FRANKLIN RESOURCES INC — Director's Dealing 2017

Nov 1, 2017

SEC Form 5 — Annual Statement of Changes in Beneficial Ownership

Issuer: FRANKLIN RESOURCES INC (BEN)
CIK: 0000038777
Period of Report: 2017-09-30

Reporting Person: JOHNSON CHARLES B (10% Owner)

Non-Derivative Transactions

Date	Security	Code	Shares	Price	A/D	Holdings After	Ownership
2016-11-28	Common Stock, par value $.10	G	54300	—	Disposed	96968918	Direct
2016-12-16	Common Stock, par value $.10	G	18382	—	Disposed	96968918	Direct
2016-12-27	Common Stock, par value $.10	G	585500	—	Disposed	96968918	Direct
2017-05-30	Common Stock, par value $.10	G	18200	—	Disposed	96968918	Direct

Holdings (Non-Derivative)

Security	Shares	Ownership
Common Stock, par value $.10	20608.2924	Indirect
Common Stock, par value $.10	4059651	Indirect
Common Stock, par value $.10	1350000	Indirect
Common Stock, par value $.10	817800	Indirect

Footnotes

F1: Not applicable.

F2: Pursuant to a required minimum distribution from the Franklin Templeton 401(k) Retirement Plan on December 3, 2016, the Reporting Person's plan balance was reduced by 1,204.4542 shares on such date per such required withdrawal.

F3: Reporting Person holds shares in the Franklin Templeton 401(k) Retirement Plan. Information is based on a plan statement as of September 30, 2017.

F4: Trust of which Reporting Person's spouse is the lifetime beneficiary.