Holding(s) in Company

Templeton Emerging Markets IT PLC
10 August 2007



TR-1: 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:
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2. Reason for notification (yes/no)
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An acquisition or disposal of voting rights                                     Yes
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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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Other (please specify):______________
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3. Full name of person(s)                      Legal & General Group Plc (L&G)
subject to the notification                         --------------------
obligation:
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4. Full name of shareholder(s)  Legal & General Assurance (Pensions Management) Limited (PMC)
(if different from 3.):                             --------------------
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5. Date of the transaction (and                        08 August 2007
date on which the threshold is                      --------------------
crossed or reached if
different):
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6. Date on which issuer                                10 August 2007
notified:                                           --------------------
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7. Threshold(s) that is/are                          From 3% to 4% (L&G)
crossed or reached:                                 --------------------
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8. Notified details:
A: Voting rights attached to shares
Class/   Situation previous to the   Resulting situation after the triggering transaction
type of  Triggering transaction
shares
if
possible
using    Number of     Number of     Number of     Number of voting       % of voting
the ISIN Shares        Voting Rights shares        rights                 rights
CODE
                                     Direct        Direct        Indirect Direct  Indirect

  Ord     20,000,110    20,000,110    20,348,635    20,348,635             4.12
GBP0.25

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


Total (A+B)
Number of voting rights                      % of voting rights
                                
20,348,635                                4.12

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

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) (20,348,635 = 4.12% = LGAS, LGPL & PMC)
Legal & General Investment Management           Legal & General Insurance Holdings Limited
(Holdings) Limited (Direct) (LGIMHD)            (Direct) (LGIH)
(17,745,577 - 3.60% = PMC)
Legal & General Assurance (Pensions Management) Legal & General Assurance Society Limited
Limited (PMC) (17,745,577 - 3.60% = PMC)        (LGAS & LGPL)
                                                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       Notification using the total voting rights figure of
      information:                             492,862,235
14. Contact name:                          Helen Lewis (LGIM)
15. Contact
telephone
number:                                       020 7528 6742




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