Transaction in Own Shares

Templeton Emerging Markets IT PLC
09 August 2007


Templeton Emerging Markets Investment Trust PLC

Templeton Emerging Markets Investment Trust PLC announces that, on 9th August
2007, it bought for cancellation 353,075 ordinary shares in the market at an
average price of GBP3.763105 per ordinary share. There remain 492,862,235 shares
in issue.

For information please contact ING Corporate Finance (Financial Adviser)
Nicholas Gold or William Marle on + 44 (0) 20 7767 1000 or UBS (Corporate
Broker) Joe Winkley or Mark Whitfeld on + 44 (0) 20 7567 8000.


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