Aberdeen Emerging Markets Smaller Co Opportunities Fund Form 3 Initial statement of insider ownership

SEC Form 3

FORM 3

UNITED STATES SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549

INITIAL STATEMENT OF BENEFICIAL OWNERSHIP OF SECURITIES

Filed pursuant to Section 16(a) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934
or Section 30(h) of the Investment Company Act of 1940

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1. Name and Address of Reporting Person^*

CITY OF LONDON INVESTMENT GROUP PLC

(Last)

(First)

(Middle)

77 GRACECHURCH STREET

LONDON ENGLAND

(Street)

LONDON

EC3V0AS

(City)

(State)

(Zip)

2. Date of Event Requiring Statement (Month/Day/Year)
03/28/2017

3. Issuer Name and Ticker or Trading Symbol
ABERDEEN EMERGING MARKETS SMALLER Co OPPORTUNITIES FUND, INC. [ ABE ]

4. Relationship of Reporting Person(s) to Issuer
(Check all applicable)

Director	X	10% Owner
Officer (give title below)		Other (specify below)

5. If Amendment, Date of Original Filed (Month/Day/Year)

6. Individual or Joint/Group Filing (Check Applicable Line)

	Form filed by One Reporting Person
X	Form filed by More than One Reporting Person

Table I - Non-Derivative Securities Beneficially Owned
1. Title of Security (Instr. 4)	2. Amount of Securities Beneficially Owned (Instr. 4)	3. Ownership Form: Direct (D) or Indirect (I) (Instr. 5)	4. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership (Instr. 5)
Common Stock, par value $.01 per share⁽¹⁾	291,479⁽¹²⁾	I	As investment adviser to a private investment fund⁽¹³⁾
Common Stock, par value $.01 per share⁽²⁾	149,487⁽¹²⁾	I	As investment adviser to a private investment fund⁽¹³⁾
Common Stock, par value $.01 per share⁽³⁾	284,179⁽¹²⁾	I	As investment adviser to a private investment fund⁽¹³⁾
Common Stock, par value $.01 per share⁽⁴⁾	289,929⁽¹²⁾	I	As investment adviser to a private investment fund⁽¹³⁾
Common Stock, par value $.01 per share⁽⁵⁾	221,327⁽¹²⁾	I	As investment adviser to a private investment fund⁽¹³⁾
Common Stock, par value $.01 per share⁽⁶⁾	168,705⁽¹²⁾	I	As investment adviser to a Dublin, Ireland-listed open-ended investment company⁽¹³⁾
Common Stock, par value $.01 per share⁽⁷⁾	201,701⁽¹²⁾	I	As investment adviser to a private investment fund⁽¹³⁾
Common Stock, par value $.01 per share⁽⁸⁾	287,335⁽¹²⁾	I	As investment adviser to a private investment fund⁽¹³⁾
Common Stock, par value $.01 per share⁽⁹⁾	73,865⁽¹²⁾	I	As investment adviser to a private investment fund⁽¹³⁾
Common Stock, par value $.01 per share⁽¹⁰⁾	50,000⁽¹²⁾	I	As investment adviser to a private investment fund⁽¹³⁾
Common Stock, par value $.01 per share⁽¹¹⁾	1,962,879⁽¹²⁾	I	As investment adviser to unaffiliated third-party segregated accounts⁽¹³⁾

Table II - Derivative Securities Beneficially Owned (e.g., puts, calls, warrants, options, convertible securities)
1. Title of Derivative Security (Instr. 4)	2. Date Exercisable and Expiration Date (Month/Day/Year)		3. Title and Amount of Securities Underlying Derivative Security (Instr. 4)		4. Conversion or Exercise Price of Derivative Security	5. Ownership Form: Direct (D) or Indirect (I) (Instr. 5)	6. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership (Instr. 5)
1. Title of Derivative Security (Instr. 4)	Date Exercisable	Expiration Date	Title	Amount or Number of Shares	4. Conversion or Exercise Price of Derivative Security	5. Ownership Form: Direct (D) or Indirect (I) (Instr. 5)	6. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership (Instr. 5)

1. Name and Address of Reporting Person^*

CITY OF LONDON INVESTMENT GROUP PLC

(Last)

(First)

(Middle)

77 GRACECHURCH STREET

LONDON ENGLAND

(Street)

LONDON

EC3V0AS

(City)

(State)

(Zip)

1. Name and Address of Reporting Person^*

CITY OF LONDON INVESTMENT MANAGEMENT CO LTD

(Last)

(First)

(Middle)

77 GRACECHURCH STREET

LONDON ENGLAND

(Street)

LONDON

EC3V0AS

(City)

(State)

(Zip)

Explanation of Responses:

1. These securities are beneficially owned by Emerging (BMI) Markets Country Fund.

2. These securities are beneficially owned by Emerging Markets Free Fund.

3. These securities are beneficially owned by Emerging Markets Global Fund.

4. These securities are beneficially owned by Emerging Markets Investable Fund.

5. These securities are beneficially owned by Global Emerging Markets Fund.

6. These securities are beneficially owned by The Emerging World Fund.

7. These securities are beneficially owned by Emerging Free Markets Country Fund.

8. These securities are beneficially owned by Emerging Markets Country Fund.

9. These securities are beneficially owned by Investable Emerging Markets Country Fund.

10. These securities are beneficially owned by The EM Plus CEF Fund.

11. These securities are beneficially owned by 14 unaffiliated third-party segregated accounts.

12. No one direct beneficial owner of the reported securities owns more than 5% of the outstanding securities of Issuer.

13. As of the date hereof, City of London Group PLC ("CLIG"), through its control of City of London Investment Management Company Limited ("CLIM"), and CLIM, in its capacity as investment adviser to the funds listed above and the 14 unaffiliated third-party segregated accounts, have voting and dispositive power with respect to all of the reported securities.

	/s/ Barry Olliff, Director - City of London Group PLC	04/07/2017
	/s/ Barry Olliff, Director - City of London Investment Management	04/07/2017
	** Signature of Reporting Person	Date
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