To:                   RNS

From:              The Scottish Oriental Smaller Companies Trust PLC

Date:               19 April 2018

The Scottish Oriental Smaller Companies Trust PLC

TRANSACTION IN OWN SHARES

On 19 April 2018 The Scottish Oriental Smaller Companies Trust plc (the "Company") purchased 10,000 ordinary shares of 25p to be held in Treasury at a price of 975p per share.

The Company's issued share capital consists of 31,413,663 ordinary shares, of which 502,500 ordinary shares are held in Treasury.  Therefore, the total number of shares with voting rights in the Company is 30,911,163.

The above figure (30,911,163) may be used by shareholders as the denominator for the calculations by which they will determine if they are required to notify their interest in, or a change to their interest in, the Company under the Disclosure and Transparency Rules.

PATAC Limited

Company Secretary

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