Holding(s) in Company

RNS Number : 5659F

Templeton Emerging Markets IT PLC

10 October 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				Yes
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):______________				NO
3. Full name of person(s) subject to notification obligation:	City of London Investment Management Company Limited
4. Full name of shareholder(s) (if different from 3):
5. Date of transaction (and date on which the threshold is crossed or reached if different):	7 October, 2008
6. Date on which issuer notified:	9 October, 2008
7. Threshold(s) that is/are crossed or reached:	15 %

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
GB0008829292    56,222,791 56,222,791 52,241,294 52,241,294 15.81%

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
52,241,294	15.81%

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

All Voting Rights on all Shares are controlled by City of London Investment Management Limited.

Proxy Voting:
10. Name of proxy holder:	Held through City of London Investment Management Limited
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:
14 Contact name:	Jay McKenna or Clayton Gillece
15. Contact telephone name:	[e-mail] - 001-610-380-0121 OR [e-mail] - 0207 860 8332

 

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