Holding(s) in Company

Aberdeen Asian Smaller Co's Inv Tst
09 March 2007

                                                                      APPENDIX 3



TR-1i: NOTIFICATION OF MAJOR INTERESTS IN SHARES



(1).  Identity of the issuer or the underlying issuer of existing shares to
which voting rights are attached (ii):

Aberdeen Asian Smaller Companies Investment Trust PLC



2.    Reason for the notification (please state Yes/No):



An acquisition or disposal of voting rights: No



An acquisition or disposal of financial instruments which may result in the
acquisition of shares already issued to which voting rights are attached: NO



An event changing the breakdown of voting rights: No



Other: Initial notification due to change of thresholds for non-material
interest: Yes



3.    Full name of person(s) subject to the notification obligation (iii):

Prudential plc group of companies


4.    Full name of shareholder(s) (if different from 3.) (iv):

Prudential plc
M&G Group Limited
M&G Investment Management Limited
M&G Limited
The Prudential Assurance Company Limited



5.    Date of the transaction and date on which the threshold is crossed or
reached (v):

1 March 2007



6.    Date on which issuer notified:

7 March 2007



7.    Threshold(s) that is/are crossed or reached:

10%



8.    Notified details:

n/a



A: Voting rights attached to shares


Class/type of shares if possible      Situation previous to the          Resulting situation after the
using the ISIN CODE                  Triggering transaction (vi)         triggering  transaction (vi)
GB0000100767                               Number of shares             Number of voting Rights (viii)
                                              3,434,280                            3,434,280




Resulting situation after the triggering transaction (vii)


Class/type of shares if          Number of shares       Number of voting rights (ix)       % of voting rights
possible using the ISIN CODE
GB0000100767                        3,434,280          Direct (x)     Indirect (xi)       Direct      Indirect
                                                       3,434,280                          10.54%





B: Financial Instruments

Resulting situation after the triggering transaction (xii)


Type of         Expiration Date       Exercise/Conversion       Number of voting rights     % of voting rights
financial       (xiii)                Period/ Date (xiv)        that may be acquired if the
instrument                                                      instrument is exercised/
                                                                converted.

n/a             n/a                   n/a                       n/a                         n/a





Total (A+B)
   Number of voting rights          % of voting rights

          3,434,280                       10.54%





9.      Chain of controlled undertakings through which the voting rights and/or
the financial instruments are effectively held, if applicable (xv):

Prudential plc (parent Company)
M&G Group Limited (wholly owned subsidiary of Prudential plc)
M&G Limited (wholly owned subsidiary of M&G Group Limited)
M&G Investment Management Limited (wholly owned subsidiary of M&G Limited)
The Prudential Assurance company Limited (wholly owned subsidiary of Prudential
plc)



Proxy Voting:



10.   Name of the proxy holder:

n/a



11.   Number of voting rights proxy holder will cease to hold:

n/a.



12. Date on which proxy holder will cease to hold voting rights:

n/a.



13.   Additional information:

n/a


14.   Contact name:

Emma Thompson



15.   Contact telephone number:

020 7548 2293




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