Total Voting Rights as at 31/12/07

ABERFORTH GEARED CAPITAL & INCOME TRUST PLC

Total Voting Rights

As  at 31 December 2007, the issued share capital and voting rights of Aberforth
Geared Capital & Income Trust plc are as follows:


Class of  Total number   Number of      Total number of
share     of shares in   voting rights  voting rights
          issue          attached to    for each class
                         each share

Capital   10,500,000     1              10,500,000
Shares of
1p

Income    24,500,000     1              24,500,000
Shares of
1p
          ----------                    ----------
Total     35,000,000                    35,000,000


The  above  total  voting  rights figure may be  used  by  shareholders  as  the
denominator for the calculations by which they will determine whether  they  are
required  to  notify  their  interests in, or a change  to  their  interest  in,
Aberforth  Geared  Capital  & Income Trust plc under the  FSA's  Disclosure  and
Transparency Rules.

Contact - Gary Tait (Tel: [phone])
Aberforth Partners LLP, Secretaries - 31 December 2007


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