Franklin Templeton Limited Duration Income Trust Reports Asset Allocation

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SAN MATEO, CA--(Marketwire - Dec 23, 2011) - 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 November 30, 2011.

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 $675 billion in assets under management as of November 30, 2011. For more information, please call 1-800/DIAL BEN® or visit franklintempleton.com.

FRANKLIN TEMPLETON LIMITED DURATION INCOME TRUST ASSET ALLOCATION at NOVEMBER 30, 2011
MARKET PERCENTAGE
SECTOR ALLOCATION VALUE OF
(Millions) FUND 1
High Yield Corporate Bonds & Preferred Securities 176.5 33.4%
Floating Rate Loans 179.4 34.0%
Mortgage-Backed Securities 119.5 22.6%
Other Asset-Backed Securities 2 25.4 4.8%
International Government Bonds (US$ and non-US$) 8.0 1.5%
Common Stock and Warrants 0.1 0.0%
Cash & Other Net Assets 3 19.4 3.7%
Total Assets 4 $528.2 100.0%
MARKET PERCENTAGE
TOP 10 INDUSTRIES 5 VALUE OF
(Millions) FUND 1
Healthcare Services 35.3 6.7%
Energy 27.4 5.2%
Info/Technology 26.3 5.0%
Automotive 23.6 4.5%
Financial Services 22.8 4.3%
Pay TV 18.0 3.4%
Chemicals 17.9 3.4%
Retail 17.1 3.2%
Consumer Products 16.7 3.2%
Broadcasting 16.6 3.2%
Total 4 $221.7 42.0%
MARKET PERCENTAGE
10 LARGEST HOLDINGS BY ISSUER VALUE OF
(Millions) FUND 1
Fannie Mae 88.6 16.8%
Freddie Mac 29.4 5.6%
Caesars Entertainment Operating 7.3 1.4%
Reynolds Group 6.9 1.3%
Intelsat Jackson Holding LT 6.3 1.2%
Visant Corp. 5.6 1.1%
Bank of America Corp. 5.5 1.0%
First Data 4.9 0.9%
Calpine Corp. 4.8 0.9%
Sungard Data Systems Inc. 4.8 0.9%
Total 4 $164.0 31.0%
Number of positions 384
NAV per share $ 13.19
Market price per share $ 13.14
Number of shares outstanding 267,786,933
Total net assets $ 353,434,457
Weighted average duration (including leverage) 6 3 years
Fund leverage percentage 7 33%
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 Includes currency forward contracts and investments in the LCDX swap index and CDX swap index.
4 Total figures may not represent exact sum of items as a result of rounding.
5 Top 10 industries for corporate bonds and floating rate loans.
6 Duration calculated using internal methodologies. Rounded to the nearest year.
7 Preferred shares issued by the Fund and mortgage dollar rolls used for leverage divided by total assets of the Fund.

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Shareholders/Financial Advisors: (800) 342-5236

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