Blocklisting Interim Review

Aberdeen Asian Smaller Co's Inv Tst
10 April 2006


                        BLOCKLISTING SIX MONTHLY RETURN



10 April 2006



1. Name of applicant:


Aberdeen Asian Smaller Companies Investment Trust plc



2. Name of scheme


Ref.



3. Period of return:


From      7 October 2005                             To     7 April 2006



4. Balance under scheme from previous return:


1,905,412



5. The amount by which the block scheme has been increased, if the scheme has
been increased since the date of the last return


N/A



6. Number of securities issued/allotted under scheme during period:


1,725,000 Ordinary Shares of 25 pence each



7 Balance under scheme not yet issued/allotted at end of period


180,412 Ordinary Shares of 25 pence each



8. Number and class of securities originally listed and the date of admission


2,805,412 Ordinary 25p shares listed on 13 April 2005



9. Total number of securities in issue at the end of the period


32,186,208 Ordinary Shares of 25 pence each*



*A further 1,507,108 Ordinary shares were listed separately on 14 December 2005
following the exercise of 1,507,108 Warrants to subscribe for Ordinary shares.




Name of contact           Charles Mearns

Address of contact        c/o Registered Office
                          Donaldson House
                          97 Haymarket Terrace
                          Edinburgh 12 5HHD

Telephone number of contact          0131 313 6442



for Aberdeen Asset Management PLC, Company Secretary, for and on behalf of
Aberdeen Asian Smaller Companies Investment Trust PLC



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liable to prosecution.






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