<SEC-DOCUMENT>0001370014-25-000001.txt : 20250130
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ACCESSION NUMBER:		0001370014-25-000001
CONFORMED SUBMISSION TYPE:	5
PUBLIC DOCUMENT COUNT:		1
CONFORMED PERIOD OF REPORT:	20241231
FILED AS OF DATE:		20250130
DATE AS OF CHANGE:		20250130

REPORTING-OWNER:	

	OWNER DATA:	
		COMPANY CONFORMED NAME:			Kerlin Stanley J
		CENTRAL INDEX KEY:			0001370014
		ORGANIZATION NAME:           	

	FILING VALUES:
		FORM TYPE:		5
		SEC ACT:		1934 Act
		SEC FILE NUMBER:	001-38884
		FILM NUMBER:		25572776

	MAIL ADDRESS:	
		STREET 1:		1500 NITTERHOUSE DRIVE
		STREET 2:		PO BOX 6010
		CITY:			CHAMBERSBURG
		STATE:			PA
		ZIP:			17201

ISSUER:		

	COMPANY DATA:	
		COMPANY CONFORMED NAME:			FRANKLIN FINANCIAL SERVICES CORP /PA/
		CENTRAL INDEX KEY:			0000723646
		STANDARD INDUSTRIAL CLASSIFICATION:	STATE COMMERCIAL BANKS [6022]
		ORGANIZATION NAME:           	02 Finance
		IRS NUMBER:				251440803
		STATE OF INCORPORATION:			PA
		FISCAL YEAR END:			1231

	BUSINESS ADDRESS:	
		STREET 1:		20 S MAIN ST
		STREET 2:		P O BOX 6010
		CITY:			CHAMBERSBURG
		STATE:			PA
		ZIP:			17201-0819
		BUSINESS PHONE:		7172646116

	MAIL ADDRESS:	
		STREET 1:		20 SOUTH MAIN ST
		STREET 2:		PO BOX 6010
		CITY:			CHAMBERSBURG
		STATE:			PA
		ZIP:			17201-0819
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    <footnotes>
        <footnote id="F1">On July 10, 2024, 22,059 shares of common stock reported by Mr. Kerlin as indirectly held in a family trust were transferred to his mother's estate, and on October 29, 2024, 7,567 shares of common stock reported by Mr. Kerlin as indirectly held as power of attorney for his mother were transferred to his mother's estate.  The shares reported above were subsequently distributed from his mother's estate on the dates indicated.</footnote>
        <footnote id="F2">Includes 500 shares of unvested restricted stock units.</footnote>
    </footnotes>

    <ownerSignature>
        <signatureName>Stanley J. Kerlin, by Amanda M. Ducey, Corporate Secretary</signatureName>
        <signatureDate>2025-01-30</signatureDate>
    </ownerSignature>
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