Total Voting Rights

ABERFORTH SMALLER COMPANIES TRUST PLC

Total Voting Rights

As  at  30  April 2008, the issued share capital and voting rights of  Aberforth
Smaller Companies Trust plc are as follows:


Class of    Total number    Number of       Total number of
share       of shares in    voting rights   voting rights for
            issue           attached to     each class
                            each share

Ordinary    98,671,648      1               98,671,648
Shares of 1p


The  above  total  voting  rights figure may be  used  by  shareholders  as  the
denominator for the calculations by which they will determine whether  they  are
required  to  notify  their  interests in, or a change  to  their  interest  in,
Aberforth   Smaller  Companies  Trust  plc  under  the  FSA's   Disclosure   and
Transparency Rules.

Contact - David Holland (Tel: [phone])
Aberforth Partners LLP, Secretaries - 30 April 2008


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