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        <securityLending>
          <isCashCollateral>N</isCashCollateral>
          <isNonCashCollateral>N</isNonCashCollateral>
          <isLoanByFund>N</isLoanByFund>
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      <invstOrSec>
        <name>EOG Resources, Inc.</name>
        <lei>XWTZDRYZPBUHIQBKDB46</lei>
        <title>EOG Resources, Inc.</title>
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          <isin value="US26875P1012"/>
          <other otherDesc="Inhouse Asset ID" value="29725"/>
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        <balance>972687.00000000</balance>
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        <curCd>USD</curCd>
        <valUSD>126186684.51000000</valUSD>
        <pctVal>1.811955858694</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>
      <invstOrSec>
        <name>General Motors Co.</name>
        <lei>54930070NSV60J38I987</lei>
        <title>General Motors Co.</title>
        <cusip>37045V100</cusip>
        <identifiers>
          <isin value="US37045V1008"/>
          <other otherDesc="Inhouse Asset ID" value="481710"/>
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        <balance>1338883.00000000</balance>
        <units>NS</units>
        <curCd>USD</curCd>
        <valUSD>103201101.64000000</valUSD>
        <pctVal>1.481898359295</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>
      <invstOrSec>
        <name>Thermo Fisher Scientific, Inc.</name>
        <lei>HCHV7422L5HDJZCRFL38</lei>
        <title>Thermo Fisher Scientific, Inc.</title>
        <cusip>883556102</cusip>
        <identifiers>
          <isin value="US8835561023"/>
          <other otherDesc="Inhouse Asset ID" value="30383"/>
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        <balance>311059.00000000</balance>
        <units>NS</units>
        <curCd>USD</curCd>
        <valUSD>155952540.24000000</valUSD>
        <pctVal>2.239373512850</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>
      <invstOrSec>
        <name>Neptune Bidco US, Inc.</name>
        <lei>549300VG15T3VCYZ4531</lei>
        <title>Neptune Bidco US, Inc.</title>
        <cusip>640695AC6</cusip>
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          <isin value="US640695AC66"/>
          <other otherDesc="Inhouse Asset ID" value="1540381"/>
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        <balance>17392800.00000000</balance>
        <units>PA</units>
        <curCd>USD</curCd>
        <valUSD>18040246.98000000</valUSD>
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        <payoffProfile>Long</payoffProfile>
        <assetCat>DBT</assetCat>
        <issuerCat>CORP</issuerCat>
        <invCountry>US</invCountry>
        <isRestrictedSec>N</isRestrictedSec>

        <fairValLevel>2</fairValLevel>
        <debtSec>
          <maturityDt>2031-05-15</maturityDt>
          <couponKind>Fixed</couponKind>
          <annualizedRt>10.37500000</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>Dover Corp.</name>
        <lei>549300FMC2ALGA7N9E80</lei>
        <title>Dover Corp.</title>
        <cusip>260003108</cusip>
        <identifiers>
          <isin value="US2600031080"/>
          <other otherDesc="Inhouse Asset ID" value="29689"/>
        </identifiers>
        <balance>754267.00000000</balance>
        <units>NS</units>
        <curCd>USD</curCd>
        <valUSD>169167002.76000000</valUSD>
        <pctVal>2.429124300547</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>
      <invstOrSec>
        <name>Franklin Institutional U.S. Government Money Market Fund</name>
        <lei>549300M4TP89K77LG374</lei>
        <title>Franklin Institutional U.S. Government Money Market Fund</title>
        <cusip>457756500</cusip>
        <identifiers>
          <isin value="US4577565009"/>
          <other otherDesc="Inhouse Asset ID" value="170875"/>
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        <balance>66536881.69000000</balance>
        <units>NS</units>
        <curCd>USD</curCd>
        <valUSD>66536881.69000000</valUSD>
        <pctVal>0.955424837934</pctVal>
        <payoffProfile>Long</payoffProfile>
        <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>
        </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>978871.00000000</balance>
        <units>NS</units>
        <curCd>USD</curCd>
        <valUSD>112433123.06000000</valUSD>
        <pctVal>1.614463973207</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>
      <invstOrSec>
        <name>Novartis AG</name>
        <lei>5493007HIVTX6SY6XD66</lei>
        <title>Novartis AG</title>
        <cusip>66987V109</cusip>
        <identifiers>
          <isin value="US66987V1098"/>
          <other otherDesc="Inhouse Asset ID" value="43666"/>
        </identifiers>
        <balance>812618.00000000</balance>
        <units>NS</units>
        <curCd>USD</curCd>
        <valUSD>127353492.96000000</valUSD>
        <pctVal>1.828710442707</pctVal>
        <payoffProfile>Long</payoffProfile>
        <assetCat>EC</assetCat>
        <issuerCat>CORP</issuerCat>
        <invCountry>CH</invCountry>

        <isRestrictedSec>N</isRestrictedSec>

        <fairValLevel>1</fairValLevel>
        <securityLending>
          <isCashCollateral>N</isCashCollateral>
          <isNonCashCollateral>N</isNonCashCollateral>
          <isLoanByFund>N</isLoanByFund>
        </securityLending>
      </invstOrSec>
      <invstOrSec>
        <name>Brixmor Property Group, Inc.</name>
        <lei>5299007UXW6Y0W2EGZ95</lei>
        <title>Brixmor Property Group, Inc.</title>
        <cusip>11120U105</cusip>
        <identifiers>
          <isin value="US11120U1051"/>
          <other otherDesc="Inhouse Asset ID" value="562985"/>
        </identifiers>
        <balance>3799439.00000000</balance>
        <units>NS</units>
        <curCd>USD</curCd>
        <valUSD>119796311.67000000</valUSD>
        <pctVal>1.720194405799</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>2026-07-30</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>
  </formData>
</edgarSubmission>
