Annual Information Update

Aberforth Geared Capital & Income Trust PLC

Annual information update

The following disclosure of information which has been published or made
available to the public by the company during the financial year to 31 December
2008 is made in accordance with the requirements of Prospectus Rule 5.2.

Some of the information referred to below related to specific dates and may now
be out of date.

The information, which was released via FirstSight, can be found on
www.londonstockexchange.com. The Company's net asset values were also released
on a weekly basis and these announcements have not been included in the list
below.

Information released through RNS

Date                    Announcement

31 December 2008        Total Voting Rights
3 November 2008         Director Shareholding
3 November 2008         Director Shareholding
31 October 2008         Director Shareholding
16 October 2008         Director Shareholding
3 October 2008          Interim Management Statement
25 July 2008            2008 Interim Report lodged with UKLA
17 July 2008            Half Yearly Results
29 April 2008           Director Shareholding
24 April 2008           Director Shareholding
17 April 2008           Interim Management Statement
5 March 2008            Result of AGM
3 March 2008            Director Shareholding
29 January 2008         2007 Annual Report lodged with UKLA
25 January 2008         Holding in Company
24 January 2008         Final Results
17 January 2008         Notice of Results
2 January 2008          Top Ten Investments as at 31 December 2007


Information filed with the Registrar of Companies

Filing date             Description

6 October 2008          Annual Return
6 October 2008          Form 288c - Alastair Ritchie
24 July 2008            Signed Interim Accounts to 30 June 2008
10 March 2008           Signed 2007 Annual Report & Accounts
5 February 2008         Signed Interim Accounts to 31 December 2007


Documents filed with the UK Listing Authority
The  following  documents  are  available  for  inspection  at  the  UK  Listing
Authority's  Document Viewing Facility at 25 The North Colonnade, Canary  Wharf,
LONDON, E14 5HS

Date sent                Document

25 July 2008             Interim Report for the six months to 30 June 2008
5 March 2008             Resolutions passed at the 2008 Annual General Meeting
29 January 2008          Annual Report & Accounts for the year ended 31 December 2007
29 January 2008          Notice of the 2008 Annual General Meeting

The Interim and Annual Reports are also available on the Manager's website
www.aberforth.co.uk. The website also carries monthly factsheets and other
investor information.

Contact for enquiries please contact:
Gary Tait, Aberforth Partners LLP, Secretaries
31 December 2008