Franklin Templeton Completes Acquisition of Putnam Investments - Seite 2

Forward-Looking Statements

Statements in this press release that are not historical facts are “forward-looking statements” within the meaning of the U.S. Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995. When used in this press release, words or phrases generally written in the future tense and/or preceded by words such as “will,” “may,” “could,” “expect,” “believe,” “anticipate,” “intend,” “plan,” “seek,” “estimate,” “preliminary” or other similar words are forward-looking statements.

Various forward-looking statements in this press release relate to the strategic relationship between Franklin Resources, Inc. (“Franklin”), Great-West, the Power Group of Companies and the acquisition by Franklin of Putnam from Great-West including regarding expected growth, client and stockholder benefits, key assumptions, revenue realization, financial benefits or returns. accretion and integration costs. Forward-looking statements involve a number of known and unknown risks, uncertainties and other important factors, some of which are listed below, that could cause actual results and outcomes to differ materially from any future results or outcomes expressed or implied by such forward-looking statements. Important transaction related and other risk factors that may cause such differences include: (i) the occurrence of any event, change or other circumstances that could give rise to the termination of the strategic relationship; (ii) Franklin, Putnam, Great-West or Power Group of Companies could experience financial or other setbacks if the transaction or strategic relationship encounters unanticipated problems; and (v) anticipated benefits of the acquisition or the strategic relationship, including the realization of revenue, accretion, and financial benefits or returns, may not be fully realized or may take longer to realize than expected.

Forward-looking statements involve a number of known and unknown risks, uncertainties and other important factors that may cause actual results and outcomes to differ materially from any future results or outcomes expressed or implied by such forward-looking statements, including market and volatility risks, investment performance and reputational risks, global operational risks, competition and distribution risks, third-party risks, technology and security risks, human capital risks, cash management risks, and legal and regulatory risks. For a detailed discussion of other risk factors, please refer to Power’s and Great-West’s recent filings with Canadian securities regulators, which are available for viewing at www.sedarplus.com, and Franklin’s recent filings with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (“SEC”), including, without limitation, those discussed under the headings “Risk Factors” and “Quantitative and Qualitative Disclosures About Market Risk” in Franklin’s most recent Annual Report on Form 10-K and subsequent periodic and current reports.