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  UNITED STATES SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION OMB APPROVAL
 Washington, D.C. 20549
FORM 13F
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FORM 13F COVER PAGE


Report for the Calendar Year or Quarter Ended:
09-30-2021
 
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:FRANKLIN RESOURCES INC 
Address:Franklin Resources Inc 
 One Franklin Parkway 
 San Mateo CA 94403 

Form 13F File Number:  028-00734 


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:Lori A. Weber 
Title:Assistant Secretary 
Phone: 800-632-2350 

Signature, Place, and Date of Signing:

/s/LORI A. WEBER Fort Lauderdale,  FLORIDA 11-03-2021 
[Signature][City, State][Date]

Do you wish to provide information pursuant to Special Instruction 5?        Yes      X  No

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.]

Form 13F File NumberName
028-18146 Benefit Street Partners LLC 
028-02204 Brandywine Global Investment Management, LLC 
028-16543 ClearBridge Investments Ltd 
028-11611 Clearbridge Investments, LLC 
028-11198 Legg Mason Asset Management (Japan) Co., Ltd. 
028-13902 MARTIN CURRIE LTD 
028-03780 ROYCE & ASSOCIATES LP 
028-10245 Western Asset Management Company, LLC