SAN MATEO, CA--(Marketwire - December 2, 2009) - Franklin Templeton Limited Duration Income Trust (
Franklin Advisers, Inc., is a wholly owned subsidiary of Franklin Resources, Inc. (
| FRANKLIN TEMPLETON LIMITED DURATION INCOME TRUST ASSET ALLOCATION at OCTOBER 31, 2009 | |||||||||
| MARKET | PERCENTAGE | ||||||||
| SECTOR ALLOCATION | VALUE (Millions) | OF FUND 1 | |||||||
| High Yield Corporate Bonds & Preferred | 184.5 | 36.2 | % | ||||||
| Floating Rate Loans | 168.9 | 33.1 | % | ||||||
| Mortgage-Backed Securities | 91.7 | 18.0 | % | ||||||
| Other Asset-Backed Securities 2 | 36.6 | 7.2 | % | ||||||
| International Government Bonds (US$ and non-US$) | 10.9 | 2.1 | % | ||||||
| Investment Grade Corporate Bonds & Preferred | 13.2 | 2.6 | % | ||||||
| Cash & Other Net Assets | 4.1 | 0.8 | % | ||||||
| Total Assets 3 | $ | 510.0 | 100.0 | % | |||||
| MARKET | PERCENTAGE | ||||||||
| TOP 10 INDUSTRIES 4 | VALUE (Millions) | OF FUND 1 | |||||||
| Healthcare Services | 46.0 | 9.0 | % | ||||||
| Energy | 28.4 | 5.6 | % | ||||||
| Chemicals | 24.3 | 4.8 | % | ||||||
| Pay TV | 23.0 | 4.5 | % | ||||||
| Industrials | 23.0 | 4.5 | % | ||||||
| Utilities | 23.0 | 4.5 | % | ||||||
| Media | 20.7 | 4.1 | % | ||||||
| Info/Technology | 20.6 | 4.0 | % | ||||||
| Gaming/Leisure | 18.7 | 3.7 | % | ||||||
| Financial Services | 18.0 | 3.5 | % | ||||||
| Total 3 | $ | 245.6 | 48.2 | % | |||||
| MARKET | PERCENTAGE | ||||||||
| 10 LARGEST HOLDINGS BY ISSUER | VALUE (Millions) | OF FUND 1 | |||||||
| Fannie Mae | 44.1 | 8.7 | % | ||||||
| Freddie Mac | 39.0 | 7.6 | % | ||||||
| LB-UBS Commercial Mortgage | 12.0 | 2.3 | % | ||||||
| Govt National Mtg Assn. | 8.6 | 1.7 | % | ||||||
| MBNA Master Credit Card Trust | 6.9 | 1.4 | % | ||||||
| HCA Inc. | 6.9 | 1.4 | % | ||||||
| Intelsat Corp. | 6.6 | 1.3 | % | ||||||
| Sungard Data Systems | 6.4 | 1.3 | % | ||||||
| Aramark Corp. | 6.3 | 1.2 | % | ||||||
| RBS Global & Rexnord Corp. | 5.8 | 1.1 | % | ||||||
| Total 3 | $ | 142.7 | 28.0 | % | |||||
| Number of positions | 348 | ||||||||
| NAV per share | $ | 12.87 | |||||||
| Market price per share | $ | 10.97 | |||||||
| Number of shares outstanding | 26,773,772 | ||||||||
| Total net assets | $ | 344,650,660 | |||||||
| 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. | |||||||||
Contact Information:
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Franklin Templeton Investments
Shareholders/Financial Advisors: (800) 342-5236
Media: (650) 312-2245