FRANKLIN RESOURCES INC — Proxy Solicitation & Information Statement 2012

Jan 24, 2012

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Stockholder Meeting to Be Held on March 14, 2012.

FRANKLIN RESOURCES, INC.	Meeting Information
	Meeting Type: Annual Meeting
	For holders as of: January 17, 2012
	Date: March 14, 2012	Time: 10:00 AM PT
	Location: H.L. JAMIESON AUDITORIUM ONE FRANKLIN PARKWAY, BUILDING 920 SAN
MATEO, CA 94403
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	The Board of Directors recommends you vote
	FOR the following proposals:
	1. Election of Directors
	Nominees:
●	1a. Samuel H. Armacost 1b. Charles Crocker 1c. Joseph R. Hardiman 1d. Charles B. Johnson 1e. Gregory E. Johnson 1f. Rupert H. Johnson, Jr. 1g. Mark
C. Pigott 1h. Chutta Ratnathicam 1i. Laura Stein 1j. Anne M. Tatlock 1k. Geoffrey Y. Yang
	2. To ratify the appointment of PricewaterhouseCoopers
LLP as the Company’s independent registered public accounting firm for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2012.