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        <fairValLevel>1</fairValLevel>
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        <fairValLevel>1</fairValLevel>
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        <name>Illinois Tool Works, Inc.</name>
        <lei>76NA4I14SZCFAYMNSV04</lei>
        <title>Illinois Tool Works, Inc.</title>
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        <fairValLevel>1</fairValLevel>
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          <isCashCollateral>N</isCashCollateral>
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      <invstOrSec>
        <name>McDonald's Corp.</name>
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        <title>McDonald's Corp.</title>
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        <fairValLevel>1</fairValLevel>
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      <invstOrSec>
        <name>Institutional Fiduciary Trust - Money Market Portfolio</name>
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        <balance>56405450.95100000</balance>
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        <curCd>USD</curCd>
        <valUSD>56405450.95000000</valUSD>
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        <assetCat>STIV</assetCat>
        <issuerCat>RF</issuerCat>
        <invCountry>US</invCountry>
        <isRestrictedSec>N</isRestrictedSec>

        <fairValLevel>1</fairValLevel>
        <securityLending>
          <isCashCollateral>N</isCashCollateral>
          <isNonCashCollateral>N</isNonCashCollateral>
          <isLoanByFund>N</isLoanByFund>
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      <invstOrSec>
        <name>Boston Scientific Corp.</name>
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        <cusip>101137206</cusip>
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          <isin value="US1011372067"/>
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        <balance>110000.00000000</balance>
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        <assetCat>EP</assetCat>
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        <invCountry>US</invCountry>
        <isRestrictedSec>N</isRestrictedSec>

        <fairValLevel>1</fairValLevel>
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          <isCashCollateral>N</isCashCollateral>
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          <isLoanByFund>N</isLoanByFund>
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      <invstOrSec>
        <name>Entergy Corp.</name>
        <lei>4XM3TW50JULSLG8BNC79</lei>
        <title>Entergy Corp.</title>
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          <isin value="US29364G1031"/>
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        <curCd>USD</curCd>
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        <assetCat>EC</assetCat>
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        <invCountry>US</invCountry>
        <isRestrictedSec>N</isRestrictedSec>

        <fairValLevel>1</fairValLevel>
        <securityLending>
          <isCashCollateral>N</isCashCollateral>
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          <isLoanByFund>N</isLoanByFund>
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      </invstOrSec>
      <invstOrSec>
        <name>Royal Dutch Shell plc</name>
        <lei>21380068P1DRHMJ8KU70</lei>
        <title>Royal Dutch Shell plc, Class A</title>
        <cusip>780259206</cusip>
        <identifiers>
          <isin value="US7802592060"/>
          <other otherDesc="Inhouse Asset ID" value="339933"/>
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        <balance>780000.00000000</balance>
        <units>NS</units>
        <curCd>USD</curCd>
        <valUSD>28774200.00000000</valUSD>
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        <payoffProfile>Long</payoffProfile>
        <assetCat>EC</assetCat>
        <issuerCat>CORP</issuerCat>
        <invCountry>GB</invCountry>

        <isRestrictedSec>N</isRestrictedSec>

        <fairValLevel>1</fairValLevel>
        <securityLending>
          <isCashCollateral>N</isCashCollateral>
          <isNonCashCollateral>N</isNonCashCollateral>
          <isLoanByFund>N</isLoanByFund>
        </securityLending>
      </invstOrSec>
      <invstOrSec>
        <name>Lockheed Martin Corp.</name>
        <lei>DPRBOZP0K5RM2YE8UU08</lei>
        <title>Lockheed Martin Corp.</title>
        <cusip>539830109</cusip>
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          <isin value="US5398301094"/>
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        <balance>82000.00000000</balance>
        <units>NS</units>
        <curCd>USD</curCd>
        <valUSD>26389240.00000000</valUSD>
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        <assetCat>EC</assetCat>
        <issuerCat>CORP</issuerCat>
        <invCountry>US</invCountry>
        <isRestrictedSec>N</isRestrictedSec>

        <fairValLevel>1</fairValLevel>
        <securityLending>
          <isCashCollateral>N</isCashCollateral>
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          <isLoanByFund>N</isLoanByFund>
        </securityLending>
      </invstOrSec>
      <invstOrSec>
        <name>Texas Instruments, Inc.</name>
        <lei>WDJNR2L6D8RWOEB8T652</lei>
        <title>Texas Instruments, Inc.</title>
        <cusip>882508104</cusip>
        <identifiers>
          <isin value="US8825081040"/>
          <other otherDesc="Inhouse Asset ID" value="5041"/>
        </identifiers>
        <balance>233000.00000000</balance>
        <units>NS</units>
        <curCd>USD</curCd>
        <valUSD>38605770.00000000</valUSD>
        <pctVal>1.398411678563</pctVal>
        <payoffProfile>Long</payoffProfile>
        <assetCat>EC</assetCat>
        <issuerCat>CORP</issuerCat>
        <invCountry>US</invCountry>
        <isRestrictedSec>N</isRestrictedSec>

        <fairValLevel>1</fairValLevel>
        <securityLending>
          <isCashCollateral>N</isCashCollateral>
          <isNonCashCollateral>N</isNonCashCollateral>
          <isLoanByFund>N</isLoanByFund>
        </securityLending>
      </invstOrSec>
    </invstOrSecs>
    <explntrNotes>
      <explntrNote note="Monthly returns presented in Item B.5(a) have been calculated without deducting any applicable sales loads or redemption fees." noteItem="B.5.a"/>
    </explntrNotes>
    <signature>
      <ncom:dateSigned>2021-03-01</ncom:dateSigned>
      <ncom:nameOfApplicant>Franklin Investors Securities Trust</ncom:nameOfApplicant>
      <ncom:signature>Robert Kubilis</ncom:signature>
      <ncom:signerName>Robert Kubilis</ncom:signerName>
      <ncom:title>Chief Financial Officer, Chief Accounting Officer and Treasurer</ncom:title>
    </signature>
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  <documents>XXXX</documents>
</edgarSubmission>
