FRANKLIN RESOURCES INC — Director's Dealing 2010

Sep 2, 2010

SEC Form 4 — Statement of Changes in Beneficial Ownership

Issuer: FRANKLIN RESOURCES INC (BEN)
CIK: 0000038777
Period of Report: 2010-08-31

Reporting Person: LUSK JOHN M (EVP-Portfolio Operations)

Non-Derivative Transactions

Date	Security	Code	Shares	Price	A/D	Holdings After	Ownership
2010-08-31	Common Stock, par value $.10	F	1233.0000	$96.5100	Disposed	24588.4431	Direct

Holdings (Non-Derivative)

Security	Shares	Ownership
Common Stock, par value $.10	422.7080	Indirect

Footnotes

F1: Of the amount of securities beneficially owned, 3,271 shares represent unvested awards of restricted stock.

F2: Reporting person holds shares in Franklin Templeton Profit Sharing 401(k) Plan. Information is based on a plan statement as of July 12, 2010.