AGM Statement

ABERFORTH GEARED CAPITAL & INCOME TRUST plc


ANNUAL GENERAL MEETING HELD ON 4 MARCH 2009

The  Board  of  Aberforth Geared Capital & Income Trust plc ("AGCiT") hereby
report  that all the resolutions proposed at the Annual General Meeting  held
on  4  March 2009 were passed by Shareholders on a show of hands. A total of
12,052,484  proxy votes were received, representing 34.4% of  the  35,000,000
shares in issue (24,500,000 Income Shares and 10,500,000 Capital Shares), in
respect of the 5 resolutions at the meeting. Of the proxy votes cast  for or
against  the  5 resolutions proposed at the Annual General Meeting  over  99%
were cast in favour of such resolutions.

The table below shows the result of the proxy voting:

Resolution  Votes in    Votes at         Votes at    Votes     Votes   Total proxy
              favour  Chairman's  Representatives  against  withheld         votes
                      discretion       discretion

1         11,690,299      13,000          349,185        0         0    12,052,484
2         11,687,299      13,000          349,185        0     3,000    12,052,484
3         11,688,020      15,279          349,185        0         0    12,052,484
4         11,690,299      13,000          349,185        0         0    12,052,484
5         11,689,299      13,000          349,185    1,000         0    12,052,484



SEPARATE CLASS MEETING OF THE HOLDERS OF CAPITAL SHARES HELD ON 4 MARCH 2009
The  Board  of  Aberforth Geared Capital & Income Trust plc ("AGCiT") hereby
report  that  the  extraordinary resolution proposed at  the  Separate  Class
Meeting of the holders of Capital Shares held on 4 March 2009 were passed  by
Shareholders  on  a  show  of hands. A total of 1,892,457  proxy  votes were
received,  representing 18.0% of the 10,500,000 Capital shares  in  issue in
respect  of the 1 resolution at the meeting. Of the proxy votes cast  for  or
against the 1 resolution proposed at the Meeting 100% were cast in favour of
such resolutions.

The table below shows the result of the proxy voting:

Resolution  Votes in    Votes at         Votes at    Votes     Votes  Total proxy
              favour  Chairman's  Representatives  against  withheld        votes
                      discretion       discretion

1          1,892,457           -                -        -         -    1,892,457



SEPARATE CLASS MEETING OF THE HOLDERS OF INCOME SHARES HELD ON 4 MARCH 2009
The  Board  of  Aberforth Geared Capital & Income Trust plc ("AGCiT") hereby
report  that  the  extraordinary resolution proposed at  the  Separate  Class
Meeting  of the holders of Income Shares held on 4 March 2009 were passed  by
Shareholders  on  a  show of hands. A total of 10,854,105  proxy  votes  were
received,  representing 44.3% of the 24,500,000 Income  shares  in  issue  in
respect  of the 1 resolution at the meeting. Of the proxy votes cast  for or
against the 1 resolution proposed at the Meeting over 99% were cast in favour
of the resolution.

The table below shows the result of the proxy voting:

Resolution  Votes in    Votes at         Votes at    Votes     Votes  Total proxy
              favour  Chairman's  Representatives  against  withheld        votes
                      discretion       discretion


1         10,490,920      13,000          349,185    1,000         -   10,854,105


Copies  of  the resolutions passed by Shareholders of the Company  have  been
submitted  to  the  UK  Listing Authority and will be available  shortly for
inspection at its Document Viewing Facility which is situated at:
Financial Services Authority
25 The North Colonade
Canary Wharf
London E14 5HS


CONTACT:  Gary Tait, Aberforth Partners LLP, 0131 220 0733

Aberforth Partners LLP, Secretaries - 5 March 2009


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