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Filing Details

Issuer

Cik	Name	Symbol	Sector (SIC)	IRS No
38777	Franklin Resources Inc	BEN	Investment Advice (6282)	132670991

Insiders

Cik	Name	Reported Address	Insider Title	Director	Officer	Large Shareholder	Other
1010262	E Gregory Johnson	C/O Franklin Resources, Inc. One Franklin Parkway San Mateo CA 94403-1906	Ceo And President	Yes	Yes	No	No

Reported Non-Derivative Transactions

Sec. Name	Acquisiton - Disposition	Date	Amount	Price	Remaning Holdings	Equity Swap Involved	Form Type	Code	Nature of Ownership	Explanation
Common Stock, Par Value $.10	Acquisiton	2012-11-01	55,197	$34.03	712,009	No	4	M	Direct
Common Stock, Par Value $.10	Disposition	2012-11-01	55,197	$131.39	656,812	No	4	S	Direct

Equity Swap Involved	Form Type	Code	Nature of Ownership	Explanation
No	4	M	Direct
No	4	S	Direct

Reported Derivative Transactions

Sec. Name	Sec. Type	Acquisiton - Disposition	Date	Amount	Price	Amount - 2	Price - 2
Common Stock, Par Value $.10	Stock Option (Right to Buy)	Disposition	2012-11-01	55,197	$0.00	55,197	$34.03

Remaning Holdings	Exercise Date	Expiration Date	Equity Swap Involved	Transaction Form Type	Transaction Code	Nature of Ownership
0	2003-09-30	2012-12-14	No	4	M	Direct

Reported Non-Derivative Holdings

Sec. Name	Remaning Holdings	Nature of Ownership	Explanation
Common Stock, Par Value $.10	20,104	Indirect	As A Trustee For Minor Child
Common Stock, Par Value $.10	1,519	Indirect	By 401(k)
Common Stock, Par Value $.10	895,000	Indirect	By Limited Partnership
Common Stock, Par Value $.10	5,085	Indirect	By Spouse
Common Stock, Par Value $.10	2,700	Indirect	By Trust

Footnotes

Reflects adjustments in connection with the special cash dividend paid by Franklin Resources, Inc. on December 30, 2011.
Of the amount of securities beneficially owned, 60,339 shares represented unvested awards of restricted stock.
Reporting Person hereby confirms that, after giving effect to the Reporting Person's prior transactions on September 20, 2012, Reporting Person directly held 656,812 shares as of such date.
The price reported in Column 4 is a weighted price. These shares were sold in multiple transactions at prices ranging form $131.21 to $131.50, inclusive. The Reporting Person undertakes to provide to the Issuer, any security holder of the Issuer, or the staff on the Securities Exchange Commission, upon request, full information regarding the number of shares sold at each separate price within the range set forth in this footnote.
Shares held by Reporting Person as trustee for Reporting Person's minor children. Reporting Person disclaims beneficial ownership of such shares.
Reporting Person holds shares in the Franklin Templeton 401(k) Retirement Plan. Information is based on a plan statement as of October 12, 2012.
Shares held by Reporting Person's spouse. Reporting Person disclaims beneficial ownership of such shares.
Business trust for the benefit of Reporting Person and Reporting Person's children.
Not applicable.