Annual Information Update

Scottish Oriental Smlr Co Tst PLC
01 December 2006


The Scottish Oriental Smaller Companies Trust plc
1 December 2006

               THE SCOTTISH ORIENTAL SMALLER COMPANIES TRUST PLC

                           ANNUAL INFORMATION UPDATE

 For the period from 16th November 2005 up to and including 15th November 2006.

The Scottish Oriental Smaller Companies Trust plc (the 'Company') announces that
in accordance with Prospectus Rule 5.2, the following information has been
published or made available to the public over the period from 16th November
2005 to 15th November 2006 in compliance with laws and rules dealing with the
regulation of securities, issues of securities and securities markets. In
addition to the information listed below, the Company announced daily net asset
values per Ordinary share as at the close of the previous business day.

For the purpose of this update, the information is only referred to and full
copies of each item can be found at the locations specified below.

1. The following announcements have been made via a Regulatory Information
Service:

Date               Subject
        18.10.06   Final Results
        01.09.06   Top 10 Holdings
        07.06.06   Top 10 Holdings
        21.04.06   Document re Interim Results
        29.03.06   Interim Results
        01.03.06   Top 10 Holdings
        02.02.06   Director Shareholdings
        02.02.06   Issue of Equity
        24.01.06   AGM Statement
        23.12.05   Document re subscription rights
        01.12.05   Top 10 Holdings
        30.11.05   Annual Report and Accounts
        22.11.05   Holdings in Company

Details of all regulatory announcements can be found in full on the Company's
price page of the London Stock Exchange website at: www.londonstockexchange.com

2. Documents filed at Companies House.

                             Company Filing History

Date       Form
03.03.06   Annual Return
08.02.06   Annual Report and Accounts
07.02.06   Form 88(2) Allotment of Shares
06.02.06   Resolution passed to allot shares
05.02.06   Resolutions passed to authorise allotment of shares, disapply
           pre-emption rights and authorise purchase of own shares

Copies of these documents can be obtained from Companies House, Crown Way,
Cardiff CF14 37Z, telephone: [phone], email at:
[e-mail] or, for registered users, through Companies
House Direct www.direct.companieshouse.gov.uk

3. By post to shareholders and warrant holders

The following documents were despatched by the Company to holders of its
securities during the last 12 months:-

Date             Document
November 2005    Annual Report and Accounts, Notice of AGM and Form of Proxy
December 2005    Reminder to Warrant Holders of Subscription Rights
April 2006       Interim Report

Further information regarding the Company and its activities is available at
www.scottishoriental.com
A copy of this Annual Information Update and all documents referred to in it can
be obtained from the Company's head office:-

The Company Secretary
The Scottish Oriental Smaller Companies Trust plc
23 St Andrew Square
Edinburgh
EH2 1BB

In accordance with Article 27(3) of the Prospectus Directive Regulation, it is
acknowledged that whilst the information referred to above was up to date at the
time of publication, such disclosures may, at any time, become out of date due
to changing circumstances.



First State Investments Management (UK) Limited
Company Secretary
1 December 2006



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