Henry P. Johnson Named President of Fiduciary Trust International

NEW YORK, Dec. 19 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Fiduciary Trust Company International, a global investment management firm serving individual and institutional investors, and a wholly-owned subsidiary of Franklin Resources Inc., today announced that it has appointed Henry P. Johnson as president, succeeding William Y. Yun in that role. Johnson has also been elected to the company's Board of Directors. Previously, he was executive vice president and chief administrative officer of Fiduciary Trust.

Yun will remain president of Franklin Templeton Institutional, focusing his energies on overseeing the company's institutional and separate account businesses. He will also remain a member of Fiduciary's Trust's Board of Directors.

Anne M. Tatlock announced that she will retire as chairman and CEO of Fiduciary Trust in Fall 2006, at which time James C. Goodfellow, vice chairman and head of Fiduciary Trust's High Net Worth business, will succeed her as chairman. Tatlock will continue to serve as a director of Franklin Resources, Inc.

Gail E. Cohen, executive vice president and general trust counsel, will succeed Goodfellow as head of Fiduciary Trust's High Net Worth business in Fall 2006. Cohen currently supervises the firm's trust, estate and tax services departments.

Larry Sternkopf, chief financial officer, has been designated executive vice president.

"Jim Goodfellow, Bill Yun, Henry Johnson, Gail Cohen and Larry Sternkopf have made enormous contributions to Fiduciary Trust's success," commented Tatlock. "As a leading global investment management organization, we are proud to recognize and reward the kind of top talent that these individuals represent. Under their leadership, we are confident that Fiduciary Trust will continue to grow and prosper in the years to come. Likewise, Franklin Templeton's institutional businesses will continue to benefit from Bill Yun's experience and leadership."

Fiduciary Trust Company International, a leading global investment firm, was founded in 1931 and manages assets for individual and institutional investors through offices in New York, Miami, Ft. Lauderdale, Los Angeles, San Mateo, Washington, D.C., Wilmington, London, Hong Kong and Grand Cayman. For more information on Fiduciary Trust, please visit http://www.ftci.com/.

Fiduciary Trust Company International and Franklin Templeton Institutional are wholly owned subsidiaries of Franklin Resources, Inc. , a global investment management organization operating as Franklin Templeton Investments. Franklin Templeton Investments provides global and domestic investment management solutions managed by its Franklin, Templeton, Mutual Series and Fiduciary Trust investment teams. The San Mateo, CA-based company has more than 50 years of investment experience and over $453 billion in assets under management as of November 30, 2005. For more information, please call 1-800/DIAL BEN(R) or visit franklintempleton.com.

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