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Franklin Templeton : Franklin Templeton Limited Duration Income Trust Reports Asset Allocation

^{Published on 2009-10-02 14:39:37 - Market Wire}
 

SAN MATEO, CA--(Marketwire - October 2, 2009) - Franklin Templeton Limited Duration Income Trust (NYSE Amex: [ FTF ]), a closed-end investment company managed by Franklin Advisers, Inc., today reported its portfolio composition, certain portfolio characteristics and NYSE Amex closing price as of August 31, 2009.

Franklin Advisers, Inc., is a wholly owned subsidiary of Franklin Resources, Inc. (NYSE: [ BEN ]), a global investment management organization operating as Franklin Templeton Investments. Franklin Templeton Investments provides global and domestic investment management solutions managed by its Franklin, Templeton, Mutual Series, Fiduciary Trust, Darby and Bissett investment teams. The San Mateo, CA-based company has more than 60 years of investment experience and over $495 billion in assets under management as of August 31, 2009. For more information, please call 1-800/DIAL BEN® or visit franklintempleton.com.

 FRANKLIN TEMPLETON LIMITED DURATION INCOME TRUST ASSET ALLOCATION at August 31, 2009 =========================================================================== MARKET VALUE PERCENTAGE SECTOR ALLOCATION (Millions) OF FUND (1) ----------------------------- ----------- ----------- High Yield Corporate Bonds & Preferred 169.4 34.5% Floating Rate Loans 164.4 33.5% Mortgage-Backed Securities 91.6 18.7% Other Asset-Backed Securities (2) 27.5 5.6% Government Agency 0.0 0.0% International Government Bonds (US$ and non-US$) 10.5 2.1% Investment Grade Corporate Bonds & Preferred 27.1 5.5% Cash & Other Net Assets 0.0 0.0% ----------- ----------- Total Assets (3) $ 490.4 100.0% =========================================================================== MARKET VALUE PERCENTAGE TOP 10 INDUSTRIES (4) (Millions) OF FUND (1) ----------------------------- ----------- ----------- Healthcare Services 43.2 8.8% Energy 26.0 5.3% Utilities 25.0 5.1% Financial Services 23.5 4.8% Pay TV 23.0 4.7% Industrials 22.9 4.7% Chemicals 22.1 4.5% Info/Technology 20.7 4.2% Media 20.0 4.1% Gaming/Leisure 17.6 3.6% ----------- ----------- Total (3) $ 244.0 49.8% =========================================================================== MARKET VALUE PERCENTAGE 10 LARGEST HOLDINGS BY ISSUER (Millions) OF FUND (1) ----------------------------- ----------- ----------- Freddie Mac 44.3 9.0% Fannie Mae 38.8 7.9% Govt National Mtg Assn. 8.7 1.8% HCA Inc. 6.7 1.4% Intelsat Corp. 6.5 1.3% Aramark Corp. 6.4 1.3% Sungard Data Systems 6.4 1.3% LB-UBS Commercial Mortgage 6.0 1.2% RBS Global & Rexnord Corp. 5.4 1.1% Davita 5.4 1.1% ----------- ----------- Total (3) $ 134.7 27.5% =========================================================================== Number of positions 336 NAV per share $ 12.40 Market price per share $ 11.28 Number of shares outstanding 26,773,772 Total net assets $ 331,957,541 Weighted average duration (including leverage) (5) 3 years Weighted average credit quality (6) Baa3 Fund leverage percentage (7) 32% (1) Percentage of total investments of the Fund. Total investments of the Fund include long-term and short-term investments and other net assets. Does not include last day portfolio and shareholder trades. (2) May include collateralized loan obligations ("CLOs"). (3) Total figures may not represent exact sum of items as a result of rounding. (4) Top 10 industries for corporate bonds and floating rate loans. (5) Duration calculated using internal methodologies. Rounded to the nearest year. (6) For securities with multiple ratings, highest rating is used. (7) Preferred shares issued by the Fund and mortgage dollar rolls used for leverage divided by total assets of the Fund.