Form 8-K

 

 

UNITED STATES

SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

Washington, D.C. 20549

 

 

FORM 8-K

 

 

CURRENT REPORT

Pursuant to Section 13 or 15(d) of The

Securities Exchange Act of 1934

Date of Report (Date of earliest event reported): March 14, 2012

 

 

FRANKLIN RESOURCES, INC.

(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)

 

 

 

Delaware   001-09318   13-2670991

(State or other jurisdiction

of incorporation)

  

(Commission

File Number)

  

(IRS Employer

Identification No.)

One Franklin Parkway, San Mateo, California 94403

(Address of principal executive offices) (Zip Code)

Registrant’s telephone number, including area code: (650) 312-2000

Not Applicable

(Former name or former address, if changed since last report.)

 

 

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Item 5.07 Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders.

On March 14, 2012, Franklin Resources, Inc. (the “Company”) held its annual meeting of stockholders (the “Annual Meeting”). The matters voted upon at the Annual Meeting and the results of the votes were as follows:

 

  1. To elect 11 directors to the Board of Directors of the Company to hold office until the next annual meeting of stockholders or until that person’s successor is elected and qualified or until his or her earlier death, resignation, retirement, disqualification or removal.

Each of the 11 nominees for director was elected, and the voting results are set forth below:

 

Name of Director

    For      Against      Abstain      Broker
Non-Votes		  

Samuel H. Armacost

      171,351,610         284,567         27,931         8,373,143   

Charles Crocker

      170,722,260         911,585         30,263         8,373,143   

Joseph R. Hardiman

      171,306,996         334,958         22,154         8,373,143   

Charles B. Johnson

      170,876,010         766,760         21,338         8,373,143   

Gregory E. Johnson

      171,223,582         423,999         16,527         8,373,143   

Rupert H. Johnson, Jr.

      171,158,258         488,948         16,902         8,373,143   

Mark C. Pigott

      171,357,185         268,432         38,491         8,373,143   

Chutta Ratnathicam

      171,337,490         288,911         37,707         8,373,143   

Laura Stein

      171,388,778         252,531         22,799         8,373,143   

Anne M. Tatlock

      167,934,513         3,707,959         21,636         8,373,143   

Geoffrey Y. Yang

      171,374,207         260,454         29,447         8,373,143   

 

  2. To ratify the appointment of PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP as the Company’s independent registered public accounting firm for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2012.

The ratification of PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP was approved, and the voting results are set forth below:

 

For

    Against    Abstain

178,856,671

    1,168,325    12,255

SIGNATURES

Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the Company has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned hereunto duly authorized.

 

    FRANKLIN RESOURCES, INC.

Date: March 16, 2012

    

/s/ Maria Gray

    Name: Maria Gray
    Title: Vice President and Secretary