FRANKLIN RESOURCES INC — Director's Dealing 2009

Jun 16, 2009

SEC Form 4 — Statement of Changes in Beneficial Ownership

Issuer: FRANKLIN RESOURCES INC (BEN)
CIK: 0000038777
Period of Report: 2009-06-12

Reporting Person: JOHNSON GREGORY E (Director, CEO and President)

Non-Derivative Transactions

Date	Security	Code	Shares	Price	A/D	Holdings After	Ownership
2009-06-12	Common Stock, par value $.10	S	11	$75.34	Disposed	607180	Direct
2009-06-12	Common Stock, par value $.10	S	100	$75.3	Disposed	607080	Direct
2009-06-12	Common Stock, par value $.10	S	200	$75.35	Disposed	606880	Direct
2009-06-12	Common Stock, par value $.10	S	200	$75.23	Disposed	606680	Direct
2009-06-12	Common Stock, par value $.10	S	200	$75.19	Disposed	606480	Direct
2009-06-12	Common Stock, par value $.10	S	200	$75.16	Disposed	606280	Direct
2009-06-12	Common Stock, par value $.10	S	300	$75.28	Disposed	605980	Direct
2009-06-12	Common Stock, par value $.10	S	300	$75.24	Disposed	605680	Direct
2009-06-12	Common Stock, par value $.10	S	400	$75.17	Disposed	605280	Direct
2009-06-12	Common Stock, par value $.10	S	400	$75.15	Disposed	604880	Direct
2009-06-12	Common Stock, par value $.10	S	666	$75.27	Disposed	604214	Direct
2009-06-12	Common Stock, par value $.10	S	900	$75.22	Disposed	603314	Direct
2009-06-12	Common Stock, par value $.10	S	1000	$75.21	Disposed	602314	Direct
2009-06-12	Common Stock, par value $.10	S	1634	$75.29	Disposed	600680	Direct
2009-06-12	Common Stock, par value $.10	S	3489	$75.25	Disposed	597191	Direct

Holdings (Non-Derivative)

Security	Shares	Ownership
Common Stock, par value $.10	18158	Indirect
Common Stock, par value $.10	1399.448	Indirect
Common Stock, par value $.10	940000	Indirect
Common Stock, par value $.10	4821	Indirect
Common Stock, par value $.10	2700	Indirect

Footnotes

F1: Of the amount of securities beneficially owned, 95,114 shares represent unvested awards of restricted stock.

F2: Shares held by the Reporting Person as trustee for the Reporting Person's minor children. The Reporting Person disclaims beneficial ownership of such shares.

F3: Reporting Person holds shares in the Franklin Templeton Profit Sharing 401(k) Plan. Information is based on a plan statement as of March 15, 2009.

F4: Shares held by a member of the Reporting Person's immediate family. The Reporting Person disclaims beneficial ownership of such shares.

F5: Business trust for the benefit of the Reporting Person and the Reporting Person's children.