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): May 23, 2023
FRANKLIN RESPONSIBLY SOURCED GOLD ETF A SERIES OF FRANKLIN TEMPLETON HOLDINGS TRUST SPONSORED BY FRANKLIN HOLDINGS, LLC (Exact Name of registrant as specified in its charter)
Delaware (State or other jurisdiction of incorporation)	001-41435 (Commission File Number)	87-6458919 (I.R.S. Employer Identification No.)
One Franklin Parkway, San Mateo, CA 94403-1906 (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)

Current Report

Pursuant to Section 13 or 15(d)

of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934

Date of Report (Date of earliest event reported): May 8, 2026

FRANKLIN RESPONSIBLY SOURCED GOLD ETF

A SERIES OF FRANKLIN TEMPLETON HOLDINGS TRUST

SPONSORED BY FRANKLIN HOLDINGS, LLC

(Exact Name of registrant as specified in its charter)

Delaware

001-41435

87-6458919

(State or other jurisdiction
of incorporation)

(Commission File Number)

(I.R.S. Employer

Identification No.)

One Franklin Parkway,

San Mateo, CA 94403-1906

(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))

☐	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~~exchangeon on which registered Shares of Franklin Responsibly Sourced Gold ETF FGDL NYSE Arca, Inc.

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 75.0102 ~~Regulation~~Departure FDof ~~Disclosure~~Directors or Certain Officers; Election of Directors; Appointment of Certain Officers; Compensatory Arrangements of Certain Officers.

InOn ~~connection with a client event held on~~ May 23 8, ~~2023~~2026, anChristoper ~~investor~~Berarducci ~~presentation,~~was inappointed as the ~~form~~Chief ~~attached~~Accounting toOfficer ~~this Current Report on Form 8-K as Exhibit 99.1~~ and ~~incorporated~~Treasurer ~~herein~~of byFranklin ~~reference~~Holdings, ~~was~~LLC ~~made~~(the ~~available to attendees. In addition~~“Sponsor”), athe ~~video will~~sponsor beof ~~provided~~Franklin ~~via~~Responsibly ~~email~~Sourced toGold ~~attendees~~ETF ~~following~~ (the ~~event~~“Fund”). AAlso ~~transcript~~on ofMay 8, ~~that~~2026, ~~video~~Christopher ~~presentation~~Kings iswas ~~attached~~appointed ~~to this Current Report on Form 8-K~~ as ~~Exhibit~~Chief ~~99.2~~Financial ~~and~~Officer ~~incorporated~~of ~~herein~~the ~~by reference~~Sponsor.

~~The~~Mr. Berarducci, ~~information in this Current Report on Form 8-K~~51, ~~including~~has ~~Exhibits~~served ~~99.1~~as ~~and~~Chief ~~99.2~~Accounting ~~attached~~Officer ~~hereto~~ and ~~incorporated~~Treasurer ~~by reference into this Item 7.01 shall not be deemed "filed" for purposes~~ of ~~Section 18 of~~ the ~~Securities~~Sponsor ~~Exchange~~since ~~Act~~May of2026; ~~1934,~~ as ~~amended~~Vice President, orFund ~~otherwise~~Administration ~~subject~~and toReporting ~~the~~of ~~liabilities~~Franklin ~~under~~Templeton ~~that~~since ~~Section.~~2020; ~~Furthermore,~~and ~~such~~as ~~information,~~Treasurer ~~including~~since ~~the~~2010 ~~exhibits~~and ~~attached~~Principal ~~hereto,~~Financial ~~shall~~Officer ~~not~~since be2019 ~~deemed incorporated by reference into any~~ of ~~Franklin~~certain ~~Responsibly~~funds ~~Sourced~~associated ~~Gold ETF’s reports or filings~~ with ~~the~~Legg ~~SEC,~~Mason & ~~whether~~Co. ~~made before~~ or ~~after~~its ~~the~~affiliates. ~~date hereof, except as expressly set forth by specific reference in such report or filing~~Mr. Berarducci ~~The~~previously ~~information~~served ~~in this Current Report on Form 8-K~~as, ~~including~~Managing ~~the~~Director ~~exhibits attached hereto~~(2020), ~~shall~~Director ~~not be~~(2015 ~~deemed an admission as~~ to ~~the~~2020), ~~materiality~~and ofVice ~~any~~President ~~information~~(2011 ~~in this Current Report on Form 8-K that is required~~ to be2015) ~~disclosed solely to satisfy the requirements~~ of ~~Regulation~~Legg FDMason & Co.

~~Item 9~~Mr.01 Kings, 51, has served as Chief Financial ~~Statements~~Officer of the Sponsor since May 2026 and ~~Exhibits~~Senior Vice President of Franklin Templeton Services, LLC since 2024. Mr. Kings previously served in other positions within Franklin Templeton including as Vice President of Global Fund Administration & Reporting in EMEA; and as an officer of certain funds in the Franklin Templeton fund complex for at least the past five years.

~~(d)~~In addition, effective May ~~Exhibits~~8, 2026, Vivek Pai resigned as Chief Accounting Officer and Treasurer of the Sponsor and Matthew Hinkle resigned as Vice President and Chief Financial Officer of the Sponsor. ~~The~~ ~~following~~Mr. Hinkle ~~exhibit~~and isMr. Pai’s ~~filed~~respective ~~herewith:~~decisions to resign were not the result of any dispute or disagreement with the Sponsor or the Fund on any matter relating to the Fund’s operations, policies or practices.

Exhibit No.	Description
99.1	INVESTOR PRESENTATION
99.2	TRANSCRIPT

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 HOLDINGS LLC, in its capacity as sponsor of Franklin Templeton Holdings Trust (registrant) By: /s/ ~~Dave~~David Mann* David Mann President and Chief Executive Officer

Date: May 238, ~~2022~~2026

* The registrant is a trust and the person is signing in his capacity as an officer of Franklin Holdings, LLC, the Sponsor of the registrant.

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