SEC Form 4 · accession 0001127602-15-007842

FRANKLIN TEMPLETON INC · BEN

Statement of changes in beneficial ownership, as filed. Original on EDGAR ↗

Reporting owner

10% Owner

Period of report

Feb 23, 2015

Accepted (ET)

Feb 24, 2015 · 12:59 pm EST

Rule 10b5-1 plan

unknown — predates the checkbox

Issuer CIK

0000038777

Table I — non-derivative securities

Security	Date	Code	Shares	Price	A/D	Owned after	D/I	Nature of ownership
Common Stock, par value $.10^F1	Dec 15, 2014	G	12,975	$0.00	D	97,355,066	D
Common Stock, par value $.10^F2,F3	Feb 23, 2015	J	150,000	$53.905	D	97,536,766	D
Common Stock, par value $.10^F4	Feb 23, 2015	J	150,000	$53.905	D	1,350,000	I	By Spouse
Common Stock, par value $.10^F5	holding	—	—		—	20,888	I	By 401(k)
Common Stock, par value $.10	holding	—	—		—	4,186,651	I	By IRA
Common Stock, par value $.10^F6	holding	—	—		—	817,800	I	By Trust Held By Spouse

No Table II lines on this filing.

F1Not applicable.
F2Transfer of shares by the Reporting Person to an irrevocable grantor retained annuity trust created by the Reporting Person and having an independent trustee, in partial repayment of a promissory note from the Reporting Person.
F3Pursuant to a required minimum distribution from Individual Retirement Account (IRA) on December 19, 2014, balance includes 331,700 shares previously reported by the reporting person as indirect shares held through his IRA.
F4Transfer of shares by the Reporting Person's spouse to an irrevocable grantor retained annuity trust created by the Reporting Person's spouse and having an independent trustee, in partial repayment of a promissory note from the Reporting Person's spouse.
F5Reporting Person holds shares in the Franklin Templeton 401(k) Retirement Plan. Information is based on a plan statement as of January 31, 2015.
F6Trust of which Reporting Person's spouse is the lifetime beneficiary.