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On 13 March 2026, The European Smaller Companies Trust PLC purchased 321,199 of its ordinary shares at a price of 209.8552 pence per share, holding them in treasury. Following this purchase, the Company holds 60,945,005 shares (14.85% of issued share capital) in treasury, and the total number of voting rights is 349,430,040.
| Date | 13 Mar 2026 |
| Time | 17:49:37 |
| Category | Capital structure |
| ID | 6638W |
JANUS HENDERSON FUND MANAGEMENT UK LIMITED
THE EUROPEAN SMALLER COMPANIES TRUST PLC
LEGAL ENTITY IDENTIFIER: 213800N1B1HCQG2W4V90
13 March 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 321,199 ordinary shares in the capital of the Company was made today at a price of 209.8552 pence 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 60,945,005 (14.85% of 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 349,430,040. 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