Templeton Russia & East European Fund Inc - Additional Proxy Soliciting Materials (definitive) (DEFA14A)

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TEMPLETON RUSSIA AND EAST EUROPEAN FUND, INC.

500 East Broward Boulevard

Fort Lauderdale, FL 33394

YOUR VOTE IS IMPORTANT!

Dear Shareholder:

The Annual Meeting of Shareholders of Templeton Russia and East European Fund, Inc. (the “Fund”) has been adjourned until September 26, 2008 to allow shareholders additional time to vote on Proposal 2. The Fund’s records indicate that we have not received your vote. We urge you to vote your proxy now. Additional solicitations are costly and time-consuming. If you have any questions about the Proposal, you may call D.F. King & Co., Inc. (“D.F. King”), the Fund’s proxy solicitation firm, toll free at 800-848-2998. You may receive a call from a representative of the Fund’s proxy solicitation firm encouraging you to vote. When you provide instructions by phone, D.F. King will be authorized to deliver your voting instructions on your behalf. Duplicate copies of the Fund’s proxy statement also can be obtained from D.F. King.

After careful consideration, the Fund’s Board of Directors concluded that Proposal 2 is in the best interest of the Fund and unanimously recommends that you vote “FOR” Proposal 2 . To date, the Fund has not received the number of votes necessary to approve Proposal 2, which is why your vote is so important . Please choose among the following easy options to submit your voting instructions today:

Vote by Touch-Tone Telephone . You may cast your vote by telephone by calling the toll-free number listed on the enclosed voting instruction form and following the instructions. Please have your proxy materials, including the control number on your voting instruction form, available .

Vote via the Internet . You may cast your vote by logging onto the Internet address located on the enclosed voting instruction form and following the directions on the Web site. Please have your proxy materials, including the control number on your voting instruction form, available .

Vote by Mail . You may cast your vote by mail by signing, dating and mailing the enclosed voting instruction form in the postage-prepaid return envelope provided.

If you have further questions regarding the proposals or the voting process, do not hesitate to call D.F. King at (800) 848-2998.

YOUR VOTE IS VERY IMPORTANT. PLEASE VOTE TODAY.

Templeton Russia (NYSE:TRF)
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