Aberdeen UK Smaller Companies Growth Trust plc ("the Company")

Legal Entity Identifier (LEI): 213800UUKA68SHSJBE37

PURCHASE OF OWN ORDINARY SHARES

On 29 December 2025 the Company purchased 100,000 Ordinary Shares at a price of 502.4918 pence per share. These shares will be held in treasury.

Following the transaction, the Company's issued ordinary share capital comprises:

51,854,010 Issued Ordinary shares (excluding treasury shares)

52,310,412 Ordinary shares held in treasury

104,164,422 Issued Ordinary shares (including treasury shares)

The total number of voting rights in the Company is 51,854,010 and this figure may be used by shareholders as the denominator for the calculations by which they will determine if they are required to notify their interest in, or a change to their interest in the Company, under the Disclosure Guidance and Transparency Rules.

For further information, please contact:

Gordon Hay Smith

abrdn Holdings Limited

Secretaries

Tel. 0131 372 9370