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 NYSE Amex closing price as of February 28, 2009.
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 $377 billion in
assets under management as of February 28, 2009. For more information,
please call 1-800/DIAL BEN® or visit franklintempleton.com.
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FRANKLIN TEMPLETON LIMITED DURATION INCOME TRUST ASSET ALLOCATION
at February 28, 2009
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MARKET
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PERCENTAGE
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SECTOR ALLOCATION
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VALUE (Millions)
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OF FUND 1
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High Yield Corporate Bonds & Preferred Stocks
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118.7
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28.8%
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Floating Rate Loans
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137.3
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33.3%
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Mortgage-Backed Securities
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102.9
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25.0%
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Other Asset Backed Securities
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22.5
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5.5%
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Government Agency
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0.0
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0.0%
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International Government Bonds (US$ and non-US$)
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3.4
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0.8%
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Investment Grade Corporate Bonds & Preferred Stocks
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17.9
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4.4%
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Cash & Other Net Assets
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9.3
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2.3%
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Total Assets 2
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$412.0
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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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39.6
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9.6%
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Pay TV
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18.8
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4.6%
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Energy
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18.4
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4.5%
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Industrials
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17.1
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4.2%
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Utilities
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16.8
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4.1%
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Financial Services
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16.8
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4.1%
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Food & Beverage
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16.5
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4.0%
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Info/Technology
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15.8
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3.8%
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Chemicals
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15.3
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3.7%
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Consumer Products
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14.5
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3.5%
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Total 2
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$189.6
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46.0%
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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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Freddie Mac
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51.4
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12.5%
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Fannie Mae
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42.7
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10.4%
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Govt National Mtg Assn.
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8.8
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2.1%
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Sungard Data Systems
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6.4
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1.5%
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HCA Inc.
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6.3
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1.5%
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Intelsat Corp.
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6.1
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1.5%
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Aramark Corp.
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5.9
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1.4%
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NRG Energy INC
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5.1
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1.2%
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LB-UBS Commercial Mortgage
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5.1
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1.2%
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Banc of America Commercial
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4.6
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1.1%
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Total 2
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$142.5
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34.6%
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Number of positions
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291
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NAV per share
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$ 10.03
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Market price per share
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$ 8.68
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Number of shares outstanding
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26,773,772
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Total net assets
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$ 268,530,991
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Weighted average duration (including leverage) 4
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3 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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35%
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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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