The board of The Scottish Oriental Smaller Companies Trust plc is proposing a final dividend of 13.0 pence per share for the year ended 31 August 2023 (2022: 14.0 pence, inclusive of a special dividend of 1.0 pence) which, if approved at the AGM, will be payable on 12 January 2024 to shareholders recorded on the Company's shareholder register on 1 December 2023.