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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 (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.
Franklin Resources, Inc. and affiliates report beneficial ownership of 23,675,636 Class I shares of Clarion Partners Real Estate Income Fund, equal to
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.
Franklin Resources, Inc. and affiliates report beneficial ownership of 23,532,745 Class I shares of Clarion Partners Real Estate Income Fund Inc., representing 30.4% of the 77,427,242 outstanding Class I shares as of September 19, 2025. The position includes 13,395,273 shares held in a Franklin corporate account and 10,137,471 shares held for fiduciary accounts managed by Franklin's investment management subsidiaries, including a fund managed by Franklin Advisers, Inc.
The filing states the shares were acquired for investment and to facilitate the issuer's commercial real estate investment activities. Recent open-market purchases on Nasdaq for fiduciary accounts are listed (small, dated trades in July–September 2025) and the issuer completed a repurchase through a tender offer of 1,519,097 shares at $11.52 per share on July 30, 2025. No current plans or proposals for control, business combination or disposition are disclosed.
Karen Matsushima, a director of Franklin Resources, Inc. (BEN), reported a non-derivative acquisition on 09/16/2025 converting deferred director's fees into a hypothetical investment account denominated in Franklin common stock. The filing records 103.1353 shares credited on that date at a price basis of $24.24 and shows total beneficial ownership of 56,664.5004 shares held directly. The deferral is governed by the 2006 Directors Deferred Compensation Plan and is payable in substantially equal quarterly cash installments over ten years beginning after the director’s separation from service; alternative investment elections are permitted. The filing includes exercisable/expiration timing assumptions tied to separation and age and lists exercisable and expiration dates of 04/20/2048 and 01/20/2058 respectively.
FRANKLIN RESOURCES, INC. and related reporting persons report that a wholly owned subsidiary previously acquired 60 common shares of FRANKLIN BSP REAL ESTATE DEBT BDC for $1,500 using working capital. Certain investment funds affiliated with Franklin sold an aggregate 20,167,415 common shares of the issuer at $26.39 per share, which caused the reporting persons to cease being beneficial owners of more than 5% of the issuer's outstanding shares. This amendment is stated to be the final amendment to the Schedule 13D and an exit filing reflecting that the reporting persons no longer hold a >5% stake. Ownership detail shows the subsidiary retains 60 shares with sole dispositive power.
Franklin Resources announced a leadership reshuffle and an experienced commercial hire to oversee global sales, marketing and product strategy. Daniel Gamba will join as Co-President and Chief Commercial Officer, with responsibility for global sales, marketing and product strategy, and will absorb the Head of Global Distribution role. Two existing executives, Terrence Murphy and Matthew Nicholls, were appointed Co-Presidents while the CEO will relinquish the President title.
The company disclosed Mr. Gamba's fiscal 2026 pay package: a $700,000 base salary, a minimum $5.5 million annual bonus, performance-based restricted stock valued at $1.6 million, an annual restricted stock grant of $700,000, and one-time awards including a $3.362 million bonus and a $9.1 million restricted stock grant for forfeited deferred compensation. Stock awards vest over three years and accelerate on termination without cause.
Franklin Resources and affiliates report majority ownership in Franklin BSP Private Credit Fund. The filing shows Franklin Resources, its subsidiaries BSP Fund HoldCo (Debt Strategy) L.P. and Franklin Advisers, Inc., and related parties collectively beneficially own 7,739,178 Advisor Class Shares, representing 61.2% of the 12,648,519 Advisor Class Shares outstanding as of September 2, 2025. HoldCo holds 4,955,483 shares purchased for an aggregate $49,900,000 and Franklin Global Allocation Fund holds 2,783,694 shares purchased for $28,951,188. The reporting persons state the acquisitions were made for investment purposes and that no current plans exist to effect major corporate actions.
Oshita Lindsey Harumi, Chief Accounting Officer of Franklin Resources, Inc. (BEN), reported a transaction dated 08/31/2025 in which 2,328 common shares were disposed of at $25.66 per share. The filing states the disposition reflects tax withholding on vested securities rather than an open-market sale. After the transaction the reporting person beneficially owned 21,090.4565 shares, of which 7,408 shares are unvested restricted stock units. The report was submitted under Section 16 requirements and was signed by an attorney-in-fact on behalf of the reporting person.
Franklin Resources insider filing by Terrence Murphy: The report shows that on 08/31/2025 Terrence Murphy, EVP and Head of Public Markets at Franklin Resources, disposed of 19,214 shares of Franklin Resources common stock at $25.66 per share as a result of tax withholding related to the vesting of a security issued under Rule 16b-3. After that disposition, Murphy beneficially owned 139,429 shares, of which 83,801 shares are unvested restricted stock units. The Form 4 was filed as an individual report and is signed by an attorney-in-fact on 09/03/2025.
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