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FRANKLIN RESOURCES INC. 2023-2024 Proxy Voting Records

Compiled from SEC Form N-PX filings and FRANKLIN RESOURCES INC.’s Form 8-K (Item 5.07 on EDGAR). Page generated 04 October 2026.

13Ballot items
126Asset managers
6,964Fund votes
2024-02-06Meeting date

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Official 2023-2024 meeting results reported by FRANKLIN RESOURCES INC.

These tallies are FRANKLIN RESOURCES INC.’s own, as disclosed to the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission on Form 8-K (Item 5.07, “Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders”). They cover every share voted at the meeting, not just the funds that file Form N-PX.

FRANKLIN RESOURCES INC. — official shareholder meeting results, meeting held 2024-02-06
Ballot item	For	Against	Abstain	Withheld	Broker non-votes	Outcome
Elect Director: Mariann Byerwalter	409,038,370	5,723,416	172,643	--	31,658,494	Majority: yes
Elect Director: Alexander S. Friedman	408,155,264	6,581,895	197,270	--	31,658,494	Majority: yes
Elect Director: Gregory E. Johnson	409,317,767	5,515,510	101,152	--	31,658,494	Majority: yes
Elect Director: Jennifer M. Johnson	412,552,601	2,237,024	144,804	--	31,658,494	Majority: yes
Elect Director: Rupert H. Johnson, Jr.	412,453,008	2,327,094	154,327	--	31,658,494	Majority: yes
Elect Director: John Y. Kim	369,136,553	45,607,735	190,141	--	31,658,494	Majority: yes
Elect Director: Karen M. King	370,326,634	44,428,939	178,856	--	31,658,494	Majority: yes
Elect Director: Anthony J. Noto	408,496,263	6,520,957	187,209	--	31,658,494	Majority: yes
Elect Director: John W. Thiel	369,864,383	44,754,850	315,196	--	31,658,494	Majority: yes
Elect Director: Seth H. Waugh	356,174,433	58,571,677	188,319	--	31,658,494	Majority: yes
Elect Director: Geoffrey Y. Yang	360,525,573	54,217,693	191,163	--	31,658,494	Majority: yes
Proposal 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.	440,402,679	6,040,640	149,604	--	--	Majority: yes
Proposal 3: To approve an amendment and restatement of the 2002 Universal Stock Incentive Plan.	355,773,464	58,840,097	320,868	--	31,658,494	Passed

Source: FRANKLIN RESOURCES INC., Form 8-K — read the filing on EDGAR.

How asset managers voted at the FRANKLIN RESOURCES INC. 2023-2024 meeting

Each item below shows how the 126 asset managers that disclosed a FRANKLIN RESOURCES INC. vote in their SEC Form N-PX filings actually voted. Share totals are the shares those managers' funds voted, summed across every fund they report.

1. TO APPROVE AN AMENDMENT AND RESTATEMENT OF THE COMPANY'S 2002 UNIVERSAL STOCK INCENTIVE PLAN.

COMPENSATIONCompany result: Passed

Combines 6 wordings of this item as funds reported it.

86% Passed · of votes cast

FOR 86%AGAINST 14%

FOR: 355,773,464AGAINST: 58,840,097

FRANKLIN RESOURCES INC.’s own tally for this item (“Proposal 3: To approve an amendment and restatement of the 2002 Universal Stock Incentive Plan.”): 355,773,464 for, 58,840,097 against — passed, per its Form 8-K (Item 5.07). Of all 523,967,899 outstanding shares: 68% for, 11% against (79% of the company cast a for/against vote).

The 120 asset managers below cast 80% of the shares they voted on this item FOR (94,896,136 for, 24,033,538 against).

FOR 80%AGAINST 20%

FOR: 94,896,136 (79.8%)AGAINST: 24,033,538 (20.2%)ABSTAIN: 11,085 (0.0%)NOT VOTED: 20 (0.0%)

Largest asset managers voting on “TO APPROVE AN AMENDMENT AND RESTATEMENT OF THE COMPANY'S 2002 UNIVERSAL STOCK INCENTIVE PLAN.” at FRANKLIN RESOURCES INC., 2023-2024
Asset manager	For	Against	Vote
Vanguard	33,283,104	33,800	For
Capital Group	26,435,380	0	For
BlackRock	14,887,119	0	For
State Street	10,203,418	10,722	For
ProShares	0	7,124,117	Against
Fidelity	135,548	5,506,629	Against
Invesco	4,290,150	0	For
First Trust	0	2,331,148	Against
Charles Schwab	1,857,412	0	For
CITY NATIONAL ROCHDALE FUNDS	1,802,508	0	For
Dimensional	0	1,596,964	Against
WisdomTree	0	1,238,842	Against
ALPS ETF Trust	0	848,331	Against
TIAA	0	822,126	Against
Victory Capital	0	713,171	Against
Goldman Sachs	0	373,139	Against
Amplify ETF Trust	25,033	332,958	Against
Jackson National	51,269	265,243	Against
MASTER INVESTMENT PORTFOLIO	305,972	0	For
Equitable	287,742	1,569	For
John Hancock	0	283,049	Against
Lincoln Financial	250,102	31,692	For
American Century	0	273,017	Against
Six Circles Trust	245,143	0	For
T. Rowe Price	0	207,758	Against

Showing the 25 largest of 120 asset managers. See all 120 in the interactive database.

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.

AUDIT-RELATEDMajority of the votes cast: yes

Combines 8 wordings of this item as funds reported it.

99% Majority: yes · of votes cast

FOR 99%

FOR: 440,402,679AGAINST: 6,040,640

FRANKLIN RESOURCES INC.’s own tally for this item (“Proposal 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.”): 440,402,679 for, 6,040,640 against, per its Form 8-K (Item 5.07). FOR was more than half of the votes cast. Whether the item passed is for the filing to say; its statement has not been read for this item. Of all 523,967,899 outstanding shares: 84% for, 1% against (85% of the company cast a for/against vote).

The 118 asset managers below cast 99.5% of the shares they voted on this item FOR (118,342,878 for, 582,847 against).

FOR 99.5%

FOR: 118,342,878 (99.5%)AGAINST: 582,847 (0.5%)ABSTAIN: 11,085 (0.0%)NOT VOTED: 20 (0.0%)

Largest asset managers voting on “To ratify the appointment of PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP as the Company's independent registered public account” at FRANKLIN RESOURCES INC., 2023-2024
Asset manager	For	Against	Vote
Vanguard	33,316,904	0	For
Capital Group	26,435,380	0	For
BlackRock	14,887,119	0	For
State Street	10,213,043	1,097	For
ProShares	7,124,117	0	For
Fidelity	5,642,177	0	For
Invesco	4,290,150	0	For
First Trust	2,331,148	0	For
Charles Schwab	1,857,412	0	For
CITY NATIONAL ROCHDALE FUNDS	1,802,508	0	For
Dimensional	1,596,964	0	For
WisdomTree	1,238,842	0	For
ALPS ETF Trust	848,331	0	For
TIAA	822,126	0	For
Victory Capital	713,171	0	For
Goldman Sachs	373,139	0	For
Amplify ETF Trust	25,033	332,958	Against
Jackson National	316,512	0	For
MASTER INVESTMENT PORTFOLIO	305,972	0	For
Equitable	289,311	0	For
John Hancock	283,049	0	For
Lincoln Financial	281,794	0	For
American Century	273,017	0	For
Six Circles Trust	245,143	0	For
T. Rowe Price	207,758	0	For

Showing the 25 largest of 118 asset managers. See all 118 in the interactive database.

3. 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. : Alexander S. Friedman

DIRECTOR ELECTIONSMajority of the votes cast: yes

Combines 6 wordings of this item as funds reported it.

98% Majority: yes · of votes cast

FOR 98%

FOR: 408,155,264AGAINST: 6,581,895

FRANKLIN RESOURCES INC.’s own tally for this item (“Elect Director: Alexander S. Friedman”): 408,155,264 for, 6,581,895 against, per its Form 8-K (Item 5.07). FOR was more than half of the votes cast. Whether the item passed is for the filing to say; its statement has not been read for this item. Of all 523,967,899 outstanding shares: 78% for, 1% against (79% of the company cast a for/against vote).

The 116 asset managers below cast 99.9% of the shares they voted on this item FOR (118,822,332 for, 89,529 against).

FOR 99.9%

FOR: 118,822,332 (99.9%)AGAINST: 89,529 (0.1%)ABSTAIN: 14,089 (0.0%)NOT VOTED: 20 (0.0%)

Largest asset managers voting on “To elect 11 directors to the Board to hold office until the next annual meeting of stockholders or until that ” at FRANKLIN RESOURCES INC., 2023-2024
Asset manager	For	Against	Vote
Vanguard	33,316,904	0	For
Capital Group	26,435,380	0	For
BlackRock	14,887,119	0	For
State Street	10,212,257	1,883	For
ProShares	7,124,117	0	For
Fidelity	5,642,177	0	For
Invesco	4,290,150	0	For
First Trust	2,331,148	0	For
Charles Schwab	1,857,412	0	For
CITY NATIONAL ROCHDALE FUNDS	1,802,508	0	For
Dimensional	1,596,964	0	For
WisdomTree	1,238,842	0	For
ALPS ETF Trust	848,331	0	For
TIAA	822,126	0	For
Victory Capital	713,171	0	For
Goldman Sachs	373,139	0	For
Amplify ETF Trust	357,991	0	For
Jackson National	316,512	0	For
MASTER INVESTMENT PORTFOLIO	305,972	0	For
Equitable	289,311	0	For
John Hancock	283,049	0	For
Lincoln Financial	281,794	0	For
American Century	273,017	0	For
Six Circles Trust	245,143	0	For
T. Rowe Price	207,758	0	For

Showing the 25 largest of 116 asset managers. See all 116 in the interactive database.

4. 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. : Anthony J. Noto

DIRECTOR ELECTIONSMajority of the votes cast: yes

Combines 6 wordings of this item as funds reported it.

98% Majority: yes · of votes cast

FOR 98%

FOR: 408,496,263AGAINST: 6,520,957

FRANKLIN RESOURCES INC.’s own tally for this item (“Elect Director: Anthony J. Noto”): 408,496,263 for, 6,520,957 against, per its Form 8-K (Item 5.07). FOR was more than half of the votes cast. Whether the item passed is for the filing to say; its statement has not been read for this item. Of all 523,967,899 outstanding shares: 78% for, 1% against (79% of the company cast a for/against vote).

The 116 asset managers below cast 99.9% of the shares they voted on this item FOR (118,825,336 for, 89,529 against).

FOR 99.9%

FOR: 118,825,336 (99.9%)AGAINST: 89,529 (0.1%)ABSTAIN: 11,085 (0.0%)NOT VOTED: 20 (0.0%)

Largest asset managers voting on “To elect 11 directors to the Board to hold office until the next annual meeting of stockholders or until that ” at FRANKLIN RESOURCES INC., 2023-2024
Asset manager	For	Against	Vote
Vanguard	33,316,904	0	For
Capital Group	26,435,380	0	For
BlackRock	14,887,119	0	For
State Street	10,212,257	1,883	For
ProShares	7,124,117	0	For
Fidelity	5,642,177	0	For
Invesco	4,290,150	0	For
First Trust	2,331,148	0	For
Charles Schwab	1,857,412	0	For
CITY NATIONAL ROCHDALE FUNDS	1,802,508	0	For
Dimensional	1,596,964	0	For
WisdomTree	1,238,842	0	For
ALPS ETF Trust	848,331	0	For
TIAA	822,126	0	For
Victory Capital	713,171	0	For
Goldman Sachs	373,139	0	For
Amplify ETF Trust	357,991	0	For
Jackson National	316,512	0	For
MASTER INVESTMENT PORTFOLIO	305,972	0	For
Equitable	289,311	0	For
John Hancock	283,049	0	For
Lincoln Financial	281,794	0	For
American Century	273,017	0	For
Six Circles Trust	245,143	0	For
T. Rowe Price	207,758	0	For

Showing the 25 largest of 116 asset managers. See all 116 in the interactive database.

5. 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. : Geoffrey Y. Yang

DIRECTOR ELECTIONSMajority of the votes cast: yes

Combines 6 wordings of this item as funds reported it.

87% Majority: yes · of votes cast

FOR 87%13%

FOR: 360,525,573AGAINST: 54,217,693

FRANKLIN RESOURCES INC.’s own tally for this item (“Elect Director: Geoffrey Y. Yang”): 360,525,573 for, 54,217,693 against, per its Form 8-K (Item 5.07). FOR was more than half of the votes cast. Whether the item passed is for the filing to say; its statement has not been read for this item. Of all 523,967,899 outstanding shares: 69% for, 10% against (79% of the company cast a for/against vote).

The 116 asset managers below cast 84% of the shares they voted on this item FOR (100,460,641 for, 18,454,224 against).

FOR 84%AGAINST 16%

FOR: 100,460,641 (84.5%)AGAINST: 18,454,224 (15.5%)ABSTAIN: 11,085 (0.0%)NOT VOTED: 20 (0.0%)

Largest asset managers voting on “To elect 11 directors to the Board to hold office until the next annual meeting of stockholders or until that ” at FRANKLIN RESOURCES INC., 2023-2024
Asset manager	For	Against	Vote
Vanguard	33,283,104	33,800	For
Capital Group	26,435,380	0	For
BlackRock	14,887,119	0	For
State Street	10,203,418	10,722	For
ProShares	0	7,124,117	Against
Fidelity	5,553,860	88,317	For
Invesco	4,290,150	0	For
First Trust	0	2,331,148	Against
Charles Schwab	1,857,412	0	For
CITY NATIONAL ROCHDALE FUNDS	1,802,508	0	For
Dimensional	0	1,596,964	Against
WisdomTree	0	1,238,842	Against
ALPS ETF Trust	0	848,331	Against
TIAA	0	822,126	Against
Victory Capital	0	713,171	Against
Goldman Sachs	0	373,139	Against
Amplify ETF Trust	25,033	332,958	Against
Jackson National	51,269	265,243	Against
MASTER INVESTMENT PORTFOLIO	305,972	0	For
Equitable	287,742	1,569	For
John Hancock	0	283,049	Against
Lincoln Financial	250,102	31,692	For
American Century	0	273,017	Against
Six Circles Trust	245,143	0	For
T. Rowe Price	207,758	0	For

Showing the 25 largest of 116 asset managers. See all 116 in the interactive database.

6. 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. : Gregory E. Johnson

DIRECTOR ELECTIONSMajority of the votes cast: yes

Combines 6 wordings of this item as funds reported it.

99% Majority: yes · of votes cast

FOR 99%

FOR: 409,317,767AGAINST: 5,515,510

FRANKLIN RESOURCES INC.’s own tally for this item (“Elect Director: Gregory E. Johnson”): 409,317,767 for, 5,515,510 against, per its Form 8-K (Item 5.07). FOR was more than half of the votes cast. Whether the item passed is for the filing to say; its statement has not been read for this item. Of all 523,967,899 outstanding shares: 78% for, 1% against (79% of the company cast a for/against vote).

The 116 asset managers below cast 99.5% of the shares they voted on this item FOR (118,371,386 for, 543,479 against).

FOR 99.5%

FOR: 118,371,386 (99.5%)AGAINST: 543,479 (0.5%)ABSTAIN: 11,085 (0.0%)NOT VOTED: 20 (0.0%)

Largest asset managers voting on “To elect 11 directors to the Board to hold office until the next annual meeting of stockholders or until that ” at FRANKLIN RESOURCES INC., 2023-2024
Asset manager	For	Against	Vote
Vanguard	33,316,904	0	For
Capital Group	26,435,380	0	For
BlackRock	14,887,119	0	For
State Street	10,212,942	1,198	For
ProShares	7,124,117	0	For
Fidelity	5,642,177	0	For
Invesco	4,290,150	0	For
First Trust	2,331,148	0	For
Charles Schwab	1,857,412	0	For
CITY NATIONAL ROCHDALE FUNDS	1,802,508	0	For
Dimensional	1,596,964	0	For
WisdomTree	1,238,842	0	For
ALPS ETF Trust	848,331	0	For
TIAA	822,126	0	For
Victory Capital	713,171	0	For
Goldman Sachs	373,139	0	For
Amplify ETF Trust	25,033	332,958	Against
Jackson National	316,512	0	For
MASTER INVESTMENT PORTFOLIO	305,972	0	For
Equitable	289,311	0	For
John Hancock	283,049	0	For
Lincoln Financial	281,794	0	For
American Century	273,017	0	For
Six Circles Trust	245,143	0	For
T. Rowe Price	207,758	0	For

Showing the 25 largest of 116 asset managers. See all 116 in the interactive database.

7. 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. : Jennifer M. Johnson

DIRECTOR ELECTIONSMajority of the votes cast: yes

Combines 6 wordings of this item as funds reported it.

99.4% Majority: yes · of votes cast

FOR 99.4%

FOR: 412,552,601AGAINST: 2,237,024

FRANKLIN RESOURCES INC.’s own tally for this item (“Elect Director: Jennifer M. Johnson”): 412,552,601 for, 2,237,024 against, per its Form 8-K (Item 5.07). FOR was more than half of the votes cast. Whether the item passed is for the filing to say; its statement has not been read for this item. Of all 523,967,899 outstanding shares: 79% for, 0.5% against (79% of the company cast a for/against vote).

The 116 asset managers below cast 99.9% of the shares they voted on this item FOR (118,902,487 for, 12,378 against).

FOR 99.9%

FOR: 118,902,487 (100.0%)AGAINST: 12,378 (0.0%)ABSTAIN: 11,085 (0.0%)NOT VOTED: 20 (0.0%)

Largest asset managers voting on “To elect 11 directors to the Board to hold office until the next annual meeting of stockholders or until that ” at FRANKLIN RESOURCES INC., 2023-2024
Asset manager	For	Against	Vote
Vanguard	33,316,904	0	For
Capital Group	26,435,380	0	For
BlackRock	14,887,119	0	For
State Street	10,212,942	1,198	For
ProShares	7,124,117	0	For
Fidelity	5,642,177	0	For
Invesco	4,290,150	0	For
First Trust	2,331,148	0	For
Charles Schwab	1,857,412	0	For
CITY NATIONAL ROCHDALE FUNDS	1,802,508	0	For
Dimensional	1,596,964	0	For
WisdomTree	1,238,842	0	For
ALPS ETF Trust	848,331	0	For
TIAA	822,126	0	For
Victory Capital	713,171	0	For
Goldman Sachs	373,139	0	For
Amplify ETF Trust	357,991	0	For
Jackson National	316,512	0	For
MASTER INVESTMENT PORTFOLIO	305,972	0	For
Equitable	289,311	0	For
John Hancock	283,049	0	For
Lincoln Financial	281,794	0	For
American Century	273,017	0	For
Six Circles Trust	245,143	0	For
T. Rowe Price	207,758	0	For

Showing the 25 largest of 116 asset managers. See all 116 in the interactive database.

8. 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. : John W. Thiel

DIRECTOR ELECTIONSMajority of the votes cast: yes

Combines 6 wordings of this item as funds reported it.

89% Majority: yes · of votes cast

FOR 89%11%

FOR: 369,864,383AGAINST: 44,754,850

FRANKLIN RESOURCES INC.’s own tally for this item (“Elect Director: John W. Thiel”): 369,864,383 for, 44,754,850 against, per its Form 8-K (Item 5.07). FOR was more than half of the votes cast. Whether the item passed is for the filing to say; its statement has not been read for this item. Of all 523,967,899 outstanding shares: 71% for, 9% against (79% of the company cast a for/against vote).

The 116 asset managers below cast 85% of the shares they voted on this item FOR (101,437,952 for, 17,476,913 against).

FOR 85%AGAINST 15%

FOR: 101,437,952 (85.3%)AGAINST: 17,476,913 (14.7%)ABSTAIN: 11,085 (0.0%)NOT VOTED: 20 (0.0%)

Largest asset managers voting on “To elect 11 directors to the Board to hold office until the next annual meeting of stockholders or until that ” at FRANKLIN RESOURCES INC., 2023-2024
Asset manager	For	Against	Vote
Vanguard	33,283,104	33,800	For
Capital Group	26,435,380	0	For
BlackRock	14,887,119	0	For
State Street	10,203,418	10,722	For
ProShares	0	7,124,117	Against
Fidelity	5,553,860	88,317	For
Invesco	4,290,150	0	For
First Trust	0	2,331,148	Against
Charles Schwab	1,857,412	0	For
CITY NATIONAL ROCHDALE FUNDS	1,802,508	0	For
Dimensional	0	1,596,964	Against
WisdomTree	0	1,238,842	Against
ALPS ETF Trust	0	848,331	Against
TIAA	822,126	0	For
Victory Capital	0	713,171	Against
Goldman Sachs	0	373,139	Against
Amplify ETF Trust	25,033	332,958	Against
Jackson National	51,269	265,243	Against
MASTER INVESTMENT PORTFOLIO	305,972	0	For
Equitable	287,742	1,569	For
John Hancock	0	283,049	Against
Lincoln Financial	250,102	31,692	For
American Century	0	273,017	Against
Six Circles Trust	245,143	0	For
T. Rowe Price	207,758	0	For

Showing the 25 largest of 116 asset managers. See all 116 in the interactive database.

9. 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. : John Y. Kim

DIRECTOR ELECTIONSMajority of the votes cast: yes

Combines 6 wordings of this item as funds reported it.

89% Majority: yes · of votes cast

FOR 89%11%

FOR: 369,136,553AGAINST: 45,607,735

FRANKLIN RESOURCES INC.’s own tally for this item (“Elect Director: John Y. Kim”): 369,136,553 for, 45,607,735 against, per its Form 8-K (Item 5.07). FOR was more than half of the votes cast. Whether the item passed is for the filing to say; its statement has not been read for this item. Of all 523,967,899 outstanding shares: 70% for, 9% against (79% of the company cast a for/against vote).

The 116 asset managers below cast 85% of the shares they voted on this item FOR (101,400,364 for, 17,514,501 against).

FOR 85%AGAINST 15%

FOR: 101,400,364 (85.3%)AGAINST: 17,514,501 (14.7%)ABSTAIN: 11,085 (0.0%)NOT VOTED: 20 (0.0%)

Largest asset managers voting on “To elect 11 directors to the Board to hold office until the next annual meeting of stockholders or until that ” at FRANKLIN RESOURCES INC., 2023-2024
Asset manager	For	Against	Vote
Vanguard	33,283,104	33,800	For
Capital Group	26,435,380	0	For
BlackRock	14,887,119	0	For
State Street	10,203,418	10,722	For
ProShares	0	7,124,117	Against
Fidelity	5,553,860	88,317	For
Invesco	4,290,150	0	For
First Trust	0	2,331,148	Against
Charles Schwab	1,857,412	0	For
CITY NATIONAL ROCHDALE FUNDS	1,802,508	0	For
Dimensional	0	1,596,964	Against
WisdomTree	0	1,238,842	Against
ALPS ETF Trust	0	848,331	Against
TIAA	822,126	0	For
Victory Capital	0	713,171	Against
Goldman Sachs	0	373,139	Against
Amplify ETF Trust	25,033	332,958	Against
Jackson National	51,269	265,243	Against
MASTER INVESTMENT PORTFOLIO	305,972	0	For
Equitable	287,742	1,569	For
John Hancock	0	283,049	Against
Lincoln Financial	250,102	31,692	For
American Century	0	273,017	Against
Six Circles Trust	245,143	0	For
T. Rowe Price	207,758	0	For

Showing the 25 largest of 116 asset managers. See all 116 in the interactive database.

10. 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. : Karen M. King

DIRECTOR ELECTIONSMajority of the votes cast: yes

Combines 6 wordings of this item as funds reported it.

89% Majority: yes · of votes cast

FOR 89%11%

FOR: 370,326,634AGAINST: 44,428,939

FRANKLIN RESOURCES INC.’s own tally for this item (“Elect Director: Karen M. King”): 370,326,634 for, 44,428,939 against, per its Form 8-K (Item 5.07). FOR was more than half of the votes cast. Whether the item passed is for the filing to say; its statement has not been read for this item. Of all 523,967,899 outstanding shares: 71% for, 8% against (79% of the company cast a for/against vote).

The 116 asset managers below cast 85% of the shares they voted on this item FOR (101,434,948 for, 17,479,917 against).

FOR 85%AGAINST 15%

FOR: 101,434,948 (85.3%)AGAINST: 17,479,917 (14.7%)ABSTAIN: 11,085 (0.0%)NOT VOTED: 20 (0.0%)

Largest asset managers voting on “To elect 11 directors to the Board to hold office until the next annual meeting of stockholders or until that ” at FRANKLIN RESOURCES INC., 2023-2024
Asset manager	For	Against	Vote
Vanguard	33,283,104	33,800	For
Capital Group	26,435,380	0	For
BlackRock	14,887,119	0	For
State Street	10,203,418	10,722	For
ProShares	0	7,124,117	Against
Fidelity	5,553,860	88,317	For
Invesco	4,290,150	0	For
First Trust	0	2,331,148	Against
Charles Schwab	1,857,412	0	For
CITY NATIONAL ROCHDALE FUNDS	1,802,508	0	For
Dimensional	0	1,596,964	Against
WisdomTree	0	1,238,842	Against
ALPS ETF Trust	0	848,331	Against
TIAA	822,126	0	For
Victory Capital	0	713,171	Against
Goldman Sachs	0	373,139	Against
Amplify ETF Trust	25,033	332,958	Against
Jackson National	51,269	265,243	Against
MASTER INVESTMENT PORTFOLIO	305,972	0	For
Equitable	287,742	1,569	For
John Hancock	0	283,049	Against
Lincoln Financial	250,102	31,692	For
American Century	0	273,017	Against
Six Circles Trust	245,143	0	For
T. Rowe Price	207,758	0	For

Showing the 25 largest of 116 asset managers. See all 116 in the interactive database.

11. 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. : Mariann Byerwalter

DIRECTOR ELECTIONSMajority of the votes cast: yes

Combines 6 wordings of this item as funds reported it.

99% Majority: yes · of votes cast

FOR 99%

FOR: 409,038,370AGAINST: 5,723,416

FRANKLIN RESOURCES INC.’s own tally for this item (“Elect Director: Mariann Byerwalter”): 409,038,370 for, 5,723,416 against, per its Form 8-K (Item 5.07). FOR was more than half of the votes cast. Whether the item passed is for the filing to say; its statement has not been read for this item. Of all 523,967,899 outstanding shares: 78% for, 1% against (79% of the company cast a for/against vote).

The 116 asset managers below cast 99.9% of the shares they voted on this item FOR (118,831,437 for, 83,428 against).

FOR 99.9%

FOR: 118,831,437 (99.9%)AGAINST: 83,428 (0.1%)ABSTAIN: 11,085 (0.0%)NOT VOTED: 20 (0.0%)

Largest asset managers voting on “To elect 11 directors to the Board to hold office until the next annual meeting of stockholders or until that ” at FRANKLIN RESOURCES INC., 2023-2024
Asset manager	For	Against	Vote
Vanguard	33,316,904	0	For
Capital Group	26,435,380	0	For
BlackRock	14,887,119	0	For
State Street	10,212,257	1,883	For
ProShares	7,124,117	0	For
Fidelity	5,642,177	0	For
Invesco	4,290,150	0	For
First Trust	2,331,148	0	For
Charles Schwab	1,857,412	0	For
CITY NATIONAL ROCHDALE FUNDS	1,802,508	0	For
Dimensional	1,596,964	0	For
WisdomTree	1,238,842	0	For
ALPS ETF Trust	848,331	0	For
TIAA	822,126	0	For
Victory Capital	713,171	0	For
Goldman Sachs	373,139	0	For
Amplify ETF Trust	357,991	0	For
Jackson National	316,512	0	For
MASTER INVESTMENT PORTFOLIO	305,972	0	For
Equitable	289,311	0	For
John Hancock	283,049	0	For
Lincoln Financial	281,794	0	For
American Century	273,017	0	For
Six Circles Trust	245,143	0	For
T. Rowe Price	207,758	0	For

Showing the 25 largest of 116 asset managers. See all 116 in the interactive database.

12. 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. : Rupert H. Johnson, Jr.

DIRECTOR ELECTIONSMajority of the votes cast: yes

Combines 6 wordings of this item as funds reported it.

99.4% Majority: yes · of votes cast

FOR 99.4%

FOR: 412,453,008AGAINST: 2,327,094

FRANKLIN RESOURCES INC.’s own tally for this item (“Elect Director: Rupert H. Johnson, Jr.”): 412,453,008 for, 2,327,094 against, per its Form 8-K (Item 5.07). FOR was more than half of the votes cast. Whether the item passed is for the filing to say; its statement has not been read for this item. Of all 523,967,899 outstanding shares: 79% for, 0.5% against (79% of the company cast a for/against vote).

The 116 asset managers below cast 99.9% of the shares they voted on this item FOR (118,905,491 for, 9,374 against).

FOR 99.9%

FOR: 118,905,491 (100.0%)AGAINST: 9,374 (0.0%)ABSTAIN: 11,085 (0.0%)NOT VOTED: 20 (0.0%)

Largest asset managers voting on “To elect 11 directors to the Board to hold office until the next annual meeting of stockholders or until that ” at FRANKLIN RESOURCES INC., 2023-2024
Asset manager	For	Against	Vote
Vanguard	33,316,904	0	For
Capital Group	26,435,380	0	For
BlackRock	14,887,119	0	For
State Street	10,212,942	1,198	For
ProShares	7,124,117	0	For
Fidelity	5,642,177	0	For
Invesco	4,290,150	0	For
First Trust	2,331,148	0	For
Charles Schwab	1,857,412	0	For
CITY NATIONAL ROCHDALE FUNDS	1,802,508	0	For
Dimensional	1,596,964	0	For
WisdomTree	1,238,842	0	For
ALPS ETF Trust	848,331	0	For
TIAA	822,126	0	For
Victory Capital	713,171	0	For
Goldman Sachs	373,139	0	For
Amplify ETF Trust	357,991	0	For
Jackson National	316,512	0	For
MASTER INVESTMENT PORTFOLIO	305,972	0	For
Equitable	289,311	0	For
John Hancock	283,049	0	For
Lincoln Financial	281,794	0	For
American Century	273,017	0	For
Six Circles Trust	245,143	0	For
T. Rowe Price	207,758	0	For

Showing the 25 largest of 116 asset managers. See all 116 in the interactive database.

13. 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. : Seth H. Waugh

DIRECTOR ELECTIONSMajority of the votes cast: yes

Combines 6 wordings of this item as funds reported it.

86% Majority: yes · of votes cast

FOR 86%AGAINST 14%

FOR: 356,174,433AGAINST: 58,571,677

FRANKLIN RESOURCES INC.’s own tally for this item (“Elect Director: Seth H. Waugh”): 356,174,433 for, 58,571,677 against, per its Form 8-K (Item 5.07). FOR was more than half of the votes cast. Whether the item passed is for the filing to say; its statement has not been read for this item. Of all 523,967,899 outstanding shares: 68% for, 11% against (79% of the company cast a for/against vote).

The 116 asset managers below cast 76% of the shares they voted on this item FOR (90,536,498 for, 28,378,367 against).

FOR 76%AGAINST 24%

FOR: 90,536,498 (76.1%)AGAINST: 28,378,367 (23.9%)ABSTAIN: 11,085 (0.0%)NOT VOTED: 20 (0.0%)

Largest asset managers voting on “To elect 11 directors to the Board to hold office until the next annual meeting of stockholders or until that ” at FRANKLIN RESOURCES INC., 2023-2024
Asset manager	For	Against	Vote
Vanguard	33,283,104	33,800	For
Capital Group	26,435,380	0	For
BlackRock	14,887,119	0	For
State Street	10,203,418	10,722	For
ProShares	0	7,124,117	Against
Fidelity	73,231	5,568,946	Against
Invesco	0	4,290,150	Against
First Trust	0	2,331,148	Against
Charles Schwab	1,857,412	0	For
CITY NATIONAL ROCHDALE FUNDS	1,802,508	0	For
Dimensional	0	1,596,964	Against
WisdomTree	0	1,238,842	Against
ALPS ETF Trust	0	848,331	Against
TIAA	0	822,126	Against
Victory Capital	0	713,171	Against
Goldman Sachs	0	373,139	Against
Amplify ETF Trust	25,033	332,958	Against
Jackson National	51,269	265,243	Against
MASTER INVESTMENT PORTFOLIO	305,972	0	For
Equitable	115,664	173,647	Against
John Hancock	0	283,049	Against
Lincoln Financial	250,102	31,692	For
American Century	0	273,017	Against
Six Circles Trust	245,143	0	For
T. Rowe Price	207,758	0	For

Showing the 25 largest of 116 asset managers. See all 116 in the interactive database.

Largest FRANKLIN RESOURCES INC. shareholders voting in 2023-2024

Ranked by the number of FRANKLIN RESOURCES INC. shares each manager voted on the most widely held ballot item of the 2023-2024 meeting, shown as a share of the 523,967,899 shares outstanding at the time of that meeting.

Top FRANKLIN RESOURCES INC. shareholders by shares voted, 2023-2024
#	Asset manager	% of shares outstanding
1	Vanguard	6.36%
2	Capital Group	5.05%
3	BlackRock	2.84%
4	State Street	1.95%
5	ProShares	1.36%
6	Fidelity	1.08%
7	Invesco	0.82%
8	First Trust	0.44%
9	Charles Schwab	0.35%
10	CITY NATIONAL ROCHDALE FUNDS	0.34%

Reported FRANKLIN RESOURCES INC. ownership

Positions disclosed to the SEC on Schedules 13D and 13G, Form 13F and the company’s own proxy statement (DEF 14A).

FRANKLIN RESOURCES INC. beneficial owners on record for the 2023-2024 proxy season
Holder	% outstanding	Disclosure
Vanguard Group	7.11%	13F
BlackRock	5.41%	13F
State Street	4.15%	13F
Franklin Resources, Inc.	2.59%	13D
Invesco	1.41%	13F
Geode Capital	1.30%	13F
Goldman Sachs	1.27%	13F
Morgan Stanley	1.19%	13F
BNY Mellon	0.74%	13F
Dimensional Fund Advisors	0.60%	13F

Percentages above are of 523,967,899 shares outstanding, as reported by FRANKLIN RESOURCES INC. on its Form 10-Q dated 2024-12-31 (see the filing on EDGAR). This is the count contemporaneous with the 2023-2024 meeting, so the percentages are the ones that were true then, not ones restated against today’s share count.

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Every figure above is derived from filings made with the US Securities and Exchange Commission: Form N-PX, in which registered investment companies and institutional managers disclose how they voted every proxy, and Form 8-K Item 5.07, in which the company reports its own meeting results. Shares outstanding are taken from FRANKLIN RESOURCES INC.’s 10-Q dated 2024-12-31. This page is a static snapshot rebuilt weekly on 04 October 2026; a live search always shows the current data.

At FRANKLIN RESOURCES INC.'s shareholder meeting held 2024-02-06, in the 2023-2024 proxy season, 126 asset managers reported how they voted on 13 ballot items in their SEC Form N-PX filings, covering 6,964 separate fund positions. On the most widely held item on that ballot — TO APPROVE AN AMENDMENT AND RESTATEMENT OF THE COMPANY'S 2002 UNIVERSAL STOCK INCENTIVE PLAN. — the proposal passed with 86% support of the votes cast (FOR divided by FOR plus AGAINST, the conventional basis for proxy support; abstentions, broker non-votes and unvoted shares are excluded because none of them took a side). Source: FRANKLIN RESOURCES INC.'s Form 8-K, Item 5.07, filed with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (filing date not recorded for this item).

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