Annual Information Update

Aberforth Smaller Companies Trust PLC

Annual information update

The following disclosure of information which has been published or made
available to the public by the company during the financial year to 31 December
2006 is made in accordance with the requirements of Prospectus rule 5.2.

Some of the information referred to below related to specific dates and may now
be out of date.

The information, which was released via FirstSight, can be found on
www.londonstockexchange.com. The Company's net asset value was also released on
a weekly basis and these announcements have not been included in the list below.

Information released through RNS

Date                           Announcement
21 December 2006               Total Voting Rights
30 November 2006               Director/PDMR Shareholding - Prof Nimmo
2 October 2006                 Top Ten Investments as at 30 September 2006
14 September 2006              Holding in Company
12 September 2006              Holding in Company
11 September 2006              Director/PDMR Shareholding - Mr Cran
11 August 2006                 Director/PDMR Shareholding - Prof Marsh
28 July 2006                   2006 Interim Report sent to UKLA
20 July 2006                   Interim Results
13 July 2006                   Notice of Results
4 July 2006                    Top Ten Investments as at 30 June 2006
19 June 2006                   Holding in Company
2 June 2006                    Director/PDMR Shareholding - Prof Nimmo
2 June 2006                    Director/PDMR Shareholding - Mr Shaw
26 April 2006                  Director/PDMR Shareholding - Mr Cran
3 April 2006                   Top Ten Investments as at 31 March 2006
10 March 2006                  Director/PDMR Shareholding - Prof Nimmo
2 March 2006                   Result of AGM
24 January 2006                2005 Annual Report sent to UKLA
19 January 2006                Director/PDMR Shareholding - Mr Chiappelli
19 January 2006                Final Results
13 January 2006                Notice of Results
3 January 2006                 Top Ten Investments as at 31 December 2005


Information filed with the Registrar of Companies

Filing date              Description

22 August 2006           Annual Return
3 March 2006             Signed 2005 Annual Report & Accounts
3 March 2006             Resolutions passed at the 2006 AGM


Documents filed with the UK Listing Authority
The following documents are available for inspection at the UK Listing
Authority's Document Viewing Facility at 25 The North Colonnade, Canary Wharf,
LONDON, E14 5HS

Date sent                Document
28 July 2006             Interim Report for the six months ended 30 June 2006
2 March 2006             Resolutions passed at the 2006 Annual General Meeting
24 January 2006          Annual Report & Accounts for year ended 31 December 2005
24 January 2006          Notice of the 2006 Annual General Meeting


The Interim and Annual Reports are also available on the Manager's website
www.aberforth.co.uk. The website also carries monthly factsheets and other
investor information.

Contact for enquiries please contact:
David Holland, Aberforth Partners LLP, Secretaries
18 January 2007