FRANKLIN RESOURCES INC — Director's Dealing 2015

Nov 2, 2015

SEC Form 5 — Annual Statement of Changes in Beneficial Ownership

Issuer: FRANKLIN RESOURCES INC (BEN)
CIK: 0000038777
Period of Report: 2015-09-30

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

Non-Derivative Transactions

Date	Security	Code	Shares	Price	A/D	Holdings After	Ownership
2014-12-10	Common Stock, par value $.10	G	1328	—	Disposed	1940284	Direct
2014-12-15	Common Stock, par value $.10	G	519	—	Acquired	1940284	Direct
2014-12-15	Common Stock, par value $.10	G	1038	—	Acquired	66352	Indirect
2014-12-15	Common Stock, par value $.10	G	519	—	Acquired	17307	Indirect
2014-12-19	Common Stock, par value $.10	G	442	—	Disposed	1940284	Direct
2015-01-15	Common Stock, par value $.10	G	187	—	Disposed	1940284	Direct
2015-01-15	Common Stock, par value $.10	G	90	—	Disposed	1940284	Direct
2015-03-25	Common Stock, par value $.10	G	283	—	Disposed	1940284	Direct
2015-04-15	Common Stock, par value $.10	G	200	—	Disposed	1940284	Direct
2015-06-24	Common Stock, par value $.10	G	300	—	Disposed	1940284	Direct
2015-06-24	Common Stock, par value $.10	G	100	—	Disposed	1940284	Direct
2015-07-16	Common Stock, par value $.10	G	6579	—	Disposed	1940284	Direct
2015-08-26	Common Stock, par value $.10	G	710	—	Acquired	1940284	Direct
2015-08-26	Common Stock, par value $.10	G	1420	—	Acquired	66352	Indirect
2015-08-26	Common Stock, par value $.10	G	710	—	Acquired	17307	Indirect

Holdings (Non-Derivative)

Security	Shares	Ownership
Common Stock, par value $.10	4827.6445	Indirect
Common Stock, par value $.10	2565000	Indirect
Common Stock, par value $.10	8100	Indirect
Common Stock, par value $.10	396000	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: Shares held by Reporting Person's spouse. Reporting Person disclaims beneficial ownership of such shares.

F4: Reporting Person holds shares in the Franklin Templeton 401(k) Retirement Plan. Information is based on a plan statement as of September 30, 2015.

F5: Business limited partnership under control of Reporting Person.

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

F7: Limited partnership under control of Reporting Person, and owned in part by irrevocable trusts for the benefit of Reporting Person's children. Reporting Person disclaims beneficial ownership of the children's trusts.