Purchase of Own Securities

INVESCO Asia Trust PLC
13 March 2001

Headline:             Purchase of Own Securities

The Company purchased for cancellation 1,000,000 Ordinary Shares of 10p each
at a price of 47p per share on Tuesday, 13 March 2001.

The Company's Ordinary Shares in issue after cancellation of the shares
acquired will be 105,961,992.

INVESCO Asset Management

-         Secretaries