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                               State Yes/No      
                                                                               
An acquisition or disposal of voting rights                      Yes           
                                                                               
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   City of London          
obligation (iii):                                      Investment              
                                                                               
                                                       Management Company      
                                                                               
                                                       Limited                 
                                                                               
4.Full name of shareholder(s) (if different from 3.)                           
(iv):                                                                          
                                                                               
5.Date of the transaction (and date on which the       5 September 2012        
threshold is                                                                   
                                                                               
crossed or reached if different) (v):                                          
                                                                               
6.Date on which issuer notified:                       7 September 2012        
                                                                               
7.Threshold(s) that is/are crossed or reached:         29%                     
                                                                               
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 of   Number of voting     % of voting   
               Shares     Voting       shares         rights            rights      
                          Rights                                                  
                          (viii)                       (ix)                         
                                                                                  
                                       Direct   Direct   Indirect   Direct  Indirect
                                                           (x)                      
                                                  (x)                               
                                                                                  
GB0004535307 26,538,943 26,538,943   27,276,557         27,276,557           29.47% 

B: Financial Instruments

Resulting situation after the triggering transaction (xii)

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

Total (A+B)                                                                    
                                                                               
Number of voting rights                 % of voting rights                     
                                                                               
27,276,557                              29.47%                                 

9.Chain of controlled undertakings through which the voting rights and/or the
financial

instruments are effectively held, if applicable (xv):

All Voting Rights on all Shares are controlled by City of London Investment    
Management Limited.                                                            

Proxy Voting:

10.Name of the proxy holder:                      City of London Investment      
                                                                                 
                                                  Management Company Limited     
                                                                                 
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:                        Released 14:47 04-Sep-2012 -
   
                                                  Invesco Asia Trust plc         
                                                                                 
                                                  Applications will be made to   
                                                  the UK Listing Authority (the  
                                                  "UKLA") and the London Stock   
                                                  Exchange (the "LSE") for the   
                                                  ordinary shares arising from   
                                                  the exercise of all            
                                                  subscription rights to be      
                                                  admitted to the premium segment
                                                  of the Official List and to    
                                                  trading on the main market of  
                                                  the LSE. It is expected that   
                                                  admission and commencement of  
                                                  dealings in the ordinary shares
                                                  will take place on 10 September
                                                  2012.                          
                                                                                 
                                                  Following the allotment of the 
                                                  ordinary shares referred to    
                                                  above, with effect           
                                                                                 
                                                  from admission, the Company's  
                                                  issued share capital will      
                                                  consist of 110,813,910         
                                                                                 
                                                  ordinary shares of which       
                                                  3,277,224 ordinary shares will 
                                                  be held in treasury.           
                                                  Accordingly, there will be     
                                                  107,536,686 ordinary shares    
                                                  with voting rights.            
                                                                                 
                                                  As at 5 September 2012, the    
                                                  total voting rights are        
                                                  92,566,858.                    
                                                                                 
14.Contact name:                                  Jay McKenna or Chris Weaver    
                                                                                 
15.Contact telephone number:                      [e-mail]         
                                                                                 
                                                  001 610 380 0121 OR            
                                                                                 
                                                  [e-mail]
                                                                                 
                                                  020 7860 8329