Aberforth Geared Value & Income Trust Plc – Holding(s) in Company

TR-1: Standard form for notification of major holdings

NOTIFICATION OF
MAJOR HOLDINGS
(to
be sent to the
relevant issuer
and
to the FCA in
Microsoft Word
format
if possible) i

1a. Identity of Aberforth Geared Value
the issuer or the & Income Trust plc
underlying issuer
of existing LEI:
shares 2138006A8FCYYWSJKE32
to which voting
rights are
attached
ii:
1b. Please
indicate if the
issuer is
a non-UK issuer
(please mark with
an
“X” if
appropriate)
Non-UK issuer
2. Reason for the
notification
(please mark the
appropriate box
or
boxes with an
“X”)
An acquisition or X
disposal of
voting
rights
An acquisition or
disposal of
financial
instruments
An event changing
the breakdown of
voting rights
Other (please
specify) iii:
3. Details of
person subject to
the
notification
obligation iv
Name James Walker (Leith)
Limited
City and country Livingston, Scotland
of registered
office (if
applicable)
4. Full name of
shareholder(s)
(if
different from
3.) v
Name
City and country
of registered
office (if
applicable)
5. Date on which 28 April 2026
the threshold was
crossed or
reached vi:
6. Date on which 28 April 2026
issuer notified
(DD/MM/YYYY):
7. Total
positions of
person(s)
subject to the
notification
obligation
% of voting % of voting Total of both Total
rights rights in % (8.A + number of
attached to through 8.B) voting
shares financial rights
(total instruments held in
of 8. A) (total of issuer
8.B 1 + 8.B (8.A +
2) 8.B) vii
Resulting 7.0% 0.0% 7.0% 7,550,000
situation on the
date on
which threshold
was crossed or
reached
Position of 6.3% 0.0% 6.3%
previous
notification
(if

applicable)

8. Notified
details of the
resulting
situation on
the date on
which the
threshold was
crossed or
reached viii
A: Voting
rights
attached to
shares
Class/type of Number of % of voting rights
shares voting
rights ix
ISIN code (if
possible)
Direct Indirect Direct Indirect

(DTR5.1) (DTR5.2.1) (DTR5.1) (DTR5.2.1)
GB00BPJMQ253 7,550,000 0 7.0% 0

(Ordinary
Shares)

SUBTOTAL 8. A 7,550,000

7.0%

B 1: Financial
Instruments
according to
DTR5.3.1R (1)
(a)
Type of Expiration Exercise/ Number of %
of
financial date x Conversion voting
voting
instrument Period xi rights
rights
that may
be
acquired
if the
instrument
is

exercised/c
onverted.

SUBTOTAL
8. B 1

B 2: Financial
Instruments
with similar
economic
effect
according to
DTR5.3.1R (1)
(b)
Type of Expiration Exercise/ Physical Number of voting %
of
financial date x Conversion or cash rights
voting
instrument Period xi
rights
Settlement
xii

SUBTOTAL
8.B.2

9. Information
in relation to
the person
subject to the
notification
obligation
(please mark
the

applicable box
with an “X”)
Person subject X
to the
notification
obligation is
not controlled
by any natural
person or
legal entity
and does not
control any
other
undertaking(s)
holding
directly or
indirectly an
interest in
the
(underlying)
issuer xiii
Full chain of
controlled
undertakings
through which
the voting
rights and/or
the
financial
instruments
are
effectively
held starting
with the
ultimate
controlling
natural person
or legal
entity (please
add additional
rows as
necessary) xiv
Name xv % of voting rights if it equals or is % of voting Total of both
higher than the notifiable threshold rights if it equals or
through is higher than
financial the notifiable
instruments threshold
if it
equals or
is higher
than the
notifiable
threshold

10. In case of
proxy voting,
please
identify:
Name of the n/a
proxy holder
The number and
% of voting
rights held
The date until
which the
voting rights
will be held

11. Additional
information
xvi

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|Place of completion|Livingston, United Kingdom|
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|Date of completion |28 April 2026 |
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