Sandip Rana

Chief Financial Officer

Direct Tel: 416-306-6303

rana@franco-nevada.com

Franco-Nevada Corporation

199 Bay Street

Suite 2000, P.O. Box 285

Commerce Court West

Toronto, Ontario M5L 1G9

Tel: 416-306-6300

Fax: 416-306-6330

www.franco-nevada.com

August 21, 2013

Ms. Tia L. Jenkins

Senior Assistant Chief Accountant

Office of Beverages, Apparel, and Mining

Securities and Exchange Commission

100 F Street, N.E.

Washington, D.C. 20549

Re: Extension for Responding to

SEC Staff Comments dated August 13, 2013, regarding
Franco-Nevada Corporation
Form 40-F for the Year Ended December 31, 2012
Filed March 20, 2013
File No. 001-35286

Dear Ms. Jenkins:

As discussed on August 20, 2013 with Suying Li of the staff, we requested and were granted an extension until September 11, 2013 for responding to the staff’s comments set forth in the August 13, 2013 letter regarding the above-referenced Form 40-F.

	Sincerely,
	Franco-Nevada Corporation

	/s/ Sandip Rana

	Sandip Rana
	Chief Financial Officer

cc: Lloyd Hong, Chief Legal Officer & Corporate Secretary

Kimberley Anderson, Dorsey & Whitney LLP