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 (Please mark appropriate boxes): | |
| An acquisition or disposal of voting rights | X |
| An acquisition or disposal of financial instruments which may result in the acquisiiton 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): |
RATHBONE BROTHERS PLC |
| 4. Full name of shareholder(s) (if different from 3.) (iv): |
RATHBONE BROTHERS PLC Rathbone Investment Management Rathbone Unit Trust Management Ltd |
| 5. Date of the transaction (and date on which the threshold is crossed or reached if different) (v): |
6 July 2016 |
| 6. Date on which issuer notified: | 7 July 2016 |
| 7. Threshold(s) that is/are crossed or reached: | >5% |
| 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 (x) |
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| Direct | Direct (xi) |
Indirect (xii) |
Direct | Indirect | |||
| 10p ordinary GB0004535307 |
4,233,960 | 4,233,960 | 4,483,960 | N/A | 4,483,960 | N/A | 5.3% |
B: Qualifying Financial Instruments
Resulting situation after the triggering transaction
| 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 |
| N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A |
| Total (A+B) | |
| Number of voting rights | % of voting rights |
| 4,483,960 | 5.3% |
9. Chain of controlled undertakings through which the voting rights and/or the financial
instruments are effectively held, if applicable (xv):
RATHBONE BROTHERS PLC*
Rathbone Investment Management Ltd 3.99%
Rathbone Unit Trust Management Ltd 1.31%
*Rathbone Brothers Plc is the holding company of the following
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: | Total shares in issue used as denominator is 84,603,489 |
| 14. Contact name: | Kelly Nice |
| 15. Contact telephone number: | 0203 753 1000 |