FRANKLIN TEMPLETON LIMITED DURATION INCOME TRUST REPORTS ASSET ALLOCATION

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Franklin Templeton Limited Duration Income Trust Reports Asset Allocation
2008-05-30
Business Wire

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 April 30, 2008.

NOTE: FRANKLIN TEMPLETON IS WELL KNOWN IN INVESTMENT MANAGEMENT.

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 $617 billion in assets under management as of April 30, 2008. For more information, please call 1-800/DIAL BEN(R) or visit franklintempleton.com.

<PRE> FRANKLIN TEMPLETON LIMITED DURATION INCOME TRUST ASSET ALLOCATION at April 30, 2008 ====================================================================== MARKET PERCENTAGE VALUE OF FUND SECTOR ALLOCATION (Millions) (1) ------------------------------ ----------- ---------- High Yield Corporate Bonds $149.9 27.5% Floating Rate Loans $208.4 38.3% Mortgage-Backed Securities $122.8 22.5% Other Asset Backed Securities $ 25.7 4.7% International Government Bonds (US$ and non-US$) $ 20.9 3.8% Investment Grade Corporate Bonds $ 19.8 3.6% Cash & Other Net Assets -$2.7 -0.5% ----------- ---------- Total Assets (2) $544.6 100.0% ====================================================================== MARKET PERCENTAGE VALUE OF FUND TOP 10 INDUSTRIES (3) (Millions) (1) ------------------------------ ----------- ---------- Healthcare Services $ 44.2 8.1% Info/Technology $ 33.0 6.1% Media $ 30.1 5.5% Financial Services $ 26.4 4.8% Industrial $ 23.3 4.3% Chemicals $ 22.6 4.2% Utilities $ 21.4 3.9% Consumer Products $ 19.0 3.5% Pay TV $ 19.0 3.5% Telecom $ 18.2 3.3% ----------- ---------- Total (2) $257.2 47.2% ====================================================================== MARKET PERCENTAGE VALUE OF FUND 10 LARGEST HOLDINGS BY ISSUER (Millions) (1) ------------------------------ ----------- ---------- Fannie Mae $ 68.8 12.6% Freddie Mac $ 44.7 8.2% Intelsat Subsidiary Holding Co LLC $ 10.4 1.9% Govt National Mtg Assn. $ 9.3 1.7% Sungard Data Systems $ 7.8 1.4% HCA Inc. $ 7.1 1.3% Aramark Corp. $ 6.3 1.2% Charter Communications Operating LLC $ 6.0 1.1% Fresenius Med Care Hldgs. $ 5.9 1.1% Davita $ 5.5 1.0% ----------- ---------- Total (2) $171.7 31.5% ====================================================================== Number of positions 342 NAV per share $ 13.25 Market price per share $ 11.82 Number of shares outstanding 26,773,772 Total net assets $354,648,716 Weighted average duration 3 (including leverage) (4) years Weighted average credit quality (5) Baa3 Fund leverage percentage (6) 35% (1) Percentage of total investments of the Fund. Total investments of the Fund include long-term and short-term investments and other net assets, excluding preferred stock issued. (2) Total figures may not represent exact sum of items as a result of rounding. (3) Top 10 industries for corporate bonds and floating rate loans. (4) Duration calculated using internal methodologies. Rounded to the nearest year. (5) For securities with multiple ratings, highest rating is used. (6) Preferred shares issued by the Fund divided by total assets of the Fund. </PRE>

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