AGM Statement

Aberforth Smaller Companies Trust plc

ANNUAL GENERAL MEETING HELD ON 27 FEBRUARY 2015

The Board of Aberforth Smaller Companies Trust plc ("ASCoT") hereby report that
all the resolutions proposed at the Annual General Meeting held on 27 February
2015 were passed by Shareholders on a show of hands. A total of 38.1m proxy
votes were received, representing 39.9% of the 95,284,792 Ordinary Shares in
issue.

The table below shows the result of the proxy voting:

Resolution       Votes in  Votes against  Votes withheld      Total proxy
                   favour                                           votes
                                                                       
1              38,050,389         15,005               0       38,065,394
                                                                       
2              38,055,049          7,045           3,301       38,065,395
                                                                       
3              38,065,288              0             107       38,065,395
                                                                       
4              38,009,758         53,936           1,701       38,065,395
                                                                       
5              38,063,694              0           1,701       38,065,395
                                                                       
6              38,063,280            414           1,701       38,065,395
                                                                       
7              38,007,172         54,122           4,101       38,065,395
                                                                       
8              38,007,172         54,122           4,101       38,065,395
                                                                       
9              38,060,400          1,222           3,773       38,065,395
                                                                       
10             38,057,749          5,650             950       38,064,349
                                                                       
11             38,052,652         10,318             950       38,063,920

Contact:

David Holland, Aberforth Partners LLP, Secretaries

Telephone: [phone]

27 February 2015