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On 09 June 2026, The European Smaller Companies Trust PLC purchased 140,732 of its own ordinary shares at 234.4437 pence per share, to be held in treasury, under the authority granted at its 24 November 2025 Annual General Meeting. Following this purchase, the Company's issued ordinary share capital remains 410,375,045 shares, of which 67,212,694 (16.38%) are held in treasury with no voting rights, resulting in 343,162,351 total voting rights.
| Date | 9 Jun 2026 |
| Time | 17:14:35 |
| Category | Capital structure |
| ID | 6444H |
JANUS HENDERSON FUND MANAGEMENT UK LIMITED
THE EUROPEAN SMALLER COMPANIES TRUST PLC
LEGAL ENTITY IDENTIFIER: 213800N1B1HCQG2W4V90
9 June 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 140,732 ordinary shares in the capital of the Company was made today at a price of 234.4437 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 67,212,694 (16.38% 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 343,162,351. 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