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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 INVESCO ASIA TRUST PLC 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): Proxy Voting 3. Full name of person(s) subject to the Rensburg Sheppards Investment notification obligation:iii Management Limited 4. Full name of shareholder(s) N/A (if different from 3.):iv 5. Date of the transaction and date on which the threshold is crossed or 15 February 2010 reached: v 16 February 2010 6. Date on which issuer notified: 7. Threshold(s) that is/are crossed or Below 3% reached: vi, vii 8. Notified details: A: Voting rights attached to shares viii, ix Class/type Situation previous Resulting situation after the triggering of to the triggering transaction shares transaction Number Number Number Number of voting % of voting if possible of of of shares rights rights x using Shares Voting the ISIN Rights Direct Direct xi Indirect Direct Indirect CODE xii Ordinary Shares GB0004535307 3,447,588 3,447,588 2,794,577 2.98% 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 xiv rights that may be rights 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 Exercise price Expiration Exercise/ Number of voting % of voting financial date xvii Conversion rights instrument rights xix, xx instrument period refers to xviii Nominal Delta Total (A+B+C) Number of voting rights Percentage of voting rights 2,794,577 2.98% 9. Chain of controlled undertakings through which the voting rights and/or the financial instruments are effectively held, if applicable: xxi Client holdings registered in name of Nominee companies 100% owned by Rensburg Sheppards Investment Management Limited. Proxy Voting: 10. Name of the proxy holder: N/A 11. Number of voting rights proxy holder will cease N/A to hold: 12. Date on which proxy holder will cease to hold N/A voting rights: N/A 13. Additional information: 14. Contact name: N/A 15. Contact telephone number: N/A Note: Annex should only be submitted to the FSA not the issuer Annex: Notification of major interests in sharesxxii A: Identity of the persons or legal entity subject to the notification obligation Full name Rensburg Sheppards Investment (including legal form of legal entities) Management Limited Contact address Quayside House (registered office for legal entities) Canal Wharf Leeds LS11 5PU Phone number & email 0113 236 4171 Mike.rigby@rsim.co.uk Other useful information Mike Rigby (at least legal representative for legal persons) (Head of Compliance) B: Identity of the notifier, if applicable Full name Kelly Nice Contact address Invesco Asia Trust, 30 Finsbury Square, London, EC2A 1AG Phone number & email 020 7065 4647 Other useful information For and on behalf of Invesco Asset (e.g. functional relationship with the person or Management Limited, Company Secretary legal entity subject to the notification obligation) C: Additional information
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