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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Uses the information solely in relation to the management of their personal funds and not as a trader to the public or for the investment of corporate funds;
Does not distribute, republish or otherwise provide any information or derived works to any third party in any manner or use or process information or derived works for any commercial purposes.
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