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ABERFORTH SMALLER COMPANIES TRUST plc ("ASCoT")
Net Asset Values ("NAVs") per Ordinary Share for the above
company - calculated using a bid pricing basis for the
securities held on the company's portfolio - as at the close of
business on 15 October 2009 were:-
Excluding Current Year Revenue = 641.92p
Including ALL Revenue = 651.06p
As at 15 October 2009, ASCoT held 92 investments, the largest of
which represented 2.7% of investable assets. The market value
of investments was GBP674.6m and total Shareholders' Funds were
GBP630.9m. Details of the top 50 holdings, the portfolio's
sectoral composition and other general information can be found
on the Aberforth website at http://www.aberforth.co.uk.
ASCoT has bank debt facilities available to allow gearing of up
to 11.9% of Shareholders' Funds. Current gearing is 6.9%.
The number of Ordinary Shares of 1p currently in issue is
96,900,000.
Dividends are paid, semi-annually, to Ordinary Shareholders with
the first interim announced each July and paid in August and the
second interim announced each January and paid in February.
Contact - David Holland (Tel: 0131 220 0733)
Aberforth Partners LLP, Secretaries - 16 October 2009
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