Charles B Johnson insider trades: Franklin Resources (BEN) stock buys and sales
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Open-market buys and sales
33 trades reported on SEC Form 4, newest first
| Date | Stock | Type | Shares | Price | Value | Holding | Reported |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nov 20, 2025 | BEN | ↑ Buy | 50,000 | $21.20 | $1.1M | Direct | Nov 21, 2025 (1d) |
| Nov 18, 2025 | BEN | ↑ Buy | 50,000 | $21.49 | $1.1M | Direct | Nov 19, 2025 (1d) |
| Apr 4, 2025 | BEN | ↑ Buy | 420 | $17.72 | $7K | Direct | Apr 7, 2025 (3d) |
| Apr 4, 2025 | BEN | ↓ Sell | 420 | $17.57 | $7K | Direct | Apr 7, 2025 (3d) |
| Mar 4, 2025 | BEN | ↑ Buy | 100,000 | $19.57 | $2.0M | Direct | Mar 5, 2025 (1d) |
| Sep 11, 2024 | BEN | ↑ Buy | 100,000 | $19.08 | $1.9M | Direct | Sep 13, 2024 (2d) |
| Aug 29, 2024 | BEN | ↑ Buy | 100,000 | $19.84 | $2.0M | Direct | Aug 30, 2024 (1d) |
| Jun 21, 2024 | BEN | ↑ Buy | 200,000 | $22.80 | $4.6M | Direct | Jun 24, 2024 (3d) |
| Jun 18, 2024 | BEN | ↑ Buy | 100,000 | $22.29 | $2.2M | Direct | Jun 20, 2024 (2d) |
| Dec 6, 2013 | BEN | ↓ Sell | 300,000 | $54.65 | $16.4M | By IRA | Dec 9, 2013 (3d) |
| Dec 5, 2012 | BEN | ↓ Sell | 100,000 | $128.39 | $12.8M | By IRA | Dec 6, 2012 (1d) |
| Feb 22, 2011 | BEN | ↓ Sell | 200,000 | $126.67 | $25.3M | By IRA | Feb 23, 2011 (1d) |
| Feb 22, 2011 | BEN | ↓ Sell | 200,000 | $126.67 | $25.3M | Direct | Feb 23, 2011 (1d) |
| Aug 19, 2009 | BEN | ↓ Sell | 100,000 | $92.13 | $9.2M | Direct | Aug 20, 2009 (1d) |
| Aug 19, 2009 | BEN | ↓ Sell | 100,000 | $92.13 | $9.2M | By IRA | Aug 20, 2009 (1d) |
| Nov 26, 2008 | BEN | ↓ Sell | 502 | $58.59 | $29K | By 401(k) | Dec 1, 2008 (5d) |
| Aug 20, 2008 | BEN | ↓ Sell | 200,000 | $98.85 | $19.8M | By IRA | Aug 21, 2008 (1d) |
| Aug 20, 2008 | BEN | ↓ Sell | 200,000 | $98.85 | $19.8M | Direct | Aug 21, 2008 (1d) |
| Jun 13, 2008 | BEN | ↓ Sell | 200,000 | $104.78 | $21.0M | By IRA | Jun 16, 2008 (3d) |
| Jun 13, 2008 | BEN | ↓ Sell | 200,000 | $104.78 | $21.0M | Direct | Jun 16, 2008 (3d) |
| Mar 14, 2008 | BEN | ↓ Sell | 200,000 | $91.72 | $18.3M | Direct | Mar 18, 2008 (4d) |
| Dec 7, 2007 | BEN | ↓ Sell | 259 | $121.91 | $32K | By 401(k) | Dec 11, 2007 (4d) |
| Sep 6, 2007 | BEN | ↓ Sell | 200,000 | $129.81 | $26.0M | Direct | Sep 10, 2007 (4d) |
| May 3, 2007 | BEN | ↓ Sell | 100,000 | $133.66 | $13.4M | Direct | May 7, 2007 (4d) |
| Feb 6, 2007 | BEN | ↓ Sell | 100,000 | $121.90 | $12.2M | Direct | Feb 7, 2007 (1d) |
| Oct 31, 2006 | BEN | ↓ Sell | 100,000 | $114.22 | $11.4M | Direct | Nov 2, 2006 (2d) |
| Sep 5, 2006 | BEN | ↓ Sell | 39,800 | $98.39 | $3.9M | Direct | Sep 7, 2006 (2d) |
| Sep 5, 2006 | BEN | ↓ Sell | 29,800 | $98.15 | $2.9M | Direct | Sep 7, 2006 (2d) |
| Sep 5, 2006 | BEN | ↓ Sell | 19,300 | $98.63 | $1.9M | Direct | Sep 7, 2006 (2d) |
| Sep 5, 2006 | BEN | ↓ Sell | 3,700 | $98.77 | $365K | Direct | Sep 7, 2006 (2d) |
| Sep 1, 2006 | BEN | ↓ Sell | 5,100 | $98.37 | $502K | Direct | Sep 6, 2006 (5d) |
| Sep 1, 2006 | BEN | ↓ Sell | 2,300 | $98.68 | $227K | Direct | Sep 6, 2006 (5d) |
| Dec 21, 2005 | BEN | ↓ Sell | 200,000 | $96.14 | $19.2M | By IRA | Dec 22, 2005 (1d) |
Each row is one filing's trades in one stock, summed. Shares and prices are as filed, before any later stock split.
About Charles B Johnson's insider trades
Charles B Johnson is a 10% owner of Franklin Resources (BEN). Since Dec 21, 2005, Charles has reported 8 open-market purchases worth $14.8M and 25 sales worth $290.2M on SEC Form 4. In the last 12 months: 2 buys ($2.1M).
Their filings also include gifts (18 filings), other transactions (8 filings), shares returned to the company (7 filings), option exercises (1 filing). These aren't open-market trades and aren't counted above.
How to read insider trades
Officers, directors and owners of more than 10% of a company must report trades in its stock on SEC Form 4, usually within two business days. Purchases with their own money are the stronger signal: insiders sell for many reasons (taxes, diversification, a house), but buy for one. See every BEN insider trade, the latest insider trades across the market, or cluster buys, when several insiders buy the same stock within days.