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        <fairValLevel>1</fairValLevel>
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          <isCashCollateral>N</isCashCollateral>
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        <name>Illinois Tool Works, Inc.</name>
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        <fairValLevel>1</fairValLevel>
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          <isCashCollateral>N</isCashCollateral>
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      <invstOrSec>
        <name>McDonald's Corp.</name>
        <lei>UE2136O97NLB5BYP9H04</lei>
        <title>McDonald's Corp.</title>
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          <isin value="US5801351017"/>
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        <invCountry>US</invCountry>
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        <fairValLevel>1</fairValLevel>
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          <isCashCollateral>N</isCashCollateral>
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      <invstOrSec>
        <name>Institutional Fiduciary Trust - Money Market Portfolio</name>
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          <isin value="US4577565009"/>
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        <assetCat>STIV</assetCat>
        <issuerCat>RF</issuerCat>
        <invCountry>US</invCountry>
        <isRestrictedSec>N</isRestrictedSec>

        <fairValLevel>1</fairValLevel>
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          <isCashCollateral>N</isCashCollateral>
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      <invstOrSec>
        <name>Credit Suisse AG into Thermo Fisher Scientific, Inc.</name>
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        <assetCat>SN</assetCat>
        <issuerCat>CORP</issuerCat>
        <invCountry>CH</invCountry>
        <isRestrictedSec>N</isRestrictedSec>

        <fairValLevel>2</fairValLevel>
        <debtSec>
          <maturityDt>2023-08-25</maturityDt>
          <couponKind>Fixed</couponKind>
          <annualizedRt>6.00000000</annualizedRt>
          <isDefault>N</isDefault>
          <areIntrstPmntsInArrs>N</areIntrstPmntsInArrs>
          <isPaidKind>N</isPaidKind>
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        <securityLending>
          <isCashCollateral>N</isCashCollateral>
          <isNonCashCollateral>N</isNonCashCollateral>
          <isLoanByFund>N</isLoanByFund>
        </securityLending>
      </invstOrSec>
      <invstOrSec>
        <name>Healthpeak Properties, Inc.</name>
        <lei>PZ9HF5U52KPF0MH0QN75</lei>
        <title>Healthpeak Properties, Inc.</title>
        <cusip>42250P103</cusip>
        <identifiers>
          <isin value="US42250P1030"/>
          <other otherDesc="Inhouse Asset ID" value="9196"/>
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        <balance>1200000.00000000</balance>
        <units>NS</units>
        <curCd>USD</curCd>
        <valUSD>32976000.00000000</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>Boston Scientific Corp.</name>
        <lei>Y6ZDD9FP4P8JSSJMW954</lei>
        <title>Boston Scientific Corp., Series A</title>
        <cusip>101137206</cusip>
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          <isin value="US1011372067"/>
          <other otherDesc="Inhouse Asset ID" value="1073646"/>
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        <balance>572500.00000000</balance>
        <units>NS</units>
        <curCd>USD</curCd>
        <valUSD>65339425.00000000</valUSD>
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        <assetCat>EP</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>
      <invstOrSec>
        <name>Entergy Corp.</name>
        <lei>4XM3TW50JULSLG8BNC79</lei>
        <title>Entergy Corp.</title>
        <cusip>29364G103</cusip>
        <identifiers>
          <isin value="US29364G1031"/>
          <other otherDesc="Inhouse Asset ID" value="25229"/>
        </identifiers>
        <balance>175000.00000000</balance>
        <units>NS</units>
        <curCd>USD</curCd>
        <valUSD>18949000.00000000</valUSD>
        <pctVal>0.503574062511</pctVal>
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        <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>
      <invstOrSec>
        <name>Lockheed Martin Corp.</name>
        <lei>DPRBOZP0K5RM2YE8UU08</lei>
        <title>Lockheed Martin Corp.</title>
        <cusip>539830109</cusip>
        <identifiers>
          <isin value="US5398301094"/>
          <other otherDesc="Inhouse Asset ID" value="31735"/>
        </identifiers>
        <balance>16700.00000000</balance>
        <units>NS</units>
        <curCd>USD</curCd>
        <valUSD>7736442.00000000</valUSD>
        <pctVal>0.205597737470</pctVal>
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        <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>
      <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>209500.00000000</balance>
        <units>NS</units>
        <curCd>USD</curCd>
        <valUSD>37125495.00000000</valUSD>
        <pctVal>0.986618625780</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>2023-03-02</ncom:dateSigned>
      <ncom:nameOfApplicant>Franklin Investors Securities Trust</ncom:nameOfApplicant>
      <ncom:signature>Ryan Wheeler</ncom:signature>
      <ncom:signerName>Ryan Wheeler</ncom:signerName>
      <ncom:title>Assistant Treasurer</ncom:title>
    </signature>
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  <documents>XXXX</documents>
</edgarSubmission>
