FRANKLIN RESOURCES INC — Director's Dealing 2011

Sep 2, 2011

SEC Form 4 — Statement of Changes in Beneficial Ownership

Issuer: FRANKLIN RESOURCES INC (BEN)
CIK: 0000038777
Period of Report: 2011-08-31

Reporting Person: LEWIS KENNETH A (EVP and CFO)

Non-Derivative Transactions

Date	Security	Code	Shares	Price	A/D	Holdings After	Ownership
2011-08-31	Common Stock, par value $.10	F	1969.0000	$119.9200	Disposed	25222.4050	Direct

Holdings (Non-Derivative)

Security	Shares	Ownership
Common Stock, par value $.10	554.0710	Indirect

Footnotes

F1: Of the amount of securities beneficially owned, 5,811 shares represent unvested awards of restricted stock.

F2: Reporting person holds shares in the Franklin Templeton 401(k) Retirement Plan. Information is based on a plan summary as of June 30, 2011.