SAN MATEO, CA--(Marketwire - October 2, 2009) - Franklin Universal Trust (
Franklin Advisers, Inc., is a wholly owned subsidiary of Franklin Resources, Inc. (
| FRANKLIN UNIVERSAL TRUST ASSET ALLOCATION at August 31, 2009 | ||||||||||
| MARKET | PERCENTAGE | |||||||||
| SECURITY | VALUE | OF FUND 1 | ||||||||
| High Yield and Investment Grade Corporate Bonds & Preferred | $ | 136,126,685 | 72.0 | % | ||||||
| Utilities Common and Preferred Stocks | $ | 49,503,786 | 26.2 | % | ||||||
| Other Investments | $ | 914,000 | 0.5 | % | ||||||
| Cash & Other Net Assets | $ | 2,522,285 | 1.3 | % | ||||||
| Total Investments 1,2 | $ | 189,066,756 | 100.0 | % | ||||||
| MARKET | PERCENTAGE | |||||||||
| 10 LARGEST HOLDINGS BY ISSUER | VALUE | OF FUND 1 | ||||||||
| FPL Group Inc. | $ | 4,213,500 | 2.2 | % | ||||||
| Entergy Corp. | $ | 3,950,000 | 2.1 | % | ||||||
| Ford Motor Credit Co. LLC | $ | 3,841,638 | 2.0 | % | ||||||
| Southern Co. | $ | 3,744,000 | 2.0 | % | ||||||
| Exelon Corp. | $ | 3,501,400 | 1.9 | % | ||||||
| Charter Communications Holdings | $ | 3,464,750 | 1.8 | % | ||||||
| Dominion Resources Inc. | $ | 3,308,000 | 1.7 | % | ||||||
| HCA Inc. | $ | 3,251,638 | 1.7 | % | ||||||
| Centerpoint Energy Inc. | $ | 2,809,840 | 1.5 | % | ||||||
| Ameren Corp. | $ | 2,599,072 | 1.4 | % | ||||||
| Total 2 | $ | 34,683,838 | 18.3 | % | ||||||
| % OF GROSS ASSETS IN DEFAULT: | MARKET | PERCENTAGE | ||||||||
| ISSUER3 | VALUE | OF FUND 1 | ||||||||
| Atherton Franchise | $ | 7,216 | 0.0 | % | ||||||
| Canwest Media Inc. | $ | 1,095,000 | 0.6 | % | ||||||
| CCH I LLC | $ | 116,000 | 0.1 | % | ||||||
| Charter Communications Holdings | $ | 3,348,750 | 1.8 | % | ||||||
| Dex Media | $ | 634,175 | 0.3 | % | ||||||
| Fontainebleau Las Vegas | $ | 64,000 | 0.0 | % | ||||||
| Idearc Inc. | $ | 146,250 | 0.1 | % | ||||||
| Nortel Networks | $ | 935,000 | 0.5 | % | ||||||
| Station Casinos Inc. | $ | 399,875 | 0.2 | % | ||||||
| Total 2 | $ | 6,746,266 | 3.6 | % | ||||||
| Note: The value of these defaulted securities is reflected in the Fund's net asset value. Percentages are rounded. | ||||||||||
| Number of positions | 157 | |||||||||
| NAV per share | $ | 5.85 | 4 | |||||||
| Market price per share | $ | 5.08 | 4 | |||||||
| Number of shares outstanding | 25,131,894 | |||||||||
| Asset coverage (Investment Company Act) | 450.2 | % | ||||||||
| Total net assets | $ | 147,066,756 | ||||||||
| 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