Templeton Emerging Markets Investment Trust PLC
Legal Entity Identifier (LEI): 5493002NMTB70RZBXO96
14 July 2023
Result of Annual General Meeting
The Board of Templeton Emerging Markets Investment Trust PLC (the "Company") announces that, at the Annual General Meeting of the Company held on 14 July 2023, all of the following resolutions were passed by the requisite majority.
| Resolution | Votes for (including votes at the discretion of the Chairman)
| % | Votes Against | % | Total Votes Cast | % of Issued Share Capital Voted | Votes Withheld |
| Ordinary Resolutions | |||||||
| 1. To receive and adopt the Directors' and Auditor's Reports and financial statements for the year ended 31 March 2023. | 748,619,188 | 99.88 | 880,533 | 0.12 | 749,499,721 | 65.21% | 13,807 |
| 2. To approve the Directors' Remuneration Report for the year ended 31 March 2023. | 748,562,823 | 99.89 | 793,728 | 0.11 | 749,356,551 | 65.19% | 156,977 |
| 3. To approve the Directors' Remuneration Policy for the year ended 31 March 2023. | 748,951,673 | 99.95 | 404,878 | 0.05 | 749,356,551 | 65.19% | 156,977 |
| 4. To declare a final dividend of 3.00 pence per share for the year ended 31 March 2023. | 749,484,803 | 100.00 | 21,785 | 0.00 | 749,506,588 | 65.21% | 6,940 |
| 5.1 To re-elect Paul Manduca as a Director. | 671,831,838 | 89.65 | 77,592,077 | 10.35 | 749,423,915 | 65.20% | 89,613 |
| 5.2 To re-elect Charlie Ricketts as a Director. | 743,008,234 | 99.14 | 6,415,682 | 0.86 | 749,423,916 | 65.20% | 89,612 |
| 5.3 To re-elect David Graham as a Director. | 742,957,924 | 99.14 | 6,465,367 | 0.86 | 749,423,291 | 65.20% | 90,237 |
| 5.4 To re-elect Simon Jeffreys as a Director. | 742,907,924 | 99.13 | 6,515,367 | 0.87 | 749,423,291 | 65.20% | 90,237 |
| 5.5 To re-elect Magdalene Miller as a Director. | 742,675,797 | 99.10 | 6,748,119 | 0.90 | 749,423,916 | 65.20% | 89,612 |
| 5.6 To elect Abigail Rotheroe as a Director. | 749,330,040 | 99.99 | 93,416 | 0.01 | 749,423,456 | 65.20% | 90,072 |
| 6. To re-appoint Ernst & Young LLP as auditor of the Company, to act until the conclusion of the next general meeting of the Company at which audited accounts are laid before the members. | 748,407,577 | 99.86 | 1,069,428 | 0.14 | 749,477,005 | 65.20% | 36,523 |
| 7. To authorise the Directors to determine the auditor's remuneration. | 749,403,978 | 99.99 | 66,080 | 0.01 | 749,470,058 | 65.20% | 43,470 |
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| Ordinary Resolution 8. To authorise the Directors to allot shares. | 749,215,746 | 99.97 | 231,962 | 0.03 | 749,447,708 | 65.20% | 65,820 |
| Special Resolution 9. To disapply pre-emption rights in relation to the allotment of shares by the Directors. | 748,811,796 | 99.93 | 524,547 | 0.07 | 749,336,343 | 65.19% | 177,185 |
| Special Resolution 10. To authorise the Company to purchase its own shares. | 742,817,302 | 99.11 | 6,651,676 | 0.89 | 749,468,978 | 65.20% | 44,550 |
| Special Resolution 11. That a general meeting, other than an annual general meeting, may be called on not less than 14 clear days' notice. | 748,642,064 | 99.89 | 826,446 | 0.11 | 749,468,510 | 65.20% | 45,018 |
The total number of voting rights at the proxy deadline was 1,149,441,319
For further information please e-mail temitcosec@franklintempleton.com or contact Client Dealer Services at Franklin Templeton on free phone 0800 305 306, +44 (0) 20 7073 8690 for overseas investors, or e-mail enquiries@franklintempleton.co.uk.
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