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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. filed a Form 13F combination report as an institutional investment manager, indicating that part of its reportable holdings are included here and part are reported by other managers. The filing lists 21 Other Included Managers and identifies additional managers reporting on its behalf, including Benefit Street Partners LLC, ClearBridge Investments, LLC, Lexington Partners L.P., O'Shaughnessy Asset Management, LLC, and Royce & Associates LP.
The Form 13F information table covers 14,877 reportable positions with an aggregate reported value of $461,883,707,115. The filing notes that Franklin Templeton Australia Limited is no longer an Other Included Manager; its Form 13F securities are now reported by ClearBridge Investments, LLC as an Other Manager reporting for Franklin Resources Inc.
Franklin Resources, Inc. and affiliates report beneficial ownership of 30,660,888 Class I shares of Clarion Partners Real Estate Income Fund Inc., representing 26.4% of this share class, based on 116,326,214 Class I shares outstanding as of August 10, 2026. The position consists of 4,999,845 shares in a Franklin corporate account and 25,661,042 shares held for fiduciary accounts managed by its investment management subsidiaries, including Franklin Advisers, Inc. The filing describes initial funding of these holdings with $55.6 million and $302.8 million, partial transfers to affiliated funds, and several Class I share redemptions in 2026 at prices around $11.29–$11.36 per share. Franklin states the shares were acquired for investment and to facilitate the Issuer’s commercial real estate investments and indicates it may increase or decrease its position depending on market conditions and the fund’s circumstances.
Franklin Resources, Inc. completed an underwritten public offering of $750,000,000 aggregate principal amount of its 5.500% unsecured subordinated Notes due 2036. The notes were issued under an existing shelf registration and an Indenture with The Bank of New York Mellon Trust Company, N.A. as trustee.
The notes bear interest at 5.500% per annum, payable semi-annually in arrears on February 10 and August 10 each year, starting February 10, 2027, and mature on August 10, 2036, unless earlier redeemed. Franklin Resources intends to use the net proceeds to repay approximately $700,000,000 of outstanding revolving borrowings under its Second Amended and Restated Credit Agreement, without permanently reducing commitments, and for general corporate purposes. The notes are redeemable before May 10, 2036 at a make-whole premium based on the Treasury Rate plus 15 basis points, and at par plus accrued interest on or after that date.
Franklin Resources, Inc. is issuing $750,000,000 aggregate principal amount of unsecured, unsubordinated 5.500% Notes due 2036 under its shelf registration. The Notes pay interest semi-annually on February 10 and August 10, starting February 10, 2027, and mature on August 10, 2036.
The Notes price at 99.137% of principal, generating gross proceeds of $743.5 million and estimated net proceeds of $737.1 million after underwriting discounts and expenses. Franklin intends to use about $700 million of the proceeds to repay revolving borrowings under its Second Amended and Restated Credit Agreement and the remainder for general corporate purposes.
As of June 30, 2026, Franklin had $2,401.9 million of debt outstanding and stockholders’ equity of $11,738.2 million, with assets under management of $1.8 trillion. The Notes rank pari passu with $1,689.6 million of existing parent-level debt and are structurally subordinated to $712.3 million of subsidiary debt. Franklin may redeem the Notes at a make-whole premium before May 10, 2036 and at par thereafter.
Franklin Resources, Inc. and affiliated entities reported beneficial ownership of 75,000 Class I Shares of Franklin BSP Lending Fund through BSP Fund HoldCo (Debt Strategy) L.P., representing 38.7% of the Class I shares outstanding. HoldCo acquired the 75,000 shares on January 29, 2026 for a total purchase price of $750,000.00, using its own working capital, for investment and to support the fund’s investment strategy. The ownership percentage is based on 193,572 Class I Shares outstanding as of August 6, 2026. The filing states that HoldCo and Franklin Resources currently have no plans or proposals for corporate actions regarding the issuer’s securities beyond this investment and do not have present plans to acquire or dispose of additional securities.
Franklin Resources, Inc. is conducting a primary offering of unsecured, unsubordinated senior notes due 2036 under its shelf registration. The notes will pay fixed semi-annual interest, be issued in $2,000 minimum denominations in book-entry form through DTC, and may be redeemed at Franklin’s option, including a make‑whole call before, and a par call on or after, a Par Call Date three months before maturity.
The notes rank equally with Franklin’s other unsecured, unsubordinated debt and are structurally subordinated to liabilities of its subsidiaries, which held $712.3 million of indebtedness as of June 30, 2026. Franklin plans to use the net proceeds to repay approximately $700 million of revolving borrowings under its Second Amended and Restated Credit Agreement and for general corporate purposes. The company is a global asset manager with about $1.8 trillion in assets under management and reported operating revenues of $6,980.4 million and net income attributable to Franklin of $695.2 million for the nine months ended June 30, 2026.
Franklin Resources, Inc., through its wholly owned subsidiary BSP Fund HoldCo (Debt Strategy) L.P., reports beneficial ownership of 75,000 Class I shares of Franklin BSP Lending Fund. HoldCo acquired these shares on January 29, 2026 for a purchase price of $750,000.00, using its own working capital.
The 75,000 Class I shares represent 46.6% of that share class based on 161,063 Class I shares outstanding as of July 30, 2026. HoldCo has sole power to vote and dispose of the 75,000 shares. Franklin Resources’ principal shareholders, Charles B. Johnson and Rupert H. Johnson, Jr., are treated as reporting persons but each reports 0 shares of the issuer and expressly disclaims pecuniary interest and beneficial ownership in these shares.
The shares were acquired for investment purposes and to support Franklin BSP Lending Fund’s investment strategy. The reporting persons state they currently have no plans or proposals to pursue actions such as mergers, control changes, or additional acquisitions or dispositions beyond this investment.
Franklin Resources reported third-quarter fiscal 2026 results for the quarter ended June 30, 2026. Net income attributable to the company was $171.5 million, or $0.31 per diluted share, versus $92.3 million or $0.15 a year earlier and $268.2 million or $0.49 in the prior quarter. Operating revenues were $2,358.4 million, up 14% year-over-year, and operating income was $215.8 million. Adjusted non‑GAAP results included $386.3 million of adjusted net income and $0.72 of adjusted diluted EPS, both 47% higher than a year ago. The quarter included $100.0 million of charges related to significant regulatory settlements, $77.2 million of special termination benefits and a $33.0 million impairment of intangible assets.
Assets under management reached a record $1,791.6 billion, driven by $18.4 billion of long‑term net inflows and $98.0 billion of net market change, distributions and other, partly offset by $7.0 billion of cash management outflows. During the quarter, the company returned $521.5 million to shareholders, including repurchasing 10.4 million shares for $348.1 million and paying a quarterly dividend of $0.33 per share.
The company also plans to change its corporate name to Franklin Templeton, Inc. effective August 17, 2026. The change does not affect its capital structure, domicile, outstanding shares, CUSIP, or stockholder voting and other rights, and its common stock will continue to trade on the NYSE under the symbol BEN.
Franklin Resources, Inc. entered into a Second Amended and Restated Credit Agreement with a syndicate of lenders and Bank of America, N.A. as administrative agent. The agreement provides a five-year revolving credit facility with $1,500,000,000 of aggregate commitments, maturing on July 30, 2031, and includes an option to increase commitments by up to $500,000,000. As of the closing date, $700,000,000 was outstanding.
Borrowings bear interest at either a Base Rate or Term SOFR plus a margin tied to the company’s debt rating, and an annual commitment fee is payable on unused commitments. The facility contains customary covenants and a financial covenant requiring a consolidated net leverage ratio not greater than 3.25 to 1.00, and may be used for general corporate purposes. It replaces a prior $1,500,000,000 revolving credit agreement that was scheduled to mature on April 30, 2030, with existing borrowings rolled into the new facility.