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Filing Details

Accession Number:: 0001127602-13-030799
Form Type:: 4
Zero Holdings:: No
Publication Time:: 2013-11-06 14:18:24
Reporting Period:: 2013-11-04

Filing Date:: 2013-11-06
Accepted Time:: 2013-11-06 14:18:24
SEC Url:: Form 4 Filing

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	Chairman, Ceo And President	Yes	Yes	No	No

Reported Non-Derivative Transactions

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Sec. Name	Acquisiton - Disposition	Date	Amount	Price	Remaning Holdings	Equity Swap Involved	Form Type	Code	Nature of Ownership
Common Stock, Par Value $.10	Acquisiton	2013-11-04	25,314	$15.16	1,731,584	No	4	M	Direct
Common Stock, Par Value $.10	Disposition	2013-11-04	25,314	$53.74	1,706,270	No	4	S	Direct
Common Stock, Par Value $.10	Acquisiton	2013-11-04	155,234	$53.79	1,861,504	No	4	A	Direct
Common Stock, Par Value $.10	Acquisiton	2013-11-04	29,950	$0.00	1,891,454	No	4	A	Direct

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

Reported Derivative Transactions

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Sec. Name	Sec. Type	Acquisiton - Disposition	Date	Amount	Price	Amount - 2	Price - 2
Common Stock, Par Value $.10	Stock Option (Right to Buy)	Disposition	2013-11-04	25,314	$0.00	25,314	$15.16

Remaning Holdings	Exercise Date	Expiration Date	Equity Swap Involved	Transaction Form Type	Transaction Code	Nature of Ownership
0	2004-09-30	2013-11-11	No	4	M	Direct

Reported Non-Derivative Holdings

Sec. Name	Remaning Holdings	Nature of Ownership	Explanation
Common Stock, Par Value $.10	60,930	Indirect	As A Trustee For Minor Child
Common Stock, Par Value $.10	4,700	Indirect	By 401(k)
Common Stock, Par Value $.10	2,565,000	Indirect	By Business Limited Partnership
Common Stock, Par Value $.10	8,100	Indirect	By Business Trust
Common Stock, Par Value $.10	15,564	Indirect	By Spouse
Common Stock, Par Value $.10	396,000	Indirect	By Venture Limited Partnership

Footnotes

The price reported in Column 4 is a weighted average price. These shares were sold in multiple transactions at prices ranging form $53.66 to $53.82, 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.
Of the amount of securities beneficially owned, 328,574 shares represent unvested restricted stock awards (excluding the unvested restricted stock units scheduled to vest on November 29, 2013 as reported in footnote 3).
On November 2, 2010, November 3, 2011 and November 5, 2012, the Reporting Person was granted certain restricted stock units subject to vesting over a three-year period based upon satisfaction of certain performance criteria. On November 4, 2013, the Issuer's Compensation Committee certified that certain performance criteria with respect to the Issuer's fiscal year ended September 30, 2013 were achieved, and therefore the amount of shares reported in Column 4 are scheduled to vest on November 29, 2013.
Not applicable.
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 15, 2013.
Business limited partnership under control of Reporting Person.
Business trust for the benefit of Reporting Person and Reporting Person's children.
Shares held by Reporting Person's spouse. Reporting Person disclaims beneficial ownership of such shares.
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.