ORGANIZATIONAL AND
OFFERING EXPENSES REIMBURSEMENT AGREEMENT
This AGREEMENT is made this __th day of ___, 2003, by and between
FRANKLIN XXXXXXXXX LIMITED DURATION INCOME TRUST, a Delaware statutory trust
(the "Fund"), and FRANKLIN ADVISERS, INC., a California corporation (the
"Adviser").
WHEREAS, the Fund and the Adviser have separately entered into an
Investment Management Agreement dated ____, 2003 (the "Management Agreement");
NOW THEREFORE, in consideration of the mutual covenants hereinafter
contained, and in connection with the establishment and commencement of
operations of the Fund, it is hereby agreed by and between the parties hereto as
follows:
1. The Adviser agrees to reimburse the Fund for expenses incurred by the
Fund in connection with the organization of the Fund if the initial
public offering is not completed. The Adviser also agrees that if the
initial public offering occurs, the Adviser will pay (i) all of the
Fund's offering costs (other than the sales load) and (ii) all of the
Fund's organizational expenses, except that the Fund has agreed to
reimburse the Adviser for such offering costs (other than the sales
load) and organizational expenses to the extent that the aggregate of
such offering costs (other than the sales load) and organizational
expenses does not exceed $0.03 per share.
2. The expenses for which the Fund is being reimbursed pursuant to this
Agreement do not include (i) management fees payable by the Fund
pursuant to the terms of the Management Agreement and (ii) any sales
load or underwriting discount paid by shareholders.
3. This Agreement may be terminated by the vote of the Board of Trustees
of the Fund, including the majority vote of the members of the Board of
Trustees who are not "interested persons" of the Fund within the
meaning of the Investment Company Act of 1940, as amended.
4. The Fund's Certificate of Trust, including any amendments thereto, is
on file with the Secretary of State of Delaware. This Agreement is
executed on behalf of the Fund by the Fund's officers as officers and
not individually and the obligations imposed upon the Fund by this
Agreement are not binding upon any of the Fund's Trustees, officers or
shareholders individually but are binding only upon the assets and
property of the Fund.
IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the Fund and the Adviser have caused this Agreement
to be executed on the day and year above written.
FRANKLIN XXXXXXXXX LIMITED DURATION INCOME TRUST
By: /s/ [name]
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Name: [name]
Title: [title]
FRANKLIN ADVISERS, INC.
By: /s/ [name]
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Name: [name]
Title: [title]
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