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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: 03-31-2016
Check here if Amendment X Amendment Number: 1
This Amendment (Check only one.):    is a restatement.
X adds new holdings entries.
Institutional Investment Manager Filing this Report:
Name: BABSON CAPITAL MANAGEMENT LLC
Address: 470 ATLANTIC AVENUE
10TH FLOOR
BOSTON, MA  02210
Form 13F File Number: 028-00060

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: Melissa LaGrant
Title: Managing Director
Phone: 617-761-3800
Signature, Place, and Date of Signing:
/s/ Melissa LaGrant BostonMA 06-29-2016
[Signature] [City, State] [Date]
Babson Capital Management LLC (Babson Capital) is an indirect wholly-owned subsidiary of Massachusetts Mutual Life Insurance Company (MassMutual). Wherever Babson Capital has indicated that it exercises investment discretion with respect to the positions reported on this Form 13F, such positions shall be deemed reported on behalf of MassMutual to the extent that MassMutual is deemed to share investment discretion over the positions as a result of MassMutual's indirect ownership interest in Babson Capital.
Report Type (Check only one.):
X 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).)
   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).)
Form 13F Summary Page
Report Summary:
Number of Other Included Managers: 0
Form 13F Information Table Entry Total: 935
Form 13F Information Table Value Total: 3,751,035
(thousands)
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