Holding(s) in Company

RNS Number : 0040A

Templeton Emerging Markets IT PLC

28 July 2008

 

Form TR-1 with annex. FSA Version 2.1 updated April 2007

For filings with the FSA include the annex For filings with issuer exclude the annex

TR-1: Notifications of Major Interests in Shares

1. Identity of the issuer or the underlying issuer of existing shares to which voting rights are attached:		Templeton Emerging Markets Investment Trust PLC
2. Reason for notification (yes/no)
An acquisition or disposal of voting rights			No
An acquisition or disposal of financial instruments which may result in the acquisition of shares already issued to which voting rights are attached			No
An event changing the breakdown of voting rights			No
Other (please specify):Declaration of notifiable holding required by Transitional Provision 7 of Disclosure and Transparency Rules			Yes
3. Full name of person(s) subject to notification obligation:	Permal Asian Holdings N.V. Permal Emerging Markets Holdings N.V. Permal Investment Management Services Limited  Permal Asset Management Inc.
4. Full name of shareholder(s) (if different from 3):	Permal Asian Holdings N.V. Permal Emerging Markets Holdings N.V.
5. Date of transaction (and date on which the threshold is crossed or reached if different):	N/A
6. Date on which issuer notified:	25 July 2008
7. Threshold(s) that is/are crossed or reached:	3%

8: Notified Details
A: Voting rights attached to shares
Class/type of shares If possible use ISIN code	Situation previous to the triggering transaction		Resulting situation after the triggering transaction
	Number of shares	Number of voting rights	Number of shares	Number of voting rights		Percentage of voting rights
				Direct	Indirect	Direct	Indirect
Ordinary Shares (GB0008829292)	17,685,000	17,685,000	17,685,000	17,685,000	0	3.30%	0
(The interests of Permal Asian Holdings N.V. and Permal Emerging Markets Holdings N.V. are direct and the interests of Permal Investment Management Services Limited and Permal Asset Management Inc. are indirect - see box 9 below. See also box 13 below)

B: Financial Instruments
Resulting situation after the triggering transaction
Type of financial instrument	Expiration date	Exercise/ conversion period/date	No. of voting rights that may be acquired (if the instrument exercised/converted)	Percentage of voting rights

Total (A+B)
Number of voting rights	Percentage of voting rights
17,685,000	3.30%

9. Chain of controlled undertakings through which the voting rights and /or the financial instruments are effectively held, if applicable:

Permal Asset Management Inc. 17,685,000 indirect voting rights (3.30%) Permal Investment Management Services Limited 17,685,000 indirect voting rights (3.30%) Permal Asian Holdings N.V. 4,823,000 direct voting rights (0.90%)  Permal Emerging Markets Holdings N.V. 12,862,000 direct voting rights (2.40%)

Proxy Voting:
10. Name of proxy holder:
11. Number of voting rights proxy holder will cease to hold:
12. Date on which proxy holder will cease to hold voting rights:

13. Additional information:	The indirect voting rights of Permal Asset Management Inc. and Permal Investment Management Services Limited are held as asset managers to Permal Asian Holding N.V. and Permal Emerging Markets Holdings N.V.
14 Contact name:	Marc Cane, Permal Investment Management Services Limited, Compliance Officer and Money Laundering Reporting Officer
15. Contact telephone:	020 7389 1324

For notes on how to complete form TR-1 please see the FSA website.   

Note: Annex should only be submitted to the FSA not the issuer

Annex: Notification of major interests in shares

A: Identity of the persons or legal entity subject to the notification obligation
Full name  (including legal form of legal entities)	Permal Investment Management Services Limited  Permal Asset Management Inc.
Contact address  (registered office for legal entities)	Permal Investment Management Services Limited, 25 St James's Street, London SW1A 1HA Permal Asset Management Inc., 900 Third Avenue, New York, NY 10022, USA
Phone number & email	Marc Cane, Compliance Officer and Money Laundering Reporting Officer, telephone [phone], email [e-mail]
Other useful information  (at least legal representative for legal persons)	Michael McDonough (Company Secretary, Permal Investment Management Services Limited), Carol O'Donnell (Company Secretary, Permal Asset Management Inc.)

B: Identity of the notifier, if applicable
Full name	Marc Cane
Contact address	Permal Investment Management Services Limited, 25 St James's Street, London SW1A 1HA
Phone number & email	Telephone [phone], email [e-mail]
Other useful information (e.g. functional relationship with the person or legal entity subject to the notification obligation)	Compliance Officer and Money Laundering Reporting Officer

C: Additional information

 

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