FRANKLIN RESOURCES INC — Director's Dealing 2010

Dec 15, 2010

SEC Form 4 — Statement of Changes in Beneficial Ownership

Issuer: FRANKLIN RESOURCES INC (BEN)
CIK: 0000038777
Period of Report: 2010-12-15

Reporting Person: GIBSON HOLLY E (Vice President, Corp Comm)

Non-Derivative Transactions

Date	Security	Code	Shares	Price	A/D	Holdings After	Ownership
2010-12-15	Common Stock, par value $.10	S	3559.0000	$117.5000	Disposed	5068.1989	Direct

Holdings (Non-Derivative)

Security	Shares	Ownership
Common Stock, par value $.10	558.7030	Indirect

Footnotes

F1: Of the amount of securities beneficially owned, 458 shares represent unvested awards of restricted stock shares.

F2: Reporting person holds shares in the Franklin Templeton 401(k) Retirement Plan. Information is based on a plan summary as of October 11, 2010.