-----BEGIN PRIVACY-ENHANCED MESSAGE----- Proc-Type: 2001,MIC-CLEAR Originator-Name: webmaster@www.sec.gov Originator-Key-Asymmetric: MFgwCgYEVQgBAQICAf8DSgAwRwJAW2sNKK9AVtBzYZmr6aGjlWyK3XmZv3dTINen TWSM7vrzLADbmYQaionwg5sDW3P6oaM5D3tdezXMm7z1T+B+twIDAQAB MIC-Info: RSA-MD5,RSA, Uh6y8SGaljqX0eLufrl4qp0C5LkEZHBOc1cgmeohG0c9iJQY0vf9k8mThWDXuvyQ tVORplxJJCfHicYct6nYOw== 0000038777-06-000687.txt : 20061108 0000038777-06-000687.hdr.sgml : 20061108 20061026120309 ACCESSION NUMBER: 0000038777-06-000687 CONFORMED SUBMISSION TYPE: 8-K PUBLIC DOCUMENT COUNT: 3 CONFORMED PERIOD OF REPORT: 20061025 ITEM INFORMATION: Results of Operations and Financial Condition ITEM INFORMATION: Financial Statements and Exhibits FILED AS OF DATE: 20061026 DATE AS OF CHANGE: 20061026 FILER: COMPANY DATA: COMPANY CONFORMED NAME: FRANKLIN RESOURCES INC CENTRAL INDEX KEY: 0000038777 STANDARD INDUSTRIAL CLASSIFICATION: INVESTMENT ADVICE [6282] IRS NUMBER: 132670991 STATE OF INCORPORATION: DE FISCAL YEAR END: 0930 FILING VALUES: FORM TYPE: 8-K SEC ACT: 1934 Act SEC FILE NUMBER: 001-09318 FILM NUMBER: 061164915 BUSINESS ADDRESS: STREET 1: ONE FRANKLIN PARKWAY STREET 2: BUILDING 920 CITY: SAN MATEO STATE: CA ZIP: 94403 BUSINESS PHONE: 650-312-2000 MAIL ADDRESS: STREET 1: FRANKLIN RESOURCES INC STREET 2: ONE FRANKLIN PARKWAY CITY: SAN MATEO STATE: CA ZIP: 94403 8-K 1 form8k.htm

 

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):  October 26, 2006

 

 

FRANKLIN RESOURCES, INC.

(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)

 

 

 

Delaware

001-09318

13-2670991

 

(State or other jurisdiction 

(Commission File Number)  

(IRS Employer Identification No.)

 

of incorporation)

 

 

 

One Franklin Parkway, San Mateo, California  

94403

 

 

(Address of principal executive offices)  

(Zip Code)

 

 

Registrant’s telephone number, including area code: (650) 312-3000

 

Not Applicable

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

 

Check the appropriate box below if the Form 8-K filing is intended to simultaneously satisfy the filing obligation of the registrant under any of the following provisions (see General Instruction A.2. below):

 

o  Written communications pursuant to Rule 425 under the Securities Act (17 CFR 230.425)

o  Soliciting material pursuant to Rule 14a-12 under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.14a-12)

o  Pre-commencement communications pursuant to Rule 14d-2(b) under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.14d-2(b))

o  Pre-commencement communications pursuant to Rule 13e-4(c) under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.13e-4(c))

 

 

 

Item 2.02 Results of Operations and Financial Condition.

 

On October 26, 2006, Franklin Resources, Inc. (the “registrant”) issued a press release announcing its preliminary financial results for the quarter ended September 30, 2006. A copy of that press release is attached hereto as Exhibit 99.1 and is incorporated herein by reference.

 

The information in this report, including the exhibit hereto, shall not be deemed to be “filed” for purposes of Section 18 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, or otherwise subject to the liabilities of that section. The information in this report, including the exhibit hereto, shall not be incorporated by reference into any filing of the registrant with the Securities and Exchange Commission, whether made before or after the date hereof, regardless of any general incorporation language in such filings (unless the registrant specifically states that the information or exhibit in this particular report is incorporated by reference).

 

Item 9.01 Financial Statements and Exhibits.

 

(d)

Exhibits.

 

Exhibit No.

Description

 

99.1

Press Release dated October 26, 2006 issued by Franklin Resources, Inc.

 

 

 

1

 

 

 

SIGNATURES

 

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

 

 

 

 

 

FRANKLIN RESOURCES, INC.


Date: October 26, 2006

 

 


/s/ Kenneth A. Lewis

 

 

 

Name:  Kenneth A. Lewis

Title:    Senior Vice President, Chief Financial Officer 

and Treasurer

 

 

2

 

 

 

Exhibit Index

 

Exhibit No.

Description

 

99.1

Press Release dated October 26, 2006 issued by Franklin Resources, Inc.

 

 

 

3

 

 

 

 EX-99 2 exhibit99html.htm PRESS RELEASE

EXHIBIT 99.1

 

 

 


Contact:

Franklin Resources, Inc.

Investor Relations: Lisa Shirley (650) 312-4091

Corporate Communications: Lisa Gallegos (650) 312-3395

franklintempleton.com

____________________________________________________________________________________

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE

 

Franklin Resources, Inc. Announces Fourth Quarter Results

 

San Mateo, CA, October 26, 2006 - Franklin Resources, Inc. (Franklin Templeton Investments) (NYSE: BEN) today announced net income of $381.7 million, or $1.49 per share diluted, on revenues of $1,297.2 million for the quarter ended September 30, 2006. In the quarter ended June 30, 2006, net income was $371.4 million, or $1.41 per share diluted, on revenues of $1,317.3 million. For the quarter ended September 30, 2005, net income was $334.5 million, or $1.28 per share diluted, on revenues of $1,163.2 million.

 

Operating income for the quarter ended September 30, 2006 was $427.1 million, as compared to $452.0 million for the prior quarter and $368.5 million for the quarter ended September 30, 2005. The company’s non-operating income for the quarter ended September 30, 2006 included $57.8 million of investment and other income, net, as compared to $52.3 million in the prior quarter and $49.6 million for the quarter ended September 30, 2005.

 

Assets under management by the company’s subsidiaries were $511.3 billion at September 30, 2006, as compared to $490.1 billion at June 30, 2006 and $453.1 billion at September 30, 2005. Simple monthly average assets under management during the quarter ended September 30, 2006 were $500.4 billion compared to $494.6 billion in the preceding quarter and $440.5 billion in the same quarter a year ago. Equity assets comprised 59% of total assets under management at September 30, 2006, as compared to 60% for the previous quarter and 58% at September 30, 2005. Fixed-income assets comprised 22% of total assets under management at September 30, 2006 and June 30, 2006, as compared to 23% at September 30, 2005. Hybrid assets accounted for 18% of total assets under management at September 30, 2006, as compared to 17% at June 30, 2006 and September 30, 2005. Sales exceeded redemptions by $2.4 billion for the quarter ended September 30, 2006, as compared to $1.3 billion for the prior quarter and $8.0 billion for the comparable quarter a year ago.

 

 

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Fiscal Fourth Quarter 2006 Highlights

 

Performance and Products1,2

(See important footnotes in the “Supplemental Information” section at the end of the release.)

 

•

86% of Franklin Templeton’s long-term mutual fund assets were in funds ranked in the top two quartiles of their respective Lipper peer groups for the three-year period, 87% for the five-year period and 93% for the 10-year period ended September 30, 2006. 3,4

•

80% of Franklin Templeton’s equity mutual fund assets were in funds ranked in the top two quartiles of their respective Lipper peer groups for the three-year period, 81% for the five-year period and 91% for the 10-year period ended September 30, 2006. 3,5 

•

100% of Franklin Templeton’s fixed income mutual fund assets were in funds ranked in the top two quartiles of their respective Lipper peer groups for the three- and five-year periods, and 99% for the 10-year period ended September 30, 2006. 3,6

•

87% of Franklin equity mutual fund assets were in funds ranked in the top two quartiles of their respective Lipper peer groups for the three-year period, 91% for the five-year period and 87% for the 10-year period ended September 30, 2006. 3,7

•

64% of Templeton equity mutual fund assets were in funds ranked in the top two quartiles of their respective Lipper peer groups for the three-year period, 63% for the five-year period and 90% for the 10-year period ended September 30, 2006. 3,8

•

96% of Mutual Series equity mutual fund assets were in funds ranked in the top two quartiles of their respective Lipper peer groups for the three-year period, and 100% for the five- and 10-year periods ended September 30, 2006. 3,9

•

98% of Franklin Templeton’s taxable fixed income mutual fund assets were in funds ranked in the top two quartiles of their respective Lipper peer groups for the three-year period, 100% for the five-year period and 97% for the 10-year period ended September 30, 2006.3,10

•

100% of Franklin Templeton's tax-free fixed income mutual fund assets were in funds ranked in the top two quartiles of their respective Lipper peer groups for the three-, five- and 10-year periods ended September 30, 2006. 3,11

•

Franklin Income Fund ranked in the top quintile of the Lipper Mixed-Asset Target Allocation Moderate Funds peer group for total return among 400, 279, 219 and 93 funds for the one-, three-, five- and 10-year periods ended September 30, 2006. The fund received a Lipper Leader award for Total Return, and was rated 5 stars overall by Morningstar among 300 Conservative Allocation funds as of September 30, 2006. 12,21,22

•

Franklin Flex Cap Growth Fund ranked in the top two quartiles of the Lipper Multi-Cap Growth Funds peer group for total return among 427, 366, 295 and 101 funds for the one-, three-, five- and 10-year periods ended September 30, 2006. The fund received a Lipper Leader award for Expense as of September 30, 2006. 13,21

•

Templeton World Fund ranked in the top two quartiles of the Lipper Global Multi-Cap Core Funds peer group for total return among 89, 58, 48 and 15 funds for the one-, three-, five- and 10-year periods ended September 30, 2006. The fund received a Lipper Leader award for Total Return, and was rated 4 stars overall by Morningstar among 406 World Stock funds as of September 30, 2006. 14,21,22

•

Mutual Shares Fund ranked in the top two quartiles of the Lipper Multi-Cap Value Funds peer group for total return among 487, 371, 272 and 107 funds for the one-, three-, five- and 10-year periods ended September 30, 2006. The fund received a Lipper Leader award for Preservation, and was rated 4 stars overall by Morningstar among 1,115 Large Value funds as of September 30, 2006. 15,21,22

•

Mutual Beacon Fund ranked in the top quintile of the Lipper Multi-Cap Core Funds peer group for total return among 845, 595, 440 and 162 funds for the one-, three-, five- and 10-year periods ended September 30, 2006. The fund received Lipper Leader awards for Total Return, Consistent Return and Preservation, and was rated 4 stars overall by Morningstar among 1,115 Large Value funds as of September 30, 2006. 16,21,22

•

Mutual Financial Services Fund ranked in the top quintile of the Lipper Financial Services Funds peer group for total return among 121, 103 and 94 funds for the one-, three- and five-year periods ended September 30, 2006. The fund received Lipper Leader awards for Total Return and Preservation, and was rated 4 stars overall by Morningstar among 127 Specialty-Financial funds as of September 30, 2006. 17,21,22

•

Franklin Federal Tax-Free Income Fund ranked in the top two quartiles of the Lipper General Municipal Debt Funds peer group for total return among 256, 247, 220 and 145 funds for the one-, three-, five- and

 

 

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10-year periods ended September 30, 2006. The fund received Lipper Leader awards for Total Return, Consistent Return, Expense and Tax Efficiency, and was rated 4 stars overall by Morningstar among 286 Muni National Long funds as of September 30, 2006. 18,21,22

 

•

Franklin California High Yield Municipal Fund ranked in the top decile of the Lipper California Municipal Debt Funds peer group for total return among 121, 115, 97 and 73 funds for the one-, three-, five- and 10-year periods ended September 30, 2006. The fund received Lipper Leader awards for Total Return, Consistent Return and Tax Efficiency, and was rated 5 stars overall by Morningstar among 162 Muni California Long funds as of September 30, 2006. 19,21,22

•

Templeton Global Bond Fund ranked in the top decile of the Lipper Global Income Funds peer group for total return among 99, 93, 76 and 52 funds for the one-, three-, five- and 10-year periods ended September 30, 2006. The fund received a Lipper Leader award for Total Return, and was rated 5 stars overall by Morningstar among 155 World Bond funds as of September 30, 2006. 20,21,22

 

Performance quoted represents past performance, which cannot predict or guarantee future results.

 

Global Business Developments

 

•      For the second consecutive quarter, in a survey of shareholder satisfaction conducted by National Quality Review, a third party customer service evaluator, 94% of customers responded that they would recommend Franklin Templeton Investments to others.

•      franklintempleton.com was the only website to place in the top five in both the consumers and financial professionals categories in DALBAR’s most recent quarterly ranking of mutual fund websites.

•      Asiamoney magazine named Mark Mobius, managing director of Templeton Asset Management Ltd., one of the 100 most powerful and influential people in business and finance throughout the Asia-Pacific region.

•      Franklin Resources, Inc. announced that it has taken full control of Bradesco Templeton Asset Management Ltda., which will now be known as Franklin Templeton Investimentos (Brasil) Ltda.

•      Assets under management exceeded $10 billion in Taiwan and $5 billion in India.

•      Approximately 2,000 investment professionals, investors and members of the public attended Franklin Templeton’s Outlook and Opportunities Forum 2006 in Toronto, Canada.

•      Launched Franklin Balanced Fund in the United States, which seeks both income and capital appreciation by investing in stocks, convertible securities and fixed income securities, as well as the Templeton Emerging Markets Small Cap Fund in early October, the first actively managed, dedicated emerging markets small-cap fund for U.S. retail investors.

•      Franklin Templeton Retirement Target Funds were introduced to provide U.S. investors with professional asset allocation and access to the time-tested investment approaches of Franklin, Templeton and Mutual Series in a single lifecycle portfolio.

•      Darby Overseas Investments, Ltd. and Hana Bank announced the close of the jointly managed Korea Emerging Infrastructure Fund.

•      The company ran a major advertising campaign focused on Mutual Series products, with ads appearing in The Wall Street Journal and other key print and online publications.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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Franklin Resources, Inc.

 

 

Preliminary Condensed Consolidated Income Statements

 

Unaudited

 

 

(in thousands, except assets under management and per share data)

Three months ended

September 30

Year ended

September 30

 

2006

2005

% Change

2006

2005

% Change

Operating Revenues

 

 

 

 

 

 

Investment management fees

$764,458

$655,327

17%

$2,963,927

$2,456,518

21%

Underwriting and distribution fees

448,484

426,941

5%

1,756,000

1,531,610

15%

Shareholder servicing fees

64,365

62,675

3%

259,295

254,763

2%

Consolidated sponsored investment products income, net

2,123

1,132

88%

7,712

4,414

75%

Other, net

17,799

17,086

4%

63,792

62,793

2%

Total operating revenues

1,297,229

1,163,161

12%

5,050,726

4,310,098

17%

Operating Expenses

 

 

 

 

 

 

Underwriting and distribution

417,361

387,682

8%

1,641,401

1,406,137

17%

Compensation and benefits

243,906

207,906

17%

936,254

870,293

8%

Information systems, technology and occupancy

80,464

77,000

4%

302,341

286,866

5%

Advertising and promotion

48,684

43,237

13%

156,460

137,298

14%

Amortization of deferred sales commissions

34,242

31,114

10%

129,873

122,470

6%

Amortization of intangible assets

2,663

4,351

(39%)

14,022

17,459

(20%)

Intangible assets impairment

—

—

—

68,400

—

N/A

Provision for governmental investigations, proceedings and actions, net

—

—

—

—

33,658

(100%)

Other

42,857

43,339

(1%)

168,594

147,541

14%

Total operating expenses

870,177

794,629

10%

3,417,345

3,021,722

13%

Operating income

427,052

368,532

16%

1,633,381

1,288,376

27%

Other Income (Expenses)

 

 

 

 

 

 

Consolidated sponsored investment products gains, net

14,170

10,108

40%

33,624

29,121

15%

Investment and other income, net

57,757

49,587

16%

197,782

137,401

44%

Interest expense

(6,226)

(8,798)

(29%)

(29,221)

(34,043)

(14%)

Other income, net

65,701

50,897

29%

202,185

132,479

53%

Income before taxes on income

492,753

419,429

17%

1,835,566

1,420,855

29%

Taxes on income

111,084

84,934

31%

567,998

363,224

56%

Net income

$381,669

$334,495

14%

$1,267,568

$1,057,631

20%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Earnings per Share

 

 

 

 

 

 

Basic

$1.51

$1.33

14%

$4.97

$4.22

18%

Diluted

1.49

1.28

16%

4.86

4.06

20%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Dividends per share

$0.12

$0.10

20%

$0.48

$0.40

20%

Special cash dividend

$—

$—

—

$—

$2.00

(100%)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Average Shares Outstanding (in thousands)

 

 

 

 

 

 

Basic

252,140

251,301

—

255,234

250,472

2%

Diluted

255,429

263,981

(3%)

261,692

262,561

—

Operating Margin1

33%

32%

—

32%

30%

—

Assets Under Management (in millions)

 

 

 

 

 

 

Beginning of period

$490,134

$425,403

15%

$453,065

$361,860

25%

Sales

30,470

31,504

(3%)

128,753

122,519

5%

Reinvested distributions

1,261

1,053

20%

13,928

8,322

67%

Redemptions

(28,075)

(23,509)

19%

(116,617)

(86,532)

35%

Distributions

(1,753)

(1,613)

9%

(17,279)

(10,829)

60%

Acquisitions

—

—

—

242

83

192%

Appreciation

19,293

20,227

(5%)

49,238

57,642

(15%)

End of period

$511,330

$453,065

13%

$511,330

$453,065

13%

Simple Monthly Average for Period

$500,386

$440,465

14%

$482,384

$410,758

17%

 

 

1 Operating margin: Operating income divided by total operating revenues.

 

 

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Franklin Resources, Inc.

 

Preliminary Condensed Consolidated Income Statements

Unaudited

(in thousands, except per share data)

 

Three months ended

 

30-Sep-06

30-Jun-06

% Change

31-Mar-06

31-Dec-05

30-Sep-05

Operating Revenues

 

 

 

 

 

 

Investment management fees

$764,458

$786,015

(3%)

$726,015

$687,439

$655,327

Underwriting and distribution fees

448,484

447,136

—

445,501

414,879

426,941

Shareholder servicing fees

64,365

65,593

(2%)

65,065

64,272

62,675

Consolidated sponsored investment products income, net

2,123

2,753

(23%)

2,558

278

1,132

Other, net

17,799

15,778

13%

15,631

14,584

17,086

Total operating revenues

1,297,229

1,317,275

(2%)

1,254,770

1,181,452

1,163,161

Operating Expenses

 

 

 

 

 

 

Underwriting and distribution

417,361

430,727

(3%)

413,236

380,077

387,682

Compensation and benefits

243,906

242,686

1%

231,182

218,480

207,906

Information systems, technology and occupancy

80,464

74,082

9%

73,900

73,895

77,000

Advertising and promotion

48,684

41,309

18%

36,130

30,337

43,237

Amortization of deferred sales commissions

34,242

31,514

9%

32,115

32,002

31,114

Amortization of intangible assets

2,663

2,650

—

4,356

4,353

4,351

Intangible assets impairment

—

—

—

68,400

—

—

Other

42,857

42,321

1%

45,694

37,722

43,339

Total operating expenses

870,177

865,289

1%

905,013

776,866

794,629

Operating income

427,052

451,986

(6%)

349,757

404,586

368,532

Other Income (Expenses)

 

 

 

 

 

 

Consolidated sponsored investment products gains (losses), net

14,170

(8,352)

N/A

16,992

10,814

10,108

Investment and other income, net

57,757

52,271

10%

55,388

32,366

49,587

Interest expense

(6,226)

(6,682)

(7%)

(7,125)

(9,188)

(8,798)

Other income, net

65,701

37,237

76%

65,255

33,992

50,897

Income before taxes on income

492,753

489,223

1%

415,012

438,578

419,429

Taxes on income

111,084

117,809

(6%)

218,496

120,609

84,934

Net income

$381,669

$371,414

3%

$196,516

$317,969

$334,495

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Earnings per Share

 

 

 

 

 

 

Basic

$1.51

$1.44

5%

$0.76

$1.26

$1.33

Diluted

1.49

1.41

6%

0.74

1.21

$1.28

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Dividends per share

$0.12

$0.12

—

$0.12

$0.12

$0.10

 

Average Shares Outstanding (in thousands)

Basic

252,140

257,592

(2%)

258,110

253,208

251,301

Diluted

255,429

262,876

(3%)

265,437

265,066

263,981

Operating Margin1

33%

34%

—

28%

34%

32%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Employees

7,982

7,817

2%

7,540

7,290

7,156

Billable Shareholder Accounts (in millions)

17.7

18.7

(5%)

17.6

17.1

16.6

 

1 Operating margin: Operating income divided by total operating revenues.

 

 

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Franklin Resources, Inc.

 

 

Summary Balance Sheet

 

 

(in thousands)

Preliminary

 

 

Unaudited

 

 

September 30, 2006

September 30, 2005

Assets

 

 

Current assets

$4,977,830

$4,620,588

Banking/finance assets

1,196,472

915,140

Non-current assets

3,343,126

3,358,199

Total assets

$9,517,428

$8,893,927

 

 

 

Liabilities and Stockholders’ Equity

 

 

Current liabilities

$971,999

$851,897

Banking/finance liabilities

955,967

804,802

Non-current liabilities

804,000

1,476,737

Total liabilities

2,731,966

3,133,436

Minority interest

95,795

76,107

Total stockholders’ equity

6,689,667

5,684,384

Total liabilities and stockholders’ equity

$9,517,428

$8,893,927

 

 

 

Ending Shares of Common Stock Outstanding

253,249

252,745

 

 

 

 

 

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ASSETS UNDER MANAGEMENT BY INVESTMENT OBJECTIVE

(in billions)

Three months ended

 

 

 

30-Sep-06

30-Jun-06

% Change

31-Mar-06

31-Dec-05

30-Sep-05

 

Equity

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Global/international

$217.6

$209.7

4%

$210.8

$193.9

$185.7

 

 

Domestic (U.S.)

84.4

82.1

3%

84.8

79.6

77.9

 

 

Total equity

302.0

291.8

3%

295.6

273.5

263.6

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Hybrid

 

90.6

84.6

7%

83.5

79.7

78.4

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Fixed-Income

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Tax-free

55.6

54.1

3%

54.3

53.9

53.8

 

 

Taxable:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Domestic (U.S.)

32.4

31.3

4%

31.7

32.5

32.7

 

 

Global/international

24.4

22.4

9%

20.9

19.6

18.7

 

 

Total fixed-income

112.4

107.8

4%

106.9

106.0

105.2

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Money Market

 

6.3

5.9

7%

5.6

5.6

5.9

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Total Ending Assets

$511.3

$490.1

4%

$491.6

$464.8

$453.1

Simple Monthly Average Assets

$500.4

$494.6

1%

$481.2

$453.3

$440.5

 

ASSETS UNDER MANAGEMENT AND FLOWS

 

 

(in billions)

Three months ended

 

 

30-Sep-06

30-Jun-06

% Change

30-Sep-05

% Change

 

Beginning Assets Under Management

$490.1

$491.6

—

$425.4

15%

 

U.S. retail assets

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Beginning assets

$293.2

$295.0

(1%)

$260.3

13%

 

 

Sales

14.5

14.7

(1%)

15.3

(5%)

 

 

Reinvested distributions

1.0

2.6

(62%)

0.8

25%

 

 

Redemptions

(11.3)

(13.2)

(14%)

(9.5)

19%

 

 

Distributions

(1.5)

(3.2)

(53%)

(1.4)

7%

 

 

Appreciation (depreciation)

11.3

(2.7)

N/A

9.8

15%

 

 

Ending assets

$307.2

$293.2

5%

$275.3

12%

 

Other assets, including international and institutional

 

 

 

 

 

Beginning assets

$196.9

$196.6

—

$165.1

19%

 

 

Sales

15.9

20.7

(23%)

16.2

(2%)

 

 

Reinvested distributions

0.3

0.3

—

0.2

50%

 

 

Redemptions

(16.8)

(20.8)

(19%)

(14.0)

20%

 

 

Distributions

(0.3)

(0.3)

—

(0.2)

50%

 

 

Acquisitions

—

0.2

(100%)

—

—

 

 

Appreciation

8.1

0.2

3,950%

10.5

(23%)

 

 

Ending assets

$204.1

$196.9

4%

$177.8

15%

 

 

Total Ending Assets

$511.3

$490.1

4%

$453.1

13%

 

Total Assets Under Management

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Beginning assets

$490.1

$491.6

—

$425.4

15%

 

 

Sales

30.4

35.4

(14%)

31.5

(3%)

 

 

Reinvested distributions

1.3

2.9

(55%)

1.0

30%

 

 

Redemptions

(28.1)

(34.0)

(17%)

(23.5)

20%

 

 

Distributions

(1.8)

(3.5)

(49%)

(1.6)

13%

 

 

Acquisitions

—

0.2

(100%)

—

—

 

 

Appreciation (depreciation)

19.4

(2.5)

N/A

20.3

(4%)

 

 

Ending assets

$511.3

$490.1

4%

$453.1

13%

 

 

Note: Institutional assets totaling approximately $37.6 billion are invested in U.S. retail fund and annuity products and are disclosed in U.S. retail assets in the above table. Total institutional and high net-worth assets at September 30, 2006 were approximately $161.0 billion, of which high net-worth assets comprised $11.6 billion.

 

 

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ASSETS UNDER MANAGEMENT AND FLOWS BY INVESTMENT OBJECTIVE

 

 

Three months ended

 

(in billions)

30-Sep-06

30-Jun-06

 

30-Sep-05

 

Global/international equity

 

 

 

 

 

 

Beginning assets

$209.7

$210.8

 

$168.0

 

 

Sales

10.2

15.2

 

11.8

 

 

Reinvested distributions

0.1

0.5

 

—

 

 

Redemptions

(12.5)

(15.6)

 

(8.9)

 

 

Distributions

(0.1)

(0.6)

 

(0.1)

 

 

Acquisitions

—

0.2

 

—

 

 

Appreciation (depreciation)

10.2

(0.8)

 

14.9

 

 

Ending assets

217.6

209.7

 

185.7

 

Domestic (U.S.) equity

 

 

 

 

 

 

Beginning assets

82.1

84.8

 

74.5

 

 

Sales

4.0

4.2

 

4.2

 

 

Reinvested distributions

—

1.0

 

—

 

 

Redemptions

(3.8)

(4.7)

 

(4.3)

 

 

Distributions

—

(1.0)

 

—

 

 

Appreciation (depreciation)

2.1

(2.2)

 

3.5

 

 

Ending assets

84.4

82.1

 

77.9

 

Hybrid

 

 

 

 

 

 

Beginning assets

84.6

83.5

 

73.3

 

 

Sales

4.5

3.7

 

5.4

 

 

Reinvested distributions

0.5

0.6

 

0.4

 

 

Redemptions

(2.1)

(2.5)

 

(1.9)

 

 

Distributions

(0.7)

(0.8)

 

(0.6)

 

 

Appreciation

3.8

0.1

 

1.8

 

 

Ending assets

90.6

84.6

 

78.4

 

Tax-free income

 

 

 

 

 

 

Beginning assets

54.1

54.3

 

53.5

 

 

Sales

1.7

1.8

 

1.8

 

 

Reinvested distributions

0.3

0.3

 

0.3

 

 

Redemptions

(1.6)

(1.7)

 

(1.2)

 

 

Distributions

(0.6)

(0.6)

 

(0.5)

 

 

Appreciation (depreciation)

1.7

—

 

(0.1)

 

 

Ending assets

55.6

54.1

 

53.8

 

Taxable fixed-income

 

 

 

 

 

 

Beginning assets

53.7

52.6

 

50.4

 

 

Sales

5.3

5.7

 

5.6

 

 

Reinvested distributions

0.3

0.4

 

0.3

 

 

Redemptions

(3.7)

(4.7)

 

(4.6)

 

 

Distributions

(0.3)

(0.4)

 

(0.3)

 

 

Appreciation

1.5

0.1

 

—

 

 

Ending assets

56.8

53.7

 

51.4

 

Money market

 

 

 

 

 

 

Beginning assets

5.9

5.6

 

5.7

 

 

Sales

4.7

4.8

 

2.7

 

 

Reinvested distributions

0.1

0.1

 

—

 

 

Redemptions

(4.4)

(4.8)

 

(2.6)

 

 

Distributions

(0.1)

(0.1)

 

(0.1)

 

 

Appreciation

0.1

0.3

 

0.2

 

 

Ending assets

6.3

5.9

 

5.9

 

Ending Assets Under Management

$511.3

$490.1

 

$453.1

 

 

 

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Conference Call Information

On Thursday, October 26, 2006, Franklin Resources, Inc. [NYSE:BEN] President and Chief Executive Officer, Greg Johnson, and Senior Vice President, Chief Financial Officer and Treasurer, Ken Lewis, will lead a live conference call at 4:30 p.m. Eastern Time (1:30 p.m. Pacific Time) to discuss the quarterly results and answer analysts’ questions.

Access to the teleconference will be available via franklintempleton.com 10 minutes before the start of the call or by dialing (877) 480-6346 in the U.S. or (706) 645-0197 internationally.

A replay of the call will be archived on the “Our Company” page of franklintempleton.com through November 10, 2006. The replay can also be accessed by calling (800) 642-1687 in the U.S. or (706) 645-9291 internationally using access code 8625815, after 5:30 p.m. Eastern Time on October 26, 2006, through 11:59 p.m. Eastern Time on November 10, 2006.

Questions regarding the teleconference call should be directed to Franklin Resources, Inc., Investor Relations at (650) 525-8900 or Corporate Communications at (650) 312-3395.

Franklin Resources, Inc. [NYSE:BEN] is a global investment management organization operating as Franklin Templeton Investments. Franklin Templeton Investments provides global and domestic investment management solutions managed by its Franklin, Templeton, Mutual Series and Fiduciary Trust investment teams. The San Mateo, CA-based company has more than 50 years of investment experience and over $511 billion in assets under management at September 30, 2006. For more information, please call 1-800/DIAL BEN® or visit franklintempleton.com.

 

Supplemental Information

 

Investors should carefully consider a fund’s investment goals, risks, charges and expenses before investing. To obtain a prospectus, which contains this and other information, for any U.S.-registered Franklin Templeton fund, investors should talk to their financial advisors or call Franklin/Templeton Distributors, Inc. at 1-800/DIAL BEN® (1-800/342-5236). Please read the prospectus carefully before investing.

 

1.

Nothing in this section shall be considered a solicitation to buy or an offer to sell a security to any person in any jurisdiction where such offer, solicitation, purchase or sale would be unlawful under the securities laws of such jurisdiction. Franklin/Templeton Distributors, Inc., One Franklin Parkway, San Mateo, CA, is the funds' principal distributor and a wholly owned subsidiary of Franklin Resources, Inc.

2.

Morningstar ratings, Lipper total return rankings and Lipper Leader awards for Franklin Templeton U.S.-based funds (or U.S.-registered funds) are based on Class A shares, with the exception of Lipper rankings for Mutual Series funds (other than Mutual Recovery Fund), which are based on Class Z shares. Class Z shares are offered to qualified investors only and have no sales charges or Rule 12b-1 fees. Franklin Templeton funds are compared against a universe of all share classes. All Franklin Templeton Class A (Class Z) asset data is based on 8/31/06 figures unless noted otherwise. Indices are unmanaged and one cannot invest directly in them. Unless otherwise noted, fund returns quoted reflect Class A shares. Performance returns, ratings and rankings for other classes may vary.

3.

Lipper calculates averages by taking all the funds and share classes in a peer group and averaging their total returns for the periods indicated. Lipper tracks 145 peer groups of U.S. retail mutual funds, and the groups vary in size from 5 to 929 funds. Lipper total return calculations include reinvested dividends and capital gains, but do not include sales charges or expense subsidization by the manager. Results may have been different if these or other factors had been considered.

 

Lipper Performance Rankings of Franklin Templeton’s Long-Term Mutual Funds (see also footnote 2 above)

 

FRANKLIN TEMPLETON

 

Quartile

Time Periods Ended September 30, 2006

 

1-Year

3-Year

5-Year

10-Year

 

Assets (%)

Assets (%)

Assets (%)

Assets (%)

1st & 2nd

81%

86%

87%

93%

3rd & 4th

19%

14%

13%

7%

 

 

 

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FRANKLIN TEMPLETON EQUITY 

 

Quartile

Time Periods Ended September 30, 2006

 

1-Year

3-Year

5-Year

10-Year

 

Assets (%)

Assets (%)

Assets (%)

Assets (%)

1st & 2nd

76%

80%

81%

91%

3rd & 4th

24%

20%

19%

9%

 

FRANKLIN TEMPLETON FIXED INCOME

 

Quartile

Time Periods Ended September 30, 2006

 

1-Year

3-Year

5-Year

10-Year

 

Assets (%)

Assets (%)

Assets (%)

Assets (%)

1st & 2nd

91%

100%

100%

99%

3rd & 4th

9%

0%

0%

1%

 

FRANKLIN EQUITY

 

Quartile

Time Periods Ended September 30, 2006

 

1-Year

3-Year

5-Year

10-Year

 

Assets (%)

Assets (%)

Assets (%)

Assets (%)

1st & 2nd

79%

87%

91%

87%

3rd & 4th

21%

13%

9%

13%

 

TEMPLETON EQUITY

 

Quartile

Time Periods Ended September 30, 2006

 

1-Year

3-Year

5-Year

10-Year

 

Assets (%)

Assets (%)

Assets (%)

Assets (%)

1st & 2nd

62%

64%

63%

90%

3rd & 4th

38%

36%

37%

10%

 

MUTUAL SERIES EQUITY

 

Quartile

Time Periods Ended September 30, 2006

 

1-Year

3-Year

5-Year

10-Year

 

Assets (%)

Assets (%)

Assets (%)

Assets (%)

1st & 2nd

100%

96%

100%

100%

3rd & 4th

0%

4%

0%

0%

 

FRANKLIN TEMPLETON TAXABLE FIXED INCOME

 

Quartile

Time Periods Ended September 30, 2006

 

1-Year

3-Year

5-Year

10-Year

 

Assets (%)

Assets (%)

Assets (%)

Assets (%)

1st & 2nd

96%

98%

100%

97%

3rd & 4th

4%

2%

0%

3%

 

FRANKLIN TEMPLETON TAX-FREE FIXED INCOME

 

Quartile

Time Periods Ended September 30, 2006

 

1-Year

3-Year

5-Year

10-Year

 

Assets (%)

Assets (%)

Assets (%)

Assets (%)

1st & 2nd

90%

100%

100%

100%

3rd & 4th

10%

0%

0%

0%

 

 

 

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4.

Source: Lipper® Inc., 9/30/06. Of the eligible Franklin Templeton long-term mutual funds tracked by Lipper, 33, 47, 49 and 40 funds ranked in the top quartile and 41, 25, 24 and 20 funds ranked in the second quartile, for the one-, three-, five- and 10-year periods, respectively, for their respective Lipper peer groups.

5.

Source: Lipper® Inc., 9/30/06. Of the eligible Franklin Templeton equity mutual funds tracked by Lipper, 18, 13, 16 and 14 funds ranked in the top quartile and 15, 17, 14 and 6 funds ranked in the second quartile, for the one-, three, five- and 10-year periods, respectively, for their respective Lipper peer groups.

6.

Source: Lipper® Inc., 9/30/06. Of the eligible Franklin Templeton non-money market fixed income mutual funds tracked by Lipper, 15, 34, 33 and 26 funds ranked in the top quartile and 26, 8, 10 and 14 funds ranked in the second quartile, for the one-, three-, five- and 10-year periods, respectively, for their respective Lipper peer groups.

7.

Source: Lipper® Inc., 9/30/06. Of the eligible Franklin equity mutual funds tracked by Lipper, 13, 8, 10 and 7 funds ranked in the top quartile and 8, 11, 10 and 3 funds ranked in the second quartile, for the one-, three-, five- and 10-year periods, respectively, for their respective Lipper peer groups.

8.

Source: Lipper® Inc., 9/30/06. Of the eligible Templeton equity mutual funds tracked by Lipper, 2, 2, 3 and 2 funds ranked in the top quartile and 3, 4, 1 and 3 funds ranked in the second quartile, for the one-, three-, five- and 10-year periods, respectively, for their respective Lipper peer groups.

9.

Source: Lipper® Inc., 9/30/06. Of the eligible Mutual Series equity mutual funds tracked by Lipper, 3, 3, 3 and 5 funds ranked in the top quartile and 4, 2, 3 and 0 funds ranked in the second quartile, for the one-, three-, five- and 10-year periods, respectively, for their respective Lipper peer groups.

10.

Source: Lipper® Inc., 9/30/06. Of the eligible Franklin Templeton non-money market taxable fixed income mutual funds tracked by Lipper, 5, 6, 5 and 4 funds ranked in the top quartile and 4, 3, 5 and 3 funds ranked in the second quartile, for the one-, three-, five- and 10-year periods, respectively, for their respective Lipper peer groups.

11.

Source: Lipper® Inc., 9/30/06. Of the eligible Franklin Templeton non-money market tax-free fixed income mutual funds tracked by Lipper, 10, 28, 28 and 22 funds ranked in the top quartile and 22, 5, 5 and 11 funds ranked in the second quartile, for the one-, three-, five- and 10-year periods, respectively, for their respective Lipper peer groups.

12.

Source: Lipper® Inc., 9/30/06. Franklin Income Fund Class A ranked 49 in a universe of 400 funds in Lipper's "Mixed-Asset Target Allocation Moderate Funds" group for the one-year period, 22 of 279 for the three-year period, 3 of 219 for the five-year period and 3 of 93 for the 10-year period.

13.

Source: Lipper® Inc., 9/30/06. Franklin Flex Cap Growth Fund Class A ranked 164 in a universe of 427 funds in Lipper's "Multi-Cap Growth Funds" group for the one-year period, 126 of 366 for the three-year period, 65 of 295 for the five-year period and 18 of 101 for the 10-year period.

14.

Source: Lipper® Inc., 9/30/06. Templeton World Fund Class A ranked 35 in a universe of 89 funds in Lipper's "Global Multi-Cap Core Funds" group for the one-year period, 16 of 58 for the three-year period, 6 of 48 for the five-year period and 3 of 15 for the 10-year period.

15.

Source: Lipper® Inc., 9/30/06. Mutual Shares Fund Class Z ranked 158 in a universe of 487 funds in Lipper's "Multi-Cap Value Funds" group for the one-year period, 159 of 371 for the three-year period, 82 of 272 for the five-year period and 16 of 107 for the 10-year period.

16.

Source: Lipper® Inc., 9/30/06. Mutual Beacon Fund Class Z ranked 29 in a universe of 845 funds in Lipper's "Multi-Cap Core Funds" group for the one-year period, 32 of 595 for the three-year period, 43 of 440 for the five-year period and 28 of 162 for the 10-year period.

17.

Source: Lipper® Inc., 9/30/06. Mutual Financial Services Fund Class Z ranked 22 in a universe of 121 funds in Lipper's "Financial Services Funds" group for the one-year period, 16 of 103 for the three-year period and 13 of 94 for the five-year period.

18.

Source: Lipper® Inc., 9/30/06. Franklin Federal Tax-Free Income Fund Class A ranked 67 in a universe of 256 funds in Lipper's "General Municipal Debt Funds" group for the one-year period, 25 of 247 for the three-year period, 36 of 220 for the five-year period and 34 of 145 for the 10-year period.

19.

Source: Lipper® Inc., 9/30/06. Franklin California High Yield Municipal Fund Class A ranked 3 in a universe of 121 funds in Lipper's "California Municipal Debt Funds" group for the one-year period, 4 of 115 for the three-year period, 5 of 97 for the five-year period and 5 of 73 for the 10-year period.

20.

Source: Lipper® Inc., 9/30/06. Templeton Global Bond Fund Class A ranked 2 in a universe of 99 funds in Lipper's "Global Income Funds" group for the one-year period, 4 of 93 for the three-year period, 2 of 76 for the five-year period and 5 of 52 for the 10-year period.

21.

Source: Lipper® Inc., 9/30/06. A Lipper Leaders distinction does not imply that a fund named as a Lipper Leader had the best performance in its category. Lipper Leader awards are based on Class A shares. Lipper ratings for Consistent Return reflect funds’ historical risk-adjusted returns, adjusted for volatility, relative to peers. Lipper ratings for Total Return reflect funds’ historical total return performance relative to peers. Lipper ratings for Preservation reflect funds’ historical loss avoidance relative to other funds within the same asset class. Preservation ratings are relative, rather than absolute, measures, and funds named Lipper Leaders for Preservation may still experience losses periodically; those losses may be larger for equity and mixed equity funds than for fixed income funds. Lipper ratings for Tax Efficiency reflect funds' historical success in postponing taxable distributions relative to peers. Lipper ratings for Expense reflect funds' expense minimization relative to peers with similar load structures. Lipper ratings are computed for all Lipper classifications with five or more distinct portfolios and span both equity and fixed-income funds (e.g., large-cap core, general U.S. Treasury, etc.). The Lipper ratings are subject to change every month and are based on an equal-weighted average of percentile ranks for the Consistent Return, Total Return, Preservation, Tax-Efficiency, and Expense metrics over three-, five- and 10-year periods (if applicable). 20% of funds in each peer group are named Lipper Leaders, the next 20% receive a score of 2, the middle 20% are scored 3, the next 20% are scored 4 and the lowest 20% are scored 5. Franklin Income Fund, in Lipper's Mixed-Asset Target Allocation Moderate Funds classification, received the following ratings for the three-, five- and 10-year periods respectively: Total Return: Lipper Leader [279], Lipper Leader [219], Lipper Leader [93]. Franklin Flex Cap Growth Fund, in Lipper’s Multi-Cap Growth Funds classification, received the following ratings for the three-, five- and 10-year periods respectively: Expense: Lipper Leader [130], Lipper Leader

 

 

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[116], 2 [53]. Templeton World Fund, in Lipper’s Global Multi-Cap Core Funds classification, received the following ratings for the three-, five- and 10-year periods respectively: Total Return: 2 [58], Lipper Leader [48], Lipper Leader [15]. Mutual Shares Fund, in Lipper’s Multi-Cap Value Funds classification, received the following ratings for the three-, five- and 10-year periods respectively: Preservation (in Equity asset class): Lipper Leader [8233], Lipper Leader [6514], N/A [N/A]. Mutual Beacon Fund, in Lipper’s Multi-Cap Core Funds classification, received the following ratings for the three-, five- and 10-year periods respectively: Total Return: Lipper Leader [595], Lipper Leader [440], N/A [N/A]; Consistent Return: 2 [576], 2 [432], N/A [N/A]; Preservation (in Equity asset class): Lipper Leader [8233], Lipper Leader [6514], N/A [N/A]. Mutual Financial Services Fund, in Lipper’s Financial Services Funds classification, received the following ratings for the three-, five- and 10-year periods respectively: Total Return: Lipper Leader [103], Lipper Leader [94], N/A [N/A]; Preservation (in Equity asset class): Lipper Leader [8233], Lipper Leader [6514], N/A [N/A]. Franklin Federal Tax-Free Income Fund, in Lipper’s General Municipal Debt Funds classification, received the following ratings for the three-, five- and 10-year periods respectively: Total Return: Lipper Leader [247], Lipper Leader [220], 2 [145]; Consistent Return: Lipper Leader [237], Lipper Leader [212], 2 [115]; Expense: Lipper Leader [106], Lipper Leader [97], Lipper Leader [77]; Tax Efficiency: 3 [247], Lipper Leader [220], Lipper Leader [145]. Franklin California High Yield Municipal Fund, in Lipper’s California Municipal Debt Funds classification, received the following ratings for the three-, five- and 10-year periods respectively: Total Return: Lipper Leader [115], Lipper Leader [97], Lipper Leader [73]; Consistent Return: Lipper Leader [112], Lipper Leader [97], Lipper Leader [51]; Tax Efficiency: Lipper Leader [115], Lipper Leader [97], Lipper Leader [73]. Templeton Global Bond Fund, in Lipper's Global Income Funds classification, received the following ratings for the three-, five- and 10-year periods respectively: Total Return: Lipper Leader [93], Lipper Leader [76], Lipper Leader [52]. Lipper ratings are not intended to predict future results, and Lipper does not guarantee the accuracy of this information. More information is available at www.lipperleaders.com. Lipper Leader Copyright 2003, Reuters, All Rights Reserved.

22.

Source: [Morningstar]© 9/30/06. For each fund with at least a three-year history, Morningstar calculates a Morningstar Rating based on a Morningstar Risk-Adjusted Return measure that accounts for variation in a fund's monthly performance (including the effects of sales charges, loads, and redemption fees), placing more emphasis on downward variations and rewarding consistent performance. The top 10% of funds in each category receive 5 stars, the next 22.5% receive 4 stars, the next 35% receive 3 stars, the next 22.5% receive 2 stars and the bottom 10% receive 1 star. (Each share class is counted as a fraction of one fund within this scale and rated separately, which may cause slight variations in the distribution percentages.) The Overall Morningstar Rating for a fund is derived from a weighted-average of the performance figures associated with its three-, five- and 10-year (if applicable) Morningstar Rating metrics. Past performance does not guarantee future results. Morningstar Rating is for the A share class only; other classes may have different performance characteristics. The following fund was rated against 300; 176; 76 Conservative Allocation funds for the respective three-, five- and 10-year periods ended 9/30/06, as applicable. For the three-, five- and 10-year periods ended 9/30/06, the Morningstar ratings were: Franklin Income Fund 5, 5, 5. The following fund was rated against 406; 320; 145 World Stock funds for the respective three-, five- and 10-year periods ended 9/30/06, as applicable. For the three-, five- and 10-year periods ended 9/30/06, the Morningstar ratings were: Templeton World Fund 3, 4, 4. The following funds were rated against 1115; 819; N/A Large Value funds for the respective three-, five- and 10-year periods ended 9/30/06, as applicable. For the three-, five- and 10-year periods ended 9/30/06, the Morningstar ratings were: Mutual Shares Fund 3, 4, N/A and Mutual Beacon Fund 3, 4, N/A. The following fund was rated against 127; 114; N/A Specialty-Financial funds for the respective three-, five- and 10-year periods ended 9/30/06, as applicable. For the three-, five- and 10-year periods ended 9/30/06, the Morningstar ratings were: Mutual Financial Services Fund 4, 4, N/A. The following fund was rated against 286; 267; 199 Muni National Long funds for the respective three-, five- and 10-year periods ended 9/30/06, as applicable. For the three-, five- and 10-year periods ended 9/30/06, the Morningstar ratings were: Franklin Federal Tax-Free Income Fund 3, 3, 4. The following fund was rated against 162; 142; 116 Muni California Long funds for the respective three-, five- and 10-year periods ended 9/30/06, as applicable. For the three-, five- and 10-year periods ended 9/30/06, the Morningstar ratings were: Franklin California High Yield Municipal Fund 5, 5, 5. The following fund was rated against 155; 131; 86 World Bond funds for the respective three-, five- and 10-year periods ended 9/30/06, as applicable. For the three-, five- and 10-year periods ended 9/30/06, the Morningstar ratings were: Templeton Global Bond Fund 5, 5, 4.

 

 

Forward-Looking Statements:

 

The financial results in this press release are preliminary. Statements in this press release regarding Franklin Resources, Inc., which are not historical facts, are "forward-looking statements" within the meaning of the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995. These forward-looking statements involve a number of known and unknown risks, uncertainties and other important factors, some of which are listed below, that could cause the actual results and outcomes to differ materially from any future results or outcomes expressed or implied by such forward-looking statements. These and other risks, uncertainties and other important factors are described in more detail in Franklin's recent filings with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission, including, without limitation, in Risk Factors and Management's Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations in Franklin's Annual Report on Form 10-K for the fiscal year ended September 30, 2005, and Franklin's Form 10-Q filings.

 

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•      Our ability to maintain the beneficial tax treatment we anticipate with respect to foreign earnings we have repatriated is based on current interpretations of the American Jobs Creation Act of 2004 and timely and permitted use of such amounts in accordance with our domestic reinvestment plan and the Jobs Act.

•      We are subject to extensive and often complex, overlapping and frequently changing regulation domestically and abroad.

•      Regulatory and legislative actions and reforms, particularly those specifically focused on the mutual fund industry, are making the regulatory environment in which we operate more costly and future actions and reforms could adversely impact our assets under management, increase costs and negatively impact our profitability and future financial results.

•      Any significant limitation or failure of our software applications and other technology systems that are critical to our operations could constrain our operations.

•      We face risks, and corresponding potential costs and expenses, associated with conducting operations and growing our business in numerous foreign countries.

•      We depend on key personnel and our financial performance could be negatively affected by the loss of their services.

•      Strong competition from numerous and sometimes larger companies with competing offerings and products could limit or reduce sales of our products, potentially resulting in a decline in our market share, revenues and net income.

•      Changes in the distribution channels on which we depend could reduce our revenues and hinder our growth.

•      The amount or mix of our assets under management are subject to significant fluctuations and could negatively impact our revenues and income.

•      Our increasing focus on international markets as a source of investments and sales of investment products subject us to increased exchange rate and other risks in connection with earnings and income generated overseas.

•      Poor investment performance of our products could affect our sales or reduce the level of assets under management, potentially negatively impacting our revenues and income.

•      We could suffer losses in earnings or revenue if our reputation is harmed.

•      Our future results are dependent upon maintaining an appropriate level of expenses, which are subject to fluctuation.

•      Our ability to successfully integrate widely varied business lines can be impeded by systems and other technological limitations.

•      Our inability to successfully recover should we experience a disaster or other business continuity problem could cause material financial loss, loss of human capital, regulatory actions, reputational harm or legal liability.

•      Certain of the portfolios we manage, including our emerging market portfolios, are vulnerable to market-specific political, economic or other risks, any of which may negatively impact our revenues and income.

•      Our revenues, earnings and income could be adversely affected if the terms of our management agreements are significantly altered or these agreements are terminated by the funds we advise.

•      Diverse and strong competition limits the interest rates that we can charge on consumer loans.

•      Future sales of our common stock in the public market could adversely affect our stock price.

•      Civil litigation arising out of or relating to previously settled governmental investigations or other matters, governmental or regulatory investigations and/or examinations and the legal risks associated with our business could adversely impact our assets under management, increase costs and negatively impact our profitability and/or our future financial results.

•      Our ability to meet cash needs depends upon certain factors, including our asset value, credit worthiness and the market value of our stock.

 

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