Compliance with Model Code

RNS Number : 3078B

Aberdeen Smaller Co's High Inc Tst

05 January 2015

 



05/01/2015

ABERDEEN SMALLER COMPANIES HIGH INCOME TRUST PLC ("the Company")

Aberdeen Smaller Companies High Income Trust plc announces that it is satisfied, by virtue of the points listed below, that all inside information which the Directors and the Company may have in the period leading up to the announcement of the Annual Financial Report, has been notified to a Regulated Information Service ("RIS") and that the Company is thereby exempted from the provisions of the Model Code in relation to closed periods for any dealings referred to in Listing Rule 15.5.1(3).

In so stating the Company has regard to;

1)   the announcement on 5 January 2015 of the Net Asset Value per share as of the close of business on 2 January 2015,

2)   the Company's belief, following reasonable enquiries, that there will be no material difference between the information published on 5 January 2015 and that to be included in the forthcoming announcement of the Annual Financial Report,

3)   the Company's practice of calculating Net Asset Values per share each business day and the announcement of these Net Asset Values to an RIS,

4)   there being no other unpublished information which constitutes price sensitive information in respect of the Company's securities and

5)   there being no unquoted investments within the Company's portfolio.

This announcement is issued pursuant to paragraph 15.5.1 of the Financial Conduct Authority Listing Rules as amended 28/09/2007.

 

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