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
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