Director/PDMR Shareholding

RNS Number : 4806J

Aberdeen Asian Smaller Co's Inv Tst

03 December 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

    Haruko Fukuda

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

57 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

    222.00p

14)    Date of transaction

    28 November 2008