Thomas C. Merchant - 31 Aug 2026 Form 4 Insider Report for FRANKLIN TEMPLETON INC (BEN)

Reporting relationship: EVP, General Counsel
Issuer ticker: BEN
Reported as of: 31 Aug 2026
Net transaction value: $0
SEC form: 4
Accepted by SEC: 02 Sep 2026, 16:17:42 UTC
Prior SEC filing: 03 Dec 2025
Next SEC filing: 10 Sep 2026
Source filing: View source filing
Reporting owner signature: /s/ Virginia Rosas, Attorney-in-Fact

Key filing fact

Thomas C. Merchant filed Form 4 for FRANKLIN TEMPLETON INC (BEN) on 02 Sep 2026.

Key facts

This page summarizes Thomas C. Merchant's Form 4 filing for FRANKLIN TEMPLETON INC (BEN).
1 reported transaction and 0 derivative rows are listed below.
Accepted by SEC: 02 Sep 2026, 16:17.

Change

Previous filing in this sequence was filed on 03 Dec 2025.
Current net transaction value: $0.

Research use

This tells you what this filing adds before you inspect full transaction and derivative tables.
You can trace every row back to the original SEC filing document.

Evidence

Filed on Form 4

Ownership activity is grounded in SEC Form 4 disclosures.

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Reporting Owners (1)

CIK 0001573664 Primary reporting owner

Merchant Thomas C

Relationship: EVP, General Counsel
Address: C/O FRANKLIN TEMPLETON, INC., ONE FRANKLIN PARKWAY, SAN MATEO
Signature: /s/ Virginia Rosas, Attorney-in-Fact
Signature date: 02 Sep 2026

Reported non-derivative transactions

Shares, units, or other non-derivative securities reported in this filing.

BEN transaction

Common Stock, par value $.10

Tax liability

Transaction value
Shares: -9,807
Change %: -11%
Price: $34.15^*
Shares after: 82,805
Date: 31 Aug 2026
Ownership: Direct
Footnotes: F1, F2

^* marks a reported price that did not pass the local price check.

Additional SEC filing notes

Filing notes and footnotes

Explanation of responses 2 footnotes

Footnote F1

Reflects payment of tax liability by withholding securities incident to the vesting of a security issued in accordance with Rule 16b-3.

Footnote F2

Of the amount of securities beneficially owned, 21,887 shares represent unvested restricted stock units.

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