Appointment of New Director

Aberdeen Asian Smaller Co's Inv Tst
16 May 2007




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


Appointment of New Director


The Board of Aberdeen Asian Smaller Companies Investment Trust PLC is delighted
to announce the appointment of Mr Chris Maude as an independent non-executive
director of the Company with effect from 16 May 2007.


Mr Maude co-founded MPC Investors Ltd, an independent asset management company,
in 2000 where he is the finance director. He had spent the previous eleven years
in Asia initially as finance director at James Capel in Hong Kong before being
recruited by UBS Securities (East Asia) Limited as regional finance director in
Singapore. Mr Maude is a chartered accountant and holds a degree in Engineering
from Cambridge University.


In accordance with paragraph 9.6.13 (1), Mr Maude is not currently a director of
any other publicly listed companies and was an independent non executive
director of Aberdeen Japan Absolute Return Fund Limited until its voluntary
liquidation in September 2003.


There are no disclosures required to be made in respect of paragraphs 9.6.13 (2)
- (6) of the Financial Services Authority's Listing Rules.


Mr Maude has a beneficial interest in 37,300 Ordinary shares in the Company
(representing 0.11% of the shares in issue).




Aberdeen Asset Management PLC
Secretaries
16 May 2007





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