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Invesco Asia Trust PLC
Result of General Meeting and Tender Price
Result of General Meeting
The Board of Invesco Asia Trust PLC (the "Company") is pleased to announce that
the resolution put to Shareholders to authorise the Company to undertake the
Tender Offer for up to 15 per cent. of the Shares in issue was duly passed at
the Company's General Meeting held earlier today.
The proxy voting figures received in advance of the meeting are shown below:
Resolution For Against Discretionary Withheld
Votes % Votes % Votes %
That the Company be 73,975,274 99.94 38,154 0.05 6,084 0.01 2,179
authorised to make
market purchases of
its Shares pursuant to
the Tender Offer
The total number of votes cast was 74,021,791 which represents 69.9 per cent.
of the Company's total voting rights.
Tender Price
The Company today also announces that the unaudited Net Asset Value as at close
of business on 6 August 2013, being the Calculation Date for the purposes of
the Tender Offer, was 176.02 pence per Share. Accordingly the Tender Price,
calculated in accordance with the Circular sent to Shareholders on 2 July 2013,
is 170.3877 pence per Share.
Terms used and not defined in this announcement bear the meaning given to them
in the Circular published by the Company dated 2 July 2013.
Enquiries:
Invesco Asset Management Limited
Kelly Nice
Andrew Watkins
020 7065 3555
Westhouse Securities Limited
Alastair Moreton
Hannah Young
Darren Vickers
020 7601 6118
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