0001680289-17-000167.txt : 20170608 0001680289-17-000167.hdr.sgml : 20170608 20170608122644 ACCESSION NUMBER: 0001680289-17-000167 CONFORMED SUBMISSION TYPE: AW PUBLIC DOCUMENT COUNT: 1 FILED AS OF DATE: 20170608 DATE AS OF CHANGE: 20170608 FILER: COMPANY DATA: COMPANY CONFORMED NAME: FRANKLIN CUSTODIAN FUNDS CENTRAL INDEX KEY: 0000038721 IRS NUMBER: 132573775 STATE OF INCORPORATION: DE FISCAL YEAR END: 0930 FILING VALUES: FORM TYPE: AW SEC ACT: SEC FILE NUMBER: 002-11346 FILM NUMBER: 17899620 BUSINESS ADDRESS: STREET 1: ONE FRANKLIN PARKWAY CITY: SAN MATEO STATE: CA ZIP: 94403-1906 BUSINESS PHONE: 650-312-2000 MAIL ADDRESS: STREET 1: ONE FRANKLIN PARKWAY CITY: SAN MATEO STATE: CA ZIP: 94403-1906 FORMER COMPANY: FORMER CONFORMED NAME: FRANKLIN CUSTODIAN FUNDS INC DATE OF NAME CHANGE: 19920703 AW 1 20170608fcfformaw.htm

Stradley Ronon Stevens & Young, LLP
2005 Market Street, Suite 2600
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania 19103-7018
(215) 564-8000

June 8, 2017

VIA EDGAR TRANSMISSION

Filing Desk
U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission
100 F Street, N.E.
Washington, DC 20549


RE:         Franklin Custodian Funds (the "Registrant")
File Nos. 811-00537; 002-11346 

Dear Sir or Madam:

I am writing on behalf of the above-referenced Registrant, pursuant to Rule 477(a) under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, (the "1933 Act") to request the consent of the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (the "Commission") to the withdrawal of the post-effective amendment (the "Amendment") to the Registrant's registration statement on Form N-1A filed with EDGAR submission type 485BPOS, which was accepted via the EDGAR system at 1:28 p.m. on May 31, 2017 (Accession No. 0001379491-17-003408).  The Registrant does not intend to launch the new share class at the present time and no securities were sold in connection with the offering.

Therefore, the Registrant respectfully requests the Commission's consent to the withdrawal of Registrant's Amendment (Accession No. 0001379491-17-003408) filed under the EDGAR submission type 485BPOS.
If you have any questions, or require anything further regarding the request, please contact me at (215) 564-8711.
Very truly yours,


/s/Amy C. Fitzsimmons 
Amy C. Fitzsimmons