Holding(s) in Company

Scottish Oriental Smlr Co Tst PLC
14 January 2008


       The Scottish Oriental Smaller Companies Trust plc ('the Company')


A form TR-1 containing the following information has been received by the
Company.


TR-1: NOTIFICATION OF MAJOR INTERESTS IN SHARES


1. Identity of the issuer or the underlying issuer of existing shares to which
voting rights are attached:

The Scottish Oriental Smaller Companies Trust plc


2. Reason for the notification (please place an X inside the appropriate bracket
/s):


An acquisition or disposal of voting rights: ( )


An acquisition or disposal of financial instruments which may result in the
acquisition of shares already issued to which voting rights are attached: ( )


An event changing the breakdown of voting rights: ( )


Other (please specify): ( x ) Increase in market share


3. Full name of person(s) subject to the notification obligation:

Sarasin & Partners LLP


4. Full name of shareholder(s) (if different from 3.) :

Bank Sarasin & Co Ltd

Fortis Banque Luxembourg S.A.


5. Date of the transaction (and date on which the threshold is crossed or
reached if different):

4 January 2008


6. Date on which issuer notified:

14 January 2008


7. Threshold(s) that is/are crossed or reached:

5%


8. Notified details: 115,000 shares



A: Voting rights attached to shares

Class/type of shares if possible using     Situation previous to the Triggering
the ISIN CODE                                          transaction
                                          Number of       Number of voting
                                          shares          Rights
GBP0007836132 ORD 0.25
                                              1,470,000              1,470,000

Resulting situation after the triggering transaction

Class/type of shares if        Number of    Number of voting    % of voting
possible using the ISIN CODE   shares       rights              rights

                               Direct       Direct Indirect     Direct Indirect
GBP0007836132
ORD                             1,585,000      0    1,585,000      0    5.2459%
0.25



B: Financial Instruments

Resulting situation after the triggering transaction

Type of     Expiration Exercise/     Number of voting rights that may   % of
financial   Date       Conversion    be acquired if the instrument is   voting
instrument             Period/ Date  exercised/ converted.              rights

N/A




Total (A+B)
Number of voting rights                      % of voting rights

                                 1,585,000                              5.2459%


9. Chain of controlled undertakings through which the voting rights and/or the
financial instruments are effectively held, if applicable :



Proxy Voting:


10. Name of the proxy holder: N/A

........


11. Number of voting rights proxy holder will cease to hold: N/A

..............


12. Date on which proxy holder will cease to hold voting rights: N/A

..............


13. Additional information:

.................


14. Contact name:

Gillian Davies


15. Contact telephone number:

[phone]



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