Result of EGM and Additional Listing

ABERDEEN ASIAN SMALLER COMPANIES INVESTMENT TRUST PLC (the "Company")

8 April 2005

RESULT OF EXTRAORDINARY GENERAL MEETING AND ADDITIONAL LISTING

At an Extraordinary General Meeting of the Company held today the resolutions
authorising the Company to issue up to 2,805,412 Ordinary Shares of 25p each
("Shares") and disapplying the pre-emption rights in respect of an allotment of
these Shares, were duly passed.

Application has been made to the UK Listing Authority and the London Stock
Exchange Plc for 2,805,412 Shares to be admitted to the Official List under a
block listing facility.

Shares may be issued under this facility subject to guidelines laid down by the
Board and at prices not less than the fully diluted net asset value per share.
The Shares will, when issued, rank pari passu with the existing ordinary shares
of the Company.

For further information please contact: Robert Hoskin at Aberdeen Asset
Management PLC, Company Secretary, on 020 7463 6000.