Transaction in Own Shares

Schroder Oriental Income Fund Ltd
18 April 2008



                                                                   18 April 2008



                     Purchase of Shares For Cancellation


Schroder Oriental Income Fund Limited (the 'Company') announces that on 18 April
2008 the Company purchased 61,000 shares for cancellation at a price of 115.1
pence per share. Following this purchase, there are a further 156,425,000
shares in issue.




Enquiries:

John Spedding
Schroder Investment Management Limited             Tel: [phone]




                      This information is provided by RNS
            The company news service from the London Stock Exchange