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        <isRestrictedSec>N</isRestrictedSec>

        <fairValLevel>2</fairValLevel>
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        <securityLending>
          <isCashCollateral>N</isCashCollateral>
          <isNonCashCollateral>N</isNonCashCollateral>
          <isLoanByFund>N</isLoanByFund>
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      <invstOrSec>
        <name>Ulta Beauty, Inc.</name>
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        <title>Ulta Beauty, Inc.</title>
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        <invCountry>US</invCountry>
        <isRestrictedSec>N</isRestrictedSec>

        <fairValLevel>1</fairValLevel>
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          <isCashCollateral>N</isCashCollateral>
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      <invstOrSec>
        <name>Union Pacific Corp.</name>
        <lei>549300LMMRSZZCZ8CL11</lei>
        <title>Union Pacific Corp.</title>
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        <identifiers>
          <isin value="US9078181081"/>
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        <balance>467173.00000000</balance>
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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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          <isLoanByFund>N</isLoanByFund>
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      <invstOrSec>
        <name>Wells Fargo &amp; Co.</name>
        <lei>PBLD0EJDB5FWOLXP3B76</lei>
        <title>Wells Fargo &amp; Co.</title>
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          <isin value="US9497461015"/>
          <other otherDesc="Inhouse Asset ID" value="20314"/>
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        <balance>1563209.00000000</balance>
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        <curCd>USD</curCd>
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        <payoffProfile>Long</payoffProfile>
        <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>
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      </invstOrSec>
      <invstOrSec>
        <name>Zimmer Biomet Holdings, Inc.</name>
        <lei>2P2YLDVPES3BXQ1FRB91</lei>
        <title>Zimmer Biomet Holdings, Inc.</title>
        <cusip>98956P102</cusip>
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          <isin value="US98956P1021"/>
          <other otherDesc="Inhouse Asset ID" value="213402"/>
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        <balance>721121.00000000</balance>
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        <curCd>USD</curCd>
        <valUSD>64843200.32000000</valUSD>
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        <payoffProfile>Long</payoffProfile>
        <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>
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      </invstOrSec>
      <invstOrSec>
        <name>Walter Energy, Inc.</name>
        <lei>N/A</lei>
        <title>Walter Energy, Inc., Litigation Trust, Contingent Distribution</title>
        <cusip>N/A</cusip>
        <identifiers>
          <other otherDesc="Inhouse Asset ID" value="1003325"/>
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        <balance>20046000.00000000</balance>
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        <payoffProfile>Long</payoffProfile>
        <assetCat>EC</assetCat>
        <issuerCat>CORP</issuerCat>
        <invCountry>US</invCountry>
        <isRestrictedSec>N</isRestrictedSec>

        <fairValLevel>3</fairValLevel>
        <securityLending>
          <isCashCollateral>N</isCashCollateral>
          <isNonCashCollateral>N</isNonCashCollateral>
          <isLoanByFund>N</isLoanByFund>
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      </invstOrSec>
      <invstOrSec>
        <name>Bosgen Liquidating Trust c/o Verdolino and Lowey P.C., Contingent Distribution</name>
        <lei>724500SEMY2K987RV910</lei>
        <title>Bosgen Liquidating Trust c/o Verdolino and Lowey P.C., Contingent Distribution</title>
        <cusip>N/A</cusip>
        <identifiers>
          <other otherDesc="Inhouse Asset ID" value="1068988"/>
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        <balance>555154.19000000</balance>
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        <curCd>USD</curCd>
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        <assetCat>EC</assetCat>
        <issuerCat>CORP</issuerCat>
        <invCountry>NL</invCountry>
        <isRestrictedSec>N</isRestrictedSec>

        <fairValLevel>3</fairValLevel>
        <securityLending>
          <isCashCollateral>N</isCashCollateral>
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          <isLoanByFund>N</isLoanByFund>
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      </invstOrSec>
      <invstOrSec>
        <name>Haleon plc</name>
        <lei>549300PSB3WWEODCUP19</lei>
        <title>Haleon plc</title>
        <cusip>N/A</cusip>
        <identifiers>
          <isin value="GB00BMX86B70"/>
          <other otherDesc="Inhouse Asset ID" value="1204530"/>
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        <balance>35943104.00000000</balance>
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        <currencyConditional curCd="GBP" exchangeRt="0.74186728"/>
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        <payoffProfile>Long</payoffProfile>
        <assetCat>EC</assetCat>
        <issuerCat>CORP</issuerCat>
        <invCountry>GB</invCountry>

        <isRestrictedSec>N</isRestrictedSec>

        <fairValLevel>2</fairValLevel>
        <securityLending>
          <isCashCollateral>N</isCashCollateral>
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          <isLoanByFund>N</isLoanByFund>
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      <invstOrSec>
        <name>Johnson Controls International plc</name>
        <lei>549300XQ6S1GYKGBL205</lei>
        <title>Johnson Controls International plc</title>
        <cusip>N/A</cusip>
        <identifiers>
          <isin value="IE00BY7QL619"/>
          <other otherDesc="Inhouse Asset ID" value="592021"/>
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        <balance>1357590.00000000</balance>
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        <curCd>USD</curCd>
        <valUSD>162571402.50000000</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>
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      <invstOrSec>
        <name>Medtronic plc</name>
        <lei>549300GX3ZBSQWUXY261</lei>
        <title>Medtronic plc</title>
        <cusip>N/A</cusip>
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          <isin value="IE00BTN1Y115"/>
          <other otherDesc="Inhouse Asset ID" value="596122"/>
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        <balance>1218190.00000000</balance>
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        <curCd>USD</curCd>
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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>
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      <invstOrSec>
        <name>AerCap Holdings NV</name>
        <lei>549300SZYINBBLJQU475</lei>
        <title>AerCap Holdings NV</title>
        <cusip>N/A</cusip>
        <identifiers>
          <isin value="NL0000687663"/>
          <other otherDesc="Inhouse Asset ID" value="374643"/>
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        <balance>758572.00000000</balance>
        <units>NS</units>
        <curCd>USD</curCd>
        <valUSD>109052310.72000000</valUSD>
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        <assetCat>EC</assetCat>
        <issuerCat>CORP</issuerCat>
        <invCountry>NL</invCountry>

        <isRestrictedSec>N</isRestrictedSec>

        <fairValLevel>1</fairValLevel>
        <securityLending>
          <isCashCollateral>N</isCashCollateral>
          <isNonCashCollateral>N</isNonCashCollateral>
          <isLoanByFund>N</isLoanByFund>
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      </invstOrSec>
      <invstOrSec>
        <name>NXP Semiconductors NV</name>
        <lei>724500M9BY5293JDF951</lei>
        <title>NXP Semiconductors NV</title>
        <cusip>N/A</cusip>
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          <isin value="NL0009538784"/>
          <other otherDesc="Inhouse Asset ID" value="474794"/>
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        <balance>500783.00000000</balance>
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        <curCd>USD</curCd>
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        <assetCat>EC</assetCat>
        <issuerCat>CORP</issuerCat>
        <invCountry>NL</invCountry>
        <isRestrictedSec>N</isRestrictedSec>

        <fairValLevel>1</fairValLevel>
        <securityLending>
          <isCashCollateral>N</isCashCollateral>
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          <isLoanByFund>N</isLoanByFund>
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      <invstOrSec>
        <name>Uniti Group, Inc.</name>
        <lei>549300V3NU625PJUVA84</lei>
        <title>Uniti Group, Inc.</title>
        <cusip>N/A</cusip>
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          <other otherDesc="Inhouse Asset ID" value="1502670"/>
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        <balance>437045.00000000</balance>
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        <curCd>USD</curCd>
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        <issuerCat>CORP</issuerCat>
        <invCountry>US</invCountry>
        <isRestrictedSec>Y</isRestrictedSec>

        <fairValLevel>3</fairValLevel>
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          <isCashCollateral>N</isCashCollateral>
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      <invstOrSec>
        <name>Uniti Group, Inc.</name>
        <lei>549300V3NU625PJUVA84</lei>
        <title>Uniti Group, Inc.</title>
        <cusip>N/A</cusip>
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          <other otherDesc="Inhouse Asset ID" value="1502676"/>
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        <balance>14312.28000000</balance>
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        <curCd>USD</curCd>
        <valUSD>14116549.12000000</valUSD>
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        <assetCat>EC</assetCat>
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        <invCountry>US</invCountry>
        <isRestrictedSec>Y</isRestrictedSec>

        <fairValLevel>3</fairValLevel>
        <securityLending>
          <isCashCollateral>N</isCashCollateral>
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      </invstOrSec>
      <invstOrSec>
        <name>Uniti Group, Inc.</name>
        <lei>549300V3NU625PJUVA84</lei>
        <title>Uniti Group, Inc.</title>
        <cusip>N/A</cusip>
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          <other otherDesc="Inhouse Asset ID" value="1502669"/>
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        <balance>2243497.00000000</balance>
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        <curCd>USD</curCd>
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        <assetCat>EC</assetCat>
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        <invCountry>US</invCountry>
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        <fairValLevel>3</fairValLevel>
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          <isCashCollateral>N</isCashCollateral>
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      </invstOrSec>
      <invstOrSec>
        <name>Flex Ltd.</name>
        <lei>549300EAQH74YHD07T53</lei>
        <title>Flex Ltd.</title>
        <cusip>N/A</cusip>
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          <isin value="SG9999000020"/>
          <other otherDesc="Inhouse Asset ID" value="52077"/>
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        <balance>1199663.00000000</balance>
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        <curCd>USD</curCd>
        <valUSD>72483638.46000000</valUSD>
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        <assetCat>EC</assetCat>
        <issuerCat>CORP</issuerCat>
        <invCountry>SG</invCountry>

        <isRestrictedSec>N</isRestrictedSec>

        <fairValLevel>1</fairValLevel>
        <securityLending>
          <isCashCollateral>N</isCashCollateral>
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          <isLoanByFund>N</isLoanByFund>
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      </invstOrSec>
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    <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>2026-01-30</ncom:dateSigned>
      <ncom:nameOfApplicant>Franklin Mutual Series Funds</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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</edgarSubmission>
