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UNITED STATES SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549
FORM 13F

FORM 13F COVER PAGE

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Report for the Calendar Year or Quarter Ended: 12-31-2023
Check here if Amendment    Amendment Number:
This Amendment (Check only one.):    is a restatement.
   adds new holdings entries.
Institutional Investment Manager Filing this Report:
Name: ROYCE & ASSOCIATES LP
Address: 745 Fifth Avenue
New York, NY  10151
Form 13F File Number: 028-03780
CRD Number (if applicable): 000107689
SEC File Number (if applicable): 801-8268

The institutional investment manager filing this report and the person by whom it is signed hereby represent that the person signing the report is authorized to submit it, that all information contained herein is true, correct and complete, and that it is understood that all required items, statements, schedules, lists, and tables, are considered integral parts of this form.

Person Signing this Report on Behalf of Reporting Manager:
Name: John E. Denneen
Title: General Counsel
Phone: 212-508-4500
Signature, Place, and Date of Signing:
John E. Denneen New YorkNY 02-08-2024
[Signature] [City, State] [Date]
Legg Mason, Inc., 13F File Number 028-01700 ("LMI"), was acquired by Franklin Resources, Inc., 13F File Number 028-00734 ("FRI") on July 31, 2020. Through the quarter ended June 30, 2020 Royce & Associates LP was an Other Manager Reporting for LMI and reported its holdings of 13F Securities on a 13F Holdings Report. As a result of that acquisition, beginning with the quarter ended September 30, 2020, Royce & Associates LP is now listed as an Other Manager Reporting for FRI and is reporting its holdings of 13F Securities on a 13F Combination Report.
Report Type (Check only one.):
   13F HOLDINGS REPORT. (Check here if all holdings of this reporting manager are reported in this report.)
   13F NOTICE. (Check here if no holdings reported are in this report, and all holdings are reported by other reporting manager(s).)
X 13F COMBINATION REPORT. (Check here if a portion of the holdings for this reporting manager are reported in this report and a portion are reported by other reporting manager(s).)
List of Other Managers Reporting for this Manager:
[If there are no entries in this list, omit this section.]
Name Form 13F File No. CRD No. (if applicable) SEC File No. (if applicable) CIK
Franklin Resources Inc 028-00734     0000038777
Form 13F Summary Page
Report Summary:
Number of Other Included Managers: 0
Form 13F Information Table Entry Total: 860
Form 13F Information Table Value Total: 10,827,293,014
(round to nearest dollar)
List of Other Included Managers:
Provide a numbered list of the name(s) and Form 13F file number(s) of all institutional investment managers with respect to which this report is filed, other than the manager filing this report.
[If there are no entries in this list, state “NONE” and omit the column headings and list entries.]
NONE