ESCT The European Smaller Companies Trust Plc

JANUS HENDERSON FUND MANAGEMENT UK LIMITED

THE EUROPEAN SMALLER COMPANIES TRUST PLC

LEGAL ENTITY IDENTIFIER: 213800N1B1HCQG2W4V90

25 November 2024

THE EUROPEAN SMALLER COMPANIES TRUST PLC

Annual General Meeting held on 25 November 2024

The European Smaller Companies Trust PLC (the 'Company') announces that at the 34^th Annual General Meeting held earlier today all resolutions proposed were duly passed on a show of hands. This included three items passed under a special resolution:

-     to authorise the directors to allot up to 10% of the issued ordinary share capital without first offering them to existing shareholders in accordance with statutory pre-emption procedures;

-     to authorise the Company to make market purchases of its own ordinary shares up to 14.99% of the issued share capital at the date of the passing of the resolution;

-     to hold general meetings other than an annual general meeting on not less than 14 clear days' notice. 

The full text of the resolutions can be found in the circular to shareholders dated 9 October 2024 which can be viewed on the Company's website at: www.europeansmallercompaniestrust.com.

A copy of the special business resolutions will be submitted to the National Storage Mechanism ('NSM') and will shortly be available for inspection on the NSM's website at: https://data.fca.org.uk/#/nsm/nationalstoragemechanism.

Christopher Casey retired from the Board at the conclusion of the meeting held earlier today.  He is succeeded as Chairman by James Williams who was appointed to the Board on 1 November 2023. 

For further information please contact:

Colleen Sutcliffe

Janus Henderson Secretarial Services UK Limited

Corporate Secretary

Telephone: 020 7818 5919

Harriet Hall

PR Director, Investment Trusts

Janus Henderson Investors

Telephone: 020 7818 2919