Transaction in Own Shares

ABERFORTH SMALLER COMPANIES TRUST plc

Market Purchase by the Company of its own Ordinary Shares

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 3 March 2010 to make market purchases of the
Company's own shares, a market purchase of 48,127 Ordinary shares of the
Company was made on 16 September 2010 at a price of 536p per share.

Following the purchase and cancellation of the above shares, 96,514,873
Ordinary shares will remain in issue. 352,127 Ordinary shares have been
purchased and cancelled under the above authority.

For further information contact: Gary Tait, Aberforth Partners LLP,

telephone: [phone].

Aberforth Partners LLP, Secretaries - 16 September 2010

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