Holding(s) in Company

Aberdeen Asian Smaller Co's Inv Tst
16 August 2002



16 August 2002

Aberdeen Asian Smaller Companies Investment Trust PLC

Notifiable Holding

The Company was recently 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. The shares are registered as
PRUCLT HSBC GIS NOM(UK) PAC AC.

Companies holding an interest are Prudential plc, M&G Group Limited, M&G
Investment Management Limited, M&G Limited, Scottish Amicable Life plc and The
Prudential Assurance Company Limited.

An internal transfer between clients resulted in a reduction in the holding of
Scottish Amicable Life plc to 1,500,000 Ordinary 25p shares, representing 5.61%
of the issued share capital.




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