Franklin Resources (BEN)

=== SEC Form 4 — Statement of Changes in Beneficial Ownership === Document Type: 4 Period of Report: 2026-08-31 10b5-1 Pre-arranged Plan: No --- Issuer --- Name: FRANKLIN TEMPLETON 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: 2026-08-31 | Code: F (Payment of exercise/tax) Shares: -116,053 | Price: $34.15 Total Value: $3,963,209.95 Shares Owned After: 3,437,981.0046 | Ownership: D (Direct) Footnotes: [F1] Reflects payment of tax liability by withholding securities incident to the vesting of a security issued in accordance with Rule 16b-3. [F2] Of the amount of securities beneficially owned, 522,126 shares represent unvested restricted stock units. --- Holdings --- [Holding #1] Security: Common Stock, par value $.10 Ownership: I (Indirect) Footnotes: [F3] Reporting Person holds shares in the Franklin Templeton 401(k) Retirement Plan. Information is based on a plan statement as of July 10, 2026. [Holding #2] Security: Common Stock, par value $.10 Ownership: I (Indirect) Footnotes: [F4] Business limited partnership under control of Reporting Person. [Holding #3] Security: Common Stock, par value $.10 Ownership: I (Indirect) Footnotes: [F5] Shares held by Reporting Person's children or by Reporting Person as trustee for her children. Reporting Person disclaims beneficial ownership of such shares. [Holding #4] 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 payment of tax liability by withholding securities incident to the vesting of a security issued in accordance with Rule 16b-3. F2: Of the amount of securities beneficially owned, 522,126 shares represent unvested restricted stock units. F3: Reporting Person holds shares in the Franklin Templeton 401(k) Retirement Plan. Information is based on a plan statement as of July 10, 2026. F4: Business limited partnership under control of Reporting Person. F5: Shares held by Reporting Person's children or by Reporting Person as trustee for her children. Reporting Person disclaims beneficial ownership of such shares. 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 (2026-09-02)