FRANKLIN HOLDING CORP
40-17F2, 1999-01-26
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                                     UNITED STATES
                          SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
                                Washington, D.C. 20549
                                     FORM N-17f-2 


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                                                                                                     OMB APPROVAL
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                                                                                    OMB Number:                         3235-0360
                  Certificate of Accounting of Securities and Similar               Expires:                        June 30, 1997
                             Investments in the Custody of                          Estimated average burden
                            Management Investment Companies                         hours per response                       0.05
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                    Pursuant to Rule 17f-2[17 CFR 270.17f-2]
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1.    Investment Company Act File Number:                           Date Examination completed:
      811-5103                                                      December 1, 1998

2.    State Identification Number:
       AL                     AK                     AZ                    AR                     CA                    CO

       CT                     DE                     DC                    FL                     GA                    HI

       ID                     IL                     IN                    IA                     KS                    KY

       LA                     ME                     MD                    MA                     MI                    MN

       MS                     MO                     MT                    NE                     NV                    NH

       NJ                     NM                     NY                    NC                     ND                    OH

       OK                     OR                     PA                    RI                     SC                    SD

       TN                     TX                     UT                    VT                     VA                    WA

       WV                     WI                     WY                    PUERTO RICO

       Other (specify):

3.    Exact name of investment company as specified in registration statement:
                  Franklin Capital Corporation


4.                Address of principal executive office (number, street, city,
                  state, zip code): 450 Park Avenue, 10th Floor, New York, New
                  York 10022

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INSTRUCTIONS

This form must be completed by investment companies that have custody of
securities or similar investments.

Investment Company

1.    All items must be completed by the investment company.

2.    Give this Form to the  independent  public  accountant  who, in compliance
      with  Rule  17f-2  under  the  Act  and  applicable  state  law,  examines
      securities  and  similar  investments  in the  custody  of the  investment
      company.

Accountant

3.    Submit this form to the Securities and Exchange Commission and appropriate
      state securities  administrators when filing the certificate of accounting
      required by Rule 17f-2 under the Act and  applicable  state law.  File the
      original  and one  copy  with the  Securities  and  Exchange  Commission's
      principal  office in Washington,  D.C., one copy with the regional  office
      for the  region  in which  the  investment  company's  principal  business
      operations  are  conducted,  and  one  copy  with  the  appropriate  state
      administrator(s), if applicable.

          THIS FORM MUST BE GIVEN TO YOUR INDEPENDENT PUBLIC ACCOUNTANT
                                                                SEC 2198 (8-95)

800889.1

                                Independent Auditor's Report


To the Board of Directors and Stockholders of
Franklin Capital Corporation

We have examined  management's  assertion about Franklin  Capital  Corporation's
(the "Company's") compliance with the requirements of subsections (b) and (c) of
Rule 17f-2 under the  Investment  Company Act of 1940 ("the Act") as of December
1, 1998 included in the accompanying  Management  Statement Regarding Compliance
with Certain  Provisions of the  Investment  Company Act of 1940.  Management is
responsible  for  the  Company's   compliance  with  those   requirements.   Our
responsibility  is to express an opinion  on  management's  assertion  about the
Company's compliance based on our examination.

Our  examination  was  made in  accordance  with  standards  established  by the
American  Institute of Certified Public Accountants and,  accordingly,  included
examining,  on a test basis,  evidence about the Company's compliance with those
requirements and performing such other procedures as we considered  necessary in
the  circumstances.  Included  among our  procedures  were the  following  tests
performed  as of December 1, 1998,  and with  respect to  agreement  of security
purchases and sales,  for the period from November 6, 1998 (the date of our last
examination) through December 1, 1998.

o     Count and inspection of all securities located in the vault of The Bank of
      New York, 575 Madison  Avenue,  New York, NY 10022 without prior notice to
      management;

o     Confirmation of all securities out for transfer with brokers; 

o     Reconciliation  of all  such  securities  to the books and records of the
      Company; 

o     Agreement of two security  purchases  and one security sale since our last
      report   from  the  books  and  records  of  the  Company  or  the  broker
      confirmations.


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

In our opinion,  management's assertion that Franklin Capital Corporation was in
compliance with the requirements of subsections (b) and (c) of Rule 17f-2 of the
Investment Company Act of 1940 as of December 1, 1998 with respect to securities
reflected  in the  investment  account of the Company is fairly  stated,  in all
material respects.

This report is intended  solely for the  information  and use of  management  of
Franklin  Capital  Corporation  and the Securities  and Exchange  Commission and
should not be used for any other purpose.

                                                      /s/ Ernst & Young LLP
                                                      ERNST & YOUNG LLP

New York, New York
December 1, 1998

800866.1


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