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        <lei>N/A</lei>
        <title>Barclays Bank plc into Telenor ASA</title>
        <cusip>N/A</cusip>
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          <other otherDesc="Inhouse Asset ID" value="1375855"/>
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        <balance>170000.00000000</balance>
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        <issuerCat>CORP</issuerCat>
        <invCountry>US</invCountry>
        <isRestrictedSec>N</isRestrictedSec>

        <fairValLevel>2</fairValLevel>
        <debtSec>
          <maturityDt>2025-08-07</maturityDt>
          <couponKind>Fixed</couponKind>
          <annualizedRt>6.00000000</annualizedRt>
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          <areIntrstPmntsInArrs>N</areIntrstPmntsInArrs>
          <isPaidKind>N</isPaidKind>
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        <securityLending>
          <isCashCollateral>N</isCashCollateral>
          <isNonCashCollateral>N</isNonCashCollateral>
          <isLoanByFund>N</isLoanByFund>
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      <invstOrSec>
        <name>Royal Bank of Canada into Norfolk Southern Corp.</name>
        <lei>ES7IP3U3RHIGC71XBU11</lei>
        <title>Royal Bank of Canada into Norfolk Southern Corp.</title>
        <cusip>779942457</cusip>
        <identifiers>
          <isin value="US7799424574"/>
          <other otherDesc="Inhouse Asset ID" value="1390783"/>
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        <balance>96000.00000000</balance>
        <units>NS</units>
        <curCd>USD</curCd>
        <valUSD>24569170.90000000</valUSD>
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        <payoffProfile>Long</payoffProfile>
        <assetCat>SN</assetCat>
        <issuerCat>CORP</issuerCat>
        <invCountry>CA</invCountry>
        <isRestrictedSec>N</isRestrictedSec>

        <fairValLevel>2</fairValLevel>
        <debtSec>
          <maturityDt>2025-09-17</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>Jefferies Financial Group, Inc. into Schlumberger NV</name>
        <lei>N/A</lei>
        <title>Jefferies Financial Group, Inc. into Schlumberger NV</title>
        <cusip>N/A</cusip>
        <identifiers>
          <other otherDesc="Inhouse Asset ID" value="1401466"/>
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        <balance>580000.00000000</balance>
        <units>NS</units>
        <curCd>USD</curCd>
        <valUSD>23948096.79000000</valUSD>
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        <payoffProfile>Long</payoffProfile>
        <assetCat>SN</assetCat>
        <issuerCat>CORP</issuerCat>
        <invCountry>US</invCountry>
        <isRestrictedSec>N</isRestrictedSec>

        <fairValLevel>2</fairValLevel>
        <debtSec>
          <maturityDt>2025-10-17</maturityDt>
          <couponKind>Fixed</couponKind>
          <annualizedRt>8.00000000</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>Citigroup Global Markets Holdings, Inc. into Thermo Fisher Scientific, Inc.</name>
        <lei>82VOJDD5PTRDMVVMGV31</lei>
        <title>Citigroup Global Markets Holdings, Inc. into Thermo Fisher Scientific, Inc.</title>
        <cusip>17331V451</cusip>
        <identifiers>
          <isin value="US17331V4510"/>
          <other otherDesc="Inhouse Asset ID" value="1403760"/>
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        <balance>35000.00000000</balance>
        <units>NS</units>
        <curCd>USD</curCd>
        <valUSD>21107293.46000000</valUSD>
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        <payoffProfile>Long</payoffProfile>
        <assetCat>SN</assetCat>
        <issuerCat>CORP</issuerCat>
        <invCountry>US</invCountry>
        <isRestrictedSec>N</isRestrictedSec>

        <fairValLevel>2</fairValLevel>
        <debtSec>
          <maturityDt>2025-10-22</maturityDt>
          <couponKind>Fixed</couponKind>
          <annualizedRt>5.00000000</annualizedRt>
          <isDefault>N</isDefault>
          <areIntrstPmntsInArrs>N</areIntrstPmntsInArrs>
          <isPaidKind>N</isPaidKind>
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        <securityLending>
          <isCashCollateral>N</isCashCollateral>
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          <isLoanByFund>N</isLoanByFund>
        </securityLending>
      </invstOrSec>
      <invstOrSec>
        <name>Toronto-Dominion Bank (The) into Parker-Hannifin Corp.</name>
        <lei>PT3QB789TSUIDF371261</lei>
        <title>Toronto-Dominion Bank (The) into Parker-Hannifin Corp.</title>
        <cusip>N/A</cusip>
        <identifiers>
          <isin value="XS2637950671"/>
          <other otherDesc="Inhouse Asset ID" value="1414644"/>
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        <balance>32000.00000000</balance>
        <units>NS</units>
        <curCd>USD</curCd>
        <valUSD>22072481.61000000</valUSD>
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        <payoffProfile>Long</payoffProfile>
        <assetCat>SN</assetCat>
        <issuerCat>CORP</issuerCat>
        <invCountry>CA</invCountry>
        <isRestrictedSec>N</isRestrictedSec>

        <fairValLevel>2</fairValLevel>
        <debtSec>
          <maturityDt>2025-11-18</maturityDt>
          <couponKind>Fixed</couponKind>
          <annualizedRt>6.25000000</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>Citigroup Global Markets Holdings, Inc. into KLA Corp.</name>
        <lei>82VOJDD5PTRDMVVMGV31</lei>
        <title>Citigroup Global Markets Holdings, Inc. into KLA Corp.</title>
        <cusip>17331V121</cusip>
        <identifiers>
          <isin value="US17331V1219"/>
          <other otherDesc="Inhouse Asset ID" value="1421344"/>
        </identifiers>
        <balance>35500.00000000</balance>
        <units>NS</units>
        <curCd>USD</curCd>
        <valUSD>24518390.71000000</valUSD>
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        <payoffProfile>Long</payoffProfile>
        <assetCat>SN</assetCat>
        <issuerCat>CORP</issuerCat>
        <invCountry>US</invCountry>
        <isRestrictedSec>N</isRestrictedSec>

        <fairValLevel>2</fairValLevel>
        <debtSec>
          <maturityDt>2025-12-04</maturityDt>
          <couponKind>Fixed</couponKind>
          <annualizedRt>8.50000000</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>Mizuho Markets Cayman LP into Charles Schwab Corp. (The)</name>
        <lei>549300KHUXLS6Q30KT26</lei>
        <title>Mizuho Markets Cayman LP into Charles Schwab Corp. (The)</title>
        <cusip>60701E147</cusip>
        <identifiers>
          <isin value="US60701E1477"/>
          <other otherDesc="Inhouse Asset ID" value="1427183"/>
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        <balance>320000.00000000</balance>
        <units>NS</units>
        <curCd>USD</curCd>
        <valUSD>26499103.96000000</valUSD>
        <pctVal>0.616907654193</pctVal>
        <payoffProfile>Long</payoffProfile>
        <assetCat>SN</assetCat>
        <issuerCat>CORP</issuerCat>
        <invCountry>KY</invCountry>

        <isRestrictedSec>N</isRestrictedSec>

        <fairValLevel>2</fairValLevel>
        <debtSec>
          <maturityDt>2025-12-23</maturityDt>
          <couponKind>Fixed</couponKind>
          <annualizedRt>7.00000000</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>Royal Bank of Canada into Tesco plc</name>
        <lei>ES7IP3U3RHIGC71XBU11</lei>
        <title>Royal Bank of Canada into Tesco plc</title>
        <cusip>779942648</cusip>
        <identifiers>
          <isin value="US7799426488"/>
          <other otherDesc="Inhouse Asset ID" value="1430657"/>
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        <balance>420000.00000000</balance>
        <units>NS</units>
        <curCd>USD</curCd>
        <valUSD>22648289.03000000</valUSD>
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        <payoffProfile>Long</payoffProfile>
        <assetCat>SN</assetCat>
        <issuerCat>CORP</issuerCat>
        <invCountry>CA</invCountry>
        <isRestrictedSec>N</isRestrictedSec>

        <fairValLevel>2</fairValLevel>
        <debtSec>
          <maturityDt>2026-01-08</maturityDt>
          <couponKind>Fixed</couponKind>
          <annualizedRt>7.50000000</annualizedRt>
          <isDefault>N</isDefault>
          <areIntrstPmntsInArrs>N</areIntrstPmntsInArrs>
          <isPaidKind>N</isPaidKind>
        </debtSec>
        <securityLending>
          <isCashCollateral>N</isCashCollateral>
          <isNonCashCollateral>N</isNonCashCollateral>
          <isLoanByFund>N</isLoanByFund>
        </securityLending>
      </invstOrSec>
      <invstOrSec>
        <name>National Bank of Canada into UnitedHealth Group, Inc.</name>
        <lei>BSGEFEIOM18Y80CKCV46</lei>
        <title>National Bank of Canada into UnitedHealth Group, Inc.</title>
        <cusip>63306B302</cusip>
        <identifiers>
          <isin value="US63306B3024"/>
          <other otherDesc="Inhouse Asset ID" value="1438757"/>
        </identifiers>
        <balance>41500.00000000</balance>
        <units>NS</units>
        <curCd>USD</curCd>
        <valUSD>22279156.08000000</valUSD>
        <pctVal>0.518665911702</pctVal>
        <payoffProfile>Long</payoffProfile>
        <assetCat>SN</assetCat>
        <issuerCat>CORP</issuerCat>
        <invCountry>CA</invCountry>
        <isRestrictedSec>N</isRestrictedSec>

        <fairValLevel>2</fairValLevel>
        <debtSec>
          <maturityDt>2026-02-05</maturityDt>
          <couponKind>Fixed</couponKind>
          <annualizedRt>6.50000000</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>Eaton Corp. plc</name>
        <lei>549300VDIGTMXUNT7H71</lei>
        <title>Eaton Corp. plc</title>
        <cusip>N/A</cusip>
        <identifiers>
          <isin value="IE00B8KQN827"/>
          <other otherDesc="Inhouse Asset ID" value="536896"/>
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        <balance>278400.00000000</balance>
        <units>NS</units>
        <curCd>USD</curCd>
        <valUSD>90880896.00000000</valUSD>
        <pctVal>2.115736458371</pctVal>
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        <assetCat>EC</assetCat>
        <issuerCat>CORP</issuerCat>
        <invCountry>IE</invCountry>

        <isRestrictedSec>N</isRestrictedSec>

        <fairValLevel>1</fairValLevel>
        <securityLending>
          <isCashCollateral>N</isCashCollateral>
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          <isLoanByFund>N</isLoanByFund>
        </securityLending>
      </invstOrSec>
      <invstOrSec>
        <name>Linde plc</name>
        <lei>5299003QR1WT0EF88V51</lei>
        <title>Linde plc</title>
        <cusip>N/A</cusip>
        <identifiers>
          <isin value="IE000S9YS762"/>
          <other otherDesc="Inhouse Asset ID" value="1239901"/>
        </identifiers>
        <balance>100000.00000000</balance>
        <units>NS</units>
        <curCd>USD</curCd>
        <valUSD>44612000.00000000</valUSD>
        <pctVal>1.038581693570</pctVal>
        <payoffProfile>Long</payoffProfile>
        <assetCat>EC</assetCat>
        <issuerCat>CORP</issuerCat>
        <invCountry>IE</invCountry>

        <isRestrictedSec>N</isRestrictedSec>

        <fairValLevel>1</fairValLevel>
        <securityLending>
          <isCashCollateral>N</isCashCollateral>
          <isNonCashCollateral>N</isNonCashCollateral>
          <isLoanByFund>N</isLoanByFund>
        </securityLending>
      </invstOrSec>
      <invstOrSec>
        <name>Medtronic plc</name>
        <lei>549300GX3ZBSQWUXY261</lei>
        <title>Medtronic plc</title>
        <cusip>N/A</cusip>
        <identifiers>
          <isin value="IE00BTN1Y115"/>
          <other otherDesc="Inhouse Asset ID" value="596122"/>
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        <balance>625000.00000000</balance>
        <units>NS</units>
        <curCd>USD</curCd>
        <valUSD>56762500.00000000</valUSD>
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        <assetCat>EC</assetCat>
        <issuerCat>CORP</issuerCat>
        <invCountry>IE</invCountry>

        <isRestrictedSec>N</isRestrictedSec>

        <fairValLevel>1</fairValLevel>
        <securityLending>
          <isCashCollateral>N</isCashCollateral>
          <isNonCashCollateral>N</isNonCashCollateral>
          <isLoanByFund>N</isLoanByFund>
        </securityLending>
      </invstOrSec>
      <invstOrSec>
        <name>TE Connectivity plc</name>
        <lei>6367003TB6K484NFHE54</lei>
        <title>TE Connectivity plc</title>
        <cusip>N/A</cusip>
        <identifiers>
          <isin value="IE000IVNQZ81"/>
          <other otherDesc="Inhouse Asset ID" value="1398978"/>
        </identifiers>
        <balance>395000.00000000</balance>
        <units>NS</units>
        <curCd>USD</curCd>
        <valUSD>58448150.00000000</valUSD>
        <pctVal>1.360691711043</pctVal>
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        <assetCat>EC</assetCat>
        <issuerCat>CORP</issuerCat>
        <invCountry>IE</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>2025-03-03</ncom:dateSigned>
      <ncom:nameOfApplicant>Franklin Investors Securities Trust</ncom:nameOfApplicant>
      <ncom:signature>Monica Krogh</ncom:signature>
      <ncom:signerName>Monica Krogh</ncom:signerName>
      <ncom:title>Assistant Treasurer</ncom:title>
    </signature>
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  <documents>XXXX</documents>
</edgarSubmission>
