FRANKLIN RESOURCES INC — Director's Dealing 2009

Nov 6, 2009

SEC Form 4 — Statement of Changes in Beneficial Ownership

Issuer: FRANKLIN RESOURCES INC (BEN)
CIK: 0000038777
Period of Report: 2009-11-04

Reporting Person: ALEXANDER PENELOPE S (Vice-President, HR - US)

Non-Derivative Transactions

Date	Security	Code	Shares	Price	A/D	Holdings After	Ownership
2009-11-04	Common Stock, par value $.10	A	1973	$107.18	Acquired	7651.0466	Direct

Holdings (Non-Derivative)

Security	Shares	Ownership
Common Stock, par value $.10	1616	Indirect
Common Stock, par value $.10	23197	Indirect

Footnotes

F1: Of the amount of securities beneficially owned, 3,407 shares represent unvested awards of restricted stock shares.

F2: Children's trust for the benefit of the Reporting Person's minor children.

F3: Family trust for the benefit of the Reporting Person, spouse and minor children.