FORT LAUDERDALE, FL — (Marketwire) — 07/19/11 — The Templeton closed-end Funds
referenced below, which trade on the New York Stock Exchange, today
released portfolio allocation updates containing the following information
as of June 30, 2011:
To obtain a copy of the updates, please contact Fund Information at
1-800-342-5236.
Templeton closed-end Funds:
Templeton Dragon Fund, Inc. (NYSE: TDF)
Templeton Global Income Fund (NYSE: GIM)
Templeton Russia and East European Fund, Inc. (NYSE: TRF)
The Funds- investment managers are subsidiaries 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 $734 billion in assets under management
as of June 30, 2011. For more information, please call 1-800/DIAL BEN® or
visit franklintempleton.com.
You may request a copy of the Fund-s current Report to Shareholders by
contacting Fund Information at 1-800-DIAL BEN® (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 uses MSCI-s industry definitions for the
convenience of comparison. The information provided is as of the date shown
and comes from sources considered reliable, but the Fund makes no
representation or warranty as to its completeness or accuracy. The Fund-s
portfolio is actively managed and investment allocations can be expected to
change.
* Equity includes convertible and preferred securities.
You may request a copy of the Fund-s current Report to Shareholders by
contacting Fund Information at 1-800/DIAL BEN® (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 and comes from
sources considered reliable, but the Fund makes no representation or
warranty as to its completeness or accuracy. The weightings do not include
the impact of currency forwards within the country weightings. The Fund-s
portfolio is actively managed and investment allocations can be expected to
change.
You may request a copy of the Fund-s current Report to Shareholders by
contacting Fund Information at 1-800-DIAL BEN® (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 uses MSCI-s industry definitions for the
convenience of comparison. The information provided is as of the date shown
and comes from sources considered reliable, but the Fund makes no
representation or warranty as to its completeness or accuracy. The Fund-s
portfolio is actively managed and investment allocations can be expected to
change.
* Equity includes convertible and preferred securities.
For more information, please contact
Franklin Templeton Investments
1-800-342-5236