DSM: Transaction in Own Shares

Downing Strategic Micro-Cap Investment Trust Plc (the "Company")
LEI: 213800QMYPUW4POFFX69
Transaction in Own Shares
21 December 202 1

The Company announces that on 21 December 2021 it bought back 25,000 Ordinary Shares of £0.001 each in the capital of the Company, at a price of 70 pence per share. These shares will be held in treasury.

Following settlement of this purchase the number of Ordinary shares in issue, Ordinary shares held in treasury (which do not carry any voting rights) and total voting rights will be:

Ordinary Shares in issue (including treasury shares)	55,550,002
Ordinary Shares held in treasury	4,609,321
TOTAL VOTING RIGHTS attached to Ordinary Shares in issue (excluding treasury shares)	 50,940,681

For reporting purposes under the FCA's Disclosure Guidance and Transparency Rules the market should exclude any shares held in treasury and should use the figure of 50,940,681 following settlement when determining if they are required to notify their interest in, or a change to their interest in the Company.

Enquiries:

Shore Capital (Financial Adviser and Broker) 
Robert Finlay
020 7408 4050

Grant Whitehouse
Downing LLP
Company Secretary                                                                                                         
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