FRANKLIN RESOURCES INC — Director's Dealing 2012

Sep 8, 2012

SEC Form 4 — Statement of Changes in Beneficial Ownership

Issuer: FRANKLIN RESOURCES INC (BEN)
CIK: 0000038777
Period of Report: 2011-12-28

Reporting Person: JOHNSON RUPERT H JR (Director, Vice Chairman, 10% Owner)

Non-Derivative Transactions

Date	Security	Code	Shares	Price	A/D	Holdings After	Ownership
2011-12-28	Common Stock, par value $.10	G	100000	—	Disposed	35016015	Direct
2012-02-21	Common Stock, par value $.10	G	4800	—	Disposed	35011215	Direct

Holdings (Non-Derivative)

Security	Shares	Ownership
Common Stock, par value $.10	6880.467	Indirect
Common Stock, par value $.10	852245	Indirect
Common Stock, par value $.10	3372	Indirect

Footnotes

F1: Not applicable.

F2: Reporting Person holds shares in the Franklin Templeton 401(k) Retirement Plan. Information is based on a plan statement as of July 13, 2012.

F3: Shares held by Reporting Person's spouse. Reporting Person disclaims beneficial ownership of such shares.