Holding(s) in Company

Headline: Holding in Company

            Schedule 10 - Notification of Major Interests in Shares            

1. Name of Company

INVESCO Asia Trust plc

2. Name of shareholder having a major interest

Sarasin Investmentfonds Sicav

3. Please state whether notification indicates that it is in respect of holding
of the shareholder named in 2 above or in respect of a non-beneficial interest
or in the case of an individual holder if it is a holding of that person's
spouse of children under the age of 18:

Notification in respect of shareholder named in 2 above

4. Name of registered holder(s) and, if more than one holder, the number of
shares held by each of them:

Not advised

5. Number of shares/amount of stock acquired:

Not advised

6. Percentage of issued class:

Not advised

7. Number of shares/amount of stock disposed:

Not advised

8. Percentage of issued class:

Not advised

9. Class of security:

Ordinary Shares

10. Date of Transaction:

Not advised

11. Date company informed:

4 March 2003

12. Total holding following this notification:

3,805,225

13. Total percentage holding of issued class following this notification:

3.5911%

14. Contact name for queries:

Jo Milner

15. Contact telephone number:

0207 065 3249

16. Name of company official responsible for making notification:

Alex Proudler

For INVESCO Asset Management Limited - Secretaries

17. Date of notification:

4 March 2003

Additional Information

FUND NAME                                CURRENT HOLDING    
                                                            
EMERGINGSAR                          2,530,225              
                                                            
EMERGINGSAR - ASIA                   1,275,000