Franklin Resources Inc. filed SEC Form 8-K: Results of Operations and Financial Condition, Regulation FD Disclosure, Financial Statements and Exhibits
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UNITED STATES SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
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FORM 8-K
CURRENT REPORT
Pursuant to Section 13 or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934
Date of Report (Date of earliest event reported): August 1, 2025
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Item 2.02 Results of Operations and Financial Condition.
On August 1, 2025, Franklin Resources, Inc. (the “Company”) issued a press release announcing the financial results for the Company’s third fiscal quarter ended June 30, 2025. A copy of the press release is attached hereto as Exhibit 99.1 and incorporated herein by reference.
Item 7.01 Regulation FD Disclosure.
The Company also posted a third quarter earnings commentary on its internet website, available via investors.franklinresources.com.
The contents of the Company’s website referenced herein and in the exhibit are not incorporated into this Current Report on Form 8-K.
The information in these Items 2.02 and 7.01, including the exhibits hereto, (x) shall not be deemed to be “filed” for purposes of Section 18 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, or otherwise subject to the liabilities of that section and (y) shall not be incorporated by reference into any filing of the Company with the Securities and Exchange Commission, whether made before or after the date hereof, regardless of any general incorporation language in such filings (unless the Company specifically states that the information or exhibits in this particular report with respect to Item 2.02 or Item 7.01, as the case may be, are incorporated by reference).
Item 9.01 Financial Statements and Exhibits.
(d) Exhibits.
The exhibits listed on the Exhibit Index are incorporated herein by reference.
Exhibit Index
| Exhibit No. | Description | |||||||
| 99.1 | ||||||||
| 104 | Cover Page Interactive Data File (embedded within the Inline XBRL document) | |||||||
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SIGNATURES
Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned hereunto duly authorized.
| FRANKLIN RESOURCES, INC. | ||||||||
| Date: | August 1, 2025 | /s/ Matthew Nicholls | ||||||
| Matthew Nicholls | ||||||||
Executive Vice President, Chief Financial Officer and Chief Operating Officer (Principal Financial Officer) | ||||||||
| Date: | August 1, 2025 | /s/ Lindsey H. Oshita | ||||||
Lindsey H. Oshita | ||||||||
Chief Accounting Officer (Principal Accounting Officer) | ||||||||
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