Item 5. Market for Registrant’s Common Equity, Related Stockholder Matters and Issuer Purchases of Equity Securities.

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Item 5. Market for Registrant’s Common Equity, Related Stockholder Matters and Issuer Purchases of Equity Securities.

Our common stock is traded on the NYSE under the ticker symbol “BEN.” At October 31, 2025, there were 2,231 stockholders of record of our common stock.

The following table provides information with respect to the shares of our common stock that we repurchased during the three months ended September 30, 2025.

MonthTotal Number of Shares PurchasedAverage Price Paid per ShareTotal Number of Shares Purchased As Part of Publicly Announced Plans or ProgramsMaximum Number of Shares that May Yet Be Purchased Under the Plans or Programs
July 2025348,101$24.01348,10121,539,529
August 20252,283,21125.652,283,21119,256,318
September 20256,62924.666,62919,249,689
Total2,637,9412,637,941

Under our stock repurchase program, which is not subject to an expiration date, we can repurchase shares of our common stock from time to time in the open market and in private transactions in accordance with applicable laws and regulations, including without limitation applicable federal securities laws. In order to pay taxes due in connection with the vesting of employee and executive officer stock and stock unit awards, we may repurchase shares under our program using a net stock issuance method. In December 2023, our Board of Directors authorized the repurchase of up to an additional 27.2 million shares of our common stock in either open market or private transactions, for a total of up to 40.0 million shares available for repurchase under the stock repurchase program as of such authorization date.

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