UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND
EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, DC
20549
FORM N-CSRS
CERTIFIED
SHAREHOLDER REPORT OF REGISTERED MANAGEMENT INVESTMENT
COMPANIES
Investment Company
Act file number 811-10157
Franklin
Global Trust
(Exact name of
registrant as specified in charter)
One Franklin Parkway, San Mateo, CA 94403-1906
(Address of
principal executive offices) (Zip code)
Craig S. Tyle, One
Franklin Parkway, San Mateo, CA 94403-1906
(Name and address
of agent for service)
Registrant's telephone number, including area code: 650
312-2000
Date of fiscal year end: 7/31
Date of reporting period: 1/31/22
Item 1. Reports to Stockholders.
a.) The
following is a copy of the report transmitted to shareholders pursuant to Rule30e-1
under the Investment Company Act of 1940, as amended (the “1940 Act”) (17 CFR
270.30e-1.)
b.) A copy
of the notice transmitted to shareholders in reliance on Rule 30e-3 under the
1940 Act that contains disclosures specified by paragraph (c)(3) of that rule
is included in the Annual Report. Not Applicable.
Item 2. Code of Ethics.
(a) The Registrant has adopted a code of ethics that
applies to its principal executive officers and principal financial and
accounting officer.
(c) N/A
(d) N/A
(f) Pursuant to Item 13(a)(1), the Registrant is
attaching as an exhibit a copy of its code of ethics that applies to its
principal executive officers and
principal financial and accounting officer.
Item 3. Audit Committee Financial Expert.
(a)(1) The Registrant has an audit committee financial
expert serving on its audit committee.
(2) The audit committee financial expert is Mary C.
Choksi and she is
"independent" as defined under the relevant
Securities and Exchange Commission Rules and Releases.
Item 4. Principal Accountant Fees and Services.
N/A
Item 5. Audit Committee of Listed Registrants. N/A
Item 6. Schedule of Investments. N/A
Item 7. Disclosure
of Proxy Voting Policies and Procedures for Closed-End Management Investment
Companies. N/A
Item 8. Portfolio Managers of Closed-End Management Investment
Companies. N/A
Item 9. Purchases
of Equity Securities by Closed-End Management Investment Company and Affiliated
Purchasers. N/A
Item 10. Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders.
There have been no changes to the procedures by which
shareholders may recommend nominees to the Registrant's Board of Trustees that
would require disclosure herein.
Item 11. Controls and Procedures.
(a)
Evaluation
of Disclosure Controls and Procedures.
The Registrant maintains disclosure controls
and procedures that are designed to provide reasonable assurance that information
required to be disclosed in the Registrant’s filings under the Securities
Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, and the Investment Company Act of 1940 is
recorded, processed, summarized and reported within the periods specified in
the rules and forms of the Securities and Exchange Commission. Such information
is accumulated and communicated to the Registrant’s management, including its
principal executive officer and principal financial officer, as appropriate, to
allow timely decisions regarding required disclosure. The Registrant’s
management, including the principal executive officer and the principal financial
officer, recognizes that any set of controls and procedures, no matter how well
designed and operated, can provide only reasonable assurance of achieving the
desired control objectives.
Within 90 days prior to the
filing date of this Shareholder Report on Form N-CSR, the Registrant
had carried out an evaluation, under the supervision and with the participation
of the Registrant’s management, including the Registrant’s principal executive
officer and the Registrant’s principal financial officer, of the effectiveness
of the design and operation of the Registrant’s disclosure controls and
procedures. Based on such evaluation, the Registrant’s principal executive
officer and principal financial officer concluded that the Registrant’s
disclosure controls and procedures are effective.
(b)
Changes
in Internal Controls.
There have been no changes in the Registrant’s internal control
over financial reporting that occurred during the period covered by this report
that has materially affected, or is reasonably likely to materially affect the
internal control over financial reporting.
Item 12. Disclosure of Securities Lending Activities
for Closed-End Management Investment Company.
N/A
Item 13. Exhibits.
(a)(1) Code of Ethics
(a)(2)
Certifications pursuant to Section 302 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002 of
Matthew T. Hinkle, Chief Executive Officer - Finance and Administration, and
Christopher Kings, Chief Financial Officer, Chief Accounting Officer and
Treasurer
(b)
Certifications pursuant to Section 906 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002 of
Matthew T. Hinkle, Chief Executive Officer - Finance and Administration, and
Christopher Kings, Chief Financial Officer, Chief Accounting Officer and
Treasurer
SIGNATURES
Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange
Act of 1934 and the Investment Company Act of 1940, the registrant has duly
caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned, thereunto duly
authorized.
FRANKLIN GLOBAL TRUST
By S\Matthew
T. Hinkle______________________
Chief
Executive Officer – Finance and Administration
Pursuant
to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 and the Investment Company
Act of 1940, this report has been signed below by the following persons on
behalf of the registrant and in the capacities and on the dates indicated.
By S\Matthew
T. Hinkle______________________
Chief
Executive Officer – Finance and Administration
By S\Christopher
Kings________________________
Chief Financial Officer, Chief Accounting Officer and Treasurer