Statement re Listing Rule 15.5.1(4)

Aberforth Smaller Companies Trust plc ("ASCoT") Further to the Net Asset Value announcement issued this morning, the Company confirms that all information required under Listing Rule 15.5.1(4) has been notified to a Regulated Information Service. Contact - David Holland (Tel: 0131 220 0733) Aberforth Partners LLP, Secretaries - 1 July 2014
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