# EDGAR Filing Document

**Accession Number:** 0000856119
**File Stem:** 0000856119-25-000007
**Filing Date:** 2025-9
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## Filing Summary
**0000856119-25-000007.hdr.sgml**: 20250905

**ACCESSION NUMBER**: 0000856119-25-000007

**CONFORMED SUBMISSION TYPE**: 40-17F2

**PUBLIC DOCUMENT COUNT**: 2

**FILED AS OF DATE**: 20250905

**DATE AS OF CHANGE**: 20250905

**EFFECTIVENESS DATE**: 20250905

**SUBJECT COMPANY**: 

**COMPANY DATA:**
- **COMPANY CONFORMED NAME:** FRANKLIN VALUE INVESTORS TRUST
- **CENTRAL INDEX KEY:** 0000856119

**ORGANIZATION NAME:**
- **EIN:** 000000000
- **STATE OF INCORPORATION:** FL
- **FISCAL YEAR END:** 1031

**FILING VALUES:**
- **FORM TYPE:** 40-17F2
- **SEC ACT:** 1940 Act
- **SEC FILE NUMBER:** 811-05878
- **FILM NUMBER:** 251295236

**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 BALANCE SHEET INVESTMENT FUND
- **DATE OF NAME CHANGE:** 19920703
**FILED BY**: 

**COMPANY DATA:**
- **COMPANY CONFORMED NAME:** FRANKLIN VALUE INVESTORS TRUST
- **CENTRAL INDEX KEY:** 0000856119

**ORGANIZATION NAME:**
- **EIN:** 000000000
- **STATE OF INCORPORATION:** FL
- **FISCAL YEAR END:** 1031

**FILING VALUES:**
- **FORM TYPE:** 40-17F2

**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 BALANCE SHEET INVESTMENT FUND
- **DATE OF NAME CHANGE:** 19920703

UNITED STATES

SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

WASHINGTON, D.C. 20549

FORM N-17F-2

CERTIFICATE OF ACCOUNTING OF SECURITIES AND SIMILAR

INVESTMENTS IN THE CUSTODY OF

MANAGEMENT INVESTMENT COMPANIES

PURSUANT TO RULE N-17F-2 [17 CFR 270.17f-2]

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| 1. Investment Company Act File Number: | 1. Investment Company Act File Number: | 1. Investment Company Act File Number: | 1. Investment Company Act File Number: | Date Examination completed: | Date Examination completed: | Date Examination completed: |
| &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;811-05878 | &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;811-05878 | &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;811-05878 | &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;811-05878 | &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;August 28, 2025 | &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;August 28, 2025 | &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;August 28, 2025 |
| 2. State Identification Number: | 2. State Identification Number: | 2. State Identification Number: | 2. State Identification Number: |  |  |  |
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| WV | WI | WY | PUERTO RICO | PUERTO RICO |  |  |
| 3. Exact name of investment company as specified in registration statement: | 3. Exact name of investment company as specified in registration statement: | 3. Exact name of investment company as specified in registration statement: | 3. Exact name of investment company as specified in registration statement: | 3. Exact name of investment company as specified in registration statement: | 3. Exact name of investment company as specified in registration statement: | 3. Exact name of investment company as specified in registration statement: |
| Franklin Value Investors Trust<br>Franklin Mutual Small-Mid Cap Value Fund <br>Franklin Small Cap Value Fund<br>Franklin Mutual U.S. Mid Cap Value Fund | Franklin Value Investors Trust<br>Franklin Mutual Small-Mid Cap Value Fund <br>Franklin Small Cap Value Fund<br>Franklin Mutual U.S. Mid Cap Value Fund | Franklin Value Investors Trust<br>Franklin Mutual Small-Mid Cap Value Fund <br>Franklin Small Cap Value Fund<br>Franklin Mutual U.S. Mid Cap Value Fund | Franklin Value Investors Trust<br>Franklin Mutual Small-Mid Cap Value Fund <br>Franklin Small Cap Value Fund<br>Franklin Mutual U.S. Mid Cap Value Fund | Franklin Value Investors Trust<br>Franklin Mutual Small-Mid Cap Value Fund <br>Franklin Small Cap Value Fund<br>Franklin Mutual U.S. Mid Cap Value Fund | Franklin Value Investors Trust<br>Franklin Mutual Small-Mid Cap Value Fund <br>Franklin Small Cap Value Fund<br>Franklin Mutual U.S. Mid Cap Value Fund | Franklin Value Investors Trust<br>Franklin Mutual Small-Mid Cap Value Fund <br>Franklin Small Cap Value Fund<br>Franklin Mutual U.S. Mid Cap Value Fund |
| 4. Address of principal executive office: (number, street, city, state, zip code) | 4. Address of principal executive office: (number, street, city, state, zip code) | 4. Address of principal executive office: (number, street, city, state, zip code) | 4. Address of principal executive office: (number, street, city, state, zip code) | 4. Address of principal executive office: (number, street, city, state, zip code) | 4. Address of principal executive office: (number, street, city, state, zip code) | 4. Address of principal executive office: (number, street, city, state, zip code) |

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One Franklin Parkway, San Mateo, CA 94403

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Independent Accountant's Report

The Board of Trustees of Franklin Value Investors Trust

We have examined management's assertion, included in the accompanying Report of Management on Compliance with Certain Provisions of the Investment Company Act of 1940, that Franklin Value Investors Trust (the "Trust") (comprising Franklin Mutual Small-Mid Cap Value Fund, Franklin Mutual U.S. Mid Cap Value Fund, and Franklin Small Cap Value Fund) complied with the requirements of subsections (b) and (c) of Rule 17f-2 under the Investment Company Act of 1940 (the Act) as of March 31, 2025. Management is responsible for its assertion about compliance with the requirements of subsections (b) and (c) of Rule 17f-2 of the Act (the specified requirements). Our responsibility is to express an opinion on management's assertion about the Trust's compliance with the specified requirements based on our examination.

Our examination was conducted in accordance with the attestation standards established by the American Institute of Certified Public Accountants ("AICPA"). Those standards require that we plan and perform the examination to obtain reasonable assurance about whether management's assertion about compliance with the specified requirements is fairly stated, in all material respects. An examination involves performing procedures to obtain evidence about whether management's assertion is fairly stated, in all material respects. The nature, timing, and extent of the procedures selected depend on our judgment, including an assessment of the risks of material misstatement of management's assertion, whether due to fraud or error. We believe that the evidence we obtained is sufficient and appropriate to provide a reasonable basis for our opinion.

We are required to be independent of the Trust and to meet our other ethical responsibilities, as applicable for examination engagements set forth in the Preface: Applicable to All Members and Part 1 – Members in Public Practice of the Code of Professional Conduct established by the AICPA.

Included among our procedures were the following tests performed as of March 31, 2025 and with respect to agreement of security purchases and sales or maturities, for the period from November 1, 2024 (the immediate date after our last examination) through March 31, 2025:

Confirmation of all affiliated mutual fund shares held by Franklin Templeton Investor Services, Inc., (the "Transfer Agent") in book entry form;

Reconciliation of all such affiliated mutual fund shares to the books and records of the Trust; and

Agreement of 15 affiliated mutual fund purchases and 15 affiliated mutual fund sales, since our last report, from the books and records of the Trust to the Transfer Agent confirmation and third-party bank statements.

We believe that our examination provides a reasonable basis for our opinion. Our examination does not provide a legal determination on the Trust's compliance with the specified requirements.

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In our opinion, management's assertion that the Trust complied with the requirements of subsections (b) and (c) of Rule 17f-2 of the Act as of March 31, 2025, with respect to securities reflected in the investment account of the Trust is fairly stated, in all material respects.

This report is intended solely for the information and use of management and the Board of Trustees of the Trust and the Securities and Exchange Commission and is not intended to be and should not be used by anyone other than these specified parties.

/s/ Ernst & Young LLP

Boston, MA

August 28, 2025

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Report of Management on Compliance with Certain Provisions of the Investment Company Act of 1940

We, as members of management of Franklin Value Investors Trust ("the Trust") (comprising Franklin

Mutual Small-Mid Cap Value Fund, Franklin Mutual U.S. Mid Cap Value Fund, and Franklin Small Cap

Value Fund), are responsible for complying with the requirements of subsections (b) and (c) of Rule 17f-2,

"Custody of Investments by Registered Management Investment Companies", of the Investment Company

Act of 1940 ("the Act"). We are also responsible for establishing and maintaining effective internal controls over compliance with those requirements. We have performed an evaluation of the Trust's compliance with the requirements of subsections (b) and (c) of Rule 17f-2 as of March 31, 2025, and for the period from November 1, 2024 through March 31, 2025.

<br>Based on this evaluation, we assert that the Trust was in compliance with the requirements of subsections

(b) and (c) of Rule 17f-2 of the Act as of March 31, 2025, and for the period from November 1, 2024 through March 31, 2025, with respect to securities reflected in the investment accounts of the Trust.

By: /s/JEFFREY W. WHITE

&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Jeffrey W. White<br> Chief Financial Officer, Chief Accounting Officer and Treasurer <br> Date: August 28, 2025

By: /s/CHRISTOPHER KINGS<br> Christopher Kings <br> Chief Executive Officer – Finance and Administration

&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; Date: August 28, 2025

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#### Appendix A: List of FVIT Funds
&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;· Franklin Mutual U.S. Mid Cap Value Fund

&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;· Franklin Mutual Small-Mid Cap Value Fund

&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;· Franklin Small Cap Value Fund

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