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Other Events. As previously disclosed, Western Asset Management Company, LLC (“Western Asset”), a wholly-owned subsidiary of Franklin Resources, Inc., received notifications of investigation by the U.S. Department of Justice (the “DOJ”) and the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (the “SEC”) regarding alleged violations of certain laws related to trade allocations by Ken Leech, the former co-Chief Investment Officer of Western Asset. The DOJ has notified Western Asset that it is no longer…
Results of Operations and Financial Condition. On April 28, 2026, Franklin Resources, Inc. (the “Company”) issued a press release announcing the financial results for the Company’s second fiscal quarter ended March 31, 2026. A copy of the press release is attached hereto as Exhibit 99.1 and incorporated herein by reference.
Departure of Directors or Certain Officers; Election of Directors; Appointment of Certain Officers; Compensatory Arrangements of Certain Officers. (e) At the annual meeting of stockholders of Franklin Resources, Inc. (the “Company”) held on February 3, 2026 (the “Annual Meeting”), the Company’s stockholders approved an amendment and restatement of the Company's 1998 Employee Stock Investment Plan ("ESIP"), to increase the number of shares of common stock, par value $0.10 per share, of the Com…
Results of Operations and Financial Condition. On January 30, 2026, Franklin Resources, Inc. (the “Company”) issued a press release announcing the financial results for the Company’s first fiscal quarter ended December 31, 2025. A copy of the press release is attached hereto as Exhibit 99.1 and incorporated herein by reference.
Other Events. On December 17, 2025, the Board of Directors of the Company authorized the Company to repurchase, from time to time, up to an additional 20.8 million shares of its common stock in either open market or private transactions, for a total of up to 40.0 million shares available for repurchase. The new share authorization is in addition to the existing authorization, of which approximately 19.2 million shares remained available for repurchase at November 30, 2025. The size and timing…
Creation of a Direct Financial Obligation or an Obligation under an Off-Balance Sheet Arrangement. The disclosure contained in
Entry into a Material Definitive Agreement. Joinder and Commitment Increase Agreement On December 11, 2025, Franklin Resources, Inc., a Delaware corporation (the “Company”), entered into a Joinder and Commitment Increase Agreement (the “Joinder Agreement”), by and among the Company, as borrower, Mizuho Bank, Ltd., Royal Bank of Canada, The Bank of New York Mellon, each of the other Lenders party thereto and Bank of America, N.A., as administrative agent, which amends the Amended and Restated…
Results of Operations and Financial Condition. On November 7, 2025, Franklin Resources, Inc. (the “Company”) issued a press release announcing the preliminary financial results for the Company’s fourth fiscal quarter and fiscal year ended September 30, 2025. A copy of the press release is attached hereto as Exhibit 99.1 and incorporated herein by reference.
Departure of Directors or Certain Officers; Election of Directors; Appointment of Certain Officers; Compensatory Arrangement of Certain Officers. On July 16, 2025, Daniel Gamba was appointed Co-President and Chief Commercial Officer of Franklin Resources, Inc. (the “Company”), effective as of October 15, 2025. As Chief Commercial Officer, Mr. Gamba will oversee the Company’s global sales, marketing and product strategy. Mr. Gamba, 57 years of age, was Executive Vice President of Northern Trus…
Results of Operations and Financial Condition. On August 1, 2025, Franklin Resources, Inc. (the “Company”) issued a press release announcing the financial results for the Company’s third fiscal quarter ended June 30, 2025. A copy of the press release is attached hereto as Exhibit 99.1 and incorporated herein by reference.
Results of Operations and Financial Condition. On May 2, 2025, Franklin Resources, Inc. (the “Company”) issued a press release announcing the financial results for the Company’s second fiscal quarter ended March 31, 2025. A copy of the press release is attached hereto as Exhibit 99.1 and incorporated herein by reference.
Results of Operations and Financial Condition. On January 31, 2025, Franklin Resources, Inc. (the “Company”) issued a press release announcing the financial results for the Company’s first fiscal quarter ended December 31, 2024. A copy of the press release is attached hereto as Exhibit 99.1 and incorporated herein by reference.
Results of Operations and Financial Condition. On November 4, 2024, Franklin Resources, Inc. (the “Company”) issued a press release announcing the preliminary financial results for the Company’s fourth fiscal quarter and fiscal year ended September 30, 2024. A copy of the press release is attached hereto as Exhibit 99.1 and incorporated herein by reference.
Results of Operations and Financial Condition. On July 26, 2024, Franklin Resources, Inc. (the “Company”) issued a press release announcing the financial results for the Company’s third fiscal quarter ended June 30, 2024. A copy of the press release is attached hereto as Exhibit 99.1 and incorporated herein by reference.
Results of Operations and Financial Condition. On April 29, 2024, Franklin Resources, Inc. (the “Company”) issued a press release announcing the financial results for the Company’s second fiscal quarter ended March 31, 2024. A copy of the press release is attached hereto as Exhibit 99.1 and incorporated herein by reference.
Departure of Directors or Certain Officers; Election of Directors; Appointment of Certain Officers; Compensatory Arrangements of Certain Officers. (e) On February 5, 2024, the Compensation Committee (the “Committee”) of the Board of Directors (the “Board”) of Franklin Resources, Inc. (the “Company”) awarded a special bonus of $750,000 (the “Bonus”) to Matthew Nicholls, the Company’s Executive Vice President, Chief Financial Officer and Chief Operating Officer. The Bonus was awarded to Mr. Nic…
Departure of Directors or Certain Officers; Election of Directors; Appointment of Certain Officers; Compensatory Arrangements of Certain Officers. (b) On February 6, 2024, the Board of Directors (the “Board”) of Franklin Resources, Inc. (the “Company”) removed Ms. Gwen L. Shaneyfelt as Chief Accounting Officer of the Company pursuant to various organizational changes. As of such date, Ms. Shaneyfelt will no longer serve as principal accounting officer of the Company but will remain with the C…
Results of Operations and Financial Condition. On January 29, 2024, Franklin Resources, Inc. (the “Company”) issued a press release announcing the financial results for the Company’s first fiscal quarter ended December 31, 2023. A copy of the press release is attached hereto as Exhibit 99.1 and incorporated herein by reference.
Other Events. On December 12, 2023, the Board of Directors (the “Board of Directors”) of Franklin Resources, Inc. (the “Company”) authorized the Company to repurchase, from time to time, up to an additional 27.2 million shares of its common stock in either open market or private transactions, for a total of up to 40.0 million shares available for repurchase. The new share authorization is in addition to the existing authorization, of which approximately 12.8 million shares remained available…
Unregistered Sales of Equity Securities. As previously announced, Franklin Resources, Inc. (the “Company”) entered into a definitive agreement with Great-West Lifeco Inc. (“Great-West”), pursuant to which a subsidiary of the Company will acquire 100% of the equity of Putnam U.S. Holdings I, LLC, a subsidiary of Great-West (the “Transaction”). The closing of the Transaction is subject to customary closing conditions. As previously announced, the Company will issue 33,333,333 shares (“Shares”)…
Results of Operations and Financial Condition. On October 31, 2023, Franklin Resources, Inc. (the “Company”) issued a press release announcing the preliminary financial results for the Company’s fourth fiscal quarter and fiscal year ended September 30, 2023. A copy of the press release is attached hereto as Exhibit 99.1 and incorporated herein by reference.
Departure of Directors or Certain Officers; Election of Directors; Appointment of Certain Officers; Compensatory Arrangements of Certain Officers. (e) On October 18, 2023, the Board of Directors of Franklin Resources, Inc., a Delaware corporation (the “Company”), adopted an Executive Compensation Clawback Policy (the “Clawback Policy”) in order to comply with Section 10D of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 (the “Exchange Act”), Rule 10D-1 of the Exchange Act and the listing standards of th…
Termination of a Material Definitive Agreement. Concurrently with entering into the New Revolving Credit Agreement, on July 25, 2023, the Company terminated (i) its $500.0 million revolving credit agreement (the “Original Credit Agreement”) with Bank of America, N.A. and the other lenders party thereto, which, by its terms was scheduled to mature on September 7, 2023 and (ii) its $300.0 million term loan credit agreement (the “Term Loan”) with Bank of America, N.A. and the other lenders party…
Creation of a Direct Financial Obligation or an Obligation under an Off-Balance Sheet Arrangement. The disclosure contained in
Entry into a Material Definitive Agreement. Revolving Credit Agreement On July 25, 2023 (the “Closing Date”), Franklin Resources, Inc., a Delaware corporation (the “Company”), entered into a new Credit Agreement (the “New Revolving Credit Agreement”), by and among the Company, as borrower, the financial institutions from time to time party thereto, as lenders, and Bank of America, N.A. (“Bank of America”), as administrative agent. Capitalized terms used and not defined herein have the meaning…
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