secwatch.observer — SEC 8-K summary
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Issuer:     FRANKLIN RESOURCES INC (BEN)
CIK:        0000038777
Form:       8-K
Filed at:   2021-07-01T23:59:59+00:00
Accession:  0000038777-21-000127
Event type: other_material
Sentiment:  neutral
Materiality: 0.30
Item codes: 5.02, 5.03, 9.01
LLM model:  deepseek-v4-flash:cloud@v2

Franklin Resources appoints Karen M. King to Board, expands board to 11
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- Karen M. King, Managing Director and Chief Legal Officer of Silver Lake, elected as director effective July 1, 2021.
- Board size increased from 10 to 11; King appointed to Audit and Compensation Committees.
- King determined independent under NYSE listing standards and company criteria.
- Bylaws amended June 29, 2021 to reflect board expansion to 11 directors.

Source:
  EDGAR index:    https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/38777/000003877721000127/0000038777-21-000127-index.htm
  Primary doc:    https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/38777/000003877721000127/ben-20210629.htm
  HTML page:      https://secwatch.observer/filing/0000038777-21-000127

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