Here are the DEF 14A proxy statements from Franklin Universal Trust Shares of Beneficial Interest (FT) in our archive over the last 12 months, newest first, and each one links through to the document itself with the summary and the scores our analysis gives it.
A DEF 14A covers the proxy statement, with executive pay and the shareholder votes, so if you follow FT 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 FT filings page.
Franklin Universal Trust is holding its 2026 Annual Shareholders’ Meeting on March 9, 2026, to vote on electing three Class II Trustees: Harris J. Ashton, Edith E. Holiday and Rupert H. Johnson, Jr., for terms running to the 2029 meeting. The Board unanimously recommends voting FOR all three nominees, and shareholders of record as of December 29, 2025, are entitled to vote.
Investors can vote by mail, telephone or Internet, or in person with proper proof of ownership. The proxy statement describes the Board’s structure, trustee backgrounds, investment requirements for trustees, and detailed compensation, including Audit Committee service. It also discloses that PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP audits the Fund, with audit fees of $96,837 and tax fees of $11,000 for the fiscal year ended August 31, 2025. As of December 29, 2025, the Fund had 25,131,894 shares outstanding, listed on the NYSE under the symbol FT.