European Smaller Companies Tst PLC Transaction in Own Shares

RNS Number : 6947K

European Smaller Companies Tst PLC

15 April 2024

 

JANUS HENDERSON FUND MANAGEMENT UK LIMITED

 

THE EUROPEAN SMALLER COMPANIES TRUST PLC

LEGAL ENTITY IDENTIFIER: 213800N1B1HCQG2W4V90

15 April 2024

 

 

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 27 November 2023 to make market purchases of the Company's own ordinary shares up to a maximum of 14.99%, a market purchase of 179,222 ordinary shares in the capital of the Company was made today at a price of 170.56p per share. The shares purchased will be cancelled.  

Following the above purchase, the Company's issued ordinary share capital will be 398,706,048 ordinary shares of 1.5625p each, with voting rights totalling the same. Holders of the Company's ordinary shares are entitled to one vote for every share held. No shares are held in treasury.

For further information, please call:

Colleen Sutcliffe

Janus Henderson Secretarial Services UK Limited

Corporate Secretary

Telephone: [phone]

 

Dan Howe

Head of Investment Trusts

Janus Henderson Investors

Telephone: [phone]

 

Harriet Hall

PR Director, Investment Trusts

Janus Henderson Investors

Telephone: [phone]

 

 

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