Franklin Tax-Free Trust

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Prospectus by Investment Company (Form 497)

1154-P1 1/26

FRANKLIN TAX-FREE TRUST
SUPPLEMENT DATED JANAURY 27, 2026
TO THE SUMMARY PROSPECTUS, PROSPECTUS AND
STATEMENT OF ADDITIONAL INFORMATION ("SAI"),
EACH DATED JULY 1, 2025, OF
FRANKLIN FEDERAL LIMITED-TERM TAX-FREE INCOME FUND (THE "FUND")


Effective January 31, 2026, the following changes are made to the Fund's Summary Prospectus, Prospectus and SAI:

1) The following is added to the section titled "Fund Summary - Portfolio Managers" in the Fund's Summary Prospectus and Prospectus:

Garrett L. Hamilton
Portfolio Manager of Advisers and portfolio manager of the Fund since January 2026.

2) The following replaces the seventh paragraph in the section titled "Fund Details - Management" in the Fund's Prospectus:

Garrett L. Hamilton Portfolio Manager of Advisers
Mr. Hamilton has been a portfolio manager of the Federal Intermediate-Term and High Yield Funds since 2024 and the Federal Limited-Term Fund since January 2026. He joined Franklin Templeton in 2024. Prior to joining Franklin Templeton, Mr. Hamilton was a portfolio manager for Putnam Investment Management, LLC ("Putnam Management"). He joined Putnam Management in 2016.

3) The following is added to the section titled "Management and Other Services - Portfolio managers" in the Fund's SAI:

Name

Type of
Account

Number of

Accounts

Managed

Total Assets

Managed

(x $1 million)

Number of Accounts

Managed for which

Advisory Fee is

Performance-Based

Assets Managed for which

Advisory Fee is

Performance-Based

(x $1 million)

Garrett L. Hamilton*

Registered

Investment

Companies

17

22,269.9

None

None

Other Pooled

Investment

Vehicles

2

238.1

None

None

Other

Accounts

None

None

None

None

*Information is provided as of December 31, 2025.

4) The following is added to the section titled "Management and Other Services - Portfolio managers - Ownership of Fund shares" in the Fund's SAI:

Portfolio Manager

Dollar Range of Fund Shares Beneficially Owned

Garrett L. Hamilton*

None

*Information is provided as of December 31, 2025

Please retain this supplement for future reference.

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