Holding in Company

INVESCO Asia Trust PLC
14 September 2001


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



      City of London Investment Management Limited



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 is 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:



      Mellon UK Nominees Ltd AC BSDTUSD



5.    Number of shares/amount of stock acquired:



      3,265,897



6.    Percentage of issued class:



      3.08%



7.    Number of shares/amount of stock disposed:



      -



8.    Percentage of issued class:



      -



9.    Class of security:



      Ordinary Shares of 10p







10.   Date of Transaction:



      Not stated



11.   Date company informed:



      14 September 2001



12.   Total holding following this notification:



      3,265,897



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



      3.08%



14.   Contact name for queries:



      Alex Proudler



15.   Contact telephone number:



      0207 454 3249



16.   Name of company official responsible for making notification:



      Jo Milner



17.   Date of notification:



      14 September 2001




Additional Information

Shares held on behalf of Emerging Markets Country Fund