Templeton Emerging Markets Income Fund (“TEI”) Announces Distribution

FORT LAUDERDALE, Fla., Aug. 01, 2018 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Templeton Emerging Markets Income Fund (NYSE: TEI) today announced a monthly distribution from net investment income of $0.0748 per share, payable on August 31, 2018, to shareholders of record on August 15, 2018 (Ex-Dividend Date: August 14, 2018).

As previously disclosed, the Fund implemented a change to its distribution frequency from a quarterly variable distribution to a monthly variable distribution, effective June 30, 2018.

The Fund’s investment manager, Franklin Advisers, Inc., is a wholly owned subsidiary 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 to retail, institutional and sovereign wealth clients in over 170 countries. Through specialized teams, the company has expertise across all asset classes—including equity, fixed income, alternative and custom solutions. The company’s more than 650 investment professionals are supported by its integrated, worldwide team of risk management professionals and global trading desk network.  With offices in more than 30 countries, the California–based company has over 70 years of investment experience and over $724 billion in assets under management as of June 30, 2018. For more information, please visit franklintempleton.com.

For more information, please contact Franklin Templeton Investments at 1-800-342-5236.