Holding(s) in Company

TR-1 (i) NOTIFICATION OF MAJOR INTERESTS IN SHARES               

1. Identity of the issuer or the underlying issuer of  Invesco Asia Trust plc  
existing shares to which voting rights are attached                            
(ii):                                                                          

2. Reason for the notification                                                 
                                                                               
An acquisition or disposal of voting rights                       X            
                                                                               
An acquisition or disposal of financial instruments                            
which may result in the acquisition of shares already
issued to which voting rights are attached                                                            
                                                                               
An event changing the breakdown of voting rights                               
                                                                               
Other (please specify):                                                        

3.Full name of person(s) subject to the notification   Lazard Asset Management 
obligation (iii):                                      LLC                     
                                                                               
4.Full name of shareholder(s) (if different from 3.)   Bank of New York Inc -  
(iv):                                                  Global Custody          
                                                                               
                                                       Comerica Bank           
                                                                               
                                                       JP Morgan - SWIFT       
                                                                               
                                                       Mellon Trust            
                                                                               
                                                       Morgan Stanley Prime    
                                                       Brokerage               
                                                                               
                                                       Northern Trust Co.      
                                                                               
                                                       State Street Bank -     
                                                       Custodian               
                                                                               
                                                       State Street Bank -     
                                                       Master Tr               
                                                                               
                                                       State Street Bank -     
                                                       Custody Master Trust    
                                                                               
5.Date of the transaction (and date on which the       12 February 2014        
threshold is                                                                   
                                                                               
crossed or reached if different) (v):                                          
                                                                               
6.Date on which issuer notified:                       13 February 2014        
                                                                               
7.Threshold(s) that is/are crossed or reached:         Increase from 13% to 14%
                                                                               
8.Notified details:                                                            

A: Voting rights attached to shares

Class/type   Situation previous to    Resulting situation after the triggering   
of shares if    the triggering                   transaction (vii)               
possible       transaction (vi)                                                  
using the                                                                        
ISIN CODE                                                                        
                                                                                 
             Number of  Number of   Number   Number of voting      % of voting   
               Shares     Voting      of          rights             rights      
                          Rights    shares                                       
                          (viii)                   (ix)                          
                                                                                 
                                    Direct   Direct   Indirect   Direct  Indirect
                                                        (x)                      
                                              (x)                                
                                                                                 
GB0004535307 12,343,709 12,343,709                   13,143,709          14.777% 


B: Financial Instruments

Resulting situation after the triggering transaction (xii)

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

Total (A+B)                                                                    
                                                                               
Number of voting rights                 % of voting rights                     
                                                                               
13,143,709                              14.777%                                


9.Chain of controlled undertakings through which the voting rights and/or the
financial minstruments are effectively held, if applicable (xv):

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


Proxy Voting:

10. Name of the proxy holder:                       N/A                         
                                                                               
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 7065 4000