Top Ten Holdings

Aberdeen Asian Smaller Co's Inv Tst
02 August 2005

In accordance with UKLA Listing Rule 21.20 (1)(ii) and on behalf of the
investment trusts under its management, Aberdeen Asset Managers Limited
announces the following list representing the Company's 10 largest investments
and where appropriate, any investment with a value greater than 5% of the
Company's gross assets as at 31 July 2005:



ABERDEEN ASIAN SMALLER COMPANIES INVESTMENT TRUST PLC

Top 10 Portfolio Assets
NAME                                            Market Value  % Ttl Gross Assets
BANK NISP IDR125                                4,743,179     5.22
M.P. EVANS GROUP ORD GBP0.10                    3,561,600     3.92
GODREJ CONSUMER PRODUCTS INR4                   3,037,778     3.34
POS MALAYSIA & SERVICES MYR1                    2,338,594     2.57
HONGKONG & SHANGHAI HOTEL HKD0.50               2,326,924     2.56
BINGGRAE CO KRW5000                             2,324,896     2.56
WBL SGD1                                        2,251,518     2.48
ICICI BANK INR10 (DEMAT T5)                     2,231,296     2.46
WHEELOCK PROPERTIES SGD1                        2,230,547     2.46
LPI CAPITAL BHD MYR1.00                         2,173,205     2.39





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