ABERDEEN SMALLER COMPANIES INCOME TRUST PLC (the "Company")

Legal Entity Identifier (LEI):  213800J6D2TVHRGKBG

The Company announces that it is satisfied, by virtue of the points listed below, that all inside information which the Directors and the Company may have in the closed period (as defined by the EU Market Abuse Regulation) which ends on the date of the announcement of the Half Yearly Report for the six months ended 31 July 2017 has been notified to a Regulated Information Service ("RIS"). The Company is therefore not prohibited from dealing in its own securities during this period.

In so stating the Company has regard to;

1)   the announcement on 7 August 2017 of the net asset value per share ("NAV") as of the close of business on 31 July 2017;

2)   the Company's belief, following reasonable enquiries, that there will be no material difference between the information published on 7 August 2017 and that to be included in the forthcoming announcement of the Annual Financial Report;

3)   the Company's practice of calculating NAVs each business day and the announcement of these NAVs to an RIS;

4)   there being no other unpublished information which constitutes price-sensitive information in respect of the Company's securities; and,

5)   there being no unquoted investments within the Company's portfolio.

Aberdeen Asset Management PLC

Company Secretary