Aberforth Geared Value & Income Trust PLC: Recent Share Transactions

Aberforth Geared Value & Income Trust PLC, an investment management company listed on the London Stock Exchange, has recently engaged in transactions involving its own shares. The company, which focuses on managing investment trusts and unit trusts with a value style, particularly targeting smaller companies, has been active in the market with these transactions.

Share Buyback Activity

On July 16, 2025, Aberforth Smaller Companies Trust plc, a subsidiary of Aberforth Geared Value & Income Trust PLC, announced a market purchase of 15,000 of its own ordinary shares at a price of 1,550.00p per share. This transaction was conducted under the authority granted at the Annual General Meeting held on March 6, 2025. Following this purchase and the subsequent cancellation of the shares, the total number of ordinary shares in issue was reduced to 81,490,605. To date, a total of 1,168,500 ordinary shares have been purchased and cancelled under this authority.

Earlier, on July 14, 2025, the company had also executed a similar transaction, purchasing 5,000 ordinary shares at 1,544.00p per share. This action further reduced the number of shares in issue to 81,505,605, with a cumulative total of 1,153,500 shares purchased and cancelled since the authority was granted.

Market Context

As of July 15, 2025, the close price of Aberforth Geared Value & Income Trust PLC was 85.25 GBP. The company’s market capitalization stood at 9,015,804,000 GBP. Over the past year, the share price has fluctuated between a high of 98 GBP on August 26, 2024, and a low of 61 GBP on April 6, 2025.

Regulatory Disclosures

In addition to the share buyback activities, Aberforth Partners LLP, acting on behalf of discretionary clients, disclosed a public opening position in Dowlais Group plc on July 14, 2025. This disclosure was made in compliance with Rule 8.3 of the Takeover Code, indicating an interest in relevant securities representing 1% or more.

For further information regarding these transactions, stakeholders are encouraged to contact Michael Campbell at Aberforth Partners LLP at 0131 220 0733.

These activities reflect Aberforth Geared Value & Income Trust PLC’s ongoing strategy to manage its share structure and maintain shareholder value.