Holding(s) in Company

    RNS Number : 3960E
  Vtech Holdings Limited
  26 September 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:

    Templeton Asset Management Ltd

    4. Full name of shareholder(s) (if different from 3.) :

    JPMorgan Chase Bank

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

    24 September 2008

    6. Date on which issuer notified:

    25 September 2008

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

    10%

    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                 21,921,000               21,921,000
 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                 -                  -        24,631,000      -       10.02%
 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




  24,631,000              10.02%


    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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