Templeton Emerging Markets Investment Trust PLC (“TEMIT”)

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TR-1: Standard form for notification of major holdings

NOTIFICATION OF MAJOR HOLDINGS (to be sent to the relevant issuer and to the FCA in Microsoft
Word format if possible)
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1a. Identity of the issuer or the underlying issuer
of existing shares to which voting rights are at-
tached
ii
:


Templeton Emerging Markets Investment Trust
1b. Please indicate if the issuer is a non-UK issuer (please mark with an “X” if appropriate)
Non-UK issuer

2. Reason for the notification (please mark the appropriate box or boxes with an “X”)
An acquisition or disposal of voting rights
X
An acquisition or disposal of financial instruments

An event changing the breakdown of voting rights

Other (please specify)
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:

3. Details of person subject to the notification obligation
iv

Name
Lazard Asset Management LLC
City and country of registered office (if applicable)
New York, United States of America
4. Full name of shareholder(s) (if different from 3.)
v

Name
Bank of New York, Inc – Dir Personal
Bank of New York, Inc – Global Custody
JP Morgan Chase - SWIFT
Mellon Trust
Northern Trust Co
State Street Bank- Master Tr – ETC
State Street Bank-Custody Master Trust
City and country of registered office (if applicable)

5. Date on which the threshold was crossed or
reached
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:
17 October 2017
6. Date on which issuer notified (DD/MM/YYYY):
18/10/2017
7. Total positions of person(s) subject to the notification obligation

% of voting rights at-
tached to shares (to-
tal of 8. A)
% of voting rights
through financial instru-
ments
(total of 8.B 1 + 8.B 2)
Total of both in %
(8.A + 8.B)
Total number of
voting rights of is-
suer
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Resulting situation
on the date on which
threshold was
crossed or reached
10.892% N/A 10.892% 277,127,832

2
Position of previous
notification (if
applicable)
11.041% N/A 11.041%

8. Notified details of the resulting situation on the date on which the threshold was crossed or
reached
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A: Voting rights attached to shares
Class/type of
shares
ISIN code (if possible)
Number of voting rights
ix
% of voting rights
Direct
(Art 9 of Directive
2004/109/EC) (DTR5.1)
Indirect
(Art 10 of Directive
2004/109/EC)
(DTR5.2.1)
Direct
(Art 9 of Directive
2004/109/EC) (DTR5.1)
Indirect
(Art 10 of Directive
2004/109/EC)
(DTR5.2.1)
GB0008829292 30,184,893 10.892%


SUBTOTAL 8. A
30,184,893 10.892%


B 1: Financial Instruments according to Art. 13(1)(a) of Directive 2004/109/EC (DTR5.3.1.1 (a))
Type of financial in-
strument
Expiration
date
x

Exercise/
Conversion Period
xi

Number of voting rights
that may be acquired if
the instrument is
exercised/converted.
% of voting rights




SUBTOTAL 8. B 1



B 2: Financial Instruments with similar economic effect according to Art. 13(1)(b) of Directive
2004/109/EC (DTR5.3.1.1 (b))
Type of financial
instrument
Expiration
date
x

Exercise/
Conversion Pe-
riod
xi

Physical or
cash
settlement
xii

Number of
voting rights
% of voting rights






SUBTOTAL
8.B.2

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9. Information in relation to the person subject to the notification obligation (please mark the
applicable box with an “X”)
Person subject to the notification obligation is not controlled by any natural person or legal entity and does not
control any other undertaking(s) holding directly or indirectly an interest in the (underlying) issuer
xiii


Full chain of controlled undertakings through which the voting rights and/or the
financial instruments are effectively held starting with the ultimate controlling natural person or legal entity
xiv
(please add additional rows as necessary)
X
Name
xv

% of voting rights if
it equals or is higher
than the notifiable
threshold
% of voting rights
through financial in-
struments if it equals
or is higher than the
notifiable threshold
Total of both if it
equals or is higher
than the notifiable
threshold
Lazard Asset Management
LLC
10.892% 10.892%





10. In case of proxy voting, please identify:
Name of the proxy holder N/A
The number and % of voting rights held
The date until which the voting rights will be held

11. Additional information
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Contact name: Legal & Compliance Department
Contact telephone number: 0207 448 2085

Place of completion
Lazard Asset Management Limited
Date of completion
18 October 2017