Every Form 4 that Franklin Templeton, Inc. (BEN) has filed with the SEC in the last 12 months is listed below, newest first, and each one links through to the document itself with the summary and the scores our analysis gives it.
A Form 4 covers the transactions officers, directors and large holders report, so if you follow BEN and want that one kind of document rather than the whole filing history, this is the page to keep. The company's other filings, of every form, are on the full BEN filings page.
Franklin Resources (BEN) reported an insider Form 4 showing a director acquired 109.4571 units of Deferred Director's Fees on 10/25/2025. The units were recorded at a derivative security price of $22.84, bringing the director’s derivative holdings to 58,982.4162 units, held directly.
These units are part of the company’s 2006 Directors Deferred Compensation Plan. They represent a hypothetical investment account that tracks Franklin Resources’ stock performance, including reinvested dividends, and are payable in cash in substantially equal quarterly installments over ten years following the director’s separation from service. Footnotes indicate exercisability based on separation timing, with an expiration date of 01/20/2058.
Franklin Resources (BEN), a 10% owner and affiliate of the investment adviser to Clarion Partners Real Estate Income Fund Inc., reported a sale of common stock. On 10/15/2025, the filer disclosed a Code S transaction of 1,614,310.646 shares at $11.46 per share. Following the sale, the filer reported beneficial ownership of 11,796,668.951 shares, held directly.
The filer notes these holdings span four share classes, primarily Class I Shares. The report was signed by an authorized officer on behalf of Franklin Resources, Inc. and its subsidiaries.
Franklin Resources (BEN) reported an insider equity award. A company officer (Co‑President, Chief Commercial) acquired 442,870 shares of common stock on 10/15/2025 at $22.79 per share, as disclosed on Form 4. The filing explains these shares represent unvested restricted stock unit awards.
Following the transaction, the officer beneficially owns 442,870 shares, held directly.
Franklin Resources (BEN): The company’s Chief Accounting Officer reported purchasing 7,637 shares of common stock at $22.92 on 10/14/2025. After the transaction, the reporting person beneficially owned 28,727.4565 shares. Of this amount, 15,045 shares are unvested restricted stock unit awards. Ownership is reported as direct.
Kim John Y, a director of Franklin Resources, Inc. (BEN), reported on 10/01/2025 the acquisition of 1,375.3327 shares of Common Stock under the companys 2006 Director Deferred Compensation Plan representing deferred directors fees. The reported price per share is $22.54. Following the transaction the reporting person beneficially owns 64,750.0775 shares. The filing states these shares reflect a hypothetical investment account based on Franklin Resources stock performance (including reinvested dividends) and may be moved to non-stock alternative investments effective each calendar quarter. The shares are shown with an assumed exercisable/expiration date of 04/20/2036.