{"success":true,"data":{"pressRelease":{"id":"132094","rtpr_id":"nPRr14847a","ticker":"ASL","exchange":"LSE","all_tickers":["ASL"],"title":"REG-Aberforth Smaller Companies Trust Plc: Net Asset Value(s)","author":"PR Newswire","published_at":"2026-09-01T09:17:28.222Z","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 31 August 2026 were:-\n\n \n\nExcluding current year Revenue = 1,949.45p\n\nIncluding ALL Revenue = 1,984.96p\n\n \n\nASCOT has bank debt facilities available to allow gearing of up to 9.5% of\nShareholders' Funds.                      Current gearing is 0.6%.         \n            There are currently 76,460,605 Ordinary Shares of 1p in issue.\n\n \n\nContact:           \n\nAberforth Partners LLP, Secretaries\n\nTelephone: 0131 220 0733\n\n1 September 2026\n\n \n\n \n\n\n\nCopyright (c) 2026 PR Newswire Association,LLC. All Rights Reserved.","article_body_html":"","raw_payload":{"data":{"id":"nPRr14847a","title":"REG-Aberforth Smaller Companies Trust Plc: Net Asset Value(s)","author":"PR Newswire","ticker":"ASL","created":"2026-09-01T09:17:28.222Z","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 31 August 2026 were:-\n\n \n\nExcluding current year Revenue = 1,949.45p\n\nIncluding ALL Revenue = 1,984.96p\n\n \n\nASCOT has bank debt facilities available to allow gearing of up to 9.5% of\nShareholders' Funds.                      Current gearing is 0.6%.         \n            There are currently 76,460,605 Ordinary Shares of 1p in issue.\n\n \n\nContact:           \n\nAberforth Partners LLP, Secretaries\n\nTelephone: 0131 220 0733\n\n1 September 2026\n\n \n\n \n\n\n\nCopyright (c) 2026 PR Newswire Association,LLC. All Rights Reserved."},"type":"article","timestamp":"2026-09-01T09:17:28.267427489Z","server_sent_at_ms":1788254248267},"received_at":"2026-09-01T09:17:28.352Z","source_url":null},"analysis":{"id":"120992","press_release_id":"132094","analysis_json":{"industry":{"label":"Capital Markets","sector":"Financials"},"redFlags":[],"eventType":"other","narrative":"Aberforth Smaller Companies Trust plc (ASL) reported net asset values per share as of August 31, 2026, at 1,949.45p excluding income and 1,984.96p including all revenue.\n\nThe fund currently has gearing of 0.6% against an available facility of up to 9.5% of shareholders' funds.\n\nThere are 76,460,605 ordinary shares of 1p in issue.","sentiment":"neutral","agentHooks":{"shouldPost":false,"suggestedAngle":"Routine NAV disclosure."},"keyFigures":{"customDimensions":{"gearing_max":"9.5%","shares_issued":76460605,"gearing_current":"0.6%","nav_excluding_revenue":"1,949.45p","nav_including_revenue":"1,984.96p"}},"quotedText":"","namedEntities":{"people":[],"products":[],"companies":[{"name":"Aberforth Smaller Companies Trust plc","ticker":"ASL"},{"name":"Aberforth Partners LLP","relationship":"investment manager / secretary"}],"dollarAmounts":[]},"materialImpact":{"score":1,"reasoning":"Routine Net Asset Value (NAV) disclosure for a closed-end fund. No performance comparison, commentary, or material corporate action announced."},"tickerRelevance":{"others":[],"primary":"ASL"},"globalImportance":15,"audienceRelevance":20,"eventTypeSecondary":[],"importanceComponents":{"tickerTier":"small-cap","eventGravity":"routine-disclosure","sectorWeight":"financials"}},"event_type":"other","event_type_secondary":null,"sentiment":"neutral","material_impact_score":1,"narrative":"Aberforth Smaller Companies Trust plc (ASL) reported net asset values per share as of August 31, 2026, at 1,949.45p excluding income and 1,984.96p including all revenue.\n\nThe fund currently has gearing of 0.6% against an available facility of up to 9.5% of shareholders' funds.\n\nThere are 76,460,605 ordinary shares of 1p in issue.","key_figures":{"customDimensions":{"gearing_max":"9.5%","shares_issued":76460605,"gearing_current":"0.6%","nav_excluding_revenue":"1,949.45p","nav_including_revenue":"1,984.96p"}},"named_entities":{"people":[],"products":[],"companies":[{"name":"Aberforth Smaller Companies Trust plc","ticker":"ASL"},{"name":"Aberforth Partners LLP","relationship":"investment manager / secretary"}],"dollarAmounts":[]},"model_name":"glm-4.7","prompt_hash":"sha256:727b4b9429a443af","schema_hash":"sha256:05005c02d9cffac9","created_at":"2026-09-01T09:17:51.831Z","global_importance":15,"audience_relevance":20,"importance_components":{"tickerTier":"small-cap","eventGravity":"routine-disclosure","sectorWeight":"financials"}},"durationMs":23477,"modelName":"glm-4.7"}}