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<title>Net Asset Value(s)</title>
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<pubDate>Fri, 27 Mar 2026 12:39:00 GMT</pubDate>
<description>Net Asset Value(s).</description>
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<title>Total Voting Rights</title>
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<pubDate>Mon, 02 Mar 2026 11:31:00 GMT</pubDate>
<description>The Global Smaller Companies Trust PLC announced that as of February 28, 2026, it has 620,533,770 ordinary shares in issue, with 197,614,413 held in treasury. Consequently, the total number of voting rights exercisable in the Company is 422,919,357, which shareholders can use as a denominator for calculating notification requirements under the FCA's Disclosure Guidance and Transparency Rules.
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<title>Transaction in Own Shares</title>
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<pubDate>Tue, 03 Feb 2026 17:17:00 GMT</pubDate>
<description>The Global Smaller Companies Trust plc has purchased 175,000 of its ordinary shares at a weighted average price of 182.00 pence per share, to be held in treasury. Following this transaction, the company now holds 197,389,413 shares in treasury, with 423,144,357 ordinary shares in issue, resulting in a total of 423,144,357 voting rights. This updated figure serves as the denominator for shareholders to determine notification requirements under the FCA's Disclosure Guidance and Transparency Rules.</description>
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<title>Director/PDMR Shareholding</title>
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<pubDate>Fri, 30 Jan 2026 15:20:00 GMT</pubDate>
<description>Christopher Graham Oldroyd, a Non-Executive Director of The Global Smaller Companies Trust PLC, has reinvested a dividend into 152 ordinary shares of 2.5p each at a price of £1.8374 per share on 30 January 2026, transacted on the London Stock Exchange. This transaction represents a dividend re-investment, with the total value of the reinvestment being approximately £280.63.
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<title>Portfolio Update</title>
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<pubDate>Wed, 21 Jan 2026 13:45:00 GMT</pubDate>
<description>As of December 31, 2025, The Global Smaller Companies Trust PLC reported its top ten holdings, with the Schroder ISF Global Emerging Markets Smaller Companies Fund at 4.6% and The Scottish Oriental Smaller Companies Trust at 3.9%. Excluding collective funds, Wheaton Precious Metals represented 2.6% of the top ten equity holdings. Geographically, North America constitutes the largest portion of the trust's assets at 42.1%, followed by the UK at 17.9%. The trust's net gearing stood at 4.81%.
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<title>Block listing Interim Review</title>
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<pubDate>Fri, 02 Jan 2026 09:41:00 GMT</pubDate>
<description>The Global Smaller Companies Trust PLC has reported its six-monthly return for the period ending December 31, 2025, indicating no change in its blocklisting facility. The trust began the period with 19,467,750 ordinary shares available under its general purposes blocklisting facility, and no new shares were added or issued during this six-month period, leaving the balance of unallotted securities unchanged at 19,467,750 ordinary shares.
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<title>Doc re. Half Year Report</title>
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<pubDate>Tue, 16 Dec 2025 17:35:00 GMT</pubDate>
<description>The Global Smaller Companies Trust PLC has submitted its Half-Year Report for the six months ended 31 October 2025, which is now available for inspection via the National Storage Mechanism and on the company's website.
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<title>Dividend Declaration</title>
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<pubDate>Tue, 16 Dec 2025 09:28:00 GMT</pubDate>
<description>The Global Smaller Companies Trust plc has declared an interim dividend of 0.70 pence per ordinary share for the financial year ending 30 April 2026, as part of its half-year results for the period ending 31 October 2025. This dividend will be paid on 29 January 2026 to shareholders on the register as of 30 December 2025, with an ex-dividend date of 29 December 2025.
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<title>Half-Year Report and Dividend Announcement</title>
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<pubDate>Tue, 16 Dec 2025 07:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
<description>The Global Smaller Companies Trust PLC reported an unaudited Net Asset Value (NAV) of 190.7p per share for the half year ended 31 October 2025, representing a total return of 15.6%, which underperformed its benchmark's 21.6% return. Shareholder returns were 15.1% with the share price closing at 168.6p. The company announced an interim dividend of 0.70p per ordinary share, payable on 29 January 2026. The trust repurchased 11.4 million shares for treasury during the period, enhancing NAV by 0.3%. </description>
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<title>Appointment of Sole Corporate Broker</title>
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<pubDate>Fri, 05 Dec 2025 15:21:00 GMT</pubDate>
<description>The Global Smaller Companies Trust PLC has appointed Investec Bank plc as its sole corporate broker, effective immediately. This announcement does not include any specific financial figures but signifies a change in the company's advisory and brokerage relationships, which could influence investor perception and access to capital markets.
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<title>Statement re Capital Reduction</title>
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<pubDate>Wed, 26 Nov 2025 15:34:00 GMT</pubDate>
<description>The Global Smaller Companies Trust PLC announced that the High Court of Justice confirmed the cancellation of sums from its share premium account and capital redemption reserve on November 25, 2025. This capital reduction is intended to create additional distributable reserves, providing the company with greater flexibility for share buy-backs and dividend payments. The court order will be registered with the Registrar of Companies, at which point the reduction will become effective, and shareho</description>
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<title>Director Declaration</title>
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<pubDate>Wed, 19 Nov 2025 13:22:00 GMT</pubDate>
<description>The Global Smaller Companies Trust plc announced that Bulbul Barrett, its senior independent non-executive director, will be appointed as a non-executive director of JPMorgan Asia Growth & Income plc effective November 26, 2025. This disclosure is made in accordance with UK Listing Rules.
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<title>Compliance with Market Abuse Regulation</title>
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<pubDate>Mon, 03 Nov 2025 14:16:00 GMT</pubDate>
<description>The Global Smaller Companies Trust PLC announced on November 3, 2025, that it is not prohibited from dealing in its own securities because all inside information up to the six months ended October 31, 2025, has been or will be disclosed. The mandatory closed period under MAR will begin on November 10, 2025, and will end when the results for the six months ended October 31, 2025, are published, which is expected during the week commencing December 15, 2025. Any inside information obtained by the </description>
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<title>Kepler Trust Intelligence: New Research</title>
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<pubDate>Tue, 28 Oct 2025 16:15:00 GMT</pubDate>
<description>Global Smaller Companies Trust PLC (GSCT) announced on October 28, 2025, the availability of new investment bank quality research from Kepler Trust Intelligence. The research suggests GSCT could benefit from a small-cap recovery. The note is accessible to UK investors free of charge. The report was issued by Kepler Partners LLP, noting the analyst is aware of a relationship and/or conflict of interest with the company covered in the report which may impair the objectivity of the research.
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<title>Loan Facility</title>
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<pubDate>Fri, 12 Sep 2025 12:51:00 GMT</pubDate>
<description>The Global Smaller Companies Trust plc announced on September 12, 2025, that it has entered into a new one-year unsecured multicurrency revolving loan facility of up to £35,000,000 with The Royal Bank of Scotland International Limited (London Branch). This facility replaces the company's existing £35,000,000 facility with the same institution, which is set to mature on September 13, 2025. The purpose of the facility is to support the company's investment objectives and to provide general working</description>
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<title>Directorate Change</title>
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<pubDate>Fri, 15 Aug 2025 15:42:00 GMT</pubDate>
<description>Directorate Change.</description>
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<title>Statement re Share buyback authority</title>
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<pubDate>Fri, 15 Aug 2025 15:27:00 GMT</pubDate>
<description>Statement re Share buyback authority.</description>
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<title>Result of AGM</title>
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<pubDate>Fri, 15 Aug 2025 15:06:00 GMT</pubDate>
<description>Result of AGM.</description>
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<title>Doc re. Annual Report & AGM</title>
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<pubDate>Thu, 03 Jul 2025 08:14:00 GMT</pubDate>
<description>Doc re. Annual Report & AGM.</description>
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<title>Annual Financial Report</title>
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<pubDate>Tue, 01 Jul 2025 06:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
<description>Annual Financial Report.</description>
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