SAN MATEO, CA--(Marketwire - December 2, 2009) - Franklin Universal Trust (
Franklin Advisers, Inc., is a wholly owned subsidiary of Franklin Resources, Inc. (
| FRANKLIN UNIVERSAL TRUST ASSET ALLOCATION at October 31, 2009 | ||||||||||
| MARKET | PERCENTAGE | |||||||||
| SECURITY | VALUE | OF FUND 1 | ||||||||
| High Yield and Investment Grade Corporate Bonds & Preferred | $ | 142,598,701 | 72.8 | % | ||||||
| Utilities Common and Preferred Stocks | $ | 48,723,848 | 24.9 | % | ||||||
| Other Investments | $ | 900,761 | 0.5 | % | ||||||
| Cash & Other Net Assets | $ | 3,540,093 | 1.8 | % | ||||||
| Total Investments 1, 2 | $ | 195,763,403 | 100.0 | % | ||||||
| MARKET | PERCENTAGE | |||||||||
| 10 LARGEST HOLDINGS BY ISSUER | VALUE | OF FUND 1 | ||||||||
| Ford Motor Credit Co. LLC | $ | 4,009,458 | 2.0 | % | ||||||
| Entergy Corp. | $ | 3,836,000 | 2.0 | % | ||||||
| Charter Communications Holdings | $ | 3,809,000 | 1.9 | % | ||||||
| Southern Co. | $ | 3,742,800 | 1.9 | % | ||||||
| FPL Group Inc. | $ | 3,682,500 | 1.9 | % | ||||||
| Centerpoint Energy Inc. | $ | 3,485,160 | 1.8 | % | ||||||
| HCA Inc. | $ | 3,461,751 | 1.8 | % | ||||||
| Dominion Resources Inc. | $ | 3,409,000 | 1.7 | % | ||||||
| Exelon Corp. | $ | 3,287,200 | 1.7 | % | ||||||
| GMAC LLC | $ | 2,720,795 | 1.4 | % | ||||||
| Total 2 | $ | 35,443,664 | 18.1 | % | ||||||
| % OF GROSS ASSETS IN DEFAULT: | MARKET | PERCENTAGE | ||||||||
| ISSUER 3 | VALUE | OF FUND 1 | ||||||||
| Atherton Franchise | $ | 7,216 | 0.0 | % | ||||||
| Canwest Media Inc. | $ | 1 | 0.0 | % | ||||||
| CCH I LLC | $ | 164,000 | 0.1 | % | ||||||
| Charter Communications Holdings | $ | 3,645,000 | 1.9 | % | ||||||
| Dex Media | $ | 603,755 | 0.3 | % | ||||||
| Fontainebleau Las Vegas | $ | 64,000 | 0.0 | % | ||||||
| Idearc Inc. | $ | 99,000 | 0.1 | % | ||||||
| Station Casinos Inc. | $ | 330,750 | 0.2 | % | ||||||
| Total 2 | $ | 4,913,722 | 2.5 | % | ||||||
| Note: The value of these defaulted securities is reflected in the Fund's net asset value. Percentages are rounded. | ||||||||||
| Number of positions | 168 | |||||||||
| NAV per share | $ | 6.12 | 4 | |||||||
| Market price per share | $ | 5.18 | 4 | |||||||
| Number of shares outstanding | 25,131,894 | |||||||||
| Asset coverage (Investment Company Act) | 466.1 | % | ||||||||
| Total net assets | $ | 153,763,403 | ||||||||
| 1 Percentage of total investments of the Fund. Total investments of the Fund include long-term and short-term investments and other net assets, excluding long-term debt issued by the Fund. | ||||||||||
| 2 Total figures may not represent exact sum of items as a result of rounding. | ||||||||||
| 3 Includes issuers that have defaulted or have missed scheduled bond payments. | ||||||||||
| 4 These figures are rounded to two decimal places. | ||||||||||
Contact Information:
Contact:
Franklin Templeton Investments
Shareholders/Financial Advisors: (800) 342-5236
Media: (650) 312-2245