Transaction in Own Shares

Schroder Oriental Income Fund Ltd
14 January 2008



                                                                 14 January 2008


Purchase of Shares For Cancellation


Schroder Oriental Income Fund Limited (the 'Company') announces that on 14
January 2008 the Company purchased 50,000 shares for cancellation at a price of
120.50 pence per share.  Following this purchase, there are a further
157,000,000 shares in issue.







Enquiries:



John Spedding

Schroder Investment Management Limited        Tel: [phone]








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