SCHEDULE 11
NOTIFICATION OF INTERESTS OF DIRECTORS AND CONNECTED PERSONS
1) Name of company
Aberforth Smaller Companies Trust plc
2) Name of director
J.E.G. Cran
3) Please state whether notification indicates that it is in respect of
holding of the shareholder named in 2 above or in respect of a non-
beneficial interest or in the case of an individual holder if it is a
holding of that person's spouse or children under the age of 18 or in
respect of a non-beneficial interest
Notification is in respect of Director's holding.
4) Name of the registered holder(s) and, if more than one holder, the
number of shares held by each of them (if notified)
BDS Nominees Limited
5) Please state whether notification relates to a person(s) connected
with the Director named in 2 above and identify the connected person(s)
N/A
6) Please state the nature of the transaction. For PEP transactions
please indicate whether general/single co PEP and if discretionary/non
discretionary
Shares were acquired through a Dividend Reinvestment Plan
7) Number of shares/amount of
stock acquired
320
8) Percentage of issued class
0.0003%
9) Number of shares/amount
of stock disposed
N/A
10) Percentage of issued class
N/A
11) Class of security
Ordinary Shares of 1p
12) Price per share
545p
13) Date of transaction
8 September 2009
14) Date company informed
8 September 2009
15) Total holding following this notification
32,590
16) Total percentage holding of issued class following this notification
0.03%
If a director has been granted options by the company please complete the
following boxes
17) Date of grant
N/A
18) Period during which or date on which exercisable
N/A
19) Total amount paid (if any) for grant of the option
N/A
20) Description of shares or debentures involved: class, number
N/A
21) Exercise price (if fixed at time of grant) or indication that price
is to be fixed at time of exercise
N/A
22) Total number of shares or debentures over which options held
following this notification
N/A
23) Any additional information
N/A
24) Name of contact and telephone number for queries
David Holland - 0131 220 0733
25) Name and signature of authorised company official responsible for
making this notification
David Holland, for Aberforth Partners LLP, Secretaries.
Date of Notification - 8 September 2009
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