SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

                             Washington, D.C. 20549



                                    FORM 8-K

                                 CURRENT REPORT



  Pursuant to Section 13 or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of
                                1934




        Date of Report (Date of earliest event reported):  October 3, 2000
                                                          (October 2, 2000)

                            FRANKLIN RESOURCES, INC.
             (Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)



       ....  DELAWARE....................1-9318...............13-2670991...
      (State or other jurisdiction    (Commission           (IRS Employer
       of incorporation)              File Number)        Identification No.)



        777 MARINERS ISLAND BLVD., SAN MATEO, CALIFORNIA........ 94404...
       (Address of principal executive offices)                 (Zip Code)


          Registrant's telephone number, including area code.(650) 312-3000


                   ----------------------------------------------
          (Former name or former address, if changed since last report)

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Item 5.         OTHER EVENTS

On October 2, 2000,  pursuant  to an offer to  purchase  all of the  outstanding
shares of Bissett &  Associates  Investment  Management  Ltd.  ("Bissett"),  FTI
Acquisition Inc., a wholly-owned  subsidiary of Templeton Management Limited, an
indirect,   wholly-owned  subsidiary  of  Franklin  Resources,   Inc.,  acquired
6,817,817 common shares, representing 98.1% of the issued and outstanding shares
of Bissett,  for CDN$20.50 per share  (equivalent to  approximately  $US 13.62).
Pursuant to  Canadian  law,  FTI  intends to  exercise  its right to acquire the
remaining 1.9 % outstanding Bissett shares (subject to any appraisal rights that
may be asserted as to the amount to be paid for the remaining shares.).

The cash transaction is valued at approximately CDN $140 million  (equivalent to
approximately  US $93 million) plus a special dividend of CDN $0.48 per share to
be paid by Bissett from its retained  earnings to  shareholders  of record as of
September 28, 2000.




                                   SIGNATURES


      Pursuant to the  requirements of the Securities  Exchange Act of 1934, the
registrant  has duly  caused  this  report  to be  signed  on its  behalf by the
undersigned hereunto duly authorized.


                  FRANKLIN RESOURCES, INC.
                  (Registrant)


Date: October 3, 2000          /s/ Leslie M. Kratter
                              --------------------------
                              LESLIE M. KRATTER
                              Senior Vice President
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SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

                             Washington, D.C. 20549

                                    FORM 8-K

                                 CURRENT REPORT

  Pursuant to Section 13 or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of
                                1934

        Date of Report (Date of earliest event reported):  October 3, 2000
                                                          (October 2, 2000)

                            FRANKLIN RESOURCES, INC.
             (Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)

       ....  DELAWARE....................1-9318...............13-2670991...
      (State or other jurisdiction    (Commission           (IRS Employer
       of incorporation)              File Number)        Identification No.)

        777 MARINERS ISLAND BLVD., SAN MATEO, CALIFORNIA........ 94404...
       (Address of principal executive offices)                 (Zip Code)

          Registrant's telephone number, including area code.(650) 312-3000

                   ----------------------------------------------
          (Former name or former address, if changed since last report)
Item 5.         OTHER EVENTS

On October 2, 2000,  pursuant  to an offer to  purchase  all of the  outstanding
shares of Bissett &  Associates  Investment  Management  Ltd.  ("Bissett"),  FTI
Acquisition Inc., a wholly-owned  subsidiary of Templeton Management Limited, an
indirect,   wholly-owned  subsidiary  of  Franklin  Resources,   Inc.,  acquired
6,817,817 common shares, representing 98.1% of the issued and outstanding shares
of Bissett,  for CDN$20.50 per share  (equivalent to  approximately  $US 13.62).
Pursuant to  Canadian  law,  FTI  intends to  exercise  its right to acquire the
remaining 1.9 % outstanding Bissett shares (subject to any appraisal rights that
may be asserted as to the amount to be paid for the remaining shares.).

The cash transaction is valued at approximately CDN $140 million  (equivalent to
approximately  US $93 million) plus a special dividend of CDN $0.48 per share to
be paid by Bissett from its retained  earnings to  shareholders  of record as of
September 28, 2000.

                                   SIGNATURES

      Pursuant to the  requirements of the Securities  Exchange Act of 1934, the
registrant  has duly  caused  this  report  to be  signed  on its  behalf by the
undersigned hereunto duly authorized.

                  FRANKLIN RESOURCES, INC.
                  (Registrant)

Date: October 3, 2000          /s/ Leslie M. Kratter
                              --------------------------
                              LESLIE M. KRATTER
                              Senior Vice President