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  0001718985
  XXXXXXXX
  LIVE
  0000038777
  FRANKLIN RESOURCES INC
  001-09318
  ONE FRANKLIN PARKWAY
  BUILDING 920/2, LEGAL-FRI SECRETARY
  SAN MATEO
  CA
  94403
  650-312-2000
  Sethi Alok
  Officer
  Common Stock
  Merrill Lynch
  225 Liberty St
  Floor 37
  New York
  NY
  10281
  25000
  634466.07
  494584385
  12/05/2023
  NYSE
  Common Stock
  08/31/2022
  Vesting of restricted stock unit award
  FRANKLIN RESOURCES INC
  N
  12773
  08/31/2022
  Granted as part of issuer equity compensation plan
  Common Stock
  12/01/2022
  Vesting of restricted stock unit award
  FRANKLIN RESOURCES INC
  N
  9847
  12/01/2022
  Granted as part of issuer equity compensation plan
  Common Stock
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  Vesting of restricted stock unit award
  FRANKLIN RESOURCES INC
  N
  2380
  08/31/2023
  Granted as part of issuer equity compensation plan
  Y
  12/05/2023
  Alok Sethi