Franklin Resources, Inc. Underwriting AgreementUnderwriting Agreement • September 24th, 2012 • Franklin Resources Inc • Investment advice • New York
Contract Type FiledSeptember 24th, 2012 Company Industry JurisdictionFranklin Resources, Inc., a corporation organized under the laws of Delaware (the “Company”), proposes to sell to the several underwriters named in Schedule II hereto (the “Underwriters”), for whom you (the “Representatives”) are acting as representatives, the principal amount of its securities identified in Schedule I hereto (the “Securities”), to be issued under an indenture dated as of May 19, 1994, between the Company and The Bank of New York Trust Company, N.A. as successor to Chemical Bank, as trustee (the “Trustee”), as supplemented by a first supplemental indenture dated October 9, 1996 and a third supplemental indenture to be dated as of September 24, 2012 (such indenture, as supplemented, the “Indenture”). To the extent there are no additional Underwriters listed on Schedule I other than you, the term Representatives as used herein shall mean you, as Underwriters, and the terms Representatives and Underwriters shall mean either the singular or plural as the context requires.
Franklin Resources, Inc.Underwriting Agreement • September 24th, 2012 • Franklin Resources Inc • Investment advice • New York
Contract Type FiledSeptember 24th, 2012 Company Industry JurisdictionFranklin Resources, Inc., a corporation organized under the laws of Delaware (the “Company”), proposes to sell to the several underwriters named in Schedule II hereto (the “Underwriters”), for whom you (the “Representatives”) are acting as representatives, the principal amount of its securities identified in Schedule I hereto (the “Securities”), to be issued under an indenture dated as of May 19, 1994, between the Company and The Bank of New York Trust Company, N.A. as successor to Chemical Bank, as trustee (the “Trustee”), as supplemented by a first supplemental indenture dated October 9, 1996 and a third supplemental indenture to be dated as of September 24, 2012 (such indenture, as supplemented, the “Indenture”). To the extent there are no additional Underwriters listed on Schedule I other than you, the term Representatives as used herein shall mean you, as Underwriters, and the terms Representatives and Underwriters shall mean either the singular or plural as the context requires.