Holding(s) in Company

Aberdeen Asian Smaller Co's Inv Tst
08 November 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
Funds under the management of Exeter Asset Management Limited

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




5. Number of shares / amount of stock acquired
125,000

6. Percentage of issued class
0.47%

7. Number of shares / amount of stock disposed
N/A

8. Percentage of issued class
N/A

9. Class of security
Ordinary 25p shares

10. Date of transaction
7 November 2002

11. Date company informed
8 November 2002

12. Total holding following this notification
1,650,000

13. Total percentage holding of issued class following this notification
6.17%

14. Any additional information
Following the above transaction, the breakdown of holding is as follows:

Exeter Managed Growth Fund - 900,000

Exeter Pacific Growth Fund - 750,000

15. Name of contact and telephone number for queries
Ruth Humphrey, 020 7463 6305

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

Date of notification
8 November 2002



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