Holding(s) in Company

    RNS Number : 3333Y
  Vtech Holdings Limited
  04 July 2008
   

    TR-1: NOTIFICATION OF MAJOR INTERESTS IN SHARES

    1. Identity of the issuer or the underlying issuer of existing shares to which voting   
        rights are attached:

    VTech Holdings Limited 

    2. Reason for notification (yes / no)  

    An acquisition or disposal of voting rights: (YES)

    An acquisition or disposal of financial instruments which may result in the acquisition of shares already issued to which voting rights
are attached: (NO)

    An event changing the breakdown of voting rights: (NO)

    Other (please specify) : (NO)

    3. Full name of person(s) subject to the notification obligation:

    FTIF Templeton Asia Growth Fund

    4. Full name of shareholder(s) (if different from 3.) :
    HSBC Limited Hong Kong

    5. Date of the transaction (and date on which the threshold is crossed or reached if different):

    2 July 2008

    6. Date on which issuer notified:

    3 July 2008

    7. Threshold(s) that is/are crossed or reached:

    6%

    8. Notified Details :

    A: Voting rights attached to shares

 Class/type of shares if              Situation previous to the Triggering transaction
 possible using the ISIN CODE
                                 Number of shares          Number of voting Rights 
  

                                                            

 Ordinary USD0.05                 19,461,000               8.07%
 BMG9400S1089

      Resulting situation after the triggering transaction 

 Class/type of shares if         Number of shares   Number of voting rights  % of voting rights
 possible using the ISIN CODE


                                 Direct             Direct    Indirect       Direct   Indirect
  

                                                     

 Ordinary USD0.05                 -                  -        15,775,000      -       6.48%
 BMG9400S1089

    B: Financial Instruments
    Resulting situation after the triggering transaction

 Type of financial instrument  Expiration Date   Exercise/Conversion   Number of voting      % of voting rights
                                                 Period/ Date          rights that may be
                                                                       acquired if the
                                                                       instrument is
                                                                       exercised/
                                                                       converted.



  N/A                                                                                         

    Total (A+B)
 Number of voting rights  % of voting rights




 15,775,000               6.48%


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

    N/A

    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 information:

      N/A

    14. Contact Name for queries (Notifier):

        Lori Weber
        Assistant Secretary, Franklin Resources, Inc.

    15. Contact telephone number:

     954 847 2283


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