To:                   RNS

From:              The Scottish Oriental Smaller Companies Trust plc

Date:               26 June 2017

Director Declaration

Pursuant to LR 9.6.14, the Company acknowledges that Anne West, an independent non-executive director of the Company, was appointed as a non-executive director of ScotGems plc on 5 May 2017. ScotGems commenced dealings on the London Stock Exchange on 26 June 2017.  

Steven Davidson

Company Secretary

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