Dividend Declaration

     
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( BW)(FRANKLIN-RESOURCES-INC)(FKR) Dividend Declaration

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    UK REGULATORY NEWS

    SAN MATEO, Calif.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--June 19, 2003--

            Franklin Resources Announces Quarterly Dividend

Franklin Resources, Inc. [NYSE:BEN] announced a quarterly cash
dividend of $0.075 per share payable on July 15, 2003 to shareholders
of record on June 30, 2003. The quarterly dividend of $0.075 is
equivalent to the dividend paid for the prior quarter and represents a
7.14% increase over the dividend paid for the same quarter last year.

Franklin Resources, Inc. [NYSE:BEN], is a global investment
organization operating as Franklin Templeton Investments. Franklin
Templeton provides global and domestic investment management services
through its Franklin, Templeton, Mutual Series and Fiduciary Trust
subsidiaries. The San Mateo, CA-based company has over 50 years of
investment experience and over $281 billion in assets under management
as of May 31, 2003. For more information, please call 1-800/DIAL
BEN(R) or visit franklintempleton.com.
               
   Short Name: FranklinResourcesInc
   Category Code: DIV
   Sequence Number: 00006123
   Time of Receipt (offset from UTC): 20030618T234112+0100

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    CONTACT: Franklin Resources, Inc.
             Corporate Communications: Lisa Gallegos [phone]
             Investor Relations: Alan Weinfeld  [phone]
             franklintempleton.com

    KEYWORD: CALIFORNIA UNITED KINGDOM INTERNATIONAL EUROPE
    INDUSTRY KEYWORD: BANKING 
    SOURCE: FranklinResourcesInc

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