Franklin Resources, Inc. filings document the regulatory record for Franklin Templeton as a NYSE-listed investment management company. The company’s 8-K reports disclose quarterly and annual operating results, Regulation FD earnings commentary, material agreements, credit-facility obligations, share repurchase authorizations and other capital-structure matters.
Proxy and meeting filings cover board elections, shareholder voting results, executive compensation, employee stock investment plans and universal stock incentive plan authorizations. The filing record also includes leadership and compensation disclosures, governance matters, common stock registration information, and regulatory or risk-related updates involving Western Asset Management, a wholly owned subsidiary.
Franklin Resources, Inc. and affiliates filed an amended beneficial ownership report for Clarion Partners Real Estate Income Fund Inc. Class I common shares. They report beneficial ownership of 21,982,748 Class I shares, representing 25.9% of this share class, based on 84,996,260 Class I shares outstanding as of January 16, 2026. The position consists of 8,443,314 shares in a Franklin Resources corporate account and 13,539,434 shares held for fiduciary client accounts managed by its investment management subsidiaries, including Franklin Advisers, Inc. The filing describes recent activity, including open-market purchases on Nasdaq, a tender offer repurchase by the issuer of 1,581,722 shares at $11.38 per share on January 14, 2026, dividend reinvestment plan purchases, and an internal transfer of 1,755,926.251 shares among Franklin-related entities at $11.39 per share that did not change Franklin Resources’ beneficial ownership. The shares are held for investment and to facilitate the issuer’s commercial real estate investment strategy, and the reporting persons state they may increase or decrease their holdings depending on market and issuer-specific factors.
Franklin Resources, Inc., a more than 10% owner and affiliate of the investment adviser to Clarion Partners Real Estate Income Fund Inc., reported selling 1,581,722.32 shares of common stock on January 14, 2026 at a price of $11.38 per share. After this sale, Franklin Resources beneficially owns a total of 8,459,020.38 shares across four share classes, including Class S, Class T, Class D and Class I shares. The filing indicates these holdings remain directly owned by Franklin Resources and reflect its continuing large ownership position in the fund.
Franklin Resources, Inc. director Karen Matsushima King reported an acquisition of deferred director compensation tied to the company’s stock. On 01/11/2026, she acquired 97.4279 derivative securities labeled “Deferred Director’s Fees (FRI)” at a reference price of $25.66 per underlying share, bringing her total beneficially owned derivative securities of this type to 61,387.3169, held directly.
These deferred fees represent a hypothetical investment account under the 2006 Directors Deferred Compensation Plan, based on the performance of Franklin Resources’ stock, including reinvested dividends. The account is payable in cash in substantially equal quarterly installments over ten years after she separates from service, with an expiration date of 01/20/2058 as described in the plan terms.
Franklin Resources, Inc. Chief Executive Officer and director Jennifer M. Johnson reported equity ownership changes dated January 5, 2026. One line item shows a transaction coded "G" for 6,272 shares of common stock at a price of $0.0000 per share, after which she directly held 3,324,184.0046 shares.
A separate entry, also coded "G", reflects 3,920 shares at $0.0000 per share in an indirect account described as "By Children or As Trustee For Children," with 605,929 shares indirectly held afterward; she disclaims beneficial ownership of these children’s shares. Additional indirect holdings include 2,642.5854 shares in the Franklin Templeton 401(k) Retirement Plan based on an October 10, 2025 statement, 2,637,700 shares through a business limited partnership under her control, and 216,900 shares through a venture limited partnership partly owned by trusts for her children, where she disclaims beneficial ownership of the children’s trusts.
Franklin Resources Inc. director reports deferred fee award tied to stock performance. On 01/02/2026, the director acquired 1,407.563 units of Deferred Director's Fees under the company's 2006 Director Deferred Compensation Plan. Each unit is linked to the performance of Franklin Resources common stock, including reinvested dividends, and is payable in a lump sum after the director's separation from service.
The units are shown as exercisable and expiring on 04/20/2036, based on an assumption that separation occurs in the February following the director's 75th birthday. Following this transaction, the director beneficially holds 67,052.2113 deferred fee units on a direct basis, representing a hypothetical investment account that can be reallocated to other permitted investment accounts.
Franklin Resources Inc. director reported a new deferred compensation transaction. On 01/02/2026, the director acquired 1,439.0756 deferred director’s fee units under the company’s 2006 Directors Deferred Compensation Plan at a reference price of $23.8 per unit, each linked to an equal number of shares of common stock.
After this transaction, the director beneficially owned 60,529.9517 such derivative securities on a direct basis. These amounts are held in a hypothetical investment account tied to Franklin Resources’ stock performance (including reinvested dividends) and are payable in cash in substantially equal quarterly installments over ten years, beginning after the director’s separation from service based on specified January 20, April 20, July 20 or October 20 payment dates. The expiration date disclosed for this award is 01/20/2058.
Franklin Resources Inc. Chief Executive Officer and Director reported changes in her beneficial ownership of the company’s common stock. On 12/26/2025, transactions coded “G” were reported involving common stock with par value $0.10 per share. Following these transactions, she directly owned 3,330,456.0046 shares of Franklin Resources common stock. She also indirectly owned 602,009 shares through her children or as trustee for her children, 2,642.5854 shares through the Franklin Templeton 401(k) Retirement Plan, 2,637,700 shares through a business limited partnership under her control, and 216,900 shares through a venture limited partnership for her benefit and partially for irrevocable trusts for her children.
Franklin Resources, Inc. disclosed that a director and executive chairman, filing individually, reported several gifts of common stock on December 26, 2025. The reporting person transferred 1,272 shares of common stock directly, 2,544 shares held for children, and 1,272 shares held by a spouse, all coded as gifts. After these transactions, the filing shows 2,687,554 shares of common stock held directly, 254,959 shares held for children, and 27,716 shares held by a spouse, along with additional indirect holdings through a 401(k) plan and two limited partnerships. The reporting person disclaims beneficial ownership of shares held by children, certain trusts for children, and the spouse’s holdings.
Franklin Resources, Inc. insider reporting as a director and 10% owner disclosed a transaction in the company’s common stock on 12/26/2025, coded "G" in the SEC form. The filing shows that 25,440 shares of common stock with par value $0.10 were disposed of in this transaction. Following the activity, the reporting person directly beneficially owned 90,108,421 shares of Franklin Resources common stock.
The form also lists indirect holdings, including 25,108.0143 shares held through the Franklin Templeton 401(k) Retirement Plan, based on a plan statement as of October 10, 2025, and 4,059,651 shares held through an IRA. The filing is made by one reporting person and indicates that the transaction was not reported as part of a group filing.
Franklin Resources, Inc. is asking stockholders to vote at its virtual 2026 Annual Meeting on February 3, 2026. The Board is seeking approval to elect 11 directors, ratify PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP as auditor for the year ending September 30, 2026, approve amendments to two equity plans, and hold an advisory vote on executive pay.
The company reports assets under management of $1.66 trillion as of September 30, 2025, with long-term inflows of $343.9 billion and long-term net outflows of $97.4 billion. Excluding Western Asset, long-term net inflows were $44.5 billion, marking eight consecutive quarters of positive net flows. Alternative assets reached $270 billion after the Apera Asset Management acquisition, and the firm highlights strong growth in ETFs, retail separately managed accounts, and its Canvas custom indexing platform.
During fiscal 2025, Franklin returned $930 million to stockholders through dividends and buybacks and repaid $400 million of senior notes. The proxy emphasizes a majority-independent Board with an independent lead director, strong governance rights (including proxy access and one-share-one-vote), robust stock ownership guidelines, and broad clawback policies. Executive pay is heavily performance-based, focused on adjusted financial metrics, investment performance, and strategic execution.