U.S. SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
WASHINGTON, D.C. 20549
FORM N-17F-2
CERTIFICATE OF ACCOUNTING OF SECURITIES AND SIMILAR INVESTMENTS IN THE
CUSTODY OF MANAGEMENT INVESTMENT COMPANIES
PURSUANT TO RULE N-17F-2
1. Investment Company Act File Number: Date Examination completed:
811-05569 July 5, 2006
2. State Identification Number:
AL AK AZ AR CA CO
CT DE DC FL GA HI
ID IL IN IA KS KY
LA ME MD MA MI MN
MS MO MT NE NV NH
NJ NM NY NC ND OH
OK OR PA RI SC SD
TN TX UT VT VA WA
WV WI WY PUERTO RICO
3. Exact name of investment company as specified in registration statement:
FRANKLIN UNIVERSAL TRUST
4. Address of principal executive office: (number, street, city, state, zip
code)
One Franklin Parkway San Mateo, CA 94403
REPORT OF INDEPENDENT REGISTERED PUBLIC ACCOUNTING FIRM
To the Board of Trustees of
Franklin Global Trust
Franklin Templeton Fund Allocator Series
Franklin Universal Trust
Franklin Floating Rate Trust
Franklin Gold and Precious Metals Fund
Franklin Strategic Mortgage Portfolio
Franklin Templeton Limited Duration Income Trust
Templeton Russia and East European Fund, Inc.
Templeton Global Income Fund
Templeton Emerging Markets Fund
Templeton Emerging Markets Income Fund
Templeton Capital Accumulator Fund
Franklin Multi-Income Trust
and the Board of Directors of
Templeton Dragon Fund, Inc.
Templeton Institutional Funds, Inc.
We have examined management's assertion, included in the accompanying Management
Statement Regarding Compliance with Certain Provisions of the Investment Company
Act of 1940, about the funds' (hereafter referred to as the "Funds") compliance
(see Attachment I) with the requirements of subsections (b) and (c) of Rule
17f-2 under the Investment Company Act of 1940 ("the Act") as of July 31, 2004.
Management is responsible for the Funds' compliance with those requirements. Our
responsibility is to express an opinion on management's assertion about the
Funds' compliance based on our examination.
Our examination was conducted in accordance with the standards of the Public
Company Accounting Oversight Board (United States) and, accordingly, included
examining, on a test basis, evidence about the Funds' compliance with those
requirements and performing such other procedures as we considered necessary in
the circumstances. Included among our procedures were the following tests
performed as of July 31, 2004, and with respect to agreement of security
purchases and sales, for the periods indicated in Attachment I:
o Inspection of the records of Franklin Templeton Investors Services,
Inc. as they pertain to the security positions owned by the Funds and held
in book entry form.
o Reconciliation of such security positions to the books and records
of the Funds.
o Agreement of a sample of security purchases and sales since our last
report to the books and records of the Funds.
We believe that our examination provides a reasonable basis for our opinion. Our
examination does not provide a legal determination on the Funds' compliance with
specified requirements.
In our opinion, management's assertion that the Funds were in compliance with
the requirements of subsections (b) and (c) of Rule 17f-2 of the Investment
Company Act of 1940 as of July 31, 2004 with respect to securities reflected in
the investment accounts of the Funds is fairly stated, in all material respects.
This report is intended solely for the information and use of the Board of
Trustees and Board of Directors, management, and the Securities and Exchange
Commission and is not intended to be and should not be used by anyone other than
these specified parties.
/s/PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP
San Francisco, California
July 5, 2006
MANAGEMENT STATEMENT REGARDING COMPLIANCE WITH CERTAIN
PROVISIONS OF THE INVESTMENT COMPANY ACT OF 1940
We, as members of management of the Franklin Templeton Funds indicated in
Attachment I (the "Funds"), are responsible for complying with the requirements
of subsections (b) and (c) of Rule 17f-2, "Custody of Investments by Registered
Management Investment Companies," of the Investment Company Act of 1940. We are
also responsible for establishing and maintaining effective internal controls
over compliance with those requirements. We have performed an evaluation of the
Funds' compliance with the requirements of subsection (b) of Rule 17f-2, as
interpreted in Franklin Investors Securities Trust SEC No-Action Letter
(publicly available September 24, 1992), and subsection (c) of Rule 17f-2 of the
Investment Company Act of 1940, as of July 31, 2004, and for the periods
indicated in Attachment I.
Based on this evaluation, we assert that the Funds were in compliance with the
requirements of subsection (b) of Rule 17f-2, as interpreted in Franklin
Investors Securities Trust SEC No-Action Letter (publicly available September
24, 1992), and subsection (c) of Rule 17f-2 of the Investment Company Act of
1940, as of July 31, 2004, and for the periods indicated in Attachment I, with
respect to securities reflected in the investment accounts of the Funds.
By:
/s/ Galen G. Vetter
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GALEN G. VETTER
CHIEF FINANCIAL OFFICER
6/21/06
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Date
/s/ Jimmy D. Gambill
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JIMMY D. GAMBILL
SENIOR VICE PRESIDENT AND CHIEF EXECUTIVE
OFFICER-FINANCE AND ADMINISTRATION
6/26/06
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Date
ATTACHMENT I
FUND PERIODS COVERED
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FRANKLIN GLOBAL TRUST:
Fiduciary European Smaller Companies Fund April 30, 2004-July 31, 2004
Fiduciary Large Capitalization Growth and
Income Fund April 30, 2004-July 31, 2004
Fiduciary Small Capitalization Equity Fund April 30, 2004-July 31, 2004
Fiduciary Core Fixed Income Fund April 30, 2004-July 31, 2004
Fiduciary Core Plus Fixed Income Fund April 30, 2004-July 31, 2004
Fiduciary High Income Fund April 30, 2004-July 31, 2004
FRANKLIN TEMPLETON FUND ALLOCATOR SERIES:
Franklin Templeton Conservative Target Fund February 29, 2004-July 31, 2004
Franklin Templeton Moderate Target Fund February 29, 2004-July 31, 2004
Franklin Templeton Growth Target Fund February 29, 2004-July 31, 2004
Franklin Templeton Corefolio Allocation Fund February 29, 2004-July 31, 2004
Franklin Templeton Founding Funds
Allocation Fund February 29, 2004-July 31, 2004
FRANKLIN UNIVERSAL TRUST March 31, 2004-July 31, 2004
FRANKLIN FLOATING RATE TRUST February 29, 2004-July 31, 2004
FRANKLIN GOLD AND PRECIOUS METALS FUND April 30, 2004-July 31, 2004
FRANKLIN STRATEGIC MORTGAGE PORTFOLIO March 31, 2004-July 31, 2004
FRANKLIN TEMPLETON LIMITED DURATION
INCOME TRUST March 31, 2004-July 31, 2004
TEMPLETON RUSSIA AND EAST EUROPEAN FUND, INC. March 31, 2004-July 31, 2004
TEMPLETON GLOBAL INCOME FUND March 31, 2004-July 31, 2004
TEMPLETON EMERGING MARKETS FUND March 31, 2004-July 31, 2004
TEMPLETON EMERGING MARKETS INCOME FUND March 31, 2004-July 31, 2004
TEMPLETON CAPITAL ACCUMULATOR FUND March 31, 2004-July 31, 2004
TEMPLETON DRAGON FUND, INC. March 31, 2004-July 31, 2004
FRANKLIN MULTI-INCOME TRUST May 31, 2004-July 31, 2004
TEMPLETON INSTITUTIONAL FUNDS, INC.:
Foreign Equity Series March 31, 2004-July 31, 2004
Emerging Fixed Income Series March 31, 2004-July 31, 2004