{"success":true,"data":{"pressRelease":{"id":"108978","rtpr_id":"nPRr54457a","ticker":"ASL","exchange":"LSE","all_tickers":["ASL"],"title":"REG-Aberforth Smaller Companies Trust Plc: Net Asset Value(s)","author":"PR Newswire","published_at":"2026-08-05T08:52:53.519Z","article_body":"Aberforth Smaller Companies Trust plc (\"ASCOT\")\n\n \n\nThe Net Asset Values (\"NAVs\") per Ordinary Share for the above company as at\nthe close of business on 4 August 2026 were:-\n\n \n\nExcluding current year Revenue = 1,881.72p\n\nIncluding ALL Revenue = 1,925.09p\n\n \n\nASCOT has bank debt facilities available to allow gearing of up to 6.6% of\nShareholders' Funds.                      Current gearing is 0.9%.         \n            There are currently 76,985,605 Ordinary Shares of 1p in issue.\n\n \n\nContact:           \n\nMichael Campbell\n\nFor and on behalf of Aberforth Partners LLP, Secretaries\n\nTelephone: 0131 220 0733\n\n5 August 2026\n\n \n\n\n\nCopyright (c) 2026 PR Newswire Association,LLC. All Rights Reserved.","article_body_html":"","raw_payload":{"data":{"id":"nPRr54457a","title":"REG-Aberforth Smaller Companies Trust Plc: Net Asset Value(s)","author":"PR Newswire","ticker":"ASL","created":"2026-08-05T08:52:53.519Z","tickers":["ASL"],"exchange":"LSE","article_body":"Aberforth Smaller Companies Trust plc (\"ASCOT\")\n\n \n\nThe Net Asset Values (\"NAVs\") per Ordinary Share for the above company as at\nthe close of business on 4 August 2026 were:-\n\n \n\nExcluding current year Revenue = 1,881.72p\n\nIncluding ALL Revenue = 1,925.09p\n\n \n\nASCOT has bank debt facilities available to allow gearing of up to 6.6% of\nShareholders' Funds.                      Current gearing is 0.9%.         \n            There are currently 76,985,605 Ordinary Shares of 1p in issue.\n\n \n\nContact:           \n\nMichael Campbell\n\nFor and on behalf of Aberforth Partners LLP, Secretaries\n\nTelephone: 0131 220 0733\n\n5 August 2026\n\n \n\n\n\nCopyright (c) 2026 PR Newswire Association,LLC. All Rights Reserved."},"type":"article","timestamp":"2026-08-05T08:52:53.583101728Z","server_sent_at_ms":1785919973583},"received_at":"2026-08-05T08:52:53.627Z","source_url":null},"analysis":{"id":"97981","press_release_id":"108978","analysis_json":{"industry":{"label":"Capital Markets","sector":"Financials"},"redFlags":[],"eventType":"operations_update","narrative":"Aberforth Smaller Companies Trust plc reported Net Asset Values per share of 1,881.72p excluding revenue and 1,925.09p including revenue as of August 4, 2026.\n\nThe trust currently utilizes 0.9% gearing out of a maximum available 6.6% of Shareholders' Funds.\n\nThere are 76,985,605 Ordinary Shares of 1p currently in issue.","sentiment":"neutral","agentHooks":{"shouldPost":false,"suggestedAngle":"Routine NAV update for ASL."},"keyFigures":{"customDimensions":{"max_gearing":"6.6%","current_gearing":"0.9%","shares_outstanding":76985605,"nav_excluding_revenue":"1,881.72p","nav_including_revenue":"1,925.09p"}},"quotedText":"","namedEntities":{"people":[{"name":"Michael Campbell","role":"Secretary"}],"products":[],"companies":[{"name":"Aberforth Smaller Companies Trust plc","ticker":"ASL"},{"name":"Aberforth Partners LLP","relationship":"manager"}],"dollarAmounts":[]},"materialImpact":{"score":1,"reasoning":"Routine regulatory disclosure of Net Asset Values with no commentary, surprises, or market-moving events."},"tickerRelevance":{"others":[],"primary":"ASL"},"globalImportance":5,"audienceRelevance":10,"eventTypeSecondary":[],"importanceComponents":{"tickerTier":"small_cap","eventGravity":"routine_nav_update","sectorWeight":"financials"}},"event_type":"operations_update","event_type_secondary":null,"sentiment":"neutral","material_impact_score":1,"narrative":"Aberforth Smaller Companies Trust plc reported Net Asset Values per share of 1,881.72p excluding revenue and 1,925.09p including revenue as of August 4, 2026.\n\nThe trust currently utilizes 0.9% gearing out of a maximum available 6.6% of Shareholders' Funds.\n\nThere are 76,985,605 Ordinary Shares of 1p currently in issue.","key_figures":{"customDimensions":{"max_gearing":"6.6%","current_gearing":"0.9%","shares_outstanding":76985605,"nav_excluding_revenue":"1,881.72p","nav_including_revenue":"1,925.09p"}},"named_entities":{"people":[{"name":"Michael Campbell","role":"Secretary"}],"products":[],"companies":[{"name":"Aberforth Smaller Companies Trust plc","ticker":"ASL"},{"name":"Aberforth Partners LLP","relationship":"manager"}],"dollarAmounts":[]},"model_name":"glm-4.7","prompt_hash":"sha256:727b4b9429a443af","schema_hash":"sha256:05005c02d9cffac9","created_at":"2026-08-05T08:57:51.008Z","global_importance":5,"audience_relevance":10,"importance_components":{"tickerTier":"small_cap","eventGravity":"routine_nav_update","sectorWeight":"financials"}},"durationMs":297370,"modelName":"glm-4.7"}}