| Aberforth Smaller Companies Trust plc (“ASCOT”) |
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| The Net Asset Values (“NAVs”) per Ordinary Share for the above company as at the close of business on 27 February 2020 were:- |
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| Excluding current year Revenue = 1,372.06p |
| Including ALL Revenue = 1,375.51p |
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| ASCOT has bank debt facilities available to allow gearing of up to 10.1% of Shareholders’ Funds. Current gearing is 0.9%. There are currently 89,533,066 Ordinary Shares of 1p in issue. |
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| Contact: |
| Michael Campbell |
| For and on behalf of Aberforth Partners LLP, Secretaries |
| Telephone: 0131 220 0733 |
| 28 February 2020 |