Appointment of New Director

Templeton Emerging Markets IT PLC
30 November 2007


Templeton Emerging Markets Investment Trust PLC Announcement


Templeton Emerging Markets Investment Trust PLC ("the Company") announces that
the Board has elected Peter Harrison as a Non-Executive Director of the Company
with effect from 30th November 2007, with additional responsibility as a Member
of the Audit Committee. Peter Harrison's biography is set out below.


The Company discloses this and the following information pursuant to Listing
Rules 9.6.11 R and 9.6.13 R made by the UK Listing Authority. This disclosure is
based upon information provided by such Director and has not been independently
verified by the Company. Other than his directorship of the Company, Mr Harrison
does not currently hold and has not held in the previous 5 years any other
directorships in any other publicly quoted company.


Mr Harrison has no details to disclose pursuant to Listing Rule 9.6.13 R (2) to
Listing Rule 9.6.13 R (6).


Biography of Peter Harrison


Peter Harrison (55) is a Financial Services specialist, having spent most of his
career with the global accountancy and advisory firm, KPMG. He is Vice Chairman
and Chairman of the Audit Committee at the Saffron Building Society, which he
joined as a Non-Executive Director in November 2003, and is also a Senior
Advisor and consultant with KPMG.


Mr Harrison was the UK Head of Financial Services at KPMG for three years and a
member of the UK Management Team. He retired from full time work with KPMG in
2002 as a Senior Partner in the Financial Services Practice following thirty
years' experience in the profession, twenty one of which were spent at KPMG with
fourteen of those as a partner. His client work included providing business
advisory, audit and regulatory assistance to a number of global retail banks,
fund managers and leasing businesses as well as an overseas Government
Investment Agency. He has worked and lived in the Far East, Europe and North
America.


Mr Harrison is a Fellow of The Institute of Chartered Accountants (FCA) and he
attended the London Metropolitan University as part of his accounting
qualification and has participated in a number of professional development
programmes including Cranfield and INSEAD. He was appointed a Freeman of the
City of London in 1990 and he has various interests and involvement in
charitable activities, including through two City Livery Companies in London.


For information please contact Joe Winkley (UBS Limited) on ++ 44 (0) 207 567
8000 or Sara MacIntosh (Company Secretary) on ++ 44 (0) 131 242 4000. No
representation or warranty is made by UBS Limited as to the accuracy or
completeness of the information contained in this announcement and no liability
will be accepted for any loss arising from its use.


End of Announcement




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