FRANKLIN UNIVERSAL TRUST — Director's Dealing 2023

Sep 19, 2023

SEC Form 4 — Statement of Changes in Beneficial Ownership

Issuer: FRANKLIN UNIVERSAL TRUST (FT)
CIK: 0000833040
Period of Report: 2023-09-15

Reporting Person: MetLife Investment Management, LLC (N/A)

Non-Derivative Transactions

Date	Security	Code	Shares	Price	A/D	Holdings After	Ownership
2023-09-15	3.91% Senior Fixed Rate Notes Due September 15, 2023	J	10000000	—	Disposed	0	Indirect
2023-09-15	3.91% Senior Fixed Rate Notes Due September 15, 2023	J	25000000	—	Disposed	0	Indirect
2023-09-15	3.91% Senior Fixed Rate Notes Due September 15, 2023	J	5000000	—	Disposed	0	Indirect
2023-09-15	3.91% Senior Fixed Rate Notes Due September 15, 2023	J	10000000	—	Disposed	0	Indirect
2023-09-15	3.91% Senior Fixed Rate Notes Due September 15, 2023	J	5000000	—	Disposed	0	Indirect
2023-09-15	3.91% Senior Fixed Rate Notes Due September 15, 2023	J	5000000	—	Disposed	0	Indirect
2023-09-15	3.91% Senior Fixed Rate Notes Due September 15, 2023	J	5000000	—	Disposed	0	Indirect

Footnotes

F1: These 3.91% Senior Fixed Rate Notes Due September 15, 2023 ("Senior Fixed Rate Notes") matured on September 15, 2023, on which date the Issuer repaid the original principal amount, plus accrued and unpaid interest, which interest is exempt from Section 16 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended (the "Exchange Act") pursuant to Rule 16a-9 thereunder.

F2: These Senior Fixed Rate Notes are held directly by clients for whom the Reporting Person serves as investment manager.

F3: The Reporting Person disclaims beneficial ownership of the securities reported herein, except to the extent of its pecuniary interest therein, and this report shall not be deemed an admission that the Reporting Person is the beneficial owner of such securities for purposes of Section 16 of the Exchange Act or for any other purpose.