Additional Listing
ABERFORTH SMALLER COMPANIES TRUST plc Additional Listing Application will be made for the admission of 963,311 Ordinary Shares of 1 pence each fully paid to the Official List of the UK Listing Authority and to trading on the main market of the London Stock Exchange, ranking pari passu with the existing Ordinary Shares. It is expected that this admission will become effective on 9 April 2003. These Ordinary Shares are being allotted pursuant to the exercise of rights to subscribe for such Ordinary Shares of 1 pence each in accordance with the rights of Warrantholders. Following the admission of these Ordinary Shares, there will be 84,818,734 Ordinary Shares in issue. No Warrants remain in issue. Contact: David Holland Aberforth Partners 0131 220 733 Aberforth Partners, Secretaries - 3 April 2003 ANNOUNCEMENT ENDS ------------------------------------------------------------ This information was brought to you by Waymaker http://www.waymaker.net The following files are available for download: http://www.waymaker.net/bitonline/2003/04/02/20030402BIT01840/wkr0001.doc http://www.waymaker.net/bitonline/2003/04/02/20030402BIT01840/wkr0002.pdf