Edgar Filing: IKEDA DONNA S

Ownership Submission

FORM 4

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UNITED STATES SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549
STATEMENT OF CHANGES IN BENEFICIAL OWNERSHIP OF SECURITIES

Filed pursuant to Section 16(a) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, Section 17(a) of the Public Utility Holding Company Act of 1935 or Section 30(h) of the Investment Company Act of 1940

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1. Name and Address of Reporting Person ^*

IKEDA DONNA S

2. Issuer Name and Ticker or Trading Symbol
FRANKLIN RESOURCES INC [BEN]

5. Relationship of Reporting Person(s) to Issuer
(Check all applicable)

_____ Director	_____ 10% Owner
__X__ Officer (give title below)	_____ Other (specify below)
Vice President

(Last)

(First)

(Middle)

C/O FRANKLIN RESOURCES, INC., ONE FRANKLIN PARKWAY

3. Date of Earliest Transaction (Month/Day/Year)
09/09/2005

(Street)

SAN MATEO, CA 944031906

4. If Amendment, Date Original Filed(Month/Day/Year)

6. Individual or Joint/Group Filing(Check Applicable Line)
_X_ Form filed by One Reporting Person
___ Form filed by More than One Reporting Person

(City)

(State)

(Zip)

Table I - Non-Derivative Securities Acquired, Disposed of, or Beneficially Owned

1.Title of Security (Instr. 3)	2. Transaction Date (Month/Day/Year)	2A. Deemed Execution Date, if any (Month/Day/Year)	3. Transaction Code (Instr. 8)		4. Securities Acquired (A) or Disposed of (D) (Instr. 3, 4 and 5)			5. Amount of Securities Beneficially Owned Following Reported Transaction(s) (Instr. 3 and 4)	6. Ownership Form: Direct (D) or Indirect (I) (Instr. 4)	7. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership (Instr. 4)
1.Title of Security (Instr. 3)	2. Transaction Date (Month/Day/Year)	2A. Deemed Execution Date, if any (Month/Day/Year)	Code	V	Amount	(A) or (D)	Price		6. Ownership Form: Direct (D) or Indirect (I) (Instr. 4)	7. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership (Instr. 4)
Common Stock, par value $.10	09/09/2005		M		3,433	A	$ 47.57	22,657.6941 ⁽¹⁾	D
Common Stock, par value $.10	09/09/2005		M		10,000	A	$ 37.27	32,657.6941	D
Common Stock, par value $.10	09/09/2005		S		11,633	D	$ 83.25	21,024.6941	D
Common Stock, par value $.10	09/09/2005		S		468	D	$ 82.9464	20,556.6941	D
Common Stock, par value $.10	09/09/2005		S		1,332	D	$ 82.94	19,224.6941	D
Common Stock, par value $.10								240	I	By IRA

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Table II - Derivative Securities Acquired, Disposed of, or Beneficially Owned
(e.g., puts, calls, warrants, options, convertible securities)

1. Title of Derivative Security
(Instr. 3)

2. Conversion or Exercise Price of Derivative Security

3. Transaction Date (Month/Day/Year)

3A. Deemed Execution Date, if any (Month/Day/Year)

4. Transaction Code
(Instr. 8)

5. Number of Derivative Securities Acquired (A) or Disposed of (D)
(Instr. 3, 4, and 5)

6. Date Exercisable and Expiration Date
(Month/Day/Year)

7. Title and Amount of Underlying Securities
(Instr. 3 and 4)

8. Price of Derivative Security
(Instr. 5)

9. Number of Derivative Securities Beneficially Owned Following Reported Transaction(s)
(Instr. 4)

10. Ownership Form of Derivative Security: Direct (D) or Indirect (I)
(Instr. 4)

11. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership
(Instr. 4)

Code

(A)

(D)

Date Exercisable

Expiration Date

Title

Amount or Number of Shares

Employee Stock Option (Right to Buy)

$ 47.57 ⁽²⁾

09/09/2005

3,433 ⁽²⁾ ⁽³⁾

09/30/2004

11/11/2013

Common Stock, par value $.10

3,433 ⁽²⁾

$ 47.57 ⁽²⁾

6,863

Employee Stock Options (Right to Buy)

$ 37.27 ⁽²⁾

09/09/2005

10,000 ⁽²⁾ ⁽⁴⁾

09/28/2001

11/16/2010

Common Stock, par value $.10

10,000 ⁽²⁾

$ 37.27 ⁽²⁾

15,742

Reporting Owners

Reporting Owner Name / Address	Relationships
Reporting Owner Name / Address	Director	10% Owner	Officer	Other
IKEDA DONNA S C/O FRANKLIN RESOURCES, INC. ONE FRANKLIN PARKWAY SAN MATEO, CA 944031906			Vice President

Signatures

/s/ IKEDA, DONNA S.		09/13/2005
^**Signature of Reporting Person		Date

Explanation of Responses:

*	If the form is filed by more than one reporting person, see Instruction 4(b)(v).
**	Intentional misstatements or omissions of facts constitute Federal Criminal Violations. See 18 U.S.C. 1001 and 15 U.S.C. 78ff(a).
(1)	Of the amount of securities beneficially owned, 1,476 shares represent unvested awards of restricted stock and 3,000 shares represent unvested restricted stock units. Unvested restricted stock units do not have voting rights but are entitled to receive dividends in cash.
(2)	Reflects adjustment in connection with the special cash dividend paid by Franklin Resources, Inc. on April 15, 2005.
(3)	This report reflects the exercise of options originally granted on November 12, 2003.
(4)	This report reflects the exercise of options originally granted on November 16, 2000.

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