Annual Information Update

ABERFORTH SMALLER COMPANIES TRUST PLC

Annual information update

The following disclosure of information which has been published or made
available to the public by the company during the financial year to 31 December
2010 is made in accordance with the requirements of Prospectus Rule 5.2.

Some of the information referred to below related to specific dates and may now
be out of date.

The information, which was released via a primary information provider, can be
found on www.londonstockexchange.com. The Company's net asset value was also
released on a weekly basis and these announcements have not been included in
the list below.

Information released through RNS

Date                     Announcement

31 December 2010         Total Voting Rights                                   
                                                                               
4 November 2010          Director Declaration                                  
                                                                               
29 October 2010          Total Voting Rights                                   
                                                                               
20 October 2010          Transaction in Own Shares                             
                                                                               
5 October 2010           Interim Management Statement                          
                                                                               
1 October 2010           Total Voting Rights                                   
                                                                               
30 September 2010        Transaction in Own Shares                             
                                                                               
22 September 2010        Transaction in Own Shares                             
                                                                               
16 September 2010        Transaction in Own Shares                             
                                                                               
15 September 2010        Transaction in Own Shares                             
                                                                               
15 September 2010        Transaction in Own Shares                             
                                                                               
28 July 2010             2010 Half Yearly Report lodged with UKLA              
                                                                               
20 July 2010             Half Yearly Report                                    
                                                                               
11 June 2010             Holding in Company                                    
                                                                               
1 June 2010              Total Voting Rights                                   
                                                                               
13 May 2010              Transaction in Own Shares                             
                                                                               
11 May 2010              Transaction in Own Shares                             
                                                                               
4 May 2010               Transaction in Own Shares                             
                                                                               
4 May 2010               Total Voting Rights                                   
                                                                               
7 April 2010             Interim Management Statement                          
                                                                               
6 April 2010             Director Shareholding                                 
                                                                               
4 March 2010             AGM Statement                                         
                                                                               
4 March 2010             Dividend declaration                                  
                                                                               
26 February 2010         Director Shareholding                                 
                                                                               
1 February 2010          2009 Annual Report lodged with UKLA                   
                                                                               
26 January 2010          Director Declaration                                  
                                                                               
26 January 2010          Final Results                                         



Information filed with the Registrar of Companies

Filing/receiptdate   Description

22 November 2010     SH06 Statement of Capital                         
                                                                       
22 November 2010     SH03 Purchase of Own Shares                       
                                                                       
27 October 2010      SH06 Statement of Capital                         
                                                                       
26 October 2010      SH06 Statement of Capital                         
                                                                       
26 October 2010      SH03 Purchase of Own Shares                       
                                                                       
20 October 2010      SH03 Purchase of Own Shares                       
                                                                       
18 August 2010       AR01 Annual Return                                
                                                                       
15 June 2010         SH06 Statement of Capital                         
                                                                       
15 June 2010         SH03 Purchase of Own Shares                       
                                                                       
1 June 2010          SH06 Statement of Capital                         
                                                                       
1 June 2010          SH03 Purchase of Own Shares                       
                                                                       
8 March 2010         Annual Report and Accounts filed                  
                                                                       
8 March 2010         TM01 Resignation of David Shaw, Director          
                                                                       
8 March 2010         RES09 Resolutions passed at the 2010 AGM          
                                                                       
9 January 2010       SH06 Statement of Capital                         
                                                                       
9 January 2010       SH03 Purchase of Own Shares                       
                                                                       


Documents filed with the UK Listing Authority

The following documents are available for inspection at the UK Listing
Authority's Document Viewing Facility at 25 The North Colonnade, Canary Wharf,
LONDON, E14 5HS

Date sent           Document

28 July 2010        Interim Report for the six months ended 30 June    
                    2010                                               
                                                                       
4 March 2010        Resolutions passed at the 2010 Annual General      
                    Meeting                                            
                                                                       
2 February 2010     Annual Report & Accounts for year ended 31 December
                    2009                                               
                                                                       
2 February 2010     Notice of the 2010 Annual General Meeting          

The Interim and Annual Reports are also available on the Manager's website 
www.aberforth.co.uk. The website also carries monthly factsheets and other
investor information.

Contact for enquiries:

David Holland, Aberforth Partners LLP, Secretaries

31 December 2010