Top 10 holdings

Scottish Oriental Smlr Co Tst PLC
01 March 2006


THE SCOTTISH ORIENTAL SMALLER COMPANIES TRUST PLC

First State Investment Management (UK) Limited, managers of The Scottish
Oriental Smaller Companies Trust PLC ('the Company') announces the following
information as at 28 February 2006:

Top 10 Holdings:                     % of portfolio

Sino Gold                            2.23
Housing Development                  2.11
Nong Shim Holdings                   1.85
Shangri La Asia                      1.84
Vietnam Enterprise                   1.84
Formosa International Hotels         1.83
IOI                                  1.71
Central Pattana                      1.70
Glorious Sun Enterprises             1.67
Bumrungrad Hospital                  1.64



There are no holdings with a value greater than 5% of the Company's portfolio.

There are no holdings in other UK listed investment companies.





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