INVESCO ASIA TRUST PLC - Holding(s) in Company

For filings with the FCA include the annex

For filings with issuer exclude the annex

   

TR-1: NOTIFICATION OF MAJOR INTEREST IN SHARESi

   

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 tick the appropriate box or boxes):

   

An acquisition or disposal of voting rights		x
An acquisition or disposal of qualifying financial instruments which may result in the acquisition of shares already issued to which voting rights are attached
An acquisition or disposal of instruments with similar economic effect to qualifying financial instruments
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 Bank of New York, Inc. - Dir Personal JP Morgan Chase - SWIFT Mellon Trust Northern Trust Co. State Street Bank – Master Tr - ETC State Street Bank – Custody Master Trust
5. Date of the transaction and date on which the threshold is crossed or reached: v	23 January 2017
6. Date on which issuer notified:	24 January 2017
7. Threshold(s) that is/are crossed or reached: vi, vii	Increase from 16% to 18%

8. Notified details:
A: Voting rights attached to shares ^{viii, ix}

Class/type of shares if possible using the ISIN CODE	Situation previous to the triggering transaction		Resulting situation after the triggering transaction
	Number of Shares	Number of Voting Rights	Number of shares	Number of voting rights		% of voting rights x
			Direct	Direct xi	Indirect xii	Direct	Indirect

   

GB0004535307

13,745,675

15,073,161

18.056%

   

B: Qualifying Financial Instruments

Resulting situation after the triggering transaction

   

Type of financial instrument	Expiration date xiii	Exercise/ Conversion Period xiv	Number of voting rights that may be acquired if the instrument is exercised/ converted.	% of voting rights

   

C: Financial Instruments with similar economic effect to Qualifying Financial Instruments xv, xvi

Resulting situation after the triggering transaction

   

Type of financial instrument	Exercise price	Expiration date xvii	Exercise/ Conversion period xviii	Number of voting rights instrument refers to	% of voting rights xix, xx
					Nominal	Delta

   

Total (A+B+C)

   

Number of voting rights

Percentage of voting rights

   

15,073,161

18.056%

   

9. Chain of controlled undertakings through which the voting rights and/or the financial instruments are effectively held, if applicable: xxi

Lazard Asset Management LLC controls all the voting rights held of this issuer.

   

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:
14. Contact name:	Nira Mistry For and on behalf of Invesco Asset Management Limited Company Secretary
15. Contact telephone number:	020 3753 1000

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