Director/PDMR Shareholding

Aberdeen Asian Smaller Co's Inv Tst
24 December 2007


   NOTIFICATION OF TRANSACTIONS OF DIRECTORS, PERSONS DISCHARGING MANAGERIAL
                      RESPONSIBILITY OR CONNECTED PERSONS
     

1)   Name of company

     Aberdeen Asian Smaller Companies Investment Trust PLC


2)   State whether notification is in respect of a transaction notified in
     accordance with DR 3.1.4R(1)(a) or DR 3.1.4R(1)(b) or both

     Both


3)   Name of director

     Haruko Fukuda

     
4)   State whether notification relates to a person(s) connected with a person 
     discharging managerial responsibilities/director named in 3 above and
     identify the connected person(s)

     N/A


5)   Indicate whether notification is in respect of a holding of the person 
     named in 3 or 4 above or in respect of a non-    beneficial interest

     As in 4.


6)   Class of security

     ORDINARY 25p


7)   Name of the registered shareholder(s) and, if more than one holder, the
     number of shares held by each of them (if                   notified)

     N/A


8)   State the nature of the transaction.

     ACQUISITION


9)   Number of shares/amount of stock acquired

     53 Shares


10)  Percentage of issued class acquired

     0%


11)  Number of shares/amount of stock disposed

     -


12)  Percentage of issued class disposed

     -


13)  Price per share

     298.75p


14)  Date of transaction

     30 November 2007


15)  Total holding and percentage holding of issued class following this
     notification

     3,093 ORDINARY SHARES, 0.01%


16)  Date company informed

     30 November 2007


Name of contact and telephone number for queries

     C Mearns 0131 313 1000


Name and signature of authorised company official responsible for making this
notification

     C Mearns


Date of Notification - 24 December 2007



                      This information is provided by RNS
            The company news service from the London Stock Exchange