Franklin Templeton Inc DEFA14A, filed Dec 27, 2023
Franklin Templeton Inc (BEN)
UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, DC 20549
SCHEDULE 14A
PROXY STATEMENT PURSUANT TO SECTION 14(a)
OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934
(Amendment No. )
 |
Filed by the Registrant |  |
Filed by a Party other than the Registrant |
| Check the appropriate box: | |
|
Preliminary Proxy Statement |
|
Confidential, for Use of the Commission Only (as permitted by Rule 14A-6(E)(2)) |
|
Definitive Proxy Statement |
|
Definitive Additional Materials |
|
Soliciting Material under §240.14a-12 |
Franklin Resources, Inc.
(Name of Registrant as Specified in Its Charter)
(Name of Person(s) Filing Proxy Statement, if other than the Registrant)
| Payment of Filing Fee (Check all boxes that apply): | |
|
No fee required. |
|
Fee paid previously with preliminary materials. |
|
Fee computed on table in exhibit required by Item 25(b) per Exchange Act Rules 14a-6(i)(1) and 0-11. |
|
ONE FRANKLIN PARKWAY SAN MATEO, CA 94403-1906
V25608-Z86240-P99714 |
|
||||
|
Your Vote Counts!
FRANKLIN RESOURCES, INC.
2024 Annual Meeting Vote by February 5, 2024 11:59 PM ET. For shares held in a |
|||||
 |
|||||
| | |||||
You invested in FRANKLIN RESOURCES, INC. and it’s time to vote!
You have the right to vote on proposals being presented at the Annual Meeting. This is an important notice regarding the availability of proxy material for the stockholder meeting to be held on February 6, 2024.
Get informed before you vote
View the Notice and Proxy Statement and Annual Report online OR you can receive a free paper or email copy of the material(s) by requesting prior to January 23, 2024. If you would like to request a copy of the material(s) for this and/or future stockholder meetings, you may (1) visit www.ProxyVote.com, (2) call 1-800-579-1639 or (3) send an email to sendmaterial@proxyvote.com. If sending an email, please include your control number (indicated below) in the subject line. Unless requested, you will not otherwise receive a paper or email copy.
 |
For complete information and to vote, visit www.ProxyVote.com
|
Smartphone users Point
your camera here and
|
 |
Vote Virtually at the Meeting* February 6, 2024 8:00 AM PT | ||
Virtually at: www.virtualshareholdermeeting.com/BEN2024
| ||||
| *Please check the meeting materials for any special requirements for meeting attendance. |
V1.2
| Vote at www.ProxyVote.com |
THIS IS NOT A VOTABLE BALLOT
| This is an overview of the proposals being presented at the upcoming stockholder meeting. Please follow the instructions on the reverse side to vote these important matters. |
| Voting Items | Board Recommends | |
| 1. | To elect 11 directors to the Board to hold office until the next annual meeting of stockholders or until that person’s successor is elected and qualified or until his or her earlier death, resignation, retirement, disqualification or removal. | |
| Nominees: | ||
| 1a. | Mariann Byerwalter | 
For |
| 1b. | Alexander S. Friedman | For |
| 1c. | Gregory E. Johnson | For |
| 1d. | Jennifer M. Johnson | For |
| 1e. | Rupert H. Johnson, Jr. | For |
| 1f. | John Y. Kim | For |
| 1g. | Karen M. King | For |
| 1h. | Anthony J. Noto | For |
| 1i. | John W. Thiel | For |
| 1j. | Seth H. Waugh | For |
| 1k. | Geoffrey Y. Yang | For |
| 2. | To ratify the appointment of PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP as the Company’s independent registered public accounting firm for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2024. | For |
| 3. | To approve an amendment and restatement of the Company’s 2002 Universal Stock Incentive Plan. | For |
| 4. | To transact such other business that may properly be raised at the Annual Meeting or any adjournments or postponements of the Annual Meeting. | |
|
|
||
| Prefer to receive an email instead? While voting on www.ProxyVote.com, be sure to click “Delivery Settings”. |
V25609-Z86240-P99714