Compliance with Market Abuse Regulation

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Aberdeen UK Smaller Companies Growth Trust plc has confirmed compliance with Market Abuse Regulation, stating that all inside information has been notified to a Regulated Information Service. This declaration, made on 27 January 2026, allows the company to purchase its own securities or issue shares during the current closed period, which ends with the announcement of its Half-Yearly Report for the six months ended 31 December 2025. The company's confidence stems from its regular daily net asset value calculations and announcements, the absence of unquoted investments, and the belief that no material difference exists between previously published net asset value per share figures from 6 January 2026 and those to be included in the upcoming report.

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Aberdeen UK Smaller Cos. Grwth Trst

27 January 2026

Aberdeen UK Smaller Companies Growth Trust plc

Legal Entity Identifier (LEI): 213800UUKA68SHSJBE37

27 January 2026

Compliance with Market Abuse Regulation

Aberdeen UK Smaller Companies Growth 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 closed period which ends on the date of the announcement of the Half-Yearly Report for the six month period ended 31 December 2025 has been notified to a Regulated Information Service ("RIS"). The Company is therefore not prohibited from purchasing its own securities or issuing shares during this period.

In so stating the Company has regard to;

1) the announcement on 6 January 2026 of the net asset value per share as of the close of business on 31 December 2025,

2) the Company's belief, following reasonable enquiries, that there will be no material difference between the information published on 6 January 2026 and that to be included in the forthcoming announcement of the Half-Yearly 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4) there being no other unpublished information which constitutes price-sensitive information in respect of the Company's securities, and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.

For further information, please contact:

G Hay Smith

abrdn Holdings Limited

Company Secretary

0131 372 9370

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