we expect to be available by </span><span style="clear:both;font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:10.02pt;color:#2D2D2D;;">September 1, 2026, at </span><span style="clear:both;font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:10.02pt;;">https://www.franklintempleton.com/regulatory-fund-documents</span><span style="clear:both;font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:10.02pt;color:#2D2D2D;;"> or upon request at </span><span style="clear:both;font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:10.02pt;color:#2D2D2D;;">(800) DIAL BEN/342-5236</span><span style="clear:both;font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:10.02pt;color:#2D2D2D;;"> or</span><span style="clear:both;font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:10.02pt;color:#2D2D2D;;">prospectus.us.franklintempleton@fisglobal.com</span><span style="clear:both;font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:10.02pt;color:#2D2D2D;;">.</span> 2025-05-01 https://www.franklintempleton.com/regulatory-fund-documents (800) DIAL BEN/342-5236 prospectus.us.franklintempleton@fisglobal.com 10000 11876 14107 16267 15133 26503 18534 17896 21644 20783 26853 10000 11858 13406 15106 14948 22560 21857 22186 27133 30227 39601 10000 12406 14466 15465 14040 23749 17469 17596 19775 20253 28889 10000 11792 13356 15158 15289 22320 22367 22963 28167 31574 41379 0.246 0.240 0.231 0.080 0.075 0.049 0.028 0.016 0.007 0.003 0.000 0.025 Franklin Small Cap Growth Fund Class R FSSRX 2026-04-30 <span style="clear:both;font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:10.02pt;color:#161616;;">This </span><span style="clear:both;font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:10.02pt;color:#161616;;">annual shareholder report</span><span style="clear:both;font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:10.02pt;color:#161616;;"> contains important information about </span><span style="clear:both;font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:10.02pt;color:#161616;;">Franklin Small Cap Growth Fund for the period </span><span style="clear:both;font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:10.02pt;color:#161616;;">May 1, 2025, to </span><span style="clear:both;font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:10.02pt;color:#161616;;">April </span><span style="clear:both;font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:10.02pt;color:#161616;;">30, 2026.</span> annual shareholder report <span style="clear:both;font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:10.02pt;color:#161616;;">You can find additional information about the Fund at </span><span style="clear:both;font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:10.02pt;;">https://www.franklintempleton.com/regulatory-fund-documents</span><span style="clear:both;font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:10.02pt;color:#161616;;">. You can also </span><span style="clear:both;font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:10.02pt;color:#161616;;">request this information by contacting us at </span><span style="clear:both;font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:10.02pt;color:#161616;;">(800) DIAL BEN/342-5236</span><span style="clear:both;font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:10.02pt;color:#161616;;">.</span> https://www.franklintempleton.com/regulatory-fund-documents (800) DIAL BEN/342-5236 <div><span style="clear:both;font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:10.02pt;color:#161616;"><b><i>This report describes changes to the Fund that occurred during the reporting period.</i></b></span></div> <div><span style="text-transform:uppercase;"><span style="clear:both;font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:12.024pt;text-transform:uppercase;color:#1447FF;;"><b>WHAT WERE THE FUND COSTS FOR THE LAST YEAR? </b></span></span><span style="clear:both;font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:10.824pt;color:#2D2D2D;;">(based on a hypothetical $10,000 investment)</span></div><div> <table cellspacing="0" style="width:98%;cellspacing:0;border-top:1.5pt solid #E6FAFF;border-left:1.5pt solid #E6FAFF; border-right:1.5pt solid #E6FAFF; border-bottom:1.5pt solid #E6FAFF; margin-left:7.9pt;"> <tr style="height:1px;"> <td style="height:1px;width:50%;background-color:#E6FAFF;"></td> <td style="height:1px;width:22.33812949640288%;background-color:#E6FAFF;"></td> <td style="height:1px;width:27.661870503597125%;background-color:#E6FAFF;"></td> </tr> <tr> <td colspan="1" style="background-color:#E6FAFF;;border-bottom:1.5pt solid #1447FF;vertical-align:bottom"> <div style="background-color:#E6FAFF;padding-left:2pt;padding-top:1.5pt;padding-bottom:0;align:left;text-align:left;padding-right:2pt;font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:10pt;margin-top:1pt;margin-bottom:0;"><span style="clear:both;font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:10.02pt;;"><b>Class Name</b></span></div> </td> <td colspan="1" style="background-color:#E6FAFF;;border-bottom:1.5pt solid #1447FF;vertical-align:bottom"> <div style="background-color:#E6FAFF;padding-left:2pt;padding-top:1.5pt;padding-bottom:0;align:center;text-align:center;padding-right:2pt;font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:10pt;margin-top:1pt;margin-bottom:0;"><span style="clear:both;font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:10.02pt;;"><b>Costs of a $10,000 </b></span><span style="clear:both;font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:10.02pt;;"><b>investment</b></span></div> </td> <td colspan="1" style="background-color:#E6FAFF;;border-bottom:1.5pt solid #1447FF;vertical-align:bottom"> <div style="background-color:#E6FAFF;padding-left:2pt;padding-top:1.5pt;padding-bottom:0;align:center;text-align:center;padding-right:2pt;font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:10pt;margin-top:1pt;margin-bottom:0;"><span style="clear:both;font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:10.02pt;;"><b>Costs paid as a percentage of a </b></span><span style="clear:both;font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:10.02pt;;"><b>$10,000 investment</b></span><span style="clear:both;font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:10.02pt;;">^*</span> </div> </td> </tr> <tr> <td colspan="1" style="background-color:#E6FAFF;;vertical-align:bottom"> <div style="background-color:#E6FAFF;padding-left:2pt;padding-top:1.5pt;padding-bottom:0;align:left;text-align:left;padding-right:2pt;font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:10pt;margin-top:1pt;margin-bottom:0;"><span style="clear:both;font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:10.02pt;;">Class R</span></div> </td> <td colspan="1" style="background-color:#E6FAFF;;vertical-align:bottom"> <div style="background-color:#E6FAFF;padding-left:2pt;padding-top:1.5pt;padding-bottom:0;align:center;text-align:center;padding-right:2pt;font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:10pt;margin-top:1pt;margin-bottom:0;"><span style="font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:10.02pt;">$152</span></div> </td> <td colspan="1" style="background-color:#E6FAFF;;white-space:nowrap;vertical-align:bottom"> <div style="background-color:#E6FAFF;padding-left:2pt;padding-top:1.5pt;padding-bottom:0;align:center;text-align:center;padding-right:2pt;font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:10pt;margin-top:1pt;margin-bottom:0;"><span style="font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:10.02pt;">1.32%</span></div> </td> </tr> </table></div> 152 0.0132 <div><span style="text-transform:uppercase;"><span style="clear:both;font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:12.024pt;text-transform:uppercase;color:#1447FF;;"><b>HOW DID THE FUND PERFORM LAST YEAR AND WHAT AFFECTED ITS PERFORMANCE?</b></span></span></div><div><span style="clear:both;font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:10.02pt;color:#2D2D2D;;">For the twelve months ended April 30, 2026, </span><span style="clear:both;font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:10.02pt;color:#2D2D2D;;">Class R shares of Franklin Small Cap Growth Fund returned </span><span style="clear:both;font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:10.02pt;color:#2D2D2D;;">29.79%. The Fund compares </span><span style="clear:both;font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:10.02pt;color:#2D2D2D;;">its performance to the Russell 2000 Growth Index and the S&amp;P 500 Index, which returned 42.64% and 31.05%, respectively, for the </span><span style="clear:both;font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:10.02pt;color:#2D2D2D;;">same period.  </span></div><div><span style="text-transform:uppercase;"><span style="clear:both;font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:12.024pt;text-transform:uppercase;color:#161616;;"><b>PERFORMANCE HIGHLIGHTS</b></span></span></div><div> <table cellspacing="0" style="width:98%;cellspacing:0;padding-bottom:2pt;padding-top:0pt;margin-left:7.75pt;"> <tr style="height:1px;"> <td style="height:1px;width:1.8507194244604317%;"></td> <td style="height:1px;width:98.14928057553956%;"></td> </tr> <tr> <td colspan="2" style="vertical-align:top"> <div style="background-color:#FFFFFF;padding-left:2pt;padding-top:1pt;padding-bottom:0;align:left;text-align:left;padding-right:2pt;font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:10pt;margin-top:1pt;margin-bottom:0;"><span style="clear:both;font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:10.02pt;color:#2D2D2D;;"><b>Top contributors to performance:</b></span></div> </td> </tr> <tr> <td colspan="1" style="vertical-align:top"> <div style="background-color:#FFFFFF;padding-left:2pt;padding-top:1pt;padding-bottom:0;align:left;text-align:left;padding-right:2pt;font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:10pt;margin-top:1pt;margin-bottom:0;"><span style="clear:both;font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:10.02pt;color:#30DB87;;">↑</span></div> </td> <td colspan="1" style="vertical-align:top"> <div style="background-color:#FFFFFF;padding-left:2pt;padding-top:1pt;padding-bottom:0;align:left;text-align:left;padding-right:2pt;font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:10pt;margin-top:1pt;margin-bottom:0;"><span style="clear:both;font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:10.02pt;color:#2D2D2D;;">By sector, the largest contributor to relative returns was stock selection in the health care sector. However, the largest individual </span><span style="clear:both;font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:10.02pt;color:#2D2D2D;;">contributors all came from the information technology (IT) sector. An off-benchmark position in phototonics specialist Lumentum </span><span style="clear:both;font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:10.02pt;color:#2D2D2D;;">Holdings led relative contributors after the company reported strong fiscal second quarter 2026 financial results and upbeat </span><span style="clear:both;font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:10.02pt;color:#2D2D2D;;">forward guidance, driven by surging demand for artificial intelligence (AI) data center optics.</span></div> </td> </tr> <tr> <td colspan="1" style="vertical-align:top"> <div style="background-color:#FFFFFF;padding-left:2pt;padding-top:1pt;padding-bottom:0;align:left;text-align:left;padding-right:2pt;font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:10pt;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0;"><span style="clear:both;font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:10.02pt;color:#30DB87;;">↑</span></div> </td> <td colspan="1" style="vertical-align:top"> <div style="background-color:#FFFFFF;padding-left:2pt;padding-top:1pt;padding-bottom:0;align:left;text-align:left;padding-right:2pt;font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:10pt;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0;"><span style="clear:both;font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:10.02pt;color:#2D2D2D;;">Semiconductor manufacturer SiTime also advanced relative returns. Shares in the company, which makes precision timing chips, </span><span style="clear:both;font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:10.02pt;color:#2D2D2D;;">soared late in the period after the company posted strong revenue growth amid increased demand from AI data centers.</span></div> </td> </tr> <tr> <td colspan="1" style="vertical-align:top"> <div style="background-color:#FFFFFF;padding-left:2pt;padding-top:1pt;padding-bottom:0;align:left;text-align:left;padding-right:2pt;font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:10pt;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0;"><span style="clear:both;font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:10.02pt;color:#30DB87;;">↑</span></div> </td> <td colspan="1" style="vertical-align:top"> <div style="background-color:#FFFFFF;padding-left:2pt;padding-top:1pt;padding-bottom:0;align:left;text-align:left;padding-right:2pt;font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:10pt;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0;"><span style="clear:both;font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:10.02pt;color:#2D2D2D;;">Onto Innovation supported relative returns. The process control solutions company benefited from surging demand for advanced </span><span style="clear:both;font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:10.02pt;color:#2D2D2D;;">semiconductor packaging and metrology tools driven by AI chip growth.</span></div> </td> </tr> </table></div><div> <table cellspacing="0" style="width:98%;cellspacing:0;padding-bottom:2pt;padding-top:0pt;margin-left:7.75pt;"> <tr style="height:1px;"> <td style="height:1px;width:1.8507194244604317%;"></td> <td style="height:1px;width:98.14928057553956%;"></td> </tr> <tr> <td colspan="2" style="vertical-align:top"> <div style="background-color:#FFFFFF;padding-left:2pt;padding-top:1pt;padding-bottom:0;align:left;text-align:left;padding-right:2pt;font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:10pt;margin-top:1pt;margin-bottom:0;"><span style="clear:both;font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:10.02pt;color:#2D2D2D;;"><b>Top detractors from performance:</b></span></div> </td> </tr> <tr> <td colspan="1" style="vertical-align:top"> <div style="background-color:#FFFFFF;padding-left:2pt;padding-top:1pt;padding-bottom:0;align:left;text-align:left;padding-right:2pt;font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:10pt;margin-top:1pt;margin-bottom:0;"><span style="clear:both;font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:10.02pt;color:#CA0046;;">↓</span></div> </td> <td colspan="1" style="vertical-align:top"> <div style="background-color:#FFFFFF;padding-left:2pt;padding-top:1pt;padding-bottom:0;align:left;text-align:left;padding-right:2pt;font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:10pt;margin-top:1pt;margin-bottom:0;"><span style="clear:both;font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:10.02pt;color:#2D2D2D;;">Stock selection and an overweight in the consumer staples sector held back relative returns. Within the sector, an off-benchmark </span><span style="clear:both;font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:10.02pt;color:#2D2D2D;;">holding in BellRing Brands was the leading detractor. The nutrition products company reported shrinking profit margins and </span><span style="clear:both;font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:10.02pt;color:#2D2D2D;;">decreasing demand for its protein shakes. Retailer inventory adjustments and reduced full year 2025 guidance were also </span><span style="clear:both;font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:10.02pt;color:#2D2D2D;;">headwinds for the company.</span></div> </td> </tr> <tr> <td colspan="1" style="vertical-align:top"> <div style="background-color:#FFFFFF;padding-left:2pt;padding-top:1pt;padding-bottom:0;align:left;text-align:left;padding-right:2pt;font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:10pt;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0;"><span style="clear:both;font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:10.02pt;color:#CA0046;;">↓</span></div> </td> <td colspan="1" style="vertical-align:top"> <div style="background-color:#FFFFFF;padding-left:2pt;padding-top:1pt;padding-bottom:0;align:left;text-align:left;padding-right:2pt;font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:10pt;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0;"><span style="clear:both;font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:10.02pt;color:#2D2D2D;;">Within IT, a broader market pivot away from software stocks had a negative impact on shares of software development platform </span><span style="clear:both;font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:10.02pt;color:#2D2D2D;;">GitLab, despite the company’s positive earnings reports.</span></div> </td> </tr> <tr> <td colspan="1" style="vertical-align:top"> <div style="background-color:#FFFFFF;padding-left:2pt;padding-top:1pt;padding-bottom:0;align:left;text-align:left;padding-right:2pt;font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:10pt;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0;"><span style="clear:both;font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:10.02pt;color:#CA0046;;">↓</span></div> </td> <td colspan="1" style="vertical-align:top"> <div style="background-color:#FFFFFF;padding-left:2pt;padding-top:1pt;padding-bottom:0;align:left;text-align:left;padding-right:2pt;font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:10pt;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0;"><span style="clear:both;font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:10.02pt;color:#2D2D2D;;">In the health care sector, relative performance was hurt by a position in health care software company Phreesia. The company </span><span style="clear:both;font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:10.02pt;color:#2D2D2D;;">reduced guidance for 2027, reporting that it is losing visibility into spending commitments from some of its clients.</span></div> </td> </tr> </table></div> The Fund’s past performance is not necessarily an indication of how the Fund will perform in the future. <span style="clear:both;font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:10.02pt;color:#2D2D2D;;">The graph and table </span><span style="clear:both;font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:10.02pt;color:#2D2D2D;;">do not reflect the deduction of taxes that a shareholder would pay on Fund distributions or redemption of Fund shares.</span> <div><img alt="image" src="ts7466img003.jpg" style="width:88.88888888888889%"/></div> <div><span style="text-transform:uppercase;"><span style="clear:both;font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:12.024pt;text-transform:uppercase;color:#161616;;"><b>AVERAGE ANNUAL TOTAL RETURNS (%) </b></span></span><span style="clear:both;font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:10.824pt;color:#2D2D2D;;">Period Ended </span><span style="clear:both;font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:10.824pt;color:#2D2D2D;;">April 30, 2026</span></div><div> <table cellspacing="0" style="width:98%;cellspacing:0;margin-left:7.75pt;border-bottom:1.5pt solid #778B8B;margin-top:10px;"> <tr style="height:1px;"> <td style="height:1px;width:47.530575539568346%;"></td> <td style="height:1px;width:17.489208633093526%;"></td> <td style="height:1px;width:17.140287769784173%;"></td> <td style="height:1px;width:17.83992805755396%;"></td> </tr> <tr> <td colspan="1" style="border-bottom:1.5pt solid #1447FF;vertical-align:top"> <div style="background-color:#FFFFFF;padding-left:2pt;padding-top:1pt;padding-bottom:0;align:left;text-align:left;padding-right:2pt;font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:10pt;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0;"> </div> </td> <td colspan="1" style="border-bottom:1.5pt solid #1447FF;vertical-align:bottom"> <div style="background-color:#FFFFFF;padding-left:2pt;padding-top:1pt;padding-bottom:0;align:right;text-align:right;padding-right:2pt;font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:10pt;margin-top:1pt;margin-bottom:0;"><span style="clear:both;font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:10.02pt;color:#2D2D2D;;"><b>1 Year</b></span></div> </td> <td colspan="1" style="border-bottom:1.5pt solid #1447FF;vertical-align:bottom"> <div style="background-color:#FFFFFF;padding-left:2pt;padding-top:1pt;padding-bottom:0;align:right;text-align:right;padding-right:2pt;font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:10pt;margin-top:1pt;margin-bottom:0;"><span style="clear:both;font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:10.02pt;color:#2D2D2D;;"><b>5 Year</b></span></div> </td> <td colspan="1" style="border-bottom:1.5pt solid #1447FF;vertical-align:bottom"> <div style="background-color:#FFFFFF;padding-left:2pt;padding-top:1pt;padding-bottom:0;align:right;text-align:right;padding-right:2pt;font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:10pt;margin-top:1pt;margin-bottom:0;"><span style="clear:both;font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:10.02pt;color:#2D2D2D;;"><b>10 Year</b></span></div> </td> </tr> <tr> <td colspan="1" style="border-bottom:0.75pt solid #778B8B;vertical-align:top"> <div style="background-color:#FFFFFF;padding-left:2pt;padding-top:0.5pt;padding-bottom:0;align:left;text-align:left;padding-right:2pt;font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:10pt;margin-top:1pt;margin-bottom:0;"><span style="clear:both;font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:10.02pt;color:#2D2D2D;;"><b>Class R</b></span> </div> </td> <td colspan="1" style="border-bottom:0.75pt solid #778B8B;white-space:nowrap;vertical-align:bottom"> <div style="background-color:#FFFFFF;padding-left:2pt;padding-top:0.5pt;padding-bottom:0;align:right;text-align:right;padding-right:2pt;font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:10pt;margin-top:1pt;margin-bottom:0;"><span style="font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:10.02pt;">29.79</span></div> </td> <td colspan="1" style="border-bottom:0.75pt solid #778B8B;white-space:nowrap;vertical-align:bottom"> <div style="background-color:#FFFFFF;padding-left:2pt;padding-top:0.5pt;padding-bottom:0;align:right;text-align:right;padding-right:2pt;font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:10pt;margin-top:1pt;margin-bottom:0;"><span style="font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:10.02pt;">0.74</span></div> </td> <td colspan="1" style="border-bottom:0.75pt solid #778B8B;white-space:nowrap;vertical-align:bottom"> <div style="background-color:#FFFFFF;padding-left:2pt;padding-top:0.5pt;padding-bottom:0;align:right;text-align:right;padding-right:2pt;font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:10pt;margin-top:1pt;margin-bottom:0;"><span style="font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:10.02pt;">10.91</span></div> </td> </tr> <tr> <td colspan="1" style="border-bottom:0.75pt solid #778B8B;vertical-align:top"> <div style="background-color:#FFFFFF;padding-left:2pt;padding-top:1pt;padding-bottom:0;align:left;text-align:left;padding-right:2pt;font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:10pt;margin-top:1pt;margin-bottom:0;"><span style="clear:both;font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:10.02pt;color:#2D2D2D;;"><b>Russell 3000 Index</b></span> </div> </td> <td colspan="1" style="border-bottom:0.75pt solid #778B8B;white-space:nowrap;vertical-align:bottom"> <div style="background-color:#FFFFFF;padding-left:2pt;padding-top:1pt;padding-bottom:0;align:right;text-align:right;padding-right:2pt;font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:10pt;margin-top:1pt;margin-bottom:0;"><span style="font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:10.02pt;">31.01</span></div> </td> <td colspan="1" style="border-bottom:0.75pt solid #778B8B;white-space:nowrap;vertical-align:bottom"> <div style="background-color:#FFFFFF;padding-left:2pt;padding-top:1pt;padding-bottom:0;align:right;text-align:right;padding-right:2pt;font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:10pt;margin-top:1pt;margin-bottom:0;"><span style="font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:10.02pt;">11.91</span></div> </td> <td colspan="1" style="border-bottom:0.75pt solid #778B8B;white-space:nowrap;vertical-align:bottom"> <div style="background-color:#FFFFFF;padding-left:2pt;padding-top:1pt;padding-bottom:0;align:right;text-align:right;padding-right:2pt;font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:10pt;margin-top:1pt;margin-bottom:0;"><span style="font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:10.02pt;">14.76</span></div> </td> </tr> <tr> <td colspan="1" style="border-bottom:0.75pt solid #778B8B;vertical-align:top"> <div style="background-color:#FFFFFF;padding-left:2pt;padding-top:1pt;padding-bottom:0;align:left;text-align:left;padding-right:2pt;font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:10pt;margin-top:1pt;margin-bottom:0;"><span style="clear:both;font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:10.02pt;color:#2D2D2D;;"><b>Russell 2000 Growth Index</b></span> </div> </td> <td colspan="1" style="border-bottom:0.75pt solid #778B8B;white-space:nowrap;vertical-align:bottom"> <div style="background-color:#FFFFFF;padding-left:2pt;padding-top:1pt;padding-bottom:0;align:right;text-align:right;padding-right:2pt;font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:10pt;margin-top:1pt;margin-bottom:0;"><span style="font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:10.02pt;">42.64</span></div> </td> <td colspan="1" style="border-bottom:0.75pt solid #778B8B;white-space:nowrap;vertical-align:bottom"> <div style="background-color:#FFFFFF;padding-left:2pt;padding-top:1pt;padding-bottom:0;align:right;text-align:right;padding-right:2pt;font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:10pt;margin-top:1pt;margin-bottom:0;"><span style="font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:10.02pt;">4.00</span></div> </td> <td colspan="1" style="border-bottom:0.75pt solid #778B8B;white-space:nowrap;vertical-align:bottom"> <div style="background-color:#FFFFFF;padding-left:2pt;padding-top:1pt;padding-bottom:0;align:right;text-align:right;padding-right:2pt;font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:10pt;margin-top:1pt;margin-bottom:0;"><span style="font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:10.02pt;">11.19</span></div> </td> </tr> <tr> <td colspan="1" style="vertical-align:top"> <div style="background-color:#FFFFFF;padding-left:2pt;padding-top:1pt;padding-bottom:0;align:left;text-align:left;padding-right:2pt;font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:10pt;margin-top:1pt;margin-bottom:0;"><span style="clear:both;font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:10.02pt;color:#2D2D2D;;"><b>S&amp;P 500 Index</b></span> </div> </td> <td colspan="1" style="white-space:nowrap;vertical-align:bottom"> <div style="background-color:#FFFFFF;padding-left:2pt;padding-top:1pt;padding-bottom:0;align:right;text-align:right;padding-right:2pt;font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:10pt;margin-top:1pt;margin-bottom:0;"><span style="font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:10.02pt;">31.05</span></div> </td> <td colspan="1" style="white-space:nowrap;vertical-align:bottom"> <div style="background-color:#FFFFFF;padding-left:2pt;padding-top:1pt;padding-bottom:0;align:right;text-align:right;padding-right:2pt;font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:10pt;margin-top:1pt;margin-bottom:0;"><span style="font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:10.02pt;">13.14</span></div> </td> <td colspan="1" style="white-space:nowrap;vertical-align:bottom"> <div style="background-color:#FFFFFF;padding-left:2pt;padding-top:1pt;padding-bottom:0;align:right;text-align:right;padding-right:2pt;font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:10pt;margin-top:1pt;margin-bottom:0;"><span style="font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:10.02pt;">15.26</span></div> </td> </tr> </table></div> Class R 0.2979 0.0074 0.1091 Russell 3000 Index 0.3101 0.1191 0.1476 Russell 2000 Growth Index 0.4264 0.0400 0.1119 S&P 500 Index 0.3105 0.1314 0.1526 <div><span style="clear:both;font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:10.02pt;color:#2D2D2D;;">For current month-end performance, please call Franklin Templeton at </span><span style="clear:both;font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:10.02pt;color:#2D2D2D;;">(800) DIAL BEN/342-5236 or visit</span><br/><span style="clear:both;font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:10.02pt;;">https://www.franklintempleton.com/investments/options/mutual-funds</span><span style="clear:both;font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:10.02pt;color:#2D2D2D;;">. </span></div><div><span style="clear:both;font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:10.02pt;color:#2D2D2D;;">Important data provider notices and terms available at </span><span style="clear:both;font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:10.02pt;;">www.franklintempletondatasources.com</span><span style="clear:both;font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:10.02pt;color:#2D2D2D;;">. </span></div> <div><span style="text-transform:uppercase;"><span style="clear:both;font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:12.024pt;text-transform:uppercase;color:#1447FF;;"><b>KEY FUND STATISTICS </b></span></span><span style="clear:both;font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:10.824pt;color:#2D2D2D;;">(as of </span><span style="clear:both;font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:10.824pt;color:#2D2D2D;;">April 30, 2026)</span></div><div> <table cellspacing="0" style="width:98%;cellspacing:0;border-top:1.5pt solid #6B6B6B;margin-left:7.75pt;border-bottom:1.5pt solid #6B6B6B;margin-top:10px;"> <tr style="height:1px;"> <td style="height:1px;width:74.41007194244604%;"></td> <td style="height:1px;width:25.58992805755396%;"></td> </tr> <tr> <td colspan="1" style="border-bottom:0.75pt solid #6B6B6B;vertical-align:top"> <div style="background-color:#FFFFFF;padding-left:2pt;padding-top:1pt;padding-bottom:0;align:left;text-align:left;padding-right:2pt;font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:10pt;margin-top:1pt;margin-bottom:0;"><span style="clear:both;font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:10.02pt;color:#2D2D2D;;"><b>Total Net Assets</b></span></div> </td> <td colspan="1" style="border-bottom:0.75pt solid #6B6B6B;vertical-align:bottom"> <div style="background-color:#FFFFFF;padding-left:2pt;padding-top:1pt;padding-bottom:0;align:right;text-align:right;padding-right:2pt;font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:10pt;margin-top:1pt;margin-bottom:0;"><span style="font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:10.02pt;">$2,435,287,399</span></div> </td> </tr> <tr> <td colspan="1" style="border-bottom:0.75pt solid #6B6B6B;vertical-align:top"> <div style="background-color:#FFFFFF;padding-left:2pt;padding-top:1pt;padding-bottom:0;align:left;text-align:left;padding-right:2pt;font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:10pt;margin-top:1pt;margin-bottom:0;"><span style="clear:both;font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:10.02pt;color:#2D2D2D;;"><b>Total Number of Portfolio Holdings</b></span></div> </td> <td colspan="1" style="border-bottom:0.75pt solid #6B6B6B;vertical-align:bottom"> <div style="background-color:#FFFFFF;padding-left:2pt;padding-top:1pt;padding-bottom:0;align:right;text-align:right;padding-right:2pt;font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:10pt;margin-top:1pt;margin-bottom:0;"><span style="font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:10.02pt;">129</span></div> </td> </tr> <tr> <td colspan="1" style="border-bottom:0.75pt solid #6B6B6B;vertical-align:top"> <div style="background-color:#FFFFFF;padding-left:2pt;padding-top:1pt;padding-bottom:0;align:left;text-align:left;padding-right:2pt;font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:10pt;margin-top:1pt;margin-bottom:0;"><span style="clear:both;font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:10.02pt;color:#2D2D2D;;"><b>Total Management Fee Paid</b></span></div> </td> <td colspan="1" style="border-bottom:0.75pt solid #6B6B6B;vertical-align:bottom"> <div style="background-color:#FFFFFF;padding-left:2pt;padding-top:1pt;padding-bottom:0;align:right;text-align:right;padding-right:2pt;font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:10pt;margin-top:1pt;margin-bottom:0;"><span style="font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:10.02pt;">$15,084,958</span></div> </td> </tr> <tr> <td colspan="1" style="vertical-align:top"> <div style="background-color:#FFFFFF;padding-left:2pt;padding-top:1pt;padding-bottom:0;align:left;text-align:left;padding-right:2pt;font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:10pt;margin-top:1pt;margin-bottom:0;"><span style="clear:both;font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:10.02pt;color:#2D2D2D;;"><b>Portfolio Turnover Rate</b></span></div> </td> <td colspan="1" style="white-space:nowrap;vertical-align:bottom"> <div style="background-color:#FFFFFF;padding-left:2pt;padding-top:1pt;padding-bottom:0;align:right;text-align:right;padding-right:2pt;font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:10pt;margin-top:1pt;margin-bottom:0;"><span style="font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:10.02pt;">48.01%</span></div> </td> </tr> </table></div> 2435287399 129 15084958 0.4801 <div><span style="text-transform:uppercase;"><span style="clear:both;font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:12.024pt;text-transform:uppercase;color:#1447FF;;"><b>WHAT DID THE FUND INVEST IN? </b></span></span><span style="clear:both;font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:10.824pt;color:#2D2D2D;;">(as of </span><span style="clear:both;font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:10.824pt;color:#2D2D2D;;">April 30, 2026)</span></div><div><span style="clear:both;font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:12.024pt;color:#161616;;"><b>Portfolio Composition</b></span><span style="clear:both;font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:12.024pt;color:#161616;;">^*</span><span style="clear:both;font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:9pt;color:#161616;;">^,</span><span style="clear:both;font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:12.024pt;color:#161616;;">^†</span><span style="clear:both;font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:12.024pt;color:#161616;;"><b> (% of Total Investments)</b></span></div><div><img alt="image" src="ts7466img004.jpg" style="width:96.41294838145232%"/></div> <div><span style="text-transform:uppercase;"><span style="clear:both;font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:12.024pt;text-transform:uppercase;color:#1447FF;;"><b>HOW HAS THE FUND CHANGED?</b></span></span></div><div><span style="clear:both;font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:10.02pt;color:#2D2D2D;;">Effective December 31, 2025, Michael McCarthy no longer served as a portfolio manager of the Fund and Jacob Swartz was added as a </span><span style="clear:both;font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:10.02pt;color:#2D2D2D;;">portfolio manager of the Fund.</span></div><div><span style="clear:both;font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:10.02pt;color:#2D2D2D;;">This is a summary of certain changes to the Fund since </span><span style="clear:both;font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:10.02pt;color:#2D2D2D;;">May 1, 2025</span><span style="clear:both;font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:10.02pt;color:#2D2D2D;;">. For more complete information, you may review the Fund’s current </span><span style="clear:both;font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:10.02pt;color:#2D2D2D;;">prospectus and any applicable supplements and the Fund’s next prospectus, which we expect to be available by </span><span style="clear:both;font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:10.02pt;color:#2D2D2D;;">September 1, 2026, at </span><span style="clear:both;font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:10.02pt;;">https://www.franklintempleton.com/regulatory-fund-documents</span><span style="clear:both;font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:10.02pt;color:#2D2D2D;;"> or upon request at </span><span style="clear:both;font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:10.02pt;color:#2D2D2D;;">(800) DIAL BEN/342-5236</span><span style="clear:both;font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:10.02pt;color:#2D2D2D;;"> or</span><br/><span style="clear:both;font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:10.02pt;color:#2D2D2D;;">prospectus.us.franklintempleton@fisglobal.com</span><span style="clear:both;font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:10.02pt;color:#2D2D2D;;">.</span></div> <span style="clear:both;font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:10.02pt;color:#2D2D2D;;">This is a summary of certain changes to the Fund since </span><span style="clear:both;font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:10.02pt;color:#2D2D2D;;">May 1, 2025</span><span style="clear:both;font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:10.02pt;color:#2D2D2D;;">. For more complete information, you may review the Fund’s current </span><span style="clear:both;font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:10.02pt;color:#2D2D2D;;">prospectus and any applicable supplements and the Fund’s next prospectus, which we expect to be available by </span><span style="clear:both;font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:10.02pt;color:#2D2D2D;;">September 1, 2026, at </span><span style="clear:both;font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:10.02pt;;">https://www.franklintempleton.com/regulatory-fund-documents</span><span style="clear:both;font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:10.02pt;color:#2D2D2D;;"> or upon request at </span><span style="clear:both;font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:10.02pt;color:#2D2D2D;;">(800) DIAL BEN/342-5236</span><span style="clear:both;font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:10.02pt;color:#2D2D2D;;"> or</span><span style="clear:both;font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:10.02pt;color:#2D2D2D;;">prospectus.us.franklintempleton@fisglobal.com</span><span style="clear:both;font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:10.02pt;color:#2D2D2D;;">.</span> 2025-05-01 https://www.franklintempleton.com/regulatory-fund-documents (800) DIAL BEN/342-5236 prospectus.us.franklintempleton@fisglobal.com 10000 11936 14248 16497 15431 27152 19086 18522 22496 21709 28176 10000 11858 13406 15106 14948 22560 21857 22186 27133 30227 39601 10000 12406 14466 15465 14040 23749 17469 17596 19775 20253 28889 10000 11792 13356 15158 15289 22320 22367 22963 28167 31574 41379 0.246 0.240 0.231 0.080 0.075 0.049 0.028 0.016 0.007 0.003 0.000 0.025 Franklin Small Cap Growth Fund Class R6 FSMLX 2026-04-30 <span style="clear:both;font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:10.02pt;color:#161616;;">This </span><span style="clear:both;font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:10.02pt;color:#161616;;">annual shareholder report</span><span style="clear:both;font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:10.02pt;color:#161616;;"> contains important information about </span><span style="clear:both;font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:10.02pt;color:#161616;;">Franklin Small Cap Growth Fund for the period </span><span style="clear:both;font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:10.02pt;color:#161616;;">May 1, 2025, to </span><span style="clear:both;font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:10.02pt;color:#161616;;">April </span><span style="clear:both;font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:10.02pt;color:#161616;;">30, 2026.</span> annual shareholder report <span style="clear:both;font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:10.02pt;color:#161616;;">You can find additional information about the Fund at </span><span style="clear:both;font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:10.02pt;;">https://www.franklintempleton.com/regulatory-fund-documents</span><span style="clear:both;font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:10.02pt;color:#161616;;">. You can also </span><span style="clear:both;font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:10.02pt;color:#161616;;">request this information by contacting us at </span><span style="clear:both;font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:10.02pt;color:#161616;;">(800) DIAL BEN/342-5236</span><span style="clear:both;font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:10.02pt;color:#161616;;">.</span> https://www.franklintempleton.com/regulatory-fund-documents (800) DIAL BEN/342-5236 <div><span style="clear:both;font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:10.02pt;color:#161616;"><b><i>This report describes changes to the Fund that occurred during the reporting period.</i></b></span></div> <div><span style="text-transform:uppercase;"><span style="clear:both;font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:12.024pt;text-transform:uppercase;color:#1447FF;;"><b>WHAT WERE THE FUND COSTS FOR THE LAST YEAR? </b></span></span><span style="clear:both;font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:10.824pt;color:#2D2D2D;;">(based on a hypothetical $10,000 investment)</span></div><div> <table cellspacing="0" style="width:98%;cellspacing:0;border-top:1.5pt solid #E6FAFF;border-left:1.5pt solid #E6FAFF; border-right:1.5pt solid #E6FAFF; border-bottom:1.5pt solid #E6FAFF; margin-left:7.9pt;"> <tr style="height:1px;"> <td style="height:1px;width:50%;background-color:#E6FAFF;"></td> <td style="height:1px;width:22.33812949640288%;background-color:#E6FAFF;"></td> <td style="height:1px;width:27.661870503597125%;background-color:#E6FAFF;"></td> </tr> <tr> <td colspan="1" style="background-color:#E6FAFF;;border-bottom:1.5pt solid #1447FF;vertical-align:bottom"> <div style="background-color:#E6FAFF;padding-left:2pt;padding-top:1.5pt;padding-bottom:0;align:left;text-align:left;padding-right:2pt;font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:10pt;margin-top:1pt;margin-bottom:0;"><span style="clear:both;font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:10.02pt;;"><b>Class Name</b></span></div> </td> <td colspan="1" style="background-color:#E6FAFF;;border-bottom:1.5pt solid #1447FF;vertical-align:bottom"> <div style="background-color:#E6FAFF;padding-left:2pt;padding-top:1.5pt;padding-bottom:0;align:center;text-align:center;padding-right:2pt;font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:10pt;margin-top:1pt;margin-bottom:0;"><span style="clear:both;font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:10.02pt;;"><b>Costs of a $10,000 </b></span><span style="clear:both;font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:10.02pt;;"><b>investment</b></span></div> </td> <td colspan="1" style="background-color:#E6FAFF;;border-bottom:1.5pt solid #1447FF;vertical-align:bottom"> <div style="background-color:#E6FAFF;padding-left:2pt;padding-top:1.5pt;padding-bottom:0;align:center;text-align:center;padding-right:2pt;font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:10pt;margin-top:1pt;margin-bottom:0;"><span style="clear:both;font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:10.02pt;;"><b>Costs paid as a percentage of a </b></span><span style="clear:both;font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:10.02pt;;"><b>$10,000 investment</b></span><span style="clear:both;font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:10.02pt;;">^*</span> </div> </td> </tr> <tr> <td colspan="1" style="background-color:#E6FAFF;;vertical-align:bottom"> <div style="background-color:#E6FAFF;padding-left:2pt;padding-top:1.5pt;padding-bottom:0;align:left;text-align:left;padding-right:2pt;font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:10pt;margin-top:1pt;margin-bottom:0;"><span style="clear:both;font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:10.02pt;;">Class R6</span></div> </td> <td colspan="1" style="background-color:#E6FAFF;;vertical-align:bottom"> <div style="background-color:#E6FAFF;padding-left:2pt;padding-top:1.5pt;padding-bottom:0;align:center;text-align:center;padding-right:2pt;font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:10pt;margin-top:1pt;margin-bottom:0;"><span style="font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:10.02pt;">$76</span></div> </td> <td colspan="1" style="background-color:#E6FAFF;;white-space:nowrap;vertical-align:bottom"> <div style="background-color:#E6FAFF;padding-left:2pt;padding-top:1.5pt;padding-bottom:0;align:center;text-align:center;padding-right:2pt;font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:10pt;margin-top:1pt;margin-bottom:0;"><span style="font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:10.02pt;">0.66%</span></div> </td> </tr> </table></div> 76 0.0066 <div><span style="text-transform:uppercase;"><span style="clear:both;font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:12.024pt;text-transform:uppercase;color:#1447FF;;"><b>HOW DID THE FUND PERFORM LAST YEAR AND WHAT AFFECTED ITS PERFORMANCE?</b></span></span></div><div><span style="clear:both;font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:10.02pt;color:#2D2D2D;;">For the twelve months ended April 30, 2026, </span><span style="clear:both;font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:10.02pt;color:#2D2D2D;;">Class R6 shares of Franklin Small Cap Growth Fund returned </span><span style="clear:both;font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:10.02pt;color:#2D2D2D;;">30.66%. The Fund compares </span><span style="clear:both;font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:10.02pt;color:#2D2D2D;;">its performance to the Russell 2000 Growth Index and the S&amp;P 500 Index, which returned 42.64% and 31.05%, respectively, for the </span><span style="clear:both;font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:10.02pt;color:#2D2D2D;;">same period.  </span></div><div><span style="text-transform:uppercase;"><span style="clear:both;font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:12.024pt;text-transform:uppercase;color:#161616;;"><b>PERFORMANCE HIGHLIGHTS</b></span></span></div><div> <table cellspacing="0" style="width:98%;cellspacing:0;padding-bottom:2pt;padding-top:0pt;margin-left:7.75pt;"> <tr style="height:1px;"> <td style="height:1px;width:1.8507194244604317%;"></td> <td style="height:1px;width:98.14928057553956%;"></td> </tr> <tr> <td colspan="2" style="vertical-align:top"> <div style="background-color:#FFFFFF;padding-left:2pt;padding-top:1pt;padding-bottom:0;align:left;text-align:left;padding-right:2pt;font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:10pt;margin-top:1pt;margin-bottom:0;"><span style="clear:both;font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:10.02pt;color:#2D2D2D;;"><b>Top contributors to performance:</b></span></div> </td> </tr> <tr> <td colspan="1" style="vertical-align:top"> <div style="background-color:#FFFFFF;padding-left:2pt;padding-top:1pt;padding-bottom:0;align:left;text-align:left;padding-right:2pt;font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:10pt;margin-top:1pt;margin-bottom:0;"><span style="clear:both;font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:10.02pt;color:#30DB87;;">↑</span></div> </td> <td colspan="1" style="vertical-align:top"> <div style="background-color:#FFFFFF;padding-left:2pt;padding-top:1pt;padding-bottom:0;align:left;text-align:left;padding-right:2pt;font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:10pt;margin-top:1pt;margin-bottom:0;"><span style="clear:both;font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:10.02pt;color:#2D2D2D;;">By sector, the largest contributor to relative returns was stock selection in the health care sector. However, the largest individual </span><span style="clear:both;font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:10.02pt;color:#2D2D2D;;">contributors all came from the information technology (IT) sector. An off-benchmark position in phototonics specialist Lumentum </span><span style="clear:both;font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:10.02pt;color:#2D2D2D;;">Holdings led relative contributors after the company reported strong fiscal second quarter 2026 financial results and upbeat </span><span style="clear:both;font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:10.02pt;color:#2D2D2D;;">forward guidance, driven by surging demand for artificial intelligence (AI) data center optics.</span></div> </td> </tr> <tr> <td colspan="1" style="vertical-align:top"> <div style="background-color:#FFFFFF;padding-left:2pt;padding-top:1pt;padding-bottom:0;align:left;text-align:left;padding-right:2pt;font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:10pt;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0;"><span style="clear:both;font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:10.02pt;color:#30DB87;;">↑</span></div> </td> <td colspan="1" style="vertical-align:top"> <div style="background-color:#FFFFFF;padding-left:2pt;padding-top:1pt;padding-bottom:0;align:left;text-align:left;padding-right:2pt;font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:10pt;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0;"><span style="clear:both;font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:10.02pt;color:#2D2D2D;;">Semiconductor manufacturer SiTime also advanced relative returns. Shares in the company, which makes precision timing chips, </span><span style="clear:both;font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:10.02pt;color:#2D2D2D;;">soared late in the period after the company posted strong revenue growth amid increased demand from AI data centers.</span></div> </td> </tr> <tr> <td colspan="1" style="vertical-align:top"> <div style="background-color:#FFFFFF;padding-left:2pt;padding-top:1pt;padding-bottom:0;align:left;text-align:left;padding-right:2pt;font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:10pt;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0;"><span style="clear:both;font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:10.02pt;color:#30DB87;;">↑</span></div> </td> <td colspan="1" style="vertical-align:top"> <div style="background-color:#FFFFFF;padding-left:2pt;padding-top:1pt;padding-bottom:0;align:left;text-align:left;padding-right:2pt;font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:10pt;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0;"><span style="clear:both;font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:10.02pt;color:#2D2D2D;;">Onto Innovation supported relative returns. The process control solutions company benefited from surging demand for advanced </span><span style="clear:both;font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:10.02pt;color:#2D2D2D;;">semiconductor packaging and metrology tools driven by AI chip growth.</span></div> </td> </tr> </table></div><div> <table cellspacing="0" style="width:98%;cellspacing:0;padding-bottom:2pt;padding-top:0pt;margin-left:7.75pt;"> <tr style="height:1px;"> <td style="height:1px;width:1.8507194244604317%;"></td> <td style="height:1px;width:98.14928057553956%;"></td> </tr> <tr> <td colspan="2" style="vertical-align:top"> <div style="background-color:#FFFFFF;padding-left:2pt;padding-top:1pt;padding-bottom:0;align:left;text-align:left;padding-right:2pt;font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:10pt;margin-top:1pt;margin-bottom:0;"><span style="clear:both;font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:10.02pt;color:#2D2D2D;;"><b>Top detractors from performance:</b></span></div> </td> </tr> <tr> <td colspan="1" style="vertical-align:top"> <div style="background-color:#FFFFFF;padding-left:2pt;padding-top:1pt;padding-bottom:0;align:left;text-align:left;padding-right:2pt;font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:10pt;margin-top:1pt;margin-bottom:0;"><span style="clear:both;font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:10.02pt;color:#CA0046;;">↓</span></div> </td> <td colspan="1" style="vertical-align:top"> <div style="background-color:#FFFFFF;padding-left:2pt;padding-top:1pt;padding-bottom:0;align:left;text-align:left;padding-right:2pt;font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:10pt;margin-top:1pt;margin-bottom:0;"><span style="clear:both;font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:10.02pt;color:#2D2D2D;;">Stock selection and an overweight in the consumer staples sector held back relative returns. Within the sector, an off-benchmark </span><span style="clear:both;font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:10.02pt;color:#2D2D2D;;">holding in BellRing Brands was the leading detractor. The nutrition products company reported shrinking profit margins and </span><span style="clear:both;font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:10.02pt;color:#2D2D2D;;">decreasing demand for its protein shakes. Retailer inventory adjustments and reduced full year 2025 guidance were also </span><span style="clear:both;font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:10.02pt;color:#2D2D2D;;">headwinds for the company.</span></div> </td> </tr> <tr> <td colspan="1" style="vertical-align:top"> <div style="background-color:#FFFFFF;padding-left:2pt;padding-top:1pt;padding-bottom:0;align:left;text-align:left;padding-right:2pt;font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:10pt;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0;"><span style="clear:both;font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:10.02pt;color:#CA0046;;">↓</span></div> </td> <td colspan="1" style="vertical-align:top"> <div style="background-color:#FFFFFF;padding-left:2pt;padding-top:1pt;padding-bottom:0;align:left;text-align:left;padding-right:2pt;font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:10pt;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0;"><span style="clear:both;font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:10.02pt;color:#2D2D2D;;">Within IT, a broader market pivot away from software stocks had a negative impact on shares of software development platform </span><span style="clear:both;font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:10.02pt;color:#2D2D2D;;">GitLab, despite the company’s positive earnings reports.</span></div> </td> </tr> <tr> <td colspan="1" style="vertical-align:top"> <div style="background-color:#FFFFFF;padding-left:2pt;padding-top:1pt;padding-bottom:0;align:left;text-align:left;padding-right:2pt;font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:10pt;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0;"><span style="clear:both;font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:10.02pt;color:#CA0046;;">↓</span></div> </td> <td colspan="1" style="vertical-align:top"> <div style="background-color:#FFFFFF;padding-left:2pt;padding-top:1pt;padding-bottom:0;align:left;text-align:left;padding-right:2pt;font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:10pt;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0;"><span style="clear:both;font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:10.02pt;color:#2D2D2D;;">In the health care sector, relative performance was hurt by a position in health care software company Phreesia. The company </span><span style="clear:both;font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:10.02pt;color:#2D2D2D;;">reduced guidance for 2027, reporting that it is losing visibility into spending commitments from some of its clients.</span></div> </td> </tr> </table></div> The Fund’s past performance is not necessarily an indication of how the Fund will perform in the future. <span style="clear:both;font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:10.02pt;color:#2D2D2D;;">The graph and table </span><span style="clear:both;font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:10.02pt;color:#2D2D2D;;">do not reflect the deduction of taxes that a shareholder would pay on Fund distributions or redemption of Fund shares.</span> <div><img alt="image" src="ts7462img003.jpg" style="width:88.88888888888889%"/></div> <div><span style="text-transform:uppercase;"><span style="clear:both;font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:12.024pt;text-transform:uppercase;color:#161616;;"><b>AVERAGE ANNUAL TOTAL RETURNS (%) </b></span></span><span style="clear:both;font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:10.824pt;color:#2D2D2D;;">Period Ended </span><span style="clear:both;font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:10.824pt;color:#2D2D2D;;">April 30, 2026</span></div><div> <table cellspacing="0" style="width:98%;cellspacing:0;margin-left:7.75pt;border-bottom:1.5pt solid #778B8B;margin-top:10px;"> <tr style="height:1px;"> <td style="height:1px;width:47.530575539568346%;"></td> <td style="height:1px;width:17.489208633093526%;"></td> <td style="height:1px;width:17.140287769784173%;"></td> <td style="height:1px;width:17.83992805755396%;"></td> </tr> <tr> <td colspan="1" style="border-bottom:1.5pt solid #1447FF;vertical-align:top"> <div style="background-color:#FFFFFF;padding-left:2pt;padding-top:1pt;padding-bottom:0;align:left;text-align:left;padding-right:2pt;font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:10pt;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0;"> </div> </td> <td colspan="1" style="border-bottom:1.5pt solid #1447FF;vertical-align:bottom"> <div style="background-color:#FFFFFF;padding-left:2pt;padding-top:1pt;padding-bottom:0;align:right;text-align:right;padding-right:2pt;font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:10pt;margin-top:1pt;margin-bottom:0;"><span style="clear:both;font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:10.02pt;color:#2D2D2D;;"><b>1 Year</b></span></div> </td> <td colspan="1" style="border-bottom:1.5pt solid #1447FF;vertical-align:bottom"> <div style="background-color:#FFFFFF;padding-left:2pt;padding-top:1pt;padding-bottom:0;align:right;text-align:right;padding-right:2pt;font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:10pt;margin-top:1pt;margin-bottom:0;"><span style="clear:both;font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:10.02pt;color:#2D2D2D;;"><b>5 Year</b></span></div> </td> <td colspan="1" style="border-bottom:1.5pt solid #1447FF;vertical-align:bottom"> <div style="background-color:#FFFFFF;padding-left:2pt;padding-top:1pt;padding-bottom:0;align:right;text-align:right;padding-right:2pt;font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:10pt;margin-top:1pt;margin-bottom:0;"><span style="clear:both;font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:10.02pt;color:#2D2D2D;;"><b>10 Year</b></span></div> </td> </tr> <tr> <td colspan="1" style="border-bottom:0.75pt solid #778B8B;vertical-align:top"> <div style="background-color:#FFFFFF;padding-left:2pt;padding-top:0.5pt;padding-bottom:0;align:left;text-align:left;padding-right:2pt;font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:10pt;margin-top:1pt;margin-bottom:0;"><span style="clear:both;font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:10.02pt;color:#2D2D2D;;"><b>Class R6</b></span> </div> </td> <td colspan="1" style="border-bottom:0.75pt solid #778B8B;white-space:nowrap;vertical-align:bottom"> <div style="background-color:#FFFFFF;padding-left:2pt;padding-top:0.5pt;padding-bottom:0;align:right;text-align:right;padding-right:2pt;font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:10pt;margin-top:1pt;margin-bottom:0;"><span style="font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:10.02pt;">30.66</span></div> </td> <td colspan="1" style="border-bottom:0.75pt solid #778B8B;white-space:nowrap;vertical-align:bottom"> <div style="background-color:#FFFFFF;padding-left:2pt;padding-top:0.5pt;padding-bottom:0;align:right;text-align:right;padding-right:2pt;font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:10pt;margin-top:1pt;margin-bottom:0;"><span style="font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:10.02pt;">1.40</span></div> </td> <td colspan="1" style="border-bottom:0.75pt solid #778B8B;white-space:nowrap;vertical-align:bottom"> <div style="background-color:#FFFFFF;padding-left:2pt;padding-top:0.5pt;padding-bottom:0;align:right;text-align:right;padding-right:2pt;font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:10pt;margin-top:1pt;margin-bottom:0;"><span style="font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:10.02pt;">11.65</span></div> </td> </tr> <tr> <td colspan="1" style="border-bottom:0.75pt solid #778B8B;vertical-align:top"> <div style="background-color:#FFFFFF;padding-left:2pt;padding-top:1pt;padding-bottom:0;align:left;text-align:left;padding-right:2pt;font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:10pt;margin-top:1pt;margin-bottom:0;"><span style="clear:both;font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:10.02pt;color:#2D2D2D;;"><b>Russell 3000 Index</b></span> </div> </td> <td colspan="1" style="border-bottom:0.75pt solid #778B8B;white-space:nowrap;vertical-align:bottom"> <div style="background-color:#FFFFFF;padding-left:2pt;padding-top:1pt;padding-bottom:0;align:right;text-align:right;padding-right:2pt;font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:10pt;margin-top:1pt;margin-bottom:0;"><span style="font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:10.02pt;">31.01</span></div> </td> <td colspan="1" style="border-bottom:0.75pt solid #778B8B;white-space:nowrap;vertical-align:bottom"> <div style="background-color:#FFFFFF;padding-left:2pt;padding-top:1pt;padding-bottom:0;align:right;text-align:right;padding-right:2pt;font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:10pt;margin-top:1pt;margin-bottom:0;"><span style="font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:10.02pt;">11.91</span></div> </td> <td colspan="1" style="border-bottom:0.75pt solid #778B8B;white-space:nowrap;vertical-align:bottom"> <div style="background-color:#FFFFFF;padding-left:2pt;padding-top:1pt;padding-bottom:0;align:right;text-align:right;padding-right:2pt;font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:10pt;margin-top:1pt;margin-bottom:0;"><span style="font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:10.02pt;">14.76</span></div> </td> </tr> <tr> <td colspan="1" style="border-bottom:0.75pt solid #778B8B;vertical-align:top"> <div style="background-color:#FFFFFF;padding-left:2pt;padding-top:1pt;padding-bottom:0;align:left;text-align:left;padding-right:2pt;font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:10pt;margin-top:1pt;margin-bottom:0;"><span style="clear:both;font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:10.02pt;color:#2D2D2D;;"><b>Russell 2000 Growth Index</b></span> </div> </td> <td colspan="1" style="border-bottom:0.75pt solid #778B8B;white-space:nowrap;vertical-align:bottom"> <div style="background-color:#FFFFFF;padding-left:2pt;padding-top:1pt;padding-bottom:0;align:right;text-align:right;padding-right:2pt;font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:10pt;margin-top:1pt;margin-bottom:0;"><span style="font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:10.02pt;">42.64</span></div> </td> <td colspan="1" style="border-bottom:0.75pt solid #778B8B;white-space:nowrap;vertical-align:bottom"> <div style="background-color:#FFFFFF;padding-left:2pt;padding-top:1pt;padding-bottom:0;align:right;text-align:right;padding-right:2pt;font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:10pt;margin-top:1pt;margin-bottom:0;"><span style="font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:10.02pt;">4.00</span></div> </td> <td colspan="1" style="border-bottom:0.75pt solid #778B8B;white-space:nowrap;vertical-align:bottom"> <div style="background-color:#FFFFFF;padding-left:2pt;padding-top:1pt;padding-bottom:0;align:right;text-align:right;padding-right:2pt;font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:10pt;margin-top:1pt;margin-bottom:0;"><span style="font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:10.02pt;">11.19</span></div> </td> </tr> <tr> <td colspan="1" style="vertical-align:top"> <div style="background-color:#FFFFFF;padding-left:2pt;padding-top:1pt;padding-bottom:0;align:left;text-align:left;padding-right:2pt;font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:10pt;margin-top:1pt;margin-bottom:0;"><span style="clear:both;font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:10.02pt;color:#2D2D2D;;"><b>S&amp;P 500 Index</b></span> </div> </td> <td colspan="1" style="white-space:nowrap;vertical-align:bottom"> <div style="background-color:#FFFFFF;padding-left:2pt;padding-top:1pt;padding-bottom:0;align:right;text-align:right;padding-right:2pt;font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:10pt;margin-top:1pt;margin-bottom:0;"><span style="font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:10.02pt;">31.05</span></div> </td> <td colspan="1" style="white-space:nowrap;vertical-align:bottom"> <div style="background-color:#FFFFFF;padding-left:2pt;padding-top:1pt;padding-bottom:0;align:right;text-align:right;padding-right:2pt;font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:10pt;margin-top:1pt;margin-bottom:0;"><span style="font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:10.02pt;">13.14</span></div> </td> <td colspan="1" style="white-space:nowrap;vertical-align:bottom"> <div style="background-color:#FFFFFF;padding-left:2pt;padding-top:1pt;padding-bottom:0;align:right;text-align:right;padding-right:2pt;font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:10pt;margin-top:1pt;margin-bottom:0;"><span style="font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:10.02pt;">15.26</span></div> </td> </tr> </table></div> Class R6 0.3066 0.0140 0.1165 Russell 3000 Index 0.3101 0.1191 0.1476 Russell 2000 Growth Index 0.4264 0.0400 0.1119 S&P 500 Index 0.3105 0.1314 0.1526 <div><span style="clear:both;font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:10.02pt;color:#2D2D2D;;">For current month-end performance, please call Franklin Templeton at </span><span style="clear:both;font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:10.02pt;color:#2D2D2D;;">(800) DIAL BEN/342-5236 or visit</span><br/><span style="clear:both;font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:10.02pt;;">https://www.franklintempleton.com/investments/options/mutual-funds</span><span style="clear:both;font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:10.02pt;color:#2D2D2D;;">. </span></div><div><span style="clear:both;font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:10.02pt;color:#2D2D2D;;">Important data provider notices and terms available at </span><span style="clear:both;font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:10.02pt;;">www.franklintempletondatasources.com</span><span style="clear:both;font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:10.02pt;color:#2D2D2D;;">. </span></div> <div><span style="text-transform:uppercase;"><span style="clear:both;font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:12.024pt;text-transform:uppercase;color:#1447FF;;"><b>KEY FUND STATISTICS </b></span></span><span style="clear:both;font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:10.824pt;color:#2D2D2D;;">(as of </span><span style="clear:both;font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:10.824pt;color:#2D2D2D;;">April 30, 2026)</span></div><div> <table cellspacing="0" style="width:98%;cellspacing:0;border-top:1.5pt solid #6B6B6B;margin-left:7.75pt;border-bottom:1.5pt solid #6B6B6B;margin-top:10px;"> <tr style="height:1px;"> <td style="height:1px;width:74.41007194244604%;"></td> <td style="height:1px;width:25.58992805755396%;"></td> </tr> <tr> <td colspan="1" style="border-bottom:0.75pt solid #6B6B6B;vertical-align:top"> <div style="background-color:#FFFFFF;padding-left:2pt;padding-top:1pt;padding-bottom:0;align:left;text-align:left;padding-right:2pt;font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:10pt;margin-top:1pt;margin-bottom:0;"><span style="clear:both;font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:10.02pt;color:#2D2D2D;;"><b>Total Net Assets</b></span></div> </td> <td colspan="1" style="border-bottom:0.75pt solid #6B6B6B;vertical-align:bottom"> <div style="background-color:#FFFFFF;padding-left:2pt;padding-top:1pt;padding-bottom:0;align:right;text-align:right;padding-right:2pt;font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:10pt;margin-top:1pt;margin-bottom:0;"><span style="font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:10.02pt;">$2,435,287,399</span></div> </td> </tr> <tr> <td colspan="1" style="border-bottom:0.75pt solid #6B6B6B;vertical-align:top"> <div style="background-color:#FFFFFF;padding-left:2pt;padding-top:1pt;padding-bottom:0;align:left;text-align:left;padding-right:2pt;font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:10pt;margin-top:1pt;margin-bottom:0;"><span style="clear:both;font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:10.02pt;color:#2D2D2D;;"><b>Total Number of Portfolio Holdings</b></span></div> </td> <td colspan="1" style="border-bottom:0.75pt solid #6B6B6B;vertical-align:bottom"> <div style="background-color:#FFFFFF;padding-left:2pt;padding-top:1pt;padding-bottom:0;align:right;text-align:right;padding-right:2pt;font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:10pt;margin-top:1pt;margin-bottom:0;"><span style="font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:10.02pt;">129</span></div> </td> </tr> <tr> <td colspan="1" style="border-bottom:0.75pt solid #6B6B6B;vertical-align:top"> <div style="background-color:#FFFFFF;padding-left:2pt;padding-top:1pt;padding-bottom:0;align:left;text-align:left;padding-right:2pt;font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:10pt;margin-top:1pt;margin-bottom:0;"><span style="clear:both;font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:10.02pt;color:#2D2D2D;;"><b>Total Management Fee Paid</b></span></div> </td> <td colspan="1" style="border-bottom:0.75pt solid #6B6B6B;vertical-align:bottom"> <div style="background-color:#FFFFFF;padding-left:2pt;padding-top:1pt;padding-bottom:0;align:right;text-align:right;padding-right:2pt;font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:10pt;margin-top:1pt;margin-bottom:0;"><span style="font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:10.02pt;">$15,084,958</span></div> </td> </tr> <tr> <td colspan="1" style="vertical-align:top"> <div style="background-color:#FFFFFF;padding-left:2pt;padding-top:1pt;padding-bottom:0;align:left;text-align:left;padding-right:2pt;font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:10pt;margin-top:1pt;margin-bottom:0;"><span style="clear:both;font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:10.02pt;color:#2D2D2D;;"><b>Portfolio Turnover Rate</b></span></div> </td> <td colspan="1" style="white-space:nowrap;vertical-align:bottom"> <div style="background-color:#FFFFFF;padding-left:2pt;padding-top:1pt;padding-bottom:0;align:right;text-align:right;padding-right:2pt;font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:10pt;margin-top:1pt;margin-bottom:0;"><span style="font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:10.02pt;">48.01%</span></div> </td> </tr> </table></div> 2435287399 129 15084958 0.4801 <div><span style="text-transform:uppercase;"><span style="clear:both;font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:12.024pt;text-transform:uppercase;color:#1447FF;;"><b>WHAT DID THE FUND INVEST IN? </b></span></span><span style="clear:both;font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:10.824pt;color:#2D2D2D;;">(as of </span><span style="clear:both;font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:10.824pt;color:#2D2D2D;;">April 30, 2026)</span></div><div><span style="clear:both;font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:12.024pt;color:#161616;;"><b>Portfolio Composition</b></span><span style="clear:both;font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:12.024pt;color:#161616;;">^*</span><span style="clear:both;font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:9pt;color:#161616;;">^,</span><span style="clear:both;font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:12.024pt;color:#161616;;">^†</span><span style="clear:both;font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:12.024pt;color:#161616;;"><b> (% of Total Investments)</b></span></div><div><img alt="image" src="ts7462img004.jpg" style="width:96.41294838145232%"/></div> <div><span style="text-transform:uppercase;"><span style="clear:both;font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:12.024pt;text-transform:uppercase;color:#1447FF;;"><b>HOW HAS THE FUND CHANGED?</b></span></span></div><div><span style="clear:both;font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:10.02pt;color:#2D2D2D;;">Effective December 31, 2025, Michael McCarthy no longer served as a portfolio manager of the Fund and Jacob Swartz was added as a </span><span style="clear:both;font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:10.02pt;color:#2D2D2D;;">portfolio manager of the Fund.</span></div><div><span style="clear:both;font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:10.02pt;color:#2D2D2D;;">This is a summary of certain changes to the Fund since </span><span style="clear:both;font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:10.02pt;color:#2D2D2D;;">May 1, 2025</span><span style="clear:both;font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:10.02pt;color:#2D2D2D;;">. For more complete information, you may review the Fund’s current </span><span style="clear:both;font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:10.02pt;color:#2D2D2D;;">prospectus and any applicable supplements and the Fund’s next prospectus, which we expect to be available by </span><span style="clear:both;font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:10.02pt;color:#2D2D2D;;">September 1, 2026, at </span><span style="clear:both;font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:10.02pt;;">https://www.franklintempleton.com/regulatory-fund-documents</span><span style="clear:both;font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:10.02pt;color:#2D2D2D;;"> or upon request at </span><span style="clear:both;font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:10.02pt;color:#2D2D2D;;">(800) DIAL BEN/342-5236</span><span style="clear:both;font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:10.02pt;color:#2D2D2D;;"> or</span><br/><span style="clear:both;font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:10.02pt;color:#2D2D2D;;">prospectus.us.franklintempleton@fisglobal.com</span><span style="clear:both;font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:10.02pt;color:#2D2D2D;;">.</span></div> <span style="clear:both;font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:10.02pt;color:#2D2D2D;;">This is a summary of certain changes to the Fund since </span><span style="clear:both;font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:10.02pt;color:#2D2D2D;;">May 1, 2025</span><span style="clear:both;font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:10.02pt;color:#2D2D2D;;">. For more complete information, you may review the Fund’s current </span><span style="clear:both;font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:10.02pt;color:#2D2D2D;;">prospectus and any applicable supplements and the Fund’s next prospectus, which we expect to be available by </span><span style="clear:both;font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:10.02pt;color:#2D2D2D;;">September 1, 2026, at </span><span style="clear:both;font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:10.02pt;;">https://www.franklintempleton.com/regulatory-fund-documents</span><span style="clear:both;font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:10.02pt;color:#2D2D2D;;"> or upon request at </span><span style="clear:both;font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:10.02pt;color:#2D2D2D;;">(800) DIAL BEN/342-5236</span><span style="clear:both;font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:10.02pt;color:#2D2D2D;;"> or</span><span style="clear:both;font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:10.02pt;color:#2D2D2D;;">prospectus.us.franklintempleton@fisglobal.com</span><span style="clear:both;font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:10.02pt;color:#2D2D2D;;">.</span> 2025-05-01 https://www.franklintempleton.com/regulatory-fund-documents (800) DIAL BEN/342-5236 prospectus.us.franklintempleton@fisglobal.com 10000 12021 14453 16837 15850 28076 19862 19407 23721 23038 30101 10000 11858 13406 15106 14948 22560 21857 22186 27133 30227 39601 10000 12406 14466 15465 14040 23749 17469 17596 19775 20253 28889 10000 11792 13356 15158 15289 22320 22367 22963 28167 31574 41379 0.246 0.240 0.231 0.080 0.075 0.049 0.028 0.016 0.007 0.003 0.000 0.025 Franklin Small Cap Growth Fund Advisor Class FSSAX 2026-04-30 <span style="clear:both;font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:10.02pt;color:#161616;;">This </span><span style="clear:both;font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:10.02pt;color:#161616;;">annual shareholder report</span><span style="clear:both;font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:10.02pt;color:#161616;;"> contains important information about </span><span style="clear:both;font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:10.02pt;color:#161616;;">Franklin Small Cap Growth Fund for the period </span><span style="clear:both;font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:10.02pt;color:#161616;;">May 1, 2025, to </span><span style="clear:both;font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:10.02pt;color:#161616;;">April </span><span style="clear:both;font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:10.02pt;color:#161616;;">30, 2026.</span> annual shareholder report <span style="clear:both;font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:10.02pt;color:#161616;;">You can find additional information about the Fund at </span><span style="clear:both;font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:10.02pt;;">https://www.franklintempleton.com/regulatory-fund-documents</span><span style="clear:both;font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:10.02pt;color:#161616;;">. You can also </span><span style="clear:both;font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:10.02pt;color:#161616;;">request this information by contacting us at </span><span style="clear:both;font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:10.02pt;color:#161616;;">(800) DIAL BEN/342-5236</span><span style="clear:both;font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:10.02pt;color:#161616;;">.</span> https://www.franklintempleton.com/regulatory-fund-documents (800) DIAL BEN/342-5236 <div><span style="clear:both;font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:10.02pt;color:#161616;"><b><i>This report describes changes to the Fund that occurred during the reporting period.</i></b></span></div> <div><span style="text-transform:uppercase;"><span style="clear:both;font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:12.024pt;text-transform:uppercase;color:#1447FF;;"><b>WHAT WERE THE FUND COSTS FOR THE LAST YEAR? </b></span></span><span style="clear:both;font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:10.824pt;color:#2D2D2D;;">(based on a hypothetical $10,000 investment)</span></div><div> <table cellspacing="0" style="width:98%;cellspacing:0;border-top:1.5pt solid #E6FAFF;border-left:1.5pt solid #E6FAFF; border-right:1.5pt solid #E6FAFF; border-bottom:1.5pt solid #E6FAFF; margin-left:7.9pt;"> <tr style="height:1px;"> <td style="height:1px;width:50%;background-color:#E6FAFF;"></td> <td style="height:1px;width:22.33812949640288%;background-color:#E6FAFF;"></td> <td style="height:1px;width:27.661870503597125%;background-color:#E6FAFF;"></td> </tr> <tr> <td colspan="1" style="background-color:#E6FAFF;;border-bottom:1.5pt solid #1447FF;vertical-align:bottom"> <div style="background-color:#E6FAFF;padding-left:2pt;padding-top:1.5pt;padding-bottom:0;align:left;text-align:left;padding-right:2pt;font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:10pt;margin-top:1pt;margin-bottom:0;"><span style="clear:both;font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:10.02pt;;"><b>Class Name</b></span></div> </td> <td colspan="1" style="background-color:#E6FAFF;;border-bottom:1.5pt solid #1447FF;vertical-align:bottom"> <div style="background-color:#E6FAFF;padding-left:2pt;padding-top:1.5pt;padding-bottom:0;align:center;text-align:center;padding-right:2pt;font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:10pt;margin-top:1pt;margin-bottom:0;"><span style="clear:both;font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:10.02pt;;"><b>Costs of a $10,000 </b></span><span style="clear:both;font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:10.02pt;;"><b>investment</b></span></div> </td> <td colspan="1" style="background-color:#E6FAFF;;border-bottom:1.5pt solid #1447FF;vertical-align:bottom"> <div style="background-color:#E6FAFF;padding-left:2pt;padding-top:1.5pt;padding-bottom:0;align:center;text-align:center;padding-right:2pt;font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:10pt;margin-top:1pt;margin-bottom:0;"><span style="clear:both;font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:10.02pt;;"><b>Costs paid as a percentage of a </b></span><span style="clear:both;font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:10.02pt;;"><b>$10,000 investment</b></span><span style="clear:both;font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:10.02pt;;">^*</span> </div> </td> </tr> <tr> <td colspan="1" style="background-color:#E6FAFF;;vertical-align:bottom"> <div style="background-color:#E6FAFF;padding-left:2pt;padding-top:1.5pt;padding-bottom:0;align:left;text-align:left;padding-right:2pt;font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:10pt;margin-top:1pt;margin-bottom:0;"><span style="clear:both;font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:10.02pt;;">Advisor Class</span></div> </td> <td colspan="1" style="background-color:#E6FAFF;;vertical-align:bottom"> <div style="background-color:#E6FAFF;padding-left:2pt;padding-top:1.5pt;padding-bottom:0;align:center;text-align:center;padding-right:2pt;font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:10pt;margin-top:1pt;margin-bottom:0;"><span style="font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:10.02pt;">$95</span></div> </td> <td colspan="1" style="background-color:#E6FAFF;;white-space:nowrap;vertical-align:bottom"> <div style="background-color:#E6FAFF;padding-left:2pt;padding-top:1.5pt;padding-bottom:0;align:center;text-align:center;padding-right:2pt;font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:10pt;margin-top:1pt;margin-bottom:0;"><span style="font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:10.02pt;">0.82%</span></div> </td> </tr> </table></div> 95 0.0082 <div><span style="text-transform:uppercase;"><span style="clear:both;font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:12.024pt;text-transform:uppercase;color:#1447FF;;"><b>HOW DID THE FUND PERFORM LAST YEAR AND WHAT AFFECTED ITS PERFORMANCE?</b></span></span></div><div><span style="clear:both;font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:10.02pt;color:#2D2D2D;;">For the twelve months ended April 30, 2026, </span><span style="clear:both;font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:10.02pt;color:#2D2D2D;;">Advisor Class shares of Franklin Small Cap Growth Fund returned </span><span style="clear:both;font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:10.02pt;color:#2D2D2D;;">30.50%. The Fund </span><span style="clear:both;font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:10.02pt;color:#2D2D2D;;">compares its performance to the Russell 2000 Growth Index and the S&amp;P 500 Index, which returned 42.64% and 31.05%, respectively, </span><span style="clear:both;font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:10.02pt;color:#2D2D2D;;">for the same period.  </span></div><div><span style="text-transform:uppercase;"><span style="clear:both;font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:12.024pt;text-transform:uppercase;color:#161616;;"><b>PERFORMANCE HIGHLIGHTS</b></span></span></div><div> <table cellspacing="0" style="width:98%;cellspacing:0;padding-bottom:2pt;padding-top:0pt;margin-left:7.75pt;"> <tr style="height:1px;"> <td style="height:1px;width:1.8507194244604317%;"></td> <td style="height:1px;width:98.14928057553956%;"></td> </tr> <tr> <td colspan="2" style="vertical-align:top"> <div style="background-color:#FFFFFF;padding-left:2pt;padding-top:1pt;padding-bottom:0;align:left;text-align:left;padding-right:2pt;font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:10pt;margin-top:1pt;margin-bottom:0;"><span style="clear:both;font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:10.02pt;color:#2D2D2D;;"><b>Top contributors to performance:</b></span></div> </td> </tr> <tr> <td colspan="1" style="vertical-align:top"> <div style="background-color:#FFFFFF;padding-left:2pt;padding-top:1pt;padding-bottom:0;align:left;text-align:left;padding-right:2pt;font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:10pt;margin-top:1pt;margin-bottom:0;"><span style="clear:both;font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:10.02pt;color:#30DB87;;">↑</span></div> </td> <td colspan="1" style="vertical-align:top"> <div style="background-color:#FFFFFF;padding-left:2pt;padding-top:1pt;padding-bottom:0;align:left;text-align:left;padding-right:2pt;font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:10pt;margin-top:1pt;margin-bottom:0;"><span style="clear:both;font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:10.02pt;color:#2D2D2D;;">By sector, the largest contributor to relative returns was stock selection in the health care sector. However, the largest individual </span><span style="clear:both;font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:10.02pt;color:#2D2D2D;;">contributors all came from the information technology (IT) sector. An off-benchmark position in phototonics specialist Lumentum </span><span style="clear:both;font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:10.02pt;color:#2D2D2D;;">Holdings led relative contributors after the company reported strong fiscal second quarter 2026 financial results and upbeat </span><span style="clear:both;font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:10.02pt;color:#2D2D2D;;">forward guidance, driven by surging demand for artificial intelligence (AI) data center optics.</span></div> </td> </tr> <tr> <td colspan="1" style="vertical-align:top"> <div style="background-color:#FFFFFF;padding-left:2pt;padding-top:1pt;padding-bottom:0;align:left;text-align:left;padding-right:2pt;font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:10pt;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0;"><span style="clear:both;font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:10.02pt;color:#30DB87;;">↑</span></div> </td> <td colspan="1" style="vertical-align:top"> <div style="background-color:#FFFFFF;padding-left:2pt;padding-top:1pt;padding-bottom:0;align:left;text-align:left;padding-right:2pt;font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:10pt;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0;"><span style="clear:both;font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:10.02pt;color:#2D2D2D;;">Semiconductor manufacturer SiTime also advanced relative returns. Shares in the company, which makes precision timing chips, </span><span style="clear:both;font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:10.02pt;color:#2D2D2D;;">soared late in the period after the company posted strong revenue growth amid increased demand from AI data centers.</span></div> </td> </tr> <tr> <td colspan="1" style="vertical-align:top"> <div style="background-color:#FFFFFF;padding-left:2pt;padding-top:1pt;padding-bottom:0;align:left;text-align:left;padding-right:2pt;font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:10pt;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0;"><span style="clear:both;font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:10.02pt;color:#30DB87;;">↑</span></div> </td> <td colspan="1" style="vertical-align:top"> <div style="background-color:#FFFFFF;padding-left:2pt;padding-top:1pt;padding-bottom:0;align:left;text-align:left;padding-right:2pt;font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:10pt;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0;"><span style="clear:both;font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:10.02pt;color:#2D2D2D;;">Onto Innovation supported relative returns. The process control solutions company benefited from surging demand for advanced </span><span style="clear:both;font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:10.02pt;color:#2D2D2D;;">semiconductor packaging and metrology tools driven by AI chip growth.</span></div> </td> </tr> </table></div><div> <table cellspacing="0" style="width:98%;cellspacing:0;padding-bottom:2pt;padding-top:0pt;margin-left:7.75pt;"> <tr style="height:1px;"> <td style="height:1px;width:1.8507194244604317%;"></td> <td style="height:1px;width:98.14928057553956%;"></td> </tr> <tr> <td colspan="2" style="vertical-align:top"> <div style="background-color:#FFFFFF;padding-left:2pt;padding-top:1pt;padding-bottom:0;align:left;text-align:left;padding-right:2pt;font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:10pt;margin-top:1pt;margin-bottom:0;"><span style="clear:both;font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:10.02pt;color:#2D2D2D;;"><b>Top detractors from performance:</b></span></div> </td> </tr> <tr> <td colspan="1" style="vertical-align:top"> <div style="background-color:#FFFFFF;padding-left:2pt;padding-top:1pt;padding-bottom:0;align:left;text-align:left;padding-right:2pt;font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:10pt;margin-top:1pt;margin-bottom:0;"><span style="clear:both;font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:10.02pt;color:#CA0046;;">↓</span></div> </td> <td colspan="1" style="vertical-align:top"> <div style="background-color:#FFFFFF;padding-left:2pt;padding-top:1pt;padding-bottom:0;align:left;text-align:left;padding-right:2pt;font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:10pt;margin-top:1pt;margin-bottom:0;"><span style="clear:both;font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:10.02pt;color:#2D2D2D;;">Stock selection and an overweight in the consumer staples sector held back relative returns. Within the sector, an off-benchmark </span><span style="clear:both;font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:10.02pt;color:#2D2D2D;;">holding in BellRing Brands was the leading detractor. The nutrition products company reported shrinking profit margins and </span><span style="clear:both;font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:10.02pt;color:#2D2D2D;;">decreasing demand for its protein shakes. Retailer inventory adjustments and reduced full year 2025 guidance were also </span><span style="clear:both;font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:10.02pt;color:#2D2D2D;;">headwinds for the company.</span></div> </td> </tr> <tr> <td colspan="1" style="vertical-align:top"> <div style="background-color:#FFFFFF;padding-left:2pt;padding-top:1pt;padding-bottom:0;align:left;text-align:left;padding-right:2pt;font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:10pt;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0;"><span style="clear:both;font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:10.02pt;color:#CA0046;;">↓</span></div> </td> <td colspan="1" style="vertical-align:top"> <div style="background-color:#FFFFFF;padding-left:2pt;padding-top:1pt;padding-bottom:0;align:left;text-align:left;padding-right:2pt;font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:10pt;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0;"><span style="clear:both;font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:10.02pt;color:#2D2D2D;;">Within IT, a broader market pivot away from software stocks had a negative impact on shares of software development platform </span><span style="clear:both;font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:10.02pt;color:#2D2D2D;;">GitLab, despite the company’s positive earnings reports.</span></div> </td> </tr> <tr> <td colspan="1" style="vertical-align:top"> <div style="background-color:#FFFFFF;padding-left:2pt;padding-top:1pt;padding-bottom:0;align:left;text-align:left;padding-right:2pt;font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:10pt;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0;"><span style="clear:both;font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:10.02pt;color:#CA0046;;">↓</span></div> </td> <td colspan="1" style="vertical-align:top"> <div style="background-color:#FFFFFF;padding-left:2pt;padding-top:1pt;padding-bottom:0;align:left;text-align:left;padding-right:2pt;font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:10pt;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0;"><span style="clear:both;font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:10.02pt;color:#2D2D2D;;">In the health care sector, relative performance was hurt by a position in health care software company Phreesia. The company </span><span style="clear:both;font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:10.02pt;color:#2D2D2D;;">reduced guidance for 2027, reporting that it is losing visibility into spending commitments from some of its clients.</span></div> </td> </tr> </table></div> The Fund’s past performance is not necessarily an indication of how the Fund will perform in the future. <span style="clear:both;font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:10.02pt;color:#2D2D2D;;">The graph and table </span><span style="clear:both;font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:10.02pt;color:#2D2D2D;;">do not reflect the deduction of taxes that a shareholder would pay on Fund distributions or redemption of Fund shares.</span> <div><img alt="image" src="ts7465img003.jpg" style="width:88.88888888888889%"/></div> <div><span style="text-transform:uppercase;"><span style="clear:both;font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:12.024pt;text-transform:uppercase;color:#161616;;"><b>AVERAGE ANNUAL TOTAL RETURNS (%) </b></span></span><span style="clear:both;font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:10.824pt;color:#2D2D2D;;">Period Ended </span><span style="clear:both;font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:10.824pt;color:#2D2D2D;;">April 30, 2026</span></div><div> <table cellspacing="0" style="width:98%;cellspacing:0;margin-left:7.75pt;border-bottom:1.5pt solid #778B8B;margin-top:10px;"> <tr style="height:1px;"> <td style="height:1px;width:47.530575539568346%;"></td> <td style="height:1px;width:17.489208633093526%;"></td> <td style="height:1px;width:17.140287769784173%;"></td> <td style="height:1px;width:17.83992805755396%;"></td> </tr> <tr> <td colspan="1" style="border-bottom:1.5pt solid #1447FF;vertical-align:top"> <div style="background-color:#FFFFFF;padding-left:2pt;padding-top:1pt;padding-bottom:0;align:left;text-align:left;padding-right:2pt;font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:10pt;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0;"> </div> </td> <td colspan="1" style="border-bottom:1.5pt solid #1447FF;vertical-align:bottom"> <div style="background-color:#FFFFFF;padding-left:2pt;padding-top:1pt;padding-bottom:0;align:right;text-align:right;padding-right:2pt;font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:10pt;margin-top:1pt;margin-bottom:0;"><span style="clear:both;font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:10.02pt;color:#2D2D2D;;"><b>1 Year</b></span></div> </td> <td colspan="1" style="border-bottom:1.5pt solid #1447FF;vertical-align:bottom"> <div style="background-color:#FFFFFF;padding-left:2pt;padding-top:1pt;padding-bottom:0;align:right;text-align:right;padding-right:2pt;font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:10pt;margin-top:1pt;margin-bottom:0;"><span style="clear:both;font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:10.02pt;color:#2D2D2D;;"><b>5 Year</b></span></div> </td> <td colspan="1" style="border-bottom:1.5pt solid #1447FF;vertical-align:bottom"> <div style="background-color:#FFFFFF;padding-left:2pt;padding-top:1pt;padding-bottom:0;align:right;text-align:right;padding-right:2pt;font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:10pt;margin-top:1pt;margin-bottom:0;"><span style="clear:both;font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:10.02pt;color:#2D2D2D;;"><b>10 Year</b></span></div> </td> </tr> <tr> <td colspan="1" style="border-bottom:0.75pt solid #778B8B;vertical-align:top"> <div style="background-color:#FFFFFF;padding-left:2pt;padding-top:0.5pt;padding-bottom:0;align:left;text-align:left;padding-right:2pt;font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:10pt;margin-top:1pt;margin-bottom:0;"><span style="clear:both;font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:10.02pt;color:#2D2D2D;;"><b>Advisor Class</b></span> </div> </td> <td colspan="1" style="border-bottom:0.75pt solid #778B8B;white-space:nowrap;vertical-align:bottom"> <div style="background-color:#FFFFFF;padding-left:2pt;padding-top:0.5pt;padding-bottom:0;align:right;text-align:right;padding-right:2pt;font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:10pt;margin-top:1pt;margin-bottom:0;"><span style="font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:10.02pt;">30.50</span></div> </td> <td colspan="1" style="border-bottom:0.75pt solid #778B8B;white-space:nowrap;vertical-align:bottom"> <div style="background-color:#FFFFFF;padding-left:2pt;padding-top:0.5pt;padding-bottom:0;align:right;text-align:right;padding-right:2pt;font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:10pt;margin-top:1pt;margin-bottom:0;"><span style="font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:10.02pt;">1.25</span></div> </td> <td colspan="1" style="border-bottom:0.75pt solid #778B8B;white-space:nowrap;vertical-align:bottom"> <div style="background-color:#FFFFFF;padding-left:2pt;padding-top:0.5pt;padding-bottom:0;align:right;text-align:right;padding-right:2pt;font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:10pt;margin-top:1pt;margin-bottom:0;"><span style="font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:10.02pt;">11.47</span></div> </td> </tr> <tr> <td colspan="1" style="border-bottom:0.75pt solid #778B8B;vertical-align:top"> <div style="background-color:#FFFFFF;padding-left:2pt;padding-top:1pt;padding-bottom:0;align:left;text-align:left;padding-right:2pt;font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:10pt;margin-top:1pt;margin-bottom:0;"><span style="clear:both;font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:10.02pt;color:#2D2D2D;;"><b>Russell 3000 Index</b></span> </div> </td> <td colspan="1" style="border-bottom:0.75pt solid #778B8B;white-space:nowrap;vertical-align:bottom"> <div style="background-color:#FFFFFF;padding-left:2pt;padding-top:1pt;padding-bottom:0;align:right;text-align:right;padding-right:2pt;font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:10pt;margin-top:1pt;margin-bottom:0;"><span style="font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:10.02pt;">31.01</span></div> </td> <td colspan="1" style="border-bottom:0.75pt solid #778B8B;white-space:nowrap;vertical-align:bottom"> <div style="background-color:#FFFFFF;padding-left:2pt;padding-top:1pt;padding-bottom:0;align:right;text-align:right;padding-right:2pt;font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:10pt;margin-top:1pt;margin-bottom:0;"><span style="font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:10.02pt;">11.91</span></div> </td> <td colspan="1" style="border-bottom:0.75pt solid #778B8B;white-space:nowrap;vertical-align:bottom"> <div style="background-color:#FFFFFF;padding-left:2pt;padding-top:1pt;padding-bottom:0;align:right;text-align:right;padding-right:2pt;font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:10pt;margin-top:1pt;margin-bottom:0;"><span style="font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:10.02pt;">14.76</span></div> </td> </tr> <tr> <td colspan="1" style="border-bottom:0.75pt solid #778B8B;vertical-align:top"> <div style="background-color:#FFFFFF;padding-left:2pt;padding-top:1pt;padding-bottom:0;align:left;text-align:left;padding-right:2pt;font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:10pt;margin-top:1pt;margin-bottom:0;"><span style="clear:both;font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:10.02pt;color:#2D2D2D;;"><b>Russell 2000 Growth Index</b></span> </div> </td> <td colspan="1" style="border-bottom:0.75pt solid #778B8B;white-space:nowrap;vertical-align:bottom"> <div style="background-color:#FFFFFF;padding-left:2pt;padding-top:1pt;padding-bottom:0;align:right;text-align:right;padding-right:2pt;font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:10pt;margin-top:1pt;margin-bottom:0;"><span style="font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:10.02pt;">42.64</span></div> </td> <td colspan="1" style="border-bottom:0.75pt solid #778B8B;white-space:nowrap;vertical-align:bottom"> <div style="background-color:#FFFFFF;padding-left:2pt;padding-top:1pt;padding-bottom:0;align:right;text-align:right;padding-right:2pt;font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:10pt;margin-top:1pt;margin-bottom:0;"><span style="font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:10.02pt;">4.00</span></div> </td> <td colspan="1" style="border-bottom:0.75pt solid #778B8B;white-space:nowrap;vertical-align:bottom"> <div style="background-color:#FFFFFF;padding-left:2pt;padding-top:1pt;padding-bottom:0;align:right;text-align:right;padding-right:2pt;font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:10pt;margin-top:1pt;margin-bottom:0;"><span style="font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:10.02pt;">11.19</span></div> </td> </tr> <tr> <td colspan="1" style="vertical-align:top"> <div style="background-color:#FFFFFF;padding-left:2pt;padding-top:1pt;padding-bottom:0;align:left;text-align:left;padding-right:2pt;font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:10pt;margin-top:1pt;margin-bottom:0;"><span style="clear:both;font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:10.02pt;color:#2D2D2D;;"><b>S&amp;P 500 Index</b></span> </div> </td> <td colspan="1" style="white-space:nowrap;vertical-align:bottom"> <div style="background-color:#FFFFFF;padding-left:2pt;padding-top:1pt;padding-bottom:0;align:right;text-align:right;padding-right:2pt;font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:10pt;margin-top:1pt;margin-bottom:0;"><span style="font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:10.02pt;">31.05</span></div> </td> <td colspan="1" style="white-space:nowrap;vertical-align:bottom"> <div style="background-color:#FFFFFF;padding-left:2pt;padding-top:1pt;padding-bottom:0;align:right;text-align:right;padding-right:2pt;font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:10pt;margin-top:1pt;margin-bottom:0;"><span style="font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:10.02pt;">13.14</span></div> </td> <td colspan="1" style="white-space:nowrap;vertical-align:bottom"> <div style="background-color:#FFFFFF;padding-left:2pt;padding-top:1pt;padding-bottom:0;align:right;text-align:right;padding-right:2pt;font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:10pt;margin-top:1pt;margin-bottom:0;"><span style="font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:10.02pt;">15.26</span></div> </td> </tr> </table></div> Advisor Class 0.3050 0.0125 0.1147 Russell 3000 Index 0.3101 0.1191 0.1476 Russell 2000 Growth Index 0.4264 0.0400 0.1119 S&P 500 Index 0.3105 0.1314 0.1526 <div><span style="clear:both;font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:10.02pt;color:#2D2D2D;;">For current month-end performance, please call Franklin Templeton at </span><span style="clear:both;font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:10.02pt;color:#2D2D2D;;">(800) DIAL BEN/342-5236 or visit</span><br/><span style="clear:both;font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:10.02pt;;">https://www.franklintempleton.com/investments/options/mutual-funds</span><span style="clear:both;font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:10.02pt;color:#2D2D2D;;">. </span></div><div><span style="clear:both;font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:10.02pt;color:#2D2D2D;;">Important data provider notices and terms available at </span><span style="clear:both;font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:10.02pt;;">www.franklintempletondatasources.com</span><span style="clear:both;font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:10.02pt;color:#2D2D2D;;">. </span></div> <div><span style="text-transform:uppercase;"><span style="clear:both;font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:12.024pt;text-transform:uppercase;color:#1447FF;;"><b>KEY FUND STATISTICS </b></span></span><span style="clear:both;font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:10.824pt;color:#2D2D2D;;">(as of </span><span style="clear:both;font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:10.824pt;color:#2D2D2D;;">April 30, 2026)</span></div><div> <table cellspacing="0" style="width:98%;cellspacing:0;border-top:1.5pt solid #6B6B6B;margin-left:7.75pt;border-bottom:1.5pt solid #6B6B6B;margin-top:10px;"> <tr style="height:1px;"> <td style="height:1px;width:74.41007194244604%;"></td> <td style="height:1px;width:25.58992805755396%;"></td> </tr> <tr> <td colspan="1" style="border-bottom:0.75pt solid #6B6B6B;vertical-align:top"> <div style="background-color:#FFFFFF;padding-left:2pt;padding-top:1pt;padding-bottom:0;align:left;text-align:left;padding-right:2pt;font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:10pt;margin-top:1pt;margin-bottom:0;"><span style="clear:both;font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:10.02pt;color:#2D2D2D;;"><b>Total Net Assets</b></span></div> </td> <td colspan="1" style="border-bottom:0.75pt solid #6B6B6B;vertical-align:bottom"> <div style="background-color:#FFFFFF;padding-left:2pt;padding-top:1pt;padding-bottom:0;align:right;text-align:right;padding-right:2pt;font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:10pt;margin-top:1pt;margin-bottom:0;"><span style="font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:10.02pt;">$2,435,287,399</span></div> </td> </tr> <tr> <td colspan="1" style="border-bottom:0.75pt solid #6B6B6B;vertical-align:top"> <div style="background-color:#FFFFFF;padding-left:2pt;padding-top:1pt;padding-bottom:0;align:left;text-align:left;padding-right:2pt;font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:10pt;margin-top:1pt;margin-bottom:0;"><span style="clear:both;font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:10.02pt;color:#2D2D2D;;"><b>Total Number of Portfolio Holdings</b></span></div> </td> <td colspan="1" style="border-bottom:0.75pt solid #6B6B6B;vertical-align:bottom"> <div style="background-color:#FFFFFF;padding-left:2pt;padding-top:1pt;padding-bottom:0;align:right;text-align:right;padding-right:2pt;font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:10pt;margin-top:1pt;margin-bottom:0;"><span style="font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:10.02pt;">129</span></div> </td> </tr> <tr> <td colspan="1" style="border-bottom:0.75pt solid #6B6B6B;vertical-align:top"> <div style="background-color:#FFFFFF;padding-left:2pt;padding-top:1pt;padding-bottom:0;align:left;text-align:left;padding-right:2pt;font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:10pt;margin-top:1pt;margin-bottom:0;"><span style="clear:both;font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:10.02pt;color:#2D2D2D;;"><b>Total Management Fee Paid</b></span></div> </td> <td colspan="1" style="border-bottom:0.75pt solid #6B6B6B;vertical-align:bottom"> <div style="background-color:#FFFFFF;padding-left:2pt;padding-top:1pt;padding-bottom:0;align:right;text-align:right;padding-right:2pt;font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:10pt;margin-top:1pt;margin-bottom:0;"><span style="font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:10.02pt;">$15,084,958</span></div> </td> </tr> <tr> <td colspan="1" style="vertical-align:top"> <div style="background-color:#FFFFFF;padding-left:2pt;padding-top:1pt;padding-bottom:0;align:left;text-align:left;padding-right:2pt;font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:10pt;margin-top:1pt;margin-bottom:0;"><span style="clear:both;font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:10.02pt;color:#2D2D2D;;"><b>Portfolio Turnover Rate</b></span></div> </td> <td colspan="1" style="white-space:nowrap;vertical-align:bottom"> <div style="background-color:#FFFFFF;padding-left:2pt;padding-top:1pt;padding-bottom:0;align:right;text-align:right;padding-right:2pt;font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:10pt;margin-top:1pt;margin-bottom:0;"><span style="font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:10.02pt;">48.01%</span></div> </td> </tr> </table></div> 2435287399 129 15084958 0.4801 <div><span style="text-transform:uppercase;"><span style="clear:both;font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:12.024pt;text-transform:uppercase;color:#1447FF;;"><b>WHAT DID THE FUND INVEST IN? </b></span></span><span style="clear:both;font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:10.824pt;color:#2D2D2D;;">(as of </span><span style="clear:both;font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:10.824pt;color:#2D2D2D;;">April 30, 2026)</span></div><div><span style="clear:both;font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:12.024pt;color:#161616;;"><b>Portfolio Composition</b></span><span style="clear:both;font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:12.024pt;color:#161616;;">^*</span><span style="clear:both;font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:9pt;color:#161616;;">^,</span><span style="clear:both;font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:12.024pt;color:#161616;;">^†</span><span style="clear:both;font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:12.024pt;color:#161616;;"><b> (% of Total Investments)</b></span></div><div><img alt="image" src="ts7465img004.jpg" style="width:96.41294838145232%"/></div> <div><span style="text-transform:uppercase;"><span style="clear:both;font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:12.024pt;text-transform:uppercase;color:#1447FF;;"><b>HOW HAS THE FUND CHANGED?</b></span></span></div><div><span style="clear:both;font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:10.02pt;color:#2D2D2D;;">Effective December 31, 2025, Michael McCarthy no longer served as a portfolio manager of the Fund and Jacob Swartz was added as a </span><span style="clear:both;font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:10.02pt;color:#2D2D2D;;">portfolio manager of the Fund.</span></div><div><span style="clear:both;font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:10.02pt;color:#2D2D2D;;">This is a summary of certain changes to the Fund since </span><span style="clear:both;font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:10.02pt;color:#2D2D2D;;">May 1, 2025</span><span style="clear:both;font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:10.02pt;color:#2D2D2D;;">. For more complete information, you may review the Fund’s current </span><span style="clear:both;font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:10.02pt;color:#2D2D2D;;">prospectus and any applicable supplements and the Fund’s next prospectus, which we expect to be available by </span><span style="clear:both;font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:10.02pt;color:#2D2D2D;;">September 1, 2026, at </span><span style="clear:both;font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:10.02pt;;">https://www.franklintempleton.com/regulatory-fund-documents</span><span style="clear:both;font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:10.02pt;color:#2D2D2D;;"> or upon request at </span><span style="clear:both;font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:10.02pt;color:#2D2D2D;;">(800) DIAL BEN/342-5236</span><span style="clear:both;font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:10.02pt;color:#2D2D2D;;"> or</span><br/><span style="clear:both;font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:10.02pt;color:#2D2D2D;;">prospectus.us.franklintempleton@fisglobal.com</span><span style="clear:both;font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:10.02pt;color:#2D2D2D;;">.</span></div> <span style="clear:both;font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:10.02pt;color:#2D2D2D;;">This is a summary of certain changes to the Fund since </span><span style="clear:both;font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:10.02pt;color:#2D2D2D;;">May 1, 2025</span><span style="clear:both;font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:10.02pt;color:#2D2D2D;;">. For more complete information, you may review the Fund’s current </span><span style="clear:both;font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:10.02pt;color:#2D2D2D;;">prospectus and any applicable supplements and the Fund’s next prospectus, which we expect to be available by </span><span style="clear:both;font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:10.02pt;color:#2D2D2D;;">September 1, 2026, at </span><span style="clear:both;font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:10.02pt;;">https://www.franklintempleton.com/regulatory-fund-documents</span><span style="clear:both;font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:10.02pt;color:#2D2D2D;;"> or upon request at </span><span style="clear:both;font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:10.02pt;color:#2D2D2D;;">(800) DIAL BEN/342-5236</span><span style="clear:both;font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:10.02pt;color:#2D2D2D;;"> or</span><span style="clear:both;font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:10.02pt;color:#2D2D2D;;">prospectus.us.franklintempleton@fisglobal.com</span><span style="clear:both;font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:10.02pt;color:#2D2D2D;;">.</span> 2025-05-01 https://www.franklintempleton.com/regulatory-fund-documents (800) DIAL BEN/342-5236 prospectus.us.franklintempleton@fisglobal.com 10000 12000 14397 16743 15740 27838 19669 19177 23416 22701 29625 10000 11858 13406 15106 14948 22560 21857 22186 27133 30227 39601 10000 12406 14466 15465 14040 23749 17469 17596 19775 20253 28889 10000 11792 13356 15158 15289 22320 22367 22963 28167 31574 41379 0.246 0.240 0.231 0.080 0.075 0.049 0.028 0.016 0.007 0.003 0.000 0.025 Franklin Small-Mid Cap Growth Fund Class A FRSGX 2026-04-30 <span style="clear:both;font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:10.02pt;color:#161616;;">This </span><span style="clear:both;font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:10.02pt;color:#161616;;">annual shareholder report</span><span style="clear:both;font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:10.02pt;color:#161616;;"> contains important information about </span><span style="clear:both;font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:10.02pt;color:#161616;;">Franklin Small-Mid Cap Growth Fund for the period </span><span style="clear:both;font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:10.02pt;color:#161616;;">May 1, 2025, to </span><span style="clear:both;font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:10.02pt;color:#161616;;">April 30, 2026.</span> annual shareholder report <span style="clear:both;font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:10.02pt;color:#161616;;">You can find additional information about the Fund at </span><span style="clear:both;font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:10.02pt;;">https://www.franklintempleton.com/regulatory-fund-documents</span><span style="clear:both;font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:10.02pt;color:#161616;;">. You can also </span><span style="clear:both;font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:10.02pt;color:#161616;;">request this information by contacting us at </span><span style="clear:both;font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:10.02pt;color:#161616;;">(800) DIAL BEN/342-5236</span><span style="clear:both;font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:10.02pt;color:#161616;;">.</span> https://www.franklintempleton.com/regulatory-fund-documents (800) DIAL BEN/342-5236 <div><span style="clear:both;font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:10.02pt;color:#161616;"><b><i>This report describes changes to the Fund that occurred during the reporting period.</i></b></span></div> <div><span style="text-transform:uppercase;"><span style="clear:both;font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:12.024pt;text-transform:uppercase;color:#1447FF;;"><b>WHAT WERE THE FUND COSTS FOR THE LAST YEAR? </b></span></span><span style="clear:both;font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:10.824pt;color:#2D2D2D;;">(based on a hypothetical $10,000 investment)</span></div><div> <table cellspacing="0" style="width:98%;cellspacing:0;border-top:1.5pt solid #E6FAFF;border-left:1.5pt solid #E6FAFF; border-right:1.5pt solid #E6FAFF; border-bottom:1.5pt solid #E6FAFF; margin-left:7.9pt;"> <tr style="height:1px;"> <td style="height:1px;width:50%;background-color:#E6FAFF;"></td> <td style="height:1px;width:22.33812949640288%;background-color:#E6FAFF;"></td> <td style="height:1px;width:27.661870503597125%;background-color:#E6FAFF;"></td> </tr> <tr> <td colspan="1" style="background-color:#E6FAFF;;border-bottom:1.5pt solid #1447FF;vertical-align:bottom"> <div style="background-color:#E6FAFF;padding-left:2pt;padding-top:1.5pt;padding-bottom:0;align:left;text-align:left;padding-right:2pt;font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:10pt;margin-top:1pt;margin-bottom:0;"><span style="clear:both;font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:10.02pt;;"><b>Class Name</b></span></div> </td> <td colspan="1" style="background-color:#E6FAFF;;border-bottom:1.5pt solid #1447FF;vertical-align:bottom"> <div style="background-color:#E6FAFF;padding-left:2pt;padding-top:1.5pt;padding-bottom:0;align:center;text-align:center;padding-right:2pt;font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:10pt;margin-top:1pt;margin-bottom:0;"><span style="clear:both;font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:10.02pt;;"><b>Costs of a $10,000 </b></span><span style="clear:both;font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:10.02pt;;"><b>investment</b></span></div> </td> <td colspan="1" style="background-color:#E6FAFF;;border-bottom:1.5pt solid #1447FF;vertical-align:bottom"> <div style="background-color:#E6FAFF;padding-left:2pt;padding-top:1.5pt;padding-bottom:0;align:center;text-align:center;padding-right:2pt;font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:10pt;margin-top:1pt;margin-bottom:0;"><span style="clear:both;font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:10.02pt;;"><b>Costs paid as a percentage of a </b></span><span style="clear:both;font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:10.02pt;;"><b>$10,000 investment</b></span><span style="clear:both;font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:10.02pt;;">^*</span> </div> </td> </tr> <tr> <td colspan="1" style="background-color:#E6FAFF;;vertical-align:bottom"> <div style="background-color:#E6FAFF;padding-left:2pt;padding-top:1.5pt;padding-bottom:0;align:left;text-align:left;padding-right:2pt;font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:10pt;margin-top:1pt;margin-bottom:0;"><span style="clear:both;font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:10.02pt;;">Class A</span></div> </td> <td colspan="1" style="background-color:#E6FAFF;;vertical-align:bottom"> <div style="background-color:#E6FAFF;padding-left:2pt;padding-top:1.5pt;padding-bottom:0;align:center;text-align:center;padding-right:2pt;font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:10pt;margin-top:1pt;margin-bottom:0;"><span style="font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:10.02pt;">$90</span></div> </td> <td colspan="1" style="background-color:#E6FAFF;;white-space:nowrap;vertical-align:bottom"> <div style="background-color:#E6FAFF;padding-left:2pt;padding-top:1.5pt;padding-bottom:0;align:center;text-align:center;padding-right:2pt;font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:10pt;margin-top:1pt;margin-bottom:0;"><span style="font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:10.02pt;">0.84%</span></div> </td> </tr> </table></div> 90 0.0084 <div><span style="text-transform:uppercase;"><span style="clear:both;font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:12.024pt;text-transform:uppercase;color:#1447FF;;"><b>HOW DID THE FUND PERFORM LAST YEAR AND WHAT AFFECTED ITS PERFORMANCE?</b></span></span></div><div><span style="clear:both;font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:10.02pt;color:#2D2D2D;;">For the twelve months ended April 30, 2026, </span><span style="clear:both;font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:10.02pt;color:#2D2D2D;;">Class A shares of Franklin Small-Mid Cap Growth Fund returned </span><span style="clear:both;font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:10.02pt;color:#2D2D2D;;">14.38%. The Fund </span><span style="clear:both;font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:10.02pt;color:#2D2D2D;;">compares its performance to the Russell  Midcap Growth Index and the S&amp;P 500 Index, which returned 12.86% and 31.05%, </span><span style="clear:both;font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:10.02pt;color:#2D2D2D;;">respectively, for the same period.</span></div><div><span style="text-transform:uppercase;"><span style="clear:both;font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:12.024pt;text-transform:uppercase;color:#161616;;"><b>PERFORMANCE HIGHLIGHTS</b></span></span></div><div> <table cellspacing="0" style="width:98%;cellspacing:0;padding-bottom:2pt;padding-top:0pt;margin-left:7.75pt;"> <tr style="height:1px;"> <td style="height:1px;width:1.8507194244604317%;"></td> <td style="height:1px;width:98.14928057553956%;"></td> </tr> <tr> <td colspan="2" style="vertical-align:top"> <div style="background-color:#FFFFFF;padding-left:2pt;padding-top:1pt;padding-bottom:0;align:left;text-align:left;padding-right:2pt;font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:10pt;margin-top:1pt;margin-bottom:0;"><span style="clear:both;font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:10.02pt;color:#2D2D2D;;"><b>Top contributors to performance:</b></span></div> </td> </tr> <tr> <td colspan="1" style="vertical-align:top"> <div style="background-color:#FFFFFF;padding-left:2pt;padding-top:1pt;padding-bottom:0;align:left;text-align:left;padding-right:2pt;font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:10pt;margin-top:1pt;margin-bottom:0;"><span style="clear:both;font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:10.02pt;color:#30DB87;;">↑</span></div> </td> <td colspan="1" style="vertical-align:top"> <div style="background-color:#FFFFFF;padding-left:2pt;padding-top:1pt;padding-bottom:0;align:left;text-align:left;padding-right:2pt;font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:10pt;margin-top:1pt;margin-bottom:0;"><span style="clear:both;font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:10.02pt;color:#2D2D2D;;">The Fund was helped most by stock selection in the information technology (IT) sector, where an off-benchmark holding in Arteris </span><span style="clear:both;font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:10.02pt;color:#2D2D2D;;">was a leading relative contributor. The company, which develops network-on-chip (NoC) technology, has been a beneficiary of </span><span style="clear:both;font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:10.02pt;color:#2D2D2D;;">the artificial intelligence (AI) chip boom, and has seen strong adoption of its Smart NoC product.</span></div> </td> </tr> <tr> <td colspan="1" style="vertical-align:top"> <div style="background-color:#FFFFFF;padding-left:2pt;padding-top:1pt;padding-bottom:0;align:left;text-align:left;padding-right:2pt;font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:10pt;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0;"><span style="clear:both;font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:10.02pt;color:#30DB87;;">↑</span></div> </td> <td colspan="1" style="vertical-align:top"> <div style="background-color:#FFFFFF;padding-left:2pt;padding-top:1pt;padding-bottom:0;align:left;text-align:left;padding-right:2pt;font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:10pt;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0;"><span style="clear:both;font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:10.02pt;color:#2D2D2D;;">Also in IT, Lattice Semiconductor lifted relative returns. The chipmaker reported solid fourth-quarter 2025 financial results and </span><span style="clear:both;font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:10.02pt;color:#2D2D2D;;">issued strong forward guidance, highlighting accelerating growth in AI and data-center applications.</span></div> </td> </tr> <tr> <td colspan="1" style="vertical-align:top"> <div style="background-color:#FFFFFF;padding-left:2pt;padding-top:1pt;padding-bottom:0;align:left;text-align:left;padding-right:2pt;font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:10pt;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0;"><span style="clear:both;font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:10.02pt;color:#30DB87;;">↑</span></div> </td> <td colspan="1" style="vertical-align:top"> <div style="background-color:#FFFFFF;padding-left:2pt;padding-top:1pt;padding-bottom:0;align:left;text-align:left;padding-right:2pt;font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:10pt;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0;"><span style="clear:both;font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:10.02pt;color:#2D2D2D;;">In the industrials sector, nuclear power components supplier BWX Technologies was a contributor. Shares in the company traded </span><span style="clear:both;font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:10.02pt;color:#2D2D2D;;">higher on the back of strong operational momentum and major national security contracts.</span></div> </td> </tr> </table></div><div> <table cellspacing="0" style="width:98%;cellspacing:0;padding-bottom:2pt;padding-top:0pt;margin-left:7.75pt;"> <tr style="height:1px;"> <td style="height:1px;width:1.8507194244604317%;"></td> <td style="height:1px;width:98.14928057553956%;"></td> </tr> <tr> <td colspan="2" style="vertical-align:top"> <div style="background-color:#FFFFFF;padding-left:2pt;padding-top:1pt;padding-bottom:0;align:left;text-align:left;padding-right:2pt;font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:10pt;margin-top:1pt;margin-bottom:0;"><span style="clear:both;font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:10.02pt;color:#2D2D2D;;"><b>Top detractors from performance:</b></span></div> </td> </tr> <tr> <td colspan="1" style="vertical-align:top"> <div style="background-color:#FFFFFF;padding-left:2pt;padding-top:1pt;padding-bottom:0;align:left;text-align:left;padding-right:2pt;font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:10pt;margin-top:1pt;margin-bottom:0;"><span style="clear:both;font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:10.02pt;color:#CA0046;;">↓</span></div> </td> <td colspan="1" style="vertical-align:top"> <div style="background-color:#FFFFFF;padding-left:2pt;padding-top:1pt;padding-bottom:0;align:left;text-align:left;padding-right:2pt;font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:10pt;margin-top:1pt;margin-bottom:0;"><span style="clear:both;font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:10.02pt;color:#2D2D2D;;">Stock selection in the industrials sector weighed on relative returns over the period. Within the sector, data analytics and risk </span><span style="clear:both;font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:10.02pt;color:#2D2D2D;;">assessment firm, Verisk, was a leading detractor as investors worried that generative AI tools could weaken traditional data and </span><span style="clear:both;font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:10.02pt;color:#2D2D2D;;">analytics businesses.</span></div> </td> </tr> <tr> <td colspan="1" style="vertical-align:top"> <div style="background-color:#FFFFFF;padding-left:2pt;padding-top:1pt;padding-bottom:0;align:left;text-align:left;padding-right:2pt;font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:10pt;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0;"><span style="clear:both;font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:10.02pt;color:#CA0046;;">↓</span></div> </td> <td colspan="1" style="vertical-align:top"> <div style="background-color:#FFFFFF;padding-left:2pt;padding-top:1pt;padding-bottom:0;align:left;text-align:left;padding-right:2pt;font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:10pt;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0;"><span style="clear:both;font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:10.02pt;color:#2D2D2D;;">In financials, alternative asset manager Blue Owl Capital hampered relative returns. The company put a cap on withdrawals after </span><span style="clear:both;font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:10.02pt;color:#2D2D2D;;">investors tried to pull over $5 billion from two key funds, amid concerns about unregulated private lending markets.</span></div> </td> </tr> <tr> <td colspan="1" style="vertical-align:top"> <div style="background-color:#FFFFFF;padding-left:2pt;padding-top:1pt;padding-bottom:0;align:left;text-align:left;padding-right:2pt;font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:10pt;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0;"><span style="clear:both;font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:10.02pt;color:#CA0046;;">↓</span></div> </td> <td colspan="1" style="vertical-align:top"> <div style="background-color:#FFFFFF;padding-left:2pt;padding-top:1pt;padding-bottom:0;align:left;text-align:left;padding-right:2pt;font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:10pt;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0;"><span style="clear:both;font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:10.02pt;color:#2D2D2D;;">In the consumer staples sector, an off-benchmark holding in BellRing Brands was the leading detractor. The nutrition products </span><span style="clear:both;font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:10.02pt;color:#2D2D2D;;">company reported shrinking profit margins and decreasing demand for its protein shakes. Retailer inventory adjustments and </span><span style="clear:both;font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:10.02pt;color:#2D2D2D;;">reduced full year 2025 guidance were also headwinds for the company.</span></div> </td> </tr> </table></div> The Fund’s past performance is not necessarily an indication of how the Fund will perform in the future. <span style="clear:both;font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:10.02pt;color:#2D2D2D;;">The graph and table </span><span style="clear:both;font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:10.02pt;color:#2D2D2D;;">do not reflect the deduction of taxes that a shareholder would pay on Fund distributions or redemption of Fund shares.</span> <div><img alt="image" src="ts7453img003.jpg" style="width:88.88888888888889%"/></div> <div><span style="text-transform:uppercase;"><span style="clear:both;font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:12.024pt;text-transform:uppercase;color:#161616;;"><b>AVERAGE ANNUAL TOTAL RETURNS (%) </b></span></span><span style="clear:both;font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:10.824pt;color:#2D2D2D;;">Period Ended </span><span style="clear:both;font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:10.824pt;color:#2D2D2D;;">April 30, 2026</span></div><div> <table cellspacing="0" style="width:98%;cellspacing:0;margin-left:7.75pt;border-bottom:1.5pt solid #778B8B;margin-top:10px;"> <tr style="height:1px;"> <td style="height:1px;width:47.530575539568346%;"></td> <td style="height:1px;width:17.489208633093526%;"></td> <td style="height:1px;width:17.140287769784173%;"></td> <td style="height:1px;width:17.83992805755396%;"></td> </tr> <tr> <td colspan="1" style="border-bottom:1.5pt solid #1447FF;vertical-align:top"> <div style="background-color:#FFFFFF;padding-left:2pt;padding-top:1pt;padding-bottom:0;align:left;text-align:left;padding-right:2pt;font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:10pt;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0;"> </div> </td> <td colspan="1" style="border-bottom:1.5pt solid #1447FF;vertical-align:bottom"> <div style="background-color:#FFFFFF;padding-left:2pt;padding-top:1pt;padding-bottom:0;align:right;text-align:right;padding-right:2pt;font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:10pt;margin-top:1pt;margin-bottom:0;"><span style="clear:both;font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:10.02pt;color:#2D2D2D;;"><b>1 Year</b></span></div> </td> <td colspan="1" style="border-bottom:1.5pt solid #1447FF;vertical-align:bottom"> <div style="background-color:#FFFFFF;padding-left:2pt;padding-top:1pt;padding-bottom:0;align:right;text-align:right;padding-right:2pt;font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:10pt;margin-top:1pt;margin-bottom:0;"><span style="clear:both;font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:10.02pt;color:#2D2D2D;;"><b>5 Year</b></span></div> </td> <td colspan="1" style="border-bottom:1.5pt solid #1447FF;vertical-align:bottom"> <div style="background-color:#FFFFFF;padding-left:2pt;padding-top:1pt;padding-bottom:0;align:right;text-align:right;padding-right:2pt;font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:10pt;margin-top:1pt;margin-bottom:0;"><span style="clear:both;font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:10.02pt;color:#2D2D2D;;"><b>10 Year</b></span></div> </td> </tr> <tr> <td colspan="1" style="border-bottom:0.75pt solid #778B8B;vertical-align:top"> <div style="background-color:#FFFFFF;padding-left:2pt;padding-top:0.5pt;padding-bottom:0;align:left;text-align:left;padding-right:2pt;font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:10pt;margin-top:1pt;margin-bottom:0;"><span style="clear:both;font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:10.02pt;color:#2D2D2D;;"><b>Class A</b></span> </div> </td> <td colspan="1" style="border-bottom:0.75pt solid #778B8B;white-space:nowrap;vertical-align:bottom"> <div style="background-color:#FFFFFF;padding-left:2pt;padding-top:0.5pt;padding-bottom:0;align:right;text-align:right;padding-right:2pt;font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:10pt;margin-top:1pt;margin-bottom:0;"><span style="font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:10.02pt;">14.38</span></div> </td> <td colspan="1" style="border-bottom:0.75pt solid #778B8B;white-space:nowrap;vertical-align:bottom"> <div style="background-color:#FFFFFF;padding-left:2pt;padding-top:0.5pt;padding-bottom:0;align:right;text-align:right;padding-right:2pt;font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:10pt;margin-top:1pt;margin-bottom:0;"><span style="font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:10.02pt;">0.50</span></div> </td> <td colspan="1" style="border-bottom:0.75pt solid #778B8B;white-space:nowrap;vertical-align:bottom"> <div style="background-color:#FFFFFF;padding-left:2pt;padding-top:0.5pt;padding-bottom:0;align:right;text-align:right;padding-right:2pt;font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:10pt;margin-top:1pt;margin-bottom:0;"><span style="font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:10.02pt;">10.62</span></div> </td> </tr> <tr> <td colspan="1" style="border-bottom:0.75pt solid #778B8B;vertical-align:top"> <div style="background-color:#FFFFFF;padding-left:2pt;padding-top:1pt;padding-bottom:0;align:left;text-align:left;padding-right:2pt;font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:10pt;margin-top:1pt;margin-bottom:0;"><span style="clear:both;font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:10.02pt;color:#2D2D2D;;"><b>Class A (with sales charge)</b></span> </div> </td> <td colspan="1" style="border-bottom:0.75pt solid #778B8B;white-space:nowrap;vertical-align:bottom"> <div style="background-color:#FFFFFF;padding-left:2pt;padding-top:1pt;padding-bottom:0;align:right;text-align:right;padding-right:2pt;font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:10pt;margin-top:1pt;margin-bottom:0;"><span style="font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:10.02pt;">8.08</span></div> </td> <td colspan="1" style="border-bottom:0.75pt solid #778B8B;white-space:nowrap;vertical-align:bottom"> <div style="background-color:#FFFFFF;padding-left:2pt;padding-top:1pt;padding-bottom:0;align:right;text-align:right;padding-right:2pt;font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:10pt;margin-top:1pt;margin-bottom:0;"><span style="font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:10.02pt;">-0.63</span></div> </td> <td colspan="1" style="border-bottom:0.75pt solid #778B8B;white-space:nowrap;vertical-align:bottom"> <div style="background-color:#FFFFFF;padding-left:2pt;padding-top:1pt;padding-bottom:0;align:right;text-align:right;padding-right:2pt;font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:10pt;margin-top:1pt;margin-bottom:0;"><span style="font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:10.02pt;">9.99</span></div> </td> </tr> <tr> <td colspan="1" style="border-bottom:0.75pt solid #778B8B;vertical-align:top"> <div style="background-color:#FFFFFF;padding-left:2pt;padding-top:1pt;padding-bottom:0;align:left;text-align:left;padding-right:2pt;font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:10pt;margin-top:1pt;margin-bottom:0;"><span style="clear:both;font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:10.02pt;color:#2D2D2D;;"><b>Russell 3000 Index</b></span> </div> </td> <td colspan="1" style="border-bottom:0.75pt solid #778B8B;white-space:nowrap;vertical-align:bottom"> <div style="background-color:#FFFFFF;padding-left:2pt;padding-top:1pt;padding-bottom:0;align:right;text-align:right;padding-right:2pt;font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:10pt;margin-top:1pt;margin-bottom:0;"><span style="font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:10.02pt;">31.01</span></div> </td> <td colspan="1" style="border-bottom:0.75pt solid #778B8B;white-space:nowrap;vertical-align:bottom"> <div style="background-color:#FFFFFF;padding-left:2pt;padding-top:1pt;padding-bottom:0;align:right;text-align:right;padding-right:2pt;font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:10pt;margin-top:1pt;margin-bottom:0;"><span style="font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:10.02pt;">11.91</span></div> </td> <td colspan="1" style="border-bottom:0.75pt solid #778B8B;white-space:nowrap;vertical-align:bottom"> <div style="background-color:#FFFFFF;padding-left:2pt;padding-top:1pt;padding-bottom:0;align:right;text-align:right;padding-right:2pt;font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:10pt;margin-top:1pt;margin-bottom:0;"><span style="font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:10.02pt;">14.76</span></div> </td> </tr> <tr> <td colspan="1" style="border-bottom:0.75pt solid #778B8B;vertical-align:top"> <div style="background-color:#FFFFFF;padding-left:2pt;padding-top:1pt;padding-bottom:0;align:left;text-align:left;padding-right:2pt;font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:10pt;margin-top:1pt;margin-bottom:0;"><span style="clear:both;font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:10.02pt;color:#2D2D2D;;"><b>Russell Midcap Growth Index</b></span> </div> </td> <td colspan="1" style="border-bottom:0.75pt solid #778B8B;white-space:nowrap;vertical-align:bottom"> <div style="background-color:#FFFFFF;padding-left:2pt;padding-top:1pt;padding-bottom:0;align:right;text-align:right;padding-right:2pt;font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:10pt;margin-top:1pt;margin-bottom:0;"><span style="font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:10.02pt;">12.86</span></div> </td> <td colspan="1" style="border-bottom:0.75pt solid #778B8B;white-space:nowrap;vertical-align:bottom"> <div style="background-color:#FFFFFF;padding-left:2pt;padding-top:1pt;padding-bottom:0;align:right;text-align:right;padding-right:2pt;font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:10pt;margin-top:1pt;margin-bottom:0;"><span style="font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:10.02pt;">5.54</span></div> </td> <td colspan="1" style="border-bottom:0.75pt solid #778B8B;white-space:nowrap;vertical-align:bottom"> <div style="background-color:#FFFFFF;padding-left:2pt;padding-top:1pt;padding-bottom:0;align:right;text-align:right;padding-right:2pt;font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:10pt;margin-top:1pt;margin-bottom:0;"><span style="font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:10.02pt;">12.40</span></div> </td> </tr> <tr> <td colspan="1" style="vertical-align:top"> <div style="background-color:#FFFFFF;padding-left:2pt;padding-top:1pt;padding-bottom:0;align:left;text-align:left;padding-right:2pt;font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:10pt;margin-top:1pt;margin-bottom:0;"><span style="clear:both;font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:10.02pt;color:#2D2D2D;;"><b>S&amp;P 500 Index</b></span> </div> </td> <td colspan="1" style="white-space:nowrap;vertical-align:bottom"> <div style="background-color:#FFFFFF;padding-left:2pt;padding-top:1pt;padding-bottom:0;align:right;text-align:right;padding-right:2pt;font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:10pt;margin-top:1pt;margin-bottom:0;"><span style="font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:10.02pt;">31.05</span></div> </td> <td colspan="1" style="white-space:nowrap;vertical-align:bottom"> <div style="background-color:#FFFFFF;padding-left:2pt;padding-top:1pt;padding-bottom:0;align:right;text-align:right;padding-right:2pt;font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:10pt;margin-top:1pt;margin-bottom:0;"><span style="font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:10.02pt;">13.14</span></div> </td> <td colspan="1" style="white-space:nowrap;vertical-align:bottom"> <div style="background-color:#FFFFFF;padding-left:2pt;padding-top:1pt;padding-bottom:0;align:right;text-align:right;padding-right:2pt;font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:10pt;margin-top:1pt;margin-bottom:0;"><span style="font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:10.02pt;">15.26</span></div> </td> </tr> </table></div> Class A 0.1438 0.0050 0.1062 Class A (with sales charge) 0.0808 -0.0063 0.0999 Russell 3000 Index 0.3101 0.1191 0.1476 Russell Midcap Growth Index 0.1286 0.0554 0.1240 S&P 500 Index 0.3105 0.1314 0.1526 <div><span style="clear:both;font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:10.02pt;color:#2D2D2D;;">For current month-end performance, please call Franklin Templeton at </span><span style="clear:both;font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:10.02pt;color:#2D2D2D;;">(800) DIAL BEN/342-5236 or visit</span><br/><span style="clear:both;font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:10.02pt;;">https://www.franklintempleton.com/investments/options/mutual-funds</span><span style="clear:both;font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:10.02pt;color:#2D2D2D;;">. </span></div><div><span style="clear:both;font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:10.02pt;color:#2D2D2D;;">Important data provider notices and terms available at </span><span style="clear:both;font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:10.02pt;;">www.franklintempletondatasources.com</span><span style="clear:both;font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:10.02pt;color:#2D2D2D;;">. </span></div> <div><span style="text-transform:uppercase;"><span style="clear:both;font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:12.024pt;text-transform:uppercase;color:#1447FF;;"><b>KEY FUND STATISTICS </b></span></span><span style="clear:both;font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:10.824pt;color:#2D2D2D;;">(as of </span><span style="clear:both;font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:10.824pt;color:#2D2D2D;;">April 30, 2026)</span></div><div> <table cellspacing="0" style="width:98%;cellspacing:0;border-top:1.5pt solid #6B6B6B;margin-left:7.75pt;border-bottom:1.5pt solid #6B6B6B;margin-top:10px;"> <tr style="height:1px;"> <td style="height:1px;width:74.41007194244604%;"></td> <td style="height:1px;width:25.58992805755396%;"></td> </tr> <tr> <td colspan="1" style="border-bottom:0.75pt solid #6B6B6B;vertical-align:top"> <div style="background-color:#FFFFFF;padding-left:2pt;padding-top:1pt;padding-bottom:0;align:left;text-align:left;padding-right:2pt;font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:10pt;margin-top:1pt;margin-bottom:0;"><span style="clear:both;font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:10.02pt;color:#2D2D2D;;"><b>Total Net Assets</b></span></div> </td> <td colspan="1" style="border-bottom:0.75pt solid #6B6B6B;vertical-align:bottom"> <div style="background-color:#FFFFFF;padding-left:2pt;padding-top:1pt;padding-bottom:0;align:right;text-align:right;padding-right:2pt;font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:10pt;margin-top:1pt;margin-bottom:0;"><span style="font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:10.02pt;">$3,532,752,879</span></div> </td> </tr> <tr> <td colspan="1" style="border-bottom:0.75pt solid #6B6B6B;vertical-align:top"> <div style="background-color:#FFFFFF;padding-left:2pt;padding-top:1pt;padding-bottom:0;align:left;text-align:left;padding-right:2pt;font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:10pt;margin-top:1pt;margin-bottom:0;"><span style="clear:both;font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:10.02pt;color:#2D2D2D;;"><b>Total Number of Portfolio Holdings</b></span></div> </td> <td colspan="1" style="border-bottom:0.75pt solid #6B6B6B;vertical-align:bottom"> <div style="background-color:#FFFFFF;padding-left:2pt;padding-top:1pt;padding-bottom:0;align:right;text-align:right;padding-right:2pt;font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:10pt;margin-top:1pt;margin-bottom:0;"><span style="font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:10.02pt;">87</span></div> </td> </tr> <tr> <td colspan="1" style="border-bottom:0.75pt solid #6B6B6B;vertical-align:top"> <div style="background-color:#FFFFFF;padding-left:2pt;padding-top:1pt;padding-bottom:0;align:left;text-align:left;padding-right:2pt;font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:10pt;margin-top:1pt;margin-bottom:0;"><span style="clear:both;font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:10.02pt;color:#2D2D2D;;"><b>Total Management Fee Paid</b></span></div> </td> <td colspan="1" style="border-bottom:0.75pt solid #6B6B6B;vertical-align:bottom"> <div style="background-color:#FFFFFF;padding-left:2pt;padding-top:1pt;padding-bottom:0;align:right;text-align:right;padding-right:2pt;font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:10pt;margin-top:1pt;margin-bottom:0;"><span style="font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:10.02pt;">$16,900,774</span></div> </td> </tr> <tr> <td colspan="1" style="vertical-align:top"> <div style="background-color:#FFFFFF;padding-left:2pt;padding-top:1pt;padding-bottom:0;align:left;text-align:left;padding-right:2pt;font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:10pt;margin-top:1pt;margin-bottom:0;"><span style="clear:both;font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:10.02pt;color:#2D2D2D;;"><b>Portfolio Turnover Rate</b></span></div> </td> <td colspan="1" style="white-space:nowrap;vertical-align:bottom"> <div style="background-color:#FFFFFF;padding-left:2pt;padding-top:1pt;padding-bottom:0;align:right;text-align:right;padding-right:2pt;font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:10pt;margin-top:1pt;margin-bottom:0;"><span style="font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:10.02pt;">32.96%</span></div> </td> </tr> </table></div> 3532752879 87 16900774 0.3296 <div><span style="text-transform:uppercase;"><span style="clear:both;font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:12.024pt;text-transform:uppercase;color:#1447FF;;"><b>WHAT DID THE FUND INVEST IN? </b></span></span><span style="clear:both;font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:10.824pt;color:#2D2D2D;;">(as of </span><span style="clear:both;font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:10.824pt;color:#2D2D2D;;">April 30, 2026)</span></div><div><span style="clear:both;font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:12.024pt;color:#161616;;"><b>Portfolio Composition</b></span><span style="clear:both;font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:12.024pt;color:#161616;;">^*</span><span style="clear:both;font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:12.024pt;color:#161616;;"><b> (% of Total Investments)</b></span></div><div><img alt="image" src="ts7453img004.jpg" style="width:96.41294838145232%"/></div> <div><span style="text-transform:uppercase;"><span style="clear:both;font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:12.024pt;text-transform:uppercase;color:#1447FF;;"><b>HOW HAS THE FUND CHANGED?</b></span></span></div><div><span style="clear:both;font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:10.02pt;color:#2D2D2D;;">Effective December 31, 2025, Michael McCarthy no longer served as a portfolio manager of the Fund.</span></div><div><span style="clear:both;font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:10.02pt;color:#2D2D2D;;">This is a summary of certain changes to the Fund since </span><span style="clear:both;font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:10.02pt;color:#2D2D2D;;">May 1, 2025</span><span style="clear:both;font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:10.02pt;color:#2D2D2D;;">. For more complete information, you may review the Fund’s current </span><span style="clear:both;font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:10.02pt;color:#2D2D2D;;">prospectus and any applicable supplements and the Fund’s next prospectus, which we expect to be available by </span><span style="clear:both;font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:10.02pt;color:#2D2D2D;;">September 1, 2026, at </span><span style="clear:both;font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:10.02pt;;">https://www.franklintempleton.com/regulatory-fund-documents</span><span style="clear:both;font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:10.02pt;color:#2D2D2D;;"> or upon request at </span><span style="clear:both;font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:10.02pt;color:#2D2D2D;;">(800) DIAL BEN/342-5236</span><span style="clear:both;font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:10.02pt;color:#2D2D2D;;"> or </span><span style="clear:both;font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:10.02pt;color:#2D2D2D;;">prospectus.us.franklintempleton@fisglobal.com</span><span style="clear:both;font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:10.02pt;color:#2D2D2D;;">.</span></div> <span style="clear:both;font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:10.02pt;color:#2D2D2D;;">This is a summary of certain changes to the Fund since </span><span style="clear:both;font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:10.02pt;color:#2D2D2D;;">May 1, 2025</span><span style="clear:both;font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:10.02pt;color:#2D2D2D;;">. For more complete information, you may review the Fund’s current </span><span style="clear:both;font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:10.02pt;color:#2D2D2D;;">prospectus and any applicable supplements and the Fund’s next prospectus, which we expect to be available by </span><span style="clear:both;font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:10.02pt;color:#2D2D2D;;">September 1, 2026, at </span><span style="clear:both;font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:10.02pt;;">https://www.franklintempleton.com/regulatory-fund-documents</span><span style="clear:both;font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:10.02pt;color:#2D2D2D;;"> or upon request at </span><span style="clear:both;font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:10.02pt;color:#2D2D2D;;">(800) DIAL BEN/342-5236</span><span style="clear:both;font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:10.02pt;color:#2D2D2D;;"> or </span><span style="clear:both;font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:10.02pt;color:#2D2D2D;;">prospectus.us.franklintempleton@fisglobal.com</span><span style="clear:both;font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:10.02pt;color:#2D2D2D;;">.</span> 2025-05-01 https://www.franklintempleton.com/regulatory-fund-documents (800) DIAL BEN/342-5236 prospectus.us.franklintempleton@fisglobal.com 9450 10868 12420 14585 15018 25284 19511 18717 22158 22662 25921 10000 11858 13406 15106 14948 22560 21857 22186 27133 30227 39601 10000 11583 13537 15925 15961 24576 20464 20791 25094 28520 32187 10000 11792 13356 15158 15289 22320 22367 22963 28167 31574 41379 0.261 0.197 0.188 0.122 0.092 0.037 0.034 0.021 0.018 0.009 0.021 Franklin Small-Mid Cap Growth Fund Class C FRSIX 2026-04-30 <span style="clear:both;font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:10.02pt;color:#161616;;">This </span><span style="clear:both;font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:10.02pt;color:#161616;;">annual shareholder report</span><span style="clear:both;font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:10.02pt;color:#161616;;"> contains important information about </span><span style="clear:both;font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:10.02pt;color:#161616;;">Franklin Small-Mid Cap Growth Fund for the period </span><span style="clear:both;font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:10.02pt;color:#161616;;">May 1, 2025, to </span><span style="clear:both;font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:10.02pt;color:#161616;;">April 30, 2026.</span> annual shareholder report <span style="clear:both;font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:10.02pt;color:#161616;;">You can find additional information about the Fund at </span><span style="clear:both;font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:10.02pt;;">https://www.franklintempleton.com/regulatory-fund-documents</span><span style="clear:both;font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:10.02pt;color:#161616;;">. You can also </span><span style="clear:both;font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:10.02pt;color:#161616;;">request this information by contacting us at </span><span style="clear:both;font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:10.02pt;color:#161616;;">(800) DIAL BEN/342-5236</span><span style="clear:both;font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:10.02pt;color:#161616;;">.</span> https://www.franklintempleton.com/regulatory-fund-documents (800) DIAL BEN/342-5236 <div><span style="clear:both;font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:10.02pt;color:#161616;"><b><i>This report describes changes to the Fund that occurred during the reporting period.</i></b></span></div> <div><span style="text-transform:uppercase;"><span style="clear:both;font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:12.024pt;text-transform:uppercase;color:#1447FF;;"><b>WHAT WERE THE FUND COSTS FOR THE LAST YEAR? </b></span></span><span style="clear:both;font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:10.824pt;color:#2D2D2D;;">(based on a hypothetical $10,000 investment)</span></div><div> <table cellspacing="0" style="width:98%;cellspacing:0;border-top:1.5pt solid #E6FAFF;border-left:1.5pt solid #E6FAFF; border-right:1.5pt solid #E6FAFF; border-bottom:1.5pt solid #E6FAFF; margin-left:7.9pt;"> <tr style="height:1px;"> <td style="height:1px;width:50%;background-color:#E6FAFF;"></td> <td style="height:1px;width:22.33812949640288%;background-color:#E6FAFF;"></td> <td style="height:1px;width:27.661870503597125%;background-color:#E6FAFF;"></td> </tr> <tr> <td colspan="1" style="background-color:#E6FAFF;;border-bottom:1.5pt solid #1447FF;vertical-align:bottom"> <div style="background-color:#E6FAFF;padding-left:2pt;padding-top:1.5pt;padding-bottom:0;align:left;text-align:left;padding-right:2pt;font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:10pt;margin-top:1pt;margin-bottom:0;"><span style="clear:both;font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:10.02pt;;"><b>Class Name</b></span></div> </td> <td colspan="1" style="background-color:#E6FAFF;;border-bottom:1.5pt solid #1447FF;vertical-align:bottom"> <div style="background-color:#E6FAFF;padding-left:2pt;padding-top:1.5pt;padding-bottom:0;align:center;text-align:center;padding-right:2pt;font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:10pt;margin-top:1pt;margin-bottom:0;"><span style="clear:both;font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:10.02pt;;"><b>Costs of a $10,000 </b></span><span style="clear:both;font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:10.02pt;;"><b>investment</b></span></div> </td> <td colspan="1" style="background-color:#E6FAFF;;border-bottom:1.5pt solid #1447FF;vertical-align:bottom"> <div style="background-color:#E6FAFF;padding-left:2pt;padding-top:1.5pt;padding-bottom:0;align:center;text-align:center;padding-right:2pt;font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:10pt;margin-top:1pt;margin-bottom:0;"><span style="clear:both;font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:10.02pt;;"><b>Costs paid as a percentage of a </b></span><span style="clear:both;font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:10.02pt;;"><b>$10,000 investment</b></span><span style="clear:both;font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:10.02pt;;">^*</span> </div> </td> </tr> <tr> <td colspan="1" style="background-color:#E6FAFF;;vertical-align:bottom"> <div style="background-color:#E6FAFF;padding-left:2pt;padding-top:1.5pt;padding-bottom:0;align:left;text-align:left;padding-right:2pt;font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:10pt;margin-top:1pt;margin-bottom:0;"><span style="clear:both;font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:10.02pt;;">Class C</span></div> </td> <td colspan="1" style="background-color:#E6FAFF;;vertical-align:bottom"> <div style="background-color:#E6FAFF;padding-left:2pt;padding-top:1.5pt;padding-bottom:0;align:center;text-align:center;padding-right:2pt;font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:10pt;margin-top:1pt;margin-bottom:0;"><span style="font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:10.02pt;">$170</span></div> </td> <td colspan="1" style="background-color:#E6FAFF;;white-space:nowrap;vertical-align:bottom"> <div style="background-color:#E6FAFF;padding-left:2pt;padding-top:1.5pt;padding-bottom:0;align:center;text-align:center;padding-right:2pt;font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:10pt;margin-top:1pt;margin-bottom:0;"><span style="font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:10.02pt;">1.59%</span></div> </td> </tr> </table></div> 170 0.0159 <div><span style="text-transform:uppercase;"><span style="clear:both;font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:12.024pt;text-transform:uppercase;color:#1447FF;;"><b>HOW DID THE FUND PERFORM LAST YEAR AND WHAT AFFECTED ITS PERFORMANCE?</b></span></span></div><div><span style="clear:both;font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:10.02pt;color:#2D2D2D;;">For the twelve months ended April 30, 2026, </span><span style="clear:both;font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:10.02pt;color:#2D2D2D;;">Class C shares of Franklin Small-Mid Cap Growth Fund returned </span><span style="clear:both;font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:10.02pt;color:#2D2D2D;;">13.55%. The Fund </span><span style="clear:both;font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:10.02pt;color:#2D2D2D;;">compares its performance to the Russell  Midcap Growth Index and the S&amp;P 500 Index, which returned 12.86% and 31.05%, </span><span style="clear:both;font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:10.02pt;color:#2D2D2D;;">respectively, for the same period.</span></div><div><span style="text-transform:uppercase;"><span style="clear:both;font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:12.024pt;text-transform:uppercase;color:#161616;;"><b>PERFORMANCE HIGHLIGHTS</b></span></span></div><div> <table cellspacing="0" style="width:98%;cellspacing:0;padding-bottom:2pt;padding-top:0pt;margin-left:7.75pt;"> <tr style="height:1px;"> <td style="height:1px;width:1.8507194244604317%;"></td> <td style="height:1px;width:98.14928057553956%;"></td> </tr> <tr> <td colspan="2" style="vertical-align:top"> <div style="background-color:#FFFFFF;padding-left:2pt;padding-top:1pt;padding-bottom:0;align:left;text-align:left;padding-right:2pt;font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:10pt;margin-top:1pt;margin-bottom:0;"><span style="clear:both;font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:10.02pt;color:#2D2D2D;;"><b>Top contributors to performance:</b></span></div> </td> </tr> <tr> <td colspan="1" style="vertical-align:top"> <div style="background-color:#FFFFFF;padding-left:2pt;padding-top:1pt;padding-bottom:0;align:left;text-align:left;padding-right:2pt;font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:10pt;margin-top:1pt;margin-bottom:0;"><span style="clear:both;font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:10.02pt;color:#30DB87;;">↑</span></div> </td> <td colspan="1" style="vertical-align:top"> <div style="background-color:#FFFFFF;padding-left:2pt;padding-top:1pt;padding-bottom:0;align:left;text-align:left;padding-right:2pt;font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:10pt;margin-top:1pt;margin-bottom:0;"><span style="clear:both;font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:10.02pt;color:#2D2D2D;;">The Fund was helped most by stock selection in the information technology (IT) sector, where an off-benchmark holding in Arteris </span><span style="clear:both;font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:10.02pt;color:#2D2D2D;;">was a leading relative contributor. The company, which develops network-on-chip (NoC) technology, has been a beneficiary of </span><span style="clear:both;font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:10.02pt;color:#2D2D2D;;">the artificial intelligence (AI) chip boom, and has seen strong adoption of its Smart NoC product.</span></div> </td> </tr> <tr> <td colspan="1" style="vertical-align:top"> <div style="background-color:#FFFFFF;padding-left:2pt;padding-top:1pt;padding-bottom:0;align:left;text-align:left;padding-right:2pt;font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:10pt;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0;"><span style="clear:both;font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:10.02pt;color:#30DB87;;">↑</span></div> </td> <td colspan="1" style="vertical-align:top"> <div style="background-color:#FFFFFF;padding-left:2pt;padding-top:1pt;padding-bottom:0;align:left;text-align:left;padding-right:2pt;font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:10pt;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0;"><span style="clear:both;font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:10.02pt;color:#2D2D2D;;">Also in IT, Lattice Semiconductor lifted relative returns. The chipmaker reported solid fourth-quarter 2025 financial results and </span><span style="clear:both;font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:10.02pt;color:#2D2D2D;;">issued strong forward guidance, highlighting accelerating growth in AI and data-center applications.</span></div> </td> </tr> <tr> <td colspan="1" style="vertical-align:top"> <div style="background-color:#FFFFFF;padding-left:2pt;padding-top:1pt;padding-bottom:0;align:left;text-align:left;padding-right:2pt;font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:10pt;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0;"><span style="clear:both;font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:10.02pt;color:#30DB87;;">↑</span></div> </td> <td colspan="1" style="vertical-align:top"> <div style="background-color:#FFFFFF;padding-left:2pt;padding-top:1pt;padding-bottom:0;align:left;text-align:left;padding-right:2pt;font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:10pt;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0;"><span style="clear:both;font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:10.02pt;color:#2D2D2D;;">In the industrials sector, nuclear power components supplier BWX Technologies was a contributor. Shares in the company traded </span><span style="clear:both;font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:10.02pt;color:#2D2D2D;;">higher on the back of strong operational momentum and major national security contracts.</span></div> </td> </tr> </table></div><div> <table cellspacing="0" style="width:98%;cellspacing:0;padding-bottom:2pt;padding-top:0pt;margin-left:7.75pt;"> <tr style="height:1px;"> <td style="height:1px;width:1.8507194244604317%;"></td> <td style="height:1px;width:98.14928057553956%;"></td> </tr> <tr> <td colspan="2" style="vertical-align:top"> <div style="background-color:#FFFFFF;padding-left:2pt;padding-top:1pt;padding-bottom:0;align:left;text-align:left;padding-right:2pt;font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:10pt;margin-top:1pt;margin-bottom:0;"><span style="clear:both;font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:10.02pt;color:#2D2D2D;;"><b>Top detractors from performance:</b></span></div> </td> </tr> <tr> <td colspan="1" style="vertical-align:top"> <div style="background-color:#FFFFFF;padding-left:2pt;padding-top:1pt;padding-bottom:0;align:left;text-align:left;padding-right:2pt;font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:10pt;margin-top:1pt;margin-bottom:0;"><span style="clear:both;font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:10.02pt;color:#CA0046;;">↓</span></div> </td> <td colspan="1" style="vertical-align:top"> <div style="background-color:#FFFFFF;padding-left:2pt;padding-top:1pt;padding-bottom:0;align:left;text-align:left;padding-right:2pt;font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:10pt;margin-top:1pt;margin-bottom:0;"><span style="clear:both;font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:10.02pt;color:#2D2D2D;;">Stock selection in the industrials sector weighed on relative returns over the period. Within the sector, data analytics and risk </span><span style="clear:both;font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:10.02pt;color:#2D2D2D;;">assessment firm, Verisk, was a leading detractor as investors worried that generative AI tools could weaken traditional data and </span><span style="clear:both;font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:10.02pt;color:#2D2D2D;;">analytics businesses.</span></div> </td> </tr> <tr> <td colspan="1" style="vertical-align:top"> <div style="background-color:#FFFFFF;padding-left:2pt;padding-top:1pt;padding-bottom:0;align:left;text-align:left;padding-right:2pt;font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:10pt;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0;"><span style="clear:both;font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:10.02pt;color:#CA0046;;">↓</span></div> </td> <td colspan="1" style="vertical-align:top"> <div style="background-color:#FFFFFF;padding-left:2pt;padding-top:1pt;padding-bottom:0;align:left;text-align:left;padding-right:2pt;font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:10pt;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0;"><span style="clear:both;font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:10.02pt;color:#2D2D2D;;">In financials, alternative asset manager Blue Owl Capital hampered relative returns. The company put a cap on withdrawals after </span><span style="clear:both;font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:10.02pt;color:#2D2D2D;;">investors tried to pull over $5 billion from two key funds, amid concerns about unregulated private lending markets.</span></div> </td> </tr> <tr> <td colspan="1" style="vertical-align:top"> <div style="background-color:#FFFFFF;padding-left:2pt;padding-top:1pt;padding-bottom:0;align:left;text-align:left;padding-right:2pt;font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:10pt;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0;"><span style="clear:both;font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:10.02pt;color:#CA0046;;">↓</span></div> </td> <td colspan="1" style="vertical-align:top"> <div style="background-color:#FFFFFF;padding-left:2pt;padding-top:1pt;padding-bottom:0;align:left;text-align:left;padding-right:2pt;font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:10pt;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0;"><span style="clear:both;font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:10.02pt;color:#2D2D2D;;">In the consumer staples sector, an off-benchmark holding in BellRing Brands was the leading detractor. The nutrition products </span><span style="clear:both;font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:10.02pt;color:#2D2D2D;;">company reported shrinking profit margins and decreasing demand for its protein shakes. Retailer inventory adjustments and </span><span style="clear:both;font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:10.02pt;color:#2D2D2D;;">reduced full year 2025 guidance were also headwinds for the company.</span></div> </td> </tr> </table></div> The Fund’s past performance is not necessarily an indication of how the Fund will perform in the future. <span style="clear:both;font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:10.02pt;color:#2D2D2D;;">The graph and table </span><span style="clear:both;font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:10.02pt;color:#2D2D2D;;">do not reflect the deduction of taxes that a shareholder would pay on Fund distributions or redemption of Fund shares.</span> <div><img alt="image" src="ts7454img003.jpg" style="width:88.88888888888889%"/></div> <div><span style="text-transform:uppercase;"><span style="clear:both;font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:12.024pt;text-transform:uppercase;color:#161616;;"><b>AVERAGE ANNUAL TOTAL RETURNS (%) </b></span></span><span style="clear:both;font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:10.824pt;color:#2D2D2D;;">Period Ended </span><span style="clear:both;font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:10.824pt;color:#2D2D2D;;">April 30, 2026</span></div><div> <table cellspacing="0" style="width:98%;cellspacing:0;margin-left:7.75pt;border-bottom:1.5pt solid #778B8B;margin-top:10px;"> <tr style="height:1px;"> <td style="height:1px;width:47.530575539568346%;"></td> <td style="height:1px;width:17.489208633093526%;"></td> <td style="height:1px;width:17.140287769784173%;"></td> <td style="height:1px;width:17.83992805755396%;"></td> </tr> <tr> <td colspan="1" style="border-bottom:1.5pt solid #1447FF;vertical-align:top"> <div style="background-color:#FFFFFF;padding-left:2pt;padding-top:1pt;padding-bottom:0;align:left;text-align:left;padding-right:2pt;font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:10pt;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0;"> </div> </td> <td colspan="1" style="border-bottom:1.5pt solid #1447FF;vertical-align:bottom"> <div style="background-color:#FFFFFF;padding-left:2pt;padding-top:1pt;padding-bottom:0;align:right;text-align:right;padding-right:2pt;font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:10pt;margin-top:1pt;margin-bottom:0;"><span style="clear:both;font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:10.02pt;color:#2D2D2D;;"><b>1 Year</b></span></div> </td> <td colspan="1" style="border-bottom:1.5pt solid #1447FF;vertical-align:bottom"> <div style="background-color:#FFFFFF;padding-left:2pt;padding-top:1pt;padding-bottom:0;align:right;text-align:right;padding-right:2pt;font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:10pt;margin-top:1pt;margin-bottom:0;"><span style="clear:both;font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:10.02pt;color:#2D2D2D;;"><b>5 Year</b></span></div> </td> <td colspan="1" style="border-bottom:1.5pt solid #1447FF;vertical-align:bottom"> <div style="background-color:#FFFFFF;padding-left:2pt;padding-top:1pt;padding-bottom:0;align:right;text-align:right;padding-right:2pt;font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:10pt;margin-top:1pt;margin-bottom:0;"><span style="clear:both;font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:10.02pt;color:#2D2D2D;;"><b>10 Year</b></span></div> </td> </tr> <tr> <td colspan="1" style="border-bottom:0.75pt solid #778B8B;vertical-align:top"> <div style="background-color:#FFFFFF;padding-left:2pt;padding-top:0.5pt;padding-bottom:0;align:left;text-align:left;padding-right:2pt;font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:10pt;margin-top:1pt;margin-bottom:0;"><span style="clear:both;font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:10.02pt;color:#2D2D2D;;"><b>Class C</b></span> </div> </td> <td colspan="1" style="border-bottom:0.75pt solid #778B8B;white-space:nowrap;vertical-align:bottom"> <div style="background-color:#FFFFFF;padding-left:2pt;padding-top:0.5pt;padding-bottom:0;align:right;text-align:right;padding-right:2pt;font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:10pt;margin-top:1pt;margin-bottom:0;"><span style="font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:10.02pt;">13.55</span></div> </td> <td colspan="1" style="border-bottom:0.75pt solid #778B8B;white-space:nowrap;vertical-align:bottom"> <div style="background-color:#FFFFFF;padding-left:2pt;padding-top:0.5pt;padding-bottom:0;align:right;text-align:right;padding-right:2pt;font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:10pt;margin-top:1pt;margin-bottom:0;"><span style="font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:10.02pt;">-0.25</span></div> </td> <td colspan="1" style="border-bottom:0.75pt solid #778B8B;white-space:nowrap;vertical-align:bottom"> <div style="background-color:#FFFFFF;padding-left:2pt;padding-top:0.5pt;padding-bottom:0;align:right;text-align:right;padding-right:2pt;font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:10pt;margin-top:1pt;margin-bottom:0;"><span style="font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:10.02pt;">9.79</span></div> </td> </tr> <tr> <td colspan="1" style="border-bottom:0.75pt solid #778B8B;vertical-align:top"> <div style="background-color:#FFFFFF;padding-left:2pt;padding-top:1pt;padding-bottom:0;align:left;text-align:left;padding-right:2pt;font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:10pt;margin-top:1pt;margin-bottom:0;"><span style="clear:both;font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:10.02pt;color:#2D2D2D;;"><b>Class C (with sales charge)</b></span> </div> </td> <td colspan="1" style="border-bottom:0.75pt solid #778B8B;white-space:nowrap;vertical-align:bottom"> <div style="background-color:#FFFFFF;padding-left:2pt;padding-top:1pt;padding-bottom:0;align:right;text-align:right;padding-right:2pt;font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:10pt;margin-top:1pt;margin-bottom:0;"><span style="font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:10.02pt;">12.60</span></div> </td> <td colspan="1" style="border-bottom:0.75pt solid #778B8B;white-space:nowrap;vertical-align:bottom"> <div style="background-color:#FFFFFF;padding-left:2pt;padding-top:1pt;padding-bottom:0;align:right;text-align:right;padding-right:2pt;font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:10pt;margin-top:1pt;margin-bottom:0;"><span style="font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:10.02pt;">-0.25</span></div> </td> <td colspan="1" style="border-bottom:0.75pt solid #778B8B;white-space:nowrap;vertical-align:bottom"> <div style="background-color:#FFFFFF;padding-left:2pt;padding-top:1pt;padding-bottom:0;align:right;text-align:right;padding-right:2pt;font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:10pt;margin-top:1pt;margin-bottom:0;"><span style="font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:10.02pt;">9.79</span></div> </td> </tr> <tr> <td colspan="1" style="border-bottom:0.75pt solid #778B8B;vertical-align:top"> <div style="background-color:#FFFFFF;padding-left:2pt;padding-top:1pt;padding-bottom:0;align:left;text-align:left;padding-right:2pt;font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:10pt;margin-top:1pt;margin-bottom:0;"><span style="clear:both;font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:10.02pt;color:#2D2D2D;;"><b>Russell 3000 Index</b></span> </div> </td> <td colspan="1" style="border-bottom:0.75pt solid #778B8B;white-space:nowrap;vertical-align:bottom"> <div style="background-color:#FFFFFF;padding-left:2pt;padding-top:1pt;padding-bottom:0;align:right;text-align:right;padding-right:2pt;font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:10pt;margin-top:1pt;margin-bottom:0;"><span style="font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:10.02pt;">31.01</span></div> </td> <td colspan="1" style="border-bottom:0.75pt solid #778B8B;white-space:nowrap;vertical-align:bottom"> <div style="background-color:#FFFFFF;padding-left:2pt;padding-top:1pt;padding-bottom:0;align:right;text-align:right;padding-right:2pt;font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:10pt;margin-top:1pt;margin-bottom:0;"><span style="font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:10.02pt;">11.91</span></div> </td> <td colspan="1" style="border-bottom:0.75pt solid #778B8B;white-space:nowrap;vertical-align:bottom"> <div style="background-color:#FFFFFF;padding-left:2pt;padding-top:1pt;padding-bottom:0;align:right;text-align:right;padding-right:2pt;font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:10pt;margin-top:1pt;margin-bottom:0;"><span style="font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:10.02pt;">14.76</span></div> </td> </tr> <tr> <td colspan="1" style="border-bottom:0.75pt solid #778B8B;vertical-align:top"> <div style="background-color:#FFFFFF;padding-left:2pt;padding-top:1pt;padding-bottom:0;align:left;text-align:left;padding-right:2pt;font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:10pt;margin-top:1pt;margin-bottom:0;"><span style="clear:both;font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:10.02pt;color:#2D2D2D;;"><b>Russell Midcap Growth Index</b></span> </div> </td> <td colspan="1" style="border-bottom:0.75pt solid #778B8B;white-space:nowrap;vertical-align:bottom"> <div style="background-color:#FFFFFF;padding-left:2pt;padding-top:1pt;padding-bottom:0;align:right;text-align:right;padding-right:2pt;font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:10pt;margin-top:1pt;margin-bottom:0;"><span style="font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:10.02pt;">12.86</span></div> </td> <td colspan="1" style="border-bottom:0.75pt solid #778B8B;white-space:nowrap;vertical-align:bottom"> <div style="background-color:#FFFFFF;padding-left:2pt;padding-top:1pt;padding-bottom:0;align:right;text-align:right;padding-right:2pt;font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:10pt;margin-top:1pt;margin-bottom:0;"><span style="font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:10.02pt;">5.54</span></div> </td> <td colspan="1" style="border-bottom:0.75pt solid #778B8B;white-space:nowrap;vertical-align:bottom"> <div style="background-color:#FFFFFF;padding-left:2pt;padding-top:1pt;padding-bottom:0;align:right;text-align:right;padding-right:2pt;font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:10pt;margin-top:1pt;margin-bottom:0;"><span style="font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:10.02pt;">12.40</span></div> </td> </tr> <tr> <td colspan="1" style="vertical-align:top"> <div style="background-color:#FFFFFF;padding-left:2pt;padding-top:1pt;padding-bottom:0;align:left;text-align:left;padding-right:2pt;font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:10pt;margin-top:1pt;margin-bottom:0;"><span style="clear:both;font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:10.02pt;color:#2D2D2D;;"><b>S&amp;P 500 Index</b></span> </div> </td> <td colspan="1" style="white-space:nowrap;vertical-align:bottom"> <div style="background-color:#FFFFFF;padding-left:2pt;padding-top:1pt;padding-bottom:0;align:right;text-align:right;padding-right:2pt;font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:10pt;margin-top:1pt;margin-bottom:0;"><span style="font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:10.02pt;">31.05</span></div> </td> <td colspan="1" style="white-space:nowrap;vertical-align:bottom"> <div style="background-color:#FFFFFF;padding-left:2pt;padding-top:1pt;padding-bottom:0;align:right;text-align:right;padding-right:2pt;font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:10pt;margin-top:1pt;margin-bottom:0;"><span style="font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:10.02pt;">13.14</span></div> </td> <td colspan="1" style="white-space:nowrap;vertical-align:bottom"> <div style="background-color:#FFFFFF;padding-left:2pt;padding-top:1pt;padding-bottom:0;align:right;text-align:right;padding-right:2pt;font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:10pt;margin-top:1pt;margin-bottom:0;"><span style="font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:10.02pt;">15.26</span></div> </td> </tr> </table></div> Class C 0.1355 -0.0025 0.0979 Class C (with sales charge) 0.1260 -0.0025 0.0979 Russell 3000 Index 0.3101 0.1191 0.1476 Russell Midcap Growth Index 0.1286 0.0554 0.1240 S&P 500 Index 0.3105 0.1314 0.1526 <div><span style="clear:both;font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:10.02pt;color:#2D2D2D;;">For current month-end performance, please call Franklin Templeton at </span><span style="clear:both;font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:10.02pt;color:#2D2D2D;;">(800) DIAL BEN/342-5236 or visit</span><br/><span style="clear:both;font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:10.02pt;;">https://www.franklintempleton.com/investments/options/mutual-funds</span><span style="clear:both;font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:10.02pt;color:#2D2D2D;;">. </span></div><div><span style="clear:both;font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:10.02pt;color:#2D2D2D;;">Important data provider notices and terms available at </span><span style="clear:both;font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:10.02pt;;">www.franklintempletondatasources.com</span><span style="clear:both;font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:10.02pt;color:#2D2D2D;;">. </span></div> <div><span style="text-transform:uppercase;"><span style="clear:both;font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:12.024pt;text-transform:uppercase;color:#1447FF;;"><b>KEY FUND STATISTICS </b></span></span><span style="clear:both;font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:10.824pt;color:#2D2D2D;;">(as of </span><span style="clear:both;font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:10.824pt;color:#2D2D2D;;">April 30, 2026)</span></div><div> <table cellspacing="0" style="width:98%;cellspacing:0;border-top:1.5pt solid #6B6B6B;margin-left:7.75pt;border-bottom:1.5pt solid #6B6B6B;margin-top:10px;"> <tr style="height:1px;"> <td style="height:1px;width:74.41007194244604%;"></td> <td style="height:1px;width:25.58992805755396%;"></td> </tr> <tr> <td colspan="1" style="border-bottom:0.75pt solid #6B6B6B;vertical-align:top"> <div style="background-color:#FFFFFF;padding-left:2pt;padding-top:1pt;padding-bottom:0;align:left;text-align:left;padding-right:2pt;font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:10pt;margin-top:1pt;margin-bottom:0;"><span style="clear:both;font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:10.02pt;color:#2D2D2D;;"><b>Total Net Assets</b></span></div> </td> <td colspan="1" style="border-bottom:0.75pt solid #6B6B6B;vertical-align:bottom"> <div style="background-color:#FFFFFF;padding-left:2pt;padding-top:1pt;padding-bottom:0;align:right;text-align:right;padding-right:2pt;font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:10pt;margin-top:1pt;margin-bottom:0;"><span style="font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:10.02pt;">$3,532,752,879</span></div> </td> </tr> <tr> <td colspan="1" style="border-bottom:0.75pt solid #6B6B6B;vertical-align:top"> <div style="background-color:#FFFFFF;padding-left:2pt;padding-top:1pt;padding-bottom:0;align:left;text-align:left;padding-right:2pt;font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:10pt;margin-top:1pt;margin-bottom:0;"><span style="clear:both;font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:10.02pt;color:#2D2D2D;;"><b>Total Number of Portfolio Holdings</b></span></div> </td> <td colspan="1" style="border-bottom:0.75pt solid #6B6B6B;vertical-align:bottom"> <div style="background-color:#FFFFFF;padding-left:2pt;padding-top:1pt;padding-bottom:0;align:right;text-align:right;padding-right:2pt;font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:10pt;margin-top:1pt;margin-bottom:0;"><span style="font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:10.02pt;">87</span></div> </td> </tr> <tr> <td colspan="1" style="border-bottom:0.75pt solid #6B6B6B;vertical-align:top"> <div style="background-color:#FFFFFF;padding-left:2pt;padding-top:1pt;padding-bottom:0;align:left;text-align:left;padding-right:2pt;font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:10pt;margin-top:1pt;margin-bottom:0;"><span style="clear:both;font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:10.02pt;color:#2D2D2D;;"><b>Total Management Fee Paid</b></span></div> </td> <td colspan="1" style="border-bottom:0.75pt solid #6B6B6B;vertical-align:bottom"> <div style="background-color:#FFFFFF;padding-left:2pt;padding-top:1pt;padding-bottom:0;align:right;text-align:right;padding-right:2pt;font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:10pt;margin-top:1pt;margin-bottom:0;"><span style="font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:10.02pt;">$16,900,774</span></div> </td> </tr> <tr> <td colspan="1" style="vertical-align:top"> <div style="background-color:#FFFFFF;padding-left:2pt;padding-top:1pt;padding-bottom:0;align:left;text-align:left;padding-right:2pt;font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:10pt;margin-top:1pt;margin-bottom:0;"><span style="clear:both;font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:10.02pt;color:#2D2D2D;;"><b>Portfolio Turnover Rate</b></span></div> </td> <td colspan="1" style="white-space:nowrap;vertical-align:bottom"> <div style="background-color:#FFFFFF;padding-left:2pt;padding-top:1pt;padding-bottom:0;align:right;text-align:right;padding-right:2pt;font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:10pt;margin-top:1pt;margin-bottom:0;"><span style="font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:10.02pt;">32.96%</span></div> </td> </tr> </table></div> 3532752879 87 16900774 0.3296 <div><span style="text-transform:uppercase;"><span style="clear:both;font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:12.024pt;text-transform:uppercase;color:#1447FF;;"><b>WHAT DID THE FUND INVEST IN? </b></span></span><span style="clear:both;font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:10.824pt;color:#2D2D2D;;">(as of </span><span style="clear:both;font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:10.824pt;color:#2D2D2D;;">April 30, 2026)</span></div><div><span style="clear:both;font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:12.024pt;color:#161616;;"><b>Portfolio Composition</b></span><span style="clear:both;font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:12.024pt;color:#161616;;">^*</span><span style="clear:both;font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:12.024pt;color:#161616;;"><b> (% of Total Investments)</b></span></div><div><img alt="image" src="ts7454img004.jpg" style="width:96.41294838145232%"/></div> <div><span style="text-transform:uppercase;"><span style="clear:both;font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:12.024pt;text-transform:uppercase;color:#1447FF;;"><b>HOW HAS THE FUND CHANGED?</b></span></span></div><div><span style="clear:both;font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:10.02pt;color:#2D2D2D;;">Effective December 31, 2025, Michael McCarthy no longer served as a portfolio manager of the Fund.</span></div><div><span style="clear:both;font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:10.02pt;color:#2D2D2D;;">This is a summary of certain changes to the Fund since </span><span style="clear:both;font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:10.02pt;color:#2D2D2D;;">May 1, 2025</span><span style="clear:both;font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:10.02pt;color:#2D2D2D;;">. For more complete information, you may review the Fund’s current </span><span style="clear:both;font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:10.02pt;color:#2D2D2D;;">prospectus and any applicable supplements and the Fund’s next prospectus, which we expect to be available by </span><span style="clear:both;font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:10.02pt;color:#2D2D2D;;">September 1, 2026, at </span><span style="clear:both;font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:10.02pt;;">https://www.franklintempleton.com/regulatory-fund-documents</span><span style="clear:both;font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:10.02pt;color:#2D2D2D;;"> or upon request at </span><span style="clear:both;font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:10.02pt;color:#2D2D2D;;">(800) DIAL BEN/342-5236</span><span style="clear:both;font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:10.02pt;color:#2D2D2D;;"> or </span><span style="clear:both;font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:10.02pt;color:#2D2D2D;;">prospectus.us.franklintempleton@fisglobal.com</span><span style="clear:both;font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:10.02pt;color:#2D2D2D;;">.</span></div> <span style="clear:both;font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:10.02pt;color:#2D2D2D;;">This is a summary of certain changes to the Fund since </span><span style="clear:both;font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:10.02pt;color:#2D2D2D;;">May 1, 2025</span><span style="clear:both;font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:10.02pt;color:#2D2D2D;;">. For more complete information, you may review the Fund’s current </span><span style="clear:both;font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:10.02pt;color:#2D2D2D;;">prospectus and any applicable supplements and the Fund’s next prospectus, which we expect to be available by </span><span style="clear:both;font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:10.02pt;color:#2D2D2D;;">September 1, 2026, at </span><span style="clear:both;font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:10.02pt;;">https://www.franklintempleton.com/regulatory-fund-documents</span><span style="clear:both;font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:10.02pt;color:#2D2D2D;;"> or upon request at </span><span style="clear:both;font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:10.02pt;color:#2D2D2D;;">(800) DIAL BEN/342-5236</span><span style="clear:both;font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:10.02pt;color:#2D2D2D;;"> or </span><span style="clear:both;font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:10.02pt;color:#2D2D2D;;">prospectus.us.franklintempleton@fisglobal.com</span><span style="clear:both;font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:10.02pt;color:#2D2D2D;;">.</span> 2025-05-01 https://www.franklintempleton.com/regulatory-fund-documents (800) DIAL BEN/342-5236 prospectus.us.franklintempleton@fisglobal.com 10000 11415 12944 15103 15426 25778 19738 18798 22083 22418 25455 10000 11858 13406 15106 14948 22560 21857 22186 27133 30227 39601 10000 11583 13537 15925 15961 24576 20464 20791 25094 28520 32187 10000 11792 13356 15158 15289 22320 22367 22963 28167 31574 41379 0.261 0.197 0.188 0.122 0.092 0.037 0.034 0.021 0.018 0.009 0.021 Franklin Small-Mid Cap Growth Fund Class R FSMRX 2026-04-30 <span style="clear:both;font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:10.02pt;color:#161616;;">This </span><span style="clear:both;font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:10.02pt;color:#161616;;">annual shareholder report</span><span style="clear:both;font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:10.02pt;color:#161616;;"> contains important information about </span><span style="clear:both;font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:10.02pt;color:#161616;;">Franklin Small-Mid Cap Growth Fund for the period </span><span style="clear:both;font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:10.02pt;color:#161616;;">May 1, 2025, to </span><span style="clear:both;font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:10.02pt;color:#161616;;">April 30, 2026.</span> annual shareholder report <span style="clear:both;font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:10.02pt;color:#161616;;">You can find additional information about the Fund at </span><span style="clear:both;font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:10.02pt;;">https://www.franklintempleton.com/regulatory-fund-documents</span><span style="clear:both;font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:10.02pt;color:#161616;;">. You can also </span><span style="clear:both;font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:10.02pt;color:#161616;;">request this information by contacting us at </span><span style="clear:both;font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:10.02pt;color:#161616;;">(800) DIAL BEN/342-5236</span><span style="clear:both;font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:10.02pt;color:#161616;;">.</span> https://www.franklintempleton.com/regulatory-fund-documents (800) DIAL BEN/342-5236 <div><span style="clear:both;font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:10.02pt;color:#161616;"><b><i>This report describes changes to the Fund that occurred during the reporting period.</i></b></span></div> <div><span style="text-transform:uppercase;"><span style="clear:both;font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:12.024pt;text-transform:uppercase;color:#1447FF;;"><b>WHAT WERE THE FUND COSTS FOR THE LAST YEAR? </b></span></span><span style="clear:both;font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:10.824pt;color:#2D2D2D;;">(based on a hypothetical $10,000 investment)</span></div><div> <table cellspacing="0" style="width:98%;cellspacing:0;border-top:1.5pt solid #E6FAFF;border-left:1.5pt solid #E6FAFF; border-right:1.5pt solid #E6FAFF; border-bottom:1.5pt solid #E6FAFF; margin-left:7.9pt;"> <tr style="height:1px;"> <td style="height:1px;width:50%;background-color:#E6FAFF;"></td> <td style="height:1px;width:22.33812949640288%;background-color:#E6FAFF;"></td> <td style="height:1px;width:27.661870503597125%;background-color:#E6FAFF;"></td> </tr> <tr> <td colspan="1" style="background-color:#E6FAFF;;border-bottom:1.5pt solid #1447FF;vertical-align:bottom"> <div style="background-color:#E6FAFF;padding-left:2pt;padding-top:1.5pt;padding-bottom:0;align:left;text-align:left;padding-right:2pt;font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:10pt;margin-top:1pt;margin-bottom:0;"><span style="clear:both;font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:10.02pt;;"><b>Class Name</b></span></div> </td> <td colspan="1" style="background-color:#E6FAFF;;border-bottom:1.5pt solid #1447FF;vertical-align:bottom"> <div style="background-color:#E6FAFF;padding-left:2pt;padding-top:1.5pt;padding-bottom:0;align:center;text-align:center;padding-right:2pt;font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:10pt;margin-top:1pt;margin-bottom:0;"><span style="clear:both;font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:10.02pt;;"><b>Costs of a $10,000 </b></span><span style="clear:both;font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:10.02pt;;"><b>investment</b></span></div> </td> <td colspan="1" style="background-color:#E6FAFF;;border-bottom:1.5pt solid #1447FF;vertical-align:bottom"> <div style="background-color:#E6FAFF;padding-left:2pt;padding-top:1.5pt;padding-bottom:0;align:center;text-align:center;padding-right:2pt;font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:10pt;margin-top:1pt;margin-bottom:0;"><span style="clear:both;font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:10.02pt;;"><b>Costs paid as a percentage of a </b></span><span style="clear:both;font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:10.02pt;;"><b>$10,000 investment</b></span><span style="clear:both;font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:10.02pt;;">^*</span> </div> </td> </tr> <tr> <td colspan="1" style="background-color:#E6FAFF;;vertical-align:bottom"> <div style="background-color:#E6FAFF;padding-left:2pt;padding-top:1.5pt;padding-bottom:0;align:left;text-align:left;padding-right:2pt;font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:10pt;margin-top:1pt;margin-bottom:0;"><span style="clear:both;font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:10.02pt;;">Class R</span></div> </td> <td colspan="1" style="background-color:#E6FAFF;;vertical-align:bottom"> <div style="background-color:#E6FAFF;padding-left:2pt;padding-top:1.5pt;padding-bottom:0;align:center;text-align:center;padding-right:2pt;font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:10pt;margin-top:1pt;margin-bottom:0;"><span style="font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:10.02pt;">$117</span></div> </td> <td colspan="1" style="background-color:#E6FAFF;;white-space:nowrap;vertical-align:bottom"> <div style="background-color:#E6FAFF;padding-left:2pt;padding-top:1.5pt;padding-bottom:0;align:center;text-align:center;padding-right:2pt;font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:10pt;margin-top:1pt;margin-bottom:0;"><span style="font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:10.02pt;">1.09%</span></div> </td> </tr> </table></div> 117 0.0109 <div><span style="text-transform:uppercase;"><span style="clear:both;font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:12.024pt;text-transform:uppercase;color:#1447FF;;"><b>HOW DID THE FUND PERFORM LAST YEAR AND WHAT AFFECTED ITS PERFORMANCE?</b></span></span></div><div><span style="clear:both;font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:10.02pt;color:#2D2D2D;;">For the twelve months ended April 30, 2026, </span><span style="clear:both;font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:10.02pt;color:#2D2D2D;;">Class R shares of Franklin Small-Mid Cap Growth Fund returned </span><span style="clear:both;font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:10.02pt;color:#2D2D2D;;">14.07%. The Fund </span><span style="clear:both;font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:10.02pt;color:#2D2D2D;;">compares its performance to the Russell  Midcap Growth Index and the S&amp;P 500 Index, which returned 12.86% and 31.05%, </span><span style="clear:both;font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:10.02pt;color:#2D2D2D;;">respectively, for the same period.</span></div><div><span style="text-transform:uppercase;"><span style="clear:both;font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:12.024pt;text-transform:uppercase;color:#161616;;"><b>PERFORMANCE HIGHLIGHTS</b></span></span></div><div> <table cellspacing="0" style="width:98%;cellspacing:0;padding-bottom:2pt;padding-top:0pt;margin-left:7.75pt;"> <tr style="height:1px;"> <td style="height:1px;width:1.8507194244604317%;"></td> <td style="height:1px;width:98.14928057553956%;"></td> </tr> <tr> <td colspan="2" style="vertical-align:top"> <div style="background-color:#FFFFFF;padding-left:2pt;padding-top:1pt;padding-bottom:0;align:left;text-align:left;padding-right:2pt;font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:10pt;margin-top:1pt;margin-bottom:0;"><span style="clear:both;font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:10.02pt;color:#2D2D2D;;"><b>Top contributors to performance:</b></span></div> </td> </tr> <tr> <td colspan="1" style="vertical-align:top"> <div style="background-color:#FFFFFF;padding-left:2pt;padding-top:1pt;padding-bottom:0;align:left;text-align:left;padding-right:2pt;font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:10pt;margin-top:1pt;margin-bottom:0;"><span style="clear:both;font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:10.02pt;color:#30DB87;;">↑</span></div> </td> <td colspan="1" style="vertical-align:top"> <div style="background-color:#FFFFFF;padding-left:2pt;padding-top:1pt;padding-bottom:0;align:left;text-align:left;padding-right:2pt;font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:10pt;margin-top:1pt;margin-bottom:0;"><span style="clear:both;font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:10.02pt;color:#2D2D2D;;">The Fund was helped most by stock selection in the information technology (IT) sector, where an off-benchmark holding in Arteris </span><span style="clear:both;font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:10.02pt;color:#2D2D2D;;">was a leading relative contributor. The company, which develops network-on-chip (NoC) technology, has been a beneficiary of </span><span style="clear:both;font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:10.02pt;color:#2D2D2D;;">the artificial intelligence (AI) chip boom, and has seen strong adoption of its Smart NoC product.</span></div> </td> </tr> <tr> <td colspan="1" style="vertical-align:top"> <div style="background-color:#FFFFFF;padding-left:2pt;padding-top:1pt;padding-bottom:0;align:left;text-align:left;padding-right:2pt;font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:10pt;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0;"><span style="clear:both;font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:10.02pt;color:#30DB87;;">↑</span></div> </td> <td colspan="1" style="vertical-align:top"> <div style="background-color:#FFFFFF;padding-left:2pt;padding-top:1pt;padding-bottom:0;align:left;text-align:left;padding-right:2pt;font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:10pt;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0;"><span style="clear:both;font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:10.02pt;color:#2D2D2D;;">Also in IT, Lattice Semiconductor lifted relative returns. The chipmaker reported solid fourth-quarter 2025 financial results and </span><span style="clear:both;font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:10.02pt;color:#2D2D2D;;">issued strong forward guidance, highlighting accelerating growth in AI and data-center applications.</span></div> </td> </tr> <tr> <td colspan="1" style="vertical-align:top"> <div style="background-color:#FFFFFF;padding-left:2pt;padding-top:1pt;padding-bottom:0;align:left;text-align:left;padding-right:2pt;font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:10pt;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0;"><span style="clear:both;font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:10.02pt;color:#30DB87;;">↑</span></div> </td> <td colspan="1" style="vertical-align:top"> <div style="background-color:#FFFFFF;padding-left:2pt;padding-top:1pt;padding-bottom:0;align:left;text-align:left;padding-right:2pt;font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:10pt;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0;"><span style="clear:both;font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:10.02pt;color:#2D2D2D;;">In the industrials sector, nuclear power components supplier BWX Technologies was a contributor. Shares in the company traded </span><span style="clear:both;font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:10.02pt;color:#2D2D2D;;">higher on the back of strong operational momentum and major national security contracts.</span></div> </td> </tr> </table></div><div> <table cellspacing="0" style="width:98%;cellspacing:0;padding-bottom:2pt;padding-top:0pt;margin-left:7.75pt;"> <tr style="height:1px;"> <td style="height:1px;width:1.8507194244604317%;"></td> <td style="height:1px;width:98.14928057553956%;"></td> </tr> <tr> <td colspan="2" style="vertical-align:top"> <div style="background-color:#FFFFFF;padding-left:2pt;padding-top:1pt;padding-bottom:0;align:left;text-align:left;padding-right:2pt;font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:10pt;margin-top:1pt;margin-bottom:0;"><span style="clear:both;font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:10.02pt;color:#2D2D2D;;"><b>Top detractors from performance:</b></span></div> </td> </tr> <tr> <td colspan="1" style="vertical-align:top"> <div style="background-color:#FFFFFF;padding-left:2pt;padding-top:1pt;padding-bottom:0;align:left;text-align:left;padding-right:2pt;font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:10pt;margin-top:1pt;margin-bottom:0;"><span style="clear:both;font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:10.02pt;color:#CA0046;;">↓</span></div> </td> <td colspan="1" style="vertical-align:top"> <div style="background-color:#FFFFFF;padding-left:2pt;padding-top:1pt;padding-bottom:0;align:left;text-align:left;padding-right:2pt;font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:10pt;margin-top:1pt;margin-bottom:0;"><span style="clear:both;font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:10.02pt;color:#2D2D2D;;">Stock selection in the industrials sector weighed on relative returns over the period. Within the sector, data analytics and risk </span><span style="clear:both;font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:10.02pt;color:#2D2D2D;;">assessment firm, Verisk, was a leading detractor as investors worried that generative AI tools could weaken traditional data and </span><span style="clear:both;font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:10.02pt;color:#2D2D2D;;">analytics businesses.</span></div> </td> </tr> <tr> <td colspan="1" style="vertical-align:top"> <div style="background-color:#FFFFFF;padding-left:2pt;padding-top:1pt;padding-bottom:0;align:left;text-align:left;padding-right:2pt;font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:10pt;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0;"><span style="clear:both;font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:10.02pt;color:#CA0046;;">↓</span></div> </td> <td colspan="1" style="vertical-align:top"> <div style="background-color:#FFFFFF;padding-left:2pt;padding-top:1pt;padding-bottom:0;align:left;text-align:left;padding-right:2pt;font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:10pt;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0;"><span style="clear:both;font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:10.02pt;color:#2D2D2D;;">In financials, alternative asset manager Blue Owl Capital hampered relative returns. The company put a cap on withdrawals after </span><span style="clear:both;font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:10.02pt;color:#2D2D2D;;">investors tried to pull over $5 billion from two key funds, amid concerns about unregulated private lending markets.</span></div> </td> </tr> <tr> <td colspan="1" style="vertical-align:top"> <div style="background-color:#FFFFFF;padding-left:2pt;padding-top:1pt;padding-bottom:0;align:left;text-align:left;padding-right:2pt;font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:10pt;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0;"><span style="clear:both;font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:10.02pt;color:#CA0046;;">↓</span></div> </td> <td colspan="1" style="vertical-align:top"> <div style="background-color:#FFFFFF;padding-left:2pt;padding-top:1pt;padding-bottom:0;align:left;text-align:left;padding-right:2pt;font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:10pt;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0;"><span style="clear:both;font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:10.02pt;color:#2D2D2D;;">In the consumer staples sector, an off-benchmark holding in BellRing Brands was the leading detractor. The nutrition products </span><span style="clear:both;font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:10.02pt;color:#2D2D2D;;">company reported shrinking profit margins and decreasing demand for its protein shakes. Retailer inventory adjustments and </span><span style="clear:both;font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:10.02pt;color:#2D2D2D;;">reduced full year 2025 guidance were also headwinds for the company.</span></div> </td> </tr> </table></div> The Fund’s past performance is not necessarily an indication of how the Fund will perform in the future. <span style="clear:both;font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:10.02pt;color:#2D2D2D;;">The graph and table </span><span style="clear:both;font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:10.02pt;color:#2D2D2D;;">do not reflect the deduction of taxes that a shareholder would pay on Fund distributions or redemption of Fund shares.</span> <div><img alt="image" src="ts7461img003.jpg" style="width:88.88888888888889%"/></div> <div><span style="text-transform:uppercase;"><span style="clear:both;font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:12.024pt;text-transform:uppercase;color:#161616;;"><b>AVERAGE ANNUAL TOTAL RETURNS (%) </b></span></span><span style="clear:both;font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:10.824pt;color:#2D2D2D;;">Period Ended </span><span style="clear:both;font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:10.824pt;color:#2D2D2D;;">April 30, 2026</span></div><div> <table cellspacing="0" style="width:98%;cellspacing:0;margin-left:7.75pt;border-bottom:1.5pt solid #778B8B;margin-top:10px;"> <tr style="height:1px;"> <td style="height:1px;width:47.530575539568346%;"></td> <td style="height:1px;width:17.489208633093526%;"></td> <td style="height:1px;width:17.140287769784173%;"></td> <td style="height:1px;width:17.83992805755396%;"></td> </tr> <tr> <td colspan="1" style="border-bottom:1.5pt solid #1447FF;vertical-align:top"> <div style="background-color:#FFFFFF;padding-left:2pt;padding-top:1pt;padding-bottom:0;align:left;text-align:left;padding-right:2pt;font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:10pt;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0;"> </div> </td> <td colspan="1" style="border-bottom:1.5pt solid #1447FF;vertical-align:bottom"> <div style="background-color:#FFFFFF;padding-left:2pt;padding-top:1pt;padding-bottom:0;align:right;text-align:right;padding-right:2pt;font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:10pt;margin-top:1pt;margin-bottom:0;"><span style="clear:both;font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:10.02pt;color:#2D2D2D;;"><b>1 Year</b></span></div> </td> <td colspan="1" style="border-bottom:1.5pt solid #1447FF;vertical-align:bottom"> <div style="background-color:#FFFFFF;padding-left:2pt;padding-top:1pt;padding-bottom:0;align:right;text-align:right;padding-right:2pt;font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:10pt;margin-top:1pt;margin-bottom:0;"><span style="clear:both;font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:10.02pt;color:#2D2D2D;;"><b>5 Year</b></span></div> </td> <td colspan="1" style="border-bottom:1.5pt solid #1447FF;vertical-align:bottom"> <div style="background-color:#FFFFFF;padding-left:2pt;padding-top:1pt;padding-bottom:0;align:right;text-align:right;padding-right:2pt;font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:10pt;margin-top:1pt;margin-bottom:0;"><span style="clear:both;font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:10.02pt;color:#2D2D2D;;"><b>10 Year</b></span></div> </td> </tr> <tr> <td colspan="1" style="border-bottom:0.75pt solid #778B8B;vertical-align:top"> <div style="background-color:#FFFFFF;padding-left:2pt;padding-top:0.5pt;padding-bottom:0;align:left;text-align:left;padding-right:2pt;font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:10pt;margin-top:1pt;margin-bottom:0;"><span style="clear:both;font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:10.02pt;color:#2D2D2D;;"><b>Class R</b></span> </div> </td> <td colspan="1" style="border-bottom:0.75pt solid #778B8B;white-space:nowrap;vertical-align:bottom"> <div style="background-color:#FFFFFF;padding-left:2pt;padding-top:0.5pt;padding-bottom:0;align:right;text-align:right;padding-right:2pt;font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:10pt;margin-top:1pt;margin-bottom:0;"><span style="font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:10.02pt;">14.07</span></div> </td> <td colspan="1" style="border-bottom:0.75pt solid #778B8B;white-space:nowrap;vertical-align:bottom"> <div style="background-color:#FFFFFF;padding-left:2pt;padding-top:0.5pt;padding-bottom:0;align:right;text-align:right;padding-right:2pt;font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:10pt;margin-top:1pt;margin-bottom:0;"><span style="font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:10.02pt;">0.26</span></div> </td> <td colspan="1" style="border-bottom:0.75pt solid #778B8B;white-space:nowrap;vertical-align:bottom"> <div style="background-color:#FFFFFF;padding-left:2pt;padding-top:0.5pt;padding-bottom:0;align:right;text-align:right;padding-right:2pt;font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:10pt;margin-top:1pt;margin-bottom:0;"><span style="font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:10.02pt;">10.35</span></div> </td> </tr> <tr> <td colspan="1" style="border-bottom:0.75pt solid #778B8B;vertical-align:top"> <div style="background-color:#FFFFFF;padding-left:2pt;padding-top:1pt;padding-bottom:0;align:left;text-align:left;padding-right:2pt;font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:10pt;margin-top:1pt;margin-bottom:0;"><span style="clear:both;font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:10.02pt;color:#2D2D2D;;"><b>Russell 3000 Index</b></span> </div> </td> <td colspan="1" style="border-bottom:0.75pt solid #778B8B;white-space:nowrap;vertical-align:bottom"> <div style="background-color:#FFFFFF;padding-left:2pt;padding-top:1pt;padding-bottom:0;align:right;text-align:right;padding-right:2pt;font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:10pt;margin-top:1pt;margin-bottom:0;"><span style="font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:10.02pt;">31.01</span></div> </td> <td colspan="1" style="border-bottom:0.75pt solid #778B8B;white-space:nowrap;vertical-align:bottom"> <div style="background-color:#FFFFFF;padding-left:2pt;padding-top:1pt;padding-bottom:0;align:right;text-align:right;padding-right:2pt;font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:10pt;margin-top:1pt;margin-bottom:0;"><span style="font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:10.02pt;">11.91</span></div> </td> <td colspan="1" style="border-bottom:0.75pt solid #778B8B;white-space:nowrap;vertical-align:bottom"> <div style="background-color:#FFFFFF;padding-left:2pt;padding-top:1pt;padding-bottom:0;align:right;text-align:right;padding-right:2pt;font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:10pt;margin-top:1pt;margin-bottom:0;"><span style="font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:10.02pt;">14.76</span></div> </td> </tr> <tr> <td colspan="1" style="border-bottom:0.75pt solid #778B8B;vertical-align:top"> <div style="background-color:#FFFFFF;padding-left:2pt;padding-top:1pt;padding-bottom:0;align:left;text-align:left;padding-right:2pt;font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:10pt;margin-top:1pt;margin-bottom:0;"><span style="clear:both;font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:10.02pt;color:#2D2D2D;;"><b>Russell Midcap Growth Index</b></span> </div> </td> <td colspan="1" style="border-bottom:0.75pt solid #778B8B;white-space:nowrap;vertical-align:bottom"> <div style="background-color:#FFFFFF;padding-left:2pt;padding-top:1pt;padding-bottom:0;align:right;text-align:right;padding-right:2pt;font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:10pt;margin-top:1pt;margin-bottom:0;"><span style="font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:10.02pt;">12.86</span></div> </td> <td colspan="1" style="border-bottom:0.75pt solid #778B8B;white-space:nowrap;vertical-align:bottom"> <div style="background-color:#FFFFFF;padding-left:2pt;padding-top:1pt;padding-bottom:0;align:right;text-align:right;padding-right:2pt;font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:10pt;margin-top:1pt;margin-bottom:0;"><span style="font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:10.02pt;">5.54</span></div> </td> <td colspan="1" style="border-bottom:0.75pt solid #778B8B;white-space:nowrap;vertical-align:bottom"> <div style="background-color:#FFFFFF;padding-left:2pt;padding-top:1pt;padding-bottom:0;align:right;text-align:right;padding-right:2pt;font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:10pt;margin-top:1pt;margin-bottom:0;"><span style="font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:10.02pt;">12.40</span></div> </td> </tr> <tr> <td colspan="1" style="vertical-align:top"> <div style="background-color:#FFFFFF;padding-left:2pt;padding-top:1pt;padding-bottom:0;align:left;text-align:left;padding-right:2pt;font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:10pt;margin-top:1pt;margin-bottom:0;"><span style="clear:both;font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:10.02pt;color:#2D2D2D;;"><b>S&amp;P 500 Index</b></span> </div> </td> <td colspan="1" style="white-space:nowrap;vertical-align:bottom"> <div style="background-color:#FFFFFF;padding-left:2pt;padding-top:1pt;padding-bottom:0;align:right;text-align:right;padding-right:2pt;font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:10pt;margin-top:1pt;margin-bottom:0;"><span style="font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:10.02pt;">31.05</span></div> </td> <td colspan="1" style="white-space:nowrap;vertical-align:bottom"> <div style="background-color:#FFFFFF;padding-left:2pt;padding-top:1pt;padding-bottom:0;align:right;text-align:right;padding-right:2pt;font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:10pt;margin-top:1pt;margin-bottom:0;"><span style="font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:10.02pt;">13.14</span></div> </td> <td colspan="1" style="white-space:nowrap;vertical-align:bottom"> <div style="background-color:#FFFFFF;padding-left:2pt;padding-top:1pt;padding-bottom:0;align:right;text-align:right;padding-right:2pt;font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:10pt;margin-top:1pt;margin-bottom:0;"><span style="font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:10.02pt;">15.26</span></div> </td> </tr> </table></div> Class R 0.1407 0.0026 0.1035 Russell 3000 Index 0.3101 0.1191 0.1476 Russell Midcap Growth Index 0.1286 0.0554 0.1240 S&P 500 Index 0.3105 0.1314 0.1526 <div><span style="clear:both;font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:10.02pt;color:#2D2D2D;;">For current month-end performance, please call Franklin Templeton at </span><span style="clear:both;font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:10.02pt;color:#2D2D2D;;">(800) DIAL BEN/342-5236 or visit</span><br/><span style="clear:both;font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:10.02pt;;">https://www.franklintempleton.com/investments/options/mutual-funds</span><span style="clear:both;font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:10.02pt;color:#2D2D2D;;">. </span></div><div><span style="clear:both;font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:10.02pt;color:#2D2D2D;;">Important data provider notices and terms available at </span><span style="clear:both;font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:10.02pt;;">www.franklintempletondatasources.com</span><span style="clear:both;font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:10.02pt;color:#2D2D2D;;">. </span></div> <div><span style="text-transform:uppercase;"><span style="clear:both;font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:12.024pt;text-transform:uppercase;color:#1447FF;;"><b>KEY FUND STATISTICS </b></span></span><span style="clear:both;font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:10.824pt;color:#2D2D2D;;">(as of </span><span style="clear:both;font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:10.824pt;color:#2D2D2D;;">April 30, 2026)</span></div><div> <table cellspacing="0" style="width:98%;cellspacing:0;border-top:1.5pt solid #6B6B6B;margin-left:7.75pt;border-bottom:1.5pt solid #6B6B6B;margin-top:10px;"> <tr style="height:1px;"> <td style="height:1px;width:74.41007194244604%;"></td> <td style="height:1px;width:25.58992805755396%;"></td> </tr> <tr> <td colspan="1" style="border-bottom:0.75pt solid #6B6B6B;vertical-align:top"> <div style="background-color:#FFFFFF;padding-left:2pt;padding-top:1pt;padding-bottom:0;align:left;text-align:left;padding-right:2pt;font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:10pt;margin-top:1pt;margin-bottom:0;"><span style="clear:both;font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:10.02pt;color:#2D2D2D;;"><b>Total Net Assets</b></span></div> </td> <td colspan="1" style="border-bottom:0.75pt solid #6B6B6B;vertical-align:bottom"> <div style="background-color:#FFFFFF;padding-left:2pt;padding-top:1pt;padding-bottom:0;align:right;text-align:right;padding-right:2pt;font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:10pt;margin-top:1pt;margin-bottom:0;"><span style="font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:10.02pt;">$3,532,752,879</span></div> </td> </tr> <tr> <td colspan="1" style="border-bottom:0.75pt solid #6B6B6B;vertical-align:top"> <div style="background-color:#FFFFFF;padding-left:2pt;padding-top:1pt;padding-bottom:0;align:left;text-align:left;padding-right:2pt;font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:10pt;margin-top:1pt;margin-bottom:0;"><span style="clear:both;font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:10.02pt;color:#2D2D2D;;"><b>Total Number of Portfolio Holdings</b></span></div> </td> <td colspan="1" style="border-bottom:0.75pt solid #6B6B6B;vertical-align:bottom"> <div style="background-color:#FFFFFF;padding-left:2pt;padding-top:1pt;padding-bottom:0;align:right;text-align:right;padding-right:2pt;font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:10pt;margin-top:1pt;margin-bottom:0;"><span style="font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:10.02pt;">87</span></div> </td> </tr> <tr> <td colspan="1" style="border-bottom:0.75pt solid #6B6B6B;vertical-align:top"> <div style="background-color:#FFFFFF;padding-left:2pt;padding-top:1pt;padding-bottom:0;align:left;text-align:left;padding-right:2pt;font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:10pt;margin-top:1pt;margin-bottom:0;"><span style="clear:both;font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:10.02pt;color:#2D2D2D;;"><b>Total Management Fee Paid</b></span></div> </td> <td colspan="1" style="border-bottom:0.75pt solid #6B6B6B;vertical-align:bottom"> <div style="background-color:#FFFFFF;padding-left:2pt;padding-top:1pt;padding-bottom:0;align:right;text-align:right;padding-right:2pt;font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:10pt;margin-top:1pt;margin-bottom:0;"><span style="font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:10.02pt;">$16,900,774</span></div> </td> </tr> <tr> <td colspan="1" style="vertical-align:top"> <div style="background-color:#FFFFFF;padding-left:2pt;padding-top:1pt;padding-bottom:0;align:left;text-align:left;padding-right:2pt;font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:10pt;margin-top:1pt;margin-bottom:0;"><span style="clear:both;font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:10.02pt;color:#2D2D2D;;"><b>Portfolio Turnover Rate</b></span></div> </td> <td colspan="1" style="white-space:nowrap;vertical-align:bottom"> <div style="background-color:#FFFFFF;padding-left:2pt;padding-top:1pt;padding-bottom:0;align:right;text-align:right;padding-right:2pt;font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:10pt;margin-top:1pt;margin-bottom:0;"><span style="font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:10.02pt;">32.96%</span></div> </td> </tr> </table></div> 3532752879 87 16900774 0.3296 <div><span style="text-transform:uppercase;"><span style="clear:both;font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:12.024pt;text-transform:uppercase;color:#1447FF;;"><b>WHAT DID THE FUND INVEST IN? </b></span></span><span style="clear:both;font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:10.824pt;color:#2D2D2D;;">(as of </span><span style="clear:both;font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:10.824pt;color:#2D2D2D;;">April 30, 2026)</span></div><div><span style="clear:both;font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:12.024pt;color:#161616;;"><b>Portfolio Composition</b></span><span style="clear:both;font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:12.024pt;color:#161616;;">^*</span><span style="clear:both;font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:12.024pt;color:#161616;;"><b> (% of Total Investments)</b></span></div><div><img alt="image" src="ts7461img004.jpg" style="width:96.41294838145232%"/></div> <div><span style="text-transform:uppercase;"><span style="clear:both;font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:12.024pt;text-transform:uppercase;color:#1447FF;;"><b>HOW HAS THE FUND CHANGED?</b></span></span></div><div><span style="clear:both;font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:10.02pt;color:#2D2D2D;;">Effective December 31, 2025, Michael McCarthy no longer served as a portfolio manager of the Fund.</span></div><div><span style="clear:both;font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:10.02pt;color:#2D2D2D;;">This is a summary of certain changes to the Fund since </span><span style="clear:both;font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:10.02pt;color:#2D2D2D;;">May 1, 2025</span><span style="clear:both;font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:10.02pt;color:#2D2D2D;;">. For more complete information, you may review the Fund’s current </span><span style="clear:both;font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:10.02pt;color:#2D2D2D;;">prospectus and any applicable supplements and the Fund’s next prospectus, which we expect to be available by </span><span style="clear:both;font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:10.02pt;color:#2D2D2D;;">September 1, 2026, at </span><span style="clear:both;font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:10.02pt;;">https://www.franklintempleton.com/regulatory-fund-documents</span><span style="clear:both;font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:10.02pt;color:#2D2D2D;;"> or upon request at </span><span style="clear:both;font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:10.02pt;color:#2D2D2D;;">(800) DIAL BEN/342-5236</span><span style="clear:both;font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:10.02pt;color:#2D2D2D;;"> or </span><span style="clear:both;font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:10.02pt;color:#2D2D2D;;">prospectus.us.franklintempleton@fisglobal.com</span><span style="clear:both;font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:10.02pt;color:#2D2D2D;;">.</span></div> <span style="clear:both;font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:10.02pt;color:#2D2D2D;;">This is a summary of certain changes to the Fund since </span><span style="clear:both;font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:10.02pt;color:#2D2D2D;;">May 1, 2025</span><span style="clear:both;font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:10.02pt;color:#2D2D2D;;">. For more complete information, you may review the Fund’s current </span><span style="clear:both;font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:10.02pt;color:#2D2D2D;;">prospectus and any applicable supplements and the Fund’s next prospectus, which we expect to be available by </span><span style="clear:both;font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:10.02pt;color:#2D2D2D;;">September 1, 2026, at </span><span style="clear:both;font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:10.02pt;;">https://www.franklintempleton.com/regulatory-fund-documents</span><span style="clear:both;font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:10.02pt;color:#2D2D2D;;"> or upon request at </span><span style="clear:both;font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:10.02pt;color:#2D2D2D;;">(800) DIAL BEN/342-5236</span><span style="clear:both;font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:10.02pt;color:#2D2D2D;;"> or </span><span style="clear:both;font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:10.02pt;color:#2D2D2D;;">prospectus.us.franklintempleton@fisglobal.com</span><span style="clear:both;font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:10.02pt;color:#2D2D2D;;">.</span> 2025-05-01 https://www.franklintempleton.com/regulatory-fund-documents (800) DIAL BEN/342-5236 prospectus.us.franklintempleton@fisglobal.com 10000 11470 13077 15322 15734 26428 20350 19475 22999 23467 26770 10000 11858 13406 15106 14948 22560 21857 22186 27133 30227 39601 10000 11583 13537 15925 15961 24576 20464 20791 25094 28520 32187 10000 11792 13356 15158 15289 22320 22367 22963 28167 31574 41379 0.261 0.197 0.188 0.122 0.092 0.037 0.034 0.021 0.018 0.009 0.021 Franklin Small-Mid Cap Growth Fund Class R6 FMGGX 2026-04-30 <span style="clear:both;font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:10.02pt;color:#161616;;">This </span><span style="clear:both;font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:10.02pt;color:#161616;;">annual shareholder report</span><span style="clear:both;font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:10.02pt;color:#161616;;"> contains important information about </span><span style="clear:both;font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:10.02pt;color:#161616;;">Franklin Small-Mid Cap Growth Fund for the period </span><span style="clear:both;font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:10.02pt;color:#161616;;">May 1, 2025, to </span><span style="clear:both;font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:10.02pt;color:#161616;;">April 30, 2026.</span> annual shareholder report <span style="clear:both;font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:10.02pt;color:#161616;;">You can find additional information about the Fund at </span><span style="clear:both;font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:10.02pt;;">https://www.franklintempleton.com/regulatory-fund-documents</span><span style="clear:both;font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:10.02pt;color:#161616;;">. You can also </span><span style="clear:both;font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:10.02pt;color:#161616;;">request this information by contacting us at </span><span style="clear:both;font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:10.02pt;color:#161616;;">(800) DIAL BEN/342-5236</span><span style="clear:both;font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:10.02pt;color:#161616;;">.</span> https://www.franklintempleton.com/regulatory-fund-documents (800) DIAL BEN/342-5236 <div><span style="clear:both;font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:10.02pt;color:#161616;"><b><i>This report describes changes to the Fund that occurred during the reporting period.</i></b></span></div> <div><span style="text-transform:uppercase;"><span style="clear:both;font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:12.024pt;text-transform:uppercase;color:#1447FF;;"><b>WHAT WERE THE FUND COSTS FOR THE LAST YEAR? </b></span></span><span style="clear:both;font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:10.824pt;color:#2D2D2D;;">(based on a hypothetical $10,000 investment)</span></div><div> <table cellspacing="0" style="width:98%;cellspacing:0;border-top:1.5pt solid #E6FAFF;border-left:1.5pt solid #E6FAFF; border-right:1.5pt solid #E6FAFF; border-bottom:1.5pt solid #E6FAFF; margin-left:7.9pt;"> <tr style="height:1px;"> <td style="height:1px;width:50%;background-color:#E6FAFF;"></td> <td style="height:1px;width:22.33812949640288%;background-color:#E6FAFF;"></td> <td style="height:1px;width:27.661870503597125%;background-color:#E6FAFF;"></td> </tr> <tr> <td colspan="1" style="background-color:#E6FAFF;;border-bottom:1.5pt solid #1447FF;vertical-align:bottom"> <div style="background-color:#E6FAFF;padding-left:2pt;padding-top:1.5pt;padding-bottom:0;align:left;text-align:left;padding-right:2pt;font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:10pt;margin-top:1pt;margin-bottom:0;"><span style="clear:both;font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:10.02pt;;"><b>Class Name</b></span></div> </td> <td colspan="1" style="background-color:#E6FAFF;;border-bottom:1.5pt solid #1447FF;vertical-align:bottom"> <div style="background-color:#E6FAFF;padding-left:2pt;padding-top:1.5pt;padding-bottom:0;align:center;text-align:center;padding-right:2pt;font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:10pt;margin-top:1pt;margin-bottom:0;"><span style="clear:both;font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:10.02pt;;"><b>Costs of a $10,000 </b></span><span style="clear:both;font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:10.02pt;;"><b>investment</b></span></div> </td> <td colspan="1" style="background-color:#E6FAFF;;border-bottom:1.5pt solid #1447FF;vertical-align:bottom"> <div style="background-color:#E6FAFF;padding-left:2pt;padding-top:1.5pt;padding-bottom:0;align:center;text-align:center;padding-right:2pt;font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:10pt;margin-top:1pt;margin-bottom:0;"><span style="clear:both;font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:10.02pt;;"><b>Costs paid as a percentage of a </b></span><span style="clear:both;font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:10.02pt;;"><b>$10,000 investment</b></span><span style="clear:both;font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:10.02pt;;">^*</span> </div> </td> </tr> <tr> <td colspan="1" style="background-color:#E6FAFF;;vertical-align:bottom"> <div style="background-color:#E6FAFF;padding-left:2pt;padding-top:1.5pt;padding-bottom:0;align:left;text-align:left;padding-right:2pt;font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:10pt;margin-top:1pt;margin-bottom:0;"><span style="clear:both;font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:10.02pt;;">Class R6</span></div> </td> <td colspan="1" style="background-color:#E6FAFF;;vertical-align:bottom"> <div style="background-color:#E6FAFF;padding-left:2pt;padding-top:1.5pt;padding-bottom:0;align:center;text-align:center;padding-right:2pt;font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:10pt;margin-top:1pt;margin-bottom:0;"><span style="font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:10.02pt;">$54</span></div> </td> <td colspan="1" style="background-color:#E6FAFF;;white-space:nowrap;vertical-align:bottom"> <div style="background-color:#E6FAFF;padding-left:2pt;padding-top:1.5pt;padding-bottom:0;align:center;text-align:center;padding-right:2pt;font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:10pt;margin-top:1pt;margin-bottom:0;"><span style="font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:10.02pt;">0.50%</span></div> </td> </tr> </table></div> 54 0.0050 <div><span style="text-transform:uppercase;"><span style="clear:both;font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:12.024pt;text-transform:uppercase;color:#1447FF;;"><b>HOW DID THE FUND PERFORM LAST YEAR AND WHAT AFFECTED ITS PERFORMANCE?</b></span></span></div><div><span style="clear:both;font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:10.02pt;color:#2D2D2D;;">For the twelve months ended April 30, 2026, </span><span style="clear:both;font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:10.02pt;color:#2D2D2D;;">Class R6 shares of Franklin Small-Mid Cap Growth Fund returned </span><span style="clear:both;font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:10.02pt;color:#2D2D2D;;">14.79%. The Fund </span><span style="clear:both;font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:10.02pt;color:#2D2D2D;;">compares its performance to the Russell  Midcap Growth Index and the S&amp;P 500 Index, which returned 12.86% and 31.05%, </span><span style="clear:both;font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:10.02pt;color:#2D2D2D;;">respectively, for the same period.</span></div><div><span style="text-transform:uppercase;"><span style="clear:both;font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:12.024pt;text-transform:uppercase;color:#161616;;"><b>PERFORMANCE HIGHLIGHTS</b></span></span></div><div> <table cellspacing="0" style="width:98%;cellspacing:0;padding-bottom:2pt;padding-top:0pt;margin-left:7.75pt;"> <tr style="height:1px;"> <td style="height:1px;width:1.8507194244604317%;"></td> <td style="height:1px;width:98.14928057553956%;"></td> </tr> <tr> <td colspan="2" style="vertical-align:top"> <div style="background-color:#FFFFFF;padding-left:2pt;padding-top:1pt;padding-bottom:0;align:left;text-align:left;padding-right:2pt;font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:10pt;margin-top:1pt;margin-bottom:0;"><span style="clear:both;font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:10.02pt;color:#2D2D2D;;"><b>Top contributors to performance:</b></span></div> </td> </tr> <tr> <td colspan="1" style="vertical-align:top"> <div style="background-color:#FFFFFF;padding-left:2pt;padding-top:1pt;padding-bottom:0;align:left;text-align:left;padding-right:2pt;font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:10pt;margin-top:1pt;margin-bottom:0;"><span style="clear:both;font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:10.02pt;color:#30DB87;;">↑</span></div> </td> <td colspan="1" style="vertical-align:top"> <div style="background-color:#FFFFFF;padding-left:2pt;padding-top:1pt;padding-bottom:0;align:left;text-align:left;padding-right:2pt;font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:10pt;margin-top:1pt;margin-bottom:0;"><span style="clear:both;font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:10.02pt;color:#2D2D2D;;">The Fund was helped most by stock selection in the information technology (IT) sector, where an off-benchmark holding in Arteris </span><span style="clear:both;font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:10.02pt;color:#2D2D2D;;">was a leading relative contributor. The company, which develops network-on-chip (NoC) technology, has been a beneficiary of </span><span style="clear:both;font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:10.02pt;color:#2D2D2D;;">the artificial intelligence (AI) chip boom, and has seen strong adoption of its Smart NoC product.</span></div> </td> </tr> <tr> <td colspan="1" style="vertical-align:top"> <div style="background-color:#FFFFFF;padding-left:2pt;padding-top:1pt;padding-bottom:0;align:left;text-align:left;padding-right:2pt;font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:10pt;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0;"><span style="clear:both;font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:10.02pt;color:#30DB87;;">↑</span></div> </td> <td colspan="1" style="vertical-align:top"> <div style="background-color:#FFFFFF;padding-left:2pt;padding-top:1pt;padding-bottom:0;align:left;text-align:left;padding-right:2pt;font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:10pt;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0;"><span style="clear:both;font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:10.02pt;color:#2D2D2D;;">Also in IT, Lattice Semiconductor lifted relative returns. The chipmaker reported solid fourth-quarter 2025 financial results and </span><span style="clear:both;font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:10.02pt;color:#2D2D2D;;">issued strong forward guidance, highlighting accelerating growth in AI and data-center applications.</span></div> </td> </tr> <tr> <td colspan="1" style="vertical-align:top"> <div style="background-color:#FFFFFF;padding-left:2pt;padding-top:1pt;padding-bottom:0;align:left;text-align:left;padding-right:2pt;font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:10pt;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0;"><span style="clear:both;font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:10.02pt;color:#30DB87;;">↑</span></div> </td> <td colspan="1" style="vertical-align:top"> <div style="background-color:#FFFFFF;padding-left:2pt;padding-top:1pt;padding-bottom:0;align:left;text-align:left;padding-right:2pt;font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:10pt;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0;"><span style="clear:both;font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:10.02pt;color:#2D2D2D;;">In the industrials sector, nuclear power components supplier BWX Technologies was a contributor. Shares in the company traded </span><span style="clear:both;font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:10.02pt;color:#2D2D2D;;">higher on the back of strong operational momentum and major national security contracts.</span></div> </td> </tr> </table></div><div> <table cellspacing="0" style="width:98%;cellspacing:0;padding-bottom:2pt;padding-top:0pt;margin-left:7.75pt;"> <tr style="height:1px;"> <td style="height:1px;width:1.8507194244604317%;"></td> <td style="height:1px;width:98.14928057553956%;"></td> </tr> <tr> <td colspan="2" style="vertical-align:top"> <div style="background-color:#FFFFFF;padding-left:2pt;padding-top:1pt;padding-bottom:0;align:left;text-align:left;padding-right:2pt;font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:10pt;margin-top:1pt;margin-bottom:0;"><span style="clear:both;font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:10.02pt;color:#2D2D2D;;"><b>Top detractors from performance:</b></span></div> </td> </tr> <tr> <td colspan="1" style="vertical-align:top"> <div style="background-color:#FFFFFF;padding-left:2pt;padding-top:1pt;padding-bottom:0;align:left;text-align:left;padding-right:2pt;font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:10pt;margin-top:1pt;margin-bottom:0;"><span style="clear:both;font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:10.02pt;color:#CA0046;;">↓</span></div> </td> <td colspan="1" style="vertical-align:top"> <div style="background-color:#FFFFFF;padding-left:2pt;padding-top:1pt;padding-bottom:0;align:left;text-align:left;padding-right:2pt;font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:10pt;margin-top:1pt;margin-bottom:0;"><span style="clear:both;font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:10.02pt;color:#2D2D2D;;">Stock selection in the industrials sector weighed on relative returns over the period. Within the sector, data analytics and risk </span><span style="clear:both;font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:10.02pt;color:#2D2D2D;;">assessment firm, Verisk, was a leading detractor as investors worried that generative AI tools could weaken traditional data and </span><span style="clear:both;font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:10.02pt;color:#2D2D2D;;">analytics businesses.</span></div> </td> </tr> <tr> <td colspan="1" style="vertical-align:top"> <div style="background-color:#FFFFFF;padding-left:2pt;padding-top:1pt;padding-bottom:0;align:left;text-align:left;padding-right:2pt;font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:10pt;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0;"><span style="clear:both;font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:10.02pt;color:#CA0046;;">↓</span></div> </td> <td colspan="1" style="vertical-align:top"> <div style="background-color:#FFFFFF;padding-left:2pt;padding-top:1pt;padding-bottom:0;align:left;text-align:left;padding-right:2pt;font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:10pt;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0;"><span style="clear:both;font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:10.02pt;color:#2D2D2D;;">In financials, alternative asset manager Blue Owl Capital hampered relative returns. The company put a cap on withdrawals after </span><span style="clear:both;font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:10.02pt;color:#2D2D2D;;">investors tried to pull over $5 billion from two key funds, amid concerns about unregulated private lending markets.</span></div> </td> </tr> <tr> <td colspan="1" style="vertical-align:top"> <div style="background-color:#FFFFFF;padding-left:2pt;padding-top:1pt;padding-bottom:0;align:left;text-align:left;padding-right:2pt;font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:10pt;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0;"><span style="clear:both;font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:10.02pt;color:#CA0046;;">↓</span></div> </td> <td colspan="1" style="vertical-align:top"> <div style="background-color:#FFFFFF;padding-left:2pt;padding-top:1pt;padding-bottom:0;align:left;text-align:left;padding-right:2pt;font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:10pt;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0;"><span style="clear:both;font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:10.02pt;color:#2D2D2D;;">In the consumer staples sector, an off-benchmark holding in BellRing Brands was the leading detractor. The nutrition products </span><span style="clear:both;font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:10.02pt;color:#2D2D2D;;">company reported shrinking profit margins and decreasing demand for its protein shakes. Retailer inventory adjustments and </span><span style="clear:both;font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:10.02pt;color:#2D2D2D;;">reduced full year 2025 guidance were also headwinds for the company.</span></div> </td> </tr> </table></div> The Fund’s past performance is not necessarily an indication of how the Fund will perform in the future. <span style="clear:both;font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:10.02pt;color:#2D2D2D;;">The graph and table </span><span style="clear:both;font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:10.02pt;color:#2D2D2D;;">do not reflect the deduction of taxes that a shareholder would pay on Fund distributions or redemption of Fund shares.</span> <div><img alt="image" src="ts7455img003.jpg" style="width:88.88888888888889%"/></div> <div><span style="text-transform:uppercase;"><span style="clear:both;font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:12.024pt;text-transform:uppercase;color:#161616;;"><b>AVERAGE ANNUAL TOTAL RETURNS (%) </b></span></span><span style="clear:both;font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:10.824pt;color:#2D2D2D;;">Period Ended </span><span style="clear:both;font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:10.824pt;color:#2D2D2D;;">April 30, 2026</span></div><div> <table cellspacing="0" style="width:98%;cellspacing:0;margin-left:7.75pt;border-bottom:1.5pt solid #778B8B;margin-top:10px;"> <tr style="height:1px;"> <td style="height:1px;width:47.530575539568346%;"></td> <td style="height:1px;width:17.489208633093526%;"></td> <td style="height:1px;width:17.140287769784173%;"></td> <td style="height:1px;width:17.83992805755396%;"></td> </tr> <tr> <td colspan="1" style="border-bottom:1.5pt solid #1447FF;vertical-align:top"> <div style="background-color:#FFFFFF;padding-left:2pt;padding-top:1pt;padding-bottom:0;align:left;text-align:left;padding-right:2pt;font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:10pt;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0;"> </div> </td> <td colspan="1" style="border-bottom:1.5pt solid #1447FF;vertical-align:bottom"> <div style="background-color:#FFFFFF;padding-left:2pt;padding-top:1pt;padding-bottom:0;align:right;text-align:right;padding-right:2pt;font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:10pt;margin-top:1pt;margin-bottom:0;"><span style="clear:both;font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:10.02pt;color:#2D2D2D;;"><b>1 Year</b></span></div> </td> <td colspan="1" style="border-bottom:1.5pt solid #1447FF;vertical-align:bottom"> <div style="background-color:#FFFFFF;padding-left:2pt;padding-top:1pt;padding-bottom:0;align:right;text-align:right;padding-right:2pt;font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:10pt;margin-top:1pt;margin-bottom:0;"><span style="clear:both;font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:10.02pt;color:#2D2D2D;;"><b>5 Year</b></span></div> </td> <td colspan="1" style="border-bottom:1.5pt solid #1447FF;vertical-align:bottom"> <div style="background-color:#FFFFFF;padding-left:2pt;padding-top:1pt;padding-bottom:0;align:right;text-align:right;padding-right:2pt;font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:10pt;margin-top:1pt;margin-bottom:0;"><span style="clear:both;font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:10.02pt;color:#2D2D2D;;"><b>10 Year</b></span></div> </td> </tr> <tr> <td colspan="1" style="border-bottom:0.75pt solid #778B8B;vertical-align:top"> <div style="background-color:#FFFFFF;padding-left:2pt;padding-top:0.5pt;padding-bottom:0;align:left;text-align:left;padding-right:2pt;font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:10pt;margin-top:1pt;margin-bottom:0;"><span style="clear:both;font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:10.02pt;color:#2D2D2D;;"><b>Class R6</b></span> </div> </td> <td colspan="1" style="border-bottom:0.75pt solid #778B8B;white-space:nowrap;vertical-align:bottom"> <div style="background-color:#FFFFFF;padding-left:2pt;padding-top:0.5pt;padding-bottom:0;align:right;text-align:right;padding-right:2pt;font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:10pt;margin-top:1pt;margin-bottom:0;"><span style="font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:10.02pt;">14.79</span></div> </td> <td colspan="1" style="border-bottom:0.75pt solid #778B8B;white-space:nowrap;vertical-align:bottom"> <div style="background-color:#FFFFFF;padding-left:2pt;padding-top:0.5pt;padding-bottom:0;align:right;text-align:right;padding-right:2pt;font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:10pt;margin-top:1pt;margin-bottom:0;"><span style="font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:10.02pt;">0.86</span></div> </td> <td colspan="1" style="border-bottom:0.75pt solid #778B8B;white-space:nowrap;vertical-align:bottom"> <div style="background-color:#FFFFFF;padding-left:2pt;padding-top:0.5pt;padding-bottom:0;align:right;text-align:right;padding-right:2pt;font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:10pt;margin-top:1pt;margin-bottom:0;"><span style="font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:10.02pt;">11.05</span></div> </td> </tr> <tr> <td colspan="1" style="border-bottom:0.75pt solid #778B8B;vertical-align:top"> <div style="background-color:#FFFFFF;padding-left:2pt;padding-top:1pt;padding-bottom:0;align:left;text-align:left;padding-right:2pt;font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:10pt;margin-top:1pt;margin-bottom:0;"><span style="clear:both;font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:10.02pt;color:#2D2D2D;;"><b>Russell 3000 Index</b></span> </div> </td> <td colspan="1" style="border-bottom:0.75pt solid #778B8B;white-space:nowrap;vertical-align:bottom"> <div style="background-color:#FFFFFF;padding-left:2pt;padding-top:1pt;padding-bottom:0;align:right;text-align:right;padding-right:2pt;font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:10pt;margin-top:1pt;margin-bottom:0;"><span style="font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:10.02pt;">31.01</span></div> </td> <td colspan="1" style="border-bottom:0.75pt solid #778B8B;white-space:nowrap;vertical-align:bottom"> <div style="background-color:#FFFFFF;padding-left:2pt;padding-top:1pt;padding-bottom:0;align:right;text-align:right;padding-right:2pt;font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:10pt;margin-top:1pt;margin-bottom:0;"><span style="font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:10.02pt;">11.91</span></div> </td> <td colspan="1" style="border-bottom:0.75pt solid #778B8B;white-space:nowrap;vertical-align:bottom"> <div style="background-color:#FFFFFF;padding-left:2pt;padding-top:1pt;padding-bottom:0;align:right;text-align:right;padding-right:2pt;font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:10pt;margin-top:1pt;margin-bottom:0;"><span style="font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:10.02pt;">14.76</span></div> </td> </tr> <tr> <td colspan="1" style="border-bottom:0.75pt solid #778B8B;vertical-align:top"> <div style="background-color:#FFFFFF;padding-left:2pt;padding-top:1pt;padding-bottom:0;align:left;text-align:left;padding-right:2pt;font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:10pt;margin-top:1pt;margin-bottom:0;"><span style="clear:both;font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:10.02pt;color:#2D2D2D;;"><b>Russell Midcap Growth Index</b></span> </div> </td> <td colspan="1" style="border-bottom:0.75pt solid #778B8B;white-space:nowrap;vertical-align:bottom"> <div style="background-color:#FFFFFF;padding-left:2pt;padding-top:1pt;padding-bottom:0;align:right;text-align:right;padding-right:2pt;font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:10pt;margin-top:1pt;margin-bottom:0;"><span style="font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:10.02pt;">12.86</span></div> </td> <td colspan="1" style="border-bottom:0.75pt solid #778B8B;white-space:nowrap;vertical-align:bottom"> <div style="background-color:#FFFFFF;padding-left:2pt;padding-top:1pt;padding-bottom:0;align:right;text-align:right;padding-right:2pt;font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:10pt;margin-top:1pt;margin-bottom:0;"><span style="font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:10.02pt;">5.54</span></div> </td> <td colspan="1" style="border-bottom:0.75pt solid #778B8B;white-space:nowrap;vertical-align:bottom"> <div style="background-color:#FFFFFF;padding-left:2pt;padding-top:1pt;padding-bottom:0;align:right;text-align:right;padding-right:2pt;font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:10pt;margin-top:1pt;margin-bottom:0;"><span style="font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:10.02pt;">12.40</span></div> </td> </tr> <tr> <td colspan="1" style="vertical-align:top"> <div style="background-color:#FFFFFF;padding-left:2pt;padding-top:1pt;padding-bottom:0;align:left;text-align:left;padding-right:2pt;font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:10pt;margin-top:1pt;margin-bottom:0;"><span style="clear:both;font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:10.02pt;color:#2D2D2D;;"><b>S&amp;P 500 Index</b></span> </div> </td> <td colspan="1" style="white-space:nowrap;vertical-align:bottom"> <div style="background-color:#FFFFFF;padding-left:2pt;padding-top:1pt;padding-bottom:0;align:right;text-align:right;padding-right:2pt;font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:10pt;margin-top:1pt;margin-bottom:0;"><span style="font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:10.02pt;">31.05</span></div> </td> <td colspan="1" style="white-space:nowrap;vertical-align:bottom"> <div style="background-color:#FFFFFF;padding-left:2pt;padding-top:1pt;padding-bottom:0;align:right;text-align:right;padding-right:2pt;font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:10pt;margin-top:1pt;margin-bottom:0;"><span style="font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:10.02pt;">13.14</span></div> </td> <td colspan="1" style="white-space:nowrap;vertical-align:bottom"> <div style="background-color:#FFFFFF;padding-left:2pt;padding-top:1pt;padding-bottom:0;align:right;text-align:right;padding-right:2pt;font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:10pt;margin-top:1pt;margin-bottom:0;"><span style="font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:10.02pt;">15.26</span></div> </td> </tr> </table></div> Class R6 0.1479 0.0086 0.1105 Russell 3000 Index 0.3101 0.1191 0.1476 Russell Midcap Growth Index 0.1286 0.0554 0.1240 S&P 500 Index 0.3105 0.1314 0.1526 <div><span style="clear:both;font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:10.02pt;color:#2D2D2D;;">For current month-end performance, please call Franklin Templeton at </span><span style="clear:both;font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:10.02pt;color:#2D2D2D;;">(800) DIAL BEN/342-5236 or visit</span><br/><span style="clear:both;font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:10.02pt;;">https://www.franklintempleton.com/investments/options/mutual-funds</span><span style="clear:both;font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:10.02pt;color:#2D2D2D;;">. </span></div><div><span style="clear:both;font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:10.02pt;color:#2D2D2D;;">Important data provider notices and terms available at </span><span style="clear:both;font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:10.02pt;;">www.franklintempletondatasources.com</span><span style="clear:both;font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:10.02pt;color:#2D2D2D;;">. </span></div> <div><span style="text-transform:uppercase;"><span style="clear:both;font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:12.024pt;text-transform:uppercase;color:#1447FF;;"><b>KEY FUND STATISTICS </b></span></span><span style="clear:both;font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:10.824pt;color:#2D2D2D;;">(as of </span><span style="clear:both;font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:10.824pt;color:#2D2D2D;;">April 30, 2026)</span></div><div> <table cellspacing="0" style="width:98%;cellspacing:0;border-top:1.5pt solid #6B6B6B;margin-left:7.75pt;border-bottom:1.5pt solid #6B6B6B;margin-top:10px;"> <tr style="height:1px;"> <td style="height:1px;width:74.41007194244604%;"></td> <td style="height:1px;width:25.58992805755396%;"></td> </tr> <tr> <td colspan="1" style="border-bottom:0.75pt solid #6B6B6B;vertical-align:top"> <div style="background-color:#FFFFFF;padding-left:2pt;padding-top:1pt;padding-bottom:0;align:left;text-align:left;padding-right:2pt;font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:10pt;margin-top:1pt;margin-bottom:0;"><span style="clear:both;font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:10.02pt;color:#2D2D2D;;"><b>Total Net Assets</b></span></div> </td> <td colspan="1" style="border-bottom:0.75pt solid #6B6B6B;vertical-align:bottom"> <div style="background-color:#FFFFFF;padding-left:2pt;padding-top:1pt;padding-bottom:0;align:right;text-align:right;padding-right:2pt;font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:10pt;margin-top:1pt;margin-bottom:0;"><span style="font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:10.02pt;">$3,532,752,879</span></div> </td> </tr> <tr> <td colspan="1" style="border-bottom:0.75pt solid #6B6B6B;vertical-align:top"> <div style="background-color:#FFFFFF;padding-left:2pt;padding-top:1pt;padding-bottom:0;align:left;text-align:left;padding-right:2pt;font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:10pt;margin-top:1pt;margin-bottom:0;"><span style="clear:both;font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:10.02pt;color:#2D2D2D;;"><b>Total Number of Portfolio Holdings</b></span></div> </td> <td colspan="1" style="border-bottom:0.75pt solid #6B6B6B;vertical-align:bottom"> <div style="background-color:#FFFFFF;padding-left:2pt;padding-top:1pt;padding-bottom:0;align:right;text-align:right;padding-right:2pt;font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:10pt;margin-top:1pt;margin-bottom:0;"><span style="font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:10.02pt;">87</span></div> </td> </tr> <tr> <td colspan="1" style="border-bottom:0.75pt solid #6B6B6B;vertical-align:top"> <div style="background-color:#FFFFFF;padding-left:2pt;padding-top:1pt;padding-bottom:0;align:left;text-align:left;padding-right:2pt;font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:10pt;margin-top:1pt;margin-bottom:0;"><span style="clear:both;font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:10.02pt;color:#2D2D2D;;"><b>Total Management Fee Paid</b></span></div> </td> <td colspan="1" style="border-bottom:0.75pt solid #6B6B6B;vertical-align:bottom"> <div style="background-color:#FFFFFF;padding-left:2pt;padding-top:1pt;padding-bottom:0;align:right;text-align:right;padding-right:2pt;font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:10pt;margin-top:1pt;margin-bottom:0;"><span style="font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:10.02pt;">$16,900,774</span></div> </td> </tr> <tr> <td colspan="1" style="vertical-align:top"> <div style="background-color:#FFFFFF;padding-left:2pt;padding-top:1pt;padding-bottom:0;align:left;text-align:left;padding-right:2pt;font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:10pt;margin-top:1pt;margin-bottom:0;"><span style="clear:both;font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:10.02pt;color:#2D2D2D;;"><b>Portfolio Turnover Rate</b></span></div> </td> <td colspan="1" style="white-space:nowrap;vertical-align:bottom"> <div style="background-color:#FFFFFF;padding-left:2pt;padding-top:1pt;padding-bottom:0;align:right;text-align:right;padding-right:2pt;font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:10pt;margin-top:1pt;margin-bottom:0;"><span style="font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:10.02pt;">32.96%</span></div> </td> </tr> </table></div> 3532752879 87 16900774 0.3296 <div><span style="text-transform:uppercase;"><span style="clear:both;font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:12.024pt;text-transform:uppercase;color:#1447FF;;"><b>WHAT DID THE FUND INVEST IN? </b></span></span><span style="clear:both;font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:10.824pt;color:#2D2D2D;;">(as of </span><span style="clear:both;font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:10.824pt;color:#2D2D2D;;">April 30, 2026)</span></div><div><span style="clear:both;font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:12.024pt;color:#161616;;"><b>Portfolio Composition</b></span><span style="clear:both;font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:12.024pt;color:#161616;;">^*</span><span style="clear:both;font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:12.024pt;color:#161616;;"><b> (% of Total Investments)</b></span></div><div><img alt="image" src="ts7455img004.jpg" style="width:96.41294838145232%"/></div> <div><span style="text-transform:uppercase;"><span style="clear:both;font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:12.024pt;text-transform:uppercase;color:#1447FF;;"><b>HOW HAS THE FUND CHANGED?</b></span></span></div><div><span style="clear:both;font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:10.02pt;color:#2D2D2D;;">Effective December 31, 2025, Michael McCarthy no longer served as a portfolio manager of the Fund.</span></div><div><span style="clear:both;font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:10.02pt;color:#2D2D2D;;">This is a summary of certain changes to the Fund since </span><span style="clear:both;font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:10.02pt;color:#2D2D2D;;">May 1, 2025</span><span style="clear:both;font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:10.02pt;color:#2D2D2D;;">. For more complete information, you may review the Fund’s current </span><span style="clear:both;font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:10.02pt;color:#2D2D2D;;">prospectus and any applicable supplements and the Fund’s next prospectus, which we expect to be available by </span><span style="clear:both;font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:10.02pt;color:#2D2D2D;;">September 1, 2026, at </span><span style="clear:both;font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:10.02pt;;">https://www.franklintempleton.com/regulatory-fund-documents</span><span style="clear:both;font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:10.02pt;color:#2D2D2D;;"> or upon request at </span><span style="clear:both;font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:10.02pt;color:#2D2D2D;;">(800) DIAL BEN/342-5236</span><span style="clear:both;font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:10.02pt;color:#2D2D2D;;"> or </span><span style="clear:both;font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:10.02pt;color:#2D2D2D;;">prospectus.us.franklintempleton@fisglobal.com</span><span style="clear:both;font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:10.02pt;color:#2D2D2D;;">.</span></div> <span style="clear:both;font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:10.02pt;color:#2D2D2D;;">This is a summary of certain changes to the Fund since </span><span style="clear:both;font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:10.02pt;color:#2D2D2D;;">May 1, 2025</span><span style="clear:both;font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:10.02pt;color:#2D2D2D;;">. For more complete information, you may review the Fund’s current </span><span style="clear:both;font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:10.02pt;color:#2D2D2D;;">prospectus and any applicable supplements and the Fund’s next prospectus, which we expect to be available by </span><span style="clear:both;font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:10.02pt;color:#2D2D2D;;">September 1, 2026, at </span><span style="clear:both;font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:10.02pt;;">https://www.franklintempleton.com/regulatory-fund-documents</span><span style="clear:both;font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:10.02pt;color:#2D2D2D;;"> or upon request at </span><span style="clear:both;font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:10.02pt;color:#2D2D2D;;">(800) DIAL BEN/342-5236</span><span style="clear:both;font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:10.02pt;color:#2D2D2D;;"> or </span><span style="clear:both;font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:10.02pt;color:#2D2D2D;;">prospectus.us.franklintempleton@fisglobal.com</span><span style="clear:both;font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:10.02pt;color:#2D2D2D;;">.</span> 2025-05-01 https://www.franklintempleton.com/regulatory-fund-documents (800) DIAL BEN/342-5236 prospectus.us.franklintempleton@fisglobal.com 10000 11551 13273 15638 16170 27320 21155 20373 24208 24840 28513 10000 11858 13406 15106 14948 22560 21857 22186 27133 30227 39601 10000 11583 13537 15925 15961 24576 20464 20791 25094 28520 32187 10000 11792 13356 15158 15289 22320 22367 22963 28167 31574 41379 0.261 0.197 0.188 0.122 0.092 0.037 0.034 0.021 0.018 0.009 0.021 Franklin Small-Mid Cap Growth Fund Advisor Class FSGAX 2026-04-30 <span style="clear:both;font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:10.02pt;color:#161616;;">This </span><span style="clear:both;font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:10.02pt;color:#161616;;">annual shareholder report</span><span style="clear:both;font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:10.02pt;color:#161616;;"> contains important information about </span><span style="clear:both;font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:10.02pt;color:#161616;;">Franklin Small-Mid Cap Growth Fund for the period </span><span style="clear:both;font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:10.02pt;color:#161616;;">May 1, 2025, to </span><span style="clear:both;font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:10.02pt;color:#161616;;">April 30, 2026.</span> annual shareholder report <span style="clear:both;font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:10.02pt;color:#161616;;">You can find additional information about the Fund at </span><span style="clear:both;font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:10.02pt;;">https://www.franklintempleton.com/regulatory-fund-documents</span><span style="clear:both;font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:10.02pt;color:#161616;;">. You can also </span><span style="clear:both;font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:10.02pt;color:#161616;;">request this information by contacting us at </span><span style="clear:both;font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:10.02pt;color:#161616;;">(800) DIAL BEN/342-5236</span><span style="clear:both;font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:10.02pt;color:#161616;;">.</span> https://www.franklintempleton.com/regulatory-fund-documents (800) DIAL BEN/342-5236 <div><span style="clear:both;font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:10.02pt;color:#161616;"><b><i>This report describes changes to the Fund that occurred during the reporting period.</i></b></span></div> <div><span style="text-transform:uppercase;"><span style="clear:both;font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:12.024pt;text-transform:uppercase;color:#1447FF;;"><b>WHAT WERE THE FUND COSTS FOR THE LAST YEAR? </b></span></span><span style="clear:both;font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:10.824pt;color:#2D2D2D;;">(based on a hypothetical $10,000 investment)</span></div><div> <table cellspacing="0" style="width:98%;cellspacing:0;border-top:1.5pt solid #E6FAFF;border-left:1.5pt solid #E6FAFF; border-right:1.5pt solid #E6FAFF; border-bottom:1.5pt solid #E6FAFF; margin-left:7.9pt;"> <tr style="height:1px;"> <td style="height:1px;width:50%;background-color:#E6FAFF;"></td> <td style="height:1px;width:22.33812949640288%;background-color:#E6FAFF;"></td> <td style="height:1px;width:27.661870503597125%;background-color:#E6FAFF;"></td> </tr> <tr> <td colspan="1" style="background-color:#E6FAFF;;border-bottom:1.5pt solid #1447FF;vertical-align:bottom"> <div style="background-color:#E6FAFF;padding-left:2pt;padding-top:1.5pt;padding-bottom:0;align:left;text-align:left;padding-right:2pt;font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:10pt;margin-top:1pt;margin-bottom:0;"><span style="clear:both;font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:10.02pt;;"><b>Class Name</b></span></div> </td> <td colspan="1" style="background-color:#E6FAFF;;border-bottom:1.5pt solid #1447FF;vertical-align:bottom"> <div style="background-color:#E6FAFF;padding-left:2pt;padding-top:1.5pt;padding-bottom:0;align:center;text-align:center;padding-right:2pt;font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:10pt;margin-top:1pt;margin-bottom:0;"><span style="clear:both;font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:10.02pt;;"><b>Costs of a $10,000 </b></span><span style="clear:both;font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:10.02pt;;"><b>investment</b></span></div> </td> <td colspan="1" style="background-color:#E6FAFF;;border-bottom:1.5pt solid #1447FF;vertical-align:bottom"> <div style="background-color:#E6FAFF;padding-left:2pt;padding-top:1.5pt;padding-bottom:0;align:center;text-align:center;padding-right:2pt;font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:10pt;margin-top:1pt;margin-bottom:0;"><span style="clear:both;font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:10.02pt;;"><b>Costs paid as a percentage of a </b></span><span style="clear:both;font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:10.02pt;;"><b>$10,000 investment</b></span><span style="clear:both;font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:10.02pt;;">^*</span> </div> </td> </tr> <tr> <td colspan="1" style="background-color:#E6FAFF;;vertical-align:bottom"> <div style="background-color:#E6FAFF;padding-left:2pt;padding-top:1.5pt;padding-bottom:0;align:left;text-align:left;padding-right:2pt;font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:10pt;margin-top:1pt;margin-bottom:0;"><span style="clear:both;font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:10.02pt;;">Advisor Class</span></div> </td> <td colspan="1" style="background-color:#E6FAFF;;vertical-align:bottom"> <div style="background-color:#E6FAFF;padding-left:2pt;padding-top:1.5pt;padding-bottom:0;align:center;text-align:center;padding-right:2pt;font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:10pt;margin-top:1pt;margin-bottom:0;"><span style="font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:10.02pt;">$63</span></div> </td> <td colspan="1" style="background-color:#E6FAFF;;white-space:nowrap;vertical-align:bottom"> <div style="background-color:#E6FAFF;padding-left:2pt;padding-top:1.5pt;padding-bottom:0;align:center;text-align:center;padding-right:2pt;font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:10pt;margin-top:1pt;margin-bottom:0;"><span style="font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:10.02pt;">0.59%</span></div> </td> </tr> </table></div> 63 0.0059 <div><span style="text-transform:uppercase;"><span style="clear:both;font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:12.024pt;text-transform:uppercase;color:#1447FF;;"><b>HOW DID THE FUND PERFORM LAST YEAR AND WHAT AFFECTED ITS PERFORMANCE?</b></span></span></div><div><span style="clear:both;font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:10.02pt;color:#2D2D2D;;">For the twelve months ended April 30, 2026, </span><span style="clear:both;font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:10.02pt;color:#2D2D2D;;">Advisor Class shares of Franklin Small-Mid Cap Growth Fund returned </span><span style="clear:both;font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:10.02pt;color:#2D2D2D;;">14.69%. The Fund </span><span style="clear:both;font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:10.02pt;color:#2D2D2D;;">compares its performance to the Russell  Midcap Growth Index and the S&amp;P 500 Index, which returned 12.86% and 31.05%, </span><span style="clear:both;font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:10.02pt;color:#2D2D2D;;">respectively, for the same period.</span></div><div><span style="text-transform:uppercase;"><span style="clear:both;font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:12.024pt;text-transform:uppercase;color:#161616;;"><b>PERFORMANCE HIGHLIGHTS</b></span></span></div><div> <table cellspacing="0" style="width:98%;cellspacing:0;padding-bottom:2pt;padding-top:0pt;margin-left:7.75pt;"> <tr style="height:1px;"> <td style="height:1px;width:1.8507194244604317%;"></td> <td style="height:1px;width:98.14928057553956%;"></td> </tr> <tr> <td colspan="2" style="vertical-align:top"> <div style="background-color:#FFFFFF;padding-left:2pt;padding-top:1pt;padding-bottom:0;align:left;text-align:left;padding-right:2pt;font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:10pt;margin-top:1pt;margin-bottom:0;"><span style="clear:both;font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:10.02pt;color:#2D2D2D;;"><b>Top contributors to performance:</b></span></div> </td> </tr> <tr> <td colspan="1" style="vertical-align:top"> <div style="background-color:#FFFFFF;padding-left:2pt;padding-top:1pt;padding-bottom:0;align:left;text-align:left;padding-right:2pt;font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:10pt;margin-top:1pt;margin-bottom:0;"><span style="clear:both;font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:10.02pt;color:#30DB87;;">↑</span></div> </td> <td colspan="1" style="vertical-align:top"> <div style="background-color:#FFFFFF;padding-left:2pt;padding-top:1pt;padding-bottom:0;align:left;text-align:left;padding-right:2pt;font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:10pt;margin-top:1pt;margin-bottom:0;"><span style="clear:both;font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:10.02pt;color:#2D2D2D;;">The Fund was helped most by stock selection in the information technology (IT) sector, where an off-benchmark holding in Arteris </span><span style="clear:both;font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:10.02pt;color:#2D2D2D;;">was a leading relative contributor. The company, which develops network-on-chip (NoC) technology, has been a beneficiary of </span><span style="clear:both;font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:10.02pt;color:#2D2D2D;;">the artificial intelligence (AI) chip boom, and has seen strong adoption of its Smart NoC product.</span></div> </td> </tr> <tr> <td colspan="1" style="vertical-align:top"> <div style="background-color:#FFFFFF;padding-left:2pt;padding-top:1pt;padding-bottom:0;align:left;text-align:left;padding-right:2pt;font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:10pt;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0;"><span style="clear:both;font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:10.02pt;color:#30DB87;;">↑</span></div> </td> <td colspan="1" style="vertical-align:top"> <div style="background-color:#FFFFFF;padding-left:2pt;padding-top:1pt;padding-bottom:0;align:left;text-align:left;padding-right:2pt;font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:10pt;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0;"><span style="clear:both;font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:10.02pt;color:#2D2D2D;;">Also in IT, Lattice Semiconductor lifted relative returns. The chipmaker reported solid fourth-quarter 2025 financial results and </span><span style="clear:both;font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:10.02pt;color:#2D2D2D;;">issued strong forward guidance, highlighting accelerating growth in AI and data-center applications.</span></div> </td> </tr> <tr> <td colspan="1" style="vertical-align:top"> <div style="background-color:#FFFFFF;padding-left:2pt;padding-top:1pt;padding-bottom:0;align:left;text-align:left;padding-right:2pt;font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:10pt;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0;"><span style="clear:both;font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:10.02pt;color:#30DB87;;">↑</span></div> </td> <td colspan="1" style="vertical-align:top"> <div style="background-color:#FFFFFF;padding-left:2pt;padding-top:1pt;padding-bottom:0;align:left;text-align:left;padding-right:2pt;font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:10pt;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0;"><span style="clear:both;font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:10.02pt;color:#2D2D2D;;">In the industrials sector, nuclear power components supplier BWX Technologies was a contributor. Shares in the company traded </span><span style="clear:both;font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:10.02pt;color:#2D2D2D;;">higher on the back of strong operational momentum and major national security contracts.</span></div> </td> </tr> </table></div><div> <table cellspacing="0" style="width:98%;cellspacing:0;padding-bottom:2pt;padding-top:0pt;margin-left:7.75pt;"> <tr style="height:1px;"> <td style="height:1px;width:1.8507194244604317%;"></td> <td style="height:1px;width:98.14928057553956%;"></td> </tr> <tr> <td colspan="2" style="vertical-align:top"> <div style="background-color:#FFFFFF;padding-left:2pt;padding-top:1pt;padding-bottom:0;align:left;text-align:left;padding-right:2pt;font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:10pt;margin-top:1pt;margin-bottom:0;"><span style="clear:both;font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:10.02pt;color:#2D2D2D;;"><b>Top detractors from performance:</b></span></div> </td> </tr> <tr> <td colspan="1" style="vertical-align:top"> <div style="background-color:#FFFFFF;padding-left:2pt;padding-top:1pt;padding-bottom:0;align:left;text-align:left;padding-right:2pt;font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:10pt;margin-top:1pt;margin-bottom:0;"><span style="clear:both;font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:10.02pt;color:#CA0046;;">↓</span></div> </td> <td colspan="1" style="vertical-align:top"> <div style="background-color:#FFFFFF;padding-left:2pt;padding-top:1pt;padding-bottom:0;align:left;text-align:left;padding-right:2pt;font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:10pt;margin-top:1pt;margin-bottom:0;"><span style="clear:both;font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:10.02pt;color:#2D2D2D;;">Stock selection in the industrials sector weighed on relative returns over the period. Within the sector, data analytics and risk </span><span style="clear:both;font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:10.02pt;color:#2D2D2D;;">assessment firm, Verisk, was a leading detractor as investors worried that generative AI tools could weaken traditional data and </span><span style="clear:both;font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:10.02pt;color:#2D2D2D;;">analytics businesses.</span></div> </td> </tr> <tr> <td colspan="1" style="vertical-align:top"> <div style="background-color:#FFFFFF;padding-left:2pt;padding-top:1pt;padding-bottom:0;align:left;text-align:left;padding-right:2pt;font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:10pt;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0;"><span style="clear:both;font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:10.02pt;color:#CA0046;;">↓</span></div> </td> <td colspan="1" style="vertical-align:top"> <div style="background-color:#FFFFFF;padding-left:2pt;padding-top:1pt;padding-bottom:0;align:left;text-align:left;padding-right:2pt;font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:10pt;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0;"><span style="clear:both;font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:10.02pt;color:#2D2D2D;;">In financials, alternative asset manager Blue Owl Capital hampered relative returns. The company put a cap on withdrawals after </span><span style="clear:both;font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:10.02pt;color:#2D2D2D;;">investors tried to pull over $5 billion from two key funds, amid concerns about unregulated private lending markets.</span></div> </td> </tr> <tr> <td colspan="1" style="vertical-align:top"> <div style="background-color:#FFFFFF;padding-left:2pt;padding-top:1pt;padding-bottom:0;align:left;text-align:left;padding-right:2pt;font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:10pt;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0;"><span style="clear:both;font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:10.02pt;color:#CA0046;;">↓</span></div> </td> <td colspan="1" style="vertical-align:top"> <div style="background-color:#FFFFFF;padding-left:2pt;padding-top:1pt;padding-bottom:0;align:left;text-align:left;padding-right:2pt;font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:10pt;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0;"><span style="clear:both;font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:10.02pt;color:#2D2D2D;;">In the consumer staples sector, an off-benchmark holding in BellRing Brands was the leading detractor. The nutrition products </span><span style="clear:both;font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:10.02pt;color:#2D2D2D;;">company reported shrinking profit margins and decreasing demand for its protein shakes. Retailer inventory adjustments and </span><span style="clear:both;font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:10.02pt;color:#2D2D2D;;">reduced full year 2025 guidance were also headwinds for the company.</span></div> </td> </tr> </table></div> The Fund’s past performance is not necessarily an indication of how the Fund will perform in the future. <span style="clear:both;font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:10.02pt;color:#2D2D2D;;">The graph and table </span><span style="clear:both;font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:10.02pt;color:#2D2D2D;;">do not reflect the deduction of taxes that a shareholder would pay on Fund distributions or redemption of Fund shares.</span> <div><img alt="image" src="ts7460img003.jpg" style="width:88.88888888888889%"/></div> <div><span style="text-transform:uppercase;"><span style="clear:both;font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:12.024pt;text-transform:uppercase;color:#161616;;"><b>AVERAGE ANNUAL TOTAL RETURNS (%) </b></span></span><span style="clear:both;font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:10.824pt;color:#2D2D2D;;">Period Ended </span><span style="clear:both;font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:10.824pt;color:#2D2D2D;;">April 30, 2026</span></div><div> <table cellspacing="0" style="width:98%;cellspacing:0;margin-left:7.75pt;border-bottom:1.5pt solid #778B8B;margin-top:10px;"> <tr style="height:1px;"> <td style="height:1px;width:47.530575539568346%;"></td> <td style="height:1px;width:17.489208633093526%;"></td> <td style="height:1px;width:17.140287769784173%;"></td> <td style="height:1px;width:17.83992805755396%;"></td> </tr> <tr> <td colspan="1" style="border-bottom:1.5pt solid #1447FF;vertical-align:top"> <div style="background-color:#FFFFFF;padding-left:2pt;padding-top:1pt;padding-bottom:0;align:left;text-align:left;padding-right:2pt;font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:10pt;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0;"> </div> </td> <td colspan="1" style="border-bottom:1.5pt solid #1447FF;vertical-align:bottom"> <div style="background-color:#FFFFFF;padding-left:2pt;padding-top:1pt;padding-bottom:0;align:right;text-align:right;padding-right:2pt;font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:10pt;margin-top:1pt;margin-bottom:0;"><span style="clear:both;font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:10.02pt;color:#2D2D2D;;"><b>1 Year</b></span></div> </td> <td colspan="1" style="border-bottom:1.5pt solid #1447FF;vertical-align:bottom"> <div style="background-color:#FFFFFF;padding-left:2pt;padding-top:1pt;padding-bottom:0;align:right;text-align:right;padding-right:2pt;font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:10pt;margin-top:1pt;margin-bottom:0;"><span style="clear:both;font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:10.02pt;color:#2D2D2D;;"><b>5 Year</b></span></div> </td> <td colspan="1" style="border-bottom:1.5pt solid #1447FF;vertical-align:bottom"> <div style="background-color:#FFFFFF;padding-left:2pt;padding-top:1pt;padding-bottom:0;align:right;text-align:right;padding-right:2pt;font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:10pt;margin-top:1pt;margin-bottom:0;"><span style="clear:both;font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:10.02pt;color:#2D2D2D;;"><b>10 Year</b></span></div> </td> </tr> <tr> <td colspan="1" style="border-bottom:0.75pt solid #778B8B;vertical-align:top"> <div style="background-color:#FFFFFF;padding-left:2pt;padding-top:0.5pt;padding-bottom:0;align:left;text-align:left;padding-right:2pt;font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:10pt;margin-top:1pt;margin-bottom:0;"><span style="clear:both;font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:10.02pt;color:#2D2D2D;;"><b>Advisor Class</b></span> </div> </td> <td colspan="1" style="border-bottom:0.75pt solid #778B8B;white-space:nowrap;vertical-align:bottom"> <div style="background-color:#FFFFFF;padding-left:2pt;padding-top:0.5pt;padding-bottom:0;align:right;text-align:right;padding-right:2pt;font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:10pt;margin-top:1pt;margin-bottom:0;"><span style="font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:10.02pt;">14.69</span></div> </td> <td colspan="1" style="border-bottom:0.75pt solid #778B8B;white-space:nowrap;vertical-align:bottom"> <div style="background-color:#FFFFFF;padding-left:2pt;padding-top:0.5pt;padding-bottom:0;align:right;text-align:right;padding-right:2pt;font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:10pt;margin-top:1pt;margin-bottom:0;"><span style="font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:10.02pt;">0.75</span></div> </td> <td colspan="1" style="border-bottom:0.75pt solid #778B8B;white-space:nowrap;vertical-align:bottom"> <div style="background-color:#FFFFFF;padding-left:2pt;padding-top:0.5pt;padding-bottom:0;align:right;text-align:right;padding-right:2pt;font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:10pt;margin-top:1pt;margin-bottom:0;"><span style="font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:10.02pt;">10.89</span></div> </td> </tr> <tr> <td colspan="1" style="border-bottom:0.75pt solid #778B8B;vertical-align:top"> <div style="background-color:#FFFFFF;padding-left:2pt;padding-top:1pt;padding-bottom:0;align:left;text-align:left;padding-right:2pt;font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:10pt;margin-top:1pt;margin-bottom:0;"><span style="clear:both;font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:10.02pt;color:#2D2D2D;;"><b>Russell 3000 Index</b></span> </div> </td> <td colspan="1" style="border-bottom:0.75pt solid #778B8B;white-space:nowrap;vertical-align:bottom"> <div style="background-color:#FFFFFF;padding-left:2pt;padding-top:1pt;padding-bottom:0;align:right;text-align:right;padding-right:2pt;font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:10pt;margin-top:1pt;margin-bottom:0;"><span style="font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:10.02pt;">31.01</span></div> </td> <td colspan="1" style="border-bottom:0.75pt solid #778B8B;white-space:nowrap;vertical-align:bottom"> <div style="background-color:#FFFFFF;padding-left:2pt;padding-top:1pt;padding-bottom:0;align:right;text-align:right;padding-right:2pt;font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:10pt;margin-top:1pt;margin-bottom:0;"><span style="font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:10.02pt;">11.91</span></div> </td> <td colspan="1" style="border-bottom:0.75pt solid #778B8B;white-space:nowrap;vertical-align:bottom"> <div style="background-color:#FFFFFF;padding-left:2pt;padding-top:1pt;padding-bottom:0;align:right;text-align:right;padding-right:2pt;font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:10pt;margin-top:1pt;margin-bottom:0;"><span style="font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:10.02pt;">14.76</span></div> </td> </tr> <tr> <td colspan="1" style="border-bottom:0.75pt solid #778B8B;vertical-align:top"> <div style="background-color:#FFFFFF;padding-left:2pt;padding-top:1pt;padding-bottom:0;align:left;text-align:left;padding-right:2pt;font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:10pt;margin-top:1pt;margin-bottom:0;"><span style="clear:both;font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:10.02pt;color:#2D2D2D;;"><b>Russell Midcap Growth Index</b></span> </div> </td> <td colspan="1" style="border-bottom:0.75pt solid #778B8B;white-space:nowrap;vertical-align:bottom"> <div style="background-color:#FFFFFF;padding-left:2pt;padding-top:1pt;padding-bottom:0;align:right;text-align:right;padding-right:2pt;font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:10pt;margin-top:1pt;margin-bottom:0;"><span style="font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:10.02pt;">12.86</span></div> </td> <td colspan="1" style="border-bottom:0.75pt solid #778B8B;white-space:nowrap;vertical-align:bottom"> <div style="background-color:#FFFFFF;padding-left:2pt;padding-top:1pt;padding-bottom:0;align:right;text-align:right;padding-right:2pt;font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:10pt;margin-top:1pt;margin-bottom:0;"><span style="font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:10.02pt;">5.54</span></div> </td> <td colspan="1" style="border-bottom:0.75pt solid #778B8B;white-space:nowrap;vertical-align:bottom"> <div style="background-color:#FFFFFF;padding-left:2pt;padding-top:1pt;padding-bottom:0;align:right;text-align:right;padding-right:2pt;font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:10pt;margin-top:1pt;margin-bottom:0;"><span style="font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:10.02pt;">12.40</span></div> </td> </tr> <tr> <td colspan="1" style="vertical-align:top"> <div style="background-color:#FFFFFF;padding-left:2pt;padding-top:1pt;padding-bottom:0;align:left;text-align:left;padding-right:2pt;font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:10pt;margin-top:1pt;margin-bottom:0;"><span style="clear:both;font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:10.02pt;color:#2D2D2D;;"><b>S&amp;P 500 Index</b></span> </div> </td> <td colspan="1" style="white-space:nowrap;vertical-align:bottom"> <div style="background-color:#FFFFFF;padding-left:2pt;padding-top:1pt;padding-bottom:0;align:right;text-align:right;padding-right:2pt;font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:10pt;margin-top:1pt;margin-bottom:0;"><span style="font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:10.02pt;">31.05</span></div> </td> <td colspan="1" style="white-space:nowrap;vertical-align:bottom"> <div style="background-color:#FFFFFF;padding-left:2pt;padding-top:1pt;padding-bottom:0;align:right;text-align:right;padding-right:2pt;font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:10pt;margin-top:1pt;margin-bottom:0;"><span style="font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:10.02pt;">13.14</span></div> </td> <td colspan="1" style="white-space:nowrap;vertical-align:bottom"> <div style="background-color:#FFFFFF;padding-left:2pt;padding-top:1pt;padding-bottom:0;align:right;text-align:right;padding-right:2pt;font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:10pt;margin-top:1pt;margin-bottom:0;"><span style="font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:10.02pt;">15.26</span></div> </td> </tr> </table></div> Advisor Class 0.1469 0.0075 0.1089 Russell 3000 Index 0.3101 0.1191 0.1476 Russell Midcap Growth Index 0.1286 0.0554 0.1240 S&P 500 Index 0.3105 0.1314 0.1526 <div><span style="clear:both;font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:10.02pt;color:#2D2D2D;;">For current month-end performance, please call Franklin Templeton at </span><span style="clear:both;font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:10.02pt;color:#2D2D2D;;">(800) DIAL BEN/342-5236 or visit</span><br/><span style="clear:both;font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:10.02pt;;">https://www.franklintempleton.com/investments/options/mutual-funds</span><span style="clear:both;font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:10.02pt;color:#2D2D2D;;">. </span></div><div><span style="clear:both;font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:10.02pt;color:#2D2D2D;;">Important data provider notices and terms available at </span><span style="clear:both;font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:10.02pt;;">www.franklintempletondatasources.com</span><span style="clear:both;font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:10.02pt;color:#2D2D2D;;">. </span></div> <div><span style="text-transform:uppercase;"><span style="clear:both;font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:12.024pt;text-transform:uppercase;color:#1447FF;;"><b>KEY FUND STATISTICS </b></span></span><span style="clear:both;font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:10.824pt;color:#2D2D2D;;">(as of </span><span style="clear:both;font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:10.824pt;color:#2D2D2D;;">April 30, 2026)</span></div><div> <table cellspacing="0" style="width:98%;cellspacing:0;border-top:1.5pt solid #6B6B6B;margin-left:7.75pt;border-bottom:1.5pt solid #6B6B6B;margin-top:10px;"> <tr style="height:1px;"> <td style="height:1px;width:74.41007194244604%;"></td> <td style="height:1px;width:25.58992805755396%;"></td> </tr> <tr> <td colspan="1" style="border-bottom:0.75pt solid #6B6B6B;vertical-align:top"> <div style="background-color:#FFFFFF;padding-left:2pt;padding-top:1pt;padding-bottom:0;align:left;text-align:left;padding-right:2pt;font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:10pt;margin-top:1pt;margin-bottom:0;"><span style="clear:both;font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:10.02pt;color:#2D2D2D;;"><b>Total Net Assets</b></span></div> </td> <td colspan="1" style="border-bottom:0.75pt solid #6B6B6B;vertical-align:bottom"> <div style="background-color:#FFFFFF;padding-left:2pt;padding-top:1pt;padding-bottom:0;align:right;text-align:right;padding-right:2pt;font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:10pt;margin-top:1pt;margin-bottom:0;"><span style="font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:10.02pt;">$3,532,752,879</span></div> </td> </tr> <tr> <td colspan="1" style="border-bottom:0.75pt solid #6B6B6B;vertical-align:top"> <div style="background-color:#FFFFFF;padding-left:2pt;padding-top:1pt;padding-bottom:0;align:left;text-align:left;padding-right:2pt;font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:10pt;margin-top:1pt;margin-bottom:0;"><span style="clear:both;font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:10.02pt;color:#2D2D2D;;"><b>Total Number of Portfolio Holdings</b></span></div> </td> <td colspan="1" style="border-bottom:0.75pt solid #6B6B6B;vertical-align:bottom"> <div style="background-color:#FFFFFF;padding-left:2pt;padding-top:1pt;padding-bottom:0;align:right;text-align:right;padding-right:2pt;font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:10pt;margin-top:1pt;margin-bottom:0;"><span style="font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:10.02pt;">87</span></div> </td> </tr> <tr> <td colspan="1" style="border-bottom:0.75pt solid #6B6B6B;vertical-align:top"> <div style="background-color:#FFFFFF;padding-left:2pt;padding-top:1pt;padding-bottom:0;align:left;text-align:left;padding-right:2pt;font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:10pt;margin-top:1pt;margin-bottom:0;"><span style="clear:both;font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:10.02pt;color:#2D2D2D;;"><b>Total Management Fee Paid</b></span></div> </td> <td colspan="1" style="border-bottom:0.75pt solid #6B6B6B;vertical-align:bottom"> <div style="background-color:#FFFFFF;padding-left:2pt;padding-top:1pt;padding-bottom:0;align:right;text-align:right;padding-right:2pt;font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:10pt;margin-top:1pt;margin-bottom:0;"><span style="font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:10.02pt;">$16,900,774</span></div> </td> </tr> <tr> <td colspan="1" style="vertical-align:top"> <div style="background-color:#FFFFFF;padding-left:2pt;padding-top:1pt;padding-bottom:0;align:left;text-align:left;padding-right:2pt;font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:10pt;margin-top:1pt;margin-bottom:0;"><span style="clear:both;font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:10.02pt;color:#2D2D2D;;"><b>Portfolio Turnover Rate</b></span></div> </td> <td colspan="1" style="white-space:nowrap;vertical-align:bottom"> <div style="background-color:#FFFFFF;padding-left:2pt;padding-top:1pt;padding-bottom:0;align:right;text-align:right;padding-right:2pt;font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:10pt;margin-top:1pt;margin-bottom:0;"><span style="font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:10.02pt;">32.96%</span></div> </td> </tr> </table></div> 3532752879 87 16900774 0.3296 <div><span style="text-transform:uppercase;"><span style="clear:both;font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:12.024pt;text-transform:uppercase;color:#1447FF;;"><b>WHAT DID THE FUND INVEST IN? </b></span></span><span style="clear:both;font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:10.824pt;color:#2D2D2D;;">(as of </span><span style="clear:both;font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:10.824pt;color:#2D2D2D;;">April 30, 2026)</span></div><div><span style="clear:both;font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:12.024pt;color:#161616;;"><b>Portfolio Composition</b></span><span style="clear:both;font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:12.024pt;color:#161616;;">^*</span><span style="clear:both;font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:12.024pt;color:#161616;;"><b> (% of Total Investments)</b></span></div><div><img alt="image" src="ts7460img004.jpg" style="width:96.41294838145232%"/></div> <div><span style="text-transform:uppercase;"><span style="clear:both;font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:12.024pt;text-transform:uppercase;color:#1447FF;;"><b>HOW HAS THE FUND CHANGED?</b></span></span></div><div><span style="clear:both;font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:10.02pt;color:#2D2D2D;;">Effective December 31, 2025, Michael McCarthy no longer served as a portfolio manager of the Fund.</span></div><div><span style="clear:both;font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:10.02pt;color:#2D2D2D;;">This is a summary of certain changes to the Fund since </span><span style="clear:both;font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:10.02pt;color:#2D2D2D;;">May 1, 2025</span><span style="clear:both;font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:10.02pt;color:#2D2D2D;;">. For more complete information, you may review the Fund’s current </span><span style="clear:both;font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:10.02pt;color:#2D2D2D;;">prospectus and any applicable supplements and the Fund’s next prospectus, which we expect to be available by </span><span style="clear:both;font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:10.02pt;color:#2D2D2D;;">September 1, 2026, at </span><span style="clear:both;font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:10.02pt;;">https://www.franklintempleton.com/regulatory-fund-documents</span><span style="clear:both;font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:10.02pt;color:#2D2D2D;;"> or upon request at </span><span style="clear:both;font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:10.02pt;color:#2D2D2D;;">(800) DIAL BEN/342-5236</span><span style="clear:both;font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:10.02pt;color:#2D2D2D;;"> or </span><span style="clear:both;font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:10.02pt;color:#2D2D2D;;">prospectus.us.franklintempleton@fisglobal.com</span><span style="clear:both;font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:10.02pt;color:#2D2D2D;;">.</span></div> <span style="clear:both;font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:10.02pt;color:#2D2D2D;;">This is a summary of certain changes to the Fund since </span><span style="clear:both;font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:10.02pt;color:#2D2D2D;;">May 1, 2025</span><span style="clear:both;font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:10.02pt;color:#2D2D2D;;">. For more complete information, you may review the Fund’s current </span><span style="clear:both;font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:10.02pt;color:#2D2D2D;;">prospectus and any applicable supplements and the Fund’s next prospectus, which we expect to be available by </span><span style="clear:both;font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:10.02pt;color:#2D2D2D;;">September 1, 2026, at </span><span style="clear:both;font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:10.02pt;;">https://www.franklintempleton.com/regulatory-fund-documents</span><span style="clear:both;font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:10.02pt;color:#2D2D2D;;"> or upon request at </span><span style="clear:both;font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:10.02pt;color:#2D2D2D;;">(800) DIAL BEN/342-5236</span><span style="clear:both;font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:10.02pt;color:#2D2D2D;;"> or </span><span style="clear:both;font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:10.02pt;color:#2D2D2D;;">prospectus.us.franklintempleton@fisglobal.com</span><span style="clear:both;font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:10.02pt;color:#2D2D2D;;">.</span> 2025-05-01 https://www.franklintempleton.com/regulatory-fund-documents (800) DIAL BEN/342-5236 prospectus.us.franklintempleton@fisglobal.com 10000 11528 13208 15542 16049 27085 20950 20151 23916 24518 28119 10000 11858 13406 15106 14948 22560 21857 22186 27133 30227 39601 10000 11583 13537 15925 15961 24576 20464 20791 25094 28520 32187 10000 11792 13356 15158 15289 22320 22367 22963 28167 31574 41379 0.261 0.197 0.188 0.122 0.092 0.037 0.034 0.021 0.018 0.009 0.021 *Reflects fee waivers and/or expense reimbursements, without which expenses would have been higher. *Does not include derivatives, except purchased options, if any.   *Reflects fee waivers and/or expense reimbursements, without which expenses would have been higher. *Does not include derivatives, except purchased options, if any.   *Reflects fee waivers and/or expense reimbursements, without which expenses would have been higher. *Does not include derivatives, except purchased options, if any.   *Reflects fee waivers and/or expense reimbursements, without which expenses would have been higher. *Does not include derivatives, except purchased options, if any.   *Reflects fee waivers and/or expense reimbursements, without which expenses would have been higher. *Does not include derivatives, except purchased options, if any.   †Certain categories may represent less than 0.1%. *Reflects fee waivers and/or expense reimbursements, without which expenses would have been higher. *Does not include derivatives, except purchased options, if any.   †Certain categories may represent less than 0.1%. *Reflects fee waivers and/or expense reimbursements, without which expenses would have been higher. *Does not include derivatives, except purchased options, if any.   †Certain categories may represent less than 0.1%. *Reflects fee waivers and/or expense reimbursements, without which expenses would have been higher. *Does not include derivatives, except purchased options, if any.   †Certain categories may represent less than 0.1%. *Reflects fee waivers and/or expense reimbursements, without which expenses would have been higher. *Does not include derivatives, except purchased options, if any.   †Certain categories may represent less than 0.1%. *Reflects fee waivers and/or expense reimbursements, without which expenses would have been higher. *Does not include derivatives, except purchased options, if any.   †Certain categories may represent less than 0.1%. *Reflects fee waivers and/or expense reimbursements, without which expenses would have been higher. *Does not include derivatives, except purchased options, if any.   †Certain categories may represent less than 0.1%. *Reflects fee waivers and/or expense reimbursements, without which expenses would have been higher. *Does not include derivatives, except purchased options, if any.   †Certain categories may represent less than 0.1%. *Reflects fee waivers and/or expense reimbursements, without which expenses would have been higher. *Does not include derivatives, except purchased options, if any.   †Certain categories may represent less than 0.1%. *Reflects fee waivers and/or expense reimbursements, without which expenses would have been higher. *Does not include derivatives, except purchased options, if any.   †Certain categories may represent less than 0.1%. *Reflects fee waivers and/or expense reimbursements, without which expenses would have been higher. *Does not include derivatives, except purchased options, if any.   *Reflects fee waivers and/or expense reimbursements, without which expenses would have been higher. *Does not include derivatives, except purchased options, if any.   *Reflects fee waivers and/or expense reimbursements, without which expenses would have been higher. *Does not include derivatives, 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