Franklin Financial Services Corporation
1500 Nitterhouse Drive
Chambersburg, Pennsylvania 17201-0819
November 30, 2023
U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission
Division of Corporation Finance
100 F. Street, N.E.
Washington, D.C. 20549
Attn: Aisha Adegbuyi
Re:Request for Acceleration of Effectiveness
Franklin Financial Services Corporation
Registration Statement on Form S-3
File No. 333-275635
To Whom It May Concern:
Pursuant to Rule 461 promulgated under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, Franklin Financial Services Corporation (the “Company”) hereby requests that the effective date of the Company’s above-referenced Registration Statement on Form S-3 be accelerated so that it will become effective at 4:00 PM, Eastern Time, on Monday, December 4, 2023, or as soon as practicable thereafter.
Please contact our counsel, Erik Gerhard, Bybel Rutledge LLP at 717-731-8302 or gerhard@bybelrutledge.com, should you have any questions with respect to this request and to confirm effectiveness of the Registration Statement.
Yours truly,
Franklin Financial Services Corporation
By: /s/ Timonthy G. Henry
President & Chief Executive Officer
