Transaction in Own Shares

Aberforth Smaller Companies Trust plc

Market Purchase by the Company of its own Ordinary Shares

The Board of Aberforth Smaller Companies Trust plc (“ASCoT”) hereby gives notification that, pursuant to the authority granted at the Annual General Meeting of the Company held on 1 March 2017 to make market purchases of the Company’s own shares, a market purchase of 40,000 Ordinary shares of the Company was made today, 19 May 2017, at a price of 1289p per share.

Following the purchase and cancellation of the above shares, 94,176,492 Ordinary shares will remain in issue. A total of 201,800 Ordinary shares have been purchased and cancelled under the above authority.

For further information contact: David Holland, Aberforth Partners LLP,

telephone: [phone].

Aberforth Partners LLP, Secretaries – 19 May 2017

Legal Entity Identifier (“LEI”):  213800GZ9WC73A92Q326

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