Holding(s) in Company

NOTIFICATION OF MAJOR INTERESTS IN SHARES
1.Identity of the issuer or the   Aberforth Smaller Companies
underlying issuer of existing     Trust plc
shares to which voting rights are
attached:

2. Reason for the notification:
An acquisition or disposal of     Yes
voting rights
An acquisition or disposal of     N/A
financial instruments which may
result in the acquisition of
shares already issued to which
voting rights are attached
An event changing the breakdown   N/A
of voting rights
Other (please specify):           N/A

3. Full name of person(s) subject Deutsche Bank AG
to the notification obligation

4. Full name of shareholder(s)    Deutsche Bank AG
(if different from 3.):

5. Date of the transaction (and   30/6/08
date on which the threshold is
crossed or reached if different):

6. Date on which issuer notified: 01/7/08

7. Threshold(s) that is/are       5%
crossed or reached:

8. Notified details:
A: Voting rights attached to shares
Class/type  Situation         Resulting situation after the
of          previous to the   triggering transaction
shares      Triggering
if          transaction
possible
using the
ISIN CODE
            Number   Number      Number    Number of  % of voting
            of       of          of        voting     rights
            Shares   Voting      Shares    rights
                     Rights
                                 Direct    Indirect   Direct  Indirect
Ordinary   4,895,899 4,895,899   Below 3%  Below 3%   Below 3%
1p Shares
GB0000066554

B: Financial Instruments
Resulting situation after the triggering transaction
Type of    Expiration  Exercise/   Number of voting       % of voting
financial  date        Conversion  rights that may be     rights
instrument             Period/     acquired if the
                       Date        instrument is
                                   exercised/ converted.
N/A        N/A         N/A         N/A                    N/A
Total (A+B)
Number of voting rights      % of voting rights
Below 3%

9. Chain of controlled undertakings through which the voting
rights and/or the financial instruments are effectively held, if
applicable

N/A
Proxy Voting:
10. Name of the proxy holder:          N/A

11. Number of voting rights proxy      N/A
holder will cease to hold:

12. Date on which proxy holder will    N/A
cease to hold voting rights:

13. Additional information:            N/A

14. Contact name:                      David Holland, Aberforth Partners LLP, Secretaries
                                       to Aberforth Smaller Companies Trust plc.
15. Contact telephone number           0131-220-0733