Aberdeen Emerging Markets Smaller Company Opportunities Fund, Inc. Announces Dividend

PHILADELPHIA, July 10, 2013 /PRNewswire/ -- Aberdeen Emerging Markets Smaller Company Opportunities Fund, Inc. (NYSE MKT: ETF) (the "Fund"), a closed-end equity fund, announced today that it will pay a dividend of US$0.268754 per share on August 16, 2013 to all shareholders of record as of July 31, 2013.  This distribution is comprised entirely of net investment income.

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In January 2014, a Form 1099-DIV will be sent to shareholders, which will state the amount and composition of distributions and provide information with respect to their appropriate tax treatment for the 2013 calendar year.   

The Fund is managed and advised by Aberdeen Asset Managers Limited. The Fund's shares trade on the NYSE MKT under the symbol "ETF".

You should not draw any conclusions about the Fund's investment performance from the amount of this distribution or from the terms of the Fund's Plan. 

Closed-end funds are traded on the secondary market through one of the stock exchanges. The Fund's investment return and principal value will fluctuate so that an investor's shares may be worth more or less than the original cost. Shares of closed-end funds may trade above (a premium) or below (a discount) the net asset value (NAV) of the fund's portfolio. There is no assurance that the Fund will achieve its investment objective. Past performance does not guarantee future results.

www.aberdeenetf.com

SOURCE Aberdeen Emerging Markets Smaller Company Opportunities Fund, Inc.

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