Holding(s) in Company

Templeton Emerging Markets IT PLC
15 February 2007




TR-1(i): notification of major interests in shares



1. Identity of the issuer or           Templeton Emerging Markets Investment Trust Plc
the underlying issuer of                            --------------------
existing shares to which voting
rights are attached(1:


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2. Reason for the notification (please tick the appropriate box or boxes): n/
a see additional information                                                          -------

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An acquisition or disposal of voting rights                                          

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An acquisition or disposal of financial instruments which may result in the          
acquisition of shares already issued to which voting rights are attached          -------

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An event changing the breakdown of voting rights                                     

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3. Full name of person(s)                      Legal & General Group Plc (L&G)
subject to the notification                         --------------------
obligation(1:

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4. Full name of shareholder(s)  Legal & General Assurance (Pensions Management) Limited (PMC)
(if different from 3.)(1:                          --------------------


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5. Date of the transaction and                               n/a
date on which the threshold is                      --------------------
crossed or reached(1:

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6. Date on which issuer                                   13/02/07
notified:                                           --------------------

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7. Threshold(s) that is/are                            Above 3% (L&G)
crossed or reached:                                 --------------------

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8. Notified details:

A: Voting rights attached to shares
Class/   Situation previous  Resulting situation after the triggering transaction
type of  to the Triggering   (1
shares   transaction (1
if
possible Number Number of    Number of     Number of voting       % of voting
using    of     Voting       shares        rights ix              rights
the ISIN Shares Rights viii
CODE                         Direct        Direct x      Indirect Direct  Indirect
                                                         xi

GBP Ord  16,526,227 3.08%    20,000,110    20,000,110             3.73%


0.25    (Under S-198 on 22/11/04)




B: Financial Instruments
Resulting situation after the triggering transaction xii
Type of     Expiration Exercise/       Number of voting rights that may  % of
financial   date xiii  Conversion      be acquired if the instrument is  voting
instrument             Period/ Date    exercised/ converted.             rights
                       xiv


Total (A+B)

Number of voting rights                   % of voting rights

20,000,110                                3.73%




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


Legal & General Group Plc (Direct and Indirect)(Group)


Legal & General Investment Management (Holdings)


Limited (LGIMH) (Direct and Indirect)


Legal & General Investment Management Limited (Indirect) (LGIM)



  Legal & General Group Plc (Direct) (L&G) (20,000,110 - 3.73% = LGAS, LGPL & PMC)



Legal & General Investment Management    Legal & General Insurance Holdings
(Holdings) Limited (Direct) (LGIMHD)     Limited (Direct) (LGIH)
(17,484,116 - 3.26% = PMC)


Legal & General Assurance (Pensions      Legal & General Assurance Society
Management) Limited (PMC) (17,484,116 -  Limited (LGAS & LGPL)
3.26% = PMC)


                                         Legal & General Pensions Limited
                                         (Direct) (LGPL)



Proxy Voting:


10. Name of the proxy holder:                                               N/A


11. Number of voting rights proxy holder will cease to hold:                N/A


12. Date on which proxy holder will cease to hold voting rights:            N/A


13. Additional information:  Using the total voting rights figure of 535,981,593
                                   First notification under DTR Sourcebook

14. Contact name:                                Helen Lewis

15. Contact
telephone number:                               020 7528 6742


Notes to the Forms
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(i This form is to be sent to the issuer or underlying issuer and to be filed
with the competent authority.



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