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Franklin Templeton BENThe company said it acquired Putnam Investments on January 1, 2024. AUM rose $189.2 billion (13%) over the 3 months ended March 31, 2024, and $148.3 billion of that increase came from the Putnam acquisition.
Key points
AI summaryThe company said it acquired Putnam Investments on January 1, 2024. AUM rose $189.2 billion (13%) over the 3 months ended March 31, 2024, and $148.3 billion of that increase came from the Putnam acquisition.
The company said investment management fees rose $140.6 million and $161.0 million for the three and six months ended March 31, 2024, citing an increase in average AUM of 11% and 8% as the main factor. Performance fees were $85.2 million and $251.6 million over the same periods, down from $111.2 million and $320.2 million in the prior-year periods.
The company said acquisition-related retention expenses rose $81.3 million and $86.8 million for the three and six months ended March 31, 2024. It also said it expects to incur additional acquisition-related retention expenses of approximately $130 million during the remainder of the current fiscal year.
The company said it offered 31.6 million shares of common stock, $221.7 million in cash at closing, and deferred cash of $100.0 million payable in fiscal 2024 in Q3, as consideration for the Putnam acquisition. It also said it paid deferred cash of $400.0 million related to the Lexington acquisition on April 1, 2024.
Key figures
Quarter ended March 31, 2024
- Revenue
- $2.2B
- Operating income
- $129M
- Net income
- $124M
- EPS
- $0.23
From the XBRL financial data filed with the SEC · not processed by AI.
Summary
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Putnam Acquisition and AUM Growth
The company said it acquired Putnam Investments on January 1, 2024. AUM rose $189.2 billion (13%) over the 3 months ended March 31, 2024, and $148.3 billion of that increase came from the Putnam acquisition.
Source · Based on the MD&A text of the filing
Higher Investment Management Fees and Performance Fees
The company said investment management fees rose $140.6 million and $161.0 million for the three and six months ended March 31, 2024, citing an increase in average AUM of 11% and 8% as the main factor. Performance fees were $85.2 million and $251.6 million over the same periods, down from $111.2 million and $320.2 million in the prior-year periods.
Source · Based on the MD&A text of the filing
Higher Acquisition-Related Retention Expenses
The company said acquisition-related retention expenses rose $81.3 million and $86.8 million for the three and six months ended March 31, 2024. It also said it expects to incur additional acquisition-related retention expenses of approximately $130 million during the remainder of the current fiscal year.
Source · Based on the MD&A text of the filing
Putnam Acquisition Consideration and Deferred Cash Payments
The company said it offered 31.6 million shares of common stock, $221.7 million in cash at closing, and deferred cash of $100.0 million payable in fiscal 2024 in Q3, as consideration for the Putnam acquisition. It also said it paid deferred cash of $400.0 million related to the Lexington acquisition on April 1, 2024.
Source · Based on the MD&A text of the filing
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