JANUS HENDERSON FUND MANAGEMENT UK LIMITED

THE EUROPEAN SMALLER COMPANIES TRUST PLC

Legal Entity Identifier:  213800N1B1HCQG2W4V90

1 August 2025

THE EUROPEAN SMALLER COMPANIES TRUST PLC

(the "Company")

Total Voting Rights

As at 31 July 2025, the Company's share capital consisted of 279,246,204 ordinary shares of 1.5625p, of which 51,733,676 ordinary shares were held in treasury. Shares held in treasury have no voting rights.

On a poll, members have one vote for every share held. Therefore, the total number of voting rights in the Company is 227,512,528. 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 voting rights of the Company under the FCA's Disclosure Guidance and Transparency Rules.

For further information, please contact:

Janus Henderson Secretarial Services UK Limited

Corporate Secretary to The European Smaller Companies Trust PLC

Telephone: 020 7818 1818

Harriet Hall

PR Director, Investment Trusts

Janus Henderson Investors

Telephone: 020 7818 2919