Issue of Shares from Treasury and Issue of Equity

12 October 2020

ISSUE OF ordinary SHARES from treasury and from blocklisting

Schroder Asian Total Return Investment Company plc ("the Company") announces that it has issued 130,508 ordinary shares of 5p each from treasury at a price of 452 pence per share on 12 October 2020.

The Company has additionally issued a further 284,492 ordinary shares of 5p under its blocklisting facility at a price of 452 pence per share on 12 October 2020.

Following this issue, the Company's issued share capital consists of 98,179,651 ordinary shares of 5p each, there are no shares held in treasury.  Accordingly, the total number of voting rights in the Company is 98,179,651.    

The above figure may be used by shareholders as the denominator for the calculations by which they will determine if they are required to notify their interest in, or a change to their interest in, the Company under the Financial Conduct Authority's Disclosure Guidance and Transparency Rules.

Enquiries:

Benjamin Hanley

Schroder Investment Management Limited                                              

Tel: 020 7658 3847