Holding(s) in Company

For filings with the FCA include the annex
For filings with issuer exclude the annex

   

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 attached: ii Invesco Asia Trust PLC

   

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):            

   

3. Full name of person(s) subject to the notification obligation: iii City of London Investment Management Company Limited
4. Full name of shareholder(s)  (if different from 3.):iv
5. Date of the transaction and date on which the threshold is crossed or reached: v February 22, 2017
6. Date on which issuer notified: February 24, 2017
7. Threshold(s) that is/are crossed or reached: vi, vii Below 16%

8. Notified details:
A: Voting rights attached to shares
viii, ix

Class/type of
shares



if possible using
the ISIN CODE
Situation previous
to the triggering
transaction
Resulting situation after
the triggering
transaction

Number
of
Shares
Number
of
Voting
Rights

Number
of
shares
Number
of
voting
rights
% of voting
rightsx
Direct Direct xi Indirect xii Direct Indirect

   

13,803,754 13,803,754 13,303,754 13,303,754 15.95%
GB0004535307

   

B: Qualifying Financial Instruments
Resulting situation after the triggering transaction

   

Type of financial
instrument
Expiration
date
xiii
Exercise/
Conversion Period
xiv
Number of voting
rights that may be
acquired if the
instrument is
exercised/ converted.
% of voting
rights
                             

   

C: Financial Instruments with similar economic effect to Qualifying Financial Instruments xv, xvi
Resulting situation after the triggering transaction

   

Type of financial
instrument
Exercise
price
Expiration
date
xvii
Exercise/
Conversion
period
xviii
Number of voting
rights instrument
refers to
% of voting
rights
xix, xx
Nominal Delta
                       

   

Total (A+B+C)

   

Number of voting rights Percentage of voting rights

   

13,303,754 15.95%

   

9. Chain of controlled undertakings through which the voting rights and/or the financial instruments are effectively held, if applicable: xxi
All voting rights on all shares are controlled by City of London Investment Management Company Limited.

   

Proxy Voting:
10. Name of the proxy holder:      
11. Number of voting rights proxy holder will cease to hold:      
12. Date on which proxy holder will cease to hold voting rights:      

   

13. Additional information:      
14. Contact name: Nira Mistry
For and on behalf of
Invesco Asset Management Limited
Company Secretary
15. Contact telephone number: 020 3753 1000
UK 100

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