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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	2011-11-15	52,972	$36.30	714,800	No	4	M	Direct
Common Stock, Par Value $.10	Disposition	2011-11-15	52,972	$105.13	661,828	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	2011-11-15	52,972	$0.00	52,972	$36.30

Remaning Holdings	Exercise Date	Expiration Date	Equity Swap Involved	Transaction Form Type	Transaction Code	Nature of Ownership
0	2002-09-30	2011-11-19	No	4	M	Direct

Reported Non-Derivative Holdings

Sec. Name	Remaning Holdings	Nature of Ownership	Explanation
Common Stock, Par Value $.10	19,566	Indirect	As a Trustee for Minor Child
Common Stock, Par Value $.10	1,471	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

Of the amount of securities beneficially owned, 101,943 shares represent unvested awards of restricted stock.
The price in Column 4 is a weighted average price. These shares were sold in multiple transactions at prices ranging from $104.830 to $105.325, inclusive. The Reporting Person undertakes to provide to the Issuer, any security holder of the Issuer, or the staff of the Securities and 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 are held by the Reporting Person as trustee for the Reporting Person's minor children. The Reporting Person disclaims any beneficial ownership of such shares.
Reporting Person holds shares in the Franklin Templeton 401(k) Retirement Plan. Information is based on a plan summary as of September 30, 2011.
Shares are held by a member of the Reporting Person's immediate family. The Reporting Person disclaims any beneficial ownership of such shares.
Business trust for the benefit of the Reporting Person and the Reporting Person's children.
Not Applicable.