FRANKLIN RESOURCES INC — Capital/Financing Update 2015

Mar 25, 2015

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Issuer Free Writing Prospectus filed pursuant to Rule 433

supplementing the Preliminary Prospectus Supplement dated

March 25, 2015 and the Prospectus dated September 19, 2012

Registration Statement No. 333-183969

Dated: March 25, 2015

FRANKLIN RESOURCES, INC.

US$400,000,000 2.850% Notes due 2025

FINAL PRICING TERM SHEET

March 25, 2015

Issuer: Franklin Resources, Inc.

Type: SEC Registered

Ratings: A1 (Stable) by Moody’s Investors Service, Inc.

AA- (Stable) by Standard & Poor’s Ratings Services

Trade Date: March 25, 2015

Settlement Date: March 30, 2015 (T+3 days)

Securities: 2.850% Notes due 2025

Size: US $400,000,000

Maturity Date: March 30, 2025

Semi-Annual Coupon: 2.850%

Interest Payment Dates: March 30 and September 30, commencing September 30, 2015

Price to Public: 99.827%

Benchmark Treasury: 2.00% due February 15, 2025

Benchmark Treasury Price & Yield: 100-23 / 1.920%

Spread to Benchmark Treasury: + 95 bps

Yield: 2.870%

Make-Whole Call: T + 15 bps

Day Count: 30/360

Minimum Denomination / Multiples: $2,000 / $1,000

CUSIP: 354613 AK7

ISIN: US354613AK71

Joint Book-Running Managers: Merrill Lynch, Pierce, Fenner & Smith

Incorporated

Morgan Stanley & Co. LLC

Citigroup Global Markets Inc.

Co-Managers: HSBC Securities (USA) Inc.

J.P. Morgan Securities LLC

UBS Securities LLC

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