Aberforth Smaller Companies Trust Plc - Transaction in Own Shares

Aberforth Smaller Companies Trust plc 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 5 March 2024 to make market purchases of the Company's own shares, a market purchase of 18,000 Ordinary shares of the Company was made on 27 December 2024, at a price of 1,469.6141p per share. Following the purchase and cancellation of the above shares, 83,824,605 Ordinary shares will remain in issue. A total of 410,000 Ordinary shares have been purchased and cancelled under the above authority. For further information contact: Michael Campbell, Aberforth Partners LLP, telephone: 0131 220 0733. Aberforth Partners LLP, Secretaries END This information was brought to you by Cision http://news.cision.com

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