To:                   RNS

From:              The Scottish Oriental Smaller Companies Trust PLC

LEI:                  213800DBSW6WJXKNXL87

Date:               3 August 2020

The Scottish Oriental Smaller Companies Trust PLC

TRANSACTION IN OWN SHARES

On 3 August 2020, The Scottish Oriental Smaller Companies Trust plc (the "Company") purchased 42,838 ordinary shares of 25p to be held in Treasury at a price of 821.8359p per share.

The Company's issued share capital consists of 31,413,663 ordinary shares, of which 2,087,587 ordinary shares are held in Treasury.  Therefore, the total number of shares with voting rights in the Company is 29,326,076.

The above figure (29,326,076) 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 Guidance and Transparency Rules.

PATAC Limited

Company Secretary

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