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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.
On Stock Titan, these filings are supplemented with AI-powered summaries that highlight the most important points in each document, helping users quickly understand complex topics like capital management actions, governance changes, compensation programs, and regulatory or legal developments. Investors can also monitor insider-related information through proxy disclosures and other filings that address stock-based compensation, equity plans, and ownership reporting, all in one place and updated in near real time from the SEC’s EDGAR system.
Franklin Resources insider sale and withholding related to RSU vesting. Thomas C. Merchant, Executive Vice President and General Counsel of Franklin Resources, reported transactions dated 08/31/2025. The filing shows 8,877 shares of common stock were disposed of via code "F" at a price of $25.66, reflecting payment of tax withholding upon vesting. Following the reported transactions, the filing reports beneficial ownership of 61,521 shares, of which 19,191 shares are unvested restricted stock units. The Form 4 is signed by an attorney-in-fact on 09/03/2025.
Matthew Nicholls, EVP, CFO & COO of Franklin Resources, Inc. (BEN), reported a transaction dated 08/31/2025. The Form 4 shows 63,619 shares of Common Stock were disposed of at a price of $25.66. The filing explains these shares were withheld to satisfy a tax liability upon vesting of a security issued under Rule 16b-3. After the transaction the reporting person beneficially owned 397,965 shares, of which 110,803 are unvested restricted stock units.
Alok Sethi, EVP and Head of Global Operations at Franklin Resources, Inc. (BEN), reported a non‑derivative transaction in the company’s common stock executed on 08/31/2025. The filing shows 8,740 shares were disposed of via code F at a price of $25.66, reflecting withholding of shares to satisfy a tax liability associated with vesting. After the transaction the reporting person beneficially owns 90,509.8286 shares, of which 34,405 shares are unvested restricted stock units.
Jennifer M. Johnson, President and CEO and a director of Franklin Resources, Inc. (BEN), reported a sale of 120,307 shares of common stock on 08/31/2025 at a price of $25.66 per share, reflected as transaction code F. After the reported transaction, the filing shows total beneficial ownership of 2,956,911.327 shares, which includes 280,647 unvested restricted stock units. The report notes holdings in a 401(k) plan, a business limited partnership, a venture limited partnership, and shares held for or by her children, some of which she disclaims beneficial ownership of. The sale is described as withholding to pay tax liabilities arising on the vesting of equity awards. The form was signed by an attorney-in-fact on 09/03/2025.
Franklin Resources (BEN) insider transaction: The filing reports that Gregory E. Johnson, Executive Chairman and director, had 11,794 shares withheld and disposed of at $25.66 each on 08/31/2025 to satisfy tax withholding upon vesting of equity awards. After that withholding disposition, Mr. Johnson beneficially owns 2,653,074 shares in total, including 29,312 shares represented by unvested restricted stock units. Additional holdings include 7,576.3639 shares in a 401(k) plan and meaningful indirect stakes held via business and venture limited partnerships and family trusts.
Franklin Resources, Inc. and affiliates report beneficial ownership of 23,532,016 Class I shares of Clarion Partners Real Estate Income Fund, representing 31.4% of the class. Franklin Resources holds 13,395,273 shares in a corporate account and investment management subsidiaries (including Franklin Advisers, Inc.) account for 10,136,742 shares. Franklin Advisers, Inc. specifically reports 7,867,833 shares (10.5%).
The filing discloses purchase consideration: 13,395,273 shares were acquired for $149,035,935 (including $50,000,000 from Legg Mason) and 10,136,742 shares were acquired for $126,304,127 for fiduciary accounts. Recent open-market buys by fiduciary accounts are listed, and the issuer repurchased 1,519,097 shares at $11.52 on 7/30/2025. The Reporting Persons state the shares were acquired for investment and to facilitate acquisition of the issuer's commercial real estate investments and reserve the right to change their position.
Franklin Resources filed a 13F-HR combination report for the quarter ended 06-30-2025, showing consolidated reported holdings valued at $377,185,682,938 across 13,663 information-table entries. The filing is designated a combination report and lists 21 other included managers, indicating holdings are reported across affiliated investment units.