MONTANARO EUROPEAN SMALLER COMPANIES TRUST PLC

("THE COMPANY")

LEI: 213800CWSC5B8BG3RS21

Publication of Circular and Notice of General Meeting

The Company announces that a General Meeting will be held at 9.30 a.m. on 22 February 2022 at the offices of Montanaro Asset Management, 53 Threadneedle Street, London EC2R 8AR.

At the General Meeting, shareholders will be asked to consider and, if thought fit, approve Resolutions as they are set out in the Notice of General Meeting which are required to:

(i)         permit the further issue of new Shares up to an aggregate nominal amount, which represents approximately 10 per cent. of the issued share capital of the Company as at 26 January 2022;

(ii)         subject to (i) being passed, enable the Directors to disapply pre-emption rights in respect of the allotment of new Shares;

(iii)        allow the Company to make further buy backs as required; and

(iv)        seek authority to hold a general meeting on 14 clear days' notice.

Copies of the Notice of the General Meeting will shortly be available to view on the Company's website at www.montanaro.co.uk

In accordance with rule 9.6.1 of the Listing Rules, copies of the Circular including the Notice of General Meeting and Form of Proxy have been submitted to the National Storage Mechanism and are available for inspection at https://data.fca.org.uk/#/nsm/nationalstoragemechanism

Copies of those documents, together with a Form of Proxy for use in connection with the General Meeting, have been posted to the Company's shareholders today. Whether or not shareholders propose to attend the General Meeting, they are requested to complete and return the Form of Proxy as soon as possible, in accordance with the instructions printed on it.

Zahida Hussain

Link Company Matters Limited

Company Secretary

T: 07709 515694

[email protected]