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Exhibit 13 (b)

CERTIFICATION PURSUANT TO 18 U.S.C. SECTION 1350

AS ADOPTED PURSUANT TO SECTION 906

OF THE SARBANES-OXLEY ACT OF 2002

I, Matthew T. Hinkle, Chief Executive Officer of the Franklin Alternative Strategies Funds (the “Registrant”), certify, pursuant to 18 U.S.C. Section 1350 as adopted pursuant to Section 906 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002, that, to my knowledge:

 

  1.

The periodic report on Form N-CSR of the Registrant for the period ended 11/30/2019 (the “Form N-CSR”) fully complies with the requirements of Section 13(a) or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934; and

 

  2.

The information contained in the Form N-CSR fairly presents, in all material respects, the financial condition and results of operations of the Registrant.

Dated: 1/31/2020

 

 

/S/ MATTHEW T. HINKLE

 

  Matthew T. Hinkle
  Chief Executive Officer - Finance and Administration


Exhibit 13 (b)

CERTIFICATION PURSUANT TO 18 U.S.C. SECTION 1350

AS ADOPTED PURSUANT TO SECTION 906

OF THE SARBANES-OXLEY ACT OF 2002

I, Robert G. Kubilis, Chief Financial Officer of the Franklin Alternative Strategies Funds (the “Registrant”), certify, pursuant to 18 U.S.C. Section 1350 as adopted pursuant to Section 906 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002, that, to my knowledge:

 

  1.

The periodic report on Form N-CSR of the Registrant for the period ended 11/30/2019 (the “Form N-CSR”) fully complies with the requirements of Section 13(a) or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934; and

 

  2.

The information contained in the Form N-CSR fairly presents, in all material respects, the financial condition and results of operations of the Registrant.

Dated: 1/31/2020

 

 

/S/ ROBERT G. KUBILIS

 

  Robert G. Kubilis
  Chief Financial Officer and Chief Accounting Officer