Total Voting Rights

ABERFORTH GEARED CAPITAL & INCOME TRUST PLC

Total Voting Rights

In  conformity  with the Transparency Directive's transitional provision  6,  we
would like to notify the market of the following:

As  at 21 December 2006, 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
share         of shares in   voting rights  of voting
              issue          attached to    rights for
                             each share     each class

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


Income        24,500,000     1              24,500,000
Shares of 1p



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 - 21 December 2006


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