Directorate Change

Invesco Asia Trust plc

HEADLINE:     Appointment of New Director

The Board of Invesco Asia Trust plc (‘the Company’) is pleased to announce the appointment of Ms Fleur Meijs as a Non-Executive Director of the Company with effect from 7 December 2016.

Ms Meijs is an ACA qualified Chartered Accountant and a former Financial Services Partner at PwC. She has specialised in significant and complex audits and high profile advisory projects with top-tier financial institutions in the City. She is currently a Director of Bridge to the Future, the endowment fund for UWC (United World College) Mostar and a Member of the Advisory Council for the British Museum Friends. She was also a member of the Dutch Parliamentary committee in respect of the structure of banks in the Netherlands.

Ms Meijs does not currently hold any of the Company’s ordinary shares. 

There is no information to disclose in respect of paragraphs 9.6.13(2) to 9.6.13(6) of the Financial Conduct Authority’s Listing Rules.

Invesco Asset Management Limited
Corporate Company Secretary
25 November 2016