FRANKLIN RESOURCES INC — Director's Dealing 2010

Sep 1, 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: LEWIS KENNETH A (EVP and CFO)

Non-Derivative Transactions

Date	Security	Code	Shares	Price	A/D	Holdings After	Ownership
2010-08-31	Common Stock, par value $.10	F	1445.0000	$96.5100	Disposed	19470.7657	Direct

Holdings (Non-Derivative)

Security	Shares	Ownership
Common Stock, par value $.10	550.6400	Indirect

Footnotes

F1: Of the amount of securities beneficially owned, 4,009 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.