LONDON, United Kingdom, March 05
The Board of Aberforth Smaller Companies Trust plc hereby reports that all the resolutions proposed at the Annual General Meeting held on 5 March 2026 were passed by Shareholders on a poll.
The table below shows the results of the poll.
| Resolution | Votes For | % Votes For | Votes Against | % Votes Against | Total Votes cast (excluding Votes Withheld) |
Votes Withheld |
| 1 That the Report and |
46,092,317 |
99.54% |
214,161 |
0.46% |
46,306,478 |
5,629 |
| 2 That the Directors’ |
46,262,485
|
99.92% |
37,369
|
0.08% |
46,299,854 |
12,253 |
| 3 That the Directors’ Remuneration Policy as set out in the Annual Report be approved. |
46,246,710 |
99.91% |
40,077 |
0.09% |
46,286,787 |
25,320
|
| 4 That a final dividend of 32.50p per share and a special dividend of 12.00p per share be approved. |
46,310,282 |
100.00% |
194 |
0.00% |
46,310,476 |
1,631 |
| 5 That Richard Davidson be re-elected as a Director. | 46,279,682 | 99.98% | 9,794 | 0.02% | 46,289,476 | 22,631 |
| 6 That Jaz Bains be | 46,258,052 | 99.93% | 31,488 | 0.07% | 46,289,540 | 22,567 |
| 7 That Patricia Dimond be re-elected as a Director. | 46,268,296 | 99.95% | 21,180 | 0.05% | 46,289,476 | 22,631 |
| 8 That Victoria Stewart be re-elected as a Director. | 46,264,662 | 99.94% | 25,934 | 0.06% | 46,290,596 | 21,511 |
| 9 That Martin Warner be re-elected as a Director. | 46,264,631 | 99.96% | 19,705 | 0.04% | 46,284,336 | 27,771 |
| 10 That Johnston Carmichael LLP be re-appointed as Independent Auditor of the Company to hold office until the conclusion of the next Annual General Meeting at which the Financial Statements are laid. |
46,287,171 |
99.96% |
17,211 |
0.04% |
46,304,382 |
7,725 |
| 11 That the Audit Committee be authorised to determine the remuneration of the |
46,302,442 |
99.99% |
5,720 |
0.01% |
46,308,162 |
3,945 |
| 12 That the Company continues to manage its affairs as an investment trust (as defined by Section 1158 of the Corporation Taxes Act 2010). |
43,822,686 |
94.63% |
2,487,870 |
5.37% |
46,310,556 |
1,551 |
| 13 That the Company be | 46,079,927 | 99.51% | 228,076 | 0.49% | 46,308,003 | 4,104 |
Notes
The full text of the resolutions can be found in the Notice of the Annual General Meeting contained in the 2025 Annual Report and Financial Statements which is on the website www.aberforth.co.uk . The report has been submitted to the National Storage Mechanism and is available for inspection at: https://data.fca.org.uk/#/nsm/nationalstoragemechanism .
Contact
Michael Campbell, Aberforth Partners LLP, Secretaries
Telephone: 0131 220 0733
5 March 2026
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