As part of the on-going process of succession planning, the Board of Aberdeen Asian Smaller Companies Investment Trust PLC announced the appointment of Randal Dunluce and Mark Hadsley-Chaplin as independent non-executive directors of the company with effect from 1 July 2013. The Board also announced that Alan Kemp has indicated his intention to retire as a director of the company at the Annual General Meeting to be held in December 2013.