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Issuer:     Franklin Crypto Trust (EZPZ)
CIK:        0002033807
Form:       8-K
Filed at:   2026-05-08T23:59:59+00:00
Accession:  0001193125-26-214641
Event type: leadership
Sentiment:  neutral
Materiality: 0.35
Item codes: 5.02
LLM model:  deepseek-v4-flash:cloud@v2

Franklin Crypto Index ETF appoints new CAO/Treasurer and CFO; prior officers resign
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- Christoper Berarducci appointed CAO and Treasurer; Christopher Kings appointed CFO, effective May 8, 2026.
- Vivek Pai resigned as CAO/Treasurer and Matthew Hinkle as VP/CFO, effective same date.
- Both resignations not due to any dispute with the Sponsor or Fund.
- Berarducci also serves as VP, Fund Admin & Reporting at Franklin Templeton; Kings is SVP at Franklin Templeton Services.

Source:
  EDGAR index:    https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/2033807/000119312526214641/0001193125-26-214641-index.htm
  Primary doc:    https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/2033807/000119312526214641/d150292d8k.htm
  HTML page:      https://secwatch.observer/filing/0001193125-26-214641

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