Franklin Resources Q4 EPS $1.30; acquires Lexington Partners for $1.75B

FRANKLIN RESOURCES INC

Net income $665.7M, diluted EPS $1.30 (includes $0.30 tax benefit); adjusted EPS $1.26.
Revenue $2.18B (+28% YoY); FY2021 net income $1.83B (+129%) and adjusted EPS $3.74.
AUM $1.53T; long-term net outflows $9.9B in Q4.
Acquired Lexington Partners for $1.75B ($1B at close, $750M over 3 years); expected accretive to adjusted EPS.
Lexington has $34B fee-based AUM; close expected by end of Q2 fiscal 2022.

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