Franklin Templeton Limited Duration Income Trust Reports Asset Allocation

November 3, 2009 12:54 PM EST

SAN MATEO, CA -- (MARKET WIRE) -- 11/03/09 -- Franklin Templeton Limited Duration Income Trust (NYSE 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 September 30, 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 $523 billion in assets under management as of September 30, 2009. For more information, please call 1-800/DIAL BENŽ or visit franklintempleton.com.

FRANKLIN TEMPLETON LIMITED DURATION INCOME TRUST ASSET ALLOCATION
at September 30, 2009
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                                   MARKET                     PERCENTAGE
SECTOR ALLOCATION             VALUE (Millions)                OF FUND (1)
                              ---------------               --------------
High Yield Corporate
 Bonds & Preferred                      177.6                         35.2%
Floating Rate Loans                     162.6                         32.3%
Mortgage-Backed Securities               91.6                         18.2%
Other Asset-Backed
 Securities (2)                          36.3                          7.2%
Government Agency                         0.0                          0.0%
International Government
 Bonds (US$ and non-US$)                 10.8                          2.1%
Investment Grade Corporate
 Bonds & Preferred                       17.6                          3.5%
Cash & Other Net Assets                   7.4                          1.5%
                              ---------------               --------------
Total Assets (3)              $         504.0                        100.0%
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                                   MARKET                     PERCENTAGE
TOP 10 INDUSTRIES (4)         VALUE (Millions)                OF FUND (1)
                              ---------------               --------------
Healthcare Services                      43.8                          8.7%
Energy                                   27.5                          5.5%
Industrials                              23.1                          4.6%
Utilities                                23.0                          4.6%
Chemicals                                22.6                          4.5%
Pay TV                                   21.7                          4.3%
Media                                    20.9                          4.1%
Info/Technology                          19.5                          3.9%
Gaming/Leisure                           18.4                          3.7%
Consumer Products                        18.1                          3.6%
                              ---------------               --------------
Total (3)                     $         238.6                         47.3%
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10 LARGEST HOLDINGS                MARKET                     PERCENTAGE
 BY ISSUER                    VALUE (Millions)                OF FUND (1)
                              ---------------               --------------
Freddie Mac                              44.3                          8.8%
Fannie Mae                               38.7                          7.7%
LB-UBS Commercial Mortgage               11.7                          2.3%
Govt National Mtg Assn.                   8.6                          1.7%
HCA Inc.                                  7.0                          1.4%
MBNA Master Credit Card Trust             6.9                          1.4%
Intelsat Corp.                            6.7                          1.3%
Sungard Data Systems                      6.4                          1.3%
Aramark Corp.                             6.3                          1.2%
RBS Global & Rexnord Corp.                5.8                          1.2%
                              ---------------               --------------
Total (3)                     $         142.4                         28.3%
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Number of positions                                     337
NAV per share                                 $       12.76
Market price per share                        $       11.79
Number of shares
 outstanding                                     26,773,772
Total net assets                              $ 341,713,202

Weighted average
 duration (including
 leverage) (5)         3 years
Weighted average
 credit quality (6)       Baa3
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) Total figures may not represent exact sum of items as a result of
    rounding.
(4) Top 10 industries for corporate bonds and floating rate loans.
(5) Duration calculated using internal methodologies. Rounded to the
    nearest year.
(6) For securities with multiple ratings, highest rating is used.
(7) Preferred shares issued by the Fund and mortgage dollar rolls used for
    leverage divided by total assets of the Fund.


Contact:
Franklin Templeton Investments
Shareholders/Financial Advisors: (800) 342-5236
Media: (650) 312-2245


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