BENNYSESEC EDGAREDGAR

FRANKLIN RESOURCES INC

Investment Advice·SAN MATEO, CA·FY end 09/30·CIK 38777

Board of Directors

11 members · 8 independent · FY 2025
DirectorRoleTenureAgeCommitteesIndep.Annual fees
Mariann ByerwalterLead Independent9y65AuditNCG$397,011
Alexander S. FriedmanDirector3y55AuditNCG$392,000
Gregory E. JohnsonChair17y64
Jennifer M. JohnsonDirector · CEO4y61
Rupert H. Johnson, Jr.Director53y85CompNCG
John Y. KimDirector3y65CompNCG$319,000
Karen M. KingDirector3y53AuditComp$352,000
Anthony J. NotoDirector4y57AuditNCG$322,011
John W. ThielDirector3y65AuditComp$357,011
Seth H. WaughDirector9y67CompNCG$332,000
Geoffrey Y. YangDirector13y66CompNCG$376,511

Risk-factor diff

FY 2025 10-K vs. FY 2024
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NEW · FY 2025

provide, financial support to our funds to enable them to maintain sufficient liquidity in any such event. Changes in investor preferences regarding our more popular products have in the past caused, and could in the future cause, sizable redemptions and lower the value of our AUM, which would result in lower revenue and operating results. Increased market volatility and changes in investor preferences also increase the risk of fund closures. Any decrease in the level of our AUM resulting from market declines, credit or interest rate volatility or uncertainty, increased redemptions or other fa…

NEW · FY 2025

Our business and operations are subject to adverse effects from the outbreak and spread of contagious diseases.

NEW · FY 2025

The outbreak and spread of contagious diseases have had, and may in the future have, adverse effects on our business, financial condition and results of operations. For example, the COVID-19 pandemic resulted in a widespread global public health crisis. Such infectious illness outbreaks or other adverse public health developments in countries where we operate, as well as local, state and/or national government restrictive measures implemented to control such outbreaks, could adversely affect the economies of many nations or the entire global economy, the financial condition of individual issue…

NEW · FY 2025

Failure to properly address the increased transformative pressures affecting the investment management industry could negatively impact our business.

NEW · FY 2025

The investment management industry is facing transformative pressures and trends from a variety of different sources including

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Policies & disclosures

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