JOHN B. WILSON - Corporate Board Profile

FRANKLIN UNIVERSAL TRUST

Filing Date	Source Excerpt
2007-01-29	John B. Wilson (1959) Trustee Since February 2006 PRINCIPAL OCCUPATION DURING PAST 5 YEARS: President and Founder, Hyannis Port Capital, Inc. (real estate and private equity investing); serves on private and non-profit boards; and formerly, Chief Operating Officer and Executive Vice President, Gap, Inc. (retail) (1996- 2000); Chief Financial Officer and Executive Vice President - Finance Strategy, Staples, Inc. (office supplies) ( 1992- 1996); Executive Vice President - Corporate Planning, Northwest Airlines, Inc. (airlines) ( 1990- 1992); and Vice President and Partner, Bain & Company ( 1986- 1990). The Fund pays the Independent Trustees $305 per quarter plus $100 per meeting attended, effective as of April 1, 2005. The following table indicates the aggregate compensation paid to the Independent Trustees by the Fund individually and by all of the funds in Franklin Templeton Investments. John B. Wilson $1,228 from the Fund for the fiscal year ended August 31, 2006.
2008-02-05	John B. Wilson (1959) Trustee Since 2006... The Board has a standing Audit Committee currently consisting of Messrs. Wilson (Chairman), Carlson and LaHaye, all of whom are Independent Trustees... John B. Wilson, who serves as the Fund's lead independent trustee, is paid an annual supplemental retainer of $25,000... Trustees who serve on the Audit Committee receive a flat fee of $3,000 per Committee meeting attended in person and $2,000 per telephonic meeting... John B. Wilson, who serves as chairman of the Audit Committee, receives an additional fee of $40,000 per year... The following table indicates the aggregate compensation paid to the Independent Trustees by the Fund individually and by all of the funds in Franklin Templeton Investments... John B. Wilson $3,899 from the Fund, $294,848 from Franklin Templeton Investments.
2009-02-23	John B. Wilson (1959) Lead Independent Trustee since 2006 and Lead Independent Trustee since January 2008... The Fund's Audit Committee currently consisting of Messrs. Wilson (Chairman), Carlson and LaHaye... John B. Wilson $5,389.
2010-02-23	John B. Wilson (1959) ... Lead Independent Trustee ... Compensation from the Trust $3,442 ... Chairman of the Audit Committee.
2011-02-17	John B. Wilson (1959) ... Lead Independent Trustee ... Trustee since 2006 and Lead Independent Trustee since 2008 ... The Board has a standing Audit Committee currently consisting of Messrs. Wilson (Chairman), Luttig and Olson ... John B. Wilson, who serves as chairman of the Audit Committee of the Fund and such other funds, receives an additional fee of $40,000 per year ... The following table indicates the aggregate compensation paid to the nominees for Independent Trustee by the Fund individually ... John B. Wilson $1,123.
2012-02-22	John B. Wilson (1959) ... Lead Independent Trustee ... Trustee since 2006 and Lead Independent Trustee since 2008 ... The Board has a standing Audit Committee currently consisting of Messrs. Wilson (Chairman), Luttig and Olson, all of whom are Independent Trustees ... The table below indicates the aggregate compensation paid to the nominees for Independent Trustee by the Fund individually ... John B. Wilson $3,223 ...
2013-02-20	John B. Wilson (1959) One Franklin Parkway San Mateo, CA 94403-1906 Lead Independent Trustee Trustee since 2006 and Lead Independent Trustee since 2008 Principal Occupation During at Least the Past 5 Years: President, Staples Europe (office supplies) (October 2012); President and Founder, Hyannis Port Capital, Inc. (real estate and private equity investing); serves on private and non-profit boards; and formerly, Chief Operating Officer and Executive Vice President, Gap, Inc. (retail) (1996-2000); Chief Financial Officer and Executive Vice President – Finance Strategy, Staples, Inc. (1992-1996); Senior Vice President – Corporate Planning, Northwest Airlines, Inc. (airlines) (1990-1992); and Vice President and Partner, Bain & Company (consulting firm) (1986-1990). Audit Committee currently consisting of Messrs. Wilson (Chairman), Luttig and Olson, all of whom are Independent Trustees.
2014-02-24	John B. Wilson (1959) Lead Independent Trustee since 2006 and Lead Independent Trustee since 2008 ... Principal Occupation During at Least the Past 5 Years: President, Staples Europe (office supplies) (2012); President and Founder, Hyannis Port Capital, Inc. (real estate and private equity investing); serves on private and non-profit boards; and formerly, Chief Operating Officer and Executive Vice President, Gap, Inc. (retail) (1996–2000); Chief Financial Officer and Executive Vice President – Finance Strategy, Staples, Inc. (1992–1996); Senior Vice President – Corporate Planning, Northwest Airlines, Inc. (airlines) (1990–1992); and Vice President and Partner, Bain & Company (consulting firm) (1986–1990). The Board has a standing Audit Committee currently consisting of Messrs. Wilson (Chairman), Luttig and Thompson, all of whom are Independent Trustees ...
2015-02-12	John B. Wilson (1959) One Franklin Parkway San Mateo, CA 94403-1906 Lead Independent Trustee Trustee since 2006 and Lead Independent Trustee since 2008 111 None Principal Occupation During at Least the Past 5 Years: President, Staples Europe (office supplies) (2012-present); President and Founder, Hyannis Port Capital, Inc. (real estate and private equity investing); serves on private and non-profit boards; and formerly, Chief Operating Officer and Executive Vice President, Gap, Inc. (retail) (1996-2000); Chief Financial Officer and Executive Vice President – Finance Strategy, Staples, Inc. (1992-1996); Senior Vice President – Corporate Planning, Northwest Airlines, Inc. (airlines) (1990-1992); and Vice President and Partner, Bain & Company (consulting firm) (1986-1990).
2016-02-08	John B. Wilson (1959) One Franklin Parkway San Mateo, CA 94403-1906 Lead Independent Trustee Trustee since 2006 and Lead Independent Trustee since 2008 ... Principal Occupation During at Least the Past 5 Years: President, Staples Europe (office supplies) (2012-present); President and Founder, Hyannis Port Capital, Inc. (real estate and private equity investing); serves on private and non-profit boards; and formerly, Chief Operating Officer and Executive Vice President, Gap, Inc. (retail) (1996-2000); Chief Financial Officer and Executive Vice President – Finance Strategy, Staples, Inc. (1992-1996); Senior Vice President – Corporate Planning, Northwest Airlines, Inc. (airlines) (1990-1992); and Vice President and Partner, Bain & Company (consulting firm) (1986-1990).
2017-02-08	John B. Wilson (1959) One Franklin Parkway San Mateo, CA 94403-1906 Lead Independent Trustee Trustee since 2006 and Lead Independent Trustee since 2008 116 None Principal Occupation During at Least the Past 5 Years: President, Staples Europe (office supplies) (2012-present); President and Founder, Hyannis Port Capital, Inc. (real estate and private equity investing); serves on private and non-profit boards; and formerly, Chief Operating Officer and Executive Vice President, Gap, Inc. (retail) (1996-2000); Chief Financial Officer and Executive Vice President – Finance and Strategy, Staples, Inc. (1992-1996); Senior Vice President – Corporate Planning, Northwest Airlines, Inc. (airlines) (1990-1992); and Vice President and Partner, Bain & Company (consulting firm) (1986-1990).
2018-02-02	John B. Wilson (1959) One Franklin Parkway San Mateo, CA 94403-1906 Lead Independent Trustee Trustee since 2006 and Lead Independent Trustee since 2008 Principal Occupation During at Least the Past 5 Years: President and Founder, Hyannis Port Capital, Inc. (real estate and private equity investing)(2002-present); serves on private and non-profit boards; and formerly, President, Staples International and Head of Global Transformation (office supplies) (2012-2016); Chief Operating Officer and Executive Vice President, Gap, Inc. (retail) (1996-2000); Chief Financial Officer and Executive Vice President – Finance and Strategy, Staples, Inc. (1992-1996); Senior Vice President – Corporate Planning, Northwest Airlines, Inc. (airlines) (1990-1992); and Vice President and Partner, Bain & Company (consulting firm) (1986-1990).
2019-01-31	John B. Wilson (1959) One Franklin Parkway San Mateo, CA 94403-1906 Lead Independent Trustee Trustee since 2006 and Lead Independent Trustee since 2008 112 None Principal Occupation During at Least the Past 5 Years: President and Founder, Hyannis Port Capital, Inc. (real estate and private equity investing)(2002-present); Senior Advisor, McKinsey & Co. (consulting) (2017-present); serves on private and non-profit boards; and formerly, President, Staples International and Head of Global Transformation (office supplies) (2012-2016); Chief Operating Officer and Executive Vice President, Gap, Inc. (retail) (1996-2000); Chief Financial Officer and Executive Vice President – Finance and Strategy, Staples, Inc. (1992-1996); Senior Vice President – Corporate Planning, Northwest Airlines, Inc. (airlines) (1990-1992); and Vice President and Partner, Bain & Company (consulting firm) (1986-1990). The Board has a standing Audit Committee currently consisting of Messrs. Wilson (Chairman), Checki, Luttig and Thompson, all of whom are Independent Trustees and also are considered to be "independent" as that term is defined by the NYSE's listing standards.