SAN MATEO, CA--(Marketwire - January 6, 2010) - 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 NOVEMBER 30, 2009 | |||||||||||
| MARKET | PERCENTAGE | ||||||||||
| SECTOR ALLOCATION | VALUE (Millions) | OF FUND 1 | |||||||||
| High Yield Corporate Bonds & Preferred | 186.2 | 36.3 | % | ||||||||
| Floating Rate Loans | 167.4 | 32.6 | % | ||||||||
| Mortgage-Backed Securities | 93.6 | 18.2 | % | ||||||||
| Other Asset-Backed | |||||||||||
| Securities 2 | 36.4 | 7.1 | % | ||||||||
| International Government Bonds (US$ and non-US$) | 11.1 | 2.2 | % | ||||||||
| Investment Grade Corporate Bonds & Preferred | 9.5 | 1.9 | % | ||||||||
| Cash & Other Net Assets | 8.8 | 1.7 | % | ||||||||
| Total Assets 3,4 | $ | 513.0 | 100.0 | % | |||||||
| MARKET | PERCENTAGE | ||||||||||
| TOP 10 INDUSTRIES 5 | VALUE (Millions) | OF FUND 1 | |||||||||
| Healthcare Services | 45.5 | 8.9 | % | ||||||||
| Energy | 29.1 | 5.7 | % | ||||||||
| Chemicals | 24.1 | 4.7 | % | ||||||||
| Pay TV | 23.0 | 4.5 | % | ||||||||
| Industrials | 22.7 | 4.4 | % | ||||||||
| Info/Technology | 21.2 | 4.1 | % | ||||||||
| Utilities | 21.1 | 4.1 | % | ||||||||
| Gaming/Leisure | 20.3 | 4.0 | % | ||||||||
| Media | 19.8 | 3.9 | % | ||||||||
| Consumer Products | 18.1 | 3.5 | % | ||||||||
| Total 3,4 | $ | 244.9 | 47.7 | % | |||||||
| 10 LARGEST HOLDINGS BY | MARKET | PERCENTAGE | |||||||||
| ISSUER | VALUE (Millions) | OF FUND 1 | |||||||||
| Fannie Mae | 44.3 | 8.6 | % | ||||||||
| Freddie Mac | 40.7 | 7.9 | % | ||||||||
| LB-UBS Commercial Mortgage | 11.9 | 2.3 | % | ||||||||
| Govt National Mtg Assn. | 8.6 | 1.7 | % | ||||||||
| HCA Inc. | 6.9 | 1.4 | % | ||||||||
| MBNA Master Credit Card Trust | 6.9 | 1.3 | % | ||||||||
| Intelsat Corp. | 6.6 | 1.3 | % | ||||||||
| Sungard Data Systems | 6.3 | 1.2 | % | ||||||||
| Aramark Corp. | 6.2 | 1.2 | % | ||||||||
| UPC Financing Partnership | 5.9 | 1.1 | % | ||||||||
| Total 3 | $ | 144.4 | 28.2 | % | |||||||
| Number of positions | 347 | ||||||||||
| NAV per share | $ | 12.91 | |||||||||
| Market price per share | $ | 11.24 | |||||||||
| Number of shares outstanding | 26,773,772 | ||||||||||
| Total net assets | $ | 345,602,926 | |||||||||
| Weighted average duration (including leverage) 6 | 3 years | ||||||||||
| Weighted average credit quality 7 | Baa3 | ||||||||||
| Fund leverage percentage 8 | 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 | Total figures may not represent exact sum of items as a result of rounding. | |
| 4 | Effective November 30, 2009, reflects completion of Charter Communications' financial restructuring. | |
| 5 | Top 10 industries for corporate bonds and floating rate loans. | |
| 6 | Duration calculated using internal methodologies. Rounded to the nearest year. | |
| 7 | For securities with multiple ratings, highest rating is used. | |
| 8 | 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
Media: (650) 312-2245