Tender Offer

Invesco Asia Trust PLC NOT FOR RELEASE, PUBLICATION OR DISTRIBUTION IN WHOLE OR IN PART IN OR INTO THE UNITED STATES, AUSTRALIA, CANADA, JAPAN, SOUTH AFRICA OR THE REPUBLIC OF IRELAND Result of Tender Offer Further to the announcement of the proposed Tender Offer on 2 July 2013, the Board of Invesco Asia Trust PLC (the "Company") announces that the Tender Offer for up to 15 per cent. of the Shares in issue closed at 1.00 p.m. on 30 July 2013. A total of 65,048,082 Shares (being 61.4 per cent. of the Company's Shares in issue as at 3 May 2013) were validly tendered under the Tender Offer. As a result, the Tender Offer was oversubscribed. The Basic Entitlement of all Shareholders who have validly tendered their Shares will be accepted in full and excess tenders will be satisfied to the extent of approximately 5.96 per cent. of the excess Shares tendered. Subject to Shareholder consent being obtained at the General Meeting on 8 August 2013, a total of 15,886,669 Shares will be repurchased by the Company under the Tender Offer and cancelled. It is expected that cheques will be despatched and CREST accounts will be credited with proceeds in respect of successfully tendered Shares and with unsold uncertificated Shares on 12 August 2013 and that the balancing Share certificates and TFE messages in respect of any unpurchased tendered Shares will be despatched during the week commencing 19 August 2013. Following the implementation of the Tender Offer the Company will have 90,025,017 Shares in issue (excluding 3,277,224 Shares held in Treasury). Accordingly, 90,025,017 Shares may be used by Shareholders as the denominator for the calculations by which they will determine if they are required to notify their interest in, or a change to their interests in, the Company under the FCA's Disclosure and Transparency Rules. The result of the General Meeting and details of the Tender Price will be announced on 8 August 2013. Terms used and not defined in this announcement bear the meaning given to them in the Circular published by the Company dated 2 July 2013. Enquiries: Invesco Asset Management Limited Kelly Nice Andrew Watkins 020 7065 3555 Westhouse Securities Limited Alastair Moreton Hannah Young Darren Vickers 020 7601 6118
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