Franklin Resources (BEN)

=== SEC Form 4 — Statement of Changes in Beneficial Ownership === Document Type: 4 Period of Report: 2026-01-05 10b5-1 Pre-arranged Plan: No --- Issuer --- Name: FRANKLIN RESOURCES INC (BEN) CIK: 0000038777 --- Reporting Owner --- Name: JOHNSON JENNIFER M CIK: 0001010270 Role: Director, Officer (Chief Executive Officer) --- Non-Derivative Transactions --- [Transaction #1] Security: Common Stock, par value $.10 Date: 2026-01-05 | Code: G (Gift) Shares: -6,272 Shares Owned After: 3,324,184.0046 | Ownership: D (Direct) Footnotes: [F1] Reflects prior gifted shares by Reporting Person. [F2] Not applicable. [Transaction #2] Security: Common Stock, par value $.10 Date: 2026-01-05 | Code: G (Gift) Shares: +3,920 Shares Owned After: 605,929 | Ownership: I (Indirect) | Nature: By Children or As Trustee For Children Footnotes: [F2] Not applicable. [F3] Shares held by Reporting Person's children or by Reporting Person as trustee for her children. Reporting Person disclaims beneficial ownership of such shares. --- Holdings --- [Holding #1] Security: Common Stock, par value $.10 Ownership: I (Indirect) Footnotes: [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. [Holding #2] Security: Common Stock, par value $.10 Ownership: I (Indirect) Footnotes: [F5] Business limited partnership under control of Reporting Person. [Holding #3] Security: Common Stock, par value $.10 Ownership: I (Indirect) Footnotes: [F6] Limited partnership for the benefit 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. --- Footnotes (Complete Index) --- F1: Reflects prior gifted shares by Reporting Person. F2: Not applicable. F3: Shares held by Reporting Person's children or by Reporting Person as trustee for her children. Reporting Person disclaims beneficial ownership of such shares. 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: Limited partnership for the benefit 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. --- Signature --- /s/ /s/ Virginia Rosas, Attorney-in-Fact (2026-01-12)