Templeton Global Income Fund

Templeton Global Income Fund operates as a closed-end Investment Fund. Its portfolio includes debt and income producing securities. The company was founded on March 17, 1998 and is headquartered in Fort Lauderdale, FL.

Saba Capital Income & Opportunities Fund II operates as a closed-end Investment Fund. Its portfolio includes debt and income producing securities. The company was founded on March 17, 1998 and is headquartered in Fort Lauderdale, FL.

NEW YORK--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Saba Capital Management, L.P. (collectively with its affiliates, “Saba” or “we”), a significant shareholder of the Templeton Global Income Fund (NYSE: GIM) (“GIM” or the “Fund”), today commented on the preliminary results of the Fund's 2022 Annual Meeting of Shareholders (the “Annual Meeting”). Based on the preliminary voting results provided by Saba's proxy solicitor, shareholders have voted to elect all four of Saba's nominees – Karen Caldwell, Ketu Desai, Anatoly N

Saba Capital Announces the Election of Full Slate of Nominees to the Templeton Global Income Fund's Board of Trustees Based on Preliminary Results

FORT LAUDERDALE, Fla.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Templeton Global Income Fund [NYSE: GIM] (the “Fund”), today announced that Institutional Shareholder Services Inc. ("ISS") and Glass, Lewis & Co. (“Glass Lewis”), the leading independent proxy advisory firms, have both recommended that shareholders vote on the Fund's WHITE proxy card FOR all of its nominees -- Mary C. Choksi, Larry D. Thompson, Rupert H. Johnson, Jr., and Gregory E. Johnson -- in connection with the Fund's 2022 Annual Meeting, schedu

Templeton Global Income Fund Announces Leading Independent Proxy Advisory Firms ISS and Glass Lewis Both Fully Support Templeton Global Income Fund's Nominees

FORT LAUDERDALE, Fla.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--TEMPLETON GLOBAL INCOME FUND (NYSE: GIM) (“GIM” or the “Fund”) today announced that the Fund's Board of Trustees and manager recently reached an agreement to implement a fee waiver to reduce the Fund's investment management fee by 10 basis points. As a result of this fee waiver, for the period beginning March 1, 2022 and ending September 1, 2022, the Fund will pay the investment manager a monthly fee in dollars, at the annual rate of the Fund's daily net

Templeton Global Income Fund Announces Management Fee Waiver

FORT LAUDERDALE, Fla.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Templeton Global Income Fund [NYSE: GIM] today announced a monthly distribution from net investment income of $0.0362 per share, payable on March 31, 2022, to shareholders of record on March 17, 2022 (Ex-Dividend Date: March 16, 2022). The Fund's Board of Trustees (the “Board”) recently authorized an increase to GIM's managed distribution plan pursuant to which the Fund will make monthly distributions to shareholders at an annual minimum fixed rate of 8%,

Templeton Global Income Fund (“GIM” or the “Fund”) Announces Distribution and Increase to Its Managed Distribution Plan

GIM recently conducted a tender offer for up to 70% of its shares at 99% NAV. The decline in share price after expiry illustrates a key risk for participating in such tender offers.

GIM: Tender Offer Completes

FORT LAUDERDALE, Fla.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Templeton Global Income Fund [NYSE: GIM] today announced the final results of its tender offer to purchase for cash up to 93,900,910 of its common shares, which expired on Tuesday, December 7, 2021 at 11:59 p.m., New York City time. A total of 31,347,230.632 shares, or 23.37% of the Fund's common shares outstanding (134,144,158) and 33.38% of the available shares for tender (93,900,910), were properly tendered and not withdrawn by December 7, 2021, the ex

Templeton Global Income Fund (“GIM”) Announces Final Results of Tender Offer

FORT LAUDERDALE, Fla.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Templeton Global Income Fund [NYSE: GIM] today announced the preliminary results of its issuer tender offer to purchase for cash up to 93,900,910 of its common shares, representing 70% of its issued and outstanding common shares. The offer expired at 11:59 p.m. New York City time, on Tuesday, December 7, 2021. Based on current information, approximately 31,347,530 common shares, or approximately 33.38% of the Fund's common shares outstanding, were tendere

Templeton Global Income Fund (“GIM”) Announces Expiration of Self-Tender Offer

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FORT LAUDERDALE, Fla.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Templeton Global Income Fund [NYSE: GIM] today announced that it has commenced an issuer tender offer to purchase for cash up to 93,900,910 of its common shares, representing 70% of its issued and outstanding common shares. Unless extended, the tender offer will expire at 11:59 p.m., New York City time, on Tuesday, December 7, 2021. Subject to various terms and conditions described in offering materials distributed to shareholders: (1) purchases will be m

Templeton Global Income Fund (“GIM”) Commences Self-tender Offer for up to 70% of Its Shares

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FORT LAUDERDALE, Fla.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Templeton Global Income Fund [NYSE: GIM] today announced that its Board of Trustees has authorized an issuer tender offer to purchase for cash up to 93,900,910 of its common shares, representing 70% of its issued and outstanding common shares. The tender offer will commence on Monday, November 8, 2021, and will expire, unless extended, at 11:59 p.m., New York City time, on Tuesday, December 7, 2021. Subject to various terms and conditions described in off

Templeton Global Income Fund (“GIM”) Announces Self-tender Offer for up to 70% of Its Shares

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FORT LAUDERDALE, Fla.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Templeton Global Income Fund [NYSE: GIM] today announced a monthly distribution from net investment income of $0.0360 per share, payable on September 30, 2021, to shareholders of record on September 15, 2021 (Ex-Dividend Date: September 14, 2021). The Fund's Board authorized a managed distribution plan pursuant to which the Fund will make monthly distributions to shareholders at an annual minimum fixed rate of 7.5%, based on the average monthly net asset

Templeton Global Income Fund (“GIM”) Announces Distribution

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NEW YORK--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Saba Capital Management, L.P. and certain associated parties (collectively “Saba”) today announced that shareholders of Templeton Global Income Fund (NYSE: GIM) (the “Fund”) have elected all of Saba's nominees – Aditya Bindal, Frederic Gabriel, Paul Kazarian, and Pierre Weinstein – to the Fund's Board of Trustees (the “Board”), thereby replacing all four incumbent Trustees standing for re-election at the Fund's 2021 Annual Meeting of Shareholders (the “Annual Meeting”

Templeton Global Income Fund Shareholders Elect All Saba Capital Nominees to the Board of Trustees

FORT LAUDERDALE, Fla.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Templeton Global Income Fund [NYSE: GIM] today announced a monthly distribution from net investment income of $0.0377 per share, payable on April 30, 2021, to shareholders of record on April 15, 2021 (Ex-Dividend Date: April 14, 2021). As recently announced, the Fund's Board authorized the implementation of a managed distribution plan pursuant to which the Fund will make monthly distributions to shareholders at an annual minimum fixed rate of 7.5%, based

Templeton Global Income Fund (“GIM”) Announces Its First Monthly Distribution Pursuant to Previously Announced Managed Distribution Plan and Additional Investment Strategies

This closed end fund trades at a discount to NAV, unlike the two we have brought to you in the recent past.

GIM: Global Income Fund With A Well Deserved Discount To NAV

FORT LAUDERDALE, Fla.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Templeton Global Income Fund [NYSE: GIM] announced today that in a continuing effort to improve the discount between the Fund's share price and its net asset value, as more fully described below, the Fund's Board of Trustees has taken steps to address the Fund's discount, including, (i) the establishment of a measurement period for evaluating the discount of the market value of the Fund's shares from their net asset value for purposes of commencing a tend

Templeton Global Income Fund (“GIM”) Board of Trustees Announces Measures to Address the Discount

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Gurufocus insider data shows that Saba Capital Management LP, a hedge fund well known for its sophisticated credit strategies and closed-end fund expertise, is buying the Templeton closed-end bond fund, Templeton Global Income Fund (NYSE:GIM).

Why is Saba Capital Buying Up Templeton Global Income?

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FORT LAUDERDALE, Fla.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Templeton Global Income Fund [NYSE: GIM] today announced a monthly distribution from net investment income of $0.0161 per share, payable on January 29, 2021, to shareholders of record on January 15, 2021 (Ex-Dividend Date: January 14, 2021). Franklin Resources, Inc. [NYSE:BEN] is a global investment management organization with subsidiaries operating as Franklin Templeton and serving clients in over 165 countries. Franklin Templeton's mission is to help c

Templeton Global Income Fund ("GIM") Announces Distribution

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FORT LAUDERDALE, Fla.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Templeton Global Income Fund [NYSE: GIM] today announced a monthly distribution from net investment income of $0.0170 per share, payable on December 31, 2020, to shareholders of record on December 15, 2020 (Ex-Dividend Date: December 14, 2020). For purposes of pursuing its investment goals, the Fund may use currency options as a hedging technique or to implement a currency investment strategy, which could expose a large amount of the Fund's assets to obli

Templeton Global Income Fund (“GIM”) Announces Distribution and Update to Its Use of Currency Options Disclosure

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