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The European Smaller Companies Trust PLC

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On 15 April 2026, The European Smaller Companies Trust PLC purchased 192,728 of its own ordinary shares at 223.7885 pence per share, which will be held in treasury. Following this market purchase, the Company's issued ordinary share capital remains 410,375,045 shares, with 63,525,547 shares (15.48%) now held in treasury, resulting in 346,849,498 total voting rights.

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Date15 Apr 2026
Time17:31:53
CategoryCapital structure
ID6460A
/Equities/XLON/ESCT/RNS

Transaction in Own Shares

RNS Number : 6460A
European Smaller Companies Tst PLC
15 April 2026
 

JANUS HENDERSON FUND MANAGEMENT UK LIMITED

 

THE EUROPEAN SMALLER COMPANIES TRUST PLC

LEGAL ENTITY IDENTIFIER: 213800N1B1HCQG2W4V90

15 April 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 192,728 ordinary shares in the capital of the Company was made today at a price of 223.7885 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 63,525,547 (15.48% 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 346,849,498. 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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