- Acknowledge that Franklin Templeton does not provide you with investment advice. You should consult an authorised person specialising in advising on investments prior to making any investment; and
- Confirm that you are:
European Economic Area
(If you are resident or established in the European Economic Area, “Professional Investor” for the purposes of this confirmation means any entity that is a credit institution, investment firm, other regulated financial institution, insurance company, collective investment scheme, pension fund or any large undertaking which qualifies as a Professional Investor within the meaning of the EU Alternative Investment Fund Managers Directive (Directive 2011/61/EU), (the “AIFMD”).
- resident or established in Luxembourg and have the necessary knowledge and experience to understand the risks which an investment in this product is subject to; resident or established in Austria, Bulgaria, Croatia, Cyprus, Czech Republic, Estonia, Finland1, Greece, Hungary, Ireland, Latvia, Lithuania, Malta, Norway, Poland, Portugal, Romania, Slovakia, Slovenia, Spain or Sweden, and are a Professional Investor;
- resident or established in Belgium, and are (i) a Professional Investor, or (ii) able to invest at least EUR 250,000 and have the necessary knowledge and experience to understand the risks which an investment in this product is subject to;
- resident or established in Denmark, and are (i) a Professional Investor, or (ii) able to invest at least EUR 100,000 and have the necessary knowledge and experience to understand the risks which an investment in this product is subject to;
- resident or established in Germany, and are (i) a Professional Investor, or (ii) able to invest at least EUR 200,000 and have the necessary knowledge and experience to understand the risks which an investment in this product is subject to;
- resident or established in Italy, and are (i) a Professional Investor, or (ii) able to (a) invest at least EUR 500,000 and have the necessary knowledge and experience to understand the risks which an investment in this product is subject to, or (b) able to invest at least EUR 100,000 and either (x) the investor is making the commitment as a licensed portfolio manager on behalf of a non-professional investor or (y) the investor’s commitments in unregulated funds is less than 10% of the investor’s financial portfolio and the investor is making the commitment on the basis of investment advice from an entity licensed to provide investment advice (and in the case of both (x) and (y), the investor has the necessary knowledge and experience to understand the risks to which this product is subject to the have the necessary knowledge and experience to understand the risks which an investment in this product is subject to);
- resident or established in the Netherlands, and are (i) a Professional Investor, or (ii) able to invest at least EUR 100,000 and have the necessary knowledge and experience to understand the risks which an investment in this product is subject to;
[1] Subject to update once local retail filing made.
United Kingdom
7. resident or established in the United Kingdom, and (i) are a “professional investor” (meaning any person or entity that is a credit institution, investment firm, other regulated financial institution, insurance company, collective investment scheme, pension fund or any persons or entities that qualify as a “Professional Client” under section 3.5 Conduct of Business Sourcebook of the FCA Handbook of Rules and Guidance”; or (ii) have an income of at least GBP 100,000 or net assets above GBP 250,000 and have the necessary knowledge and experience to understand the risks which this product is subject to.
Important notice to visitors in the United Kingdom that are not professional investors:
Do not invest unless you are prepared to lose all the money you invest. This is a high-risk investment and you are unlikely to be protected if something goes wrong.
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Switzerland
8. resident or established in Switzerland, are a “Qualified Investor” within the meaning of Article 10(3) and Article 10(3ter) of the Swiss Collective Investment Schemes act of 23 June 2006 as amended, and have the necessary knowledge and experience to understand the risks which this product is subject to.