European Smaller Companies Trust PLCLSE: ESCT

European Smaller Companies Trust: Transaction in Own Shares - Replacement

· Issued by European Smaller Companies Trust PLC via RNS

Summary by 6ix AI

The European Smaller Companies Trust PLC bought 150,054 of its own shares on the market on October 12, 2026 at 228p per share, and will hold them in treasury (shares the company keeps itself, which carry no voting rights).

Key details

  • This notice replaces one issued on October 12, 2026 at 17:41 and corrects two figures: shares held in treasury change from 72,324,601 to 72,349,601, and total voting rights change from 338,050,444 to 338,025,444.
  • Issued share capital will continue to be 410,375,045 shares of 1.5625p each, of which 72,349,601 are held in treasury.
  • The total number of voting rights is now 338,025,444, and shareholders should use this figure for their notifications under the disclosure rules.
  • The purchase was made under authority granted at the company's Annual General Meeting on November 24, 2025, which allows buybacks of up to a maximum of 14.99% of its ordinary shares.

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The following replaces the announcement issued on 12 October 2026 at 17:41 under RNS 6361Y.  The number of shares held in treasury has been amended from 72,324,601 to 72,349,601, and the total voting rights has been amended from 338,050,444 to 338,025,444.

JANUS HENDERSON FUND MANAGEMENT UK LIMITED

THE EUROPEAN SMALLER COMPANIES TRUST PLC

LEGAL ENTITY IDENTIFIER: 213800N1B1HCQG2W4V90

13 October 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 150,054 shares in the capital of the Company was made on 12 October 2026 at a price of 228p pence per share. These shares will be held in treasury.

Following the above purchase, the Company's issued share capital will continue to be 410,375,045 shares of 1.5625p each, of which 72,349,601 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 338,025,444. 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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