Blk Listing Six-Mnthly Return

Aberdeen Asian Smaller Co's Inv Tst
3 July 2000


Schedule 5 - Block Listing Six-Monthly Return

1   Name of company:
ABERDEEN ASIAN SMALLER COMPANIES INVESTMENT TRUST PLC

2   Name of Scheme:
EXERCISE OF WARRANTS TO SUBSCRIBE FOR ORDINARY SHARES

3   Period of Return - From:
31/12/99

To:
30/6/00

4   Number and class of share(s) (amount of stock/debt security) not issued
under scheme at the end of last period:
6,999,400 ORDINARY SHARES

5   Number of shares issued/allotted under scheme during period:
NIL

6   Balance under scheme not yet issued/allotted under scheme at end of
period:
6,999,400 ORDINARY SHARES

7   Number and class of share(s) (amount of stock/debt securities) originally
listed and the date of admission: 
7,000,000 ORDINARY SHARES ON 6/1/99

Please confirm total number of shares in issue at the end of the period in
order for us to update our records:
29,754,100*

Contact name for queries:
CHARLES MEARNS

Contact telephone number:
020 7463 6302

Contact address:
ONE BOW CHURCHYARD, CHEAPSIDE, LONDON EC4M 9HH

Name of person making return:
ABERDEEN ASSET MANAGEMENT PLC - SECRETARIES

Position of person making return:
SECRETARY





Additional Information:

* DURING THE PERIOD THE COMPANY PURCHASED IN THE MARKET FOR CANCELLATION THE
FOLLOWING ORDINARY SHARES:

27/1/00 3,500,000 ORDINARY SHARES CANCELLED AT 95p PER SHARE
22/2/00 1,746,500 ORDINARY SHARES CANCELLED AT 105p PER SHARE