SAN MATEO, CA--(Marketwire - August 3, 2009) -
Franklin Universal Trust (
Franklin Advisers, Inc. is a wholly owned subsidiary of Franklin Resources, Inc. (
| FRANKLIN UNIVERSAL TRUST ASSET ALLOCATION at June 30, 2009 | |||||||||||||
| MARKET | PERCENTAGE | ||||||||||||
| SECURITY | VALUE | OF FUND 1 | |||||||||||
| High Yield and Investment Grade Corporate Bonds & Preferred | $ | 126,461,458 | 71.0 | % | |||||||||
| Utilities Common and Preferred Stocks | $ | 47,462,726 | 26.6 | % | |||||||||
| Other Investments | $ | 1,189,025 | 0.7 | % | |||||||||
| Cash & Other Net Assets | $ | 3,050,541 | 1.7 | % | |||||||||
| Total Investments 1,2 | $ | 178,163,750 | 100.0 | % | |||||||||
| MARKET | PERCENTAGE | ||||||||||||
| 10 LARGEST HOLDINGS BY ISSUER | VALUE | OF FUND 1 | |||||||||||
| FPL Group Inc. | $ | 4,264,500 | 2.4 | % | |||||||||
| Entergy Corp. | $ | 3,876,000 | 2.2 | % | |||||||||
| Southern Co. | $ | 3,739,200 | 2.1 | % | |||||||||
| Exelon Corp. | $ | 3,584,700 | 2.0 | % | |||||||||
| Ford Motor Credit Co. LLC | $ | 3,573,462 | 2.0 | % | |||||||||
| Dominion Resources Inc. | $ | 3,342,000 | 1.9 | % | |||||||||
| Charter Communications Holdings | $ | 3,280,000 | 1.8 | % | |||||||||
| HCA Inc. | $ | 3,074,368 | 1.7 | % | |||||||||
| Edison International | $ | 2,599,980 | 1.5 | % | |||||||||
| Centerpoint Energy Inc. | $ | 2,510,728 | 1.4 | % | |||||||||
| Total 2 | $ | 33,844,938 | 19.0 | % | |||||||||
| % OF GROSS ASSETS IN DEFAULT: | MARKET | PERCENTAGE | |||||||||||
| ISSUER 3 | VALUE | OF FUND 1 | |||||||||||
| Atherton Franchise | $ | 7,216 | 0.0 | % | |||||||||
| Canwest Media Inc. | $ | 600,000 | 0.3 | % | |||||||||
| CCH I LLC | $ | 100,000 | 0.1 | % | |||||||||
| Charter Communications Holdings | $ | 3,180,000 | 1.8 | % | |||||||||
| Dex Media | $ | 471,510 | 0.3 | % | |||||||||
| Fontainebleau Las Vegas | $ | 68,000 | 0.0 | % | |||||||||
| Idearc Inc. | $ | 78,125 | 0.0 | % | |||||||||
| Nortel Networks | $ | 700,000 | 0.4 | % | |||||||||
| Station Casinos Inc. | $ | 423,500 | 0.2 | % | |||||||||
| Total 2 | $ | 5,628,351 | 3.2 | % | |||||||||
| Note: The value of these defaulted securities is reflected in the Fund's net asset value. Percentages are rounded. | |||||||||||||
| Number of positions | 146 | ||||||||||||
| NAV per share | $ | 5.42 | 4 | ||||||||||
| Market price per share | $ | 4.68 | 4 | ||||||||||
| Number of shares outstanding | 25,131,894 | ||||||||||||
| Asset coverage (Investment Company Act) | 424.2 | % | |||||||||||
| Total net assets | $ | 136,163,750 | |||||||||||
| 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