Abrdn Smaller Companies Income Trust plc Declares Third Interim Dividend in Respect of the Year to 31 December 2023, Payable on 27 October 2023

abrdn Smaller Companies Income Trust plc is a United Kingdom-based investment company. The investment objective of the Company is to provide a high and growing dividend and capital growth from a portfolio invested principally in the ordinary shares of the United Kingdom smaller companies and the United Kingdom fixed income securities. The Company invests in equities, corporate bonds and preference shares. The Company aims to invest in the equity shares of smaller companies listed on a regulated United Kingdom stock market in order to gain growth in dividends and capital. Its portfolio of investments across various sectors include industrials, financials, consumer discretionary, real estate, technology, consumer staples, telecommunications and energy. Its alternative investment fund manager is abrdn Fund Managers Limited.