Franklin Templeton Limited Duration Income Trust Reports Asset Allocation


SAN MATEO, CA--(Marketwire - Jan 7, 2013) -  Franklin Templeton Limited Duration Income Trust (NYSE MKT: FTF), a closed-end investment company managed by Franklin Advisers, Inc., today reported its portfolio composition, certain portfolio characteristics and NYSE MKT closing price as of November 30, 2012. 

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 65 years of investment experience and over $768 billion in assets under management as of November 30, 2012. For more information, please call 1-800/DIAL BEN® or visit franklintempleton.com. 

 
FRANKLIN TEMPLETON LIMITED DURATION INCOME TRUST ASSET ALLOCATION at November 30, 2012 

SECTOR ALLOCATION
  MARKET
VALUE (Millions)
  PERCENTAGE
OF FUND 1
High Yield Corporate Bonds & Preferred Securities   184.8   33.5%
Investment Grade Corporate Bonds   0.0   0.0%
Floating Rate Loans   196.9   35.7%
Mortgage-Backed Securities   133.2   24.1%
Other Asset-Backed Securities 2   26.9   4.9%
International Government Bonds (US$ & non-US$)   6.8   1.2%
Common Stock & Warrants   0.0   0.0%
Cash & Other Net Assets 3   3.6   0.7%
Total Assets 4   $552.2   100.0%

TOP 10 INDUSTRIES 5
  MARKET
VALUE (Millions)
  PERCENTAGE
OF FUND 1
Healthcare Services   45.1   8.2%
Energy   33.3   6.0%
Automotive   26.6   4.8%
Retail   21.5   3.9%
Financial Services   21.3   3.9%
Industrials   20.5   3.7%
Info/Technology   19.7   3.6%
Chemicals   19.3   3.5%
Food & Beverage   19.1   3.5%
Gaming/Leisure   18.5   3.4%
Total 4   $244.9   44.3%

10 LARGEST HOLDINGS BY ISSUER
  MARKET
VALUE (Millions)
  PERCENTAGE
OF FUND 1
Fannie Mae   108.1   19.6%
Freddie Mac   23.7   4.3%
Intelsat   6.6   1.2%
Caesars Entertainment   6.1   1.1%
ADS Waste   5.5   1.0%
Calpine   5.1   0.9%
FMG Resources   5.0   0.9%
Visant Corp.   4.7   0.9%
Reynolds Group Holdings Inc.   4.7   0.9%
Del Monte Foods   4.7   0.8%
Total 4   $174.4   31.6%
Number of positions     424  
NAV per share     $ 14.07  
Market price per share     $ 13.94  
Number of shares outstanding     26,815,016  
Total net assets     $ 377,403,356  
         
Weighted average duration (including leverage) 6 3 years      
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 Includes currency forward contracts.
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.
 

Contact Information:

Contact:
Franklin Templeton Investments
Shareholders/Financial Advisors: (800) 342-5236