Holding(s) in Company

Aberdeen Asian Smaller Co's Inv Tst
8 July 2002

                                  SCHEDULE 10

                   NOTIFICATION OF MAJOR INTERESTS IN SHARES

1. Name of company
Aberdeen Asian Smaller Companies Investment Trust PLC

2. Name of shareholder having a major interest
Devon County Council Pensions Fund

3. Please state whether notification indicates that it is in respect of holding
of the shareholder named in 2 above or in respect of a non-beneficial interest
or in the case of an individual holder if it is a holding of that person's
spouse or children under the age of 18




4. Name of the registered holder(s) and, if more than one holder, the number of
shares held by each of them
State Street Bank & Trust Company

5. Number of shares / amount of stock acquired
300,000

6. Percentage of issued class
1.12%

7. Number of shares / amount of stock disposed




8. Percentage of issued class




9. Class of security
Ordinary 25p shares

10. Date of transaction
04 July 2002





11. Date company informed
08 July 2002

12. Total holding following this notification
1,050,000

13. Total percentage holding of issued class following this notification
3.93%

14. Any additional information




15. Name of contact and telephone number for queries
Tom Casey, 020 7463 6387

16. Name and signature of authorised company official responsible for making
this notification
Aberdeen Asset Management PLC - Secretaries

Date of notification
8 July 2002





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