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0001233561
XXXXXXXX
LIVE
0000038777
FRANKLIN RESOURCES INC
001-09318
ONE FRANKLIN PARKWAY
BUILDING 920/2, LEGAL-FRI SECRETARY
SAN MATEO
CA
94403
650-312-2000
Byerwalter Mariann H
Director
COMMON
Charles Schwab & Co., Inc.
3000 Schwab Way
Westlake
TX
76262
6011
144324.11
498977820
10/10/2023
NYSE
COMMON
02/11/2020
RSU
Issuer
N
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02/11/2020
N/A
Y
BEGOVICH-BYERWALTER FAMILY SURVIVORS TR, M BYERWALTER TTEE
Shares acquired: 880 shares on 2/11/2020 and 5,131 shares on 2/9/21
10/10/2023
06/10/2023
MARIANN BYERWALTER