San Mateo, CA, April 14, 2008—On Thursday, April 24, 2008, Franklin Resources, Inc., [NYSE:BEN] will release its second fiscal quarter 2008 financial results. President and Chief Executive Officer of Franklin Resources, Inc., Greg Johnson, and Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer, Ken Lewis, will lead a live conference call at 4:30 p.m. Eastern Time (1:30 p.m. Pacific Time) that day 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) 902-1906 internationally.
A replay of the call will be archived on the “Our Company” page of franklintempleton.com through May 8, 2008. The replay can also be accessed by calling (800) 642-1687 in the U.S. or (706) 645-9291 internationally using access code 39991465, after 5:30 p.m. Eastern Time on April 24, 2008, through 11:59 p.m. Eastern Time on May 8, 2008.
Questions regarding the teleconference call should be directed to Franklin Resources, Inc., Investor Relations at (650) 312-4091 or Corporate Communications at (650) 312-2245.
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, Fiduciary Trust, Darby and Bissett investment teams. The San Mateo, CA-based company has more than 60 years of investment experience and over $591 billion in assets under management as of March 31, 2008. For more information, please call 1-800/DIAL BEN
® or visit
franklintempleton.com.
