Purchase of Own Securities

Aberdeen Asian Smaller Co's Inv Tst
28 January 2000


THE BOARD OF ABERDEEN ASIAN SMALLER COMPANIES INVESTMENT TRUST PLC ANNOUNCES
THE PURCHASE, IN THE MARKET FOR CANCELLATION ON 27 JANUARY 2000, OF 3,500,000
ORDINARY 25p SHARES AT 95p PER SHARE.

FOLLOWING CANCELLATION, 31,500,600 ORDINARY 25p SHARES WILL REMAIN IN ISSUE.