Annual report & accounts

ABERFORTH GEARED CAPITAL & INCOME TRUST plc


Documents submitted:

  (i)  2004 Annual Report and Accounts incorporating the Notice of the Annual
          General Meeting to be held on 23 February 2005.

  (ii) Form of Proxy


A  copy  of  the  above  documents have been  submitted  to  the  UK  Listing
Authority,  and  will shortly be available for inspection at the  UK  Listing
Authority's Document Viewing Facility, which is situated at:

Financial Services Authority
25 The North Colonnade
Canary Wharf
London E14 5HS

Tel: [phone]


Aberforth Partners, Secretaries - 26 January 2005


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