Transaction in Own Shares

Aberforth Smaller Companies Trust Plc - Transaction in Own Shares

PR Newswire

London, November 17

Aberforth Smaller Companies Trust plc

Legal Entity Identifier (“LEI”): 213800GZ9WC73A92Q326

Market Purchase by the Company of its own Ordinary Shares

The Board of Aberforth Smaller Companies Trust plc (“ASCoT”) hereby gives notification that, pursuant to the authority granted at the Annual General Meeting of the Company held on 1 March 2017 to make market purchases of the Company’s own shares, a market purchase of 44,700 Ordinary shares of the Company was made today, 17 November 2017, at a price of 1309.7823p per share.

Following the purchase and cancellation of the above shares, 93,218,197 Ordinary shares will remain in issue. A total of 1,160,095 Ordinary shares have been purchased and cancelled under the above authority.

For further information contact: David Holland, Aberforth Partners LLP,

telephone: 0131 220 0733.

Aberforth Partners LLP, Secretaries – 17 November 2017

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