Annual Information Update

Scottish Oriental Smlr Co Tst PLC
03 December 2007


The Scottish Oriental Smaller Companies Trust plc
3rd December 2007


               THE SCOTTISH ORIENTAL SMALLER COMPANIES TRUST PLC

                           ANNUAL INFORMATION UPDATE


  For the period from 1st December 2006 up to and including 3rd December 2007.


The Scottish Oriental Smaller Companies Trust plc (the 'Company') announces that
in accordance with Prospectus Rule 5.2, the following information has been
published or made available to the public over the period from 1st December 2006
to 3rd December 2007 in compliance with laws and rules dealing with the
regulation of securities, issues of securities and securities markets. In
addition to the information listed below, the Company announced daily net asset
values per Ordinary share as at the close of the previous business day.


For the purpose of this update, the information is only referred to and full
copies of each item can be found at the locations specified below.


1. The following announcements have been made via a Regulatory Information
Service:

          Date       Subject
          30.11.07   Directorate Change
          22.11.07   Director / PDMR Shareholding
          20.11.07   Document re Annual Report
          06.11.07   Director / PDMR Shareholding
          05.11.07   Director / PDMR Shareholding
          17.10.07   Final Results
          03.09.07   Top 10 Holdings
          28.08.07   Holdings(s) in Company
          27.07.07   Holdings(s) in Company
          27.06.07   Holdings(s) in Company
          01.06.07   Top 10 Holdings
          28.03.07   Interim Results
          20.03.07   Notifiable Interest
          14.03.07   Notifiable Interest
          05.03.07   Top 10 Holdings
          28.02.07   Total Voting Rights
          07.02.07   Major Share Interests
          06.02.07   Director / PDMR Shareholding
          06.02.07   Director / PDMR Shareholding
          06.02.07   Director / PDMR Shareholding
          06.02.07   Director / PDMR Shareholding
          06.02.07   Warrant Exercise
          06.02.07   Final Exercise of Warrants
          23.01.07   Result of AGM
          22.12.06   Document re subscription rights
          21.12.06   Total Voting Rights
          01.12.06   Top 10 Holdings
          01.12.06   Annual Information Update

Details of all regulatory announcements can be found in full on the Company's
price page of the London Stock Exchange website at: www.londonstockexchange.com



2. Documents filed at Companies House.


                             Company Filing History

       Date       Form
       21.06.07   Form 288c Directors Particulars Changed
       16.03.07   Annual Return
       15.03.07   Form 88(2) Allotment of Shares
       30.01.07   Resolution passed to allot shares
       23.01.07   Annual Report and Accounts

Copies of these documents can be obtained from Companies House, Crown Way,
Cardiff CF14 37Z, telephone: [phone], email at:
[e-mail] or, for registered users, through Companies
House Direct www.direct.companieshouse.gov.uk


3.                   By post to shareholders and warrant holders


The following documents were despatched by the Company to holders of its
securities during the last 12 months:-

Date            Document
November 2007   Annual Report and Accounts, Notice of AGM and Form of Proxy
April 2007      Interim Report
December 2006   Reminder to Warrant Holders of Final Subscription Rights
November 2006   Annual Report and Accounts, Notice of AGM and Form of Proxy


Further information regarding the Company and its activities is available at
www.scottishoriental.com

A copy of this Annual Information Update and all documents referred to in it can
be obtained from the Company's head office:-


The Company Secretary
The Scottish Oriental Smaller Companies Trust plc
23 St Andrew Square
Edinburgh
EH2 1BB


In accordance with Article 27(3) of the Prospectus Directive Regulation, it is
acknowledged that whilst the information referred to above was up to date at the
time of publication, such disclosures may, at any time, become out of date due
to changing circumstances.


First State Investment Management (UK) Limited
Company Secretary
3 December 2007



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