UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549
FORM 8-K
CURRENT REPORT
Pursuant to Section 13 or 15(d) of The Securities Exchange Act of 1934
Date of Report (Date of earliest event reported): February 17, 2016
FRANKLIN RESOURCES, INC.
(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)
| Delaware | 001-09318 | 13-2670991 |
| (State or other jurisdiction | (Commission File Number) | (IRS Employer Identification No.) |
| of incorporation) | ||
One Franklin Parkway, San Mateo, California 94403
(Address of principal executive offices) (Zip Code)
Registrant’s telephone number, including area code: (650) 312-2000
Not Applicable
(Former name or former address, if changed since last report.)
Check the appropriate box below if the Form 8-K filing is intended to simultaneously satisfy the filing obligation of the registrant under any of the following provisions (see General Instruction A.2. below):
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Item 5.07 Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders.
On February 17, 2016, Franklin Resources, Inc. (the “Company”) held its annual meeting of stockholders (the “Annual Meeting”). The matters voted upon at the Annual Meeting and the final voting results were as follows:
| 1. | To elect 10 directors to the Board of Directors of the Company 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. |
Each of the 10 nominees for director was elected, and the voting results are set forth below:
| Name of Director | For | Against | Abstain | Broker Non-Votes | ||||
| Peter K. Barker | 475,076,287 | 5,656,743 | 619,789 | 34,180,975 | ||||
| Mariann Byerwalter | 478,074,257 | 2,292,412 | 986,150 | 34,180,975 | ||||
| Charles E. Johnson | 464,982,059 | 15,802,235 | 568,525 | 34,180,975 | ||||
| Gregory E. Johnson | 473,741,866 | 6,471,436 | 1,139,517 | 34,180,975 | ||||
| Rupert H. Johnson, Jr. | 465,609,246 | 15,157,178 | 586,395 | 34,180,975 | ||||
| Mark C. Pigott | 475,262,560 | 5,360,203 | 730,056 | 34,180,975 | ||||
| Chutta Ratnathicam | 476,907,430 | 3,719,577 | 725,812 | 34,180,975 | ||||
| Laura Stein | 477,561,652 | 3,207,694 | 583,473 | 34,180,975 | ||||
| Seth H. Waugh | 478,117,818 | 2,523,345 | 711,656 | 34,180,975 | ||||
| Geoffrey Y. Yang | 479,117,183 | 1,643,462 | 592,174 | 34,180,975 | ||||
| 2. | To ratify the appointment of PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP as the Company’s independent registered public accounting firm for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2016. |
The ratification of the appointment of PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP was approved, and the voting results are set forth below:
| For | Against | Abstain | ||
| 509,753,080 | 5,213,750 | 566,964 | ||
| 3. | To consider and vote on a stockholder proposal. |
The stockholder proposal was not approved, and the voting results are set forth below:
| For | Against | Abstain | Broker Non-Votes | |||
| 19,186,417 | 406,570,599 | 55,595,803 | 34,180,975 | |||
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SIGNATURES
Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the Company has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned hereunto duly authorized.
| FRANKLIN RESOURCES, INC. | ||
| Date: | February 18, 2016 | /s/ Maria Gray |
| Name: Maria Gray Title: Vice President and Secretary | ||
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