Appointment of a New Director

Invesco Asia Trust plc                             

HEADLINE: Appointment of a New Director

The Board of Invesco Asia Trust plc (`the Company') is pleased to announce the
appointment of Mr Owen Jonathan as a Non-Executive Director of the Company with
effect from 1 March 2013.

Mr Jonathan is currently senior advisor to the Global Executive Committee of
Norton Rose where he advises on global structure, risk management and future
development matters. Between 1983 and 1994 Mr Jonathan was a Partner at Norton
Rose. From 1994 to 2000 he held the positions of Deputy Chief Executive and
subsequently Chief Executive of the publicly listed South China Morning Post,
Hong Kong's leading English language newspaper. From 1994 to 1997 he was also
General Counsel to the Kuok Group, one of Asia's largest family owned
conglomerates. In 2000 Mr Jonathan joined PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP as General
Counsel where he was a member of the UK firm's Executive Board for over ten
years, retiring in December 2012.

Mr Jonathan does not currently hold any of the Company's ordinary shares.

No information is to be disclosed in respect of paragraphs 9.6.13(2) to 9.6.13
(6) of the Financial Services Authority's Listing Rules.


Kelly Nice
for and on behalf of
Invesco Asset Management Limited
Company Secretary

30 January 2013


Contacts:

Kelly Nice: 020 7065 4000
Andrew Watkins: 020 7065 4000