EXHIBIT 21 FRANKLIN RESOURCES, INC. FOR FISCAL YEAR ENDED SEPTEMBER 30, 1998 LIST OF PRINCIPAL SUBSIDIARIES* State or Nation of Name Incorporation - -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Closed Joint-Stock Company Templeton Russia Continental Property Management Company California FCC Receivables Corp. Delaware Franklin Advisers, Inc. California Franklin Advisory Services, Inc. Delaware Franklin Agency, Inc. California Franklin Asset Management (Proprietary) Limited South Africa Franklin Bank California Franklin Capital Corporation Utah Franklin Investment Advisory Services, Inc. Delaware Franklin Management, Inc. California Franklin Mutual Advisers, Inc. Delaware Franklin Partners, Inc. California Franklin Properties, Inc. California Franklin Real Estate Management, Inc. California Franklin Receivables LLC Delaware Franklin Templeton Corporate Services, Inc. Delaware Franklin Templeton Holding Limited Mauritius Franklin Templeton Services, Inc. Delaware Franklin Templeton Trust Company California Franklin/Templeton Distributors, Inc. New York Franklin/Templeton Investor Services, Inc. California Franklin/Templeton Travel, Inc. California FS Capital Group California FS Properties Inc. California Happy Dragon Holdings Ltd. British Virgin Islands Orion Fund Management Limited Bermuda Property Resources Equity Trust California Property Resources, Inc. California T.G.H. Holdings Ltd. Bahamas TDA Emerging Europe Fund, LLC Delaware Templeton (Switzerland) Ltd. Switzerland Templeton Asset Management India Pvt. Ltd. India Templeton Asset Management Ltd. Singapore Templeton China Research Ltd. Hong Kong Templeton Direct Advisors, Inc. Delaware Templeton Direct Advisors, L.P. Delaware Templeton Direct Investments, Inc. Delaware Templeton do Brasil LTDA Brazil Templeton France S.A. France Templeton Funds Annuity Company Florida Templeton Funds Trust Company Florida Templeton Global Advisors Limited Bahamas Templeton Global Investors Limited U.K. Templeton Global Investors, Inc. Delaware Templeton Global Strategic Services (Deutschland) GmbH Germany Templeton Global Strategic Services S.A. Luxembourg Templeton Global Value Investors, Inc. Delaware Templeton Global Value Investors, Inc. Delaware Templeton Heritage Limited Canada Templeton International, Inc. Delaware Templeton Investment Counsel, Inc. Florida Templeton Investment Holdings (Cyprus) Limited Cyprus Templeton Investment Management (Australia) Limited Australia Templeton Investment Management Limited U.K. Templeton Investment Management Co., Ltd. Japan Templeton Italia, SIM S.p.A. Italy Templeton Management Limited Canada Templeton Research Poland SP.z.o.o. Poland Templeton Trust Services Pvt. Ltd. India Templeton Unit Trust Managers Limited U.K. Templeton Worldwide, Inc. Delaware Templeton/Franklin Investment Services (Asia) Limited Hong Kong Templeton/Franklin Investment Services, Inc. Delaware *All subsidiaries currently do business only under their corporate name except for Templeton Investment Counsel, Inc. which also operates under the name "Templeton Global Bond Managers"; and Templeton/Franklin Investment Services, Inc. which also operates under the assumed name, "Templeton Portfolio Advisory". Some Templeton subsidiaries also on occasion use the name Templeton Worldwide.