JANUS HENDERSON FUND MANAGEMENT UK LIMITED
THE HENDERSON SMALLER COMPANIES INVESTMENT TRUST PLC
LEGAL ENTITY IDENTIFIER: 213800NE2NCQ67M2M998
9 October 2026
THE HENDERSON SMALLER COMPANIES INVESTMENT TRUST PLC
(the "Company")
Market purchase by the Company of its own shares
The Company announces that, pursuant to the authority granted by shareholders at the annual general meeting held on 6 October 2026 to make market purchases of up to 14.99% of the Company's issued ordinary share capital, it purchased 50,000 ordinary shares of 25p each in the capital of the Company today at a price of 961p per share. The purchased shares will be held in Treasury.
Following this purchase, the Company's issued ordinary share capital remains 74,385,131 ordinary shares of 25p each, of which 21,132,463 ordinary shares are held in Treasury. Treasury shares do not carry 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 is 53,252,668. Shareholders should use this figure for notifications in keeping with the provisions of DTR 5.
For further information please contact:
Janus Henderson Secretarial Services UK Limited
Corporate Secretary
Telephone: 020 7818 1818
E-mail: ITSecretariat@janushenderson.com