AGM Result and Resignation of Director

INVESCO Asia Trust plc                             

HEADLINE: Annual General Meeting Result and Resignation of Director

At the Annual General Meeting of the Company held on 5 August 2003 shareholders
approved the following resolutions:

i. to receive the Directors' Report and Accounts for the year ended 30 April
2003;

ii. to declare a final dividend of 0.4p per ordinary share;
   
iii. to approve the Directors' Remuneration Report;
   
iv. to re-elect Robin Baillie a Director of the Company;
   
 v. to elect David R Hinde a Director of the Company;
   
vi. to re-appoint PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP as Auditors and authorise the
    Directors to determine their remuneration;
   
viii. to renew the Directors' authority to purchase shares of the Company in
    the market for cancellation within the parameters specified (Special
    Resolution).
   
The following Special Resolution was not passed, having failed to receive a
minimum of 75% of votes cast in favour:

vii. to renew the Directors' authority to issue new ordinary shares and to
    disregard pre-emption rights.
   
The Hon. Michael Benson retired as a Director of the Company at the end of the
Annual General Meeting.

Kerstin Rucht

For and on behalf of INVESCO Asia Trust plc

6 August 2003