INVESCO ASIA TRUST PLC
For filings with the FCA include the annex
For filings with issuer exclude the annex
TR-1: NOTIFICATION OF MAJOR INTEREST IN SHARESi
1. Identity of the issuer or the underlying Invesco Asia Trust PLC
issuer of existing shares to which voting rights
are 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):
3. Full name of person(s) subject to the Lazard Asset Management LLC
notification obligation: iii
4. Full name of shareholder(s) (if Bank of New York Inc - Global Custody
different from 3.):iv Bank of New York, Inc. - Dir Personal
JP Morgan Chase - SWIFT
Mellon Trust
Northern Trust Co.
State Street Bank - Master Tr - ETC
State Street Bank - Custody Master Trust
5. Date of the transaction and date on 23 January 2017
which the threshold is crossed or reached:
v
6. Date on which issuer notified: 24 January 2017
7. Threshold(s) that is/are crossed or Increase from 16% to 18%
reached: vi, vii
8. Notified details:
A: Voting rights attached to shares viii, ix
Class/type of Situation previous Resulting situation after
shares to the triggering the triggering
transaction transaction
if possible Number Number % of voting
using Number of Number of rights x
the ISIN CODE of Voting of voting
Shares Rights shares rights
Direct Direct xi Indirect Direct Indirect
xii
GB0004535307 13,745,675 15,073,161 18.056%
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 rights that may be rights
xiv 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 financial Exercise Expiration Exercise/ Number of voting % of voting
instrument price date xvii Conversion rights instrument rights xix, xx
period refers to
xviii
Nominal Delta
Total (A+B+C)
Number of voting rights Percentage of voting rights
15,073,161 18.056%
9. Chain of controlled undertakings through which the voting rights and/or the
financial instruments are effectively held, if applicable: xxi
Lazard Asset Management LLC controls all the voting rights held of this issuer.
Proxy Voting:
10. Name of the proxy holder:
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: Nira Mistry
For and on behalf of
Invesco Asset Management Limited
Company Secretary
15. Contact telephone number: 020 3753 1000
INVESCO ASIA TRUST : s) in Company
January 24, 2017 at 02:49 pm
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