GREGORY E. JOHNSON - 04 Nov 2025 Form 4 Insider Report for FRANKLIN RESOURCES INC (BEN)

Signature
/s/ Virginia Rosas, Attorney-in-Fact
Issuer symbol
BEN
Transactions as of
04 Nov 2025
Transactions value $
$565,021
Form type
4
Filing time
05 Nov 2025, 17:43:41 UTC
Previous filing
03 Sep 2025
Next filing
03 Dec 2025

Reporting Owners (1)

Name Relationship Address Signature Signature date CIK
JOHNSON GREGORY E Executive Chairman, Director C/O FRANKLIN RESOURCES, INC., ONE FRANKLIN PARKWAY, SAN MATEO /s/ Virginia Rosas, Attorney-in-Fact 05 Nov 2025 0001010262

Transactions Table

Type Sym Class Transaction Value $ Shares Change % * Price $ Shares After Date Ownership Footnotes
transaction BEN Common Stock, par value $.10 Award $565K +25K +0.94% $22.59 2.68M 04 Nov 2025 Direct
transaction BEN Common Stock, par value $.10 Award +16.7K +0.62% 2.69M 04 Nov 2025 Direct F1, F2, F3
holding BEN Common Stock, par value $.10 7.68K 04 Nov 2025 By 401(k) F4
holding BEN Common Stock, par value $.10 2.57M 04 Nov 2025 By Business Limited Partnership F5
holding BEN Common Stock, par value $.10 252K 04 Nov 2025 By Children or As Trustee For Children F6
holding BEN Common Stock, par value $.10 26.4K 04 Nov 2025 By Spouse F7
holding BEN Common Stock, par value $.10 396K 04 Nov 2025 By Venture Limited Partnership F8
* An asterisk sign (*) next to the price indicates that the price is likely invalid.

Explanation of Responses:

Id Content
F1 During prior three years, the Reporting Person was granted certain restricted stock units subject to vesting over a three-year period based upon satisfaction of certain performance criteria. On November 4, 2025, the Issuer's Compensation Committee certified that certain performance criteria with respect to the Issuer's fiscal year ended September 30, 2025 were achieved, and therefore the amount of shares reported in Column 4 are scheduled to vest on December 1, 2025.
F2 Not applicable.
F3 Of the amount of securities beneficially owned, 54,324 shares represent unvested restricted stock unit awards (which excludes the unvested restricted stock units scheduled to vest on December 1, 2025 as reported in Footnote 1).
F4 Reporting Person holds shares in the Franklin Templeton 401(k) Retirement Plan. Information is based on a plan statement as of October 10, 2025.
F5 Business limited partnership under control of Reporting Person.
F6 Shares held by Reporting Person's children or by Reporting Person as trustee for his children. Reporting Person disclaims beneficial ownership of such shares.
F7 Shares held by Reporting Person's spouse. Reporting Person disclaims beneficial ownership of such shares.
F8 Limited partnership under control of Reporting Person, and owned in part by irrevocable trusts for the benefit of Reporting Person's children. Reporting Person disclaims beneficial ownership of the children's trusts.