FRANKLIN TEMPLETON
One Franklin Parkway
San Mateo, California 94403-1906
April 6, 2023
Filed Via EDGAR (CIK #0000765485)
Securities and Exchange Commission
100 F Street NE
Washington, D.C. 20549
Re: Institutional Fiduciary Trust (Registrant)
File Nos. 002-96634 and 811-04267
Ladies/Gentlemen:
I am writing on behalf of Institutional Fiduciary Trust (Registrant), pursuant to Rule 477(a) under the Securities Act of 1933 to request the consent of the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (Commission) to the withdrawal of Post-Effective Amendment No. 61(Amendment) to the Registrant's registration statement on Form N-1A filed under EDGAR submission type 485APOS, which was accepted via the EDGAR system at 1:15 p.m. on January 31, 2020 (Accession No. 0001379491-20-000358). The automatic effectiveness of the Amendment had been delayed pursuant to subsequent 485BXT filings with the Commission via EDGAR, as listed below (Delaying Amendments):
Post-Effective Amendment | Filing Date | Accession Number # |
No. 62 | April 14, 2020 | 0000765485-20-000003 |
No. 63 | May 13, 2020 | 0000765485-20-000005 |
No. 64 | June 11, 2020 | 0000765485-20-000011 |
No. 65 | July 10, 2020 | 0000765485-20-000014 |
No. 66 | August 7, 2020 | 0000765485-20-000017 |
No. 67 | September 3, 2020 | 0000765485-20-000023 |
No. 68 | October 1, 2020 | 0000765485-20-000027 |
No. 70 | October 29, 2020 | 0000765485-20-000030 |
No. 71 | November 25, 2020 | 0000765485-20-000036 |
No. 72 | December 23, 2020 | 0000765485-20-000041 |
No. 73 | January 21, 2021 | 0000765485-21-000003 |
No. 74 | February 18, 2021 | 0000765485-21-000006 |
No. 75 | March 18, 2021 | 0000765485-21-000012 |
No. 76 | April 15, 2021 | 0000765485-21-000015 |
No. 77 | May 13, 2021 | 0000765485-21-000020 |
No. 78 | June 10, 2021 | 0000765485-21-000025 |
No. 79 | July 8, 2021 | 0000765485-21-000028 |
No. 80 | August 5, 2021 | 0000765485-21-000031 |
No. 81 | September 2, 2021 | 0001741773-21-002631 |
No. 82 | September 30, 2021 | 0001741773-21-003032 |
No. 84 | October 28, 2021 | 0001741773-21-003653 |
No. 85 | November 24, 2021 | 0001741773-21-003740 |
No. 86 | December 22, 2021 | 0001741773-21-004200 |
No. 87 | January 20, 2022 | 0001741773-22-000094 |
No. 88 | February 17, 2022 | 0001741773-22-000286 |
No. 89 | March 17, 2022 | 0001741773-22-001002 |
No. 90 | April 13, 2022 | 0001741773-22-001121 |
No. 91 | May 12, 2022 | 0001741773-22-001742 |
No. 92 | June 9, 2022 | 0001741773-22-002162 |
No. 93 | July 7, 2022 | 0001741773-22-002331 |
No. 94 | August 4, 2022 | 0001741773-22-002667 |
No. 95 | September 1, 2022 | 0001741773-22-003211 |
No. 96 | September 27, 2022 | 0001741773-22-003449 |
No. 98 | October 27, 2022 | 0001741773-22-003665 |
No. 99 | November 23, 2022 | 0001741773-22-003742 |
No. 100 | December 22, 2022 | 0001741773-22-004336 |
No. 101 | January 19, 2023 | 0001741773-23-000060 |
No. 102 | February 16, 2023 | 0001741773-23-000197 |
No. 103 | March 16, 2023 | 0001741773-23-000903 |
The Amendment was filed in anticipation of the launch of a new Franklin Money Market Fund, a series of the Registrant and the Delaying Amendments were filed for the sole purpose of delaying the effectiveness of the Amendment. However, at the present time, the Registrant does not intend to launch Franklin Money Market Fund 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. ) filed under the EDGAR submission type 485APOS and the associated Delaying Amendments listed above filed under the EDGAR submission type 485BXT.
If you have any questions regarding this request, please call Amy Fitzsimmons at (215) 564-8711.
Sincerely yours,
INSTITUTIONAL FIDUCIARY TRUST
/s/STEVEN J. GRAY
Steven J. Gray
Vice President and Co-Secretary
