BEN SEC Filing News — Franklin Templeton Inc.

Latest SEC filings for Franklin Templeton Inc. (BEN) explained in plain English. Covers insider buying and selling (Form 4), proposed insider sales (Form 144), material company events (8-K), and quarterly & annual reports (10-Q / 10-K). StrongBuyAnalytics provides navigation and brief excerpts or summaries; original filings remain at the SEC/source links and were authored by their filers, not StrongBuyAnalytics. Filing dates shown are source dates. Coverage and detection can be delayed or incomplete because of SEC availability, amendments, parsing, caching, or outages. Latest source filing date shown: 2026-10-05.

Franklin Templeton Inc. is a publicly owned asset investment manager. Through its subsidiaries, the firm provides its services to individuals, institutions, pension plans, trusts, and partnerships. It launches equity, fixed income, balanced, and multi-asset mutual funds through its subsidiaries. The firm invests in the public equity, fixed income, and alternative markets. Franklin Resources, Inc. was founded in 1947 and is based in San Mateo, California with an additional office in Calgary, Albe…
Sector: Financial Services Industry: Asset Management Market Cap: $16.3B CIK: 38777
20
Total Filings
0
Bullish Classifications
1
Bearish Classifications
15
Insider Transactions
4
Material Events (8-K)
1
Periodic Reports
Rule-based classifications for BEN currently lean bearish. Of the 20 filing records displayed, 1 carry bearish classifications (such as insider sales or negative 8-K disclosures) versus 0 bullish. This does not necessarily signal fundamental deterioration — insiders sell for many reasons — but it is worth monitoring alongside the company's core financial metrics.
BEN Filing Activity Snapshot 2026-07-02 — 2026-10-05
Insider Transactions (Form 4)
0 buys vs 1 sell
Net insider selling in this period — insiders sell for many reasons beyond conviction.
Largest Form 144 Filing
$19.00M
FRANKLIN RESOURCES INC (Insider) · 2026-07-22
1,682,905 shares · Form 4
Insider Transactions 15 · Forms 3, 4 and 5

A Form 4 is filed within two business days of a company insider — an officer, a director, or a holder of more than ten percent of the stock — changing their position in the shares. All 15 filings in this group are Form 4s for Franklin Templeton Inc.

The difficulty with reading these filings as a group is that a single form type covers transactions that mean entirely different things. An executive spending their own money to buy stock and an executive having shares withheld to pay tax on a vesting grant both appear as a Form 4. Every filing below is therefore tagged with the nature of the underlying transaction, taken from the transaction code reported on the form itself.

Across the 15 insider filings shown, the breakdown is 7 compensation award, 7 tax withholding and 1 open-market sale. 1 of them involved a discretionary open-market trade; the rest are compensation and administrative mechanics.

What each transaction type means

Compensation award ×7
Shares were granted as compensation rather than purchased. No cash changed hands, so the filing reflects a pay decision by the company, not a judgement about the price.
Tax withholding ×7
Shares were withheld by the company to settle tax due when equity vested. This is an automatic administrative step and not a decision to sell.
Open-market sale ×1
The insider sold shares on the open market. Sales may be discretionary or executed automatically under a pre-arranged Rule 10b5-1 trading plan, and a Form 4 does not always make clear which applies.
Form 4 Compensation award Tax / Compensation Filing 2026-10-05

BEN insider Form 4 filed for equity award, exercise, or tax withholding

Kim John Y (Director) filed a Form 4 covering compensation-related activity such as stock awards, option exercises, conversions, or tax withholding. These filings are usually neutral.

Shares were granted as compensation rather than purchased. No cash changed hands, so the filing reflects a pay decision by the company, not a judgement about the price.

Transactions reported on this filing
Code Nature Shares Price Value
A Compensation award derivative · Deferred Director's Fees (FRI) 1,030 $32.50 $33.5K
Filing: Form 4 (Insider Transaction) Insider: Kim John Y (Director)
View on SEC EDGAR → Open Filing Document →
Form 4 Compensation award Tax / Compensation Filing 2026-10-05

BEN insider Form 4 filed for equity award, exercise, or tax withholding

King Karen Matsushima (Director) filed a Form 4 covering compensation-related activity such as stock awards, option exercises, conversions, or tax withholding. These filings are usually neutral.

Shares were granted as compensation rather than purchased. No cash changed hands, so the filing reflects a pay decision by the company, not a judgement about the price.

Transactions reported on this filing
Code Nature Shares Price Value
A Compensation award derivative · Deferred Director's Fees (FRI) 1,053 $32.50 $34.2K
Filing: Form 4 (Insider Transaction) Insider: King Karen Matsushima (Director)
View on SEC EDGAR → Open Filing Document →
Form 4 Tax withholding Tax / Compensation Filing 2026-09-02

BEN insider Form 4 filed for equity award, exercise, or tax withholding

JOHNSON JENNIFER M (Director, Chief Executive Officer) filed a Form 4 covering compensation-related activity such as stock awards, option exercises, conversions, or tax withholding. These filings are usually neutral.

Shares were withheld by the company to settle tax due when equity vested. This is an automatic administrative step and not a decision to sell.

Transactions reported on this filing
Code Nature Shares Price Value
F Tax withholding on vested shares 116,053 $34.15 $3.96M
Filing: Form 4 (Insider Transaction) Insider: JOHNSON JENNIFER M (Director, Chief Executive Officer) Shares: 116,053
View on SEC EDGAR → Open Filing Document →
Form 4 Tax withholding Tax / Compensation Filing 2026-09-02

BEN insider Form 4 filed for equity award, exercise, or tax withholding

JOHNSON GREGORY E (Director, Executive Chairman) filed a Form 4 covering compensation-related activity such as stock awards, option exercises, conversions, or tax withholding. These filings are usually neutral.

Shares were withheld by the company to settle tax due when equity vested. This is an automatic administrative step and not a decision to sell.

Transactions reported on this filing
Code Nature Shares Price Value
F Tax withholding on vested shares 10,568 $34.15 $360.9K
Filing: Form 4 (Insider Transaction) Insider: JOHNSON GREGORY E (Director, Executive Chairman) Shares: 10,568
View on SEC EDGAR → Open Filing Document →
Form 4 Tax withholding Tax / Compensation Filing 2026-09-02

BEN insider Form 4 filed for equity award, exercise, or tax withholding

Oshita Lindsey Harumi (Chief Accounting Officer) filed a Form 4 covering compensation-related activity such as stock awards, option exercises, conversions, or tax withholding. These filings are usually neutral.

Shares were withheld by the company to settle tax due when equity vested. This is an automatic administrative step and not a decision to sell.

Transactions reported on this filing
Code Nature Shares Price Value
F Tax withholding on vested shares 2,598 $34.15 $88.7K
Filing: Form 4 (Insider Transaction) Insider: Oshita Lindsey Harumi (Chief Accounting Officer) Shares: 2,598
View on SEC EDGAR → Open Filing Document →
Form 4 Tax withholding Tax / Compensation Filing 2026-09-02

BEN insider Form 4 filed for equity award, exercise, or tax withholding

Nicholls Matthew (Co-President, CFO & COO) filed a Form 4 covering compensation-related activity such as stock awards, option exercises, conversions, or tax withholding. These filings are usually neutral.

Shares were withheld by the company to settle tax due when equity vested. This is an automatic administrative step and not a decision to sell.

Transactions reported on this filing
Code Nature Shares Price Value
F Tax withholding on vested shares 61,533 $34.15 $2.10M
Filing: Form 4 (Insider Transaction) Insider: Nicholls Matthew (Co-President, CFO & COO) Shares: 61,533
View on SEC EDGAR → Open Filing Document →
Form 4 Tax withholding Tax / Compensation Filing 2026-09-02

BEN insider Form 4 filed for equity award, exercise, or tax withholding

Merchant Thomas C (EVP, General Counsel) filed a Form 4 covering compensation-related activity such as stock awards, option exercises, conversions, or tax withholding. These filings are usually neutral.

Shares were withheld by the company to settle tax due when equity vested. This is an automatic administrative step and not a decision to sell.

Transactions reported on this filing
Code Nature Shares Price Value
F Tax withholding on vested shares 9,807 $34.15 $334.9K
Filing: Form 4 (Insider Transaction) Insider: Merchant Thomas C (EVP, General Counsel) Shares: 9,807
View on SEC EDGAR → Open Filing Document →
Form 4 Tax withholding Tax / Compensation Filing 2026-09-02

BEN insider Form 4 filed for equity award, exercise, or tax withholding

Murphy Terrence (Co-President, Public Markets) filed a Form 4 covering compensation-related activity such as stock awards, option exercises, conversions, or tax withholding. These filings are usually neutral.

Shares were withheld by the company to settle tax due when equity vested. This is an automatic administrative step and not a decision to sell.

Transactions reported on this filing
Code Nature Shares Price Value
F Tax withholding on vested shares 25,125 $34.15 $858.0K
Filing: Form 4 (Insider Transaction) Insider: Murphy Terrence (Co-President, Public Markets) Shares: 25,125
View on SEC EDGAR → Open Filing Document →
Form 4 Tax withholding Tax / Compensation Filing 2026-09-02

BEN insider Form 4 filed for equity award, exercise, or tax withholding

Gamba Daniel (Co-President, Chief Commercial) filed a Form 4 covering compensation-related activity such as stock awards, option exercises, conversions, or tax withholding. These filings are usually neutral.

Shares were withheld by the company to settle tax due when equity vested. This is an automatic administrative step and not a decision to sell.

Transactions reported on this filing
Code Nature Shares Price Value
F Tax withholding on vested shares 64,136 $34.15 $2.19M
Filing: Form 4 (Insider Transaction) Insider: Gamba Daniel (Co-President, Chief Commercial) Shares: 64,136
View on SEC EDGAR → Open Filing Document →
Form 4 Compensation award Tax / Compensation Filing 2026-07-23

BEN insider Form 4 filed for equity award, exercise, or tax withholding

Murphy Terrence (Co-President, Public Markets) filed a Form 4 covering compensation-related activity such as stock awards, option exercises, conversions, or tax withholding. These filings are usually neutral.

Shares were granted as compensation rather than purchased. No cash changed hands, so the filing reflects a pay decision by the company, not a judgement about the price.

Transactions reported on this filing
Code Nature Shares Price Value
A Compensation award 229,850 $32.63 $7.50M
Filing: Form 4 (Insider Transaction) Insider: Murphy Terrence (Co-President, Public Markets) Shares: 229,850
View on SEC EDGAR → Open Filing Document →
Form 4 Compensation award Tax / Compensation Filing 2026-07-23

BEN insider Form 4 filed for equity award, exercise, or tax withholding

Nicholls Matthew (Co-President, CFO & COO) filed a Form 4 covering compensation-related activity such as stock awards, option exercises, conversions, or tax withholding. These filings are usually neutral.

Shares were granted as compensation rather than purchased. No cash changed hands, so the filing reflects a pay decision by the company, not a judgement about the price.

Transactions reported on this filing
Code Nature Shares Price Value
A Compensation award 229,850 $32.63 $7.50M
Filing: Form 4 (Insider Transaction) Insider: Nicholls Matthew (Co-President, CFO & COO) Shares: 229,850
View on SEC EDGAR → Open Filing Document →
Form 4 Compensation award Tax / Compensation Filing 2026-07-23

BEN insider Form 4 filed for equity award, exercise, or tax withholding

Gamba Daniel (Co-President, Chief Commercial) filed a Form 4 covering compensation-related activity such as stock awards, option exercises, conversions, or tax withholding. These filings are usually neutral.

Shares were granted as compensation rather than purchased. No cash changed hands, so the filing reflects a pay decision by the company, not a judgement about the price.

Transactions reported on this filing
Code Nature Shares Price Value
A Compensation award 229,850 $32.63 $7.50M
Filing: Form 4 (Insider Transaction) Insider: Gamba Daniel (Co-President, Chief Commercial) Shares: 229,850
View on SEC EDGAR → Open Filing Document →
Form 4 Compensation award Tax / Compensation Filing 2026-07-23

BEN insider Form 4 filed for equity award, exercise, or tax withholding

JOHNSON JENNIFER M (Director, Chief Executive Officer) filed a Form 4 covering compensation-related activity such as stock awards, option exercises, conversions, or tax withholding. These filings are usually neutral.

Shares were granted as compensation rather than purchased. No cash changed hands, so the filing reflects a pay decision by the company, not a judgement about the price.

Transactions reported on this filing
Code Nature Shares Price Value
A Compensation award 229,850 $32.63 $7.50M
Filing: Form 4 (Insider Transaction) Insider: JOHNSON JENNIFER M (Director, Chief Executive Officer) Shares: 229,850
View on SEC EDGAR → Open Filing Document →
Form 4 Open-market sale Insider Selling 2026-07-22

BEN insider FRANKLIN RESOURCES INC (Insider) sold 1,682,905 shares (~$19.00M)

FRANKLIN RESOURCES INC, listed as Insider at FRANKLIN TEMPLETON INC, reported an open-market sale of 1,682,905 BEN shares in a Form 4 filing. This is a confirmed insider sale, not just a proposed sale notice.

The insider sold shares on the open market. Sales may be discretionary or executed automatically under a pre-arranged Rule 10b5-1 trading plan, and a Form 4 does not always make clear which applies.

Transactions reported on this filing
Code Nature Shares Price Value
S Open-market sale 1,682,905 $11.29 $19.00M
Filing: Form 4 (Insider Transaction) Insider: FRANKLIN RESOURCES INC (Insider) Shares: 1,682,905 Est. Value: $19.00M
View on SEC EDGAR → Open Filing Document →
Form 4 Compensation award Tax / Compensation Filing 2026-07-02

BEN insider Form 4 filed for equity award, exercise, or tax withholding

King Karen Matsushima (Director) filed a Form 4 covering compensation-related activity such as stock awards, option exercises, conversions, or tax withholding. These filings are usually neutral.

Shares were granted as compensation rather than purchased. No cash changed hands, so the filing reflects a pay decision by the company, not a judgement about the price.

Transactions reported on this filing
Code Nature Shares Price Value
A Compensation award derivative · Deferred Director's Fees (FRI) 1,005 $34.06 $34.2K
Filing: Form 4 (Insider Transaction) Insider: King Karen Matsushima (Director)
View on SEC EDGAR → Open Filing Document →
Material Events 4 · Form 8-K

An 8-K reports a material event in the window between scheduled reports. There are 4 in this period for Franklin Templeton Inc. Each 8-K names the item number it is filed under, and that number is the fastest way to tell a routine disclosure from a consequential one.

Item 2.02 is an earnings release, Item 5.02 is a change of directors or officers, and Item 1.01 or 2.01 covers a material agreement or a completed acquisition. Item 7.01 and Item 8.01 are the general-purpose disclosure items and carry no fixed meaning on their own.

Form 8-K Material Company Update 2026-08-10

BEN filed 8-K — material company event

FRANKLIN TEMPLETON INC filed an 8-K with the SEC reporting a material event. Summary unavailable — view the original SEC filing for the full text.

Filing: 8-K (Material Event)
View on SEC EDGAR → Open Filing Document →
Form 8-K Material Company Update 2026-07-31

BEN filed 8-K — material company event

FRANKLIN TEMPLETON INC filed an 8-K with the SEC reporting a material event. Summary unavailable — view the original SEC filing for the full text.

Filing: 8-K (Material Event)
View on SEC EDGAR → Open Filing Document →
Form 8-K Material Company Update 2026-07-30

BEN filed 8-K — material company event

FRANKLIN TEMPLETON INC filed an 8-K with the SEC reporting a material event. Summary unavailable — view the original SEC filing for the full text.

Filing: 8-K (Material Event)
View on SEC EDGAR → Open Filing Document →
Form 8-K Material Company Update 2026-07-23

BEN filed 8-K — material company event

FRANKLIN TEMPLETON INC filed an 8-K with the SEC reporting a material event. Summary unavailable — view the original SEC filing for the full text.

Filing: 8-K (Material Event)
View on SEC EDGAR → Open Filing Document →
Periodic Reports 1 · Forms 10-K and 10-Q

The periodic reports are where the audited and reviewed financial statements live. This period contains 1 quarterly report (10-Q) for Franklin Templeton Inc.

The two are not equivalent in weight. A 10-K is audited by an external firm and includes the full risk factor disclosure, business description and management discussion; a 10-Q is unaudited, reviewed rather than examined, and much shorter. When a figure in a quarterly report is later revised, the annual report is usually where the correction appears.

An amended report — 10-K/A or 10-Q/A — restates or corrects something in the original filing, and is worth reading against the version it replaces.

Form 10-Q Quarterly Report 2026-07-31

BEN filed Quarterly Report (10-Q)

FRANKLIN TEMPLETON INC filed its quarterly report with the SEC. This report includes unaudited financial statements and management discussion for the quarter.

Filing: 10-Q (Quarterly Report)
View on SEC EDGAR → Open Filing Document →

How we classify Franklin Templeton Inc.'s filings

Straight from EDGAR

Each displayed record links to an original source document. StrongBuyAnalytics provides navigation and brief excerpts or summaries, not the filing itself. Parsing may omit context or contain errors, so read the original document in full.

Transaction codes, not guesswork

The nature shown on each insider filing comes from the transaction code the filer entered on the form itself — P for an open-market purchase, A for a compensation award, F for shares withheld to pay tax, M for an option exercise. Where one filing contains several codes, the transaction table lists them line by line.

Why the distinction matters

Insider activity is routinely summarised as buying or selling, which flattens together decisions that mean very different things. Shares withheld for tax on a vesting grant are an automatic administrative step; shares bought on the open market are someone committing their own money at the current price.

What this page does not tell you

A filing records what happened, not why. Form 4 does not always disclose whether a sale was executed under a pre-arranged Rule 10b5-1 plan, and no single filing is a basis for a decision on BEN. Read these alongside the fundamentals rather than in isolation.

Frequently Asked Questions — BEN SEC Filings

What SEC filings does Franklin Templeton Inc. submit to the SEC?

Franklin Templeton Inc. (BEN) submits several types of SEC filings including Form 4 (insider transactions), Form 144 (proposed insider sales), 8-K reports (material events such as earnings releases, acquisitions, leadership changes), and periodic reports — the 10-Q (quarterly) and 10-K (annual). All filings are publicly available through SEC EDGAR.

What does a Form 4 filing tell me about BEN?

A Form 4 for BEN discloses a transaction by a company insider — typically a director, officer, or 10%+ shareholder. It shows the source-reported date, number of shares, price, and updated ownership. These facts do not establish motive or predict future returns.

How do I interpret an 8-K filing from Franklin Templeton Inc.?

An 8-K signals a material event requiring prompt disclosure. Common triggers include earnings pre-announcements, acquisitions, leadership appointments or departures, credit changes, or regulatory actions. Read the item codes inside the filing to understand exactly what was disclosed before drawing conclusions.

What is the difference between a 10-K and 10-Q for BEN?

The 10-K is Franklin Templeton Inc.'s annual report with fully audited financial statements, comprehensive MD&A, and complete risk factor disclosures — filed 60–90 days after fiscal year-end. The 10-Q is a lighter quarterly report with unaudited financials filed for the first three quarters. Together they provide a continuous financial picture of the company.

Where can I see all BEN SEC filings directly on EDGAR?

You can view all historical Franklin Templeton Inc. filings on the SEC EDGAR company page for BEN. Each filing card on this page links directly to the original SEC document.

How often does Franklin Templeton Inc. file with the SEC?

Franklin Templeton Inc. files one 10-K per year and up to three 10-Qs per year. Form 4 insider transactions must be reported within two business days of each trade, so the frequency depends on how often insiders are buying or selling BEN shares. 8-K filings occur whenever a material event happens — which can be several times per quarter for an active company.

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