SAN MATEO, CA -- (Marketwire) -- 01/07/13 -- Franklin Templeton Limited Duration Income Trust (NYSE MKT: FTF), a closed-end investment company managed by Franklin Advisers, Inc., today reported its portfolio composition, certain portfolio characteristics and NYSE MKT closing price as of November 30, 2012.

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 65 years of investment experience and over $768 billion in assets under management as of November 30, 2012. For more information, please call 1-800/DIAL BEN® or visit franklintempleton.com.

FRANKLIN TEMPLETON LIMITED DURATION INCOME TRUST ASSET ALLOCATION at
November 30, 2012
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                                                                  PERCENTAGE
                                     MARKET                       OF FUND
SECTOR ALLOCATION                    VALUE (Millions)             (1)
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High Yield Corporate Bonds &
Preferred Securities                            184.8                  33.5%
Investment Grade Corporate
Bonds                                             0.0                   0.0%
Floating Rate Loans                             196.9                  35.7%
Mortgage-Backed Securities                      133.2                  24.1%
Other Asset-Backed Securities
(2)                                              26.9                   4.9%
International Government Bonds
(US$ & non-US$)                                   6.8                   1.2%
Common Stock & Warrants                           0.0                   0.0%
Cash & Other Net Assets (3)                       3.6                   0.7%
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Total Assets (4)                               $552.2                 100.0%
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                                                                  PERCENTAGE
                                     MARKET                       OF FUND
TOP 10 INDUSTRIES (5)                VALUE (Millions)             (1)
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Healthcare Services                              45.1                   8.2%
Energy                                           33.3                   6.0%
Automotive                                       26.6                   4.8%
Retail                                           21.5                   3.9%
Financial Services                               21.3                   3.9%
Industrials                                      20.5                   3.7%
Info/Technology                                  19.7                   3.6%
Chemicals                                        19.3                   3.5%
Food & Beverage                                  19.1                   3.5%
Gaming/Leisure                                   18.5                   3.4%
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Total (4)                                      $244.9                  44.3%
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                                                                  PERCENTAGE
                                     MARKET                       OF FUND
10 LARGEST HOLDINGS BY ISSUER        VALUE (Millions)             (1)
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Fannie Mae                                      108.1                  19.6%
Freddie Mac                                      23.7                   4.3%
Intelsat                                          6.6                   1.2%
Caesars Entertainment                             6.1                   1.1%
ADS Waste                                         5.5                   1.0%
Calpine                                           5.1                   0.9%
FMG Resources                                     5.0                   0.9%
Visant Corp.                                      4.7                   0.9%
Reynolds Group Holdings Inc.                      4.7                   0.9%
Del Monte Foods                                   4.7                   0.8%
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Total (4)                                      $174.4                  31.6%
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Number of positions                                            424
NAV per share                                              $ 14.07
Market price per share                                     $ 13.94
Number of shares outstanding                            26,815,016
Total net assets                                     $ 377,403,356

Weighted average duration
(including leverage) (6)      3 years
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) Includes currency forward contracts.
(4) Total figures may not represent exact sum of items as a result of
rounding.
(5) Top 10 industries for corporate bonds and floating rate loans.
(6) Duration calculated using internal methodologies. Rounded to the nearest
year.
(7) Preferred shares issued by the Fund and mortgage dollar rolls used for
leverage divided by total assets of the Fund.