FRANKLIN RESOURCES INC — Director's Dealing 2010

Oct 22, 2010

SEC Form 5 — Annual Statement of Changes in Beneficial Ownership

Issuer: FRANKLIN RESOURCES INC (BEN)
CIK: 0000038777
Period of Report: 2010-09-30

Reporting Person: Advani Vijay Chandur (EVP - Global Distribution)

Non-Derivative Transactions

Date	Security	Code	Shares	Price	A/D	Holdings After	Ownership
2010-09-17	Common Stock, par value $.10	G	5333.0000	—	Disposed	9077.9976	Direct
2010-09-17	Common Stock, par value $.10	G	5333.0000	—	Acquired	48515.7220	Indirect

Holdings (Non-Derivative)

Security	Shares	Ownership
Common Stock, par value $.10	327.4920	Indirect

Footnotes

F1: Not applicable.

F2: Of the amount of securities beneficially owned, 8,697 shares represent unvested awards of restricted shares.

F3: Shares are held by the Advani Family Trust.

F4: Reporting person holds shares in Franklin Templeton 401(k) Retirement Plan. Information is based on a plan summary as of September 30, 2010.