INVESCO Asia Trust Holding(s) in Company

 
TIDMIAT 
 
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               Invesco Asia Trust PLC 
issuer of existing shares to which voting rights 
are attached: ii 
 
 
 
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   City of London Investment Management Company 
notification obligation: iii               Limited 
 
4. Full name of shareholder(s)  (if 
different from 3.):iv 
 
5. Date of the transaction and date on     16 May 2017 
which the threshold is crossed or reached: 
v 
 
6. Date on which issuer notified:          18 May 2017 
 
7. Threshold(s) that is/are crossed or     Below 15% 
reached: vi, vii 
 
8. Notified details: 
A: Voting rights attached to shares viii, ix 
 
Class/type of     Situation previous                 Resulting situation after 
shares             to the triggering                       the triggering 
                      transaction                           transaction 
 
if possible                   Number                     Number             % of voting 
using              Number       of       Number            of                 rights x 
the ISIN CODE        of       Voting       of            voting 
                   Shares     Rights     shares          rights 
 
                                         Direct   Direct xi  Indirect    Direct    Indirect 
                                                               xii 
 
 
 
 
                 12,551,184 12,551,184 12,490,668           12,490,668            14.97% 
GB0004535307 
 
 
 
B: Qualifying Financial Instruments 
 
Resulting situation after the triggering transaction 
 
 
 
  Type of financial   Expiration      Exercise/        Number of voting      % of voting 
     instrument       date xiii   Conversion Period   rights that may be        rights 
                                         xiv            acquired if the 
                                                         instrument is 
                                                     exercised/ converted. 
 
 
 
 
 
C: Financial Instruments with similar economic effect to Qualifying Financial 
Instruments xv, xvi 
 
Resulting situation after the triggering transaction 
 
 
 
Type of financial  Exercise  Expiration  Exercise/     Number of voting        % of voting 
   instrument       price    date xvii  Conversion    rights instrument      rights xix, xx 
                                          period          refers to 
                                           xviii 
 
                                                                            Nominal    Delta 
 
 
 
 
 
Total (A+B+C) 
 
 
 
          Number of voting rights                    Percentage of voting rights 
 
 
 
                12,490,668                                     14.97% 
 
 
 
9. Chain of controlled undertakings through which the voting rights and/or the 
financial instruments are effectively held, if applicable: xxi 
 
All voting rights on all shares are controlled by City of London Investment 
Management Company Limited. 
 
 
 
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:                           Kelly Nice 
                                            For and on behalf of 
                                            Invesco Asset Management Limited 
                                            Company Secretary 
 
15. Contact telephone number:               020 3753 1000 
 
 
 
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May 18, 2017 10:32 ET (14:32 GMT)