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Notice Of A Change In The Percentage Level Of A Substantial Shareholder's Interest

BackJan 02, 2009
Part I
1. Date of notice to issuer 31/12/2008
2. Name of Substantial Shareholder Templeton Worldwide Inc. ("TWW") a wholly-owned subsidiary of Franklin Resources, Inc.
3. Notice Type Notice of a Change in the Percentage Level of a Substantial Shareholder's Interest or Cessation of Interest.
Part II - Not Required
Part III
1. Date of change of Interest 30/12/2008
2. The change in the percentage level From 7.87 % To 6.76 %
3. Circumstance(s) giving rise to the interest or change in interest # Others

Acquisition/Disposal of shares.
4. A statement of whether the change in the percentage level is the result of a transaction or a series of transactions: The change in the percentage level is the result of a series of transactions that occurred between 21 October 2008 and 30 December 2008.
Part IV
1. Holdings of Substantial Shareholder, including direct and deemed interest :
 
  Direct Deemed
No. of shares held before the change 0 21,571,996
As a percentage of issued share capital 0 % 7.87 %
No. of shares held after the change 0 18,552,996
As a percentage of issued share capital 0 % 6.76 %
Footnotes The percentage of issued share capital is based on the total number of shares of 274,253,577.