{"success":true,"data":{"pressRelease":{"id":"46877","rtpr_id":"nPRrR8236a","ticker":"ASL","exchange":"LSE","all_tickers":["ASL"],"title":"REG-Aberforth Smaller Companies Trust Plc: Transaction in Own Shares","author":"PR Newswire","published_at":"2026-05-27T16:00:57.407Z","article_body":"Aberforth Smaller Companies Trust plc\n \nMarket Purchase by the Company of its own Ordinary Shares\n \n\nThe Board of Aberforth Smaller Companies Trust plc (\"ASCoT\") hereby gives\nnotification that, pursuant to the authority granted at the Annual General\nMeeting of the Company held on 5 March 2026 to make market purchases of the\nCompany's own shares, a market purchase of 10,000 Ordinary shares of the\nCompany was made on 27 May 2026, at a price of 1,627.00p per share.\n\n \n\nFollowing the purchase and cancellation of the above shares, 77,899,605\nOrdinary shares will remain in issue. A total of 1,149,500 Ordinary shares\nhave been purchased and cancelled under the above authority.\n\n \n\nFor further information contact: Michael Campbell, Aberforth Partners LLP,\n\ntelephone: 0131 220 0733.\n\n \n\nAberforth Partners LLP, Secretaries\n\n \n\nEND\n\n \n\n\n\nCopyright (c) 2026 PR Newswire Association,LLC. All Rights Reserved.","article_body_html":"","raw_payload":{"data":{"id":"nPRrR8236a","title":"REG-Aberforth Smaller Companies Trust Plc: Transaction in Own Shares","author":"PR Newswire","ticker":"ASL","created":"2026-05-27T16:00:57.407Z","tickers":["ASL"],"exchange":"LSE","article_body":"Aberforth Smaller Companies Trust plc\n \nMarket Purchase by the Company of its own Ordinary Shares\n \n\nThe Board of Aberforth Smaller Companies Trust plc (\"ASCoT\") hereby gives\nnotification that, pursuant to the authority granted at the Annual General\nMeeting of the Company held on 5 March 2026 to make market purchases of the\nCompany's own shares, a market purchase of 10,000 Ordinary shares of the\nCompany was made on 27 May 2026, at a price of 1,627.00p per share.\n\n \n\nFollowing the purchase and cancellation of the above shares, 77,899,605\nOrdinary shares will remain in issue. A total of 1,149,500 Ordinary shares\nhave been purchased and cancelled under the above authority.\n\n \n\nFor further information contact: Michael Campbell, Aberforth Partners LLP,\n\ntelephone: 0131 220 0733.\n\n \n\nAberforth Partners LLP, Secretaries\n\n \n\nEND\n\n \n\n\n\nCopyright (c) 2026 PR Newswire Association,LLC. 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