Franklin Resources (BEN) 4: JOHNSON GREGORY E bought 1,272 shares of Common Stock, par… (Dec 29, 2025)

=== SEC Form 4 — Statement of Changes in Beneficial Ownership === Document Type: 4 Period of Report: 2025-12-26 10b5-1 Pre-arranged Plan: No --- Issuer --- Name: FRANKLIN RESOURCES INC (BEN) CIK: 0000038777 --- Reporting Owner --- Name: JOHNSON GREGORY E CIK: 0001010262 Role: Director, Officer (Executive Chairman) --- Non-Derivative Transactions --- [Transaction #1] Security: Common Stock, par value $.10 Date: 2025-12-26 | Code: G (Gift) Shares: +1,272 Shares Owned After: 2,687,554 | Ownership: D (Direct) Footnotes: [F1] Not applicable. [Transaction #2] Security: Common Stock, par value $.10 Date: 2025-12-26 | Code: G (Gift) Shares: +2,544 Shares Owned After: 254,959 | Ownership: I (Indirect) | Nature: By Children or As Trustee For Children Footnotes: [F1] Not applicable. [F2] Shares held by Reporting Person's children or by Reporting Person as trustee for his children. Reporting Person disclaims beneficial ownership of such shares. [Transaction #3] Security: Common Stock, par value $.10 Date: 2025-12-26 | Code: G (Gift) Shares: +1,272 Shares Owned After: 27,716 | Ownership: I (Indirect) | Nature: By Spouse Footnotes: [F1] Not applicable. [F3] Shares held by Reporting Person's spouse. 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 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. --- Footnotes (Complete Index) --- F1: Not applicable. F2: Shares held by Reporting Person's children or by Reporting Person as trustee for his children. Reporting Person disclaims beneficial ownership of such shares. F3: Shares held by Reporting Person's spouse. 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 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. --- Signature --- /s/ /s/ Virginia Rosas, Attorney-in-Fact (2025-12-29)