Scottish Oriental Smaller Cos Trust Ordinary 25p

The Scottish Oriental Smaller Companies Trust plc is a United Kingdom-based investment company. The Company carries on the business of an investment trust. The investment objective of the Company is to achieve long-term capital growth by investing in mainly smaller Asian quoted companies. It invests mainly in the shares of smaller Asian quoted companies, that is, companies with market capitalizations of below US$5,000 million, or the equivalent thereof, at the time of first investment. Its investments in various regions, which include Australasia, China, Hong Kong, India, Indonesia, Japan, Malaysia, Pakistan, Philippines, Singapore, South Korea, Sri Lanka, Taiwan, Thailand and Vietnam. The Company invests no more than 15% of its total assets in other listed investment companies. It invests in various sectors, such as consumer staples, industrials, consumer discretionary, and materials. Its investment manager is First Sentier Investors (UK) Investment Management Limited.