Templeton Releases Closed-End Funds' Portfolio Allocation Updates.FORT LAUDERDALE Fort Lauderdale (lô`dərdāl), residential, commercial, and resort city (1990 pop. 149,377), seat of Broward co., SE Fla., on the Atlantic coast; settled around a fort built (c.1837) in the Seminole War, inc. 1911. , Fla. -- The Templeton closed-end Funds referenced below, which trade on the New York Stock Exchange New York Stock Exchange (NYSE) World's largest marketplace for securities. The exchange began as an informal meeting of 24 men in 1792 on what is now Wall Street in New York City. , today released portfolio allocation updates containing the following information as of November 30, 2006: * Asset Allocation Asset Allocation The process of dividing a portfolio among major asset categories such as bonds, stocks or cash. The purpose of asset allocation is to reduce risk by diversifying the portfolio. * Ten Largest Positions/Portfolio Characteristics * International Allocation/Net Currency Distribution * Industry Allocation/Country Distribution To obtain a copy of the updates, please contact Fund Information at 1-800-342-5236. Templeton closed-end Funds: Templeton Emerging Markets Fund (NYSE NYSE See: New York Stock Exchange :EMF emf: see electromotive force. (1) (ElectroMagnetic Field) See electromagnetic radiation. (2) (Enhanced MetaFile) See Windows metafile. ) Templeton Emerging Markets Income Fund (NYSE:TEI 1. (communications) TEI - Terminal Endpoint Identifier. 2. (text, project) TEI - Text Encoding Initiative. ) Templeton Global Income Fund (NYSE:GIM a. 1. Neat; spruce. ) The Funds' investment managers are subsidiaries of Franklin Resources, Inc. (NYSE:BEN), a global investment management organization operating as Franklin Templeton Investments Franklin Resources Inc. NYSE: BEN is an investment firm originally founded in New York in 1947 as Franklin Distributors, Inc. It is listed on the NYSE under the ticker BEN as in Benjamin Franklin, whom founder Charlie Johnson admired. . Franklin Templeton Investments provides global and domestic investment management solutions managed by its Franklin, Templeton, Mutual Series and Fiduciary Trust investment teams. The San Mateo, CA-based company has more than 50 years of investment experience and over $541 billion in assets under management Assets Under Management (AUM) is a term used by financial services companies in the mutual fund and money management or investment management business to gauge how much money they are managing. as of November 30, 2006. For more information, please call 1-800/DIAL BEN([R]) (1-800-342-5236) or visit franklintempleton.com. [TABLE OMITTED] [TABLE OMITTED] You may request a copy of the Fund's current Report to Shareholders by contacting Fund Information at 1-800/DIAL BEN[R] (1-800-342-5236). Since markets can go down as well as up, investment return and principal value will fluctuate with market conditions, currency volatility, and the economic, social and political climates of countries where the Fund invests. Emerging markets involve heightened risks related to the same factors, in addition to those associated with their relatively small size and lesser liquidity. You may have a gain or loss when you sell your shares. The industry allocation Industry allocation Investment of certain proportions of a portfolio in certain industries. Sometimes called sector allocation. uses MSCI's industry definitions for the convenience of comparison. The information provided is as of the date shown. The Fund's portfolio is actively managed and investment allocations can be expected to change. (a) EQUITY INCLUDES CONVERTIBLE AND PREFERRED SECURITIES. [TABLE OMITTED] [TABLE OMITTED] You may request a copy of the Fund's current Report to Shareholders by contacting Fund Information at 1-800/DIAL BEN[R] (1-800-342-5236). Since markets can go down as well as up, investment return and principal value will fluctuate with market conditions, currency volatility, and the economic, social and political climates of countries where the Fund invests. Emerging markets involve heightened risks related to the same factors, in addition to those associated with their relatively small size and lesser liquidity. You may have a gain or loss when you sell your shares. The information provided is as of the date shown. The Fund's portfolio is actively managed and investment allocations can be expected to change. (a) EQUITY INCLUDES CONVERTIBLE AND PREFERRED SECURITIES. [TABLE OMITTED] [TABLE OMITTED] You may request a copy of the Fund's current Report to Shareholders by contacting Fund Information at 1-800/DIAL BEN[R] (1-800-342-5236). Since markets can go down as well as up, investment return and principal value will fluctuate with market conditions, currency volatility, and the economic, social and political climates of countries where the Fund invests. Emerging markets involve heightened risks related to the same factors, in addition to those associated with their relatively small size and lesser liquidity. You may have a gain or loss when you sell your shares. The information provided is as of the date shown. The Fund's portfolio is actively managed and investment allocations can be expected to change. (a) EQUITY INCLUDES CONVERTIBLE AND PREFERRED SECURITIES. |
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