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ACCESSION NUMBER:		0001225208-14-025877
CONFORMED SUBMISSION TYPE:	3
PUBLIC DOCUMENT COUNT:		2
CONFORMED PERIOD OF REPORT:	20141219
FILED AS OF DATE:		20141229
DATE AS OF CHANGE:		20141229

ISSUER:		

	COMPANY DATA:	
		COMPANY CONFORMED NAME:			BABSON CAPITAL PARTICIPATION INVESTORS
		CENTRAL INDEX KEY:			0000831655
		STANDARD INDUSTRIAL CLASSIFICATION:	UNKNOWN SIC - 0000 [0000]
		IRS NUMBER:				043025730
		STATE OF INCORPORATION:			MA
		FISCAL YEAR END:			1231

	BUSINESS ADDRESS:	
		STREET 1:		1500 MAIN STREET
		STREET 2:		SUITE 600
		CITY:			SPRINGFIELD
		STATE:			MA
		ZIP:			01115
		BUSINESS PHONE:		4132261000

	MAIL ADDRESS:	
		STREET 1:		1500 MAIN STREET
		STREET 2:		SUITE 600
		CITY:			SPRINGFIELD
		STATE:			MA
		ZIP:			01115

	FORMER COMPANY:	
		FORMER CONFORMED NAME:	MASSMUTUAL PARTICIPATION INVESTORS
		DATE OF NAME CHANGE:	19920703

	FORMER COMPANY:	
		FORMER CONFORMED NAME:	MASSMUTUAL CORPORATE INVESTORS II
		DATE OF NAME CHANGE:	19880417

REPORTING-OWNER:	

	OWNER DATA:	
		COMPANY CONFORMED NAME:			Glavin William Francis Jr
		CENTRAL INDEX KEY:			0001298173

	FILING VALUES:
		FORM TYPE:		3
		SEC ACT:		1934 Act
		SEC FILE NUMBER:	811-05531
		FILM NUMBER:		141313574

	MAIL ADDRESS:	
		STREET 1:		6803 SOUTH TUCSON WAY
		CITY:			CENTENNIAL
		STATE:			CO
		ZIP:			80112
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Document 1 - file: doc3.html

Document 1 - RAW XML: doc3.xml

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<SEQUENCE>2
<FILENAME>wglavin.txt
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Document 2 - file: wglavin.txt

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