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SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549
SCHEDULE 13D
Under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934
(Amendment No. 1)*
Franklin Limited Duration Income Trust
(Name of Issuer)
Common Stock, without par value
(Title of Class of Securities)
35472T101
(CUSIP Number)
Saba Capital Management, L.P. 405 Lexington Avenue 58th Floor New York, NY 10174 Attention: Michael D'Angelo (212) 542-4635   with a copy to:   Eleazer Klein, Esq. Schulte Roth & Zabel LLP 919 Third Avenue New York, New York 10022 (212) 756-2000
(Name, Address and Telephone Number of Person
Authorized to Receive Notices and Communications)
April 20, 2016
(Date of Event Which Requires Filing of This Statement)

If the filing person has previously filed a statement on Schedule 13G to report the acquisition that is the subject of this Schedule 13D, and is filing this schedule because of Rule 13d-1(e), Rule 13d-1(f) or Rule 13d-1(g), check the following box. ý

 

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* The remainder of this cover page shall be filled out for a reporting person's initial filing on this form with respect to the subject class of securities, and for any subsequent amendment containing information which would alter disclosures provided in a prior cover page.

 

The information required on the remainder of this cover page shall not be deemed to be "filed" for the purpose of Section 18 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 ("Act") or otherwise subject to the liabilities of that section of the Act but shall be subject to all other provisions of the Act (however, see the Notes).

 

1	NAME OF REPORTING PERSON Saba Capital Management, L.P.
2	CHECK THE APPROPRIATE BOX IF A MEMBER OF A GROUP		(a) ¨ (b) ¨
3	SEC USE ONLY
4	SOURCE OF FUNDS OO (see Item 3)
5	CHECK BOX IF DISCLOSURE OF LEGAL PROCEEDING IS REQUIRED PURSUANT TO ITEMS 2(d) or 2(e)		¨
6	CITIZENSHIP OR PLACE OF ORGANIZATION Delaware
NUMBER OF SHARES BENEFICIALLY OWNED BY EACH REPORTING PERSON WITH:	7	SOLE VOTING POWER -0-
	8	SHARED VOTING POWER 4,032,405
	9	SOLE DISPOSITIVE POWER -0-
	10	SHARED DISPOSITIVE POWER 4,032,405
11	AGGREGATE AMOUNT BENEFICIALLY OWNED BY EACH PERSON 4,032,405
12	CHECK IF THE AGGREGATE AMOUNT IN ROW (11) EXCLUDES CERTAIN SHARES			¨
13	PERCENT OF CLASS REPRESENTED BY AMOUNT IN ROW (11) 15.03%1
14	TYPE OF REPORTING PERSON PN; IA

 

 

 

 

 

 

¹ The percentages used in this Schedule 13D/A are calculated based upon 26,835,650 Shares outstanding as of September 30, 2015 as reported in the Issuer's Annual Report to Shareholders on Form N-CSRS filed on December 1, 2015.

 

 

1	NAME OF REPORTING PERSON Boaz R. Weinstein
2	CHECK THE APPROPRIATE BOX IF A MEMBER OF A GROUP		(a) ¨ (b) ¨
3	SEC USE ONLY
4	SOURCE OF FUNDS OO (see Item 3)
5	CHECK BOX IF DISCLOSURE OF LEGAL PROCEEDING IS REQUIRED PURSUANT TO ITEMS 2(d) or 2(e)		¨
6	CITIZENSHIP OR PLACE OF ORGANIZATION United States
NUMBER OF SHARES BENEFICIALLY OWNED BY EACH REPORTING PERSON WITH:	7	SOLE VOTING POWER -0-
	8	SHARED VOTING POWER 4,032,405
	9	SOLE DISPOSITIVE POWER -0-
	10	SHARED DISPOSITIVE POWER 4,032,405
11	AGGREGATE AMOUNT BENEFICIALLY OWNED BY EACH PERSON 4,032,405
12	CHECK IF THE AGGREGATE AMOUNT IN ROW (11) EXCLUDES CERTAIN SHARES			¨
13	PERCENT OF CLASS REPRESENTED BY AMOUNT IN ROW (11) 15.03%1
14	TYPE OF REPORTING PERSON IN

 

 

 

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¹ The percentages used in this Schedule 13D/A are calculated based upon 26,835,650 Shares outstanding as of September 30, 2015 as reported in the Issuer's Annual Report to Shareholders on Form N-CSRS filed on December 1, 2015.

 

 

This Amendment No. 1 ("Amendment No. 1") amends the statement on Schedule 13D filed on March 4, 2016 (the "Original Schedule 13D", and as amended hereby, the "Schedule 13D") with respect to the common stock, without par value (the "Shares"), of Franklin Limited Duration Income Trust (the "Issuer").  Capitalized terms used herein and not otherwise defined in this Amendment No. 1 have the meanings set forth in the Original Schedule 13D.  This Amendment No. 1 amends Items 3, 4, 5 and 7 as set forth below.

 

Item 3.	SOURCE AND AMOUNT OF FUNDS OR OTHER CONSIDERATION
	Item 3 of the Schedule 13D is hereby amended and restated as follows:
	Funds for the purchase of the Shares were derived from the subscription proceeds from investors in SCMF, SCMF II, SCLMF, SCS, SCEF 1 and SCEF 2 and the capital appreciation thereon and margin account borrowings made in the ordinary course of business.  In such instances, the positions held in the margin accounts are pledged as collateral security for the repayment of debit balances in the account, which may exist from time to time.  Since other securities are held in the margin accounts, it is not possible to determine the amounts, if any, of margin used to purchase the Shares reported herein. A total of $46,456,927 was paid to acquire the Shares reported herein.

 

Item 4.	PURPOSE OF TRANSACTION
	Item 4 of the Schedule 13D is hereby amended and supplemented by the addition of the following:
	The Reporting Persons have engaged, and may continue to engage, in discussions with management and the Board of Directors of the Issuer regarding the long-term performance of the Issuer and the trading of the Shares at a discount to the Issuer's net asset value.  On April 20, 2016, Saba Capital sent a letter to the Issuer containing a stockholder proposal under Rule 14a-8 requesting that the Board of Directors consider authorizing a self-tender for all outstanding Shares of the Issuer at or close to net asset value; provided, however, if more than 50% of the Issuer's outstanding Shares are submitted for tender, the tender offer should be cancelled and the Issuer should be liquidated or converted into an open-end mutual fund.  A copy of the letter is attached as Exhibit 2.

 

Item 5.	INTEREST IN SECURITIES OF THE ISSUER
	Items 5(a), (b) and (c) of the Schedule 13D are hereby amended and restated as follows:

 

 

(a)	See rows (11) and (13) of the cover pages to this Schedule 13D for the aggregate number of Shares and percentages of the Shares beneficially owned by each of the Reporting Persons.  The percentages used in this Schedule 13D are calculated based upon 26,835,650 Shares outstanding as of September 30, 2015 as reported in the Issuer's Annual Report to Shareholders on Form N-CSRS filed on December 1, 2015.
(b)	See rows (7) through (10) of the cover pages to this Schedule 13D for the number of Shares as to which each Reporting Person has the sole or shared power to vote or direct the vote and sole or shared power to dispose or to direct the disposition.
(c)	The transactions in the Shares effected by Saba Capital since the filing of the Original Schedule 13D, which were all in the open market, are set forth in Schedule A, and are incorporated herein by reference.

 

Item 7.	MATERIAL TO BE FILED AS EXHIBITS
	Item 7 of the Schedule 13D is hereby amended and supplemented by the addition of the following:
Exhibit 2:	Letter dated April 20, 2016 sent by Saba Capital to the Issuer.

 

 

SIGNATURES

After reasonable inquiry and to the best of his or its knowledge and belief, each of the undersigned certifies that the information set forth in this statement is true, complete and correct.

Date: April 20, 2016

 

	SABA CAPITAL Management, L.P.
	/s/ Michael D'Angelo
	Name: Michael D'Angelo Title: Chief Compliance Officer
	BOAZ R. WEINSTEIN
	/s/ Michael D'Angelo
	Name: Michael D'Angelo
	Title: Attorney-in-fact*
* Pursuant to a power of attorney dated as of November 16, 2015, which is incorporated herein by reference to Exhibit 2 to the Schedule 13G filed by the Reporting Persons on December 28, 2015, accession number: 0001062993-15-006823

 

 

 

Schedule A

 

This Schedule sets forth information with respect to each purchase and sale of Shares which were effectuated by Saba Capital since the filing of the Original Schedule 13D/A. All transactions were effectuated in the open market through a broker.

 

Trade Date	Shares Purchased (Sold)	Price ($)*
04/14/2016	13,634	11.24
04/14/2016	8,658	11.26
04/13/2016	1,604	11.27
04/13/2016	5,200	11.23
04/08/2016	4,227	11.26
04/06/2016	8,441	11.22
04/05/2016	4,755	11.15
03/31/2016	2,706	11.24
03/30/2016	2,129	11.19
03/29/2016	11,159	11.14
03/28/2016	14,777	11.21
03/22/2016	5,364	11.27
03/21/2016	4,051	11.24
03/21/2016	25,630	11.21
03/18/2016	5,987	11.18
03/17/2016	4,947	11.15
03/16/2016	11,833	11.10
03/15/2016	11,489	11.09

 

* Excluding commissions.