JANUS HENDERSON FUND MANAGEMENT UK LIMITED

THE EUROPEAN SMALLER COMPANIES TRUST PLC

LEGAL ENTITY IDENTIFIER: 213800N1B1HCQG2W4V90

21 September 2023

THE EUROPEAN SMALLER COMPANIES TRUST PLC

Monthly Factsheet as at 31 August 2023

A copy of the above document has been submitted to the National Storage Mechanism and will shortly be available for inspection at: https://data.fca.org.uk/#/nsm/nationalstoragemechanism

The factsheet will shortly be available on the Company's website, www.europeansmallercompaniestrust.com/factsheet

For further information please contact:

Harriet Hall

PR Manager, Investment Trusts

Janus Henderson Investors

Telephone: 020 7181 2919

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