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The Franklin Resources, Inc. (NYSE: BEN) SEC filings page on Stock Titan brings together the company’s regulatory disclosures, allowing investors to review how this global investment management organization reports its business, governance, and financial condition. Franklin Resources, whose subsidiaries operate as Franklin Templeton, files annual reports, quarterly reports, proxy statements, and current reports that describe its assets under management, product mix, strategic priorities, and risk factors.
Key documents include the annual report on Form 10-K and quarterly reports on Form 10-Q, which provide detailed information on revenue, expenses, segment results, and assets under management across equity, fixed income, alternatives, multi-asset, and cash management strategies. The definitive proxy statement (DEF 14A) outlines board structure, executive compensation, equity incentive plans, and items submitted for stockholder approval, such as amendments to employee stock investment and universal stock incentive plans.
Current reports on Form 8-K offer timely insight into material events affecting BEN. Recent 8-K filings describe matters such as increases in the company’s revolving credit facility commitments, authorizations for additional share repurchases and dividend changes, preliminary earnings announcements, amendments to bylaws, and updates on an internal investigation involving Western Asset Management and related U.S. Department of Justice communications.
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Franklin Resources Inc. filed a Form 13F-HR institutional holdings report as a 13F combination report, meaning some positions are reported here and others by affiliated managers. The filing covers 14,263 reportable holdings with a total reported market value of $407,592,897,213.
The report lists 22 other included managers within the Franklin Templeton and Fiduciary Trust families that share investment discretion over these securities. Western Asset Management Company, LLC is noted as no longer an other manager, having not held $100,000,000 in Section 13(f) securities since September 30, 2024.
Franklin Resources, Inc., through its wholly owned subsidiary BSP Fund HoldCo (Debt Strategy) L.P., reported beneficial ownership of 75,000 Class I shares of Franklin BSP Lending Fund, representing 100.0% of that share class. HoldCo acquired the shares on January 29, 2026 in a private, non-exchange transaction at $10.00 per share, for a total purchase price of $750,000.00, using its own working capital.
The shares were purchased for investment and to support the fund’s investment strategy. Principal Franklin Resources shareholders Charles B. Johnson and Rupert H. Johnson, Jr. may be deemed beneficial owners under securities rules but each reports 0 shares and 0.0% of the class and disclaims pecuniary interest and beneficial ownership of the reported shares.
Franklin Resources, Inc. and affiliates filed a Schedule 13D reporting beneficial ownership of 21,682,984 Class R6 shares of Franklin BSP Lending Fund, representing 100.0% of that share class. The stake is held through BSP Fund Holdco (Debt Strategy) L.P. and various funds advised by Franklin Advisers, Inc.
Holdco acquired 10,000 shares on June 6, 2025 for
Franklin Resources, Inc. reported results of its February 3, 2026 annual stockholder meeting. Stockholders approved amendments to expand the company’s equity compensation plans, adding 5,000,000 shares to the 1998 Employee Stock Investment Plan and 25,000,000 shares to the 2002 Universal Stock Incentive Plan.
All 11 director nominees were elected with large majorities, and PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP was ratified as independent auditor for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2026. Stockholders also approved, on an advisory basis, the compensation of the company’s named executive officers.
Franklin Resources reported an insider share purchase by one of its directors. On
This Form 4/A is described as an administrative amendment made solely to correct the transaction date, with no other changes to the previously reported information.
Franklin Resources director Geoffrey Y. Yang reported acquiring 7,593 shares of the company’s common stock on February 3, 2026, at a price of $27 per share. Following this transaction, Yang directly beneficially owns 74,064 shares of Franklin Resources common stock.
Franklin Resources director Seth H. Waugh reported an increase in his deferred compensation tied to company stock. On 02/03/2026, he acquired 7,592.5926 units of Deferred Director's Fees (FRI) at $27 per unit, a derivative security linked to Franklin Resources, Inc. common stock.
After this transaction, Waugh beneficially owned 46,008.515 derivative units on a direct basis. The position represents a hypothetical investment account under the 2006 Director Deferred Compensation Plan, based on Franklin Resources’ stock performance with reinvested dividends, and is payable in a single payment after his separation from service.
Franklin Resources director Alexander S. Friedman reported an automatic credit of deferred director fees tied to the company’s stock. On February 3, 2026, he acquired 7,592.5926 units of deferred director’s fee equivalents at $27 each, bringing his total hypothetical deferred account to 46,008.515 units.
These deferred fees are tracked based on Franklin Resources’ stock performance, including reinvested dividends, and are scheduled to be paid in a single lump sum after his separation from service.
Franklin Resources director Karen Matsushima King reported a Form 4 showing additional deferred director fees tied to company stock performance. On 02/03/2026, she acquired 7,592.5926 derivative units labeled "Deferred Director's Fees (FRI)" at $27 each, bringing her total to 68,979.9095 derivative units.
These units represent a hypothetical investment account under Franklin Resources' 2006 Directors Deferred Compensation Plan. The value is based on Franklin Resources stock, including reinvested dividends, but is payable in cash in equal quarterly installments over ten years after she separates from service, with an expiration date of 01/20/2058.
Franklin Resources director Kim John Y reported an increase in deferred compensation tied to the company’s stock. On 02/03/2026, the director acquired 7,592.5926 units of a derivative security labeled "Deferred Director's Fees (FRI)" at $27 per unit. After this transaction, the director held 75,489.0256 derivative units on a direct basis.
The filing explains that these units represent a hypothetical investment account under the 2006 Director Deferred Compensation Plan, tracking the performance of Franklin Resources, Inc. stock, including reinvested dividends. Amounts are payable in one lump sum after the director’s separation from service, with exercisability and expiration based on an assumed separation in the February following the director’s 75th birthday. The director may reallocate the hypothetical account into alternative, non–stock-based investment options effective on the first day of any calendar quarter.