ASL Aberforth Smaller Companies Trust Plc

The Board of Aberforth Smaller Companies Trust plc ("ASCoT") hereby gives notification that, pursuant to the authority granted at the Annual General Meeting of the Company held on 5 March 2024 to make market purchases of the Company's own shares, a market purchase of 27,000 Ordinary shares of the Company was made on 16 December 2024, at a price of 1,472.00 per share.

Following the purchase and cancellation of the above shares, 83,892,605 Ordinary shares will remain in issue. A total of 342,000 Ordinary shares have been purchased and cancelled under the above authority.

For further information contact: Michael Campbell, Aberforth Partners LLP,

telephone: 0131 220 0733.

Aberforth Partners LLP, Secretaries

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