TR-1 (i) NOTIFICATION OF MAJOR INTERESTS IN SHARES
| 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 | |
| An acquisition or disposal of voting rights | X |
| An acquisition or disposal of financial instruments which may result in the acquisition of shares already issued to which voting rights are attached |
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| An event changing the breakdown of voting rights | |
| Other (please specify): |
| 3.Full name of person(s) subject to the notification obligation (iii): |
Lazard Asset Management LLC |
| 4.Full name of shareholder(s) (if different from 3.) (iv): |
Bank of New York Inc – Global Custody JP Morgan Chase - SWIFT Mellon Trust Northern Trust Co. State Street Bank – Custodian State Street Bank – Master Tr State Street Bank – Custody Master Trust |
| 5.Date of the transaction (and date on which the threshold is crossed or reached if different) (v): |
26 April 2016 |
| 6.Date on which issuer notified: | 27 April 2016 |
| 7.Threshold(s) that is/are crossed or reached: |
Increase from 15% to 16% |
| 8.Notified details: |
A: Voting rights attached to shares
| Class/type of shares if possible using the ISIN CODE | Situation previous to the triggering transaction (vi) | Resulting situation after the triggering transaction (vii) | |||||
| Number of Shares | Number of Voting Rights (viii) | Number of shares | Number of voting rights (ix) |
% of voting rights | |||
| Direct | Direct (x) |
Indirect (x) | Direct | Indirect | |||
GB0004535307 |
13,607,790 | 13,690,821 | 16.020% | ||||
B: Financial Instruments
Resulting situation after the triggering transaction (xii)
| Type of financial instrument | Expiration date (xiii) | Exercise/Conversion Period/Date (xiv) | Number of voting rights that may be acquired if the instrument is exercised/converted | % of voting rights |
| Total (A+B) | |
| Number of voting rights | % of voting rights |
13,690,821 |
16.020% |
9.Chain of controlled undertakings through which the voting rights and/or the financial
instruments are effectively held, if applicable (xv):
Lazard Asset Management LLC controls all the voting rights held of this issuer. |
Proxy Voting:
| 10.Name of the proxy holder: | N/A |
| 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: | Kelly Nice For and on behalf of Invesco Asset Management Limited Company Secretary |
| 15.Contact telephone number: | 020 3753 1000 |