Shareholder Vote

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 23, 2022 FRANKLIN RESOURCES, INC. (Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter) Delaware 001-09318 13-2670991 (State or other jurisdiction of incorporation) (Commission File Number) (IRS Employer Identification No.)                 One Franklin Parkway ,  San Mateo ,  CA 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: ☐   Written communications pursuant to Rule 425 under the Securities Act (17 CFR 230.425) ☐   Soliciting material pursuant to Rule 14a-12 under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.14a-12) ☐   Pre-commencement communications pursuant to Rule 14d-2(b) under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.14d-2(b)) ☐   Pre-commencement communications pursuant to Rule 13e-4(c) under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.13e-4(c)) Securities registered pursuant to Section 12(b) of the Act: Title of each class Trading symbol(s) Name of each exchange on which registered Common Stock, par value $0.10 per share BEN New York Stock Exchange Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is an emerging growth company as defined in Rule 405 of the Securities Act of 1933 (§230.405 of this chapter) or Rule 12b-2 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 (§240.12b-2 of this chapter). Emerging growth company     ☐ If an emerging growth company, indicate by check mark if the registrant has elected not to use the extended transition period for complying with any new or revised financial accounting standards provided pursuant to Section 13(a) of the Exchange Act.   ☐   Item 5.07 Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders. The matters voted upon at the Annual Meeting and the final voting results were as follows: 1. To elect 11 directors to the Board of Directors of the Company (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. Each of the 11 nominees for director was elected, and the voting results are set forth below: Name of Director For Against Abstain Broker Non-Votes Mariann Byerwalter 400,271,972  4,413,930  267,757  35,370,789  Alexander S. Friedman 399,205,861  5,465,237  282,561  35,370,789  Gregory E. Johnson 400,122,140  4,390,199  441,320  35,370,789  Jennifer M. Johnson 403,269,894  1,481,831  201,934  35,370,789  Rupert H. Johnson, Jr. 402,870,575  1,701,665  381,419  35,370,789  John Y. Kim 398,453,029  6,329,562  171,068  35,370,789  Karen M. King 403,314,448  1,367,191  272,020  35,370,789  Anthony J. Noto 398,696,489  5,954,023  303,147  35,370,789  John W. Thiel 401,228,598  3,241,944  483,117  35,370,789  Seth H. Waugh 401,002,830  3,468,259  482,570  35,370,789  Geoffrey Y. Yang 393,467,793  11,243,854  242,012  35,370,789  2. To ratify the appointment of PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP as the Company’s independent registered public accounting firm for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2022. The appointment of PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP was ratified, and the voting results are set forth below: For Against Abstain 428,456,581  11,682,983  184,884  2 SIGNATURE Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned hereunto duly authorized. FRANKLIN RESOURCES, INC. Date: February 24, 2022 /s/ Thomas C. Merchant Thomas C. Merchant Vice President and Secretary 3