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Quarterly Statement ofInvestments

I See Notes to Statements ofInvestments.


 



 



 



 



 



 



 



 



 




 


ABBREVIATIONS

Counterparty

BZWS - Barclays Bank PLC
DBAB - Deutsche Bank AG
HSBC - HSBC Bank USA, NA
JPHQ - JP Morgan Chase & Co.
UBSW- UBSAG

Currency

EUR - Euro
KRW - South Korean Won
MYR - Malaysian Ringgit
PLN - Polish Zloty
SEK - Swedish Krona


 



 

Franklin Templeton Limited Duration Income Trust

Notes to Statement of Investments (unaudited)

1. ORGANIZATION

Franklin Templeton Limited Duration Income Trust (Fund) is registered under the Investment Company Act of 1940, as amended, as a closed-end investment company.

2. FINANCIAL INSTRUMENT VALUATION

The Fund's investments in financial instruments are carried at fair value daily. Fair value is the price that would be received to sell an asset or paid to transfer a liability in an orderly transaction between market participants on the measurement date. Under procedures approved by the Fund's Board of Trustees (the Board), the Fund's administrator, investment manager and other affiliates have formed the Valuation and Liquidity Oversight Committee (VLOC). The VLOC provides administration and oversight of the Fund's valuation policies and procedures, which are approved annually by the Board. Among other things, these procedures allow the Fund to utilize independent pricing services, quotations from securities and financial instrument dealers, and other market sources to determine fair value.

Debt securities generally trade in the over-the-counter (OTC) market rather than on a securities exchange. The Fund's pricing services use multiple valuation techniques to determine fair value. In instances where sufficient market activity exists, the pricing services may utilize a market -based approach through which quotes from market makers are used to determine fair value. In instances where sufficient market activity may not exist or is limited, the pricing services also utilize proprietary valuation models which may consider market characteristics such as benchmark yield curves, credit spreads, estimated default rates, anticipated market interest rate volatility, coupon rates, anticipated timing of principal repayments, underlying collateral, and other unique security features in order to estimate the relevant cash flows, which are then discounted to calculate the fair value. Securities denominated in a foreign currency are converted into their U. S. dollar equivalent at the foreign exchange rate in effect at the close of the NYSE on the date that the values of the foreign debt securities are determined. Investments in open-end mutual funds are valued at the closing net asset value.

Certain derivative financial instruments (derivatives) trade in the OTC market. The Fund's pricing services use various techniques including industry standard option pricing models and proprietary discounted cash flow models to determine the fair value of those instruments. The Fund's net benefit or obligation under the derivative contract, as measured by the fair market value of the contract, is included in net assets.

The Fund has procedures to determine the fair value of financial instruments for which market prices are not reliable or readily available. Under these procedures, the VLOC convenes on a regular basis to review such financial instruments and considers a number of factors, including significant unobservable valuation inputs, when arriving at fair value. The VLOC primarily employs a market -based approach which may use related or comparable assets or liabilities, recent transactions, market multiples, book values, and other relevant information for the investment to determine the fair value of the investment. An income-based valuation approach may also be used in which the anticipated future cash flows of the investment are discounted to calculate fair value. Discounts may also be applied due to the nature or duration of any restrictions on the disposition of the investments. Due to the inherent uncertainty of valuations of such investments, the fair values may differ significantly from the values that would have been used had an active market existed. The VLOC employs various methods for calibrating these valuation approaches including a regular review of key inputs and assumptions, transactional back-testing or disposition analysis, and reviews of any related market activity.

3. DERIVATIVE FINANCIAL INSTRUMENTS

The Fund invested in derivatives in order to manage risk or gain exposure to various other investments or markets. Derivatives are financial contracts based on an underlying or notional amount, require no initial investment or an initial net investment that is smaller than would normally be required to have a similar response to changes in market factors, and require or permit net settlement. Derivatives contain various risks including the potential inability of the counterparty to fulfill their obligations under the terms of the contract, the potential for an illiquid secondary market, and/or the potential for market movements.

The Fund entered into OTC forward exchange contracts primarily to manage and/or gain exposure to certain foreign currencies. A forward exchange contract is an agreement between the Fund and a counterparty to buy or sell a foreign currency for a specific exchange rate on a future date. Pursuant to the terms of the forward exchange contracts, cash or securities may be required to be deposited as collateral. Unrestricted cash may be invested according to the Fund's investment objectives.


 



 

In December 2011, Financial Accounting Standards Board (FASB) issued Accounting Standards Update (ASU) No. 2011-11, Balance Sheet
(Topic 210): Disclosures about Offsetting Assets and Liabilities. The amendments in the ASU enhance disclosures about offsetting of financial
assets and liabilities to enable investors to understand the effect of these arrangements on a fund's financial position. The ASU is effective for
interim and annual reporting periods beginning on or after January 1, 2013. The Fund believes the adoption of this ASU will not have a
material impact on its financial statements.

8. SUBSEQUENT EVENTS

The Fund has evaluated subsequent events through the issuance of the Statement of Investments and determined that no events have occurred
that require disclosure.

For additional information on the Fund's significant accounting policies, please refer to the Fund's most recent semiannual or annual
shareholder report.


Item 2. Controls and Procedures.

(a) Evaluation of Disclosure Controls and Procedures. The Registrant
maintains disclosure controls and procedures that are designed to ensure that
information required to be disclosed in the Registrant’s filings under the
Securities Exchange Act of 1934 and the Investment Company Act of 1940 is
recorded, processed, summarized and reported within the periods specified in
the rules and forms of the Securities and Exchange Commission. Such
information is accumulated and communicated to the Registrant’s management,
including its principal executive officer and principal financial officer, as
appropriate, to allow timely decisions regarding required disclosure. The
Registrant’s management, including the principal executive officer and the
principal financial officer, recognizes that any set of controls and
procedures, no matter how well designed and operated, can provide only
reasonable assurance of achieving the desired control objectives.

Within 90 days prior to the filing date of this Quarterly Schedule of
Portfolio Holdings on Form N-Q, the Registrant had carried out an evaluation,
under the supervision and with the participation of the Registrant’s
management, including the Registrant’s principal executive officer and the
Registrant’s principal financial officer, of the effectiveness of the design
and operation of the Registrant’s disclosure controls and procedures. Based
on such evaluation, the Registrant’s principal executive officer and
principal financial officer concluded that the Registrant’s disclosure
controls and procedures are effective.

(b) Changes in Internal Controls. There have been no significant changes in
the Registrant’s internal controls or in other factors that could
significantly affect the internal controls subsequent to the date of their
evaluation in connection with the preparation of this Quarterly Schedule of
Portfolio Holdings on Form N-Q.

Item 3. Exhibits.

(a) Certification pursuant to Section 30a-2 under the Investment Company Act
of 1940 of Laura F. Fergerson, Chief Executive Officer - Finance and
Administration, and Gaston Gardey, Chief Financial Officer and Chief
Accounting Officer.