Total Voting Rights

ABERFORTH GEARED CAPITAL & INCOME TRUST PLC

Total Voting Rights

As at 31 December 2009, 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  total  voting  rights  of 35,000,000 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 2009


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