Director/PDMR Shareholding

Aberdeen Asian Smaller Co's Inv Tst
03 April 2008


   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

    Martin Gilbert


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 3


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)

    As in 3



8)  State the nature of the transaction.



    Transfer of beneficial shareholding into a self invested Personal Pension
Plan

9)  Number of shares/amount of stock disposed

    66,233 shares


10) Percentage of issued class disposed

    0.21%

11) Number of shares/amount of stock acquired

    66,233 shares

12) Percentage of issued class acquired

    0.21%


13) Price per share

    66,233 shares sold at 300p

    66,233 shares purchased at 300p


14) Date of transaction


    3 April 2008



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


66,233 ORDINARY SHARES 0.21%



16) Date company informed

    3 April 2008





Name of contact and telephone number for queries

Charles Mearns TEL: [phone]



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


Date of Notification - 3 April 2008


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