Net Asset Value(s)

ABERFORTH SMALLER COMPANIES TRUST plc ("ASCoT") Net Asset Values ("NAVs") per Ordinary Share for the above company - calculated using a bid pricing basis for the securities held on the company's portfolio - as at the close of business on 19 August 2010 were:- Excluding Current Year Revenue = 592.83p Including ALL Revenue = 599.25p As at 19 August 2010, ASCoT held 84 investments, the largest of which represented 3.9% of total Shareholders' Funds. The market value of investments was £631.6m and total Shareholders' Funds were £579.8m. Details of the top 50 holdings, the portfolio's sectoral composition and other general information can be found on the Aberforth website at http:// www.aberforth.co.uk. ASCoT has bank debt facilities available to allow gearing of up to 12.9% of Shareholders' Funds. Current gearing is 8.9%. The number of Ordinary Shares of 1p currently in issue is 96,747,000. Contact - David Holland (Tel: 0131 220 0733) Aberforth Partners LLP, Secretaries - 20 August 2010 ANNOUNCEMENT ENDS
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