Result of AGM

Aberforth Smaller Companies Trust plc

Annual General Meeting held on 1 March 2017

The Board of Aberforth Smaller Companies Trust plc (“ASCoT”) hereby report that all the resolutions proposed at the Annual General Meeting held on 1 March 2017 were passed by Shareholders on a show of hands. A total of 42,650,973 proxy votes were received, representing 45.2% of the 94,378,292 Ordinary Shares in issue.

The table below shows the result of the proxy voting:

Resolution Votes in favour Votes against Votes withheld Total proxy votes
1 42,647,643 1,706 1,624 42,650,973
2 42,634,391 12,617 3,965 42,650,973
3 42,633,638 13,370 3,965 42,650,973
4 42,647,643 1,706 1,624 42,650,973
5 42,645,091 3,308 2,574 42,650,973
6 42,646,354 2,045 2,574 42,650,973
7 42,645,091 3,308 2,574 42,650,973
8 42,645,091 3,308 2,574 42,650,973
9 42,640,140 3,459 7,374 42,650,973
10 42,642,092 6,307 2,574 42,650,973
11 42,645,462 3,887 1,624 42,650,973
12 42,592,689 56,660 1,624 42,650,973
13 42,635,679 13,198 2,096 42,650,973

Contact:

David Holland, Aberforth Partners LLP, Secretaries

Telephone: 0131 220 0733

2 March 2017

Legal Entity Identifier (“LEI”):  213800GZ9WC73A92Q326

UK 100

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