Templeton Emerging Markets Investment Trust PLC is a United Kingdom-based investment company. The objective of the Company is to provide long-term capital appreciation for its shareholders through investment in companies operating in emerging markets or whose stocks are listed on the stock markets of such countries. This includes companies, which have a significant amount of their revenues in emerging markets but are listed on stock exchanges in developed countries. The Company invests in sectors, which include financials, telecommunication services, healthcare, industrials, consumer discretionary, energy, materials, information technology and consumer staples, among others. The Company invests in countries, including Australia, Brazil, Hong Kong, China, India, Indonesia, Pakistan, Singapore, Thailand and Turkey, among others. The Company's investment manager is Templeton Asset Management Ltd.