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UNITED STATES SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549
FORM 13F

FORM 13F COVER PAGE
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OMB Number: 3235-0006
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Report for the Calendar Year or Quarter Ended: 06-30-2021
Check here if Amendment    Amendment Number:
This Amendment (Check only one.):    is a restatement.
   adds new holdings entries.
Institutional Investment Manager Filing this Report:
Name: FRANKLIN RESOURCES INC
Address: Franklin Resources Inc
One Franklin Parkway
San Mateo, CA  94403
Form 13F File Number: 028-00734

The institutional investment manager filing this report and the person by whom it is signed hereby represent that the person signing the report is authorized to submit it, that all information contained herein is true, correct and complete, and that it is understood that all required items, statements, schedules, lists, and tables, are considered integral parts of this form.

Person Signing this Report on Behalf of Reporting Manager:
Name: Lori A. Weber
Title: Assistant Secretary
Phone: 800-632-2350
Signature, Place, and Date of Signing:
/s/LORI A. WEBER Fort Lauderdale,  FL 08-05-2021
[Signature] [City, State] [Date]
Report Type (Check only one.):
   13F HOLDINGS REPORT. (Check here if all holdings of this reporting manager are reported in this report.)
   13F NOTICE. (Check here if no holdings reported are in this report, and all holdings are reported by other reporting manager(s).)
X 13F COMBINATION REPORT. (Check here if a portion of the holdings for this reporting manager are reported in this report and a portion are reported by other reporting manager(s).)
List of Other Managers Reporting for this Manager:
[If there are no entries in this list, omit this section.]
Form 13F File Number Name
028-18146 Benefit Street Partners LLC
028-02204 Brandywine Global Investment Management, LLC
028-11611 Clearbridge Investments, LLC
028-11198 Legg Mason Asset Management (Japan) Co., Ltd.
028-13902 MARTIN CURRIE LTD
028-14009 QS Investors, LLC
028-16543 ClearBridge Investments Ltd
028-03780 ROYCE & ASSOCIATES LP
028-10245 Western Asset Management Company, LLC
Form 13F Summary Page
Report Summary:
Number of Other Included Managers: 19
Form 13F Information Table Entry Total: 7,248
Form 13F Information Table Value Total: 261,739,450
(thousands)
List of Other Included Managers:
Provide a numbered list of the name(s) and Form 13F file number(s) of all institutional investment managers with respect to which this report is filed, other than the manager filing this report.
[If there are no entries in this list, state “NONE” and omit the column headings and list entries.]
No. Form 13F File Number Name
1 028-13078 Edinburgh Partners Ltd
2 028-03877 FIDUCIARY TRUST CO INTERNATIONAL
3 028-15057 Fiduciary Trust Co International of Pennsylvania
4 028-17561 FIDUCIARY TRUST Co OF CANADA
5 028-13852 FIDUCIARY TRUST INTERNATIONAL LLC
6 028-03578 FRANKLIN ADVISERS INC
7 028-05930 FRANKLIN ADVISORY SERVICES LLC
8 028-06154 FRANKLIN MUTUAL ADVISERS LLC
9 028-12310 Franklin Templeton Institutional, LLC
10 028-19123 Franklin Templeton International Services S.a r.l
11 028-18545 Franklin Templeton Investimentos (Brasil) Ltda
12 028-11761 FRANKLIN TEMPLETON INVESTMENT MANAGEMENT LTD
13 028-11855 FRANKLIN TEMPLETON INVESTMENTS ASIA LTD
14 028-11753 Franklin Templeton Investments Australia LTD
15 028-06143 FRANKLIN TEMPLETON INVESTMENTS CORP
16 028-17200 K2/D&S MANAGEMENT CO LLC
17 028-11763 TEMPLETON ASSET MANAGEMENT LTD
18 028-05454 TEMPLETON GLOBAL ADVISORS LTD
19 028-01074 TEMPLETON INVESTMENT COUNSEL LLC