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Scottish Oriental Smlr Co Tst PLC
02 August 2005


THE SCOTTISH ORIENTAL SMALLER COMPANIES TRUST PLC

The announcement released on 1st August 2005 by First State Investment
Management (UK) Limited, for The Scottish Oriental Smaller Companies Trust PLC
(Scottish Oriental) at 14:12 under RNS No 5627P was released in error and should
be disregarded.




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