Director/PDMR Shareholding

Standard Life UK Small.Co's Tst PLC
14 December 2007


   NOTIFICATION OF TRANSACTIONS OF DIRECTORS, PERSONS DISCHARGING MANAGERIAL
                      RESPONSIBILITY OR CONNECTED PERSONS



1)    Name of company

       Standard Life UK Smaller Companies Trust plc


2)    State whether notification is in respect of a transaction notified in
accordance with DR 3.1.4R(1)(a) or DR 3.1.4R(1)(b) or both

       Both


3)    Name of director

       Donald MacDonald


4)        State whether notification relates to a person(s) connected with a
person discharging managerial responsibilities/director named in 3 above and
identify the connected person(s)


As in 3 above


5)    Indicate whether notification is in respect of a holding of the person
named in 3 or 4 above or in respect of a non-beneficial interest


       As in 3 above



6)    Class of security

       ORDINARY 25p

7)    Name of the registered shareholder(s) and, if more than one holder, the
      number of shares held by each of them (if notified)

       Barclayshare Nominees



8)    State the nature of the transaction.

       Acquisition

9)    Number of shares/amount of stock acquired

       25,000

10)  Percentage of issued class acquired

       0.076%


11)  Number of shares/amount of stock disposed

       -

12)  Percentage of issued class disposed

       -


13)  Price per share

       102.75p


14)  Date of transaction

       14 December 2007


15)  Total holding and percentage holding of issued class following this
notification

       125,000 ORDINARY SHARES, 0.383%


16)  Date company informed

       14 December 2007



Name of contact and telephone number for queries

Stuart Reid Tel: [phone]



Name and signature of authorised company official responsible for making this
notification

Stuart Reid for Aberdeen Asset Management PLC, Secretaries

Date of Notification - 14 December 2007



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