Share Buy Back

Aberdeen Asian Smaller Co's Inv Tst
6 June 2001


Aberdeen Asian Smaller Companies Investment Trust PLC announces the following
purchase of its securities, in the market, for cancellation.

500,000 Ordinary 25p shares purchased on 5 June 2001 for cancellation at
90.25p per share.  Following this transaction, 29,254,100 shares remain in
issue.