January 1, 2013
as amended June 28, 2013
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Before you invest, you may want to review the Fund's prospectus, which contains more information about the Fund and its risks.
You can find the Funds prospectus, statement of additional information and other information about the Fund online at
www.franklintempleton.com/prospectus. You can also get this information at no cost by calling (800) DIAL BEN/342-5236 or by
sending an e-mail request to prospectus@franklintempleton.com. The Fund's prospectus and statement of additional information, both dated January 1, 2013, as may be supplemented, are all incorporated by reference into this Summary Prospectus.
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Class A
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Class C
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Class R
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Class R6
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Advisor Class
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TEPLX
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TEGTX
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TEGRX
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Pending
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TGADX
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SUMMARY PROSPECTUS
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Templeton
Growth Fund, Inc.
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Investment Goal
Long-term capital growth.
Fees and Expenses of the Fund
These tables describe the fees and expenses that you may pay if you buy and hold shares of the Fund. You may qualify for sales charge discounts in Class A if you and your family invest, or agree to invest in the future, at
least $50,000 in Franklin Templeton funds. More information about these and other discounts is available from your financial professional and under Your Account on page 25 in the Fund's Prospectus and under Buying and Selling Shares on page 41 of the Funds
Statement of Additional Information.
SHAREHOLDER FEES
(fees paid directly from your investment)
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Class A
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Class C
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Class R
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Class R6
1
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Advisor
Class
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Maximum Sales Charge (Load) Imposed on Purchases (as percentage of offering price)
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5.75%
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None
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None
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None
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None
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Maximum Deferred Sales Charge (Load) (as percentage of the lower of original purchase price or sale proceeds)
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None
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1.00%
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None
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None
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None
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1. The Fund began offering Class R6 shares on May 1, 2013.
ANNUAL FUND OPERATING EXPENSES
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(expenses that you pay each year as a percentage of the value of your investment)
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Class A
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Class C
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Class R
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Class R6
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Advisor
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Management fees
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0.60%
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0.60%
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0.60%
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0.60%
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0.60%
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Distribution and service (12b-1) fees
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0.25%
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1.00%
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0.50%
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None
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None
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Other expenses
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0.26%
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0.26%
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0.26%
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0.14%
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0.26%
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Total annual Fund operating expenses
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1.11%
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1.86%
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1.36%
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0.74%
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0.86%
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1. Other expenses for Class R6 represent an estimate of expenses, including the effect of this Class' lower shareholder servicing
fees.
Example
This Example is intended to help you compare the cost of investing in the Fund with the cost of investing in other mutual
funds. The Example assumes that you invest $10,000 in the Fund for the time periods indicated and then redeem all of your
shares at the end of the period. The Example also assumes that your investment has a 5% return each year and that the Fund's
operating expenses remain the same. Although your actual costs may be higher or lower, based on these assumptions your costs
would be:
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1 Year
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3 Years
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5 Years
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10 Years
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Class A
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$ 682
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$ 908
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$ 1,151
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$ 1,849
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Class C
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$ 289
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$ 585
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$ 1,006
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$ 2,180
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Class R
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$ 138
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$ 431
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$ 745
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$ 1,635
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Class R6
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$ 76
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$ 237
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$ 411
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$ 918
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Advisor Class
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$ 88
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$ 274
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$ 477
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$ 1,061
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If you do not sell your shares:
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Class C
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$ 189
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$ 585
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$ 1,006
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$ 2,180
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Portfolio Turnover
The Fund pays transaction costs, such as commissions, when it buys and sells securities (or "turns over" its portfolio). A
higher portfolio turnover rate may indicate higher transaction costs and may result in higher taxes when Fund shares are held
in a taxable account. These costs, which are not reflected in annual Fund operating expenses or in the example, affect the
Fund's performance. During the most recent fiscal year, the Fund's portfolio turnover rate was 13.47% of the average value of its portfolio.
Principal Investment Strategies
Under normal market conditions, the Fund invests primarily in the equity securities of companies located anywhere in the world,
including emerging markets. The equity securities in which the Fund primarily invests are common stock. Although the Fund seeks investments across a
number of countries and sectors, from time to time, based on economic conditions, the Fund may have significant positions
in particular countries or sectors.
When choosing equity investments for the Fund, the investment manager applies a bottom-up, value-oriented, long-term
approach, focusing on the market price of a companys securities relative to the investment managers evaluation
of the companys long-term earnings, asset value and cash flow potential. The investment manager also considers a companys
price/earnings ratio, price/cash flow ratio, profit margins and liquidation value.
Principal Risks
You could lose money by investing in the Fund. Mutual fund shares are not deposits or obligations of, or guaranteed or endorsed
by, any bank, and are not insured by the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation, the Federal Reserve Board, or any other agency
of the U.S. government.
Market
The market values of securities owned by the Fund will go up or down, sometimes rapidly or unpredictably. A securitys
market value may be reduced by market activity or other results of supply and demand unrelated to the issuer. This is a basic
risk associated with all securities. When there are more sellers than buyers, prices tend to fall. Likewise, when there are
more buyers than sellers, prices tend to rise.
Stock prices tend to go up and down more dramatically than those of debt securities. A slower-growth or recessionary economic
environment could have an adverse effect on the prices of the various stocks held by the Fund.
Foreign Securities
Investing in foreign securities typically involves more risks than investing in U.S. securities, and includes risks associated
with: political and economic developments - the political, economic and social structures of some foreign countries may be
less stable and more volatile than those in the U.S.; trading practices - government supervision and regulation of foreign
securities and currency markets, trading systems and brokers may be less than in the U.S.; availability of information - foreign
issuers may not be subject to the same disclosure, accounting and financial reporting standards and practices as U.S. issuers;
limited markets - the securities of certain foreign issuers may be less liquid (harder to sell) and more volatile; and currency
exchange rate fluctuations and policies. The risks of foreign investments may be greater in developing or emerging market
countries.
Value Style Investing
A value stock may not increase in price as anticipated by the investment manager if other investors fail to recognize the
company's value and bid up the price, the markets favor faster-growing companies, or the factors that the investment manager
believes will increase the price of the security do not occur.
Management
The Fund is subject to management risk because it is an actively managed investment portfolio. The Fund's investment manager
applies investment techniques and risk analyses in making investment decisions for the Fund, but there can be no guarantee
that these decisions will produce the desired results.
Focus
To the extent that the Fund focuses on particular countries, regions, industries, sectors or types of investment from time
to time, the Fund may be subject to greater risks of adverse developments in such areas of focus than a fund that invests
in a wider variety of countries, regions, industries, sectors or investments.
Performance
The following bar chart and table provide some indication of the risks of investing in the Fund. The bar chart shows changes
in the Fund's performance from year to year for Class A shares. The table shows how the Fund's average annual returns for
1 year, 5 years, 10 years or since inception, as applicable, compared with those of a broad measure of market performance. The Fund's past performance (before and after taxes) is not necessarily an indication of how the Fund will perform in the
future. You can obtain updated performance information at franklintempleton.com or by calling (800) DIAL BEN/342-5236.
Sales charges are not reflected in the bar chart, and if those charges were included, returns would be less than those shown.
CLASS A ANNUAL TOTAL RETURNS
Best Quarter:
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Q2'09
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20.40%
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Worst Quarter:
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Q4'08
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-22.29%
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As of March 31, 2013, the Fund's year-to-date return was 5.76%.
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AVERAGE ANNUAL TOTAL RETURNS
(figures reflect sales charges)
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For the periods ended December 31, 2012
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1 Year
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5 Years
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10 Years
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Templeton Growth Fund, Inc. - Class A
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Return Before Taxes
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14.58%
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-3.14%
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5.96%
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Return After Taxes on Distributions
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14.45%
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-3.25%
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5.43%
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Return After Taxes on Distributions and Sale of Fund Shares
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10.09%
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-2.50%
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5.33%
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Templeton Growth Fund, Inc. - Class C
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19.62%
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-2.70%
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5.80%
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Templeton Growth Fund, Inc. - Class R
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21.23%
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-2.22%
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6.33%
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Templeton Growth Fund, Inc. - Advisor Class
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21.84%
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-1.73%
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6.86%
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MSCI World Index (index reflects no deduction for fees, expenses or taxes)
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16.54%
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-0.60%
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8.08%
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Performance information for Class R6 shares is not shown because it had not commenced operations as of December 31, 2012.
Historical performance for Class R shares prior to their inception is based on the performance of Class A shares. Class R
performance has been adjusted to reflect differences in sales charges and 12b-1 expenses between classes.
The after-tax returns are calculated using the historical highest individual federal marginal income tax rates and do not
reflect the impact of state and local taxes. Actual after-tax returns depend on an investor's tax situation and may differ
from those shown. After-tax returns are not relevant to investors who hold their Fund shares through tax-deferred arrangements,
such as 401(k) plans or individual retirement accounts. After-tax returns are shown only for Class A and after-tax returns
for other classes will vary.
Investment Manager
Templeton Global Advisors Limited (Global Advisors)
Portfolio Managers
NORMAN BOERSMA, CFA
President, Chief Executive Officer and Director of Global Advisors and portfolio manager of the Fund since 2011.
LISA F. MYERS, J.D., CFA
Executive Vice President of Global Advisors and portfolio manager of the Fund since 2003.
TUCKER SCOTT, CFA
Executive Vice President of Global Advisors and portfolio manager of the Fund since 2007.
JAMES HARPER, CFA
Senior Vice President of Global Advisors and portfolio manager of the Fund since 2010.
Purchase and Sale of Fund Shares
You may purchase or redeem shares of the Fund on any business day online through our website at franklintempleton.com, by
mail (Franklin Templeton Investor Services, P.O. Box 33030, St. Petersburg, FL 33733-8030), or by telephone at (800) 632-2301.
The minimum initial purchase for most accounts is $1,000 (or $50 under an automatic investment plan).
Taxes
The Funds distributions are generally taxable to you as ordinary income, capital gains, or some combination of both,
unless you are investing through a tax-deferred arrangement, such as a 401(k) plan or an individual retirement account, in
which case your distributions would generally be taxed when withdrawn from the tax-deferred account.
Payments to Broker-Dealers and
Other Financial Intermediaries
If you purchase the Fund through a broker-dealer or other financial intermediary (such as a bank), the Fund and its related
companies may pay the intermediary for the sale of Fund shares and related services. These payments may create a conflict
of interest by influencing the broker-dealer or other intermediary and your salesperson to recommend the Fund over another
investment. Ask your financial advisor or visit your financial intermediary's website for more information.
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Franklin Templeton Distributors, Inc.
One Franklin Parkway
San Mateo, CA 94403-1906
franklintempleton.com
Templeton
Growth Fund, Inc.
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Investment Company Act file #811-04892
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© 2013 Franklin Templeton Investments. All rights reserved.
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