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Issuer:     Franklin XRP Trust (XRPZ)
CIK:        0002059438
Form:       8-K
Filed at:   2026-05-08T23:59:59+00:00
Accession:  0001193125-26-214633
Event type: leadership
Sentiment:  neutral
Materiality: 0.25
Item codes: 5.02
LLM model:  deepseek-v4-flash:cloud@v2

Franklin XRP ETF sponsor appoints new CAO/Treasurer and CFO; two officers resign
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- Christoper Berarducci appointed Chief Accounting Officer and Treasurer of Sponsor Franklin Holdings, LLC, effective May 8, 2026.
- Christopher Kings appointed Chief Financial Officer of Sponsor, effective May 8, 2026.
- Vivek Pai resigned as CAO/Treasurer and Matthew Hinkle resigned as VP/CFO of Sponsor, effective May 8, 2026.
- Resignations were not due to any dispute or disagreement with Sponsor or Fund operations.
- Berarducci previously VP, Fund Administration and Reporting at Franklin Templeton since 2020; Kings served as SVP at Franklin Templeton Services since 2024.

Source:
  EDGAR index:    https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/2059438/000119312526214633/0001193125-26-214633-index.htm
  Primary doc:    https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/2059438/000119312526214633/d100480d8k.htm
  HTML page:      https://secwatch.observer/filing/0001193125-26-214633

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