FRANKLIN RESOURCES INC — Director's Dealing 2009

Oct 21, 2009

SEC Form 5 — Annual Statement of Changes in Beneficial Ownership

Issuer: FRANKLIN RESOURCES INC (BEN)
CIK: 0000038777
Period of Report: 2009-09-30

Reporting Person: JOHNSON CHARLES B (Director, Chairman of the Board, 10% Owner)

Non-Derivative Transactions

Date	Security	Code	Shares	Price	A/D	Holdings After	Ownership
2009-09-30	Common Stock, par value $.10	G	300	—	Disposed	33548730	Direct

Holdings (Non-Derivative)

Security	Shares	Ownership
Common Stock, par value $.10	6130.885	Indirect
Common Stock, par value $.10	2806117	Indirect
Common Stock, par value $.10	272600	Indirect

Footnotes

F1: Not applicable.

F2: Reporting Person holds shares in the Franklin Templeton Profit Sharing 401(k) Plan. Information is based on a plan statement as of September 30, 2009.

F3: Trust of which the Reporting Person's spouse is the lifetime beneficiary.