Holding(s) in Company

TR-1: NOTIFICATION OF MAJOR INTEREST IN SHARESi                                         
                                                                                        
                                                                                        
                                                                                        
1. Identity of the issuer or the underlying issuer                                      
of existing shares to which voting rights are                     INVESCO ASIA TRUST PLC
attached:ii                                                                             
                                                                                        
2 Reason for the notification (please tick the appropriate box or boxes):               
                                                                                        
An acquisition or disposal of voting rights                                         X   
                                                                                        
An acquisition or disposal of qualifying financial instruments which may result         
in the acquisition of shares already issued to which voting rights are attached         
                                                                                        
An acquisition or disposal of instruments with similar economic effect to               
qualifying financial instruments                                                        
                                                                                        
An event changing the breakdown of voting rights                                        
                                                                                        
Other (please specify):                                 Proxy Voting                     
                                                                                        
3. Full name of person(s) subject to the                Rensburg Sheppards Investment   
notification obligation:iii                             Management Limited              
                                                                                        
4. Full name of shareholder(s)                                                       N/A
 (if different from 3.):iv                                                              
                                                                                        
5. Date of the transaction and date on                                                  
which the threshold is crossed or                                       15 February 2010
reached: v                                                                              
                                                                                        
                                                                        16 February 2010
6. Date on which issuer notified:                                                       
                                                                                        
                                                                                        
7. Threshold(s) that is/are crossed or                                          Below 3%
reached: vi, vii                                                                        
                                                                                        


 

8. Notified details:                                                                    
                                                                                        
A: Voting rights attached to shares viii, ix                                            
                                                                                        
Class/type   Situation previous          Resulting situation after the triggering       
of           to the triggering           transaction                                    
shares       transaction                                                                
                                                                                        
             Number          Number      Number     Number of voting    % of  voting    
if possible  of              of          of shares  rights              rights x        
using        Shares          Voting                                                     
the ISIN                     Rights      Direct     Direct xi Indirect  Direct Indirect 
CODE                                                          xii                       
                                                                                        
Ordinary                                                                                
Shares                                                                                  
GB0004535307 3,447,588       3,447,588                        2,794,577        2.98%    
                                                                                        
                                                                                        
                                                                                        
                                                                                        
                                                                                        
B: Qualifying Financial Instruments                                                     
                                                                                        
Resulting situation after the triggering transaction                                    
                                                                                        
Type of financial Expiration   Exercise/             Number of voting       % of voting 
instrument        date xiii    Conversion Period xiv rights that may be     rights      
                                                     acquired if the                    
                                                     instrument is                      
                                                     exercised/ converted.              
                                                                                        
                                                                                        
                                                                                        
                                                                                        
                                                                                        
C: Financial Instruments with similar economic effect to Qualifying Financial           
Instruments xv, xvi                                                                     
                                                                                        
Resulting situation after the triggering transaction                                    
                                                                                        
Type of       Exercise price Expiration Exercise/   Number of voting      % of voting   
financial                    date xvii  Conversion  rights instrument     rights xix, xx
instrument                              period      refers to                           
                                        xviii                                           
                                                                                        
                                                                                        
                                                                          Nominal Delta   
                                                                                        
                                                                                        
                                                                                        
                                                                                        
                                                                                        
Total (A+B+C)                                                                           
                                                                                        
Number of voting rights                       Percentage of voting rights               
                                                                                        
2,794,577                                     2.98%                                     
                                                                                        


 

9. Chain of controlled undertakings through which the voting rights and/or the          
financial instruments are effectively held, if applicable: xxi                          
                                                                                        
                                                                                        
                                                                                        
Client holdings registered in name of Nominee companies 100% owned by Rensburg          
Sheppards Investment Management Limited.                                                
                                                                                        
                                                                                        
                                                                                        
Proxy Voting:                                                                           
                                                                                        
10. Name of the proxy holder:                                                  N/A    
                                                                                        
11. Number of voting rights proxy holder will cease                            N/A    
to hold:                                                                                
                                                                                        
12. Date on which proxy holder will cease to hold                              N/A    
voting rights:                                                                          
                                                                                        
                                                                                        
                                                                                        
                                                                               N/A      
13. Additional information:                                                             
                                                                                        
14. Contact name:                                                              N/A      
                                                                                        
15. Contact telephone number:                                                  N/A      
                                                                                        


 

Note: Annex should only be submitted to the FSA not the issuer                          
                                                                                        
Annex: Notification of major interests in sharesxxii                                    
                                                                                        
                                                                                        
                                                                                        
A: Identity of the persons or legal entity subject to the notification                  
obligation                                                                              
                                                                                        
Full name                                                                               
                                                   Rensburg Sheppards Investment        
(including legal form of legal entities)           Management Limited                   
                                                                                        
                                                                                        
                                                                                        
Contact address                                    Quayside House                       
                                                                                        
(registered office for legal entities)             Canal Wharf                          
                                                                                        
                                                   Leeds LS11 5PU                       
                                                                                        
Phone number & email                               0113 236 4171                        
                                                                                        
                                                   [e-mail]                
                                                                                        
Other useful information                                                                
                                                   Mike Rigby                           
(at least legal representative for legal persons)                                       
                                                   (Head of Compliance)                 
                                                                                        
                                                                                        
                                                                                        
                                                                                        
B: Identity of the notifier, if applicable                                              
                                                                                        
Full name                                                                               
                                                   Kelly Nice                           
                                                                                        
                                                                                        
Contact address                                    Invesco Asia Trust, 30 Finsbury      
                                                   Square, London, EC2A 1AG             
                                                                                        
                                                                                        
Phone number & email                                                                    
                                                   020 7065 4647                        
                                                                                        
                                                                                        
Other useful information                                                                
                                                   For and on behalf of Invesco Asset   
(e.g. functional relationship with the person or   Management Limited, Company Secretary
legal entity subject to the notification                                                
obligation)                                                                             
                                                                                        
                                                                                        
                                                                                        
C: Additional information