UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549
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FRANKLIN RESOURCES, INC.
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| FRANKLIN RESOURCES, INC.
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| Meeting Type: Annual Stockholder Meeting Meeting Date: March 11, 2009 Meeting Time: 10:00 A.M. Pacific Time For holders as of: January 12, 2009 Meeting Location: H.L. Jamieson Auditorium One Franklin Parkway, Building 920 San Mateo, CA 94403 Meeting Directions: For directions to the Annual Meeting site, please visit our website at: www.franklintempleton.com/retail/jsp_cm/ global_nav/contact_us/pub/sanmateo-dir.jsp
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| The Board of Directors recommends a vote FOR proposals 1, 2 and 3. |
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To elect 12 directors to the Board of Directors to hold office until the next annual meeting of stockholders or until that person’s successor is elected and qualified or until his or her earlier death, resignation, retirement, disqualification or removal. |
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| Nominees: |
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| 01) Samuel H. Armacost |
09) Chutta Ratnathicam |
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02) Charles Crocker |
10) Peter M. Sacerdote |
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03) Joseph R. Hardiman |
11) Laura Stein |
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04) Robert D. Joffe |
12) Anne M. Tatlock |
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| 05) Charles B. Johnson |
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To ratify the appointment of PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP as the Company’s independent registered public accounting firm for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2009. |
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| 06) Gregory E. Johnson |
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| 07) Rupert H. Johnson, Jr. |
3. | To resubmit for stockholder approval the Company’s 2004 Key Executive Incentive Compensation Plan for purposes of complying with the requirements of Section 162(m) of the Internal Revenue Code.
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08) Thomas H. Kean |
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To transact such other business that may properly be raised at the Annual Meeting or any adjournments or postponements of the Annual Meeting. |
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