secwatch.observer — SEC 8-K summary
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Issuer:     FRANKLIN RESOURCES INC (BEN)
CIK:        0000038777
Form:       8-K
Filed at:   2024-02-08T23:59:59+00:00
Accession:  0000038777-24-000027
Event type: leadership
Sentiment:  neutral
Materiality: 0.50
Item codes: 5.02, 5.07, 9.01
LLM model:  deepseek-v4-flash:cloud@v2

Franklin Resources replaces CAO; shareholders authorize 25M more shares for equity plan
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- Gwen L. Shaneyfelt removed as Chief Accounting Officer but remains EVP effective Feb 6, 2024.
- Lindsey H. Oshita appointed as Chief Accounting Officer; previously SVP and CAO – Americas since 2019.
- Shareholders approved amendment to 2002 Universal Stock Incentive Plan, increasing authorized shares by 25 million (for: ~356M, against: ~59M).

Source:
  EDGAR index:    https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/38777/000003877724000027/0000038777-24-000027-index.htm
  Primary doc:    https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/38777/000003877724000027/ben-20240206.htm
  HTML page:      https://secwatch.observer/filing/0000038777-24-000027

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