Transaction in Own Shares

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The European Smaller Companies Trust PLC announced a market purchase of 50,000 of its own ordinary shares on October 13, 2026, at a price of 228 pence per share, which will be held in treasury. This transaction, conducted under the authority granted at the November 24, 2025 Annual General Meeting to purchase up to 14.99% of its shares, leaves the Company's issued share capital unchanged at 410,375,045 shares. Following the purchase, 72,399,601 shares are held in treasury, resulting in a total of 337,975,444 voting rights.

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European Smaller Companies Tst PLC
13 October 2026
 

JANUS HENDERSON FUND MANAGEMENT UK LIMITED

 

THE EUROPEAN SMALLER COMPANIES TRUST PLC

LEGAL ENTITY IDENTIFIER: 213800N1B1HCQG2W4V90

13 October 2026

 

THE EUROPEAN SMALLER COMPANIES TRUST PLC

(the 'Company')

 

Market purchase by the Company of its own shares

 

Notification is given that, pursuant to the authority granted at the Annual General Meeting of the Company held on 24 November 2025 to make market purchases of the Company's own ordinary shares up to a maximum of 14.99%, a market purchase of 50,000 shares in the capital of the Company was made on 13 October 2026 at a price of 228p pence per share. These shares will be held in treasury.

 

Following the above purchase, the Company's issued share capital will continue to be 410,375,045 shares of 1.5625p each, of which 72,399,601 are held in treasury and have no voting rights.

 

Holders of the Company's ordinary shares are entitled to one vote for every share held. As treasury shares have no voting rights, the total number of voting rights in the Company is now 337,975,444. Shareholders should use this figure for notifications in keeping with the provisions of DTR 5.

For further information, please call:

Janus Henderson Secretarial Services UK Limited

Corporate Secretary

Telephone: 020 7818 1818

 

 

 

 

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