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Insider Trading: Franklin Resources Inc

Monthly summaries of insider trading activities (stock purchases, sales, and option exercises) reported by insiders of Franklin Resources Inc in the last 24 months are illustrated in figures 1 and 2. Table 1 shows the monthly insider trading data of Franklin Resources Inc since year 2005. Table 2 shows the detailed insider transactions of Franklin Resources Inc since 2005. The reporting company's ticker symbol is BEN. The reporting company's CIK number is 38777.

The total value of stock buying since 2005 is $0. The total value of stock sales is $278,050,570. The total value of stock exercises is $22,301,449.


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Figure 1. Monthly insider transaction values at Franklin Resources Inc (BEN) in the past 24 months. The trade values of insider stock buys, sales, and option exercises are in logarithmic scale as shown on the right axis labels. The detailed monthly and daily insider transactions are listed in the 2 tables below.

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Figure 2. Average prices of insider buys, sales, and option exercises at Franklin Resources Inc (BEN) in the past 24 months. See table 2 for insider transaction details.

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  • $134.64

    $100.98

    $67.32

    $33.66



Table 1. Monthly summaries of insider stock purchases, sales, and option exercises for Franklin Resources Inc (BEN).
Trading Period
year-month  
Insider Buying     
Shares               Value ($)
Insider Sales     
Shares               Value ($)
Option Exercises     
Shares               Value ($)
2008-07 0 0 0 0 671 0
2008-06 0 0 408,113 42,743,006 4,744 225,672
2008-04 0 0 0 0 671 0
2008-03 0 0 200,000 18,344,000 0 0
2008-01 0 0 0 0 671 0
2007-12 0 0 259 31,575 0 0
2007-10 0 0 0 0 671 0
2007-09 0 0 200,000 25,961,000 31,544 1,007,199
2007-08 0 0 6,700 867,930 5,000 159,650
2007-07 0 0 0 0 671 0
2007-06 0 0 7,056 944,491 1,000 47,570
2007-05 0 0 219,527 29,432,878 62,870 2,181,176
2007-04 0 0 20,000 26,417 671 0
2007-03 0 0 20,154 2,299,536 14,154 483,005
2007-02 0 0 138,040 16,862,499 15,963 632,817
2007-01 0 0 34,917 4,114,944 22,788 874,133
2006-12 0 0 72,088 7,993,052 72,080 2,865,900
2006-10 0 0 401,924 45,835,931 52,156 2,039,259
2006-09 0 0 200,498 19,913,908 20,826 778,974
2006-08 0 0 267,895 25,983,648 93,287 3,077,779
2006-07 0 0 0 0 2,013 0
2006-05 0 0 2,000 179,802 2,000 63,860
2006-04 0 0 0 0 703 0
2006-03 0 0 10,993 1,120,294 6,866 326,615
2006-02 0 0 212,396 20,848,862 204,387 7,537,840
2006-01 0 0 239 23,540 703 0
2005-12 0 0 4,114 388,685 0 0
2005-11 0 0 46,445 4,282,363 0 0
2005-10 0 0 29,490 2,457,689 0 0
2005-08 0 0 194 15,802 0 0
2005-05 0 0 2,000 138,620 0 0
2005-03 0 0 100,660 7,240,098 0 0

Table 2. Detailed insider stock purchases, sales, and option exercises for Franklin Resources Inc (BEN)
  Trade Date   Insider Name Trade Type     Shares       Price ($)   Value ($)
2008-07-21 Woodworth Louis E (Director) Option Exercise 671 .00 0
2008-06-13 Simpson Murray (Executive Vice President) Sale 1,269 104.30 132,356
2008-06-13 Johnson Charles B (Chairman of the Board) Sale 400,000 104.78 41,912,000
2008-06-10 Simpson Murray (Executive Vice President) Sale 2,100 103.00 216,300
2008-06-04 Simpson Murray (Executive Vice President) Sale 4,744 101.68 482,350
2008-06-04 Simpson Murray (Executive Vice President) Option Exercise 4,744 47.57 225,672
2008-04-21 Woodworth Louis E (Director) Option Exercise 671 .00 0
2008-03-14 Johnson Charles B (Chairman of the Board) Sale 200,000 91.72 18,344,000
2008-01-22 Woodworth Louis E (Director) Option Exercise 671 .00 0
2007-12-07 Johnson Charles B (Chairman of the Board) Sale 259 121.91 31,575
2007-10-22 Woodworth Louis E (Director) Option Exercise 671 .00 0
2007-09-27 Johnson Charles B (Chairman of the Board) Option Exercise 22,714 31.93 725,258
2007-09-20 Bolt Jennifer J (EVP-Operations and Technology) Option Exercise 4,080 31.93 130,274
2007-09-07 Bolt Jennifer J (EVP-Operations and Technology) Option Exercise 4,750 31.93 151,667
2007-09-06 Johnson Charles B (Chairman of the Board) Sale 200,000 129.80 25,961,000
2007-08-31 Bolt Jennifer J (EVP-Operations and Technology) Sale 5,000 131.05 655,271
2007-08-31 Bolt Jennifer J (EVP-Operations and Technology) Option Exercise 5,000 31.93 159,650
2007-08-28 Yun William Young (EVP-Institutional) Sale 1,000 127.76 127,756
2007-08-15 Frisbie Norman Rickard Jr (SVP & Chief Admin Officer) Sale 700 121.29 84,903
2007-07-20 Woodworth Louis E (Director) Option Exercise 671 .00 0
2007-06-15 Frisbie Norman Rickard Jr (SVP & Chief Admin Officer) Sale 1,000 131.33 131,333
2007-06-15 Frisbie Norman Rickard Jr (SVP & Chief Admin Officer) Option Exercise 1,000 47.57 47,570
2007-06-05 Advani Vijay Chandur (EVP - Global Advisor Services) Sale 3,756 133.16 500,148
2007-06-01 Yun William Young (EVP-Institutional) Sale 2,300 136.09 313,010
2007-05-31 Lusk John M (EVP-Portfolio Operations) Sale 703 136.10 95,681
2007-05-31 Woodworth Louis E (Director) Sale 5,000 136.24 681,200
2007-05-25 Johnson Gregory E (CEO and President) Sale 50,000 133.88 6,694,884
2007-05-25 Johnson Gregory E (CEO and President) Option Exercise 50,000 33.50 1,675,000
2007-05-21 Woodworth Louis E (Director) Sale 5,000 136.09 680,450
2007-05-15 Woodworth Louis E (Director) Sale 11,000 137.24 1,509,603
2007-05-09 Woodworth Louis E (Director) Sale 5,000 136.68 683,400
2007-05-03 Simpson Murray (Executive Vice President) Sale 3,054 134.00 409,236
2007-05-03 Green Barbara J (VP, Dep Gen Counsel & Sec) Sale 2,574 134.40 345,945
2007-05-03 Green Barbara J (VP, Dep Gen Counsel & Sec) Option Exercise 2,574 47.57 122,445
2007-05-03 Woodworth Louis E (Director) Sale 15,500 134.27 2,081,247
2007-05-03 Johnson Charles B (Chairman of the Board) Sale 100,000 133.66 13,365,500
2007-05-02 Green Barbara J (VP, Dep Gen Counsel & Sec) Sale 7,796 132.20 1,030,631
2007-05-02 Green Barbara J (VP, Dep Gen Counsel & Sec) Option Exercise 7,796 37.27 290,556
2007-05-01 Green Barbara J (VP, Dep Gen Counsel & Sec) Sale 2,500 131.66 329,158
2007-05-01 Green Barbara J (VP, Dep Gen Counsel & Sec) Option Exercise 2,500 37.27 93,175
2007-04-30 Woodworth Louis E (Director) Sale 20,000 1.32 26,417
2007-04-20 Woodworth Louis E (Director) Option Exercise 671 .00 0
2007-03-16 Ikeda Donna S (VP - HR International) Sale 14,154 114.63 1,622,505
2007-03-16 Ikeda Donna S (VP - HR International) Option Exercise 14,154 34.12 483,005
2007-03-05 Yun William Young (EVP-Institutional) Sale 6,000 112.84 677,031
2007-02-20 Kratter Leslie M (SVP & Assistant Secretary) Sale 12,864 126.13 1,622,581
2007-02-06 Gibson Holly E (Vice President, Corp Comm) Sale 2,000 122.28 244,565
2007-02-06 Gibson Holly E (Vice President, Corp Comm) Option Exercise 2,000 36.30 72,600
2007-02-06 Johnson Charles B (Chairman of the Board) Sale 100,000 121.90 12,190,000
2007-02-05 Green Barbara J (VP, Dep Gen Counsel & Sec) Sale 5,297 121.31 642,579
2007-02-05 Green Barbara J (VP, Dep Gen Counsel & Sec) Option Exercise 5,297 36.30 192,281
2007-02-02 Gibson Holly E (Vice President, Corp Comm) Sale 2,500 121.00 302,500
2007-02-02 Gibson Holly E (Vice President, Corp Comm) Option Exercise 2,500 36.30 90,750
2007-02-01 Gibson Holly E (Vice President, Corp Comm) Sale 1,566 119.90 187,763
2007-02-01 Gibson Holly E (Vice President, Corp Comm) Option Exercise 1,566 37.27 58,364
2007-02-01 Simpson Murray (Executive Vice President) Sale 2,500 121.12 302,806
2007-02-01 Simpson Murray (Executive Vice President) Option Exercise 4,600 47.57 218,822
2007-02-01 Kratter Leslie M (SVP & Assistant Secretary) Sale 4,113 121.20 498,505
2007-02-01 Woodworth Louis E (Director) Sale 7,200 121.00 871,200
2007-01-31 Gibson Holly E (Vice President, Corp Comm) Sale 1,514 119.41 180,786
2007-01-31 Gibson Holly E (Vice President, Corp Comm) Option Exercise 1,514 36.30 54,958
2007-01-31 Woodworth Louis E (Director) Sale 12,800 118.91 1,522,048
2007-01-30 Yun William Young (EVP-Institutional) Sale 20,603 117.08 2,412,110
2007-01-30 Yun William Young (EVP-Institutional) Option Exercise 20,603 39.76 819,175
2007-01-22 Woodworth Louis E (Director) Option Exercise 671 .00 0
2006-12-28 Ikeda Donna S (VP - HR International) Sale 8 109.85 878
2006-12-05 Tatlock Anne M (Vice Chairman) Sale 72,080 110.88 7,992,174
2006-12-05 Tatlock Anne M (Vice Chairman) Option Exercise 72,080 39.76 2,865,900
2006-10-31 Gibson Holly E (Vice President, Corp Comm) Sale 6,156 114.30 703,630
2006-10-31 Gibson Holly E (Vice President, Corp Comm) Option Exercise 6,156 37.27 229,434
2006-10-31 Bolt Jennifer J (EVP-Operations and Technology) Sale 439 114.01 50,050
2006-10-31 Burns Harmon E (Vice Chariman) Sale 100,000 114.22 11,422,500
2006-10-31 Johnson Gregory E (CEO and President) Sale 25,000 114.02 2,850,444
2006-10-31 Johnson Rupert H Jr (Vice Chairman) Sale 100,000 114.22 11,422,500
2006-10-31 Woodworth Louis E (Director) Sale 25,000 114.22 2,855,625
2006-10-31 Johnson Charles B (Chairman of the Board) Sale 100,000 114.22 11,422,500
2006-10-30 Advani Vijay Chandur (EVP - Global Advisor Services) Sale 8,581 112.21 962,837
2006-10-30 Advani Vijay Chandur (EVP - Global Advisor Services) Option Exercise 8,581 47.57 408,198
2006-10-30 Simpson Murray (Executive Vice President) Sale 25,743 112.56 2,897,758
2006-10-30 Simpson Murray (Executive Vice President) Option Exercise 25,743 36.30 934,470
2006-10-30 Green Barbara J (VP, Dep Gen Counsel & Sec) Sale 5,000 113.30 566,520
2006-10-30 Green Barbara J (VP, Dep Gen Counsel & Sec) Option Exercise 5,000 36.30 181,500
2006-10-30 Kratter Leslie M (SVP & Assistant Secretary) Sale 6,005 113.50 681,567
2006-10-30 Kratter Leslie M (SVP & Assistant Secretary) Option Exercise 6,005 47.57 285,657
2006-10-20 Woodworth Louis E (Director) Option Exercise 671 .00 0
2006-09-15 Bolt Jennifer J (EVP-Operations and Technology) Sale 950 104.79 99,554
2006-09-15 Bolt Jennifer J (EVP-Operations and Technology) Option Exercise 950 33.50 31,825
2006-09-14 Alexander Penelope S (Vice-President, HR - US) Sale 2,000 104.24 208,479
2006-09-14 Baio James R (EVP, CFO and Treasurer) Sale 7,600 104.06 790,872
2006-09-14 Baio James R (EVP, CFO and Treasurer) Option Exercise 7,600 36.30 275,880
2006-09-13 Gibson Holly E (Vice President, Corp Comm) Sale 2,276 105.13 239,272
2006-09-13 Gibson Holly E (Vice President, Corp Comm) Option Exercise 2,276 47.57 108,269
2006-09-13 Ikeda Donna S (VP - HR International) Sale 10,000 104.79 1,047,854
2006-09-13 Ikeda Donna S (VP - HR International) Option Exercise 10,000 36.30 363,000
2006-09-13 Kratter Leslie M (SVP & Assistant Secretary) Sale 2,572 104.84 269,648
2006-09-12 Woodworth Louis E (Director) Sale 5,000 102.20 511,000
2006-09-08 Woodworth Louis E (Director) Sale 5,000 99.51 497,550
2006-09-05 Johnson Charles B (Chairman of the Board) Sale 92,600 98.61 9,109,107
2006-09-01 Johnson Charles B (Chairman of the Board) Sale 7,400 98.54 728,704
2006-08-31 Lusk John M (EVP-Portfolio Operations) Sale 12,071 98.06 1,183,701
2006-08-31 Lusk John M (EVP-Portfolio Operations) Option Exercise 12,071 33.99 410,293
2006-08-31 Woodworth Louis E (Director) Sale 15,000 98.29 1,474,350
2006-08-25 Bolt Jennifer J (EVP-Operations and Technology) Sale 3,623 97.00 351,435
2006-08-25 Bolt Jennifer J (EVP-Operations and Technology) Option Exercise 3,623 31.93 115,682
2006-08-21 Kratter Leslie M (SVP & Assistant Secretary) Sale 3,545 96.88 343,448
2006-08-18 Burns Harmon E (Vice Chariman) Sale 153,677 98.26 15,099,533
2006-08-15 Yun William Young (EVP-Institutional) Sale 6,800 94.12 639,988
2006-08-15 Yun William Young (EVP-Institutional) Option Exercise 6,800 31.95 217,260
2006-08-15 Tatlock Anne M (Vice Chairman) Sale 15,000 94.71 1,420,621
2006-08-15 Tatlock Anne M (Vice Chairman) Option Exercise 15,000 32.05 480,749
2006-08-15 Kratter Leslie M (SVP & Assistant Secretary) Sale 17,161 95.54 1,639,623
2006-08-15 Kratter Leslie M (SVP & Assistant Secretary) Option Exercise 17,161 31.95 548,293
2006-08-14 Yun William Young (EVP-Institutional) Sale 9,380 93.70 878,897
2006-08-14 Yun William Young (EVP-Institutional) Option Exercise 9,380 31.95 299,691
2006-08-14 Lewis Kenneth A (VP - Enterprise Risk Mgmt) Sale 4,700 93.44 439,168
2006-08-14 Lewis Kenneth A (VP - Enterprise Risk Mgmt) Option Exercise 4,700 31.95 150,165
2006-08-14 Tatlock Anne M (Vice Chairman) Sale 10,743 93.26 1,001,841
2006-08-14 Tatlock Anne M (Vice Chairman) Option Exercise 10,743 32.05 344,313
2006-08-14 Ikeda Donna S (VP - HR International) Sale 10,378 94.01 975,628
2006-08-14 Ikeda Donna S (VP - HR International) Option Exercise 10,378 37.27 386,788
2006-08-11 Frisbie Norman Rickard Jr (SVP & Chief Admin Officer) Sale 5,817 92.04 535,415
2006-08-11 Frisbie Norman Rickard Jr (SVP & Chief Admin Officer) Option Exercise 3,431 36.30 124,545
2006-07-20 Woodworth Louis E (Director) Option Exercise 1,342 .00 0
2006-05-26 Bolt Jennifer J (EVP-Operations and Technology) Sale 2,000 89.90 179,802
2006-05-26 Bolt Jennifer J (EVP-Operations and Technology) Option Exercise 2,000 31.93 63,860
2006-04-20 Woodworth Louis E (Director) Option Exercise 703 .00 0
2006-03-16 Alexander Penelope S (Vice-President, HR - US) Sale 8,866 101.65 901,258
2006-03-16 Alexander Penelope S (Vice-President, HR - US) Option Exercise 6,866 47.57 326,615
2006-03-03 Alexander Penelope S (Vice-President, HR - US) Sale 1,418 102.98 146,024
2006-02-24 Lewis Kenneth A (Vice President and Treasurer) Sale 4,000 101.60 406,390
2006-02-24 Lewis Kenneth A (Vice President and Treasurer) Option Exercise 4,000 31.95 127,800
2006-02-22 Gibson Holly E (Vice President, Corp Comm) Sale 3,216 100.01 321,635
2006-02-22 Gibson Holly E (Vice President, Corp Comm) Option Exercise 3,216 47.57 152,985
2006-02-17 Simpson Murray (Executive Vice President) Option Exercise 2,100 47.57 99,897
2006-02-16 Yun William Young (EVP-Institutional) Sale 4,000 98.11 392,450
2006-02-16 Simpson Murray (Executive Vice President) Sale 4,000 99.50 398,000
2006-02-16 Simpson Murray (Executive Vice President) Option Exercise 4,000 47.57 190,280
2006-02-15 Kratter Leslie M (SVP & Assistant Secretary) Sale 13,022 98.49 1,282,495
2006-02-15 Kratter Leslie M (SVP & Assistant Secretary) Option Exercise 9,913 47.57 471,561
2006-02-06 Advani Vijay Chandur (Executive Managing D) Sale 68,647 96.45 6,620,797
2006-02-06 Advani Vijay Chandur (Executive Managing D) Option Exercise 68,647 38.61 2,650,254
2006-02-02 Lusk John M (Vice President) Sale 3,000 98.04 294,132
2006-02-01 Johnson Gregory E (President and CEO) Sale 112,511 98.95 11,132,963
2006-02-01 Johnson Gregory E (President and CEO) Option Exercise 112,511 34.18 3,845,063
2006-01-31 Frisbie Norman Rickard Jr (CAO) Sale 57 98.50 5,614
2006-01-31 Lusk John M (Vice President) Sale 69 98.50 6,796
2006-01-31 Baio James R (Chief Financial Officer) Sale 16 98.50 1,576
2006-01-31 Ikeda Donna S (Vice President) Sale 90 98.50 8,865
2006-01-31 Kratter Leslie M (Sr. Vice President) Sale 7 98.50 689
2006-01-20 Woodworth Louis E (Director) Option Exercise 703 .00 0
2005-12-29 Frisbie Norman Rickard Jr (CAO) Sale 611 94.48 57,727
2005-12-29 Lusk John M (Vice President) Sale 534 94.48 50,452
2005-12-29 Gibson Holly E (Vice President) Sale 239 94.48 22,580
2005-12-29 Alexander Penelope S (Vice-President) Sale 458 94.48 43,271
2005-12-29 Lewis Kenneth A (Vice President and T) Sale 306 94.48 28,910
2005-12-29 Simpson Murray (Executive Vice Presi) Sale 382 94.48 36,091
2005-12-29 Baio James R (Chief Financial Officer) Sale 611 94.48 57,727
2005-12-29 Green Barbara J (Secretary) Sale 108 94.48 10,203
2005-12-29 Ikeda Donna S (Vice President) Sale 443 94.48 41,854
2005-12-29 Kratter Leslie M (Sr. Vice President) Sale 422 94.48 39,870
2005-11-18 Woodworth Louis E (Director) Sale 5,000 96.20 481,000
2005-11-11 Woodworth Louis E (Director) Sale 10,000 94.26 942,600
2005-11-07 Bolt Jennifer J (CIO) Sale 1,445 91.50 132,213
2005-11-07 Johnson Gregory E (President and CEO) Sale 15,000 91.67 1,375,050
2005-11-02 Johnson Gregory E (President and CEO) Sale 15,000 90.10 1,351,500
2005-10-03 Yun William Young (President-Fiduciary) Sale 3,551 83.34 295,940
2005-10-03 Frisbie Norman Rickard Jr (CAO) Sale 650 83.34 54,171
2005-10-03 Advani Vijay Chandur (Executive Managing D) Sale 3,881 83.34 323,442
2005-10-03 Lusk John M (Vice President) Sale 739 83.34 61,588
2005-10-03 Gibson Holly E (Vice President) Sale 339 83.34 28,252
2005-10-03 Alexander Penelope S (Vice-President) Sale 564 83.34 47,003
2005-10-03 Lewis Kenneth A (Vice President and T) Sale 941 83.34 78,422
2005-10-03 Simpson Murray (Executive Vice Presi) Sale 1,585 83.34 132,093
2005-10-03 Baio James R (Chief Financial Officer) Sale 1,180 83.34 98,341
2005-10-03 Green Barbara J (Secretary) Sale 773 83.34 64,421
2005-10-03 Tatlock Anne M (Vice Chairman) Sale 8,926 83.34 743,892
2005-10-03 Ikeda Donna S (Vice President) Sale 581 83.34 48,420
2005-10-03 Kratter Leslie M (Sr. Vice President) Sale 1,317 83.34 109,758
2005-08-01 Baio James R (Chief Financial Officer) Sale 108 81.46 8,797
2005-08-01 Ikeda Donna S (Vice President) Sale 86 81.46 7,005
2005-05-11 Lusk John M (Vice President) Sale 2,000 69.31 138,620
2005-03-15 Johnson Charles B (Chairman of the Board) Sale 100,000 71.92 7,192,000
2005-03-09 Alexander Penelope S (Vice-President) Sale 660 72.88 48,098

Insider trading activities including stock purchases, stock sales, and option exercises listed in the above tables cannot be completely guaranteed as to their accuracy. For more insider trading information of Franklin Resources Inc (symbol BEN, CIK number 38777) see the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) website.

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