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| TIDM | ESCT |
| Share Price | 237.63p-2.06% |
| Market Cap | £975.15m |
THE EUROPEAN SMALLER COMPANIES TRUST PLC purchased 427,819 of its own ordinary shares on 21 October 2025 at a price of 208.39p per share, which will be held in treasury. Following this market purchase, the Company holds 52,411,495 shares in treasury, representing 12.77% of its issued share capital, and the total number of voting rights is 357,963,550.
| Date | 21 Oct 2025 |
| Time | 17:52:58 |
| Category | Capital structure |
| ID | 2849E |
JANUS HENDERSON FUND MANAGEMENT UK LIMITED
THE EUROPEAN SMALLER COMPANIES TRUST PLC
LEGAL ENTITY IDENTIFIER: 213800N1B1HCQG2W4V90
21 October 2025
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 25 November 2024 to make market purchases of the Company's own ordinary shares up to a maximum of 14.99%, a market purchase of 427,819 ordinary shares in the capital of the Company was made today at a price of 208.39p per share. These shares will be held in treasury.
Following the above purchase, the Company's issued ordinary share capital will continue to be 410,375,045 ordinary shares of 1.5625p each, of which 52,411,495 (12.77% of the issued share capital) 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 357,963,550. 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
Harriet Hall
PR Director, Investment Trusts
Janus Henderson Investors
Telephone: 020 7818 2919