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Franklin Resources, Inc. filings document the formal disclosures of a NYSE-listed investment manager operating under the Franklin Templeton name. The company’s 8-K reports record quarterly and annual financial results, Regulation FD earnings commentary, assets under management, operating revenues, investment management fees, expenses, share repurchases, dividends and common stock listed under BEN.
Proxy and governance filings describe board elections, executive compensation, stock ownership, audit matters, equity compensation plans and shareholder voting results. Other material-event filings cover credit facility commitments, amendments to bylaws, senior leadership appointments and regulatory matters involving Western Asset Management, providing a record of capital structure, governance oversight and significant corporate events.
King Karen Matsushima reported acquisition or exercise transactions in this Form 4 filing.
Franklin Resources director Karen Matsushima King received a compensation-related award of deferred director’s fees tied to company stock. The award covers 83.7802 units of Deferred Director's Fees (FRI) valued at $29.84 per unit, linked to Franklin Resources common stock performance including reinvested dividends.
These deferred fees represent a hypothetical investment account payable in cash in substantially equal quarterly installments over ten years. Payments begin after the director’s separation from service, starting on the first January 20, April 20, July 20 or October 20 following separation and continuing on those dates thereafter. The award is exercisable based on an assumed separation timing and carries an expiration date of January 20, 2058.
Franklin Resources, Inc. filed an amended Schedule 13D reporting beneficial ownership of 75,000 Class I shares of Franklin BSP Lending Fund, equal to 87.6% of the class based on 85,636 shares outstanding as of April 28, 2026. The shares were acquired by its wholly owned subsidiary BSP Fund HoldCo (Debt Strategy) L.P. on January 29, 2026 for $750,000, or $10.00 per share, using HoldCo’s own working capital. HoldCo states it acquired the shares for investment and to support the fund’s investment strategy, and currently has no additional plans regarding control or further transactions. Charles B. Johnson and Rupert H. Johnson, Jr. each report 0 shares directly and disclaim pecuniary interest and beneficial ownership in the reported shares.
Franklin Resources, Inc. reported stronger second fiscal quarter results for the period ended March 31, 2026. Net income attributable to the company was $268.2 million, up from $255.5 million in the prior quarter and $151.4 million a year earlier, with diluted EPS of $0.49, up from $0.46 and $0.26. Operating revenues were $2.29 billion, a 9% increase versus the prior year quarter, while operating income more than doubled year over year to $323.3 million, lifting the operating margin to 14.1%.
On a non-GAAP basis, adjusted net income was $384.5 million and adjusted diluted EPS were $0.71, both higher than the prior year. Adjusted operating income rose to $474.6 million, with an adjusted operating margin of 27.1%. Assets under management ended the quarter at $1.68 trillion, up 9% year over year, supported by $16.9 billion of long-term net inflows and $11.4 billion of cash management net inflows. The company repurchased 2.3 million shares for $57.1 million during the quarter.
Franklin Resources, Inc. and affiliates report a 28.7% beneficial stake in Clarion Partners Real Estate Income Fund Inc.’s Class I common shares, totaling 29,412,512 shares. Of this, 6,682,751 shares are held in a Franklin corporate account and 22,729,761 are held for fiduciary client accounts managed by its investment subsidiaries, including Franklin Advisers, Inc.
The group describes the position as investment-driven and to support the fund’s commercial real estate acquisitions, and may increase or decrease holdings based on market conditions and the issuer’s performance. Charles B. Johnson and Rupert H. Johnson, Jr. report no direct ownership and disclaim pecuniary interest in the shares.
BlackRock, Inc. reported beneficial ownership of 25,257,802 shares of Franklin Resources Inc. Common Stock, representing 4.9% of the class. The filing states BlackRock has sole voting power over 24,070,923 shares and sole dispositive power over 25,257,802 shares. The Schedule 13G/A is signed by Spencer Fleming on 04/27/2026.
Franklin Resources, Inc., an affiliate of the investment adviser to Clarion Partners Real Estate Income Fund Inc., reported an open-market sale of 1,672,535.211 shares of Common Stock on April 20, 2026 at $11.36 per share.
After this transaction, Franklin Resources, Inc. directly held an aggregate of 6,786,562.727 shares across four share classes, including Class S, Class T, Class D and Class I shares, as described in the footnotes.
Franklin Resources, Inc. and affiliates report a 29.7% beneficial stake in Clarion Partners Real Estate Income Fund Inc.’s Class I common shares. They report beneficial ownership of 31,092,489 Class I Shares based on 104,737,148 shares outstanding as of April 17, 2026.
The position consists of 8,355,286 shares in a Franklin Resources corporate account and 22,737,203 shares held for fiduciary accounts managed by its investment management subsidiaries, including Franklin Advisers, Inc. They state the shares were acquired for investment and to facilitate the issuer’s commercial real estate investments.
Recent activity includes multiple private purchases from the issuer between February 17 and April 17, 2026 at prices around $11.32–$11.39 per share, plus an April 16, 2026 redemption of 88,028 Class I Shares at $11.36 per share and a related purchase of 88,106 Class S Shares at $11.35 per share.
Franklin Resources, Inc., a 10% owner of Clarion Partners Real Estate Income Fund Inc., reported internal share-class rebalancing on Common Stock. On April 16, 2026, Franklin Resources redeemed 88,028.169 Class I Shares and purchased 88,105.727 Class S Shares to maintain capitalization and liquidity in Class S following an investor’s shift out of that class. After these moves, Franklin Resources held an aggregate 8,459,020.38 shares across four classes, including Class S, Class T, Class D and Class I Shares, indicating a structural adjustment rather than a net increase or decrease in overall fund exposure.
Franklin Resources director John Y. Kim received 1,420.0932 units of Deferred Director's Fees tied to the company’s stock value as compensation. The award is based on a reference price of $23.59 per unit and tracks Franklin Resources’ stock performance with reinvested dividends in a hypothetical investment account.
These deferred fees are payable in a single payment after his separation from service and have exercise and expiration mechanics tied to an assumed retirement timing. Following this grant, Kim holds a total of 76,909.1188 deferred fee units, and the transaction does not involve any open-market buying or selling of shares.