Holding(s) in Company

Aberdeen Asian Smaller Co's Inv Tst
14 May 2002

14 May 2002

Aberdeen Asian Smaller Companies Investment Trust PLC

Notifiable Holding

The Company was today (14 May 2002) informed that Prudential plc and certain of
its subsidiary companies are interested in 4,000,000 Ordinary 25p shares,
representing 14.95% of the issued share capital.



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