FRANKLIN RESOURCES INC — Director's Dealing 2012

Sep 10, 2012

SEC Form 4 — Statement of Changes in Beneficial Ownership

Issuer: FRANKLIN RESOURCES INC (BEN)
CIK: 0000038777
Period of Report: 2011-12-11

Reporting Person: JOHNSON GREGORY E (Director, CEO and President)

Non-Derivative Transactions

Date	Security	Code	Shares	Price	A/D	Holdings After	Ownership
2011-12-11	Common Stock, par value $.10	G	268	—	Acquired	19834	Indirect
2011-12-11	Common Stock, par value $.10	G	268	—	Disposed	661560	Direct
2011-12-14	Common Stock, par value $.10	G	1595	—	Disposed	659965	Direct
2011-12-16	Common Stock, par value $.10	G	270	—	Acquired	20104	Indirect
2011-12-16	Common Stock, par value $.10	G	270	—	Disposed	659695	Direct
2012-04-18	Common Stock, par value $.10	G	815	—	Disposed	658880	Direct
2012-06-18	Common Stock, par value $.10	G	140	—	Disposed	658740	Direct
2012-08-17	Common Stock, par value $.10	G	253	—	Disposed	658487	Direct
2012-08-20	Common Stock, par value $.10	G	1675	—	Disposed	656812	Direct

Holdings (Non-Derivative)

Security	Shares	Ownership
Common Stock, par value $.10	1515.294	Indirect
Common Stock, par value $.10	895000	Indirect
Common Stock, par value $.10	5085	Indirect
Common Stock, par value $.10	2700	Indirect

Footnotes

F1: Not applicable.

F2: Shares held by Reporting Person as trustee for Reporting Person's minor children. Reporting Person disclaims beneficial ownership of such shares.

F3: Of the amount of securities beneficially owned as of gift date, 101,943 shares represented unvested awards of restricted stock.

F4: Reporting Person holds shares in the Franklin Templeton 401(k) Retirement Plan. Information is based on a plan statement as of July 13, 2012.

F5: Shares held by Reporting Person's spouse. Reporting Person disclaims beneficial ownership of such shares.

F6: Business trust for the benefit of Reporting Person and Reporting Person's children.