SEC Form 4 · accession 0001127602-17-008774

FRANKLIN TEMPLETON INC · BEN

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

Reporting owner

Officer — Chairman and CEO · Director

Period of report

Nov 15, 2016

Accepted (ET)

Feb 27, 2017 · 7:09 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	Nov 15, 2016	G	256	—	D	2,162,863	D
Common Stock, par value $.10^F1	Nov 15, 2016	G	3,246	—	D	2,159,617	D
Common Stock, par value $.10^F1	Nov 16, 2016	G	260	—	D	2,159,357	D
Common Stock, par value $.10^F1	Nov 21, 2016	G	6,410	—	D	2,152,947	D
Common Stock, par value $.10^F1	Nov 23, 2016	G	385	—	D	2,152,562	D
Common Stock, par value $.10^F1	Dec 16, 2016	G	707	—	A	2,153,269	D
Common Stock, par value $.10^F2	Feb 27, 2017	S	25,000	$43.1792	D	2,128,269	D
Common Stock, par value $.10^F1,F3	Dec 16, 2016	G	1,414	—	A	69,122	I	As A Trustee For Minor Child
Common Stock, par value $.10^F1,F4	Dec 16, 2016	G	707	—	A	18,014	I	By Spouse
Common Stock, par value $.10^F5	holding	—	—		—	4,946	I	By 401(k)
Common Stock, par value $.10^F6	holding	—	—		—	2,565,000	I	By Business Limited Partnership
Common Stock, par value $.10^F7	holding	—	—		—	8,100	I	By Business Trust
Common Stock, par value $.10^F8	holding	—	—		—	396,000	I	By Venture Limited Partnership

No Table II lines on this filing.

F1Not applicable.
F2The price reported in Column 4 is a weighted average price. These shares were sold in multiple transactions at prices ranging from $43.13 to $43.26, inclusive. The Reporting Person undertakes to provide to the Issuer, any security holder of the Issuer, or the staff on the Securities Exchange Commission, upon request, full information regarding the number of shares sold at each separate price within the range set forth in this footnote.
F3Shares held by Reporting Person as trustee for Reporting Person's minor children. Reporting Person disclaims beneficial ownership of such shares.
F4Shares held by Reporting Person's spouse. Reporting Person disclaims beneficial ownership of such shares.
F5Reporting Person holds shares in the Franklin Templeton 401(k) Retirement Plan. Information is based on a plan statement as of December 1, 2016.
F6Business limited partnership under control of Reporting Person.
F7Business trust for the benefit of Reporting Person and Reporting Person's children.
F8Limited partnership under control of Reporting Person, and owned in part by irrevocable trusts for the benefit of Reporting Person's children. Reporting Person disclaims beneficial ownership of the children's trusts.