U.S. SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
WASHINGTON, D.C. 20549
FORM N-17F-2
CERTIFICATE OF
ACCOUNTING OF SECURITIES AND SIMILAR INVESTMENTS IN THE
CUSTODY OF MANAGEMENT
INVESTMENT COMPANIES
PURSUANT TO RULE
N-17F-2
1. Investment Company Act File Number: Date
Examination completed:
811-08394 July
20, 2010
2. State Identification Number:
AL AK AZ AR CA CO
CT DE DC FL GA HI
ID IL IN IA KS KY
LA ME MD MA MI MN
MS MO MT NE NV NH
NJ NM NY NC ND OH
OK OR PA RI SC SD
TN TX UT VT VA WA
WV WI WY PUERTO RICO
3. Exact name of investment company as specified in
registration statement:
Templeton Dragon Fund, Inc.
4. Address of principal executive office: (number, street,
city, state, zip
code)
500 East Broward Blvd., Suite 2100, Fort Lauderdale,
FL 33394-3091
REPORT OF INDEPENDENT
AUDITORS
To the Board of Trustees of:
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Franklin Templeton Limited Duration Income Trust
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Templeton Global Investment Trust
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Franklin Real Estate Securities Trust
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Franklin Strategic Series
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Franklin High Income Trust
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Franklin Money Fund
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Franklin Templeton Money Fund Trust
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Institutional Fiduciary Trust
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Franklin Global Trust
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Franklin Gold and Precious Metals Fund
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Franklin Universal Trust
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Templeton China World Fund
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Templeton Emerging Markets Fund
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Templeton Emerging Markets Income Fund
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Templeton Global Income Fund
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Templeton Income Trust
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Franklin Custodian Funds
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Franklin Strategic Mortgage Portfolio
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Franklin Investors Securities Trust
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Franklin Templeton Global Trust
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Franklin Value Investors Trust
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Templeton Developing Markets Trust
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Franklin Templeton Fund Allocator Series
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Franklin Templeton Variable Insurance Products Trust
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Templeton Institutional Funds
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and the Board of Directors of
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Templeton Dragon Fund, Inc.
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Templeton Russia and East European Fund, Inc.
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The Franklin Templeton Funds:
We have examined management's assertion, included in the
accompanying Management Statement Regarding Compliance with Certain Provisions
of the Investment Company Act of 1940, that the funds (see Attachment I),
(hereafter referred to as the “Funds”) complied with the requirements of
subsections (b) and (c) of Rule 17f-2 under the Investment Company Act of 1940
(“the Act”) as of February 28, 2010. Management is responsible for the Funds'
compliance with those requirements. Our responsibility is to express an
opinion on management's assertion about the Funds' compliance based on our
examination.
Our examination was conducted in accordance with the
standards of the Public Company Accounting Oversight Board (United States) and, accordingly, included examining, on a test basis, evidence about the
Funds' compliance with those requirements and performing such other procedures
as we considered necessary in the circumstances. Included among our procedures
were the following tests performed as of February 28, 2010, and with respect to
agreement of security purchases and sales, for the periods indicated in
Attachment I:
• Without prior notice to management, confirmation
of all securities held by Franklin Templeton Investors Services, Inc., transfer
agent, as they
pertain to the security positions owned by the
Funds and held in book entry form.
• Reconciliation of such security positions to the
books and records of the Funds and Franklin Templeton Investor Services, Inc.
• Agreement of 100 security purchases and 100
security sales, since our last report, from the books and records of the Funds
to the records of the transfer agent.
We believe that our examination provides a reasonable basis
for our opinion. Our examination does not provide a legal determination on the
Funds' compliance with specified requirements.
In our opinion, management's assertion that the Funds were
in compliance with the requirements of subsections (b) and (c) of Rule 17f-2 of
the Investment Company Act of 1940 as of February 28, 2010 with respect to
securities reflected in the investment accounts of the Funds is fairly stated,
in all material respects.
This report is intended solely for the information and use
of, management, the Board of Trustees and Board of Directors and the Securities
and Exchange Commission and is not intended to be and should not be used by
anyone other than these specified parties.
/S/ PRICEWATERHOUSECOOPERS LLP
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PricewaterhouseCoopers, LLP
San Francisco, California
July 20, 2010
Management
Statement Regarding Compliance With Certain
Provisions
of the Investment Company Act of 1940
We, as members of management of the Franklin Templeton Funds
indicated in Attachment I (the “Funds”), are responsible for complying with the
requirements of subsections (b) and (c) of Rule 17f-2, “Custody of Investments
by Registered Management Investment Companies,” of the Investment Company Act
of 1940. We are also responsible for establishing and maintaining effective
internal controls over compliance with those requirements. We have performed
an evaluation of the Funds’ compliance with the requirements of subsection (b)
of Rule 17f-2, as interpreted in Franklin Investors Securities Trust SEC
No-Action Letter (publicly available September 24, 1992), and subsection (c) of
Rule 17f-2 of the Investment Company Act of 1940, as of February 28, 2010, and
for the periods indicated in Attachment I.
Based on this evaluation, we assert that the Funds were in
compliance with the requirements of subsection (b) of Rule 17f-2, as
interpreted in Franklin Investors Securities Trust SEC No-Action Letter
(publicly available September 24, 1992), and subsection (c) of Rule 17f-2 of
the Investment Company Act of 1940, as of February 28, 2010, and for the
periods indicated in Attachment I, with respect to securities reflected in the
investment accounts of the Funds.
By:
/S/ GASTON GARDEY
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Gaston Gardey
Chief Financial Officer and Chief Accounting Officer
Franklin Funds Board
7/13/10
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/S/ MARK H. OTANI
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Mark H. Otani
Chief Financial Officer and Chief Accounting Officer
Templeton Funds Board
7/20/10
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/S/ MATTHEW T. HINKLE
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Matthew T. Hinkle
Chief Financial Officer and Chief Accounting Officer
Franklin New Jersey Funds Board
7/20/10
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/S/ LAURA F. FERGERSON
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Laura F. Fergerson
Chief Executive Officer - Finance and Administration
7/15/10
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Attachment
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Fund
Period
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Franklin Templeton Limited Duration Income TrusT October
31, 2009 - February 28, 2010
Templeton Global Investment Trust:
Templeton BRIC Fund
October 31, 2009 - February 28, 2010
Templeton Emerging Markets Small Cap Fund October
31, 2009 - February 28, 2010
Templeton Frontier Markets Fund October
31, 2009 - February 28, 2010
Templeton Income Fund
October 31, 2009 - February 28, 2010
Templeton Russia and East European Fund, Inc. October
31, 2009 - February 28, 2010
Franklin Real Estate Securities Trust:
Franklin Real Estate Securities Fund October
31, 2009 - February 28, 2010
Franklin Strategic Series:
Franklin Biotechnology Discovery Fund October
31, 2009 - February 28, 2010
Franklin Flex Cap Growth Fund
October 31, 2009 - February 28, 2010
Franklin Focused Core Equity Fund October
31, 2009 - February 28, 2010
Franklin Growth Opportunities Fund October
31, 2009 - February 28, 2010
Franklin Natural Resources Fund October
31, 2009 - February 28, 2010
Franklin Small Cap Growth Fund October
31, 2009 - February 28, 2010
Franklin Small-Mid Cap Growth Fund October
31, 2009 - February 28, 2010
Franklin Strategic Income Fund October
31, 2009 - February 28, 2010
Franklin High Income Trust:
Franklin High Income Fund
October 31, 2009 - February 28, 2010
Franklin Money Fund October
31, 2009 - February 28, 2010
Franklin Templeton Money Fund Trust:
Franklin Templeton Money Fund October
31, 2009 - February 28, 2010
Institutional Fiduciary Trust:
Money Market Portfolio October
31, 2009 - February 28, 2010
Franklin Global Trust:
Franklin Large Cap Equity Fund October
31, 2009 - February 28, 2010
Franklin International
Growth Fund October 31, 2009 - February 28, 2010
Franklin Templeton Emerging Market October
31, 2009 - February 28, 2010
Debt Opportunities Fund
Franklin Gold and Precious Metals Fund
October 31, 2009 - February 28, 2010
Franklin Universal Trust
October 31, 2009 - February 28, 2010
Templeton China World Fund October
31, 2009 - February 28, 2010
Templeton Emerging Markets Fund October
31, 2009 - February 28, 2010
Templeton Emerging Markets Income Fund October
31, 2009 - February 28, 2010
Templeton Global Income Fund October
31, 2009 - February 28, 2010
Templeton Income Trust:
Templeton Global Bond Fund October
31, 2009 - February 28, 2010
Templeton Global Total Return Fund October
31, 2009 - February 28, 2010
Templeton International Bond Fund October
31, 2009 - February 28, 2010
Franklin Custodian Funds:
Franklin DynaTech Fund October
31, 2009 - February 28, 2010
Franklin Growth Fund October
31, 2009 - February 28, 2010
Franklin Income Fund October
31, 2009 - February 28, 2010
Franklin U.S. Government Securities Fund October
31, 2009 - February 28, 2010
Franklin Utilities Fund October
31, 2009 - February 28, 2010
Franklin Strategic Mortgage Portfolio October
31, 2009 - February 28, 2010
Franklin Investors Securities Trust:
Franklin Adjustable U.S. Government October
31, 2009 - February 28, 2010
Securities Fund
Franklin Balanced Fund October
31, 2009 - February 28, 2010
Franklin Convertible Securities Fund October
31, 2009 - February 28, 2010
Franklin Equity Income Fund October
31, 2009 - February 28, 2010
Franklin Floating Rate Daily Access Fund October
31, 2009 - February 28, 2010
Franklin Limited Maturity U.S. Government October 31, 2009 - February 28, 2010
Securities Fund
Franklin Low Duration Total Return Fund October
31, 2009 - February 28, 2010
Franklin Total Return Fund October
31, 2009 - February 28, 2010
Franklin Templeton Global Trust:
Franklin Templeton Hard Currency October
31, 2009 - February 28, 2010
Franklin Value Investors Trust:
Franklin All Cap Value Fund October
31, 2009 - February 28, 2010
Franklin Balance Sheet Investment Fund October
31, 2009 - February 28, 2010
Franklin Large Cap Value Fund October
31, 2009 - February 28, 2010
Franklin MicroCap Value Fund October
31, 2009 - February 28, 2010
Franklin MidCap Value Fund October
31, 2009 - February 28, 2010
Franklin Small Cap Value Fund October
31, 2009 - February 28, 2010
Templeton Developing Markets Trust October
31, 2009 - February 28, 2010
Franklin Templeton Fund Allocator Series:
Franklin Templeton
2015 Retirement Target Fund October 31, 2009 - February 28, 2010
Franklin Templeton 2025 Retirement Target Fund October
31, 2009 - February 28, 2010
Franklin Templeton 2035 Retirement Target Fund October
31, 2009 - February 28, 2010
Franklin Templeton 2045 Retirement Target Fund October
31, 2009 - February 28, 2010
Franklin Templeton Conservative Target Fund October
31, 2009 - February 28, 2010
Franklin Templeton Corefolio Allocation Fund October
31, 2009 - February 28, 2010
Franklin Templeton Founding Funds Allocation
Fund October 31, 2009 - February 28, 2010
Franklin Templeton Growth Target Fund October
31, 2009 - February 28, 2010
Franklin Templeton Moderate Target Fund October
31, 2009 - February 28, 2010
Franklin Templeton Perspectives Allocation
Fund October 31, 2009 - February 28, 2010
Franklin Templeton Variable Insurance Products Trust:
Franklin Flex Cap Growth Securities Fund October
31, 2009 - February 28, 2010
Franklin Founding Funds Allocation Fund October
31, 2009 - February 28, 2010
Franklin Large Cap Value Securities Fund October
31, 2009 - February 28, 2010
Franklin Rising Dividends Securities Fund October
31, 2009 - February 28, 2010
Franklin Small Cap Value Securities Fund October
31, 2009 - February 28, 2010
Franklin Small-Mid Cap Growth Securities Fund October
31, 2009 - February 28, 2010
Franklin Strategic Income Securities Fund October
31, 2009 - February 28, 2010
Templeton Developing Markets Securities Fund October
31, 2009 - February 28, 2010
Templeton Foreign Securities Fund October
31, 2009 - February 28, 2010
Templeton Global Asset Allocation Fund October
31, 2009 - February 28, 2010
Templeton Dragon Fund, Inc. October
31, 2009 - February 28, 2010
Templeton Institutional Funds:
Foreign Equity Series October
31, 2009 - February 28, 2010
Emerging Markets Series October
31, 2009 - February 28, 2010
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