Articles from Franklin Templeton, Inc.

Franklin Templeton, Inc. (“Franklin Templeton”) [NYSE: BEN], through its leading real estate subsidiary Clarion Partners, LLC, (“Clarion”), is pleased to announce that it has entered into a definitive agreement to acquire a majority stake in Stoneshield Capital (“Stoneshield”). The transaction will triple Clarion’s European AUM to $13 billion (€11 billion), increase Clarion’s total AUM by 12% to $82 billion (€72 billion), and bring Franklin Templeton’s total Alternatives AUM to over $300 billion (€265 billion).

Franklin Templeton, Inc. (NYSE: BEN) today reported preliminary month-end assets under management (AUM) of $1.83 trillion at August 31, 2026, compared to $1.79 trillion at July 31, 2026. This month’s increase in preliminary AUM reflected the positive impact of markets and long-term net inflows of $8 billion.

Franklin Templeton, Inc. (the “Company”) [NYSE:BEN] announced a quarterly cash dividend in the amount of $0.33 per share payable on October 9, 2026 to stockholders of record holding shares of common stock at the close of business on September 30, 2026. The quarterly dividend of $0.33 per share is equivalent to the dividend paid for the prior quarter and represents a 3.1% increase over the quarterly dividend paid for the same quarter last year.