Franklin Universal Trust (FT) N-PX Annual report of proxy voting record

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____

(Exact name of registrant as specified in charter)

One Franklin Parkway, San Mateo, CA 94403-1906

(Address of principal executive offices) (Zip code)

Alison E. Baur, One Franklin Parkway, San Mateo, CA 94403-1906

(Name and address of agent for service)

Registrant's telephone number, including area code: (650) 312-2000

Date of fiscal year end: 8/31

Date of reporting period: 6/30/2023

Item 1. Proxy Voting Records.

Franklin Universal Trust

ALLIANT ENERGY CORPORATION Meeting Date:  MAY 23, 2023 Record Date:  MAR 22, 2023 Meeting Type:  ANNUAL
Ticker:  LNT Security ID:  018802108
Proposal No	Proposal	Proposed By	Management Recommendation	Vote Cast
1a	Elect Director Stephanie L. Cox	Management	For	For
1b	Elect Director Patrick E. Allen	Management	For	For
1c	Elect Director Michael D. Garcia	Management	For	For
1d	Elect Director Susan D. Whiting	Management	For	For
2	Advisory Vote to Ratify Named Executive Officers' Compensation	Management	For	For
3	Advisory Vote on Say on Pay Frequency	Management	One Year	One Year
4	Ratify Deloitte & Touche LLP as Auditors	Management	For	For

AMERICAN ELECTRIC POWER COMPANY, INC.
Meeting Date:  APR 25, 2023
Record Date:  FEB 28, 2023
Meeting Type:  ANNUAL

Ticker:  AEP Security ID:  025537101
Proposal No	Proposal	Proposed By	Management Recommendation	Vote Cast
1.1	Elect Director Nicholas K. Akins	Management	For	For
1.2	Elect Director J. Barnie Beasley, Jr.	Management	For	For
1.3	Elect Director Ben Fowke	Management	For	For
1.4	Elect Director Art A. Garcia	Management	For	For
1.5	Elect Director Linda A. Goodspeed	Management	For	For
1.6	Elect Director Donna A. James	Management	For	For
1.7	Elect Director Sandra Beach Lin	Management	For	For
1.8	Elect Director Margaret M. McCarthy	Management	For	For
1.9	Elect Director Oliver G. 'Rick' Richard, III	Management	For	For
1.10	Elect Director Daryl Roberts	Management	For	For
1.11	Elect Director Julia A. Sloat	Management	For	For
1.12	Elect Director Sara Martinez Tucker	Management	For	For
1.13	Elect Director Lewis Von Thaer	Management	For	For
2	Ratify PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP as Auditors	Management	For	For
3	Reduce Supermajority Vote Requirement	Management	For	For
4	Advisory Vote to Ratify Named Executive Officers' Compensation	Management	For	For
5	Advisory Vote on Say on Pay Frequency	Management	One Year	One Year

AMPLIFY ENERGY CORP. Meeting Date:  MAY 17, 2023 Record Date:  MAR 29, 2023 Meeting Type:  ANNUAL
Ticker:  AMPY Security ID:  03212B103
Proposal No	Proposal	Proposed By	Management Recommendation	Vote Cast
1a	Elect Director Deborah G. Adams	Management	For	For
1b	Elect Director James E. Craddock	Management	For	For
1c	Elect Director Patrice Douglas	Management	For	For
1d	Elect Director Christopher W. Hamm	Management	For	For
1e	Elect Director Randal T. Klein	Management	For	For
1f	Elect Director Todd R. Snyder	Management	For	For
1g	Elect Director Martyn Willsher	Management	For	For
2	Ratify Deloitte & Touche LLP as Auditors	Management	For	For
3	Advisory Vote to Ratify Named Executive Officers' Compensation	Management	For	For

BHP GROUP LIMITED Meeting Date:  NOV 10, 2022 Record Date:  SEP 27, 2022 Meeting Type:  ANNUAL
Ticker:  BHP Security ID:  088606108
Proposal	Proposal	Proposed By	Management	Vote

No			Recommendation	Cast
2	Elect Michelle Hinchliffe as Director	Management	For	For
3	Elect Catherine Tanna as Director	Management	For	For
4	Elect Terry Bowen as Director	Management	For	For
5	Elect Xiaoqun Clever as Director	Management	For	For
6	Elect Ian Cockerill as Director	Management	For	For
7	Elect Gary Goldberg as Director	Management	For	For
8	Elect Ken MacKenzie as Director	Management	For	For
9	Elect Christine O'Reilly as Director	Management	For	For
10	Elect Dion Weisler as Director	Management	For	For
11	Approve Remuneration Report	Management	For	For
12	Approve Grant of Awards to Mike Henry	Management	For	For
13	Approve the Amendments to the Company's Constitution	Shareholder	Against	Against
14	Approve Policy Advocacy	Shareholder	Against	Against
15	Approve Climate Accounting and Audit	Shareholder	Against	Against

CALIFORNIA RESOURCES CORPORATION Meeting Date:  APR 28, 2023 Record Date:  MAR 07, 2023 Meeting Type:  ANNUAL
Ticker:  CRC Security ID:  13057Q305
Proposal No	Proposal	Proposed By	Management Recommendation	Vote Cast
1.1	Elect Director Andrew B. Bremner	Management	For	Withhold
1.2	Elect Director Tiffany (TJ) Thom Cepak	Management	For	For
1.3	Elect Director James N. Chapman	Management	For	For
1.4	Elect Director Francisco J. Leon	Management	For	For
1.5	Elect Director Mark A. (Mac) McFarland	Management	For	For
1.6	Elect Director Nicole Neeman Brady	Management	For	For
1.7	Elect Director Julio M. Quintana	Management	For	For
1.8	Elect Director William B. Roby	Management	For	For
1.9	Elect Director Alejandra (Ale) Veltmann	Management	For	For
2	Ratify KPMG LLP as Auditors	Management	For	For
3	Advisory Vote to Ratify Named Executive Officers' Compensation	Management	For	For
4	Amend Certificate of Incorporation to Allow Exculpation of Officers	Management	For	Against

CENTERPOINT ENERGY, INC. Meeting Date:  APR 21, 2023 Record Date:  FEB 24, 2023 Meeting Type:  ANNUAL
Ticker:  CNP Security ID:  15189T107
Proposal No	Proposal	Proposed By	Management Recommendation	Vote Cast
1a	Elect Director Wendy Montoya Cloonan	Management	For	For

1b	Elect Director Earl M. Cummings	Management	For	For
1c	Elect Director Christopher H. Franklin	Management	For	For
1d	Elect Director David J. Lesar	Management	For	For
1e	Elect Director Raquelle W. Lewis	Management	For	For
1f	Elect Director Martin H. Nesbitt	Management	For	For
1g	Elect Director Theodore F. Pound	Management	For	Against
1h	Elect Director Phillip R. Smith	Management	For	For
1i	Elect Director Barry T. Smitherman	Management	For	For
2	Ratify Deloitte & Touche LLP as Auditors	Management	For	For
3	Advisory Vote to Ratify Named Executive Officers' Compensation	Management	For	Against
4	Advisory Vote on Say on Pay Frequency	Management	One Year	One Year
5	Disclose Scope 3 Emissions and Setting Scope 3 Emission Targets	Shareholder	Against	Against

CHESAPEAKE ENERGY CORPORATION Meeting Date:  JUN 08, 2023 Record Date:  APR 10, 2023 Meeting Type:  ANNUAL
Ticker:  CHK Security ID:  165167735
Proposal No	Proposal	Proposed By	Management Recommendation	Vote Cast
1a	Elect Director Domenic J. ("Nick") Dell'Osso, Jr.	Management	For	For
1b	Elect Director Timothy S. Duncan	Management	For	For
1c	Elect Director Benjamin C. Duster, IV	Management	For	For
1d	Elect Director Sarah A. Emerson	Management	For	For
1e	Elect Director Matthew M. Gallagher	Management	For	Against
1f	Elect Director Brian Steck	Management	For	For
1g	Elect Director Michael A. Wichterich	Management	For	For
2	Advisory Vote to Ratify Named Executive Officers' Compensation	Management	For	For
3	Advisory Vote on Say on Pay Frequency	Management	One Year	One Year
4	Ratify PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP as Auditors	Management	For	For

CIVITAS RESOURCES, INC. Meeting Date:  JUN 01, 2023 Record Date:  APR 14, 2023 Meeting Type:  ANNUAL
Ticker:  CIVI Security ID:  17888H103
Proposal No	Proposal	Proposed By	Management Recommendation	Vote Cast
1.1	Elect Director Wouter van Kempen	Management	For	For
1.2	Elect Director Deborah Byers	Management	For	For
1.3	Elect Director Morris R. Clark	Management	For	For
1.4	Elect Director M. Christopher Doyle	Management	For	For

1.5	Elect Director Carrie M. Fox	Management	For	For
1.6	Elect Director Carrie L. Hudak	Management	For	For
1.7	Elect Director James M. Trimble	Management	For	For
1.8	Elect Director Howard A. Willard, III	Management	For	For
1.9	Elect Director Jeffrey E. Wojahn	Management	For	For
2	Ratify Deloitte & Touche LLP as Auditors	Management	For	For
3	Advisory Vote to Ratify Named Executive Officers' Compensation	Management	For	For
4	Provide Right to Call Special Meeting	Management	For	For
5	Provide Right to Act by Written Consent	Management	For	For
6	Amend Certificate of Incorporation to Limit the Liability of Certain Officers	Management	For	Against
7	Authorize Shareholders to Fill Director Vacancies	Management	For	For
8	Amend Certificate of Incorporation to Add Federal Forum Selection Provision	Management	For	Against
9	Amend Certificate of Incorporation	Management	For	For

CMS ENERGY CORPORATION Meeting Date:  MAY 05, 2023 Record Date:  MAR 07, 2023 Meeting Type:  ANNUAL
Ticker:  CMS Security ID:  125896100
Proposal No	Proposal	Proposed By	Management Recommendation	Vote Cast
1a	Elect Director Jon E. Barfield	Management	For	For
1b	Elect Director Deborah H. Butler	Management	For	For
1c	Elect Director Kurt L. Darrow	Management	For	For
1d	Elect Director William D. Harvey	Management	For	For
1e	Elect Director Garrick J. Rochow	Management	For	For
1f	Elect Director John G. Russell	Management	For	For
1g	Elect Director Suzanne F. Shank	Management	For	For
1h	Elect Director Myrna M. Soto	Management	For	For
1i	Elect Director John G. Sznewajs	Management	For	For
1j	Elect Director Ronald J. Tanski	Management	For	For
1k	Elect Director Laura H. Wright	Management	For	For
2	Advisory Vote to Ratify Named Executive Officers' Compensation	Management	For	For
3	Advisory Vote on Say on Pay Frequency	Management	One Year	One Year
4	Ratify PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP as Auditors	Management	For	For

CONSOLIDATED EDISON, INC. Meeting Date:  MAY 15, 2023 Record Date:  MAR 20, 2023 Meeting Type:  ANNUAL
Ticker:  ED Security ID:  209115104
Proposal	Proposal	Proposed By	Management	Vote

No			Recommendation	Cast
1.1	Elect Director Timothy P. Cawley	Management	For	For
1.2	Elect Director Ellen V. Futter	Management	For	For
1.3	Elect Director John F. Killian	Management	For	For
1.4	Elect Director Karol V. Mason	Management	For	For
1.5	Elect Director Dwight A. McBride	Management	For	For
1.6	Elect Director William J. Mulrow	Management	For	For
1.7	Elect Director Armando J. Olivera	Management	For	For
1.8	Elect Director Michael W. Ranger	Management	For	For
1.9	Elect Director Linda S. Sanford	Management	For	For
1.10	Elect Director Deirdre Stanley	Management	For	For
1.11	Elect Director L. Frederick Sutherland	Management	For	For
2	Ratify PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP as Auditors	Management	For	For
3	Advisory Vote to Ratify Named Executive Officers' Compensation	Management	For	For
4	Advisory Vote on Say on Pay Frequency	Management	One Year	One Year
5	Approve Omnibus Stock Plan	Management	For	For

CONSTELLATION ENERGY CORPORATION Meeting Date:  APR 25, 2023 Record Date:  MAR 01, 2023 Meeting Type:  ANNUAL
Ticker:  CEG Security ID:  21037T109
Proposal No	Proposal	Proposed By	Management Recommendation	Vote Cast
1.1	Elect Director Joseph Dominguez	Management	For	For
1.2	Elect Director Julie Holzrichter	Management	For	For
1.3	Elect Director Ashish Khandpur	Management	For	Withhold
2	Advisory Vote to Ratify Named Executive Officers' Compensation	Management	For	For
3	Advisory Vote on Say on Pay Frequency	Management	One Year	One Year
4	Ratify PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP as Auditors	Management	For	For

DOMINION ENERGY, INC. Meeting Date:  MAY 10, 2023 Record Date:  MAR 03, 2023 Meeting Type:  ANNUAL
Ticker:  D Security ID:  25746U109
Proposal No	Proposal	Proposed By	Management Recommendation	Vote Cast
1A	Elect Director James A. Bennett	Management	For	For
1B	Elect Director Robert M. Blue	Management	For	For
1C	Elect Director D. Maybank Hagood	Management	For	For
1D	Elect Director Ronald W. Jibson	Management	For	For
1E	Elect Director Mark J. Kington	Management	For	For
1F	Elect Director Kristin G. Lovejoy	Management	For	For

1G	Elect Director Joseph M. Rigby	Management	For	For
1H	Elect Director Pamela J. Royal	Management	For	Against
1I	Elect Director Robert H. Spilman, Jr.	Management	For	For
1J	Elect Director Susan N. Story	Management	For	For
1K	Elect Director Michael E. Szymanczyk	Management	For	For
2	Advisory Vote to Ratify Named Executive Officers' Compensation	Management	For	For
3	Advisory Vote on Say on Pay Frequency	Management	One Year	One Year
4	Ratify Deloitte & Touche LLP as Auditors	Management	For	For
5	Amend Right to Call Special Meeting	Management	For	For
6	Amend Advance Notice Provisions for Director Nominations	Management	For	For
7	Require Independent Board Chair	Shareholder	Against	For

DT MIDSTREAM, INC. Meeting Date:  MAY 05, 2023 Record Date:  MAR 08, 2023 Meeting Type:  ANNUAL
Ticker:  DTM Security ID:  23345M107
Proposal No	Proposal	Proposed By	Management Recommendation	Vote Cast
1.1	Elect Director Peter Tumminello	Management	For	For
1.2	Elect Director Dwayne Wilson	Management	For	For
2	Ratify PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP as Auditors	Management	For	For
3	Advisory Vote to Ratify Named Executive Officers' Compensation	Management	For	For

DTE ENERGY COMPANY Meeting Date:  MAY 04, 2023 Record Date:  MAR 07, 2023 Meeting Type:  ANNUAL
Ticker:  DTE Security ID:  233331107
Proposal No	Proposal	Proposed By	Management Recommendation	Vote Cast
1.1	Elect Director David A. Brandon	Management	For	For
1.2	Elect Director Charles G. McClure, Jr.	Management	For	For
1.3	Elect Director Gail J. McGovern	Management	For	For
1.4	Elect Director Mark A. Murray	Management	For	For
1.5	Elect Director Gerardo Norcia	Management	For	For
1.6	Elect Director Robert C. Skaggs, Jr.	Management	For	For
1.7	Elect Director David A. Thomas	Management	For	For
1.8	Elect Director Gary H. Torgow	Management	For	For
1.9	Elect Director James H. Vandenberghe	Management	For	For
1.10	Elect Director Valerie M. Williams	Management	For	For
2	Ratify PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP as Auditors	Management	For	For
3	Advisory Vote to Ratify Named Executive	Management	For	For

	Officers' Compensation
4	Advisory Vote on Say on Pay Frequency	Management	One Year	One Year
5	Amend Right to Call Special Meeting	Management	For	For
6	Reduce Ownership Threshold for Shareholders to Call Special Meeting	Shareholder	Against	Against
7	Report on Lobbying Payments and Policy	Shareholder	Against	Against

DUKE ENERGY CORPORATION Meeting Date:  MAY 04, 2023 Record Date:  MAR 06, 2023 Meeting Type:  ANNUAL
Ticker:  DUK Security ID:  26441C204
Proposal No	Proposal	Proposed By	Management Recommendation	Vote Cast
1a	Elect Director Derrick Burks	Management	For	For
1b	Elect Director Annette K. Clayton	Management	For	For
1c	Elect Director Theodore F. Craver, Jr.	Management	For	For
1d	Elect Director Robert M. Davis	Management	For	For
1e	Elect Director Caroline Dorsa	Management	For	For
1f	Elect Director W. Roy Dunbar	Management	For	For
1g	Elect Director Nicholas C. Fanandakis	Management	For	For
1h	Elect Director Lynn J. Good	Management	For	For
1i	Elect Director John T. Herron	Management	For	For
1j	Elect Director Idalene F. Kesner	Management	For	For
1k	Elect Director E. Marie McKee	Management	For	For
1l	Elect Director Michael J. Pacilio	Management	For	For
1m	Elect Director Thomas E. Skains	Management	For	For
1n	Elect Director William E. Webster, Jr.	Management	For	For
2	Ratify Deloitte & Touche LLP as Auditors	Management	For	For
3	Advisory Vote to Ratify Named Executive Officers' Compensation	Management	For	For
4	Advisory Vote on Say on Pay Frequency	Management	One Year	One Year
5	Approve Omnibus Stock Plan	Management	For	For
6	Adopt Simple Majority Vote	Shareholder	None	For
7	Create a Committee to Evaluate Decarbonization Risk	Shareholder	Against	Against

EDISON INTERNATIONAL Meeting Date:  APR 27, 2023 Record Date:  MAR 03, 2023 Meeting Type:  ANNUAL
Ticker:  EIX Security ID:  281020107
Proposal No	Proposal	Proposed By	Management Recommendation	Vote Cast
1a	Elect Director Jeanne Beliveau-Dunn	Management	For	For
1b	Elect Director Michael C. Camunez	Management	For	For

1c	Elect Director Vanessa C.L. Chang	Management	For	For
1d	Elect Director James T. Morris	Management	For	For
1e	Elect Director Timothy T. O'Toole	Management	For	For
1f	Elect Director Pedro J. Pizarro	Management	For	For
1g	Elect Director Marcy L. Reed	Management	For	For
1h	Elect Director Carey A. Smith	Management	For	For
1i	Elect Director Linda G. Stuntz	Management	For	For
1j	Elect Director Peter J. Taylor	Management	For	For
1k	Elect Director Keith Trent	Management	For	For
2	Ratify PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP as Auditors	Management	For	For
3	Advisory Vote on Say on Pay Frequency	Management	One Year	One Year
4	Advisory Vote to Ratify Named Executive Officers' Compensation	Management	For	For

ENBRIDGE INC. Meeting Date:  MAY 03, 2023 Record Date:  MAR 07, 2023 Meeting Type:  ANNUAL
Ticker:  ENB Security ID:  29250N105
Proposal No	Proposal	Proposed By	Management Recommendation	Vote Cast
1.1	Elect Director Mayank M. Ashar	Management	For	For
1.2	Elect Director Gaurdie E. Banister	Management	For	For
1.3	Elect Director Pamela L. Carter	Management	For	For
1.4	Elect Director Susan M. Cunningham	Management	For	For
1.5	Elect Director Gregory L. Ebel	Management	For	For
1.6	Elect Director Jason B. Few	Management	For	For
1.7	Elect Director Teresa S. Madden	Management	For	For
1.8	Elect Director Stephen S. Poloz	Management	For	For
1.9	Elect Director S. Jane Rowe	Management	For	For
1.10	Elect Director Dan C. Tutcher	Management	For	For
1.11	Elect Director Steven W. Williams	Management	For	For
2	Approve PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP as Auditors and Authorize Board to Fix Their Remuneration	Management	For	For
3	Advisory Vote on Executive Compensation Approach	Management	For	For
4	Re-approve Shareholder Rights Plan	Management	For	For
5	SP 1: Report on Lobbying and Political Donations	Shareholder	Against	Against
6	SP 2: Disclose the Company's Scope 3 Emissions	Shareholder	Against	Against

ENTERGY CORPORATION
Meeting Date:  MAY 05, 2023
Record Date:  MAR 07, 2023
Meeting Type:  ANNUAL

Ticker:  ETR

Security ID:  29364G103
Proposal No	Proposal	Proposed By	Management Recommendation	Vote Cast
1a	Elect Director Gina F. Adams	Management	For	For
1b	Elect Director John H. Black	Management	For	For
1c	Elect Director John R. Burbank	Management	For	For
1d	Elect Director Patrick J. Condon	Management	For	For
1e	Elect Director Kirkland H. Donald	Management	For	For
1f	Elect Director Brian W. Ellis	Management	For	For
1g	Elect Director Philip L. Frederickson	Management	For	For
1h	Elect Director M. Elise Hyland	Management	For	For
1i	Elect Director Stuart L. Levenick	Management	For	For
1j	Elect Director Blanche Lambert Lincoln	Management	For	For
1k	Elect Director Andrew S. Marsh	Management	For	For
1l	Elect Director Karen A. Puckett	Management	For	For
2	Ratify Deloitte & Touche LLP as Auditors	Management	For	For
3	Advisory Vote to Ratify Named Executive Officers' Compensation	Management	For	For
4	Advisory Vote on Say on Pay Frequency	Management	One Year	One Year
5	Amend Omnibus Stock Plan	Management	For	For
6	Amend Certificate of Incorporation to Allow Exculpation of Officers	Management	For	Against

EVERGY, INC. Meeting Date:  MAY 02, 2023 Record Date:  MAR 01, 2023 Meeting Type:  ANNUAL
Ticker:  EVRG Security ID:  30034W106
Proposal No	Proposal	Proposed By	Management Recommendation	Vote Cast
1a	Elect Director David A. Campbell	Management	For	For
1b	Elect Director Thomas D. Hyde	Management	For	For
1c	Elect Director B. Anthony Isaac	Management	For	For
1d	Elect Director Paul M. Keglevic	Management	For	For
1e	Elect Director Mary L. Landrieu	Management	For	For
1f	Elect Director Sandra A.J. Lawrence	Management	For	For
1g	Elect Director Ann D. Murtlow	Management	For	For
1h	Elect Director Sandra J. Price	Management	For	For
1i	Elect Director Mark A. Ruelle	Management	For	For
1j	Elect Director James Scarola	Management	For	For
1k	Elect Director C. John Wilder	Management	For	For
2	Advisory Vote to Ratify Named Executive Officers' Compensation	Management	For	For
3	Ratify Deloitte & Touche LLP as Auditors	Management	For	For

EXELON CORPORATION
Meeting Date:  APR 25, 2023

Record Date:  MAR 01, 2023 Meeting Type:  ANNUAL
Ticker:  EXC Security ID:  30161N101
Proposal No	Proposal	Proposed By	Management Recommendation	Vote Cast
1a	Elect Director Anthony Anderson	Management	For	For
1b	Elect Director W. Paul Bowers	Management	For	For
1c	Elect Director Calvin G. Butler, Jr.	Management	For	For
1d	Elect Director Marjorie Rodgers Cheshire	Management	For	For
1e	Elect Director Linda Jojo	Management	For	For
1f	Elect Director Charisse Lillie	Management	For	For
1g	Elect Director Matthew Rogers	Management	For	For
1h	Elect Director John Young	Management	For	For
2	Ratify PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP as Auditors	Management	For	For
3	Advisory Vote to Ratify Named Executive Officers' Compensation	Management	For	For
4	Advisory Vote on Say on Pay Frequency	Management	One Year	One Year

FIRSTENERGY CORPORATION Meeting Date:  MAY 24, 2023 Record Date:  MAR 27, 2023 Meeting Type:  ANNUAL
Ticker:  FE Security ID:  337932107
Proposal No	Proposal	Proposed By	Management Recommendation	Vote Cast
1.1	Elect Director Jana T. Croom	Management	For	For
1.2	Elect Director Steven J. Demetriou	Management	For	For
1.3	Elect Director Lisa Winston Hicks	Management	For	For
1.4	Elect Director Paul Kaleta	Management	For	For
1.5	Elect Director Sean T. Klimczak	Management	For	For
1.6	Elect Director Jesse A. Lynn	Management	For	For
1.7	Elect Director James F. O'Neil, III	Management	For	For
1.8	Elect Director John W. Somerhalder, II	Management	For	For
1.9	Elect Director Andrew Teno	Management	For	For
1.10	Elect Director Leslie M. Turner	Management	For	For
1.11	Elect Director Melvin Williams	Management	For	For
2	Ratify PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP as Auditors	Management	For	For
3	Advisory Vote to Ratify Named Executive Officers' Compensation	Management	For	For
4	Advisory Vote on Say on Pay Frequency	Management	One Year	One Year
5	Reduce Ownership Threshold for Shareholders to Call Special Meeting to 20%	Management	For	For
6	Submit Severance Agreement (Change-in-Control) to Shareholder Vote	Shareholder	Against	Against
7	Establish a New Board Committee on	Shareholder	Against	Against

Decarbonization Risk

FREEPORT-MCMORAN, INC. Meeting Date:  JUN 06, 2023 Record Date:  APR 10, 2023 Meeting Type:  ANNUAL
Ticker:  FCX Security ID:  35671D857
Proposal No	Proposal	Proposed By	Management Recommendation	Vote Cast
1.1	Elect Director David P. Abney	Management	For	For
1.2	Elect Director Richard C. Adkerson	Management	For	For
1.3	Elect Director Marcela E. Donadio	Management	For	For
1.4	Elect Director Robert W. Dudley	Management	For	For
1.5	Elect Director Hugh Grant	Management	For	For
1.6	Elect Director Lydia H. Kennard	Management	For	For
1.7	Elect Director Ryan M. Lance	Management	For	For
1.8	Elect Director Sara Grootwassink Lewis	Management	For	For
1.9	Elect Director Dustan E. McCoy	Management	For	For
1.10	Elect Director Kathleen L. Quirk	Management	For	For
1.11	Elect Director John J. Stephens	Management	For	For
1.12	Elect Director Frances Fragos Townsend	Management	For	For
2	Advisory Vote to Ratify Named Executive Officers' Compensation	Management	For	For
3	Advisory Vote on Say on Pay Frequency	Management	One Year	One Year
4	Ratify Ernst & Young LLP as Auditors	Management	For	For

NEXTERA ENERGY, INC. Meeting Date:  MAY 18, 2023 Record Date:  MAR 22, 2023 Meeting Type:  ANNUAL
Ticker:  NEE Security ID:  65339F101
Proposal No	Proposal	Proposed By	Management Recommendation	Vote Cast
1a	Elect Director Nicole S. Arnaboldi	Management	For	For
1b	Elect Director Sherry S. Barrat	Management	For	For
1c	Elect Director James L. Camaren	Management	For	For
1d	Elect Director Kenneth B. Dunn	Management	For	For
1e	Elect Director Naren K. Gursahaney	Management	For	For
1f	Elect Director Kirk S. Hachigian	Management	For	For
1g	Elect Director John W. Ketchum	Management	For	For
1h	Elect Director Amy B. Lane	Management	For	For
1i	Elect Director David L. Porges	Management	For	For
1j	Elect Director Deborah "Dev" Stahlkopf	Management	For	For
1k	Elect Director John A. Stall	Management	For	For
1l	Elect Director Darryl L. Wilson	Management	For	For
2	Ratify Deloitte & Touche as Auditors	Management	For	For

3	Advisory Vote to Ratify Named Executive Officers' Compensation	Management	For	Against
4	Advisory Vote on Say on Pay Frequency	Management	One Year	One Year
5	Disclose Board Skills and Diversity Matrix	Shareholder	Against	For

NISOURCE INC. Meeting Date:  MAY 23, 2023 Record Date:  MAR 29, 2023 Meeting Type:  ANNUAL
Ticker:  NI Security ID:  65473P105
Proposal No	Proposal	Proposed By	Management Recommendation	Vote Cast
1a	Elect Director Peter A. Altabef	Management	For	For
1b	Elect Director Sondra L. Barbour	Management	For	For
1c	Elect Director Theodore H. Bunting, Jr.	Management	For	For
1d	Elect Director Eric L. Butler	Management	For	For
1e	Elect Director Aristides S. Candris	Management	For	For
1f	Elect Director Deborah A. Henretta	Management	For	For
1g	Elect Director Deborah A. P. Hersman	Management	For	For
1h	Elect Director Michael E. Jesanis	Management	For	For
1i	Elect Director William D. Johnson	Management	For	For
1j	Elect Director Kevin T. Kabat	Management	For	For
1k	Elect Director Cassandra S. Lee	Management	For	For
1l	Elect Director Lloyd M. Yates	Management	For	For
2	Advisory Vote to Ratify Named Executive Officers' Compensation	Management	For	For
3	Advisory Vote on Say on Pay Frequency	Management	One Year	One Year
4	Ratify Deloitte & Touche LLP as Auditors	Management	For	For
5	Increase Authorized Common Stock	Management	For	For
6	Require Independent Board Chair	Shareholder	Against	Against

PINNACLE WEST CAPITAL CORPORATION Meeting Date:  MAY 17, 2023 Record Date:  MAR 10, 2023 Meeting Type:  ANNUAL
Ticker:  PNW Security ID:  723484101
Proposal No	Proposal	Proposed By	Management Recommendation	Vote Cast
1.1	Elect Director Glynis A. Bryan	Management	For	For
1.2	Elect Director Gonzalo A. de la Melena, Jr.	Management	For	For
1.3	Elect Director Richard P. Fox	Management	For	For
1.4	Elect Director Jeffrey B. Guldner	Management	For	For
1.5	Elect Director Kathryn L. Munro	Management	For	For
1.6	Elect Director Bruce J. Nordstrom	Management	For	For
1.7	Elect Director Paula J. Sims	Management	For	For
1.8	Elect Director William H. Spence	Management	For	For

1.9	Elect Director Kristine L. Svinicki	Management	For	For
1.10	Elect Director James E. Trevathan, Jr.	Management	For	For
1.11	Elect Director David P. Wagener - Withdrawn	Management	None	None
2	Advisory Vote to Ratify Named Executive Officers' Compensation	Management	For	For
3	Advisory Vote on Say on Pay Frequency	Management	One Year	One Year
4	Amend Omnibus Stock Plan	Management	For	For
5	Ratify Deloitte & Touche LLP as Auditors	Management	For	For
6	Require Independent Board Chair	Shareholder	Against	For

PPL CORPORATION Meeting Date:  MAY 17, 2023 Record Date:  FEB 28, 2023 Meeting Type:  ANNUAL
Ticker:  PPL Security ID:  69351T106
Proposal No	Proposal	Proposed By	Management Recommendation	Vote Cast
1a	Elect Director Arthur P. Beattie	Management	For	For
1b	Elect Director Raja Rajamannar	Management	For	For
1c	Elect Director Heather B. Redman	Management	For	For
1d	Elect Director Craig A. Rogerson	Management	For	For
1e	Elect Director Vincent Sorgi	Management	For	For
1f	Elect Director Linda G. Sullivan	Management	For	For
1g	Elect Director Natica von Althann	Management	For	For
1h	Elect Director Keith H. Williamson	Management	For	For
1i	Elect Director Phoebe A. Wood	Management	For	For
1j	Elect Director Armando Zagalo de Lima	Management	For	For
2	Advisory Vote to Ratify Named Executive Officers' Compensation	Management	For	For
3	Advisory Vote on Say on Pay Frequency	Management	One Year	One Year
4	Ratify Deloitte & Touche LLP as Auditors	Management	For	For
5	Require Independent Board Chair	Shareholder	Against	Against

PUBLIC SERVICE ENTERPRISE GROUP INCORPORATED Meeting Date:  APR 18, 2023 Record Date:  FEB 17, 2023 Meeting Type:  ANNUAL
Ticker:  PEG Security ID:  744573106
Proposal No	Proposal	Proposed By	Management Recommendation	Vote Cast
1.1	Elect Director Ralph A. LaRossa	Management	For	For
1.2	Elect Director Susan Tomasky	Management	For	For
1.3	Elect Director Willie A. Deese	Management	For	For
1.4	Elect Director Jamie M. Gentoso	Management	For	For
1.5	Elect Director Barry H. Ostrowsky	Management	For	For
1.6	Elect Director Valerie A. Smith	Management	For	For

1.7	Elect Director Scott G. Stephenson	Management	For	For
1.8	Elect Director Laura A. Sugg	Management	For	For
1.9	Elect Director John P. Surma	Management	For	For
1.10	Elect Director Alfred W. Zollar	Management	For	For
2	Advisory Vote to Ratify Named Executive Officers' Compensation	Management	For	For
3	Advisory Vote on Say on Pay Frequency	Management	One Year	One Year
4a	Eliminate Supermajority Vote Requirements for Certain Business Combinations	Management	For	For
4b	Eliminate Supermajority Vote Requirements to Remove a Director Without Cause	Management	For	For
4c	Eliminate Supermajority Vote Requirement to Make Certain Amendments to By-Laws	Management	For	For
5	Ratify Deloitte & Touche LLP as Auditors	Management	For	For

SEMPRA ENERGY Meeting Date:  MAY 12, 2023 Record Date:  MAR 17, 2023 Meeting Type:  ANNUAL
Ticker:  SRE Security ID:  816851109
Proposal No	Proposal	Proposed By	Management Recommendation	Vote Cast
1a	Elect Director Andres Conesa	Management	For	For
1b	Elect Director Pablo A. Ferrero	Management	For	For
1c	Elect Director Jeffrey W. Martin	Management	For	For
1d	Elect Director Bethany J. Mayer	Management	For	For
1e	Elect Director Michael N. Mears	Management	For	For
1f	Elect Director Jack T. Taylor	Management	For	For
1g	Elect Director Cynthia L. Walker	Management	For	For
1h	Elect Director Cynthia J. Warner	Management	For	For
1i	Elect Director James C. Yardley	Management	For	For
2	Ratify Deloitte & Touche LLP as Auditors	Management	For	For
3	Advisory Vote to Ratify Named Executive Officers' Compensation	Management	For	For
4	Advisory Vote on Say on Pay Frequency	Management	One Year	One Year
5	Increase Authorized Common Stock	Management	For	For
6	Change Company Name to Sempra	Management	For	For
7	Amend Articles of Incorporation	Management	For	For
8	Require Independent Board Chair	Shareholder	Against	Against

SOUTH32 LTD. Meeting Date:  OCT 27, 2022 Record Date:  SEP 16, 2022 Meeting Type:  ANNUAL
Ticker:  S32 Security ID:  84473L105
Proposal No	Proposal	Proposed By	Management Recommendation	Vote Cast

2a	Elect Frank Cooper as Director	Management	For	For
2b	Elect Ntombifuthi (Futhi) Mtoba as Director	Management	For	For
3	Approve Remuneration Report	Management	For	For
4	Approve Grant of Rights to Graham Kerr	Management	For	For
5	Approve Advisory Vote on Climate Change Action Plan	Management	For	For

THE SOUTHERN COMPANY Meeting Date:  MAY 24, 2023 Record Date:  MAR 27, 2023 Meeting Type:  ANNUAL
Ticker:  SO Security ID:  842587107
Proposal No	Proposal	Proposed By	Management Recommendation	Vote Cast
1a	Elect Director Janaki Akella	Management	For	For
1b	Elect Director Henry A. "Hal" Clark, III	Management	For	For
1c	Elect Director Anthony F. "Tony" Earley, Jr.	Management	For	For
1d	Elect Director Thomas A. Fanning	Management	For	For
1e	Elect Director David J. Grain	Management	For	For
1f	Elect Director Colette D. Honorable	Management	For	For
1g	Elect Director Donald M. James	Management	For	For
1h	Elect Director John D. Johns	Management	For	For
1i	Elect Director Dale E. Klein	Management	For	For
1j	Elect Director David E. Meador	Management	For	For
1k	Elect Director Ernest J. Moniz	Management	For	For
1l	Elect Director William G. Smith, Jr.	Management	For	For
1m	Elect Director Kristine L. Svinicki	Management	For	For
1n	Elect Director Lizanne Thomas	Management	For	For
1o	Elect Director Christopher C. Womack	Management	For	For
1p	Elect Director E. Jenner Wood, III	Management	For	For
2	Advisory Vote to Ratify Named Executive Officers' Compensation	Management	For	For
3	Advisory Vote on Say on Pay Frequency	Management	One Year	One Year
4	Ratify Deloitte & Touche LLP as Auditors	Management	For	For
5	Eliminate Supermajority Vote Requirement	Management	For	For
6	Adopt Simple Majority Vote	Shareholder	Against	Against
7	Adopt Scope 3 GHG Emissions Reduction Targets Aligned with Paris Agreement Goal	Shareholder	Against	Against
8	Report on Feasibility of Net-Zero GHG Emissions	Shareholder	Against	Against

WEC ENERGY GROUP, INC. Meeting Date:  MAY 04, 2023 Record Date:  FEB 23, 2023 Meeting Type:  ANNUAL
Ticker:  WEC Security ID:  92939U106
Proposal	Proposal	Proposed By	Management	Vote

No			Recommendation	Cast
1.1	Elect Director Ave M. Bie	Management	For	For
1.2	Elect Director Curt S. Culver	Management	For	For
1.3	Elect Director Danny L. Cunningham	Management	For	For
1.4	Elect Director William M. Farrow, III	Management	For	For
1.5	Elect Director Cristina A. Garcia-Thomas	Management	For	For
1.6	Elect Director Maria C. Green	Management	For	For
1.7	Elect Director Gale E. Klappa	Management	For	For
1.8	Elect Director Thomas K. Lane	Management	For	For
1.9	Elect Director Scott J. Lauber	Management	For	For
1.10	Elect Director Ulice Payne, Jr.	Management	For	For
1.11	Elect Director Mary Ellen Stanek	Management	For	For
1.12	Elect Director Glen E. Tellock	Management	For	For
2	Ratify Deloitte & Touche LLP as Auditors	Management	For	For
3	Advisory Vote on Say on Pay Frequency	Management	One Year	One Year
4	Advisory Vote to Ratify Named Executive Officers' Compensation	Management	For	For

WOODSIDE ENERGY GROUP LTD. Meeting Date:  APR 28, 2023 Record Date:  MAR 27, 2023 Meeting Type:  ANNUAL
Ticker:  WDS Security ID:  980228308
Proposal No	Proposal	Proposed By	Management Recommendation	Vote Cast
2a	Elect Ian Macfarlane as Director	Management	For	For
2b	Elect Larry Archibald as Director	Management	For	For
2c	Elect Swee Chen Goh as Director	Management	For	For
2d	Elect Arnaud Breuillac as Director	Management	For	For
2e	Elect Angela Minas as Director	Management	For	For
3	Approve Remuneration Report	Management	For	For
4	Approve Grant of Restricted Shares and Performance Rights to Meg O'Neill	Management	For	For
5	Approve the Increase in Maximum Aggregate Remuneration of Non-Executive Directors	Management	None	For
6a	Approve the Amendments to the Company's Constitution	Shareholder	Against	Against
6b	Approve Contingent Resolution - Capital Protection	Shareholder	Against	Against

XCEL ENERGY INC. Meeting Date:  MAY 24, 2023 Record Date:  MAR 27, 2023 Meeting Type:  ANNUAL
Ticker:  XEL Security ID:  98389B100
Proposal No	Proposal	Proposed By	Management Recommendation	Vote Cast

1a	Elect Director Megan Burkhart	Management	For	For
1b	Elect Director Lynn Casey	Management	For	For
1c	Elect Director Bob Frenzel	Management	For	For
1d	Elect Director Netha Johnson	Management	For	For
1e	Elect Director Patricia Kampling	Management	For	For
1f	Elect Director George Kehl	Management	For	For
1g	Elect Director Richard O'Brien	Management	For	For
1h	Elect Director Charles Pardee	Management	For	For
1i	Elect Director Christopher Policinski	Management	For	For
1j	Elect Director James Prokopanko	Management	For	For
1k	Elect Director Kim Williams	Management	For	For
1l	Elect Director Daniel Yohannes	Management	For	For
2	Advisory Vote to Ratify Named Executive Officers' Compensation	Management	For	For
3	Advisory Vote on Say on Pay Frequency	Management	One Year	One Year
4	Ratify Deloitte & Touche LLP as Auditors	Management	For	For

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/MATTHEW T. HINKLE__

Matthew T. Hinkle,

Chief Executive Officer – Finance and Administration

Date August 24, 2023__

* Print the name and title of each signing officer under his or her signature.