Franklin Templeton Limited Duration Income Trust (AMEX:FTF), a
closed-end investment company managed by Franklin Advisers, Inc., today
reported its portfolio composition, certain portfolio characteristics
and AMEX closing price as of November 30, 2008.
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 $404 billion in
assets under management as of November 30, 2008. For more information,
please call 1-800/DIAL BEN® or visit franklintempleton.com.
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FRANKLIN TEMPLETON LIMITED DURATION INCOME TRUST ASSET ALLOCATION at
November 30, 2008
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MARKET
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PERCENTAGE
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SECTOR ALLOCATION
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VALUE (Millions)
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OF FUND 1
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High Yield Corporate Bonds
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102.3
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25.9%
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Floating Rate Loans
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133.6
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33.8%
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Mortgage-Backed Securities
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107.0
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27.0%
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Other Asset Backed Securities
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22.3
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5.6%
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Government Agency
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4.1
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1.0%
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International Government Bonds (US$ and non-US$)
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3.8
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1.0%
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Investment Grade Corporate Bonds
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10.7
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2.7%
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Cash & Other Net Assets
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11.8
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3.0%
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Total Assets 2
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$395.7
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100.0%
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MARKET
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PERCENTAGE
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TOP 10 INDUSTRIES 3
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VALUE (Millions)
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OF FUND 1
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Healthcare Services
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33.0
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8.3%
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Media
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17.1
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4.3%
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Pay TV
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16.4
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4.1%
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Financial Services
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16.0
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4.0%
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Chemicals
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15.6
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3.9%
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Industrials
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15.3
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3.9%
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Info/Technology
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14.9
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3.8%
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Utilities
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13.8
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3.5%
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Consumer Products
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13.2
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3.3%
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Energy
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12.5
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3.2%
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Total 2
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$167.8
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42.4%
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MARKET
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PERCENTAGE
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10 LARGEST HOLDINGS BY ISSUER
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VALUE (Millions)
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OF FUND 1
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Fannie Mae
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53.1
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13.4%
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Freddie Mac
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49.3
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12.5%
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Govt National Mtg Assn.
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8.7
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2.2%
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HCA Inc.
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5.5
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1.4%
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Aramark Corp.
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5.4
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1.4%
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Intelsat Corp.
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5.1
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1.3%
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LB-UBS Commercial Mortgage
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5.0
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1.3%
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Banc of America Commercial
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4.5
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1.1%
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Sungard Data Systems
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4.5
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1.1%
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NRG Energy Inc.
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4.5
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1.1%
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Total 2
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$145.8
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36.8%
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Number of positions
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289
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NAV per share
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$
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9.28
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Market price per share
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$
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7.02
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Number of shares outstanding
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26,773,771.733
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Total net assets
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$
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248,446,047
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Weighted average duration (including leverage) 4
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2 years
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Weighted average credit quality 5
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Baa3
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Fund leverage percentage 6
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37%
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1 Percentage of total investments of the Fund. Total
investments of the Fund include long-term and short-term investments
and other net assets.
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Does not include last day portfolio and shareholder trades.
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2 Total figures may not represent exact sum of items as
a result of rounding.
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3 Top 10 industries for corporate bonds and floating
rate loans.
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4 Duration calculated using internal methodologies.
Rounded to the nearest year.
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5 For securities with multiple ratings, highest rating
is used.
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6 Preferred shares issued by the Fund and mortgage
Dollar rolls used for leverage divided by total assets of the Fund.
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