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Issuer:     FRANKLIN RESOURCES INC (BEN)
CIK:        0000038777
Form:       8-K
Filed at:   2025-12-17T23:59:59+00:00
Accession:  0000038777-25-000279
Event type: dividend
Sentiment:  positive
Materiality: 0.65
Item codes: 1.01, 2.03, 8.01, 9.01
LLM model:  deepseek-v4-flash:cloud@v2

Franklin Resources raises quarterly dividend 3.1% to $0.33 and expands share buyback by 20.8M shares
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- Quarterly dividend increased 3.1% to $0.33 per share; payable Jan 9, 2026 to holders of record Dec 30, 2025.
- Board authorizes additional 20.8M shares for repurchase; total available rises to 40.0M shares.
- Credit facility increased by $400M to $1.5B via Joinder Agreement dated Dec 11, 2025.
- Company has raised its dividend every year since 1981.

Source:
  EDGAR index:    https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/38777/000003877725000279/0000038777-25-000279-index.htm
  Primary doc:    https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/38777/000003877725000279/ben-20251211.htm
  HTML page:      https://secwatch.observer/filing/0000038777-25-000279

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