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UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
WASHINGTON, DC 20549
FORM N-PX
ANNUAL REPORT OF PROXY VOTING RECORD OF REGISTERED MANAGEMENT
INVESTMENT COMPANY
Investment Company Act file number 811-05569
FRANKLIN UNIVERSAL TRUST
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(Exact name of registrant as specified in charter)
ONE FRANKLIN PARKWAY, SAN MATEO, CA 94403-1906
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(Address of principal executive offices) (Zip code)
CRAIG S. TYLE, ONE FRANKLIN PARKWAY, SAN MATEO, CA 94403-1906
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(Name and address of agent for service)
Registrant's telephone number, including area code: (650) 312-2000
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Date of fiscal year end: 8/31
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Date of reporting period: 6/30/09
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ITEM 1. PROXY VOTING RECORDS.
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ALLIANT ENERGY CORP.
Ticker: LNT Security ID: 018802108
Meeting Date: MAY 14, 2009 Meeting Type: Annual
Record Date: MAR 19, 2009
# Proposal Mgt Rec Vote Cast Sponsor
1.1 Elect Director Ann K. Newhall For Withhold Management
1.2 Elect Director Dean C. Oestreich For Withhold Management
1.3 Elect Director Carol P. Sanders For Withhold Management
2 Ratify Auditors For For Management
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AMEREN CORPORATION
Ticker: AEE Security ID: 023608102
Meeting Date: APR 28, 2009 Meeting Type: Annual
Record Date: MAR 2, 2009
# Proposal Mgt Rec Vote Cast Sponsor
1.1 Elect Director Stephen F. Brauer For For Management
1.2 Elect Director Susan S. Elliott For For Management
1.3 Elect Director Ellen M. Fitzsimmons For For Management
1.4 Elect Director Walter J. Galvin For For Management
1.5 Elect Director Gayle P. W. Jackson For For Management
1.6 Elect Director James C. Johnson For For Management
1.7 Elect Director Charles W. Mueller For For Management
1.8 Elect Director Douglas R. Oberhelman For For Management
1.9 Elect Director Gary L. Rainwater For For Management
1.10 Elect Director Harvey Saligman For For Management
1.11 Elect Director Patrick T. Stokes For For Management
1.12 Elect Director Thomas R. Voss For For Management
1.13 Elect Director Jack D. Woodard For For Management
2 Ratify Auditors For For Management
3 Report on Reducing Releases of Against Against Shareholder
Radioactive Materials from Callaway
Facility
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AMERICAN ELECTRIC POWER CO.
Ticker: AEP Security ID: 025537101
Meeting Date: APR 28, 2009 Meeting Type: Annual
Record Date: MAR 2, 2009
# Proposal Mgt Rec Vote Cast Sponsor
1.1 Elect Director E. R. Brooks For For Management
1.2 Elect Director Donald M. Carlton For For Management
1.3 Elect Director Ralph D. Crosby, Jr. For For Management
1.4 Elect Director Linda A. Goodspeed For For Management
1.5 Elect Director Thomas E. Hoaglin For Withhold Management
1.6 Elect Director Lester A. Hudson, Jr. For For Management
1.7 Elect Director Michael G. Morris For For Management
1.8 Elect Director Lionel L. Nowell III For For Management
1.9 Elect Director Richard L. Sandor For For Management
1.10 Elect Director Kathryn D. Sullivan For For Management
1.11 Elect Director Sara Martinez Tucker For For Management
1.12 Elect Director John F. Turner For For Management
2 Eliminate Cumulative Voting and Adopt For For Management
Majority Voting for Uncontested
Election of Directors
3 Ratify Auditors For For Management
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ANGLOGOLD ASHANTI LTD
Ticker: AU Security ID: 035128206
Meeting Date: MAY 15, 2009 Meeting Type: Annual
Record Date: APR 9, 2009
# Proposal Mgt Rec Vote Cast Sponsor
1 Accept Financial Statements and For For Management
Statutory Reports for Year Ended 31
December 2008
2 Re-appoint Ernst & Young Inc as For For Management
Auditors of the Company
3 Reelect RP Edey as Director For For Management
4 Authorise Directors to Allot and Issue For For Management
Shares up to a Maximum of 5 Percent of
the Issued Ordinary Shares of the
Company from Time to Time
5 Authorize Issuance of Shares for Cash For For Management
up to a Maximum of 5 Percent of Issued
Capital
6 Approve Remuneration of Non-Executive For For Management
Directors
7 Authorise Directors to Issue For For Management
Convertible Bonds
8 Approve Increase in Authorized Share For For Management
Capital
9 Amend Articles of Association For For Management
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ATMOS ENERGY CORP.
Ticker: ATO Security ID: 049560105
Meeting Date: FEB 4, 2009 Meeting Type: Annual
Record Date: DEC 10, 2008
# Proposal Mgt Rec Vote Cast Sponsor
1.1 Elect Director Ruben E. Esquivel For For Management
1.2 Elect Director Richard W. Cardin For For Management
1.3 Elect Director Thomas C. Meredith For For Management
1.4 Elect Director Nancy K. Quinn For For Management
1.5 Elect Director Stephen R. Springer For For Management
1.6 Elect Director Richard Ware II For For Management
2 Ratify Auditors For For Management
3 Declassify the Board of Directors Against For Shareholder
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CENTERPOINT ENERGY, INC.
Ticker: CNP Security ID: 15189T107
Meeting Date: APR 23, 2009 Meeting Type: Annual
Record Date: FEB 23, 2009
# Proposal Mgt Rec Vote Cast Sponsor
1.1 Elect Director Derrill Cody For For Management
1.2 Elect Director Michael P. Johnson For For Management
1.3 Elect Director David M. McClanahan For For Management
1.4 Elect Director Robert T. O'Connell For For Management
1.5 Elect Director Susan O. Rheney For For Management
1.6 Elect Director Michael E. Shannon For For Management
2 Ratify Auditors For For Management
3 Approve Omnibus Stock Plan For For Management
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CONSTELLATION ENERGY GROUP, INC.
Ticker: CEG Security ID: 210371100
Meeting Date: JUL 18, 2008 Meeting Type: Annual
Record Date: APR 28, 2008
# Proposal Mgt Rec Vote Cast Sponsor
1 Elect Director Yves C. de Balmann For For Management
2 Elect Director Douglas L. Becker For Against Management
3 Elect Director Ann C. Berzin For For Management
4 Elect Director James T. Brady For For Management
5 Elect Director Edward A. Crooke For For Management
6 Elect Director James R. Curtiss For Against Management
7 Elect Director Freeman A. Hrabowski, For For Management
III
8 Elect Director Nancy Lampton For For Management
9 Elect Director Robert J. Lawless For Against Management
10 Elect Director Lynn M. Martin For For Management
11 Elect Director Mayo A. Shattuck, III For For Management
12 Elect Director John L. Skolds For For Management
13 Elect Director Michael D. Sullivan For For Management
14 Ratify Auditors For For Management
15 Increase Authorized Common Stock For For Management
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CONSTELLATION ENERGY GROUP, INC.
Ticker: CEG Security ID: 210371100
Meeting Date: MAY 29, 2009 Meeting Type: Annual
Record Date: MAR 27, 2009
# Proposal Mgt Rec Vote Cast Sponsor
1 Elect Director Yves C. de Balmann For For Management
2 Elect Director Ann C. Berzin For For Management
3 Elect Director James T. Brady For For Management
4 Elect Director James R. Curtiss For For Management
5 Elect Director Freeman A. Hrabowski, For Against Management
III
6 Elect Director Nancy Lampton For For Management
7 Elect Director Robert J. Lawless For Against Management
8 Elect Director Lynn M. Martin For Against Management
9 Elect Director Mayo A. Shattuck III For For Management
10 Elect Director John L. Skolds For For Management
11 Elect Director Michael D. Sullivan For Against Management
12 Ratify Auditors For For Management
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DOMINION RESOURCES, INC.
Ticker: D Security ID: 25746U109
Meeting Date: MAY 5, 2009 Meeting Type: Annual
Record Date: FEB 27, 2009
# Proposal Mgt Rec Vote Cast Sponsor
1.1 Elect Director Peter W. Brown For For Management
1.2 Elect Director George A. Davidson, Jr. For For Management
1.3 Elect Director Thomas F. Farrell, II For For Management
1.4 Elect Director John W. Harris For For Management
1.5 Elect Director Robert S. Jepson, Jr. For For Management
1.6 Elect Director Mark J. Kington For For Management
1.7 Elect Director Benjamin J. Lambert, III For For Management
1.8 Elect Director Margaret A. McKenna For For Management
1.9 Elect Director Frank S. Royal For For Management
1.10 Elect Director David A. Wollard For For Management
2 Ratify Auditors For For Management
3 Amend Omnibus Stock Plan For Against Management
4 Establish Fossil-Fuel-Free Energy Goal Against Against Shareholder
5 Advisory Vote to Ratify Named Executive Against For Shareholder
Officers' Compensation
6 Submit SERP to Shareholder Vote Against Against Shareholder
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DUKE ENERGY CORP.
Ticker: DUK Security ID: 26441C105
Meeting Date: MAY 7, 2009 Meeting Type: Annual
Record Date: MAR 12, 2009
# Proposal Mgt Rec Vote Cast Sponsor
1.1 Elect Director William Barnet, III For For Management
1.2 Elect Director G. Alex Bernhardt, Sr. For For Management
1.3 Elect Director Michael G. Browning For For Management
1.4 Elect Director Daniel R. DiMicco For For Management
1.5 Elect Director Ann Maynard Gray For For Management
1.6 Elect Director James H. Hance, Jr For For Management
1.7 Elect Director James T. Rhodes For For Management
1.8 Elect Director James E. Rogers For For Management
1.9 Elect Director Philip R. Sharp For For Management
1.10 Elect Director Dudley S. Taft For For Management
2 Ratify Auditors For For Management
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EDISON INTERNATIONAL
Ticker: EIX Security ID: 281020107
Meeting Date: APR 23, 2009 Meeting Type: Annual
Record Date: FEB 23, 2009
# Proposal Mgt Rec Vote Cast Sponsor
1.1 Elect Director Vanessa C.L. Chang For For Management
1.2 Elect Director France A. Cordova For For Management
1.3 Elect Director Theodore F. Craver, Jr. For For Management
1.4 Elect Director Charles B. Curtis For For Management
1.5 Elect Director Bradford M. Freeman For For Management
1.6 Elect Director Luis G. Nogales For For Management
1.7 Elect Director Ronald L. Olson For Withhold Management
1.8 Elect Director James M. Rosser For For Management
1.9 Elect Director Richard T. Schlosberg, For For Management
III
1.10 Elect Director Thomas C. Sutton For For Management
1.11 Elect Director Brett White For For Management
2 Ratify Auditors For For Management
3 Amend Omnibus Stock Plan For Against Management
4 Advisory Vote to Ratify Named Executive Against For Shareholder
Officers' Compensation
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ENTERGY CORP.
Ticker: ETR Security ID: 29364G103
Meeting Date: MAY 8, 2009 Meeting Type: Annual
Record Date: MAR 10, 2009
# Proposal Mgt Rec Vote Cast Sponsor
1.1 Elect Director Maureen Scannell Bateman For For Management
1.2 Elect Director W. Frank Blount For For Management
1.3 Elect Director Gary W. Edwards For Against Management
1.4 Elect Director Alexis M. Herman For Against Management
1.5 Elect Director Donald C. Hintz For For Management
1.6 Elect Director J. Wayne Leonard For For Management
1.7 Elect Director Stuart L. Levenick For For Management
1.8 Elect Director James R. Nichols For For Management
1.9 Elect Director William A. Percy, II For Against Management
1.10 Elect Director W.J. Tauzin For Against Management
1.11 Elect Director Steven V. Wilkinson For For Management
2 Ratify Auditors For For Management
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EXELON CORPORATION
Ticker: EXC Security ID: 30161N101
Meeting Date: APR 28, 2009 Meeting Type: Annual
Record Date: MAR 2, 2009
# Proposal Mgt Rec Vote Cast Sponsor
1.1 Elect Director John A. Canning, Jr. For For Management
1.2 Elect Director M. Walter D'Alessio For Against Management
1.3 Elect Director Bruce DeMars For For Management
1.4 Elect Director Nelson A. Diaz For Against Management
1.5 Elect Director Rosemarie B. Greco For For Management
1.6 Elect Director Paul L. Joskow For For Management
1.7 Elect Director John M. Palms For For Management
1.8 Elect Director John W. Rogers, Jr. For For Management
1.9 Elect Director John W. Rowe For For Management
1.10 Elect Director Stephen D. Steinour For For Management
2 Approve Executive Incentive Bonus Plan For For Management
3 Ratify Auditors For For Management
4 Report on Global Warming Against Against Shareholder
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FIRSTENERGY CORP
Ticker: FE Security ID: 337932107
Meeting Date: MAY 19, 2009 Meeting Type: Annual
Record Date: MAR 23, 2009
# Proposal Mgt Rec Vote Cast Sponsor
1.1 Elect Director Paul T. Addison For Withhold Management
1.2 Elect Director Anthony J. Alexander For Withhold Management
1.3 Elect Director Michael J. Anderson For Withhold Management
1.4 Elect Director Dr. Carol A. Cartwright For Withhold Management
1.5 Elect Director William T. Cottle For Withhold Management
1.6 Elect Director Robert B. Heisler, Jr. For Withhold Management
1.7 Elect Director Ernest J. Novak, Jr. For Withhold Management
1.8 Elect Director Catherine A. Rein For Withhold Management
1.9 Elect Director George M. Smart For Withhold Management
1.10 Elect Director Wes M. Taylor For Withhold Management
1.11 Elect Director Jesse T. Williams, Sr. For Withhold Management
2 Ratify Auditors For For Management
3 Adopt Simple Majority Vote Against For Shareholder
4 Amend Bylaws to Reduce the Percentage Against For Shareholder
of Shares Required to Call Special
Shareholder Meeting
5 Establish Shareholder Proponent Against Against Shareholder
Engagement Process
6 Require a Majority Vote for the Against For Shareholder
Election of Directors
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FPL GROUP, INC.
Ticker: FPL Security ID: 302571104
Meeting Date: MAY 22, 2009 Meeting Type: Annual
Record Date: MAR 23, 2009
# Proposal Mgt Rec Vote Cast Sponsor
1.1 Elect Director Sherry S. Barrat For For Management
1.2 Elect Director Robert M. Beall, II For For Management
1.3 Elect Director J. Hyatt Brown For For Management
1.4 Elect Director James L. Camaren For For Management
1.5 Elect Director J. Brian Ferguson For For Management
1.6 Elect Director Lewis Hay, III For For Management
1.7 Elect Director Toni Jennings For For Management
1.8 Elect Director Oliver D. Kingsley, Jr. For For Management
1.9 Elect Director Rudy E. Schupp For For Management
1.10 Elect Director Michael H. Thaman For For Management
1.11 Elect Director Hansel E. Tookes, II For For Management
1.12 Elect Director Paul R. Tregurtha For For Management
2 Ratify Auditors For For Management
3 Amend Omnibus Stock Plan For For Management
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PINNACLE WEST CAPITAL CORP.
Ticker: PNW Security ID: 723484101
Meeting Date: MAY 20, 2009 Meeting Type: Annual
Record Date: MAR 23, 2009
# Proposal Mgt Rec Vote Cast Sponsor
1.1 Elect Director Edward N. Basha, Jr. For For Management
1.2 Elect Director Donald E. Brandt For For Management
1.3 Elect Director Susan Clark-Johnson For For Management
1.4 Elect Director Michael L. Gallagher For Withhold Management
1.5 Elect Director Pamela Grant For For Management
1.6 Elect Director Roy A. Herberger, Jr. For For Management
1.7 Elect Director William S. Jamieson For For Management
1.8 Elect Director Humberto S. Lopez For For Management
1.9 Elect Director Kathryn L. Munro For For Management
1.10 Elect Director Bruce J. Nordstrom For For Management
1.11 Elect Director W. Douglas Parker For For Management
1.12 Elect Director William J. Post For For Management
1.13 Elect Director William L. Stewart For For Management
2 Ratify Auditors For For Management
3 Amend Bylaws to Allow Holders of 10% of Against For Shareholder
the Company's Common Stock to Call
Special Shareholder Meetings
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PROGRESS ENERGY, INC.
Ticker: PGN Security ID: 743263105
Meeting Date: MAY 13, 2009 Meeting Type: Annual
Record Date: MAR 6, 2009
# Proposal Mgt Rec Vote Cast Sponsor
1 Elect Director James E. Bostic, Jr. For For Management
2 Elect Director Harris E. DeLoach, Jr. For For Management
3 Elect Director James B. Hyler, Jr. For For Management
4 Elect Director William D. Johnson For For Management
5 Elect Director Robert W. Jones For For Management
6 Elect Director W. Steven Jones For For Management
7 Elect Director E. Marie McKee For For Management
8 Elect Director John H. Mullin, III For For Management
9 Elect Director Charles W. Pryor, Jr. For For Management
10 Elect Director Carlos A. Saladrigas For For Management
11 Elect Director Theresa M. Stone For For Management
12 Elect Director Alfred C. Tollison, Jr. For For Management
13 Ratify Auditors For For Management
14 Approve Executive Incentive Bonus Plan For For Management
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PUBLIC SERVICE ENTERPRISE GROUP INC.
Ticker: PEG Security ID: 744573106
Meeting Date: APR 21, 2009 Meeting Type: Annual
Record Date: FEB 20, 2009
# Proposal Mgt Rec Vote Cast Sponsor
1.1 Elect Director Albert R. Gamper, Jr. For For Management
1.2 Elect Director Conrad K. Harper For For Management
1.3 Elect Director Shirley Ann Jackson For For Management
1.4 Elect Director David Lilley For For Management
1.5 Elect Director Thomas A. Renyi For For Management
1.6 Elect Director Hak Cheol Shin For For Management
2 Ratify Auditors For For Management
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SEMPRA ENERGY
Ticker: SRE Security ID: 816851109
Meeting Date: APR 30, 2009 Meeting Type: Annual
Record Date: MAR 2, 2009
# Proposal Mgt Rec Vote Cast Sponsor
1 Elect Director James G. Brocksmith Jr. For For Management
2 Elect Director Richard A. Collato For For Management
3 Elect Director Donald E. Felsinger For For Management
4 Elect Director Wilford D. Godbold Jr. For For Management
5 Elect Director William D. Jones For For Management
6 Elect Director Richard G. Newman For Against Management
7 Elect Director William G. Ouchi For For Management
8 Elect Director Carlos Ruiz Sacristan For For Management
9 Elect Director William C. Rusnack For For Management
10 Elect Director William P. Rutledge For For Management
11 Elect Director Lynn Schenk For For Management
12 Elect Director Neal E. Schmale For For Management
13 Ratify Auditors For For Management
14 Advisory Vote to Ratify Named Executive Against For Shareholder
Officers' Compensation
15 Reincorporate in Another State Against Against Shareholder
[California to North Dakota]
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SOUTHERN COMPANY
Ticker: SO Security ID: 842587107
Meeting Date: MAY 27, 2009 Meeting Type: Annual
Record Date: MAR 30, 2009
# Proposal Mgt Rec Vote Cast Sponsor
1.1 Elect Director Juanita Powell Baranco For For Management
1.2 Elect Director Francis S. Blake For For Management
1.3 Elect Director Jon A. Boscia For For Management
1.4 Elect Director Thomas F. Chapman For For Management
1.5 Elect Director H. William Habermeyer, For For Management
Jr.
1.6 Elect Director Veronica M. "Ronee" For For Management
Hagen
1.7 Elect Director Warren A. Hood, Jr. For For Management
1.8 Elect Director Donald M. James For For Management
1.9 Elect Director J. Neal Purcell For For Management
1.10 Elect Director David M. Ratcliffe For For Management
1.11 Elect Director William G. Smith, Jr. For For Management
1.12 Elect Director Gerald J. St. Pe For For Management
2 Ratify Auditors For For Management
3 Adopt Majority Voting and Eliminate For For Management
Cumulative Voting for Uncontested
Election of Directors
4 Eliminate Cumulative Voting For For Management
5 Report on Reducing GHG Emissions Against Against Shareholder
6 Submit SERP to Shareholder Vote Against For Shareholder
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SPECTRA ENERGY CORP.
Ticker: SE Security ID: 847560109
Meeting Date: MAY 7, 2009 Meeting Type: Annual
Record Date: MAR 9, 2009
# Proposal Mgt Rec Vote Cast Sponsor
1 Declassify the Board of Directors For For Management
2.1 Elect Director Gregory L. Ebel For For Management
2.2 Elect Director Peter B. Hamilton For For Management
2.3 Elect Director Michael E. J. Phelps For For Management
3 Ratify Auditors For For Management
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WESTAR ENERGY, INC.
Ticker: WR Security ID: 95709T100
Meeting Date: MAY 21, 2009 Meeting Type: Annual
Record Date: MAR 23, 2009
# Proposal Mgt Rec Vote Cast Sponsor
1.1 Elect Director Charles Q. Chandler IV For For Management
1.2 Elect Director R.A. Edwards III For For Management
1.3 Elect Director Sandra A.J. Lawrence For For Management
2 Ratify Auditors For For Management
3 Amend Omnibus Stock Plan For For Management
SIGNATURES
Pursuant to the requirements of the Investment Company Act of 1940, the
registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the
undersigned, thereunto duly authorized.
(Registrant) FRANKLIN UNIVERSAL TRUST
By (Signature and Title)*/s/LAURA F. FERGERSON
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Laura F. Fergerson,
Chief Executive Officer - Finance and Administration
Date AUGUST 27, 2009
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* PRINT THE NAME AND TITLE OF EACH SIGNING OFFICER UNDER HIS OR HER SIGNATURE.