AMENDMENT
Please note that the announcement released on 5th August at 17:05 hrs (RNS No: 2394V) had the Number of Ordinary Shares held in treasury as 1,213,290 and the Total Voting Rights as 37,976,890.
This should read:-
Number of Ordinary Shares held in treasury 1,233,290
Total Voting Rights attaching to Ordinary Shares in issue 37,943,890
See below the updated announcement. All other information remains unchanged.
ABERDEEN ASIAN SMALLER COMPANIES INVESTMENT TRUST PLC - SHARE BUY-BACK
On 5 August 2015, Aberdeen Asian Smaller Companies Investment Trust PLC purchased in the market 15,000 Ordinary shares at 780.5833 pence per share. These shares will be held in treasury.
As a result of the above transaction the Ordinary shares in issue, shares held in treasury, and the Total Voting Rights of the Company are now as follows:
Number of Ordinary Shares in issue (inc. treasury) 39,177,180
Number of Ordinary Shares held in treasury 1,233,290
Total Voting Rights attaching to Ordinary Shares in issue 37,943,890