Compensation award — excluded from discretionary-purchase analysis.
Written from the filing's own figures. OQRO describes what was reported and never tells you what to buy or sell
View the official recordSEC Form 4 — Statement of Changes in Beneficial OwnershipAll the details
Dates, kept separate
Transaction date
Jan 2, 2026
Reporting period
Not applicable
Filed with the SEC
Jan 6, 2026
DirectorGrant / award
Context
Classification
grant award
Code A — grant or award
Planned / mechanical clue
None found in footnotes
Only flagged when a footnote says so; never inferred
Source receipt
Record ID
0000038777-26-000002
Filed / recorded
Jan 6, 2026, 6:40 PM UTC
Added to OQRO
Oct 2, 2026, 12:27 PM UTC
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form4-xml-v1
Data quality
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Issuer
FRANKLIN RESOURCES INC
Issuer CIK
38777
Ticker
BEN
Reporting person
John Y Kim
Relationship
Director
Security
Deferred Director's Fees (FRI)
Table
Derivative (Table II)
Transaction date
Jan 2, 2026
Transaction code
A
Shares / units
1,407.563
Price per share
$23.80
Acquired / disposed
Acquired (A)
Shares owned after
67,052.2113
Ownership form
Direct
Amendment
No
Footnotes from the filing
Not applicable.
Exercisable and expiration dates assume the director's separation from service from Franklin Resources, Inc. and its subsidiaries occurs in the February following the director's 75th birthday. See footnote below.
Represents a hypothetical investment account calculation of deferred Franklin Resources Inc.'s director's fees, under the 2006 Director Deferred Compensation Plan, based upon the performance of Franklin Resources Inc.'s stock (including reinvested dividends) payable in one payment following the director's separation from service from Franklin Resources, Inc. and its subsidiaries. Reporting Person may transfer the hypothetical investment account amount into an alternative investment account(s) not based on the performance of Franklin Resources, Inc. stock effective as of the first day of any calendar quarter.