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Exhibit

EXHIBIT 10.3
FRANKLIN RESOURCES, INC.
2002 UNIVERSAL STOCK INCENTIVE PLAN
NOTICE OF RESTRICTED STOCK UNIT AWARD

	
		
	Name:
	 

	Address:
	 

In accordance with the Franklin Resources, Inc. 2002 Universal Stock Incentive Plan (the “2002 Plan”), as an incentive for increased efforts and successful achievements, Franklin Resources, Inc. (the “Company”) has awarded Participant Restricted Stock Units (“Units”) over common stock of the Company subject to the terms and conditions of the accompanying Restricted Stock Unit Award Agreement (the “Award Agreement”), this Notice of Restricted Stock Unit Award (the “Notice of Award” and together with the Award Agreement, the “Award”) and the 2002 Plan, as follows (capitalized terms used but not defined in this Notice of Award have the same meaning as set forth in the 2002 Plan):

	
		
	Award Number:
	 

	Award Date:
	 

	Total Number of Units Awarded:
	 

	Grant Date Value of Award (USD):
	 

	Restrictive Covenants Apply:
	[Insert “Yes” or “No”]

Vesting Schedule:

[Vesting schedule performance terms subject to approval of the Compensation Committee of the Board of Directors of the Company.]

For purposes of this Notice of Award and the Award Agreement, the term “vest” shall mean, with respect to any Units, that such Units are no longer subject to forfeiture to the Company (other than pursuant to Section 16 of the Award Agreement). 
The Units subject to this Award shall vest only by Participant’s Continuous Status as an Employee and such status is at the will of the Company or the applicable Subsidiary (not through the act of being hired, being granted this Award or acquiring Units hereunder).  Nothing in this Award, or in the 2002 Plan, which is incorporated herein by this reference, affects the Company’s, or a Subsidiary’s, right to terminate, or to change the terms of, Participant’s employment at any time, with or without cause.

From time to time, the Company may be in a “Blackout Period” and/or subject to applicable securities laws that could subject Participant to liability for engaging in any transaction involving the sale of the Shares.  Prior to the sale of any Shares acquired under this Award, it is Participant’s responsibility to determine whether or not such sale of Shares will subject Participant to liability under insider trading rules or other applicable securities laws.
In receiving this Award, Participant is hereby notified that the following constitute certain of the terms, conditions and obligations of receiving, holding and potentially vesting in, and settlement of the Award: 
(i)     Participant may receive the 2002 Plan prospectus in connection with the Form S-8 registration statement for the 2002 Plan, any updates thereto, the 2002 Plan, the Award Agreement and this Notice of Award (collectively, the “2002 Plan Documents”) in electronic form either through the Company’s intranet, the website of the third-party stock administration provider used by the Company, or another form of electronic communication (e.g., e-mail), as determined by the Company; 

(ii)     Participant has access to the Company’s intranet and the internet; 
(iii)     Participant may be required to acknowledge receipt of electronic or paper copies of the 2002 Plan Documents and the Company’s most recent annual report to stockholders; and 
(iv)     Participant has familiarized himself or herself with and has acknowledged the contents of and accepted the Award subject to the terms and provisions of the 2002 Plan Documents.
Participant may receive, without charge, upon written or oral request, paper copies of any or all of the 2002 Plan Documents, documents incorporated by reference in the Form S-8 registration statement for the 2002 Plan, and the Company’s most recent annual report to stockholders by requesting them from Stock Administration at the Company, One Franklin Parkway, San Mateo, CA 94403-1906.  Telephone +1 (650) 312-2000.  Email [                 ]. Participant may also withdraw Participant’s consent to receive any or all documents electronically by notifying Stock Administration at the above address in writing.  
If restrictive covenants apply to the Award (as indicated above), such restrictive covenants shall be governed by the provisions of Exhibit A to the Award Agreement and, for the avoidance of doubt, Exhibit A shall form part of the Award Agreement. In these circumstances, Participant shall be required to accept the Award by electronic or other means, as determined by the Company.
If restrictive covenants do not apply to the Award (as indicated above), the terms, conditions, obligations and requirements of this Notice of Award shall apply as a condition of receiving and holding the Award without the need for any manual or other execution of this Notice of Award by Participant or the Company, and Participant shall be deemed for all purposes to have accepted the Award in the absence of any written notice from Participant to the contrary. Notwithstanding the foregoing, however, as a condition to holding the Award and/or the vesting or settlement of the Award, upon the Company’s request at any time, the Company may require Participant to sign this Notice of Award either manually or electronically.

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FRANKLIN RESOURCES, INC.
2002 UNIVERSAL STOCK INCENTIVE PLAN
RESTRICTED STOCK UNIT AWARD AGREEMENT

This Restricted Stock Unit Award Agreement, together with any Exhibits or Appendix(es) attached hereto (hereinafter, collectively, the “Agreement”), is made as of the Award Date set forth in the Notice of Restricted Stock Unit Award (the “Notice of Award”) between Franklin Resources, Inc. (the “Company”) and Participant named therein (“Participant”).

WITNESSETH:

WHEREAS, the Board and stockholders of the Company have adopted the Franklin Resources, Inc. 2002 Universal Stock Incentive Plan (the “2002 Plan”), authorizing the grant of Restricted Stock Units (“Units”) to eligible individuals as an incentive in connection with the performance of services for the Company and its Subsidiaries, as defined in the 2002 Plan, which is incorporated herein by this reference (capitalized terms used but not defined in this Agreement have the same meaning as set forth in the 2002 Plan or the Notice of Award, as applicable); and

WHEREAS, the Company recognizes the efforts of Participant on behalf of the Company and its Subsidiaries and desires to motivate Participant in Participant’s work and provide an inducement to remain in the service of the Company and its Subsidiaries; and

WHEREAS, the Company has determined that it would be to the advantage and in the interest of the Company and its stockholders to award Units provided for in this Agreement and the Notice of Award to Participant, subject to certain restrictions, as an incentive for increased efforts and successful achievements;

NOW, THEREFORE, in consideration of the foregoing premises and of the mutual covenants herein contained, the parties hereto hereby agree as follows:

1.    Restricted Stock Unit Award.  The Company is awarding to Participant Units as set forth in the Notice of Award, subject to the rights of and limitations on Participant as owner thereof as set forth in this Agreement. If so indicated on the Notice of Award, the restrictive covenants set forth on Exhibit A, attached hereto, shall apply and shall form a part of this Agreement. The Award shall be in consideration of Participant’s execution of this Agreement and the covenants herein.

2.Transfer Restriction. Units may not be transferred by Participant in any manner except that Units may be transferred by will or by the laws of descent and distribution if Participant dies while an employee of the Company or any of its Subsidiaries, and holds vested Units as of the date of his or her death.

3.    Vesting.

(a)    Units shall become vested in accordance with the Vesting Schedule in the Notice of Award so long as Participant maintains a Continuous Status as an Employee, subject to Section 16 below.

(b)    If Participant ceases to maintain a Continuous Status as an Employee for any reason other than death or disability (as described in Section 3(c)), all Units to the extent not yet vested under Section 3(a) on the date Participant ceases to maintain a Continuous Status as an Employee shall be forfeited by Participant without payment of any consideration to Participant therefor.  Any Units so forfeited shall be canceled and any Shares considered issuable pursuant to such Units, if applicable, shall be returned to the status of authorized but unissued Shares, to be held for future distributions under the Company’s 2002 Plan.

(c)    If Participant dies or in the event of termination of Participant’s Continuous Status as an Employee as a result of disability (as determined by an executive officer of the Company in accordance with the policies of the 

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Company) while an employee of the Company or any of its Subsidiaries, Participant’s interest in all Units awarded hereunder shall become fully vested as of the date of death or termination of employment on account of such disability, in which case such date shall be deemed the Vesting Date.  Unless changed by the Committee, “disability” means that Participant ceases to be an employee on account of disability as a result of which Participant is determined to be disabled by the determining authority under the long-term or total permanent disability policy, or government social security or other similar benefit program, of the country or location in which Participant is employed and, in the absence of such determining authority, as determined by the Committee in accordance with the policies of the Company.

4.    Vesting of Units and Issuance of Shares.  Upon the Vesting Date, (i) one Share and (ii) an amount in cash equal to the cash dividends, if any, paid with respect to such share between the Award Date and the Vesting Date shall be issuable for each Unit that vests on such date, subject to the terms and provisions of the 2002 Plan, the Notice of Award and this Agreement.  Upon satisfaction of any required tax or other withholding obligations as set forth in Section 6 of this Agreement, the Shares and cash amount (if any) will be issued to Participant (as evidenced by the appropriate entry in the books of the Company or a duly authorized transfer agent of the Company) as soon as practicable after the Vesting Date, but in any event, within the period ending on the later to occur of the date that is two and a half (21⁄2) months from the end of (i) Participant’s tax year that includes the applicable Vesting Date, or (ii) the Company’s tax year that includes the applicable Vesting Date (such period, the “short-term deferral period”).  Any fractional Unit remaining after all Units under this Award are fully vested shall be discarded and neither a fractional Share nor any dividends issued with respect to such fractional Share shall be issued at vesting of the fractional Unit.  Notwithstanding the above, the Company may, in its discretion, pay to Participant all or a portion of any vested Units in cash in an amount equal to the Fair Market Value of the relevant number of Shares on the applicable Vesting Date, or on such other date or dates within the short-term deferral period which the Company may at its absolute discretion prescribe, less any tax or other withholding obligations set forth in Section 6 of this Agreement.  

5.    Right to Shares.  Except as otherwise determined by the Committee, in its discretion, and as provided in Section 4, Participant shall not have any right in, to or with respect to any of the Shares (including any voting rights or rights with respect to dividends paid on the Shares, including rights to dividend equivalent payments) issuable for a Unit under the Award until the Award is settled by the issuance of such Shares to Participant.

6.    Withholding of Taxes.

(a)General. Participant is ultimately liable and responsible for all taxes owed by Participant in connection with the 2002 Plan including, without limitation, the award of Units, vesting of Units, issue and sale of Shares regardless of any action the Company or any of its Subsidiaries takes with respect to any tax withholding obligations that arise in connection with the 2002 Plan.  Neither the Company nor any of its Subsidiaries makes any representation or undertaking regarding the treatment of any tax withholding in connection with the grant or vesting of Units awarded or the subsequent sale of any of the Shares.  The Company and its Subsidiaries do not commit, and are under no obligation to structure the Award, to reduce or eliminate Participant’s tax liability.

(b)Payment of Withholding Taxes. Prior to any event in connection with Units awarded (e.g., vesting) that the Company determines may result in any tax withholding obligation, whether United States federal, state or local taxes or any applicable foreign taxes and including any employment tax obligation (the “Tax Withholding Obligation”), Participant must agree to the satisfaction of such Tax Withholding Obligation in a manner acceptable to the Company, including by one of the following methods:  

(i)By Share Withholding.  Unless the Company permits Participant to satisfy the Tax Withholding Obligation by some other means in accordance with clause (iii) below, Participant authorizes the Company (in the exercise of its sole discretion) to withhold from those Shares issuable to Participant the whole number of Shares sufficient to satisfy the Tax Withholding Obligation.  Share withholding will generally be used to satisfy the tax liability of individuals subject to the short swing profit restrictions of Section 16(b) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended.

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(ii)By Sale of Shares.  Unless the Company permits Participant to satisfy the Tax Withholding Obligation by some other means in accordance with clause (iii) below, and provided that the terms of this clause (ii) do not violate Section 13(k) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, Participant’s acceptance of the Award constitutes Participant’s instruction and authorization to the Company and any brokerage firm determined acceptable to the Company for such purpose to sell on Participant’s behalf a whole number of Shares otherwise issuable to Participant as the Company determines to be appropriate to generate cash proceeds sufficient to satisfy the applicable Tax Withholding Obligation.  Such Shares will be sold on the day such Tax Withholding Obligation arises (e.g., a Vesting Date) or as soon thereafter as practicable.  Participant will be responsible for all brokers’ fees and other costs of sale, and Participant agrees to indemnify and hold the Company harmless from any losses, costs, damages, or expenses relating to any such sale.  To the extent the proceeds of such sale exceed the Tax Withholding Obligation, the Company agrees to pay such excess in cash to Participant.  Participant acknowledges that the Company is under no obligation to arrange for such sale at any particular price, and that the proceeds of any such sale may not be sufficient to satisfy the Tax Withholding Obligation.  Accordingly, Participant agrees to pay to the Company or any of its Subsidiaries as soon as practicable, including through additional payroll withholding, any amount of the Tax Withholding Obligation that is not satisfied by the sale of Shares described above.

(iii)By Check, Wire Transfer or Other Means.  At any time not less than five (5) business days (or such fewer number of days as determined by the Committee or its designee) before any Tax Withholding Obligation arises (e.g., a Vesting Date), Participant may request permission to satisfy the Tax Withholding Obligation by check, wire transfer or other means, by submitting such request, in writing, to the Company.  Alternatively, the Company may require that Participant satisfy any Tax Withholding Obligation in any such manner.  If the Company approves Participant’s request, or so requires, within five (5) business days of the relevant Vesting Date (or such fewer number of days as determined by the Committee or its designee) Participant must deliver to the Company the amount that the Company determines is sufficient to satisfy the Tax Withholding Obligation by (x) wire transfer to such account as the Company may direct, (y) delivery of a certified check payable to the Company, or (z) such other means as specified from time to time by the Committee or its designee.
 
7.    Successors.  This Agreement shall (a) inure to the benefit of, and be enforceable by, the Company’s successors and assigns, and (b) be binding on Participant’s executors, administrators, heirs and successors, in the event that Participant dies and Section 2 of this Agreement applies.  Nothing contained in the 2002 Plan, the Notice of Award or this Agreement shall be interpreted as imposing any liability on the Company or the Committee in favor of Participant or any purchaser or other transferee of Units or Shares with respect to any loss, cost or expense which such Participant, purchaser or other transferee may incur in connection with, or arising out of any transaction involving, any Units or Shares subject to the 2002 Plan, the Notice of Award or this Agreement.

8.    No Compensation Deferrals.  This Agreement, the Notice of Award and the 2002 Plan are intended to be exempt from or to comply with Section 409A (“Section 409A”) of the United States Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended, and shall be administered and construed in accordance with such intent.  The Company reserves the right, to the extent the Company deems necessary or advisable in its sole discretion, unilaterally to amend or modify, or to take any other actions, as the Committee determines are necessary or appropriate with respect to, the 2002 Plan, the Notice of Award and/or this Agreement to ensure that no awards (including, without limitation, the Units) become subject to the requirements of Section 409A, provided, however, that the Company makes no representation that the Units are not subject to Section 409A nor makes any undertaking to preclude Section 409A from applying to the Units. In furtherance, and not in limitation, of the foregoing: (a) in no event may Participant designate, directly or indirectly, the calendar year of any payment to be made hereunder; and (b) notwithstanding any other provision of this Agreement to the contrary, a termination of employment hereunder shall mean and be interpreted consistent with a “separation from service” within the meaning of Section 409A with respect to any payment hereunder that constitutes a “deferral of compensation” under Section 409A that becomes due on account of such separation from service.

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9.    Integration.  The terms of the 2002 Plan, the Notice of Award and this Agreement are intended by the Company and Participant to be the final expression of their agreement with respect to Units and may not be contradicted by evidence of any prior or contemporaneous agreement.  The Company and Participant further intend that the 2002 Plan, the Notice of Award and this Agreement shall constitute the complete and exclusive statement of their terms and that no extrinsic evidence whatsoever may be introduced in any arbitration, judicial, administrative or other legal proceeding involving the 2002 Plan, the Notice of Award or this Agreement.  Accordingly, the 2002 Plan, the Notice of Award and this Agreement contain the entire understanding between the parties and supersede all prior oral, written and implied agreements, understandings, commitments and practices among the parties.

10.    Waivers.  Any failure to enforce any terms or conditions of the 2002 Plan, the Notice of Award or this Agreement by the Company or by Participant shall not be deemed a waiver of that term or condition, nor shall any waiver or relinquishment of any right or power for all or any other times.

11.    Severability of Provisions.  If any provision of the 2002 Plan, the Notice of Award or this Agreement shall be held invalid or unenforceable, such invalidity or unenforceability shall not affect any other provision thereof; and the 2002 Plan, the Notice of Award and this Agreement shall be construed and enforced as if none of them included such provision.

12.    Committee Decisions Conclusive.  This Agreement and the Notice of Award are administered and interpreted by the Committee and the Committee has full and exclusive discretion to interpret and administer this Agreement and the Notice of Award.  All actions, interpretations and decisions of the Committee are conclusive and binding on all persons, and will be given the maximum possible deference allowed by law.

13.    Mandatory Direct Discussion, Mediation, and Arbitration.  To the extent permitted by law, any claim, disagreement, or dispute arising out of or relating to the 2002 Plan, the Notice of Award, and/or this Agreement, including the meaning or interpretation thereof (a “Dispute”), shall be resolved solely and exclusively by direct discussion and mandatory mediation followed, if necessary, by final and binding arbitration in accordance with the terms and procedures specified in this Section 13.  These terms and procedures apply solely to the resolution of a Dispute as defined in this Agreement.  Any other claim, issue, or complaint raised by Participant who is subject to the Franklin Templeton Investments Alternative Dispute Resolution Policy and Agreement (the “ADR Agreement”), which claims, issues or complaints are not covered by this Agreement will be resolved according to the terms and procedures of the ADR Agreement.  With regard to any Dispute as defined in this Agreement, if there is a difference between the terms or procedures defined in the ADR Agreement, and the terms and procedures defined in this Agreement, this Agreement’s terms and procedures shall control.  Participant and the Company specifically agree to waive the right to pursue any Dispute before a court or jury.  
(a)    Direct Discussion.  Upon written notice of any Dispute, Participant and the Company (each referred to as a “party” and together as the “parties”) shall first attempt to resolve the Dispute by direct discussion.

(b)Mediation.  If a Dispute is not resolved by direct discussion then either party may request mediation of the Dispute by sending a written notice requesting mediation to the other party. The parties will mutually agree to the selection of a mediator, whose compensation will be borne by the Company.  

(c)Arbitration.  If a Dispute is not resolved by direct discussion and mandatory mediation, then either party may request final and binding arbitration of the Dispute by sending a written notice requesting arbitration to the other party.  The Dispute will be heard by a single arbitrator unless, within 45 days of receiving the initial written demand for arbitration, either party elects by written notice to the other party for the arbitration to be heard by a panel of three arbitrators.  If a single arbitrator is used, the parties will mutually agree to the selection of the arbitrator.  If either party elects for the arbitration to be heard by a panel of three arbitrators, each party will select one arbitrator, and the arbitrators selected by the parties will, within a reasonable period of time, then appoint a third arbitrator to serve as chair of the panel.  

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The arbitration will be conducted in accordance with the Employment Arbitration Rules and Mediation Procedures of the American Arbitration Association (“AAA”) as amended and effective November 1, 2009 (the “AAA Rules”) but without necessarily retaining AAA or any other third-party to administer the arbitration.  The parties will determine whether a third-party administration service is necessary and, if jointly deemed necessary, agree to a mutually acceptable arbitration administration service, whether AAA or otherwise, within 45 days of receipt of the initial written demand for arbitration.  If the parties do not agree about whether a third-party is needed to administer the arbitration, or if the parties cannot reach agreement as to which administration service to use within 45 days, any arbitration will be administered by AAA.  The location for the arbitration shall be in the county or comparable jurisdiction of Participant’s employment.  Judgment on the award rendered may be entered in any court having jurisdiction.  

The Company will pay all of the costs of arbitration that are attributable to the employer pursuant to the AAA Rules, unless applicable law requires the Company to pay a greater share or all of the costs.  In addition, if a single arbitrator is used, or if the Company elects for the arbitration to be heard by a panel of three arbitrators, the compensation and expenses of the arbitrator(s) will be paid by the Company.  If Participant elects for the arbitration to be heard by a panel of three arbitrators, Participant will be responsible for paying one-half of the arbitrators’ compensation and expenses.  

All statutes of limitation that would otherwise be applicable shall apply to any arbitration proceeding under this Section.  To the extent permitted by law, Participant waives the right to participate in a class, representative or collective action, as a class representative, class member, as an opt-in party, or private attorney general or join or consolidate claims with claims of any other person or entity, with respect to any Dispute, whether before a court or jury or in arbitration.  Nothing in this Agreement, however, is intended or understood to limit, contradict, or preclude the rights reserved by law for Participant to initiate any administrative claim, or to excuse Participant from bringing an administrative claim before any agency in order to fulfill any obligation by Participant to exhaust administrative remedies.  The provisions of this Section are intended by Participant and the Company to be exclusive for all purposes and applicable to any and all Disputes.  

Except as otherwise provided in this Agreement, or as otherwise mutually agreed by the parties, the arbitrator(s) will conduct the arbitration pursuant to the AAA Rules, the U.S. Federal Arbitration Act, 9 U.S.C. section 1, et seq., and the U.S. Federal Rules of Evidence.  The arbitrator(s) shall have jurisdiction and authority only to award Participant an amount equal to or less than the amount of the Award challenged in the Dispute, subject to the same terms and conditions as the Notice of Award in Dispute, and shall not have jurisdiction or authority to make any other award of any type, including, without limitation, punitive damages, unforeseeable economic damages, damages for pain, suffering or emotional distress, or any other kind or form of damages (the “Arbitrator Authority”).  Thus, the arbitrator(s) shall not have jurisdiction or authority to grant preliminary or final injunctive relief or specific performance.  The remedy, if any, awarded by the arbitrator(s) within the Arbitrator Authority shall be the sole and exclusive remedy for any Dispute that is subject to arbitration under this Section.  

If Participant is an Associated Person employed by a Member Firm (as each such term is defined by the rules of the Financial Industry Regulatory Authority (“FINRA”)), nothing in this Agreement prohibits or restricts Participant or the Member Firm from filing an arbitration claim involving a Dispute in the FINRA arbitration forum as specified in FINRA rules.  In such a case, the parties each reserve the right to elect to have the arbitration heard by a panel of three arbitrators regardless of the dollar amount of the claim.  The parties further agree that the authority of the arbitrator(s) in any FINRA arbitration of a Dispute is limited to the Arbitrator Authority defined above.  Unless otherwise mutually agreed by the parties, the arbitrator(s) will conduct the arbitration pursuant to the FINRA Code of Arbitration Procedure for Industry Disputes (the “FINRA Code”) and the Federal Rules of Evidence.  All fees, costs, and expenses of FINRA arbitration, whether a single arbitrator or a panel of arbitrators is selected, including any hearing session fees, arbitration fees, surcharges, and filing fees, will be allocated as specified in the FINRA Code.

14.    Delaware Law.  The 2002 Plan, the Notice of Award and this Agreement are governed by, and all Disputes arising under or in connection with the 2002 Plan, the Notice of Award and this Agreement shall be resolved in accordance with, the laws of the State of Delaware, without regard to its conflict of laws rules, to the extent not pre-empted by the federal laws of the United States of America.

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15.    Country Appendices.  If Participant relocates to a country outside the United States: (i) any special terms and conditions that may apply to Units granted to Participants in such country under Appendices to this Agreement will apply to Participant; or (ii) if the Company has not previously granted Restricted Stock Units to employees in such country, any other special terms and conditions will apply to Participant, in each case to the extent the Company determines that the application of such terms and conditions is necessary or advisable to comply with local law or facilitate the administration of the 2002 Plan, and provided the imposition of the term or condition will not result in any adverse accounting expense with respect to the Units (unless the Company specifically determines to incur such expense).

		
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	Forfeiture.

(a)    Forfeiture Pursuant to Restatement of Financial Results.  Notwithstanding anything in the Award to the contrary, in the event that (i) the Company issues a restatement of financial results to correct a material error; (ii) the Committee determines, in good faith, that fraud or willful misconduct by Participant was a significant contributing factor to the need to issue such restatement; and (iii) some or all of the Units that were granted and/or Shares and/or other property earned prior to such restatement by Participant would not have been granted and/or earned, as applicable, based upon the restated financial results, Participant shall immediately return to the Company all Shares and other property received with respect to those Units, including any cash dividends paid with respect to the Units or such Shares, any pre-tax- income derived from ownership and any gross proceeds from disposition of such Shares and property, that would not have been granted and/or earned based upon the restated financial results (the “Repayment Obligation”), and all such Units (whether or not vested) shall immediately be forfeited.  The Company shall be able to enforce the Repayment Obligation by all legal means available, including, without limitation, by withholding such amount from other sums and property owed by the Company to Participant.

(b)    Forfeiture Pursuant to Fraud or Breach of Securities Law.  Notwithstanding anything in the Award to the contrary, in the event that Participant:

(i)    is convicted by any court for fraud; 

(ii)    is finally adjudicated by any court or is otherwise finally determined by a Regulatory Agency to be in violation of any Securities Law where the violation related to a period of time during which Participant was an employee; or

(iii)    enters into a settlement agreement with a Regulatory Agency, with or without admission of any liability, in relation to or in connection with an allegation  concerning a violation of any Securities Law by Participant where the violation or alleged violation related to a period of  time during which Participant was an employee, and the terms of the settlement agreement result in (x) Participant making, or being required to make, payment of any penalty or a payment in lieu of any penalty or redress in respect of such violation, or alleged violation; (y) the publication of any statement of reprimand or censure; or (z) Participant suffering any other penalty including (without limitation) suspension or termination of Participant’s status for the purposes of any Securities Law, all of Participant’s Units that have not vested shall immediately be forfeited without any payment to Participant therefor. Any Units so forfeited shall be canceled.

Notwithstanding the foregoing, the Committee may determine, in its sole discretion, that only a portion of Participant’s Units specified by the Committee (or no Units) shall be forfeited.

For the purposes of this Section 16(b), the following words shall have the following meanings: 

“Regulatory Agency” shall mean in any jurisdiction any department of government, independent  agency,  authority appointed by statute or by government in connection with the supervision and or enforcement of  any Securities Law  including, but not limited to, the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission; 

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“Securities Law” shall mean any enactment, law, statute, rule, requirement or regulation in any jurisdiction relating to Securities that is or was applicable to the Company or that is or was applicable to Participant; and
 
“Securities” shall mean any shares, bonds, derivatives or other financial instruments or financial assets or any interest therein.

(c)    Other Repayment/Forfeiture. Any benefits Participant may receive hereunder shall be subject to repayment or forfeiture as may be required to comply with (i) any applicable listing standards of a national securities exchange adopted in accordance with Section 954 of the Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act (regarding recovery of erroneously awarded compensation) and any implementing rules and regulations of the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission adopted thereunder, (ii) similar laws, and implementing rules and regulations, of  the European Union (as implemented by its member states and by the European Securities and Markets Authority) and of any other jurisdiction and (iii) any policies adopted by the Company to implement such requirements, all to the extent determined by the Company in its discretion to be applicable to Participant.

END OF AGREEMENT

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EXHIBIT A
TO
FRANKLIN RESOURCES, INC.
2002 UNIVERSAL STOCK INCENTIVE PLAN
RESTRICTED STOCK UNIT AWARD AGREEMENT

This Exhibit A to the Agreement shall apply if so indicated in the Notice of Award.
1.Confidentiality.  

(a)Confidential Information Obligations and Restrictions.  Participant shall keep confidential and, except as the Company may otherwise consent to in writing, shall not divulge, communicate, disclose, or use to the detriment of the Company Group or for the benefit of any other person or persons, misuse in any way, or make any use of, except for the benefit of the Company Group, at any time either between the Award Date and the applicable Vesting Date or at any time thereafter, any Confidential Information (as defined below).  Participant shall not disclose, deliver, reproduce, or in any way allow any such Confidential Information to be disclosed, delivered to or used by any third-parties without the specific direction or consent of a duly authorized representative of the Company, except in connection with the discharge of Participant’s duties.  Any Confidential Information now or hereafter acquired by Participant with respect to the business of the Company Group shall be deemed a valuable, special and unique asset of the Company Group that is received by Participant in confidence and as a fiduciary, and Participant shall remain a fiduciary to the Company with respect to all of such information.  Notwithstanding anything to the contrary herein, Participant shall not have any obligation to keep confidential any information (and the term “Confidential Information” shall not be deemed to include any information) that (i) is generally available to the public through no fault or wrongful act of Participant in breach of the terms hereof, (ii) is disseminated by the Company Group publicly without requiring confidentiality, (iii) is required by law or regulation to be disclosed by Participant, or (iv) is required to be disclosed by Participant to any Government Agency (as defined below) or person to whom disclosure is required by judicial or administrative process. 

(b)Permissible Disclosure of Confidential Information.  

(i)Participant Rights Protected.  Nothing in this Agreement shall limit or interfere with Participant’s right to file a charge or complaint with any Government Agency (as defined below) or ability, without notice to or authorization from the Company, to communicate with any Government Agency for the purpose of reporting a reasonable belief that a possible violation of law has occurred or may occur, or to participate, cooperate, provide information (including documents) or testify in any inquiry, investigation, proceeding or action that may be conducted by any Government Agency.  Participant will not be held criminally or civilly liable under any U.S. federal or state trade secret law, including the Defend Trade Secrets Act of 2016 (as amended from time to time) (or applicable law in jurisdictions other than the U.S. that afford equivalent disclosure protections) for the disclosure of any Confidential Information or other trade secret that is made in confidence to a Government Agency (or, in jurisdictions other than the U.S., to equivalent governmental agencies) or to an attorney solely for the purpose of reporting or investigating a suspected violation of law.  Participant will also not be held criminally or civilly liable under any U.S. federal or state trade secret law (or applicable law in jurisdictions other than the U.S. that afford equivalent disclosure protections) for the disclosure of any Confidential Information or other trade secret that is made in a complaint or other document filed in a legal proceeding, if such filing is made under seal (or, in the case of jurisdictions other than the U.S., in any manner that has equivalent effect).  If Participant files a claim against the Company or any member of the Company Group alleging that the Company (or any member of the Company Group) retaliated against Participant for reporting a suspected violation of law, Participant may disclose the Confidential Information or other trade secret to Participant’s attorney and use the Confidential Information or other trade secret information in such legal proceeding provided Participant (i) files any document containing the Confidential Information or other trade secret under seal and (ii) does not otherwise disclose the Confidential Information or other trade secret, except pursuant to an order issued by the tribunal with jurisdiction over Participant’s claim. 

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(ii)Responding to Legal Process.  Separately, to the extent Participant receives any subpoena, court order, or other legal process issued in any private litigation or arbitration regarding any matter or action involving the Company Group, then to the extent permitted by law or regulation, Participant shall, before providing any Confidential Information, give prompt prior written notice to the Company’s General Counsel in order to provide the Company with a reasonable opportunity to take appropriate steps to protect its Confidential Information to the fullest extent possible. 

2.Return of Confidential Material.  Upon the completion or other termination of Participant’s services for the Company Group, Participant shall promptly surrender and deliver to the Company all records, materials, equipment, drawings, documents, notes and books and data of any nature pertaining to any Confidential Information of the Company Group or to Participant’s services, and Participant will not take any description containing or pertaining to any Confidential Information or data of the Company Group which Participant may produce or obtain during the course of Participant’s services.  

3.Non-Solicit; Non-Interference.  Participant agrees that the Company Group has invested substantial time, effort and expense in compiling its Confidential Information, in assembling its present staff of personnel and in attracting and/or contracting with its current clients and customers and its prospective clients and customers.  In consideration of the Company Group granting access to Confidential Information, and in order to protect both the confidentiality of Confidential Information and the Company Group’s connections with staff, clients and customers and prospective clients and customers, Participant agrees that, subject to any applicable jurisdiction specific limitations set forth in Section 4(a) and 4(b) below, during Participant’s employment and during the Restricted Period, Participant shall not:

(a)either on Participant’s own account or in conjunction with or on behalf of any other person, directly or indirectly, solicit, approach, counsel, entice away or attempt to entice away any individual who during the Relevant Period is or was a Senior Employee of the Company Group in the Restricted Area to leave the employ of the Company Group, including by means of the supply of names or expressing views on qualifications or otherwise; or

(b)either on Participant’s own account or in conjunction with or on behalf of any other person, solicit, approach, contact, or have business dealings with, directly or indirectly, any Restricted Person for the purpose of diverting the Restricted Person’s account or other business relationship away from the Company Group; provided, that nothing contained in this Section 3(b) shall be deemed to prohibit Participant from seeking or doing any business which is not in direct or indirect competition with the business carried on by the Company Group. 

4.Certain Limitations. If a court determines that a restriction set forth in Section 3(a) or 3(b) cannot be enforced as written because it is overbroad in part (such as time, scope of activity, or geography), the parties agree that a court shall enforce the restrictions to such lesser extent as is allowed by law and/or reform the overbroad part of the restriction to make it enforceable.  If, despite the foregoing, any provision contained in this Exhibit A is determined to be void, illegal or unenforceable, in whole or in part, then the other provisions contained herein shall remain in full force and effect. In addition, the following provisions shall apply to limit, in whole or in part, the application of Section 3(a) and 3(b) of this Exhibit A during the Restricted Period only:

(a)California.  For so long as Participant resides in California and California law controls, Section 3(a) shall be limited to solicitation by unlawful means, including use of Confidential Information, and Section 3(b) shall be limited to solicitation to the extent that Participant’s solicitation involves use or disclosure of Confidential Information.

(b)New York.  For so long as Participant resides in New York and New York law controls, Restricted Person as used in Section 3(b) shall not include a client or customer (person or entity) with whom Participant had a client relationship prior to Participant’s employment with the Company Group. 

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5.Consideration.  The Award shall be in consideration for Participant’s execution of this Agreement and the covenants contained herein, which include the aforementioned restrictions and, in particular, the non-interference and non-solicit obligations set out in Section3(a) and 3(b) of this Exhibit A.

6.Acceptance.  Participant accepts that the restrictions contained in this Exhibit A are reasonable and necessary for the protection of the legitimate interests of the Company Group.

7.Award Agreement Restrictive Covenants.  Participant expressly acknowledges that the restrictive covenants contained in this Exhibit A to the Award Agreement do not replace and/or supersede any other restrictive covenants agreed between Participant and the Employer. Restrictive covenants contained in Exhibit A are in addition to any other restrictive covenants agreed and may be enforced separately and independently.

8.Definitions.  For purposes of this Exhibit A, the capitalized terms used above shall have the following meanings:

(a)“Company Group” means the Company and its Subsidiaries, partnerships, joint ventures and related and affiliated business entities. 

(b)“Confidential Information” means information disclosed to Participant or known by Participant as a consequence of or through the unique position of Participant’s employment with the Company or any of its Subsidiaries (including information conceived, originated, discovered or developed by Participant) prior to or after the Award Date, and not generally or publicly known, about the Company or its business, including, without limitation, data, information or other compilation of information of the Company Group relating to the products, processes, technical data, research and development, formulas, programs, test data, customer lists, investor lists, business plans, marketing plans, investment plans and strategies, pricing strategies or other subject matter pertaining to any business of the Company Group or any of its funds, clients, customers, consultants, licensees or affiliates, or private or otherwise protected data relating to employee applicants or employees of the Company Group, each as Participant may produce, obtain or otherwise learn of during the course of Participant’s performance of services, including information expressly deemed to be confidential by the Company Group.  

(c)“Government Agency” includes any U.S. or non-U.S. national, federal, provincial, regional, state, or local governmental agency, commission or legislative body, or self-regulatory organization, including, by way of representative example only, any securities and financial regulators or employment and labor regulators. 

(d)“Relevant Period” means the 12-month period up to and including the date of Participant’s termination of employment with the Company Group (or, where Participant is placed on garden leave, the 12-month period up to and including the date of the commencement of such period of garden leave).

(e)“Restricted Area” means those geographic regions or territories within any country or state in which any member of the Company Group operates where during the last two years of Participant’s employment with the Company Group, as applicable: (i) Participant is or was engaged to provide services or materially involved in providing services (including account management, both individually and with colleagues, and client services undertaken in locations outside Participant’s place of work); and/or (ii) Participant has or had geographic responsibility.

(f)“Restricted Period” means the 12-month period after the date of Participant’s termination of employment with the Company Group. The Restricted Period shall be reduced by any period spent on garden leave.

(g)“Restricted Person” means any person in the Restricted Area who was an investor or business partner, a client or customer, or prospective client or customer of the Company Group during the Relevant Period and with whom Participant had material business dealings during the Relevant Period.

(h)“Senior Employee” means any employee with whom Participant had material business dealings during the Relevant Period and who: (i) has direct business contact with clients or customers or prospective 

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clients or customers as part of such employee’s day to day work; or (ii) operates at a senior professional level or holds a management/executive role.

9.Survival.  This Exhibit A shall survive the expiration or termination of Participant’s employment and shall survive the expiration or termination of the Agreement.

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APPENDIX A
TO
FRANKLIN RESOURCES, INC.
2002 UNIVERSAL STOCK INCENTIVE PLAN
RESTRICTED STOCK UNIT AWARD AGREEMENT
FOR NON-U.S. RESIDENT PARTICIPANTS
Notwithstanding the terms of the Restricted Stock Unit Award Agreement (the “Base Agreement”) to which this Appendix A is attached, if Participant is not resident in the United States at the time of grant of the Award or at any time between the time of grant and vesting, the following terms and provisions shall amend and supersede the terms and provisions set forth in the Base Agreement to the extent set forth herein.  In the event of any conflict between the Base Agreement and this Appendix A, the terms of this Appendix A shall prevail.

I.    Vesting.

Section 3(b) of the Base Agreement is amended to read in full as follows:

(b)    In the event of termination of Participant’s Continuous Status as an Employee (whether or not in breach of local labor laws and whether or not later found to be invalid) for any reason other than death or disability (as described in Section 3(c)), Participant’s rights under the 2002 Plan, including but not limited to the right to receive the Units, if any, the vesting thereof and the right to dividend equivalent payments, if any, will terminate effective as of the date that Participant is no longer an active employee of the Company or one of its Subsidiaries and will not be extended by any notice period, whether mandated under local law or agreed upon between the Company or a Subsidiary and Participant (e.g., active employment would not include a period of “garden leave” or similar period required pursuant to local law or the terms of any agreement between the Company or a Subsidiary and Participant).  For the avoidance of doubt, the foregoing provision expressly applies to any case where Participant’s employment is terminated by Participant for any reason, by the Company or a Subsidiary with or without cause for any reason, or in the event of any other termination of Participant’s employment caused directly or indirectly by the Company or a Subsidiary.  All Units to the extent not yet vested under Section 3(a) on the date Participant ceases to be an active employee shall be forfeited by Participant without payment of any consideration to Participant therefor.  Any Units so forfeited shall be canceled and any Shares considered issuable pursuant to such Units, if applicable, shall be returned to the status of authorized but unissued Shares, to be held for future distributions under the 2002 Plan.  The Company shall have the exclusive discretion to determine when Participant is no longer an active employee for purposes of the grant of the Units.

II.    Withholding of Taxes.

Section 6 of the Base Agreement is amended to read in full as follows:

(a)General.  Regardless of any action the Company or any of its Subsidiaries, including Participant’s actual employer (the “Employer”), takes with respect to any or all income tax (including federal, state and local taxes), social insurance, payroll tax, payment on account or other tax-related withholding (“Tax-Related Items”), Participant acknowledges that the ultimate liability for all Tax-Related Items legally due by Participant is and remains Participant’s responsibility and may exceed the amount withheld by the Company or the Employer.  Participant further acknowledges that the Company and/or the Employer: (i) make no representations or undertakings regarding the treatment of any Tax-Related Items in connection with any aspect of the Units, including the grant of the Units, the vesting of the Units and the issuance of Shares or the receipt of an equivalent cash payment, the subsequent sale of any Shares acquired at vesting and the receipt of any dividends or dividend equivalent payments; and (ii) do not commit to and are under no obligation to structure the terms of the grant or any aspect of the Units to reduce or eliminate Participant’s liability for Tax-Related Items or achieve any particular tax result.  Further, if Participant has become subject to tax in more than one jurisdiction between the date of grant and the date of any relevant taxable event, Participant acknowledges that the Company and/or the Employer (or former employer, as applicable) may be required to withhold or account for Tax-Related Items in more than one jurisdiction.

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(b)    Payment of Withholding Taxes.  Prior to any event in connection with Units awarded (e.g., vesting) that the Company determines may result in any obligation to withhold or account for Tax-Related Items, Participant shall pay, or make adequate arrangements satisfactory to the Company and/or to the Employer (in their sole discretion) to satisfy, all withholding and payment on account obligations of the Company and/or the Employer (the “Tax Withholding Obligation”).  In this regard, Participant authorizes the Company and/or the Employer to withhold all applicable Tax-Related Items legally payable by Participant from Participant’s wages or other cash compensation payable to Participant by the Company or the Employer or from any equivalent cash payment received upon vesting of the Units.  Alternatively, or in addition, if permissible under local law, the Company or the Employer, or their respective agents, may, in their sole discretion, satisfy the Tax Withholding Obligation by one of the following methods:
(i)By Share Withholding.  Unless the Company permits Participant to satisfy the Tax Withholding Obligation by some other means in accordance with clause (iii) below, Participant authorizes the Company (in the exercise of its sole discretion) to withhold from those Shares issuable to Participant the whole number of Shares sufficient to satisfy the Tax Withholding Obligation.  If the obligation of Tax-Related Items is satisfied by Share withholding (i.e., reducing the number of Shares issued upon vesting of the Units) as set forth herein, for tax purposes, Participant is deemed to have been issued the full number of Shares subject to the Units, notwithstanding that a number of the Shares is held back solely for the purpose of satisfying the Tax Withholding Obligation.  Share withholding will generally be used to satisfy the obligation for Tax-Related Items of individuals subject to the short swing profit restrictions of Section 16(b) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended.

(ii)By Sale of Shares.  Unless the Company permits Participant to satisfy the Tax Withholding Obligation by some other means in accordance with clause (iii) below, and provided that the terms of this clause (ii) do not violate Section 13(k) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, Participant’s acceptance of the Award constitutes Participant’s instruction and authorization to the Company and any brokerage firm determined acceptable to the Company for such purpose to sell or arrange for the sale of Shares to be issued on the vesting of the Units to satisfy the Tax Withholding Obligation.  Such Shares will be sold on the day such Tax Withholding Obligation arises (e.g., a Vesting Date) or as soon thereafter as practicable.  Participant will be responsible for all brokers’ fees and other costs of sale, and Participant agrees to indemnify and hold the Company harmless from any losses, costs, damages, or expenses relating to any such sale.  If the Tax Withholding Obligation is satisfied by sale of Shares, the Company and the Employer will endeavor to sell only the number of Shares required to satisfy Participant’s and/or the Employer’s obligation for Tax-Related Items; however, Participant agrees that the Company and/or the Employer may sell more Shares than necessary to cover the Tax-Related Items and that, in such event, the Company will reimburse Participant for the excess amount withheld, in cash and without interest.  Participant acknowledges that the Company is under no obligation to arrange for such sale at any particular price, and that the proceeds of any such sale may not be sufficient to satisfy Participant’s obligation for Tax-Related Items.  Accordingly, Participant agrees to pay to the Company or any of its Subsidiaries as soon as practicable, including through additional payroll withholding, any amount of the Tax Withholding Obligation that is not satisfied by the sale of Shares described above.

(iii)By Check, Wire Transfer or Other Means.  At any time not less than five (5) business days (or such fewer number of days as determined by the Committee or its designee) before any Tax Withholding Obligation arises (e.g., a Vesting Date), Participant may request permission to satisfy the Tax Withholding Obligation by check, wire transfer or other means, by submitting such request, in writing, to the Company.  If the Company approves Participant’s request, within five (5) business days of the relevant Vesting Date (or such fewer number of days as determined by the Committee or its designee) Participant must deliver to the Company the amount that the Company determines is sufficient to satisfy the Tax Withholding Obligation by (x) wire transfer to such account as the Company may direct, (y) delivery of a certified check payable to the Company, or (z) such other means as specified from time to time by the Committee or its designee.

Participant shall pay to the Company or to the Employer any amount of Tax-Related Items that the Company or the Employer may be required to withhold as a result of Participant’s participation in the 2002 Plan that cannot be satisfied by the means previously described.  The Company may refuse to issue or deliver Shares or the proceeds of the sale of Shares to Participant if Participant fails to comply with Participant’s obligation in connection with the Tax-Related Items.

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III.    Forfeiture.

Section 16 of the Base Agreement is supplemented by the following provision:

In its sole discretion, the Committee may amend or waive the provisions of Section 16 of the Base Agreement, in whole or in part, to the extent necessary or advisable to comply with applicable laws, as determined by the Committee.

IV.    Additional Provisions.

The Base Agreement is further amended by adding the following after the text of Section 16:

17.    Requirements of Law.  The granting of Units under the 2002 Plan shall be subject to all applicable laws, rules, and regulations, and to such approvals by any governmental agencies or national securities exchanges as may be required.  No Shares will be issued or delivered to Participant under the 2002 Plan unless and until there has been compliance with such applicable laws, as determined by the Company.

18.    Nature of the Grant.  In accepting the Units, Participant acknowledges that:

(a)the 2002 Plan is established voluntarily by the Company, it is discretionary in nature and it may be modified, amended, suspended or terminated by the Company at any time;

(b)the grant of Units is voluntary and occasional and does not create any contractual or other right to receive future awards of Units, or benefits in lieu of Units even if Units have been awarded repeatedly in the past;

(c)all decisions with respect to future grants of Units, if any, will be at the sole discretion of the Company;

(d)Participant’s participation in the 2002 Plan is voluntary;

(e)the Units and the Shares subject to the Units are not intended to replace any pension rights or compensation;

(f)notwithstanding any language in the Agreement or the Notice of Award to the contrary, the Units and the Shares subject to the Units are an extraordinary item that do not constitute compensation of any kind for services of any kind rendered to the Company or to the Employer, and the Units are outside the scope of Participant’s employment contract, if any;

(g)notwithstanding any language in the Agreement or the Notice of Award to the contrary, the Units and the Shares subject to the Units are not part of normal or expected compensation or salary for any purpose, including, but not limited to, calculation of any overtime, severance, resignation, termination, redundancy, dismissal, end of service payments, bonuses, long-service awards, pension or retirement benefits or similar payments and in no event should be considered as compensation for, or relating in any way to, past services for the Company, the Employer or any Subsidiary or affiliate of the Company;

(h)the grant of Units will not be interpreted to form an employment contract or relationship with the Company, the Employer or any Subsidiary or affiliate of the Company;

(i)the future value of the underlying Shares is unknown and cannot be predicted with certainty;

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(j)no claim or entitlement to compensation or damages arises from the forfeiture of the Units resulting from termination of Participant’s Continuous Status as an Employee (for any reason whatsoever and whether or not in breach of local labor laws and whether or not later found to be invalid), and in consideration of the grant of the Units to which Participant is otherwise not entitled, Participant irrevocably agrees never to institute any such claim against the Company or the Employer, waives Participant’s ability, if any, to bring such claim, and releases the Company or any Subsidiary or affiliate from any such claim; if, notwithstanding the foregoing, any such claim is allowed by a court of competent jurisdiction, then, by participating in the 2002 Plan, Participant shall be deemed irrevocably to have agreed not to pursue such claim and agreed to execute any and all documents to request dismissal or withdrawal of such claim; and

(k)further, no claim or entitlement to compensation or damages arises if, in satisfying Participant’s (and/or the Employer’s) obligation for Tax-Related Items pursuant to Section 6 of the Agreement, as modified by this Appendix A, the Company and/or the Employer withholds an amount in excess of the amount legally required to be withheld, and in consideration of the grant of the Units to which Participant is otherwise not entitled, Participant irrevocably agrees never to institute any such claim against the Company or the Employer, waives Participant’s ability, if any, to bring such claim, and releases the Company or any Subsidiary or affiliate from any such claim; if, notwithstanding the foregoing, any such claim is allowed by a court of competent jurisdiction, then, by participating in the 2002 Plan, Participant shall be deemed irrevocably to have agreed not to pursue such claim and agreed to execute any and all documents to request dismissal or withdrawal of such claim.

19.    No Advice Regarding Grant.  The Company is not providing any tax, legal or financial advice, nor is the Company making any recommendations regarding Participant’s participation in the 2002 Plan or acquisition or sale of Shares.  Participant is hereby advised to consult with Participant’s own personal tax, legal and financial advisors regarding his or her participation in the 2002 Plan before taking any action related to the 2002 Plan.

20.    Data Protection.

In connection with implementing, administering and managing the 2002 Plan, the Company is the Controller with respect to processing Personal Data, as these terms are defined below. Information concerning the Company’s employee privacy practices and notices can be obtained through the Global Privacy Office at [______________].

Participant is responsible for: (i) providing the Employer and the Company with accurate and up-to-date Personal Data; and (ii) updating those Personal Data in the event of any material changes. 

“Controller” means the entity that decides how and why Personal Data are processed.

“Personal Data” means any information relating to an identified or identifiable natural person (a ‘data subject’); an identifiable natural person is one who can be identified.

“process”, “processing” or “processed” means anything that is done with Personal Data, including collecting, storing, accessing, using, editing, disclosing or deleting those data.

21.    Language.  If Participant has received the Agreement or any other document related to the 2002 Plan translated into a language other than English and if the meaning of the translated version is different than the English version, the English version will control.

22.    Country Appendices.  Notwithstanding any provision in the Base Agreement or this Appendix A to the contrary, the Units shall be subject to the special terms and provisions set forth in Appendices B through U to this Agreement for Participant’s country of residence, if any.  If Participant relocates to one of the countries included in Appendices B through U, the special terms and conditions for such country will apply to Participant, to the extent the Company determines that the application of such terms and conditions is necessary or advisable to comply with local law or facilitate the administration of the 2002 Plan and provided the imposition of the term or condition will not result in any adverse accounting expense with respect to the Units (unless the Company specifically determines to incur such 

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expense).  In the event of any conflict between this Appendix A and any applicable country Appendix (B through U), the terms of the applicable country Appendix shall prevail.

23.    Imposition of Other Requirements.  The Company reserves the right to impose other requirements on Participant’s participation in the 2002 Plan, on the Units and on any Shares acquired under the 2002 Plan, to the extent the Company determines it is necessary or advisable in order to comply with local law or facilitate the administration of the 2002 Plan, and to require Participant to sign any additional agreements or undertakings that may be necessary to accomplish the foregoing.

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EXHIBIT 10.4

	
	
	FRANKLIN RESOURCES, INC.
2006 DIRECTORS DEFERRED COMPENSATION PLAN

Amended and Restated Exhibit D Effective as of November 5, 2020
Amended and Restated Effective as of March 13, 2013
Amended and Restated Effective as of December 12, 2008
Originally Effective as of December 15, 2005

FRANKLIN RESOURCES, INC.
2006 DIRECTORS DEFERRED COMPENSATION PLAN
Franklin Resources, Inc., a Delaware corporation, in order to retain the services of and provide incentives to its non-employee Directors, hereby adopts this amended and restated deferred compensation plan, effective as of March 13, 2013; this plan was previously amended and restated effective as of December 12, 2008, and originally adopted effective as of December 15, 2005.
RECITALS
WHEREAS, the Company (as defined below) has adopted a deferred compensation plan to permit its non-employee Directors (as defined below) to postpone receipt and taxation of certain specific amounts of compensation in accordance with the terms hereof; 
NOW THEREFORE, the Company hereby amends and restates this deferred compensation plan.
ARTICLE 1

DEFINITIONS

1.1    “Beneficiary” shall mean the beneficiary or beneficiaries designated by a Director to receive his or her deferred compensation benefits in the event of the Director’s death.

1.2    “Board of Directors” shall mean the board of directors of the Company. 

1.3    “Change in Control” shall mean the occurrence of any change in ownership of the Company, change in effective control of the Company, or change in the ownership of a substantial portion of the assets of the Company, as defined in Code Section 409A(a)(2)(A)(v), the Treasury regulations thereunder, and any other published interpretive authority, as issued or amended from time to time.

1.4    “Code” shall mean the U.S. Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended from time to time.
 
1.5    “Committee” shall mean the Compensation Committee of the Board of Directors unless an alternate committee is designated by the Board of Directors to administer the Plan in accordance with Article 8 below.

1.6    “Common Stock” shall mean the common stock of the Company.

1.7    “Company” shall mean Franklin Resources, Inc., a Delaware corporation, and any successor organization thereto.

1.8    “Compensation” shall mean any fees (including meeting fees, committee fees, chairperson fees as well as all other fees) payable or an annual or other stock or Company equity or mutual fund grant issuable by the Company to a Director with respect to his or her service as a Director.

1.9    “Deferral” shall mean a contribution of Compensation credited under the Plan made by the Company (or a subsidiary of the Company, as applicable) on behalf of a specified Participant and shall include any notional distributions credited pursuant to Section 3.4 below.

1.10    “Deferred Compensation Account” shall mean the separate account established under the Plan and the Trust, if any, for each Participant.  From time to time, the Company shall furnish each Participant with a statement of his or her Deferred Compensation Account balance.

1.11    “Director” shall mean:

(a)With respect to the period prior to January 1, 2009, (i) a member of the Board of Directors who is not an employee of the Company, or (ii) a member of the board of directors of any subsidiary of the Company who is not an employee of the Company or such subsidiary of the Company; and

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(b)Effective as of January 1, 2009, (i) a member of the Board of Directors who is not an employee of the Company or any subsidiary or other affiliate of the Company, or (ii) a member of the board of directors of any subsidiary of the Company who is not an employee of the Company or any subsidiary or other affiliate of the Company.

1.12    “Disability” shall mean the Participant is unable to engage in any substantial gainful activity by reason of any medically determinable physical or mental impairment which can be expected to result in death or can be expected to last for a continuous period of not less than twelve (12) months, as defined in Code Section 409A(a)(2)(C), the Treasury regulations thereunder, and any other published interpretive authority, as issued or amended from time to time.

1.13    “Participant” shall mean a Director who has elected to participate in the Plan; references to a Participant herein shall refer also to his or her designated Beneficiary where the context so requires.  Notwithstanding any provision herein to the contrary, any individual whose participation in the Plan commenced prior to January 1, 2009 and who is a Director (within the meaning of Section 1.11(a)) shall remain eligible to participate thereafter.

1.14    “Plan” shall mean this Franklin Resources, Inc. 2006 Directors Deferred Compensation Plan.

1.15    “Separation from Service” shall mean a Participant’s “separation from service” within the meaning of Section Code 409A(a)(2)(A)(i) and its related regulatory and administrative guidance, as determined by the Committee in its sole discretion.

1.16    “Trust” or “Trust Agreement” shall mean the Franklin Resources, Inc. Deferred Compensation Trust Agreement (if and when adopted by the Company) which is intended to conform to terms of the model trust described in Revenue Procedure 92-64, 1992-2 C.B. 422, including any amendments thereto, entered into between the Company and the Trustee to carry out the provisions of the Plan.

1.17    “Trust Fund” shall mean the cash and other property held and administered by the Trustee pursuant to the Trust (if any) to carry out the provisions of the Plan.

1.18    “Trustee” shall mean the designated trustee acting at any time under the Trust.

1.19    “Unforeseeable Emergency” shall mean an unforeseeable emergency as defined in Code Section 409A(a)(2)(B)(ii)(I) (as limited by Code Section 409A(a)(2)(B)(ii)(II)), the Treasury regulations thereunder, and any other published interpretive authority, as issued or amended from time to time.

ARTICLE 2

PARTICIPATION

2.1    Eligible Participants.  The Committee shall, from time to time, designate by name those Directors who are eligible to participate in the Plan and the date upon which each such Director’s participation may commence.  All designated Directors shall be notified by the Committee of their eligibility to participate.

2.2    Withdrawal from Participation.  A Director who has joined the Plan as a Participant in a prior year may elect to withdraw from active participation by completing the withdrawal form attached hereto as Exhibit E and delivering it to the Committee or its designee during the period prescribed by Section 3.1 for the submission of deferral elections.  Any such withdrawal shall only be effective with respect to a Director’s participation in the calendar year immediately following the calendar year during which the notice of withdrawal is submitted.  Amounts previously credited to a withdrawing Director’s Deferred Compensation Account shall remain subject to the terms of the Plan in all respects during the Director’s period of inactive participation, and any earnings and losses and any notional dividends shall continue to be credited to such Director’s Deferred Contribution Account in the manner provided by Sections 3.3 and 3.4, respectively, during such period.  A Director who has withdrawn from the Plan may recommence active participation in a subsequent calendar year by timely submitting a deferral election as provided by Section 3.1.

ARTICLE 3

CONTRIBUTIONS AND DETERMINATION OF BENEFITS

3.1    Contributions to the Plan.  Participants may make Deferrals by electing to defer the payment or issuance, as applicable, of all or any part of his or her Compensation in accordance with the terms hereof.  Elections shall be made in the form attached hereto as Exhibit B and filed with the Committee or its designee.  Elections must be made no later than the last day of 

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the deferral election period and shall apply only to Compensation for services to be performed after such election.  The last day of the deferral election period shall be (i) December 31st of the calendar year prior to the calendar year in which the Participant will render the services for which he or she will receive any part of the Compensation payable to the Participant during that year or (ii) in the first year in which a Participant first becomes eligible to participate in the Plan (within the meaning of Section 1.409A-2(a)(7)(ii)), thirty (30) days after the Participant becomes eligible to participate in the Plan.  No direct contributions by Participants are required or permitted.  An election to defer Compensation shall be effective on the date an eligible Participant delivers a completed deferral election form to the Committee or its designee; provided, however, that, if the Participant delivers another properly completed election to defer Compensation prior to the close of the deferral election period described in this Section 3.1, the deferral election on the form bearing the latest date shall control.  On the last day of the deferral election period, the controlling election made prior to the close of the period shall be irrevocable, except in accordance with Section 4.8(a).  A Participant’s deferral election shall remain in effect indefinitely for all years of service until terminated or modified by a subsequent deferral election form which shall become effective and irrevocable in accordance with the preceding provisions of this Section 3.1.

3.2    Investment Elections.  In accordance with rules, procedures and options established by the Committee, and subject to Section 3.5 hereof, each Participant shall be permitted to provide written instructions regarding the investment of his or her Deferred Compensation Account.  Each Participant may direct that his or her Deferred Compensation Account be invested in shares of Common Stock and/or one or more Franklin Templeton mutual funds as selected by the Participant; provided, however, that the Committee shall have the authority, in its sole discretion, with or without notice, to change or eliminate one or more of the foregoing investment alternatives available to the Participant at any time.  Each Participant shall direct the investment of his or her Deferred Compensation Account by submitting to the Committee or its designee an Investment Direction in the form set forth at Exhibit D.  In accordance with procedures established by the Committee or its designee, each Participant may change his or her investment directions effective as of the first day of any calendar quarter.  Such changes may be made on a validly submitted Investment Direction in the form set forth at Exhibit D no later than the last day of any calendar quarter preceding the effective date of the change.  If a Participant fails to provide any investment directions at a time when the Participant has a positive balance in the Deferred Compensation Account, the Company or the Committee shall deem the entire Deferred Compensation Account invested in shares of Company Common Stock.  The Company may invest assets allocable to a Participant’s Deferred Compensation Account in any manner, in any amount and for any period of time which the Company in its sole discretion may select; but the Company must credit or charge the Participant’s Deferred Compensation Account with the same earnings, gains or losses that the Participant would have incurred if the Company had invested the assets allocable to the Participant’s Deferred Compensation Account in the specific investments, in the specific amounts and for the specific periods directed by the Participant.

3.3    Investment Earnings or Losses.  Any amounts credited to a Participant’s Deferred Compensation Account may increase or decrease as a result of the Company’s investment of such amounts, as described in Section 3.2 above.  In a manner consistent with the allocations described in Section 3.2, the investment earnings or losses under this Section 3.3 shall be credited to a Participant’s Deferred Compensation Account, as determined in good faith by the Committee.  Each Participant and each Participant’s Beneficiary understand and agree that they assume all risk in connection with any decrease in the value of the Deferred Compensation Account as invested in accordance with these Sections 3.2 and 3.3.

3.4    Contribution of Notional Distributions.  The Deferred Compensation Account of each Participant shall be credited with notional dividends and other distributions at the same time, in the same form and in the same manner, and in equivalent amounts as dividends and other distributions that are payable from time to time with respect to investments selected by the Participant under the Deferred Compensation Account.  Any such notional dividends and other distributions shall be valued as of the date on which they are credited to a Participant’s Deferred Compensation Account and reallocated to acquire additional shares of the investments selected by a Participant under the Deferred Compensation Account.  If such notional dividends and other distributions are credited in a form other than Common Stock, shares of Franklin Templeton mutual funds or cash, the Committee will determine their value in good faith.

3.5    Blackout Periods.  Notwithstanding anything herein to the contrary, during any “blackout period” (as defined in Regulation BTR promulgated by the Securities and Exchange Commission and referred to hereinafter as “Regulation BTR”) in connection with the Plan, if a Participant otherwise would defer receipt of such Participant’s Director fees for services rendered as a Director during such blackout period under the Plan and/or direct the investment of such fees in shares of the Common Stock during such blackout period, the Company shall not cause an actual or deemed investment by the Company of such Director fees into shares of Common Stock during such blackout period, but, rather, shall take all steps necessary or appropriate to suspend such investment during, and until then end of, such blackout period required by Regulation BTR.  As soon as practicable following the termination of the blackout period required by Regulation BTR, the Company shall cause an actual or deemed investment of the Director fees in shares of Common Stock in accordance with Section 3.2 and such Director’s applicable deferral or investment election.  Also, during any period that the Director fees are not invested in Common Stock as a result of this Section 3.5, such fees 

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will be credited with interest at the same rate applicable to dividends paid by a Franklin Templeton money market fund as determined by the Committee.

3.6    Valuation of Participant’s Deferred Compensation Account.  The value of a Participant’s Deferred Compensation Account as of any date shall be determined based on the value of the underlying investments (selected by the Participant or otherwise in accordance with Section 3.2 hereof) as of the date the value of the Deferred Compensation Account is determined.  The value of each underlying investment shall be determined based on the closing sales price for such investment as quoted or otherwise reported on the date of determination (or, if no closing sales price was reported on that date, on the last trading date such closing sales price was reported), as reported in The Wall Street Journal or such other source as the Committee deems reliable.
  
3.7    Distribution Election.  At the time of making a deferral election under Section 3.1, the Participant shall elect the date or dates that distribution of the Participant’s Deferred Compensation Account shall occur.  Such election shall be made in the form attached hereto as Exhibit C and filed with the Committee or its designee.  A Participant’s distribution election shall remain in effect with respect to Deferrals for all years of service until terminated or modified by a subsequent distribution election form which shall become effective with respect to Deferrals for calendar years beginning after December 31st of the calendar year in which such subsequent distribution election is made unless Section 4.4 applies to such subsequent election.

ARTICLE 4

VESTING AND DISTRIBUTION OF BENEFITS

4.1    Vesting of Deferred Compensation Accounts.  A Participant’s Deferred Compensation Account shall be fully vested at all times.

4.2    Form of Payment.  Distributions under the Plan shall be paid solely in cash.

4.3    Scheduled Distribution of Deferred Compensation Accounts.  Subject to Sections 4.4, 4.5, 4.6, 4.7 and 4.8, distribution of a Participant’s Deferred Compensation Account shall occur on the date or dates elected by the Participant pursuant to Section 3.7.  The amount to be distributed from a Participant’s Deferred Compensation Account will be determined in accordance with Section 3.6 as of the date of each distribution.  In the event the valuation and distribution of all or a portion of a Participant’s Deferred Compensation Account shall occur on the same date, the distribution of all or a portion of the Participant’s Deferred Compensation Account shall be made as soon as administratively practicable following the valuation of the Participant’s Deferred Compensation Account but in no event later than the latest date permitted by Section 1.409A-3(d) of the Treasury regulations.

4.4    Change of Distribution Schedule.  A Participant may elect, at any time, to change his or her distribution date(s) with respect to Deferrals for calendar years ending before January 1st of the calendar year in which such election is made, provided that:  (a) such election shall not take effect until at least twelve (12) months after the date on which the new election is made; (b) in the case of payment other than in the event of a Change in Control or upon the Participant’s death or Disability, the new election delays payment for at least five (5) years from the date that payment would otherwise have been made absent the new election (or in the case of installment payments treated as a single payment, five (5) years from the date the first payment was scheduled to be paid); and (c) in the case of payments made on fixed payment dates, the new election is made not less than twelve (12) months before the date on which payment would have been made (or, in the case of installment payments, the first installment payment would have been made) absent the new election, and, in any case, in conformance with Code Section 409A(a)(4)(C), the Treasury regulations thereunder, and any other published interpretive authority, as issued or amended from time to time.  Notwithstanding the foregoing, for purposes of application of the above limitations on changes to distribution date(s), the entitlement to receive distributions in a series of installment payments shall be treated as the entitlement to a single payment.  Any change to a Participant’s distribution election under this Section 4.4 shall be made in the form attached hereto as Exhibit C and filed with the Committee or its designee.  Any such distribution election form with respect to such a change shall expressly state that it is made pursuant to this Section 4.4.

4.5    Change in Control.  In the event of a Change in Control prior to complete distribution to a Participant of the entire balance of his or her Deferred Compensation Account, the remaining balance of the Participant’s Deferred Compensation Account shall be determined and payable to the Participant either (a) in accordance with the Participant’s distribution schedule, or (b) in a lump sum immediately prior to the consummation of the Change in Control, as previously elected by the Participant on Exhibit C. 

4.6    Death Benefit.  Upon the death of a Participant prior to complete distribution to him or her of the entire balance of his or her Deferred Compensation Account, the remaining balance of his or her Deferred Compensation Account on the date of death shall be payable to the Participant’s Beneficiary designated on Exhibit A.  The remaining balance of a Participant’s 

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Deferred Compensation Account on the date of death shall be payable to the Participant’s Beneficiary either (a) in accordance with the Participant’s distribution schedule or (b) in a lump sum, as previously elected by the Participant on Exhibit C.

4.7    Disability Benefit.  Upon a Participant’s Disability prior to complete distribution to him or her of the entire balance of his or her Deferred Compensation Account, the remaining balance of his or her Deferred Compensation Account on the date of Disability shall be payable to the Participant either (a) in accordance with the Participant’s distribution schedule or (b) in a lump sum, as previously elected by the Participant on Exhibit C.  In the event of a Participant’s Disability, the Committee may, in its sole discretion, permit cancellation of his or her Deferrals where such cancellation occurs by the later of the end of the calendar year, or March 15th of the calendar year following the date, in which or on which the Participant incurs the Disability. Any such distribution or cancellation shall be made in accordance with, as applicable, Code Section 409A(a)(2)(B)(ii), the Treasury Regulations under Section 409A and any other published interpretive authority, as issued from time to time, and any procedures that the Committee or its designee may establish consistent with the Plan and the foregoing.

4.8    Accelerated Full or Partial Distributions.  Notwithstanding the foregoing, the Committee may accelerate the payment of a Participant’s Deferred Compensation Account in any of the following circumstances, and in such event, the distributed amounts shall be deducted from the Participant’s Deferred Compensation Account balance.  Any such accelerated payment under Section 4.8 (b), (c), (d), (e) or (f) shall be in accordance with the applicable requirements of Section 1.409A-3(j)(4) of the Treasury regulations.

(a)Unforeseeable Emergency.  In the event that a Participant suffers an Unforeseeable Emergency, the Committee may, in its sole discretion, permit (i) cancellation of his or her Deferrals and/or (ii) a distribution to the Participant from his or her Deferred Compensation Account of an amount no greater than the amount reasonably necessary to satisfy the emergency need plus any taxes reasonably anticipated to result from the distribution.  Any such cancellation or distribution shall be made in accordance with, as applicable, Code Section 409A(a)(2)(B)(ii), the Treasury Regulations under Section 409A and any other published interpretive authority, as issued from time to time, and any procedures that the Committee or its designee may establish consistent with the Plan and the foregoing.

(b)Domestic Relations Order.  In its sole discretion, the Committee may permit acceleration of the time or schedule of a payment under the Plan to an individual other than the Participant as may be necessary to fulfill a domestic relations order (as defined in Code Section 414(p)(1)(B)).

(c)Conflict of Interest.  In its sole discretion, the Committee may permit the acceleration of the time or schedule of a payment under the Plan (i) to the extent necessary to permit any Participant who becomes employed in the Federal executive branch to comply with an ethics agreement with the Federal government; or (ii) to the extent reasonably necessary to avoid the violation of an applicable Federal, state, local, or foreign ethics or conflicts of interest law.

(d)De Minimis Distribution.  In its sole discretion, the Committee  may distribute a Participant’s entire Deferred Compensation Account balance in a single lump sum payment to the Participant, provided that (i) the balance of the Participant’s Deferred Compensation Account as of the relevant determination date does not exceed the applicable dollar amount then in effect under Section 402(g)(1)(B) of the Code; and (ii) the payment accompanies the termination of the entirety of the Participant’s interest in the Plan within the meaning of Section 1.409A-3(j)(4)(v) of the Treasury regulations.

(e)Employment Taxes.  In its sole discretion, the Committee may permit acceleration of the time or schedule of a distribution under the Plan as may be necessary to pay the Federal Insurance Contributions Act (“FICA”) tax imposed under Code Sections 3101, 3121(a) and 3121(v)(2) (as applicable) on amounts deferred under the Plan.  In addition, the Committee may permit acceleration of the time or schedule of a distribution under the Plan as may be necessary to pay the income tax at source on wages imposed under Code Section 3401 or the corresponding withholding provisions of applicable state, local, or non-U.S. tax laws as a result of the payment of the FICA tax, and to pay the additional income tax at source on wages attributable to the pyramiding Section 3401 wages and taxes.  Notwithstanding the foregoing, the total accelerated distribution to a Participant under this Section 4.8(e) shall not exceed the aggregate amount of FICA taxes and the income tax withholding related to such amount of FICA taxes.

(f)Income Inclusion under Code Section 409A.  In its sole discretion, the Committee may permit acceleration of the time or schedule of a distribution under the Plan at any time the Plan fails to meet the requirements of Code Section 409A and its related Treasury regulations.  Notwithstanding the foregoing, the total accelerated distribution to a Participant under this Section 4.8(f) shall not exceed the amount required to be included as income by the Participant as a result of the failure to meet the requirements of Code Section 409A and the applicable Treasury regulations.

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a scheduled distribution of a Participant’s Deferred Compensation Account shall be delayed to a date after the scheduled payment date under any of the following circumstances:

(a)Company’s Financial Exigency.  A scheduled distribution of a Participant’s Deferred Compensation Account shall be delayed to a date after the scheduled payment date if the making of the distribution on the scheduled payment date would jeopardize the Company’s ability to continue as a going concern.  Any such delayed distribution shall be made during the first taxable year of the Participant in which the making of the distribution would not have such effect on the Company.

(b)Payments that would Violate Federal Securities Laws or other Applicable Law.  A scheduled distribution from a Participant’s Deferred Compensation Account shall be delayed to a date after the scheduled payment date in the event the Committee reasonably anticipates that making the distribution will violate federal securities laws or other applicable law.  The delayed distribution must be made at the earliest date at which the Committee reasonably anticipates that making the distribution will not cause such violation.  For purposes of this Section 4.9(b), making a payment that would cause inclusion in gross income or the application of any penalty provision or other provision of the Code is not considered a violation of applicable law.

(c)Other Events and Conditions.  The Committee may delay a scheduled distribution from the Participant’s Deferred Compensation Account upon such other events and conditions as may be prescribed in generally applicable guidance published in the Internal Revenue Bulletin relating to Code Section 409A.

4.10    Participant’s Rights Unsecured.  The right of Participants and their Beneficiaries to receive a distribution hereunder shall be an unsecured claim against the general assets of the Company, and neither the Participants nor their Beneficiaries shall have any rights in or against any amount credited to their Deferred Compensation Accounts or any other specific assets of the Company, except as otherwise provided in the Trust Agreement.  The Deferred Compensation Accounts shall be kept solely as nominal accounts, may be carried in cash or any other liquid assets, may be invested in Common Stock, or may be invested in any other assets as may be selected by the Committee in its sole and absolute discretion.

ARTICLE 5

DESIGNATION OF BENEFICIARY

5.1Designation of Beneficiary.  A Participant may designate a Beneficiary to receive any amount due hereunder to the Participant via written notice thereof to the Committee or its designee at any time prior to his or her death and may revoke or change the Beneficiary designated therein without the Beneficiary’s consent by written notice delivered to the Committee or its designee at any time and from time to time prior to the Participant’s death, provided that any such designation or change of designation naming a primary Beneficiary other than the Participant’s spouse shall be effective only if written spousal consent is provided to the Committee or its designee.  If a Participant’s spouse is incapacitated, then the person who holds a power of attorney for the incapacitated spouse or other person authorized to act on behalf of the incapacitated spouse may provide the required spousal consent.  If a Participant fails to designate a Beneficiary, or if no such designated Beneficiary shall survive him or her, then such amount shall be paid to his or her estate.  The designations of Beneficiaries shall be made in the form attached hereto as Exhibit A.

ARTICLE 6

TRUST PROVISIONS

6.1Trust Agreement.  The Company may establish the Trust for the purpose of retaining assets set aside by the Company pursuant to the Trust Agreement for payment of all or a portion of the amounts payable pursuant to the Plan.  Any benefits not paid from the Trust shall be paid from the Company’s general funds, and any benefits paid from the Trust shall be credited against and reduce by a corresponding amount the Company’s liability under the Plan.  All Trust Funds shall be subject to the claims of general creditors of the Company in the event the Company is insolvent as defined in the Trust Agreement.  The obligations of the Company to pay benefits under the Plan and the obligation of the Trustee to pay benefits under the Trust constitute an unfunded, unsecured promise to pay benefits in the future and the Participant and his or her Beneficiaries shall have no greater rights than general creditors of the Company.  No Trust may hold assets located outside of the United States nor provide that assets will become restricted to the provision of benefits under the Plan in connection with a change in the Company’s financial health.

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ARTICLE 7

AMENDMENT AND TERMINATION

7.1    Amendment or Termination.

(a)The Committee shall have the general authority, in its sole discretion, to amend, suspend, or terminate the Plan at any time and for any reason it deems appropriate; provided however, that neither an amendment to the Plan nor the Plan’s suspension or termination may adversely affect a Participant’s vested rights hereunder without such Participant’s prior written consent.  Any amendment, suspension, or termination of the Plan must be pursuant to a written document that is executed by a duly-authorized officer of the Company.  Except as required under Code Section 409A, no Deferrals shall be made during any suspension of the Plan or after termination of the Plan.

(b)Notwithstanding any provision in the Plan to the contrary, the Committee, in its sole discretion and without the consent of any Participant, may amend or modify the Plan in any manner to provide for the application and effects of Code Section 409A and any related regulatory or administrative guidance issued by the Internal Revenue Service.  The Committee shall delay the payment of any benefits payable under this Plan to the extent necessary to comply with Section 409A(a)(2)(B)(i) of the Code (relating to payments made to certain “specified employees” of certain publicly-traded companies) and in such event, any such amount to which a Participant would otherwise be entitled during the six (6) month period immediately following his or her Separation from Service will be paid on the first business day following the expiration of such six (6) month period.

7.2    Liquidation of the Plan.  To the extent permitted under Code Section 409A, in connection with the termination of the Plan under Section 7.1, the Committee may liquidate the Plan and distribute all Deferred Compensation Account balances; provided, however, that

(a)The termination and liquidation of the Plan does not occur proximate to a downturn in the financial health of the Company;
 
(b)All agreements, methods, programs, and other arrangements sponsored by the Company that would be aggregated with the Plan under Section 1.409A-1(c) of the Treasury regulations are also terminated and liquidated;
 
(c)No payments in liquidation of the Plan are made within twelve (12) months of the date on which the Company takes all necessary action to irrevocably terminate and liquidate the Plan other than payments that would have been payable under the terms of the Plan if the action to terminate and liquidate it had not occurred;
 
(d)All payments are made within twenty-four (24) months of the date the Company takes all necessary action to irrevocably terminate and liquidate the Plan; and
 
(e)Neither the Company nor any related entity (within the meaning of Section 1.409A-1(g) of the Treasury regulations) adopts a new plan that would be aggregated with the Plan under  Section 1.409A-1(c) of the Treasury regulations within three (3) years following the date the Company takes all necessary action to irrevocably terminate and liquidate the Plan.

7.3    Termination in the Event of Insolvency.  To the extent permitted under Code Section 409A, the Committee shall have the authority, in its sole discretion, to terminate the Plan and distribute each Participant’s outstanding Deferred Compensation Account balance within twelve (12) months of a corporate dissolution taxed under Code Section 331 or with the approval of a bankruptcy court pursuant to 11 U.S.C. § 503(b)(1)(A); provided that the total accelerated distribution under this Section 7.3 is included in the Participant’s gross income in the latest of the following years (or, if earlier, the taxable year in which the amount is actually or constructively received):

(a)The calendar year in which the Plan termination and distribution occurs;

(b)The first calendar year in which the Participant’s Deferred Compensation Account balance is no longer subject to a substantial risk of forfeiture; or

(c)The first calendar year in which distribution of the Participant’s Deferred Compensation Account is administratively practicable.

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7.4    Automatic Termination of Plan.  The Plan shall automatically terminate on the date when no Participant (or Beneficiary) has any right to or expectation of payment of further benefits under the Plan.

7.5    Other Termination Events.  The Committee shall have the authority to terminate the Plan and distribute all Deferred Compensation Account balances to Participants or, if applicable, their Beneficiaries, upon the occurrence of such other events and conditions as may be prescribed in generally applicable guidance published in the Federal Register or the Internal Revenue Bulletin relating to Code Section 409A.

ARTICLE 8

ADMINISTRATION

8.1    Administration.  The Committee shall administer and interpret the Plan in accordance with the provisions of the Plan and the Trust Agreement (if any) and shall have the authority in its discretion to adopt, amend or rescind such rules and regulations as it deems advisable in the administration of the Plan.  Any determination or decision by the Committee shall be made in its sole discretion and shall be conclusive and binding on all persons who at any time have or claim to have any interest under the Plan.

8.2    Code Section 409A.  Notwithstanding anything in the Plan to the contrary, the Company intends that the Plan and payments thereunder comply with Code Section 409A, the regulations thereunder, and any other published interpretive authority, as issued or amended from time to time (collectively, “Code Section 409A”), and the Committee shall administer and construe the Plan in accordance with Code Section 409A.  Any terms of the Plan that are undefined or ambiguous shall be interpreted in a manner that complies with Code Section 409A to the extent necessary to comply with Code Section 409A.  If for any reason, such as imprecision in drafting, any provision of the Plan does not accurately reflect its intended compliance with Code Section 409A, as demonstrated by consistent interpretations or other evidence of intent, such provision shall be considered ambiguous as to its exemption from (or compliance with) Code Section 409A and shall be interpreted by the Company in a manner consistent with such intent.  If, notwithstanding the foregoing provisions of this Section 8.2, any provision of the Plan would cause a Participant to incur any additional tax or interest under Code Section 409A, the Company shall reform such provision in a manner intended to avoid the incurrence by such Participant of any such additional tax or interest; provided that the Company shall maintain, to the extent reasonably practicable, the original intent and economic benefit to the Participant of the applicable provision without violating the provisions of Code Section 409A.  Although the Company intends that the Plan and administration thereof comply with the requirements of Code Section 409A, the Company does not warrant that the Plan will qualify for favorable tax treatment under Code Section 409A or any other provision of federal, state, local, or non-United States law.  The Company shall not be liable to any Participant for any tax, interest, or penalties the Participant might owe as a result of Participation in the Plan.

8.3    Liability of Committee, Indemnification.  The Committee shall not be liable for any determination, decision, or action made in good faith with respect to the Plan.  The Company will indemnify, defend and hold harmless the members of the Committee from and against any and all liabilities, costs, and expenses incurred by such person(s) as a result of any act, or omission, in connection with the performance of such persons’ duties, responsibilities, and obligations under the Plan, other than such liabilities, costs, and expenses as may result from the bad faith, gross misconduct, breach of fiduciary duty or willful failure to follow the lawful instructions of the Board or criminal acts of such persons.  All members of the Board or the Committee and each and any officer or employee of the Company acting on their behalf shall, to the extent permitted by law, be fully indemnified and protected by the Company in respect of any such action, determination or interpretation.

8.4    Expenses.  The cost of the establishment and the adoption of the Plan by the Company, including but not limited to legal and accounting fees, shall be borne by the Company.  The expenses of administering the Plan shall be borne by the Company, and the Company shall bear, and shall not be reimbursed by the Trust, for any tax liability of the Company associated with the investment of assets held by the Trust.

ARTICLE 9

GENERAL AND MISCELLANEOUS

9.1    Rights Against Company.  Except as expressly provided by the Plan, the establishment of the Plan shall not be construed as giving to any Participant, employee or any person, any legal, equitable or other rights against the Company, or against its officers, directors, agents or members, or as giving to any Participant or Beneficiary any equity or other interest in the assets or business of the Company or giving any Participant the right to be retained in the employ of the Company.  In no event shall the terms of service of a Participant, expressed or implied, be modified or in any way affected by the adoption of the Plan or Trust or 

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any election under the Plan made by a Participant.  The rights of a Participant or his or her Beneficiaries hereunder shall be solely those of an unsecured general creditor of the Company.

9.2    Claims Procedures.  Claims for benefits under the Plan by a Participant (or his or her beneficiary or duly appointed representative) shall be filed in writing with the Committee.  The Committee shall follow the procedures set forth in this Section 9.2 in processing a claim for benefits.

(a)A claim for benefits shall be considered filed only when actually received by the Committee on a form prescribed by the Committee.  Within ninety (90) days following receipt by the Committee of a claim for benefits and all necessary documents and information, the Committee shall furnish the Participant or Beneficiary claiming benefits under the Plan (the “Claimant”) with written notice of the decision rendered with respect to such claim.  Should special circumstances require an extension of time for processing the claim, written notice of the extension shall be furnished to the Claimant prior to the expiration of the initial 90-day period.  In the event the Claimant’s claim is wholly or partially denied, the Committee’s notice of denial will indicate the reason for denial, the pertinent provisions of the Plan on which the denial is based, an explanation of the claims appeal procedure set forth herein, and a description of any additional material or information necessary to perfect the claim and an explanation of why such material or information is necessary.

(b)Any Claimant who has had a claim for benefits denied by the Committee, or is otherwise adversely affected by the action or inaction of the Committee, shall have the right to request further review by the Committee.  Such request must be in writing, and must be received by the Committee within sixty (60) days after such person receives notice of the Committee’s action.  If written request for review is not made within such 60-day period, the Claimant shall forfeit his or her right to review.  The Claimant or a duly authorized representative of the Claimant may review all pertinent documents and submit issues and comments in writing.  The Committee shall then review the claim.  The Committee may issue a written decision reaffirming, modifying or setting aside its former action within ninety (90) days after receipt of the written request for review.  Should special circumstances require an extension of time for processing the appeal, written notice of the extension shall be furnished to the Claimant prior to the expiration of the initial 90-day period.  An original or copy of the decision on appeal shall be furnished to the Claimant.  The decision shall set forth the reasons and pertinent plan provisions or relevant laws on which the decision rests.  The decision shall be final and binding upon the Claimant and the Committee and all other persons having or claiming to have an interest in the Plan or in any Account established under the Plan.

(c)In the event of any dispute over benefits under the Plan, all remedies available to the disputing individual under this Section 9.2 must be exhausted before legal recourse of any type is sought.  A Claimant’s failure to submit a claim or a request for review in accordance with the procedures and deadlines set forth in Section 9.2 shall result in an automatic, conclusive, and binding denial of the Claimant’s claim or appeal, as the case may be.

9.3    Assignment or Transfer.  No right, title or interest of any kind in the Plan shall be transferable or assignable by any Participant or Beneficiary or be subject to alienation, anticipation, encumbrance, garnishment, attachment, execution or levy of any kind, whether voluntary or involuntary, nor subject to the debts, contracts, liabilities, engagements, or torts of a Participant or his or her Beneficiary.  Any attempt to alienate, anticipate, encumber, sell, transfer, assign, pledge, garnish, attach or otherwise subject to legal or equitable process or to dispose of any interest in the Plan shall be void.

9.4    Severability.  If any provision of the Plan shall be declared illegal or invalid for any reason, said illegal or invalid provision shall not affect the remaining provisions of the Plan but shall be fully severable, and the Plan shall be construed and enforced as if said illegal or invalid provision was not part of the Plan.
  
9.5    Construction.  The article and section headings and numbers are included only for convenience of reference and are not to be taken as limiting or extending the meaning of any of the terms and provisions of the Plan.  Whenever appropriate, words used in the singular shall include the plural or the plural may be read as the singular.  When used herein, the masculine gender includes the feminine and neuter genders, the feminine gender includes the masculine and neuter genders and the neuter gender includes the masculine and feminine genders.

9.6    Governing Law.  The validity and effect of the Plan and the rights and obligations of all persons affected hereby shall be construed, administered and enforced in accordance with the laws of the State of California, without giving effect to any choice of law rule, except to the extent preempted by applicable federal law.
  
9.7    Payment Due to Incompetence.  If the Committee receives evidence that a Participant or Beneficiary entitled to receive any payment under the Plan is physically or mentally incompetent to receive such payment, the Committee may, in its sole and absolute discretion, direct the payment to any other person who or trust which has been legally appointed or established for the benefit of such person.

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  9.8    Taxes.  All amounts payable hereunder shall be reduced by any and all federal, state, and local taxes imposed upon the Participant or his or her Beneficiary which are required to be paid or withheld by the Company.  The determination of the Company regarding applicable income and employment tax withholding requirements shall be final and binding on the Participant.
IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the Company has caused the Plan to be executed by its duly authorized officer as of this 9th day of April, 2013.

FRANKLIN RESOURCES, INC.,
a Delaware corporation

	
		
	By:
	/s/ Jennifer M. Johnson

	 
	Jennifer M. Johnson

 Its:    Executive Vice President and Chief Operating Officer

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EXHIBIT A
FRANKLIN RESOURCES, INC.
2006 DIRECTORS DEFERRED COMPENSATION PLAN
BENEFICIARY DESIGNATION
In the event that I should die prior to the receipt of all amounts credited to my Deferred Compensation Account under the Franklin Resources, Inc. 2006 Directors Deferred Compensation Plan (the “Plan”), and in lieu of disposing of my interest1  in my Deferred Compensation Account by my will or the laws of intestate succession, I hereby designate the following person(s) as primary Beneficiary(ies) and contingent Beneficiary(ies) of my interest in my Deferred Compensation Account (please attach additional sheets if necessary):

	
				
	 
	Primary Beneficiary(ies) (Select only one of the three alternatives)

	 
	  ̈ (a)   Individuals and/or Charities
	 
	% Share

	 
	Name____________________________________________________________
	_______

	 
	Address _____________________________________________________________________________________

	 
	Name____________________________________________________________
	_______

	 
	Address _____________________________________________________________________________________

	 
	Name____________________________________________________________
	_______

	 
	Address _____________________________________________________________________________________

	 
	Name____________________________________________________________
	_______

	 
	Address _____________________________________________________________________________________

_______________________________

1A married Participant whose Deferred Compensation Account is community property may dispose only of his or her own interest in the Deferred Compensation Account.  In such cases, the Participant’s spouse may designate the Participant or any other person(s) as the beneficiary(ies) of his or her interest in the Deferred Compensation Account on a separate Beneficiary Designation.  

 

	
		
	Exhibit A
	A-1

	
				
	 
	 ̈  (b)   Residuary Testamentary Trust
	 
	 

	 
	In trust, to the trustee of the trust named as the beneficiary of the residue of my probate estate.

	
				
	 
	 ̈  (c)   Living Trust
	 
	 

	 
	The_____________________________________ Trust, dated ________________________
                (print name of trust)                                                 (fill in date trust was established)

	
				
	 
	Contingent Beneficiary(ies) (Select only one of the three alternatives)

	 
	 ̈  (a)   Individuals and/or Charities
	 
	% Share

	 
	Name____________________________________________________________
	_______

	 
	Address ______________________________________________________________________________

	 
	Name____________________________________________________________
	_______

	 
	Address ______________________________________________________________________________

	 
	Name____________________________________________________________
	_______

	 
	Address ______________________________________________________________________________

	 
	 ̈  (b)   Residuary Testamentary Trust
	 

	 
	In trust, to the trustee of the trust named as the beneficiary of the residue of my probate estate.

	
				
	 
	 ̈  (c)   Living Trust
	 
	 

	 
	The_____________________________________ Trust, dated ___________________________________
        (print name of trust)                                                                        (fill in date trust was established)

	 

Should all the individual primary Beneficiary(ies) fail to survive me or if the trust named as the primary Beneficiary does not exist at my death (or no will of mine containing a residuary trust is admitted to probate within six months of my death), the contingent Beneficiary(ies) shall be entitled to my interest in the Deferred Compensation Account in the shares indicated.  Should any individual beneficiary fail to survive me or a charity named as a beneficiary no longer exists at my death, such beneficiary’s share shall be divided among the remaining named primary or contingent Beneficiaries, as appropriate, in proportion to the percentage shares I have allocated to them.  In the event that no individual primary Beneficiary(ies) or contingent Beneficiary(ies) survives me, no trust (excluding a residuary testamentary trust) or charity named as a primary Beneficiary or contingent Beneficiary exists at my death, and no will of mine containing a residuary trust is admitted to probate within six months of my death, then my interest in the Deferred Compensation Account shall be disposed of by my will or the laws of intestate succession, as applicable.
Capitalized terms used but not otherwise defined herein shall have the same meanings as set forth in the Plan.
This Beneficiary Designation is effective until I file another such Beneficiary Designation with the Company.  Any previous Beneficiary Designations are hereby revoked.

	
		
	Exhibit A
	A-2

	
		
	Submitted by:
	Filing Acknowledgement:

	o  Participant           o Participant’s Spouse
	Franklin Resources, Inc.

	___________________________________________
	By: ___________________________________

	Name: _______________________________
	Its: ___________________________________

	Date: ________________________________
	Filed with the records of the Company this _____ day of _________________, 20___

	 
	 

Spousal Consent for any interest in a Deferred Compensation Account that is Community Property
Participant’s spouse should file a separate beneficiary designation for the spouse’s community property interest in the Participant’s Deferred Compensation Account.
Spousal Consent for any interest in a Deferred Compensation Account that is not Community Property (necessary if beneficiary is other than Spouse):
I hereby consent to this Beneficiary Designation.  This consent does not apply to any subsequent Beneficiary Designation which may be filed by my spouse. 
    
(Signature of Spouse)

Date: ___________________________    

	
		
	Exhibit A
	A-3

EXHIBIT B
FRANKLIN RESOURCES, INC.
2006 DIRECTORS DEFERRED COMPENSATION PLAN
DEFERRAL ELECTION FORM
Name:  ___________________
I hereby elect to defer the following Compensation amounts in accordance with the terms of the Franklin Resources, Inc. 2006 Directors Deferred Compensation Plan (the “Plan”).  This election shall be effective for amounts earned as a Director of the Company and/or any subsidiary of the Company.  This election shall remain in effect indefinitely for all years of service until terminated or modified by a subsequent deferral election form which shall generally be effective for amounts earned in the calendar year following the calendar year such subsequent deferral election form is filed with the Company:
		
	o 
	_______% of my annual stock grant(s).

		
	o 
	_______% of my other stock grant(s).

		
	o 
	_______% of my Directors’ fees.

		
	o 
	_______% of my meeting fees.

		
	o 
	_______% of my committee fees.

		
	o 
	_______% of my chairperson fees.

		
	o 
	_______% of all other fees.

		
	Note:
	As stated above, this election shall remain in effect indefinitely for all years of service until terminated or modified by a subsequent deferral election form.  You can file a new election form at any time with respect to deferrals in a subsequent calendar year.  A new election form must be filed no later than December 31st of the calendar year prior to the calendar year for which the new election will be effective.

[Signature page follows]

	
		
	Exhibit B
	B-1

	
		
	Submitted by:
	Filing Acknowledgement:

	Participant
	Franklin Resources, Inc.

	___________________________________________
	By: ___________________________________

	Name: _______________________________
	Its: ___________________________________

	Date: ________________________________
	Filed with the records of the Company this _____ day of _________________, 20___

	 
	 

	
		
	Exhibit B
	B-2

EXHIBIT C
FRANKLIN RESOURCES, INC.
2006 DIRECTORS DEFERRED COMPENSATION PLAN
DISTRIBUTION ELECTION FORM
Name:  ___________________
Once I am eligible to receive distributions from the Plan, my Plan deferrals, as adjusted for income, gains or losses under the Plan, shall be paid to me on the following date(s) and in the following increment(s).  If the payment date is a Saturday, Sunday or holiday, then the payment shall be made on the next business day.  Please elect either “Lump Sum,” “Equal Payments Over a Period of Years,” or “Fixed Payment Dates,” and then make the appropriate sub-election(s).
1.    Lump Sum
o     100% upon a Separation from Service
2.    Equal Payments Over a Period of Years
		
	o 
	Substantially equal quarterly installments over five (5) years beginning on the earlier of the January 20, April 20, July 20, or October 20 immediately following my Separation from Service and continuing on each January 20, April 20, July 20, or October 20 thereafter.

		
	o
	Substantially equal quarterly installments over ten (10) years beginning on the earlier of the January 20, April 20, July 20, or October 20 immediately following my Separation from Service and continuing on each January 20, April 20, July 20, or October 20 thereafter.  (Note: Elect this alternative if you are not a resident of California and intend to comply with California R&TC Section 17952.5.)  

Important Note:  For purposes of subsequent changes in the timing of the payments as elected above, a series of installment payments shall be treated as the entitlement to a single payment.  In general, if you wish to change this election for amounts previously deferred, (a) any change shall not take effect for twelve (12) months from the date of the new election and (b) the commencement of payments (or a lump sum payment) shall occur no earlier than five (5) years after the date the first distribution would have been paid under the prior distribution schedule.  If this Distribution Election Form is intended to change the timing of distributions of amounts previously deferred, please check below:
		
	o
	This Distribution Election Form is made pursuant to Section 4.4 of the Plan.

3.    Fixed Payment Dates
o    ________________    __________________________________________________________________
Percentage                Month            Day            Year
o    ________________    __________________________________________________________________
Percentage                Month            Day            Year
o    ________________    __________________________________________________________________
Percentage                Month            Day            Year
o    ________________    __________________________________________________________________
Percentage                Month            Day            Year

	
		
	Exhibit C
	C-1

		
	Important Note:
	For purposes of subsequent changes in the timing of the payments as elected above, a series of installment payments shall be treated as the entitlement to a single payment.  In general, if you wish to change this election for amounts previously deferred, (a) any change shall not take effect for twelve (12) months from the date of the new election, (b) the commencement of payments (or a lump sum payment) shall occur no earlier than five (5) years after the date the first distribution would have been paid under the prior distribution schedule and (c) the change shall be made at least twelve (12) months before the date the first distribution would have been paid absent the change.  If this Distribution Election Form is intended to change the timing of distributions of amounts previously deferred, please check below:

		
	o
	This Distribution Election Form is made pursuant to Section 4.4 of the Plan.

Once the payout of my Plan deferrals has commenced, dividends and other distributions accrued with respect to my Plan deferrals shall be paid to me in the following manner:  
Dividends and other distributions accrued with respect to Franklin Templeton Mutual Funds:
o    Reinvested.
o    Paid out on the next payment date.
Dividends and other distributions accrued with respect to Company Common Stock:
o    Reinvested.
o    Paid out on the next payment date.
Upon my death prior to the complete distribution of my Plan deferrals (as adjusted for income, gains and losses under the Plan), the remaining balance shall be payable to my designated beneficiary in the following manner:  
o    In a lump sum.
o    In accordance with the distribution schedule elected by me on this Exhibit C.
In the event of my Disability prior to the complete distribution of my Plan deferrals (as adjusted for income, gains and losses under the Plan), the remaining balance shall be payable in the following manner:  
o    In a lump sum.
o    In accordance with the distribution schedule elected by me on this Exhibit C.
In the event of a Change in Control prior to the complete distribution of my Plan deferrals (as adjusted for income, gains and losses under the Plan), the remaining balance shall be payable in the following manner:  
o    In a lump sum immediately prior to the consummation of a Change in Control.
o    In accordance with the distribution schedule elected by me on this Exhibit C.

	
		
	Exhibit C
	C-2

	
		
	Submitted by:
	Filing Acknowledgement:

	Participant
	Franklin Resources, Inc.

	___________________________________________
	By: ___________________________________

	Name: _______________________________
	Its: ___________________________________

	Date: ________________________________
	Filed with the records of the Company this _____ day of _________________, 20___

	 
	 

	
		
	Exhibit C
	C-3

EXHIBIT D
FRANKLIN RESOURCES, INC.
2006 DIRECTORS DEFERRED COMPENSATION PLAN
INVESTMENT DIRECTION
Effective Date of Change in Investment Direction:        _________________________________________
(select first day of any upcoming calendar quarter)
The Change in Investment Direction applies to compensation received on and after the Effective 
Date only                                        o Yes         o No
The Change in Investment Direction applies to compensation received on and after Effective 
Date and the accumulated balance of the Deferred Compensation Account            o Yes         o No
The Participant hereby directs the investment of his or her Deferred Compensation Account in Franklin Resources, Inc. Common Stock and/or one or more Franklin Templeton mutual funds in accordance with the percentages indicated below.  
	
			
	INVESTMENT
	Percentage

	Franklin Resources, Inc. common stock
	%
	

	_______________________________________
	%
	

	_______________________________________
	%
	

	_______________________________________
	%
	

	_______________________________________
	%
	

	 
	100
	%

	
		
	Submitted by:
	Filing Acknowledgement:

	Participant
	Franklin Resources, Inc.

	___________________________________________
	By: ___________________________________

	Name: _______________________________
	Its: ___________________________________

	Date: ________________________________
	Filed with the records of the Company this _____ day of _________________, 20___

	 
	 

	
		
	Exhibit D
	D-1

EXHIBIT E
FRANKLIN RESOURCES, INC.
2006 DIRECTORS DEFERRED COMPENSATION PLAN
WITHDRAWAL FORM
Name:  ___________________
I am currently a participant in the Franklin Resources, Inc. 2006 Directors Deferred Compensation Plan (the “Plan”).  
Effective January 1, ______________ (specify applicable calendar year), I hereby withdraw from the Plan, and no additional amounts of compensation payable to me on or after such date will be deferred under the Plan unless I file a subsequent election form.  I shall be eligible to defer additional amounts under the Plan only by timely delivery to the Company of a new election form which shall generally be effective for amounts earned in the calendar year following the calendar year such subsequent deferral election form is filed with the Company.  A new election form must be filed no later than December 31st of the calendar year prior to the calendar year for which the new election form will be effective. 
My Plan deferrals (including amounts deferred during the remainder of the current calendar year), as adjusted for losses or gains under the Plan, shall be paid to me in accordance with my most recent Deferral Election Form unless I file a subsequent election form to which the Committee can give effect.
	
		
	Submitted by:
	Filing Acknowledgement:

	Participant
	Franklin Resources, Inc.

	___________________________________________
	By: ___________________________________

	Name: _______________________________
	Its: ___________________________________

	Date: ________________________________
	Filed with the records of the Company this _____ day of _________________, 20___

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