Holding(s) in Company

Templeton Emerging Markets IT PLC 31 July 2006 NOTIFICATION OF MAJOR INTERESTS IN SHARES 1. Name of company Templeton Emerging Markets Investment Trust PLC 2. Name of shareholder having a major interest City of London Investment Management Company Limited 3. Please state whether notification indicates that it is in respect of holding of the shareholder named in 2 above or in respect of a non-beneficial interest or in the case of an individual holder if it is a holding of that person's spouse or children under the age of 18 As in 2 above 4. Name of the registered holder(s) and, if more than one holder, the number of shares held by each of them Mellon UK Nominees Ltd A/C BSDTUSD (The Emerging Markets Country Fund) - 16,255,441 Ordinary Shares State Street Bank and Trust Company (Jap & Co) - 1,594,632 Ordinary Shares State Street Bank and Trust Company (Airhorn & Co) - 3,986,579 Ordinary Shares Mellon UK Nominees Ltd A/C BSDTUSD (Investable Emerging Markets Country Fund) - 18,922,662 Ordinary Shares Mellon UK Nominees Ltd A/C BSDTUSD (Emerging (Free) Markets Country Fund) - 10,512,393 Ordinary Shares Mellon UK Nominess Ltd A/C BSTDCAD (GFM Emerging Markets Country Fund) - 766,550 Ordinary Shares Mellon UK Nominees Ltd A/C BSDTOMN (The Emerging World Fund a sub fund of the World Emerging Markets Umbrella Fund PLC) - 3,077,550 Ordinary Shares State Street Bank and Trust Company (Monetary & Co) - 7,974,889 Ordinary Shares Mellon UK Nominees Ltd A/C BSDTUSD (Barn) - 2,999,245 Ordinary Shares The Northern Trust Co (The Focus Fund) - 1,560,990 Ordinary Shares Mellon UK Nominees Ltd A/C UPMF5041942 (UPEN) - 378,383 Ordinary Shares Mellon UK Nominees Ltd A/C PMSF8572832 (UFND) - 1,513,532 Ordinary Shares National Australia Bank (King) - 1,933,570 Ordinary Shares Citibank (Grand) - 1,161,377 Ordinary Shares Mellon UK Nominees Ltd A/C GEAF1000002 (GEF) - 6,000 Ordinary Shares Mellon UK Nominees Ltd A/C CCHF1000002 (CEM) - 8,000 Ordinary Shares Mellon UK Nominees Ltd A/C CEKF1000002 (CGEF) - 7,000 Orindary Shares 5. Number of shares / amount of stock acquired Not applicable 6. Percentage of issued class Not applicable 7. Number of shares / amount of stock disposed Not disclosed 8. Percentage of issued class Not disclosed 9. Class of security Ordinary 25p Shares 10. Date of transaction Not disclosed 11. Date company informed 31st July 2006 12. Total holding following this notification 72,668,793 Ordinary 25p Shares 13. Total percentage holding of issued class following this notification 13.56% 14. Any additional information None 15. Name of contact and telephone number for queries Barbara McFarlane - 0131 242 4129 16. Name and signature of authorised company official responsible for making this notification Barbara McFarlane, Company Secretarial Assistant - Franklin Templeton Investment Management Limited, Secretary and Administrator to Templeton Emerging Markets Investment Trust PLC Date of notification 31st July 2006 The FSA does not give any express or implied warranty as to the accuracy of this document or material and does not accept any liability for error or omission. The FSA is not liable for any damages (including, without limitation, damages for loss of business or loss of profits) arising in contract, tort or otherwise from the use of or inability to use this document, or any material contained in it, or from any action or decision taken as a result of using this document or any such material. This information is provided by RNS The company news service from the London Stock Exchange
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