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Templeton Emerging Markets Fund filings document closed-end fund governance, shareholder voting procedures, and formal proxy materials for its common shareholders. The Fund’s definitive proxy statement covers annual meeting matters, proposals submitted for shareholder approval, proxy card mechanics, and how votes are recorded for proposals presented at the meeting.
These regulatory records center on Board and fund governance, shareholder-control processes, and disclosure obligations associated with a publicly traded closed-end investment company.
Templeton Emerging Markets Fund ownership update: City of London Investment Management Company Limited reports beneficial ownership of 3,541,856 shares of Common Stock, representing 23.7% of the class. The filing states CLIM has sole voting and dispositive power over 3,541,856 shares. One Segregated Account is noted as having a right to receive dividends or sale proceeds exceeding 5% of the shares reported.
State of Wisconsin Investment Board amended Schedule 13G reporting beneficial ownership in Templeton Emerging Markets Fund. The filer reports 650,000 shares of Closed-end Fund Shares (CUSIP 880191101), representing 4.35% of the class, with 650,000 shares subject to sole voting and dispositive power. The amendment is signed by Lisa Lange, Director of Compliance and Senior Legal Counsel, dated 05/15/2026.
City of London Investment Management Company Limited reports beneficial ownership of 3,337,442 shares of Templeton Emerging Markets Fund common stock, representing 22.3% of the class. The filing states the shares are owned directly by the City of London Funds and certain segregated accounts managed by CLIM. The filing further notes one segregated account is known to have the right to receive dividends or sale proceeds exceeding 5%.
Signature: Catrina Reagan, US Chief Compliance Officer, dated 03/06/2026.
State of Wisconsin Investment Board reported beneficial ownership of Closed-end Fund Shares of Templeton Emerging Markets Fund. The filing shows 1,006,525 shares beneficially owned, representing 6.73% of the class, with sole voting and dispositive power over 1,006,525 shares.
The report lists the issuer address as 300 S.E. 2nd Street, Fort Lauderdale, FL and identifies the security as CUSIP 880191101. A filing delay is attributed to an "Incorrect security type in security master."
1607 Capital Partners, LLC filed an amended Schedule 13G reporting its ownership in Templeton Emerging Markets Fund. As of 12/31/2025, it beneficially owned 609,636 shares, representing 4.08% of the closed-end fund’s outstanding shares. 1607 Capital reports sole voting and sole dispositive power over all of these shares, with no shared power. The filing states that the securities were acquired and are held in the ordinary course of business and not for the purpose of changing or influencing control of the fund.
Templeton Emerging Markets Fund is asking shareholders to vote at its Annual Meeting on March 9, 2026. Investors will elect four Independent Trustees — Harris J. Ashton, Mary C. Choksi, Edith E. Holiday and J. Michael Luttig — to three-year terms and ratify PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP as the independent registered public accounting firm for the fiscal year ending August 31, 2026.
The Board is majority independent, with specialized committees for nominations, audit and governance. Independent Trustees are paid retainers and meeting fees and are required to invest a portion of their fees in Templeton funds. As of December 15, 2025, the Fund had 14,947,897 shares outstanding, with significant stakes held by City of London Investment Group (27.91%), Gates Foundation Trust (7.83%) and the State of Wisconsin Investment Board (6.73%).
City of London Investment Management filed Amendment No. 17 to Schedule 13G reporting its beneficial ownership in Templeton Emerging Markets Fund (EMF).
As of September 30, 2025, the firm reported 4,171,496 shares of common stock, representing 27.9% of the class, with sole voting and sole dispositive power over all reported shares. The shares are held across City of London–managed funds and segregated accounts; one segregated account has the right to receive dividends or sale proceeds relating to more than 5% of the reported shares.
The filer certified the position was acquired and is held in the ordinary course of business and not for the purpose of changing or influencing control of the issuer.
Allspring Global Investments Holdings, LLC reported beneficial ownership of 724,716 shares of Templeton Emerging Markets Fund (Mutual Fund SH), representing 4.8% of the class as of 09/30/2025. The filer states it has sole voting and sole dispositive power over all 724,716 shares and that the securities are held in the ordinary course of business, not to change or influence control. Exhibit A lists related subsidiaries Allspring Global Investments, LLC and Allspring Funds Management, LLC as investment-adviser-type filers. The filing confirms no known client holds more than 5% of the class and identifies the filer as a Delaware entity with principal offices in Charlotte, NC.
City of London Investment Management Company Limited (CLIM) reports beneficial ownership of 3,959,215 shares of Templeton Emerging Markets Fund, representing 26.5% of the class. CLIM states it holds sole voting and sole dispositive power over these shares, and that the shares are owned directly by the City of London Funds and certain segregated accounts for which CLIM exercises discretionary authority.
CLIM describes itself as a UK investment manager and registered investment adviser that manages multiple private funds and segregated accounts. The filing notes effective informational barriers with its parent so CLIM independently exercises voting and investment power, and that one segregated account has the right to receive dividends or sale proceeds exceeding 5% of the reported shares.