FRANKLIN RESOURCES INC — Director's Dealing 2009

Aug 20, 2009

SEC Form 4 — Statement of Changes in Beneficial Ownership

Issuer: FRANKLIN RESOURCES INC (BEN)
CIK: 0000038777
Period of Report: 2009-08-19

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
2009-06-22	Common Stock, par value $.10	G	1500	—	Disposed	33649030	Direct
2009-08-19	Common Stock, par value $.10	S	100000	$92.13	Disposed	33549030	Direct
2009-08-19	Common Stock, par value $.10	S	100000	$92.13	Disposed	2806117	Indirect

Holdings (Non-Derivative)

Security	Shares	Ownership
Common Stock, par value $.10	6112.012	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 June 15, 2009.

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